Walk through Guangfanmen and Zhaoqingmen, follow the outer corridor of Xuanzheng Hall, and come to the west side of Wangxian Terrace. Going up is the stairs of Zichen Hall.
Zhou Xiao had been to Daming Palace countless times, but today, for the first time, he felt that the palace road under his feet was so long.
Looking at the Zichen Palace at the end of his sight, Zhou Xiao was slightly startled and his steps slowed down a bit.
Guo Ziyi turned around, looked at the prince who was being escorted by the imperial guards, and whispered: "Your Highness, rather than delaying here, it is better to apologize to the Holy One earlier."
Zhou Xiao gritted his teeth and quickened his pace to follow.
Arriving at the gate of Zichen Hall, Zhou Xiao looked inside and saw a vague figure in the far back. His knees bent unconsciously and he knelt directly on the ground.
Sweat soaked down his back, and Zhou Xiao was in a daze. He vaguely heard someone saying, asking him to come forward.
He did so, and a deep voice came from his ear, waking him up.
"You have the guts to rebel, but don't have the guts to look at me?"
Zhou Xiao heard this voice and tried his best to raise his head and look at Zhou Jun on the throne.
Contrary to his expectations, the current Holy Emperor of the Tang Dynasty looked as normal and showed no signs of injury. His whole body was like a majestic mountain peak, making people unable to breathe.
Zhou Xiao didn't dare to look anymore and lowered his head subconsciously.
Zhou Jun stared at the prince sitting down with complicated eyes, and shouted in a deep voice: "Patricide, regicide, rebellion, treason... Even if you die a hundred times, it is not a pity! I ask you, are you being bewitched by others in this rebellion?
, or is he the mastermind?!"
Zhou Xiao opened his mouth, but finally remained silent.
Guo Ziyi on the side saw this and coughed softly.
The implication is already very obvious.
Remind Zhou Xiao to put all the responsibility for the rebellion on others and save himself first.
Zhou Xiao knelt on the ground, trembling slightly, but remained silent in response to his father's questions.
Guo Ziyi was a little puzzled. At this juncture, why did His Highness still insist on holding on?
Zhou Jun looked at the prince in front of him, feeling half angry and half disappointed.
The eldest son he once loved the most ended up colluding with outsiders with the intention of parricide.
After being defeated and captured, he was like a frightened bird. From the beginning to the end, he looked like he had failed to succeed but failed to succeed.
"I'm very disappointed in you."
Zhou Jun's words were like a heavy blow, piercing into Zhou Xiao's heart.
At that moment, the prince of the Tang Dynasty suddenly felt a heart-breaking feeling.
Zhou Jun did not intend to let him go, but asked: "Did you know that the Tubo assassins infiltrated Chang'an?"
Everyone present originally thought that the prince would deny it, but the worst he could do was remain silent.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Xiao raised his head and said softly: "I know."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.
Guo Ziyi raised his head and looked at Fan Jinian who was not far away. Both of them couldn't help but shake their heads.
Zhou Jun was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Do you know that the guards in Beiya were framed?"
Zhou Xiao: "Yes."
Zhou Jun shouted: "So it seems that you were not coerced or bewitched by others in this rebellion, but did it intentionally? In other words, you are one of the masterminds?!"
Zhou Xiao buried his head again, his voice was low, but without any hesitation: "Yes."
When Guo Ziyi heard this, she closed her eyes, just shook her head and sighed.
Zhou Jun stared at Zhou Xiao, his heart was filled with anger, and he sneered: "I thought you would make excuses in every possible way, but unexpectedly you accepted them all, very good... you raise your head and tell me, as the crown prince, I treat you well."
Have you ever been treated poorly?"
Zhou Jun: "You have been in the palace school since you were a child. You are not good at your homework and you are greedy for ease. Although I have taught you from time to time, you have never thought of abolishing Chu. As an envoy of the Anbei Protector, you traveled to the mountains during your duties.
You are playing in the water and not thinking about your true career. I just issued an order and ordered Wu Qi to go and persuade you... You have done so many ridiculous things, and I have always treated you well, why do you do this?!"
Zhou Xiao knelt on the ground and said sadly: "Xiao often heard from court officials that my father did not have a scholarly background and no connections in the court. He started from scratch and only relied on his skills in culture, administration and martial arts to achieve the glory of the Tang Dynasty.
.Looking through the history books, the achievements are shining brightly, but this one person is worthy of being worthy of the ages."
"But Xiao was born dull and lazy. He was far behind his father in both his studies and his strategies. When he was young, Xiao didn't realize it. The older he got, the more he hurt himself. Every day when I wake up, I ask myself
"What virtues and abilities do you have to win the position of crown prince?"
