Chapter 980: The gap between the ruler and his subjects

Chapter 980: The gap between the ruler and his subjects

Ruyi Xiaolangjun Text Volume 980: The gap between the monarch and his subjects. In order to take revenge, he did not hesitate to use himself as bait, and he did not hesitate to give up the throne that was within his grasp, and he also dealt a heavy blow to Emperor Chen one after another. This is really not something a normal person can do.

King Huai smiled and asked, "What Lord Tang did is what a human would do?"

Tang Ning asked, "What do you mean?"

King Huai looked into his eyes and asked, "Should I call you Lord Tang, or... Your Majesty?"

Tang Ning was silent for a moment, looked at him, and asked, "Is Prince Fu also your man?"

Not many people in the capital knew Tang Ning's identity. Princess Anyang and Zhao Man could not tell King Huai about this matter. Only Prince Fu, who might have heard the conversation between Princess Anyang and Pin'er, could know this secret.

However, he did not tell Emperor Chen about this matter, but told King Huai directly. What this meant was no longer necessary to guess.

King Huai neither admitted nor denied it. He looked into the distance and said, "I have done what I should do. Now, I will leave it to you."

"Leave it to us?" Tang Ning snorted coldly and asked, "Do you think we will fall for your trick?"

King Huai still smiled and asked, "Can you do this?"

Tang Ning knew that it was not up to him, because the key to this matter was Emperor Chen. The Fang family had gathered such a large force for Zhao Yuan. This behavior was considered a betrayal in the eyes of Emperor Chen.

Tang Ning believed that after experiencing the rebellion of his three sons one after another, what Emperor Chen hated most now was betrayal. He might change his decision to make Zhao Yuan the crown prince because of this incident. The Fang family and the forces behind Zhao Yuan had paved so much for his path to the crown prince, and of course they would not let Emperor Chen change his decision...

So Emperor Chen stood on the opposite side of most of the important officials in the court. For their own interests, both sides would not take a step back... This was exactly what King Huai hoped for.

Emperor Chen was not only betrayed by his four sons, but also by his ministers and his court.

There are also innocent people involved in this matter.

The family of Prince Run, who originally planned to quietly take advantage, was pushed to the front by him and had to face the most powerful person in Chen State...

Tang Ning is one of the innocent people.

"You are really a piece of shit." Tang Ning looked at Prince Huai, shook his head and said, then a smile appeared on his face, and his tone changed, and he said: "But you are a man."

Tang Ning thought he was cruel enough, but in fact, Prince Huai was cruel.

The cruelest revenge is not to kill the other party, but to make him live more painful than death. He wants to use this method to make Emperor Chen spend the rest of his life in pain to avenge his biological mother and adoptive mother.

He must have been preparing this plan for a long time. His non-competitiveness and low-keyness were all deliberately pretended by him. As princes, Prince Kang and Prince Duan could not be compared with him at all.

Tang Ning admired Prince Huai from the bottom of his heart. If the identities of the two were swapped, Tang Ning might not be as good as him.

He thought of something and asked, "Those notes were also written by you, right? You know that Prince Kang rebelled, and you are the one standing behind Prince Duan and the Tang family, right?"

Prince Huai did not speak, which was already an admission.

Tang Ning gave him a thumbs up and said, "You are ruthless enough."

King Huai looked at him, smiled slightly, and said, "Be careful, my father is much more ruthless than me."

Tang Ning folded his arms, looked at King Huai for a few times, and asked, "You don't have any backup plan, do you?"

King Huai asked, "I am a dying man, what backup plan can I have?"

Tang Ning shook his head, stretched out his hand and threw him a bag of things, saying, "It's a pity for you to die, save your life first."

King Huai stretched out his hand to take the things thrown by Tang Ning and asked, "What is this?"

Tang Ning said, "Your antidote."

King Huai put the antidote aside and asked, "Can I ask you a question?"

Without waiting for Tang Ning to agree, he looked at Tang Ning and asked, "Has the land of Qian fallen into your hands?"

Tang Ning did not answer, but King Huai had already got the answer from his face.

He looked at Tang Ning and continued to ask: "Princess Changning of Chu has married you, what is your relationship with Sushen Khan?"

Tang Ning glanced at him and said: "This is the second question."

"You didn't answer the first question." King Huai smiled and asked: "The last question, do you know Princess Xifan?"

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Yangshen Palace.

Emperor Chen sat on a chair, lowered his head, and looked depressed.

Tang Ning walked in from outside the palace, bowed and said: "Your Majesty."

Emperor Chen raised his head and asked: "Did you find out anything?"

Tang Ning shook his head and said: "He didn't say anything."

Emperor Chen smiled self-deprecatingly and said: "For so many years, I have never discovered that the person who hides the deepest around me is actually him..."

Tang Ning lowered his head and did not intervene.

Emperor Chen slowly stood up and said, "What I hate most is betrayal. Prince Kang betrayed, Prince Duan betrayed, and now even Prince Huai has betrayed me. Who else can I trust around me?"

Tang Ning said, "All the courtiers in the palace and the common people are loyal to Your Majesty."

Emperor Chen laughed sarcastically and said, "It's not certain who they are loyal to..."

After a moment, the self-mockery on his face disappeared, and he looked at Tang Ning again and asked, "Just now in the palace, I said that I would make Prince Run the crown prince. Do you have any objections?"

Tang Ning looked calm and said, "I think that only Your Majesty can decide on the appointment of the crown prince. I have no objection to Your Majesty's decision."

Emperor Chen said, "I want to hear your true thoughts."

At this point, it was useless for Tang Ning to cover up. He thought for a while and said, "Now there is only one prince left in the capital, Prince Run. I also think that Your Majesty's decision is the most appropriate."

Emperor Chen smiled and said, "Although Prince Run is the only one left in the capital, I, I am not the only son left with Prince Run..."

Tang Ning raised his head and felt that the smile on Emperor Chen's face was somewhat grim.

When Emperor Chen was young, he was even more lustful than Prince Run. He did have far more than four sons, but the other princes had no status or background, and were not valued by him. They were sent out of the capital early, and the court officials and the people had almost forgotten their existence.

At this moment, Emperor Chen mentioned this matter in front of Tang Ning, and his intention was naturally obvious.

He was threatening or warning.

He wanted to tell Tang Ning that he had more than one prince, Prince Run, and Prince Run was far from the end. He had the final say on who would be the crown prince!

Tang Ning stood there, speechless. Emperor Chen glanced at him and said, "Nothing else, you can go down first."

Tang Ning cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Princess Pingyang was unwell two days ago. I want to see her again..."

Emperor Chen looked indifferent and said, "Princess Pingyang is unwell. I will arrange for the imperial physician to treat her. The Shangshu Province is busy. You just need to take care of your own affairs..."

Tang Ning raised his head, and Emperor Chen looked over. The two looked at each other. Emperor Chen's eyes were indifferent, without a trace of emotion, while Tang Ning's eyes were deep, and no emotion could be seen.

The two looked at each other, and neither spoke. But both Tang Ning and Emperor Chen knew very well that from today on, a deep and difficult-to-fill gully had appeared between the monarch and his subjects, who had never had any conflicts.

After a long while, Emperor Chen looked away from him and said solemnly, "Go down."

Tang Ning bowed and said calmly, "Your Highness, I will take my leave..."