novelraw Chapter 298: God disposes
Chapter 298: God disposes
Yan Li was not restrained and nodded slowly: "I do have this idea."
Emperor Wen laughed again when he heard it: "You really don't want to hide it at all?"
"There is nothing to hide." Yan Li said lightly, "Everyone knows what they want, and then they can work hard for their own goals. There are people who strongly deny it not because they really don't want to, but they dare not say it."
"You are worthy of being the daughter of the queen." Emperor Wen nodded in agreement, "It is a simple thing to be honest with what you want in your heart, but such a simple thing, many people can't do it."
Yan Li "Because speaking it out means treason, many people have treasonous thoughts, but don't have the courage to do it."
Emperor Wen raised his eyebrows: "Then you have both treasonous thoughts and treasonous courage?"
Yan Li nodded calmly: "Indeed."
Emperor Wen couldn't help laughing again: "Li'er, you are much cuter than those who appear to be upright and righteous but are actually insidious and dirty. I like your temperament very much."
At least he won't be brotherly and respectful on the surface, but secretly be so ruthless that he wants to be put in hell immediately, and is so cruel that it makes people shudder.
"Your Majesty, did you think of the past?" Yan Li asked calmly, obviously hearing the meaning of his words, "In fact, the struggle for power and profit in the royal family is essentially a treacherous one. It's nothing to let it go."
Let it go?
If he can let it go, why has he been brooding over it for so many years?
Thinking of the past, Emperor Wen's face flashed with sadness, and he looked up at Yan Li: "If you are in power, will you kill your blood relatives?"
"I will kill those who should be killed." Yan Li said calmly, "It doesn't matter whether he is a blood relative or a stranger."
"Who are the people who should be killed?"
"For example, the Kang family." Yan Li's voice became a little colder, "They colluded with local officials and businessmen, oppressed the people, acted tyrannically, bullied men and women, and ignored the law. Such people are not worth a thousand "It's not too much to cut them into pieces."
Emperor Wen shook his head slowly: "The Kang family is not guilty of the heinous crime."
Yan Li frowned: "Your Majesty, do you think the Kang family is not guilty of the heinous crime?"
"No." Emperor Wen frowned, "There is another family in Jin State that is more brutal, greedy, arrogant, and powerful than the Kang family. If you can deal with them, you will be able to sit on the throne very safely."
Yan Li frowned slightly, thinking about which family he was talking about.
"Yan Zheng, Yan Chen, Yan Jin and Yan Yun are my sons. They also suffered in the past. If possible, I hope they can live to the end of their lives, even if they are not so rich and glorious, but live in peace." Emperor Wen sighed, "But if one day, you really think they deserve to die, it's okay to kill them, but don't implicate too many people."
Yan Li didn't say anything, but looked at him quietly, as if he understood his unknown loneliness and anxiety.
Perhaps the change in the Prince's Mansion really left him with too many indelible scars, so that he was like a frightened bird, afraid of handing over the throne to a bloodthirsty person, afraid of a foolish and incompetent person sitting on the throne, afraid of bringing disaster to Jin, afraid of corpses everywhere caused by treason, afraid of brothers and sisters killing each other, afraid of blood flowing...
Many, many things have taken root in his heart and will never be forgotten.
For the first time, Yan Li truly felt the pain and anxiety in a man, so clear and profound.
After a long silence, she nodded slowly: "Your Majesty, please don't worry. I will do my best to fulfill your wish."
Emperor Wen was silent for a moment and asked: "You don't call me father because you resent me?"
Yan Li shook her head slowly: "No."
"Why is that?"
"Because I'm not familiar with you yet." Yan Li told the truth, "I can't call you."
Somehow, after hearing this answer, Emperor Wen was not angry, but his smile became more real: "I have never seen such an honest person as you."
"I can imagine." Yan Li nodded, "Because there are not many people in your court who dare to show their true side in front of the emperor."
Emperor Wen laughed: "That makes sense."
Although it was the first time for them to meet, they didn't seem to be unfamiliar at all. The conversation was pleasant, and Emperor Wen's mood was much better.
But he was weak after all, and he was a little tired after chatting for a while.
Yan Li did not stay in the imperial palace for too long. After telling him to have a good rest, he stood up and left.
Before leaving, he took away the bowl he used to drink medicine.
"She had a pleasant chat with the emperor?" De Fei leaned on the beauty couch, her delicate eyebrows and eyes were thoughtful, "What did they talk about?"
The palace maid shook her head gently.
De Fei's mouth curled slightly, and she smiled playfully: "The emperor seems to be very fond of this daughter."
"My queen, the princess took the bowl away."
"Take it away, take it away." De Fei's tone was light, and she didn't seem to care. "If she wants to investigate, let her investigate. No matter what the result is, it has nothing to do with me."
"Yes."
De Fei lowered her eyes, slowly scraped the foam with the tea lid, and a deep smile appeared at the corner of her mouth: "Maybe she can help me get rid of a strong enemy."
The emperor's dragon body was not well, and he had been taking medicine for a long time but there was no improvement. Many people had doubts in their hearts.
In the past, some people in the palace suspected that it was the Queen's doing, but when the Emperor heard about it, he directly punished the palace maid who gossiped about it, and since then no one dared to speak carelessly.
As the longest serving concubine in the palace, Defei had her suspicions. Although she was severely reprimanded by the emperor every time she hinted at something, she knew very well that the emperor should have suspected the queen.
But the contradiction was that even if the emperor suspected that the queen had poisoned her, he would not do it.
Defei sneered, she was really a love-sick seed.
He was willing to be calculated by others, and he helped her to sit firmly in the position of regent queen without regrets. I really don’t know whether to say he was stupid or foolish.
Defei lowered her head and sipped her tea.
If they found out that it was the queen who did it, the civil and military officials in the court would definitely not let it go. After years of fighting for power among the four princes, it was time for them to compete for power.
Recently, there was a lot of dissatisfaction because of the Yan Li incident.
Let’s see if the queen can still keep her and Yan Li’s status and glory after the incident was exposed.
De Fei smiled and let Yan Zheng and the Queen fight first. It would be better if both sides were hurt.
She and Yun'er could reap the benefits at that time.
However, human calculations are not as good as human calculations.
Just when De Fei thought she was extremely smart, something shocking happened in the previous dynasty.
The next morning, the emperor and the Queen attended the court together.
After the ministers shouted "Long live the emperor", they stood on the left and right according to their status.
The eunuch who accompanied the emperor did not announce "If there is something, report it early, if there is nothing, leave the court", as usual, but stood quietly beside the emperor, with his eyebrows lowered in silence.
"Today I have something to discuss with you, my dear ministers." Emperor Wen said, his voice was a little weak, but he did not hide the majesty of the emperor. "I have four sons, and now they are all over the age of 18. It is not appropriate for them to continue living in the palace."
When the voice fell, the whole court was shocked.
Yan Zheng, Yan Chen, Yan Jin and Yan Yun were awed, unconsciously clenched their hands, and cold sweat oozed from their palms.
Is the father considering making a prince a crown prince?
The four princes have reached the age to leave the palace and set up a palace, but because they can no longer be made a prince after being made a king, this matter has always been handled with great caution, so that the four princes have no titles, no fiefs, and no palaces.
The emperor's health is getting worse and worse, and establishing a crown prince is an urgent matter. If a crown prince can be established now, it will be a relief for the ministers.