After a while, the prince came on horseback and saluted Emperor Ningkang from a distance.
"Father..."
Emperor Ning Kang looked at him coldly. Seeing that the prince's eyes were evasive at first, and finally dared to look directly at him, he couldn't help but shouted coldly: "You traitor, why are you plotting rebellion!"
The prince was originally a little ashamed to meet Emperor Ning Kang, but for some reason, when he saw Emperor Ning Kang treating him so coldly and hearing the word "treason" coming out of his mouth, he felt a long-standing pent-up feeling in his heart.
Resentment and anger also completely broke out.
He chuckled, touched the sword on his waist, and said, "Why should my father ask questions knowingly? Didn't all of today's events happen because of my father?"
The prince's words are full of puns.
Emperor Ning Kang narrowed his eyes and suddenly said: "Where is Chen Zhao?"
The smile on the prince's face grew brighter: "Chen Zhao is a traitor who dares to rebel in front of the battle and wants to instigate this prince to help the emperor do evil. He, including the gang members around him, have been brought to justice by this prince."
"Father!"
The prince shouted loudly: "Even though Grandpa Huang owes you something, after all, Grandpa Huang personally handed this world into your hands.
As a human son, how could the emperor, out of a moment of righteous indignation, intend to raise an army to rebel and murder the emperor's grandfather?
Now, my son and I have followed the orders of the emperor's grandfather and raised troops to protect him.
Father, now the army of my son has surrounded Tiewan Mountain. I believe that it won't be long before soldiers and horses from all walks of life will follow.
Now that the matter has come to this, it would be better for my father not to resist needlessly.
Put down the war and admit your mistake to the emperor! I will also plead for my father in front of the emperor. I believe that the emperor will forgive my father for the love between father and son."
The prince's words made all the confidants around Emperor Ning Kang feel uneasy.
Chen Zhao is dead?
And it seems that the prince has turned his back on the battlefield and gone to the emperor??
Emperor Ning Kang's heart sank slightly, and he said coldly: "Nizi, do you know what you are doing."
"Of course I know.
Father, please don’t blame me. My son is just trying to prevent my father from making more mistakes, and to stop my father from continuing to commit disobedient crimes and disrupt the imperial court..."
The prince's words made Emperor Ningkang increasingly angry.
This kind of anger includes the resentment of being betrayed, but more importantly, it is a kind of powerlessness that cannot be supported by mud!
Think about how perfect his plan is?
Since ancient times, a son seeking his father has been a stigma that can never be wiped away.
If he is just an emperor who is greedy for power, then let him be stigmatized. As long as he is still sitting in that position, no one can do anything to him.
But he was an emperor with strong ambitions, or ideals and aspirations.
The reason why he decided to seize power by force this time was not only because of the oppression of the Supreme Emperor for many years, but also because of his mother and concubine... more importantly, it was because he wanted to get rid of the shackles as soon as possible, so that he could accomplish a great cause in his lifetime.
He has already thought about it. The first step after seizing power is to completely eliminate the many ills left over by the Emperor in his later years!
Including official administration, finance, military system, etc.
The second step is his biggest long-cherished wish when he becomes King Chang and Prince:
Govern the Wei Dynasty into a country as powerful as the Han Dynasty and the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and wipe out all the provocative regimes in the surrounding area.
Mainly the west, the capricious Zhufan in the south, and the powerful Eastern and Western Mongolia in the north.
But then, he took the third step.
Although he originally knew that there were many countries and political powers beyond the ocean, he didn't take them too seriously.
After all, they were too far away, and they had never heard of a place with a larger territory, a larger population, and a more prosperous society than the Wei Dynasty.
Until a young minister told him that he learned from the mouths of some Japanese soldiers who came from the West that there were many small states in the distant Western Continent.
Although these countries are small, they have begun to become stronger because of many changes.
They built powerful ships and cannons, wandered the oceans, plundered everywhere, and invaded and invaded those weak nations.
Sooner or later, these foreign devils will set their sights on the rich East.
This is because at this time, some foreign devils have come to the territory of the Wei Dynasty, and some are even like the Japanese pirates, changing their ways to occupy some areas on the southeast coast that the Wei Dynasty court despises, or cannot control, so that he did not
Too suspicious.
Therefore, under the instigation of the young courtier, he also had another idea.
Instead of waiting for these bandits to invade, it is better to build a powerful maritime force in advance to patrol the ocean and shock the world.
As for imitating those Western devils and plundering and occupying territories in the outer continent, Emperor Ningkang never thought about it.
Firstly, this requires too much time, manpower and material resources. Secondly, the heaven is high, the land is vast and the resources are abundant, and there is nothing, so why do such banditry?
It is precisely because of these considerations that he does not want to be accused of being unfaithful and unfilial.
Therefore, he came up with the idea of letting the prince bear the blame temporarily for him.
After all, the prince is just the prince, and he can decide everything by himself.
After this incident, he only needs to wait for a few years to wait for the prince to settle down, and then let the prince come out to admit his mistakes, and perform a scene in which the father and son resolve their old feud. Naturally, the prince will still be the prince, and to him
I mean, there's not much harm done.
As for why the prince once rebelled, the emperor's voice completely disappeared and no one in the world cared.
All the people who died during the prince's rebellion were either labeled as rebels or "died heroically" to suppress the rebellion.
