411 Lichu
Regarding this question, in fact, when the rumors first came out, Xu Chu thought about it, but this time he thought about it seriously, and only replied after half a salary.
"I admit that the Nine Princes are world-renowned in martial arts and talented, and he can be called a rare strange man in the world, but despite this, he is just an ordinary person, and there is no comparison with those who understand the mystical law!"
"You mean, that person should be from the Xuanmen?"
"Yes, in the eyes of those people, we are just ants!"
Speaking of this, Xu Chu looked helpless.
"Those people are too far away from us after all!"
The eldest prince whispered.
The next morning, the roosters and birds were singing incessantly.
It is the beginning of a new day, and it is also a sign that the great war is coming.
The news was not as Emperor Renxiao said, it was announced a few days later, and the next morning, in front of the ministers, he directly made an edict.
Everyone didn't receive the news in advance, and they all looked at a loss.
The diehards have been supporting the three princes, and when they heard the words, their faces were like vegetables, especially the three princes, and their faces sank directly.
"Your Majesty, please think twice......"
Since ancient times, the dispute between the establishment of the prince will naturally lead to the distribution of forces in the court.
This time is no exception, even if it is a difficult time for the Empire.
Some people oppose it, and naturally some people will support it, and at the moment, the two factions stood directly on the main hall and quarreled, without the slightest style of the high-ranking officials and nobles in the past.
Emperor Renxiao sat on the dragon chair, without saying a word, his face was calm, staring at them.
Let these people fight to the death, red-faced and red-eared, and say anything.
Naturally, there will be some neutrals, one by one bowing their heads and lowering their eyebrows.
All this was seen, but the prince stood on the far left and did not say anything.
This fight was directly fried for two hours.
The crowd had no strength left, and it gradually stopped, and more people were already sitting on the ground.
As for Emperor Renxiao, melons and fruits had already been placed on the imperial case to eat, and he was eating unhurriedly.
"The Emperor's ......"
Many people saw the current situation, they were a little depressed, they quarreled with a red face and thick neck, but the main one by one was actually eating.
"What, enough noise?"
Emperor Renxiao raised his head unhurriedly, picked up a dish in front of the table, put it in his mouth, and looked at them slowly.
"An early dynasty made you quarrel like this, and the face of the empire made you lose everything!"
Emperor Renxiao slapped his chopsticks on the jade table with a snap, and all the ministers, whether they were sitting, standing or reclining on the pillar, hurriedly knelt down at the first time.
"The emperor is angry!"
"Anger?" Emperor Renxiao stood up directly, and looked at everyone coldly, "I have decided this matter, from this moment on, the eldest prince will be the prince of the empire, the next emperor!" β
After saying this, Emperor Renxiao walked away directly, leaving everyone at a loss.
Although the matter was a foregone conclusion, there was another scuffle between the supporters of the eldest prince and the third prince.
Limited to the war of words, of course.
When Chu Jiyao walked out, Concubine Yun was waiting for him outside.
"Why is the mother here?"
Chu Jiyao hurried over.
"Mother, I heard that your father made you the prince, but is it true?"
Concubine Yun had obviously gotten the exact news, but she just wanted to confirm it again, and her face was full of surprise.
Chu Jiyao nodded, but there was no joy on his face.
"I'll just say, I'll just say how can my emperor be a mediocre person, go, go back with my mother, why don't I cook in person today and cook something delicious for you!"
She was so happy that 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 prince again, the excitement in her heart is beyond words.
When you go out, you have to stop her quickly, for fear that she will say something again, and there are ministers walking out one after another.
Someone had already heard their words and snorted coldly.
"Mother, the son has just been established as the prince, and it is not appropriate to celebrate now!"
"Oh, it's still thoughtful, that's ......"
Concubine Yun was already excited and didn't know what to say.
"Mother, you go back first, and the son-in-law will come to see you later!"
"Good, good!" Concubine Yun said three good words in a row before patting Chu Jiyao's hand and leaving step by step.
Emperor Renxiao's work efficiency was extremely fast, and the day after he returned to the palace, Xu Zhen returned to the position of commander of the Praetorian Guard.
He was dressed in iron, sparkling with cold light, straddling the big sword, his momentum did not decrease at all, and he strode towards Chu Jiyao.
"The last general will see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
He was patrolling at the moment, and as soon as he arrived outside the main hall, he saw Chu Jiyao and stepped forward directly to salute.
As he knelt down on one knee, followed by all the Praetorian Guards, he immediately knelt down and called Chu Jiyao the crown prince in a loud voice.
