Tyrant [Rebirth]

After the empress dowager sent Chu Shaoling away, the emperor was left alone. The emperor advised the empress dowager to rest early, but the empress dowager said coldly: "No need! The Ai family is very energetic today. If you don't understand this matter, the Ai family will not be able to sleep. The steward of the Ai family passed on the palace and brought all the people related to the two eunuchs who died today, the Ai family wants to see who has the courage to murder the first prince under the eyes of the Ai family!"

The old queen didn't show her power for a long time, and the emperor couldn't do anything when she really got angry, so he could only say: "It's fine if the queen mother wants to interrogate herself, as long as the son is with her."

"Very true." The Queen Mother said coldly, "Otherwise, it would be so nice to let Ai's family frame Ruan'er."

The emperor couldn't help but smile wryly: "The son is afraid that the mother will be tired."

The Empress Dowager was too lazy to listen to the emperor's explanation, and interrogated the palace servants several times after being escorted.

It turned out that Li Qiao was originally an eunuch in Concubine Shu's palace, and was punished to the Labor Department for being guilty of concubine Shu's crime. Concubine Shu and Concubine Li had been at odds for a long time. The reason why Li Qiao was kept by her side to work for her was because Concubine Shu was watching closely at that time, and Concubine Li simply sent Li Qiao to the palace, firstly to avoid rumors, and secondly to know when to use it in the palace. Today, by chance, I didn't expect it to be of great use today.

The palace man who died together was Li Qiao's apprentice Li Lin, and the people who went to search the room of the two found a lot of jewelry and silver. The evidence of the crime was convincing. With such great strength, how many years ago I laid the pile, how thoughtful it is!"

The emperor was angry with Concubine Li in his heart, so he had to apologize: "Don't get angry, queen mother, you hurt yourself carefully."

The Empress Dowager also asked who was in charge of Li Qiao's matter and who helped her, and pulled out all the palace officials who participated in the confinement, and said: "After the slaves have finished the trial, it is time for the master to be judged. Bring Chu Shaoruan to Ai's family. Come."

The emperor knew that the Empress Dowager would quit if she didn't get angry today, so he could only follow suit: "What are you doing still standing there?! Why don't you bring that evil obstacle here!"

The Empress Dowager somehow saved Chu Shaoruan's face, and she withdrew the crowd and the emperor's personal interrogation.

Chu Shaoruan was brought up limply, and the queen mother threw the testimony of those palace people to Chu Shaoruan for him to read for himself. After a while, I realized that I was being plotted by Chu Shaoling again. Chu Shaoruan originally thought of simply revealing his plan and revealing the matter of Chu Shaoling and Wei Ji, but now that Li Qiao and Li Lin are dead, he has a confession. I can't turn it over, if I pull Chu Shaoling again, it will only make the Queen Mother even more angry...

After several times of thinking, Chu Shaoruan had to swallow it with hatred and anger in his heart, but kowtowed endlessly: "Damn my grandson, it's my grandson who misunderstood those people's instigation, my grandson should die, my grandson should die..."

The accomplice subdued the murderer and pleaded guilty, but the queen mother didn't listen to Chu Shaoruan's nonsense, and sent him back directly.

It was already midnight, the Empress Dowager took a sip of tea, and said after a long silence: "What is the emperor going to do about this matter today?"

The emperor was in a state of confusion. Chu Shaoruan and Concubine Li hurt his face a lot today. The emperor was angry in his heart and wanted to punish him severely, but when he thought of the friendship with Concubine Li over the years and his expectations for Chu Shaoruan, the emperor hesitated again. up.

Nowadays, the issue of the central reserve of the court is frequently mentioned, and the two princes with the highest voices are Chu Shaoling and Chu Shaoruan. Like swallowing a fly.

The Empress Dowager looked at the emperor coldly. She knew what the emperor was thinking and said slowly, "Isn't the emperor trying to protect Chu Shaoruan and Concubine Li?"

