The power accumulated by the Third Prince over the years is not to be underestimated.
Perhaps he looks unimpressive most of the time, but at this moment, his true power erupted and instantly shocked everyone.
There were no powerful warriors at the Qi Gang level present.
But there were several experts at the internal energy level, and they all had their eyes on Wu Yuan in front of them at the moment.
If he dared to make a move, he would immediately be surrounded and taken down by these experts.
This discovery surprised Wu Yuan and then made him smile bitterly.
Well, well.
The Third Prince talks about righteousness and justice, whether to kill him or let him pass, making it seem so tragic.
But in reality, did he have a choice?
If he dared to say no, perhaps the Third Prince would dare to have him executed on the spot?
It seemed like he had the choice, but in reality, there was no choice at all!
If only it was just a surface threat, that wouldn't be a big deal.
However, Wu Yuan noticed through the corner of his eye that the guards behind him were picking up their strong crossbows one after another.
This was not necessarily a problem, after all, guards always had to look the part, even if they didn't actually do anything.
But the problem was, why were they pointing their weapons at him!
Could this spy be any more obvious?
Obviously, the Third Prince Cheng Zheng had long since bought off his subordinates, and there were probably many people under the First and Second Princes who had already been bought off as well, but had not yet been discovered.
After all, the Third Prince had always been too low-key. If it weren't for his sudden outburst at this moment, who would have thought that he was such a ruthless person?
Thinking of this, Wu Yuan finally gave up resistance, looked at Cheng Zheng in front of him, sighed lightly, and then silently stepped aside.
"Third Prince, please enter."
With these words, smiles appeared on the faces of Cheng Zheng and his men.
Entering the palace smoothly, all eyes were focused on the Third Prince, Cheng Zheng.
"My son pleads with the emperor to preside over the situation!"
"Please, Your Majesty, preside over the situation!"
"The First Prince and Second Prince have gone too far, please Your Majesty, preside over the situation!"
Shouts and slogans came from outside.
The voices and slogans sounded legitimate.
In the palace, the emperor lay on his bed, listening to the shouts coming from outside, and a smile appeared on his face.
"I didn't expect, the Third Prince has such abilities."
On the bed, the emperor smiled and was well aware of Cheng Zheng's actions during this period.
"Well."
He looked outside, at the clear sky and firmament, and finally sighed, "I've been lying on this bed for so long, it's time for me to go out and see."
"It just so happens that the Third Prince is here."
He got up quietly, dressed neatly with the help of the palace attendants, and put on the emperor's ceremonial robes.
Meanwhile, in another palace not far from the emperor, Chen An stood alone.
Listening to the shouts coming from outside, a smile appeared on his face as well.
It seemed that the Third Prince had finally accepted his proposal and come with his men.
In that case, all the efforts he had made before were not in vain.
Under the nervous gaze of countless people, the gates of the inner palace slowly opened.
A luxurious carriage drawn by six white horses slowly approached.
After that, the long-absent emperor led the Fourth Princess by the hand, walked out with her by his side, and stood outside the carriage.
At that moment, cheers of long live erupted from the crowd.
After a while, there was a sound from afar.
After so long, the First Prince and the Second Prince seemed to have finally reacted and hurried over.
As they rushed into the inner palace, they happened to witness the scene in front of them, looking at the clearly still alive Great Emperor, despite looking a little pale and weak, they couldn't help but be stunned, not knowing what to say.
For them, it was because they didn't know whether their father was alive or dead, that they dared to compete with each other and cause such a big disturbance in Shengjing.
However, now, the person they had considered to be in danger was standing there fine and unharmed.
Naturally, this was surprising.
But no matter how surprised they were, it was already too late at this moment.
When the emperor appeared, this farce was destined to end.
It couldn't end, it couldn't.
The reason why the people below were antagonizing each other was because they all believed the emperor was in danger, and therefore wanted to seek the favor of the future emperor to gain some merits.
But now the emperor was standing there, seemingly fine, why compete for anything?
Do you think you have a long life?
The intense confrontation came to an end.
From that day on, more than half a month passed quickly.
In ordinary times, half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
But during this half month, many changes occurred throughout the Great Huadu.
First and foremost, the emperor returned, walked out from the palace, and the turmoil in the official government of Great Huadu was finally calmed.
