The imperial palace in Chang'an City is still lit up at night.
The eunuchs moved cautiously, holding red lanterns and carefully inspecting every door and window.
There were also guards patrolling the passages in the palace with swords.
Compared with the bright lights everywhere, the light in Weiyang Palace, which is the main hall, is dim, with only one palace lantern flickering with a flame the size of a soybean.
This resulted in darkness inside the palace, and it was only possible to see within a few feet of the palace lantern.
Under the palace lantern, three figures sit at a long table.
The styles of the three people's robes are very similar, but the different crowns on their heads make the three people clearly distinguished.
One of them wore a crown with twelve strands of facing the sky, and another person made a slight change to the crown of facing the sky, folding up one of the strands, leaving only eleven strands hanging down.
The other crown is made of gold wire. It also has a noble and extraordinary look, but it is not as high as the two crowns facing the sky.
Dim lights illuminated the three crowns, making the faces under the crowns vaguely discernible in the darkness.
The two faces under the crown facing the sky are almost identical, except that one looks haggard, while the other has a normal expression.
Under the golden crown is a young face.
The eyes of the young face glanced at the haggard face on the left, and then looked at the face with a normal expression on the right.
No one responded to his gaze. It was not until the small flame in the palace lantern suddenly went out without wind and everything disappeared into darkness that the young face spoke in a low voice.
"Father, emperor uncle?"
The questioning voice was not noticeable in the empty Weiyang Palace.
"how?"
"It should be done!"
Two voices came in tandem, the former asking and the latter answering.
This gave the former a sigh of relief.
When he clapped his hands, the twelve palace lanterns in the Weiyang Palace were lit, and the person who had been wearing the eleven-pointed crown had disappeared.
"Father?"
The young face asked urgently again, causing the man wearing the twelve-pointed crown to look slightly angry.
"Che'er, you are always so eager!"
"Father, I know I was wrong!"
There were only two people left in the Weiyang Palace, and only the two most powerful people in the Han Dynasty were left.
One is the emperor, and the other is the emperor's successor.
The former is obviously Emperor Jing, while the latter is Prince Liu Che.
The prince raised his head and looked at Emperor Jing's haggard face, the eagerness on his face was obvious.
Listening to the prince's voice admitting his mistake, Emperor Jing finally sighed.
"This is just a fortune-telling technique of the Prime Minister. When the lights go out, it means the proof technique is completed," Emperor Jing said.
"Wasn't Prime Minister Fuxi's sect destroyed?" The prince said in surprise: "There are no techniques of theirs in the secret pavilion."
"It's hard to say how to cast a spell completely, and it's expensive to cast. Naturally, it won't be put into the secret pavilion." Emperor Jing said: "The physiognomy practiced by your uncle is also incomplete. If you use it forcefully, you will probably lose your Yangshou, and you will probably leave before me."
step!"
Emperor Jing's tone was extremely calm when he spoke, but his eyes were dark and unpredictable.
He spread out the silk on the long table. There was no word on the silk, which made the prince's face change continuously.
Emperor Jing gave two pieces of bad news in one sentence.
One is that Emperor Jing's lifespan is difficult to reach normal, and the other is that the mysterious emperor's uncle's lifespan is likely to be even shorter.
The third factor that changed his expression came from the silk.
The prince clearly remembered that this roll of silk and satin was covered with various messy symbols, but after the palace lantern was extinguished, the symbols on the silk and satin disappeared.
"This is the Prime Minister's Fuxi Bagua Calculation of the World. Your uncle is not very capable and has only found a glimmer of opportunity!" Emperor Jing said.
"What opportunity?" the prince whispered.
"Of course this is an opportunity for me to continue as a great man," Emperor Jing said, "This opportunity happened to Dong Zhongshu!"
"Does Dr. Dong really have such ability?" the prince asked in disbelief.
"The art of physiognomy is weird and unpredictable, who knows?" Emperor Jing shook his head and said, "Anyway, the opportunity is with him, and now he should have solved part of the matter."
"Is this partially done?"
"He is currently in Shu County. Perhaps the matter of Weng Weng Academy is a blessing to me. If he comes back early to report, I will issue an imperial edict to provide some convenience to Shu County. If he comes back late, you can
It’s enough to make such an arrangement when the time comes. It’s just that the affairs of the academy need to be done step by step. This kind of thing cannot be rushed, lest it becomes a place for powerful people to hunt for fame and fortune again!”
"My son, I have recorded it."
