Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 448: Tips

Emperor Zhaowu's sudden move not only caught the King of Qi and the King of Chu off guard.

Many court officials were also troubled by what happened today.

Especially those court officials who had already taken sides early on, were frightened by what Prince Wenruo did today.

Since ancient times, the struggle for the crown prince has always been bloody and violent. If one is not careful, one will end up in irreparable disaster. The faction that deposed the crown prince mentioned above is a lesson for us.

Those ministers who followed the deposed crown prince were either dismissed or marginalized, and now only a few are left in the court.

These people have studied hard for many years, fought on the battlefield, and worked diligently for so many years to get to their current position. To be honest, it would be too much of a loss if they ruined their future or even lost their lives because of their position.

Some people may say, since we know the danger, why are we in a hurry to take sides?
As the saying goes, once you enter the world, you have no choice. There are many things that you can't do even if you don't want to take sides.

Who are the people who don’t take sides?

They are either double-dealers or have strong backgrounds, making people dare not provoke them easily. Even the King of Qi and the King of Chu dare not do anything to them.

Just like Duke Ji Huo Jingzhi, Fang Qiao, Duke Ning and some other nobles with unusual backgrounds, they did not take sides, but the King of Qi and the King of Chu did not dare to do anything to them.

But what about the others? Without such a strong background, what would they dare to do in the face of the solicitation of these two giants?
If you refuse, then you are my enemy, there is no choice at all.

It's not that there are no people who don't understand, but once both sides refuse, what awaits them is suppression and exclusion from both sides, leaving them with no place to stand in the court.

Whether they are forced to take sides due to the situation or they want to gain an opportunity, now that Prince Wenruo has been pushed out by Emperor Zhaowu, their future days will not be easy.

The emergence of a new contender will inevitably attract a group of people to follow him. Compared with the King of Qi and the King of Chu, Prince Wenruo has a more advantageous status and position. Coupled with the special care of Emperor Zhaowu, everyone can see that his chances must be very great.

Should he continue to follow the King of Qi and the King of Chu, or switch to Prince Wenruo, who has more chances?
Many people were destined to remain awake that night.

"Brother, isn't the emperor a little too anxious?"

In the mansion of Duke Ji, Fang Qiao looked at his father-in-law Huo Jingzhi, who was sitting opposite him and sipping tea comfortably, and asked with a bit of doubt.

Ever since Princess Ningyang and Fang Zhilan moved to the hot spring villa to live permanently, Fang Qiao would come to Duke Ji's mansion when he had nothing to do, and the two relatives would drink tea and play chess.

What happened in the morning court today had a great impact on Fang Qiao. As the head of the civil servants, the sudden action of Emperor Zhaowu had a significant impact.

"The court has been filled with chaos for quite some time. Although it has been suppressed before, Your Majesty may not be able to suppress it in the long run. Now that it has suddenly come to this, do you think it is a good thing or a bad thing?"

Hearing this, Fang Qiao pondered for a moment and nodded, "Of course it's a good thing. The fight between the two has gradually become more intense. If it breaks out, it will definitely be a bloody storm, and even a fight to the death. Only one person will survive."

"Now that the emperor has introduced Prince Wenruo, this momentum will inevitably be disrupted. I'm afraid that many of our colleagues will have sleepless nights for a long time to come."

"Although this move is a good one, Prince Wenruo is still young. Pushing him out so early will not be detrimental to his future growth?"

"That's what I'm worried about." Although the current Emperor Zhaowu has only a few sons, except for Prince Wenruo, the older sons are all ugly in Fang Qiao's opinion.

Let's not talk about the deposed crown prince, he has no future at all. The current King of Qi and King of Chu will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, and they keep thinking that they will reach that position one day.

In fact, many people in the court could see that the chances of these two people successfully ascending to the throne were slim. In fact, many people in their respective factions were not optimistic about them.

It's just that due to the situation, we have to find someone to rely on for survival.

"How much do you know about Prince Wenruo?"

Huo Jingzhi smiled and poured Fang Qiao a cup of tea.

"I don't know much about it. After all, the prince is still young and has not had much contact with him."

"Why? Brother, you seem to be very optimistic about him?"

Fang Qiao was a little surprised.

"It's not that I think highly of him. Comparatively speaking, I trust my daughter."

As soon as these words were spoken, Fang Qiao immediately remembered that Prince Wen Ruo seemed to have studied at the hot spring villa for a long time.

Fang Qiao admired Princess Zhaode very much and never looked down on her just because she was young. He even used Princess Zhaode as a role model when educating the younger generation at home.

"Prince Wenruo has more potential to be a crown prince than the others. The emperor arranged for him to study at the hot spring villa a long time ago."

"Yaoyao's evaluation is not small, and based on the current situation, you can also see clearly that in the future, that position will most likely not fall to the King of Qi or the King of Chu."

"Who will be the one who will suffer from this? Prince Wenruo has been pushed forward now. Perhaps many people think that he is trying to disrupt the fight between the King of Qi and the King of Chu, but who can say that this is not the intention of the Emperor to cultivate Prince Wenruo?"

Fang Qiao was silent. He didn't know much about these things, especially how Prince Wenruo was studying at the hot spring villa. He was not sure.

He even didn't know that Prince Wenruo had been studying with his daughter for quite some time.

Because when Prince Wenruo went to the Hot Spring Villa to study, Huo Junyao had already informed the people there. This was a serious matter, and those who knew about it at the Hot Spring Villa did not dare to say anything outside.

Therefore, not many people really know how Prince Wenruo performs.

Huo Jingzhi did have some understanding, but it was not comprehensive. He only occasionally heard some praise from his daughter.

"Brother, you don't know yet, right? In fact, Zhilan can be considered half of Prince Wenruo's master. For a long time in the past, he followed Zhilan to learn."

"Oh? I didn't know that. So, you are also optimistic about Prince Wenruo?"

Huo Jingzhi smiled faintly and said nothing, but with his attitude, how could Fang Qiao not know what he meant?
Moreover, didn't you hear that he had already mentioned that Fang Zhilan was half-master of Prince Wenruo? Isn't the meaning here obvious?
Half a master, then he is still a master, that is, he is one of our own. This is a disguised way of telling Fang Qiao that he can continue to remain neutral in the court in the future and does not need to worry about displeasing Prince Wenruo. They must have been considered one of our own in private, and as long as they do not mess around, there will be no problem with their status in Prince Wenruo's eyes.