Mystery Makes Me Strong
Chapter 2609 The Third Brother Succeeds
Several imperial guards lowered ladders for their men.
They had prepared this long ago.
It was troublesome to open the door, but it was much easier to put down the ladder.
In fact, before the emperor died, he wanted to put the two princes under house arrest in his mansion, and even wanted to send them out of the capital.
However, the supporters of the two princes kept making suggestions, including some heavyweight generals.
This forced the emperor to delay the matter.
Then he wanted to let the third prince ascend the throne directly before his death.
But his attachment to the imperial power made him hesitate to make this decision.
What if he can live a few more years?
This situation has happened before.
When he was 60 years old, he almost died, but he persisted for another 14 years.
Who dares to say that he can't survive now?
Persist for another 14 years?
There were emperors in their 80s in the previous dynasty.
Once you survive, you can't get the throne back after giving it up...
No matter how close the relationship is, it is a scum in front of the imperial power.
In this way, the extremely selfish nature of the imperial power made the emperor hesitate until the last moment.
So another sudden death occurred.
In history, those emperors who gave up the throne early and still held the real power as the emperor emeritus, in fact, must be said that they all had great control over the people.
After all, once they abdicated and were old, everyone knew that the young emperor was the future.
But the inertia of loyalty from the establishment of power still allowed the emperor emeritus to hold power.
This is actually a very strange thing for outsiders.
In essence, it is because the feudal imperial power is based on an acquaintance society and personal relationships.
Everyone is not based on some common lofty concept.
Rather, I am loyal to you, you give me benefits, that's it.
In this case, the emperor emeritus actually plays an important role in coordinating and organizing distribution. As long as he is still alive, he can still carry out this distribution task, and he naturally still holds power.
And the new emperor is still unfamiliar with many coordination and organizational work, so there is no way to completely seize power.
The best way is to start a war and get familiar with new arrangements from the war.
And now.
The emperor died suddenly, but the eldest and second princes were refused to enter the palace.
This made the eldest and second princes very angry.
Now this time, with the help of the imperial guards, they finally saw the deceased emperor after entering the palace.
And the third prince.
They haven't seen the third prince for a long time...
First, they are ashamed, so they dare not go to see him directly.
Second, they are suspicious and don't want to see each other.
Now the two princes are surrounded by their guards, and they see that the third prince is being taken by a group of people to change the emperor's clothes.
He also put on the emperor's exclusive crown.
The pearl on it is shaking slightly.
They were shocked.
"This cripple can walk so steadily!"
That's right, at this time, the third prince used great perseverance to make his fat body look healthy.
Then, other ministers came in one after another.
They divided into camps and followed the eldest and second princes.
"The emperor just passed away, and you led troops into the palace. This is treason!" The general guarding the palace said to the two princes.
"How dare you!"
The eldest prince immediately scolded: "We are the emperor's own sons. We entered the palace only to prevent treacherous villains from murdering our father!"
"That's right, take us to see our father." The second prince also shouted.
Many important officials and nobles also clamored.
Everyone knew that this was a critical moment. Who could rise to prominence in the next few decades depended on this shiver!
If the shiver was good, they could maintain their wealth and glory.
If the shiver was not good, it would be another one of the four major families.
Yes, they also have one of the four major families that was eliminated here.
Things like the Red Mansion are not uncommon.
Then everyone came to the emperor's bedroom.
However, at this time, Wen Rensheng frowned slightly.
He found that the third prince had secretly made a new painting.
That is, at this time, the old emperor in the painting was testing the hearts of his ministers.
The old emperor played a trick of escaping from the shell and pretending to be dead.
In fact, he tricked everyone into the palace.
He wanted to completely eliminate the danger for the third prince.
Wen Rensheng couldn't help but smile when he saw this.
This plug-in is a plug-in.
In this case, the third prince made a comeback.
Sure enough, the old emperor who seemed to be dead lying on the bed woke up directly.
He said to those royal family members, nobles, ministers, and generals:
"I will pass the throne to the third prince XX."
