The Story of Leaping from the Dragon Gate

In the afternoon of the next day, Song Wei was attending class in the Hall of Ming Si, when the emperor's servant appeared in a hurry.These days, I am always on tenterhooks, and I am most afraid of such a scene.Lectures and lectures become dignified involuntarily.Fortunately, the servant said in the first sentence: "Your Majesty is still in good spirits, I want to talk to His Highness the Crown Prince."

Song Wei apologized to the Duke of Ming, and was called to leave.When he got to his father's bed, the emperor looked carefully at him, looked him left and right, and suddenly asked: "Xiaoyin, you didn't lie to me about the princess's pregnancy?"

Song Wei's expression changed immediately, her face darkened, and she sneered: "Isn't that why you forced me to get married?"

When the emperor saw his son's reaction, he felt a little bit embarrassed, "You're not...then what..."

It turned out that the emperor was dazzled by the great news of the princess's pregnancy yesterday, he was excited all day long, and slowly came to his senses, he always felt not at ease.After thinking about it for a while, he thought that it was very likely that his son had colluded with Li Yimeng himself, and he couldn't wait to arrest him for confrontation.

Song Wei snorted: "Do you think I can't be hard on women? You might as well ask Li Yi what I was busy with in the first three days of the wedding. I'm afraid that the dignified imperial doctor was forced to switch to making aphrodisiacs, so I have no face to say it. Anyway, stretch The head is a knife, and the head is also a knife, it is better to suffer early than late, so as not to let you cry and die with regret."

The son's resentment made the emperor feel ashamed: "Xiaoyin, daddy has no other intentions..."

"No other meaning, what do you mean? When have I lied to you? If I don't agree, I don't agree. But if I promised you, which one has fooled you? You are a father, and you are addicted to fooling your son. Bullying I'm so easy to lie, right? Let me ask you, what's going on with the fifth child?"

The emperor missed Dongsang's first-hand news in his coma yesterday, and was stunned by his youngest son's question: "Five...does the fifth have a letter?"

Song Wei successfully changed the subject, and briefly recounted what Dongsang had said, saying, "Brother Wuhuang didn't commit suicide, so he can't move now. If you really want to see him, I'll ask someone to find a way to bring him back."

Even so, the father and son may not be able to see each other for the last time.

The emperor was silent for a while, then sighed: "That's all. This is the fate between me and his father and son, so there is no need to force it."

Song Weidao: "When the time is right, Zongzheng Temple will announce that the fifth prince will abandon the prince and become a monk to practice Taoism. From then on, he will break away from the world and live in seclusion in the mountains."

The so-called "appropriate time" is after the emperor's death.It was announced to the outside world that the five princes had fulfilled their filial piety, left behind the glory of the world, and pursued the way outside the square.Maybe it will be left to the mortal world in the end, how wonderful is the legend of becoming an immortal.

The emperor nodded with satisfaction: "Xiao Yin, you are willing to obey Daddy's arrangement, Daddy is very happy. As for how to do it, it is up to you."

Sighing again, he said, "Daddy didn't mean to hide it from you. One was just a guess at the time, and it was not confirmed. The second... I don't want the old grievances to be entangled with you. The year the fifth child was born coincided with your mother's entry into the palace. Because I neglected Concubine Shi Gui, the fifth child was quite estranged from me when I was young, but gradually changed. I thought he had a dull temper, but I didn't want to hold grudges very much. In addition to the deaths of Concubine Shi and the third child, and so on, now It seems that a deadlock has been formed in his heart."

The emperor was stunned for a while, and then continued: "Xiao Yin, Daddy doesn't want you to bear the name of murdering your brother, but he can't ask you to risk your life. The survivors of the eldest and the third survivors have their own ancestors. The guardian of the mausoleum is guarding the mausoleum. The guardian of the ancestral mausoleum is my servant of the Song family. He has taken on this important task in the past and is only loyal to the patriarch. If you don't want to enter the court, you can show favor and show favor. When necessary... you can take extraordinary measures. Remember to save the fifth life, that's it. The fifth prince is I want to become a monk, so there is no reason to drag a woman to be a widow. Concubine Rong is still young and has only one young daughter. If she wants to, she can go back to her mother's house and choose another spouse. As for the little princess, I was fortunate enough to be taught by the princess, so I remember you Just name it."

The daughter of the fifth prince is one of the readers who accompany Dugu Ying into the palace, so the emperor said this.

Ever since Duguying's belly grew, Song Wei had a real feeling about having another child.Coupled with Dugu Li and Dugu Shi's brothers, now there is another little Princess Rong Wang.Anyway, one is raised, and a group is released, Song Wei felt nothing, so she nodded.

The emperor also said some internal affairs of the royal family.In this regard, what the three princes can teach is limited to knowledge.The principles of interpersonal relationship and handling must be taught by the emperor himself.

