77Chapter 77 The best actor on the same stage, Chen Xingzhou follows
As Emperor Wu spoke of his hatred, tears streamed down his face, his expression filled with helplessness and pain. He looked at Chen Xi and said, "Mr. Chen! I am in great difficulty!"
"Why would my mother force me like this?"
He kept wiping his tears, and his wide sleeves were a little wet.
Chen Xi, who was sitting opposite him, also had a look of pain and helplessness on his face, but there was a bit more anger in the pain, and a bit more sharpness in the helplessness.
"His Majesty!"
Chen Xi was dragged by Emperor Wu to drink several pots of wine. His face was also filled with anger. He stood up directly, his face full of resentment: "How could the Queen Mother do this?"
"Is she trying to confuse the royal bloodline?"
"This is simply intolerable!"
He waved his hand and said, "Bring me my sword!"
The attendants beside him quickly retreated to get the court robes, crown and sword of "Marquis of Guandu". The sword was bestowed by the late emperor, and the court robes and crown were even more extraordinary, as they were the honors bestowed upon Chen by Emperor Gaozu.
The crowns and court robes of all the successive heads and marquises of the Chen family were made by the imperial court. The same people who made the crowns and court robes were also responsible for making the dragon robes. This was truly a tremendous honor!
Once Chen's men wear such court robes and crowns and hold swords, something big is bound to happen.
The last time was when Chen Yun, Marquis of Guandu, used a sword to help Emperor Jingdi deal with his biased mother, Empress Dowager Dou, who forced Emperor Jingdi to agree to the inheritance of the brother to the younger brother.
Emperor Wu suddenly raised his head, his face filled with emotion: "Chen Qing!"
"what are you up to?"
He took Chen Xi's hand and gently admonished her, "That's the Queen Mother. How could you, Chen Qing, do this?"
Chen Xi held Emperor Wu's hand with his backhand, his voice serious and majestic, his face showing drunkenness, as if he was completely drunk, but his steps were very steady, and his words were also very steady.
"His Majesty!"
"The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. This is a lesson left by Emperor Gaozu!"
"If we don't remember this lesson, I'm afraid the rebellion of Empress Lü will happen again! It seems the chaos of that time hasn't subsided yet, and now there are people who want to imitate the old Lü family's past?"
Chen Xi spoke word for word, "The Chen family has received great favor from Emperor Gaozu. Our ancestors swore an oath to protect the country with him. Now, there are treacherous villains in the country who are trying to threaten Your Majesty in order to gain their own power. If the Chen family does not help Your Majesty at this time, wouldn't that be a betrayal to Emperor Gaozu?"
"If our ancestors knew about this, they would never be able to rest in peace!"
While the two were talking, the servant had already brought all the court robes and crowns, and then helped Chen Xi put on the court robes and crowns neatly. Then Chen Xi held the long sword in his hand upside down.
"His Majesty!"
"I will certainly help Your Majesty with your worries!"
Emperor Wu looked at Chen Xi's departing back, crying about his grievances and slamming the table, as if he was so drunk that he couldn't tell that Chen Xi was gone.
The eunuch beside him also hurriedly helped Emperor Wu leave.
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On the carriage
Chen Qing had already been waiting in the carriage, with a look of bewilderment on his face: "Brother, why do you do this?"
He was a little confused.
"If you want to help His Majesty, just reprimand Tian Fen in the court. That way, Tian Fen will know Chen's attitude and will naturally retreat."
"If he refuses to retreat, we'll just deal with him."
"His so-called power is nothing in Chen's eyes."
"Tian Fen is the Queen Mother's minion. After he is killed, the Queen Mother will naturally behave herself, just like the Grand Empress Dowager."
"Why take such a long detour?"
Chen Xi was no longer drunken. He simply said calmly, "Because His Majesty wants the Chen family to teach the Queen Mother a lesson, but at this moment, the two of us who are the most senior and powerful in the Chen family are you and me."
"If we angrily rebuke the Queen Mother in court, she won't be able to back down, and neither will you. Then we'll be truly at loggerheads."
Chen Qing frowned slightly: "Is this your majesty's plan?"
Chen Xi shook his head. "No, this isn't your majesty's plan. Or rather—it's just a byproduct of your majesty's plan. Your majesty doesn't want to see the Chen family lose power, but he also doesn't mind if the Chen family truly feels supreme and uses this opportunity to undermine them."
He smiled and shook his head, saying, "Your Majesty is truly a heroic lord."
Chen Xi's voice was filled with a hint of silence as he softly said, "Your Majesty is not only trying to resolve the Queen Mother's issue this time, but also to pave the way for your own personal rule."
"He wanted to see if Chen was truly as devoted to the country as he knew, rather than seeking power."
"Or rather, Your Majesty wants to see if Chen is still as pure as before."
After listening to Chen Xi's explanation, Chen Qing felt as if his head was filled with paste. After pressing his forehead, he felt helpless: "I don't quite understand."
He really didn't understand this.
Chen Qing inherited some of Xi's strength, but he was also extremely powerful, which was why he was so ferocious and invincible.
But he did not inherit the wisdom of "joy".
Chen Xi glanced at him and sighed: "It doesn't matter, you don't need to think about these things, you just need to do things according to your own wishes and ideas."
"You won't do anything that crosses His Majesty's bottom line anyway."
"When we get outside the palace, you will come in with me."
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Outside the Palace
Chen Xi stood there silently with his eyes closed, looking calm and composed as if he was waiting for someone, while Chen Qing beside him looked a little bewildered: "Brother, who are we waiting for?"
At this moment, the sound of a carriage was heard, and then Zhou Yafu's figure appeared in front of the two of them.
He looked at the two of them and smiled faintly: "I knew that Brother Chen would make such a choice."
There was a strange smile on Zhou Yafu's face, as if he felt that he was very smart - he used to be very arrogant, and sometimes even wanted to challenge the emperor because he wanted to defeat his elder brother.
But...after seeing Chen, he no longer had such thoughts.
He chose to follow in Chen's footsteps.
Naturally, the incident of the soldiers of the "Xiliu Camp" refusing the emperor entry did not happen, so Zhou Yafu was not remembered by Emperor Wen, and Emperor Wen did not tell his son to get rid of Zhou Yafu.
Emperor Jing's attitude towards Zhou Yafu was also quite acceptable.
Therefore, Zhou Yafu's fate was changed, and even alive today, he has long surpassed his elder brother.
Chen Xi just smiled faintly: "Brother Zhou is not a stupid person."
He glanced at someone not far away, as if asking, "Is there anyone else?"