A tender child's voice, very pleasant to hear;

Both grandfather and grandson were smiling;

Wei Gonggong and Lu Bing standing behind,

The two leaders of the two major secret service agencies of Great Yan, didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

To some extent, Lu Bing's "betrayal" stemmed from his mother, and his mother, in turn, stood on the side of the Yan Emperor.

His mother had said that even if a certain prince rebelled and failed, escaping and knocking on the Lu family's door, the Lu family must open the door and take him in.

Because that was a prince, His Majesty's son.

His Majesty could punish him, even kill him, but others didn't have that qualification.

The Lu family, who came from a family of slaves of the Son of Heaven, was even less qualified.

Therefore,

Zhu, the gentleman from the Eastern Palace, was actually right.

In this Yanjing, no one can scheme against His Majesty the Yan Emperor, unless he himself is willing to step in.

The Lu family,

Wei Zhonghe,

After learning of His Majesty's state of mind, to some extent, they all opened the door of convenience. They were the Emperor's true confidants.

Admittedly, this seemed a bit unsportsmanlike, since the Yan Emperor walked in himself;

But it could also be said that Ji Lao Liu calculated his father's pride and his father's thoughts clearly.

The best conspiracy is actually an open plot.

Since ancient times, many things have been about the victor being king and the loser being the bandit. Insisting on discussing the process is nothing more than the victor's rumination and the loser's desperate search for excuses.

The Yan Emperor stretched out his hand,

Wei Gonggong, who had served by His Majesty's side for decades, immediately wrung out the towel from the basin beside him and handed it to His Majesty.

The Yan Emperor took the towel and gently wiped the cold sweat from his grandson's face, wiping very carefully and gently.

In Wei Zhonghe's memory, His Majesty had never treated anyone like this, not even… his own relatives.

Even the youngest seventh prince, Ji Chengsu, fell into the water a few years ago, His Majesty only went to take a look and didn't make any intimate gestures like an elder.

It seems that,

A grandfather looking at his grandson is indeed different from looking at his son.

"Tell皇爷爷the truth, do you hate your father? It's so uncomfortable after taking the medicine."

Ji Chuanye shook his head and said:

"Grandson doesn't hate him."

"Why?" the Yan Emperor asked.

"Grandson knows that Father is doing it for my own good. In this world, no father would deliberately want to hurt his child."

Wei Zhonghe and Lu Bing exchanged glances inadvertently;

This was the normal answer a child should have. Logically speaking, this wasn't anything. The children of the imperial family enjoyed the best education, and at the same time, they had to endure the most tedious etiquette, so naturally, they would mature more easily.

However, when these words were spoken in this childish voice, the effect was very good.

For the current situation, it was simply as good as it could get.

Were these taught words?

Or was it just something the child said unintentionally?

And if it was the third possibility, how old was he?

Thunder, lightning, rain, and dew are all imperial grace;

Imperial grace is like the sea, and fatherly love is like a mountain. Perhaps, what His Majesty needed at this moment was this kind of affirmation.

He had already lived up to history,

Now,

What he had to face was actually his son.

"Father teaches me arithmetic at home. I'm stupid and learn slowly, so Father beats me… I cried. Father hugged me and said, 'Jade not… is not qi…'

皇爷爷, grandson forgot how to say it."

"It's jade that is not polished cannot become a useful vessel."

"Yes, 皇爷爷, that's what my father said to me. He also said that when he was a child, he was often beaten by 皇爷爷 because he learned slowly and was stupid. 皇爷爷 beat him very hard and it hurt a lot, with a leather whip. After being beaten a few times, he learned things quickly. After being beaten more, his brain would become smarter."

The Yan Emperor shook his head,

And said:

"皇爷爷never beat your father when he was a child. Your father was very smart since he was young and learned everything very quickly. Sometimes, because your father was too smart, it made your uncles look too stupid, so he was beaten by 皇爷爷 for that reason."

This was the truth.

When the Yan Emperor examined the princes' studies, he was very satisfied with the sixth son's answers, and thus, he didn't find the five children above him as pleasing to the eye.

"Father actually lied to me…"

"Chuanye, who taught you to say these words?"

"皇爷爷, no one taught me to say these words. Grand-grandmother only told Chuanye that Father asked me to drink the medicine, so Chuanye drank it."

"Hmm."

The Yan Emperor looked at his grandson very seriously.

Perhaps at this moment, the Yan Emperor didn't have other doubts in his heart.

The heart of an emperor is always suspicious.

Of course, this suspicion wasn't because he was afraid that things would turn bad, but that things might get even better.

