"Father, could you please stop scaring me all of a sudden?" Ye Jingchen suddenly found the food on the table in front of him to be neither delicious nor tempting.
The emperor remained silent, only staring at him with an oppressive gaze.
Great, so that means we have to choose!
Ye Jingchen sighed deeply and said in a heavy voice, "Then I'll choose the Ministry of War."
Winter is just around the corner, and if nothing unexpected happens, there will be fighting in the northern border region again. He can go and keep an eye on the allocation of military equipment and the supply of military supplies!
The battle at the end of last year was hard-won. Although they had made many preparations throughout the year, it was still good to be able to personally oversee things at the Ministry of War.
The emperor was somewhat surprised by his choice and asked, "Why the Ministry of War?"
"I don't want something like what happened last year to happen again!" Ye Jingchen said.
Although the people who resold military equipment came from the northern border defense army, the source of the equipment was the Ministry of War.
Because of this incident, the Ministry of War underwent a major reshuffle, but with so many replacements, it became difficult to control some of the positions.
"Have you fallen out with the only son of the Duke of Zhenguo's family again recently?" the emperor asked thoughtfully.
When Xie Chang'an ignored people, he was as cold as ice, and his whole body seemed to say "Don't touch me," which naturally could not escape the emperor's notice.
"Father, rest assured, even if I fall out with Xie Chang'an, I won't take it out on the Divine Might Army. After all, they are the most powerful army in Dayuan. Without them, the border guards simply cannot defend the northern frontier!" Ye Jingchen said righteously.
The emperor's lips twitched. He felt that his rebellious son was deliberately saying this to him, but unfortunately he had no proof.
"You're quite sensible—"
The emperor realized his words were inappropriate as soon as they left his mouth, but what's said is said, and he was about to change the subject when Ye Jingchen wouldn't let him have his way.
"Your subject is not a three-year-old child. Of course, I can distinguish between personal grudges and national affairs! Although I dislike Xie Chang'an, the peace that Dayuan enjoys today is entirely due to the Duke of Zhenguo leading the Divine Might Army to guard the northern border and stop the invasion of the Northern Barbarians! Xie Chang'an is Xie Chang'an, and the Duke of Zhenguo is the Duke of Zhenguo. Of course, I will not ignore the importance of the Duke of Zhenguo to Dayuan just because I dislike Xie Chang'an!"
Every word and phrase was powerful and resonant.
With a loud "bang!", the emperor slammed his hand on the dining table in anger, causing the bowls and chopsticks on the table to bounce and make a clattering sound.
Ye Jingchen flinched at the sound, startled, and quickly stood up, looking at the emperor helplessly. "Father, why are you angry? Did I say something wrong?"
The emperor sat there looking at Ye Jingchen without saying a word for a long time, his eyes filled with an unprecedented coldness.
At that moment, the way he looked at Ye Jingchen was not the way a father looks at his child.
"Does Father Emperor hope that I will not hold a grudge against Xie Chang'an?" Ye Jingchen asked the emperor cautiously, his face pale.
The emperor was taken aback by the question.
"I don't like Xie Chang'an, but if Father Emperor wants me to let it go, I will take the initiative to make up with him. Father Emperor, please don't be angry, okay?" Ye Jingchen approached the Emperor and tentatively tugged at his sleeve.
emperor:......
He couldn't tell for a moment whether Ye Jingchen's words were unintentional or deliberate.
But the words spoken by his most beloved child felt like a slap in the face.
He meant that the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion wasn't that important!
I also want to say that the Zhenguo Duke's mansion's wolfish ambitions must be eliminated!
I thought he wasn't that stupid, but I never expected him to eliminate the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion now!
But then he suddenly remembered that the last time he had the idea of eliminating the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and put it into action was seven years ago, and he had failed.
Seven years ago, the Crown Prince was so young, he probably didn't know what was happening in the court, right?
He's so scared right now, he probably didn't say those things on purpose, right?
"What caused you to fall out with Xie Chang'an?" The emperor's expression softened slightly as he asked.
The spies from the Eastern Palace only said that the Crown Prince seemed to have fallen out with Xie Chang'an, but did not say why they had fallen out.
"I guess it's because I called him 'little girl' in private and he found out? I don't know why he suddenly stopped talking to me. Anyway, he's always had a bad temper and is unpredictable. If he's ignoring me, am I supposed to keep trying to be nice to him?" Ye Jingchen complained.
"Why do you call her 'little girl'?" the emperor asked, puzzled.
"Father, don't you think Xie Chang'an is pretty and looks like a young girl?"
"Actually, it's not just me who calls him that; Prince Xie calls him that too. I just heard Prince Xie call him that and thought it was funny, so I started calling him that as well," Ye Jingchen said with a smile.
The emperor recalled Xie Chang'an's appearance. In his memory, Xie Chang'an shared the same face as Xie Shaoling, but Xie Shaoling's face had distinct features and a heroic air, and he did not look like a little girl at all!
"Nonsense!" he said, both amused and annoyed.
"Although it's pointless for him to make a scene with me over such a trivial matter, since Father doesn't want me to become enemies with him, I'll find some time to apologize to him!" Ye Jingchen said with a pout, looking reluctant.
"You are the crown prince, how can you apologize to your subjects?!" The emperor's face darkened instantly.
“It’s certainly impossible for ordinary officials, but for the sake of the Duke of Zhenguo’s mansion and the old lady, it wouldn’t be impossible to apologize, would it?” Ye Jingchen said thoughtfully.
emperor:......
The prestige of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion is indeed paramount.
When he was the crown prince, didn't the late emperor still tell him to curry favor with Xie Shaoling?
Although the late emperor told him that he must get along well with Xie Shaoling!
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