When King Yong said this, he looked bitter: "If a son wants to live up to his father's expectations, he has to use all kinds of ways to win over the unsuccessful people in the court, the minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the minister of the Ministry of Works... But those ministers who truly hold real power cannot turn to me, even if I am the minister of the Ministry of Justice who is on par with them, and their status is far above them.

"For some of the same people, the prince does not need to make friends with him deliberately. He only needs to be a little respectful and polite, and say a few polite words to make them grateful. Just because he is the prince and the crown prince, he is much easier to do anything than the prince of the son.

"If it were just like this, my son would recognize it. As the father said, the rewards I received far exceed those of the prince. As long as I use this money, I can bring these unsuccessful officials to my side, and slowly, I will have the strength to compete with the prince."

As he said that, he looked helpless: "But all this changed a few years ago. Because the prince was sent to the border because of his dynasty system, he was not afraid of laughing at his father. When he left, I was quite happy. I felt that he was far away from the court, which was a good opportunity for me to attack his people, especially when my border army was bound to be damaged in the past two years, I was even gloating...

"But soon, I realized that this was not the case. The prince staying on the frontier was the biggest threat to me, because he could take this opportunity to make friends with the generals who held the power of the border army, conquered them with his own abilities, and become a huge help for him to ascend the throne in the future.

"Maybe this is the purpose of Emperor Taizu when he first set this system. When the new king ascended the throne, what he needed most was not the support of the ministers in the court, but the recognition of the border generals. Because only their recognition can make the world stable and all the people return to their hearts.

"It's a pity that Erchen is just a prince. Even if he has a reputation, he is limited to the capital and cannot affect the soldiers of the border. I can't even go to the border for a while, because the ancestor system is like this. Father, do you know how torment and despair he feels when Erchen knows this?

"Because I know very well that I have no turning back when I shoot the bow. I am already a thorn in the prince's side. Once I fail to seize the position of crown prince, what is waiting for me is to put a house arrest in the capital, and then suddenly die one day after the new king ascended the throne... I, I don't want to fail like this. I must make some changes to my goals and try every means to make friends with the border generals."

The emperor's face became paler as he listened to his nagging words. He finally understood why his son had come to this point. It turned out that everything was because of his own push. As Sun Lin said, once this matter began, there was no possibility of turning back!

The Heavenly Family has no relatives. The battle for the throne has always been ruthless and bloody. In front of this supreme chair, any father, son, brother and family affection can be abandoned, and any courtesy, righteousness, integrity and shame will be abandoned. Thinking of this level, the emperor's body trembled slightly.

At this time, King Yong was completely immersed in his own thoughts, and did not notice his father's reaction at all, and was talking on his own. For many years, he had not had a chance to tell anyone close to him about his true thoughts and feelings.

"But the same sentence, I and the prince themselves have a very different identity. He is in the northern border, so he naturally has a smooth relationship with those generals. But I can't do it in Luoyang and can't contact those generals at all. So what I can do is buy them well.

"Civil officials are greedy for money, and military generals are also greedy for them, and they are even more greedy than civil officials. They live in northern Xinjiang and live a hard life, and hope that their children in their hometown can live better, so I will help them fulfill their wishes; I can also satisfy them as much money they want, as long as they are willing to use it for me, and as long as they promise to be mine, I can satisfy them.

"Twenty-hundred thousand taels, five hundred thousand taels, or even one million taels... As long as they can offer a bid, as long as they have the right status, I will be willing to give the money. However, although I have enough rewards and salary, I will use it all in the end, so later on, I can only think of other ways to get the money.

"Doing a business is certainly a way, but one is too slow to make money, and the other is risky, which may also damage my reputation as a wise king - this is the only reliance I can compete with the prince in the capital - so in the end, I can only choose to use some extraordinary means.

"Zhang Qiu told me that in fact, there was a lot of money in our prison of the Ministry of Justice. I didn't believe it at the time, but he helped me get millions of taels of silver. All I had to do was let go of the two dead prisoners in the prison and find two other scapegoats.

"At the beginning, this approach made me a little frightened, but when everything went so smoothly, no one noticed, no one asked, and the money was constantly delivered to me, and I could easily bribe the border generals, I felt calm.

