Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 551

"I'm even more afraid now..." The emperor smiled and shook his head, "A ruler can be affectionate, but not dedicated, a woman can make you cut off your wings, and you are willing to be used by others..."

The tone paused, filled with endless sorrow, "In the past, you were hard-hearted and cruel. At that time, you never cared about the love of your children, and you were never controlled by anyone. It was your uncle Gu Yong, You also never gave him any affection, I knew you were a child who valued affection, but I didn't expect you to be so affectionate..."

"Father——" Li Xuanye raised his eyes, "The reason why I can tolerate Zhao Ziyi is not entirely for the sake of the Crown Princess, but more because I am confident that I can control him!" "Hehe..." The emperor Smiled a bit, and elongated his tone, "You, you are still too old
Gentle..." He opened his eyes, the light in them was faint, but there was a kind of thoroughness that pierced people's hearts, "I am not as good as you in terms of strategizing, but you are not as good as me in terms of seeing people's hearts... You think you can control him, How do you know that this is not a part of his design, deliberately creating this illusion for you? "

Li Xuanye was shocked.

The emperor rested his palms on his knees casually, looked at his son kneeling in front of him quietly, like an unfathomable wise man, and said slowly: "It takes three days to burn the jade, and it takes seven years to distinguish the material." , until the last moment, can you determine who is the real loyal minister?"

Li Xuanye's eyes moved, and he seemed to have a feeling: "Father is right."

The emperor nodded slightly, and continued: "I am still alive, and he has already started planning for himself. If one day my eyes are closed, he will breed greater ambitions. At that time, as the new king, you will How to control it?"

Every word and every sentence of his was aimed at explaining the future, even though Li Xuanye tried his best to restrain himself, he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable: "Father..."

He gently held the emperor's hand on his knee, and pressed his forehead to it, like a child who has not yet grown up, attached to his father.

"Father..." He called out twice, but he didn't know what to say next.

He was four years old when his mother died.

There is very little about her in memory.

It was his father who accompanied him through childhood and youth.

The royal father held him in the palm of his hand and loved him, cared for him meticulously, and gave him the best environment for growth, so the loss of his mother did not cause him much harm.

If he has to say that he has any regrets, it is that when he is sensible, he often fantasizes that if his mother is still alive, she will definitely be the happiest woman in the world, right?

Unfortunately, he will never see this scene again.

"Get up." The emperor seemed to be aware of his son's emotions, and patted his shoulder lightly, "I was also very angry today, and that's why I lost my temper at you..." The tone became a little faint Apologizing, he said: "I didn't really want to hit you, I just hated that iron can't be made into steel, I..."

Halfway through the speech, Li Xuanye raised his eyes, and he stopped abruptly, a little helpless: "Those who have love must be tired, and I'm just afraid that you will suffer..."

Seeing that the emperor had completely regained his composure, Li Xuanye relaxed a little, and replied, "Father, don't worry, I know this well."

He sat down on the side of the throne: "The enemy that Zhao Ziyi mentioned, my minister has been secretly investigated by someone, but the princess is still unaware of this matter..." While rubbing his arm for the emperor, he said in deliberation, "How about that?" Please don't say anything, father, no matter whether it is Zhao Ziyi's side or the crown princess's side, father should not startle the snake..."

The emperor was very comfortable being served, so he glanced at his son lazily, and said: "You have been beating around the bush to excuse her, how can I still slap you in the face?"

Li Xuanye laughed: "Father really wants to fight, and my son can only admit it..."

The emperor closed his eyes again.

Li Xuanye saw that he was a little loose, so he continued: "The war in Liangzhou has not been resolved, and the situation in the middle of the court is not stable. If the father takes action against Zhao Ziyi at this time, wouldn't the gain outweigh the gain? You often educate your sons and ministers, As a ruler, you can tolerate what ordinary people can't bear, and you can tolerate what ordinary people can't tolerate. You can even tolerate the empress dowager for so many years, and a mere Zhao Ziyi, why don't you tolerate him for another year?"

The emperor half-opened his eyes and asked, "One year?" He snorted, "One year, the concubine just gave birth to a little grandson, and he will be the grandson's grandfather!" Looking at his son, "At that time, I'm afraid you won't be able to do anything!"

"The horoscope has not yet been written off. Father, you want to embrace the emperor's grandson, right?" Li Xuanye laughed.

The emperor's eyes widened: "You said that some of these are not fooling me, so I can't hear it?"

"Yes yes yes! My minister was wrong!" His Royal Highness followed the good advice and immediately admitted his mistake. He lowered his tone and discussed, "Then half a year? Wait for my minister to settle the war in Liangzhou, and then take back the empress dowager's military power..."

The emperor gave a "hmm", looked at him and said, "What should you do?"

Li Xuanye smiled, and his tone suddenly sank: "Deal with the law!"

The emperor nodded: "Then I will bear with him for another half a year..."

Cao De watched from the side, and let out a breath of foul air quietly.

After all, it was a close father-son relationship, even such a storm did not affect their relationship at all.

When the emperor is not angry, he is very relaxed and casual, not at all like a supreme emperor, but more like a well-educated ordinary father: "I don't doubt your ability, nor your resourcefulness, although I don't know who the enemy he is talking about is, but just because he tried to use his daughter to control you, it is impossible for me to forgive him, but now is the time to employ people, and I can't just go my own way and mess up the plans of my family and the country..."

"Fengshuang is different from the nature of vegetation, and the festival of chastity is seen in danger..." He exhaled softly, closed his eyes, and said slowly: "Although Gu Yong's city is quite deep, he has experienced ups and downs after all. , now that he returns to Beijing again, he is much more humble than before..."

When Li Xuanye heard him mention Gu Yong suddenly, he was startled for a moment, with a bad premonition welling up in his heart.

Sure enough, the emperor opened his eyes, and suddenly said: "Zhao Ziyi is ambitious, trying to use his daughter to control you, even if I can tolerate him for half a year, I can't let him sit alone—"

"Father!" Li Xuanye frowned, "You..."

"Listen to me." The emperor waved his hand and interrupted him, "What I mean is, after all, Gu Yong is your uncle, even if he has plans, he is also a member of his family..." He looked at Li Xuanye, Word by word, "What do you think of bringing Gu Yong's daughter into the East Palace and making her a side concubine?"

"Gu Yong's daughter?" Li Xuanye hurriedly said, "Father, son and her..."

"Yeah." The emperor nodded, with some meaning: "I know you don't like her, but I don't want to see you being eaten to death by a woman—"

His tone was light, but he had an undeniable decision: "I am the Son of Heaven, and even more so, an ordinary father. I don't want to see my son kneeling in front of me for a woman again, and even acting for her after being beaten and scolded by me." Please forgive me, do you understand?"

(End of this chapter)