This scene was captured by everyone who had just walked out of the main hall.
Especially the third prince, he rushed out with a blue face to walk in front of him.
glanced at him fiercely and whispered.
"Don't get complacent too early, who can have the last laugh!"
Chu Jiyao was not angry, but slowly turned around and looked at him.
"I always knew that my father loved you the most!"
In fact, Chu Jiyao didn't mean anything else.
The reason why Emperor Renxiao appointed him as the prince this time was because he had other ideas.
However, his profound words were explained differently by the third prince.
"This prince naturally knows that my father loves me the most, and he is afraid that I will be in danger, so he gives the position of the crown prince to outsiders, all to protect my son!"
After the third prince said this, he flicked his sleeves and strode away directly.
He was followed by numerous ministers.
Chu Jiyao watched everyone leave.
He stood there without any movement, and after a while, an internal official bent over, "Great Prince, oh no, His Royal Highness the Prince, please come with the minions!" β
Chu Jiyao didn't say anything, and walked directly to the harem with him.
The middle palace represents the head of the six palaces, and no matter which dynasty it is in, it is the most honorable place in the harem.
Majesty is synonymous with it.
However, at this moment, Chu Jiyao was standing outside the middle palace, looking at the palace that was distracted and cold, and shook his head slightly.
"I've seen the Queen!"
The queen at this moment is dressed in gorgeous clothes.
Lying on his side on the chaise longue, the hem of his clothes dragged far, far away on the ground.
She propped her head on her elbows, her black hair supplanted at her side, and she didn't speak.
Chu Jiyao didn't say anything, just stood there straight.
I don't know how long it took, but an understatement voice came.
"Since you are here to ask for someone, you should have the attitude of asking for someone, 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 drew a beautiful arc of her legs in mid-air and stood up slowly.
"What did the queen do and know in her heart, don't you think that this middle palace is still your place?"
"Oh, what this palace has done, this palace itself doesn't know, it's better to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for some advice!"
Chu Jiyao knew how powerful this woman was, and he never dared to underestimate it.
If he could, he wouldn't want to see this woman at all.
"The queen laughed!"
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, come to me and want to know what?"
Seeing that the two were about to stand together, the queen suddenly turned around and sat down directly on the guest seat next to her.
"I want to know, is the owner of the Yin and Yang Physique a person from my empire?"
"Oh?" The queen was a little surprised.
"Looks like you know something."
"Please also ask the queen to inform one or two!"
Chu Jiyao's expression was calm, but his words were very sincere.
"Tell you can, then what can you do for me?"
"The queen should talk about her own conditions first!" Chu Jiyao said it clearly, he was not in a hurry, and wanted the other party to show his hole cards first.
"If one day, this palace unfortunately dies earlier than you, I hope you can collect the body for me!"
Chu Jiyao thought about countless possibilities, and at this moment, his mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about the conditions proposed by the queen, how he should agree, but he never thought that the queen would say such a thing.
Let him collect her body.
Chu Jiyao was silent for a while, and then replied, "I will plead with my father and spare your life!" β
"Haha, hahaha......"
The queen sneered twice, then began to laugh again.
The look was somewhat crazy.
"This palace really can't bear it, you are such a naΓ―ve person, you died under the change of throne like this."
"Do you really think that the current situation has been completely controlled by your father?"
"What do you mean?" Chu Jiyao was shocked, and then forced himself to calm down.
He had always known that the queen was mysterious.
She knows a lot of things that no one knows, and her intelligence is superb.
"Isn't it obvious what Hongu said? You're just a pawn in their game, and so am I, and all of us are, so ......"
The queen turned around violently and stared at Chu Jiyao with a somewhat hideous expression.
"Everyone in the palace will die!"
"What the hell do you know?"
Chu Jiyao saw him turn around, and he was a little anxious to chase after him two steps faster.
"Why should I tell you?"
"You're not who I am!" When she said this, the queen's expression was very naughty, and at this point, she had a look a little like what she should have at her age.
"You, don't you want me to collect your body?"
"So, you agreed?"
The queen's eyes flashed, and the joy of the moment was covered by the blandness.
"As long as you tell me everything I want to know, I Chu Jiyao will do what he says!"
"Okay, I'll give you three questions for free, you should make good use of it!"
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, staring at the queen with a pair of eyes.
"I thought you should have known."
Chu Jiyao was silent, just staring at the queen, wanting her to give an answer.
"You guessed it right, it's the Ninth Prince of the Empire, Chu Li!"