The emperor has made a decision. No matter how Yao Xiaoren persuades him, it is impossible for the emperor to take back his words at this moment.
Yao Xiaoren slightly shook hands with the emperor, and then returned to the queue with a sigh.
The emperor looked at where Chen Changfeng should have been standing, and withdrew his gaze expressionlessly: "Retreat from the court."
"Although His Majesty has not deposed the crown prince, by taking over his command of the black armored guards, the crown prince will no longer be able to act so crazily in the future."
"Isn't that right? The prince was so crazy that he killed 80% of the officials in Yizhou. Such horrific acts must not be allowed to happen again."
"In the final analysis, Your Majesty still thinks of the merits of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Otherwise, how could the Crown Prince be able to remain in a high position after such a heinous crime?"
As soon as the emperor left, the officials began to whisper.
As for the officials, they also knew that the idea of directly asking the emperor to depose Chen Changfeng as Crown Prince was not feasible this time.
After all, as Yao Xiaoren said just now, if Chen Changfeng hadn't turned the tide, the Ming Empire wouldn't be around today.
However, today the emperor was able to take back the command of the black armored guards, which also weakened the prince Chen Changfeng's strength.
Chen Changfeng no longer has the black armor guard in his hands, so he may not dare to act so randomly in the future.
Yao Xiaoren and Tang Mingren looked at each other and saw that most of the officials looked excited, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.
…
The second prince and the third prince were overjoyed at this moment.
Although they did not get what they wanted most, the emperor took back the command of the Black Armored Guards, and Chen Changfeng's biggest trump card was lost.
It will definitely be easier to deal with Chen Changfeng next time.
"Second brother, we all rely on you this time, otherwise how could we achieve this victory? That kid Lao Liu is lawless, and he finally fell into our hands this time." The third prince walked beside the second prince, with a heavy expression on his face.
smile.
The second prince suddenly stopped and looked back at the smiling third prince: "Falled in our hands?"
The second prince's voice was a little cold.
His business in Yizhou was completely destroyed by Chen Changfeng in just over a month.
How great is the loss?
A dozen killers were caught in the trap, and they were also killed at the Yizhou wedding banquet. Zhao Gao even questioned him directly last time.
Even if the emperor takes back the command of Chen Changfeng's black armor today, who knows if Chen Changfeng will come up with other ideas?
Based on the second prince's experience of fighting against Chen Changfeng for so long, Chen Changfeng would definitely not accept his fate.
Maybe Chen Changfeng had already made some deal with the emperor.
So Chen Changfeng didn't even come to the court meeting today.
So, is the Third Prince still happy?
"Why does the second brother look unhappy?" The third prince noticed the second prince's displeasure.
But he couldn't figure out the reason yet.
"That guy Lao Liu is very cunning. Maybe he made some kind of deal with his father, so he took back the command of the Black Armored Guards..."
"How is that possible!" The third prince interrupted the second prince directly.
The third prince thought it was completely impossible. The emperor wanted to make a deal with the prince Chen Changfeng?
What is the identity of the emperor?
As long as the emperor says something, what can Chen Changfeng dare to say?
Seeing that the third prince didn't believe it, the second prince didn't want to talk about it anymore.
This time the Yizhou forces were overthrown, and although he suffered heavy losses, he was not without gains.
At least the Black Armored Guards are no longer controlled by Chen Changfeng, and Zhao Gao's hatred for Chen Changfeng is already extremely intense.
He threatened that he would win Chen Changfeng's crown prince position for himself.
With Zhao Gao's great help, the second prince felt more confident in dealing with Chen Changfeng.
But the emperor just said that the Ming Empire's first imperial examination will be held in seven days, which made the second prince a little worried.
The imperial examination was originally promoted by Chen Changfeng and others. If there are really capable people who stand out in the imperial examination, Chen Changfeng's strength will definitely rise again.
In this imperial examination, I should also use some methods.
"Lao San, this imperial examination is equally important to us. If we can attract talents to come to our side, it will be of great benefit to us."