Zhou Jun is the father and Zhou Xiao is the son. They usually only talk about government affairs, but never talk about these.
After hearing this, Zhou Jun's anger subsided a little and said, "Go on."
Zhou Xiao: "In the past few years, there have been rumors in the palace that the father is disgusted with the dullness of the prince and intends to depose the queen and establish a new crown prince."
Zhou Jun was stunned when he heard this, and then said angrily: "That's nonsense!"
Zhou Xiao glanced at Zhou Jun: "My father didn't go to Hanyuan Palace for several months. He deliberately alienated his mother and preferred Concubine De. He made Concubine De's son the King of Liang. Xiao saw this and was naturally frightened and tormented.
."
When the queen initially persuaded the emperor to suppress civil rights and elevate imperial power, Zhou Jun was disappointed and began to alienate him. As for Hua Yue and his children, Zhou Jun was only happy, but he never had the idea of changing the throne.
Zhou Jun said in a deep voice: "So, you have the idea of killing the king and killing the father?"
Zhou Xiao: "Back then, the Supreme Emperor only favored Concubine Wu Hui, but the latter made slanderous remarks, causing the Supreme Emperor to unjustly kill the prince. Tragedies like this are common in the history of the Tang Dynasty. If the father wanted to establish another prince, sooner or later, his son would definitely die.
In the funeral palace."
Zhou Jun: "Is that what you think? Do you think I will kill you and then establish another heir apparent?"
Zhou Xiao said sadly: "Being born in the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, it is common for fathers to betray their sons and for husbands to abandon their wives. It is an extremely common thing. Sons and ministers dare not bet on their own lives, let alone their father.
The mercy of the people...it's just a desperate blow to survive."
Hearing these words, Zhou Jun's face moved and he fell into silence.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhou Xiao knocked his forehead on the ground, and there was a loud sound that echoed in the hall.
After a while, Zhou Xiao raised his head and said to Zhou Jun: "I know that I have made a big mistake this time and there is no way to forgive me. I only beg my father to forgive the two of them, one of whom is my wife Luo."
Ai Qing, she was unaware of the rebellion from the beginning to the end; the other person was Erchen's mother, she cared about the relationship between mother and son and believed Erchen's words, but in fact she was deceived of the truth."
After Zhou Jun heard this, he looked at Zhou Xiao and said: "The Luo family is the mastermind of this rebellion. They are all determined by the laws of the Tang Dynasty. As for your mother, I know all the things she did in the palace. Even though she is the queen,
, but not worthy of virtue... But you yourself, haven't you thought about the future? Are you not going to plead with me to let you live? "
The emperor had no intention of letting go of the Luo family and the empress, and Zhou Xiao seemed to have expected it.
He smiled miserably: "For a son to kill his king and his father, it must be considered a great evil in the history books. Even if he survives, how is it any different from a living corpse? Rather than living in this world, it is better..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Xiao suddenly got up from the ground, exerted his strength with his legs, and slammed into the nearest pillar.
Everything happened too suddenly. When the people in the palace reacted, the temple on the side of Zhou Xiao's head hit the pillar, and his neck made a crisp sound like a fracture.
When Fan Jinian saw this, he was so frightened that he screamed: "What are you still doing? Get the imperial doctor!"
Guo Ziyi was the first to quickly come to Zhou Xiao's side, squatted down and took a look, then sighed and shook his head slightly.
Zhou Jun, who was sitting on the throne, looked at Zhou Xiao who fell on the ground. He was in disbelief at first, then stood up slowly and tremblingly, walking towards the former step by step.
When he came to Zhou Xiao's side, Zhou Jun knelt on one knee and wanted to touch his son, but he was afraid that he would lose him in the next second.
At this time, Zhou Xiao was already furious. He moved his eyes, looked at his father, and tried his best to spit out three words: "Those two people..."
Those two people naturally refer to Luo Aiqing and the Queen.
Now, Zhou Jun finally understood why the prince had refused to shirk his responsibilities since entering the Zichen Palace, but insisted on taking everything.
Thinking of this, Zhou Jun nodded slightly.
After getting his father's promise, Zhou Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and smiled on his face.
When life came to the last moment, Zhou Xiao looked into Zhou Jun's eyes, slowly losing focus, and opened his eyes wide as if reflecting on the light, and finally closed them slowly: "Father... the figure is so far away... I want to chase after you."
...But I can never catch up..."
Before the words were fully understood, the son returned to Qiongquan.