Chapter 305 The most dangerous thing this time is

After the emperor issued this decree, he even included royal relatives and officials' children of appropriate age, which caused an uproar among the ministers.

However, the emperor had made up his mind. After saying this, he didn't care about the ministers' reactions and directly ordered Grand Tutor Wang to take charge of the matter.

Grand Tutor Wang stepped out and received the imperial edict.

The emperor's meaning was very clear. The idea came from Huo Zheng, and the matter was handed over to Grand Tutor Wang.

These unmarried officials who were forced to participate in the martial arts competition to choose a husband either blamed Huo Zheng or went to Grand Tutor Wang to get backdoor access. In any case, no one was allowed to bother him.

However, a few upright old ministers spoke up at this time:

"I think this is inappropriate. Your Majesty, please reconsider!"

"I think it would be better for His Majesty to take Princess Xiling into the harem—"

"Asking all unmarried officials in my dynasty to participate in the martial arts competition to select a husband for Princess Xiling is truly unprecedented..."

The emperor gave a look to Eunuch Xu beside him, who immediately stepped forward and shouted, "Dismiss the court!"

Before he finished speaking, the emperor stood up and left.

Leaving behind a group of ministers who were still chattering, some even wanted to catch up and admonish the emperor, but were stopped by the royal guards.

Once the emperor left, the ministers were at their wit's end. Prince Rui, Huo Yang, half-seriously complained to Huo Zheng, "How could my Seventh Prince come up with such an idea? You yourself rejected the marriage, and yet you dragged all the unmarried officials in the court into this?"

Many officials looked at King Chang'an when they heard this.

Naturally, they did not dare to complain to King Chang'an in person, and King Rui's words were obviously spoken on their behalf.

Huo Zheng knew Prince Rui's intentions. He simply wanted to use this opportunity to win over the hearts of the people. Instead of answering, he asked, "Does Prince Rui really want Father to take Princess Xiling into the harem and call a foreign princess younger than you "mother consort"? "

Prince Rui Huo Yang paused.

He wanted to win over the people's hearts and did not want to upset his father, who was surrounded by the emperor's trusted ministers.

"What are you talking about, Seventh Prince?" Huo Yang said angrily, "What I'm saying is that you can think of other ways."

Huo Zheng said indifferently, "If there were any other solution, Father would not have issued this decree today."

Huo Yang wanted to say something else.

Huo Zheng said, "Every man has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country. My lords have previously urged me to marry the Princess of Xiling. I will now grant you the opportunity to participate in the martial arts competition and marry the Princess of Xiling. This is a golden opportunity for you to serve your king and prove yourselves capable of dedicating yourself to your country."

When the officials surrounding Prince Chang'an heard this, they immediately fell silent.

After Huo Zheng finished speaking, he glanced at everyone and turned to walk out.

After he left, the ministers walked out in groups of three or five, discussing the matter endlessly.

Prince Rui Huo Yang sighed, "Seventh Imperial Brother is really..."

He had originally wanted to take this opportunity to win over a few ministers, but who knew that after just a few words, they had gone from worrying about being killed by Princess Xiling to:

"I think I'll definitely be rejected. I'm already forty, and two of my wives have died. The matchmakers all say those men don't want to marry their daughters to me because they think I'm unlucky. Princess Xiling probably dislikes me too!"

"I'm just a civilian, not even strong enough to tie a chicken. I heard that Princess Xiling is incredibly powerful and once challenged several generals from Daxing on the battlefield. I can't beat her, so she definitely won't choose me."

"I heard that Princess Xiling is famous for her love of men. Although she chose her husband through a martial arts competition, she must also consider appearance, age and appearance. I think the most dangerous one this time is—Liu Tanhua!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned to look at Liu Tanhua Liu Yan.

Liu Yan is not only good-looking, but also extremely talented. He is even an expert swordsman. He is proficient in both civil and military affairs, and he is still unmarried.

This time the emperor ordered the selection of a husband for Princess Xiling, and it was simply a matter of Liu Tanhua.

Liu Yan remained calm, nodded slightly to everyone and said, "It's too early for everyone to speak like this."

After he finished speaking, he left, leaving everyone there feeling lucky that although they were also quite outstanding, they had Liu Yan in front of them, so this unfortunate marriage would not fall on them.

The rain outside subsided, and Liu Yan followed Huo Zheng out of the palace holding an umbrella.

On the long palace road, ministers walked in groups of three or four, talking in low voices.

Huo Zheng left the palace and just walked outside the palace gate to the carriage of Chang'an Palace, he saw a familiar guard next to the carriage.

The guard stepped forward and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty. I am waiting for you here on the orders of the Princess."

Huo Zheng understood immediately and asked, "But what happened in the mansion?"

The guard replied, "Young Master Gu's injuries suddenly worsened this morning, and he had a persistent high fever. The court physician was helpless after examining him, so Miss Yuzhu sent for the imperial physician. It just so happened that the Ninth Prince was also ill, so Imperial Concubine Zhao summoned all the imperial physicians into the palace..."

The guards brought Yuzhu to the Mu Mansion early this morning to find the princess. The princess immediately went to the palace to ask Queen Wang to go to Qianhua Palace to transfer the imperial physician. Queen Wang had a conflict with Concubine Zhao because of this, and even ordered the guards to surround Qianhua Palace and told the prince about the imperial physician being snatched away.

Huo Zheng asked directly: "Has the imperial physician gone to the palace to treat Yuan Jia?"

"They've gone. The princess has been back to the palace for over an hour now, bringing Imperial Physicians Fan and Zhou, who saved Young Master Gu's life. She specifically instructed me to wait here and inform you of this matter." The guard said, "The princess is worried that the Empress will..."

"I see."

As Huo Zheng spoke, he was once again surprised by the change in his mother.

My mother has always been dignified and elegant. She has never been jealous of the concubines in the harem over the years. I never thought that the first conflict with Concubine Zhao was to snatch the imperial physician to save Yuanjia.

Yuanjia was his adviser, and ultimately, his mother was doing it for him.

Huo Zheng thought about this and said to the guard, "Go back to the palace and tell the princess that I know about this matter. I will go and explain it to the queen mother and tell her not to worry."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The guards responded and left.

Huo Zheng turned and walked towards the palace, and happened to meet Liu Tanhua who was following behind him.

Liu Yan was quite surprised to see Huo Yan suddenly turn back. He stopped and bowed to him, "What's this, Prince Chang'an?"

"The King has something else to do."

Huo Zheng said this and walked back.

He met many ministers along the way. He nodded and went to the imperial study under everyone's inquiring gaze.

When he arrived, Queen Wang was talking to the emperor in the imperial study.

Huo Zheng stood outside the door, unable to hear what was happening inside. It was very calm, as if nothing had happened.

He asked the eunuch guarding the door to come in and report. As soon as he finished speaking, Queen Wang came out with her ladies-in-waiting and palace maids.

"Hasn't the morning court ended? Why haven't you left the palace yet?"

Queen Wang walked out of the imperial study and looked up to see Huo Zheng standing outside the door. She was quite surprised.

She asked Huo Zheng, "Chunzhi said that the counselor who blocked the arrow for you has been injured more severely. Why are you here instead of going back to check on him?"