Unparalleled Concubine

Because the Li family and the imperial court are on the verge of falling out, when he returns to Beijing at this time, the imperial court is likely to hack him to death with knives and axes, and then turn over the table with Nanjiang. Fight down.

This is one of them.

The second is that if Li Shen enters the capital, no matter whether it is the Chengde emperor or the next new emperor, it is unlikely that he will let the tiger go back to the mountain again. He will be locked up in the capital, unable to move.

At this time, Nanjiang does not have the Li family to take care of it. After a long time, it may not be loyal to the Li family anymore.

More importantly, Li Shen should have known the news of the emperor's serious injury at this moment, and he should wait and see the situation in the capital in southern Xinjiang, and wait for the time to act.

However, he came back when he should not have returned to Beijing.

Counting the days, it is only 20 days before the assassination of the emperor. The capital is at least [-] miles away from Shu County. After receiving the news, he left for Beijing.

There was little hesitation.

This is puzzling.

The Seventh Prince lowered his head, and did not rush to answer, but asked in a muffled voice: "Father, I dare to ask, are you going to formally break the face with the Li family now?"

If the emperor wants to turn against Li Shen, then there is nothing to hesitate. After Li Shen enters the capital, he should kill the traitor directly. You have to think about it carefully.

Emperor Chengde smiled lightly: "Now you are Zhen, it depends on you."

This is going to kill me.

Although the Seventh Prince guessed a little about the current physical condition of the emperor, he couldn't let the emperor know that he knew it. Although this was a bit of a mouthful, but in the court, it often took so many twists and turns to survive.

Just like rock-paper-scissors, you have to figure out other people's thoughts layer by layer. If you think less than others, you may lose everything.

The Seventh Prince lowered his head, and finally said in a deep voice: "Father, if the minister makes a decision, Li Shen should not be moved for the time being, but since he came to the capital on his own initiative, we can't let him go back to the southern border no matter what. Send someone to keep an eye on him."

Emperor Chengde glanced at the Seventh Prince with a half-smile.

"The Marquis of Pingnan plotted to assassinate me. It was Li Shen's envoy who almost killed your old father. How can you be so kind to him?"

The seventh prince trembled all over, knelt down and kowtowed: "Father, Li Shen is a thief, I wish I could eat him up now! But I have said before that the Great Jin State is more important than my personal enmity. !"

Emperor Chengde's face turned cold, and he stared at his son.

"If Li Shen is killed, our Dajin country will be in chaos?"

The seventh prince kowtowed and wept: "Father..."

"If you have something to say, don't wipe your tears like those aunts and aunts."

The Seventh Prince choked up and said: "If the father had decided to turn his back on the Pingnan Houfu, he would not have released Li Yan from the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The father is benevolent and wise, and the decision he made will not be wrong. The child is stupid and can only follow the father's advice. Do things with the emperor's heart."

"Are you stupid?"

The emperor of Chengde chuckled: "You are not dull at all. Among the four princes staying in the capital, you and the fourth son are the most intelligent, but the fourth son is blinded by the throne, so he is not as good as you." through."

With Chen Ju's support, the Son of Heaven reluctantly stood up, took two strenuous steps, and then coughed a few more times.

"At this time, the national power of our Great Jin has already surpassed that of Shu County. I don't know how many times I have turned against the Li family at this time. As long as the Ye family or the Zhong family are appointed to take charge, our Great Jin will win without defeat. I can kill Ping now. The whole Nanhou Mansion raised an army to attack the southern border, but I forcibly endured it!"

The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at his son.

"You are so smart, guess why I endured this time?"

The Seventh Prince's forehead was covered with sweat, and he bowed his head and said, "I'm so stupid, I can't figure it out..."

"As I said just now, you are not stupid at all."

After taking a few steps tentatively, the Son of Heaven felt pain in his ribs, so he sat back on the dragon couch with Chen Ju's support, and slowly exhaled: "Of course you guessed it, you just didn't dare to say it." .”

At this point in what the emperor said, the seventh prince who was kneeling on the ground was already sobbing.

He cried with all sincerity.

Before he was 16 years old, he also lived in the palace, and the Emperor Chengde brought him up. Now that his father is about to die, as long as he is not an animal, his crying will not be too fake.

The common people say that the Tian family is ruthless, that is nonsense, the people of the Tian family are human beings, who can have no feelings at all?

It's just that for these people in Vanity Fair, some things are more important than feelings.

Seeing the seventh prince like this, the emperor frowned: "Okay, don't cry anymore, I'm not dead yet."

The seventh prince was full of tears, and looked up at his old father.

"Father, my son, I want to tell you something from my heart. My son wants to be the emperor, but there is a kind father, and my son is willing to wait. It doesn't matter how long I am willing to wait. At this time, my father... has become like this, my son. I really wish I could kill the entire Li family!"

Being born in the royal family, being able to say something like this is really heart-wrenching.

The emperor was also a little moved, and waved to Chen Ju to help the seventh prince up.

The emperor, who has been in charge of the Great Jin Dynasty for nearly 20 years, lowered his head and sighed: "You are much stronger than your third brother. Although you want to touch the Li family, you can bear it for the sake of the court. Your third brother can't, he After guessing who did it, I can't wait to kill the whole Li family right now."

His Royal Highness King Wei bowed his head and wept: "The third brother is filial and sincere, far better than me."

"Lu Zhi is Lu Zhi, what is being sincere and not sincere?"

The Son of Heaven scolded, "Is there any room for sincere people in this court? You and that Li Xin are getting along very well now, but is there any sincerity between you and him?"

At this time, Chen Ju handed a wet towel to the seventh prince, who wiped away his tears, shook his head and said, "My son and him have their own thoughts."

"That's it. People who are sincere and straightforward can't survive in this capital city. In this capital city, layers of relationships are intricate and bustling. People use each other, calculate, cling to each other. There are countless circles one after another. Clear fetters."

Speaking of this, the emperor narrowed his eyes: "If you want to be an emperor in such an environment, you can't rely on Lu Zhi alone. You have to be able to focus on the overall situation and check and balance all parties. Only when those people can't do anything to others , this throne will be able to sit firmly."

This is the experience accumulated by Emperor Chengde as emperor for 20 years.

The Seventh Prince was heartbroken, bowed his head and said: "I will always remember my father's teachings."

The emperor seemed to see through the thoughts of the seventh prince, shook his head and said: "You don't have to be too happy, I haven't decided on a candidate for the crown prince yet, telling you this is just a moment of emotion, you have to keep these things in your heart, Whether you will be emperor or not in the future, it will always be useful.”

The Seventh Prince bowed his head and said, "I will always remember my father's teachings."

After seeing four princes in a row, the emperor was a little tired, so he waved his hand weakly.

"You go."

"According to the itinerary, Li Shen should be able to arrive in the capital tomorrow, you... let Li Xin meet him."

The Seventh Prince bowed his head respectfully.

"My son obeys."

Chapter 244 We Are Different