Chapter six hundred and thirty six twists and turns
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
After being summoned, King Duan hurried to the door of the imperial study, looked at Wei Jian who was standing at the door, and asked, "Is your father in there?"
Wei Jian smiled and said, "Your Majesty has been waiting for His Majesty for a long time."
King Kang had just been deposed as prince, and he was immediately summoned. Although King Duan didn't know the reason for the summons, he felt like he was overjoyed.
He took a deep breath, suppressed the joy in his heart, and strode into the hall.
Wei Jian did not follow him this time. He watched Prince Duan walk in, silently closed the palace door and stood guard at the door.
King Duan walked into the imperial study and saw that there were no eunuchs or maids in the palace. Only Emperor Chen was sitting above him. He walked into the palace, bowed and said, "Father."
Emperor Chen put down the memorial in his hand, looked at him, and said, "Come up and sit down."
Only then did King Duan realize that a chair had been placed opposite Emperor Chen. This was the first time in so many years that he had the opportunity to sit face to face with his father.
After he sat down nervously, Emperor Chen looked at him and said: "Your brother Kang Wang embezzled weapons and silver. As a prince, he interfered in the affairs of salt and iron. It is not allowed by law. I have no choice but to depose him."
, what do you think about this?”
King Duan immediately stood up and said solemnly: "My son, I must take this as a warning, do your duty well, and never overstep..."
"Sit down." Emperor Chen nodded, looked at him, and said, "You don't need to be like him. Sooner or later, I will hand over this world to you. Everything will be yours, so there is no need to
Use these means..."
When King Duan heard this, his body trembled suddenly, and he stood up subconsciously, with a dazed look on his face, as he did not believe his ears.
After fighting with King Kang for so many years, he had been waiting for this sentence for too long. When he actually waited, it felt like he was dreaming.
King Kang was defeated, and he was about to become the future prince, the future emperor... But he clearly did nothing, let alone made such preparations.
After finally coming back to his senses, he looked at Emperor Chen and said quickly: "Thank you, Father, thank you, Father..."
Chen Huang looked at his excited and uncontrollable look, shook his head and said, "Sit down."
King Duan then sat down again, his eyes flashing with light, his fists in his sleeves clenched and unclenched, and his body trembled slightly with excitement.
Emperor Chen looked at him and said, "I called you here today because I have something to say to you."
King Duan said solemnly: "Father, please speak."
Chen Huangdao: "I have decided to pass the throne to you, but I will not make you the prince immediately. In the days to come, you will be more diligent than before, make an appearance for the officials, and use your achievements to
Tell them that I did not misjudge the person."
King Duan said respectfully: "My son, I will remember my father's teachings and I will work diligently in the future so as not to disappoint my father."
Emperor Chen nodded and said: "When you get to my position, you will understand some things, but there are some things I hope you understand now."
When he said this, his tone became serious, and King Duan's expression also became solemn.
"A king should have a broad mind. A narrow-minded person will not be a good emperor." Emperor Chen looked at him and asked: "In the past two years, your party has suffered heavy losses at the hands of Tang Ning. Do you hate him?
?”
When King Duan heard this, his expression froze.
Emperor Chen continued to ask: "Are you thinking that when you ascend the throne, it will be the time to settle matters with him?"
Prince Duan opened his mouth, "My lord, my lord..."
"You want to be the emperor, and the people closest to you are the people of the world, not a certain family, let alone a certain person!" Emperor Chen looked at him and said in a deep voice: "If every emperor thought like you
, then what’s the use of the Censor’s Platform, what’s the use of all the officials and ministers of the dynasty?”
Under the pressure of Chen Huang's momentum, cold sweat broke out on Prince Duan's forehead, but he was reluctant and did not dare to speak.
"A Tang Ning brought ten years of tax money from Jiangnan to the national treasury, rectified Jiangnan, wiped out rebels, eliminated corrupt officials in the six ministries, and proposed ways to strengthen the country and the army. Isn't such a person worthy of your reuse?
