C139 (1/2)
Nangong Xiu said, ”Imperial Father. ”Your son …”
Nangong Chen waved his hand and said, ”You don't need to say anymore! I understand. You won't hurt your brothers, but they've plotted for so many years to become the crown prince, and you're the one who did it. The only way for them to give up hope is to move them to the border region! ”
Nangong Xiu asked, ”Imperial Father. Can you bear it? ”
Nangong Chen did not say anything. After hesitating for a while, he said with determination, ”Xiu-Er! He had to be a good emperor. Everything had to be considered from the perspective of the general situation. He had to not be sentimental! This is royal father's greatest hope for you! You are a smart and calm child, but you are too emotional! This is a fatal weakness of an emperor! ”
Nangong Chen's words seemed to be a little alarmist, but Nangong Xiu seemed to understand something. In the past few days, after he became the crown prince, he realized that there were too many things that he couldn't take on.
”Father. May I ask you a question? ”
”Go ahead.”
”In royal father's heart, who was willing to become Crown Prince?”
”That's over!”
”Father. This son just wants to know more about royal father's opinion towards us brothers. ”
Nangong Xiu pursued Nangong Chen's thoughts. After all, he wouldn't last long as the Crown Prince. He would die half a year later! At that time, the imperial government would need to elect another crown prince to succeed the throne.
He wanted to know who was the ideal candidate for the crown prince in Nangong Chen's heart. In the future, he would either intentionally or unintentionally support that person so that after he died, that person could successfully become the crown prince.
Nangong Chen hesitated for a long time before finally opening his mouth, ”Lie'er!”
Nangong Xiu was somewhat surprised and asked, ”Where is second brother?”
Nangong Chen said, ”Whether it is in terms of achievements or intelligence, your second brother is above your big brother! Once upon a time, I actually considered letting him succeed the throne! However, in the factional battles between the First and Second Princes, the two of them had constantly tried to take revenge on each other, causing both sides' weaknesses and weaknesses to be exposed little by little! All these years, I have witnessed it all, but I have not put a stop to it. That is because I want to see how far the two of them can go in battle! ”
Nangong Xiu said, ”Father, do you want to see who will be the final winner?”
Nangong Chen said, ”To become an Emperor requires a lot of qualities! And the most important thing about it was its power! He was strong enough! Only a true expert would be able to protect this foundation! Tell me, if your big brother and second brother were to allow a match to occur, who would be the final victor? ”
Nangong Xiu said, ”Second brother!”
Nangong Chen said, ”Why?”
Nangong Xiu said, ”Second brother knows how to use benefits to win people's hearts, while big brother is using prestige to win people's hearts. Originally, big brother had his illustrious military exploits ahead of him, but now he was magnanimous in the end. Thus, there were many people who supported him. ”But as we fight openly and secretly, big brother will reveal more and more of his weakness. Even if he doesn't have any weakness, second brother will also create a weakness for him. This way, big brother's prestige will continue to decline …”
Nangong Chen said, ”Continue.”
Nangong Xiu said, ”Just like the incident where you injured a field officer in the military camp! This son feels that there is something more to it! ”
Nangong Chen said, ”That matter cannot be blamed on your second brother, it was your mother's fault!”
Nangong Xiu said, ”Is it mufei?”
He was not surprised. Although he hadn't expected that Xiao Fei would risk her life to frame the prince, he wasn't too surprised. He had clearly seen how many things Xiao Fei had done for his second brother, Nangong Yan!
Nangong Chen said, ”Empress Chen has done many shameful things and your mufei Xiao Fei has also done many of them. What grieves me is that the scheming in this harem far surpasses that of the imperial court! Forget it, if you don't say this matter first, you can continue to share your views on it! ”
He was extremely disappointed with both Empress Chen and Xiao Fei, and hadn't been interested in the two of them recently. The noble person that he doted on earlier was also ignored by him!
Now, he would rather find two palace maids to serve him than to pamper his concubine!
Perhaps this old emperor was gradually getting tired of scheming against them!
Nangong Xiu said, ”Second brother is bribing people with benefits! Everyone's heart was filled with greed and desire! The purpose of survival was either fame or profit! Thus, the number of people supporting second brother increased. This way, the final victor will definitely be second brother! ”
Actually, Nangong Xiu had already understood that the First Prince, Nangong Lie, was not a material for becoming an emperor!
Back then, he was angry over a woman and beat up his little brother. Furthermore, he even stabbed him, almost causing him to die from injustice! For the sake of a mere Beitang Bell, he had actually lost his head and lost his sense of propriety. How could he possibly be someone who had achieved great things?
He suddenly thought of Bing Ying, how much better was he compared to Nangong Lie?
Perhaps, he wasn't suitable to be the crown prince!
It was very dangerous to say the word 'crown prince', but only a person who had become a crown prince would understand how hard it was to become a crown prince!
Then, what about becoming emperor?