When the news spread to Shengjing, many people could not sit still.
The officials in the court were impassioned and denounced Beilin's ambitious ambitions, accusing him of openly challenging Shengjing and despising Shengting.
They were also quarreling over whether to send troops to attack Beilin or not. In the past few days, the roof of Fengtian Palace was almost torn off.
After going to court, Li Zhaonian and Li Jifeng were talking hand in hand in Xuanhui Hall.
After the death of the late emperor, Li Zhaonian succeeded to the throne, with the name Yongning. The name will not be changed until next year to the first year of Yongning, which is still the 19th year of Tongxu.
"You shouldn't have argued with them in the court yesterday." Yongning Emperor Li Zhaonian gave birth to a son.
Li Jifeng sat idle, "I can't stand it anymore. Those people are just talking nonsense in the court and clamoring to send troops all day long. If we really let them go to the battlefield, they can't even lift a knife."
Yesterday, Li Jifeng ridiculed some officials during the court meeting. As a result, the center of the court discussion today was Li Jifeng himself.
The officials pointed their finger at Li Jifeng and remonstrated with Emperor Yongning. There were many shortcomings, but they were not serious.
Li Jifeng raised his eyes and looked at Li Zhaonian, "Those accusations are not based on evidence. They don't know the real crime and they didn't tell them."
"What?"
"You control the government." Li Jifeng said it very naturally, "They don't know what we brothers are talking about behind our backs."
The piece in Li Zhaonian's hand fell away for a long time, as if he was deep in thought. Li Jifeng did not rush him, but twisted the piece in his hand and waited patiently.
With a "click" sound, Li Zhaonian finally lost another child, "I understand."
"Brother Huang, what do you understand?" Li Jifeng raised his eyes and looked at him.
Li Zhaonian looked at Li Jifeng intently and said slowly: "Your so-called desire to save the world is just to fiddle with the world's chessboard to show your ability."
Li Jifeng was not angry when he heard this. The chess piece landed exactly where he said, "It's your turn."
Li Zhaonian stared at the chessboard for a long time and put the remaining chess pieces back into the chess box.
"This is a dead end, I lose."
"It's not over yet." Li Jifeng said with a smile: "There are still a few breaths left, brother Huang, won't you continue?"
"Continuing is just trying to survive, so why not-" Li Zhaonian stopped suddenly and looked at Li Jifeng's half-smiling face.
"I'm here to finish what the emperor has to say. If we can only survive, it's better to start another game." Li Jifeng tapped his finger on the chessboard a few times.
"Brother Huang said that I wanted to mess with the chessboard in the world, but the world is already in a dead end. Didn't Brother Huang also say that we should try another game? How about we mess up the chessboard together, then we will know that it is not an opportunity. "
Li Jifeng left, but Li Zhaonian was still sitting in front of the mess. He didn't even notice that the sky was getting dark and the eunuchs came into the palace to light lamps.
I don't know how long it took, but the eunuch knocked on the door outside the palace.
"Your Majesty, the Queen is here."
Li Zhaonian was awakened, and then he came back to his senses from the chessboard, "Let her in."
The queen is the daughter of the Chu family, one of the great aristocratic families in the West.
In order to avoid the dictatorship of his relatives, Li Zhaonian left the post vacant for more than a month after he ascended the throne. However, he could not withstand the advice of hundreds of officials, so he only promoted the queen to the post a month ago.
The queen entered the palace and saluted, "Your Majesty."
"You're here." Li Zhaonian glanced at her and then moved his eyes back to the chessboard.
The queen was the daughter of the Chu family, and she stood not far from him without disturbing him.
Li Zhaonian looked at it for a long time and suddenly asked: "Come and see this mess for me."
The queen sat down nearby, looked at it for a moment and said, "I am not good at chess, but this seems to be a dead end."
"Is this a dead end?" Li Zhaonian murmured.
The queen said: "It's just one round, and the next round will be repeated. Your Majesty, please don't worry."
After saying that, he reached out to collect the chess pieces, but Li Zhaonian grabbed his hand.
"Your Majesty." The Queen looked at him in confusion.
Li Zhaonian let go of his hand and stared at the chessboard, his breathing gradually becoming faster.
"Clang——"
The chessboard was swept to the ground by him, and the queen was so frightened that she quickly knelt on the ground.
Li Zhaonian stared at the queen, "Tell me, what kind of emperor am I? The court is not my court. I was hampered by important ministers before, and later by the emperor's younger brother. Since I took this position, nothing is mine. Can I choose?"
"Ha." Li Zhaonian laughed sarcastically, "I can't even decide three meals a day. If I eat more of the dishes I like, an admonisher will say that no one can pry into my preferences. But then It's just a dish. What kind of emperor is this? He's just a puppet."
Li Zhaonian had always been gentle, and the queen had never seen him lose such a temper, so she had the courage to hold his hand.
"Your Majesty," the queen said softly, "I know that your Majesty has no intention of fighting for power, but now that you have sat on the supreme position, if you want to live more freely, you can only hold the power in your own hands. You have the right to speak, otherwise you can only continue to be a puppet."
Li Zhaonian lowered his head, "When I was the King of Qin, it was the most comfortable time in my life."
The queen said softly: "Yes, everyone wants to be a free king, so the King of Chu does not fight for it, because he knows what will happen to the king who subjugates his country."
Li Zhaonian was shocked and looked at the queen with naked eyes.
These words were deafening and struck the bullseye for the first time.
When Li Zhaonian woke up from his dream, he had to examine the person who said these words.
Did someone instigate the queen to say this? They had actually reached out to his pillow person.
But these words appeared at just the right time, and he said them so logically when he was angry.
"Your Majesty." The queen quickly apologized, "I made a mistake, and I hope your Majesty will forgive me."
Li Zhaonian waved his hand, "Go back."
Li Zhaonian heard the sound of the palace door opening and closing, and he remembered the past.
When I was a child, I thought that my father was the heaven, and that if I sat in that position, I could do anything.
His mind has been sharper than that of ordinary people since he was a child. As he grew older, he gradually saw all kinds of helplessness and powerlessness in his father.
He also understood why the Supreme Being in the World called himself "Gu", and now, he also felt the same pain.
No one around him can be trusted, and even the people next to him are starting to doubt him.
The queen has stayed away from Xuanhui Palace.
"Tell father, I have already said what needs to be said. It is up to Your Majesty to figure it out."
The palace maid replied: "Your Majesty said that as long as the king of the country is mentioned, your Majesty will think of those people in the history books and he will definitely figure it out."
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