When the Alluring Queen opened her eyes, all the kings in the world knelt down

Ye Qi recounted the cause and effect of the investigation, and concluded at the end: "Xiang'er should want to go back to the prime minister's residence to ask for help."

"It's really a disgrace to the royal family!" Emperor Zhaocheng's face was as dark as water, and he was furious. "Immediately summon Prince Yu to the palace!"

"Yes!" Ye Qi left.

Emperor Zhaocheng stared coldly at the mountain of memorials in front of him, took out a few of them, and read them with a gloomy face.

Either impeaching the prime minister for forming a clique for personal gain, or reporting the prime minister's residence for accepting bribes, corruption and abuse of power, and even a few secret letters were mixed in the memorials.

The secret letters revealed that Prime Minister Gu had been very close to important officials in the court recently.

In the middle of the night, officials often sneaked in from the back door of the prime minister's residence and had secret talks with the prime minister in the study for half a night.

As for the content of the secret talks, you can guess it with your toes.

"Xiao Changhai." The emperor's voice was heavy, angry and suppressed.

Xiao Changhai bowed tremblingly: "Your servant is here."

"How has the prince been doing these days?"

Xiao Changhai bowed his head and said: "The prince has not been able to leave the palace these days and has been staying in the East Palace reading books."

"Reading books?" Emperor Zhaocheng was immediately furious, "How old are you, and you still read books all day? Is this crown prince put on display for people to watch?"

"Your servant deserves death!" Xiao Changhai knelt down in fear, "Your Majesty, calm down."

The fact is that Mu Xiuhan's position as the crown prince is really put on display for people to watch.

Although the crown prince has come of age, the emperor is diligent in his work and has never delegated power to the crown prince.

Mu Xiuhan's ability is not outstanding, and he does not guess the emperor's mind thoroughly enough. He has not shown the courage and responsibility that a crown prince should have in front of the emperor.

On the contrary, he avoided everywhere, fearing that he would be suspected by his father.

Otherwise, he would not have caused dissatisfaction with the emperor because of the cancellation of the engagement.

During this period, because of the abolition of the empress, the status of Prince Mu Xiuhan plummeted. He was ordered by the emperor not to leave the palace, and suddenly he was like a frightened bird.

Recently, the prince not only did not leave the palace, but also did not dare to take a step out of the Eastern Palace, fearing that he would not do well and the emperor would directly order the abolition of the crown prince.

So he stayed in the Eastern Palace to read books to show that he was reflecting and cultivating his character.

Emperor Zhaocheng threw the memorial aside and rubbed his eyebrows: "Xiao Changhai."

"Your servant is here."

"Do you think the prince is incompetent?"

Xiao Changhai shivered with fear and kowtowed quickly: "I dare not! I dare not have such an idea, please ask the emperor to understand!"

Is it a false statement that the prince is incompetent?

"I also think the prince is incompetent." Emperor Zhaocheng said in a cold tone, obviously not caring about Xiao Changhai's panic, "If I abolish the prince, who do you think is qualified to sit on the throne?"

Xiao Changhai's face turned pale: "I dare not discuss the matter of the crown prince."

Emperor Zhaocheng seemed not to hear what he said, and said directly: "Is the fourth one suitable?"

Xiao Changhai was sweating: "Your Majesty, your servant——"

"I don't think it's suitable." Emperor Zhaocheng tapped the armrest of the dragon chair, his tone suddenly cold, "You have played a lot of tricks these days, right? Unfortunately, none of them are up to standard!"

The prince has lost power, but he can't even strike while the iron is hot. He can't win over anyone at all.

He even let the eldest son of the Gu family come forward to find Yan Li's handle.

Such a despicable person, how can he be qualified to take on a big responsibility?

Emperor Zhaocheng's heart was covered with a layer of haze, and he was extremely disappointed with the crown prince and Mu Xiuyu.

He had six sons.

Originally, the crown prince and Mu Xiuyu were the two most qualified candidates to inherit the throne.

But now he had to think seriously. In addition to their good birth and strong maternal family background, what other advantages do these two have?

Xiao Changhai knelt on the ground and trembled. He did not expect that the emperor would ask about the crown prince today.

Is he really determined to abolish the crown prince?

Emperor Zhaocheng ignored Xiao Changhai's thoughts, and just held his forehead, thinking silently.

The eldest brother was devoted to poetry, wine, calligraphy and painting, like a weak book, with no ambition and no sense of responsibility for the country and the people.

The prince was weak, and he had to ask the imperial physician every three days. He was accompanied by soup and medicine all year round, and could not shoulder the heavy responsibility of the country.

The ninth prince was born in a humble family and yearned for the battlefield, so he was the best candidate to lead the army. 꽭来께说网

If the emperor really decided to abolish the crown prince and did not consider the fourth prince, who should take over the crown prince position in the end?

Emperor Zhaocheng thought about it and finally thought of King Jing.

At that moment, I felt that Prince Jing was the most suitable candidate, who was...

"Xiao Changhai." Emperor Zhaocheng turned his head and glanced at the eunuch kneeling on the ground, "Who do you think will pose a greater threat to the imperial power, the Ninth Prince or the Huguogong Mansion?"

Xiao Changhai was startled, and his body shook unconsciously: "Your Majesty, I... I..."

"You can say it."

Xiao Changhai said tremblingly: "The Huguogong Mansion has been loyal for generations, stationed at the border and made great efforts. They should... they should not have any rebellious thoughts."

"Well." Emperor Zhaocheng did not deny, "What about the Ninth Prince?"

"The Ninth Prince has been in charge of the army for several years, and he is the god of war of the Mu Kingdom." Xiao Changhai said with fear, "I think the Ninth Prince is even less likely to have a rebellious heart."

"Why?"

"I can't say... I can't say it." Xiao Changhai lowered his voice a little, "It's just intuition."

Intuition?

Emperor Zhaocheng said nothing. Thinking of Mu Cang's unapproachable personality, he believed that Xiao Changhai's intuition was correct.

Mu Cang holds a large number of troops. If he really has the intention of being disloyal, he should lower his status to win over the ministers and maintain a good relationship with them.

Attack when advancing and defend when retreating.

He is not rude to anyone.

Even when the Prime Minister's Mansion took the initiative to propose marriage, he rejected it without hesitation.

Mu Cang is a little arrogant, but he has never had any thoughts that he shouldn't have.

He should believe it.

Emperor Zhaocheng thought so in his heart, but he couldn't help but think of some intelligence that the shadow guard had recently offered.

Yan Li had a secret meeting with an unidentified man in a teahouse. The eldest son of the Gu family brought people to "encounter" and used this as a condition to try to force Yan Li to "surrender".

Mu Cang personally went to the Nanjiao Villa to hire him, and almost offered all his wealth.

After the fourth prince learned that Gu Heyu was poisoned, he first went to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and then went to the Jiang family in person to try to ask for the antidote.

But in the end, it was fruitless.

Emperor Zhaocheng had to be suspicious. Yan Li seemed to be a little different recently... What was she doing quietly?

In broad daylight, she went to a teahouse with a strange man. Did Mu Cang know about this?

What is Mu Cang's attitude towards Yan Li?

Marrying a wife and offering all his wealth as a betrothal gift is a unique thing in the past.

The crown prince is difficult to decide. Mu Cang and Yan Li have been in sight recently. King Jing wants to marry the daughter of the Protector of the Country Mansion, and the Prime Minister has close contacts with the ministers in the court...

With everything in front of him, Emperor Zhaocheng felt a little overwhelmed besides being angry.

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