The letter was received in the morning, and the news of the emperor's death was announced in the afternoon.

Perhaps the emperor's death was too sudden for other people in the court and the people.

But for Zhao Ji, he could finally release the news.

No more having to deliver ice to the emperor's bedroom every day.

For Su Xi, she was finally able to cry loudly in front of others.

The emperor's funeral went very smoothly and quickly.

Because so many days have been wasted, if we delay any longer, the stench of the emperor's corpse will definitely not be covered up.

By then it will be easy to discover that the emperor's trend has lasted longer.

While the funeral was taking place simultaneously, the ministers were also thinking about another thing.

That is the crown prince ascending the throne.

The emperor passed away so suddenly that he did not leave any will.

However, since the crown prince has already been appointed, there naturally won’t be much controversy.

After all, it's not possible to bypass the crown prince and enthronize the third prince, right?

However, some ministers also discovered that the third prince did not seem to attend the emperor's funeral.

Those officials who had previously stood on the side of the Third Prince felt that it was Zhao Ji who was restricting the Third Prince's freedom.

He probably felt that if the third prince showed up, it might be detrimental to the crown prince.

But this approach will certainly lead to criticism.

This is the emperor's funeral. No matter what, the third prince is still the emperor's son. His father died, but the son was not present. This is extremely inhumane.

So some court officials stood up and brought up this matter.

"Now that the emperor has passed away, the third prince is nowhere to be seen at the funeral. Could it be that the third prince has lost all sense of human ethics and is unwilling to attend the emperor's funeral?"

A minister stood up and said fearlessly.

Zhao Ji looked at the minister with a slightly cold expression and snorted, "I was just about to talk about this matter, but you seem to be able to predict it."

The ministers gradually had a bad feeling.

Zhao Ji dropped a bombshell: "The emperor's death was so sudden that I never expected it. As soon as I knew about the emperor's death, I wanted to inform my colleagues, the third prince, and the crown prince."

"But I never expected that when I arrived at the Third Prince's residence, it was already empty. The Third Prince had injured several eunuchs and maids in the palace, and they were now missing."

This passage contains a huge amount of information.

They are all old foxes in politics, and everyone will have some speculations.

The main reason is that the timing of the third prince's disappearance was too coincidental.

Zhao Ji said this on purpose and guided people in this way on purpose.

Because Zhao Ji didn't want any setbacks in the registration of the crown prince, he had to put the blame on the third prince.

Soon, one of the ministers understood and made up a story in his mind.

"The timing of the Third Prince's disappearance is so coincidental, could it be related to the Emperor's death?"

This minister has always loved storytelling. Zhao Ji closed his eyes and neither nodded nor shook his head.

It's like another kind of acquiescence.

Soon other ministers also began to discuss this matter.

The Crown Prince is here today as well. He has become even more silent since the Emperor's death.

At the same time, he was called by Zhao Ji to attend court meetings every day.

In fact, most of the time it was Zhao Ji who made the decision, but the decision was made in front of the prince.

Seeing that the prince remained silent and did not object, the ministers naturally assumed that the prince acquiesced.

In fact, the ministers all knew in their hearts that the only person making decisions in the entire Celestial Empire was the Regent.

From the moment the little prince became the crown prince, he was nothing more than a puppet.

A puppet with royal blood.

The matter of the third prince's disappearance was finally resolved.

Moreover, Zhao Ji secretly said that after the third prince escaped from the palace, there were some people to pick him up.

It’s just that Zhao Ji didn’t say that he was the prime minister’s man.

Speaking of the prime minister, most of the court officials now have an idea in their minds.

If the prime minister had not done anything else, Zhao Ji would probably not have been so decisive in sending the prime minister to the front line.

And the prime minister wouldn't disappear by such a coincidence.

As for the robbery and kidnapping, anyone with a discerning eye knows what happened.

This matter has simply become an unspoken secret among everyone.

However, regarding the disappearance of the third prince, as soon as Zhao Ji said that there were other people outside to pick him up, some astute ministers speculated that it was the prime minister's power.

Zhao Ji had already predicted what these ministers would think, so he was so patient and persuasive.

Now it seems that the ministers are indeed guessing according to the pace they want.

Zhao Ji secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Now even if the Third Prince found an excuse in the future, he could just kill him with a hammer.

Zhao Ji has been in the court for a long time now, so he has naturally become more cautious.

These were just a safety precaution for the future.

Soon, under the leadership of Zhao Ji, the little prince finally ascended the throne smoothly, completing the transformation from crown prince to emperor.

The only change in the little prince's life was from standing in the court and waiting boredly to sitting on the dragon throne and waiting boredly.

For Zhao Ji, nothing has changed from before.

For most of the people and court officials, life went on as usual.

But for the prime minister who had secretly arrived near the capital, this was a huge change.

Because the prime minister keenly sensed the opportunity therein.

"How many people do we have now?" The prime minister had a scar on his face, and his expression was much more ferocious than before.

At first glance, it looks increasingly different from the wanted poster posted on the city wall.

At this time, there was a hunched old man beside the prime minister. He said slowly: "Most of the officials in the court who once stood firmly on the side of the Third Prince can still be used by you."

"After all, these people chose sides too early, and their future careers are doomed to fail. However, those who were willing to express their preferences early on were the most ambitious. What these people are most unwilling to do is to be mediocre!"

"There are about 21 such people in the court now, and about 10 of them in core positions in the six ministries."

When the prime minister heard this number, he nodded with satisfaction. This number was already quite a lot.

But this is far from enough. If one wants to have ambitions for that position, it is not enough to have only these officials in the court.

"Where is the army?" asked the prime minister while sitting in the dilapidated wooden house.

The wandering life in the past few months has made the prime minister more calm and gloomy.

The old man pondered for a moment.