Chu Li smiled and nodded: "Yes, as long as the prince supports Xu'an, Xu'an's confidence will be even better than that of Prince Jing."
"The throne is not inherited like this, and there are no such rules." Prince Ping frowned.
Chu Li smiled and said: "The key is Xu'an's identity. As a Buddhist, he will naturally be supported by the Diamond Temple. Once he can inherit the throne, he will be able to break the long-standing situation of being suppressed by the Great Leiyin Temple. The Great Leiyin Temple
He can only be obedient. In this way, Da Ji can go all out to the outside world. Even if he cannot deal with the other three countries, he can still gain the upper hand and change Da Ji's ranking among the five countries... I believe that the emperor will not refuse this temptation.
, Daji has been weak for too long and needs to be cheered up."
"Xu'an..." Prince Ping sighed and shook his head.
Chu Li said: "I know that you are not willing to give in, my lord, but the world is like this and does not change according to people's wishes. As for sending troops to deal with Dazheng, Xu'an will definitely agree."
King Ping sighed and said: "You can't expect others to take revenge. Once the master intervenes, how dare Xu'an offend the master?"
Only when you become the emperor can you attack Dazheng, destroy the Xuanji Pavilion, and avenge the princess regardless of the pressure from the master.
Chu Li frowned and said, "What does the prince mean...?"
King Ping was silent.
He also knew that he had very little chance of ascending to the throne. Even if King Jing was not there, or even if there was an accident, King An was there before, maybe it was King An, and then King Cheng. He seemed to be very close to the throne, but he was
The furthest thing is that you can never get your turn.
Chu Li sighed: "That's all, how about this, I will destroy the Xuanji Pavilion first and avenge the princess, and then the prince will help Xu An?"
"Do you have a way to destroy Xuanji Pavilion?" Prince Ping said.
Chu Li said: "It depends on the human effort. Let's give it a try."
"Okay, if you can destroy Xuanji Pavilion, I will support Xu'an!" King Ping said solemnly.
Chu Li smiled: "Then it's settled!"
Prince Ping said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I will never break my promise!"
Chu Li said: "If Xu An succeeds to the throne, he will not take away your military power, my lord."
Prince Ping said solemnly: "It doesn't matter, I am not that interested in fighting!"
"That's great!" Chu Li pawed his hands and exclaimed: "Now there is only one obstacle - Xuanji Pavilion, we have to destroy them!"
"The Xuanji Pavilion is similar to the Secret Guard Mansion, and it is not so easy to destroy." Prince Ping said calmly: "Martial arts alone cannot do it. They are in the capital of Dazheng, and there are masters from the gods sitting in charge."
Chu Li nodded: "I will find a way, and the prince will wait patiently for my good news!"
"Okay, I will wait and see!" Prince Ping said solemnly.
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At noon, Chu Li was practicing swordplay in his small courtyard when he heard the news. The emperor announced that King Celi Jing was the crown prince.
Everything was calm in the court hall, as if it should be like this. Unsurprisingly, except for the Ministry of War, no other courtiers objected, so it passed smoothly.
As soon as the crown prince is established, a grand ceremony will be held the next day to announce to heaven that the crown prince has ascended the throne.
As the general manager of Prince An's Mansion and the Prime Minister, Chu Li is also qualified to participate in the Fengtian Ceremony.
In the early morning, everyone in the royal palace was dressed up. The three princesses, Xiao Qi, Leng Qing and Lengqiu, the two noble ladies, plus Chu Li, surrounded by guards, walked out of the east gate of the divine capital city.
The East Gate is extremely lively, and all ministers of third rank or above are eligible to participate in the Fengtian Ceremony.
As soon as they walked out of the east city gate, they saw a group of people walking slowly in front of them. When they saw it in the big round mirror, they saw that they were people from Prince Jing's Mansion.
Chu Li shook his head helplessly.
Xiao Qi turned her head and glanced at Chu Li, half-smiling.
Chu Li sighed: "I didn't expect such a coincidence."
He really didn't want to see the people from Prince Jing's Mansion.
The girls were all riding horses, wearing white gauze to cover their faces, with only their bright eyes exposed. They were tightly protected by guards. Although there were guards with shining eyes standing on both sides of the road, they still did not feel safe.
After a while, a horse galloped in front of it. When it got close, it was stopped by Zhu Tianhua, Zheng Lide and others.
Zheng Lide came over quickly and reported: "The chief steward is the foreign affairs steward of Prince Jing's Mansion. On Prince Jing's order, he came here to invite the chief steward to come and speak."
Chu Li frowned and nodded, and said to Xiao Qi and the girls: "Everyone, just walk slowly and follow behind. I'm going to see Prince Jing."
"Go." Xiao Shi said, "Be careful, he is the prince now!"
Chu Li nodded.
He urged the horse to come to the front. An old man sat on the horse and clasped his fists: "General Manager Chu, the prince has invited you."
Chu Li clasped his fists and urged his horse to catch up with him. The guards stared at him closely and slowly made way for a passage. He came to King Jing.
Both King Jing and Princess Jing rode slowly, looking at him on horseback.
"I have met the prince and the princess." Chu Li stepped forward and clasped his fists in salute.
"No need to be polite." King Jing waved his hand and said solemnly: "I haven't seen you for a while, but the general manager still has the same style!"
Chu Li smiled: "Your Majesty, thank you."
King Jing has always been dignified and taciturn. It is not easy to say this sentence.
"Is there nothing going on at the imperial mausoleum?" King Jing said.
Chu Li shook his head: "Everything is the same as before."
King Jing nodded slowly and said: "I am really sad that my third brother died young, but we cannot pursue old friends. I can only take more care of Prince An's Mansion. If anything happens in the palace in the future, you can come to me directly!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chu Li said.
Princess Jing smiled and said: "Let the princess come to my house often and play with me, so that I can have nothing to do at ordinary times!"
"Yes, Princess." Chu Li said.
Princess Jing said: "Sister Xiao, it is not easy to be widowed at a young age. As a woman, you understand the most, so if you have anything to do, don't resist, just come to me directly."
"Thank you, Princess." Chu Li said.
"Well, you go ahead." King Jing said in a deep voice.
Chu Li clasped his fists and turned to leave.
Of course he understood that King Jing wanted to win over him.
Of course, when trying to win over each other, we won't say it directly, leaving room for leeway to avoid making things difficult for each other.
He returned to everyone in Prince An's Mansion. Xiao Shi stared at him with her deep and bright eyes. Xiao Qi and the other girls were also curious.
Chu Li smiled and said: "Prince Jing intends to take care of our Prince An's Mansion. If you need any help, just ask him for help. Princess Jing invites the three princesses to visit Prince Jing's Mansion often."
Xiao Shi was extremely sharp and tilted her head to look at him: "It seems that Prince Jing values your intelligence."
Chu Li shook his head and smiled: "Ashamed."
"What are your plans?" Xiao Shi hummed.
Chu Li said: "I feel ashamed to accept it."
Xiao Shi rolled her eyes at him.
Prince Jing's Mansion suddenly accelerated, and they also accelerated.
After they crossed the royal enclosure and continued eastward, they came to an altar to worship heaven.
A high altar was erected on the flat square, about ten meters high. There were various mysterious symbols engraved on the altar. The Temple of Heaven was guarded all year round to prevent stray people from approaching.
Chu Li also discovered that the green bricks on the ground were also engraved with strange symbols, echoing each other and integrating seamlessly with the high altar.
Chu Li frowned and looked at it, looking through the big round mirror, and all the symbols appeared in front of his eyes.