Absolute protagonist

Since Emperor Taizu conquered the world and conquered the vast country, the Wei Dynasty has occupied the Central Plains for two hundred years.

Until twenty years ago, the tribes in Mobei rose up and established a country and system, called the Northern Yuan Dynasty. The monarchs and ministers of the Wei Kingdom, who were immersed in the peace and prosperity, were alert and repeatedly obstructed the development of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

However, the Wei Dynasty, which has been passed down for more than two hundred years, is like a big tree with internal corrosion, and it has been riddled with holes. The newly born Northern Yuan Dynasty is like the rising sun, and its light is shining. In a short time, it was divided into the north and the south with the Wei Dynasty, forming a strange balance.

The Southern Wei Dynasty could only temporarily delay the pace of the Northern Yuan Dynasty's southward advance with its strong national strength and years of accumulated foundation, but it could not do anything to the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

The outbreak of the Battle of Fengqiu ten years ago broke the precarious balance between the two countries. The general Zhenbei of the Wei Kingdom was defeated and died, and 100,000 Wuzu were destroyed in one day. The Northern Yuan army pointed directly at the imperial capital of the Wei Kingdom. From the emperor to the officials, everyone was terrified. The general's entire family was executed by the enraged emperor, and his legitimate daughter, Empress Xiao, was also deposed and died of grief.

The Wei Kingdom agreed to all the marriages, ceding land, and compensation. Even the five-year-old Crown Prince Jiang Hong was sent as a hostage to the Northern Yuan Dynasty to seek peace. For various reasons, the Northern Yuan Dynasty accepted the peace treaty.

Ten years passed in a flash. Three months ago, the Northern Yuan Dynasty abided by the agreement and finally let the Crown Prince of Wei return home.

The emperor then remembered the existence of this son. The entire Wei Dynasty seemed to remember this almost forgotten Crown Prince overnight.

"Huh? The Crown Prince is back?"

In the Qianyuan Hall, the emperor, who was holding a court meeting, looked up in surprise and looked at the eunuch who was reporting in a low voice beside him. He frowned slightly: "Didn't the person who was sent out to meet him say that the Crown Prince's convoy was attacked by mountain bandits and was wiped out?"

The emperor's tone was too calm, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry, and whether he was looking forward to or annoyed with the return of the Crown Prince. This made the young eunuch who came to deliver the message hesitate.

The emperor's face turned gloomy: "What? Are you lying?"

The young eunuch immediately fell to his knees with a plop, saying: "I dare not! I dare not!"

"That young master is indeed the same age as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he has the Crown Prince's token and the Northern Yuan Dynasty letter. I think... I think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may have great fortune and escaped."

The young eunuch's voice trembled, and his body shook like a sieve. Such a big commotion finally alarmed the ministers standing at the bottom of the steps, and they suddenly understood what happened.

"What? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not dead?!"

The palace immediately buzzed. The civil and military officials had different expressions. Many people almost subconsciously looked at the third prince standing in front.

As everyone knows, the third prince Jiang Chen was born to the emperor's true love, the imperial concubine Fang. When the empress was just deposed, the emperor could not wait to help Fang ascend to the position of imperial concubine. If Fang's family background was not really not up to par, she would have been wearing the phoenix robe long ago.

Even so, the emperor still felt that Fang was really wronged. Not only did he respond to her every request, but he also praised the third prince Jiang Chen to the sky, almost treating him like an invisible prince.

Now that the real prince has returned, the first to bear the brunt is the third prince Jiang Chen.

In fact, the so-called "mountain bandits slaughtering the village" three months ago was already full of doubts, and many people set their suspicions on the third prince. He has always been arrogant and domineering, and he is definitely capable of such a murder. However, even the emperor himself, whose son died, did not say anything, and these ministers naturally had no interest in standing up for a dead prince.

Feeling the various eyes in the palace, the third prince's face changed. He raised his head and looked around coldly without any courtesy. The ministers were frightened and immediately withdrew their sight, looking at their noses and their hearts, as if nothing had happened.

"A bunch of rats!" The third prince snorted coldly, "You only dare to complain behind your back!"

The second prince, who stood silently beside him like a little transparent, smiled bitterly and shrank his neck quietly, as if he wanted to erase his presence.

No matter what everyone thought in their hearts, the return of the prince was still an indisputable fact. The ministers couldn't help but look up at the emperor at the top. Now it depends on what the emperor thinks.

After a long silence at the imperial desk, the emperor finally uttered a word: "Announce!"

Soon, a rhythmic sound of footsteps sounded in the hall, and a young man in gray cloth and a wooden mask on his face walked in and saluted the emperor.

In an instant, everyone's eyes gathered on him. Good intentions, bad intentions, or indifference, all kinds of emotions were transmitted from the eyes of these people. If it was really Ajiu who grew up in a small mountain village, he would have been unable to bear it.

However, the young man standing in the hall at this time seemed indifferent to everything around him.

