Chapter 245: The Stunning Secret Guard in Ancient Power Conspiracy and Hegemony (48)
Gongyi Shuo could no longer see anything now.
Even if his character is as firm as ever, he can't help but sigh in his heart when he sees that a person who was once so glorious has now become like this.
He's really, really smart.
It’s true that he is too unfit to be an emperor.
Hearing the footsteps, the smile on Gongyi Shuo's face became even bigger.
"Aran, I asked the people at Sishanfang to prepare ice bowls today. It's hot today, so you can come and eat it in the next morning."
This pattern has been repeated between them for many years.
Shi Ran did not live with him in the Zichen Palace.
Nor did he live in the Queen's Fengyi Palace.
Shi Ran left the Fengyi Palace to Ye Hui to live in.
Although Ye Hui led the team to go to sea a few years ago, Shi Ran still stayed in Fengyi Palace for her.
Shi Ran's palace was at the Wei Rui Hall, at the junction of the former dynasty and the harem. From the perspective of the concubine, this was indeed not a good palace and was a bit far away from the Zichen Hall.
But judging from Shi Ran's current status, living here is the most convenient way to go to court.
But even though she lived far away from Zichen Hall, Shi Ran would still come to Zichen Hall to see Gongyi Shuo after going to court.
Then, go back to deal with government affairs.
After so many years since Gong Yishuo ascended the throne, there are still only three concubines in the harem.
Even his children are nothing more than Gongyixu and Gongyijin.
In the first two years, courtiers mentioned this matter.
It is always a good thing for an emperor to have many children and be blessed.
It was proposed that Gongyi Shuoguang accept concubines into the palace and spread the branches and leaves of the royal family.
But later, as Shi Ran took power, these words gradually became weaker.
In front of the queen, she was asked to recruit concubines for her husband. Although this is the virtue of a virtuous queen, is the one above her a virtuous queen?
That person is a powerful person who can kill people at every turn.
During the major corruption case in Jingyang, she beheaded one hundred and ten heads in succession, leaving the Golden Palace less than half empty.
But for being so ruthless, the people all applauded her.
In the past, the people worshiped the Holy Mother of God, but now the statue has been replaced by the face of the queen at some unknown time.
This is simply worshiping it as a god.
With such methods and character, how could they dare to say anything?
Will you use your own life to add another meritorious deed to the Queen's golden body?
Therefore, many things were tacitly ignored by the former dynasty and the harem.
When the emperor did not go to court, he stayed in the Zichen Hall to educate the eldest son and the eldest princess.
Write poetry, make wine, and read.
Occasionally, when the queen leaves the imperial capital on her own expedition, she will take care of the government affairs for the queen.
The queen, on the other hand, expanded the territory of the previous dynasty, and last year she even pushed the frontier territory further by more than 200 miles.
Within this territory of more than 200 miles, there are four small tribes that have always been restless, as well as several remnants of the previous dynasty.
Now, everything is at peace.
Shi Ran looked at the pale Gong Yishuo and knew in her heart that his life was short.
She could even clearly see that his consciousness was slowly fading.
But no more than half a month.
She did not ask the imperial doctor for his diagnosis, nor did she discuss his condition with Gong Yishuo in detail.
Because she knew that Gongyi Shuo knew it in his heart.
He knows his body better than anyone else.
In the Zichen Hall, Shi Ran took a few bites of the ice bowl and put it down.
Although Gongyi Shuo couldn't see it, he could still hear the sound.
He smiled softly.
"It seems you don't like it very much. You really liked the three-bean drink yesterday and drank two bowls."
He turned to look at his chamberlain. The chamberlain silently took out a booklet and a charcoal pen, and quietly made a note.
Chamberlains are not allowed to be literate, to prevent them from having other thoughts.
But the chamberlain next to Gong Yishuo has slowly learned the calligraphy in recent years.
"Remember what?"
Shi Ran asked casually.
Gongyi Shuo frowned and smiled, feeling somewhat relieved.
"Your dietary preferences. You have always been simple, and everything in Wei Ruidian's meals is simple. Except for the guard of honor I gave you, the simpler your food, clothing, housing and transportation are, the better. But I think that other things can be simple. , we still need to prepare our meals well.”
When Gong Yishuo said this, his tone paused.
"Whoever is around you in the future will be able to take better care of you if they have this booklet."
Shi Ran looked at Gong Yishuo quietly.
Then, she waved her hand to signal everyone waiting in the hall to leave.
They were the only two people left in the huge inner hall of Zichen Hall.
"Why do you do this?"
Shi Ran's question was a bit confusing, but Gong Yishuo understood it immediately.
"Aran, are you happy? Soon, you will become the true master of this dynasty. Over the years, no matter how much you do and how good you are, in the eyes of others, you are still just a queen, serving the world of the Gongyi family. It's like a cow acting like a horse. But I know that your ability is unparalleled in the world, and you shouldn't be overshadowed by anyone."
Just like before, he slowly stopped calling himself "lone" in front of Shi Ran, and now Gongyi Shuo never calls himself "me" in front of Shi Ran.
"So, you're going to poison yourself and use your life to make my way?"
The words were spoken so softly that they seemed to dissipate in the air as soon as they were spoken.
But the amount of information in the words was enough to shock everyone.
Was Gongyi Shuo poisoned?
Poison, or did he inflict it himself?
Gong Yishuo slowly walked to Shi Ran and tentatively grabbed her hand.
Seeing that Shi Ran didn't break free, he seemed to let out a sigh of relief.
"Aran, you are the one more suitable to be an emperor. When you and I formed an alliance, you told me that you wanted to be the most noble person in the world. At that time, I subconsciously thought that you wanted to be a queen, even until I became At the moment when I was an emperor, I thought so. But later, I found that I was too narrow-minded. Subconsciously, I defined the most noble woman as the master of the harem. Subconsciously, I made the woman lower her head."
Gongyi Shuo was born as a prince, and he received the orthodox princely education since childhood.
Three wives and four concubines, the husband is the wife's guide.
Therefore, he made the wrong choice at the beginning and missed time.
But fortunately, he figured it out later.
"Actually, after taking the throne, I always thought that you would attack me. With the prince Xu'er on my side, you can completely listen to the affairs behind the curtain as the queen mother, and finally achieve what you want. But after a few years on the throne, you They didn't even take action against me. I knew then that I had underestimated you again."
If she becomes the Queen Mother first and then seizes the throne, the history books will never let her go. They will record that the woman is cunning and cunning, killing her own children for the sake of power, and seeking to seize the throne, and she will be infamy for thousands of years!
Doesn’t Gongyi Shuo understand the virtues of those people?
What Shi Ran wants is not for future generations to give her a theory of usurping the throne, but for her to sit on that seat legitimately.
Because only if the first person who carries on the past and forges the future does enough that no one can criticize him, will there be more women in the future who can follow the path and climb up.
Otherwise, the legend of a woman becoming an emperor may only last for one or two lifetimes.
Those men will only use more severe methods to suppress other women after the woman they fear dies to prevent others from showing up again.
"So, in the third year of Shenyuan, I made a move on myself and gave you a legitimate reason to join politics. Aran, you see, you have done better than anyone imagined."
Those courtiers opposed it at the time, but within a few months, they were all convinced by Shi Ran's methods.
She was born to be an emperor.
Then why didn't she achieve her path to heaven?
"So, you thought the time was right and decided to take action on yourself, right?"
Shi Ran looked at Gong Yishuo's eyes covered by white cloth.
Those eyes are beautiful.
But it has been in the dark for many years.
"Yes."