When the emperor heard Liu Xi's words, his face was also stunned.

But he didn't have the heart to think about it right now.

At this moment, the emperor was most worried about nothing more than two things.

One is whether the imperial examination can be carried out, and the other is to prepare for a war with Dachu and recapture the thirteen cities of Nanjun.

But the most important thing at the moment is to take the imperial examination.

If such a national policy is forced to die because of the opposition of the hundred officials, it will be impossible to pass any national policy that competes with the hundred officials for profit in the future.

Therefore, no matter what happens this time, we must resolutely promote the imperial examination.

"What is the prince doing now?" The emperor put down the dishes and chopsticks and looked at Liu Xi in front of him.

Liu Xi hurriedly replied: "The prince seems to have been in the East Palace and has not done anything. ”

"Didn't do anything?" The emperor's heart sank instantly.

The emperor knew that the officials would never let the imperial examination be carried out, and Chen Changfeng should have found a way at this time, why didn't he do anything.

"Your Majesty, there is one more matter, the old slave wants to report to Your Majesty." Liu Xi hesitated.

The emperor frowned, waved his hand, and said, "You say." ”

"Your Majesty, the news just came that the second prince went to see the former Ministry of Rites Shangshu Duan today, and the third prince went to see His Royal Highness the King of Shu." When Liu Xi said this, he stopped his voice.

The rest of the words don't need to be said anymore, the emperor himself can understand.

The second prince and the third prince went to find Du An and King Shu respectively, and the emperor knew very well what his intentions were.

The emperor's face was slightly gloomy.

The former secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Du An, was his mentor, and if he opposed the imperial examination, even if he was the emperor, he could not completely ignore Du An.

There is also the King of Shu, that is the emperor's imperial uncle, who is over sixty years old this year, and is the one with the highest rank in the Ming royal family, and the only one left.

The king of Shu is an elder, even if he reprimands the emperor in person, the emperor has to accompany the smiling face, if he also opposes the imperial examination......

The emperor's face was already very ugly at this moment, and his heart began to be extremely worried.

The ice cream, which I had been feeling mellow just now, has now become bland and tasteless.

"I'm going to get out there." With that, the emperor got up and walked out of the upper study.

Liu Xi knew that the emperor was going to find the crown prince.

But when the emperor came to the East Palace, he didn't see Chen Changfeng, and when he asked the servants of the East Palace, he only said that the prince had just gone out.

They don't know where they went.

The emperor was annoyed, and at this time, Chen Changfeng still had the leisure to go outside.

……

At night.

The second prince, the third prince, and several officials gathered together again.

The third prince looked a little excited.

The rest of the officials were also smiling.

"Second brother, the King of Shu has promised that he will go to kneel outside the imperial city early tomorrow morning, and he will also lead a group of veterans who have retreated."

"On the general's side, the second brother doesn't have to worry at all." The third prince was a little proud.

The King of Shu is the highest elder of the Ming royal family, and with him, even the emperor can only be flattered.

"Du Shangshu also agreed, he will go over in person, and he will also take the retired officials to advise." The second prince smiled slightly.

The civilian, official, and military generals are all ready, and they can't easily take down Chen Changfeng's people tomorrow?

What about the emperor's support?

Hundreds of officials are opposed, even the emperor can't insist, and this Ming Dynasty is not the emperor alone?

"By the way, there is one more thing, I and the third child will not go over in person tomorrow, so you have to be in front." The second prince suddenly said this.

The third prince didn't speak, obviously he and the second prince had already discussed it before.

Several officials were stunned, then nodded their heads.

They understood the meaning of the second prince and the third prince.

Tomorrow, hundreds of officials will kneel outside the imperial city and force the emperor to cancel the plan to take the imperial examination.

This is almost equivalent to forcing the palace.

If the second prince and the third prince had passed, even if they succeeded in the end, the emperor was forced to cancel the imperial examination under the pressure of hundreds of officials.

That must also keep the two princes in mind.

The prince who forced the palace never ended well.

If they don't go, it's none of their business.

The Emperor would not be so angry with them.

"The second prince and the third prince can rest assured, this matter is on us, with the support of Du Shangshu and the King of Shu, we will definitely win tomorrow." An officer patted his chest and assured.

"Yes, if you can't ask Your Majesty to cancel the imperial examination tomorrow, we'll see you there." The other person also spoke, with a happy face.

The second prince and the third prince glanced at each other, and they both saw the look of satisfaction in each other's eyes.

"Then there are a few Laos, this time, we must stop the imperial examination, and by the way, let the bastard of the sixth child have no place to stand." The second prince said coldly.

"Yes, Your Royal Highness the Second Prince." Several officials nodded in response.

……

Early in the morning of the eighth day of October in the nineteenth year of Yongping of the Ming Empire.

Emperor Ming has not slept all night, Xu is has been worrying too much recently, the pressure is too great, the emperor is faintly worried that something big is about to happen.

got up from the bed, and just got dressed under the service of the attendants, Liu Xi pushed the door in.

The coolness of the early morning made the emperor shudder, his eyes fell on Liu Xi, and he saw Liu Xi's face showing anxiety.

The Emperor suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

"What's wrong, panicking?" The emperor forcibly endured the uneasiness in his heart and looked at Liu Xi expressionlessly.

"Your Majesty, the former Shangshu Dushang of the Ministry of Rites led a group of civil officials who had already died of old age, as well as many civil officials from the court, kneeling at the entrance of the imperial city."

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu led the blind Zhuguo and a group of military generals, and also knelt at the entrance of the imperial city."

"They said, please retract your order, cancel the imperial examination, or you will kneel there until you die." Liu Xi knelt on the ground, his face full of anxiety.

The emperor's face instantly became extremely gloomy.

Kneel there until you die!

This is no longer an exhortation, but a forced palace of Chiguoguo!

The emperor had thought that the civil and military generals would have various ways of admonishment, and he took the trouble to give himself an excerpt, always asking to meet him, or to ask for orders to himself as an elder.

But the emperor never thought that these people would kneel neatly at the entrance of the imperial city, and even threatened that if they didn't agree, they would kneel there until death.

This is completely ignoring him, the Ming Emperor, and forcing him, the Ming Emperor.

Liu Xi knelt on the ground, and he could clearly feel the cold killing intent on the emperor's body.

But this killing intent quickly disappeared again.

"Are the second and third children also there?" The Emperor asked suddenly.

"Yes, but the second prince and the third prince are persuading those people to leave quickly, and even kneel down for them." Liu Xi hurriedly said.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it was true.

The two princes, who should have been the most opposed to the imperial examination, actually persuaded those people to leave.

"The kids are all grown up." The emperor suddenly said such an inexplicable sentence.

Liu Xi was stunned, and then immediately understood what the emperor meant.

It's just that he doesn't dare to say more.

The emperor is already on the verge of breaking out, and he is just an inner servant, so don't care so much.

"Now that they're all here, I'm going to have to meet them, many of them haven't seen in years."

"Let's go, follow me." The emperor left a word and strode out of the dormitory.

Liu Xi sighed, his face full of melancholy.

Today's scene, I'm afraid it's not so easy to deal with.