Chapter 341 Father, are you capable of doing this? Isn’t this going to depose the Crown Prince? (Edited)
Dean Jiang looked at the little Crown Prince as if he were looking at some strange object. It was no wonder that he reacted so strongly. In fact, he had been in the Imperial Hospital for most of his life, and he had only seen people who would do anything to climb up. He had never met anyone who would do anything to get ahead, just waiting to be deposed.
If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes today, and someone else had told him, he would definitely not have believed it.
The little Crown Prince was still talking to himself, "Okay, although he wasn’t deposed, it’s not like he has gained nothing at all. This house arrest is really great."
Jiang Yuanzheng didn’t understand, "How is it good?"
The little Crown Prince smiled brilliantly and began to count on his fingers, "First, if you are under house arrest, you don’t have to go out. Isn’t it the same as blatantly not attending the morning court? Who dares to say anything?"
"Secondly, I don't have to work. I'm under house arrest, so no one can find me. I can feed my Dahei and Gungun in the palace, get up whenever I want, plan what to eat for each meal, read storybooks, listen to folk songs, watch singing and dancing. This is simply the wonderful life I have been looking forward to for a long time!"
Jiang Yuanzheng listened and nodded subconsciously. He had money to spend, no need to work, no constraints, and he could rest and play as much as he wanted. This was simply a life like a god!
Then he shook his head violently, "That's the position of the crown prince! The future emperor! Sitting on the throne of Daliang! Your
Highness, are you really willing to give it up?" The little prince laughed proudly, "What's there to be reluctant about? Just like I am the crown prince, I will definitely succeed to the throne in the future? My father is in good health and is so keen on power. It is estimated that he will be the emperor for another 20 to 30 years. In such a long time, who can guarantee that there will be no problems?"
Jiang Yuanzheng naturally knew this truth, "But, the late queen hoped that you would inherit the throne of Daliang."
The little prince shook his head and looked at the blooming winter plum in the courtyard, "No, my mother only hopes that I will be worry-free, safe and happy."
Jiang Yuanzheng was completely speechless.
"Thank you for your hard work, Dean. I'll go see if Eunuch Dequan has left. Third brother has suffered a great crime this time, and father should at least compensate him."
The little prince disappeared in a flash, and his lightness skills became more and more sophisticated.
Dean Jiang jumped anxiously to remind him, "Your Highness, your old illness is coming back, you can't run away like this!"
Who knows if the emperor has sent someone to keep an eye on the East Palace? If the people hiding in the dark find out, he will not be able to escape the crime of deceiving the emperor.
The little prince's martial arts are no longer what they used to be. Did he practice hard all day in vain?
He didn't take the pills that made him vomit blood in vain.
If he hadn't discovered that there was no one around the bedroom, he wouldn't have used lightness skills.
Dequan was asking about the third prince's injury on behalf of the emperor. Although the emperor had just left in anger, as a servant, he must know
what he should know. Otherwise, if he doesn't know anything once the emperor asks, then what's the point of him?
However, looking at the crown prince chasing after him, Dequan wanted to slap himself in the face, "Let you handle everything thoroughly!
Let you do things without any mistakes!" If he
had known that the crown prince would come, he would definitely leave the East Palace with the emperor and never look back!
"General Manager Dequan, you must tell my words to my father. You know I can't leave the East Palace now."
Dequan was about to cry, but he could only hold back his tears, "Yes, Your Highness."
He felt that his life would soon be in the hands of this royal father and son.
Back in Yu's study, Lu Chengtian was still upset. If he didn't know the powerful protective effect of the protective clothing that the prince had found, how could he have made this plan to lure the snake out of its hole?
The palace maids and eunuchs serving in Yu's study were trembling with fear and didn't even dare to say a word.
Dequan walked in and tried his best to lighten his steps, for fear of attracting Lu Chengtian's attention.
"How is the third brother?" Lu Chengtian asked in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, the Third Prince had a high fever last night and had a relapse this morning. As for the injury, he still needs to recuperate for a while." Dequan replied. "
Go, from today on, let the lecturers of the Hanlin Academy go to the East Palace every day to teach the prince, so that he won't know the hierarchy, disrespect the emperor and father, and only know how to enjoy himself all day long and forget the rules!"