The children of the imperial family,

Aren't afraid that you have thoughts, but are afraid that you are really stupid and simple.

"皇爷爷… grandson wants to ask you for something. Mother said that while you're sick, you should think more about what you want, so that you can get better quickly."

"Say it, whatever Chuanye wants, 爷爷 can give it to you."

In Great Yan,

The Yan Emperor had the qualification to say these words, and was the most confident 爷爷 to prove these words.

"皇爷爷, grandson wants to ride a pixiu (a mythical beast), Chuanshi flaunted to grandson, saying that his family has a pixiu, the eldest uncle has it, but my father doesn't."

This request, these words, finally sounded like something a child would say, competing with his cousins in the eldest uncle's family.

"Whatever Chuanshi has, Chuanye will definitely have, and whatever my Chuanye has, will only be more than Chuanshi."

Although they were both his grandsons,

But Ji Chuanye was the eldest grandson,

And Ji Chuanshi's mother was a barbarian.

It was only natural for the Yan Emperor to have favoritism, and it would be really strange if he didn't.

In fact, raising Ji Chuanye in the Fengxin Madam's residence was also convenient for the Yan Emperor to come and visit his eldest grandson, but it would be inconvenient to go if he was in the prince's residence.

"When grandson gets better, will 皇爷爷 take grandson to ride a pixiu?"

"Okay."

"皇爷爷 is the Emperor…"

"Of course, a ruler's words are as good as gold."

"皇爷爷 live long, cough cough………"

Seeing that Ji Chuanye began to cough, the Yan Emperor immediately shouted:

"Imperial physician."

Two imperial physicians immediately came in and examined him, saying: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the imperial grandson just broke a sweat. After taking a medicinal bath later, his body will probably feel relaxed."

"Go and prepare it quickly."

"Understood."

Turning his head again, looking at Ji Chuanye lying on the bed, the Yan Emperor's eyes revealed a hint of anger, this anger wasn't directed at his grandson, but at his son.

The amount of medicine was a bit too much.

"How can this father be so cruel to his own son."

"………" Wei Zhonghe.

"………" Lu Bing.

The two great secret service chiefs dared not say anything, nor did they dare to agree.

"Chuanye, take good care of your illness. Only when your body is healthy can you ride a pixiu and not fall off."

"Well, Chuanshi is a little younger than me, but his body is stronger than grandson's."

"Nonsense, the physique of the Great Yan's children is not inferior to others. You are still young, you will grow up slowly."

Between the lines, a rift appeared, not towards the grandson in front of him, but towards Ji Chuanshi.

The fact that the eldest prince was stripped of his right to inherit the throne was a tacit understanding from top to bottom, not deliberately targeted, but natural.

The Yan Emperor stretched out his hand again,

Wei Gonggong immediately brought up another freshly washed and wrung towel.

The Yan Emperor wiped the sweat for his grandson while asking:

"Does Chuanye want to be a general in the future?"

"Like Uncle Zheng?"

"Hmm."

Nowadays, children playing war games mostly pretend to be the Marquis of Pingxi, and few will pretend to be the Prince of Jingnan.

It wasn't that there weren't any brave young men who tried to play the role,

But after being slapped a few times with the sole of his shoe by his own father, there were fewer.

"I want to, Father said that Uncle Zheng is very good at fighting, 皇爷爷, Father often says Uncle Zheng this and Uncle Zheng that at home;

Sometimes he smiles and says how great Uncle Zheng is, and sometimes he scolds Uncle Zheng for being a jerk.

However, Chuanye wants to be a general, but doesn't want to go out to fight."

"Why?"

"Because Father is so tired, he stays in the study every night calculating accounts for a long time. Chuanye wants to practice writing well and learn arithmetic well, and when he grows up, he wants to help Father."

"Your father, also gets tired?"

When it came to laziness, his son was the best.

When others were conscientious and cautious,

He,

Was always leisurely and calm.

"Hmm, Mother also said that Father's waist isn't as good as before, and she often urges Father to go耕地(cultivate the land)."

"Hehe."

The Yan Emperor shook his head, these words really sounded like something a butcher's daughter would say.

At this time,

The imperial physician came over and said: "Your Majesty, the medicinal bath is ready."

In fact, the medicinal bath had a very clear and obvious effect, which was… detoxification.

However, the imperial physician didn't dare to say it directly.

Serving in the Imperial Hospital, they came into contact with too many secrets of the powerful and wealthy, so they had to learn what to ask and what not to ask, and always remember that they were just doctors who treated illnesses.

"Come, Chuanye, take a medicinal bath."

"Okay."

