The rain came very quickly, and it only took a short time to hear the subtle sounds on the green tiles until it was like big beads and small beads falling on a jade plate.
Chen Chao stood under the eaves of a side hall, looking at the rain curtain in the distance and the raindrops dripping on the eaves, and thought of his disciple who liked to catch the rain under the eaves.
Not far away, some chamberlains and palace people were watching Chen Chao from a distance. These chamberlains and palace people had been worried a few days ago because His Majesty the Emperor's departure made them feel very insecure, but now they saw what Chen Chao did today.
After the incident, I suddenly felt at ease again.
There were some footsteps not far away.
A young man came slowly.
Not long after, he came to Chen Chao's side, hesitated for a moment, and then said softly: "Brother."
The visitor was naturally His Highness the Crown Prince. This was the first meeting between him and Chen Chao this month. The two were supposed to meet many times this month.
But due to many reasons, the two of them only met once.
Chen Chao turned his back to his cousin, now the nominal ruler of the Liang Dynasty. He did not speak in a hurry, but kept looking at the rain curtain.
His Highness the Crown Prince was also very silent. He seemed to have a lot to say, but for some reason, he couldn't say a word in front of the brother in front of him.
I don't know how long it took before Chen Chao turned around, looked at His Highness the Crown Prince in front of him, and said, "Your Highness, do you know why Eunuch Li can't be found?"
In the Imperial City, Li Heng has the highest level. He is a being who forgets all worries. With him in charge of the Imperial City, such a thing should not happen today.
His Royal Highness had some doubts in his eyes, but he still shook his head.
Chen Chao said: "Your Highness, even if there is no Eunuch Li in the imperial city, we can at least find some strong men. To deal with those Taoists, there is no need to wait until I come."
Although there were not necessarily that many strong men in the Liang Dynasty, it was definitely not the case that a monk in the Forgetful Realm could walk wildly in the imperial city at will.
His Highness the Crown Prince was silent and had not yet spoken. Chen Chao shook his head and said: "I know what Your Highness is thinking. It is just that it is easy to kill two Taoist priests, but the infatuation behind them is difficult to deal with. I made a decision today. After that, Daliang
Then you may be implicated, and the country your Majesty left behind may not be able to be defended."
His Royal Highness the Prince said with some pain: "A lot of times, I don't know what to do."
His father had entrusted the world to him, and he naturally had to take good care of it. If the country was overturned and the world changed because of something he did wrong, he would not have the face to see his father, nor would he have the face to see his ancestors.
So in the past month, he has been cautious, walking on thin ice, fearing that he would do something wrong and cause disaster to Daliang.
Chen Chao looked at His Highness the Crown Prince, then pointed at the rain curtain, and said: "If you take one step outside, you will be in the rain curtain. You will inevitably get soaked. There is no way out, and others are still pressing. Your Highness just wants to tolerate it.
, not a good thing.”
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked doubtfully: "But if my brother is like this, he is already fighting to the death with Chixin. Is it really a good thing for Daliang?"
Chen Chao said: "Then if you allow that Taoist to kill the people, kill the Taishi Ling, and then leave the capital of God unharmed, Daliang may be able to get a chance to breathe, but what will be the consequences? His Highness has lost the support of the people, and it is difficult to gather the support of the people.
Yi San, it took His Majesty more than ten years to put the top and bottom of the beam together. Your Majesty's incident will directly make your Majesty's efforts of more than ten years come to an end. When the time comes, there will be no need for Fang Wai to do anything, and the beam will naturally slowly come to an end.
Collapse."
Chen Chao stared into the eyes of His Highness the Crown Prince and said calmly: "Your Highness can govern the country with benevolence and righteousness, but externally, he can only govern with iron and blood."
"But if the beam is overturned because of this..."
There was some struggle in His Royal Highness's eyes, which he couldn't understand.
It wasn't because of weakness that he gave in before, just for the sake of Daliang.
"Then let the beams overturn."
Chen Chao stretched out his hand to catch some rainwater and wiped the blood on his robe.
"Brother, what did you say?" His Highness the Crown Prince looked at Chen Chao in disbelief, as if he did not expect such words to come out of Chen Chao's mouth.
Chen Chao was very indifferent, "Your Highness and His Majesty are connected by blood. Even now, can't you see what Your Majesty wants?"
His Highness the Crown Prince looked confused. He really didn’t know much about his father. He just vaguely felt that his father might have been in the wrong position, so he wanted to do something as much as possible so that the world would mention him again.
When you are young, you will forget the bad things he did and remember the great deeds he did.
Chen Chao knew what His Highness the Crown Prince was thinking, and shook his head and said: "How can a person like His Majesty be so rigid? What he wants to do has never cared about whether the world's surname is Chen or whether the country's name is Daliang. He cares
What I want is for the people to live, and to live with dignity, not with my head down, not with my waist bent, not when others come to beat me, but I still have to smile and welcome them, because living like this is meaningless."