"The king of Yanxi County is loyal and stable, and he can be relied on as much as possible. If there is anything in the royal family that cannot be decided, you can ask the old Yanfu County King for advice. The emperor's family affairs are also state affairs, and must not be ignored."

The emperor stripped the family affairs clearly, and this is the real beginning to explain the funeral.

Song Wei turned his head away, not looking at the emperor's face, and said in a muffled voice, "I understand."

The emperor stared at his profile.There are blue circles under the eyes, the chin is sharp and thin again.Patting the hand of the youngest son, it seems that there are countless things to say.After a long time, he said to himself, "Xiao Yin, it's my father's waywardness... Thank you for your hard work."

Song Wei suddenly turned her head and stared at the emperor, the circles of her eyes turned red involuntarily, but her mouth was tightly pursed, refusing to say a word.

The emperor's fingers trembled, and he stroked his cheek slowly.

"Xiaoyin, you are...the most precious gift that God bestowed on Daddy in this life. Therefore, Daddy leaves everything...everything to you...all...to you..."

Song Wei's eyes were filled with tears, but she insisted not to blink.Her lips were tightly pressed together, and she never spoke.

The emperor had no choice but to brush his fingers over the eyes that had been haunted by dreams for half his life: "If you want to blame, then blame daddy... all blame daddy. Don't...blame others..."

Song Wei wiped her face fiercely with her sleeve: "Who am I going to blame, you don't care!"

The emperor had no choice but to say nothing.After a while, seeing that his son's eyes were no longer red, he asked, "Is the business going well these days?"

Song Wei muttered: "I don't have time...to take a nap..."

The emperor laughed.I quickly understood what he meant, thought for a while, and said: "You are too busy now, because you are not yet proficient. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. After you get proficient slowly, it will be much better."

Song Weixin said, your son and I are not born with this kind of material. I have done this for several rounds, and I still can't make it perfect. What can I do?

Seeing the disapproving expression on his face, the emperor said, "As a monarch, why do you have to do everything yourself? You don't need to do everything yourself; you only need to do one thing well—"

Song Wei looked up, and heard the emperor say: "Select the virtuous and promote the ability, know the people and do the job well."

She curled her lips: "Who doesn't understand the truth, it's easy to say..."

"Isn't it difficult to do?" The emperor sighed, "Indeed, it is so difficult to know people. Listen to their words, watch their actions, and observe their aspirations. After all, you can only get a glimpse of them. If it weren't for the fact that Dad didn't know people well, why did you get hurt back then? Mother? Not to mention that it took 20 years to see the true face of the boss. Xiaoyin, Dad thinks that you have a good eye for picking people. You might as well look back and see if all the people the sixth prince made friends with and accepted have become helpers ? Over time, your ability will only get stronger and stronger, so don't worry about it."

Song Wei scratched his head.It seems that what the father said has some truth.But he doesn't think it's his ability to judge people, it's purely the lessons learned and character luck gained from bad luck in several lifetimes.

The emperor went on to say: "Why does the monarch need to know all the civil and military officials, as long as he knows the three or five important ministers around him. Now is the time for you to know the three or five important ministers. When you know the three princes, five princes, nine ministers and six departments, as long as you use these people well, Do things as freely as your arms and fingers, and everyone from top to bottom will obey."

The emperor smiled softly: "Xiaoyin, it takes a long time to take on a heavy responsibility at the beginning. Daddy was also your age when he first became a treasurer. Not only did he not take a nap in the afternoon, he often stayed up all night. Five or seven years later, Fang gradually became free. Now you have no troubles outside and no turmoil inside, and the situation is much better than that of your father, and in about three or two years, you will be able to find time to take a nap."

Song Wei nodded sadly.Take a nap, and stick to it until three years later.The emperor's job, is it a fucking human being?

It's rare that the emperor is sober, Song Wei actually has a stomach full of questions to ask.I couldn't think of those many things for a while, but I remembered the most troublesome one, and complained: "The three princes, they always quarrel."

The emperor narrowed his eyes: "The three princes have their own positions, responsibilities, opinions and opinions, and it is inevitable that they cannot agree. As far as the monarch is concerned, if you listen to both, you will be clear, and you will be dark if you are partial to faith. It is not a bad thing for them to quarrel in front of you." But he thought in his heart, the prince is young and has little knowledge. Well, even if the three of them didn't mean it, they probably couldn't avoid their rhetoric, and they had to beat each other in private.

Ask your son: "Then what do you do?"

"What should I do? Whoever wins the quarrel, listen to who!"

The emperor smiled: "Then what if no one wins the quarrel?"

Song Weidao: "No one won the quarrel, so I cried, saying that they took advantage of my father's illness to bully me."

The emperor froze, then laughed.Song Wei laughed so hard that she almost blushed, and said: "This method is good, haha, really good."

Song Wei waited for the emperor to laugh enough, and whispered: "But father... I can't... go on like this forever."