Wei Zhonghe prepared to step forward to help, but saw the Yan Emperor began to take off Chuanye's clothes himself.

After taking off his upper garment, when taking off his pants, Ji Chuanye subconsciously twisted a little,

"Mother said, a boy's雀雀(bird),

Can't be shown to just anyone."

"Hahahaha………"

The Yan Emperor tried to pick up the child, but it could be seen that it was a bit difficult.

But the Yan Emperor still forcibly picked up Ji Chuanye, and then, slowly put him into the bath tub.

After doing all this, the Yan Emperor's body staggered a little, but fortunately, he grabbed the edge of the bath tub and stabilized himself.

Behind him,

Wei Gonggong and Lu Bing were ready to step forward to help at any time, but they both stopped, because His Majesty was in front of his grandson, and any man, when facing his direct descendants, wanted to be a strong figure.

At this time,

The Yan Emperor suddenly asked;

"Chuanye, tell皇爷爷, are you afraid of death?"

Ji Chuanye nodded without hesitation and said, "Grandson is afraid."

"Why are you afraid?"

"Mother said, if people die, they can't eat delicious food, can't play fun games, can't ride pixiu with Chuanshi anymore, and can't see Father and Mother and younger brothers and sisters anymore, and can't see 皇爷爷 anymore."

"Chuanye, then do you think, 皇爷爷, is afraid of death?"

Ji Chuanye turned his head and looked at the Yan Emperor standing outside his bath tub.

It could be seen that the child was thinking.

"Say it." The Yan Emperor urged.

"Father said, 皇爷爷 will always live on the 青石板板(bluestone slab), will live for many, many years, a thousand years, ten thousand years."

To the child, history was just a bluestone slab.

"Then does Chuanye also want to be like 皇爷爷 and live on the 青石板板(bluestone slab)?"

Wei Zhonghe and Lu Bing on the side held their breaths at this moment;

No one could guess what His Majesty really meant in his heart, not even as confidants;

But undoubtedly,

This conversation,

Would definitely have an impact on His Majesty's decision.

Ji Chuanye smiled:

"You have to add Father, 皇爷爷, Father, grandson, the three of us together."

"Hahahahaha."

The Yan Emperor smiled and patted the side of the bath tub,

And then,

Reached out and touched his grandson's head soaking in the bath tub,

And said those three words:

"Good Holy Grandson."

………

After the medicinal bath, Ji Chuanye's body was wiped dry by Wei Zhonghe and placed back in the quilt.

Perhaps the child's body was already weak, and he had spoken for so long. He had actually been dozing off at the end of the medicinal bath. After being sent back to the quilt, he continued to fall asleep not long after.

The Yan Emperor sat in a chair, just watching his grandson fall asleep.

At this time,

The old lady slowly walked over with a cane.

"Wet nurse, was朕also sleeping like this when朕was a child?"

"Yes, children, no matter how noisy they are when they are awake, as long as they sleep, they look obedient and lovable."

"Hehe."

The Yan Emperor pointed to the sleeping Ji Chuanye and said: "朕now wishes 朕could wake the child up and continue to talk to朕."

Because,

朕's time,

Is running out.

"The late Emperor also said the same words as Your Majesty."

The late Emperor,

The late Emperor…

The Yan Emperor nodded.

Just then, a report broke the silence at this time.

Lu Bing received the message from the mouth of the Buddhist nunnery and came back to report:

"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince requests an audience with the Eastern Palace Guard."

The Yan Emperor's brows furrowed slightly.

Such a good atmosphere had been disturbed by an outsider.

"朕had just told him before that doing nothing was the right thing to do. He seemed to be able to endure all the time, but at the critical moment, he couldn't help it, then his previous endurance would completely become a joke."

The Yan Emperor shook his head,

And said:

"Alright, let him in too."

………

The Eastern Palace Guard, with its fine armor and well-trained soldiers, was more than just a pretty face.

The Crown Prince rode a white horse in front, followed by Wu Liang, the commander of the Eastern Palace Guard.

Back then, Wen Yin gathered Jianghu (martial world) experts for the Crown Prince to enrich the Eastern Palace, which was considered a powerful arm of the Crown Prince. Later, it was discovered that Wen Yin's background had problems, and he was immediately cut out.

It was Wu Liang who discovered and eliminated Wen Yin.

After that, he quickly rose to power, not only taking over Wen Yin's previous position, but also taking the position of commander of the Eastern Palace Guard.

In fact, the Eastern Palace Guard, in a broad sense, also belonged to a branch of the Imperial Guards;

After the main framework of the once huge Imperial Guards was dismantled, the remaining Imperial Guards in the capital were like this, one family and one yamen (government office), a little bit from you, a little bit from me, and then they were assigned to the编制(organization).

