The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Everyone in the palace watched King Yan finish the wine while the old god was there, and then picked up a piece of fruit from the table as a vegetable, gnawing on it while walking back to their seats. Everyone swallowed and looked at it.

His expression was as normal as if there were no signs of death. Looking at the emperor again, his face was uncertain and full of shame. If the floor in the palace was not of good quality, he might have fled.

"All ministers, please step back with me first, don't disturb the Emperor's interest!" Zhao Huan felt a fire burning in his chest at this moment, which made him feel heart-wrenching and uncomfortable. A dynasty that advertised its rule of benevolence and filial piety, as a

With the hands of all the people, but not daring to drink a glass of wine from his father, how can he educate all the officials, soldiers and civilians in the future? Then he looked at Geng Nanzhong, the culprit of this matter, with eyes full of resentment.

"The Supreme Emperor, the Queen Mother, and the ministers, please retire!" There was a noisy cry of resignation, and the ministers, princes, concubines, and consorts filed out of the hall.

Zhao Gou looked up at his surprised father, his eldest brother with a gloomy face, his second brother who was still chewing and had no intention of leaving, his third brother who was expressionless and zombie-like, and his brothers and sisters who were at a loss.

He turned around resolutely and followed the crowd outside. He heard his father's heartbreaking cry, but he did not look back. He had already made a decision in his heart - to live for himself!

"Father, don't cry anymore, there is no one here!" Seeing that there were only three of them left in the bustling hall just now, plus a bunch of bewildered servants, Zhao Tong walked over and said.

"Second brother, father is wrong..." Zhao Ji raised his eyes to stop his sorrow, patted his son and sobbed.

"Father, you were wrong. You made the mistake of appointing Cai Jing, Wang Fu and their ilk. This caused public dissatisfaction and put the country in danger. You are a treacherous person who harmed the country!" Zhao Tong quickly took over the words and said, he didn't know the second half of his irreconcilable father.

What can I say? If I get something sensitive, I won’t be able to get out of Ryongde Palace.

"Yes, it's just that I have been deceived by them for many years, which has led to the collapse of the country and the discord between father and son!" Sure enough, Zhao Ji was successfully diverted from the topic by his son and said sobs.

"Now that both of them have passed away, they have deserved their punishment. Father, please don't think about it. Today is a good day for you. We should be happy!" Zhao Tong said.

"Oh, how can I be happy? I think I have twenty-seven sons, thirty-six daughters, and countless concubines, but only you mother and son are by my side. I wouldn't have stayed in Jiangnan..." Zhao Ji said, feeling sad again.

Want to shed tears.

"Haven't they all been here? Father, please don't be sad anymore. Isn't it good to live without worries about food and clothing in the capital?" Although Zhao Tong also hated his good fortune. But after all, this was his father, and he had given it to him.

Many, without his support, although there are other purposes. However, it is thanks to him that he can achieve today's achievements. And seeing his desolation today, Zhao Tong can't harden his heart and abandon him. Good.

He said comfortingly.

"Haha, you have no worries about food and clothing!?" Zhao Ji said with a wry smile and shook his head.

"This is not the place to talk. Let's go outside!" Zheng Hongmei knew that most of the emperor's spies were in the palace now, and in this situation, Zhao Ji was likely to say something that was taboo. If it spread to the emperor's ears, it would not only cause harm.

He even cheated his son.

"That's fine!" Zhao Ji felt sad looking at the empty hall and nodded in agreement. Zhao Ji held his father with one hand and supported his mother with the other and walked out of the hall.

The predecessor of Longde Palace was Zhao Ji's Prince Duan's Palace. It was originally in the outer city. Later, it was expanded several times and a flying bridge was built over the Jinglong River to connect to the imperial city. The palaces and pavilions facing each other are also spectacular. In order to deceive Zhao Ji back, he was satisfied

He requested that Longdeok Palace be renovated and allocated for his retirement while he was living in the forbidden city. In fact, it was already in the outer city.

The family left the palace gate, and the two elders rode in the chariot. Zhao Ji helped the chariot go with them, "Oh, you know why it was necessary now!" Zhao Ji looked at his second son and suddenly remembered that many years ago, when it rained heavily, his son also supported himself.

The umbrella and chariot accompanied him to Baobang Palace, but now he was the only one left by his side. Thinking about it, if he had not sent him to the northwest, but passed the throne to him, he might have been a different person.

"The situation is like this. It's useless to think too much. Father, it's better to relax and take care of the dragon's body!" Zhao Ji looked up at his father who was sighing, and met Zhao Ji's gaze towards him. There was relief and regret, but he also knew

The old man was unwilling to lose his power, but after all the rice was cooked, what was the use? He might as well be his own emperor...

The founder of the term "Tai Shang Huang" is the famous Qin Shihuang, and "Tai Shang" means supreme. After he became the emperor, he respected his father, King Zhuangxiang of Qin, as the Tai Shang Emperor. After that, Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, also respected his peasant father as the Tai Shang Emperor.

, but these two had been dead for many years when they sat on the throne of the Supreme Emperor.