"A few days ago, I heard that there is a guy named Zhang Juzheng in Jiangling City. He is extremely talented and learned. If he comes to participate in the imperial examination, he must not fall into the hands of the sixth prince." The second prince looked at the third prince with solemn eyes.
"Zhang Juzheng?" The third prince was slightly confused.
But before he could say anything else, the second prince said again: "You must remember my words, unless you are ready to admit defeat with Lao Liu."
After saying that, the second prince left, leaving the somewhat baffled third prince in a daze.
…
Yao Xiaoren did not go back to the Yamen, but went straight to Chen Changfeng's East Palace.
In the distance, Yao Xiaoren saw the attendants of the East Palace carrying sorghum rice into the gate of the East Palace.
Yao Xiaoren felt a little strange.
The East Palace usually eats millet brought as tribute and is not used to sorghum rice. He has never seen Chen Changfeng eat sorghum rice.
Why did someone send sorghum rice to the East Palace today?
Yao Xiaoren couldn't understand, and he didn't want to think about it in detail. Now he wanted to talk to Chen Changfeng about what happened in court just now.
The command of the Black Armored Guards was taken away, which was an extremely serious disaster.
Taking two steps at a time, he walked to the gate of the East Palace. Without paying attention to the salutes of the servants of the East Palace at the door, Yao Xiaoren went straight to the direction of the prince's bedroom.
But before I took two steps, I saw a group of people standing in the front yard of the East Palace from a distance.
Crown Princess Tang Xueer stood aside, Master Xu's female apprentice Li Ningshuang was also there, and Chen Changfeng stood among the crowd.
"Prince!" Yao Xiaoren walked quickly and saluted Chen Changfeng.
"What's wrong with old Yao, why is he so frowning?" Chen Changfeng heard Yao Xiaoren's voice, turned around and saw Yao Xiaoren's brows furrowed, as if disaster was about to happen.
"Prince..." Yao Xiaoren was about to say, but stopped again and glanced around at the people in the East Palace.
"Everyone should go about your business." Upon seeing this, Tang Xueer immediately asked everyone to leave, and she and Li Ningshuang also left.
Yao Xiaoren looked at Qi Yue beside Chen Changfeng and saw that she did not show her true face to others. Moreover, the Crown Princess Tang Xueer left on her own initiative, but Qi Yue still did not leave. Yao Xiaoren could not help but feel confused.
"Prince, this..." Yao Xiaoren didn't know who the woman in front of him was.
But what he wanted to tell Chen Changfeng was very important, how could he let a strange woman know about it?
"My name is Qi Yue, and I have been ordered by my senior brother to... protect his safety." Qi Yue's voice was soft and waxy, but her tone was also normal.
Only when he said that he was protecting Chen Changfeng's safety, there was a slight hesitation.
After all, if Zhang Liang hadn't requested it, how could she have followed Chen Changfeng here.
Chen Changfeng thought that Yao Xiaoren probably didn't know Qi Yue's name. In any case, the name was indeed somewhat popular.
But Yao Xiaoren frowned slightly at first, as if he was thinking about something, and then his expression suddenly changed, and he cautiously asked Qi Yue: "This girl is Gui Gu Qi Yue, the best swordsman in the world, the swordsman of the Emperor of Chu?
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Qi Yue did not answer, her eyes just fell on the few stones of sorghum rice in front of her.
Chen Changfeng said before that Liusha Niang was not considered a good wine, but the wine he brewed was the real fine wine.
Qi Yue didn't believe it at all and even made a bet with Chen Changfeng.
If Chen Changfeng can brew wine superior to Liusha Brewing, I will stay with Chen Changfeng for a year and protect him.
If Chen Changfeng cannot do it, Chen Changfeng must agree to three conditions.
Although Qi Yue didn't believe that Chen Changfeng could really brew wine that surpassed Liusha Nian, the three conditions of the Ming Empire's crown prince were still of some use.
In this way, I naturally agree.
Today is the day when Chen Changfeng starts making wine.