Lu Chengtian said coldly. For this unlucky son, simple house arrest is not a punishment at all, but a reward!
Dequan was embarrassed, "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, I have something to say to you."
Lu Chengtian's eyes stopped on him, "The Crown Prince reflected on himself very quickly this time. Do you know your mistakes now?"
Dequan: "..."
He dared not say anything more.
Lu Chengtian didn't wait for the other party's reply, and then he saw a very familiar expression on Dequan's face, and he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
He prepared himself mentally and took a deep breath, "Tell me! What did the prince say again?"
Dequan immediately stepped forward and told him everything he had just experienced without even taking a breath.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that the Emperor should not be too stingy. The Third Prince's injury this time was an unprovoked disaster. For the success of your plan, the Third Prince sacrificed too much!"
"Now that the Third Prince is so seriously injured, Your Majesty must at least express your gratitude."
"Let alone anything else, you must reward him with a royal manor with a hot spring so that the Third Prince can soak in the hot spring and recuperate."
"Gold and silver cannot be less either. If you don't reward him with a few thousand taels, then your father is too stingy. The Third Prince plays a very important role in this plan. If you don't reward him, who will be so devoted to Your Majesty in the future?"
"And some tonic herbs. They don't have to be very good. Just give him ten or eight hundred-year-old wild ginseng."
"These three princes have been injured, the emperor still needs to compensate them, otherwise it will not disappoint the meritorious officials, right?"
After Dequan finished retelling, he felt that the Crown Prince would definitely be beaten. This was the first time he had seen someone asking the emperor for money and rewards so clearly in all these years.
Lu Chengtian was so angry that he laughed, "He is generous, a royal manor with hot springs, thousands of gold, and ten or eight herbs for nourishing the body. This is not good enough. How about it, in the eyes of the Crown Prince, how good is good?"
The eunuchs and palace maids in the study room knelt on the ground again, "Your Majesty, calm down."
Lu Chengtian was furious, his deep voice was filled with chill, "That bastard wants compensation for the third son?"
"It's not enough to ask for such a large amount, what else does he want in compensation?"
Dequan said cautiously in a low voice, "What His Royal Highness means is that Your Majesty, you decide what to give. Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven, the supreme ruler of the world, as long as the compensation is in line with your worth, you decide everything."
Lu Chengtian paced back and forth in the palace angrily. What sins did he commit in his previous life, how could he have such a "filial" son! He
was really too filial!
His father, the emperor, never thought of anything good, he either cheated him or robbed him brazenly!
Last time, his private vault was emptied, and this time, they are even smarter, and they are going to roast him on the fire.
If he gives too little compensation, it would be a derogation of his status;
however, if he really has to give more, how much is considered too much?
It is really not easy to strike the right balance in the middle.
Lu Chengtian felt that sooner or later he would be pissed off to death by this unlucky son!
"Dequan, pass on the decree. The third prince is smart and intelligent, brave and decisive, noble and frugal, and obeys orders without laziness. He is to be conferred the title of Prince Heshuorong, and be awarded an imperial manor, a pair of ruyi, a thousand taels of gold, pearls and dendrobiums, and ten pieces of brocade satin."
"Your servant obeys your command."
Dequan trotted out of the palace.
"Wait, didn't the prince ask for a hundred-year-old ginseng for the third prince? Bring ten to him!" Lu Chengtian stopped him and gave instructions.
Dequan concealed his shock and said, "Yes, I'll do it right away."
The emperor still values the prince, otherwise he would not have issued an edict according to the prince's words.
The civil and military officials who heard the edict were also shocked. The prince and the prince are not the same thing. The prince is more honorable.
The next step up from the prince is the prince.
No one thought that the emperor would confer the title of prince on the third prince at this juncture.
Those ministers with eight minds had to guess the emperor's intentions.
Does the emperor value the third prince more by promoting him in this way?
Is the position of the prince a little unstable?
Judging from the current situation, this spring festival is the emperor's strategy to catch traitors. For such an important matter, the emperor asked the third prince to cooperate, but isolated the crown prince from the plan. This clearly shows that he does not trust the crown prince!
Some ministers who want to take sides began to secretly want to join the third prince.
After all, who doesn't want to be a royal uncle?
Now Daliang is worried about internal and external troubles, and the northwest border is unstable. The eldest prince led the army to fight against Da Cang.
