Chapter four hundred and ninety-ninth father and son meet
Prince Zhong’s Mansion in Liaozhou.
Three days later, King Zhong finally received the news from Daliang City. King Zhong, who rarely showed joy or anger on his face, now showed a furious expression.
Tang Ao turned out to be the fourth prince, and was named Prince Ji, and he came from Jizhou. Each piece of news was like a heavy punch, hitting Prince Zhong in the face, causing his mood to drop instantly. Valley bottom.
Because of Tang Ao, Prince Zhong's chief aide Mr. Xiuzhe died in Daliang City.
Because of Tang Ao, his son Tang Yi is still under house arrest in Prince Zhong's Mansion in Daliang City, and father and son are not allowed to see each other.
For this reason, Prince Zhong hated Tang Ao so much that even when many people were hurting him, he quickly took action and expressed his intention to put Duke Zhong to death.
I thought that with so many people speaking out, including several vassal kings, Duke Zhongguo would definitely not be able to escape the crime and would definitely die.
As long as Duke Zhongguo dies, Emperor Qianwen will have one less capable person around him, which will also play a certain positive role in weakening Daqian's strength. Next, all he has to do is wait for the right time for Prince Zhong to rescue him His son could launch a massive rebellion, attack Daliang City, threaten Emperor Qianwen, and perhaps be qualified to become emperor.
Who would have thought that all these thoughts were shattered because Tang Ao's identity as the fourth prince was revealed.
Even with the status of a prince, unless he committed a serious crime of rebellion and was caught and exposed, he would not be punished. In this case, he would not be able to get away with some unnecessary charges and suspicions. If Emperor Qianwen hadn't considered the situation in Daqian Stable, he finally gave in. If Tang Ao was sent outside, he might stay in Daliang City, and others would be helpless.
It's just that if you are assigned, you will be assigned. Why come to Jizhou?
Liaozhou and Jizhou can be regarded as the traditional sphere of influence of King Zhong. Originally, he was the king in charge of two states, but now he has to hand over one state to others. Who would be happy to replace it?
No matter how unwilling or even angry he is, this order was given by the emperor, and the loyal king cannot openly oppose it, unless he decides to rebel. But now that even his only son is in the hands of others, it is obviously not the right time.
This means that King Zhong can only accept this sacred decree and hand over Jizhou to Tang Ao to manage.
There are policies from above and countermeasures from below. This has been the case since ancient times.
If you can't openly disobey the Holy Order, then think of other ways. For example, use some means to prevent Tang Ao from reaching Jizhou. In this case, wouldn't this Holy Order become a useless order?
With an idea in mind, King Zhong considered how to implement it. Thinking that his son was still under house arrest in Daliang City, that was his biggest weakness. In order not to anger Emperor Qianwen, he could not openly use his army. If Doing so would mean that he was rebelling and forcing the emperor to kill his only son.
Considering that Emperor Qianwen wanted to stabilize the overall situation, as long as things did not go too far, he must not be intolerable. King Zhong thought of using some other power to deal with Tang Ao. When Tang Ao died, he would casually find some The person was pushed out to take the blame. Even if the goal was achieved, the emperor would be given enough steps, and the matter would not become too big.
Even if he couldn't use the army and couldn't let others catch him, King Zhong set his sights on the bandits in Liaozhou.
King Zhong is a good general who is good at leading troops, but he is not an able minister in governing the world. So over the years, his army has been strong, but local management has been a mess. In order to raise military expenses, he has continued to increase taxes on the people under his rule. , so that the people were in dire straits, and many people could no longer survive, so they had no choice but to go into the mountains and become bandits.
King Zhong placed the task of attacking and killing Tang Ao on the bandits, and arranged for his confidant General An Zhiwu to be responsible for the contact and communication on this matter.
After receiving the order, An Zhiwu quickly set off and went straight to the largest force among the mountain bandits. A mountain king named Xing Si became the person to complete the mission this time.
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The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
Today is the day when Tang Ao comes to meet Emperor Qianwen.
It was also the last day that Tang Ao stayed in Daliang City. After meeting the emperor today and getting the engagement with Shen Min (i.e. Tang Min), he would leave Daliang City early tomorrow morning. There was no order to never return to Daliang City.
In the past four days, Tang Ao met many people he thought he should meet and made many arrangements. But in his opinion, the last thing he wanted to do was to enter the palace and meet the emperor.
Although Tang Ao already knew from his uncle Shen Yunyi's mouth that he was the legitimate son of the emperor, he still felt a lot of resistance to this cheap dad.
