After my mother read my mind, my whole family rebelled

Chapter 221 The Emperor's Thoughts

"Good! Good! Good!"

The Emperor of Daxia was so angry that he said three good words in a row.

"Wang Fuquan, you all think that I am old and a toothless tiger, right?"

The emperor's eyes were wide open with anger, and his right hand was pointing at Wang Fuquan's finger, which was still trembling slightly.

Eunuch Li knew that the emperor was extremely angry at this moment.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. It is more important to take care of your health!" Eunuch Li knelt down, crawled on the ground and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I admit my mistake." Although Wang Fuquan begged for mercy with a trembling voice, he had no idea how serious the situation was.

"Someone is coming."

The emperor's face suddenly turned cold and he shouted in a low voice.

When Eunuch Li heard the emperor's voice, his eyes were full of pity when he looked at Wang Fuquan.

"Drag me out and beat me to death!"

The emperor's voice was extremely deep, as if every word was striking Wang Fuquan's heart fiercely.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life..." Wang Fuquan was completely panicked, his whole body shaking violently, "Your servant, I just handed the memorial to Cui in the East Palace to keep it for a while."

The emperor's expression froze when he heard this, and then he gently waved his hand at the guards holding Wang Fuquan on both sides, "Go out."

"Your Majesty, I am innocent... Your Majesty!"

Wang Fuquan's voice crying out for injustice and begging for mercy gradually faded away until it could no longer be heard.

Eunuch Li was still lying on the ground, and he quietly raised his head to look at the emperor who was slumped in front of the desk.

The emperor had his eyes half closed, with a few strands of white hair hanging down in front of his forehead, as if he was about to fall asleep.

The emperor who started with a bowl and conquered a vast empire is really old!

"Rongde." The emperor suddenly opened his eyes wider and said to Eunuch Li, "How old are you this year?"

"Your Majesty, I have reached the age of knowing the destiny this year." Eunuch Li raised his head, his eyes slightly red.

"When I was still the King of Wu, you came into the palace." The emperor smiled at Eunuch Li and waved for him to come closer. "Stand up and sit down, and talk to me for a while."

"Yes, I remember that Your Majesty was not yet thirty years old at that time, and the Crown Prince was less than one year old." As soon as Eunuch Li said this, he thought to himself that something was wrong.

Everyone knows that the prince’s early death has always been the emperor’s greatest pain.

Even since the death of the crown prince, the emperor often made Eunuch Li feel that he was just an old man.

He lost his mother in childhood, his wife in middle age, and his son in old age...

The emperor truly experienced all three major misfortunes in the world.

"Life is but a few decades long. Don't be so reserved. Sit down." The emperor watched Eunuch Li stand up in panic. He signaled Eunuch Li to relax. "You have been following me for more than thirty years now."

The emperor paused for a moment and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, I will definitely be ahead of you."

The topic suddenly became a little heavy.

Eunuch Li's lips trembled slightly as he consoled him, "Your Majesty is still healthy and your royal face is still strong. Don't worry too much."

He knew that what he said was against his will, but he had to say it no matter how against his will it was.

The emperor interrupted him and said, "I came from the grassroots, so I naturally know that birth, aging, illness and death are the normal nature of human nature. Don't try to comfort me with empty words. Today I want to reminisce about the past with you, and I don't want to hear those flattering words anymore."

Since the Queen's death, he has heard these nice words of praise every day.

"Your servant...your servant will obey your command." Eunuch Li's expression finally softened and he slowly sat down.

"If I were still a commoner now, my family would be reunited together and enjoy the family life." A little light inadvertently flashed in the emperor's eyes, as if he was in the midst of a family gathering.

There was the Queen Mother who supported him in love and shared his life with him, the kind-hearted and benevolent Crown Prince, and many princes and princesses, the whole family, gathered around him.

Everyone was talking and laughing, having a great time.

"Of course. Your Majesty has twenty-six princes and sixteen princesses. It is indeed a prosperous family." Eunuch Li relaxed and answered in agreement with the emperor.

"Alas! It's a pity that my sons and daughters were born into the royal family." The emperor's eyes dimmed. "Born into the royal family, the family ties are always weak, and the brotherhood is just a joke."

Eunuch Li nodded silently upon hearing this.

"In the end, you are the only one I have who can accompany me to talk about family matters."

It was really sad to think about it, and Eunuch Li even had tears in his eyes.

"Rong De, I can't hold on any longer. If I leave one day, I don't know what kind of open and secret struggles my princes will have." The emperor's expression became even gloomier.

"The Crown Prince has now grown into a strong man, and is highly respected by several uncles. I'm sure what Your Majesty is worried about will not happen." Eunuch Li consoled him kindly.

Although he did not have profound knowledge, he had followed the emperor through decades of bloody battles.

There were almost no things that he did not see, and he even saw things more clearly than the emperor.

Because no one will pretend in front of him!

"If that's the case, it would be a blessing for my Xia family." The emperor rubbed his forehead with his fingers, "Unfortunately, some people don't want to see such a blessing..."

Tears flowed out from the emperor's wrinkled eyes and gradually disappeared into his white hair.

After these words were spoken, Eunuch Li did not dare to comfort her easily.

He just stared blankly at the old man who was about to die.

"After the Crown Prince passed away, I was also in a dilemma about who to appoint as the heir to the throne."

The emperor no longer looked at Eunuch Li, but just seemed to be chattering his innermost thoughts to a close friend.

"Originally, I should have chosen the strongest prince among all the princes to succeed me, 'Kuniyori Nagakun'."

"But when the Crown Prince passed away, the Grandson was just fifteen. This age can be up or down. If you say it's young, it's not too young. But if you say it's suitable, it's really deceiving yourself."

"If Chong Wen was younger at that time, I wouldn't be so entangled."

"So, I was wavering between my son and my grandson at first. In fact, deep down in my heart, I prefer my little fourth son. Because it is because of him that Yanjing has become the iron wall of the north of my Great Xia Dynasty."

"Who would have thought that when I showed a little bit of this intention in the court, I was fiercely opposed by the ministers."

"Without any other options, I chose Chongwen. For Chongwen, I did not hesitate to kill the meritorious officials of Daxia, just to clear all obstacles for Chongwen."

"It is precisely because of this choice that I have no choice but to spare the life of that vicious woman!"