Chang'an is good

Most of the officials were still immersed in the important matter of returning to their clan, and when they heard the prince's request, there was a moment of silence in the hall.

An official who had always firmly supported the prince was the first to come to his senses and exclaimed in shock: "Your Highness!"

"Your Highness, how can you speak so lightly about such an important matter?"

"Who instigated and forced His Highness to do this?!"

However, immediately afterwards, the shocked and angry official heard for the first time from the indecisive teenager a resolute rebuttal that he had never heard before:

"I have made up my mind, and no one has instigated me. Please don't persuade me, Lord Nan!"

"I have no extraordinary intelligence. I forget the ways of governing that you have taught me! My mind is not strong. Whenever I encounter a major event, I tremble with fear. I even vomit in places where no one can see me and cannot sleep all night... I would rather no one can see me!"

Li Zhi's voice was filled with tears. It was the first time he expressed his true feelings like this: "I am stupid by nature and often don't know what is right or wrong. Since I took over the government, I have never made a good policy that is beneficial to the court and the people!"

"More importantly, I am a coward and I am afraid most of the time. I am afraid of death, and I am also afraid that my incompetence will cause more people to die!"

"How can such a person be the crown prince of a country?" Li Zhi looked at the ministers on the left, his eyes full of tears. "I know that deposing the crown prince is a big deal and will shake people's hearts, but the current situation is like this, the country is about to fall apart... Choosing a crown prince who is more capable and can convince the people as soon as possible is the way to stabilize the country of Dasheng."

"It would have been fine if there was no suitable candidate before, but now the royal sister has returned... the royal sister is far superior to me by a hundred thousand times!"

Seeing the officials still wanting to speak, Li Zhi even cried and said, "If you try to dissuade me again, you will be disregarding the survival of the Great Sheng Empire!"

After saying this, he kowtowed again: "I, the incompetent and unworthy descendant Li Zhi, beg the ancestors and the saints to depose the crown prince!"

The Li ancestors could not speak, and only the saints could make the decision.

No one had expected that Crown Prince Li Zhi would suddenly behave in such a "crazy" way. Even the emperor had not expected that this crown prince who grew up in front of her would always get her permission before doing anything, or in other words, he would never try to do anything beyond her instructions.

Like a fish, it swims quietly in a small fish tank and never tries to jump out.

The Emperor of the Holy Ceremonies looked at the young man who was kneeling there tremblingly, and there was an uproar in the hall.

Li Suining stood above and said nothing. Just as Li Zhi said, this was a matter between Li's ancestor and the saint.

Li Zhi begged again: "Please grant me the favor of my ancestors and saints!"

On the way to Taiyuan, he kept thinking about one question: What should he do after the envoy returns home?
Should we reward the envoy? Give her both Henan and Hebei? Let her concurrently serve as the envoy of three provinces?
But he always felt that something was wrong and he couldn't feel at ease.

Until the Crown Princess' words woke him up: [When it comes to rewards, of course you have to give people what they don't have. Who doesn't know that Henan and Hebei are already under Changjieshi's control? ]

Li Zhi felt that what the Crown Princess said made sense - yes, he should give Chang Jieshi what he doesn't have!
What Chang Jieshi didn't have, he had...

Li Zhi thought about it over and over again, and finally came up with an answer: Isn't that... the position of the crown prince?
He murmured this idea, and the Crown Princess was amazed and her eyes lit up. She even said that this was a "kill two birds with one stone" strategy.

The first benefit is naturally that he can show his loyalty to Chang Jieshi, and the second benefit is that Bian Chunliang wants to kill the prince, Prince Rong also wants to kill the prince, and anyone who wants to ascend the throne must kill the prince... Then wouldn't he be safe if he didn't become the prince?
You know, voluntarily not doing something and being forced down by others are two different things!
Finally, Wei Miaoqing patted Li Zhi on the shoulder and praised him: "I knew you were good at staying alive. You thought of such a wonderful way!"

Thus, such a huge event was decided by the two of them happily and secretly.

After making the decision, how to implement it is also a problem. Li Zhi only mustered up the courage to speak out at this time a quarter of an hour ago.

He was very aware of his own weight and reputation. After today, he was afraid that he would not be able to gather so many people at the same time.

This matter must be finalized in public. If he mentions it in private, ministers or saints will have their own considerations and will definitely not give him the opportunity to speak in public...

After much thought, today is the day!

Taking advantage of the ceremony of the envoy's return to the clan, he must remove himself from the position of crown prince!

Li Zhi had never been so resolute in dealing with anything before, but as he hadn't heard any response from the saint for a long time, he was already covered in cold sweat.

Amid the various voices of the officials, an old and ethereal laugh suddenly sounded, and that voice said with relief: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is willing to follow the will of heaven, which is a great blessing for the people."

The only outsider who was speaking and had no political stance was Tianjing.

He does not avoid the world, nor does he avoid suspicion, as if he was only speaking for God's will. Just like when he appeared today, he first said that there was dragon energy appearing in this place, and then auspicious signs were seen in the sky.

He is not directly in the political jungle, but his words will inevitably have certain political impacts.

Therefore, his words "follow God's will" made it difficult for many officials to directly express their dissuasion.

Li Zhi was very grateful when he heard this and took the opportunity to ask again.

Many officials secretly looked towards where the emperor was.

At this point, the emperor inevitably needs to express his position. Even if he has to evade the question, he still needs to say a few appropriate polite words.

But the emperor never prevaricated——

The Holy Ce Emperor spoke slowly, looking at Li Zhi, with a sigh in his tone: "Crown Prince Li Zhi is good at being kind, which is what I like most about him... But it is an indisputable fact that he is kind but not courageous enough."

"I originally thought that he still had enough time to hone his courage, but now it seems that he can't do that."

The sigh faded, and the Holy Ce Emperor's voice gradually became stronger: "At this turbulent time, our Great Sheng indeed needs a responsible and capable crown prince, so that everyone can feel at ease."

To everyone's surprise, the emperor looked up and said directly: "Now that I am still the emperor of Dasheng, it is my duty to select a new crown prince for Dasheng--"

"We have a precedent of selecting a princess as the crown princess in Dasheng. Princess Suining is the descendant of the previous emperor, has an orthodox background, and possesses both civil and military skills. She is worthy of being the crown prince of Dasheng and can reassure the people of the world!"

"I will make the decision today to depose Li Zhi as Crown Prince and choose the eldest princess as Crown Princess—" The empress finished her words and looked at the people in the palace who suddenly fell silent with a dignified and calm gaze: "What do you think?"

The officials looked trembling with fear.

The Return Ceremony had just been completed, and there was no time to officially give the eldest princess a title... Why are they suddenly choosing a crown princess?! (End of this chapter)