Shengshichun

Chapter 369 Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world (please vote)
"Of course not!" the Queen said flatly, "When your biological mother entered the palace, she was already pregnant with you!"

"This is impossible!"

King Yan burst into tears.

The queen took a deep breath and said: "There is nothing impossible. Your biological mother was the queen of the general family. Your grandfather took your uncle with him - that is your real uncle. After they joined the army, your grandmother took your mother to stay at home. , later the home was destroyed, your grandmother was killed by bandits, and your mother was almost insulted while searching for your grandfather and uncle. Thanks to a general from the Zhou army who passed by at that time, she was rescued.

"And the general who saved your biological mother, his surname is Lin, and he is your father!"

King Yan stopped crying.

The queen calmed her breath and continued: "But they were not married at that time. Your mother was still young at that time, and we settled her in Luoyang City. After the founding of the country, your father, General Lin, asked us to marry your mother. We After agreeing, he arranged for someone to go to Luoyang to pick up your mother.

“As a result, they contracted malaria on the way home and died at the inn not long after.

"We took your mother back to the capital and found out she was pregnant.

"She is unmarried, so it is not convenient to reveal this matter to the outside world. Moreover, these are the flesh and blood of a lieutenant general. Your grandfather and uncle sacrificed their lives for the country, and your father is also a third-grade general. We naturally want to keep you, the only member of the two families. The only seedling.

"So I discussed with the emperor and made her a nominal concubine in the harem. I will raise you as the prince first, and then tell you about your life experience when you become an adult.

"Who knew that your mother suffered so much when giving birth to you? She bled to death the moment you hit the ground, and you were damaged from tossing and tossing in the womb, so your constitution has been weak since you were born.

"I have to take time to take care of you. After a while, I naturally treat you as my own child. But because you are not our child after all, I can give you the status of a prince, but there is no way to make you truly Become a prince.

"However, no one thought that something like the second child would force the uterus into the womb later!"

When the queen said this, she looked at him and said, "Although you are not our biological child, to me and the emperor, you are no different from our biological children.

"If there is really no other way, there is nothing wrong with you taking over the throne. After all, we all thought that Yi'er was gone. So before Yi'er appeared, we were indeed arranging the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the canonization.

"But you, you have to be smart!"

King Yan's expression was broken. He kept shaking his head: "But I don't really want to be the prince. I didn't do all this just to get the throne!"

"What's the difference? You were fooled after all! You were only eleven years old seven years ago, and you had already met Yi'er at that time. You kept it secret for seven years. You have such a deep city, no matter what you do, You can achieve success as a prince or as a prince, why do you want to prevent my son and I from meeting each other? "

The queen grabbed his shoulders and shook him with a hiss.

King Yan fell on his seat and was speechless.

The queen calmed down, took a few deep breaths, and said: "The Baiyu Hutong case happened after you went to the City God's Temple. You regarded the Dayue man who died in the alley as your uncle. So, did you secretly treat the second brother for a long time? Are you aware of the pursuit of Yi'er?"

"No!" King Yan suddenly straightened up, "Mother, I know nothing about this matter! After the night of Chinese Valentine's Day, I was ill for more than a month, and when the murder occurred in Baiyu Alley, I was still on the sickbed!
"I never thought about hurting my eldest brother from the beginning to the end. All I did was to prevent him from returning to the palace and reunited with his mother! I never thought about killing him!"

King Yan said it over and over again, and soon his voice became hoarse.

Fuzhen, who was under the eaves of the corridor, couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, she also knew that what King Yan did behind the scenes was limited. After all, if he was really obsessed with the throne, he should have taken action against Yang Yi long ago.

And he has lived beside the queen since he was a child, so it is not easy to do things quietly. Being able to hide a secret for seven years is already extraordinary.

But who was the masked man who sent him a letter and deceived him with a false identity?

Since he deceived King Yan that he was from Dayue, it must be that the traitor who came from Dayue couldn't escape!

Seven years ago, the war between Dayue and Zhou Dynasty was in full swing, and King Duan Ruo of Dayue was still in power at that time. Duan Mian was in exile in Dazhou, so he had the conditions to commit the crime, but he had been dead for many years at that time, so it couldn't be him.

