"Father, please calm down." Prince Rui said, rolled his eyes, and said in a conspiratorial manner, "Father, I just killed Taifu Han to warn everyone, but I didn't expect them to dare to jointly submit a letter. It seems that these people are very courageous. My son.
I guess there must be someone behind them to support them, otherwise they wouldn’t have the courage!”
Emperor Hongyuan narrowed his eyes coldly, "Ruochen, are you suspicious, or is King Li instigating the ministers to oppose me behind the scenes?"
Prince Rui said: "It's very possible. Father, Tian Zhang is a member of Prince Li. Prince Li must have been unwilling to accept Tian Zhang's demotion, so he encouraged everyone to sign a joint letter in an attempt to restore Tian Zhang's official position. Prince Li said this
He is threatening you as an official, he wants to force you, Father, to compromise!"
"This King Li is so brave!" Emperor Hongyuan was so angry that the veins on his forehead burst, and his whole body was filled with anger. The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became chilly.
Seeing that Emperor Hongyuan was very angry, Prince Rui's eyes flashed with pride.
He said surreptitiously: "Father, Prince Li is so audacious that he dares to instigate ministers to oppose you. Should we give him some color to show him?"
Emperor Hongyuan frowned. He really wanted to call Chu Xuanchen into the palace to question him, but he had no evidence.
And now he still has to rely on Chu Xuanchen to protect Chu State, so Chu Xuanchen can't move.
He took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said: "No, the time has not come yet. Ruochen, during this period, you should keep an eye on King Li. If there is any trouble with him, you can report to me at any time.
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"Yes. What about father, Xiao Shichen and these sycophants? Do you want to kill another leader as a warning to others?" Prince Rui said viciously.
Emperor Hongyuan immediately waved his hand, "No, I killed Taifu Han's family before, which caused a storm in the city and caused resentment among the officials. We can't kill anymore at this time. If we kill again, I'm afraid something big will happen."
Upon hearing this, a coldness flashed in Prince Rui's eyes.
It seems that although my father is fatuous, he is still shrewd.
He could only say: "Father is absolutely right."
Presumably Xiao Shichen and the others also expected that their father would not kill anyone now, so they dared to write the letter.
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Prince Li's Mansion
At night, Chu Xuanchen and Yun Ruoyue had dinner and were drinking tea when Moli walked in and said, "Your Majesty, there is a letter from Concubine Xue!"
"Well, bring it." Chu Xuanchen put down the tea cup and said calmly.
Mo Li quickly stepped forward and handed Chu Xuanchen a letter.
Seeing the letter, Yun Ruoyue looked nervous, "Your Majesty, what happened?"
Chu Xuanchen opened the letter, glanced at it roughly, and then said: "Concubine Xue said that Prince Rui sent a beauty and an alchemist named Chen Changqing to the emperor in order to control the emperor."
"Control the emperor? How do they control it?" Yun Ruoyue said in surprise.
Chu Xuanchen said in a deep voice: "This beauty is naturally trying to confuse the emperor and compete for Concubine Xue's favor. It is said that this alchemist is a descendant of Chen Fu. There are rumors that the longevity pill refined by Chen Fu made Emperor Jing of the previous dynasty live forever.
He is immortal, so the emperor is very fond of this Chen Changqing."
Yun Ruoyue said: "Immortality? It's really ridiculous. It's just poison. Taking this kind of medicine will only lead to premature death, so how can you live forever? I'm afraid these words were made up by the Chen family to deceive people, but no matter how comatose the emperor is,
He has always been very independent, how could he be controlled by others?"
Chu Xuanchen narrowed his eyes, "Concubine Xue said that the longevity pill refined by Chen Changqing seems to be addictive. If the emperor does not take it for three days, he will be itchy and have a splitting headache. In severe cases, he will be very irritable and sometimes even
He can kill people. Only taking Chen Changqing's elixir can relieve his pain, so the emperor relies heavily on Chen Changqing."