The prince smiled slightly, very satisfied, "Thank you for the reminder, judge. I understand now."
After saying that, the prince walked in with a swagger.
Sang Jueqian really wanted to know what they were talking about. Seeing the prince walk into the room, he hurriedly moved closer to the screen and listened attentively.
What's more, because Li Junyan had not left yet and was just outside the room, when Sang Jueqian got closer, he actually heard the conversation between the prince and the emperor.
The emperor's voice was weak, but one could hear the anger in it. "Who let you in? You rebellious son! Get out!"
The prince said with a smile, "Father, why is he still so suspicious of others? I swear to heaven, I really didn't poison you.
If it were me, I would be a prince all my life and never be able to ascend the throne to become emperor until my death."
For a prince, this was a very vicious oath.
The emperor's voice was filled with uncertainty. "It's really not you? Then who could it be?"
"I don't know who it is, but if I knew who it was, I would definitely thank him.
After all, if he hadn't done this, I would have no hope of ascending the throne.
Father, you always asked me before whether you were a good father to him and what a good father was like.
I don’t know what other brothers think or how they answer, but at this moment, I can give you my answer.
For me, the crown prince, a father who dies early is a good father.
I am already twenty-six years old this year, and in a few years I will be thirty. Father, you are still on the throne and in good health. You can be the emperor for at least another ten or twenty years. Do you want to outlive me?
What if something happens to me in the future, or I get sick, then I will have no hope of ascending the throne in this lifetime?
I don’t want to die as a prince!”
At the end of his speech, the prince actually laughed softly.
Although Sang Jueqian didn't know what the prince was laughing at and couldn't see his face, he could guess from just the sound of his laughter that the prince's expression at this moment must be very abnormal.
Sure enough, there is no prince who is not crazy.
Sang Jueqian didn’t know what other princes were like, but Prince Yinreng, who was deposed and reinstated twice, was a very famous person.
Just look at the fact that he served as the crown prince for forty years and still did not have a good ending, and you will know that being a crown prince is not that easy.
Either die on the way to becoming the crown prince, or go crazy on the way to becoming the crown prince.
The prince in front of him belongs to the latter.
The emperor seemed a little shocked, or perhaps a little scared. He didn't speak for a long time, but his breathing could be heard getting heavier and heavier.
After a long while, the emperor's voice sounded again, but this time it was less confident.
"You...you want to ascend the throne, I understand, and I have delayed you before.
As long as you are well and don't attack me, I will issue an edict, abdicate and let the wise man take over, and live out my days as the emperor.
Think about it, if I died suddenly, the princes might rebel, the court would be in turmoil, and you wouldn't be able to live a peaceful life.
It would be better to let me live and become the emperor, so that you can slowly replace all the ministers with your own people and not worry about the princes rebelling, don't you think?"
The prince remained silent for the time being, probably thinking about the feasibility and truthfulness of the emperor's words.
Sang Jueqian was also amazed in his heart.
Not everyone can become emperor!
Not to mention anything else, just this kind of flexible attitude is something that most people can't do.
In the past, he was high and mighty, holding the power of life and death.
Now lying on the dragon bed, he had to use such a tone to beg his son to give him a way to live.
If you can't bear it psychologically and can't bring yourself to do it, you won't be able to do it at all.
After a while, the prince seemed to have thought it over.
"Then... call all the ministers and write the imperial edict!"
"...good."
With just one simple word, Sang Jueqian clearly felt the old emperor's sadness and unwillingness.
The emperor might have been making empty promises just now, but the prince was obviously not one to accept empty promises, and he directly blocked the emperor's way out.
If an imperial edict was written with the witness of ministers and announced to the world, it would be difficult for the emperor to resist.
But the emperor is now like a fish on the chopping board, and can only allow the prince to slaughter him. No matter how unwilling he is, there is nothing he can do.
The prince sent someone out of the palace to invite someone, and then he happily walked up to Li Junyan and said, "Third brother, when I ascend the throne, I will definitely take good care of you. We have been brothers for so many years, and I still remember all the kindness you have shown me!"
He is not an old emperor and will not care about his face. He must use ruthless means to kill Li Junyan to prevent future troubles!
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