Emperor: When will the Seventh Prince rebel? I will open the city gates to welcome him.

The Hall of Supreme Harmony in the capital of the Great Feng Kingdom.

Emperor Dingwen, sitting high on the dragon throne, looked listless.

His eyes swept across the ministers and looked outside the hall as if he was waiting for something.

His face was sallow and his eyelids drooped slightly, as if he was about to fall asleep.

Shen Qian, the chief eunuch in front of the emperor, stepped forward and said with applause:

"If you have something to do, start the show, if nothing happens, leave the court!"

Just now.

The graceful and elegant Queen Zhu, wearing a golden hairpin and phoenix robe, and the Crown Prince, wearing a yellow robe with a five-clawed dragon, walked into the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

When the ministers saw Empress Zhu coming to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they all knelt down and kowtowed:

"Long live the Queen!"

Emperor Dingwen Hongjing sat up from the dragon throne. His previous listless look disappeared and was replaced by an excited look.

"Queen! Come and sit beside me quickly."

Empress Zhu walked up the steps with graceful and dignified manner and sat down next to Emperor Dingwen's father-in-law.

Emperor Dingwen's eyes were trembling slightly.

"Empress! Where is my longevity yang-boosting elixir? I can't wait any longer, give it to me quickly!"

Queen Zhu raised the corner of her mouth:

"Your Majesty! I have prepared a longevity yang-boosting golden elixir."

After saying this, Queen Zhu took out a golden pill.

"Ah! Give it to me quickly."

Emperor Dingwen excitedly snatched the golden pill from Empress Zhu's hand and swallowed it directly.

When the eunuch before the emperor saw this scene, he immediately lowered the curtain above the dragon throne.

Emperor Dingwen and Empress Zhu were both behind a curtain, their faces invisible.

Beneath the veil,

Emperor Dingwen first uttered a hoarse and suppressed sound.

The voice gradually calmed down, and then a majestic voice came out.

"I, Emperor Dingwen, want Crown Prince Hongze to inherit the throne as soon as possible, so I have decided to hand over many important political affairs of Dafeng State to the Crown Prince. I appoint him as the regent, and hope that the Crown Prince can use his intelligence and diligence, uphold justice, and properly handle these political affairs that concern the national economy and people's livelihood, so as to live up to the emperor's grace and the expectations of the subjects of the world. Only in this way can our dynasty be prosperous and long-lasting, and the foundation of our ancestors can be firmly continued and passed down for thousands of years without decline.

After Emperor Dingwen finished speaking, all the ministers in the Hall of Supreme Harmony knelt down and shouted:

"Your Majesty is wise, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will inherit the foundation of the Great Feng Kingdom!"

All officials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony were occupied by the prince's faction. Even those who were not members of the prince's faction before,

Now they have all joined the Prince's party.

As for the third prince Hongxiong,

After his grandfather and uncle, General Jianwei Cao Zhu and General Dingguo Cao Wenxiu, were killed by King Zhenbei Hongxuan.

When the Third Prince's mother, Imperial Concubine Cao, fell out of favor,

He no longer had any support in the court.

Therefore, the entire court is now composed of Prince Hongze's people. From this point of view, it can be seen that Prince Hongze still has some means.

The chief eunuch in charge of the imperial court immediately made arrangements, and the eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department placed the prepared throne in front of the dragon chair.

When Prince Hongze saw the golden dragon chair, a smile appeared on his face.

I thought silently in my heart:

"It's almost there! It's almost there! As long as I, the crown prince, get rid of Hong Xuan, the kingdom of Dafeng will belong to me."

"No! We must not let the King of Zhenbei die so easily. We must also make him take the Taoist Master's Wanshou Buyang Jindan, so that he can also taste the feeling of being unable to live or die."

The prince had just taken his seat.

Minister of Revenue Jiang Maolin stepped out and respectfully said:

"Your Highness, I have something to report!"

The prince's smile was like a spring breeze.

"Minister of Revenue, please report!"

Minister of Revenue Jiang Maolin said loudly:

"I, your humble servant, impeached that Zhenbei Prince Hongxuan had arbitrarily confiscated all the good farmland in the five states of Beiyan, Yuzhou, Ezhou, Xiangzhou, and Yunzhou, and also established the Zhenbei Prince Government. He did not take the imperial court seriously at all."

