The most romantic little emperor

The reactions of civil and military officials in the court varied, but all of them shared a common understanding: they all felt that the prince had changed. No one had expected that the prince would marry three women at once, which was in stark contrast to his previous dandy image.

So, all the ministers were wondering who made the prince make such a big change? Or was it that the prince's temperament changed drastically and began to change? The most important thing was that the emperor actually supported him to do this. You know, since the founding of this dynasty, there has never been a situation where a prince married three women at once. This is the first time!

In addition, what they were most concerned about was when the Zhu, Chen and Feng families would establish relationships with the prince. They were secretly calculating whether there were unmarried women of marriageable age in their families, all planning to form an alliance through marriage with the prince.

Xie An and many other people who have a good relationship with Duke Zhu and Old Feng have already expressed their congratulations to the two.

Some people are happy that someone is worried.

Su Zhengfang and Dong Sicheng, two elder statesmen of the time, felt threatened the moment Gao Lishi read out the imperial decree granting the marriage.

They didn't even get any news about such a major event. The two felt that Crown Prince Qin Hao had posed a threat to their status and power, which made them panic, as if the Crown Prince had slipped out of their control.

Since ancient times, the imperial power and the rights of court officials have been contradictory. The greater the imperial power, the smaller the rights of court officials. Conversely, the smaller the imperial power, the greater the rights of court officials.

This is why ancient emperors wanted to strengthen centralization of power. They did not want the imperial power to fall into the hands of others and did not want court officials to form a whole and speak with one voice. Once the officials formed a whole, the situation would get out of control and out of the emperor's control.

This is something the imperial rulers would not allow to happen, because since ancient times, there have been many cases of powerful officials seeking power and usurping the throne. To put it bluntly, even the reason why the Great Xia Dynasty was established was because Emperor Taizu stole the throne of Daliang.

Court officials would constantly fight against imperial power for the rights of their group, then compromise, and then continue to fight, in an endless cycle.

The current situation in the imperial court of Daxia has become one where the imperial power has been lost and the power of court officials is increasing.

Especially the Su and Dong families, more than half of the officials in the court have close relations with them, and the rest are mostly neutral and do not help either side. There are only a few people who truly belong to the prince, and they can be counted on one hand.

After all, Su Zhengfang and Dong Sicheng have both been in high positions for a long time and have a more far-sighted view of issues. The atmosphere in the court today was weird, which was obviously related to the two imperial edicts just now.

The first imperial edict was to appoint Qin Hao as the crown prince and to hold the seal as regent. This showed that the emperor had made up his mind to push Qin Hao to the throne, and this matter was almost unchangeable.

As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers. When Qin Hao ascends the throne, he will definitely purge a group of ministers and replace them with his own people.

The civil and military officials in the court had long been accustomed to this kind of high-ranking, extravagant life, and certainly no one was willing to be the one to be purged, so it was inevitable that some of them would have evil intentions and place their hopes on Qin Hao, especially those who remained neutral. Even some people in the Su and Dong factions would have evil thoughts and choose to change sides.

The second imperial edict was that the emperor granted marriage to the crown prince and gave him three daughters at once, setting a precedent in the history of this dynasty.

Moreover, the identities of these three women are not simple.

Zhu Qiqi's father is Zhu Gui, Duke of Zhu. The Zhu family is in charge of the Suzaku Guard and holds military power, so their power naturally cannot be underestimated.

Her eldest brother was the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, a high position in the court and a third-rank official.

Her second brother has made great achievements in the business field, especially in the past few days, when he organized the first auction house in the capital, which sold more than 20 million taels of silver in one night. This matter has spread in the upper class society, and the Zhu family is in the limelight for a while.

Her own strength is also not simple. She has already held an important position in the military at a young age.

Qian Duoduo has the support of the Chen family in Beijing. The Chen family is very famous in Beijing, and its strength cannot be underestimated. Although no one from the Chen family is an official, the Chen family is rich. Many ministers in the court have connections with the Chen family, and they know how powerful the Chen family is in the business field.

And she is the granddaughter of Chen Qinghai, and her surname is Qian, so she is undoubtedly the daughter of the Qian family, the richest family in Suzhou.

Feng Qingyue is the daughter of Feng Lao. Few civil and military officials in the court know who Feng Qingyue is, but they all know Feng Lao.

Many people knew about the terrifying strength of Old Feng. After all, the title of Chief of the Shadow Guards was not just for show. His personal combat power was definitely at the ceiling level, otherwise the emperor would not have let him be responsible for the safety of the East Palace.

Su Zhengfang and Dong Sicheng both realized that Qin Hao's previous use of Wang Jian, Guo Jia, Xie An and others seemed to be premeditated.

And now, if Qin Hao succeeds in marrying the three women, he will have the support of the Zhu family, the Chen family, the Qian family and Old Feng. Each of these people is not to be underestimated alone, so what kind of energy will be generated when they are integrated together?

The two of them were terrified. In just a few days, Qin Hao had already gained the support of so many forces. It was simply terrifying. If the prince continued to discover more, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, this matter must never be allowed to happen.

Su Zhengfang and Dong Sicheng looked angry. They looked at each other and nodded slightly.

Su Zhengfang glanced at Kong Boli beside him.

Kong Boli nodded in understanding, stood up, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "Your Highness, I think this matter is absolutely inappropriate."

Qin Hao recognized this man as Kong Boli, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He had previously been the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Because he opposed Guo Jia's entry into the court as an official, Qin Hao and Guo Jia tricked him into being demoted to the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Unexpectedly, he still did not repent and was making trouble again.

He is Su Zhengfang's favorite student and right-hand man.

So, Qin Hao looked at Su Zhengfang, only to see him standing there calmly, with his eyes on his nose and his nose on his mouth, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

Qin Hao already had the answer in his mind and couldn't help but laugh secretly. Su Zhengfang, you old villain, you still haven't given up and still want to embarrass me. Let me see how I'm going to deal with you.

"Lord Kong, I don't know what you want to say, but I kindly remind you that before you speak, you should think clearly about what you should and shouldn't say, so as not to be used as a gun by others."

After saying that, Qin Hao glanced at Su Zhengfang.

When Su Zhengfang saw the look Qin Hao gave him, he was shocked. Damn it, he suspected me so quickly.

Kong Boli thought it over again and again and decided to speak out, because he and Su Zhengfang were already tied to the same rope and there was no way out.