If he hadn't gone to the Du Mansion and had not been persuaded by the internal minister Du Jin and explained to him the importance of filial piety, he might not have wanted to take this trip. But if he didn't come, who would He knew how outsiders would evaluate him after the incident came out, although he didn't care what others said. But in such an era, if a person loses his righteousness, it will be extremely difficult, even very difficult, to do anything. success.
For the sake of future plans, Tang Ao had to leave no matter how reluctant he was.
Yan Fu was waiting outside the hall very early. He might have thought that Tang Ao would not be so willing, and he might be worried that Tang Ao would contradict His Majesty. If that happened, who knows what would happen in a fit of anger. ?
He didn't want to see Yan Fu and his son turning against each other, so he thought of giving Tang Ao a few words of advice.
"I have met His Royal Highness Prince Ji." As soon as he saw Tang Ao appearing in the golden robe of a prince, Yan Fu quickly greeted him with a thick smile on his face.
Yan Fu's performance fell into the eyes of Tang Ao. Of course he knew what the other party was thinking. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking that no matter what, if he didn't do Emperor Wen, he wouldn't have the skin of his body, and he would eventually decide to give in. .It’s the last time we meet anyway, so it’s nothing to make the other person happy.
"Okay, Eunuch Yan, there's no need to be like this, I know what to do." Tang Ao made a promise to Yan Fu.
"Okay, then please come with your servant, Your Highness." Yan Fu said with great joy. He originally thought that it would be very difficult to convince Tang Ao. After all, capable people do not have petty tempers. Fortunately, the other party knew how to measure. In this way, he can feel relieved.
In the huge Yangxin Hall, the other eunuchs and maids had already been kicked out. Only Emperor Qianwen was sitting high in the entire hall.
Although he seemed to be holding a memorial in his hand and looking at it, his mind had already flown to nowhere.
He knew that Yan Fu went out to meet Tang Ao in advance, and he also knew what this slave had done, but he had no intention of stopping it, which was regarded as a tacit approval. He was also worried that Tang Ao would deny it. He may even contradict himself with words. If so, can he suppress his temper?
Presumably, there are not many people in the world who would bow their heads in front of their sons, not to mention that Emperor Qianwen was still the emperor and he always kept his word.
Regarding this first meeting after becoming father and son, and possibly the last meeting, Emperor Qianwen felt a little uneasy for some reason.
The sound of footsteps came from outside. Yan Fu's figure first fell into Emperor Qianwen's eyes, followed by Tang Ao's figure. He was wearing a golden robe, which made his expression even more heroic, and he looked very much like Emperor Qianwen. What he looked like when he was young.
At this moment, Emperor Qianwen was stunned unknowingly. He seemed to have seen himself when he was young. At that time, he was motivated, motivated, and had great ambitions. He was far from being able to do anything like he is now. They are all afraid of hands and feet.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty." Yan Fu stepped forward and shouted several times before he took Emperor Qianwen's thoughts back.
When Emperor Qianwen's eyes fell on Tang Ao again, Tang Ao had to kneel down on the ground whether he wanted to or not, knelt up and said: "I have seen... my father, long live my father."
Perhaps this was Tang Ao's last insistence on using ministers instead of son-in-laws. Fortunately, he still called out the word "father and emperor", which could be regarded as giving Emperor Qianwen enough steps and face.
"Get straight." Emperor Qianwen said condescendingly, trying to sound calmer, although he was still very excited. Especially after seeing Tang Ao's handsome appearance, he even had a feeling , can you keep this capable son by your side? Maybe it can help you a lot.
But when he thought about the various forces suppressing Tang Ao, even targeting him, Emperor Qianwen still suppressed this idea in his heart. An emperor, a qualified emperor, always has the country and power in his eyes, and will never be manipulated by selfish motives. Determined by personal emotions.
"Thank you, Father." After Tang Ao agreed, he stood up and stood under the main hall, inevitably meeting Emperor Qianwen's eyes.
Ordinarily, no matter whether he is a minister or a prince, he cannot look at the emperor. This is the most basic respect, otherwise it will be regarded as disrespectful and provocative. But Tang Ao still did this, maybe he wanted to Let the appearance of Emperor Qianwen be deeply engraved in your mind.
Regarding Tang Ao's actions, Yan Fu looked nervous. Fortunately, Emperor Qianwen didn't seem to care. He also knew that it would be difficult for a young man to accept the sudden addition of an old man. This is a natural resistance. Even so, if you insist on blaming someone, it will not only be meaningless, but it will also hurt the already fragile relationship between father and son.
Letting Tang Ao's eyes look at him, Emperor Qianwen spoke, "Ao'er, whether you want it or not, it is a fact that you are my son. You can blame me or blame me, but no matter Whether it's for the sake of Daqian's empire or your personal safety, you are not allowed to go to Jizhou this time. If you still have any complaints, you can just say it bluntly and I will listen."
