sinovels Chapter 25
Chapter 25
One hand, how can those who think they are wise and brave do not fight?Even if they don't fight themselves, there are a group of followers behind each of them who are making suggestions, how can those people not fight!Once the emperor and the courtiers, the ministers will do everything possible to push their favorite prince to the throne for their own benefit.Clique disputes have never been avoided in all dynasties.
The emperor looked to the left at the prince, who was honest and elegant, and liked it; to the right, he looked at Chengwang, who was majestic and heroic, and was happy.The two sons are both his favorite, both have extraordinary talents and resourcefulness, no matter which one is in charge of the world, they can bring peace for the rest of their lives, but why are they born brothers?And why was he born in the royal family!Could it be that they are destined not to be born under the same blue sky?
The emperor felt sorry for him. Over the years, he tried every means to resolve the conflict between the two beloved sons, hoping that one of them would become a wise king, and the other would become a virtuous king. Forget it, the Prince and King Cheng are evenly matched, and neither of them is willing to be inferior to others.One of them is the bereaved son of the former empress, who is old and virtuous, surrounded by a group of loyal and veteran ministers; the other is the only son of the current empress, who has achieved civil and martial arts, and is supported by a group of new ministers and generals, especially his uncle Zhai Zhi, who is the general of Fuyuan. The soldiers under his command are broad and powerful, and his influence should not be underestimated. It is a great help for King Cheng to fight for the heir.
The prince and King Cheng toasted each other, talked and laughed happily, and toasted to the old father, wishing him a long life and good health, and eternal peace. The emperor drank the glass of wine sullenly, and sighed: "If you are sincerely comforting me, you should put aside the past and shake hands. And, as the old saying goes, brothers are of one heart, and their benefits cut through gold. As long as you two brothers work together, will there be peace in this world? If you are separated from each other and fight for the reserve position, no matter which one has an accident, is the father still alive? Can you live a long and healthy life?"
Both the crown prince and King Cheng were surprised. The emperor had hinted to them many times to live in peace, but he had never said so clearly.Unable to guess his intentions for a while, both of them laughed awkwardly, not daring to speak casually.
The emperor inspected their faces with sharp eyes, and said with a smile: "I know that you both admire each other's talents and virtues and care about each other very much. After all, you are blood brothers, so can you ask outsiders to instigate you to go to the other party?" Hurt your own siblings?"
The prince and King Cheng immediately nodded in agreement, with sincere smiles on their faces.
The emperor said again: "I'm old, and I've been thinking about the succession of the Datong in the future. I don't worry about handing it over to any of you, but which one should I hand it over to?" When the king turned to the crown prince, both of them felt uneasy, and they both faced their father with the most sincere and filial attitude.
The emperor sighed and said, "I really can't make up my mind."
The two brothers were secretly upset, but they didn't dare to show it on their faces. They also thought that the emperor was always shrewd and calm, and never made a clear statement on the issue of the crown prince. Why did he suddenly say that now?They looked at the emperor suspiciously, waiting for his next words.
Sure enough, the emperor looked up at the sky, and after a long time turned his gaze back, and said to the two sons: "We haven't been alone for a long time, father and son, today there is no outsider here, let's put aside our royal status for now, and talk about our family relationship." His loving eyes flicked across the faces of his sons, and he said with a smile: "You are all my beloved sons, and there is no deviation in my love for you, and you have always been very filial to me."
He pointed to the crown prince and said: "Ten years ago I was suddenly sick and bedridden. You were in a mess and waited on you day and night. You tasted every bowl of medicine before giving it to me. Discuss the prescription carefully with the imperial doctor, and I will be cured after one month, but you will be sick for half a year because of exhaustion."
Tears welled up in the prince's eyes, and he choked with sobs and said, "There is no child without a father, and the father's well-being is the son's greatest wish."
The emperor nodded, then pointed to King Cheng and said, "Eight years ago, Chali violated the border, drove straight for hundreds of miles, and robbed my people of countless wealth. At that time, there were floods in the south of the Yangtze River and drought in the northwest. Ling Qiran led the army to go out, fought bloody for three years, drove the Chali army out of the border, and occupied the seven cities of Chali, captured [-] enemy soldiers, and returned in triumph. Come to the court, these years the border is stable, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the treasury is getting richer, and you have contributed a lot." He stretched out his hand to hold his son's arm, and sighed: "You were wounded in the battle and almost lost this arm, you know, The injury on your body also hurts on being a father!"
With tears in his eyes, King Cheng knelt down and hugged his father's knees, weeping: "It is the son's duty to be loyal to the country, and it is the son's unfilial piety to worry the father."
