In the court, there was a storm and the ministers were arguing about choosing a crown prince!
"Your Majesty! The situation is now very clear. It is time to choose a capable crown prince! I hope Your Majesty will give it serious consideration!"
His Majesty glanced at the minister who was advising him, "Who do you think is more suitable?"
The minister quickly knelt down. This question was a fatal one! If he really took sides, it would undoubtedly push the prince to the forefront! It would also arouse the emperor's suspicion. Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. When the time comes, even if he had a hundred mouths, he would not be able to explain himself!
"Your Majesty is wise and must have his own ideas in mind. We dare not act rashly!"
His Majesty curled his lips slightly. They are all a bunch of calculating old foxes!
"You are all welcome to express your opinions; there's no need to be overly concerned. The country is of paramount importance. My health is indeed declining, and I hope you will offer your thoughts on the selection of a crown prince. Who do you think is up to this important task?"
The ministers looked at themselves, then at the people around them, and finally discussed in a low voice and nodded.
Yun Ying, the head of the Yun family, stood up and said, "Your Majesty!"
"My dear Yun, please speak!"
"I believe that the heavy responsibility of the country must be handed over to a man who is both civil and military and resourceful. Therefore, I think the Fourth Prince Liang Mo is the most suitable person!"
His Majesty had a smile on his face. This old fox, wasn't it just that his daughter accidentally had a relationship with Liang Mo? Otherwise, he would definitely support Lao Wu! I don't know what Lao Wu feels now!
His Majesty looked in the direction of Liang Cheng and found that the latter had no expression. His Majesty smiled bitterly in his heart, wondering if this child really didn't care anymore, or if he had already made his own plans and took everything into his own hands.
In fact, when it comes to becoming a qualified monarch, Liang Qi is the one who can truly shoulder this responsibility. However, if we talk about who can lead the dynasty to greater prosperity, then it can only be Liang Cheng! The fifth child has a steadfast mind and is not tempted by external things. He is a rare talent for generals and ministers. However, he also knows in his heart that none of these children will give up the throne so easily!
After looking at Yunying, Bai Yu curled up a sarcastic smile and then stood up!
"Lord Yun values the Fourth Prince so highly, presumably because of his own daughter! After all, an unmarried girl committed such a shameful act in public. Fortunately, the other party is the Fourth Prince, and the Fourth Prince is willing to marry her. Otherwise, Lord Yun would not know how this would end."
"Bai Yu you"
"Oh, Lord Yun, you're so eager to make the Fourth Prince the crown prince. To put it bluntly, aren't you hoping to make your daughter the future Queen Mother? But how can a Queen Mother with such a scandal convince the people? Queen Mothers are supposed to be role models for women, but if your daughter's upbringing were to be emulated by any of the women in our dynasty, wouldn't it be a laughing stock?"
Yun Ying was so angry that his hand was shaking as he pointed at Bai Yu. "You little brats, how dare you speak so recklessly!"
Yun Ying looked at His Majesty, "Your Majesty is in good health, and the Empress is still in her prime. How dare Lord Bai say such disrespectful words?"
Alright, alright! Start sowing discord!
Bai Yu rolled his eyes on the spot, and Yun Ying was so angry that he almost fainted!
"Since that is the case, I would like to list three things His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince has failed to do. Therefore, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince is truly unfit to shoulder this important responsibility!"
His Majesty gestured for Bai Yu to continue speaking with great interest! Liang Mo, who was standing aside, turned pale with anger!
"Reporting to Your Majesty! The Fourth Prince is cold and silent, arrogant and extravagant, and has no regard for the people. He has spent a great deal of manpower, material resources, and financial resources to build a palace-like mansion ten miles outside of Jin City, wasting people's time and money. This is a case of inaction."
"You are slandering me!"
Liang Mo was so angry that he really wanted to draw his knife and slap Bai Yu in the face!
Bai Yu glanced at Liang Mo calmly, then continued, "His Highness the Fourth Prince, under the guise of selecting a consort, is actually forming cliques and forming close aides. He's even been seen having an affair with an unmarried woman, indirectly winning over Lord Yun Yingyun. This is a well-known faction, a topic of conversation and laughter among the people. He's lost the people's support through inaction."
"Bai Yu, believe it or not, I will kill you!"
"Fourth brother, calm down. After all, you are a prince. Don't lose your composure in the court!"
Liang Qi gave a light reminder, but unexpectedly attracted Liang Mo's direct resentful look.
Liang Qi shook his sleeves and turned his head away from Bai Yu.
Bai Yu curled his lips. "Third, he did nothing. His Highness the Fourth Prince, coldly and silently, has been raising his own army and even secretly training his own death guards, hoping to rebel and take over Your Majesty. How can such a disloyal, unrighteous, unkind, and unfilial person become the crown prince and shoulder the burden of the country!"
"You fart!"
Liang Mo rushed over directly. How could Bai Yu know that he had set up guards privately?
"Father! Don't listen to Bai Yu's nonsense. How could I possibly harbor such rebellious intentions? Bai Yu is slandering me, Father!"
Liang Mo quickly knelt down and kowtowed several times!
Bai Yu sneered, "Whether it's true or not, Your Majesty, just investigate. A few days ago, the Fifth Prince was injured by the Fourth Prince's Deadpool. This is all solid evidence. Bai Yu dare not speak nonsense!"
His Majesty was too angry to even think about it. He quickly looked at Liang Cheng and asked, "Is Lao Wu in any serious trouble?"
Liang Cheng stepped forward and saluted, "I am fine, Father, please don't worry!"
Your Majesty is finally relieved!
A sinister glint flashed in Liang Qi's eyes. It was always like this. In the eyes of the emperor, there was only that lowly child born of a slave, and never any of them! It had been the same since he was little!
Liang Qi stood up, "Father! Fourth brother is kind-hearted and certainly wouldn't be the type to rebel. I hope you'll consider this carefully. After all, the crown prince position is vacant during this period, and anyone could frame someone to achieve their own goals!"
It goes without saying that Liang Qi's words were also a veiled attack on Liang Cheng, because His Majesty only has three sons left now.
Liang Cheng looked at Liang Qi with cold eyes, "Seventh brother, do you think I'm directing and acting in this drama myself?"
"Of course I don't mean that. After all, among us brothers, there will definitely not be the tragedy of fratricide like in the previous dynasty! Don't you agree, Fifth Brother?"
Liang Cheng curled his lips, "I'm afraid I'll disappoint you, Seventh Brother. I never pay attention to anything you're interested in! Only you would be so naive to think this position is so tempting!"
His Majesty held his forehead helplessly. He had this temper again. He was really like his mother, the one who remained loyal and unyielding and refused to forgive him until her death!
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