Chapter 1 The new emperor ascends the throne
Chapter 1 The new emperor ascends the throne
The old emperor of Huiyang Kingdom was getting weaker and weaker, and the court was divided into three factions because of the dispute over the establishment of the crown prince - the second prince Zhao An, the fourth prince Zhao Ling, and the neutral faction.There were four princes in this dynasty. The original prince, the eldest prince, Zhao Gan, unfortunately fell off a cliff and died when he went out for a private visit. After Zhao Gan's death, the old emperor was reluctant to establish a new crown prince, which led to endless disputes between the court and China.Zhao An is intelligent, but his gloomy personality makes people unpredictable. Zhao Ling treats others politely and is favored by the emperor, but he is too young to inherit the great cause.
Let's talk about the third prince, Zhao Chen, although he also studied with his brothers, he was inferior to Zhao Ling in martial arts, and inferior to Zhao An in strategy, so it seemed quite embarrassing to be caught between those two brothers.But Zhao Chen himself didn't mind. He played with the servants around him all day long, playing with birds and catching fish.Everyone knows that the future emperor will not be this Zhao Chen who is always overwhelmed.
The second and fourth princes were also a little jealous of the third brother and third brother at first, for fear that he was pretending to give them an unexpected and painful blow, but later found out that he was really not interested in the throne, so he accepted it with peace of mind two people fighting.
In fact, Zhao Chen is not really stupid, he is indeed not good at martial arts, but his mind is very far away, he is not as good as the second brother, but he just doesn't want to show off, the emperor is in his place, so it's better to be happy drinking and reciting poems all day long.His ideal is to be a happy prince, who doesn't have to deal with government affairs and has nothing to worry about. Isn't it more enjoyable than being an emperor?
But this world is not what people want, and the fight between Zhao An and Zhao Ling ended up hurting both of them.The old emperor also knew that these two sons were fighting to the death and his body was getting worse day by day, so how could he rest assured that he would hand over the world to them.
At this time, Zhao Chen's uncle Guan Si said to the emperor that Zhao Chen was a good candidate. The old emperor thought that although the third son was not as good as others in everything, he was kind and shallow. The lives of the people will certainly not be bad.
In this way, after the old emperor passed away, Zhao An and Zhao Ling met each other with swords, and when both of them were seriously injured, the eunuch beside the emperor read out the imperial decree——
"...there is now the third prince, Zhao Chen, who is honest and honest, and can take on great responsibilities. I will pass it on to him now. I hope he..."
Hearing this, Zhao An and Zhao Ling all fainted. They had been fighting openly and secretly for so many years, but they never expected to be picked up by Zhao Chen in the end.On Zhao Chen's side, obviously he did not expect such an ending, but he was not allowed to mess around with the establishment of the crown prince. Moreover, his father had passed away, so he could no longer refuse the imperial decree.
Zhao Chen stayed in front of the first emperor's coffin for three days, but he couldn't figure out why he chose to sit on the throne himself.The enthronement ceremony is just around the corner, but Zhao Chen still doesn't know how to be the emperor above ten thousand people.
"Xiao Qi..." Zhao Chen knelt in front of the coffin, his throat was a little dry, and he looked up at the young man in white who had been silently standing by his side for three days, "Can I be a good emperor..."
The young man bowed his head and cupped his hands, and said respectfully, "Your Highness, don't underestimate yourself. Since the late emperor chose you, there must be a reason for him. This position made the second highness compete with the fourth highness. The late emperor must Knowing this, I gave this position to Your Highness."
Zhao Chen said: "But I don't want this position. If they want it so much, just give it to them. Why should I hold on to it?"
"Your Highness..." Xiao Qi looked worriedly at the back of the kneeling on the mat. He knew that the throne was a hot potato that Zhao Chen had to accept, and Zhao Chen's temperament was the last thing he wanted to be bound by these things. hands and feet.
Xiao Qi was picked up by Zhao Chen since he was a child. Without Zhao Chen, he would have starved to death on the street.He is Zhao Chen's reading companion, Zhao Chen's accompanying trainer, they stay together almost all day, no one knows Zhao Chen better than Xiao Qi.He knew that Zhao Chen was extremely smart, even though he was often scolded by his teacher for sleeping in school, Zhao Chen could easily answer every question that the teacher deliberately made difficult for him.Others may not know it, but he knows that Zhao Chen is not ignorant as rumored outside, on the contrary, he is the most talented among the four highnesses.