"What's the matter with the queen mother?" The emperor said quickly, "The son just didn't think about how to deal with it."

The empress dowager had a lot of emotions that night, she was really too lazy to play tricks with the emperor, and said directly: "The emperor's thoughts are understandable, as parents, there are inevitably partial things. The family is also biased, the Ai family has so many children, to be honest, you are the one who loves the most..."

The emperor lowered his eyes and said: "The mother is loving, and the son understands."

"The Ai family didn't mean to say that." A trace of sarcasm flashed across the Empress Dowager's eyes, and she said coldly, "The Ai family loves you the most because you are the only one from the Ai family among the many sons and daughters. Judi, so you canonize you as the crown prince. When many veterans supported you as the emperor, there were fewer disputes. They only spelled the four characters of "righteousness and integrity". Now the emperor has been sitting on the throne for a long time, has he forgotten what happened that day? "

The emperor couldn't sit still, he quickly got up and said: "My son dare not, the old princes were eyeing us back then, how the queen mother protected my son, my son will never forget."

The emperor and the queen mother have not been very close these years, but when the emperor was the prince and the queen mother was the queen, the mother and son had depended on each other for life, and they had supported each other through difficulties together in fear. The hearts of both of them softened three points, the queen mother was silent for a long time and sighed: "It's hard for the emperor to remember, Ai's family just pretends to be the emperor and forgot all about it."

Seeing the empress dowager's silver hair, the emperor felt uncomfortable, and bowed his head and said, "I dare not forget a moment."

The queen mother raised her hand to support the emperor's hand and let him sit beside her, and said slowly: "Back then, King Jie, King Li and King Li dared not take your father and you seriously? Isn't it because Emperor Renzong loved you too much?" Are these concubine princes? They are so lawless that they want to take your seat after your father left! The situation of that day is right in front of you. The Ai family thinks that the emperor should know, so these things are not willing to be laid out tomorrow. On the face of it, looking at it now, the Ai family should clearly say that the emperor wants to make Ruan Er the heir apparent?"

The emperor paused, and said slowly: "Son...in fact, I haven't made a decision in my heart. In terms of life experience, Ling'er is the first, and Ruan'er is the best in essays, and Mo'er is the strongest in terms of martial arts. Several adult princes Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, so it’s really hard to settle down.”

"This is against my will." The queen mother looked straight into the emperor's eyes, "The Ai family has never heard that the crown prince wants to test the martial arts and literary talents of the prince. The Ai family spread everything out today, but the emperor still Do you want to perfunctory Aijia?!"

The emperor paused and said: "Compared to the art of manipulating people, compared to the deep and thoughtful mind, Ling'er is the number one among these princes, and Ruan'er is not as good as him, but no matter what Ruan'er is, I You can understand him at a glance, Ling'er... Don't hide it from my mother, I have never seen through him, so I don't feel at ease if I just hand over this reserve position to him."

The queen mother closed her eyes and said lightly: "Ling'er is not close to you, why the emperor should know better than Ai's family, that's all, tomorrow Ai's family will call Ling'er to you, if you are worried, just ask What, the nature of father and son, Aijia doesn’t believe there is anything you can’t see through, even if you still can’t see through, after you talk about it, you don’t have to guard against him like a thief.”

The emperor's face was embarrassing, and he said: "The empress mother is serious."

The Empress Dowager shook her head: "The Ai family has already cleared the case in front of you, how to deal with the emperor himself will discuss with Chu Shaoling, the bitter master, tomorrow. The Ai family is tired, so go."

The emperor served the queen mother and went back to his bedroom full of thoughts after lying down.

On the second day, the Empress Dowager called Chu Shaoling early, and ordered Chu Shaoling to pay the emperor a half-day later.

Chu Shaoling came prepared, the emperor had already arranged it, and there was not a single palace official in the main hall, Chu Shaoling sneered in his heart, now that their father and son have to make arrangements for the Queen Mother to say a few words, is it so motivating the crowd?