"It's a pity that Zhu Jiuyin's incident is difficult to fool in the end. He is now living in the secret place of Xie Luoshuan. He must be patiently waiting for changes." Emperor Jing sighed: "My father has been studying hard for decades, but he still can't beat him.
With a Dharma Manifestation Body, if he gives you trouble in the future, you can sacrifice the snake-cutting sword of your ancestor, Emperor Gao!"
"That Red Sky Sword?"
"Yes, but you can only hold the sword, don't use it." Emperor Jing warned: "It's okay for us to pretend, but if we really want to use the sword to kill him, it will definitely be seen as false."
"What conditions must be met before the ancestor's sword can be wielded?" the prince asked puzzledly.
"Father, I don't know." Emperor Jing shook his head and said, "But don't put all your expectations on a sword. Real strength comes from yourself, not relying on external objects!"
"That's what my father taught me!"
"If you have great power and can one day conquer the world with force, as powerful as Emperor Qin, then you will definitely come to court from all directions and everyone will obey you. Then you won't need to consider such external things.
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"But Emperor Qin..."
"Da Qin will never be destroyed as long as he is there, and he is not that easy to lose. Maybe he is still watching somewhere, maybe he has backup plans, and maybe one day we will return all this to him!"
Emperor Jing shook his head.
The cultivation system of the Han Dynasty was extremely fragmented, but the Qin Dynasty gathered knowledge from almost all directions at that time. There were rows of ancient masterpieces in the collection of books and pavilions, and there were many talented people and strangers emerging in an endless stream.
Under those conditions, perhaps only the Emperor of Qin could answer what the Qin Dynasty had planned.
The two kings in Weiyang Palace are just a cover-up, and they may not be able to do anything in the eyes of the other party.
Emperor Jing hissed.
Without the fall of the Qin Dynasty, there would be no birth of the Han Dynasty. In terms of status, he has to thank the fall of the Qin Dynasty for giving them the possibility of an emperor.
But in terms of national power, Emperor Jing hated Qin Emperor's behavior of burning many things to the ground.
This brought serious disaster to the latecomers.
The Eastern Tu Dynasty once dominated all parties, but now they can only defend everywhere, and even need strategies to deal with it.
Once faced with strong pressure that uses force to overcome skill, everything about the Han Dynasty will be unveiled like a fig leaf, and all face will be lost.
"This is what our ancestors said, I'm just repeating it to you!"
When the prince looked surprised, Emperor Jing had no choice but to explain.
"According to the normal life span, even if Emperor Qin could live longer, he would still be over a hundred years old. There is nothing to worry about at this age." Emperor Jing added: "Even if he can live a long life, it is impossible for everyone in his army to live a long life. We
This generation hardly needs to worry about Emperor Qin, and he has no capital to make a comeback."
"Father said so!"
"One of the real crises you have to deal with after taking the throne is from the evil country. Be careful of them taking advantage of the situation and causing external troubles, which will lead to internal troubles. The other is from your future empress dowager and empress dowager. They tend to be conservative and stable in temperament.
Moreover, people from the Immortal Courtyard have repeatedly contacted the Empress Dowager in secret. Another reason is to be wary of your imperial uncles. They may one day be bewitched by some secret forces. There seems to be some problems with Li Guang's origins. You should use it with caution.
Don't let him take over the power. Also, you need to prevent and control hundreds of schools of thought. There is also a terrifying old antique in their school..."
In the Weiyang Palace, Emperor Jing taught him every step of the way, barely mentioning the situation by name.
Some of the topics were commonplace, and the prince listened to them over and over again. But when it came to the personnel changes in the court, the prince finally couldn't help but ask.
"Then should I reuse Dr. Dong in the future?"
"The Emperor Qin killed Confucian masters who were proficient in hundreds of schools of thought. The Empress Dowager and the others also took warning from this. No Confucian sect would be reused. If you want to reuse people from the Confucian school, you will definitely be stopped by the Empress Dowager." Emperor Jing
He thought again and again: "But times are always changing. A few decades ago it might have been necessary to guard against hundreds of schools of thought, but maybe it's no longer necessary in your time!"
Emperor Jing looked at the prince.
He hoped that the prince could figure out what was necessary and what was unnecessary.
When a person is weak, even his wife, children, and children are worried about him.
When a person is strong, even strangers from different countries can take him under his account.
As long as the Han Dynasty has enough confidence to control it, it doesn't matter who they use, what kind of people they use, or what school they belong to. What matters is what these people can do and what they can bring to the Han Dynasty.