Episode 23 of "East Palace": It should be noted that the flowers are as they wish, but fortunately the two hearts are of the same mind (6)

The emperor came to the East Palace on the pretext of inspecting King Xuande's review of the memorial. The emperor sighed, "Okay, Prince! You have made great progress in reviewing memorials recently! You are well-organized and very insightful."

When King Xuande heard his father praising him, he immediately saluted and said respectfully , "It was my father who taught me well."

?1. The emperor had always preferred King Xuande to be the crown prince, so he really spent a lot of time on him. The emperor taught King Xuande how to review memorials step by step, but before King Xuande rebelled, he did not teach Li Chengyin anything about the previous dynasty. This in itself represented the emperor's attitude that he would never make Li Chengyin the crown prince.

2. However, the emperor's motivation for coming to the East Palace cannot be ignored. He will never come to personally guide King Xuande in reviewing memorials and inspect King Xuande's homework. The emperor has always been a scheming person. He only visited the East Palace three times in the entire TV series. 1. Whip Li Chengji with his own hands because he refused to let go of the case; 2. Check King Xuande's ability to review memorials; 3. Come to the East Palace to visit Xiao Feng, who has just returned from the assassin, to find out the truth about the Ming Yufang assassination case.

Therefore, the emperor came to see the memorials reviewed by King Xuande and inspected King Xuande’s homework. It was just an excuse. The key was that he wanted to test King Xuande, and the emperor had already helped King Xuande suppress the fake copper coins again. In the context of the case, the emperor wanted to see King Xuande's attitude towards the poisoning of the Ninth Princess and the assassination of the former prince, and then determine whether to protect him to the end.

The emperor asked, "Prince, the case of the ninth princess's poisoning was mentioned in the court recently. You didn't say a word, and there are no outsiders here. Please tell me your opinion."

?1. The emperor knew that King Xuande wanted to avoid suspicion and clear his name, so he would never express his true intention to frame Li Chengyin in the court. Therefore, His Majesty specially came to the East Palace to encourage King Xuande in private, saying, "There are no outsiders here" in order to get King Xuande to tell him his true thoughts about this result.

?2. There is a detail here, that is, the emperor is talking about the case of "Ninth Princess Poisoning", not the case of "King Yi Poisoning", so the emperor actually wants to test it by the way. King Xuande, what is your true intention of deliberately sparing the life of the ninth princess? The emperor had been deceived by A'Du, and he thought it was King Xuande who gave Xiaofeng the antidote.

King Xuande didn’t know that the emperor was helping him deliberately frame Li Chengyin, so he subconsciously began to cover it up. King Xuande sighed and said, "My son and my fifth brother are connected hand and foot. I don’t believe that he would do such a thing!”

? King Xuande first made a virtuous and pure gesture, saying that he did not believe that this was done by his fifth brother, and he was playing the innocent card. , to win the emperor's favor, in order to obtain the result that the emperor punishes Li Chengyin.

The emperor said, "But Dali Temple has already given testimony, and physical evidence has been found in Prince Yi's Mansion. He can no longer defend himself! It was you who Prince Yi wanted to poison! Why do you still believe him?"

?1. Seeing that King Xuande refused to say anything and was still trying to evade, the emperor deliberately acted as if he had been deceived to seduce King Xuande. The emperor said that now that King Yi wants to poison you, there are complete witnesses and physical evidence, and he can no longer defend himself. At the same time, the emperor also emphasized to King Xuande that he had confirmed that King Yi was the one who poisoned you. I want to poison you to death, why do you still think that King Yi is pure and kind in nature?

?2. The emperor was still a little confused at this time, because King Xuande did not mention Xiao Feng, whose life he had just spared. If Xiaofeng was saved by King Xuande, it means that he was not worried about coming to me to explain why he, a poisoned person, still had the antidote to save Xiaofeng. If he doesn't mention Xiao Feng, it means that he has seen my determination to frame Li Chengyin and deliberately suppress the Prime Minister. Then there is no need for him to play tricks in front of me and insist on framing Li Chengyin to the end. . Therefore, in order to make sure that King Xuande had seen his thoughts, the emperor had to test King Xuande's attitude towards Li Chengyin.

How could King Xuande’s scheming compare to that of the emperor or A’du? He really didn't see anything and immediately fell into the trap set for him by the emperor and A'du. King Xuande could only see the superficial phenomenon that his father had been deceived, so he felt that it was feasible for him to take the opportunity to continue to promote the frame-up of Li Chengyin in front of his father.

