Raise an emperor as a villain

During the autumn hunt, Prince Rui showed extraordinary bravery, hunting the most prey in the whole army, even Ming Jue's limelight was overwhelmed.Ming Jue spoke out to suppress him, and unexpectedly many generals spoke for him.

Mingjue was furious, but he could only press down and say nothing, and only vented his anger to Lu Hengxiu after returning to his tent.

"It is said that whoever owns the throne possesses absolute power and becomes a god and a ruler. But look at them, do they regard me as the emperor, and do they have any respect and fear for me?" Ming Jue roared angrily, and swept all the dishes on the table to the ground.

"The emperor calm down." Lu Hengxiu stood in the corner of the tent, far away from Ming Jue.

"I am the emperor of the Ninth Five-Year in name, but in reality I am just a puppet in their hands. I am trembling all day long, walking on thin ice. How can you not make me angry?"

"The emperor's words are wrong. If these words were reasonable when the emperor first ascended to the great treasure three years ago, it would be too presumptuous to say it now. Now half of the six departments are the emperor's cronies, and there are even more in the court. The few newly promoted scholars were single-handedly selected by the emperor, if the emperor really doesn't want to bear it any longer, he has enough bargaining chips in his hands." Lu Hengxiu approached Ming Jue and said.

"If you want to take it, you must give it first. I have indulged him for so long, it's time to do it."

"If the emperor has made up his mind, I am willing to make plans for the emperor." Lu Hengxiu said and knelt in front of Ming Jue.

Ming Jue calmed down, helped Lu Hengxiu who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "What good plan do you have?"

"Prince Rui stayed in the capital for a long time. On the one hand, the Empress Dowager tried her best to persuade him to stay; Taking this opportunity, we might as well give Prince Rui a chance.

The reason why Prince Rui didn't dare to act rashly was because he didn't have enough troops, if there was a large army in the imperial city that took refuge with him, he might not be able to restrain himself and want to make a move.The emperor thinks, which branch of the imperial forest army is trustworthy and can carry out the minister's plan? "

"Louis Yan once fought desperately to break through the encirclement before the Mongolian army came under pressure. He recruited King Ning, who followed King Ning to repel the Mongolian army. Later, as King Ning's confidant, he took charge of the front guard of the palace. King Ning attached great importance to Louyan after he proclaimed himself emperor. But he was actually loyal to the first emperor, but Emperor Rui was kind to him, so he blamed himself as a second minister for a long time.

When I was fighting for the throne back then, it was he who led people to support me in time so that I could ascend the throne smoothly.Now his daughter is my concubine, and she gave birth to my eldest son a few years ago. He should be loyal to me, so it is most appropriate to leave this matter to him. "

"This matter is inappropriate. Everyone knows that he is loyal, so how could Prince Rui believe that Lou Yan sincerely took refuge in him." Lu Hengxiu shook his head and vetoed it at first, but seeing that Ming Jue was at a loss, he then thought of another way, Whispered beside Ming Jue.

So far, the monarch and his ministers have discussed a good strategy.

After Qiu Lie returned to the palace, a shocking news spread from the inner palace within half a month.

The concubine Wu Xia who was burned to death at the beginning of the year due to flooding in her bedroom was actually the result of the noble concubine Lou's competition for favor.Wu Xia was the biological mother of the second prince, and she was pregnant when she died. The emperor was distraught at the time, and even delayed the establishment of the empress for a long time.What's more, arson and murder, one corpse and two lives are too inhumane, so Concubine Lou Gui was deprived of her title and sent to the cold palace, her eldest son was grounded, and even her father, the Imperial Commander Lou Yan, was implicated.

Among the courtiers, there were also many courtiers who pleaded with Lou Yan, saying that the courtiers should not be implicated in the concubine's fault, but they were all scolded back by Ming Jue one by one.

Within a few days, Lou Yan visited Prince Rui's residence and proposed "cooperation".

"Excuse me for my rude complaints. Today's emperor is really cold-blooded and ruthless. His daughter worked so hard to give birth to a prince for him, but he didn't want to look at it. Now that the noble concubine has been framed, he still listens to the slanderous general's words." The daughter was thrown into the cold palace, and even the eldest son of the emperor was implicated at such a young age.

