Her Highness Doesn’t Want to Work Hard Anymore

King Zhao's words were very rude, and he gave the emperor a shame in public.

The emperor's expression sank immediately.

he asked coldly.

"Now I only have two sons left, the sixth prince and the seventh prince.

If you don't choose the seventh prince, then you can only choose the sixth prince. Does King Zhao mean that he is more optimistic about the sixth prince?

But don't you forget, how did the sixth prince's biological mother, Yi Chongyuan, die? "

Although Yi Chongyuan committed suicide, the reason for her suicide is inseparable from King Zhao.

If the sixth prince finds out the truth in the future, King Zhao will definitely be hated.

This is definitely a big hidden danger for King Zhao.

He is crazy to let the sixth prince be the prince.

Li Ji is not crazy——

At least he doesn't look crazy.

He said without haste.

"Your Majesty is in the prime of his life, why bother to appoint a crown prince so early?

If you don't wait and see, maybe the concubine in the harem can add a few more princes to you, wouldn't it be better to choose the best at that time? "

Li Ji spoke lightly, as if he was thinking of the emperor, but the emperor's face became more and more ugly.

He is already a useless person, and it is extremely difficult to even have sex with concubines, let alone have children. Li Ji still used such words to provoke him, did he intend to piss him off? !

The emperor glanced at the left and right prime ministers, and asked in a deep voice.

"what do y'all think?"

The two prime ministers looked at each other, complaining secretly.

The emperor wanted to force them to express their views!

It stands to reason that they must be on the emperor's side. After all, the emperor is orthodox. No matter when and where, supporting the emperor should be the most correct choice.

But now King Zhao is so powerful that no one in the court can compete with him.

If the two of them contradicted King Zhao face to face, with King Zhao's character of vengeance, they would definitely not give them good fruit.

After hesitating again and again, the left and right prime ministers decided to pretend to be stupid and muddled.

"Weichen thinks what His Majesty and King Zhao said are both reasonable, why don't we discuss it again."

"Yes, the appointment of the crown prince has a lot to do with it. You need to think about it and don't rush it for a while."

Hearing this, Li Ji sneered, "Heh!"

His smile made the two prime ministers' backs shudder in fright, and they immediately shut their mouths, not daring to say anything more.

The emperor was so angry that his heart ached.

He gasped and said, "Bring the medicine."

Zuo Ji is usually responsible for feeding medicine, but now Zuo Ji is still recovering from his injuries, so another eunuch named Lu Qian can only temporarily take over this job.

Lu Qian is Zuo Ji's adopted godson. He is only in his early twenties this year. He has a baby face and is quick in doing things.

He offered the elixir and waited for the emperor to take it.

Li Ji glanced at the screen next to him, and said with a half-smile.

"Since Your Majesty is unwell, I will not bother you. You should rest well, and I will leave."

Seeing that King Zhao was gone, the left and right prime ministers hurriedly bid farewell.

After they were all gone, Hua Qingqing came out from behind the screen.

She gracefully walked to the bedside, and Lu Qian retreated to the side knowingly, giving up his seat.

The emperor's eyebrows and eyes were full of anger.

"He's really getting more and more presumptuous!"

Even without naming names, Hua Qingqing could still know who the emperor was talking about.

Hua Qingqing gently patted the emperor's heart, and said softly while comforting him.

"King Zhao's words are not unreasonable. Your Majesty is not very old now, so why rush to appoint a crown prince now?"

The emperor looked at her dissatisfied: "Even you speak for that kid?"

Hua Qingqing smiled helplessly: "I just don't want you to have a dispute with King Zhao. You are not in good health now. The imperial doctor told you that you must relax and stop getting angry."

The emperor slowed down his expression: "I know your heart, don't worry, I will not treat you badly."

Hua Qingqing hesitated and said, "But King Zhao..."

The emperor said in a deep voice: "The imperial edict to appoint the crown prince has already been written, and there is no room for him to discuss this matter."

He originally wanted to give the Seventh Prince a chance to compete for Concubine Zhen's face, not because he thought that the position of Prince must be the Seventh Prince's.

But now it seems that the position of the crown prince really has to be the Seventh Prince.

He wants to take this opportunity to let the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty see that the country of the Great Zhou still belongs to him.

Even if he is sick in bed, what he said is still a promise, and no one can change it!

Two days later, in the early court, the emperor asked Lu Qian to go to Zhengyang Palace with the edict to enshrine the crown prince.

Lu Qian read out the edict word by word in front of civil and military officials.

Civil and military officials knelt on the ground.

Even King Zhao had to bend down, fold his hands above his head, and listen without saying a word.

Even if he holds the military power in his hands, even if he turns his hands into clouds and rain in the middle of the court.

But he is still a minister.

As long as he is a minister, he can only listen to the order respectfully at this time.

——This is what the emperor wanted him to understand.

In the hall where needles could be heard, Lu Qian's voice was extremely clear.

When the edict was read out, no one moved.

Lu Qian didn't feel embarrassed either, he was still smiling.

"Your Majesty still needs someone to take care of you, so the servants will leave first. Your lords, keep busy."

He put away the imperial edict, flicked his whisk, and led the people to turn around and leave.

Li Ji put down his hands and slowly straightened up.

He watched the reaction of Lu Qian leaving, his dark eyes were dark and cold.

Civil and military officials stood up cautiously.

No one dared to speak at this time, everyone was silent, and they didn't dare to take a breath.

Everyone felt that King Zhao would not let it go.

In the past, when King Zhao had no military power, he was a fearless master.

Now that he holds great power in his hands, he must be even more unscrupulous as a demon.

Facts have proved that everyone guessed right.

After the emperor ordered people to announce the news that the Seventh Prince was appointed as the crown prince, it didn't take long for Li Ji to make a decision that shocked the government and the public——

He wants to move the capital!

Because King Wuzhang set fire to the palace, many palaces were burned beyond recognition. If you want to completely repair it, it will take a lot of manpower and material resources, and it will definitely not be done in two or three years.

Li Ji felt that instead of spending money to repair a dilapidated palace, it would be better to build a new palace.

Once the new imperial palace is completed, the capital and various government offices must also be moved there.

So Li Ji proposed to move the capital.

He asked the civil and military officials what they thought at the meeting?

Most people in the court are supporters of King Zhao's faction, so they naturally support King Zhao's decision unconditionally.

Even if the remaining small part felt something wrong in their hearts, they did not dare to blatantly contradict King Zhao at this time, so they could only use silence to confuse them.

When the emperor learned of this, he was naturally furious.

In his opinion, even if the palace was burned beyond recognition, it was still his palace.

King Zhao forced him to move out of this place without even asking him.

Obviously, he didn't take him seriously as the emperor at all!