"He is the new emperor I chose for you."
"Your Majesty, the third prince is disabled, how can he inherit the throne?" At this time, a certain Shangshu was the first to stand up.
Because his daughter is the concubine of the second prince, the two sides are highly bound.
It can be said that the extermination of the clan will implicate him.
"Shut up, do you dare to rebel?"
"I dare not, but I am only thinking about the country."
The old emperor continued to say with difficulty: "Only the third prince is the emperor who can truly expand the territory and maintain the prosperity."
"Only he can maintain the inheritance of the dynasty!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Then everyone looked at the third prince.
The third prince looked terrified.
"Father, you will live a long life. How can you pass on the throne so quickly?"
He cried right on the spot.
The old emperor looked relieved and looked at the other two princes.
The two behind him looked angry, wishing he would die quickly and pass the throne to them.
They are all sons, why is there such a big difference?
It can only be said that they are not stupid, but they are fighting too hard, so they start to forget these things.
"No, life is only seventy."
"I have lived seventy and four years."
"I have been the emperor for so many years, I should have left long ago. If I don't leave, God will be jealous."
The old emperor is very self-aware and sees it very clearly.
At this time, Wen Rensheng noticed that the third prince knelt quietly on the ground again, and covered the charcoal pencil and white paper he made with his big sleeves, and drew new content inside.
Good guy.
Even when he went to court, he did not forget to carry the charcoal pencil with him.
If it was a brush, it would be impossible to do this.
It is impossible to draw in such a way that is not noticeable.
The other party also carried white paper with him.
Then, a new scene was discovered.
The emperor ordered a eunuch to hand a tiger talisman, which symbolizes the highest military power, to the third prince.
And let his most loyal confidant swear allegiance to the third prince.
Seeing this scene, the two princes gnashed their teeth with hatred.
But now they are on the opponent's home court.
At this time, the emperor said to the third prince:
"You must treat your two brothers well in the future, and never let me down."
"You, you must swear..."
"You must not lie."
The third prince immediately knelt on the ground and swore to the palace beam:
"The unworthy descendant XX swears to the ancestors that he will definitely treat his two brothers well."
"Serve my brother as I serve my father..."
"I will definitely treat my nephews and nieces well..."
In short, this oath was too true.
If the ministers had not studied history books and knew about the Luoshui oath, they would have believed it.
However, they didn't know it at all.
The third prince really didn't intend to kill his two brothers.
On the contrary, he should treat them well.
Lock them up and let them have children.
Give birth to dozens of children in a lifetime.
This is also good treatment.
After all, in the eyes of the ancients, the best way to honor parents is to raise more children.
Just like a certain emperor who is shameless and was captured like a prisoner.
All kinds of humiliation, just like this, he can still give birth to more than a dozen children, which is ridiculous.
There is no sense of shame at all.
And the third prince is going to ascend the throne like this.
The first and second princes who have been fighting for most of their lives are very angry.
They are angry in their hearts.
[Damn it, it was the third prince who did it! ]
[In fact, we have started preparing a long time ago, but why did the third prince succeed? ]
[Is there something we did wrong? 】
At this time, the third prince swore to all the ministers: "I will definitely implement benevolent policies and treat the people with kindness..."
Hearing this, many neutral ministers were relieved.
Because the so-called "benevolence" means being kind to these ministers and gentry.
How can ordinary people enjoy the emperor's kindness?
They can't even see the emperor, they can only see officials at all levels.
So it's really good for a dynasty to last for 200 years.
These officials can still have some humanity at the beginning and are afraid of the uprising of the people.
But over time, people have forgetfulness.
In fact, it takes less than 200 years, just a few decades, to make the descendants of these officials forget the horror of the people's rebellion.
After two hundred years, generation after generation, wouldn't they eat the people like sheep?
And not long after, the old emperor couldn't catch his breath and finally collapsed.
Seeing this, the eldest prince and the second prince lay down in front of the old emperor's bed and burst into tears.
