How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

When Emperor Jian was young, he had a heavy workload.

As the only son of the late emperor, he was given unprecedented expectations and pressure.

In the past, the late emperor invaded the capital city by trickery and won over the officials of the previous dynasty. However, due to his humble beggar background and lack of cultural background, he was always criticized by officials. Some ambitious people even attempted to replace him.

The late emperor was busy leading his military commanders to quell rebellions throughout the country, and was also busy with the reconstruction and operation of various cities and counties. He hoped that his son would be able to read the holy books thoroughly, learn how to control the mixed crowd in the court, and tell those officials who looked down on others that beggars can also be powerful, and the son of a beggar can also govern the world and build a prosperous era.

To the late emperor, Emperor Jian was not like a son but more like a tool for him to prove something.

The heavy workload made Emperor Jian feel dizzy. In order to practice martial arts, he coughed in the snow and ice until his lungs ached, but he had no time to rest. However, the late emperor just came over to look at him, frowned, reminded him to take medicine, and hurried back to the imperial study to review memorials.

As a child, Emperor Jian longed for fatherly love and companionship, but he did not get them.

The only thing his father could give him was the position of crown prince and the world.

"Father will not give you a brother to take your throne, so you must work harder to repay Father. If you feel lonely, Father will give you a prince to accompany you in your studies."

The prince's tutor would be the future Shao Changqing.

Shao Changqing was weak and sickly, but he was very knowledgeable, had a good family background, was gentle and delicate, and never got angry. Whenever he saw Emperor Jian being spanked by the tutor because he did not complete his homework well, he would stare at the tutor with a pair of sickly cat eyes, old-fashioned and stubborn, "The prince is a delicate body, the tutor cannot punish the prince! Please punish me!"

Emperor Jian thought he was really interesting. Even though he was so sick, he still dared to challenge the Grand Tutor to take the punishment for him.

But... to Emperor Jian's surprise, Shao Changqing ran before the late emperor just because he was slapped on the hand by the Grand Tutor, and kept talking about all kinds of nonsense, which annoyed the late emperor. The emperor waved his hand and exempted himself from future punishment.

Although the main reason was that the late emperor felt that Emperor Jian was getting older and had memories, and would hold a grudge and rebel if he was attacked again.

"Since you have been exempted from punishment, you must study harder and do not disappoint my expectations. Otherwise, I will send you, a sickly little tutor, to the frontier to eat grass." The late emperor threatened.

This sentence made Emperor Jian persist for ten years. He studied hard and practiced sword skills, becoming a martial arts master and also learned how to control the court.

then……

He turned against himself.

In modern terms, the rebellious period of youth has arrived.

"I must have several children in the future!" Emperor Jian shouted to the late emperor who was reviewing memorials, "Let them share the burden of governing the country! One to take care of the interior, one to take care of the outside world, one to take care of the finances, and one -"

Emperor Jian thought for a moment, "My Lord has been played by me!"

The Emperor: "...are you finally going crazy?"

How could brothers from the royal family get along well with each other?

How could the mothers behind them and the forces behind them be willing for them to be just small princes?

"Shao Changqing, tell him to stop daydreaming." The late emperor said to Shao Changqing.

Ran Shao Changqing was staring at the windowsill in a daze, chuckling from time to time, as if he was thinking of something interesting.

The Emperor: "Oh, he's thinking about love."

Emperor Jian was shocked and unbelievable.

He and Shao Changqing were inseparable, and even during the holidays they often went out to have small gatherings in the palace. How could he not know that Shao Changqing had a crush on a girl? !

Backstab.

Naked backstab!

You are my best brother!!!

Emperor Jian thought about it and guessed that it must be the night's fault, so he climbed out of the palace in the middle of the night and came to Shao Changqing's home.

Little did I know that I had lost my heart since then.

Under the silver crescent moon, a cool breeze blew through the courtyard. A girl in red was seen sweeping the fallen leaves with a whip. She was tall and dashing. The tip of the silver whip circled a branch of peach blossoms, which she pulled up and, with a sound of the whip breaking through the air, fell lightly into her fair, calloused palm.

It is as graceful as a startled swan, as gentle as a swimming dragon, as glorious as the autumn chrysanthemum, as luxuriant as the spring pine. It is like a light cloud covering the moon, and fluttering like snowflakes blown by the wind.

Driven by the inner strength, the peach blossom was firmly inserted into the hair of the blushing sickly young man sitting on the wooden chair.

"My friend, your peach blossom is coming!"

The red-dressed girl's voice was loud and clear. She held the long whip in her hands and tied it behind her back, then jumped in front of Shao Changqing, revealing her stunningly beautiful face.

Her hair was piled high in the air, her eyebrows were long and beautiful, her lips were bright red, her teeth were white, her eyes were bright and charming, and her cheeks were beautiful.

