C94 (1/2)
The rain in the capital was too heavy, as if it was going to flood the entire Imperial Palace. Yesterday's bloody rain and fishy winds had all been washed away, adding to it the eerie and ever-changing aura of the wind and clouds. Even if he rode on the palanquin, half of Chu Zongge's clothes would be completely drenched by the time he arrived.
The competition with Prince Jin yesterday seemed to be right in front of his eyes. As expected, Prince Chen had other plans, he did not give Prince Jin too many soldiers and horses and ordered him to rush into the palace, causing Chu Zongge to suppress him with his numbers.
Amidst the mess, Chu Zongge rode his horse and looked down at the Prince Jin, who was already a loser, condescendingly. Just as he was about to start ridiculing him, he never expected him to start laughing first.
”I know what you are going to say. Are you trying to say that Prince Chen is only using me to seize the throne and did not want me to become the Emperor?”
Chu Zongge was startled, he sized him up with interest, ”You know this in your heart.”
”The General Lin is someone from the Prince Chen, and the troops that were brought in are all from the Prince Chen. How could he let me become the emperor? Prince Jin smiled lightly. His eyes suddenly became wet.
Looking at his haggard and desperate face, Chu Zongge guessed that his situation was no longer good and he couldn't play any tricks.
”That's an old saying,” Prince Jin's eyes flashed with tears, ”The one who succeeds is the king, the one who loses is the bandit, if you want to kill, you just have to listen.”
Chu Zongge was silent for a moment, and felt that he still had to clear things up, ”Why do you want to be the emperor so much, is it because of that Yu Zhu?”
Prince Jin pursed his lips into a smile: ”Indeed, it's because of her. I wanted to be Crown Prince, just so that I could protect the woman I love.
”Your idea is not bad too,” Chu Zongge sighed. ”It's just that why do you have to scheme against me all the time? If you can help me fight against the crown prince with all my heart, I will take good care of you and your son.”
”Ever since Yu Zhu was forced to death by the crown prince, I no longer trust anyone else. You are the same as the crown prince, except you are smarter,” Prince Jin lifted a strand of hair that fell to the side of his face and laughed. ”Furthermore, I like Xue Ronghua.
Chu Zongge squinted his eyes dangerously and smiled, ”Then I can only apologize.”
”I guess so,” Prince Jin's smile became wider and wider, ”Then why does Prince Duan want to be the crown prince?”
Chu Zongge looked at him confidently, ”To establish the heart of heaven and earth, to make a life for the people, to accept the sacred art, to open peace for all generations.”
Prince Jin was startled, and only after a long while did he reveal a smile, ”Prince Duan is truly wise, and indeed the person who will immediately attack with a blade today was me, not you.”
”The reason why you ended up like this today has nothing to do with anyone,” Chu Zongge said with a sneer. ”When Kang Zhiming was executed, you clearly could have become a casual prince, but you just had to wade through the muddy waters of the Prince Chen. You are good at scheming, but you must know that the devil is one foot higher than the devil.”
”In any case, you and the crown prince became the emperor, so I won't have a good ending,” Prince Jin shrugged helplessly.
”Fine, what do you want to do as an emperor?”
”Me?” The Prince Jin's eyes flashed with a sinister light, ”Empress Chen and Crown Prince, one killed my mother, and the other killed my woman.
”If you really want to take revenge for your mother and Yu Zhu, then you should have been saving up your energy and energy, and not have been urged to rebel by others.”
”I can't wait that long, I don't want to wait that long,” the Prince Jin laughed sadly. ”Even an emperor like the crown prince can't bear to give up his position, so how long will it take for me to take revenge?”
”Then, you don't even care about the ethics of the father and son duo?”
The subject in his eyes is me, and so is my son. It's the same for my mother, the reason why the Emperor married her is because he wants to make use of his uncle's family's wealth, ”the Prince Jin said with extreme disgust.” This is the point that I feel disgusted about, as the Emperor only people that are good at making use of people's hearts.
Chu Zongge glared at him coldly, ”But what you and Prince Chen want to do is precisely this lowly person's seat.”
It doesn't matter, since we have already reached the end of the mountain, ”Prince Jin supported the remains of the rebel army and stood up slowly.” You are merely wasting your breath talking with me here, why don't you go to the Xuanwu Sect to meet the General Lin and the Prince Chen?
”There's no need to worry about Prince Chen,” Chu Zongge smiled proudly, ”Someone is there to welcome the battle.”
”Who is it,” the Prince Jin asked curiously. ”If you were to dig out the coffin of the previous Empress Mu Langhua, you would still be able to fend it off.”
Chu Zongge smiled but did not speak. Forget about the coffin, he directly invited Mu Langhua's soul onto the battlefield.
”Your Majesty,” Prince Jin lowered his eyelids, ”will you chop my head off?”
”Of course,” Chu Zongge said as he raised his head. ”Do you still expect the Royal Father to forgive you for doing such a thing?”
The Prince Jin said with a faint smile, ”Fortunately I'm not like the Prince Duan. What kind of would-be wangfei do I have, I'm alone and I won't have to worry about anything even if I go.”
”You …” Chu Zongge probed, ”Before Noble Consort Kang left, did she tell you anything?”
Prince Jin was at a loss: ”What? Oh, mother told me to take good care of myself, don't catch a cold. ”
Chu Zongge's gaze stayed on his calm face for a moment, he raised his battle robe and smiled, ”Fine, someone come, take Prince Jin away, and wait for the Emperor's orders.”
Prince Jin laughed softly behind him, ”Prince Duan, this is the last time we will meet. Are you going to finish saying what you want to say?”