Soon, a group of people stood up, all of whom supported Fusu.
Fusu was the eldest prince and was previously trained by the First Emperor as the crown prince. There were still many people supporting him in the court.
Zhao Qingrui had just returned and was still a girl. Although Ying Zheng had given up Fusu and wanted Zhao Qingrui to be the crown prince, most people in the court disagreed.
Seeing His Majesty's increasingly ugly expression, Li Si knew that it was time for him to step in and smooth things over.
As the person who understands His Majesty best, he naturally knows what His Majesty is thinking now, which is just to pave the way for the little princess.
"Your Majesty, selecting a crown prince is a matter of great importance to the country. It cannot be treated lightly and requires careful consideration." Li Si bowed.
"Prime Minister Li is absolutely right. Prince Fusu is indeed virtuous, but the other princes are not bad either. Even the little princess is as talented as anyone else. Your Majesty, please think twice." Feng Quji also stood up.
Zhao Qingrui has only been back for more than two months. Your Majesty wants to pave the way for her, but the preparations made now are obviously not enough.
In the end, Ying Zheng was persuaded by Li Si and Feng Quji.
The corner of Zhao Qingrui's mouth twitched. These people were so useless. They couldn't even persuade him. What trash!
Dad's talk about appointing a crown prince was obviously intended to divert these people's attention, as they were all eager to promote their chosen heir.
She heard that her father valued Prince Fusu. In fact, during the time she returned to Xianyang, her father did value him, but not as much as she imagined.
As for being an heir, it doesn't look like it.
Moreover, she herself felt that Fusu was not suitable, and her father knew it too.
But she was not worried at all. Her father was in good health. In his current condition, he could live to over a hundred years old without any problem. With her around, it would not be so easy for her father to die.
Therefore, he can still be the emperor for a very long time, and there is no need to rush about the issue of the crown prince. Maybe he will have to choose an heir from among his great-grandchildren in the future. Why rush now?
With such a long life, you can slowly choose a suitable successor.
Ying Zheng didn’t think too much about these things. He only cared about his little girl.
After the court session, Zhao Qingrui looked at the Confucian scholars who looked unhappy.
"Oh, Lord Zhou doesn't look very well. Did he not get enough rest? Or was his request rejected by the emperor and he is dissatisfied with what the emperor said?" Zhao Qingrui stopped as he passed by Zhou Yan, his face full of concern.
"Sir Zhou, you are actually dissatisfied with our father's decision?" Jiang Lu exclaimed immediately.
"When have I ever been dissatisfied with Your Majesty's decision? Your Highness and Master Jianglu, please don't tarnish my innocence. I just didn't get enough rest." Zhou Yan felt his temples throbbing, and the blood rushed to his forehead.
"Oh, so since Lord Zhou is not feeling well, why don't I talk to my father and ask him to give Lord Zhou a few days off to rest?" Zhao Qingrui asked with concern.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I am in good health and do not need a special vacation to rest." Zhou Yan took a deep breath and kept reminding himself to stay calm.
"Since Lord Zhou doesn't need it, forget it. Lord Zhou should pay more attention to rest in the future, otherwise others will think that your father has given you such a heavy burden that you have no time to rest." After saying that, Zhao Qingrui left the side hall.
After Zhao Qingrui left, Zhou Yan's face became even worse.
"The little princess is young, Lord Zhou, don't worry about it." Feng Quji walked over and said gently.
"Yes, the little princess also cares about Lord Zhou." Li Si nodded.
Zhou Yan's eyes flickered at their attitudes. "I dare not. You two are joking."
The attitudes of these two people are intriguing. When His Majesty talked about the issue of appointing a crown prince, these two people did not express any opinions, and even persuaded His Majesty to give up the idea of appointing a crown prince.
So many people support Prince Fusu, and Prince Fusu has been trained as the crown prince since he was a child. Even if Zhao Qingrui is favored, His Majesty has said that he wants to establish a crown prince, and the one he prefers must be Prince Fusu.
It’s not that there were no supporters for other princes, but their number was relatively small and could not be compared with Fusu.
Li Si and Feng Quji actually stopped this matter. Didn't they usually never get involved in the affairs of the crown prince?
These two people can be said to represent His Majesty.
It must be Your Majesty's intention that these two people prevented Prince Fusu from being appointed as the crown prince.
What do they mean? Your Majesty lets them beat you?
This matter was temporarily passed in the court.
However, there were some not-so-good rumors outside, saying that she was disrupting the government. When Zhao Qingrui saw them, she just smiled.
"Your Highness, do you want to arrest those who spread the rumors?" Shang Lian asked respectfully.
"No, there's no need. Those people are just too idle." Zhao Qingrui shook his head. He knew who did these things without thinking.
It would be nice if they had the ability to make their father take back his decision.
Compared to attending court and handling government affairs 996 hours a day, she prefers to work in her own little corner without having to worry about so many things.
Obviously, her father doesn't allow her to be idle.
With the strong support of the imperial court, Fusu's salt-making workshop grew bigger and bigger, and more refined salt was sent to Xianyang.
In Xianyang, it is time to bid for refined salt qualifications.
This was the first time for Jianglu and the others to do this, so Zhao Qingrui ignored it and let them gain more experience. Anyway, there were his father's people over there, so they wouldn't suffer any loss.
Because of the sale of refined salt, Xianyang is now particularly lively. Once the quota is determined, refined salt can be sold throughout Daqin.
Then you can eat cheap refined salt without the bitterness.
Because everyone was discussing this matter, the rumors spread by the Confucianists who wanted to bring bad reputation to Zhao Qingrui were drowned out, and no one cared about it at all.
Although no one cared about this matter, Ying Zheng would not let them go just like that because his daughter was bullied.
He punished a few people by making them revise the book, and then announced to the world the method of making refined salt that Zhao Qingrui had contributed.
No one cared about these insignificant rumors, and the people only felt grateful to Zhao Qingrui.
The group of Confucian scholars in the court gathered again at Chunyu Yue's mansion. The atmosphere in the guest room was extremely low and no one spoke.
They have all seen refined salt, and even tasted it, so they know what it tastes like.
After learning that His Majesty had asked Prince Fusu to be in charge of refined salt, they were very much in favor of it. This was an opportunity to make meritorious service, and the importance of salt was self-evident. As long as Fusu was in charge of salt production, there would definitely be benefits.
But now, the imperial edict issued by the First Emperor told everyone that the method of making salt was proposed by Zhao Qingrui. How could he bear such a gap in his heart?
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