I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 332 Who says the emperor must be a lonely man?

In the twenty-third year of Mingde, it was deep winter.

A shocking case of treason later known as the "Langya Rebellion" finally ended with the golden-armored general Ye Xiaoying withdrawing from Tianqi City.

The historical records explain that three old eunuchs forged the Dragon Seal Scroll and instigated the former members of the Langya Army to rebel. In the end, the Langya Army, under the leadership of Langya King Xiao Lingchen, offset their merits and demerits.

Emperor Mingde Xiao Ruojin finally admitted that the case of Langya King's treason was a miscarriage of justice. He issued an edict of repentance to restore the reputation of the previous King of Langya and punished himself. However, Xiao Lingchen quickly pointed out that there was a reason for Emperor Mingde's miscarriage of justice. In order to prevent being used by villains, Xiao Ruofeng deliberately did many things to defile himself. The night of riot in Tianqi City that year was also planned by him.

The ending written in history books is that the Langya King was cleared of treason, the three old eunuchs Zhuoqing, Zhuoxin and Zhuolu, as well as the Sword Supervisor Jin Wei were executed on the spot, the Seal Supervisor Jin Yan's whereabouts were unknown, and Xiao Lingcheng succeeded to the throne of Langya and took charge of the Langya Army.

It is quite an oddity that in this massive rebellion, the number of casualties in the end was less than a hundred.

As for the Dragon Seal Scroll, there will never be a definitive answer as to whose name is written on it.

After all, no matter what others say, its two opportunities to be made public were shattered by two successive Kings of Langya.

However, there are still several versions of Tianqi circulating among the people.

For example: Xiao Ruofeng’s name is written on the scroll, and he is the righteous leader.

For example: There is actually not a single word on it, and Emperor Tai'an did not even have time to write his name on it before he died.

For another example: The name on it is actually Xiao Ruojin, so the two Langya kings couldn’t accept it and tore up the Dragon Seal Scroll.

Unfortunately, these stories are just stories after all.

Of course, there are still many things that are not said in history books, leaving endless speculation for future generations.

For example: The three armies in the Beili Mountains did not seem to come for rebellion during this rebellion, but rather to attack Nanjue, because after the Langya mutiny, Beili and the State of Chu joined forces with a million troops to attack Nanjue.

Another example: General Ye Xiaoying suddenly retired and returned to his hometown. Xiao Lingchen entered the palace for a whole night and had an unknown conversation with Emperor Mingde.

At the same time, Apocalypse City began a large-scale arrest.

In addition to the people from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice, Prince Chi Xiao Yu, Prince Bai Xiao Chong, Prince Yong'an Xiao Chuhe, and Prince Langya Xiao Lingchen all sent people to capture the dignitaries of Beili.

These powerful people were recruited by a few eunuchs. Without these people, the Langya Army would never have been able to enter Tianqi City so smoothly.

This arrest lasted for a whole month.

When the arrest was over, the Yong'an Palace held a banquet to celebrate the vindication of Langya King Xiao Ruofeng.

Ye Xiaoying also came and sat alone in a corner drinking, which was out of place with the lively atmosphere.

Of the three great commanders of the Langya Army who once dominated the world, Langya King Xiao Ruofeng died, and Silver-clad Army Marquis Lei Mengsha also died. Now he is the only golden-armored general left.

Over the years, Emperor Mingde has always been on guard against him. If he had not been afraid of the military power in his hands, he probably would not have survived until now.

He had been thinking before that if Xiao Lingchen was willing to avenge his father Xiao Ruofeng, he would be willing to bear the crime of regicide.

But the development of everything was beyond his expectations.

Xiao Lingchen actually had no intention of pursuing the matter, which made Ye Xiaoying feel uneasy in his heart, as if he had punched something with full force and hit cotton.

"My dear relatives, you seem a little unhappy. If you have anything to say, please tell me and make me happy." Chu Zhao walked in front of Ye Xiaoying while holding his grandson Chu Hong.

