Chapter 1944 The Holy Emperor’s Entrustment!
This is completely different from what everyone expected!
In just a moment, the Holy Emperor had already left the side hall.
"That's unreasonable!"
A famous censor was so angry that his beard was trembling. They never thought that after talking so much, in the end, not a single wish was achieved, and everyone's advice had no effect.
Above the main hall, Wang Chong and King Song frowned.
In the flash of lightning, the two people quickly exchanged glances and nodded. If we can't get the answer in today's court meeting, then we have no choice but to go straight in.
This was also agreed upon by the two of them in the previous meeting.
Wang Chong holds the Imperial Dragon Mace, which is equivalent to a "golden ticket to avoid death." Wang Chong cannot enter the palace through normal means, so he can only go through the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The king is an important weapon of the country. No matter what, there must be an answer to this matter.
"clatter!"
A sudden change occurred. Just when Wang Chong made up his mind and prepared to follow into the back hall at all costs, a burst of footsteps suddenly sounded from above the main hall. In the eyes of everyone in surprise, a eunuch in brocade clothes with cloud patterns suddenly held a fly whisk. Come out from behind.
His eyes turned around and quickly settled on Wang Chong.
"King of Foreign Land, Your Majesty has a decree, please come with me!"
The voice was dull, neither high nor low, but upon hearing the voice, the originally boiling hall suddenly fell silent. Everyone's eyes focused on Wang Chong, and everyone looked stunned.
The court meeting was over, and no one expected that the Holy Emperor would summon the foreign king in the back hall at this time.
Even the King of Song on the side was surprised.
"yes!"
Wang Chong was equally astonished, but without much hesitation. In just a blink of an eye, Wang Chong flicked his sleeves and quickly entered the harem, following the eunuch in moire-patterned brocade clothes in the eyes of everyone.
"boom!"
It wasn't until Wang Chong disappeared that all the officials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony reacted, and the crowd was in an uproar.
"Now I can only watch the King of Foreign Lands."
…
In the back hall, it was dark, with only a night light the size of a child's fist inlaid on the top of the main hall, emitting bright light.
Wang Chong followed and found a majestic figure like a mountain in front of him. The mountain looked up like a god from the Nine Heavens, motionless with its back to him.
However, when Wang Chong saw the situation around him, he couldn't help but be startled.
I saw that the doors all around were closed tightly. The maids, eunuchs, and guards who were serving on the left and right, including the eunuch in brocade clothes who led him in, all disappeared at some point.
Only Eunuch Gao Lishi looked as usual and was serving the Holy Emperor as usual.
——Besides the three of them, there is no one else here.
The whole hall fell into dead silence.
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
Although he was surprised, Wang Chong's reaction was not slow. Not far behind the Holy Emperor, Wang Chong bowed down and bowed deeply.
"Get flat!"
Hearing the voice behind him, the Holy Emperor finally turned around. His heroic face was as majestic as before, and his pair of dragon eyes were even more profound.
As if seeing through everything.
Wang Chong shivered slightly and lowered his head. For some reason, the feeling that the Holy Emperor gave him at this moment seemed to be back to his original state.
Just when Wang Chong was wondering what was going on when the Holy Emperor summoned him in the back hall, a voice immediately came to his ears:
"Come! Come with me for the next game!"
The Holy Emperor's voice was neither high nor low. Wang Chong was startled. Following the Holy Emperor's gaze, he discovered that a golden chessboard had been placed in front of the Holy Emperor. But when he first came in, his attention was all on the Holy Emperor and he didn't notice it.
"this--"
Wang Chong was greatly surprised.
Before coming in, he was thinking a lot, but he never expected that the Holy Emperor would invite him in to play chess.
"yes!"
Although he was surprised, Wang Chong reacted quickly. He flicked his sleeves and gently lifted his hem, and quickly sat down opposite the Holy Emperor.
As soon as he comes, he will be safe. Wang Chong believes that the Holy Emperor must have deep meaning in summoning him at this time.
"I heard that you played chess with Su Zhengchen and got his promise with just one move. Now, come and play a game with me!"
The Holy Emperor took out a chess piece from the chess jar with golden dragons on both sides. His expression was as usual and he said calmly:
"Everything is like a chess piece, regardless of country or battlefield, and life is just a chess piece on the chess board."
Da, the Holy Emperor said, and the chess piece in his hand gently landed on the chessboard.
"Wang Chong, it's your turn!"
Wang Chong was silent, hesitated for a moment, took out a black piece from the chess jar next to him, and then dropped it on the chessboard.
Looking at the clear-eyed Holy Emperor in front of him, Wang Chong couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.
A moment ago, the Holy Emperor was slapping the prince in the East Palace, doting on his maids, staying out of court, building fortifications, and holding a large-scale talent show, asking all the prefectures in Kyushu to submit beautiful ladies.
But the next moment, the Holy Emperor appeared in front of him, wise and wise, and talked with him, discussing the chess game of state affairs.
There is such a huge difference between the two that they feel like they are not the same person at all.
After experiencing so many mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and hellish battles with Shura, Wang Chong felt a little confused at this moment, and he couldn't distinguish clearly.
