Chapter 152: Sowing Discord

As Mu Cang left, the hall fell into a brief silence.

Emperor Zhaocheng's expression was deep and unpredictable, making it impossible to guess his inner thoughts.

But the old fox who has been immersed in the court for decades is good at observing words and emotions and guessing the emperor's heart.

"Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince has become famous at a young age and has a lot of troops in his hands. Has he become more self-respecting in recent years?" Gu Cheng glanced at Mu Cang's leaving figure, then turned to look at the emperor with a sad look, "In front of the king, there is no trace of dignity. Without the respect of a courtier, he only cares about his own selfish interests in front of his family and country, and does not consider the overall situation at all. Is this kind of ninth prince still the same loyal king and country as before? "

As he spoke, he said with great sadness: "I just lament that I am not a military commander and cannot help the emperor to worry about it. I am so ashamed!"

"Prime Minister, you don't have to blame yourself too much." King Jing said Youyou, "Isn't your son still young? As long as the Prime Minister is willing, when the Nine Emperors Uncle goes to the border in the future, the Prime Minister can let Gu Gongzi follow the Nine Emperors Uncle to practice together. Maybe I can become a military commander with military power in the future.”

Prime Minister Gu's expression stiffened, and then he smiled bitterly: "Quinzi is weak and can't even hold weapons. Going to the battlefield will only be a drag on the Ninth Prince. Isn't Prince Jing joking?"

"So the Prime Minister knows that your son is incompetent?" King Jing sneered, "My own son can't even hold a weapon, but the Prime Minister is here to slander the Nine Emperors Uncle who has made great contributions to the country. I wonder what his intentions are?"

Prime Minister Gu's expression suddenly changed: "Why did Prince Jing say this? I——"

"The Kingdom of Jin and Northern Xinjiang have been provoking troops all year round, and they want to annex the Kingdom of Mu. If the Protector of the Kingdom and the Nine Emperors Uncles hadn't resisted desperately, how would you, the Prime Minister, have the opportunity to stand in the main hall and speak nonsense?" King Jing's eyes were cold and cold. Looking at Prime Minister Gu's eyes, there was a cold look in his eyes, "Fortunately, my father is wise, otherwise, if I fell into the words of you to sow discord, wouldn't I really have to break up with Uncle Nine Emperors and endanger the border of Mu country?"

"Sixth Brother!" Mu Xiuyu's expression turned cold, "The Prime Minister is also loyal, why did he ever intend to sow discord?"

"Loyalty?" King Jing smiled coldly, "Your loyalty is really worthless."

"you--"

"What's the fuss about?" Emperor Zhaocheng frowned and shouted, "Do you think this is a vegetable market?"

"I understand that I am guilty, please calm down my father." Mu Xiuyu bowed and apologized, "No one can deny that the Nine Emperors Uncle is very capable, but his attitude is indeed disrespectful. The Prime Minister just told the truth and did not mean to provoke. I hope my father will learn from this."

"Uncle Nine Emperors is born cold. He has been like this since he was a child." King Jing retorted, "Brother Four Emperors are about the same age as Uncle Nine Emperors. He has been so cold that strangers don't approach him since he was a child. Don't you remember that? Could it be that he had a disrespectful heart when he was born?”

"I--"

"Prince Jing is right." Emperor Zhaocheng nodded slowly, "Mu Cang has been cold-tempered since he was a child. He didn't mean to be disrespectful to me. Prime Minister, don't worry."

Prime Minister Gu looked slightly stiff and leaned forward to salute: "Yes, I obey your order."

"Prince Jing and Prince Yu will follow me to the imperial study." Emperor Zhaocheng stood up, looked majestically around the ministers in the palace, and said, "Retreat from the court."

Xiao Changhai flicked his fly whisk, opened his throat and shouted: "Retreat from the court——"

"Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ŴŴŴ.

Amid the roar of the crowd, Emperor Zhaocheng led Xiao Changhai to retreat from the court, followed by King Jing.

Prime Minister Gu stood up and stared at King Jing's back expressionlessly, with a gloomy look in his eyes.

