Whose Evil in the Red Chamber

"Father, what kind of person is he?" Seeing Huan Chen's almost absent-minded appearance, Jing Xuan asked out of nowhere for some reason.Although his mother told him a lot about his father's past, many of them came from the mother's perspective. His father is indeed a gentle and good man in his mother's eyes, but Jing Xuan really wanted to know, as the prince's father, what exactly What kind of person is he.

Huan Chen didn't expect that Jing Xuan would ask such a question. Based on his understanding of Hengyang, his cousin also has an unforgettable love for the prince's brother, so why wouldn't he tell his father's all kinds of things to his only biological flesh and blood, but seeing this The child looked very serious, and Huan Chen nodded if he realized something.

Putting away the picture scrolls on the table, Huan Chen said to Jing Xuan: "You follow me out for a walk, and I will tell you about the prince's brother."

Jing Xuan nodded, the atmosphere in the room was too condensed, and Jing Xuan actually felt a little overwhelmed, Huan Chen proposed to go out for a walk, Jing Xuan was naturally willing.

The two uncles and nephews went out of the room, Xia Shouzhong hurriedly followed behind them, and there was a guard with a sword in his hand standing guard outside the door. The courtyard of King Yu Palace is very spacious, and the rest is also very grand. On the other side of the courtyard is the Lifo Hall, which has now become Huan Chen's study room. Instead of burning ambergris, there is a faint scent of sandalwood. This sandalwood floats into the courtyard with the wind, and there are many A bit of incense.

"I'm sure you also know something about it. I don't know how many people have said behind my back that I have had great luck to be the emperor." Huan Chen raised his eyebrows when he mentioned this matter, and he was not at all unhappy. , he himself agrees very much.

Although Huan Chen's mother was a noble concubine and was favored by the emperor, and she seemed to be the deputy queen in the empty harem, but Huan Chen's son was not favored by the emperor.

"Back then, I was the ninth prince, and I was regarded as the little prince among my father's many princes, but my temperament was not so pleasing. The tenth brother would try to curry favor with my father, but I was a bit stubborn, and I was always unwilling to do such a thing. It's a ridiculous thing for the relationship between father and son to be calculated like this!"

As the youngest son, he would never try to please and be good-looking. Coupled with the comparison with other little princes, it is conceivable that the emperor could not feel any love for the youngest son born to this beloved concubine.

"Your father is completely different. The father regards himself as the emperor first, and then regards me as a son, but the elder brother of the prince has always regarded me as a younger brother. He has never been so different because of the identity of the prince. It is the crown prince, who has been coordinating with the internal affairs. The elder brother of the prince is very capable in this matter, and he is praised for his fairness. However, the other royal brothers will not be reconciled to this. There are six parts, or fishing for fame in the Hanlin, and there are endless means, but it is really you who sing and I will appear on the stage."

Mentioning the first officer back then, Huan Chen's face faintly showed anger. Although he was not very old back then, because his mind was always alert, he was extremely sensitive to things like hypocrisy. He was also a brother, and the other few Most of the emperor's elder brothers were trying to win him over or guard against him, but only the elder brother of the prince really loved him as his younger brother.

As a father and son in the same line of blood, the emperor's father treated him like this, which further set off how precious the sincere brotherhood of the prince is. Although Huan Chen's temper was stubborn, he was also angry when facing the prince who was sincere to him. The respect from the bottom of my heart, this kind of respect, is for my elder brother, and even the lack of respect for my father. The so-called brother and father is probably the same.

Huan Chen didn't know when exactly his brotherly love for the prince's elder brother would develop into that unspeakable taboo feeling. Many times he was extremely jealous of his cousin Hengyang. Unscrupulously showing his love for the elder brother of the prince, he can have no hesitation in order to become the wife of the elder brother of the prince.

But he can't, he is just the ninth brother of the prince's brother, he is the ninth prince born of the imperial concubine, he is a man, and he can't harm the prince's brother.

Remembering these events back then, the conversation between the uncle and nephew fell silent for a while, and Jing Xuan was also digesting Huan Chen's words in his heart, so he didn't say anything to break the silence at this time. Dazed from this memory, he continued:

"You must have heard that I once led an army to guard the southern border. This matter has a lot to do with your father." Speaking of this, Huan Chen looked at Jing Xuan who was listening to him carefully, Recalling that the tenth brother mentioned that Jing Xuan was studying with Wu Xi, his temperament and intelligence were very different from ordinary children, so he couldn't help but feel moved, and asked Jing Xuan: "What do you know about the frontier affairs of this dynasty, why not?" Say it and listen."

Unexpectedly, Huan Chen would ask him, Jing Xuan was stunned for a moment, he has already felt a lot about the attitude of this so-called uncle towards him now, there is no need to hide clumsiness at this time, it is better to have a good time It really made him unhappy to show his temperament, shrinking his hands and feet.Thinking of this, Jing Xuan didn't hesitate, and said frankly:

"This dynasty has been passed down for several generations since the founding of the country by soldiers. Compared with the strong soldiers and horses in the era of the Communist Party, when the emperor was in power, he paid more attention to internal affairs, and he had an attitude of emphasizing civility over military affairs. However, the Nanyi, Dongyang, Beidi is even more determined to invade the frontiers repeatedly, but the emperor mostly takes the initiative and does not take the initiative to fight, and uses gold, silver, silk and other things in exchange for the temporary stability of the frontier."

