Chapter 327: Stop gloating here!
The emperor was skeptical about what the prince said, but the prince's words made sense and he really couldn't find a suitable reason to refuse.
As foreign ministers, it was not appropriate for the ministers to interfere in the emperor's household affairs, so they tactfully offered to take their leave.
As soon as the elders left, the meeting hall suddenly became much more empty.
The eldest prince Luo Yechen kept staring at the prince, as if trying to figure out why the prince suddenly asked to send Zhaoyi Shen's ashes back home.
The second prince Luo Yunxuan watched his nose and his heart, pretending to be a background board and not moving at all.
The emperor said with concern: "Prince, I know you are filial, but Chenliu County is far away. If you encounter any danger on the way, even if I want to help you, I will be unable to do so."
Luo Qinghan: "I went south to pray for rain before, the journey was not as short as going to Chenliu County, and the process was more dangerous than this time, but I still came back safe and sound. So please rest assured, father, I can protect myself and nothing will happen."
The emperor looked at his other two sons and asked.
"What do you think?"
The eldest prince Luo Yechen said without hesitation: "Since the prince thinks it's okay, let him go."
Of course, he was eager for the prince to leave quickly, and it would be best if he encountered some accidents on the way, such as bandits, assassins, mudslides, etc.
As long as the crown prince dies, he can legitimately compete for the position of crown prince.
The second prince Luo Yunxuan said gently: "Your Highness has traveled thousands of miles to personally escort Concubine Shen's ashes back to her hometown for burial. This is a manifestation of the purest filial piety. If it is spread out, people all over the world will admire the prince's filial piety. This just fits with my father's philosophy of governing the country with filial piety. Therefore, I think I should fulfill the prince's filial piety."
The emperor then asked, "What if the prince encounters danger on the road?"
Luo Yechen didn't think much about it and said straightforwardly: "Let the prince bring more people, there should be no problem."
Luo Yunxuan echoed, "I think what my eldest brother said is absolutely right."
Luo Yechen glanced at him, feeling very disdainful. This second-in-command had no ideas of his own and just followed his lead. Bah!
The emperor picked up a memorial at hand and glanced at Gan Fu beside him.
Gan Fu took the memorial with both hands and first handed it to the prince.
After the Crown Prince had read it, Gan Fu gave the memorial to the eldest and second princes to read in turn.
This is a memorial submitted by Qiu Wenbo, Prince of Chenliu.
Qiu Wenbo said in his memorial that he had been in poor health recently and the doctor said he might not live past the end of the year. In order to avoid the throne being left without a successor, Qiu Wenbo petitioned the emperor to appoint his second son Qiu Lei as the crown prince, and after his death, Qiu Lei would inherit the title of king.
The current emperor is quite cautious about the matter of conferring titles. The total number of princes in the entire Great Sheng Dynasty does not exceed ten.
Most of them are royal relatives, and Qiu Wenbo is the only king with a different surname.
The reason why Qiu Wenbo was able to obtain the title of king out of the ordinary was that when the emperor ascended to the throne, Qiu Wenbo provided great help to the emperor as a military general.
Because of this favor of following the emperor, Qiu Wenbo became the King of Chenliu.
Over the years, Qiu Wenbo has been staying in Chenliu County peacefully and has never caused any trouble, so the emperor is quite confident in him.
But the emperor's confidence in Qiu Wenbo does not mean he is also confident in Qiu Wenbo's sons.
The emperor looked at the three princes in front of him and asked calmly.
"Do you think I should agree to the request of Prince Chenliu to appoint a crown prince?"
This question was asked cleverly. On the surface, it seemed that the emperor was hesitating whether to enthrone the second legitimate son of Prince of Chenliu as the crown prince. But upon closer inspection, it seemed that the emperor might be asking whether the title of Prince of Chenliu should continue to be inherited?
Luo Yechen didn't think too much and said without hesitation: "According to the ancestral system, the position of the crown prince should be established by the eldest son. Since the Prince of Chenliu has an eldest son, why not make him the crown prince? I think the decision of the Prince of Chenliu is inappropriate."
After he said this, he deliberately glanced at the prince.
No matter whether it is the crown prince or the prince consort, the legitimate son should be appointed first. If there is no legitimate son, the eldest son should be appointed. Since there is no legitimate son, then he, the eldest son of the emperor, should be the best candidate for the prince consort.
Luo Qinghan just pretended not to see the eldest prince's look.
Luo Yunxuan said in a gentle voice: "I think your brother's words make sense. The eldest son is the legitimate heir. If you skip the eldest son and directly enthrone the second son, I'm afraid the eldest son will be dissatisfied, which will lead to a quarrel between the brothers. This is not good for the stability of Chenliu County."
The emperor nodded slightly: "This is exactly what worries me."
Having said that, is there anything Luo Qinghan doesn't understand?
He took the initiative to step forward and said respectfully, "Prince Chenliu is not a foolish person. He deliberately skipped his eldest son and chose to make his second son the crown prince. I think something went wrong in Chenliu County. I am willing to go to Chenliu County on behalf of my father to visit the seriously ill Prince Chenliu and find out why Prince Chenliu made his second son the crown prince instead of his eldest son."
The emperor said, "I am very pleased that you are willing to make this trip for me, but you are still too young after all. I am afraid that you will suffer when you arrive in Chenliu County. Why not let the eldest prince accompany you to Chenliu County? You two brothers can go out together. If something happens, you can take care of each other."
Luo Yechen was stunned.
Didn't we agree to let the prince go? Why drag him into this?
He didn't want to go to that damn place Chenliu County at all!
Luo Qinghan was also a little surprised.
He didn't expect that his father would actually force the eldest prince in.
But he soon realized that his father's move was on the one hand to protect his safety, and on the other hand to let the eldest prince restrain him.
The last time the prince went south to pray for rain, his reputation among the people soared significantly.
If the prince does something earth-shattering again, I'm afraid even the emperor won't be able to suppress it.
This time, with the eldest prince standing by and watching closely, even if Luo Qinghan wants to do something, it will definitely not be smooth.
After figuring this out, Luo Qinghan bowed in agreement.
"Your son will obey your father's order."
Even though Luo Yechen was extremely reluctant, his father had given his word and he had no choice but to agree.
After this matter was agreed upon, the emperor announced the adjournment of the meeting.
Walk out of the meeting hall.
Luo Yunxuan deliberately bowed to Luo Yechen and said with a smile.
"This time, the emperor personally selected my eldest brother to accompany the crown prince on his trip, which shows that the emperor really values my eldest brother. I would like to wish my eldest brother a safe journey and a speedy return!"
Luo Yechen was extremely annoyed at this moment, and became even more annoyed when he heard this: "Stop gloating over other's misfortune!"
Luo Yunxuan smiled again: "Big brother's temper is really getting worse and worse. You should learn from the crown prince. No matter what he thinks in his heart, he will never show it on his face. Compared with him, you are really far behind!"
After saying that, he ignored Luo Yechen's angry expression and walked away leisurely.
(End of this chapter)
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