The crown prince's move made the emperor stand directly in place and did not move for a long time.

"You, what did you just say?"

After a long time, he asked in disbelief.

The crown prince knelt on the ground again and repeated what he had just said, and after the emperor squinted his eyes and looked at him for a long time, he made sure that the prince was not cheating, so he sighed softly, shook his head to remove the surprise on his face, and said with a serious face.

"Do you think it's so easy to remove your crown prince?"

After hearing this, the prince looked up at the emperor, and his vicissitudes of life were a little tired, and he smiled weakly at the emperor.

It was this smile that made the emperor sigh, knowing that the prince was really sad this time.

"Let's get up and talk first."

After saying that, he sat down on the chair in front of the table.

The emperor looked at the crown prince in front of him seriously.

may be because of this incident, the prince no longer has the same vigor as before, and he has no edges and corners around him, and now he is a little gentle, but also a little decadent.

Moreover, at this time, he really realized that since the prince saw him, he did not use his previous name, but always used "I", "I", "I". So, is it that he, the father, the monarch, has done a particular failure?

The Emperor shifted his gaze to the foliage outside the window.

"Do you know why your father made you the crown prince back then?"

The crown prince was stunned, why did his father suddenly talk about this?

"Is it because I'm the eldest son?"

Moreover, his mother is the queen, and his father has been better to him than others since he was a child, so is there anything abnormal about being the prince?

The Emperor chuckled.

"I still remember that when you were a child, you used to surround me around, the first words you learned were taught to you by your father, and the first poem you learned was the first to come to me to show off. You are the closest to me and the most beloved of all the princes. I am grieved by the death of your mother, you are a child given to me by God, and everything I have is yours. ”

Listening to the emperor's words, the crown prince also began to think back to the time he spent with the emperor.

When he made a mistake with his brothers, he was also taken by his father, but the rest of his younger brothers were punished by his father.

For the emperor's love for him, he naturally understands it better than others.

But that's already the old yellow calendar!

Even if my father likes him more, but now? How sincere are you to yourself now? Before indiscriminately, he put himself under house arrest in the East Palace? Before, for his throne, he erected the third child as a target and sang against himself?

But these words were clear to him, but he could not say them.

"Father, the sons still remember that when the father went out on patrol in micro-clothes, he often brought a lot of small things to the sons."

The crown prince also fell into the recollection of the events of that year, with a smile on his face.

"That's right! At that time, it was you who were clamoring for me to take you out of the palace, so I promised you to bring you gadgets back, and you agreed to stay in the palace. ”

Thinking of the events of that year, a happy smile appeared on the emperor's face.

"In the blink of an eye, you are so old, and I am old."

The emperor sighed, and his mood was a little low.

"Father, in the hearts of his sons, his father will always be the high-spirited father!"

The Emperor looked at the crown prince and laughed.

"But my father is really old, and he can no longer hold you and pamper you like before, and you, as the crown prince, must also understand your responsibilities."

"Yes, Erchen understands!"

The prince said respectfully.

"I should have never heard of today's events, and don't mention them again!"

The crown prince was stunned for a moment and knew what the emperor meant, "Yes, the son knows that he is wrong." ”

The Emperor got up from his chair, walked over to the Prince, stretched out his hand and patted him twice on the shoulder, and then left without saying a word.

Seeing the emperor's figure disappear in front of him, the prince lowered his eyes and sneered, then he reached out to wipe the tears on his face with "sorrow", turned around and re-entered the door.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you see, only by retreating can you get what you want."

A voice suddenly came from behind him, and the prince turned suddenly, and saw a man in a black cloak standing not far from him behind him, and no one around him noticed it.

After his face changed a few times, he quickly turned around and pulled the person into the study.

"Who are you? What are you going to do? I warn you not to appear in front of me again. ”

On the second day, the morning pilgrimage.

Seeing the "seriously ill" prince who had not appeared in the court for a long time, many people looked at him strangely.

Some people are well-informed, or those who have taken refuge in the third or fourth prince, naturally know the cause here, but whether they know it or not, they have to bow to the prince at this time.

Enjoying the respectful attitude of the ministers, the prince's face was more humble, which made all the ministers have a different view of the prince.

Maybe it was this illness that made the prince figure it out a lot, so he fought like this, and everyone secretly guessed in their hearts.

However, only those who know the inside story will not make such judgments.

