dognovel Chapter 779 I Won’t Save You This Time (22)
Chapter 779 I Won’t Save You This Time (22)
It turns out that the Los Angeles Peony Viewing Conference was just a cover.
Some forces opposing Liang Song took this opportunity to hold a secret meeting in Luocheng to discuss ways to deal with him.
Actually, it’s not a matter of right or wrong, it’s just that each one serves his own master.
Although Liang Song was a prince, due to his background he had no chance of inheriting the throne.
Liang Song's mother was not a lady from a prominent family, but a dancer who was presented to the previous emperor.
She had a beautiful face and a charming dancing posture, but due to her humble birth and weak background, she could never gain a foothold in the palace.
The late emperor doted on her at first, but once the novelty wore off, he forgot about her.
Her fate seemed to have been determined from the moment she stepped into the palace.
However, fate played a joke on her when she was at her lowest point - one month after her last sleepover, she found out that she was pregnant.
Perhaps out of an instinct for self-preservation, she kept the matter so secret that no one noticed.
The late emperor had long lost interest in her, and no one in the palace paid any attention to this forgotten dancer.
As a result, she was able to give birth to Liang Song "peacefully".
According to the royal rules, the princes of this generation should be named "Jing" and their names must contain the character "Shui".
For example, Liang Song’s second brother was named Liang Jingyuan.
However, the late emperor thought that Liang Song's mother was very scheming. She had taken contraceptive soup every time, but she was still pregnant. She must have done something wrong.
Therefore, he was extremely displeased with this son. Not only did he not name him according to the ancestral rules, but he arbitrarily named him "Liang Song" and confined him and his biological mother in a remote palace.
The food, clothing and other expenses of the mother and son were not even as good as those of ordinary palace maids.
Liang Song spent his childhood in such an environment.
It was not until he was six or seven years old that the empress dowager passed away and the situation in the palace suddenly changed.
For some unknown reason, the Queen at that time suddenly proposed that Liang Song's mother be buried alive with the Queen Mother.
What was even more surprising was that the late emperor agreed without hesitation.
Thus, Liang Song witnessed with his own eyes the scene of his mother being forced to be buried alive.
Liang Song, who grew up in such an environment, inevitably had a distorted personality.
He is taciturn, deep-minded, and both desires and hates power.
However, fate once again pushed him to the forefront.
It is undeniable that the late emperor was a very capable and wise ruler. It is precisely because of this that each of his subordinates was more outstanding and ambitious than the last.
Although the crown prince position was given to the queen's son early on, none of the princes were convinced.
In the end, all these princes died or became disabled due to the fight for the throne, and in the end, only Liang Song was left as a "complete man".
In desperation, the late emperor had to release him from his confinement in the palace, personally teach him the ways of being a monarch, and try to train him into a qualified successor.
However, the late emperor was still unwilling to give in.
While he was teaching Liang Song, he never gave up the idea of "saving himself".
During those years, he frequently held beauty contests and brought many young women into the palace in an attempt to have another child.
Unfortunately, time is merciless, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not achieve his wish.
In the end, the throne fell to Liang Song.
After Liang Song ascended the throne, there were constant voices of opposition in the court.
Many people believed that he was of humble origin, gloomy character and unfit for important tasks.
And those powerful people who had been in power during the previous emperor's time were even more unwilling to be inferior to such a "son of a dancer".
As a result, the opposing forces gathered secretly and waited for the opportunity to act.
The peony viewing conference in Los Angeles was a gathering they carefully planned.
On the surface, this is an elegant event, but in reality it is an opportunity for various forces to conspire.
Under the pretext of appreciating the flowers, they secretly discussed how to overthrow Liang Song and establish a new emperor - the previous emperor's biological son was gone, but his brothers were still there, and his brothers also had sons and even grandsons. There were many candidates in the royal family who were more suitable for the throne than Liang Song.
And Liang Song, of course, was not completely unaware of it.
Although he is a loner, he is not stupid.
As early as when the news of the flower viewing event came out, he had already smelled a hint of something unusual.
Yes, he sent Fushun to secretly investigate the matter.
"Heh!" Fushun was sitting in the hall of this mansion discussing tomorrow's mission with his men, "What a bunch of idiots, why did you choose Luo City instead of that villa when there are so many other places to gather?"
The chief guard who was with Fushun also thought this was very funny: "They really forgot that the first job His Majesty did before he ascended the throne was the corruption case in Luocheng, and he also lived in that villa at that time."
Having said that, the two looked at each other and said nothing more.
Liang Song was a man who never relied on luck, but when he was a prince, even though he knew that the throne would most likely fall on his head, he still made other preparations.
Cha Luocheng's corruption case was just an excuse. What he really wanted to do was to develop his own power in Luocheng. Even if he failed to sit on the throne in the future, he would have the bargaining chips to compete with the new emperor.
Therefore, Luo City is actually the birthplace of Liang Song, his old nest, and the place where he has the most influence.
That group of people are discussing here how to deal with him, which is clearly like an old man hanging himself - seeking death!
Then again, Liang Song ascended the throne legitimately at the beginning, and the hidden plot of Luocheng was not used, so many people are unclear about the various reasons.
As night falls, the streets of Los Angeles gradually become quiet, but the turmoil in the dark grows more intense.
Behind the flower-viewing party, a conspiracy concerning the change of imperial power is quietly unfolding.
I don’t know why, but when I do something bad, I like to discuss it with others or do it at night!
Do you think that when it gets dark, no one can see or know?
Just after the first watch, all those people sat in the hall of the royal villa and began to denounce Liang Song.
"Liang Song is too cruel. The country will be destroyed sooner or later if it is in the hands of such a person!" said a man dressed in the clothes of a prince.
"Second brother, don't be anxious yet, listen to other people's opinions first." The man's elder brother pushed him back to his seat and said with a smile, "Everyone can speak freely, after all, we are all family today.
I have also specially arranged guards outside, so no one will disturb us. If anyone does come, we can just say that we are just gathering together to appreciate this pot of night-blooming peony."
The night-blooming peony only blooms at night and only for one night. The edges of the petals often have fluorescent lights that glow at night.
"Cousin, you can get some night autumn peonies! Show them to us!" A young boy looked at the other party curiously, "You guys talk about your things, I'll just enjoy the flowers!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people around the boy hurried over to pull him back: "Little brother, don't talk, everyone is talking about business!"
"My business is serious too!" The young man became unhappy and seemed to be about to make a scene.
The person who presided over the meeting also understood the temperament of this "troublemaker" boy. Although he secretly cursed the other party's family for bringing the person with him, he couldn't say much!
It would be bad if it caused trouble, so he said: "Come here, bring up the night autumn peony!"
"Bring me some more pens, ink, paper and inkstone, I want to draw all of this!" The young man then stated his second request.