The third prince knew Emperor Cheng Ming well and knew that his father was the most ruthless and cruel.
He also knew that Emperor Cheng Ming actually didn't like him very much.
To Emperor Cheng Ming, the throne was the most important thing in the world, and he would not hand it over until he died.
Although Emperor Cheng Ming's physical condition was not very good, he could see that he was still some time away from death.
Under such circumstances, it would have been impossible for Emperor Chengming to hand over the throne.
But he did this now, and the third prince knew that he must have other plans.
The third prince thought about the news about Ning Guzhou and his eyes narrowed.
His seventh brother is much stronger than him.
Emperor Chengming sat on the dragon chair and watched their performance. When he was about to watch, he sneered and said, "What? I have made the third prince the crown prince. Do I still need to ask you?"
The ministers were stunned for a moment.
Emperor Chengming half leaned on the dragon chair and said: "My health is not good, but I can't handle the major events in the world clearly."
Prime Minister Jiang came out and said: "Your Majesty, deposing and establishing the crown prince is of great importance. It may shake the foundation of the country."
"Although the current crown prince is away from the capital all year round, his abilities are obvious to all."
"After he went to Qinzhou, Qinzhou became much stronger and stronger. Even Linyuan could be defeated. This is what the people of my country, Dayan, want."
"Although His Highness the Third is also extremely outstanding, there is a big gap between him and the Crown Prince."
"It is not a wise move to abolish the crown prince in this way. Please think again, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Chengming sneered and said, "I have always seen Xiang Jiang's thoughts very clearly."
"You may have been loyal and patriotic in the early years, but now you are full of selfishness."
"The reason why you don't want me to depose the prince is because you know that the prince will not come back to inherit the throne."
"If he doesn't come back, once I die, the country of Dayan will basically be decided by you."
Jiang Xiang was shocked when he heard this. He hurriedly knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty clearly knows that I am loyal to your Majesty and will never have second thoughts!"
Emperor Chengming picked up a pile of things on the dragon table and threw it in front of him and asked: "Loyalty is not for words, but for practice."
"Take a good look at these things. Is this what you call loyalty?"
Jiang Xiang's heart skipped a beat when he heard these words, and he reached out to pick up the things thrown down by Emperor Cheng Ming.
As soon as he opened the first page, his complexion changed drastically, and cold sweat rolled down his forehead.
Of course he knows all these things. This is evidence of his corruption and buying and selling of official positions over the years.
After he gained great power, many of his ideas changed significantly.
In addition, Emperor Cheng Ming was seriously ill and left many of the country's major affairs to him, which further fueled his ambition.
He originally thought that Emperor Chengming was so ill that he would not have the energy to bother with these matters anymore.
Now he realizes that he still took it for granted.
Emperor Chengming has never been an emperor who trusts people!
Only then did he understand that Emperor Cheng Ming's failure to do anything over the years was just waiting for today.
The most frightening thing is that he didn't know anything about Emperor Cheng Ming's investigation of him before.
Emperor Chengming sat on the dragon chair and asked him: "Jiang Yunting, can you plead guilty?"
Prime Minister Jiang's expression was very ugly, and he only said: "Your Majesty, I forgive you. I have worked hard on state affairs over the years. I have no merit but hard work."
"Please, Your Majesty, please spare me this time for the sake of my service to Dayan these years! I will never change my ways again!"
Emperor Chengming said quietly: "You dare to ask about my appointment as the crown prince, what else do you dare not do?"
"Jiang Yunting embezzled the king's law, bought and sold official positions, and preyed on the common people. Someone came and pushed him out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded him!"
This sentence shocked all the ministers in the court.
None of them expected that Prime Minister Jiang, who was so powerful just now, would be immediately accused and beheaded.
When a minister wanted to ask for mercy, Emperor Chengming said coldly: "Anyone who pleads for Jiang Yunting today will be treated as an accomplice and be killed!"
All the ministers who wanted to go out stopped and no one dared to make a mistake.
Prime Minister Jiang did not expect that Emperor Cheng Ming's butcher's knife would fall so quickly and directly!
He raised his head and looked at Emperor Cheng Ming. Emperor Cheng Ming's face was full of illness, but his eyes were very cold.
What happened today was too sudden, which meant that Emperor Cheng Ming had wanted to do this for a long time, but he had never leaked it to the outside world.
Taking action today made it clear that Emperor Cheng Ming was afraid that he would be prepared and wanted to catch him off guard.
The guard at the door had already rushed in, pulled Jiang Xiang up and dragged him out.
Everything happened so fast that even the old Jianghu Rujiang Xiang was a little unbelievable at this time.
He knew that Emperor Cheng Ming might deal with him, but he never expected that Emperor Cheng Ming would be so ruthless!
He had been with Emperor Cheng Ming for many years and knew that after Emperor Cheng Ming made this decision, he would kill him.
No one in his family can survive!
He yelled: "Ning Jing, you stupid king..."
His mouth was blocked by the guards, who did not give him any face.
After he was dragged down, the civil and military officials in the court did not dare to show off.
Emperor Chengming said quietly: "Zhiqing, from now on, you will be the crown prince of Dayan."
"Jiang Yunting has harbored evil intentions and used all possible means over the years. He has suffered a lot from you over the years."
"Thank you, father!" the third prince said on the ground.
Emperor Chengming looked at him and said: "From today on, the prince will supervise the country!"
"I am not feeling well, and I will leave all matters in the court to the prince."
All the ministers agreed in unison.
Just because of what happened to Prime Minister Jiang just now, everyone was a little frightened.
Only then did everyone remember that as an emperor, Emperor Cheng Ming had always been decisive in killing.
Even if he has been recuperating over the years, he still has a sharp knife in his hand. Even if he is ill, he still has a firm grip on Dayan's empire.
After a while, the guards came over and reported that they had killed Prime Minister Jiang and presented his head to the main hall.
Half of the ministers in the court were trembling with fear, while the other half were secretly happy.
It's just that no one dared to show their emotions at this time. This situation made them all know that Emperor Cheng Ming would never show mercy if he wanted to kill someone.
Although the third prince usually didn't like Jiang Xiang very much, when he saw Jiang Xiang's severed head, he still felt a chill.
But when he thought about it again, he felt relieved again.
After all, Emperor Cheng Ming was a man who would kill even his own sons. Killing a minister who seemed to be quite important was not really a big deal.
After the court meeting, Emperor Chengming called the third prince into the imperial study.
He looked at the third prince and said, "Do you know why I want to make you the crown prince?"
The third prince shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Emperor Chengming chuckled lightly and said: "There are no outsiders here, only us, father and son, so you don't have to be so reserved."
The third prince lowered his head and bowed: "Yes!"