After that, as the instigators of the previous turmoil, the First Prince and the Second Prince were directly confined by the furious emperor. All their positions were stripped away, except for their princely titles, everything else was taken away, a heavy loss indeed.
Of course, for these two, losing the chance to inherit the throne was more important than losing their titles and positions.
This was expected by everyone.
After all, their actions prior to this were no different from rebellion.
One led his army into the capital without the imperial decree, looting and plundering along the way, and even attempted to capture the emperor.
The other, equally bad, conspired within Shengjing with the help of many dukes, assassinated the ministers, and even entered the palace, isolating the emperor from the outside world.
If these two hadn't clashed, they might have even committed patricide.
After the emperor woke up, these two no longer had a chance to inherit the throne.
The two most qualified candidates to inherit the throne were eliminated.
Instead, the Third Prince, who was originally very humble and not highly regarded, made a strong entrance and became the ultimate winner.
This time, the Third Prince's actions were very clever.
While the First Prince and the Second Prince were fighting for power and wealth, the usually low-key Third Prince stepped forward, united with the ministers to support the court, and handled many affairs.
When the palace was sealed off and separated from the outside world, the Third Prince led his men into the palace, welcoming the emperor out.
His various actions were commendable and admirable.
Now in Shengjing, the Third Prince, who was previously known for his cruelty and lack of virtue, had his reputation completely overturned to be seen as a righteous and capable person.
Of course, the most important thing was that after the First Prince and the Second Prince were eliminated, the only candidate left for the throne, the one who had a chance to become the crown prince, seemed to be only this Third Prince.
*Cough cough cough*
Outside, the rain fell hazily, seemingly causing some reaction that made the emperor's face even paler, and he couldn't help but cough repeatedly.
"Father."
Cheng Zheng sat beside him, serving him, and seeing his condition, he hurriedly brought a bowl of medicine and placed it in front of the emperor.
After taking the medicine, the situation seemed to improve.
"It's just that I'm getting old and my body isn't as good as it used to be."
Lying on the bed, the emperor smiled bitterly, "I'm not doing well, old boy."
"Why would you say that, Father?"
Cheng Zheng was shocked, "With imperial physicians by your side, you will surely be safe and sound, why say so?"
"Alright, stop pretending."
The Great Huadu Emperor glanced at Cheng Zheng, then shook his head, "You probably know better than I do about my health, so why bother saying that?"
Seeing Cheng Zheng hurriedly wanting to explain, he waved his hand again with some impatience, "I've heard those polite words too many times, I don't want to hear them from you."
"I have already issued the decree to appoint you as the Crown Prince, it will be announced nationwide tomorrow."
"I ask you, if you become the emperor in the future, what will you do?"
He looked at Cheng Zheng and asked seriously.
Seeing the emperor's expression, Cheng Zheng also restrained his own, thought for a moment, and then spoke, "Reform internal affairs, conduct large-scale assessments, recuperate and rejuvenate, and then reclaim lost territory."
He detailed his thoughts.
Although he had only recently ascended to the position of Crown Prince, Cheng Zheng had already made some plans for what he wanted to do in the future.
Most of these plans were his own ideas, based on the problems he had observed in the Great Huadu imperial court for many years, as well as some thoughts that had arisen from discussions with Chen An.
In the past, these thoughts were only spoken when discussing with Chen An.
After all, if he spoke to others, who knew what they might think.
Now he could finally speak to others.
The Great Huadu Emperor listened quietly to Cheng Zheng's explanations, listened to his thoughts, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Good, really good."
He sincerely exclaimed, "If I had known you had such talent, I wouldn't have hesitated and should have let you ascend to the position of Crown Prince earlier."
The Emperor seemed to sincerely admire, but Cheng Zheng just smiled and did not reply.
If the Emperor took those words seriously, that would be his problem.
If he had let him ascend to the position of Crown Prince earlier, would the Emperor still be able to sleep at night as he does now?
After all, those who reign as kings are usually unwilling to give up their power, especially the Great Huadu Emperor in front of him.
He saw everything clearly, but until he was about to die, if you wanted him to relinquish power, don't even think about it.
Before and after, just look at the First Prince and the Second Prince.
How did those two come into conflict? It was all orchestrated by the Emperor in front of them.
It just got out of hand in the end.
