Tanghua old story

In the 22nd year of Zhaoqi, Qi Tong, the crown prince of Daqi, was assassinated and died. Two months later, Emperor Zhaoqi made Qi Tang the crown prince. The day before the grand ceremony, Emperor Zhaoqi called Qi Tang into the palace for a long talk.

"Tang'er." Emperor Zhaoqi looked at his most beloved son Qi Tang wearily but lovingly, "So many years have passed in a blink of an eye, Tang'er is no longer a child, and I am also old."

Qi Tang smiled at his father to express his relief.

"Tang'er, come here," Emperor Zhaoqi said gently, "sit closer."

Emperor Zhaoqi looked at Qi Tang's appearance carefully, and said: "Tang'er's eyebrows and eyes are like your concubine's mother, agile, and so is Tong'er. His eyebrows and eyes are very similar to his concubine's mother, but it is not agile, but dignified."

When Qi Tong was mentioned, Emperor Zhaoqi sighed uncontrollably, and Qi Tang also lowered his head sadly.

After a long time, Emperor Zhaoqi spoke again. Qi Tang raised his head and saw tears in the corners of his father's eyes.

"Everyone in the world envies the throne, but they don't know how difficult it is to be the emperor. You have to give up your loved ones and friends, and even your desires and humanity. In the end, everything is in order, but nothing can follow you. mind."

"I've been in power for more than 20 years. I killed relatives and betrayed friends. I couldn't get the girl I love, couldn't get my daughter's marriage consummated, and couldn't even save my son's life..."

"In the past, I didn't want to make you the crown prince because I hoped that you could live a comfortable life. I chose Tong'er, which caused Tong'er to suffer a lot of grievances. I know that Tong'er can be a good king of Qi, but I didn't expect Tonger to... "

Emperor Zhaoqi couldn't continue, and heaved a heavy sigh.

"It stands to reason that I should make Tong'er's younger brother Rong'er the crown prince, but when I saw Rong'er's similar face to Tong'er, I couldn't bear to let Rong'er be like Tong'er again, and now I don't I can't make up for Tong'er, but I can only treat his younger brother Rong'er better."

"Tang'er, I do like you the most among my sons, but Rong'er and Guier are also my children..."

"Father, I understand." Qi Tang said softly.

"I know your heart, I am sorry for leaving the throne to you." Emperor Zhaoqi sighed.

"Father, I understand everything, there is nothing I'm sorry about."

In the short few months that followed, Emperor Zhaoqi entrusted his apology and longing for his eldest son Qi Tong to his third son Qi Rong, increased fiefdoms, and rewarded jewels. Many ministers such as Lu Tong once persuaded Emperor Zhaoqi, In this way, King Qi Rong of Changyue will become an irresistible trend, threatening Qi Tang's rule in the future. At that time, Emperor Zhaoqi was already seriously ill, but he begged with a wry smile and let himself be self-willed this time.

"Even if the father was dying, he did not forget to tell me to take good care of you." Qi Tang ended his narration with a sad tone.

Qi Rong stared blankly at the air in front of him, and muttered to himself: "Is that so, is that the reason..."

"Rong'er, why didn't you ask me directly, why did you have to make such a fuss?" Qi Tang looked at the crooked third brother Qi Rong, feeling really sad.

"Why is Your Majesty still so naive?" Qi Rong couldn't help laughing when he heard Qi Tang's words, "Your Majesty is the Emperor. How can I, a little prince, ask such a question?"

"Whether I am the emperor or not, or you are the King of Changyue, we are brothers with blood thicker than water," Qi Tang said gently, "Could it be that Rong'er can't trust the second brother who grew up together?"

"If your Majesty really treats me as a brother, please give me a happy death. I know that the court has recently imposed a lot of strange punishments."

Qi Tang was startled when he heard this, tears filled his eyes, and he said in a trembling voice, "Why would I execute you?"

"No matter what the court ministers say, no matter what mistakes Rong'er made, how can I be willing to let Rong'er die?"

After a long time, Qi Rong sighed, and said slowly: "Second brother, after so many years, how come you still haven't made any progress at all, and you're still as stupid as before..."

Qi Rong stayed in the prison for a month before being released again. He was still King Changyue, and his title hadn't changed, but his fief had been cut in half.

When Qi Rong was young, he was closer to his gentle second brother Qi Tang than his serious and calm elder brother Qi Tong.Because when Qi Rong got into trouble when he was young, his eldest brother Qi Tong always followed the rules, and his second brother Qi Tang always tried every means to make Qi Rong escape punishment.Qi Rong didn't expect that, now that many years have passed, the second brother Qi Tang is still trying to blame himself in the same way as in the past.

Although Qi Rong didn't see it, he could still imagine how the second elder brother Qi Tang argued bitterly with the courtiers in the hall and pleaded for himself.

On the day Qi Rong returned to the southwest of the fief, Qi Tang came to see him off.

"Rong'er, don't be self-willed when you go back, just tell the second brother what you want, and if you want to come to the capital, just come to me, and..."

Listening to the innocent and gentle chatter of the second elder brother Qi Tang, Qi Rong felt his eyes gradually become moist.

"Hey, hey, Rong'er, I told you that my second brother doesn't blame you, why are you still crying?" Qi Tang frantically wiped away Qi Rong's tears.

"Rong'er, you must often come to the capital to see me in the future, let's talk a lot." Qi Tang bid farewell to Qi Rong reluctantly.

"Understood," Qi Rong said with a slight smile, "Second brother, goodbye."