After the emperor finished asking, the director of photography immediately took a shot of Cao Ji, who was listening attentively, implying that the emperor was testing whether King Xuande saw that he was cooperating with his intention to frame Li Chengyin.

King Xuande had already lost his mind due to the force, and he could not care about anything else, so he took the opportunity to promote the plan to frame Li Chengyin in front of the emperor. King Xuande said, "Father, even if it is really the fifth brother who did it, I don't blame him either. As an elder brother, I failed to show humility. Even if the fifth brother really holds a grudge against me, it's normal." After saying that, King Xuande interceded for Li Chengyin, "Please, father, be kind to the fifth brother. ”

?1. King Xuande said to the emperor that the fifth brother poisoned me because I failed to show humility and he just hated me. So what did King Xuande not give in to? Isn't it because he didn't let go of Chan'er who was next to Li Chengyin and insisted on punishing Chan'er? King Xuande actually thought that such a clumsy trick could fool the emperor, Gao Xiang and Li Chengyin, and he was just being smart.

?2. While King Xuande deliberately pushed for Li Chengyin to be punished, he also pretended to be generous and said that he did not resent Li Chengyin. This was to gain points for his brotherhood in front of the emperor and to seek justice at the same time. He had to get rid of his biggest political opponent.

When King Xuande said, "Even if it is really the fifth brother who did it, I will not blame him." The director of photography immediately gave the emperor a shot of his brows shaking. The emperor was immediately sure that King Xuande was trying to frame Li Chengyin. King Xuande lied in front of him, which was contrary to the truth. In order to deceive himself, the emperor was always a little uncomfortable.

But the emperor was not angry when he heard that King Xuande might be deceiving him, because the emperor would think that King Xuande was pretending to be confused. Otherwise, why would King Xuande give Adu the antidote?

?The emperor believed that King Xuande really saw that he wanted to take advantage of the organization to trap Li Chengyin and suppress the high-ranking prime minister and his party. Therefore, the father and son were tacitly understanding it——The emperor He didn't explicitly ask about the Ninth Princess, and King Xuande didn't say anything. The emperor asked about Li Chengyin's frame-up, but King Xuande said something that seemed to deceive him, but he also said something about Li Chengyin. Yin should be given a lighter sentence.

King Xuande interceded for Li Chengyin, which simply reflects King Xuande’s accurate grasp of his own thoughts. The emperor had no intention of doing anything to Li Chengyin. He just wanted to expel him from the capital, deprive him of the right to ascend the throne, and let him live a happy life as a happy prince. King Xuande was obeying the emperor's will, and even pretended to be confused to keep Li Chengyin, only suppressing the high minister; therefore, the emperor was very happy, and he felt that King Xuande was wise but foolish, and very capable of being a prince. (But in fact, this is not the case. The emperor was deceived by A'du and misunderstood that King Xuande could be the prince. Therefore, in the next episode, when A'du refused to help King Xuande deceive the emperor, the royal family discovered that King Xuande )

The emperor smiled and said, "You are really broad-minded and can tolerate the intolerance of others. I am very pleased!" The emperor immediately gave positive feedback to King Xuande, He also praised him for his broad mind.

But was the emperor really just happy? Of course not. When the emperor was praising King Xuande, his eyes were wandering, and the director of photography gave Cao Ji, who was standing aside, an expression of looking at King Xuande and then looking away. The reason was simple, because the emperor felt that King Xuande's grasp of his thoughts was too accurate, which might shake his throne. While the emperor was glad that King Xuande could be the crown prince, he also began to be wary of King Xuande.

?This is the biggest contradiction in the entire "East Palace". The emperor needs a prince who can entrust the country to his country, but if he can entrust the country to his country, it means that he also has the ability to defeat himself. There is only room for one supreme position in the court, and the struggle for power has always been ruthless. The prince will not rebel just because he is his father, and because the throne will be mine sooner or later. Therefore, what Li Chengyin said to Xiao Feng, "The more dangerous place than the imperial palace is the East Palace, and the more difficult place to be than the emperor is the prince." This is the reason.

?The screenwriter relied on the cold-blooded ruthlessness in the struggle for power to profoundly and sharply criticize the autocratic imperial power of the entire traditional society. Everyone died in this meat grinder (Li Cheng Yin did not die, but he lost the only love in his life and became a walking zombie), which is the highest theme of the show.

