The tone seemed calm, but Yang Shiqi could faintly hear a trace of murderous intent.
As Ming Chengzu himself said, the emperor is also a human being and has feelings. And most of the time, these feelings are not as gentle as the way he treats himself now.
"This is my own idea, and no one else fanned the flames." Yang Shiqi thought for a while and replied respectfully.
Although he also suspected that this point of view was deliberately arranged for him to hear during the prince's family banquet. However, since he had just agreed to the emperor, this kind of rumor would stop here, so he could not rely on his own
Guess, and tell the emperor about the situation of the prince's family banquet.
What's more, speaking ill of the prince in front of the emperor is a taboo in itself.
Ming Chengzu slowly turned around, holding the warm tea bowl in his hand, but looked at Yang Shiqi with a serious face.
"You always like to carry everything for others. Do you know why they choose you to convey this statement to me? First, they know that I trust you very much and will definitely believe what you say.
.The other thing is, even if I get angry because of this, you will not betray them." Ming Chengzu said calmly.
"Your Majesty, it's really the humble minister who volunteered to talk to you about this matter." Yang Shiqi hurriedly said.
"I know you spoke voluntarily. You are a righteous person. As long as you don't want to do something, no one can force you. Therefore, they did not talk to you directly, but in a way
It seems to be a euphemistic method, exaggerating and talking about this matter in front of you, so that you realize the harm. If my guess is correct, they will definitely have someone participate in the discussion and be opposed to this statement. They are
Play hard to get, you fell into the trap."
Looking at Yang Shiqi, Ming Chengzu laughed.
He picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and looked out the window quietly.
At this moment, he couldn't help but think of Xiao Chen. This young man who entered the palace for the first time and asked himself to shovel the window of the imperial study room into an open space.
If I were a few decades younger, maybe I would really become a close friend with him, instead of just being the emperor and minister I am today.
Listening to Ming Chengzu's analysis, Yang Shiqi thought about it carefully and felt that this was really the case. People just took advantage of their self-proclaimed aristocracy and regarded themselves as just a messenger.
"Perhaps I am really old and useless." Yang Shiqi said with shame on his face.
But from beginning to end, he never said where these remarks came from.
Regarding Yang Shiqi, Ming Chengzu understood that even if he killed him, he would not be able to do such a thing of betraying others.
Yesterday, Xiao Chen returned to Beijing and was greeted by hundreds of officials. Today, Yang Shiqi raised this point of view with himself. Obviously, someone deliberately conveyed these words to him yesterday.
"Yesterday was the last day of the first lunar month. Yang Aiqing, you didn't go to get together with the ministers?" Ming Chengzu changed the subject and said with a smile.
"No, yesterday the prince's family banquet invited ministers to attend." Yang Shiqi hurriedly replied.
"Oh." Ming Chengzu nodded, "If I have the opportunity, I can go to the prince's east palace more often and help him establish the correct philosophy of governing the country. As a prince, he should be a role model for all officials."
Yang Shiqi raised his fists: "This minister understands. It's just that the prince has a kind heart and handles most things properly. There is nothing that Wei minister can give guidance to."
"My age is really not forgiving. I've only been chatting for a while today, but I'm already a little sleepy." Covering his mouth with his hand, Ming Chengzu let out a long yawn.
Hearing Ming Chengzu's yawn, Yang Shiqi knew that the emperor no longer wanted to talk to him.
He immediately raised his fists and said: "Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, but you should also pay attention to rest. I will resign now."
"It's okay, at your age, you should take time to take a lunch break when you go back."
"Yes. I take my leave." Yang Shiqi bowed his head and slowly exited the door of the imperial study.
As Yang Shiqi left, the smile on Ming Chengzu's face gradually dissipated. He looked at Wang Xiaosi who walked in and said coldly: "Go to Dongchang and summon Xiao Chen into the palace."
In the past few years, he has been on many military expeditions and stayed with the prince to supervise the country. It can be seen by Ren Zuo that he is trying his best to train the prince.
Although the prince has an unattractive appearance and is honest and honest, among the three sons, he is not the best candidate to be the king of a country.
But he is the crown prince appointed by Taizu. Although he has wanted to change the crown prince several times, if he really does so, it will not only violate the ancestral precepts, but also be bound by the court's orderly system of seniority and youth. The most important thing is that the prince is well-behaved.
, and there is no reason for him to be abolished.
Yang Shiqi, on the other hand, cares about the court and is a man of great justice and loyalty. However, the prince took advantage of this fact to communicate to himself and tactfully address the decisions he made.
He completely suppressed the King of Han and King Zhao so that they could not pose a threat to the prince. It seems that his move was a bit inappropriate. The balance was broken, the prince had no strong rival, and his life was a bit too comfortable. He wanted to
Create something out of nothing.
Or is it that he has lived too long and the prince can't wait any longer?
The more Ming Chengzu thought about it, the angrier he became. As the anger in his heart rose, the idea of ​​establishing a new crown prince, which he had put aside for many years, gradually sprouted again.
As soon as I burned the incense, slight footsteps sounded outside the royal study.
Wang Xiaosi walked in quietly, mingling his hands together and arching his body: "Your Majesty, Xiao Chen, the purple-robed captain, has arrived."
"Come in directly, and you still have to pass it on again." Ming Chengzu said impatiently.
After hearing that the emperor summoned him, Xiao Chen, who was still chatting with Duan Tian tomorrow, hurriedly put on his unicorn purple clothes and came to the palace.
As Xiao Chen entered the imperial study room, the purple light immediately made the heavy atmosphere of the imperial study room seem a little lively.
"Xiao Chen, the purple-robed captain, is here to see the emperor." Xiao Chen waved his sleeves a few times, and it was a standard palace gift.
"Why do I feel that since you put on this purple clothes, you don't take me seriously anymore?" Ming Chengzu did not directly tell Xiao Chen to get up like usual, but started to accuse.
Xiao Chen was startled and couldn't help but raise his head and look at Ming Chengzu: "Your Majesty, did someone say something bad about me in front of you?"
This sentence made Ming Chengzu stunned.
This Xiao Chen, faced with his own accusations, was not afraid, let alone refuted, but asked himself whether he had listened to others' slander. This guy's thinking was really different.
At that moment, his face became even more gloomy: "Of course there are bad words, but what makes me angry is that you returned to Beijing yesterday but did not come to the palace to revive me. What do you want to do? If I don't summon you today
, until when are you going to postpone your return?"