The prince, who had been recuperating for many days, finally recovered and appeared in the court again, but he was in good spirits on weekdays, and the third prince, who had been in the limelight recently, suddenly fell ill at home at this time.

This can't help but make people think about it.

And Zhao Yiyan stood next to him, and the old god was there, and the turmoil hidden above the seemingly calm court seemed to have nothing to do with him.

After most of the ministers had presented their latest speeches, the Emperor spoke slowly.

"Recently, I heard that the son of the minister of the court and the central government rode a horse and committed murder in the street, but I didn't know that in this imperial city, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are still people who dare to openly do such a thing!"

The quiet court was even quieter, and even a needle could be heard falling on the ground.

Hearing this, one of the ministers changed his face greatly, while the rest of the officials looked left and right, but did not speak.

"Hmph, no one admits it?"

The emperor squinted his eyes, looked at the ministers below who had not come forward for a long time, and slowly spoke word by word, his voice became even colder, which made the atmosphere in the court of his brother even more frozen.

I saw that the person who had just been faceless hurriedly stepped forward in fright, knelt on the ground with a pop, and kowtowed his head with a bang.

"The emperor is angry, the emperor is angry! The child is stubborn, although the minister has asked the family to give the injured money, but he still feels ashamed of the emperor's grace. ”

"Anger? That's how I made you a parent and an official to treat my people! How do you let me calm my anger? ”

As he spoke, he shouted to the guards outside the court.

"Come on, put down Master Li for me, remove me from my official position, and never be hired!"

Seeing Master Li being pulled out, the ministers of the Three Princes' faction began to panic a little.

Many of them knew about the case of yesterday's prefect's trial, and they somewhat guessed that the emperor wanted to do something to them, and they began to hang their eyes and behave with their tails between them, for fear that the next one would be their turn.

And the ministers of the Four Princes' faction are eager for something to happen to the people of the Three Princes.

But before they could be happy, the emperor directly named another official.

He was also dismissed from his post on charges of embezzlement and bribery, and was put in prison pending trial.

Zhao Yiyan stood beside him, watching the emperor take away many of the third and fourth princes one by one, knowing in his heart that the emperor was finally going to do it!

I'm afraid it's not only for those related to this matter, but also for the third prince and the fourth prince, right?

He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhao Zijian, but he happened to see Zhao Zijian raise his eyes, and after the two looked at each other for a while, they invariably turned their eyes in unison.

After the next dynasty, the staff of the four princes' mansions gathered in the four princes' mansions to discuss countermeasures.

"Fourth prince, you said that the emperor will not want to suppress you and the third prince, in order to protect the prince, right?"

The others nodded their heads when they thought about it.

After all, the emperor's preference for the crown prince is obvious to all, and this thing has not happened before.

Zhao Zijian frowned, lowered his head and shook his head after thinking deeply.

"Did you hear about yesterday? The father went to the third child's house. ”

What happened after that? Let the father let the prince go, and even take them to the knife?

If it is said that it is aimed at the third child, after all, the third child has been in the limelight recently, but now it is not only aimed at the third child, but also against himself, or is it that what happened between the prince and the father made the father change his attitude and change his mind?

Remembering that he didn't see the three princes in the court today, Zhao Zijian thought about it before shaking his head at them.

"Go back and think about what you need to do to change your father's attitude towards this king. As for this matter, isn't my third brother sick? I'm just going to take a look. ”

"Also, the fourth prince, as the New Year is approaching, many civil and military ministers who have returned to Beijing to report on their work want to come and see you, ......?"

Zhu Yanqing changed the subject, and her eyes spoke tentatively.

Zhao Zijian frowned, sneered, and reprimanded angrily.

"Idiot! Isn't it enough for you to remember the third child? Now that my father has just released His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, no matter what tactics the prince uses, he must be mixing oil with his father now, and if I have any trouble now, it will only make my father suppress me even more! And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looks good, but in fact, it is said that the country is easy to change, and the nature is difficult to change. Wait until this period of time passes, hum ......"

He sneered, his eyes full of mockery and ridicule.

No matter how well he behaves on the surface, his nature will not change in any way, so even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his father reconcile this time, there will not necessarily be other conflicts in the future.

Zhongli had already had a premonition that the capital would change.

Sure enough, this will be a few days, I heard that many big officials in the capital have either been demoted or dismissed, and they will drag their families to their hometowns for the New Year, and I heard that the capital will not let them stay longer, which is enough to see the consequences of the emperor's thunderous anger.