When King Xuande heard his father praising him, he immediately began to bribe his father with words. He flattered the emperor and said, "Father, you are too praised. You have always taught by conduct, and your sons and ministers are just shaojiqiu."

When King Xuande heard his father praise him, of course he would take the opportunity to express his gratitude Father said, I learned it all from Your Majesty, and I don’t dare to admit your praise. At this time, King Xuande thought that he had benefited from His Majesty and that his plan to frame Li Chengyin was going smoothly, so he was very proud and smiled.

Of course the emperor would not take such verbal bribery seriously, because he himself knew that he was not a broad-minded person at all. Otherwise, he would have removed Gu Ruhui, and later Gao Ming and Chai. What does Mu do?

?So, the emperor smiled contemptuously and asked, "Today, Li Min talked about the case of the former prince, which suddenly made me feel cold. You are on good terms with Li Min, what do you think of this matter?"

?Why did the emperor ask about the assassination of the prince? This of course originated from the emperor's fear of King Xuande. The emperor actually knew that King Xuande was the murderer of the first prince, and he did not want to hold King Xuande accountable for his crime of killing the first prince. But he had to test King Xuande's attitude towards the assassination of the former prince to determine whether King Xuande would repeat his old tricks and want to kill his father and usurp the throne ("I suddenly felt cold in my heart"). Therefore, the emperor asked this question on the pretense of impromptu.

King Xuande said, "My father has already decided that the case of the former prince was committed by Dan Chi. Li Fu still dares to say such things. It is simply treason! But since my father has already punished him, he must have I will reflect on it carefully.”

?1.?King Xuande didn’t know that his father wanted to let go of his sin of plotting to assassinate the late prince. Of course, he hurriedly cleared it up. King Xuande was afraid that his majesty would. After investigating the case, he said that the case had been finalized and was committed by people from Danchi, in an attempt to continue to deceive His Majesty and prevent His Majesty from getting caught.

?2. King Xuande did not forget to speak for Li Fu. He first reprimanded Li Fu for being "treasonous and unethical", and then began to help Li Fu smooth over the matter, hoping that his majesty could let Li Fu go. , don’t pursue him anymore. The screenwriter is really reminding the audience all the time that King Xuande and Li Min are the best partners in the show. This paved the way for the next episode where King Xuande tried to usurp the throne in order to protect Li Min, but was later defeated and killed.

The director of photography gave Cao Ji another shot of him listening attentively, implying that the emperor at this time wanted to know the prince's true attitude towards the assassination of the former prince, and whether he would let the matter go. .

The emperor asked, "Prince, do you think this matter really has nothing to do with King Yi?" After the emperor asked, the director of photography gave Cao Ji another shot of him looking up and listening.

?On the surface, the emperor was asking King Xuande about his attitude towards him instigating Li Yin to use the assassination of the former prince to continue to frame Li Chengyin. In fact, the emperor wanted to use King Xuande to use King Xuande to attack King Yi. attitude to find out King Xuande's attitude towards him and whether he would seek to usurp the throne.

When King Xuande heard his father asking him this question, he was of course very panicked. He was afraid that by framing Li Chengyin, the truth about his assassination of the former prince would be revealed! King Xuande slowly raised his head, stared at his father who was staring closely at him with a wary expression, and replied, "Father, I can't answer this question, but I have thought about it, if Brother Ji Huang is really in heaven Even if we have souls, we don’t want to see our brothers killing each other.”

?1. King Xuande was afraid that he might say too much and give his father the clue that he had assassinated the late prince. Therefore, All he said was that he couldn't answer the question.

?2. On the surface, King Xuande was interceding for Li Chengyin. He said, Brother Jihuang doesn’t want to see us fratricide, so I don’t want to fratricide with Li Chengyin either. Cannibalism. (King Xuande continued to pretend to be virtuous, kind and friendly to his brothers to score points with the emperor.)

?However, from a deeper perspective, King Xuande had confirmed that the emperor had found Li Chengyin guilty. Under the premise, King Xuande said this, but he was hinting to the emperor that Li Chengyin was the cruel and fratricidal person and should not be pardoned by his majesty, so as to achieve the purpose of bringing down his biggest political opponent.

The emperor was so smart, of course he knew the deep meaning of King Xuande's words as soon as he heard it - he still refused to let go of framing Li Chengyin.

