Even if you don't care, you should always show your friendliness. Secret plans are always inferior to showing your cards openly.
"Yes, I like Brother Tianze the most. I loved following Brother Tianze when I was a child. Now that I have finally come back, of course I have to look for Brother Tianze." The Sixth Prince nodded in agreement, not looking ashamed of his childhood embarrassment at all.
"What are you agreeing with?" Long Musi couldn't stand it anymore and gave the Sixth Prince a slap on the face.
Even if he used all his intelligence and talent on the battlefield, he should not be unable to understand the meaning of the prince's words.
When the Sixth Prince admitted this, it seemed like he was admitting his own embarrassment, but in a disguised way, he was also admitting the embarrassment of the others.
"But I'm telling the truth. Anyway, I just like Brother Tianze and I just like being with Brother Tianze." The Sixth Prince held his head, still a little unconvinced.
But he did not argue too much with Long Musi. Since he was a child, the Sixth Prince knew that his Third Brother was not as kind as he seemed.
After all, when he was young, he often encountered his third brother torturing and killing cats and dogs. If it weren't for Brother Tianze's dislike for his third brother.
Then he would never get close to the third brother no matter what.
"He's just a child at heart." The wise king also shook his head, and the sourness that had just risen in his heart disappeared immediately.
Faced with the Sixth Prince's passionate confession, Xu Tianze just had a faint smile on his face, as if he could say whatever he wanted to say to the child.
But if you look closely, you can see the light and darkness intertwined in Xu Tianze's eyes, which is both beautiful and profound.
"Pass on His Majesty's oral order. Everyone should move to the Palace of Heavenly Purity immediately without delay."
Xu Tianze and others turned around and saw that there was only the eunuch who delivered the message, but unexpectedly they saw the guards following the eunuch.
Everyone knew that something big was happening and hurriedly followed in the direction of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity, all the imperial doctors were kneeling outside, and the palace maids and eunuchs were coming in and out, but it seemed that only the outside was busy. Inside the bedroom, Emperor Qian lay quietly on the bed, and Eunuch Quan was kneeling beside him without saying a word. Apart from him, there was no one else in the palace.
"Are everything ready?" Emperor Gan suddenly spoke, but his eyes were still fixed on the beams of the roof.
"Your Majesty, everything is ready." Eunuch Quan's voice was a little heavy, and his face looked solemn at this moment.
It was only half a cup of tea, but Emperor Gan had asked the same question no less than five times, but Eunuch Quan answered extremely solemnly every time.
"Your Majesty, everyone has arrived."
Emperor Gan heard the voice coming from outside the house, and then turned to look at Eunuch Quan: "My dear companion, in addition to those things, I have also prepared an imperial decree for you. You don't need to be buried with me. You can leave after this."
"The new emperor will have to take the late emperor's will into consideration and will not make things too difficult for you."
It is said in this world that serving a king is like serving a tiger, so those people, one by one, standing in front of him, were either cautious, calculating, or trying to please him.
Even Xu Tianze, who seemed eccentric, was just planning for the second brother.
The emperor's partner is just a person who shares the same bed with different dreams and is constantly fighting for the interests of the family.
Only the old eunuch in front of him had been by his side since he was a child, when he was a prince, when he was crowned king, and when he became the ruler of a country.
If he had abdicated normally, Quan De could have lived out his life in peace. But now, because of his problem, he had to face the possibility of being buried with the emperor at any time, and Emperor Gan couldn't bear it after all.
"Your Majesty, I have been with you all my life. I will not feel at ease if someone else takes care of me after I pass away." Eunuch Quan forced a smile, as if the two of them were not talking about life and death, but where to go for an outing.
"You old thing, you only know how to make me happy, cough cough cough." Emperor Gan cursed with a smile, but then he burst into a violent coughing fit.
When Eunuch Quan saw this, his face turned pale. He quickly stood up to help Emperor Gan calm down and was about to call the imperial physician who was waiting outside the door.
But before Eunuch Quan could make any move, he was stopped by Emperor Gan. Then Emperor Gan patted Eunuch Quan gently to comfort him, just like he did in the past.
"Go ahead. Don't keep them waiting too long, and don't let me miss out on seeing the child for the last time."
Eunuch Quan wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, knelt down and kowtowed respectfully to Emperor Gan, then stood up and walked out.
The young eunuch who came to lead the way happened to be Xiaozhanzi, who had met Xu Tianze and the virtuous king before, but the people around him were either ministers or princes, so Xu Tianze never found a chance to ask him questions.
But this little guy was still quite alert. He took advantage of the moment when he fell to the ground while walking inappropriately, and while Xu Tianze was closest to him, he used Xu Tianze's strength to stand up and brought Xu Tianze a note.
Xu Tianze slowly fell behind the crowd, with the Crown Prince, the Wise King, Long Muse and Song Yu providing cover for him. Even the Sixth Prince, who had been keeping an eye on Xu Tianze, blocked everyone's sight.
Only then did Xu Tianze have the opportunity to see the contents of the note. However, after reading it, his expression changed instantly, and then he returned to normal and followed the crowd.
When the prince and his companions looked at him and asked him about it, Xu Tianze just shook his head solemnly, and warned them not to do anything unnecessary.
When everyone arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity, they saw the imperial doctors kneeling on the ground. Everyone had a solemn look on their faces and stood quietly behind the imperial doctors.
Just when Xu Tianze was becoming increasingly anxious, the door that had been tightly closed finally opened, and out came Eunuch Quan with red eyes and a haggard face.
"Your Highnesses and Lords, please kneel down to receive my order." Eunuch Quan forced himself to be alert and didn't even look at the princes and ministers who kept giving him glances.
After seeing everyone kneeling, Eunuch Quan began to read the imperial edict:
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that since the founding of the Gan Kingdom, it has been constantly harassed by foreign enemies. Now, the Sixth Prince, Long Muli, at the age of ten, entered the battlefield and returned victorious in his youth. This act enhances the prestige of our Gan Kingdom and does not tarnish the reputation of the royal bloodline. I am deeply pleased. He is conferred the title of Prince of Chang, granted the fiefdom of Jiangnan, and rewarded with 5,000 taels of gold. I decree this!"
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that Xu Tianze, son of Xu Li, heir of the Xu family, is intelligent and loyal. He previously vindicated the Xu family and proved the Jiang family's corruption. He later denounced the Nan family for bribery and upheld fairness in the imperial examinations. He is hereby granted a golden medal of immunity from death."
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that the Second Prince, Long Mujiang, as a member of the royal family, though brilliantly talented, has no moral integrity and has previously intended to abolish his bloodline. He is now additionally exiled from his fiefdom and is forbidden from ever returning to the capital."
"By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims..."
Four consecutive imperial edicts left everyone dizzy and confused. They looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what Emperor Gan was thinking.
Only Xu Tianze remained calm. He then glanced at the serious-looking Eunuch Quan and sighed inwardly, but without wasting any time, he loudly replied, "Your Majesty, I thank you."
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