She and Xie Xun are now on the cusp of the storm, and this little brat is still causing trouble for her.
Qin Rushuang was already thinking about how to come up with an explanation later so that Emperor Qi could relax.
I just didn't expect that the Linbao on the red silk would move.
Linbao seemed particularly interested in that private seal.
He held the seal in his hand and didn't even look at the other small things.
While holding the seal, he crawled, crawled, and climbed to Emperor Qi's feet.
Linbao supported Emperor Qi's calf, stood up shakily, then raised his little hand and handed the seal to Emperor Qi.
"Ah...ah!"
Linbao can't speak yet, but he seems to want to hand the seal in his hand to Emperor Qi.
After making two noises, and seeing that Emperor Qi didn't respond, he used his other little hand to tug at Emperor Qi's trousers.
Emperor Qi's originally gloomy face suddenly burst into a smile.
"Be good! Be good! You are such a good boy of mine. Do you want Linbao to return my seal to me?"
Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, especially Xie Xun and Qin Rushuang.
Fortunately, okay, Linbao is really their little lucky star.
Linbao's move made Emperor Qi's heart very happy.
The eunuch on the side promptly asked: "Your Majesty, what are the items that are to be registered on this jade plate for the little emperor's grandson to capture Zhou?"
Emperor Qi thought for a while and said, "Just register a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and a golden sword."
"That's all, let's also register my private seal after he was caught."
"Hey! Hey!" The big eunuch smiled and left.
Linbao's arrest was over. Seeing that he seemed a little tired from crawling, Xie Xun asked the old housekeeper to carry Linbao down.
The scene of singing and dancing resumed in the main hall.
Emperor Qi was a little depressed. After the eunuch registered Lin Bao Zhou's belongings, he lowered his head and whispered to him in a low voice, seeming to be giving some instructions.
At this moment, the normally silent prince suddenly stood up.
He has been weak since he was a child, and his hand is shaky when he stands up and holds the wine glass.
"On my father's happy day today, I shouldn't have mentioned this matter. It's just that I have been weak and sick since childhood. Now that I see that the royal brothers have blossomed and their descendants are prosperous, there is one thing that I have to mention.
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"I have been favored by my father and have been in the East Palace for several years. However, my health is not good enough and I am unable to worry about political affairs for my father. I often make my father worried and worried. Today, while my brothers and courtiers are all here, I want to
Please depose yourself and ask your father to choose a worthy person and make someone else the prince instead."
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun quickly glanced at each other where no one could see them. Both of them saw shock in each other's eyes.
Changing the throne to crown prince was something they had planned from the beginning.
Not only did they think about this, but the fourth prince also thought about it.
But whoever raises this matter first will be the first to die, so both parties are waiting for the other party to propose the proposal of changing the crown prince first.
Even though Emperor Qi's health is now so poor, and even though Xie Yang has an impatient personality, no matter how much he wants to change the throne, he has endured it until now.
But no one expected that the prince himself would speak out about the matter of changing the crown prince.
And it was at Linbao's first birthday banquet, in front of all the ministers, in full view of everyone, that he proposed to dethrone himself as heir apparent and replace him with someone else!
As soon as the prince said this, everyone's eyes turned to the prince and Emperor Qi.
However, to everyone's surprise, Emperor Qi turned out to be the calmest one after hearing the prince's words.
He stared at the prince for a long time without speaking.
In the past, he only made the prince the crown prince because he was born by the queen.
There was a time when he felt that the prince's frail body was holding him back, and he even looked down upon the prince.
But when he himself grew older and his body became worse day by day, he realized that the illness was not what the prince wanted. In fact, he had suffered too much pain because of his weak body.
He gradually began to understand that the prince also had his own difficulties.
The matter of abolishing the crown prince has been planned in his mind for a long time, but he has been waiting.
Wait for his other sons to come and make this proposal to him.
But he never expected that the person who took the initiative to propose this suggestion would be the previously unknown prince.
Emperor Qi sighed and looked at his sons and courtiers above the main hall with turbid eyes.
He is really old.
That’s all.
This position under him will have to be removed sooner or later.
"Since the prince has proposed to abolish the crown prince and replace him with someone else, I agree."
As soon as Emperor Qi said these words, there was an uproar in the hall.
One of the ministers asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, the country cannot be without a crown prince for a day. After deposing the crown prince, which prince should be replaced?"
Before the minister had finished speaking, Xiao Shan glanced at him and one of his officials immediately came out.
"If you want to appoint a prince, you must naturally appoint someone who is both loyal and filial! The ministers recommended the fourth prince! When His Majesty was ill, the fourth prince was not only undressed, but also waiting for His Majesty day and night. He also helped His Majesty.
He has many political achievements in handling political affairs, and the fourth prince is a perfect fit!"
When someone speaks, someone will respond.
A minister under Xie Xun immediately stepped forward and said, "What did Mr. Zhou say? Didn't the prince say it before? The prince should establish the virtuous! In my opinion, King Huai is more suitable!"
"King Huai has many military exploits. Not only has he been stationed at the border all year round to ensure peace at the border, he also went out to conquer the Southern Barbarians, causing the Southern Barbarians to spit out two occupied cities! Among these princes, who else can compare with King Huai's achievements?
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"Master Yang, what you said is wrong. Although King Huai has made many achievements in battle, he has made little achievements in political affairs. Generals are easy to come by, but the position of prince... How can a man who only knows how to wield a sword and a stick hold the position?"
Stable?!"
Seeing that what was originally a good first-year banquet turned into a battlefield for ministers to come and go, Emperor Qi coughed a few times, and the eunuch beside him immediately said: "Quiet!"
As soon as the great eunuch spoke, all the ministers did not dare to speak.
Emperor Qi looked really uncomfortable. He leaned on the dragon chair and coughed for a while before he stopped coughing.
"How important is the crown prince of a country to the country and the country? How can it be decided by just a few casual arguments at a banquet? You are... confused!"
Emperor Qi made the final decision.
He looked around, at the ministers who were accompanying him one by one, and then at the sons he had watched grow up.
There are some things that need to be decided.
"If you have any thoughts on the matter of the crown prince, please come to me with the information tomorrow morning."
Emperor Qi made the final decision.
Xie Xun and Qin Rushuang looked at each other.
The battle for the crown prince...is finally here.
