Chapter 394: Decision
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The candles in the study flickered.
Xiao Wenxuan fell into deep thought, he knew very well what would happen after the abolition of the prince, the crown prince was the eldest son, and he was the son-in-law, and it was justified for him to be the emperor in the future.
If the crown prince is deposed, the remaining princes will not settle down, after all, at this time, it is the princes' respective abilities rather than the order of the eldest and youngest.
He glanced at the queen and understood that Empress Zhao moved out of the name certificate just so that he would not waste the reserve and learn from the practice of Gaozu back then, after all, the symbolic meaning of this name certificate was greater than the actual meaning.
Speaking of which, deep down he doesn't want to abolish the prince, the crown prince is his first son, and Empress Zhao is also his favorite woman, what reason does he have to hand over the throne to someone else?
It's just that now the prince is making such a big move that he has a headache, because the next step is to ask for the deposed prince to be sent up continuously.
"Your Majesty, if you really abolish the crown prince, this will make the mastermind behind the scenes really succeed." , Empress Zhao's eyes flashed with a strange light, and he knew Xiao Wenxuan's thoughts very well at this time.
"But how should I explain to the monarch?" Xiao Wenxuan's thoughts loosened.
Empress Zhao was overjoyed when she heard this, and said: "Your Majesty, the crown prince said that he just has this ambitious strong man, but he just wants to be the khan of the barbarians, didn't Gaozu also want to conquer the barbarians and make the barbarians submit to the feet of the Great Yu Kingdom?" ”
"That's what the prince said?" Xiao Wenxuan's expression softened.
"That's right, after Your Majesty left, the prince said this to his concubine, as for this assassin, it's just that the prince was not strict in his review and mixed in with the barbarian assassins, and the prince was also framed."
Xiao Wenxuan nodded, his expression returned to normal, and he seemed to be somewhat satisfied with the prince, "You're right, you should let these princes enter the palace to sign the letter of nomination, whoever pushes back will have a weak heart, even if they are not the masterminds this time, they will definitely have bad intentions." ”
The smile on Empress Zhao's face suddenly bloomed, what he wanted was Xiao Wenxuan's words, "Your Majesty, even if this nomination is not of much use, as long as Your Majesty stamps the jade seal, this is also the emperor's order, and from now on, the battle for the throne of the Great Yu Kingdom can also be stopped, doesn't this not only keep the position of the crown prince, but also make the Great Yu Kingdom stable?" ”
Xiao Wenxuan nodded, "You're right, tomorrow I will let all the princes enter the palace, and I will take Yang Zhen to test them one by one." ”
Empress Zhao said with a smile: "This Yang Zhen is a master of observing words and feelings, I can't say that I can't see some clues, Your Majesty, it's not early, don't think about it anymore, the dragon seed in the concubine's belly is making trouble again." ”
"Really? Let's go, let me see. Xiao Wenxuan helped Empress Zhao out of the imperial study and walked towards the harem.
Xiao Wenxuan, the elderly son, was also very happy, especially since Empress Zhao was pregnant, he felt that this was a kind of God's favor for him.
The next day, an imperial order was passed to every prince in Chang'an City, and Xiao Wenxuan wanted to summon all the princes in the imperial study.
Because after the assassination incident, every prince was a little nervous, but the emperor's order could not be violated, so they still went to the palace.
Outside the imperial study, Xiao Ming saw the princes, the crown prince, the second prince, the third prince, the fourth prince, the king of Shu, the sixth prince and so on, a total of seven adult princes.
The princes gathered together and did not speak, and all of them had confusion on their faces.
The third prince came to Xiao Ming's side at this time and said, "The seventh brother is also here, it seems that my father did not summon us for assassination." ”
"This is not necessarily, it can't be said that it is to let the seventh brother identify the murderer, but I don't know who is so bold that he will assassinate the seventh brother, the seventh brother, have you offended anyone."
Xiao Ming looked at the fourth prince, this guy has a precedent, he said: "I have offended a lot of people, anyone can possibly, fourth brother, are you right?" ”
Hearing this, the fourth prince's expression changed greatly, and he snorted and stopped talking.
"That's true, but you don't have to toss us." The King of Shu sneered, he was originally doing well in the fiefdom, but it was because of the reward for Xiao Ming that he was summoned to Chang'an.
At this moment, Feng Deshui walked out of the imperial study, and he said to the prince: "His Royal Highness the prince, the emperor let you in." ”
"Hmm."
The prince seemed to be confident, and proudly entered the imperial study, which he had already learned in advance.
In the Imperial Study.
Xiao Wenxuan picked up the jade seal and stamped it on the name certificate, he had already written down the content in the morning, when he saw the prince coming in, he said, "Prince, come here!" ”
When the prince heard this, he hurriedly walked a few steps in front of Xiao Wenxuan.
At this time, Xiao Wenxuan said: "Prince, I hope what you say is true, otherwise even if you have a vote, I can abolish you." ”
"Father, the sons and daughters remember, they will definitely be diligent in government affairs in the future and solve problems for their father."
"Okay, sign your name." Xiao Wenxuan said, in fact, for him, it doesn't matter whether the prince's words are true or not.
This assassination of Xiao Ming completely sounded the alarm for him, and if these princes were allowed to be lawless, something big would happen sooner or later.
After signing, the prince slowly withdrew from the imperial study.
Feng Deshui walked out at this time and let the second prince in.
Outside the door, everyone looked at the excited prince, all of them looked surprised, but what surprised everyone even more was that the prince actually gave them up one by one.
"Third brother, fourth brother... Seventh brother, I took the first step for my brother. The prince said.
Especially when he walked in front of Xiao Ming, the prince said with a smile: "Seventh brother, I offended a lot in the East Palace yesterday, and I hope that the seventh brother will not mind, I thought that the seventh brother wanted to harm me." ”
"It's okay, as long as the prince's brother doesn't misunderstand." Xiao Ming was strange in his heart, and he didn't know what medicine this prince had taken.
After saying hello, the prince left alone, and after a while, the second prince walked out with a blue face.
Then came the three princes, the four princes, each prince was nervous to enter, and finally came out with a black face.
"Your Highness, it's your turn." This time it was Xiao Ming's turn.
Entering the imperial study, Xiao Ming walked to Xiao Wenxuan's side.
Xiao Wenxuan just asked Xiao Ming to take a look at the name first.
Xiao Ming was a little surprised, looked carefully, and when he saw the bottom, he saw the names of the prince and others.
"Ming'er, you must have heard of this famous thing." Xiao Wenxuan said earnestly.
Xiao Ming was a little helpless, he didn't expect Xiao Wenxuan to summon all the princes to come for this matter, no wonder the prince would be so happy, it turned out that this was a contract that made other princes give up competing for the throne.
"Father, Gaozu also made a name for himself back then, which is a good story among the people." Xiao Ming said.
"That's right, this vote is to stop the brothers from competing for each other, you are a smart person, you should understand what your father means." Xiao Wenxuan's eyes burned.
(To be continued.) )