Chapter 25: Royal father, sons and ministers are pitiful
"Father, you have to make the decision for your child."
Going to the study, the emperor was taking a nap in the apse, and was suddenly awakened by the crying of the third prince.
The emperor is having a sweet dream.
He dreamed that his soldiers from the Ming Empire were standing in the palace of the Chu Empire covered in blood.
And he was holding a golden sword in one hand and the head of the Emperor of Chu in the other.
In front of him were the subjects of the Chu Empire who were kneeling on the ground.
The emperor was about to enjoy this great moment, when a hidden arrow shot over him.
With a start in his heart, he woke up.
Then the third prince's voice was heard.
What's the little brat doing again? The emperor felt a little annoyed.
"Your Majesty, the third prince and the second prince are kneeling outside and say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has taken all the apprentices of Master Xu, the weapons supervisor, to the East Palace this morning."
"The third prince is kneeling outside, asking Your Majesty to make the decision for him." The eunuch Liu Xi quickly explained to the emperor.
Liu Xi was also sweating.
The emperor hated being disturbed while sleeping. If the emperor was really annoyed, he, the head eunuch, would also suffer.
"The traitor also took Master Xu's apprentice away?"
"How could those disciples of Master Xu agree?" The emperor came back to his senses, and the anger in his heart had calmed down a lot.
What surprised the emperor was that it was okay for Chen Changfeng to abduct Master Xu.
Master Xu's disciples would not listen to anyone's orders except Master Xu himself.
And any inducement is of no use to them.
Those people only care about their master Xu Master.
"I heard that it was Master Xu's personal letter, asking them to go to the East Palace together." Liu Xi continued to explain.
Liu Xi was also worried about Chen Changfeng.
Even if he kidnapped Master Xu, he also took his disciples away with him.
This directly dug into the roots of the Third Prince.
No wonder the third prince dared to come over and cry without his life at noon.
This is indeed too much!
"An autographed letter from Master Xu?" The emperor was stunned again.
Based on his understanding of Master Xu, Master Xu would never do it unless it was of great benefit to his disciples.
But now that Master Xu had written the letter personally, the emperor's first instinct was that Master Xu was threatened by Chen Changfeng.
After another thought, Chen Changfeng's rebellious son still didn't have the courage.
Threatening Master Xu, isn't he afraid that I will skin him?
"Let them in." The emperor couldn't figure out why Master Xu would completely turn to the prince.
At this moment, I can only persuade the third prince.
Otherwise, crying outside at noon would really affect my mood.
"My son pays homage to my father, and asks him to make the decision for me." As soon as he saw the emperor, the third prince kowtowed to the ground three times with a look of grievance on his face.
The emperor was stunned when he saw the third prince acting like this.
"Get up first and tell me what's going on." The emperor felt a little soft-hearted.
As a general in the army, the third prince was tall and tall. To make him cry like this, he must have been greatly wronged.
The second prince helped the third prince up, feeling secretly proud.
It was the second prince's idea to make the third prince look like this.
Only in this way will the emperor sympathize with the third prince, and then their plan can proceed smoothly.
"Father, my sixth brother took Master Xu away yesterday. I thought, since my father agreed, I will also agree."
"Unexpectedly, news just came that the sixth brother came again and took away all Master Xu's disciples."
"Father, the Weapons Supervisor's weapon research relies on Master Xu's master and apprentice. If Master Xu is not around, his apprentice will be able to do the job."
"But now that even his apprentice is gone, what should I do?"
"If our Ming Empire army does not have new weapons..." The third prince cried like a pear blossom with rain in his eyes.
The second prince was stunned by the third prince's acting skills.
I wonder if this is still Kong Wu’s powerful third brother in my impression?
"Liu Xi, let him sit down and have a drink of water." The emperor waved his hand and motioned for Liu Xi to bring him a stool and some tea.
The third prince thought that this trick was indeed effective.
Otherwise, as the old saying goes, children who cry get candy.
"I got the news that Master Xu personally wrote a letter asking his apprentices to come over. Master Xu was the number one casting master at that time, so I couldn't refuse." The emperor said slowly.
I didn't know how to comfort the third prince.
"I know my father's difficulties, and I don't want my father to make things difficult for me. I just want to ask my father to give me a chance." The third prince spoke.
The second prince's heart moved, everything was according to their plan.
"What chance?" The emperor frowned.
"My son wants to have a fist fight with my sixth brother. If he wins, I will definitely not have any complaints."
"But Changfeng has never practiced martial arts!" The emperor frowned.
"Father, who could have imagined that the sixth brother could answer the first couplet of his son and his ministers?"
"Who would have thought that Sixth Brother would come up with five ways to solve the locust plague?"
"Who would have expected that Sixth Brother could let someone like Master Xu follow him willingly?"
"After all, the third brother spent too much time on the weapons supervisor. If he was taken away by the sixth brother like this, what would the third brother think in his heart?"
"My son, I also implore my father to agree to this request of the third brother." The second prince begged the emperor at the right time.
The second prince knew very well that the emperor actually sympathized with the third prince at this time.
After all, the third prince also put a lot of thought into being the weapons supervisor.
But it was like this that Chen Changfeng took the blame.
As long as the request is not too outrageous, the emperor will agree to it.
And as the second prince said, who knew Chen Changfeng had so many abilities before.
Maybe he also has other achievements in the field of military force?
The emperor felt that what the second prince said made sense.
He had never counted on Chen Changfeng's rebellious son before.
But in the past two days, nothing about the traitor had shocked the emperor.
If Chen Changfeng hadn't been so mean-mouthed, I would have doubted whether he had been tricked.
In this case, it is not impossible to agree to the third prince's competition.
Anyway, I will be there when the time comes, just call it a day.
Can't hurt anyone!
If Chen Changfeng doesn't want to compete, he can just refuse to compete due to illness.
"That's fine, I will agree to your condition. No matter you win or lose, as long as it lasts, you must not hurt anyone." The emperor nodded.
The second prince and the third prince looked at each other, both thinking that the secret plan was successful.
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"What? The emperor ordered the prince to compete with the third prince in the ring?"
"Who came up with such a monster thing?"
"The prince competes in martial arts. Isn't it appropriate to go up and get beaten?"
"That must have been proposed by the third prince. Who asked the prince to take over the third prince's weapons inspection?"
"Ah, there's still this thing!"
In the afternoon of that day, the news that the emperor ordered the crown prince and the third prince to compete in the ring had spread throughout the officialdom of the capital.
This is a staggering thing.
The prince has never practiced martial arts, how can he compete with the third prince, who is known as the god of war in the army?
More people felt that the third prince could kill Chen Changfeng with just one punch.
This martial arts competition is just bullying!
But more people know why there is this competition.
No wonder the third prince, who told your highness the prince not to follow martial ethics, just take away the hens from the henhouse.
The next day, the newly hatched chicks were also captured.
There was only one chicken coop standing there alone.
Who is not angry?
If it were me, I would have rushed to the East Palace and fought the prince to death! This chapter has been completed!