Regarding this question, Xu Wei actually thought about it when the rumors first came out, but this time he thought about it seriously and answered after half a day.
"I admit that the Ninth Prince's martial arts is superb, his intelligence is extraordinary, and he can be called a rare man in the world, but even so, he is just an ordinary person, and there is no comparison with those who know the mystery!"
"You mean, that person should come from Xuanmen?"
"Yes, in the eyes of those people, we are like ants!"
Speaking of this, Xu Wei looked helpless.
"Those people are too far away from us after all!"
The eldest prince whispered something.
In the early morning of the next day, chickens and birds chirped endlessly.
It heralds the beginning of a new day, and it also heralds the imminent war.
The news was not what Emperor Renxiao said, it was announced after a few days, and in the morning of the next day, in front of all the ministers, he directly issued an imperial edict.
Everyone hadn't received the news beforehand, and they were all at a loss.
The diehards have been supporting the third prince all the time. Hearing this, everyone's faces turned pale, especially the third prince's expression immediately sank.
"Your Majesty, please think twice..."
Since ancient times, the dispute over the establishment of the reserve will naturally lead to the distribution of power in the court.
This time is no exception, even though it is a difficult time for the empire.
Some people opposed it, and others supported it. Right now, the two factions stood directly in the main hall and started arguing, without the slightest air of dignitaries in the past.
Emperor Renxiao sat on the dragon chair, staring at them without saying a word.
Let these people fight to the death, blushing, and saying anything.
Naturally, there will also be some neutrals, all bowing their heads and frowning.
He had a panoramic view of all this, but the prince stood on the far left and said nothing.
This fight went on for two hours.
Everyone had no strength, so they gradually calmed down, and more people were already sitting on the ground.
As for Emperor Renxiao, melons and fruits had already been placed on the royal case, and he was eating at a leisurely pace.
"The emperor..."
Many people were a little depressed when they saw the current situation. They blushed and had thick necks after arguing, but the master was actually eating one by one.
"Why, enough noise?"
Emperor Renxiao raised his head unhurriedly, picked up a dish from the table, put it in his mouth, and looked at them slowly.
"If you quarrel like this in the early morning, you will lose the face of the empire!"
Emperor Renxiao slapped the chopsticks on the jade table, and all the ministers, whether they were sitting, standing or leaning on the pillars, immediately knelt down in a hurry.
"The emperor calm down!"
"Calm your anger?" Emperor Renxiao stood up directly, looked at everyone coldly and said, "I have already decided on this matter. From now on, the eldest prince will be the crown prince of the empire, the next emperor!"
After saying this, Emperor Renxiao walked away directly, leaving everyone bewildered.
Although the matter was a foregone conclusion, there was another scuffle between the supporters of the First Prince and the Third Prince.
Of course, it is limited to the war of words.
When Chu Jiyao came out, Concubine Yun was waiting for him outside.
"Why is the concubine here?"
Chu Jiyao rushed over quickly.
"Mother and concubine, I heard that your father appointed you as the crown prince, but is it true?"
Concubine Yun obviously got the exact news, but she just wanted to confirm it again, her face was full of surprise.
Chu Jiyao nodded, but there was no joy on his face.
"I just said, I just said how can my emperor be a mediocre person, go, go back with mother and concubine, maybe I will cook for you today and cook some delicious food for you!"
She was so happy, she was exiled for twenty years, and she was forced to be separated from her own son for twenty years.
Now that she has finally returned to the palace again, and her son has been named the crown prince, the excitement in her heart is beyond words.
Go out and stop her quickly, for fear that she will say something again, there are ministers walking out one after another around.
Someone had already heard their words and snorted coldly.
"Mother and concubine, my son-in-law has just been established as the crown prince, so it is not appropriate to celebrate now!"
"Oh, my son is still thoughtful, then..."
Concubine Yun was already so excited that she didn't know what to say.
"Mother Concubine, you go back first, and Erchen will visit you later!"
"Okay, okay!" Concubine Yun said three good words in a row, then patted Chu Jiyao's hand, and walked away step by step.
Emperor Ren Xiao's work was extremely efficient. He had just returned to the palace on the second day when Xu Wei returned to the position of commander of the imperial guards.
He was dressed in iron clothes, with a cold light, straddling his sword, striding towards Chu Jiyao with undiminished momentum.
"The final general will see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
He was on patrol at the moment, when he saw Chu Jiyao outside the main hall, he went up to greet him.
As he knelt down on one knee, all the imperial guards immediately knelt down and called Chu Jiyao the crown prince.
This scene was caught by everyone who had just walked out of the hall.
Especially the third prince, with a livid face, rushed out to walk in front of him.