Your majesty, your majesty also said that the ministers were incapable of discipline, and the noble concubine was taught to behave recklessly. What do you think is the reason for this? "

Lou Yan was old enough to cry in front of Prince Rui until his nose was full of tears, making Prince Rui somewhat believe his sincerity when he saw him.

"In this way, General Lou hated Brother Huang?" Prince Rui asked tentatively.

"It stands to reason that a minister should not talk about a ruler behind his back, but since the ruler is not wise enough, there is no need for the ministers to abide by any rules. To say something bold, even if you come to be the emperor, you are better than the current emperor. "

"Hahaha, you really think so."

"It's absolutely true." Lou Yanqing assured her sincerely.

"Oh, this king also wants to, but the emperor brother was born earlier than this king. He is a legitimate monarch. It's too late to say anything now."

"What's the name? It's all about success and defeat. Emperor Rui called him back when he was seriously ill. Do you really think he is going to pass on the throne? Does Emperor Rui really not want to pass the throne to his son? He He wanted to silence and pave the way for King Qing. It's a pity that King Qing is not capable enough, and the late Emperor was seriously ill, which is why he took the throne."

"Really? So it turns out that the emperor brother conspired to usurp the throne?"

"Since ancient times, winners and losers are the ones who write history. What are you afraid of?"

"What's so scary about this king? This king is of authentic royal blood, the son of the holy grandfather."

"I invite the prince to fight against the tyrant and ascend to the throne. I am willing to assist with all my strength." Lou Yan immediately knelt on the ground and said in a low voice.

"Hey, general, get up quickly, this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run."

Prince Rui saw off the Lou Yan, and Gu Xueting then opened his mouth to express his opinion.

"My lord, do you really believe him?"

"Why don't you believe it? Brother Huang doesn't distinguish loyalty from traitors, which made him fall to such a point. Isn't it normal for him to feel resentment?"

"In my opinion, it may not be the case. It's too coincidental that the prince came to the door when he was short of everyone." Gu Xueting still had doubts.

"What's the coincidence, Gu has been waiting for so long. The queen mother has been telling Gu that she is in a bleak situation in the harem, and the emperor's brother favors prostitutes and even bluntly contradicts the queen. Shouldn't Gu save the queen from the fire as soon as possible? "Every time Ming Lang entered the palace, the Empress Dowager Zhou would complain, saying that it would be fine if he was the emperor, and a seed was planted in his heart over time.

On the one hand, Prince Rui felt that it was his incompetence that made the Empress Dowager feel wronged in the palace, on the other hand, he also felt that the throne should belong to him, and Ming Jue snatched it away, so it was only natural for him to snatch it back.

Therefore, despite Gu Xueting's presence, daily persuasion failed to stop Ming Lang's fantasy, and instead alienated the two of them a lot.

"My lord, think about King Qing who died tragically. The battle for the throne has always been cruel. The winner and the loser, the lord is naturally under one man and over ten thousand when he wins. But have you ever thought about it, so what if you lose? Now, will the emperor still care about the brotherhood? I am afraid that the prince will follow in the footsteps of Prince Qing."

"Okay, stop talking, have you lost all your courage by the death of King Qing? How can you be a real man to be so timid and timid?" Prince Rui scolded, "You've decided your loneliness, you don't need to do it anymore. I persuade you, after Gu convenes his staff to discuss the plan, he will take action immediately."

Gu Xueting was silent for a moment after hearing Ming Lang's words, then stepped back a few steps and knelt down and said, "Since the prince insists on going his own way, I would like to resign."

"Xue Ting..." Prince Rui took a step forward, but after all he still couldn't bear to part with this childhood companion.

"My lord, I will go to the prosperous water villages in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. If my lord succeeds, I will pay homage to the capital to congratulate my lord. If my lord fails, I will erect a monument without words in Jiangnan for my lord. There will be no shortage of incense and offerings." Just like what he did after collecting the corpse of King Qing, but now that Ming Jue has become the emperor, he might not even be able to collect the corpse.

After hearing his unlucky words, Prince Rui said angrily "Get out".

Gu Xueting didn't change his face, stood up and bowed deeply, then left with a flick of his sleeves.That night Gu Xueting left the capital, and when he left, he took nothing but Xiruan.