"Maybe I'm watching me doing evil and doing things against me now, but as long as I replace the prince in the future, I can make up for all this again. Whether it's the generals or officials, I will always make him pay the price in the future..."

After saying this long passage, King Yong changed from panic at the beginning to excitement, staring at his father with his eyes tightly, as if waiting for the other party's praise.

But in the end, what was waiting for was silence, a long silence.

Then the emperor looked at him faintly and waved his hand: "You, come here."

King Yong was a little puzzled, but he still took a few steps.

"Raise your head and straighten your body." The emperor continued to instruct.

Just as King Yong straightened his waist and leaned over to the emperor, Sun Yong suddenly raised his hand and slapped him hard on the cheek. Then he did not stop and put his hands on his backhand again. He slapped his son hard, which was completely covered with a terrifying hum, his body tilted, and he fell over.

In the blink of an eye, King Yong's whole face turned red and swollen, and he was still confused and didn't know what to react.

"Confused! Absurd! I'm foolish! Why did I give birth to you such a fool? How could I treat you as a future king who can support..." The emperor was so angry that he shivered, wishing he could come forward and kick him a few more times to vent his anger.

It is said that someone is wise and foolish, but in the eyes of the current emperor, the Yong King in front of him is absolutely wise and foolish. Why didn’t he discover it before? This son who looks very smart is actually a complete fool.

After being confused for a long time, Sun Lin reacted a little. He was tilted to the ground and felt a burst of pain on his face, and then he felt panic and surprised: "Father..." He could accept his father's anger, but this reason made people unable to understand - it was because he thought he was stupid.

No one knows his son is better than his father. When King Yong's expression fell into the eyes of the emperor, he knew the meaning of it, and he snorted coldly: "How many people can be there for the king to bribe the ministers through ancient times? Do you think that doing so can bring back those border generals? It's a foolish dream. It will only increase their arrogance, be disloyal from the court, and not take the king into consideration.

"Do you know what the worst result is to do this? It is like the military generals who are respectful of their own troops and separatist vassal states! I have a lifetime of reputation, so why did you give birth to such a stupid bastard? Fortunately, this matter was exposed, otherwise..."

The emperor's eyes were filled with regret, and he stared at the Yongwang, whose expression had changed a lot for a while, and then he made a conclusion with some difficulty: "This matter has caused a stir between the government and the public. It is probably impossible to convince the crimes of Zhang Qiu and other officials of the Ministry of Justice. Since this is the case, you will bear the sins you have committed.

"Tomorrow, I will issue an order to demote you to the prince and take away all positions in the court. From then on, you will be a free prince and don't have any other thoughts you shouldn't have."

"Father..." King Yong couldn't hold back and screamed. This way, it was hard to accept it than suddenly hitting him a hundred mouths. He wanted to give up. As he said just now, he had never had a way out of retreat after reaching this point. It was a good thing when his father was there. Once the prince ascended the throne, his former opponent would undoubtedly die!

He wanted to beg his father to give him another chance. But before he could speak, he was interrupted by Sun Yong: "I have decided, so you don't have to say much. I made this decision for both the country and the country, and for you to have a good result."

With King Yong still looking confused, the emperor finally said with some difficulty: "With your kindness, it is not enough to confront the prince at all. If you don't retreat, you will be held in more hands and you will have to pay for your life in the end."

King Yong couldn't understand his father's words at all, and he still stared blankly. However, the emperor had no interest in explaining and immediately spoke: "Wei Tang!"

The closed door opened with a sound, revealing the hunched and silent figure. As long as the emperor summoned him, he would appear next to him at any time: "I will wait for the saint to send you."

"Send King Yong out of the palace and let the people of the Imperial City Division watch him. From now on, I don't want to let him be involved with any court officials anymore."

"I obey the order. Your Highness, please follow me." Wei Tang turned around humbly and made a gesture of inviting, but there was an unquestionable toughness in this sentence.

King Yong wanted to say something else, but under the powerful pressure of his father, he obeyed his orders, and then staggered and was sent out by Wei Tang.

It was not until they left that the emperor staggered violently. Fortunately, he pressed on the door frame and his body did not fall down. However, he also scared the eunuchs around him. He quickly came up to support him, but was scared away by his eyes.
Chapter completed!