Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 828 Everything is over

When Li Xin was taken to the emperor's bedroom, the five Zaifu had just come out of the bedroom, and two groups of people passed by by mistake. Several Zaifu glanced at Li Xin invariably, but Li Xin kept his eyes fixed and his face blank. He walked into the bedroom with an expression.

  In the bedroom, the emperor had already sat up from the bed, and the two queens Xie and the prince were by his side. At this time, the emperor Taikang's face was a little rosier than before, and he looked almost no different from normal people.

   This is not a good sign.

  Li Xin took a deep breath, knelt on the ground, lowered his head and said, "My minister Li Xin, I have seen Your Majesty."

   "Get up."

  The emperor sat on the dragon couch and stretched out his hands to help him. Li Xin got up and stood with his hands down.

  The Emperor gave Li Xin a serious look, then waved his hand and said to Xiao Zheng, "Move a chair for Chang'an."

   Xiao Zheng quickly brought the chair over and put it behind Li Xin himself. Li Xin hesitated for a while, then sat down.

   At this time, there were not many people in the dormitory, only the emperor's family of three, Li Xin and Xiao Zheng were only five people.

  The emperor looked out the window to see the sky, turned back and said to Queen Xie, "It's very late, the queen and the prince should go down and rest first."

   said, he looked at Xiao Zheng.

   "Go and send the queen and prince back to the palace."

   Xiao Zheng nodded and led the queen and the prince to leave the emperor's bedroom temporarily.

  So, the two of them were left in the bedroom.

In the past ten years, the emperor has often been alone with Li Xin. Needless to say, even when he was the emperor, he often called Li Xin into the palace, and the two occasionally drank in the Weiyang Palace. .

   Therefore, this kind of scene is not uncommon.

   Unlike before, this time is very likely to be alone with the two for the last time.

  The emperor's expression improved a lot, and he also lost some strength. He stood up from the dragon couch. After walking two steps, he reached Li Xin and forced a smile.

"Fangcai, several servants from the Shangshutai came in. I have already explained the funeral to them, and the prince has been decided. At this time, the palace city is full of inner guards and Qianniu guards. Outside the city, you...and Hou Jingde are guarding, The capital can be said to be impregnable."

   "I have arranged everything so that the crown prince can ascend to the throne smoothly, and there is no need to take risks like I did back then."

  Li Xin stood up from his chair and looked up at this "partner" of ten years.

   The relationship between the two can indeed be described as "partners". After all, ten years ago, the two of them came together because they wanted to achieve their respective goals.

   "Your Majesty, you..."

  The emperor looked calm.

   "I won't live long."

"For the past ten days or so, I have been sick in bed, I just feel cold all over my body, and sometimes I can't move if I want to, but this evening, I suddenly recovered, I have strength, and my whole body is much awake. "

  Li Xin forced a smile: "This is a good thing, it shows that Your Majesty is getting better."

  The emperor looked back at Li Xin, and laughed at himself: "This is a return to light."

   "I'm going to die."

   Having said this, the emperor frowned.

   "As early as ten years ago, I knew that I might die at this time. I have been preparing for ten years. I didn't expect the event to come, and I still felt a little nervous in my heart."

  Li Xin lowered his head and did not speak.

  The Emperor personally moved a chair from the side and wanted to sit opposite Li Xin. Li Xin hurried forward and helped him carry the chair over.

  The emperor let out a long breath and sat opposite Li Xin.

   He looked at Li Xin, his tone was like two old friends were chatting about family affairs.

   "In Chang'an's view, what about the prince?"

   Li Xin was silent for a while, then said, "The prince has seen wisdom, but no one can tell what the future will be like."

   I don’t know if his life is about to end. At this time, the emperor is much more open-minded than before. He smiled and asked, “Can you be a prince?”

   Li Xin can be said to have watched the prince grow up. He naturally has a right to speak on this issue, so he spoke slowly.

   "The prince can be a prince, but the minister dare not say how much he can do it."

   "Unfortunately, I don't have time."

  The Emperor shook his head regretfully.

   "Otherwise, I have quite a few other heirs. If I can watch them grow up, I might be able to pick out a sage from them for Dajin."

At that time, the emperor of Chengde just wanted to pick out a capable prince for Dajin. The battle for succession ten years ago was so fierce. Only the emperor Taikang was too young, and his eldest son was His Royal Highness. He is only thirteen years old, and most of the other sons are under ten years old. Even if they choose, they can't choose anything.

   Li Xin sighed.

   "In the future, the prince may not necessarily be a saint, nor a good emperor."

  The Emperor smiled and looked up at Li Xin.

   "In Chang'an's view, is I considered a good emperor?"

"Calculate."

Li Xin answered without hesitation, he glanced at the emperor, and said slowly: "Your Majesty has been on the throne for ten years, and there has been no major construction work, no waste to the people and money. Except for Taikang's early expedition to the southwest, the court has no elders over one year old. levy, in the past ten years, the people have been rich in wealth..."

  The Marquis of Jingan paused and continued.

   "You still win the Chengde Dynasty."

In fact, Li Xin's remarks did not flatter very much. Emperor Taikang may have been a little mean to Li Xin, or to the people around Li Xin over the years, but he is not good at Huawu Palace, and he is not. Good flowers, birds and rocks, even the emperor of Chengde likes hunting, and the emperor of Taikang is also not interested.

   After careful calculation, this emperor has nothing wrong except that he is slightly more lustful.

   And the problem of being a good woman is not a disadvantage in the emperor, but an advantage.

  With such an emperor, coupled with the rich heritage of the Chengde Dynasty, as long as the court does not die, the country will naturally get better and better. The Taikang Dynasty today is indeed richer than the Chengde Dynasty.

However, the Taikang Dynasty was also far inferior to the Chengde Dynasty. When the emperor of Chengde succeeded to the throne, when the Dajin was still in vain, the emperor put all his effort into playing a good game in the mess of Dajin. , making this nascent empire stronger and stronger.

   In terms of the overall situation, the emperor of Taikang is far inferior to the emperor of Chengde, and he has been using the "heritage" of the Chengde Dynasty all these years.

  Although Li Xin's words were a bit of a slap in the face, the emperor was still very happy to hear it. His greatest wish in his life was to stand shoulder to shoulder with his father and grandfather. He was naturally very happy to hear Li Xin say this.

   "So, when I go to the underground to see the father and emperor, I also have an explanation."

   When the palace changed and seized the throne, it has always been a problem for Emperor Taikang, because he always remembered the old things of the year from time to time, and felt that he was not sorry for the late emperor.

  In the past, the emperor lived in Changle Palace. It was because of the fear of the emperor Taikang that the emperor’s bedroom moved from Changle Palace to Weiyang Palace.

  The Emperor took a few deep breaths and slowly closed his eyes.

   "Since I took the throne ten years ago, I have felt tired every day, and every day is like walking on thin ice."

   "Think about this, and think about that."

   Having said that, the emperor glanced at Li Xin, then closed his eyes, relieved.

   "Now, everything is over."

  The emperor smiled slightly: "It's easy."

   He looked at Li Xin again with a smile on his face.

   "Brother Xin, Prince and Xiao Jiu, I have entrusted them to you."

   (end of this chapter)