Chapter 171 No More Waiting After the Deadline

Chu Qinghuang ignored him and walked towards the palace gate.

Most of the nobles in the palace pay attention to pomp and circumstance, riding on the chariot and cheering in front of and behind. Chu Qinghuang has never liked this. After entering the palace, he always walks. If he has something to do, he will walk faster. If he has nothing to do, he will occasionally follow Fucang. Talk while walking.

As for traveling outside the palace, she either rides a horse or takes a carriage. As a martial arts practitioner, she rides a horse more often, but today she came by carriage.

After entering the carriage and sitting down in the carriage, Chu Qinghuang said calmly: "You can guess first, I will consider whether to reward you."

"Since the master knows this secret, he must not let the secret be buried in the dust." Fu Cang knelt down, raised his hand to move over Chu Qinghuang's leg, closed his eyes and pressed his ankle lightly, "The Queen Mother loves the third prince, if She will send a secret letter to the third prince to inform him in detail, and he will definitely believe it. "

Chu Qinghuang raised her lips: "Fucang, you are indeed smart."

Before Fucang could speak, Chu Qinghuang said again: "I said you were a rotten wood before. It seems that I have wronged you."

"It's not unfair." Fucang said in a low voice, "My subordinates are not as smart and wise as my master, and they are far behind in chess skills. If my master is a white crane in the sky, my subordinates are just a speck of dust on the ground——"

Chu Qinghuang raised his eyebrows: "When did you learn to flatter?"

"No." Fucang pursed his lips, "This subordinate is telling the truth."

Chu Qinghuang was noncommittal: "You are right. There is no need to use a ready-made knife. I was just thinking about what excuse to use to get rid of the Feng family and the third prince. Ling An Chengcheng handed over the knife. If I If you don’t accept it, all the hard work he put in before his death will be in vain.”

Fucang said sincerely: "My master is wise and mighty."

Chu Qinghuang raised her eyes and looked at him with a calm expression: "What reward do you want?"

Fucang was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "I haven't decided yet."

"You haven't thought about it yet?" Chu Qinghuang raised his eyebrows lightly, "You can think about it carefully when you go home tonight, and you won't wait after the time limit."

Fucang pursed his lips: "Yes."

The carriage arrived at the eldest princess's residence. Before getting off the carriage, Fu Cang said: "Master said that he wanted to visit the fifth prince's injury..."

"There is no need to visit anymore." Chu Qinghuang's voice became softer, "Fifty sticks won't kill him, but it will be enough to make him lie on the bed for a while. After the injury is healed, whether he will live or die depends on him and Concubine Duan. "

Today I went in and out of the palace twice, searched the Ling family, and got the answers to what I wanted to know. I could finally have a good rest.

It was already evening when we returned to the mansion, and time passed very quickly after a long day.

"Your Highness must be tired. Your servant will order the kitchen to prepare dinner. Your Highness will sit down and rest for a while." Jinlan presented a cup of freshly brewed tea, "Do you need to inform the young masters in the backyard now?"

Chu Qinghuang said calmly: "Don't be in a hurry."

"yes."

Jinlan retreated.

"There is no one here." Chu Qinghuang said calmly, "You have been busy with me all day, so sit down and have a cup of tea."

"My subordinates dare not."

Chu Qinghuang looked up at him casually, with calm eyes and no emotional fluctuations.

Fucang stood for a moment with his head lowered, and said respectfully: "Thank you, Master." Then he sat down obediently.

Chu Qinghuang narrowed his eyes.

Fucang took the pot and poured a cup of tea by himself. During this period, he secretly glanced at Chu Qinghuang from the corner of his eye and said hesitantly: "Master."

"Um?"

"Master, do you want to be the emperor?"

Chu Qinghuang raised his eyes, and a flash of interest flashed in his eyes: "Why do you think so suddenly?"

"This is what my subordinates guessed." Fu Cang lowered his head, "After the demise of the Imperial Concubine and Concubine Duan, there will still be only the Queen and her son left in the court, but the master has no reason to remove the obstacles for the Queen and her son."

"In addition to the queen and her son, isn't there another Chu Tianling?" Chu Qinghuang said, "He is the son of the former queen. He is more legitimate than Chu Tiankuo's title of legitimate son, and he has the advantage of being the eldest son."

This was the legitimate eldest son of the royal family. According to the rules of the past dynasties, Chu Tianling was the most legitimate candidate for the crown prince, whether he was the legitimate son or the eldest son.

"The emperor probably won't let the eldest prince ascend the throne."

"Why?"

"The eldest prince is alone and weak, and will easily be constrained by courtiers after he ascends the throne." Fucang said, "The emperor has faced the situation of being constrained by courtiers before, so he does not want the next emperor to be in the same situation."

Therefore, the eldest prince is basically not under consideration - unless he has the ability to defy the heavens and can secretly plan and control most of the forces in the court without anyone knowing, so that all civil and military officials in the court will willingly support him.

But it's difficult.

It is almost impossible for a weak prince to quietly increase his power without telling the eyes of the queen mother, empress, noble concubine, and concubine Duan, as well as the princes and major aristocratic families.

"Your analysis is right." Chu Qinghuang seemed to find it interesting, and raised the corners of her lips slightly, "So it is really difficult to be a wise and wise emperor. When you seize the throne, you hope that the bigger the power that supports you, the better. After you ascend the throne, But he is worried that the power of his subordinates is too great to control, especially the power of relatives with nepotism through in-laws. They have soared to the sky and become famous by virtue of their merits, and they are most likely to lose themselves. "

Therefore, smart people often say that glory and wealth will always coexist with risks. One step forward is a person of great dignity, but one step back will lead to an abyss. If you fall down accidentally, your body will be wiped out.

Fucang said: "The queen has been sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight for so long, the master has no reason to fight for her."

"What if I really want to be the emperor myself?"

Fu Cang stood up and knelt, his voice firm and loyal: "I swear to be loyal to you until death, and will help you to take the throne at all costs."

"You don't have to pay any price." Chu Qinghuang said calmly, "Just take charge of the Dark Chamber for me."

"Yes."

Chu Qinghuang raised his hand to signal him to stand up, and said: "I do have this idea, and I am working towards this goal."

Fu Cang stood up, "Master will definitely achieve his wish."

Chu Qinghuang raised his eyebrows: "Of course I can achieve my wish, you don't need to be so serious."

Fu Cang pursed his lips.