A little eunuch saw the folds scattered on the ground. He knelt and crawled over to clean them up. Suddenly, he was kicked down by the emperor who got up and walked over at some unknown time.
"I didn't ask you to clean up, how dare you be so presumptuous?"
The little eunuch was so frightened that he was trembling all over and was about to kowtow and beg for mercy. Eunuch Zhao glared at him and gave him a silent reminder to get away.
The little eunuch hurriedly swallowed back the begging for mercy that was about to escape his lips, and silently knelt and crawled to one side.
The emperor, who was lost in some kind of memory, really didn't pay much attention to it.
Rather than saying that he was scolding the young eunuch, he was speaking to himself.
He has long passed the age of knowing his destiny, but deep down in his heart, the emperor is not convinced. He looks at the palace and sees that it is not easy for him to win the throne. It can be said that he has to work hard, exhaust all the mechanisms, and even risk his life to win it.
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When he got his first taste of the throne, he waved his ink pen and held life and death in his hands. An edict was issued, and the situation in the world changed. It really made the newly enthroned himself unable to sleep at night.
In front of the emperor's eyes, the figure of Qing Jun who had been with him for many years seemed to appear again. Against the light, he said to himself: "Your Majesty, since you have asked, I will no longer hide it. You... only have three years of imperial life."
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Three years of imperial life... It's not that there are only three years left in his life, but that he only has three years left to be emperor.
If he abdicates the throne in time and gives way to the prince, he can still be the supreme emperor, continue to enjoy the glory and wealth, and continue to live.
But he still has to occupy the throne. Once every three years, he either suddenly gets seriously ill and has to retire, or something happens and he has to loosen his grip on power.
The emperor at that time was furious when he heard this, but was followed by uncontrollable fear.
Yes, fear.
That kind of feeling, he never thought, would appear again after becoming an emperor, and it would make him toss and turn and keep him awake at night.
Taizu was certainly a hero, but his time to bring peace to the world was short, and he only reigned for eleven years.
This is a very dangerous number.
The frontiers have not yet been cleared, and the generals in the country have not yet been exterminated. If he has only been in power for three years, how will the government and the public regard Dazheng?
At the beginning of the founding of the country, all dynasties must have had a promising king for twenty or thirty years before they were considered stable. If I had only been a virtuous, or too virtuous, prince for only three years, would he be able to secure the throne, or would he lose all his power?
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Moreover, I am not a mediocre king!
The emperor considered himself to be the most talented among Taizu's sons. Once he had the power, it would be more painful to let him go than to lose it.
Therefore, the prince, who was an adult and had a virtuous reputation, plotted rebellion.
Then, Xiao Huaihui was given death.
Furthermore, when a couple who had been in love for many years suddenly separated, he was heartbroken and helpless.
If the emperor was given another chance to come back, would he do it again?
The emperor is motionless. In fact, if you look closely, you will find that he is pitifully thin and his face is full of wrinkles. It tells the story of the emperor's life's worries and achievements.
In December of the first year of Chengshou, Murong Jing rebelled, was put down, and his clan was exterminated.
In March of the second year of Chengshou, the Chang Kingdom was destroyed, and its king was taken to the Ancestral Temple as a prisoner. The emperor ordered him to perform dances in the court hall.
In the twelfth month of the third year of Chengshou's reign, Luo Shun, Duke of Wei, was granted death, and hundreds of men and women from his clan were exiled.
In the first month of the fifth year of Chengshou, Zhang Zhongwu, the envoy of Dazheng Jiedu, sent troops to conquer the Western Regions, burned 100,000 tents, killed the Khan, and sent word to the capital. He went to the Sifangguan Gate, took 30,000 sheep and cattle, and stored 500 vehicles to offer victory.
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In March of the seventh year of Chengshou, ten surnames from the Western Regions came to surrender.
In the seventh month of the eleventh year of Chengshou, Xu was destroyed
By this time, in addition to the grassland, there were still two parts of the country, and there was still the forest country in the southwest. It can be said that it is covered by the sky, and all the subjects belong to it. There are all states and counties in and outside the sea. They seem to be in order, but I don’t know.
How many layouts, how many plans, how many decisive killings.
"Long live!" Eunuch Zhao called softly. Seeing that the emperor had no reaction, he took another step closer and said cautiously, "Long live, you have been standing for a long time. Please take a rest and take care of your dragon body."
The emperor's Adam's apple moved, he opened his eyes and glanced around, and couldn't help but sigh secretly again.
"Huaihui, don't blame me."
"I was also bewitched and deceived by the demon."
"Moreover, I am sorry for Fu'er, but I am sorry for Dazheng. The territory of Zhou has been cleared, and the generals have been cut off. The emperor of Dazheng has been as stable as Mount Tai and will not perish in three generations."
With such a mood, sadness emerged in the emperor's heart, and his mouth felt bitter and astringent. He ignored Eunuch Zhao's words and picked up one of the folds scattered on the ground, opened it and looked at it.
Although Eunuch Zhao was silent, he focused all his attention on the emperor. At this moment, his eyelids twitched.
Before these folds were sent to the emperor, they first passed through the hands of the chief eunuch.
No one knows the contents of these excerpts better than him. Without them, they are all excerpts about Su Ziji.
I don’t know whether it was the two kings of Qi and Shu who finally learned the lesson this time, or whether King Lu started to jump around again. The lurking people did the opposite, except for a few who suspected Su Ziji’s meritorious service.
I feel like there is no truth.
Others first praised the emperor and then praised Su Ziji as a flower.
The young talents, all-around civil and military talents, and unparalleled wisdom and bravery were all put to use. It was also proposed to give Su Zi real power so that he could enter the officialdom as soon as possible so that he could show off his ambitions and talents.
Eunuch Zhao secretly sneered. Although this was a compliment that went against the grain, he was still careless. The emperor had been in power for eighteen years. What had he not seen before?
If you are really from Su Ziji, how could you say such a thing?
I hope he can enter the officialdom as soon as possible and show his ambition?
The National Examination is about to take place. With Su Zi’s talents, a Jinshi cannot escape. Is there any need to directly appoint an official? Is this the right way to become an official through the imperial examination?
They are just some low-ranking petty officials who are treated as pawns. They don't know anything, and they think they can please their masters in this way.
Little did they know that what the emperor was most taboo about was actually trying to challenge his own authority.
But it has to be said that even if you kill one thousand enemies and damage yourself eight hundred, it does have some effect.
Seeing the coldness on the emperor's face, Eunuch Zhao sighed inwardly.
The emperor read several copies, threw them all on the ground, and smiled coldly.
"You keep an eye on the imperial examination matter. I will not allow anyone, including a few traitors, to interfere in this matter."
"There is also Su Ziji. His paper will be handed over when the time comes. I will review it myself."
"By the way, after the imperial examination, let's test his bloodline again, do you understand?" the emperor said solemnly.
"Yes, I will definitely do this job well." Eunuch Zhao bent down and said yes, thinking in his heart: "Up to now, I have been tested more than once. Your Majesty still has a little doubt?"
But no matter how many times the test was taken, as long as the emperor ordered it, he would naturally have no choice but to comply.
Watching him retreat and gradually go away, the emperor waved his hand and ordered the people to clean up the mess on the ground.
After a while, he said again: "Here comes someone."
"My slave is here." Someone came out of the darkness and knelt down.
"I want to see Bianxuan and invite him into the palace." The emperor said slowly, as if he was furious half a month ago, scolding Bianxuan for being in the temple and not thinking about him.