"That's all, that's all..." Zhao Chen repeated a few times, he smiled wryly, originally thought that he would spend his life leisurely, but his father wanted to play a big joke on him.But this burden had already fallen on him, and he couldn't let it go, so he could only grit his teeth and take it on. No matter what difficulties he encountered, this was the path he had to take. "Father, you have really left a big problem for your son..."
On the second day, the enthronement ceremony was held as scheduled.Zhao Chen was wearing a cumbersome dress, and the layers of etiquette made him unable to breathe. The late emperor had just passed away, and the enthronement ceremony was held in a simple manner. Zhao Chen could not imagine how tired he would be if he followed the normal procedure. "Xiao Qi, hurry up, hold the nodding crown for me. It's killing me."
After finally being able to sit down and have a sip of tea, he changed into a dress again, and the new tiara was so heavy that Zhao Chen's neck almost broke.Looking at it like this, Xiao Qi felt helpless in his heart, how could he look like a king of a country. "Your Majesty... I can't do such a disrespectful thing. Today is the enthronement ceremony. Your Majesty will go again after drinking this tea..."
"Oh, Xiao Qi! I haven't become the emperor yet! Don't worry about that, my neck is really going to be broken... Xiao Qi..." Zhao Chen held his head pitifully, looked at the stern-looking young man in front of him and sighed, after all, he was helpless Put it on the back of his head.The weight of Zhao Chen's entire head rested unceremoniously on this big hand, and he rubbed his head comfortably.
Xiao Qi's heart tightened, His Highness really...as always defenseless.
Since being rescued by Zhao Chen when he was five years old, Xiao Qi has been by his side all the time.As a prince, Zhao Chen's childhood was not peaceful, and he would experience assassination or assassination from time to time. Because of this, Xiao Qi made up his mind to practice martial arts seriously in order to repay his kindness, just to protect him by Zhao Chen's side.And his feelings for Zhao Chen have changed after more than ten years of getting along.
But he never dared to let Zhao Chen find out that he was willing to stay by Zhao Chen's side as a friend and subordinate for the rest of his life, and he didn't want Zhao Chen to drive him away after knowing his heart.Zhao Chen likes girls, he has always known it, because of this, Zhao Chen has never been defensive towards him, and because of this, Xiao Qi's heart is always poking secretly because of Zhao Chen's unintentional touch.
"Your Majesty!! Why are you here! Civil and military officials are still waiting to worship!" Jiang Taiping, the eunuch next to Zhao Chen, entered the room with a high voice, but was even more angry when he saw Xiao Qi letting Zhao Chen mess around here. Pulling Xiao Qi away, the back of Zhao Chen's head was suddenly blank, and his neck flicked.
Jiang Taiping ignored Zhao Chen's resentful gaze, pulled Xiao Qi and said, "Your Majesty is messing around, and you are still helping him, what if the time is late?!" Xiao Qi lowered his head, because he was fooled by Zhao Chen's plea. It was indeed his fault that he had lost his mind.
Zhao Chen, Xiao Qi, and Jiang Taiping grew up together. When they met Xiao Qi, Jiang Taiping was already by Zhao Chen's side. Zhao Chen got his name, and he was the same as Xiao Qi. It was rescued by Zhao Chen.In the past, Jiang Taiping was thin and weak, and was often bullied by others. When those people kicked and beat him and sneered at him, "Is it possible to be a eunuch without getting clean", Zhao Chen appeared.From then on, Zhao Chen had a little eunuch named Jiang Taiping beside him.
The three of them have a very good relationship, they are masters and servants, and they are also good brothers who make trouble and play together.And the two good brothers couldn't lift their heads when the little eunuch said it at this time, Zhao Chen couldn't listen anymore, and finally said, "My peace is so peaceful, if you want to continue talking, I'm afraid the auspicious time will really be late." .”
Jiang Taiping was shocked, but he shouted angrily, "Your Majesty is just fooling around!" After saying that, he hurriedly pulled Zhao Chen up, "Quick, quick, Your Majesty, we really have to go!"
"Got it, got it." Zhao Chen reluctantly walked in the front, Jiang Taiping and Xiao Qi followed him from left to right and left the dormitory.
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