When he heard these words, everyone outside the palace moved away reluctantly. Zhao Kai didn't pay much attention to these so-called brothers and sisters and stepped straight into the palace.
"You came"
In the palace, Zhao Dun was sitting on the throne. Although his majesty was still there, he was already showing his age. He had been tightening his string all year round and accelerated his aging.
Queen Zhao Zhi stood aside, looking at Zhao Kai with a look of indignation. The person in front of her had caused the royal family to lose all face, and what was about to be lost was not only the face, but also the glory and wealth of their mother and son in the future.
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There was another person standing in front of the empress, and that was the person behind Liyang's backstage, Yuan Benxi.
Although Yuan Benxi had white hair, he was in better condition than Zhao Dun. When he saw Zhao Kai, he bowed deeply and said:
"Your Highness, I haven't seen you for a long time. Your Highness showed off your power today, which really impressed me. It turns out that there is another sky outside this sky."
Yuan Benxi's compliment made Zhao Kai unfazed and he said calmly:
"Yuan Benxi, I entered the palace today wearing only casual clothes. I am here just to settle personal grudges and it has nothing to do with you. If you don't want the palace to be stained with blood, just go away."
Yuan Benxi was not angry when he heard this, he just smiled bitterly and said:
"Your Highness, since you chose to return to the ancestral temple, the affairs of the royal family are no longer private matters. Every move your Highness makes is watched by countless people. You must not act willfully."
Zhao Kai said:
"What if I really want to be willful for once?"
Yuan Benxi also knew that it would not be easy to persuade Zhao Kai to leave this time, so he said:
"His Highness is indeed the most talented man in the world, and his methods are really amazing. Not long after he entered Tai'an City, he already has so many followers. I'm afraid most of the forces in the capital have already taken orders from His Highness, right?"
Zhao Kai did not deny this. There were not many obstacles in the capital, which was one of the reasons why he dared to step into the palace so openly.
"Your Highness wouldn't think that Li Yang, who has been in charge of China for many years, only has the background of Qin Tianjian, right?
To be honest, the soldiers in Tai'an City include city defense battalions, forbidden troops, Shence battalions, patrol battalions, plus troops from several nearby counties. In addition to the Spring and Autumn Period veterans who went to Guangling to quell the rebellion, there are a total of
More than 177,000.
In addition, there are also the martial arts masters and martial arts masters that Li Yang has collected in the rivers and lakes over the years, as well as the intelligence discs in charge of the old man. Although His Highness has killed many people in Qintian Prison before, more than ten thousand masters are still found.
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In addition to several major vassal kings and border troops from various places, as soon as the imperial decree is issued, there will be a steady stream of troops arriving. How many of these troops can your Highness control?"
Zhao Kai said with a cold tone:
"What do you mean now? Threatening me?"
Yuan Benxi bowed and said:
"Faced with an army of 200,000 people and a steady stream of troops coming, even Wang Xianzhi may have no choice but to escape. Even if His Highness can leave safely, it may not be that easy for the people around His Highness, right?
These people had not tried their best to stop His Highness before. For the sake of the overall interests of the world, His Majesty couldn't bear to kill father and son, so he transferred them.
Please also ask Your Majesty to be considerate of His Majesty’s good intentions and not to overreach.”
Yuan Benxi added:
"I am not threatening His Highness. I know very well that Your Highness is not a man who is greedy for power. He cannot bear to see all the people in this world in ruins. This is a temple, not a world.
If His Highness chooses to come back, he will no longer be able to enjoy grudges and grudges as freely and freely as the children of Jianghu.
Since you have chosen a temple, you have to bear a huge responsibility. You can no longer follow your own temper. Please also consider the overall situation of the world and consider the common people in the world.
Could it be that Your Highness wants to be that arbitrary and arbitrary tyrant?"
Yuan Benxi's words made Zhao Kai fall into silence. If Zhao Dun desperately mobilized his army, regardless of victory or defeat, life would be devastated. It would probably start the troubled times in the Central Plains in advance, and the world would be in chaos.
Moreover, Zhao Kai could also see that Yuan Benxi also had selfish motives. He did not want the imperial power to be without checks and balances in the future. If a monarch cannot listen to the advice of others, then he cannot be considered a truly wise monarch.
Although it was the emperor's errand, he was also testing Zhao Kai.
Seeing that Zhao Kai was silent, Yuan Benxi continued:
"What your Highness is asking for is just to seek justice for your mother. I also know a little about the late princess. Your Highness should know about Chen Yu, right?"
The former princess played such a role. She may really care about His Majesty, but there is no guarantee whether there is anyone behind her, because she is from Guangling Dao! At that time, Guangling Dao was still the territory of Western Chu.
Because of this relationship, she was unable to obtain a true status.
But these are not problems. As long as Your Highness becomes the king from now on, you can let the princess enter the imperial mausoleum and enjoy the ancestral temple with the courtesy of the queen mother. These can be left for the future."
Yuan Benxi's words completely revealed Zhao Kai's mother's life experience. No wonder Zhao Dun ignored his mother in those years. His birth was also a plan of some counselors, right?
First it was Chen Yu, and then Master Li Bai. This kind of honey trap happened to be what these counselors were good at, and I didn't expect that my mother was the same.
However, so many years have passed since the incident, so it is impossible to find out more about it.
Yuan Benxi saw that Zhao Kai was shaken, so he said again:
"Your Highness, how does your hatred compare to that of Xu Xiao? The King of Northern Liang clearly hated Li Yang, but for the sake of the people of the world, he put aside his personal grudges and guarded the Central Plains for twenty years.
Your Highness's return to the temple must be for the sake of the common people, right? Compared to the peace of the world, what are personal grudges?
I also ask Your Highness not to leave behind such a name of disloyalty and unfilial piety. Even if His Highness doesn't care, if future generations use the same excuse to force the palace, I'm afraid there will inevitably be another bloody storm.
Your Highness, please leave now. Your Majesty’s previous promises will also be honored.”
Yuan Benxi was indeed a man of tongues, telling all the pros and cons of the matter, and every sentence was well-founded.
After Yuan Benxi finished speaking, the hall fell into a brief silence. Everyone was waiting for Zhao Kai to make his choice.
On the one hand, he left here, put aside his personal grudges, and then became the prince, and then legitimately inherited the throne a few years later. This would also allow the people who are now taking orders from the emperor to return to their hearts, and make the world less turbulent.
The other is to choose to ignore Yuan Benxi's words and pull the supreme emperor down from the altar. However, this may cause turmoil in the world. Even if Zhao Kai can solve everything in the end, it will leave a bad reputation for future generations.
"Your Highness, you must understand that even if you are an emperor, there are some things you cannot control yourself. Your Highness, please think twice about what you choose."