The emperor thought about it all night, and came up first and said: "I and the Queen Mother have already discussed what happened last night, and it was indeed Ruan'er's doing."

Chu Shaoling said calmly, "Father is wise."

The emperor looked at Chu Shaoling silently for a while, almost just to see the change in Chu Shaoling's expression, and said deliberately: "Ruan'er was convicted because of this matter, you are getting closer to the reserve position. One step, you should be happy in your heart, right?"

Chu Shaoling lowered his eyes: "My son doesn't have any."

What he said was not against his will, the reserve position was originally his own, so why was he happy or not.

Seeing Chu Shaoling's face remained motionless, the emperor continued: "No matter what else, among the princes, you should be appointed as the heir, but you are withdrawn and act viciously and biased... If one day ascends to the throne, I'm afraid that you will be the first prince." The thing is that relying on your noble status as a direct descendant, you will end up with these other brothers one by one, and I can't help but hesitate when I think about the following things."

Chu Shaoling sneered in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Father also sat on the throne as a son-in-law, but there are still more than ten uncles alive in my son-in-law. It can be seen that if you are the emperor, you may not have to kill all your brothers."

The emperor sneered: "I don't have the same methods as you for my brothers. When I was a prince, my hands were very clean, no better than you... I have already stained my hands with blood at a young age."

Chu Shaoling lowered his eyes and replied in a low voice: "It's natural. My father is better than my son in everything. How kind the first emperor was to my father, and how the queen mother protected my father. Naturally, my father does not need to be contaminated by those filthy things."

"Bastard!" The emperor was furious when he heard the words, "Are you accusing me of not treating you well enough?!"

Chu Shaoling was still indifferent: "I dare not, how the father treats the son and the queen, the father and the son are very clear."

The emperor was hurt by Chu Shaoling's chest, but he didn't know how to respond for a while after hearing this.

The matter of Empress Ling is a heart disease of the emperor.

Back then, the emperor's successful ascension to the Zijunhou's mansion was due to great efforts. The emperor also promised to Zijunhou that he would respect the queen for the rest of his life, but the birds were exhausted, the good bows were hidden, the cunning rabbits died, and the lackeys cooked them. He began to favor Concubine Li, and the latter position was useless, and the emperor himself knew all the embarrassments of Empress Ling that day.

Just because the emperor himself knew that he was ashamed of Empress Ling, so he didn't like others to mention it. Chu Shaoyang is fine, but Chu Shaoling reminds the emperor of this debt of conscience almost all the time. Chu Shaoling looks very similar to Empress Ling, and his actions Every frown and smile was taught by Queen Ling himself. As long as he saw Emperor Chu Shaoling, he would think of Queen Ling, and the guilt he had always avoided for Queen Ling.

The emperor sighed dejectedly, and said, "Have you always hated that I didn't treat your mother well enough?"

Chu Shaoling bowed his head: "I dare not."

That's it, words and deeds never make people catch a little wrong, the emperor even felt that sitting on the dragon chair was not as calm and dignified as Chu Shaoling standing below, the emperor became more and more worried, waved his hands and said: "Forget it, you Go on, I will give you justice this time."

Chu Shaoling bowed: "Father is wise."

Chu Shaoling turned around and left the hall. He knew that the emperor would give justice, but not to him, but to the forces behind him. He was humiliated by Chu Shaoruan's design for no reason, and even if he didn't pursue it, someone else would.

Before leaving the main hall, Chu Shaoling turned his head and took a look inside, a trace of sarcasm and pity flashed in his eyes, would he also feel uneasy? His mother is the mother of a country, but the humiliation of living in those years before her death, this debt will have to be repaid sooner or later of.

In the hall, the emperor leaned on the golden dragon chair and rubbed his brows. The entire hall was empty, very dull and depressed. Chu Shaoling stepped out of the hall, and the bright sunshine outside was shining on him. For himself, Wei Ji's clear gaze shone into Chu Shaoling's repressed and manic heart like this bright sunlight, and swept away the darkness that stretched thousands of miles away in his heart in an instant.