And at this time,

The Crown Prince was riding his horse in front of the Lu Mansion. The few servants at the door of the Lu Mansion were actually Lu Bing's men. They stood at the door to inform him, but before they received permission, they would not give in at all.

The quality of Lu Bing's men was evident.

Under Wu Liang's orders, the Eastern Palace Guard spread out in formation, temporarily not seeking to completely surround the Lu Mansion, but at least on one side, they formed a posture of preparing to charge the阵(formation).

But neither side had actually drawn their swords, let alone drawn their bows and arrows.

At this time,

Lu Bing came out from inside,

And saluted the Crown Prince:

"Your subject, Lu Bing, greets His Highness the Crown Prince, may Your Highness be well."

"Uncle Lu, this Prince heard that my eldest nephew is ill, so I came to visit him."

Lu Bing nodded and said: "Your Highness is benevolent and cares for the younger generation, which is truly a blessing for Great Yan."

The Crown Prince dismounted and stepped forward.

Lu Bing stepped aside and invited him in.

Wu Liang waved his hand at this time, and the armored soldiers of the Eastern Palace Guard made a gesture to follow in together.

But Lu Bing suddenly reached out to block them,

Behind him was the Crown Prince.

In front of him was a group of armored soldiers swarming in.

"Your Highness, His Majesty is inside. As a subject, one must not frighten the Holy Presence with weapons."

"Oh, Father is also in Uncle Lu's mansion? Yes, Father loves the eldest grandson the most, this Prince should have guessed it earlier."

The Eastern Palace Guard stopped, but didn't retreat.

Wu Liang waved his arm forward,

At this time, he didn't even wait for the Crown Prince to give the order, but made the decision himself first.

Because at this time, it was actually not appropriate for the Crown Prince to directly issue an order.

"Presumptuous!"

"Audacious!"

Some of Lu Bing's men shouted angrily at the soldiers who were trying to squeeze in.

In fact, there was at least a group of masked fanzi (secret police) experts in the Lu Mansion, but they hadn't come forward yet.

"Your Highness, don't make things difficult for your subject." Lu Bing said, "And don't force your subject."

The Crown Prince finally raised his hand and said:

"Withdraw."

Wu Liang then ordered: "Withdraw!"

The soldiers retreated, but what followed was the drawing of swords and the drawing of bows and arrows. In terms of the situation, it was even more tense than before.

"Let Sixth Brother come out to see this Prince." The Crown Prince said.

"Your Highness, Sixth Prince is not in the mansion."

"Oh, he's not here?"

This surprised the Crown Prince a little.

"It's strange, his son is sick, but he doesn't come to see him?"

At this time,

A carriage appeared at the other end of the alley.

The driver was Zhang Gonggong.

A lonely carriage slowly drove into here.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing Ji Chengjue's face.

The next moment,

A part of the Eastern Palace Guard directly turned to the carriage, fully alert.

A eunuch attendant,

A prince,

The Crown Prince standing on the steps looked slightly down, looking at his sixth brother sitting in the carriage,

And asked:

"Sixth Brother, where are your people?"

Logically speaking, his sixth brother should bring people, bring the confidants he had built up in the capital.

Ji Chengjue clapped his hands,

Wu Liang immediately ordered:

"Chop!"

In an instant,

The captains beside the centurions, the squad leaders beside the soldiers, directly stabbed the swords into the chests of the people beside them.

In an instant,

No less than two hundred military officers and soldiers were killed instantly, dying unexpectedly at the hands of their companions.

The smell of blood and killing instantly permeated the air.

The Crown Prince took a half step back,

Lu Bing continued to stand in place,

And the soldiers of the Eastern Palace Guard who had pointed their swords and arrows at the carriage earlier,

Also turned around,

Pointing their swords and crossbows at the Crown Prince standing on the steps.

This change of scene,

Was too bizarre and too astonishing.

Wu Liang dismounted,

Knelt down in front of Ji Chengjue,

And kowtowed:

"Master, may you be well!"

Ji Chengjue nodded,

And got out of the carriage.

Looked up,

Looked at the Crown Prince standing on the steps,

And spoke, giving a slightly delayed answer:

"Here."

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My schedule went wrong, so I set an alarm to force myself to get up and write this chapter. I have to go back to sleep for a while, otherwise, my schedule will be completely messed up.

Last month, I updated 280,000 words. This month, Long strives to break through 300,000 words, and tries to do more.

Then, I'll ask for monthly tickets again, hold on to everyone!