Chapter 119

"Back to your majesty, the old minister thought that his highness xuanwang was loyal and had a good reputation in the court, the army and the people. Although his ability to do things was difficult to judge, he was competent in offering sacrifices to heaven." old Chen Ge said his point frankly, "His highness Cheng's previous behavior does have some impact on his own image. If he is sent to worship the heaven, the court will inevitably have some objections."

The emperor looked at several people without saying a word. His slightly narrowed eyes flashed from time to time. Although his temples were white, he didn't see the old state at all.

The air in the imperial study gradually stagnated.

Li Ge didn't dare to speak any more. He just sat trembling in his chair and hung his head in silence.

"Let me think about it for a while," said the emperor in a low voice with a gentle breath. "Several cabinet elders can retire first. Wen Aiqing can stay."

Prime Minister Wen finally made some moves. He answered steadily, got up and saluted several colleagues. When Li Ge was old, he didn't lift his eyelids, but only perfunctorily saluted.

Old Li Ge saw his perfunctory, and his face became more and more ugly. He snorted coldly, shook his beard and walked away.

"Are Wen Aiqing and Li Ge wrong?" the emperor asked Prime Minister Wen with a smile, but a light flashed in his eyes.

"I didn't mean that," Prime Minister Wen replied freely with a teacup in his hand. "It's just that Li Ge is really unfair in today's affairs."

"Why, do you also think the matter of offering sacrifices to heaven should be handed over to King Xuan?" the emperor's tone suddenly became cold.

"The emperor has his own judgment on which prince to choose. Ministers are just doing their best," Prime Minister Wen said slowly. "As ministers, you should share your worries everywhere, not mislead the monarch only by your personal preferences."

"When Li Ge was a child, he watched his Highness Prince Cheng grow up and taught what he had learned all his life. It is inevitable that he is eager to protect his disciples," Prime Minister Wen continued after looking at the emperor's face. "I understand his heart of protection, but I can't agree with this behavior."

The emperor pondered a little and smiled softly, "what a prime minister Wen. You can say such things as forming a party for personal gain."

"I dare not..."

"Why don't you dare?" the emperor's tone suddenly became gloomy, and the emperor's spirit was full of, "you both think it's wrong to become a king. Is my father also unkind to you and will be hated by the soldiers?"

"The emperor's words are different," said Wen Cheng, who stood still in front of the emperor. "Bai Ge always refuted Li Ge from the perspective of soldiers. Naturally, his words are too extreme. According to his minister, there is another explanation for this matter."

"Oh? What do you say?" emperor Shangrao looked at Prime Minister Wen with interest.

"Everyone thinks that his highness Cheng is aimed at the soldiers of the three services, but is that really true? What good is it for his highness Cheng to aim at the soldiers of the three services?"

"It's not so much that his highness Cheng wants to steal the limelight from the officers and men as that he wants to steal the limelight from his highness Xuan. The officers and men of the three services are just implicated."

"Apart from anything else, your highness Cheng's mind can't be put on the table, let alone the means are so inferior."

"As a member of the imperial court, I've seen many intrigues. It's nothing. I just think that his highness Cheng... Has some superficial plans."

The emperor leaned back on the Dragon chair with his eyes closed and sighed gently. He looked very tired.