In the early dynasties, the emperor solemnly talked about the establishment of the prince.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the emperor of the Southern Mo Kingdom has made it clear that he wants to marry his princess to the crown prince of our dynasty, which prince do you think can take on this heavy responsibility?"

As soon as these words came out, the originally noisy court became silent for a while, and all the courtiers couldn't figure out what was going on today's mind, let alone interject at will.

As the Son of Heaven becomes more and more suspicious, the consequences of speculating on the divine will can be fatal.

The emperor snorted coldly: "That's all you have to do, you keep arguing about small things, and keep silent about big things." As for the Prince, each of you has to name your personal choice. ”

Many courtiers trembled, but Lin Jiyuan was the first to stand up and speak: "Your Majesty, the ministers think that the choice of the prince should be the will of the people, why not let the officials go deep into the people to listen to the voices of the people?"

Although he promised his granddaughter not to stand in line, he would never allow a ruthless person like the third prince to sit on the throne.

As a veteran of the imperial court, this is the only thing he can do for the people of the world.

Lin Jiyuan's implication that the emperor could not understand, he just felt that the eighth child was the desire of the people, and Yuzhou made great contributions to water control, and it should be included in the scope of candidates for the prince.

He admitted that the Eighth Emperor Brother did a really good job, but where was the third child, he was targeted everywhere by this old horseman.

In his opinion, the third prince is much better than the eighth prince, and he is a thoughtful person, unlike the eighth who secretly cares about his position, and he will definitely be an enlightened monarch in the future.

The three princes couldn't get used to Lin Jiyuan's calm and relaxed appearance, and took the initiative to refute it: "According to what Lord Lin said, the candidate for the prince is too difficult to judge, as the prince of Tianshuo, each of them remembers their responsibilities and does their best for the people.

Even if it is for the benefit of the people, the third prince does no less than the eighth prince.

This Lord Lin likes to rely on the old and sell the old the most, and he is still biased towards his grandson-in-law's friend, if he didn't expect to be able to follow the dragon in the future, this old fox might not have said such a meaningful thing at all.

Seeing that someone stood up to speak for the other princes, the emperor's hanging heart fell, but he sat on the dragon chair and watched the excitement, even if he pushed the third child to the top position, he had to find a reason to be able to convince the public, and he couldn't let him be unjustifiable.

"I think what Lord Lin said makes sense, since the people's hearts are mentioned, it is better for you Aiqing to summarize what good things the princes have done recently, so as to give everyone a reference."

As soon as these words came out, many courtiers discussed in low voices as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

This is definitely an opportunity to make a good impression on the emperor.

In terms of opening their eyes and telling nonsense, the three princes easily won the first place, and successively listed several deeds when Yuzhou controlled the water.

"Your Majesty, the loyalty of the three princes can be learned, if it weren't for him to appease the people in time, the people of Yuzhou would never have waited for the day when the water control was successful. At that time, not only Yuzhou, but also the surrounding areas will become a mess and more difficult to govern. ”

What can Lin Jiyuan say? He felt chilled for this court, and regarded the stolen credit as glory, not only the three princes were shameless, but the emperor was even more mediocre.

As expected, the emperor nodded with satisfaction: "The third emperor has done a good job in this matter, Gu has already rewarded him, and the rest of you should learn more from him."

In order to avoid suspicion, the princes in the court basically did not speak, and the three princes were not shocked on their faces, but the moment they lowered their heads, the corners of their lips were quickly hooked.

"The father praised it falsely, this is what the son should do."

Things have developed so far, everyone present is a human spirit, how can you not understand that the emperor has already fallen in love with the three princes, and he is ready to cultivate.

Otherwise, he would not take the eighth prince everywhere to pave the way for the three princes.

The reason why the topic of Lichu is thrown out is probably to block the mouth of Youyou!

As soon as this father-son co-starred scene, all the courtiers were very familiar and did not speak again.

The emperor was satisfied, but his happy expression could not be put on the surface, he clearly knew that this matter could not be rushed, otherwise it would have the opposite effect.

"I understand the feelings of your lords who want to select a qualified prince for the country, but it is not a trivial matter to establish a prince, I hope you can all make a decision after careful consideration."

It sounds like an encouraging word, but there is an implied threat in it, and the choice of the three princes is very happy, if someone doesn't know each other, the end may not be very good.

After a thrilling court meeting, Lin Jiyuan's face was solemn, the emperor's attitude was obviously not joking, if no one stopped him, he would definitely push the third prince to the position of the prince.

Once it is decided, unless the prince makes a big mistake, it cannot be changed, and then the three princes will definitely hold their position firmly and act more cautiously, if they want to shake it, they will definitely have to pay a huge price.

Once people enjoy the benefits brought by power, they will not let go easily, and with the violent character of the three princes, the lives of the people will not be very good.