If the choice of a prince still has the principle of establishing heirs and elders in ancient China, then there are no certain rules as to whether and how the power of the emperor and the supreme emperor should be divided. I won’t talk about the dead ones, but between the emperor and the supreme emperor

Under the special situation where emperors and emperors coexist, there are roughly three modes of power distribution:

The first is that the emperor monopolizes imperial power, and the supreme emperor does not interfere in political affairs. For example, Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was forced to abdicate after Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Rebellion. From then on, he never interfered in political affairs again; the second is that although the supreme emperor

Abdicated but did not hand over power, and still remained in power. For example, after Emperor Wucheng of the Northern Qi Dynasty abdicated, all

The emperor still had to make the final decision on military and state affairs himself, and the emperor only participated in some ceremonial activities; the third type was the division of power between the emperor and the supreme emperor. For example, Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty appointed the crown prince as emperor in August of the first year of Xiantian to listen to small matters.

, self-respecting as the Supreme Emperor to listen to important events, but this is just a temporary transition.

Zhao Ji wanted to run away quickly and felt that Tokyo would be lost. In order to abdicate and get out of trouble, Zhao Ji said at that time that he would adopt the first mode, but what he tried hard to pursue afterwards was the second or third mode. And the new emperor Zhao

It is precisely the first model that Huan will try his best to maintain.

.However, because Zhao Ji had stated that he would not interfere in political affairs due to short-sightedness, and because Zhao Huan relied on the imperial power that he had already obtained, he adopted a series of measures to deal with Zhao Ji's cronies with an iron fist, completely cutting off his wings and making him lose the possibility of restoration.

Put him under house arrest here!

Zhao Tong knew that with Zhao Ji's ability, it was almost impossible to turn over and become the master again, and it was impossible to change horses, so he just comforted him with kind words and did not continue. Zhao Ji may also realize that he was talking nonsense, so he told his son

The punishment I suffered when I fled...

On the eve of the city's destruction, Zhao Ji left the capital on the fourth day of the first lunar month under the pretext of offering incense to Haozhou. A large family came to Tongjin Gate in a small sedan. Without even telling the price, they hired an empty ship to transport grain and took the overnight trip.

The owner of the boat got off and took a boat. Along the way, he reached the shallow water of Shangqiu. The boat was moving slowly. He, who was never in a hurry, immediately abandoned the boat and landed on the beach. Instead, he went ashore and took a sedan chair, speeding up the journey.

At this time, the sky was still dark, and his men found an old mule from nowhere, and reluctantly walked on to watch Suiyang. Until the rooster crow, Zhao Ji was hungry and thirsty, and left in a hurry. Not only did he not bring everything with him, but he

Even food, etc.

Nothing at all. It was too early, and people on both sides of the river were still sleeping soundly. After looking around, he saw a house with lights on, and Zhao Ji had to go in and rest. This was the first time he left the capital for a long trip, but he made

So embarrassed.

The old lady who owned the house invited him into the house and served him wine and food, and he was allowed to take off his socks and roast his feet by the stove. After walking for a while, Zhao Ji still found it too slow, so he found a boat transporting bricks and tiles, got on it and continued on.

He was in such a hurry that he didn't even eat food that night. In the middle of the night, Huizong was so hungry that he couldn't bear it. He simply pulled his old face and shamelessly asked the boatman for a cooking cake to satisfy his hunger. He broke open the dough cake and shared it with the queen.

Eat it,

Not long after eating, while taking a rest, I suddenly saw Cai You riding up from behind with a few servants. He asked the boatman to stop the boat and went ashore to meet Cai You and others. Everyone was sad. Not far away.

There was a temple, and the king and his ministers went in to rest.

At this time, there was also a national crisis. The Supreme Emperor did not live and die with the Sheji Ancestral Temple, but fled first. What happened along the way was naturally full of comedy. The abbot of the temple was awakened by a group of people, put on his clothes and came to the main hall.

Seeing that it was a group of official-looking people who came to visit, they never expected that they were the current Supreme Being. The host calmly sat down on the main seat and asked the guests to take their seats.

As a result, a scene that he often played in the palace streets was staged. The old monk who learned the truth was so frightened that he kowtowed and begged for mercy. However, Zhao Ji was no longer in the mood at that time and had no intention of scolding him for being rude and leading everyone

Back on the boat, I just urged the boatman to leave quickly. When the boat arrived at Yongqiu, Zhao Ji wanted to make some arrangements and eat. Unexpectedly, he met a bureaucratic county magistrate again. He had to reappear in his true form to calm the little magistrate, and he was able to have a meal.

Hot rice!

Not far away, the boat ran aground again, so we could only get ashore and ride a mule towards Suiyang. The strong "Qingge Qing" fell down from exhaustion, so he switched to a mule and continued running. When he arrived at Fuli, Anhui,

Then they boarded the official ship and took the waterway, and finally arrived at Sishang. After a short rest, they set off on the journey again. In one day and one night, the team ran hundreds of miles and arrived in Nanjun the next day. It was a model of rapid march in that era...

Zhao Ji talked about it until Tong Guan, Gao Qiu and others led the troops to rescue him. He was a born performing artist. Although it was a hard job, he told it in a humorous way, telling the story of his escape all the way.

It felt like he was actually there, but Zhao Tong was a little confused when he heard it. Did his father expose his family scandal to win his sympathy, or did he have other motives?

"Zhu'er, after this trip, I realized that the world is difficult as a father, and it's even more difficult outside. I thought you would go out to serve as an official at a young age, fight on the battlefield, and win the reputation of the God of War, but you should not return to Beijing at this time... If you can stay

In Hedong, it's a different situation!" Zhao Ji looked at his son and suddenly said. (To be continued...)