Chapter 688 Emperor Mingkang meets Emperor Taikang again
"Father."
In the Taihe Palace, Emperor Mingkang's eyes showed an unconcealable tiredness. In just a few months, this human emperor seemed to have aged dozens of years, even though he was still in the prime of life.
"Xia Cheng, go and wait at the door!"
Emperor Taikang waved his hand and signaled the personal eunuch who was still in the room to go out first.
The old eunuch secretly glanced at Emperor Taikang, and saw that the emperor was squinting, as if he was pretending to be asleep, so he glanced at Emperor Mingkang secretly. The reigning emperor seemed to be worried, and he secretly guessed that there should be a relationship between the two father and son.
He had something important to do, so he handed over his hand and slowly backed away.
But at the moment when the door closed, when the sunlight hit Emperor Taikang, Xia Cheng suddenly felt that he couldn't understand the human emperor he had served for almost a lifetime.
This emperor who came out of the army had an upright character and vigorous methods. Even after abdicating the throne, he was still able to control the court, constantly fighting openly and secretly with Emperor Mingkang, and supporting the prime ministers and assistants to control the court.
But is this really the truth?
At that time, Emperor Taikang was very high-spirited and pointed his sword at nine sides. He was ambitious and intended to expand the territory. However, in the end, it came to an abrupt end. His weapons were put into the treasury and his horses were released to the Nanshan Mountains.
People only know the outcome, but no one knows what happened in the middle. Why did the powerful hero indulge in beauty and visit Jiangnan three times? Why did he abdicate early? Why did he support Zaifu and his son to fight to the death?
, there is something fishy in it, it has become a mystery after all.
"Sit down!"
Emperor Taikang pointed to the stool beside him without opening his slightly closed eyes.
After hearing this, Emperor Mingkang did not refuse. He walked slowly to the table and sat down on a stool next to him.
At this time, the room fell into silence again. Emperor Mingkang stared at the teacup on the table, lost in thought.
On the gilt Chilong incense burner, the fragrant mist curled up, and a wisp of white smoke slowly rose into the air, and then slowly dispersed.
"Is something wrong??"
After a long silence, Emperor Taikang asked again.
"Destiny...is it really impossible to change?"
Emperor Mingkang's tone was very depressed, as if he was carrying a huge mountain on his back, weighing him down so much that he couldn't breathe.
Emperor Taikang's eyelids moved slightly and he slowly raised them. A hint of helplessness flashed across his turbid eyes, making him, an old man who was already older, look even more vicissitudes of life.
“Do you think I didn’t try it back then??”
After a long time, Emperor Taikang's voice came from the room. Emperor Mingkang subconsciously raised his head and looked at his father. He did not expect this answer.
He thought that everything he encountered in the court was arranged by the other party, just like the offerings. After all, the only one who could control them was Emperor Taikang.
“Surprising??”
A hint of sarcasm flashed across the corner of Emperor Taikang's mouth, but he didn't know who this sarcasm was aimed at, whether it was the emperor in front of him who had been in control of the court for more than ten years, or the people hiding behind the scenes.
"Don't dare!"
Emperor Mingkang withdrew his gaze. On the surface, Emperor Mingkang still respected his father very much. At least he would not fall out with him because of such trivial matters.
"snort!"
Emperor Taikang snorted coldly. Even now, he still looks down upon Emperor Mingkang's mentality, but then he sighed in his heart.
How to be a good emperor, every emperor has his own way of doing things. There are those who only respect themselves, those who act domineeringly, those who practice benevolence, and those who unite the world as one. There are also those who hide their talents and bide their time, and accumulate more and more.
He is being domineering, while his son is taking the path of keeping a low profile and biding his time. This means that the two of them are destined to have different reactions when they look at one thing.
"Back then, I led Dakang's army across the nine borders, expelling all the foreign races, and beat the little wolf cubs of the foreign races until they cried for their fathers and mothers."
When talking about the glory of the past, Emperor Taikang still sounded a little excited.
It is the dream of many men to wield swords and horses, and move across the battlefield. Even Emperor Taikang, who was on the throne, was no exception.
"But later, when I, Liu Quande, Niu Tiande and Jia Yan, they wanted to go one step further and completely wipe out Houyuan's bastards and eliminate future troubles forever, we met three people..."
At this point, Emperor Taikang's hands on the chair unconsciously grasped the armrests of the chair. Obviously, Emperor Taikang was not in a calm mood at this time, or at this moment, the emperor who once dominated the country of Dakang
, my heart has already set off huge waves.
"Is...a person from the upper world??"
Emperor Mingkang had a guess in his mind. When Emperor Taikang didn't speak for a long time, as if he was trying to calm down his mood, he said something.
"No......"
Emperor Taikang narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a sharpness in his eyes, as if a tiger suddenly came out of the cage and wanted to bite people.
"They are three people who claim to be priests."
"Just...people??"
Emperor Mingkang wondered how he could stop the army led by Emperor Taikang if he were just a human being. Although he didn't know what happened during this period, if Emperor Taikang had solved the troubles in Jiubian, there would be no Jia Qi later.
So Emperor Taikang must have encountered something at that time and failed to deal with those people.
"It's human!!"
Speaking of the word "human", Emperor Taikang suddenly gritted his teeth.
"Those three bastards!!"
There are indeed three people, three strangers, or three people like Dakang worshipers.
They are indeed not immortals in the upper world, but these people are immortals in the human world.
Back then, when he was leading thousands of troops to fight towards Xiang Yuan, those three people were like a copper wall blocking them. At first, he thought he was dazzled, but later, he was caught by those three people in the midst of thousands of troops.
Intercepted.
After taking him away, these three people did not take action against him, but only told him some things, such as their identities. If Emperor Taikang insisted on continuing to attack Houyuan, then they would not stand idly by.
At the end, they even mentioned that there were guardians like them in Dakang, so when Emperor Taikang returned to Dakang, he deliberately searched for these people. Emperor Taikang paid off and finally allowed him to find them.
"They are the same as our Dakang priests. They are all true practitioners. Mortals are like ants in their hands. Even if I am in the midst of thousands of troops, they would kill me as if they were searching for something. So in that battle,
I can only retreat!"
"After returning to Beijing, I went to find those people they mentioned, the guardians of the Kang Dynasty. Fortunately, I found them. Unfortunately, I got a very absurd answer."
"As you know now, my reaction back then was not much better than yours. These thousands of miles of picturesque mountains and rivers, as well as countless living people, are just tools for those people's entertainment!!"