"The way of the world in your Majesty's heart should be that foreigners no longer dare to bully our people in Daliang at will. The demon tribe has returned to Mobei thirty thousand miles away, and they can no longer go south to plunder the human race for food."
Chen Chao took a deep breath and said slowly: "In that world, it didn't matter to His Majesty whether the Chen family sat on the throne or not. He didn't even care whether his name was in the history books."
When His Highness the Prince heard this, he woke up from a dream and said, "It turns out that this is what my father wanted."
Chen Chao was not in a hurry to speak, he just thought about the man with gray hair on his temples. He knew that if possible, he would not be willing to sit on this dragon throne or be the master of the world. What he wanted most was
What you should do is accompany your aunt, whether it's hunting every day or anything else, it's much more interesting than being an emperor.
"So in the future, Your Highness, don't give in again and again for the sake of the survival of the beam. Things that you really can't figure out how to do are actually very simple. Ask the people what they want and what they want Your Highness to do.
That’s good.”
Chen Chao said softly: "After working for more than ten years, no one wants to be a pig or a dog. Your Majesty has done half of the work, and His Highness should help you finish the rest."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said: "But it's really difficult."
Chen Chao did not speak, but looked at him with some affection in his eyes. In fact, he also understood that although the Crown Prince in front of him was already standing at the highest point of the beam, he was actually still a young man. Many times, he would be very confused.
You won't know what to do.
He should not have shouldered such a heavy burden.
"Brother, how about you do it?"
His Royal Highness the Prince suddenly looked at Chen Chao seriously, his eyes full of sincerity, "Brother, you and my father are the same people. I think only you can truly inherit my father's will and do these things."
After experiencing what happened before, His Royal Highness was exhausted both physically and mentally, and he actually had the idea of giving in.
Chen Chao looked into his eyes and did not see any other emotion in his eyes except sincerity.
He sincerely wants to give up his power.
Chen Chao looked at His Highness the Crown Prince and said with a wry smile: "I really don't want to be the emperor at all."
Before this, Chen Chao had several opportunities to become the real emperor of the Liang Dynasty, but he rejected them all.
He never wanted to be emperor.
It was like this in the past, and it will be like this in the future.
His Royal Highness the Prince said seriously: "If my brother is in power, Guhui will fully assist him."
If the Chen Dynasty really wants to become the ruler of Daliang, there will definitely be many obstacles, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince represents orthodoxy. If he is willing to fully assist, the problem will be much simpler.
At least there shouldn't be any commotion.
Chen Chao looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, shook his head and said: "I will be the mountain and the sword of Daliang Dynasty, but it will not be that person. Your Highness does not need to persuade me."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a little disappointed.
Chen Chao suddenly patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "After we finish these things, it is actually very good for you to govern the world, but before that, we must do these things well first."
His Royal Highness did not speak.
Chen Chao also retracted his hand.
"This time I have made my own decision. I hope that Your Highness will be able to make his own decisions in the future. I am a guardian and just do my duty."
Long before that, the Emperor of Liang had given the seal of the guardian envoy to Chen Chao. At that time, he had an agreement with Chen Chao. When Chen Chao became the Wangyou warrior, he would announce it to the world.
This time Chen Chao retreated and broke through the realm, and he just happened to step into this realm. In fact, it was the right time.
His Royal Highness the Prince suddenly said: "Brother, I will do what I should do well."
Chen Chao nodded and looked at the rain curtain. It was about to stop raining now.
Killing the Taoist master was nothing to Chen Chao. He had his own way to solve it, but it was just a little troublesome.
As for the concept of infatuation, he and Daliang have been fighting to the death.
Not to mention the fact that Wei's work was written by Chi Xin Guan, just the fact that his father died in Wei's hands would make Chi Xin Guan Chen Chao go there sooner or later.
The hatred of killing one's father is never shared.
This is not something that can be solved in a few words.
It's just that the time hasn't arrived.
Chen Chao rubbed his cheeks, feeling a little exhausted for the first time.
This kind of fatigue is what he really feels when he really comes to this place and knows that many things need to be decided by him.
He is already so tired like this, and if he is asked to be the emperor, he will not do it even to death.
After leaving the side hall, Chen Chao walked slowly along the palace path.
Li Heng looked at him from a distance.
Chen Chao also looked at the head of the chamberlain, and the two of them looked at each other in silence.
Li Heng came over quickly, looked at Chen Chao and said, "You are quite courageous, just like His Majesty when he was young."
Chen Chao smiled and said: "Originally, once you take action, everything can be solved."
"I, after all, am a slave. I can't do anything at will."
Li Heng asked with a smile: "Today's things are very happy, let's have a drink?"
Facing the invitation from the head of the chamberlain, Chen Chao shook his head and whispered tiredly: "No, I want to eat roasted sweet potatoes."