Hearing Jing Xuan's words, Huan Chen smiled and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I thought the same way back then. In fact, there are not a few people in the court who have such thoughts, but they are the most important thing in their eyes. Yes, it is to support their respective masters to board this tempting dragon chair. All of their minds are put on internal fighting. They are all cowards who eat nothing. Only your father is different. As the prince, what he thought of It's not about consolidating your position, but about how to be a prince who can benefit the world."

When mentioning these matters, Huan Chen's tone was full of disdain. Back then, among the brothers, only the prince had a heart for the people. When dealing with internal affairs, he put the people of Li people as the most important thing, while the other emperor brothers were all about wooing the people. Looking forward to the dragon chair with their own forces, they use every reason to fight among themselves.

"I was young and energetic at that time, and I was very dissatisfied with the current situation. At that time, your father was in charge of internal affairs. Although he was a prince with one person under one man and above ten thousand people, the group of ministers in the court was also intertwined and their strength should not be underestimated. He had to take his father into consideration, he had his brothers eyeing him, and he had to be tired of dealing with these ministers, and he had to obey the beliefs in his heart. It would be better to kill all the hypocrites who have men stealing women and prostitutes in their stomachs."

At that time, seeing the elder brother of the prince getting thinner day by day, he felt extremely distressed.

"At this time, Nanyi raised troops to harass southern Xinjiang again. They burned, killed and looted eight towns. The battle report was sent to the capital. Not to mention that it became a pot of porridge, my imperial brothers also took advantage of this opportunity to attack each other and seek personal gain by relying on their party members.

Naturally, I am a steadfast fighter. At that time, I was still too young, and I always felt that I should show the momentum of "I will never return Loulan if I don't break it". I made a generous statement at the court, but was reprimanded by my father 'Military, violent, short-sighted', only your father can understand my mood and my thoughts. "

His father's reprimand, brother's ridicule, only his favorite prince elder brother stood by his side, while reassuring him to be calm, while trying his best to deal with the court, Huan Chen's mind was extremely complicated at that time, On the one hand, he was delighted that the elder brother of the crown prince was the one who understood him best, but on the other hand felt sorry for the elder brother of the prince who worked harder and harder for his recklessness, and even hated the group of people who only knew how to fight for fame and wealth.

"At this moment, news came from southern Xinjiang that Yu Hua, the city guard of Lashio, led the city to surrender to the southern barbarians."

Jing Xuan couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this sentence. Abandoning the city and surrendering is no less than collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country. There was no reason for him to find any clues about the major matter of copying and beheading.

Huan Chen didn't know what was going on in Jing Xuan's mind, he just continued: "This news caused an uproar when it reached the capital, and the members of the Yu family became prisoners immediately, and the affairs of the Yu family also became my royal family's concubine. The brothers used it as an excuse to fight for power and profit. In the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty, many people believed that Yu Hua's character was by no means a traitor who was greedy for life and afraid of death.

Just when your father was about to confiscate the whole family of Yu's family as a warning to others, your father took out the blood book that Yu Hua sent someone to secretly send back to the capital. Yu Hua decided to abandon the city and surrender for the sake of the people in the city. He felt ashamed of the emperor and feared that his family would be hurt. After abandoning the city, he wrote a blood letter and then committed suicide to atone for his sin.

Because of this, the Yu family escaped the destruction of their family. Your father also took advantage of this opportunity to take the lead in the battle and recommended me to be the commander of the Southern Expedition Army. Later, I led the army to Southern Xinjiang. During the few years of fighting against the Southern Yi , although I am not in the capital, I know how much pressure your father has withstood.Whether it is food or government orders, without your father in the court, it is absolutely impossible for me to guard the southern border without any worries.

I was only thinking about Triumph, and I could always help your father, but I didn't think of this farewell, and I would never see your father again. When Huan Chen said this, a sad look appeared on his face. He was thinking that this time he was no longer an unarmed prince. With strong support, he believed that with this iron army that resisted the southern border, if the situation in Beijing was unfavorable to the prince's brother, at worst he would lead his army back to the capital. He didn't care about the bad reputation, as long as the prince's brother was good.

However, he never expected that the fire would happen so suddenly and so decisively. It burned all his thoughts, but also ignited more flames in his heart.

The prince's elder brother can't be the emperor, and none of those imperial brothers is qualified!The ministers who only know about forming cliques for private interests, those who seek fame and fame, and even the father and emperor who don't care about the relationship between father and son are all remembered by Huan Chen in his heart. If these people are not made to pay the price, he will have no face to see him when he dies in the future Prince brother.

Even though many years have passed, but thinking of these things, the hatred in Huan Chen's eyes is already so clear and decisive, Jing Xuan's heart skipped a beat when he saw the emperor's abdication...