The messenger was sent by the Sixth Prince Xuan Tianfeng. He knelt before Emperor Tianwu and said urgently, "Your Majesty, please go to the former court and take a look! Those ministers have made things difficult for the Sixth Prince, saying many unreasonable things, and even... even brought up the Eighth Prince. The Sixth Prince was so angry that he vomited blood, so he ordered this servant to come and beg the emperor."
Emperor Tianwu was originally arguing with Zhang Yuan, but when he heard this, he got anxious: "What? They're bringing up that bastard Xuan Tianmo? Damn it, what do they want to do? Are they going to rebel?"
Zhang Yuan quickly pulled his sleeve and whispered, "Don't call him a beast. He's your son."
"That's the bastard!" Emperor Tianwu waved his sleeves, "Xiao Yuanzi, I want to go to the court now to see if I can go there?"
Zhang Yuan bowed and said: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? It is your freedom to go wherever you want, and I will follow you. Why do you still ask me for permission?" Everything can be done behind closed doors, but there are outsiders here!
"Okay, stop pretending!" Emperor Tianwu couldn't stand this kind of thing. He pushed Zhang Yuan aside and strode out of the hall, saying as he walked, "Let's go and see who is bullying my son."
During this period, the morning court sessions ended very late, there were endless government affairs to deal with every day, and even the memorials submitted by officials were much thicker than before.
Xuan Tianfeng had rarely attended court affairs before, and even stayed away from the court for many years, so he was naturally a little unfamiliar with this. At first, he thought that this was the amount of memorials that court officials should submit, but as time went on, he felt more and more that something was not right. It seemed that some people were deliberately finding fault and making things difficult for him, and he always tried his best to handle it fairly, at least to prevent people from accusing him of being incompetent as regent.
But even so, there were still people who would not give in, and would stir up trouble every few days. Xuan Tianfeng responded to one after another, but the arrogance of those troublemakers was not suppressed at all, but became even stronger today.
"I heard that Concubine Li was causing trouble all night, and the Sixth Prince was distracted too much of his energy in the Jingsi Palace, so that he was listless when he went to court. How could he handle state affairs like this?" An old man standing at the end of the court shook his head and said, "The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. This is a rule that every dynasty has known for thousands of years. Although Concubine Li did not directly interfere in government affairs, she repeatedly disturbed the Sixth Prince's peace, which is also harmful to the state!"
"Yes, yes!" someone echoed, "The Sixth Prince has obviously lost a lot of weight recently, and he doesn't look very energetic. I think it must be related to that noble lady Li."
"Let's not talk about the matter of Concubine Li." A fourth-rank official spoke up, "The Sixth Prince has been the regent for quite some time, but he has made no achievements in government affairs. You are sometimes too conservative and sometimes too arbitrary. Especially in the war with Sui, you did not consider it thoroughly enough. You took the initiative to start a war without caring about anything. Have you ever thought about how many innocent people would be hurt if this war started?"
"That's right." As these people denounced, more and more people spoke up, and some even mentioned the Eighth Prince at this critical moment. "Besides, it is still uncertain whether this battle can be won. Speaking of which, the Sixth Prince does not have the courage of the Eighth Prince, and is indecisive. If the Eighth Prince was still there, I'm afraid that the little prince Zong Sui would not dare to cause trouble at all."
"Hey? Speaking of the Eighth Prince, I have something I want to ask you. May I ask, Sixth Prince, is the body that was originally buried in the name of the Eighth Prince really the Eighth Prince?"
When this was mentioned, the ministers were puzzled. Prime Minister Feng Qing snorted angrily and said, "Who else could it be if not him? In addition, I remind you that Xuan Tianmo has been removed from the royal family tree. You are not allowed to call him the Eighth Prince anymore."
"It's just a title, why does Prime Minister Feng have to dwell on it?" Someone said bluntly, "Now that the Sixth Prince is the regent, and we have gone to war with Zong Sui, we, as court officials, have the right to raise questions in order to safeguard the foundation of the country and to keep the Da Shun government in order. I believe that the Sixth Prince will not offend us for speaking frankly, right? After all, we are also thinking about Da Shun! When the Eighth Prince was buried, his entire face was ruined, and no one could tell if he was the real Eighth Prince. What if he was replaced by someone else..."
"Why do we need to find someone to replace him?" The eldest prince Xuan Tianqi couldn't stand it any longer. "A criminal dared to murder the emperor. Could it be that Dashun still wants to keep him? What's the reason?"
The second prince Xuan Tianling also spoke up, "You can't push your luck just because the Sixth Prince is kind. Do you think the Eighth Prince has guts? Very good, I think the Ninth Prince Xuan Tianming has much more guts than him. How about waiting for the Ninth Prince to come back and let him supervise the country? You guys try it out. If it's the Ninth Prince sitting in the court, will your heads still be on your necks after you say these words?"
The court officials below shuddered, and they all thought of Xuan Tianming's sinister face. Their thoughts also went in the direction of what the Second Prince said. They could even feel Xuan Tianming's whip wrapped around their necks. They all gasped and wanted to retreat.
But someone immediately broke this situation and told everyone: "That's just an if. In fact, His Majesty the Ninth Prince is on his way to the East Realm. How could he come back to sit in the court?"
