Tu Nanguo, Luojing, Imperial Palace

"The third prince of Xuan enters the palace!"

"The third prince of Xuan enters the palace!"

The high and loud voice resounded throughout the Guanghua Hall, and in the main hall, the civil and military officials were separated from each other, and many of them were still arguing with each other, arguing fiercely. At this time, he was sitting cross-legged on the dragon chair, his mental state was a little sluggish, and the middle-aged man with a stiff body was the current emperor of Tu Nanguo, Liu Dingrui.

In the front row under the dragon seat, sitting on the left and right are the eldest prince Liu Changnian and the second prince Liu Changyue. Chen Shaojie, the left minister, and Li Muzheng, the right minister, stood at the forefront of the civil and military officials with a wat board in their hands, and after the two, the hundred officials were also clearly divided into two factions.

The voice of the third prince of the hanging dynasty did not immediately suppress the super noisy officials, and it was not until Liu Changxi officially entered the hall that he calmed down a little.

"Shhhhhhhhhh

At this time, Liu Changxi was still wearing the luxurious light armor he had worn that night in the front-line camp. Although he is not very old, all the civil and military officials have to admit that the third prince is the one with the most aura among the three princes, and his young face already has the majesty of a natural superior, although his steps are not big, but the creaking sound of the light armor on his body colliding with each other and the squeak of his boots stepping on the ground are intertwined, which makes his face covered by a helmet look more imposing.

"See Father. Liu Changxi walked to the front of the hall, between the left and right phases, knelt down on one leg, and saluted Liu Dingrui on the dragon seat.

"Changxi, get up. Liu Dingrui cleared his throat and said in a hoarse voice, "How is the matter resolved?"

"Returning to my father, my son's son went in person this time, and he has officially signed a reconciliation agreement with Yao Anfeng, the commander of the Wenjing National Forbidden Army, in Luofeng City. Since then, the west of Luofeng Slope has been classified as a neutral area governed by the two countries for trade import, the Northwest Army retreated to the south of Luofeng Slope and camped and began to build a new fortress, the Southeast Army has returned to the court, and the clan escort team has also been disbanded on the spot in Luojing. ”

"Very well done. Liu Dingrui affirmed, "This matter can be solved so satisfactorily, you should make the first contribution!"

All the officials could hear it, and Liu Dingrui's tone was a little excited at this time.

But if you think about it, you know that it is inevitable that Liu Dingrui will be so excited. The eldest prince Liu Changnian and the second prince Liu Changyue proved that they were not worthy of use with one thing, and in stark contrast, the third prince Liu Changxi has made remarkable achievements since he became an adult, and this time the end of the war between Tunan and Wenjing made many officials drop their jaws.

"Your Majesty!" At this time, the right minister Li Mu suddenly spoke, "The third prince Liu Changxi was able to surrender without a fight this time, not only successfully ended the war, but also won unexpected results for my Tunan, the five cities west of Luofeng Slope are not small, before my Tunan caravan entered Wenjing to pay a huge amount of toll tax, and now there is a new co-governance city, which can well reduce this part of the expenditure, and has a very positive impact on the recovery of commerce." ”

The hundred officials looked at each other, and it was obvious that Li Mu suddenly opened his mouth this time to ask for credit for the third prince Liu Changxi. The two princes on the stage stared at their younger brother fiercely and gritted their teeth.

Could it be that Li Mu has already fallen into the line of the Three Princes? Could it be that the Right Prime Minister thinks that this Three Princes, who have no connections, has a better chance of ascending to the dragon throne.

Although in terms of ability, Liu Changxi is obviously far superior to his two brothers, but the fight for the throne is not just about ability.

The third prince Liu Changxi's mother Yan has been living in the cold palace for many years because of serious crimes, and the third prince has been raised by Qing Guiren who has no heirs over the years, and whether it is his mother Yan or his adoptive mother Qing Guiren, they are all amateurs, and there is no family support behind them, it is obvious that such a background will be very disadvantageous when competing for the throne.

At this time, Li Mu's public statement inevitably made people think about one more step.

You must know that the left minister Chen Shaojie, as the uncle of the second prince, has a very obvious bias, and behind the eldest prince stands the queen Wang family, if the right minister Li Mu decides to support the third prince at this time, it may completely destroy the balance that has been formed between the first two.

The officials looked left and right, but they didn't dare to come out, just waiting for His Majesty's reaction.

"Li Mu, what reward do you think the third prince should receive?" Liu Dingrui squinted his eyes at Li Mu, trying to see a hint from his expression.

"Your Majesty, the third prince has always been said to have made outstanding political achievements since he became an adult, and his talent and talent are known to the world, and now he has helped the two countries of Tunan Wenjing to rebuild the old friendship and avoid the poison of war. ”

Li Mu paused slightly, straightened up and raised his head, looked at Liu Dingrui on the dragon throne, and said as if he had made up his mind: "The minister thinks that he should be canonized as a prince." ”

"Your Majesty," Chen Shaojie, the left prime minister who had been silent on the side, finally couldn't help but speak, "The third prince is still young, and he was only born to a nobleman, and there has never been a precedent in the history of the Tunan Dynasty where a prince born to a noble man was canonized as a prince. ”

Halfway through Chen Shaojie's speech, he simply didn't look at Liu Dingrui, but stared at Li Mu and Liu Changxi beside him, and continued: "Of course, the three princes have made great contributions this time, and I believe that no one will object to canonizing them as princes, but if the etiquette is followed, Your Majesty may also consider letting the three princes' biological mother, Yan, also release the cold palace and be named a concubine, is it more appropriate?"

Li Mu stared at Chen Shaojie with cold eyes, with Li Mu's rich experience in officialdom, he naturally would not understand the meaning of Chen Shaojie's words.

Chen Shaojie seems to be thinking about His Majesty for the sake of etiquette, but in fact, he is beating His Majesty, reminding His Majesty of the mistakes made by the mother of the three princes, so as to lower the weight of the merits made by the three princes in His Majesty's heart.

After all, the reason why the Yan family was sent to the cold palace was because it violated the iron rules of the harem, and it was ordered by the Queen Mother herself. Even His Majesty the Emperor himself had to think about it a little more and couldn't act on his own.

"Zuo Xiang, are you threatening Lone?" Liu Dingrui couldn't hear Chen Shaojie's words, at this time, Long Yan was already displeased, and everyone present could clearly feel that the room temperature in the hall was lower.

Liu Dingrui, the emperor of Tunan, even though he has long since lost his heroic strength in the past fifteen years, and has become timid and afraid of gains and losses, as long as he has seen the heroic people who fought and killed when he was young, they all retain a little respect for him in their hearts. And the king's spirit in his bones will be revealed from time to time even today. Chen Shaojie also calculated this point before, and successfully persuaded Liu Dingrui to send troops in an all-round way on the grounds that Wen Jingguo deliberately ignored Liu Dingrui's majesty.