"He is challenging me, challenging me!"

Emperor Long Jing let out a low roar.

The governors are all appointed by His Majesty on the nomination of the cabinet. Even if they are guilty, they should be executed by the court. But Guan Ning kills him whenever he wants. It is simply audacious!

"He did this just because I relied on him and the Zhenbei Army to quell the chaos in the north. It's simply lawless!"

Emperor Longjing was furious!

"Your Majesty, calm down your anger. People who practice Taoism pay attention to cultivating their moral character. Getting angry and resentful will destroy the Taoist mind."

Master Xuanxin beside him said.

He was originally the disciple of Abbot Daoxin, the abbot of Hanshan Temple, and he was an orthodox Buddhist. At this moment, he was talking about cultivating Buddhism. It must be said that it was very ironic.

"How can I not be angry? He is trampling on my majesty!"

"Then how is Your Majesty going to make a decision? This matter alone is sufficient reason to hold Guan Ning accountable."

"I……"

Emperor Longjing turned to another memorial in front of him.

This is an urgent report from the north. The weather is getting colder, and the barbarians will carry out the last wave of plunder before winter. The situation worsens, and the Anbei Army suffers several major defeats. According to this situation, after the spring begins, the Zhenbei Army will

The army must go north to quell the chaos...

Emperor Long Jing took a deep breath.

"We will wait until the north is pacified. I will endure this tone for now!"

"The decree is proposed that Jia He, the magistrate of Longzhou, will be in charge of the military and political affairs on behalf of the governor."

The little eunuch on the side quickly took notes.

"What about what Guan Ning did?"

"Don't listen or ask."

"Understood."

Feng Yuan asked again: "Recently, there have been many suggestions from the DPRK and the Central Government, asking Your Majesty to appoint a crown prince. You must not neglect important national affairs. Should you make a decision?"

At the mention of this, Emperor Longjing had an angry look on his face again.

"I'm still in power, so you're forcing me to establish a throne. What does this mean? Am I getting old?"

Feng Yuan did not dare to answer, and said again: "There are princes working behind the scenes. The princes are already quite old. The eldest prince is already thirty-four..."

"They forced me to establish a throne, but in fact they forced me to abdicate. I am still in office despite these traitors."

Emperor Longjing said angrily.

"I want to be the emperor forever and last forever. I will not abdicate. The throne will always be mine!"

His thoughts are very extreme, and it can be heard from his words that the reason why he does not decide to establish a prince is because he is afraid that someone will covet his throne, even if this person is his son.

Because he firmly believes that he can live a long life.

This is the main reason why he practices Taoism!

Death is the only option through the ages. For the emperor who has already grasped the highest power in the world, his further pursuit is immortality.

This high-altitude position is the biggest temptation, attracting countless people to pursue it, but life is limited and will eventually turn into loess, so it is unwilling to give in...

Emperor Longjing rebelled to seize the throne, and he knew deeply that this position was hard-won.

For this reason, he will always bear the infamy of killing his brother and rebelling. For this reason, he violated his original intention... and paid too much!

So he will sit in this position forever.

"But……"

Feng Yuan said in a low voice: "The foundation of the country is not determined for a day, and there will never be peace in the country. The princes are fighting fiercely for the heir apparent. This..."

"I have five adult princes. The second son, Xiao Meng, and Kong Wu are very scheming. The only thing that satisfies me is that he took advantage of Guan Ning's power to shift the responsibility for the loss of the Central Army to Gao Lian. The third son, Xiao Qi, is scheming, but

It’s just a matter of caution. In the past, we were close to cutting off the party, but now we have suffered the greatest loss of strength..."

"The fourth son, Xiao Ming, is pretty good, but the fifth son, Xiao Cheng, is too ordinary. Let the eldest son of the emperor take the lead!"

Emperor Long Jing said in a low voice: "The most powerful one is the eldest son of the emperor, and he also has the support of the nobles of the family. He is also the oldest, but he is secretly operating behind the scenes. He can't wait!"

Speaking of this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, as if he was not talking about his son, but his enemy!

Yes!

In his eyes, the eldest son of the emperor had threatened his throne. For this position, there were not many brothers who turned against each other, and father and son who became enemies.

Emperor Long Jing already had a morbid mentality.

"No, we can't establish Teng'er, nor can we establish other adult princes..."

He murmured and suddenly his eyes lit up as he thought of a candidate.

"We can make Zheng'er the crown prince!"

"Um?"

Feng Yuan's expression was slightly stagnant, and then he said with difficulty: "Your Majesty, Prince Zheng is only twelve years old!"

The other children were all born before Emperor Longjing became emperor, but Xiao Zheng was born after he became emperor.

It can be regarded as a son of old age.

After having Xiao Zheng, Emperor Longjing began to practice Taoism, so he was especially fond of his youngest son.

Feng Yuan suddenly understood.

Just because Xiao Zheng was the youngest, he was made the crown prince. It would be a long time before he came of age, and His Majesty could still sit on the throne for a long time.

Your Majesty seeks immortality, so he firmly believes in eternity. This is the best way and the most legitimate reason.

His Majesty has the final say on who to appoint as the crown prince. Everyone knows that he likes the prince...

It is not uncommon for someone to be favored.

It can also block the mouths of ministers who are admonishing and establishing the crown prince!

Thoughts flashed through.

Feng Yuan said: "But it is inappropriate to do this after all. The eldest prince and the others are mature, have contact with government and military affairs, and have a large number of supporters, but the prince is too young, let alone what kind of influence it will have.

Even in a struggle, it is impossible to be the opponent of those adult princes."

What he was talking about was a practical issue, and he was analyzing persuasion from another angle. If he really did this, I'm afraid it would cause an uproar in the court and seriously affect the stability of the court.

"If he doesn't have power, give him more power. Let Gao Lian be the crown prince's tutor, and Yu Wenxiong be the commander of the East Palace..."

"But……"

"Enough!"

Emperor Long Jing said directly: "I am the emperor and I have the final say!"

No one could persuade him, so it was settled.

Emperor Longjing stood up and came to a bronze mirror in the hall and looked at it carefully.

What is revealed in the mirror is an old man, with wrinkles on his face and eyes, and a mixture of black and white in his hair...

"Am I already old?"

"But I'm only fifty-eight years old!"

Emperor Longjing seemed to be frightened.

"Why do I cleanse myself every day? Why do I look older and older after taking so many pills, especially the Immortality Pill refined with the pure Yin girl's blood?"

"Xuanxin, tell me!"

Xuan Xin said: "Maybe it's because Your Majesty has been practicing secretly, not building temples, not cultivating temples... which makes Master Sanqing unable to sense His Majesty's sincerity."

"is that so?"

Emperor Long Jing murmured.

"Death is like a lamp going out. I want to be an eternal emperor. I want to live forever... It seems that I can no longer keep it secret."

"Call me the order to hold a morning court tomorrow."

He made up his mind.

Amid the expectations of many courtiers, a court meeting was finally held.
Chapter completed!