Chapter 309 The Emperor Reveals Zhao Lingmeng's Secret to the Crown Prince
Regardless of the shock of the entire court, the eldest prince happily agreed. He was already quite satisfied with his current wife, and her two children were also very much to his liking, so it was not wrong to make her the Crown Princess.
No matter why his father liked Yang Chengchen so much, he was the one who got the advantage and got the prince position for free. The eldest prince was also happy.
The emperor looked at his eldest son, who was so happy at the moment, and his second son, who was so unwilling to accept his fate. He felt that it hurt his eyes. He could only look away speechlessly.
"The situation in Jing State is so dire lately, so there won't be any grand ceremony. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess can simply take office! The coronation ceremony will be held in a grand manner. There's nothing wrong with it; it's all for the benefit of the people. When the time comes, I'll issue an imperial decree to demonstrate the Crown Prince's benevolence and righteousness."
The main reason was that the emperor felt that if he accompanied the prince through these complicated ceremonies, he would probably never be able to get up again.
With the Emperor saying so, what else could anyone say? Even the officials from the Ministry of Rites kept their mouths shut. When a war is about to begin, there's really no mood for such trivial matters.
"First, arrest Bai Yi's family and leave them alone until the matter is thoroughly investigated. If it is true, the nine members of the Bai family will no longer be alive. I will use their blood to commemorate the people of the two cities who died for their country. If someone is wrongly accused, I will not let him take the blame and will definitely clear his name."
The Emperor's decision on this matter was final, fearing a deliberate frame-up by those at odds with the Bai family. This was also a warning to those who might have made such advances. In such a blatant matter, the Emperor would tolerate no sand in his eyes.
Regardless of whether they agreed or hesitated to speak, seeing that the emperor had said it so confidently, they could only compliment him: "Your Majesty is wise!"
But the generals in the hall were truly grateful to the emperor. They'd all been away fighting, and they didn't want anything to happen to them. If the emperor convicted them without even investigating, how wronged they would be. After all, the dead can't be brought back to life, so even if the verdict was overturned, what good would it do?
Like the emperor, he first controls the person and then makes a decision after a thorough investigation. Merits are merits and faults are faults, and no one has any complaints.
The emperor saw that everything had been arranged and that everything that needed to be discussed had been discussed, so he quickly announced, "Dismiss the court! The prince stay."
Eunuch Zhuo was very tactful and went up to help the emperor walk away. Everyone watched the emperor's back as he left without any suspicion.
All the civil and military officials in the hall saluted politely: "Farewell, Your Majesty!"
After the emperor left, the ministers went about their business. This time, the situation was truly dire. If a real war broke out, there would be a lot to do, and much of it needed to be arranged in advance. Also, families should be informed of such matters as soon as possible. If there were children who wanted to join the army, arrangements could also be made early.
As for the fact that wars would result in casualties, they all wanted to join the army to fight for their futures, so they should have been mentally prepared. Besides, wealth and honor are often found in danger! Great dangers often come with great opportunities.
The prince saw that his father asked him to stay, but his father left again. Fortunately, he saw the look from Eunuch Zhuo asking him to follow, so he immediately followed.
When the prince arrived at the emperor's bedroom, he saw his father lying on the bed, with Eunuch Zhuo feeding him medicine. The prince immediately stepped forward to take the medicine bowl from Eunuch Zhuo and personally fed his father the medicine. Seeing that the emperor had no intention of objecting, Eunuch Zhuo quickly made way.
Crown Prince Yang Jingchen carefully fed the medicine to the emperor before he spoke with concern, "Father, what's wrong with you?"
The emperor waved his hand nonchalantly: "It's okay, I just vomited blood because of anger, that's all. It will be fine after a while."
After hearing this, the prince stood up suddenly and asked, "What? You're so angry that you're vomiting blood?"
"Calm down, you are the prince now, why are you so impatient!" Although the emperor was weak, he could not suppress his urge to scold the child.
"Father, your health is more important."
Crown Prince Yang Jingchen was truly worried about his father's health. He didn't want to be the emperor and clean up this mess yet. He shared the same concerns as the emperor: if the Kingdom of Jing was destroyed in his hands, he wouldn't even dare to die, fearing that his ancestors would take turns beating him.
If the emperor knew that his eldest son thought this way, he would probably be so angry that he would spit blood. But at this moment, the emperor did not know that Yang Jingchen thought this way. The emperor felt warm in his heart when he saw the look in his eldest son's eyes that showed he was really worried about his health.
So when the emperor spoke again, his tone was much softer, "Don't worry! You won't die for the time being!"
When the emperor saw that the prince wanted to say something more, he immediately waved his hand, which clearly meant that he should stop talking nonsense.
Crown Prince Yang Jingchen could only swallow back the words that were about to come out of his mouth, and sat quietly beside the bed, waiting for his father's instructions.
The Emperor only signaled Eunuch Zhuo to take the memorial he had prepared long ago and give it to the Crown Prince: "You are also the Crown Prince now, there are some things you should know.
But only you know this, you can't tell anyone, not even your Crown Princess. And definitely not the women in your backyard. If you can't control your mouth, you're not worthy of being the Crown Prince, do you understand?"
The Emperor gave this instruction because he had shown the Crown Prince a memorial of Funing's merits, which he had memorized. He planned to bestow the honor upon her children in the future, but this honor was too special, so he still had to wait and see the conduct of Funing's children.
When the Crown Prince heard his father say this, he knew that what he was about to read was something extremely important. He solemnly agreed and then opened the memorial and began to read.
After reading it, he had only one thought in his mind: Chen'er is so lucky, this is definitely a bright future! Maybe he was chosen as the crown prince by his father because of Funing's face.
"Father, is Funing really that powerful?"
It's no wonder Yang Jingchen was so surprised. This completely overturned his previous three views. In his impression, women only revolved around the backyard. Where had he seen such a woman who was more powerful than men?
The emperor rolled his eyes at his eldest son speechlessly, "What Funing? That's your sister!"
"Yes, yes, it's the emperor's younger sister." Yang Jingchen agreed with a smile. He wasn't really stupid, he just didn't react for a moment. This kind of relative, even if they were not related, they had to be related.
The Emperor looked at the Crown Prince, who was grinning innocently before him. He felt he had no eyes to look at him, but he still gave him a warning: "Fu Ning doesn't have any big requests anyway. She just wants a few days of peace and quiet. Don't bother her with those idiots in your house. She can't let these things occupy her mind too much, do you understand?"
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