They cried bitterly one by one.
Why don't you pass the position to me?
Seeing this, several staff members who followed also sighed deeply.
The reason why the two princes failed was because they lost their compassion.
The biggest failure was "mutual intolerance".
They didn't know that the third prince was hanging.
They didn't know that the normal development should be that the first and second princes rushed into the palace, and led the soldiers to kill the third prince in the hesitation and hesitation of the guards.
As a result, when the old emperor struggled again, the palace guards had another object of loyalty, suppressed the situation, and transferred their loyalty in time.
This made the first and second princes lose their relative advantage.
And they just guessed that in the eyes of the old emperor, he must choose a person who can accommodate three sons to be the emperor.
The plan that can make all three sons survive is to let the disabled and kind third son ascend the throne.
The old emperor no longer has time to think about anything more.
When the emperor is old, the last thing he considers is not the world.
He is just considering the position of a family and a father.
Of course, this idea is not good for the world.
Li Shimin was wise all his life, and finally chose Li Zhi. Some people say that Li Zhi is very powerful.
But the superior only looks at the result.
The result is that he lost his country.
If you pass the throne to someone who has lost his country, then the person who passes the throne cannot be said to have made the right choice.
And now, in the eyes of others, the old emperor's choice is of no benefit to the world.
It’s not good for the royal family either.
After all, the third prince was disabled and had no prestige.
The eldest prince and the second prince then started crying again.
The Minister of Rites began to make arrangements for the funeral.
Then the two of them found an opportunity and went to a house alone to rest for a while.
The eldest prince said: "I will fight to the death."
"If I give up this time, it means I will never have another chance."
An aide next to him asked: "Do you want to take the opportunity to assassinate the third prince?"
"That's right."
But at this time, another staff member said: "This is no longer possible."
"The third prince has been loyal to all ministers and has accepted the emperor's will in person."
"To rebel now is to commit rebellion, and the other party will have a legitimate reason to eliminate you."
"It's better to just go with the flow and then become a vassal. Finally, we can build up strength again."
In fact, this staff member is just trying to find a way out for himself.
He had long planned to run away as soon as he left the palace.
"Is this the end of the matter?"
Suddenly, a man in black, covered in a cloak, appeared from behind the eldest prince.
"Who are you?" the eldest prince asked in shock.
The man smiled and said, "Of course it won't end like this."
"Now as long as you go and sacrifice to me, I can help you become the emperor."
"Who are you?" The staff member was also surprised.
"You can call me ghost." The man in black said.
"Impossible. If you don't say anything, you have strange powers and chaos. How can there be any ghosts?"
"Hahaha, fool, your place is originally a world without demons." The man in black smiled and said,
"But now, under the influence of someone, it has begun to transform into a world with demons."
The eldest prince and his staff could not understand what he was saying.
What is there and what is not demonic?
Are you talking about the devil?
Wen Rensheng could naturally see it at a glance.
This is where a ghost appears.
He is actually the product of the eldest prince's jealousy, anger, and many other extreme emotions.
In addition, the eldest prince was set up by the third prince, and his mentality has collapsed.
Of course, the most important thing is that the third prince also painted a painting.
In the painting, the eldest prince would encounter something strange and be frightened to death.
The result was good, the content of his picture actually activated the strangeness produced by the eldest prince himself.
The third prince's painting was not really successful because the other party was resistant.
It also means that the world has really been changed.
The eldest prince thought for a while, and then decisively made a deal with the man in black.
But his staff advised: "It's better not to deal with such inexplicable things."
"It is often said in folk tales that in such things, everyone suffers in the end."
"The risk is just too great."
But the eldest prince insisted on having his own way and would not listen to opinions at all.
Losing the throne has twisted his mind.
He always thought that he should be the successor in order.
Even if he loses, he still loses to the second prince who keeps fighting.
How come it ended up being a benefit to a disabled person?
And all his previous good intentions were fed to the dogs.
He couldn't bear to be pitied by the disabled Lao San in the future.
This will drive him crazy.
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