That night, Emperor Jian was restless and unable to sleep, and the dawn came with heavy frost.

Love at first sight, love at second sight.

However, the beauty already had someone she loved, and Emperor Jian knew that he was in a high position and could not be with her for the rest of his life. He accepted the palace maid sent by the previous emperor, and also accepted the Crown Princess arranged by the previous emperor. He sincerely wished Shao Changqing happiness, and also had a dirty thought that if Shao Changqing died of illness, he would definitely take good care of Hua Ning.

Until Shao Changqing really died.

"I know that your majesty loves Hua Ning..." The man who was always gentle and good-tempered, as if he was not an ordinary person, held Emperor Jian's hand tightly before his death and said, "Your majesty, take good care of her and don't let her suffer any grievances."

Shao Changqing lived an upright life, except for one thing: he acted selfishly.

Even though he knew that his illness was incurable, he still chose to fall in love with Hua Ning, married her, and then made her a widow.

She should have had better, even... could have been the mother of the country.

But she only wants Shao Changqing.

Shao Changqing knew very well that Emperor Jian was also moved, and their ten years of friendship were not in vain. But when he saw that Hua Ning chose him without hesitation, he felt guilty but also shamefully delighted.

Like a mayfly that is born in the morning and dies in the evening, one should try his best to spend a short and beautiful time with the one he loves, and then continue the love between the two with a new life.

Just don't regret it.

……

When Shao Changqing died of illness, many officials who admired him came to pay their respects. As they stroked Shao Changqing's coffin, Emperor Jian vaguely realized that he had lost the only good brother in his life.

But fortunately, new life continues his existence.

In order not to damage Hua Ning's reputation, Emperor Jian, who should have been a wise ruler throughout his life, carried out the act of forcibly seizing his minister's wife with great fanfare and ordered the imperial physician to conceal the month of pregnancy of Hua Ning. He looked at Hua Ning's gradually bulging belly and thought to himself that this was the child of his best brother and his most beloved woman.

He will definitely treat him as his own son.

Emperor Jian might have a good physique for getting pregnant, oh no, a good physique for having children, he gets pregnant every time he has sex.

The maidservant became pregnant with Xie Shoujun the first time he had sex with her. Emperor Jian did not have any feelings for the child. At first he thought it would be enough to keep the child with him, so he thought of the name "Shoujun". The late emperor thought it was inappropriate, so Emperor Jian changed it to "Jun".

He must be a father who loves his children equally.

In the court, he was able to treat all the ministers with different thoughts equally.

He didn't believe that he couldn't do justice to his father's love.

It was not until Xie Chengze was born that Emperor Jian completely overturned the bowl of fatherly love.

It's not fair at all.

His little Chengze is so cute!

He looks like his mother and has the same personality as his father. How can there be such a cute and perfect son in this world?

Uh-huh.

Emperor Jian felt sorry for Hua Ning's pregnant body, and he didn't dare touch her for two whole years. He also wanted to keep his virginity for her, but Hua Ning always advised him, "You should go and accompany the queen, at least give her a child."

In this way, the Cao family will not make things difficult for her.

Emperor Jian went there and got pregnant with Xie Jinyu.

Jin Yu Jin Yu means beautiful jade. Emperor Jian hoped that his eldest son would possess a flawless character like jade, and also be as gentle and kind as jade.

In order to prevent brothers from fighting with each other, he appointed Xie Jinyu as the crown prince early on, and then used the parenting curriculum he learned from the previous emperor on Xie Jinyu.

Although it is embarrassing to get slapped on the hands, the growth rate is indeed fast.

When God wants to confer a great responsibility on a man, he must first make his heart and mind suffer, his muscles and bones tired, and his body hungry... This is not necessary.

A child who suffers cannot be starved.

But Emperor Jian did not expect that the queen was a "madwoman".

She was even harsher than Emperor Jian, perhaps because she was worried that the emperor was ruthless and would change his mind and make Xie Chengze the crown prince in the future, so she was so cruel to Xie Jinyu's studies that it didn't seem like the behavior of a mother.

Or maybe, she never regarded Xie Jinyu as a son, but a tool to complete the family mission.

Emperor Jian saw himself in Xie Jinyu.

He wanted to stop her but hesitated because Xie Jinyu was indeed not smart enough and was far inferior to Xie Chengze, who was born with good fortune and would trade longevity for wisdom.

Xie Jinyu is indeed far from being a wise ruler.

Emperor Jian hypnotized himself and said that if he could handle it back then, Xie Jinyu could definitely do it too.

However, he still dismissed Xie Chengze's teacher. He did not want Xie Chengze to be too smart. Firstly, the oracle predicted that he would have a short life. Secondly, it was not a good thing for a prince without any power from his mother's family to be better than the crown prince.

I thought we could live in peace this way.

Until Xie Chengze discovered the wounds on Xie Jinyu's body.

