"Sixth brother, ninth brother." The eleventh prince looked at the two of them from a distance.

He hesitated again and again, but fortunately the prince thought he was useless and didn't expect anything from him. He didn't seem to have done anything that would offend the two of them, so he stepped forward to say hello.

The sixth prince and Chu Yu stopped looking at each other, ignored the eleventh prince, and turned around to lead the imperial army to search for Mo Ruchu's whereabouts.

Looking at the back of the sixth prince, the eleventh prince touched his nose and said, "Congratulations to Brother Ninth for finally cultivating with Sister Axiang."

At this moment, anyone who said congratulations to Chu Yu, whether sincerely or falsely, would be in an extremely happy mood.

Even looking at the eleventh prince, he felt much more pleasing to the eye, "I'll treat you to a drink when I get married."

"It will take another three years. Maybe Ninth Brother will drink my wedding wine first."

Chu Yu's face became visibly gloomy again. The eleventh prince found that his eyes were temporarily paralyzed by King Yu's friendly smile. He said the wrong thing and turned around and ran away.

Faster than a rabbit.

In the side hall.

Ruan Ningxiang thanked her again.

The emperor gave him a seat.

Ruan Ningxiang had just sat down when she heard the emperor ask her, "Now that the crown prince has been deposed and the crown prince's position is empty, what do you think?"

Ruan Ningxiang suddenly became nervous again. The emperor did not ask all the civil and military officials of the court, but what did she mean?

She lowered her head and speculated on the meaning of the emperor's words.

Are you asking her sincerely or testing her?

She has done so much, so she naturally hopes that King Yu will ascend the throne as emperor.

Ruan Ningxiang looked at the emperor carefully. The emperor lazily lowered his eyes and leaned on the bed.

They were the only two people in the side hall.

The emperor was afraid of the Shen family army, fearing that the Shen family would rebel like he did and proclaim himself emperor, so in his heart the emperor definitely did not want the throne to be passed on to the sixth prince.

After Ruan Ningxiang thought for a moment, she raised her head and said, "When the emperor asked me, I would naturally recommend His Highness Prince Yu."

"Oh?" The emperor's cloudy eyes were alert for a moment.

Ruan Ningxiang seemed to be analyzing: "The current princes currently include the sixth prince, King Ci, the ninth prince, King Yu, and the eleventh prince, King Lan.

Among the three princes, His Royal Highness Prince Lan is lazy and unruly by nature, and has no power in the court. He cannot bear the heavy responsibility of the prince at all.

The Sixth Prince is gentle and elegant, has the city government and the Shen family army as his backing, and also has important ministers in the court. Logically speaking, he should be the most suitable for the crown prince position."

Ruan Ningxiang paused and then said boldly: "But the Sixth Prince has one biggest weakness."

"Oh?" The emperor looked at her.

"It is the Sixth Prince's meekness and over-reliance on the power of the Shen family that will cause him to be troubled by his relatives interfering in politics once he succeeds to the throne."

Ruan Ningxiang struck directly at the emperor's painful spot.

After the emperor ascended the throne for more than 20 years, the Prime Minister of Wei and the Shen family respectively occupied important official positions as civil servants and generals in the court.

The two parties were in conflict, causing chaos in the court.

But he could only let it go and use each other to contain each other.

I didn't understand it before, but after occupying a high position, I realized that it is difficult to be an emperor, and it is even more difficult to be a wise king.

Ruan Ningxiang carefully looked at the emperor's depressed expression, and said tactfully: "If the emperor trusts me, I am willing to be the woman behind him who will wholeheartedly support him."

The emperor stared at the woman in black armor in front of him. Her face without makeup still looked as beautiful as a woman.

When this person came back from Northern Xinjiang, he only thought she was a little clever, but every time he talked to her, he could feel that she was not clever, but had real wisdom.

The emperor suddenly smiled for a moment, "Since you said that the Sixth Prince has military power and is the most suitable candidate, how can you help King Yu?

Are you trying to persuade me to issue an edict?

But even if I kill Shen Lichuan and make King Yu the crown prince, will they be willing to do so given the power of the Shen family? Even if King Yu takes over, I'm afraid this position will not be peaceful."

For some reason, Ruan Ningxiang always had a vague feeling that the emperor wanted to support Chu Yu in ascending the throne, and was not simply afraid of the power of the Shen family.

