nashuaworldcup Chapter 800 Meeting
Chapter 800 Meeting
Jiang Fenghua discovered something very interesting: Xie Kang and the Empress Dowager were both very persistent about who should be the emperor. They both stubbornly believed that Xie Kang was the only one suitable to be the emperor, while Emperor Hui Jing had just spent half his life on the throne.
Perhaps Emperor Shengzu told Xie Kang that he intended to depose the crown prince and make Xie Kang the crown prince, but he was not able to do so in the end. This became a lifelong knot in their hearts, so they kept it in mind all their lives, believing that the throne was theirs.
Sometimes luck is also important. If Xie Kangruo was not destined to be an emperor, he would not be able to do it even if Emperor Shengzu wanted him to be emperor.
Jiang Fenghua said: "Prince Kang wanted the late emperor to die, but he didn't kill him when he was still alive. Instead, he had an affair with his concubines and gave birth to a daughter. Is it because Prince Kang couldn't kill the late emperor that he sought revenge on the concubines in the harem?"
Xie Kang didn't want to talk about what was right or wrong between him and Chang Mingxiu. At the beginning, he and Chang Mingxiu were in love with each other, but unfortunately fate played tricks on them. They were not wrong, and the one who was wrong was Xie Jing.
Concubine Chang also appeared in front of them, "We are not wrong. The ones who are wrong are Empress Dowager Cheng and the late emperor. They broke up Akang and I. I didn't want to give birth to the late emperor's child. I should have strangled that child to death when he was born. I hate him."
Xie Shang sneered: "If Xie Yang heard what Concubine Chang said, I wonder how sad he would be."
They were born into royal families and had noble status, but they had never felt the true love and care from their parents. Apart from being exploited, there was not a trace of family affection.
In Xie Shang's heart, Concubine Chang should be given poisoned wine and white silk.
At this time, Xie Yang also appeared at the gate of the government office. He was seen kneeling on the ground, holding a sword in both hands and raising it above his head, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to forgive my mother. I am willing to die in her place."
The Empress Dowager had told him everything. He was the son of the late emperor, but his mother had long had an affair with Prince Kang. He knew that the Emperor had sent them away in order to lure Prince Kang out.
"Your Majesty..." Xie Yang kowtowed heavily. He didn't feel any pain even though his forehead was bleeding. His mother had lived in the West Palace all her life and she had suffered enough. He was willing to take the charge of rebellion for them and was willing to be executed.
The sound was transmitted into the underground palace, and Concubine Chang's heart sank. Why was Yang'er here?
Xie Shang said: "It seems that the Grand Empress Dowager told him everything. I don't know how the Grand Empress Dowager made up your story for Xie Yang. You two are deeply in love, mother and son, and your father is guilty of a heinous crime."
Xie Shang pointed in the direction of King Kang and said coldly: "Father's biggest mistake was that he didn't kill you directly because he was concerned about the brotherhood and the mother-son relationship. The real traitor is you, Xie Kang."
Jiang Fenghua saw that Xie Shang's eyes were full of ruthlessness, and he was full of the domineering aura of a king. "You have been keeping the portrait of your royal grandfather, and he will never come back to pass the throne to you. Do you think that if you become the emperor, you can govern the Great Zhou Kingdom? Will the Great Zhou be better in your hands than it is now? Do you really think your father doesn't know the current situation in the northwest? You married the daughter of a local native as your princess and tried to win over people everywhere. Do you think that when you raise an army to rebel, they will risk their lives to help you rebel? It's really that easy. I guess you have already entered Shengjing, and you won't run to the vassal state thousands of miles away to seek help from them!"
It was only after he became emperor that he realized how difficult it was to be an emperor. He had to do everything himself and share all the worries. In his memory, his father had never been slack in state affairs, and he had his own way of governing his ministers.
“Uncle Kang, stop it!” Xie Shang took the portrait of the Holy Ancestor Emperor. “If Grandfather knew that you colluded with foreign enemies to seize the Xie family’s kingdom and split the four kingdoms into pieces, he would definitely not recognize you as his son.”
Xie Kang stared at the portrait. If the vassal state really occupied the Southern Kingdom and attacked the Great Zhou from the Southern Kingdom, war would also break out on the border at the same time.
By then, Xie Shang would be at a loss and overwhelmed, but unfortunately he was too lucky to see through the intentions of the vassal state, allowing the Southern Kingdom to directly become the territory of the Great Zhou, and forcing the vassal state to leave the Southern Kingdom. The Southern Kingdom's coastal area was directly garrisoned by the Great Zhou's army.
At that time he was thinking that if Xie Jing was still sitting on the throne, the Southern Kingdom would definitely be conquered by the vassal states, and they would go straight into the border of the Great Zhou from the Southern Kingdom.
Xie Kang asked: "When did you start to doubt me?"
"From the moment I knew Xie Yun was your son, I suspected that you would not stay in the northwest and continue to be the King of Kang. So I sent people to the northwest to investigate and issued an imperial decree for you to enter the capital openly. I was just suspicious and had no evidence. Of course, Uncle King Kang was also very cautious. The Queen Mother suddenly came back and disturbed the harem. These were all superficial. Her purpose was to cover up for you."
Xie Shang added, "It's a pity that the Empress Dowager had bad luck. She met the Empress, who was relentless towards her. You also encouraged Xie Yang to rebel. Of course, he didn't dare to rebel, but Concubine Chang was his mother, and he would definitely listen to her. She had implanted hatred for the Empress Dowager in Xie Yang's head since he was a child. Xie Yang was indeed timid, but he knew who treated him sincerely and who treated him falsely in the palace. You wanted to use Xie Yang as a puppet to deal with me, but he accidentally killed Shuxue and disrupted your plan."
Xie Shang didn't get along with any of the other princes, except for the timid and cowardly Fourth Prince, with whom he had no grudge or hatred.
Xie Kang said: "So you deliberately ordered me to return to Shengjing, and never thought of letting me leave."
Xie Shang said in a deep voice: "If Uncle Kang is willing to stay in Shengjing to live out his days, I will not go against my father's will and will treat Uncle Kang well.
My father also made a mistake in the past, which was to let go of the enemy who was known to be trying to seize his throne. He kept saying that there was no family affection in the royal family, but he always considered Uncle Kang. "
Xie Kang said: "Don't think that I will let you go just because you tell me this. Even if all your people are guarding outside, they can't save the emperor and the queen."
Xie Shang was calm and composed, his eyes were clear and fearless, "I can ask someone to invite Cao De back to the capital right away. He has served my father for decades. Perhaps only Cao Zongguan knows the grudge between Uncle Kang and my father best."
Cao De has left the palace and returned to his hometown to enjoy his retirement. He has served the late emperor all his life, which can be considered a complete accomplishment. A new emperor appoints new ministers. Having served the late emperor, Cao De will not continue to serve the current emperor. They all have their own confidants.
Xie Kang knew Cao De.
Chang Shun saw that King Kang seemed a little shaken. King Kang often stared at the portrait of Emperor Shengzu in a daze. He didn't know why King Kang often sighed and even held a pair of tiger puppets in his hands and stared at them in a daze. Now he finally knew the reason.
His eyes rolled around, wondering if Prince Kang wanted to let the emperor go?