His image as a kind father in Xie Chengze's heart collapsed instantly. Hua Ning also blamed him for hiding the matter. She had a kind heart and knew that her existence made the queen lose face. After learning that it was because of her and Ze'er that the queen treated the young prince so cruelly, she wanted to inhale musk to ensure that she would not become pregnant with royal blood.

Emperor Jian was unwilling.

He wanted to have a child with Hua Ning.

The two were in a cold war for half a month, and finally Emperor Jian couldn't resist Hua Ning and gave in for love.

"I just can't bear to see her suffer." Emperor Jian convinced himself, "What if she is unlucky and has a difficult birth, and dies from me? I only have one of her, I can't afford to take the risk."

Seeing Hua Ning suffering from dizziness and sore throat every day due to inhaling musk, Emperor Jian was vaguely jealous of the Queen.

After the Queen became the Crown Princess, she joined the trio of him, Shao Changqing, and Hua Ning. At that time, Hua Ning liked to play with the Queen and even taught her a lot of martial arts moves. The two of them often stuck together, one playing the piano under a tree and the other whipping in the yard. Hua Ning often joked with him, "I envy you for having such an excellent and powerful wife like the Crown Princess."

"You do this for her, you should tell her." Emperor Jian felt uncomfortable. He could actually feel that the Queen was afraid of Hua Ning. The Queen was unable or unwilling to take action against Hua Ning and Xie Chengze, so she could only choose to force Xie Jinyu to grow up.

He wanted the queen to know that Hua Ning chose not to have a second child for her.

No one would compete with her son for the position of crown prince.

Hua Ning will not give birth to royal blood.

But Emperor Jian did not utter these words even when they met again in Kunning Palace 20 years later.

Just because she confessed.

"What she doesn't need the most is my charity. I also don't want her to think of this and feel guilty every time she sees me." At that time, Hua Ning shook her head and refused, then smiled and tapped Emperor Jian's forehead, "Who made your majesty so powerful that he always managed to trick people."

Emperor Jian was silent, Emperor Jian worked hard.

For the first time, I had the woman I loved.

He seemed to have a really good fertility physique. Even though Hua Ning inhaled a large amount of musk, she still got pregnant, but she failed to keep the baby. After that, no matter how hard Emperor Jian tried, she couldn't get pregnant again.

Hua Ning seemed to love him, but also seemed not to love him. She could make love with him with a coquettish face, or she could organize a talent show for him calmly.

She chose for him Concubine Da, who was also from Liaozhou, and also persuaded him to accept the wealth of the Jiang family in Yangzhou and take Jiang Rou as his concubine for the sake of Jian'an.

She had such a good temper that even though she was favored by Emperor Jian, the women in the harem could not hate her. She mingled well with the women in the harem, taught her martial arts to Concubine Da, hugged Concubine Rou and used martial arts to escape from the palace to watch Peking opera, secretly gave the rare treasures that Emperor Jian had found to Concubine Xi, and then the two of them squandered the treasures together by playing the Northeast Turning Handkerchief with the Yunduan Brocade.

Although this harem seemed to be opened for her, Emperor Jian was willing to do it.

The only person he loved from the beginning to the end was Hua Ning. To the other women he only felt a sense of responsibility, being responsible for giving them children who could stand in the harem. Fortunately, they had no feelings for him either, and they seemed to be living together, treating each other with respect.

I thought it could go on like this forever.

Until one day, Hua Ning said that Xie Chengze was not her son.

She was certain that the soul in Xie Chengze's body was not Xie Chengze, but a wandering ghost.

But Emperor Jian did not believe in the theory of spirits.

There are no ghosts or souls in this world.

Although he didn't know why Xie Chengze looked much more cautious and his brain had become much duller, after examining Xie Chengze's body over and over again, asking many questions that only father and son knew in private, and confirming that this was his son, Emperor Jian had another idea in his mind.

It's better to be a little stupid.

At least, you can live a hundred years.

But Hua Ning's condition was getting worse and worse.

She was determined to find her son's real soul, but most people in the palace did not believe in ghosts. Besides, Xie Chengze was no different from before except that he was less spiritual and intelligent. They all thought that Hua Ning was crazy.

Hua Ning didn't allow him to be nice to Xie Chengze anymore, and always looked at Xie Chengze with vicious eyes, as if he was a monster who stole her son's skin. Jiandi was helpless, and he had no choice but to find a master, but it didn't work.

Until Hua Ning passed away.

"Bring Wuhen and Wuji back." Those were her last words, "Let them stay in the capital and guard Ze'er's body."

"Don't let my Ze'er...lose his way home."

Hua Ning died in his arms.

Emperor Jian lost the woman he loved most in his life, the only woman he loved.

But fortunately, Xie Chengze is still here.

He is here, just like Shao Changqing and Hua Ning are still here.

I wish my son a long life.

I wish my brother and my wife a long life.