The Thirteenth Prince was suddenly named the Crown Prince, and he was a little confused.
The emperor saw what he was thinking and asked, "Are you unwilling?"
The Thirteenth Prince shook his head and bowed, saying, "I will certainly not let down your father's kindness. I will fulfill my duties as a son, live up to the efforts of our ancestors, and ensure that the Great Jin Dynasty will prosper for generations to come."
The emperor pursed his lips and said, "You're even better at bragging than I am."
I am satisfied to live to sixty years old. Do you want to live for thousands of years? How many descendants do you want to die?
The emperor couldn't complain in front of the Thirteenth Prince, so he just nodded calmly: "You should also know my actions. If anything happens to me, Dajin will be handed over to you. The Shen family can be trusted. Before you are fully grown, don't touch the Shen family."
The Thirteenth Prince frowned slightly. "Father, are you saying that once I'm fully grown, you'll be the one to get rid of me?"
The emperor was so angry that he slapped his head and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? This is the power of the emperor. People's hearts are unpredictable. Now the Shen family is trustworthy, but who knows in the future!"
The emperor told the thirteenth prince: "You must be on guard against others, especially the emperor."
The Thirteenth Prince didn't want to talk.
Under the emperor's intense gaze, he nodded perfunctorily: "Your son will remember this."
The emperor nodded in relief and said, "Don't worry, I will return safely. I made you the crown prince to stabilize the situation. It's better to be safe than sorry."
The Thirteenth Prince asked bluntly, "Will the Emperor depose me?"
"If you don't perform well, why keep you if not abolished?" The emperor was not polite.
The Thirteenth Prince thought about it and said: "Don't worry, Father. God will always be with you. I look forward to your triumphant return."
The emperor thought about it and realized that as the ruler of a country, he could not deal with the King of Dongshan who was just trying to survive.
Even if they get involved with the Japanese pirates, how can a bunch of rabble deal with his 200,000-strong army?
On the day of enthroning the crown prince, all civil and military officials were present.
On such an important day, the Thirteenth Prince hoped that Yan Bao could be present. The Emperor agreed and allowed Yan Bao to enter the palace to watch the ceremony.
The Thirteenth Prince held Yan Bao's hand and said, "Father treats me as a pawn to stabilize the situation in the capital."
Yan Bao nodded: "I know, but if you behave yourself it should be fine."
[If I just stood by and watched, who would know if you could become the emperor!] Yan Bao hummed in his heart. The emperor really didn't treat the thirteenth prince as an outsider. He had already appointed him as the crown prince, and he still wanted to take him down?
The Thirteenth Prince comforted Yan Bao: "It's okay, I don't really care about the position of Crown Prince."
"Why not care? If you are the prince and then the emperor, you can do whatever you want without having to worry about others." Yan Bao knew how useful power was.
Especially in this feudal society.
If she hadn't clung to the emperor's influence, would she have the privilege of freely entering and leaving the palace and be canonized as a princess?
"Emperor cannot do whatever he wants. Look at my father, he wanted to lead the army in person but so many ministers opposed it." The Thirteenth Prince knew that the emperor could not just say whatever he wanted.
The emperor would also be influenced by his ministers.
Yan Bao encouraged the Thirteenth Prince: "Then you must become stronger. When you become stronger, you must stick to your word. Even if the ministers try to influence you, it doesn't matter. As long as you are determined to achieve your goal and do things that benefit the country and the people, that's all that matters."
The Thirteenth Prince asked, "What does Yan Bao want me to do?"
Yan Bao thought for a moment and said, "If you want to get rich, you should build roads first. Or should you build infrastructure?"
The Thirteenth Prince frowned slightly. Building roads?
It is a waste of time and money.
Besides, the current road is already very good, how else can it be repaired?
The Thirteenth Prince, who had never seen an elevated road, a highway, or a high-speed railway, had no idea that there were many different types of roads.
Yan Bao also knew that it was impossible to achieve this with current technology.
She was just daydreaming.
To celebrate the Thirteenth Prince's enthronement as Crown Prince, Yan Bao gave him a jade pendant as a gift.
The Thirteenth Prince liked it very much and immediately hung it around his waist.
Yan Bao said: "I beat Yingluo, you must keep it well!"
The Thirteenth Prince nodded and played with the jade pendant when he had nothing to do. He couldn't let it go and it was obvious that he really liked it.
The auspicious time arrived, and the Thirteenth Prince followed the Emperor to go through the procedures. There is also a procedure for enthroning a crown prince.
Yan Bao was a girl and couldn't go with them, so she went to talk to Ah Huai.
Ah Huai's legs and feet have almost recovered. He has been working hard on rehabilitation during this period. Now he is almost fully recovered and is leaning on a crutch inlaid with a lot of jewels.
Ah Huai saw Yan Bao, and he came out to greet him rhythmically, leaning on his cane: "Why are you here? Wasn't Thirteen crowned the Crown Prince?"
Yan Bao nodded, and Ziyun spoke up. Knowing that Shisan was busy, Yan Bao came over to talk to him.
Ah Huai asked someone to bring some food and drinks.
Ah Huai said, "It would be great if Thirteen became the Crown Prince. Given our friendship, he would definitely protect me."
Yan Bao took a glance and wrote: Why do you need others to protect you? As long as you don't rebel or anything, and just be a prince quietly, you can get the title of a free and easy prince in the future.
"Prince Xiaoyao?" Ah Huai smiled bitterly and patted his disabled leg: "How can I be free and easy like this?"
Yan Bao couldn't stand his self-destructive look: Isn't it good now? At least I'm alive and my legs are still there. People should learn to be content. If you are greedy, you will be very tired.
Ah Huai looked at the words written by Yan Bao and was stunned for a moment.
I thought of the scene when I was abused by King Dongshan in the Dongshan Palace.
That would be worse than death.
Later, he was rescued by Yan Bao. He thought that as long as he was alive, he wanted to live even if he was a waste.
Now he is not useless, he just has weak legs and feet, but he is still not satisfied.
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