In one sentence, people were brought back to reality, to the fact that there was no Ninth Prince, no Seventh Prince, and even no Emperor Tianwu in the court. They were not afraid of Xuan Tianfeng. This scholar-looking prince was too easy to bully in their eyes. As long as they were sure that all this was for the better future of Dashun, what could the other party do to them?
At this time, Xuan Tianfeng was sitting on the dragon chair, overlooking the officials who were making trouble. Most of these people were officials below the fourth rank, but there were two censors among them who used their eloquence to make a crooked argument. They just wanted to pull him down from the position of regent, and they even brought up Li Guiren, which was really disgusting.
Now the seventh and ninth brothers are not here, the fifth brother is only devoted to drinking and partying and never attends court, and the fourth brother has long been deprived of the right to participate in politics. In the court, only his eldest and second brothers are left. He can't figure it out: "You are targeting me so much, just to make me give up the position of regent. Then can you tell me who you want to give it to? The Xuan family has only so many sons, and now there are still some left. As long as you tell me, except for the fourth and fifth princes, I can give up all the others."
The eldest prince Xuan Tianqi also said, "Yes! Tell me, who did you choose? Could it be that you chose me? Or my second brother? It can't be my seventh brother or my ninth brother, right? I don't think so. If it was really my ninth brother sitting here, would you still dare to bully him like this?"
When he said the last sentence, there was anger in his voice. This eldest prince, who was devoted to business, rarely spoke in court affairs. He would only say a few words when someone wanted to touch the silver in the treasury. But today, the eldest prince was really angry. He pointed at the officials who were making trouble and shouted, "My sixth brother is the regent on the orders of my father. If you have any complaints, why didn't you dare to say anything in front of my father? Now you are showing off your power and bullying honest people. Who gave you the courage?" He turned around and pointed at Xuan Tianfeng, "Look, there is still blood on the corner of his mouth! You still dare to say that he is not wholeheartedly working for the country? He just captured the rebellious son Bu Cong of Dashun, and wiped out the thieves who sneaked into the capital of Dashun from Zong Sui in one fell swoop. You still dare to say that he is indecisive and lacks courage? Lao Ba is good. Lao Ba helped Gu Shu to plot against our Dashun. He could do anything to seize the throne. How dare you say that Hao Ba is good? Then why don't you go down to the underground to find him?"
"The boss is right! If anyone wants to go down to find Lao Ba, I will personally send him off today!" A loud voice sounded, and outside the Qiankun Palace, Emperor Tianwu walked into the court with the support of a group of palace servants. But he had an angry look on his face, and his eyes were fixed on the ministers who were making trouble. As he walked, he asked, "Tell me, how much do you miss Lao Ba?"
Those people were terrified. No one expected that Emperor Tianwu would come so suddenly. Wasn't the old emperor so disheartened that he no longer cared about the affairs of the court? Wasn't it said that he was in poor health and could hardly walk out of the gate of Zhaohe Hall all day? Why was he still so energetic today? His face was rosy, like a middle-aged man. He looked much better than before the Eighth Prince and Concubine Yuan made trouble!
People were puzzled for a moment, but the Sixth Prince Xuan Tianfeng had already stepped down from the dragon throne and took the lead in kneeling and bowing to Emperor Tianwu, shouting: "Your son kowtows to your father! Long live your father!"
He shouted "Long live the emperor" three times, telling people that he was only the regent, and no prince was the emperor. No matter who you support, the emperor of Dashun is still here! He would not tolerate the younger generation being presumptuous.
Emperor Tianwu glared at Xuan Tianfeng, strode up to the high seat, sat down on the dragon throne, and then waved his hand, "Everyone stand up!" Then when everyone stood up, he said again: "Sixth Brother, I have let you supervise the country for so many days, why haven't you tempered it yet? I heard that you were so angry at these wolf cubs that you vomited blood. Why are you so useless? If it were Old Nine, he would have whipped him a long time ago. Let's see who dares to say those nonsense!"⑧☆⑧☆(.*)⑧☆.＄.
People wiped their sweat, well, the Xuan family father and son really have a rapport, they say the same things. Or maybe, the impression of the Ninth Prince in people's minds is the same.
When Emperor Tianwu arrived, the atmosphere in the court changed immediately. Those old troublemakers who picked quarrels and bullied others exchanged glances with each other, then knelt down together, and said with tears streaming down their faces: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I miss you so much! Your Majesty! Woo woo!"
Emperor Tianwu was so angry that he slapped the dragon throne and said, "I am not dead yet! Why are you crying?"
The people below also said: "We miss the emperor so much. We really don't mean to embarrass His Majesty. We just hope that the emperor can cheer up and return to the court!"
"Oh?" The old emperor sneered, "Do you really want me to return to the court?"
The people below were stunned and quickly changed the subject: "No, no, no, Your Majesty, it is important that you take care of your health. Nothing is more important than your health. I just miss you too much, I really miss you too much!"
"Miss me?" The old emperor rested his chin on his hand and thought about the question seriously. "Miss me. Well, let's do this! Since you miss me so much, I can't just abandon you. Well, I have a good idea that can relieve your longing for me. Would you like to listen to it?"
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