There are constant conspiracies of the former dynasty to rebel internally, and the position of the crown prince in the East Palace is unstable.
At this juncture, the third prince was promoted to Prince Rong, forming a competitive relationship with the crown prince.
Everyone's eyes are on the East Palace, wanting to see the crown prince's reaction.
If you were to talk about the prince's reaction, I guess no one would believe it.
The decree to promote the third prince was announced in the East Palace. It was a great spectacle.
But there was no way. Who would let the third prince recuperate in the East Palace?
While Dequan was announcing the decree, the little prince nodded, showing that he was quite satisfied. If the emperor saw that expression, it would be strange if he didn't give him two strokes of the board.
Dequan was so upset by seeing it.
The third prince no longer had a fever. Except for some pain in the wound, he didn't have any other discomfort.
In addition, the chef on the little prince's side was really good at cooking. He had food and drink and didn't have to work.
The most important thing was that the prince had given up the plan to make him the prince. He no longer had any psychological pressure. He was relaxed and the potential dangers disappeared. Naturally, he felt comfortable physically and mentally.
This sudden decree left the Third Prince confused. Even after Dequan had read out the decree, he hadn't reacted yet and looked a little dazed.
The young prince, on the other hand, was so happy that he wanted to take credit for it. "Third brother, how is it? Am I nice enough? These are all the compensations I asked for on your behalf."
"I've said before that you suffered on my behalf, and I will definitely not let you suffer any loss! Are you satisfied with these?"
The third prince's mouth twitched, and he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. "You want it?"
The little prince nodded. "Yes, you are frightened, injured and bleeding. Shouldn't the emperor express his gratitude? It's not easy for you to say this, but I, a bystander, can speak up."
The third prince looked up at the sky speechlessly. "My sixth brother, how did you get it? You even asked for the prince's?"
"Oh, this is the compensation from father, not what I want. I just want the manor, gold, silver, jewelry, and medicinal herbs."
The little prince explained.
The third prince was puzzled, "Why did father suddenly promote me to be a prince? This promotion will make me one level higher than other brothers."
"Oh, maybe father thinks that only by making you a prince can you be worthy of his status as the emperor? After all, if the emperor wants to compensate, it can't be too shabby, right? I let father look at the compensation, as long as it is in line with his status."
The little prince said casually.
The third prince was completely numb. What else did he not understand.
He looked at his smart brother with a complicated expression, "Sixth brother, you haven't been beaten yet? Father's patience is really getting better and better."
The little prince sighed, "Third brother, how do you know that father didn't punish me?"
The third prince raised his eyebrows, "Isn't house arrest a reward for you?"
The little prince was also very upset, "At first, it was, but father asked the lecturer of the Hanlin Academy to come to teach me every day, and asked me to hand in my homework." The
third prince smiled unkindly.
Sure enough, father is still father, how could he let the sixth brother be so arrogant without any action?
The little prince took his smile back into his eyes and said, "It is said that we should share happiness and share misfortune. Third brother, I will leave my homework to you. This is a deal."
"Hey!"
"Sixth brother!"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
The third prince shouted on the bed, the little prince had already slipped away.
The lesson was finally thrown away, the little prince was very happy, he had to have a barbecue to celebrate!
"Your Highness! Your Highness!"
"Lu Shijiang from the Hanlin Academy is here!"
"We have to go to class."
Fulu chased after him and shouted.
"I have a headache today, I need to rest, I won't go to class." The little prince ran very fast.
Fulu: "..."
Whether to go to class or not is not something that a servant like him can decide.
Lu Shijiang came to lecture on "The Book of Filial Piety" on the order of the emperor, of course he would not leave like this. If he can't handle the emperor's affairs well, what future does he have in the Hanlin Academy in the future?
Lu Shijiang stood in the bedroom, standing straight, upright, and fearless, "Your Highness, today I will talk about the "Book of Filial Piety", Your Highness can listen."
The little prince was lying on the bed, his face was pale, haggard, and his voice was weak, "Lu Shijiang, I will not make it difficult for you. It is difficult to obey the emperor's order, but my body is really not up to the standard. If you really want to talk, just talk here."
Lu Shijiang breathed a sigh of relief and started talking while standing.
After a cup of tea, the bed was snoring.
Lu Shijiang: "..."