"Prince! You are possessed by a demon." The emperor tried to wake up his son who seemed to be acting strangely. He wanted to ask the people lying on the ground to take down the prince, but apart from his rude words, the prince did not do anything extreme.
"Father, I am very clear-headed. I really want to tell you that if you don't want me to be the crown prince, just tell me directly. I won't argue. Just because you can't give up your power and wealth doesn't mean I can't give them up either."
"My brothers are in a difficult position. They clearly covet my position as Crown Prince, yet they try to set traps for me in every possible way. Yet, they still pretend to be friendly and respectful to me."
"Oh, by the way, you probably don't know that your Eleventh Prince, who grew up in the cold palace, is not as cautious and respectful as he appears to be. He hates all of us."
"Eunuch Lan, why are you shaking? Are you worried when it comes to your master?"
Eunuch Lan is His Majesty's personal eunuch and a person whom His Majesty trusts extremely.
"Xiao Lanzi is Xiao Shiyi's man?" The emperor couldn't believe it. It was a blessing for a prince who had no backing to grow up, but he could also buy off his confidants?
However, if Xiaolanzi was bribed, then he, the emperor, would be in danger.
"Your Majesty, please understand that I am your man." Xiao Lanzi could not admit that he was a spy planted by the princes in front of His Majesty.
"You and my eleventh brother's biological mother are from the same hometown. Don't deny it. Whether you admit it or not, the emperor will definitely not use you now." The prince teased the old eunuch with a malicious look.
This old eunuch has been putting eye drops in front of the emperor many times in his past and present lives. He is very mean.
"Doctor Zhang, it's not easy to take the Queen's things. If you take them, you might lose your life." After His Royal Highness the Crown Prince criticized the old eunuch, he began to attack the doctor in the palace.
At this time, the emperor calmed down. He lay on the dragon bed and watched all this quietly. At least his life was not in danger for the time being. He wanted to see how many things there were that he, the emperor, didn't know. At this time, he also remembered what had happened in and outside the palace during this period of time. Maybe they were all the work of him, the prince.
Doctor Zhang was sweating profusely, but he didn't dare to wipe it off. Why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince become so terrifying? He was simply unaware of the world.
He did have some leverage in the hands of the Queen. He had done a lot of things for her in the harem over the years, but he had always kept it secret. He never expected that one day it would be discovered.
"Your Highness, I am guilty. Please show some mercy and spare my family."
"Why, you haven't drugged my father yet? If that's the case, then it's certainly not the case that he's going to be confiscated and his family exterminated."
The emperor was no longer calm. "Drug? What medicine? Imperial Physician Zhang, tell me the truth. Dean Wang, come and take my pulse."
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The emperor originally wanted to rest and recuperate, but the crown prince was restless, the harem was restless, the people around him were restless, and the court officials were restless.
Maybe he is really old, but how many people can give up this supreme power while they are still alive?
Even if that person is his own son, he cannot accept it calmly.
"If the prince has anything else to say, why not say it all today?" The emperor arranged for the guards outside to come in and deal with the imperial physician and eunuch who betrayed their master. He still held on to the prince with his sick body and left him there.
"As long as you don't abolish my position as crown prince, I will be second only to you and I will live according to my own wishes. I have also arranged for people to go door to door to pick up the people I just presented to you." After saying this, the crown prince took his leave in a good mood.
The emperor was left lying on the dragon bed, coughing louder and louder.
"Rebellious son, rebellious son." Execute first and ask for permission later! But his spirits were visibly improved.
As for the princes and court officials who had learned that the crown prince had angered His Majesty, they were in a very good mood. What a good opportunity!
Since the eleventh prince began attending court, in order to make it easier for him to win over court officials, he also followed his brothers and requested an order to build a palace outside the palace.
When he found out that his most hidden chess piece was destroyed, he was heartbroken. What a pity! The critical moment had not yet come.
If he knew that his resentful father had seen through his ambitions, he would probably have mourned for himself.
After the emperor had recuperated for more than half a month, he began to attend court again.
All the princes, except the crown prince, were severely reprimanded by him.
There were also many new faces in the court, which was a big surprise given by the prince.
After all, after the prince had purged the entire court with thundering means, he promoted new ministers from below.
During his convalescence, the emperor did receive complaints, but he acted as if he could not hear or see them, and left it all to the prince to handle.
The prince handled all of this in public trials, reading out the laws of the dynasty one by one. With the support of the people, the prince got the job done.
Now it's his old father who has to come out and clean up the mess.
I originally wanted to send all the princes back home to continue studying and cultivating their bodies and minds, so that they would not just think about fighting for power and murdering their brothers.
But there are people sent from all over the court, and they will be even more idle if they go back. Who knows how much trouble will happen. It is better to keep people under watch, maybe there will be less trouble.
Although he was not a good father, those princes were his sons after all, and he could not bear to see them killing each other. Even though he himself had relied on this method to successfully ascend to the throne, as a father, he could not bear to see it.
The emperor felt extremely upset about the court situation. After asking about a few important matters, he prepared to leave the court.
But my poor sons won’t allow it.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is abusing his power and excluding dissidents. You have to do something about it." The Sixth Prince is from the Fourth Prince's faction. He is used to acting coquettishly to please the Emperor, and the Emperor really likes this.
But ever since the prince told him about his sons' good deeds, he could no longer look at these children with a normal heart.
For example, the Sixth Prince, who was as obedient as a cat in front of him, actually loved to beat and kill slaves in private and took pleasure in torturing others.
The emperor didn't believe it at first, but he sent secret guards to investigate. It turned out that what the prince said was true, and the truth was even more cruel than what the prince said.
Now, seeing the smile on the Sixth Prince's face, he shivered all over, feeling as if he was being targeted by some evil person, and even felt that if he wasn't careful he would turn into a bloody thing.
"Shut up! The Crown Prince's role as regent is a rule passed down by our ancestors. The Crown Prince has his reasons for what he does, and there's no place for you spouting nonsense in the court."
The Sixth Prince disrupted the order of the court, wantonly slandered and disrespected the Crown Prince, and was stripped of his title and demoted to a commoner. He is not allowed to enter the palace without an imperial decree."
This was a big deal. Everyone in the court, except the crown prince, was shocked.
The prince is crazy, is His Majesty crazy too?
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