?The emperor knew all the truth. He knew that the late prince was killed by King Xuande, that the ninth princess was poisoned by King Xuande, that Li Chengyin was framed by King Xuande, and that the fake copper coins were cast by King Xuande. of. He heard King Xuande hint to him that he could not let Li Chengyin go. Out of his preference for Li Chengji, who died in vain, and Li Chengyin, who was wrongfully accused, the emperor was also furious. Therefore, the emperor lowered his head, sneered, and picked up the teacup again, wanting to take a sip of tea to drown the anger in his heart.

When King Xuande saw that his father wanted to drink tea, he quickly served the emperor to drink tea. He did not forget to keep a close eye on the emperor, wanting to know what the emperor really thought and whether the emperor would be aroused by him. , and really refused to let Li Chengyin go.

The emperor was so angry that he began to think about the whole thing while drinking tea.

?On the one hand, the emperor was complaining about Li Chengji and Li Chengyin. On the other hand, he also knew that since King Xuande was such a ruthless person, assassinating Li Chengji and framing Li Chengyin also meant that Therefore, he might really plot to usurp the throne one day. In addition, the emperor had thought that King Xuande had a very accurate grasp of his thoughts. The emperor was very afraid of King Xuande. Therefore, the emperor's guard against King Xuande had reached its peak at this moment. vertex.

?Is it Li Chengyin’s fault that King Xuande was defeated and killed? Not really. Xiaofeng was poisoned and Li Min was about to be charged. Li Chengyin and Gao Xiang were just the biggest pushers. The fundamental reason was the rift between the emperor and the prince. In the face of power, the emperor and the prince were actually the same. cannot coexist. Therefore, King Xuande was defeated and killed, and Li Chengyin finally forced the emperor to suffer from paralysis. This was a fate that had already been determined. Unchecked power is the most fundamental source of all tragedies in this play, and it is also the biggest culprit in this play.

I had a very hard time writing Episode 23 because I really couldn’t stand the two cruel and ruthless people, King Xuande and the Emperor. I have long recognized the raging power exercise, the cruelty of power struggles, and the cold-blooded ruthlessness of powerful men. But when I really saw such a thing, it had a great impact on my originally peaceful state of mind. It lasted for a long time. Failed to clear again.

?But fortunately, at this time, Li Chengyin was not King Xuande, let alone the emperor. The pure love between him and Xiaofeng who only thought about each other was as pure as Xiaofeng. The sentiment of kindness and emptiness healed my lost heart that could not be calmed down for a long time through the exchange of heartfelt feelings that were blocked by the prison.

When Xiaofeng left, he left the cloak he had worn to his beloved. She ran away cowardly and meekly without any makeup. I think Li Chengyin will remember it for the rest of his life. , the fleeting encounter between my beloved and myself across the prison; I will even remember the figure of my beloved leaving in a goose-yellow singlet after the snow melted. For Li Chengyin, who was in a desperate situation, Xiaofeng brought him not only trust, attachment, warmth and care, but also hopes, dreams, solemnity and a redefinition of the entire broken world.

I understand Li Chengyin very well at this time. Xiaofeng is really worthy of his love and everyone’s love. He does not want to accept a future where he and Xiaofeng are close to each other but separated forever. He is forced into a desperate situation. , had to fight back desperately, and fight for this picturesque and vast world without regret or pain. It was his unquestionable and unstoppable destiny - your surprise to me has turned into my concern in this life - A few lifetimes are not worth a moment with you.

? Music-Jianghu Tianxia-Wang Sulong

The dawn mirror is sparse with pink and white on the window, the curtains are lightly frosted, and the morning sun wishes. Wandering around with knotted hair and music, ten miles of red makeup and timid red clothes. The wind and waves in the rivers and lakes are treacherous and crazy, and the wounds from the quicksand on the fingertips are actually the two sides of a lotus root that are about to be torn apart.

The years have fled in a hurry, the dust has covered the past, and there have been several cool autumns. Two hearts are hidden by one person, and there are two rows of shoe marks, but you can't forget them when you look at them. When the moonlight stains the clouds and turns into frost, I look at the moonlight in the depths of the mountain city.

?How big is the sky? My thoughts are boundless. I can’t lose weight in this life, and I can’t live up to a moment with you in several lifetimes. The country is picturesque, and under the dreamy wine, who is fighting for the world for whom? No matter if you don’t love, don’t regret, don’t hate, or don’t feel pain.