Doomsday Code

Chapter 460: The Way of the King

Looking at the expression of gratitude and sigh on Chen Cheng's face, Moss XIII also nodded.

Chen Cheng gave him a very good first impression.

In the past, some geniuses who were praised to the sky outside, became timid in front of him once they entered the palace.

Although such fear of royal power was beneficial to his rule, he knew that even if these people occupied high positions in the future, they would only become a group of mediocre people.

"You can't just praise him. I've also learned that your encounter with him was also very dramatic."

Moss XIII said with a smile.

"Your Majesty is right. If it weren't for that chance encounter, I might not have been able to meet the Earl so quickly."

Moss XIII nodded, and then said to Chen Cheng:

"You are quite good. You are the calmest among all the younger generations I have met. You can go down with the guards. There will be a banquet in the palace later. You can meet people then."

Chen Cheng said yes, and then followed the guards outside out of the hall.

When only the father and son were left in the hall, Moss XIII also walked down from the throne.

He came to Huidun with a smile on his face, then looked him over carefully and said:

"Father is old. I could hardly see your face clearly up there just now."

As he spoke, he patted Huidun on the shoulder and said:

"Yes, my body is much stronger than before. I have muscles all over my body, and I have grown taller."

Huidun looked at his father, who was deep in political schemes, and saw that his face had many more wrinkles than when he left. He knew that his father was really old.

And this oldness does not just refer to his physical oldness, but also to his heart.

Otherwise, based on his understanding of his father, he would never reveal his old age in front of him.

"Father, you are really old. Please leave these tedious political affairs to the Prime Minister of the Administrative Council."

Huidun's words came from the bottom of his heart, and Moss XIII looked at his sincere eyes, then pulled him to sit on the steps under the throne and said:

"It's not that simple. Even though the old guy Holmes is being bullied by my father, he is a vicious wolf. Once he sees an opportunity, he will strike back without hesitation."

Then he pointed to the throne behind him and said:

"If you take this position in the future, you must kill the old man Holmes if you can, and never try to persuade him with gentleness."

However, Huidun shook his head when he heard this:

"This is not something that I, a son, can covet. My elder brothers are the future heirs of the kingdom."

Upon hearing this, Moss XIII smiled and said:

"My silly son, you are actually harmed by your father. If you don't fight, your brothers will not be easy to deal with. Once they seize the throne, they will kill you without hesitation."

"Father doesn't know if you are lying to me by saying this, but I want to tell you that you have to fight for this position whether you want to or not, because this is your only way to survive."

“Before, my father was worried about whether you were capable, and whether you could keep the kingdom going if you took this position.

Now, my father has seen that you are capable and have vision, that you are humble and have the ability to judge people, and that you are not bound by your status and position, and that you dare to listen to and use that little slave."

"Father sees in you all the elements needed to be a king."

At this moment Huidun said nothing, but just listened quietly to his father's words.

"But becoming a king is not enough. If you want to maintain your status as a king, you must also be ruthless, unscrupulous, and shameless.

But you don’t have enough of these characteristics now. You can become a king, but you can’t sit firmly on the throne.”

Huidun knew that his father was truly teaching him how to be a king at this moment.

Moss XIII touched his head and said:

"And your elder brother and his gang all have all these despicable means to secure their throne."

Then his expression turned lonely and he said:

"But the bad thing is that these are the only characteristics they have. If they don't even have the elements to ascend the throne, how can they be qualified to be king?"

"So this time you enter the capital, this is your final competition to become the heir to this kingdom. Only one of you and your brothers can win."

This time, Huidun saw the cruelty and ruthlessness that belonged to a king in his father again.

And he never said a word of promise to Moss XIII from beginning to end.

It was a lie when he said that he didn't want to seize the throne, but as Moss XIII said, with all the dirty tricks he had, this might be something he couldn't do.

"My child, think about it carefully. You have been bullied and discriminated against since you were a child. Growing up in such an environment, you did not become a paranoid lunatic, but became a kind and lawful person. Your father is very pleased."

"This time, as a father, I can give you the only guarantee that you will not die if you lose."

Moss XIII said, touching his head.

"Well, go find your companion. Maybe he will give you a different answer."

Moss XIII said to him with a smile.

Huidun took his leave, and Moss XIII was left alone in the empty hall.

"Aoi, tell me, am I doing the right thing? Forcing him to become a ruthless king like me, am I a complete failure?"

However, no one came out in the empty hall to give him an answer.

He propped himself up with his hands, then walked up the steps one step at a time and sat on his throne.

At this time, he shed his previous image of an old father and once again became the almighty king.

In the side hall, Chen Cheng, who was sitting and drinking tea, saw Hui Dun coming in and handed him a cup of tea and said:

"What did His Majesty say to you? Why do you look so depressed?"

Huidun took the teacup and took a sip. Then he looked at Chen Cheng and said:

"My father really wants to pass the throne to me."

His words were truly earth-shattering.

Upon hearing this, Chen Cheng swallowed the tea in his mouth, and then said excitedly:

"This is a great thing. Why are you still so unhappy?"

Chen Cheng knew that military coups and the like to seize the throne were the worst methods, and the real good method was still succession.

Such a transition of power is the least risky.

Huidun did not hide his intention from Chen Cheng. He told Chen Cheng the general meaning of what Moss XIII said.

After hearing this, Chen Cheng felt a little depressed, because he felt that the old man Moss XIII was right. As a feudal ruler, the elements he mentioned were all necessary for a feudal monarch.

However, people all yearn for better things in their hearts. When they initially yearn for power, they think about what benefits they can bring to the people with power, rather than thinking about how they can engage in corruption and bribery after gaining power.

However, after truly coming into contact with power, especially the absolutely unlimited power of the monarch under the feudal system, most people choose to get lost.

Just like the Chinese feudal monarchy system in the past lasted for thousands of years, but there were no less than hundreds of kings in these thousands of years, including some who were posthumously honored.

But even among these hundreds of kings, how many can be called wise rulers?