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"Or do you think that such a high-ranking official is not as good as a wealthy family who can only plant party members in the government and control the government?"
"Do you want an important minister who can help you support the country, or do you want an uncle who controls the government and competes with you for power?"
…
Prince Duan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, stood up, and said in a trembling voice: "My son is confused, thank you, Father, for reminding me..."
Emperor Chen looked at him and said, "Sit down, I haven't finished speaking yet."
After King Duan sat upright, he cupped his hands and said, "My son, I respectfully listen to my father's teachings..."
…
The atmosphere in the capital today was a little depressing. Although the news of King Kang's deposition was not announced to the world, the news spread all over the capital in the past few days. As soon as the court came down in the morning, someone got the news through special channels, and everyone in the capital knew about it.
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The prince of King Kang became the heir king and was sent to Shuozhou almost like an exile. This was exactly in response to the song "If the boat is not sailing properly, half of the throne will be lost." However, this time, not half of his throne was lost, but all of it.
Already.
The successor king is not qualified to compete for the throne. After leaving the capital, he will never come back. After today, everyone can already predict that at least half of the supreme position has been occupied by Prince Duan.
It's ridiculous to say that he lost his throne because of a mere ship collision. His Royal Highness, Prince Kang, must be the most aggrieved prince in the history of the Chen Kingdom.
With such good news, the Tang family is still indifferent. These days, the Tang family refuses outsiders. Even the guests who came to visit today were turned away.
It is strange to say that when the Tang family was at its most prosperous, it suffered repeated blows and gradually declined.
But now that the Tang family has kept a low profile, they have quietly accomplished their biggest goal and become a family that no one dares to provoke anymore.
In the Tang Mansion, the old man with a broken arm stood behind Tang Huai and whispered: "When Prince Kang arrives in Shuozhou, I will find an opportunity to take action and make him disappear completely."
Tang Huai said calmly: "Make it clean and don't leave the beginning and end."
The old man looked at him and asked: "If something happens to King Kang in Shuozhou, will your Majesty be suspicious?"
Tang Huai looked at him and said: "So I want you to keep your hands and feet clean. Your Highness, Prince Kang, was pampered in the capital. But in a place like Shuozhou, he is not acclimated to the climate and the soil, and will die without treatment. Isn't it normal?"
The old man nodded and said, "I understand."
He turned around and was about to leave when Tang Qi walked in from the outside with a solemn expression and said, "Some changes have occurred, and Prince Kang no longer needs to go to Shuozhou."
Tang Huai looked at him and frowned slightly.
Tang Qi looked at him and explained: "King Kang committed suicide."
Tang Huai said: "Dead?"
"Almost." Tang Qi shook his head and said: "He was rescued by the imperial physician. His Majesty went to see Prince Kang's Mansion. It is said that he was asked to stay in the capital temporarily to recuperate his body without going to Shuozhou..."
"Bitter meat scheme..." Tang Huai looked out the window and said, "I still don't want to give up..."
"Ignore Tang Ning for the time being." Tang Huai shook his head and said, "Let the man named Xu keep an eye on Prince Kang and see what he wants to do?"
Tang Qi nodded and said, "I understand."
According to the Tang family's plan, after the death of King Kang, the overall situation in the capital has been decided, and the Tang family and Prince Duan will no longer have any opponents or obstacles in the capital. By then, it will be the time for the Tang family to recover those old debts from Tang Ning.
As long as Prince Duan becomes the crown prince and can substantially participate in government affairs, it will be nothing to deal with a powerful minister.
However, I don't know who gave King Kang the desperate idea to commit suicide to win His Majesty's sympathy, so that he could avoid going to Shuozhou and stay in the capital.
Even though he has become the heir, he is still the eldest prince. If Prince Kang does not leave, the Tang family and Prince Duan will never be able to rest assured. Before that, they would not take action against Tang Ning.
If they give King Kang an opportunity, everything they have done before will be in vain.
When Tang Qi walked out of the room, he breathed a sigh of relief and murmured: "How lucky..."
