After hearing Mrs. Ning's words, everyone was silent for a long time. They really didn't know what to say about this matter.
Is it wrong to say that the young emperor hates and suppresses the clan?
But the little playmate jumped into the river and committed suicide because he couldn't bear the oppression and humiliation of the clan children. He gave up his life at such a young age. Wasn't it a choice he made only when he had no other choice?
Are you saying that those clan members shouldn't bully that little playmate?
But the social atmosphere at that time was like that. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, scholar-bureaucrats were at the top. Even the royal family had to be respectful to scholar-bureaucrats. It is said that officials cannot be punished, but anyone who joins this ranks, even if they really violate the law. , there will be a way to escape. The merchants were the lowest and most looked down upon. Except for ordinary civilians, anyone could bully them. They were not even united within themselves and fought fiercely among themselves.
What's more, this little playmate is still an abandoned child who is not recognized by his family. If he hadn't been picked up by the little emperor, he might have been exposed in the wilderness long ago, and he wouldn't be able to live a good life at all.
"This matter..." Xue Ruitian shook his head gently, "Many parties are responsible. The sons of the aristocratic families, the little emperor, the little playmates themselves, and even their parents are involved. This tragedy is definitely not just a tragedy. It can be caused by oppression and humiliation.”
"That's right." Jin Jing nodded, "Even if a noble family member looks down on those merchants, he would not openly tarnish his family's reputation like this. Besides, this little guy is still a person close to the little emperor. To say something unpleasant, Beat the dog to see its owner. This little guy grew up next to the little emperor. He represents the face of the little emperor. Bullying him is the same as bullying the little emperor. No matter how much those noble families look down on the royal family, they still have to give them this face. . There can only be one reason why he can be bullied so much."
"What's the reason?" Ning Cheng was confused after hearing what they said. He didn't understand the twists and turns at all. "The little emperor doesn't have enough dignity?"
"Before he ascended the throne, the little emperor was just a dispensable prince. There were several others above him, so his face was naturally not big enough." Xue Ruitian touched his chin, "If I remember correctly, the reason why the little emperor succeeded so well is He ascended the throne because the brothers above died suddenly and suddenly at different times, and it was his turn to take the throne." He looked at Mrs. Ning, "That's right?"
"That's right!" Mrs. Ning nodded lightly, "It was strange that his brothers died. There was nothing wrong with them, but problems occurred one after another. Only when everyone was gone did the old emperor come back to his senses. , then he remembered that he had a son raised outside, and he hurriedly asked people to bring the little emperor into the palace. Two days after the little emperor entered the palace, the old emperor was gone, and the little emperor ascended the throne legitimately. .”
"Isn't this too much of a coincidence?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, "No matter how you look at it, it looks like the little emperor did it."
"The elders in the family also suspected it, but there was no evidence. In addition, the little emperor was only ten years old at that time and had not been carefully trained. It was unlikely that he would do such a thing. So, he just suspected it and soon lost it. The island is behind me."
"Hasn't he been carefully cultivated?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, "His maternal grandfather's family treated him badly?"
"Of course not. From the time he returned to the palace, he lived a very carefree life in his grandfather's house for more than ten years. Mainly because his grandfather, his mother-in-law, and several uncles were unwilling to let him become the so-called emperor. That is, They wanted him to live a happy life. Unfortunately, due to the sudden death of the brothers above the little emperor, their wish was completely frustrated."
"Perhaps, the free and unfettered life was not what the little emperor wanted. Perhaps it was because the suicide of his little playmate hit the little emperor so hard that the little emperor thought that only by becoming the emperor can he be the best for his friends. Revenge, right?”
"Maybe!" Mrs. Ning sighed softly, "After the little playmate died, except for the little emperor who came to collect his body, the little playmate's parents and original family did not come out to say a word. The little emperor When they came to the door, they simply said that the little emperor had found the wrong person, there was no such person in their family, and the little emperor couldn't find anyone who wanted to find someone to suffer."
"They were able to
Such a young child was thrown out and left to fend for himself. He never thought about having this child. Even if the little emperor had evidence to prove that the child was their child, it would be of no use as long as they didn't recognize him. "
"The Marquis is right." Mrs. Ning sighed and continued, "Later, the little emperor personally went to find those aristocratic family members to seek justice for his friends, but they didn't take it seriously at all. The child died by jumping into the river. What does it have to do with them? Don't come here to cause trouble or anything like that. So, the little emperor knew from that time how arrogant, arrogant and domineering the big clan was."
"In this way, I feel more and more that the death of the little emperor's brothers has something to do with him." Shen Cha looked at Shen Haolin, saw his brother nodding, and chuckled, "With his not very clever person, In my head, I can probably only think that as long as I ascend the throne, I can stand above tens of millions of people, suppress the big clans, and let the sons of those aristocratic families take the lives of my brothers."
"The general is really on to something. The first thing he did after he ascended the throne was not to follow the customary general amnesty, but to ask the members of those aristocratic families, including their families, to sacrifice their lives for his friends."
"What?"
Hearing Mrs. Ning's words, everyone in the room was shocked. They could understand that the little emperor wanted to avenge his little playmate's unjust death. He could let the people who bullied him back then not get a good ending, and he could even bring him to justice. The whole family was driven out of Xijing City, but they never expected that the entire family would pay for that little playmate's life. This was no longer just revenge within a reasonable range, it was already using that little playmate. As an excuse and a cover, he directly declared war on the big clan.
"This is unavoidable..." Ying Thirteen couldn't understand the little emperor's mind, "Too much? Even if those clans have few people, there must be a hundred and ten people, and the lives of the hundred and ten people are needed to go there. Taking someone's life is not revenge, it is venting personal anger and killing innocent people indiscriminately."
"Yes, there were people who opposed this matter at that time, but it didn't end well. The little emperor personally raised the knife and stabbed the minister who took the lead in opposing him. Blood spattered throughout the Taihe Palace. During that time, who should have been Anyone who opposes will die. The young emperor himself said it at the court meeting. You big clans, either get out of here or be killed by me. I won’t show mercy to you anyway."
"So, his poor little playmate, not only lost her life for him, but was also ruthlessly plotted and used by him after her death!"