Just thinking like this in his heart, Wang Chong was not slow in making moves.
Da, da, da, with crisp sounds, Wang Chong's black stones kept falling on the chessboard.
In the main hall, after the Holy Emperor said those few words, he stopped talking, leaving only the sound of chess pieces falling on the chessboard.
The Holy Emperor didn't speak, so Wang Chong found it difficult to speak. He could only play chess with the Holy Emperor step by step.
White stones and black stones, the rabbit rises and the falcon falls, criss-crossing the chessboard.
Time passes slowly, I don’t know how long it has passed——
"Snapped!"
Another chess piece from Wang Chong landed on the chessboard as usual, but this time, the Holy Emperor stopped holding the chess piece in his hand.
"Life is a game of chess, and war is also a game of chess. As the Protector of Kyushu, you are recognized as the strongest god of war in the world. Your tactics and chess skills are recognized as the best in the world. But today's game of chess is not over yet, and your heart is already in chaos. !”
"If you are confused, you will naturally lose!"
The Holy Emperor shook his head and said.
Bang, as soon as the Holy Emperor's voice fell, the chess pieces in his hand fell down, clattering. Following the Holy Emperor's movements, Wang Chong's large black stones on the chessboard were surrounded by the Holy Emperor's white stones.
The Holy Emperor just flicked the large piece of black stone up and put it into another chess jar. Suddenly, a large blank was left on the chessboard.
And looking at it, the white stones on the chessboard already had an absolute advantage, while the black stones were completely defeated and in a mess, completely losing the chance of a comeback.
——In this game, Wang Chong did not perform at his expected level at all.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am concerned about one thing and will not decide for a long time, so I cannot concentrate on playing chess with Your Majesty."
Wang Chong put down the chess pieces, stood up, and bowed quickly.
Opposite him, the Holy Emperor sat still, smiled slightly, and looked at Wang Chong in front of him, as if he had expected what he would say.
"I know what you are thinking. Today, if I don't invite you in, I will try my best to come to see me. I ordered the commander of the imperial army at the city gate to prevent you from entering the palace without an edict. With your character, you will definitely He came up with other ways to force his way into the palace, and even broke into the Tai Chi Palace at night."
The Holy Emperor said calmly.
"Wei Chen doesn't dare!"
Wang Chong was shocked when he heard this and quickly denied it. But deep down in his heart, Wang Chong was sweating.
The Holy Emperor was right. If he still couldn't see the Holy Emperor this time and couldn't resolve his doubts, he had indeed thought about visiting the palace at night.
The Holy Emperor just smiled and did not ask any further questions about the matter.
"Yes or no, yes or no, it doesn't matter. Do you know why I didn't recruit anyone else, but only you? Even the King of Song and the Crown Prince are not allowed in?"
The Holy Emperor asked.
Wang Chong was shocked when he heard this. He knew that the Holy Emperor must have given orders when he called him in, but Wang Chong had never thought about this level at all.
Compared to the ministers of the court, Wang Chong, as the Protector of the Nine Provinces, is indeed more respected by His Majesty. But to say that he completely surpassed the King of Song, a royal relative for more than several decades, and the prince, the future prince, that was far from it.
"Your Majesty, please make it clear!"
Wang Chong said in a deep voice.
The hall was as quiet as death, and even the expression of Gao Lishi and Eunuch Gao, who was standing solemnly at the side, changed slightly.
"Don't be nervous, I have no other intentions."
Seeing Wang Chong's reaction, the Holy Emperor smiled calmly:
"I just want to ask you a question..."
"Wang Chong, can I trust you? Can I trust that one day in the future, you can protect this country, the country, and the people of China on my behalf?"
When he said these words, the smile on the Holy Emperor's face suddenly disappeared, and his expression suddenly became extremely serious.
"boom!"
After listening to the Holy Emperor's words and looking at the majestic and solemn face of the king in front of him, Wang Chong suddenly felt a huge wave of emotion in his heart.
Before entering the inner hall, Wang Chong imagined various situations, and also imagined that the Holy Emperor might talk to him about the East Palace incident, the Taiping Tower incident, and the draft. However, he did not expect that the Holy Emperor would look serious and say this to him. These words come.
Wang Chong was unprepared, and these words completely caught him by surprise.
Moreover, what does it mean that "one day in the future, you can protect this country, the country, and all the people of China on my behalf"?
What does the Holy Emperor mean by these words?
At this moment, Wang Chong's heart felt like a strong wind passing through, and everything was in chaos.
At that moment, countless thoughts flew through his mind, but in a hurry, he couldn't think of anything clearly.
"His Majesty!"
Wang Chong said in a deep voice, feeling that his voice was slightly trembling. He didn't know why, but he had a very bad feeling in his heart.
"You don't have to think too much, I just need you to tell me whether it's okay or not."
As if he knew what Wang Chong was going to say, the Holy Emperor stretched out a palm, stopped the long list of doubts that Wang Chong was about to say, and spoke directly.
It was so quiet in the hall that you could hear a pin drop. The Holy Emperor stared at Wang Chong, his eyes as dazzling as stars, as if he could see through the depths of Wang Chong's soul.
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