It seems... there is a hidden concern in it.

Ruan Ningxiang shook her head, "General Shen cannot be killed. He is a hero guarding the border. He has meritorious service and no fault.

Now, being falsely accused and thrown into prison has already made all the soldiers dissatisfied.

If he were to be killed again, it would only further chill the hearts of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Chu.

Maybe, the situation that just stabilized today will stir up trouble again.

Da Chu could not resist the eager gaze of foreign thieves, let alone the rising internal strife.

What's more, brothers turning against each other should be avoided even more after the prince is an example."

The emperor had been working in the court for so many years, and he had long been exhausted physically and mentally.

He pinched his eyebrows feeling helpless, "It's easy for you to say. Since ancient times, there has been no family affection on the road to imperial power. How can you calm the current situation?"

"If your Majesty believes in me, how about letting me give it a try?" Ruan Ningxiang said.

The emperor raised his eyes and looked at her deeply for a few more times.

He has been worrying about this for half his life. Does this man really have any clever ideas?

"Tell me about it."

Ruan Ningxiang stood up, came to the middle of the hall, and knelt down, "The Sixth Prince relies on the power of the Shen family, and the core figure of the Shen family's power is General Shen. I want to try to persuade him to voluntarily hand over his military power."

"The Shen family has been in power for decades, how could he be easily instigated by a few words?" The emperor frowned.

"So I said I wanted to give it a try." Ruan Ningxiang added.

The emperor rubbed his palms and stared at Ruan Ningxiang for a long time before speaking again, "Okay, please step aside first and ask King Yu to come in."

Ruan Ningxiang bowed again and retreated.

Chu Yu, who was waiting outside, heard the sound of the door opening. He clasped his hands behind his back and looked at the figure walking towards him step by step. His eyes became gentle and hot, "Madam."

Ruan Ningxiang stopped opposite him and said, "The emperor wants you to come in."

Why couldn't his father invite them in to talk about it?

Chu Yu tucked Ruan Ningxiang's wind-blown hair behind her ears, then touched her head, "Wait for me here, we will go home together in a while."

"Um."

Ruan Ningxiang's eyes under her long eyelashes reflected Chu Yu's beautiful face, like a shy little girl. She nodded, "Hurry in, don't keep the emperor waiting."

The side hall was empty and quiet.

The emperor has lied down.

Chu Yu softly called his father.

Only then did the emperor open his tired eyelids.

After this torture by the Gu insect, he knew that his body was at the end of its strength.

It's just that there are too many things he can't let go of.

There was plenty of sunshine outside, the door was open, and a bright light came in.

Chu Yu stood with his back to the light, and the emperor only felt that the sun was dazzling, making him unable to see his face clearly.

He waved and said, "Come over here."

Chu Yu walked over.

Only then did the emperor see clearly the face with the shadow of Concubine Rong and him, and time seemed to go back more than twenty years ago.

At that time, he came back from guarding the frontier.

Entering the palace, he heard laughter like silver bells floating far away. He walked over to find the sound unconsciously and saw Princess Ronger, who had just passed her hair age, flying paper kites.

The kite flew very high in the wind and was blown by the wind and hung on a tree. He walked over and helped to take it down.

At that time, Princess Ronger said thank you to him.

He will always remember that charming smile and his beautiful face like a hibiscus emerging from water.

However, he never saw it again later.

Chu Yu said with concern, "Father, I feel tired today. If you have anything to do, we might as well talk about it tomorrow."

The emperor retracted his thoughts and stretched out his hand. Chu Yu obviously hesitated.

The emperor took back his hand again, "You still hate me in your heart, don't you?"

Chu Yu couldn't answer this question, and he couldn't figure it out himself. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

But no matter how much he hates him, it is his father after all. Can he really kill him?

The emperor closed his eyes, and a few tears quietly fell from the corners of his eyes, "Actually, I didn't want to rebel back then."

Chu Yu stood beside the bed, his long eyelashes hanging down and his fingers deep in his palms.

I don’t think so, it’s not like I’ve wiped out the entire family of the previous dynasty!

The corners of Chu Yu's mouth twitched, "Then why do you still want to kill them when my concubine and I kneel down to beg you?"

That's because there is no turning back.
Chapter completed!