In fact, the eighth prince has already secretly investigated the faction of the three princes, and most of those corrupt officials and corrupt officials are his minions.

The three princes can unite them together, and they should secretly use a lot of means, if the three princes finally become a great treasure, these corrupt officials will definitely be reused, and the people will really be miserable at that time.

In stark contrast to Lin Jiyuan is the three princes' faction, their current state can be described as jubilant, after all, there is nothing more pleasing than the emperor being on their side.

"Congratulations to the three princes, congratulations to the three princes, as long as the emperor is on our side, the position of the crown prince will definitely be captured."

The mood of the third prince himself is not optimistic, although the father is facing him, but there are still a large number of old ministers in the court who support the eighth emperor uncle, if the father and the emperor finally can't withstand the pressure of the ministers and set up another person, then he is not missing out on that honorable position? He would never allow that to happen!

"You keep an eye on Uncle Eight Emperors, and all suspicious things in the Eight Emperors' Mansion must be reported to me."

He wants to find Song Zhehao's mistake as soon as possible and uproot his power in the court.

I believe that as long as he doesn't go too far, his father will definitely turn a blind eye, after all, he is also afraid of Uncle Eight, isn't he?

Thinking like this, the gloom in his eyes was even worse, isn't it good to be his own idle prince? Why do you have to think about things that don't belong to you, since you are so ignorant, don't blame me for not knowing humility.

A small fight can't hurt Song Zhehao at all, and the three princes can only start from the big picture.

It happened that some time ago, it was found out that there was a sum of money of unknown origin under the account of Yuzhou, but because there was no evidence, it could not be convicted directly, but now it can be used to make a fuss.

No matter whether he used the private treasury or the state treasury, as long as he used a little means, Song Zhehao could not escape the charge of wantonly accumulating wealth, winning over the people's hearts, and having impure motives.

He first asked people to write a document in Song Zhehao's handwriting, the content of which was very close to threatening and intimidating, saying that if the rich families in Yuzhou did not donate money to control the water, they would not be able to stay in Yuzhou.

The imperial court has already allocated enough silver taels, why did Song Zhehao make this move, and where did the original silver go? The twists and turns make people think deeply.

As soon as this move came out, I believe that Song Zhehao will not die, and he will also shed his skin.

It is obviously difficult to believe that the third prince must contact the rich families in Yuzhou and let them accompany him to perform this scene.

On the night when they came up with the plan, the three princes' subordinates contacted many people one after another.

"What do you think? Just sign this please. Wish, the top guarantees that you will be prosperous and wealthy for the rest of your life, and it is even possible to become an imperial businessman. ”

Businessmen have always been sensitive to crises, and they have sensed that they are messing with people they shouldn't be messed with.

This group of people is probably the political enemies of the Eighth Prince, and they want to use their hands to frame Zhongliang.

The eighth prince is the life-saving benefactor of the people of Yuzhou, and it is impossible to take revenge, but if they don't agree to this group of people, their life will probably not be easy in the future.

It is impossible to exterminate them all, such a major event will definitely cause the court to shake, and since the life is still there, there is nothing to fear. They decided to put it off first.

"We have to go home safely and sign again, what if we sign it now and you don't let people go?"

The three princes who came to communicate were patient, and said in a vicious voice: "Why do you have so many things? Believe it or not, I won't let you go back now? ”

The businessman who spoke was also fierce, and said with a stiff neck: "Then you kill me now, I just don't know if my family will report to the official after I die...... If you know that there are so many murder cases of a bad nature in Yuzhou, you must be able to investigate them thoroughly! ”

The barefoot person is not afraid of wearing shoes, and when he encounters this kind of villain, his attitude will be more horizontal than his.

The subordinates of the three princes are helpless, they don't know whether to compromise or not, if it drags on for a long time, someone will definitely find out that they are missing, and now it seems that they can only give up temporarily.

The wealthy businessmen, who had regained their freedom, breathed a sigh of relief and began to discuss what to do next.

"If we don't do what they say, will our families be in danger? My life is worthless, but I can't risk my loved ones. ”

These words touched the hearts of many people, and they began to waver, and even doubted whether it was correct to defend Song Zhehao in this way.

It is true that the eighth prince helped them, but human nature is selfish, and when faced with choices, there will always be biases.

Seeing that the direction of the discussion was getting more and more deviated, someone stood up and said: "If there is no Eighth Prince, all of us would have to live a life of displacement, how can we continue to enjoy the glory and wealth as we do now." As for your relatives, I believe that they will never dare to move, for this world has not yet been so dark. Take 10,000 steps back, even if one of us encounters an accident, I believe that the others will do justice for us even if they sue the emperor. Brothers, you can't be a man! ”