PDLP Chapter 176 Persuasion
Chapter 176 Persuasion
The second prince entered the hall with doubts in his mind.
In the main hall, Dongfang Qing was already sitting in the main seat, drinking tea slowly, looking quiet and attentive.
The second prince knelt down and greeted: "I pay my respects to my mother, the Queen Mother."
"Hmm." Dongfang Qing hummed softly and put down the teacup: "Get up."
"Thank you, Mother." After the Second Prince stood up, he immediately asked, "Mother, why did the Sixth Prince come all this way?"
What else could she do? Dongfang Qing thought about the indecisiveness Ning Yi and herself had just shown her, and it made her feel a wave of nostalgia.
"Ahem..." Dongfang Qing coughed twice to hide her guilty conscience and said calmly, "What else can I do?"
"Because of your uncle."
"My uncle?" The second prince was puzzled. "Isn't my uncle in Qizhou? What does he have to do with the sixth prince?"
Dongfang Qing looked at the Second Prince in front of her with complicated eyes.
How could my own son be so stupid?
The enemy, the Sixth Brother, had already gone to Qizhou to fight a battle, and had caused enough trouble for the Dongfang family, and had even bullied his own queen. However, the biological son in front of him actually knew nothing. The gap was really so huge.
It seems that his son is really no match for Lao Liu, so it is better to stop as soon as possible.
"Lao Liu asked your uncle to seek refuge with him."
"What?" The Second Prince was shocked. "Mother, how is this possible? My uncle, the patriarch of the Dongfang family, is my biological uncle. How could he possibly defect to the Sixth Prince?"
"His sixth son is just a wild boy born to an ordinary country woman. What qualifications does he have to ask my uncle to join him?"
"Shut up." Dongfang Qing glared at him fiercely with her beautiful eyes.
She was very reluctant to see her own son talking about Lao Liu like that, even though Dongfang Qing could call Lao Liu a bastard, a scoundrel, and a lecher.
But they have been in love for so many times and have already found someone in their heart. How could they be willing to see others say this about him?
The Second Prince curled his lips in dissatisfaction: "That's how it is."
"If the emperor hadn't been seduced by his own mother and taken into the palace, he wouldn't exist. Now he's become bolder."
"Shut up." Dongfang Qing scolded him angrily.
The Second Prince was a little stunned: "Mother, you, what's wrong with you?"
Normally, if the second prince looked down on or complained about the fourth and sixth princes in front of his mother, the queen mother would not say anything.
They would also comment that it was just a child born to two bitches and was not a big deal, just a bastard's son.
The fourth child, because Concubine Xian’s family is still powerful. In Dongfang Qing’s eyes at the time, he was just a concubine’s son.
As for the sixth child, his mother was just an ordinary person. Emperor Wu met his mother by chance when he was on a secret visit. She was beautiful, so they got together. When he returned to the palace, he took her home and gave birth to the sixth child. Dongfang Qing directly commented that the child was born by a maid.
Being born to a maidservant, and also a slave, was very insulting in ancient feudal times.
This shows how humble the origin of the sixth brother Wu Lingyun is.
But Wu Lingyun is the biological son of Emperor Wu, and his mother was injured while protecting Emperor Wu and died soon after.
Leaving Wu Lingyun alone.
For this reason, Emperor Wu still felt guilty towards this woman and was partial to the Sixth Brother.
Otherwise, it would just be because of Lao Liu’s arrogant and domineering character in the capital, who was always looking for trouble.
He had long been thrown into a remote corner by Emperor Wu to become the village chief.
Dongfang Qing also felt that she had gone too far.
I had to cough twice to find an excuse: "Don't you see where we are?"
"Your father is seriously ill right now, and he's already had a lot of complaints about you. He just cut off your troops. How dare you speak nonsense here? Aren't you afraid that someone will spread the news and your father will punish you severely?"
"Back when you had a hundred thousand soldiers to command?"
Speaking of this, the second prince felt very aggrieved.
At that time, he had tens of thousands of elite soldiers, an army that he had personally raised for many years.
In addition, he formed an alliance with several commanders of the Beijing camp and military officers, all of whom followed his lead.
The second prince still deeply regrets it now.
If he had been in rebellion when the fourth prince was causing trouble, he would have ordered the army to immediately take control of the capital and wait for the fourth prince to deal with the old emperor.
If he leads the army to destroy the fourth brother's small army, wouldn't he ascend the throne directly?
Although doing so would result in heavy casualties in the imperial palace and the loss of countless homes and lives for the people of the capital.
But compared to the throne, even if the capital was destroyed, the second prince did not feel sad at all.
He missed his only chance and felt unbearable regret every day.
He just felt that if he was the prince, he would not have to rebel and be insulted by the people of the world.
It would be great if he could just wait for the old emperor, who was about to die, to pass away, and then ascend the throne naturally.
He was also able to eliminate the fourth brother who dared to rebel, and was praised by people all over the world. Everything was perfect.
Now, Emperor Wu has reacted and has dispatched troops from all over the place to protect the entire capital city tightly.
Giving him the official title of regent made the second brother so excited that he happily gave up the power of the 100,000 troops in his hands.
Emperor Wu had no more taboos and could take down the crown prince at any time, and he also had to make sure that the second son would not dare to resist at all.
Now his stupid behavior was pointed out by his mother in public.
The Second Prince snorted in dissatisfaction, "I was just fooled once by this old fellow."
"But it's okay, don't worry, mother. I'm quietly reorganizing my troops now. Before long, I'll have tens of thousands of elite soldiers again, and I'll still be able to make this old man afraid."
"You're crazy." Dongfang Qing stared at him with shocked eyes. "How dare you recruit troops at this time?"
"Don't you think about it? When you did that, it was because your father didn't pay attention to the outside world, which allowed you to take advantage of the loophole in advance."
"But now, he has already set his sights on you, and he can't wait to devour your last remaining troops. If he finds you and you act recklessly again, will he still spare you?"
"He still wants to swallow up my troops, how dare he..." The second prince's voice became more unwilling subconsciously louder.
However, Dongfang Qing kept staring at him coldly, and the Second Prince even lowered his head and dared not move.
Because he knew that Emperor Wu really dared.
There were only 20,000 soldiers left, and they were all wiped out for any reason.
You are a prince, and if you dare to resist, he can get rid of you on the grounds of treason.
The second prince was helpless. He only now realized that no matter how he controlled the court, he was still in high spirits.
No matter how easy it is to talk to the civil servants and military generals in the court, he is the leader.
But without military power, he was just a puppet trapped in the East Palace and could be eliminated at any time.
Dongfang Qing felt bad when she saw the aggrieved look on the Second Prince's face.
After all, he is my own son.
She sighed and patiently comforted him, "Second brother, listen to my advice and give up."
The Second Prince suddenly looked up and said in disbelief, "Mother, what are you asking me to give up?"
"Of course it's that chair." Dongfang Qing said slowly, "Don't let yourself fall into it for the sake of that chair."
"You can't beat Lao Liu." Dongfang Qing persuaded.