Duan Mian's son Xu Yin had just entered the imperial court as an official at that time, and he did not have the strength to do these things. Judging from Xu Yin's trajectory in the following years, his behavior did not overlap with the line of King Yan. at.

Therefore, it cannot be the branch of Yiwangfu.

But it can only be Duan Ruoyidang.

Duan Ruoren was commanding the battle in Da Yue, so of course it was impossible for him to come to the capital of Da Zhou.

On the contrary, it is very likely that his son Lian Yang, who was left to live outside.

Fu Zhen set her target and was about to listen further, when a thought suddenly flashed through her mind -

Lianyang? !
Is it possible that he has been to the capital of Zhou Dynasty? ! …

In the closed hall, the Queen looked at King Yan for a moment and then calmed down a little.

"Then how did you find Yi'er?"

"The father and son of the Guan family who died in the alley were the ones who snatched the body from the fire and collected it. The son fell ill in bed. Although he never left the palace to follow up on the matter, he still half believed what the masked man said. , so he sent someone to quietly guard the city gate for those few days. If anyone with similar characteristics came to the capital, he would go and inquire about his origin.

"Later, they were indeed allowed to squat, but when they came to the door, Zhang Shicheng had already dragged the body to the outside of the city and burned it.

"How dare I expose myself in front of my second brother and Prince Rong, so the people I sent out didn't show up either.

"But he knew that the eldest brother had buried the Guan family and his son in Longquan Temple. I just regarded them as my real relatives. When I found the burial place, I quietly dug them up and buried them in another place.

“Since we are new to the soil, naturally my eldest brother didn’t notice the clues.

"Later he went there to worship again. I heard his confession and couldn't help but show up."

"Then how did you know that was your eldest brother?!"

"When my mother sent the guards out of the palace to look for medicine and went around to inquire about the whereabouts of my eldest brother, rumors would always come out. When I knew that I still had an eldest brother, I would naturally go find out!

"As long as you are still looking for him, then I know that he is very likely to be alive!"

The queen pursed her lips and looked at him, and asked the last question: "Since you know everything, how could you be so ruthless as to satisfy me for seven years?" King Yan was speechless, and tears came one after another. gush out. As he cried, he cried loudly, his legs weakened, and he knelt on the ground.

There was only the sound of crying in the room. The Queen's eyes gradually turned red as she looked at the ground in front of her.

There was grief and anger, regret, sadness, and decadence in her eyes.

"Although I have raised three sons as my mother, none of them have fulfilled my wishes or obeyed my heart. This shows that I am worthy of the name of a virtuous queen. I have not cultivated a legitimate crown prince for Da Zhou. I am s failure."

"Queen Mother!" King Yan stepped forward on his knees and grabbed her hand, "Brother, where is he? I will go find my eldest brother now. I will tell him the whole truth and ask him to come back to the palace!"

"It's too late." The queen also burst into tears. "He has never lived in the palace for a day. He doesn't know the strategy of governing a country or the art of an emperor. Even when he returned to the palace seven years ago, he was only twenty. Despite his age, he still has a lot to do.

"But he is already in his early thirties now. Even if he starts over now, he will have to study for several years at least. And the emperor's body, do you think he can last for so many years?"

She looked at the young man in front of her with tears in her eyes: "You are not delaying him, nor me, you are delaying Dazhou! It is the people of Li who have just ushered in peace in the world!

King Yan seemed to be frightened, and he backed away in fear: "I didn't think so much...I actually thought that I am not a long-lived person. When the emperor canonize me as the prince, I will die in two years. I will tell the whole truth to my elder brother before I die, and I will not delay his coming back to take over the throne at that time...Mother..."

There was no trace of blood on his face, and he muttered incoherently: "Then what should I do now? What should I do?"

The queen did not speak. She looked forward feebly, "What you should do now is to keep this secret in front of the emperor. Then, wait for the Qianqing Palace to issue an order to canonize you."

"No - I don't dare -"

"You must dare!" The queen stood up and grabbed his arm with her right hand. "I don't need you to manage the government now. As long as you live in the East Palace as the crown prince, you can sit there for me and let everyone in the world feel at ease. !”

King Yan stared at her blankly, forgetting to cry.

