I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Chapter 501 The emperor leads the army in person.

While thinking, Li Mu heard the footsteps of several people outside the hall, and a figure flashed and went out of the palace.

Not long after.

Emperor Hongwen, the Empress, and the Crown Prince walked into the bedroom one after another.

Behind him was Eunuch Deng, whose face was somewhat pale.

Obviously, his injuries were not so easy to heal.

"New Year's Eve, what do you think of what the court officials are discussing today?"

Emperor Hongwen spoke calmly, with the intention of testing him.

These days, he often brought the prince with him.

What Li Mu said in the dungeon before did serve as a reminder to him.

He was not greedy for the throne, so it would be better to pass on the throne as soon as possible and take the queen to travel around.

Li Mu was right when he said that being an emperor was too hard.

Zhao Chuxi lowered his head, thought for a moment, and then said in a muffled voice,

"Father has already made the decision, and I dare not speak rashly."

"You!" Emperor Hongwen turned around suddenly and glared at Zhao Chuxi fiercely.

For a moment, he actually felt that the prince in front of him was not as magnanimous as the fake one who dared to rebel.

Can such a person really govern the country well?

"Well, isn't New Year's Eve still studying? It's normal that he hasn't recovered for a while after being imprisoned by the villain for so long."

The queen spoke softly, tugged at the corner of Emperor Hongwen's clothes calmly, and looked at Zhao Chuxi.

"On New Year's Eve, your father asked you to speak, so you should speak boldly. You are the crown prince of a country, so you should act like one. No wonder your father is angry for being so weak."

When Emperor Hongwen thought of the Crown Prince being imprisoned, he also recalled what happened in the Council Hall that day.

Speaking of which, the prince did a really good job that day, with both bravery and strategy.

He also has the courage to risk everything on one throw, which is a product of his Zhao family.

Life and death are bearish, if you don't agree, just do it!

Emperor Hongwen's expression also eased a lot, and he thought to himself, could it be that he protected the prince too well on a daily basis?

Does the prince have to wait until such a critical moment to act like a crown prince?

Thinking of this, Emperor Hongwen made up his mind.

It's time to let the crown prince govern the country alone, away from his protection.

"I have decided to announce in the court tomorrow that I will personally lead the army to suppress the rebellion. During this period, you will be in charge of the government affairs. You should listen to the opinions of Lu Qing and other court officials."

However, as soon as these words came out, the first person to object was Zhao Chuxi.

"Father! This is inappropriate!"

"The court is full of talented people, and there are many capable and skilled generals. Not to mention that this matter involves Uncle King Jiang, then Uncle King Yan will definitely..."

Zhao Chuxi paused, glanced at Emperor Hongwen's expression, and then continued,

"I heard that the uncle of King Yan is on his way to the capital."

"Brat, I have made up my mind on this matter. You just need to worry about how to manage the government after I leave."

Emperor Hongwen spoke, but there was no anger in his tone, and he even sounded a little happy.

It seemed that he was somewhat happy that the prince could contradict him.

He himself knew that it was inappropriate for an emperor to lead an army in person.

But this matter involved King Jiang, and King Yan and King Jiang were like brothers.

To quell the rebellion this time, the Prince of Yan would definitely ask for permission to go to the battlefield, and he couldn't stop him.

He knew his second brother's temper better than anyone else.

But precisely because of this, he was afraid that King Yan would spare him because of his friendship with King Jiang.

Besides, others don’t know, but he knows it clearly.

King Jiang was cunning in his use of military tactics and was good at using strange strategies and cunning tactics.

If some despicable means were really used on King Yan, King Yan, who was completely unprepared for King Jiang, would probably be very defensive.

Apart from leading the army in person, Emperor Hongwen could not think of a better way.

When the three brothers rose up in rebellion, their only purpose was to feed themselves first and then the people around them.

Even though he has been sitting on the throne for twenty years, he still hasn't learned the royal cold-bloodedness.