His cloth was gray, and the mask on his face was also simple and rough, with faint and hideous scars on the edge of the mask. Standing in silence, he was in sharp contrast with the high-spirited third prince on the other side of the hall.

After looking at the prince's token and the letter from the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the emperor looked down at his son who had been away for ten years, and only a very vague outline of a young child could appear in his mind. But what followed was not guilt, guilty conscience, or even pity, but complete boredom.

As soon as he saw him, the emperor couldn't help but think of General Zhenbei, his high spirits when he first took office and the defeat of Fengqiu that overturned everything, and the shameful letter of credence for peace. This son is a stain in his heart that can never be washed away.

The emperor's expression became colder and colder.

"Prince, what's wrong with your face?" He suddenly spoke, with a hint of disgust in his tone.

The young man at the foot of the stairs lowered his head slightly, seeming a little sad: "This was burned by a fire not long ago."

He whispered about the incident on the way back to Beijing, and the bloodbath of Xuejiazhuang by the mysterious cavalry: "... If I hadn't been lucky enough to have a breath of life, and the righteous man rescued me in time, I might not have been able to come back. "

"You don't even take the entire 137 lives of Xuejiazhuang into consideration, and you dare to attack and kill the current prince..." At this point, His Royal Highness the prince, who had narrowly escaped death, seemed to be terrified, and his tone was filled with anger and murderous intent. Yi, "These thugs are really heartless, cruel and cold-blooded, and the people behind the scenes are even more inhumane! I hope my father can see clearly and catch them one by one and execute them to death!"

The emperor suddenly choked and was speechless. Like everyone else, he suspected that the third prince he valued most was the mastermind behind the incident. However, the prince below seemed completely confused and was still spraying angry flames at the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Okay!" The emperor suddenly slapped the imperial case, and his face darkened, "I think they are just a group of bandits, they can be destroyed with a flip of their hands. This matter will be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment. Prince, you have nothing to do, so why bother with this? Waiting for something trivial?"

"But..." His Royal Highness seemed to want to argue, but he lowered his head sadly in the emperor's sharp eyes.

After all, I grew up in a barbarian country, so I really don’t know anything about words and expressions! What does the death of a few untouchables mean? Is it worth all the fuss?

The emperor was displeased and selectively forgot the fact that the prince himself was burned. He looked at the third prince and saw that his most beloved son was looking towards the center of the hall from a distance, with a look of extreme unwillingness in his eyes.

Thinking about it, he had been the invisible prince for ten years, and suddenly one day he was parachuted above his head, reminding him that everything in the past was stolen, which must have made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

Maybe when she returns to the harem soon, her beloved concubine will cry silently and feel sad.

Thinking of this, the emperor blurted out his words: "How can a country's crown prince lose his appearance? Since you are already like this, Prince, I am afraid that the position of crown prince is no longer suitable."

The emperor, who was originally planning to deprive the prince of his crown prince position after a period of time because he had been kept hostage for ten years, announced it in advance because of impulsiveness. However, the more he spoke, the smoother he became. Even he believed the words and his tone changed. It has to be more natural.

His Highness the Crown Prince, who had already lowered his head sadly, suddenly lowered his head even lower, and his whole body was filled with an aura of weakness, pity and helplessness. Even those ministers who had nothing to do with anything could not help but feel sympathy at this time.

However, the filter on the emperor's body is one meter thick, and he can only see the third prince, the crystallization of his true love, and has no feelings for his other sons. If he had not considered a little face, he would have announced on the spot that the third prince would be crowned prince.

Fortunately, in order to make the appearance less ugly, the emperor still made some compensation and agreed to give the savior mentioned by His Highness the Crown Prince a small military position.

The civil and military officials in the court were stunned and silent. Except for the third prince and his party, who were ecstatic, everyone else was heartbroken. In recent years, the emperor's partiality towards the imperial concubine and the third prince has been too much!

I cursed the evil concubine in my heart several times, but these people remained silent on their faces.

A certain prince, who looked downcast and looked around quietly, understood clearly in his heart.

When the Northern Yuan Dynasty invaded the South, the truly bloody main fighting faction was either killed along with the generals, or was relegated and exiled for various reasons. The ministers standing in the palace now can agree to those humiliating treaties and live a good life until now. It is not a hard thing to think about.

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The court meeting ended and the emperor left in a hurry.

The ministers gathered in groups in the hall and talked in low voices. From time to time, they glanced at His Royal Highness, the former Crown Prince, who stood in the center of the hall with his head bowed like a sculpture. I just feel that the other person is like a cabbage shrouded in the miserable wind and rain, wilting and drooping. Everyone immediately felt sympathy.

As I was thinking about the problem seriously, I suddenly felt the loving gazes on me, full of infinite sympathy...

Chu·wilt and droopy cabbage·Si:? ? ?

...e always feels like these people have misunderstood something?

Chu Si blinked his eyes inexplicably, and continued to think about the question in his heart: What was the name of the original Prince Wei? Where does it rank? And, where is the other party's bedroom? Where should I go?