Chapter 402 The Emperor Announces His Abdication
The prince casually opened it and caught sight of the word "fireworks," and immediately snapped the lid shut. He placed his hands respectfully in front of the emperor's dragon table, "Father, is this the recipe for fireworks? You must have taken the wrong one. You should keep it for yourself!"
The emperor nodded and said something very frightening (at least that's what the prince thought) in a very casual manner, "You take it!"
The prince wanted to shake his father's head and wake him up. This was a recipe for fireworks, something that Funing had said could be made into a powerful weapon. It wasn't something a prince like him should be holding.
The prince endured it and took a deep breath: "Father, it is not appropriate for me to keep this thing here."
Yang Chengchen, who had been jumping around so much just now, was now reading the memorial very seriously, fearing that his father and grandfather would remember him. He tried to hold back, but in the end he couldn't help but say:
"Father, Royal Grandfather, how about I go to the back hall to read the memorial? Call me after you two have finished talking?" Yang Chengchen didn't want to know at all about such a deadly matter.
The emperor didn't care about this matter and turned his attention to the prince.
Seeing his father like this, the prince knew that his father wanted him to make the decision. The prince thought that since he was not prepared to take such a deadly thing anyway, it didn't matter if his son stayed here.
"Take a good look at your memorial! Every single thing here is important."
The Crown Prince didn't think it was necessary. He was now hoping that his father would pass the throne over to Yang Chengchen. He really didn't want to inherit this mess in the future.
The emperor didn't say anything when he saw the prince had made up his mind. After all, his grandson basically read all the memorials now, and nothing was unimportant. It didn't matter who knew the recipe for the fireworks.
"You keep this! You are the prince anyway, and this will be yours sooner or later." The emperor really wanted to give it to the prince, and he did not argue with the two of them, but made the final decision directly.
The prince was deeply moved when he saw his father like this. He felt that this was his father's affirmation of him, "Thank you very much, father. I will not let you down."
After the prince finished speaking, he bowed deeply to the emperor.
The Emperor sat still, thinking about what he was about to announce. He felt that he was indeed a good father and a good emperor. He felt that receiving the Crown Prince's courtesy was quite deserved.
But he still said mysteriously, "I hope you will still be so happy tomorrow."
Not only did the Crown Prince hear this, but Yang Chengchen, who was reading the memorial, also heard it. They both looked up at the Emperor with curiosity.
The emperor aroused their curiosity, so he walked leisurely to Yang Chengchen's seat and motioned him to sit over there.
When Yang Chengchen saw that his royal grandfather really came to help him with the work, he immediately moved to the side happily, no longer remembering what he was curious about just now.
At the morning court the next day, the emperor suddenly announced in the court that he would abdicate.
The ministers were stunned for a moment when they heard this, and then they realized that they would persuade the emperor. The prince was also like the other noble ministers in the court. He was confused at first, and then he persuaded the emperor.
Although the prince once sincerely hoped to become the emperor, since he became the prince and his father handed all the government affairs to him, he basically no longer had such thoughts.
The life of an emperor is either a battle of wits and courage with these people in the court, or reading memorials in the imperial study. Every day is either busy and exhausted, or on the road to exhaustion.
Even Yang Chengchen, who usually attended court for no particular occasion, was astonished. He thought the same thing as his father: "It's over." With his father's lazy nature, if his father was busy, he would be busy.
Yang Chengchen didn't want to live this kind of life either, so he advised the emperor to take back his decision, and he was more sincere than most people present.
Afterwards, the emperor and the prince declined three times, and finally the matter was settled under the emperor's sole leadership. A month later, the emperor abdicated and the prince ascended the throne directly.
The ones who are most unhappy are of course the emperor's princes and the concubines in the harem. Their father and brother are the emperor, so there is definitely no comparison, not to mention the concubines.
Once the crown prince's ascension to the throne was confirmed, the happiest people were those on his side, and of course the crown princess was also very happy.
The most confused were the Longling Kingdom's envoys. After finally waiting for the Jing Kingdom's emperor's birthday to pass, they were waiting to finalize the terms of the peace talks, only to find out that the emperor was about to abdicate. Their princess would then become the emperor's consort, so what good would that do?
Didn't this mean that Longling Kingdom had lost a princess in vain? Lord Li, the leader of the Longling Kingdom delegation, now wanted nothing more than to curse. He regretted once again why he hadn't taken sick leave and why he had thought this trip to Jing Kingdom was such a good assignment.
They could only rush to find the Minister of the Honglu Temple, Master Ji, to see if they could settle the matter before the new emperor ascended the throne. If they kept dragging it on like this, how long would it take?
What can Lord Ji do? If he wants to delay, now is the best and most ready-made excuse! The new emperor is about to ascend the throne, and the court is busy! Who has time to care about the peace talks between the two countries? Anyway, the war is over, so the peace talks can be held slowly.
The Longling Kingdom's envoys had previously considered fighting a war if negotiations failed. However, after witnessing the miraculous sight in the sky during the Jing Kingdom Emperor's birthday celebration, they felt a deep sense of guilt.
After all, Jingguo is more powerful than they imagined!
Lord Ji looked at the desperate look of the Longling Kingdom envoys. Although he felt happy, he was still worried that if he pushed them too far, something bad would happen.
He tried to appease Lord Li, "Lord Li, I think you should be more patient and wait until the new emperor ascends the throne. He might be easier to talk to than the current emperor. Besides, the new emperor always needs merits to ascend the throne. So..."
When Lord Li heard what Lord Ji said, although he did not believe that the old man had good intentions, he thought about what the old man said and felt that it made some sense.
The main thing is that he has no other choice at the moment and can only wait for the new emperor to ascend the throne.
In fact, Lord Li was confused by this series of events. He did not realize that Marquis Wenyuan, who had made great contributions to the battle of Jing State, had long been away from Yuanjing City and did not even show up at the emperor's birthday party.
After the emperor's birthday, Zhao Anwei has not appeared in Yuanjing City since then.
The Emperor had already dispatched troops to the two cities seized from Longling State, built fortifications, and was always ready for battle, with no intention of returning them. It was useless for Lord Li to waste time in Yuanjing.
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