Chapter 492 A sudden thunderclap
He adopted several orphans from the public and raised them, and would select those who were capable in the future.
As for the court officials' disagreement?
The emperor of Northern Yan was not a good-tempered person.
Are you threatening to resign?
Okay, then you can go back to your hometown!
To die to prove one's will?
Okay, you don’t have to bother banging your head against the pillar. In front of everyone, he chopped off the head of the person who opposed him.
He even spread the word that if these people dared to disobey, he would secretly go find the lost royal bloodline, and kill one if he found one, and kill a pair if he found two.
Finally, under his iron fist, no one dared to mess with him anymore.
Ji Changying exclaimed that it was amazing, then thought of something and looked at Gong Yehong: "What about you...?"
Gong Yehong smiled. "I was one of those orphans. It's just that because I was so outstanding, my father made me the crown prince very early. The two-wing arrows were a deal made between my half-brothers and an outsider. After receiving the letter from His Majesty Dali, that person was dealt with."
Gongye Hong had a somewhat complacent look on his face, and did not seem embarrassed at all about his life experience.
Ji Changying gave a thumbs up, showing a very open-minded attitude.
"We are deeply sorry for the harm caused to Her Royal Highness. In any case, it was caused by our lax management. We have sincerely apologized for this matter. Once again, I apologize on behalf of Beiyan. I hope this will not damage the harmony between our two countries."
Gong Yehong stood up and bowed deeply to Ji Changying.
Seeing his attitude, Ji Changying smiled in relief: "I just want an explanation. Now that everyone has explained it clearly, the matter is over."
Luo Chengwu looked at Ji Changying excitedly: "What do you think about the potatoes?"
Ji Changying pondered for a moment: "This matter is not for me to decide alone. Why don't you first state your conditions? How much do you want? What's the price you can offer?"
This was the first time that Gongye Hong and his men had discussed this matter since arriving in Dali. The Grand Minister of Agriculture and his men looked at each other excitedly.
Gong Yehong said in a deep voice: "If we have 10,000 shi, that would be the best."
Several people looked at Ji Changying expectantly. She couldn't help but rolled her eyes: "Dream on."
"Well...it's fine if you don't have it. It depends on how much you can spare. As for the price...we've never seen it before, let alone its value."
The Grand Minister of Agriculture finished speaking with an embarrassed look on his face, and then added: "Of course, if the princess has time, can you let us see these two things for a while?"
This wasn't an unreasonable request, so Ji Changying readily agreed: "Sure! Please come to the Princess's Mansion tomorrow to taste it. As for matters of cooperation, I will probably need a few days to respond."
"Of course, no problem!"
After getting the definite answer, Gongye Hong and the others stopped pursuing the issue.
That's how it was settled.
When they got home, Ji Changying almost bumped into Ji Changchuan who ran in excitedly.
"What did you do to make you so excited?" Ji Changying looked at his brother's red face with excitement and gave him a strange look.
"Good news! I just registered my uncle and a few of us. We'll be waiting for the exam in the spring."
Ji Changchuan's face was filled with unconcealed excitement. Seeing him like this, Ji Changying was also very happy and walked towards the study: "That's really worth being happy about! Let's go and tell them together!"
Ji Changchuan saw something dropped where his sister had passed by, and he bent down to pick it up.
Seeing that it was a peace amulet, he immediately laughed happily: "It really is my sister, she must have gone out to get a peace amulet for me just now!"
He happily put the money into his pocket and chased after her, humming a little tune.
After knowing that they had successfully registered, Ji Fengyi was only happy for two seconds, and then he immediately grabbed Ji Changchuan and his two sons to start the pre-exam sprint.
Ji Changying was embarrassed and slipped away.
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Just a few days after Emperor Mingde killed Prince Zhuang, he dropped another bombshell in the court.
"I have decided to appoint Prince Ping as the Crown Prince and Prince Ping's son, Zhongli Zhou, as the eldest grandson. I have been unwell recently, so the eldest grandson, Zhongli Zhou, will act as regent on my behalf. From now on, he will participate in all court affairs."
This was like a bolt of thunder out of the blue.
Everyone was shocked to death.
Zhonglizhou's jaw nearly dropped to the ground, his facial expression completely failed to be controlled.
"Grandfather, please reconsider! Your grandson... Your grandson is still young, and you are in your prime. The court and the people in it need your guidance! I'm afraid I'm not up to the task!"
Feeling everyone's gaze on him, Zhongli Zhou immediately stood up and objected loudly.
King Xuan and King Yi were now completely stunned. After hearing what Zhongli Zhou said, they also stood up.
"I think this is unreasonable!"
King Xuan had a gloomy face, lowered his head and objected loudly.
Prince Yi followed suit: "I think Zhou'er is too young and may not be able to convince the public!"
Hearing the two imperial uncles speak, Zhongli Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and stopped talking.
To be honest, he almost thought that his grandfather was possessed by an evil spirit today.
Make his father the crown prince and make him the eldest grandson of the emperor?
This is simply outrageous!
"If your majesty is feeling unwell, please call a royal physician to see you. Other matters can be put aside for now."
Cao Zhongling persuaded him tactfully. He also suspected that the emperor had been drugged today. He actually said such a shocking thing. Everyone should calm down.
Emperor Mingde looked at the people below with a cold face: "What? You have objections to my appointing a crown prince, and you also have objections to my not appointing a crown prince! What do you want from me? You tell me, I'm listening! If all else fails, how about I give you my throne?"
A group of people knelt down tremblingly: "We dare not!"
"Since you don't dare, then hold it in! I am the emperor, and every decision I make must be carefully considered! Time will tell!"
"Come here! Draft an imperial edict for me!"
Seeing that the emperor was serious, everyone was dumbfounded.
"Father! Prince Ping and his son have been guarding the border for years. They might be able to fight, but they know nothing about handling government affairs. Isn't this decision too frivolous?"
King Xuan finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Even if the position of crown prince was given to Prince Yi, he would not find it so unbearable.
But it was Prince Ping, whom they had always looked down upon, and they even let Prince Ping's son govern the country! How could they accept this?
"How do you know they know nothing? Besides, I'm not dead yet, so I'll teach them. Are you so eager to object? Are you truly worried about the government, or are you doing it out of selfish motives?"
Emperor Mingde looked at King Xuan with sharp eyes. Such a look made people feel very pressured. King Xuan moved his lips but did not dare to say anything else.
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