The emperor stroked his head and said: "You are not filial, you are very filial. You are not only filial to your father, but also a pillar of the country." He stretched out his hand to the prince and said to him: "Do you still remember when you were young, Study together, play together, you lost your mother a long time ago, his mother is just like your mother, who sews clothes and quilts for you, takes care of food, even if you go out of the palace and establish a mansion later, when she prepares the New Year's supplies to give , is also the same in duplicate, sent to your house, never the slightest difference."
The prince was moved in his heart, his eyes were slightly red, the empress's heart was kind, she had indeed treated him kindly all the time, and he had always treated this younger brother differently from other brothers, it's just that the older we were, the less we had to deal with each other After coming down, because of the battle for the reserve position in recent years, they are no longer as close as they were when they were young, and occasionally thinking about it makes me feel sad.
The emperor lifted Chengwang, put his hand into the crown prince's, and said to him, "Have you forgotten? Who was your most respected and favorite elder brother since childhood? When you were five or six years old, you had to talk to him every day. One bed to sleep, one table to eat, use his words to make copybooks, use the slingshot he made for you to shoot sparrows, you broke my Duan inkstone naughtily, your mother will punish you, you can’t come out by hiding under his bed , or did he secretly use the same Duan inkstone I gave him and put it back in my study so that you could escape punishment, what did you say at that time?"
King Cheng stared blankly at the hand he was holding with his elder brother, and said in a low voice, "I said, my favorite elder brother is the prince elder brother, and I want to be with him for the rest of my life."
A drop of the prince's tears fell on the hands of the two. It has been many years, and the two brothers have not been so close or talked about such a topic. Why?What made them more and more alienated, almost enemies?In fact, they are brothers, brothers who can't be separated from each other, with broken bones and tendons.
The emperor said earnestly and sincerely: "This world is our family's world, and your brother's world. If you brothers are of one heart and one mind and govern together, a peaceful and prosperous world will be created. Then I will be able to close my eyes under the nine springs. "
The two brothers said in unison: "Father!"
The emperor burst into tears, and said again: "If the two of you fight endlessly over the issue of succession, and one dies and the other is injured, how can you feel at ease after your father's death? How can you make the world feel chilled? Relatives and enemies are quick, Your life and death, the reputation of the royal family, who will watch the excitement?!"
Both the crown prince and King Cheng were in complicated moods. They looked at each other again and again, and said a thousand words, but they didn't know where to start. Family love, the most important friendship in this world, how could it be deliberately indifferent?Responsibility is their inherent obligation as princes. They must work hard for this world. Honor and responsibility are originally connected as one!
Born in the royal family, enjoying all the glory and glory, but also has bitterness that ordinary people can't understand, especially when the brothers set up their own houses after they grow up, they will no longer come and go as often as brothers in ordinary people's families, and have a close relationship. The courtiers and counselors persuaded them in many ways, and they fought each other for the throne. Slowly, the brotherhood was submerged in the fleeting years, and each year faded away, and finally they became strangers.
Tonight, the emperor's words broke the barrier between the brothers, and the silent emotions were stirred up again. The prince and King Cheng shook hands and felt each other's real temperature. They were so excited that tears filled their eyes. At this moment, brother and brother, Really settle down, shake hands and make peace.
The emperor looked at them with relief, and said with a smile: "My old father is very happy to see your brothers reconciled. I hope you don't make me sad again."
Both the crown prince and King Cheng swore that they would never fight for the throne again, and that no matter who their father chose to succeed him, the other would do his best to help and create peace in the world.
The emperor nodded in satisfaction, and said again: "Just in time, I searched all over the world and found a living god. He has insight into the secrets of heaven and is the best at making decisions. Today we invite him to make a decision for the world to see if I should pass on the throne to you." Which of you."
The crown prince and King Cheng looked at each other, and there was no objection. The emperor beckoned, and the palace servants who were waiting in the distance immediately came forward and obeyed. The emperor ordered them to light sandalwood, and spread a piece of pure white silk, which was a foot square. .
The father and son knelt down to the sky, the emperor murmured prayers, and burned a piece of yellow silk with talismans drawn on it in the incense burner, clearing the smoke and blowing away with the wind.
The prince and King Cheng were puzzled, they didn't know what the emperor was doing, but after a while, they heard the sound of wings flapping in the distance, and a white shadow crossed the night sky like an ink plate, gradually approaching, but it turned out to be a white crane .
The white crane flew closer, folded its wings and landed right behind the white silk, only to see a flash of light, and a human figure clearly appeared behind the white silk.
The crown prince and King Cheng were startled, and all the palace people knelt down in panic. The figure turned out of the white silk and came in front of the crowd. He was dressed in green and white with a white belt, and had a fairy-like bone. Although there were three strands of long beard on his face, His eyebrows are clear and handsome, difficult to describe and difficult to draw.
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