Ye Xiaoying looked at Chu Zhao who sat down next to him, took his grandson who was holding out his hand to him, sighed, but said nothing.

"Not reconciled?"

Ye Xiaoying did not deny it: "He deserves to die."

Chu Zhao shook his head: "No emperor in the world can fully trust Xiao Ruofeng back then."

"You can't either?"

"Xiao Ruofeng commanded 90% of Beili's troops back then, and his popularity surpassed that of the emperor. Even I can't do that." Chu Zhao said seriously.

"So you think I shouldn't blame Xiao Ruojin?" Ye Xiaoying was a little angry.

"There is definitely something wrong with Xiao Ruojin, but Xiao Ruofeng himself has problems too."

"If it were you, what would you do?"

Chu Zhao thought for a moment and replied, "If I were Xiao Ruofeng, I would withdraw in time and overshadow Xiao Ruojin. If I were Xiao Ruojin, I would not give him the opportunity to lead so many troops. There is not only one Xiao Ruofeng in the world who can win a battle."

Ye Xiaoying was silent and said nothing.

Chu Zhao sighed: "Isn't it good like this now? Xiao Ruofeng has been vindicated without bloodshed."

"not good."

Chu Zhao shook his head: "Then what do you want to do, let Beili start a civil war?

You Beili soldiers were born by your mothers and raised by your fathers. Why should you let them shed blood for those messy matters of the royal family?

I know you are unwilling to accept it, but think about it, why did you, Lei Mengsha, and Xiao Ruofeng lead the troops to fight in the past?
Isn’t it for the sake of world peace and people’s well-being?
Lei Meng was killed on the battlefield, and Xiao Ruofeng died for not causing unrest in Beili.

Although his actions were stupid, you cannot deny that he used his death to buy Beili's safety."

"But they are all dead." Perhaps out of fear of scaring his little grandson, Ye Xiaoying tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart.

"Then what do you want? Kill Xiao Ruojin to avenge Xiao Ruofeng?" Chu Zhao shook his head and sighed, "He is almost dead and won't live much longer.

Let the grudges of the older generation end like this.

After all, people can't live in the past forever, they still have to look forward.

Smile, Hong Er will be scared to tears by your ferocious look. "

"My grandson is not that useless." Ye Xiaoying said this, but he still quickly smiled: "By the way, where are Ye boy and the others?"

"They are discussing the matter of sending troops to the south in the palace. They will probably be back soon."

Ye Xiaoying nodded and continued to ask: "When will you leave Tianqi?"

"There's one more thing to take care of."

"The best building in the world?"

"Well, now that the matter of the No. 1 building in the world has been dealt with, the world will be the world from now on."

"I heard from my son-in-law that once the gap in the Heavenly Dao of the Number One Building in the World is filled, there will be no more warriors in the world?"

Chu Zhao shook his head: "To be precise, the martial arts masters in the world will gradually wither away.

There are still warriors, but at most they are only slightly stronger than ordinary people.

Things like splitting mountains and cutting rivers, or breaking thousands of armors with one sword will never happen again.

Even your strength will become a legend in the future, a story in a book."

Ye Xiaoying was stunned: "Why?"

“Because the martial fortune of the world originally came from heaven. Once the way of heaven is completed, the martial fortune will gradually return to the way of heaven. From then on, there will only be the fortune of humanity in the world, and there will be no martial fortune of heaven. Without the blessing of martial fortune, it is impossible for monsters that are far superior to ordinary people to appear.” Chu Zhao said with a smile.

As we were chatting, a group of young people came in talking and laughing.

They were the brothers of the Chu family and the brothers of the Xiao family.

Ye Xiaoying glanced at them with a strange look on his face and said, "Xiao Lingchen's choice surprised me enough, but what surprised me even more was that Scarlet King Xiao Yu would actually give up fighting for the throne. How did you do that?"

Just when Ye Xiaoying was asking Chu Zhao, Xiao Lingchen on the other side was also asking the three brothers Xiao Chong, Xiao Se and Xiao Yu with a puzzled look on his face.