Standing under the long blue sky, Qi Tang watched Qi Rong's carriage gradually disappear into the distance of Yang Liu Yiyi, his heart was full of melancholy.

Qi Rong said goodbye to his second brother with a smile, sat in the carriage, and quietly took out a small bottle of poison hidden in his sleeve, knowing in his heart that he would never see his kind and stupid second brother again.

The second brother let go of the treasonous self so naively, how to prevent others from rebelling in the future, for Daqi, the second brother of the emperor, he had to die.

Three days later, the news of Qi Rong's accidental death on the way spread to the capital, and there was a lot of discussion at the time. For some reason, people put this murder charge on Wei Weichen's head.

"It must be Wei Cheng's fault. Besides him, who else in the world would dare to poison the emperor's brother?"

"Maybe the emperor did it. How can a rebellious vassal keep him alive?"

"How is it possible? Who doesn't know the soft heart of the emperor. King Changyue survived, but the emperor tried his best to keep him alive. Because of this, the court ministers complained a lot."

"So, Prime Minister Wei has messed up again. Prime Minister Wei is really courageous."

Wei Weichen is innocent, and Qi Tang knows it, because Qi Rong didn't die accidentally, but he chose to drink medicine to commit suicide.

On the third day after Qi Rong left, Renjin dug out a letter from that corner and hurriedly handed it to Qi Tang.

The letter was secretly left by Qi Rong. In the letter, he recalled the happy and carefree childhood, and expressed his infinite gratitude and best wishes to his second brother Qi Tang, and he was willing to die to apologize.After Qi Tang finished reading the letter, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and just about to order someone to catch up with Qi Rong to prevent him from committing suicide, the news of Qi Rong's suicide came.

Qi Tang recalled Qi Rong's smile on the day of parting, and suddenly felt how sour that smile was.

"Rong'er, say good-bye, this is a serious crime of deceiving the king..."

As for why the news of Qi Rong's suicide by drinking medicine turned into an accidental death, Wei Weichen contributed a lot. The news that "Prime Minister Wei poisoned Changyue King Qi Rong" was sent by Wei Weichen himself.

Qi Tang once planned to justify Wei Weichen's name, but was rejected by Wei Weichen, Qi Tang was puzzled, Wei Weichen sighed, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, King Changyue's rebellion is a felony, but His Majesty did not punish him, but let him go. Whoever plots against His Majesty must be let go? What will His Majesty do to suppress other vassals in the future? Therefore, His Highness Changyue Wang chose to commit suicide. I am afraid that suicide alone will not be able to subdue everyone, so he spread the news that it was a minister who killed Changyue King to let the rest of the people know. Rebellion will lead to death."

"Wei Qing," Qi Tang murmured, "Why bother, wouldn't it be easier to just say that I gave Rong'er death..."

"All the notorious ministers can be carried by one person." Wei Weichen said calmly.

"Wei Qing..."

In the late spring of the sixth year of Xuanyuan, Qi Tang sent away his younger brother Ronger, and in the winter of the seventh year of Xuanyuan, Qi Tang sent away another relative.

In the autumn of the sixth year of Xuanyuan, the Qi army easily captured the capital city of Yan State, which was fragmented due to the dispute over the throne, and returned to the court with victory.

Qi Tang was overjoyed at the victory of the Qi army. After all, it had been his dream for a long time to capture the country of Yan. In addition to the capture of the country of Yan, there was another piece of good news that made Qi Tang unable to sit still——Lu Tong said in a letter Found the eldest princess Qi Rou.

When the army returned to the court and finished handling all kinds of affairs, Qi Tang excitedly ran to his eldest sister Qi Rou, who had been away for more than ten years, but found that everything was not as beautiful as he imagined. When the two met, no siblings appeared. After the two hadn't seen each other for many years, the scene where they hugged each other and cried and complained about their sorrows, Qi Tang was greeted with only a few cold words:

"Go away."

In front of Qi Tang was a thin and resentful woman. Through the woman's hysterical anger, Qi Rou's once amazing beauty could be vaguely glimpsed.

"Sister Rou! It's me!" Qi Tang was still excited, "I'm Qi Tang."

"Hey, Emperor Daqi, why are you still alive?" Qi Rou sarcastically said, "I thought you would die in Fenqin Valley."

"Sister Rou, you?" Qi Tang was puzzled.

"Why, Your Majesty, you haven't figured out that I lied to you on purpose with that letter, have you?" Qi Rou showed a mean smile on her thin face.

Qi Tang looked at Qi Rou in a daze, and asked softly, "Sister Rou, what's wrong with you?"

"What's wrong? What's wrong? I'm fine!"

"Sister Rou was not like this before..."

"Da Qi's stupid emperor, it's been more than ten years, will I remain the same?" Qi Rou let out a series of sharp laughter, followed by a series of violent coughs, as if she wanted to cough up her heart, liver, spleen and lungs.

"Sister Rou." Qi Tang immediately stepped forward to check with concern.

"Get out!" Qi Rou yelled at Qi Tang before her panting calmed down.

"Sister Rou, what's the matter? Why did I finally go home..."

Before Qi Tang finished speaking, Qi Rou interrupted: "Go home? Who wants to come back? I hate your so-called Qi and Yan countries to death!"

"Sister Rou?"

"If it wasn't for Qi and Yan, how could I be here today!" Qi Rou had a strange and crazy expression on his face, "I have already killed the king of Yan, now it's your Qi's turn!"