Fu Zhen, who was outside the door, took a deep breath and felt a stinging pain on her hand. When she lowered her head, she saw that the fingers of her left hand had actually pinched out bloody marks.

The queen was absolutely right. Even if she didn't care about King Yan's life experience, just based on his moral character, his recklessness in doing things, and his biased belief and impulsiveness, he would not care about the position of crown prince. However, The Great Zhou Dynasty is really full of disasters and cannot withstand any more changes.

If the only candidate for the crown prince in the palace is known to the world as not of royal blood, there will be turmoil in the world.

The critical moment is that there is still chaos in the northwest. If there is civil strife in Da Zhou at this moment, then it will directly play into the hands of those who are interested!

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but cast a glance outside the palace. Yang Yi was obviously a person who knew the righteousness, otherwise he would not have exposed his identity that had been hidden for more than 20 years in order to hand over information to the court.

In any case, the situation has reached this point, and it is the only correct trend for him to eventually inherit the throne.

And having the emperor's eldest son, who had participated in the journey to pacify the world, take over the reins was undoubtedly more convincing.

But Fu Zhen doesn't know what Yang Yi will think after learning all this?
How will he deal with the sadness and grievances that have accumulated for more than 20 years?
As soon as my thoughts reached this point, there was a "squeaking" sound of the door opening behind me.

When the palace door opened, the queen stood under the threshold, her haggard face made people feel distressed.

"Mother, take care..."

At this moment, Fu Zhen didn't know what to say, so he could only say this.

The queen stepped out of the threshold and walked up to him silently. Then she looked up at the sky and said in a quiet voice: "Did you hear everything?"

Fu Zhen nodded silently: "Thanks to your Majesty's trust, I heard everything."

"Then do you know why I called you here?"

Fu Zhen paused for a while, looked at her and said: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. Everyone has the responsibility to protect the home and the country, and I think the same is true for His Highness."

The Queen turned around and met her gaze: "As expected, you can understand my intention."

Fu Zhen nodded.

The queen said: "He may not be the son of the king of Zhou, or the eldest son of the emperor, but when Zhou is in trouble, he has the responsibility to help.

"Because he is also a citizen of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he is also responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Therefore, no matter what, he cannot stand by and watch the current war in the northwest. He must also help overcome this difficulty in the palace."

Fu Zhen nodded: "Mother, I will persuade your highness after I return. Your highness is very familiar with the situation of Da Yue and Dongzi, and he is even more powerful with him.

"Moreover, Duan Ruo imprisoned His Highness for five years. This was not only a shame for His Highness, but also a shame for me, Great Zhou!
"Now that his son who was left alone has come back with great ambitions, this account must be settled no matter what."

The queen nodded: "Exactly."

Fu Zhen thought for a while and then said: "However, I also want to ask for protection for His Highness. Once His Highness gets involved, his identity will most likely be exposed. Once His existence is known to the Emperor, I also ask Your Majesty to protect His Highness." "

Rationally speaking, Fu Zhen believed that Yang Yi should indeed return to the court, but from Yang Yi's perspective, it would be aggrieved to come back like this. What's more, when the emperor decided to abandon him as bait, it is still unknown what kind of mentality he had. Think about the worst, what if the tiger poisoning and food food thing really happened to him?

Even though the Queen wanted Yang Yi to live well more than anyone else, Fu Zhen still wanted to remind him at this time.

The queen seemed confident: "Since I have made this plan, I will naturally have a perfect plan. Let's see if you are willing to believe me?"

Fu Zhen leaned over and said, "I naturally believe in your Majesty."

The queen nodded: "In that case, I will wait for your reply. It is getting late, so I will have someone take you back to your home."

At this time, the eunuch who had been standing not far away walked up in steps: "My dear lady, half an hour ago, the general outside Donghua Gate came to send a message, saying that General Pei was waiting for the general's wife outside the palace gate."

Fu Zhen was surprised when he heard this.

The queen looked at her and raised the corners of her lips: "That's how it should be. This guy has been cold-mouthed for twenty years, and now he knows how to care for others.

"Just go ahead. Don't delay."

Fu Zhenfu bowed down and glanced inside the wide-open palace door before retreating out of the courtyard.