In a lengthened Rolls-Royce driving at a constant speed, Emperor Renchi and his father, Emperor Wenqing, had already had a long conversation.

The content of the conversation involved three people: Yumiko, Muramasa, and Li Xiaodong.

Emperor Hitochi already knew some things about the relationship between Li Xiaodong and Yumiko, including that Li Xiaodong was now at the wedding scene and was ready to forcibly block the wedding between Yumiko and Muramasa.

He frowned slightly, lost in thought.

It stands to reason that Li Xiaodong has a life-saving grace for him and the entire imperial family, and he should not break up the lovers of Li Xiaodong and Yumiko, but considering that he has already made a decree, and the wedding is about to take place, and that marrying the Muramasa family will stabilize his political position as the new emperor, he has always had some difficulty deciding, and he does not know whether to follow his father's advice and reconsider the marriage with the Muramasa family.

Compared to him, the old emperor seemed much more free-spirited, and after saying those words to his son, he began to close his eyes and recuperate, as if no matter how he decided, it was only the matter of the current emperor, and he only offered advice and did not interfere too much.

Emperor Renzhi thought about it, but after all, he felt that it was inappropriate to regret the marriage casually, and he hesitated and said: "Father, in fact, I know that Yumiko has no feelings for Muramasa, but some things are not accurate, maybe after Yumiko marries Muramasa, the two will have some improvement in the relationship between the husband and wife after time run-in." ”

The old emperor didn't even open his eyelids, and said lightly: "Although you are Yumiko's biological father, when it comes to understanding Yumiko, you are far inferior to me. Yumiko has never been an emotional woman, her heart is very firm, her feelings are also very persistent, she likes someone and can die for this person, and she doesn't like a person, even if it takes a long time, you can't make her change, the only thing you can do is to transform her into a soulless person. ”

Emperor Renzhi was slightly embarrassed and said, "But father, the marriage of Yumiko to Muramasa was agreed to by me, and Yumiko herself did not object, if you go back on your word now and ruin this marriage, I am afraid"

The old emperor interrupted him lightly, "What are you worried about? Are you worried that the Muramasa family will be dissatisfied with you, or are you worried that without the support of a defense minister, your position will be unstable?"

Emperor Renzhi was embarrassed for a moment, then lowered his head slightly and said, "What my father said is that there are both. ”

The Emperor looked at him and said, "The only thing you don't worry about is your daughter." Just because she took into account your interests and did not object against your will, you feel that you can marry her to a village masa she doesn't like at all, Renzhi, don't lie to yourself anymore, think for yourself, how much Yumiko has paid you? Since she was a child, she has lived in Heichuan under her knees and practiced asceticism, praying for the safety of the entire imperial family; after returning to the palace, she was involved in the party dispute between you and the crown prince, if it wasn't for her painstaking efforts to invite her lover, not only would you not be able to inherit the throne, but even died in ** subordinates. ”

"But what about you? How much did you pay for her as her father? Did you really care about her feelings? Do you really care if she would be happy in the future? No, all you care about is the court, power, politics, interests, and you can sacrifice your daughter for all of this. ”

After hearing these words, Emperor Hitochi felt even more ashamed in his heart, but things had come to such a point, and he finally felt that it was really a little inappropriate to regret his marriage like this.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "What my father said is extremely true, Renchi didn't consider Yumiko's feelings. However, you must also understand that Renzhi has just succeeded to the throne, and there are many things that depend on the courtiers below, and if he suddenly repents of this marriage now, it will be said that it will be nothing, and Renzhi's real concern is that in the future, he will not only lose the support of a Minister of National Defense, but also establish a strong political opponent, and Renzhi will now succeed to the throne as the emperor, and he can't help but focus on the overall situation."

The old emperor snorted lightly and said, "A capable emperor will not be afraid of his courtiers. On the contrary, only the incapable emperor will rely on the sacrifice of the interests of his children to seek the stability of his position, and this stability will not last long, the courtiers will only see your vulnerability, and will not support you convincingly. ”

This was said very directly, and Emperor Renzhi's face turned red when he heard this.

Seeing that his son didn't dare to reply, the old emperor slowed down his color again and said earnestly: "As an emperor, of course, you have to consider the interests of the overall situation, but you have to take a long-term view, and you have to see what you will gain if you repent of this marriage contract." ”

Emperor Ninchi frowned slightly, and said, "What are you gaining?" Father, how should I understand this?"

The old emperor's dim eyes shone slightly, and he said, "Compared to Muramasa, who do you think Yumiko likes Li Xiaodong, who is lighter and who is heavier?"

Emperor Hitochi said: "Of course, Li Xiaodong is much stronger than Muramasa. Even if Li Xiaodong and our royal family do not have the friendship that they formed in the ** conspiracy coup d'état, in my opinion, Li Xiaodong is far stronger than Muramasa. However, Muramasa Kojiro's father is the Minister of Defense, and the power of the Muramasa family is very large, if these factors are taken into account, Li Xiaodong is far inferior to Muramasa. ”

The old emperor said disapprenously: "O Renzhi, you are 'seeing mountains and seeing water is water'."

Renzhi's eyes flashed, and he was a little puzzled.

The old emperor slowly twisted his sparse white beard and explained to him: "In my opinion, the power of Muramasa Kojiro and the entire Muramasa clan is far less important than that of Li Xiaodong. Have you forgotten your previous experience? Li Xiaodong can thwart the conspiracy of the entire prince's party and save our entire royal family with his own strength.

"Hirakawa Hachiro once said that Li Xiaodong is not only a miracle doctor with thaumaturgy, but also a genius who is wise and brave and can do great things, and in my opinion, Li Xiaodong's ability is far more than that, as long as time is given and he is given a broader platform, he will release greater energy. ”

He looked at Renzhi again and said, "If I were you, I would definitely not choose Muramasa, I would block this marriage and try my best to make Li Xiaodong Yumiko's husband." If you turn a blind eye to this kind of talent, and instead forcibly marry his beloved Yumiko to Muramasa against his will, then in the future, you and our entire imperial family will probably have one more enemy that we never know how powerful it will be."

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