Chapter 96: Stupid Prince
Emperor Ren De always felt that although his eldest son was courageous, he was not very smart. However, because he was born to his first wife and was his first child, he had to favor him more.
It’s just that what I’ve been doing lately has been getting more and more out of touch.
Emperor Ren De became increasingly dissatisfied with the Crown Prince.
More of a disappointment.
"Why are you so biased towards the Marquis of Yongyi and questioning the Xie family?" Emperor Rende put down his cinnabar brush and stared at the Crown Prince with a sullen expression. "Is the Xie family the King of Wei? Is your narrow-minded attitude towards them appropriate for someone of your status?"
The prince was stunned by the emperor's questioning and swallowed back what he was about to say.
"Have Shangguan Yan's two children ever understood their own situation and position?" Emperor Rende's face darkened. "Did I not take care of Shangguan Yan's daughter during her time in Bianjing?"
"For the sake of the eldest son of the Marquis of Yongyi staying in Bianjing, if I remember correctly, that Qin Junyi married Xie Jing's daughter, right?"
The Crown Prince listened to the hidden meaning in Emperor Ren De's words, frowned, and responded, "Yes, Qin Junyi married Xie Jing's daughter."
"It's just a drama to win favor and put the daughter of Xie family to death, but you still get involved." When Emperor Ren De said this, a cold air emerged in his deep eyes.
Before deciding who would lead the troops to war, Emperor Ren De had met Shangguan Yan's daughter.
At that time, Emperor Ren De was hesitating whether to negotiate with the Jin people or go to war.
When Emperor Ren De received the news that Shangguan Yao wanted to see him, he thought that the girl had suffered some injustice in Bian Jing, and for the sake of Shangguan Yan, he met her.
What surprised Emperor Ren De was that Shangguan Yao would talk about the pros and cons of Dayin.
He knows the big picture and doesn't say anything presumptuous.
He even said that if the Shangguan family continued as they had done in the past, they would definitely ask for permission to go to war.
The stability of Dayin cannot be achieved by negotiating.
The stability of a country is fought for by frontier soldiers.
Emperor Ren De was surprised why Shangguan Yao came to the palace to say these words. Later he found out that it was because of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion. Considering the prince's attitude after Xie Yi went to the battle, he knew that Shangguan Yao and the prince wanted the Yongyi Marquis's eldest son to go to the battle with his father.
Later, I vaguely heard that Shangguan Yan's daughter married into the Yongyi Marquis's mansion as a co-wife.
Emperor Ren De was already unhappy at that time.
Shangguan Yan was so lax in disciplining his children that he even appeared in the sight of Bian Jing.
Later, Shangguan Yao also handed in a sign wanting to see Emperor Ren De. Emperor Ren De pretended not to know and sent people to investigate why Shangguan Yao wanted to see him.
In the eyes of Emperor Ren De, Shangguan Yao's little tricks were nothing more than a woman's tricks to compete for a man.
However, Shangguan Yao wanted to use Emperor Ren De's hand to solve the problem by taking advantage of the Shangguan family's contribution to Emperor Ren De's overall situation. In the eyes of Emperor Ren De, this was undoubtedly a constant reminder to him of how despicable things he had done in order to consolidate his throne.
So when Shangguan Yan's son wanted to ask to see Emperor Ren De.
Emperor Ren De was still nowhere to be seen, but his anger was even greater.
Then he looked at his eldest son, who actually seemed to be somewhat grateful to the Shangguan family. How could he be like a prince?
How can this be the attitude a future crown prince should have?
Emperor Rende was silent for a long time before he said angrily, "Assuming the Xie family truly knew what happened between the Shangguan family and me, would they be foolish enough to announce such a thing to the world?"
"How has the Xie family treated me and Dayin? Haven't you, the Crown Prince, seen?"
"Since Xie Yi went on the expedition, it has been shown that I intend to make important contributions to the Xie family. As my crown prince, what are you doing?"
Emperor Rende stared at the Crown Prince with a look of disappointment and shouted, "For years, I have been telling you that as the Crown Prince of Dayin, you should have the heart and mind of a Crown Prince. No matter how legitimate the King of Wei is, the late Emperor is gone. Now that Dayin is in my hands, you only need to do what a Crown Prince should do: win the hearts of the people, govern Dayin, and cultivate your own confidants."
"And what are you doing?" Emperor Rende said with a cold look on his face. "Dealing with some inner court ladies and resorting to shameful tactics to win over court officials—is this what a Crown Prince should do?"
Emperor Ren De became more and more angry as he spoke, and even waved the memorial in his hand.
With a loud crash, all the memorials were scattered to the ground.
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" The eunuchs in the hall knelt down one after another.
The Crown Prince bowed and stared at the ground, feeling a little unhappy. He continued to argue, "I am only thinking about you, Father. People's hearts are unpredictable. I don't know whether the Xie family is truly loyal to you or just pretending to be loyal. But the Shangguan family is loyal to you. Father, please don't let the Xie family's loyalty chill the Shangguan family's heart."
Sure enough, after hearing what the prince said, Emperor Ren De's face turned pale. He seemed to have not expected that after he said so much, this rebellious son could still be so short-sighted.
"So you came to see me today because you think I have disappointed the Shangguan family, right?" Emperor Ren De said in a cold voice with a gloomy face.
The Crown Prince didn't dare to straighten his body, knowing that his father was truly angry. He spoke with a hint of timidity, "This son has no such intention, and neither does the Shangguan family. This son simply believes that the Xie family is secretly colluding with the King of Wei, and that the Xie family cannot stay for long."
"Asshole!" Emperor Rende picked up the cinnabar pen at hand and threw it at the prince. "I've said so much, and you can't listen to a single word!?"
At this moment, the Crown Prince straightened up, still resolute in his thoughts: "The King of Wei is so close to Xie Yi's son, and Xie Yi is now on a campaign at the border. Does the Emperor really trust the Xie family?"
When Emperor Ren De heard the words "Xie Yi's son", the gloom on his face faded a lot.
He stared at the prince coldly and said, "If you continue to be so stupid, I will begin to doubt whether you are qualified to be the prince."
As expected, after hearing these words, the Crown Prince's expression changed as expected, and his voice trembled: "Father? I am only trying to win your support."
Emperor Ren De was filled with grief and anger as he looked at the brainless prince. He really began to worry about what would happen if Dayin fell into the hands of his son if he really passed away one day.
"Alright." Emperor Rende sighed and said, "Go back and think carefully about what I just said. Let Kaifeng Prefecture investigate the matter in your hands."
"Father?!" The prince's eyes were red with anger. This was taking away his power.
Emperor Rende gripped the throne tightly and shouted angrily, "Get out!"
*
The prince left the Chuigong Hall with a gloomy face. After passing through the many palace gates, he slowed down his pace when he reached the west palace gate.
Qin Junchen frowned slightly when he saw the prince coming out.
He didn't come out in a carriage, but walked out instead...
"Your Highness." Qin Junchen bowed and saluted.
The prince asked calmly, "Where is Qin Junyi?"
"Some trivial matters suddenly occurred in the mansion, and my brother went back to deal with them." Qin Junchen responded respectfully.
The prince glanced at Qin Junchen's face and said, "Let's go back to the prince's mansion first."
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