It was already three o'clock in the morning, but the imperial city was still brightly lit.
In the vast Da Qi Palace, things were not only happening in the gloomy imperial study.
In the Golden Palace where meetings were held, the Crown Prince stood quietly before the dragon throne, silent.
The Jiang family of the Great Qi Dynasty was not replaced by the Tian family as happened to Kong Hanan in his previous life.
As a member of the royal family who had ruled Qi for countless years, the prince was of course very handsome thanks to his excellent genetic breeding.
His slender fingers gently stroked the dragon throne, as if caressing a beauty.
Although he is young, he has been eager to sit in this position for too long.
In fact, there are some similarities between him and his elder brother, the eldest prince.
For example, he also believed that his subjects were all cattle and sheep, and they should be given whatever they wanted.
But he is a little smarter than his brother.
He knew that only by sitting in this chair could he see them as tools.
Therefore, on weekdays, he was filial to his father, respectful to Confucius, and treated court ministers with courtesy.
So, he became the crown prince.
But his father actually compared his longevity with the Taoist Saint.
This was really unbearable for him.
The pressure from his father made him breathless.
If the Second Emperor was inferior to the First, how would history record him? How would future generations view him?
Young people are full of vigor and vitality after all. He is confident that he can do better than his father.
But the prerequisite is that my father doesn’t live that long.
As a harmless prince, he naturally gained some power and also naturally received some information.
He had a part in the wizard's assassination of his father and even the killing of his brother.
At least, that's what he thought.
But even though his father and brother died, he still could not ascend the throne.
Damn Prime Minister, he is so stubborn.
present?
Ritual is nothing more than a tool used by the royal family to rule their subjects...
Why do you restrict me?!
Kong Hanan?
Kong Hanan is just my subject.
Even if he can get the title of "Emperor of Fengdu", it has to be me who bestows the title!
Confucius?
You are just the Prime Minister. Calling you teacher is a sign of respect for you, not a sign of treating you as a puppet to be manipulated by you!
If we say that what the old emperor said to Kong Hanan in the imperial study can be generally understood as the contradiction between imperial power and divine power.
So, in this Golden Palace, what the prince was thinking about was the contradiction between the power of the emperor and the power of the prime minister.
He is indeed not yet a monarch, but he is not far from the throne.
After enduring for so long, he was filled with the desire to vent.
"Report! Your Majesty, the secret guards are here to report that the Prime Minister has entered the Imperial Study!"
A eunuch rushed into the Golden Palace in a hurry.
This eunuch was a young eunuch who had grown up with the prince and was a close friend of his.
Although he had not yet officially sat on the chair in front of him, the young eunuch carefully changed his words and called him "Your Majesty".
The prince was very happy in his heart, but his face was serious and he opened his mouth to scold.
"You're so flustered! How disgraceful!"
Confucius had taught him how to be a king, that is, not to let his subjects guess his thoughts too easily.
In the prince's view, when he is happy, as he is now, he has to scold in order to hide his thoughts.
After the scolding, he couldn't wait to ask again.
"Are you sure? My good teacher has entered the imperial study? Did Kong Hanan come out?"
The eunuch didn't care about the scolding just now, he knew what his master wanted to hear.
"The information is accurate. Three secret guards reported simultaneously that the Prime Minister entered the Imperial Study, and Pluto did not come out."
The prince shouted sternly.
"Don't call him Hades! He's nothing but a slick, treacherous villain! I owe my current achievements to the care of the Prime Minister and the Taoist Saint. If it were me, I could do better than him!"
The eunuch nodded in agreement, knowing that he had really angered his master just now.
The prince suddenly remembered the teachings of Confucius.
As a ruler, you should be both firm and gentle when dealing with your subordinates, and not be always harsh.
He slowed his voice and explained softly.
"I just despise Kong Hanan's character, it's not directed at you."
The eunuch immediately knelt on the ground. He knew how to make his master happy at this moment.
"Thunder, rain, and dew are all grace from the emperor. Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me."
The prince felt much more relieved. As expected, I have the potential to become an emperor.
He leaned back gently and landed carefully on the dragon throne.
It was not known whether it was the strength given to him by the dragon throne beneath him, or the confidence he gained from "training" his subordinates just now.
The prince's eyes once again blazed with flames.
"Stop kidding and get started!"
He wanted to vent his desires, but this desire could not be fulfilled by concubines or the Crown Princess.
He wanted to give the prime minister and the future "Emperor of Fengdu" a warning.
How to knock?
Of course it’s to scare the tiger!
He looked down on Kong Hanan.
Therefore, he believed that if so many masters and monks could not deal with the imperial study, Kong Hanan would definitely not be able to deal with it.
Doesn't everything still depend on the help of Kong Han'an's uncle, the prime minister of the dynasty and the contemporary Confucius?
This is the basis of his plan for tonight.
Sure enough, everything was as he expected.
Confucius also entered the imperial study. Now, no one in the imperial city could stop him from doing things.
The eunuchs climbed up swiftly. For eunuchs like them who grew up in the palace, kneeling and kowtowing was no big deal.
He shouted loudly towards the door.
"Announce, Huiyuan Zhong Kui is here to see you!"
Sharp voices came from the Golden Throne Hall, one after another, as if relaying, to the outside of the palace gate.
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