Perhaps after a few generations, the Zhao royal family will become like those emperors in history, alone and helpless.

But at least this will not happen to Zhao Laosi.

Prince Yan was his second brother, with whom he had beheaded a chicken, burned yellow paper, and lived and died together.

The last time the Ran Nu incident happened, due to the lack of information, the King of Yan was in danger.

Although Emperor Hongwen did not say it, he had already felt guilty in his heart.

So this time, no matter what, he would fight side by side with King Yan again.

Zhao Chuxi seemed to see what Emperor Hongwen was thinking. He clenched his fists and bowed.

"My son, I understand."

"Your son wishes your father a triumphant return!"

Emperor Hongwen showed a gratified smile on his face, put his hand on Zhao Chuxi's shoulder, and said meaningfully,

"That brat once said that the imperial family is the most ruthless, but do you understand the true meaning of ruthlessness?"

"Father, father?"

Zhao Chuxi couldn't help but tremble, and a cold sweat slid down his forehead.

Of course he understood the meaning of this sentence.

But he dared not respond.

That boy?

Did Li Mu say this?

Zhao Chuxi couldn't understand what Emperor Hongwen meant for a moment. He clenched his teeth and lowered his head.

"It seems you don't understand." Emperor Hongwen shook his head and slowly withdrew his hand.

"Did Qingyi really say this?" The Queen frowned slightly. She couldn't believe it. What Li Mu said was really unpleasant.

Emperor Hongwen smiled and said nonchalantly,

"Since ancient times, beautiful women have always had tragic fates, and the emperors are the most ruthless. He was scolding me, blaming me for making a fuss about the marriage."

Seeing that Emperor Hongwen was not angry, the empress hurriedly tried to smooth things over, savoring the two lines of poetry carefully, and scolded with a smile,

"This boy has such talent but never uses it in the right way. He even dares to write a poem to complain about Your Majesty. The next time I see him, I will definitely punish him severely."

The couple sang in unison and ignored Li Mu's rebellious behavior in their words.

But this time, Li Mu was really wronged.

Li Mu said these two sentences casually one day when he was having dinner with a few ladies in the front hall.

Even if he were asked to think about it now, he probably wouldn't be able to figure out why he suddenly mentioned these two sentences at that time.

Who would have thought that it would reach the ears of Emperor Hongwen.

Emperor Hongwen nodded. He would not explain these things, but said to Zhao Chuxi,

"The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people, just like what I said before. You should carefully consider the deep meaning of my expedition this time, and tell me your opinion when I come back."

The Queen looked at Emperor Hongwen in confusion, as if she had thought of something.

What Emperor Hongwen wanted to say was probably fairness.

There is no discrimination based on closeness or distance in treatment; this is the ruthlessness of the emperor.

But Emperor Hongwen decided to lead the army in person this time because of his friendship with Prince Yan.

Obviously, he couldn't do that, so he meant that he was not a qualified emperor and planned to pass the throne to the crown prince?

Hope the prince can be a qualified emperor?

The Empress believed that she knew Emperor Hongwen very well. The two of them had known each other since childhood and had gone through countless ups and downs to get to where they are today.

There must be some other deeper meaning behind what Emperor Hongwen said, but she just hasn't realized it yet.

Zhao Chuxi was no fool either, and he quickly came to an agreement with the Queen that Emperor Hongwen was planning to pass on the throne!

There was a flash of passion in his lowered eyes, and he said respectfully,

"My son, please remember your father's teachings."

After the Crown Prince left, Emperor Hongwen dismissed everyone, including his close companion Eunuch Deng, and looked at the Queen with complicated eyes.

The Queen smiled and held Emperor Hongwen's hand and said,

"There's no need to do this, Silang. I understand the friendship between you and your second brother. I'll go with you. I believe that your eldest brother was only coerced by the barbarians, not..."

"Hui Niang!" Emperor Hongwen shook his head, then took out the jade talisman that could control the entire imperial palace from his sleeve, stuffed it into the Queen's hand, and whispered in her ear.