Gouging him out fiercely, he whispered.
"Don't get complacent too early, who might have the last laugh!"
Chu Jiyao was not angry, but turned slowly to meet his eyes.
"I've always known that the king's father loves you the most!"
In fact, Chu Jiyao didn't mean anything else.
The reason why Emperor Renxiao made him the crown prince this time was because he had other ideas.
However, his words with deep meaning were given another explanation by the third prince.
"This prince naturally knows that my father loves me the most. He is afraid that I will be in danger, so he gave the position of prince to outsiders. Everything is to protect my son!"
After the third prince finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and strode away.
There are many ministers behind him.
Chu Jiyao watched everyone leave.
He stood on the spot without any movement. Not long after, an internal official bent over, "Eldest Prince, oh no, His Royal Highness, please come with your slaves!"
Chu Jiyao didn't say anything, and followed him directly to the harem.
The middle palace represents the head of the six palaces, no matter which dynasty it is in, it is the most noble place in the harem.
Majesty and glory are synonymous with it.
However, at this moment Chu Jiyao was standing outside the central palace, looking at the desolate and desolate palace, he shook his head slightly.
"Meet the Queen!"
The queen at the moment is dressed in Chinese clothes.
Lying sideways on the imperial concubine's couch, the long hem of her clothes dragged far, far away on the ground.
She propped her head on her elbows, her black hair was draped softly by her side, and she didn't speak a word.
Chu Jiyao didn't say a word, just stood there straight.
After an unknown amount of time, an understated voice came.
"Since you are here to ask for help, you should have the attitude of asking for help. Didn't the prince forget the rules in this palace, and when he saw this palace, he didn't even call the queen mother?"
The queen's legs drew a beautiful arc in mid-air, and she stood up slowly.
"I know what the queen has done. Could it be that you think that this palace is still your place?"
"Oh, I don't even know what I did, why don't I ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to give me some pointers!"
Chu Jiyao knew how powerful this woman was, and he never dared to underestimate her.
If possible, he would not want to see this woman at all.
"The queen was joking!"
Seeing that he was showing weakness, the queen showed a satisfied smile, the corners of her mouth were lightly raised, and she walked towards him briskly.
"Tell me, what do you want to know?"
Seeing that the two were about to stand together, the queen suddenly turned around and sat down on the guest seat next to her.
"I want to know, is the owner of the yin-yang physique someone from my empire?"
"Oh?" The queen was a little surprised.
"It seems you know something."
"I also ask the queen to let me know one or two!"
Chu Jiyao looked calm, but his words were sincere.
"Tell you yes, then what can you do for me?"
"Queen, let's talk about your own conditions first!" Chu Jiyao said clearly, not in a hurry, and wanted the other party to show his cards first.
"If one day, Ben Gong unfortunately dies earlier than you, I hope you can collect my body for me!"
Chu Jiyao thought about countless possibilities. At this moment, his mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about the condition proposed by the queen, how should he agree to it, but he never thought that the queen would say such a thing.
Let him collect the body for her.
Chu Jiyao was silent for a while, and then replied, "I will beg my father to spare your life!"
"Haha, hahaha..."
The queen sneered twice at first, and then started laughing again.
The look is somewhat crazy.
"I really can't bear it, you are such a naive person, you just died under the replacement of the throne."
"Do you really think that the current situation is completely controlled by your father?"
"What do you mean?" Chu Jiyao turned pale with shock, and then forced himself to calm down.
He has always known that the queen is mysterious.
She knows a lot of unknown things, and her intelligence is amazing.
"Isn't it obvious what Ben Gong said? You are just a pawn in their game, and so am I, all of us are, so..."
The queen turned around abruptly, staring at Chu Jiyao with a ferocious expression.
"Everyone in the palace will die!"
"What the hell do you know?"
Seeing him turn around, Chu Jiyao eagerly took two steps to chase after him.
"Why should I tell you?"
"You're not mine!" When she said this, the queen's expression was very mischievous, and only now did she have the expression she should have at her age.
"You, don't you want me to collect the body for you?"
"So you agreed?"
The queen's eyes flickered, and the sudden joy was covered up by plainness.
"As long as you tell me everything I want to know, I, Chu Jiyao, will do what I say!"
"Okay, I'll give you three questions for free, you have to make good use of them!"
The queen didn't seem to care at all, and said casually.
"Who is the yin and yang constitution?"
Chu Jiyao asked in a deep voice, his eyes fixed on the queen.
"I thought you should have known."
Chu Jiyao remained silent, just staring at the queen, wanting her to give an answer.
"You guessed it right, it is Chu Li, the Ninth Prince of the Empire!"
(end of this chapter)