The power accumulated by the Third Prince over the years is not to be underestimated.
Perhaps he looks unimpressive most of the time, but at this moment, his true power erupted and instantly shocked everyone.
There were no powerful warriors at the Qi Gang level present.
But there were several experts at the internal energy level, and they all had their eyes on Wu Yuan in front of them at the moment.
If he dared to make a move, he would immediately be surrounded and taken down by these experts.
This discovery surprised Wu Yuan and then made him smile bitterly.
Well, well.
The Third Prince talks about righteousness and justice, whether to kill him or let him pass, making it seem so tragic.
But in reality, did he have a choice?
If he dared to say no, perhaps the Third Prince would dare to have him executed on the spot?
It seemed like he had the choice, but in reality, there was no choice at all!
If only it was just a surface threat, that wouldn't be a big deal.
However, Wu Yuan noticed through the corner of his eye that the guards behind him were picking up their strong crossbows one after another.
This was not necessarily a problem, after all, guards always had to look the part, even if they didn't actually do anything.
But the problem was, why were they pointing their weapons at him!
Could this spy be any more obvious?
Obviously, the Third Prince Cheng Zheng had long since bought off his subordinates, and there were probably many people under the First and Second Princes who had already been bought off as well, but had not yet been discovered.
After all, the Third Prince had always been too low-key. If it weren't for his sudden outburst at this moment, who would have thought that he was such a ruthless person?
Thinking of this, Wu Yuan finally gave up resistance, looked at Cheng Zheng in front of him, sighed lightly, and then silently stepped aside.
"Third Prince, please enter."
With these words, smiles appeared on the faces of Cheng Zheng and his men.
Entering the palace smoothly, all eyes were focused on the Third Prince, Cheng Zheng.
"My son pleads with the emperor to preside over the situation!"
"Please, Your Majesty, preside over the situation!"
"The First Prince and Second Prince have gone too far, please Your Majesty, preside over the situation!"
Shouts and slogans came from outside.
The voices and slogans sounded legitimate.
In the palace, the emperor lay on his bed, listening to the shouts coming from outside, and a smile appeared on his face.
"I didn't expect, the Third Prince has such abilities."
On the bed, the emperor smiled and was well aware of Cheng Zheng's actions during this period.
"Well."
He looked outside, at the clear sky and firmament, and finally sighed, "I've been lying on this bed for so long, it's time for me to go out and see."
"It just so happens that the Third Prince is here."
He got up quietly, dressed neatly with the help of the palace attendants, and put on the emperor's ceremonial robes.
Meanwhile, in another palace not far from the emperor, Chen An stood alone.
Listening to the shouts coming from outside, a smile appeared on his face as well.
It seemed that the Third Prince had finally accepted his proposal and come with his men.
In that case, all the efforts he had made before were not in vain.
Under the nervous gaze of countless people, the gates of the inner palace slowly opened.
A luxurious carriage drawn by six white horses slowly approached.
After that, the long-absent emperor led the Fourth Princess by the hand, walked out with her by his side, and stood outside the carriage.
At that moment, cheers of long live erupted from the crowd.
After a while, there was a sound from afar.
After so long, the First Prince and the Second Prince seemed to have finally reacted and hurried over.
As they rushed into the inner palace, they happened to witness the scene in front of them, looking at the clearly still alive Great Emperor, despite looking a little pale and weak, they couldn't help but be stunned, not knowing what to say.
For them, it was because they didn't know whether their father was alive or dead, that they dared to compete with each other and cause such a big disturbance in Shengjing.
However, now, the person they had considered to be in danger was standing there fine and unharmed.
Naturally, this was surprising.
But no matter how surprised they were, it was already too late at this moment.
When the emperor appeared, this farce was destined to end.
It couldn't end, it couldn't.
The reason why the people below were antagonizing each other was because they all believed the emperor was in danger, and therefore wanted to seek the favor of the future emperor to gain some merits.
But now the emperor was standing there, seemingly fine, why compete for anything?
Do you think you have a long life?
The intense confrontation came to an end.
From that day on, more than half a month passed quickly.
In ordinary times, half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
But during this half month, many changes occurred throughout the Great Huadu.
First and foremost, the emperor returned, walked out from the palace, and the turmoil in the official government of Great Huadu was finally calmed.