"So, how did you guys shake hands and make peace? Even though I'm at sea, I know you guys have been fighting to the death."

Xiao Chong shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

The reason why he was able to shake hands and make peace with Xiao Yu was mainly because Xiao Se found him after coming out of the No. 1 Building in the World. Out of trust in Xiao Se, he joined forces with Xiao Yu.

Until now, he actually didn't know why Xiao Yu gave up the throne.

Xiao Se smiled and said, "Because he wants to ascend to become an immortal, he naturally doesn't care about who will take the throne."

"Who are you talking about to ascend to become an immortal?" Xiao Lingchen seemed not to have heard clearly.

Xiao Se rolled his eyes, "Xiao Yu."

This time he heard it clearly. Xiao Lingchen was stunned and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

"Are you kidding me? What qualifications does he have to ascend to become an immortal?"

There's no way, this news is just too ridiculous.

There are so many good people in this world who have done good deeds and accumulated virtues, but none of them have gone to heaven. Why can Xiao Yu?

Hearing this, Xiao Yu turned to look at his cousin Xiao Lingchen and laughed: "Some opportunities are beyond your envious."

Xiao Lingchen was indeed envious, but more of it was confusion.

"How can you become an immortal?"

Xiao Yu just glanced at Xiao Lingchen with a cocky look on his face and said nothing.

"No matter why, I would like to congratulate my seventh brother first." Xiao Chong clasped his fists and said with a smile.

He did not feel envious, but always felt that there were many unknown secrets behind this matter.

Don’t people as strong as Chu Zhao and Li Changsheng also think about ascending to heaven?
It can be seen that heaven is not always all good.

But now that Xiao Yu has given up the throne and chosen to ascend to become an immortal, it is a good thing for him.

After all, compared to the Red King Xiao Yu, the Yong'an King Xiao Chuhe is undoubtedly a man of rules. Unlike Xiao Yu, this madman, he does things ruthlessly without considering the impact at all.

In this way, the positions of all of you will inevitably be born between him and Yong'an King Xiao Chuhe.

No matter how you look at it, it is a good thing to lose Xiao Yu as a competitor.

Although Chu Zhao had told him before to prepare to ascend the throne.

But Xiao Chong was not completely at ease, and the reason was very simple.

The six brothers of the Chu family told him that unless Xiao Se voluntarily gave up the throne, they would help Xiao Se ascend the throne. But at the moment, Xiao Se did not express his intention to give up the throne.

Of course, Xiao Chong could also understand the choices made by the Chu brothers.

It's normal for people to trust their cousins ​​more than him.

He not only understood, but even admired the Chu brothers' frankness.

Noticing his gaze, Chu An turned around and said with a smile, "Brother Xiao, is there anything?"

Xiao Chong shook his head, but seeing Jin Xuan behind him, he couldn't help but ask, "I'm very curious. Jin Xuan is the tutor of my father. When did you contact him?"

"This... I really don't know." Chu An smiled and turned to look at Jin Xuan.

Now that everything has been laid out, there is nothing to hide.

Jin Xuan thought for a moment and replied, "This matter has to start from the time when I accidentally discovered that Princess Jingyu was the daughter of the Emperor of Western Chu."

"Eunuch, we don't have slaves in the Chu State. Don't call yourself a slave in the future." Chu An shook his head and smiled.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."

Looking at Jin Xuan's brilliant smile, Xiao Chong was stunned for a moment, "In other words, before my father ascended the throne, the eunuch had already defected to Western Chu?"

Jin Xuan nodded: "Yes."

Xiao Chong smiled bitterly, sighed deeply, and said with emotion: "Uncle Chu is really terrible. He laid out the plan in Tianqi more than 20 years ago. Of course, the eunuch hid it deep enough. For so many years, even my father didn't notice it at all."

Xiao Yu fully agreed with this.

"That's right. Who would have thought that Long Xie, who is beside me, is also someone belonging to you, an old eunuch."

That’s right, Long Xie is Jin Xuan’s man.