"The powerful and wealthy people from various states came to Beijing to file a complaint. The King of Zhenbei confiscated all their fertile land and distributed it to the untouchables!"

"The nobles and gentry spent a lot of money to buy these low-class people, but why did the King of Zhenbei Hongxuan distribute the confiscated good land to these low-class people, and on a per capita basis?"

The King of Zhenbei has already touched the core interests of the nobles and gentry.

These nobles are all powerful forces in the court, and their fertile lands are spread across the states.

The action of King Zhenbei has harmed the interests of all the powerful officials in the court.

The fertile land they had snatched from the people of Dafeng with great difficulty was actually taken away by the King of Zhenbei in the five states. How could the powerful and wealthy agree to this?

Prince Hongze snorted coldly:

"The King of Zhenbei is lawless. How dare he confiscate all the land of the rich and powerful in Dafeng State and distribute it to the untouchables! He deserves death."

The cabinet chief, Zhang Shoufu, stepped out and said:

"Reporting to the Crown Prince, I have received a tip-off that the King of Zhenbei has organized troops to establish a country in Southern Xinjiang, and his subordinate An Jingyi has become the emperor of the new dynasty in Southern Xinjiang, the Dali Kingdom!"

When Prime Minister Zhang said this,

Everyone in the Hall of Supreme Harmony was shocked.

Queen Zhu behind the curtain was also shocked.

Prince Hongze swallowed and said:

"He! His subordinates founded a country in southern Xinjiang! This!"

Prince Hongze certainly knew how dangerous the southern border area was.

His subordinates were able to actually establish a dynasty in a place like Southern Xinjiang.

Just how powerful is this Zhenbei King Hongxuan?

Prime Minister Zhang said respectfully: "The Crown Prince founded the country, and the King of Zhenbei is worthy of death. He has long had the intention of rebellion and established a new dynasty by attacking the southern border. The King of Zhenbei is the greatest threat to Dafeng."

There was endless murderous intent in Prince Hongze's eyes.

If the Prince of Zhenbei is not eliminated, there is no way he can become emperor.

No! He is not the emperor. It is still unclear whether he can be the crown prince in the near future.

At this moment, the voice of Emperor Dingwen Hongjing sounded from behind the curtain:

"My son, King Hongxuan of Zhenbei, is a traitor! He deserves to be killed!"

"Send the Imperial City East Camp Army Commander Si Qingshou to see me."

The old eunuch immediately ordered the commander of the East Camp Army, Si Qingshou, to come to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to meet Emperor Dingwen behind the curtain.

When Si Qingshou, the commander of the Dongying Army, dressed in armor, arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

He saw Crown Prince Hongze sitting on the dragon throne with two figures behind him. Si Qingshou naturally knew that in this situation the emperor had handed over all power to the crown prince.

Let the prince ascend the throne.

"Greetings to Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!"

"Greetings to the Crown Prince Jianguo, long live the Crown Prince!"

Prince Hongze looked at Si Qingshou, the commander of the East Camp Army, and said:

"The King of Zhenbei is plotting a rebellion! Father has issued an order that when the King of Zhenbei leads his troops to come, you should mobilize 100,000 troops from the East Camp to kill the King of Zhenbei!"

After hearing what Prince Hongze said, Si Qingshou was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He felt a chill down his spine:

"Prince! This! This! The King of Zhenbei is the military god of Dafeng State. He has never suffered a defeat since he led the army! This!..."

His face turned pale as he continued:

"The King of Zhenbei killed 180,000 cavalrymen in the northern border without losing a single soldier. He also killed 360,000 rebels in a single battle in the southern border. One battle decided the outcome! How dare I, with only 100,000 soldiers, fight the King of Zhenbei!"

"I'm afraid even if I had ten heads, they wouldn't be enough for King Zhenbei to chop off."

No one in the court refuted Si Qingshou's words.

Fighting against the King of Zhenbei, how much does one want to die to come up with such a stupid move!

When it comes to fighting, there is really no one among all the generals in the court who can fight against the King of Zhenbei.

But the prince knew it very well.

If he doesn't seize the opportunity, he will never have another chance.