Many years later, people all over the world will only remember that the prince rebelled once because of his youth and ignorance, but was suppressed by His Majesty. Your Majesty was kind and chose to forgive the prince, and the prince finally found his way back.
In a few years, the prince will inherit a complete and powerful empire from him.
But all these plans were abruptly interrupted by this traitor at the very first step!
Therefore, he looked at the prince with disappointment in his eyes: "Young man, I ask myself that I have never felt sorry for you. Why is this so?"
"I'll tell you why this is so!"
An old voice came from outside.
The soldiers of the infantry camp moved out of the way, and the emperor's dragon chair was pushed out.
When he saw the Supreme Emperor, Emperor Ning Kang didn't have much reaction. He just bowed slightly to the Supreme Emperor on his horse.
However, the Supreme Emperor looked at him intently, and said in his usual warning tone: "In the morning, I told you, if your own prince treats you the same way you treat me, how will you treat him?
How about it, how does it feel to be betrayed by someone close to you?"
Seeing that Emperor Ningkang did not reply, the Supreme Emperor continued: "I will now answer your previous question.
You are disloyal and unfilial, and you are also afraid of being scolded by the world, so you choose to let the prince bear the infamy?
But have you ever thought that since he is a prince, he is also afraid of bearing this infamy.
In other words, he is afraid that after bearing this infamy for you, he will be abandoned by you like a pair of worn shoes!
After all, you, the prince who is strict by nature, rarely show too much kindness to him, but on the contrary, you are very kind to your other prince.
When the time comes, how can you, a person who has betrayed his father, convince him that you will keep your promise, abandon your other princes, and firmly support him, a person with a tainted reputation?
Under such circumstances, tell me, if I order him to lead troops to protect him and grant him the position he deserves, what choice will he make?"
The Supreme Emperor said, with a bit of pride on his face.
In fact, he could see that the third prince was only used by Emperor Ning Kang to sharpen the prince.
I probably learned this from him.
In fact, not only the father and son, but many emperors since ancient times have done this more or less after confirming the heir apparent.
In this way, it can check and balance the prince, and secondly, it can also be a spur to prevent him from relaxing.
However, he could see that the prince might not.
And even if you can see it, so what?
Since ancient times, the whetstone has been sharpened into a sharp edge, but in turn, how many people have risen to the top?
For example, why didn't he use Emperor Ningkang to temper the former prince?
Thinking of the dead former prince, and looking at the prince in front of him who he personally chose, but now wants to attack him with swords, the Supreme Emperor felt a lot less proud in his heart.
After hearing the explanation of the Supreme Emperor, Emperor Ningkang seemed to understand, but in his heart he was even more disappointed.
He looked at the prince and said dullly: "Is this why you betrayed me? Do you think I like your third brother more, do you think I will be a capricious person and will abandon you in the future?"
Now that the Supreme Emperor has told everything, everything will depend on his ability, and Emperor Ning Kang has no intention of covering up anymore.
Facing Emperor Ning Kang's questioning, the prince showed a trace of guilt and hesitation on his face.
Just as the Supreme Emperor said, when he received this shocking order from Emperor Ning Kang, he was actually unwilling to do so.
He is the prince and the crown prince of the country. How can he be charged with treason?
Although Emperor Ning Kang told him that this was just a temporary measure and that his name would be rectified in the future, he still had doubts in his heart.
But since Emperor Ning Kang gave him this order, he had no other choice.
Later, the Emperor's people contacted him.
Not only did he treat him with affection and reason, he even promised that as long as he could make meritorious deeds, he would immediately make him emperor!
This is much more sincere than Ning Kangdi’s promise!
The Supreme Emperor, Emperor Long, has ruled the world for fifty years, and he has always been the only one who dominates.
Since Emperor Ningkang chose to betray him and wanted to force his way into the palace, the Supreme Emperor would naturally not tolerate him.
Except for Emperor Ningkang, naturally no one in the royal family was more justified than him.
What's more, if he helped the Supreme Emperor subdue Emperor Ning Kang, it would be a great achievement for the Supreme Emperor. He was also the Supreme Emperor's grandson, so the Supreme Emperor had no reason not to choose him.
Faced with such a huge temptation, think about the dark days after taking the blame for Emperor Ning Kang, especially when there was a third prince who was eyeing him.
Thinking of what the third prince had done to him with Emperor Ningkang's connivance over the years, resentment naturally rose in his heart.
In this way, it is only natural that he would choose to turn to the Supreme Emperor.
With a firm belief in his heart, the prince replied: "Father, stop it. Admit your mistake to the emperor, ask for his forgiveness, and don't let the soldiers bleed and die needlessly..."
"Rotten wood cannot be carved!"
Emperor Ningkang was too lazy to listen to the prince's nonsense anymore. He bowed to the Supreme Emperor and rode away.
His indifference made the prince who had not finished speaking feel extremely humiliated. He suddenly summoned up the courage and shouted loudly to his father, whom he had not dared to resist until now: "Father, do you dare to say that you do not favor the three of them?"
Brother, then why don’t you let your third brother bear this eternal infamy for you??”
In the distance, Emperor Ning Kang paused on his horse, but did not look back. Instead, he galloped away.
The remaining soldiers in the guard camp and pro-military camp looked at the infantry camp and valiant cavalry camp on the opposite side with vigilance, and quietly retracted their formation.