But since there is another prince here this year, not to mention the distance, he is also a member of the royal family after all. Prince Xiang and the emperor walked up to the altar to worship together. Although Lin Chong has never believed in ghosts and gods, since even time travel can happen in
For myself, nothing is impossible.
There is no telling whether there really is a Jade Emperor or a Queen Mother, or some kind of deity is in a certain corner right now. Therefore, he paid a particularly pious visit this time. In addition to reflecting on whether there is anything wrong with what he has done in the past year, he just looks up to heaven.
I pray that the weather will be smooth in the next Ming Dynasty, and that I will be able to quell internal and external troubles as soon as possible, and that the people will live and work in peace and contentment.
After bowing and praying in a formal manner, they went to the temple of the late emperor to pay homage. The royal guards escorted them to the door of the temple and waited outside the door in a polite manner.
King Xiang made a "please" gesture, and Lin Chong smiled slightly and walked into the temple. Unseen in the forest, King Xiang secretly winked at the Jin Yiwei at the door, and the Jin Yiwei lowered his head knowingly.
There were only the footsteps of the two of them in the empty corridor. Lin Chong watched as he walked. It was the first time for him to come to the emperor's temple, and he was very curious. But after all, he was an ancient person and did not have so many tricks at his disposal. He could only
It is a pile of gold, silver, jewels, crystals and colored glazes. Although it is magnificent, it does not inspire much respect.
Lin Chong walked slowly, and Prince Xiang behind him also slowed down and followed him. When they reached a corner, Lin Chong suddenly said: "Don't Prince Xiang have anything to tell me?"
Prince Xiang was still speaking respectfully and fearfully, but in fact he was not even polite. He truly put himself on an equal footing with the emperor, or in other words, placed himself on a higher footing.
Seeing him as if he was confident of winning, Lin Chong smiled: "It seems that Prince Xiang is very confident in leaving my life here today."
Prince Xiang wore a face that was half-smiling but not smiling: "What are you talking about, Your Majesty? Your Majesty is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and I should do my best to protect Your Majesty."
Lin Chong continued to walk slowly: "I'm afraid that God's calculations are not as good as those of humans. Some things that belong to you are ultimately yours and not yours. Even if you try your best, you are still destined to miss it in the end."
King Xiang stopped and said, "Your Majesty is teaching you that if you don't try something, who can know the final result? Are you right?"
Lin Chong also stopped: "You are right, but I don't know who told you this. Maybe one day in the future you will hate the person who told you this."
"Your Majesty, you don't have to compete with me here for this momentary pleasure. Just wait for the signal to come, and the winner will be the winner." King Xiang raised his head proudly. Everything is under his control, and the Ministry of War is here.
, the three major battalions are also there, and those who support the emperor are just a group of veterans without any military power.
When the sky changes in the imperial city, what's the use of them just crying and shouting and being bumped to death on the pole? King Xiang wished that they could be bumped to death on the pole and save himself a lot of trouble. When he thought of it,
This group of old ministers had always been against him before, and he was so angry that he wished he could drag them out one by one and kill them right now.
"Do you really think that I don't know who is your secret agent in this palace?" Prince Xiang raised his eyebrows, waiting for his next words. "I guess it's someone from the Ministry of Rites, is it Zhou Ze?"
King Xiang smiled sinisterly: "Even if you guessed it, what's the use? From the moment you walked into this temple, the outcome between us has been decided."
"Are you sure? Maybe, why is Zhou Ze willing to help you? Did you promise him a high official position or a huge family fortune?"
"There are all of these. He himself said that a good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a good minister chooses his master to do his work. Maybe he thinks that I am more suitable for that position than you?"
Lin Chong hesitated for a moment: "Have you cured Xiao Dezi's poison?"
King Xiang seemed a little surprised that he could still think of this kind of question at this time: "I knew you must be the one who sent him, so how could you detoxify him? I wish that such a person who was disloyal to me would go as soon as possible.
die."
Lin Chong was probably tired from walking, so he didn't show any courtesy and just sat down on the floor: "Why hasn't your signal come yet? Is there something wrong?"
Prince Xiang stared at him condescendingly: "Your Majesty doesn't need to worry about this. I haven't settled the accounts with you yet for conspiring with those old officials to frame me."
"Are you referring to the conflicts between you and the Donglin Party? That's not me plotting against you. Those are the things I face every day. Since you have such ambitions, I just let you feel it in advance.
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He thought for a while and finally told the truth: "I was really busy with other things at that time, so I wanted you to help me take care of government affairs. This strategy can only work with you.
I know that you want to be a good emperor, so I can leave the affairs of state to you with confidence. If it had been anyone else, I wouldn't have been able to just leave with such confidence."
King Xiang snorted: "Do you think it will be useful to say these kind words to me now? Do you mean to abdicate directly to me? If so, I can still spare your life."
Lin Chong supported his head with his hands: "If possible, I would really like to pass an edict to you. But you have also seen that during my absence, problems of various sizes have occurred in the political affairs you are handling.
Which one have you really solved? Let’s take a simple Donglin Party. Shoot the people first, shoot the horses, and capture the thieves first, capture the king. What’s the use of pulling down two petty officials?”
King Xiang had vaguely heard the noise outside. He was in a good mood. It was rare that he was in the mood to sit down and chat with the emperor: "How did you find out that my wife is Zhou Ze?"
Lin Chong shook his head in amusement: "We once escaped together and walked such a long way. I know exactly whether he has a birthmark on his wrist. It is precisely because I know clearly that he does have an oval-shaped birthmark on his wrist.
Only then can I be sure that he is the person who hired someone from Heifeng Village to assassinate me."
"Oh? So you were sure because you knew his birthmark?"
Lin Chong shook his head: "There are so many people with birthmarks on their bodies, how could I doubt him? The reason why I doubted him is because I didn't see any birthmarks on him. If he didn't have something wrong in his heart, why would he do it deliberately?
How about covering up that birthmark?"
Prince Xiang nodded in agreement: "I didn't expect His Majesty to be such a careful person, but you are still a step too late after all."
At this time, the two of them could clearly hear the whistling sounds coming from outside the door, as well as the sound of weapons clashing.