pungent peasant girl

Chapter 557 The Prince's Candidate

"There is such a thing happening, Mr. Kou, this matter is left to you to deal with, and you must catch all these gangsters."

"Yes, Wei Chen obeys."

Wei Mingru nodded, and looked around again, "Where are the others? Is there anything else you want to play?"

Among the courtiers, you looked at me and I looked at you, all fell silent.

"Fourth, do you have anything to report?"

Luo Ziyan shook his head lightly, "I don't have any."

"Well, well, since none of you have any. I have a few words I want to say."

When the courtiers heard the words, they all pricked up their ears.

"That's right, the court has been relatively smooth these years, and I have been in power for decades. I am not young now, thinking that the surrounding countries have already established princes, and only our Dahe is left So, I want to discuss with you, who is the most suitable candidate for the crown prince?"

"This--"

The faces of the courtiers were varied.

For so many years, Wei Mingru never mentioned this matter.

When asked for a while, they didn't know how to answer.

Wei Mingru observed for a while, "Master Kou, tell me."

Mr. Kou, who had just returned to the column, stood up again. He thought for a while, "I think that the emperor's princes are all very good, especially the second and fourth princes are very capable of handling affairs, but there is also the fifth prince who was born to the empress. , it’s too expensive, you can consider it.”

"Hmph." Wei Mingru laughed amusedly, "Lord Kou, there can only be one crown prince."

Mr. Kou thought for a while, "Well, that minister is temporarily recommended to His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince. The Fifth Prince is very intelligent and steady, especially since he is the empress's own son, and he is supported by the vast Yan Dynasty behind him, which is of great benefit to the stability of our Dahe. .”

"You're right, but the fifth prince is a little young, so I'm a little worried."

Wei Mingru looked at the others again, "Master Wang, what do you think?"

"My minister's opinion, of course, is that His Royal Highness the Third Prince is more suitable, because the Third Prince obviously has more contact with government affairs, and the achievements over the years are obvious to all."

Wei Mingru was still a little dissatisfied, "Wei Zhi, this kid, was pretty good in the past, but something has gone wrong in the past two years."

Being denied by the emperor, this Lord Wang also shut his mouth.

"General Zhang, what do you think?"

The military generals in the back row came out, with a thick and direct voice, "I think His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince is more suitable."

"Why?"

"Because His Royal Highness the fourth prince's political achievements are very outstanding."

"But His Highness Fourth is the son of the abolished empress, and his status is low." A minister beside Liu Zhiping interjected.

General Zhang was impatient, "It doesn't matter if your status is high or not, the important thing is ability."

Seeing that the ministers had different opinions, Wei Mingru raised his hand, "Okay, my loves, I also understand what you mean. Many princes are very suitable, but each prince is not enough."

"Yes, this matter must be discussed in the long run." Liu Zhiping stepped forward and said.

Wei Mingru nodded, "That's right, what the prime minister said is right. The crown prince is different from others. This is the person who will inherit my throne, so we also need to be more cautious. Let's talk about it here today. After we go back , all you lovers, think carefully about which prince is more suitable, and if you have time, write a note and send it to me."

"Yes."

Wei Mingru's chest felt a little stuffy, and he held back his cough, "Cough, well, after talking so much, it's getting late, let's retreat."

"Retreat—"

Xin Zhao's high-pitched voice passed on, and Wei Mingru stood up.

The civil and military officials also went about their own activities, walking outside the palace.

Of course Luo Ziyan was among them.

This time, the officials did not come and go, but they were all silent. The establishment of a crown prince is not a trivial matter, and no one dared to speak rashly.

Wei Xian quickened his pace to catch up with Luo Ziyan, and arrived at a place where there were few people, "Ah Xuan, brother Ah Xuan."

"Big brother."

"Father is going to appoint a crown prince suddenly." Wei Xian's eyes were full of surprise and joy, "Brother Ah Xuan, tell me, is it possible that this crown prince is you."

Luo Ziyan frowned for a moment, "Brother, I don't have any idea about this seat, you should know me too, the purpose of my coming back to Dahe is only for you and the queen mother. Now you and the queen mother are safe, I Hope we don't get involved."

Wei Xian's joy faded away, "That's right, I know you. But brother Ah Xuan, things may not be as simple as you think."

"I know, brother, even if I don't want to fight, maybe no one will come to harm me."

"That's it."

"How about this, brother, after you go back, act in a low-key manner, don't worry about anything, don't ask anything, protect yourself well, we try to avoid it as much as possible. If we really can't avoid it, we will think of other ways."

"That's fine, since you've decided that way, brother, I'll listen to you."

After separating from Wei Xian, Luo Ziyan returned to the prince's mansion.

And along the way, his heart was also very heavy.

The emperor suddenly wants to establish a prince, which is really unexpected.

Based on his understanding of Wei Mingru, how could he be willing to let go of the imperial power?
This is really a bit wrong--

"Your Highness, Your Highness."

As soon as Luo Ziyan stepped over the threshold, Qiying's figure came over.

"what happened?"

"There are guests waiting for you in the study."

"Guest?" Luo Ziyan was stunned, seeing Qiying's expression of such importance, he also quickened his pace towards the study.

Coincidentally, Meng Qianyan bumped into him holding a pot of tea.

"who is it?"

"Daoist Liu Yuan."

The door opened, and it turned out to be Daoist Liu Yuan. He was wearing a Taoist robe, flipping a book on the shelf.

"Master Dao, are you here?" Luo Ziyan walked in and asked cautiously: "Master Dao, you are not all by Liu Zhiping's side now, how did you come here?"

Daoist Liu Yuan put down the scroll and returned to his original place, hehe smiled, "I'm indeed there, but I'm not his person, he can still control where I go."

"That's right, I was worrying too much, we have all seen the ability of the Taoist priest."

"Daoist, sit down, the tea is ready."

Daoist Liu Yuan nodded, picked up the tea gu, and took a sip.

Luo Ziyan and Meng Qianyan were very happy to see him.

Although Luo Ziyan personally sent someone to invite Daoist Liu Yuan to save Hua Lanyi, but they never had a chance to meet.

Because Liu Zhiping discovered Daoist Liu Yuan's ability, he wanted to keep him by his side life or death.

"What's wrong? Look at me like that?"

"Hee hee, Taoist priest, we haven't seen each other for a long time." Meng Qianyan said with a smile.

"Hehe, it's not long, but it's only been more than half a year. I thought I would never see you again, but I didn't expect that you would still find me."

(End of this chapter)