After that, as the instigators of the previous turmoil, the First Prince and the Second Prince were directly confined by the furious emperor. All their positions were stripped away, except for their princely titles, everything else was taken away, a heavy loss indeed.
Of course, for these two, losing the chance to inherit the throne was more important than losing their titles and positions.
This was expected by everyone.
After all, their actions prior to this were no different from rebellion.
One led his army into the capital without the imperial decree, looting and plundering along the way, and even attempted to capture the emperor.
The other, equally bad, conspired within Shengjing with the help of many dukes, assassinated the ministers, and even entered the palace, isolating the emperor from the outside world.
If these two hadn't clashed, they might have even committed patricide.
After the emperor woke up, these two no longer had a chance to inherit the throne.
The two most qualified candidates to inherit the throne were eliminated.
Instead, the Third Prince, who was originally very humble and not highly regarded, made a strong entrance and became the ultimate winner.
This time, the Third Prince's actions were very clever.
While the First Prince and the Second Prince were fighting for power and wealth, the usually low-key Third Prince stepped forward, united with the ministers to support the court, and handled many affairs.
When the palace was sealed off and separated from the outside world, the Third Prince led his men into the palace, welcoming the emperor out.
His various actions were commendable and admirable.
Now in Shengjing, the Third Prince, who was previously known for his cruelty and lack of virtue, had his reputation completely overturned to be seen as a righteous and capable person.
Of course, the most important thing was that after the First Prince and the Second Prince were eliminated, the only candidate left for the throne, the one who had a chance to become the crown prince, seemed to be only this Third Prince.
*Cough cough cough*
Outside, the rain fell hazily, seemingly causing some reaction that made the emperor's face even paler, and he couldn't help but cough repeatedly.
"Father."
Cheng Zheng sat beside him, serving him, and seeing his condition, he hurriedly brought a bowl of medicine and placed it in front of the emperor.
After taking the medicine, the situation seemed to improve.
"It's just that I'm getting old and my body isn't as good as it used to be."
Lying on the bed, the emperor smiled bitterly, "I'm not doing well, old boy."
"Why would you say that, Father?"
Cheng Zheng was shocked, "With imperial physicians by your side, you will surely be safe and sound, why say so?"
"Alright, stop pretending."
The Great Huadu Emperor glanced at Cheng Zheng, then shook his head, "You probably know better than I do about my health, so why bother saying that?"
Seeing Cheng Zheng hurriedly wanting to explain, he waved his hand again with some impatience, "I've heard those polite words too many times, I don't want to hear them from you."
"I have already issued the decree to appoint you as the Crown Prince, it will be announced nationwide tomorrow."
"I ask you, if you become the emperor in the future, what will you do?"
He looked at Cheng Zheng and asked seriously.
Seeing the emperor's expression, Cheng Zheng also restrained his own, thought for a moment, and then spoke, "Reform internal affairs, conduct large-scale assessments, recuperate and rejuvenate, and then reclaim lost territory."
He detailed his thoughts.
Although he had only recently ascended to the position of Crown Prince, Cheng Zheng had already made some plans for what he wanted to do in the future.
Most of these plans were his own ideas, based on the problems he had observed in the Great Huadu imperial court for many years, as well as some thoughts that had arisen from discussions with Chen An.
In the past, these thoughts were only spoken when discussing with Chen An.
After all, if he spoke to others, who knew what they might think.
Now he could finally speak to others.
The Great Huadu Emperor listened quietly to Cheng Zheng's explanations, listened to his thoughts, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Good, really good."
He sincerely exclaimed, "If I had known you had such talent, I wouldn't have hesitated and should have let you ascend to the position of Crown Prince earlier."
The Emperor seemed to sincerely admire, but Cheng Zheng just smiled and did not reply.
If the Emperor took those words seriously, that would be his problem.
If he had let him ascend to the position of Crown Prince earlier, would the Emperor still be able to sleep at night as he does now?
After all, those who reign as kings are usually unwilling to give up their power, especially the Great Huadu Emperor in front of him.
He saw everything clearly, but until he was about to die, if you wanted him to relinquish power, don't even think about it.
Before and after, just look at the First Prince and the Second Prince.
How did those two come into conflict? It was all orchestrated by the Emperor in front of them.
It just got out of hand in the end.