"Sixth Brother has defended Uncle Nine Emperors and Yan Li time and time again. What does he want to do?" Mu Xiuyu came over. King Jing, who had left with the Prime Minister Wang Zhe, looked worried, "Don't you want to compete for that position? ?”

"Even if King Jing is ambitious, he will not be his opponent." Prime Minister Gu looked away and said in a cold voice, "The merchant family has no right to interfere with the selection of the crown prince, so the Wei family can't help him. Concubine Wei Shu didn't even mention it in front of the emperor. Can't mention it." Mu Xiuyu was silent for a moment: "But what if Uncle Nine Emperors is willing to help him?"

Ninth Prince helps him?

Prime Minister Gu clenched his hands hanging at his sides: "Then we will create some evidence to make the Emperor think that the Ninth Prince has disloyal intentions. This will solve everything."

Mu Xiuyu was silent for a moment, then raised his feet and followed him.

On the way to the Imperial Study Room, he was still thinking about the feasibility of this method.

If the father would believe that the Nine Emperors Uncle had disobedient intentions?

In the imperial study room.

Emperor Zhaocheng retired from the palace, leaving only Xiao Changhai to wait on him. "Prince Jing came in first and asked Prince Yu to wait outside."

"yes."

Emperor Zhaocheng took a memorial and began to read it. His tone was always calm: "During this period, there have been many memorials to impeach Prime Minister Gu for corruption, accepting bribes, and forming cliques for personal gain. What do you think?"

King Jing raised his eyebrows: "Who is impeaching?"

"You don't have to know who it is."

King Jing thought for a while: "My father should know very well whether the Prime Minister has committed corruption, accepted bribes, or formed cliques for personal gain. It is inconvenient for me to say more."

"Can't you say more?" Emperor Zhaocheng raised his eyes and looked at him, "Don't you dare to say?"

"No." King Jing shook his head, "If the father thinks that Prime Minister Gu can be used, then he will definitely not deal with him now. If I say anything, it will only make the father embarrassed."

On the contrary, if the emperor was determined to deal with Gu's party, just the impeachment details in front of him would be enough for him to order people to raid Prime Minister Gu's house.

Therefore, whether the emperor wanted to kill someone or not was really just a matter of thought.

Emperor Zhaocheng hummed: "What do you think of the six-hundred-mile expedited letter?"

"My son thought that it was just a plan by the Kingdom of Jin to sow discord." King Jing did not hesitate, "Father, are you willing to listen to my analysis?"

"Speak."

"First, Princess Nanyang's maiden name is Yan Li, and she is an orphan of the Jiang family living under someone else's roof."

When Emperor Zhaocheng heard this, he glanced at him with a slightly strange look, moved his mouth, but suppressed what he wanted to say: "Continue."

King Jing continued: "Yan Li was originally just an orphan. Although she was born beautiful, she had no reputation in other countries due to her status."

Emperor Zhaocheng nodded.

"The royal family of the Jin Kingdom probably has never even heard of Yan Li's name, let alone seen her, so it is obviously untenable to ask for her because of her beauty."

Emperor Zhaocheng pondered for a moment and nodded slowly: "You are right."

"Second, Yan Li's princess title was given by my father, and it has only been a month since then." King Jing made a fair analysis, "Princess Nanyang's name should not be so shocking that it shocked the world. Why would the Jin Kingdom suddenly want to marry her and even cede nine cities? Doesn't my father think this is ridiculous?"

It is indeed ridiculous.

Emperor Zhaocheng made a stroke with his red pen and put the reviewed memorial aside: "So, marrying Princess Nanyang is not the real purpose of the Jin Kingdom at all?"

"Absolutely not." King Jing said, "The Jin Kingdom has always been ambitious and wants to take away all our territory. How could it take the initiative to cede nine cities? Even if it really wants to, at least one condition must be met."

"What condition?"

King Jing said calmly: "Princess Nanyang is worth enough for them to cede nine cities to marry her."

Emperor Zhaocheng lowered his eyes and paused while flipping through the memorial, then slowly raised his head: "Value?"