To be precise, Long Xie is Jin Xuan's disciple and was placed next to Xiao Yu since he was a child.

Jin Xuan smiled without saying anything, while Long Xie behind him felt a little ashamed.

After all, Xiao Yu has been really good to him over the years.

Fortunately, Xiao Yu now has another choice and a good ending, which alleviates a lot of his guilt.

"Your Highness..."

Long Xie had just started talking when Xiao Yu waved his hand and interrupted him, "Alright, there's no need to say anything about guilt. I don't want to. Today is a happy day. Let's go and have a drink!"

After letting go of his obsession with the throne, Xiao Yu seemed to have suddenly turned into a sunny and cheerful boy.

The glasses were clinking and the laughter was constant.

The banquet lasted until nightfall, and many people were drunk at the table.

Xiao Lingchen helped deal with these drunkards, then used his inner strength to dissipate the effects of the alcohol and quietly left the Yong'an Palace.

"Where are you going?"

A sudden faint laugh was heard, causing Xiao Lingchen to pause.

Looking up in the direction where the sound came from, I saw a figure in green standing on the eaves. Under the moonlight, her clothes fluttered, as if she was about to fly away like a fairy.

He hurriedly bowed and said, "It turns out to be Uncle Chu. He asked me to go to the palace."

"Well, let's go together. I'm going to meet him too."

royal palace.

Ever since the day of the Langya mutiny and the issuance of the edict of remorse, Xiao Ruojin seemed to have used up the last bit of his anger and was bedridden again.

After a full month of rest, I have just felt a little better.

At this time, Hua Jin was treating Xiao Ruojin with his apprentice Mu Chunfeng, when a eunuch hurried in to report.

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Langya is here, along with the Emperor of Chu."

"All of you go out and let Ling Chen and Chu Zhao in." Xiao Ruojin said softly.

"Your Majesty, your illness is so serious, you should let the young genius doctor Hua Jin stay with you." Li Changqing advised.

Without waiting for Xiao Ruojin to speak, Hua Jin took Mu Chunfeng out.

"Uncle Chu." Hua Jin greeted with a smile on his face.

Chu Zhao also laughed: "Xiao Huajin, is this Apocalypse City fun?"

"It's not fun. It's far worse than our Yuelu City. It's not even as fun as Yaowang Valley."

"Well, then I'll have to trouble the little doctor to wait a little longer." Chu Zhao joked.

Hua Jin was stunned: "What are you waiting for?"

"Let's watch a play. After that, we'll go back to Yuelu."

On the other side, Xiao Lingchen, dressed in white, was also greeting Mu Chunfeng. The two had met before on the sea and recognized each other.

"Hey, isn't this the son of the Qingzhou Mu family? How come he's a doctor now?"

Mu Chunfeng laughed exaggeratedly and said, "Hey, isn't this the king of the thousand-mile sea area? How did he come ashore?"

"Breathe the air on land."

In just two or three sentences, Li Changqing came out with the eunuchs in the hall.

"Your Highness, His Majesty allows you to come in."

Xiao Lingchen nodded, clasped his fist towards Mu Chunfeng, walked into the hall, and bowed respectfully.

"See Your Majesty."

"You're here." Xiao Ruojin struggled to half sit up and waved: "Come closer."

So, Xiao Lingchen took a few steps forward, but still kept a certain distance.

Xiao Ruojin sighed and was silent for a long time before saying, "Thanks to you this time."

"I am only following my father's will. If Ling Chen really plots rebellion and seizes the throne, he will whip me to death when I see him again in the underworld." Xiao Lingchen smiled and said something seemingly frivolous but sincere: "Besides, with my personality, I can't be the emperor."

"Then what kind of personality is suitable for being an emperor?" Xiao Ruojin seemed to be asking Xiao Lingchen, but also seemed to be asking himself.

"People like your majesty are more thoughtful, more stable, and more thoughtful." Xiao Lingchen said with a faint smile, "My father's personality is too carefree. Being a general is fine, but being an emperor is too tiring, so he gave up. It's the same for me. Although the emperor is the most powerful person in the world, he is also the one with the most shackles. Those damn eunuchs put their hopes on my father and me, and they underestimated us."