The emperor held his son's hand: "No, Xiaoyin. It won't be like this forever. Don't worry, maybe in a few years, none of them can quarrel with you, and they don't even dare to quarrel with you. Of course, that's not necessarily the case. It must be a good thing. Now it’s not necessarily a bad thing. If they want to quarrel, let them quarrel. You can listen to whoever you think is reasonable. If no one is reasonable, you can make up your own mind.”

"This...wouldn't it make me appear useless? If I make a wrong decision...wouldn't it be worse?"

"Choosing the good and following it is the king's first priority. How can you say it's useless? The king and his ministers, the power is in your hands. Whose opinion do you agree with? This decision is ultimately up to you. As for your own His idea..." The emperor smiled, "Don't worry, if it's really terrible, someone will tell you. The only question is, at that time, will you listen and believe it?"

"Xiao Yin, believe in yourself, and believe in the people you want to believe in. That's enough."

Song Wei hesitated: "Whom do I want to trust, really... who can I trust?"

"Yes." The emperor looked directly at him, "Daddy entrusts everything to you. This is your subjects, your court, your country, and your community. You can trust whoever you want."

Seeing that his son was still ignorant, the emperor said: "Daddy asks you, if someone impeaches the Duke of Ming today, and on the eve of the prince's big wedding, temporarily appoints the eldest grandson as the servant of the middle minister, and arranges to be the chief best man for the wedding ceremony, using power for personal gain, with ulterior motives , do you believe it or not?"

Song Wei let out a chuckle: "That big tall man who reads the make-up poem very well, is he the eldest grandson of the Duke of Ming? Well, he seems to be able to drink well."

During the wedding ceremony, Song Wei had no time to pay attention to other things.But the presence of the chief best man is too strong, and it is impossible to ignore it.

"The Duke of the Ming Dynasty is appointed as the Minister of the Minister. If there is no opinion from the official department, it is fine to mention a minister. Let me recognize the face, there is nothing wrong with it."

The emperor nodded, and said again: "Xiaoyin, daddy will ask you again, if Marquis Xian is in charge of the defense of the southeast coast, someone impeaches him to support the bandits, to be self-respecting, to be ineffective, to be greedy for money, to fill his own pockets, do you believe it or not?"

Song Wei raised her head and let out a haha: "Dugu is this kind of person, I'll lose my head to him!"

The emperor smiled: "You can't bet your head with your subjects."

Song Weidao: "Since that's the case, whoever impeaches who will provide evidence will be sent to the navy barracks to wait, and the pirates will go around on the boat, collect enough evidence and come back."

The emperor asked: "Do you trust Dugu so much? What if he harbors resentment..."

Song Wei's face collapsed: "Father, don't pretend, it's meaningless to pretend any longer. If you think he might be this kind of person, you will ask him to ask me to marry you? Will you agree with me to marry Duguying? What are you doing? The one who deceived me, naturally also deceived him. Don't worry, one day I will treat Dugu with kindness."

Having said that, the youngest son has completely understood his thoughts.The emperor stopped talking, and only said slowly: "Look, Xiao Yin, you know how to make a clear decision. The sage said: 'The way of the road is also, the world is for the public. Select talents and abilities, trustworthiness and harmony.'" From this we can see that the king’s heart is the public heart, and the public heart is the Dao. If you always remember, uphold the public heart, and fulfill the Dao, then the virtuous and capable will flow like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, and the self-cultivation of trust and harmony will be like spring wind and rain, so what should you worry about?”

After finishing speaking, he silently looked at his son.

Song Wei's tears finally welled up in her eyes: "Father... I... wrote it down."

The emperor smiled slightly and slowly closed his eyes.

The emperor fell asleep this time and did not wake up for two consecutive days.Baoying Zhenren euphemistically expressed his intention to die to the prince.On the first day of November, the emperor's mind was a little clear, and all the important officials above the third rank and the royal family were waiting in the outer palace, and they took turns to enter the palace.

On the second day of November, the emperor was in better condition.From the courtiers to the prince, many people were interviewed individually by name.At night, he fell into a coma again.

On the third day of November, in the early morning, the emperor woke up suddenly.Seeing Yao'er's head lying on the side of the bed, he barely raised his hand to stroke his hair.

Song Wei opened her eyes: "Father... what do you want?"

But the emperor raised his finger towards the chief servant.

The princes who were temporarily resting in the side hall of the palace were quickly called in.

The emperor glanced around and settled on the end of the queue.Qingyun understood what it meant, and hurriedly said: "Hianhou will be here soon, he will be here soon."

It turned out that Dugu Empress was about to leave office, and when the emperor was critically ill, many arrangements had to be made.On the first day of junior high school, Feige and Kuaima sent messages at the same time, but the others were not in the camp in the northern suburbs.It was already the second day of junior high school when I received the summons, so I set off immediately and rushed to the city overnight, which would take a whole day no matter what.

The emperor stared blankly at the door without blinking.This means that if Marquis Xian does not come, he will not die.