In the fourth year of Jing'an, Prince Rui Minglang staged a coup in Qianqing Gate, but the matter failed and blood spattered the palace gate.

The scarlet blood stained the white marble floor tiles in front of the main hall, and blossomed manjusawa flowers of power.

At this moment, the king who won the power struggle and court strife is sitting quietly on the dragon chair in the Golden Luan Hall, but there is no joy of victory in his expression.

Ming Jue thought: This dragon chair is cold and hard, and it is not comfortable to sit on, but why do so many people try their best to sit on it.

Lu Hengxiu entered the empty hall, stood in the middle and said with a long bow: "Your Majesty, it's done."

Mingjue was awakened by hearing the words, raised his head in a trance, and waved to Lu Hengxiu.Years of court battles and political scheming have long obliterated the gentleness in his nature, and Lu Hengxiu is the last piece of softness in his heart.At this moment, he desperately needs some comfort from Lu Hengxiu to calm his uneasiness.

After hearing this, Lu Hengxiu walked forward slowly, walked up the steps step by step to Ming Jue's side, then knelt down and put his head on his knee.

Ming Jue reached out and hugged Lu Hengxiu's head, and slowly leaned his head against it.He and Lu Hengxiu said forehead to forehead, "Jane, I only have you, and you will never mention leaving me again. If you don't even want me, I will really be alone."

"No, I won't leave, I'll just stay here with you." Lu Hengxiu didn't use honorifics anymore, he just wanted to comfort the injured king like a child.

Suddenly Ming Jue pushed him away, then stood up and swept the official memorials, pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the imperial case to the ground.

"What did I do wrong? How could I have forgiven them? Prince Rui is her own son, so shouldn't I be?" Ming Jue roared out his dissatisfaction like an angry lion, "He has been better than me since he was a child. I have a lot of things, I just got a cold throne, and he still wants to fight me."

Lu Hengxiu was afraid that Ming Jue would just vent his anger and accidentally hurt himself, so he rushed up to hug him.Unexpectedly, Ming Jue grabbed him by the collar and pushed him down on the desk. "You swear, I want you to swear that you will never betray me." He clenched his hands with great strength, and Lu Hengxiu couldn't speak, but his face like a crown of jade was flushed red, and he was very angry. Can't breathe.

Seeing Lu Hengxiu's purple face, Ming Jue suddenly came to his senses.Ming Jue, who was aware of his atrocities, was afraid that Lu Hengxiu would be angry, so while helping him calm down, he accompanied him carefully and said, "Jian Zhi, I'm really in a daze, I was pissed off by them. I didn't mean to hurt you." .”

Seeing Ming Jue's at a loss, Lu Hengxiu couldn't be angry, but his heart ached beyond measure.It can be said that he watched Mingjue grow up. Although he had a gloomy temper because of his childhood misfortune, he was still a good emperor after all.There have never been tyrants and foolish kings who have had fish and meat people, and neglected the government.

He saw Mingjue's efforts bit by bit, but such a good person still couldn't win the favor of his mother, so he couldn't be considered a good emperor?

Lu Hengxiu felt really wronged, he took care of the grown-up children, why no one liked him?

"Your majesty, I swear that I will never betray my majesty in this life, and I will go through fire and water for you, and I will never refuse. If you break this oath, you will not die well." Unexpectedly, Lu Hengxiu couldn't help but did not blame him. Instead, he struggled and fell to the ground, kneeling He fell to the ground and swore to him solemnly.

Ming Jue reached out and pulled Lu Hengxiu into his arms, and hugged her tightly, "Jian Zhi, from now on I will be alone, and you will be alone too. We must get along well." The voice was full of uncertainty With panic, Lu Hengxiu could even feel Mingjue trembling slightly, so he nodded vigorously, letting his chin rest on Mingjue's shoulder.

After Lu Hengxiu comforted the emperor, he resigned and left. When he reached the gate of Qianqing, the blood and traces of the fight had been cleaned up, as if the incident had never happened.

Lu Hengxiu held his head up and strode forward. The further he walked, the more he could feel the cruelty of this power game. What awaited him ahead would be more cunning opponents and more insidious traps.