Xiao Ruojin sighed, "Back then, one of us brothers was the king and the other was the commander. We thought that the fate of Beili was in our hands, and we could prosper and annex Xichu, which was in Chu Zhao's hands, and even the whole world. But we didn't expect that we would be used by others. I have been blaming myself for your father's affairs all these years."

Xiao Lingchen smiled: "Your Majesty, do you want me to stay in Beili, like my father, to assist the next king and resist the State of Chu?"

Xiao Ruojin did not deny: "You are as smart as your father."

"I am not your father. I can only promise Your Majesty that the Langya Army will not enter Beili in the future." Xiao Lingchen smiled faintly and suddenly said, "Also, Your Majesty, you should really blame yourself."

Xiao Ruojin was stunned and nodded: "Go on."

"Back then, my father was willing to defile himself and die in order to establish the order of the court, but why did you remain silent?" Xiao Lingchen was furious, but then he restrained himself and sighed, "I understand that this is a tacit understanding between you, the monarch and his subjects, but there was actually a second way back then."

Xiao Lingchen looked at Xiao Ruojin with a fierce look: "You can find those ministers who are causing trouble and kill them one by one. You can also firmly tell the world with my father that, yes, the name on the Dragon Seal Scroll is Xiao Ruofeng.

But so what?

The emperor is still Xiao Ruojin, and Xiao Ruofeng is just the King of Langya.

This is your choice and no one can change it.

The Dragon Seal Scroll can't do it, and no one else in the world can do it.

Why don't you do that?

Don't forget, it was my father who gave up your throne to you. If it weren't for my father, there would be no Mingde Emperor Xiao Ruojin!"

Xiao Ruojin was silent for a long time, but just sighed.

Xiao Lingchen looked at him with hatred in his eyes: "I guess, because it is risky.

Doing so may make your throne unstable and may seriously affect the stability of Beili Tianxia.

Those princes who lost in the battle for the throne may send troops to Tianqi at any time, and ministers in the court who are dissatisfied with you will also take the opportunity to act.

Your Majesty, is Ling Chen wrong?"

"That's right." Xiao Ruojin nodded. "You're right. That's why I've felt guilty all these years. I could have lied to myself and said that it was Ruofeng's own choice. I could have lied to myself that one day I would vindicate Ruofeng and re-enshrine his spirit tablet in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. But until the moment you stepped into the Pingqing Palace, I didn't do that."

"My father always remembered the agreement you made when you were young, but Your Majesty forgot it later." Xiao Lingchen turned around and said, "I don't know what Your Majesty wants to talk to me about today, but this is what I want to say, and what I want to hear is not some words of regret."

Xiao Ruojin fell silent again.

"If your majesty has nothing to say, Ling Chen will leave first. I understand my father's plan, but it does not mean that I forgive this matter. I lost my dearest one. No matter what the reason, I will not forgive it. The world, the country, and the throne are nothing more than this."

Xiao Lingchen turned his back to Xiao Ruojin, his tone getting colder as he spoke: "I came here today not to reminisce about the past, nor to seek credit, nor to let Your Majesty use the so-called family affection to bind me.

My father's death was his own choice, but he caused my mother's death as well.

In this matter, even my father cannot forgive me, let alone your Majesty.

I came here because there are some things I can't say, and I can't say them in front of the world, so I can only say them to Your Majesty, and I hope Your Majesty can understand."

"I understand." Xiao Ruojin sighed silently, as if he had aged several years in an instant, and asked slowly: "I have one more thing to ask you. This time, what choice should I make?"

"It's very simple. You hate that prince the most, so leave the throne to him." Xiao Lingchen said indifferently: "Your Majesty is destined to be alone and unhappy in this position."

Before he finished speaking, Chu Zhao strode in.

"There's nothing wrong with living an unhappy life, but who says an emperor must be alone?"

(End of this chapter)