King Liang died, and the old Emperor of Nantai never expected that it would happen so soon.

From the time he agreed to cooperate with Shunyu Gambling House to now, it only took four or five days. Is this solved?

Prince Liang’s Mansion was heavily guarded and could almost be called an iron wall. He himself sent people to break through, but no one survived.

It seems that Shunyu Gambling House cannot be underestimated.

He even had the idea of ​​thoroughly investigating Shunyu Gambling House before. If it was confirmed that he was the murderer of the prince, he would definitely find a way to take revenge.

But now, the disparity in strength is too great, and he has no ability to compete with Shunyu Gambling House.

The most important thing is that King Liang died, which he bought with one million taels of gold. The national treasury was empty, and there was no extra money to settle these personal grievances. If you don't pay attention to state affairs, it will be very difficult. Soon to be destroyed.

When the imperial meeting was held, the old emperor’s turbid eyes scanned everyone below. This morning, the news about King Liang came out. Everyone speculated about everything. Most people still thought that King Liang His death was the work of the old emperor.

Because of this, no one dared to mention the matter of establishing a crown prince at the court meeting this morning.

"The King of Liang is my biological brother, and now he has suffered a tragedy. The captured assassin must be interrogated carefully to find out the real culprit behind the scenes, so that the King of Liang can rest in peace even under the circumstances."

The old emperor sighed and said some words to comfort Prince Liang. Prince Liang gritted his teeth and looked at the emperor above, his eyes full of hatred. His father must have died in the hands of the old emperor, but he I can't produce any evidence, so now I have to listen to him talk hypocritically.

What I said before about the affairs of Prince Liang’s wife was not important. Just when everyone was yawning, the old emperor changed the topic and talked about the military power of Prince Liang’s palace.

"With the death of the King of Liang, this military power can no longer be left outside. From now on, I will take back the military power of the 400,000 troops in the hands of the King of Liang."

The drowsiness of the ministers It was gone in an instant. It turned out to be waiting here!

Prince Liang was very anxious. He glanced at some of his father’s most trusted ministers during his lifetime and motioned for them to speak for him.

Many people avoided their gazes, but a few stood up and said, "Your Majesty, King Liang's body is still cold. Why don't we discuss the matter of military power later?"

"Your Majesty, although Prince Liang is dead, Prince Liang's son is still there. In my opinion, it would be more appropriate for the crown prince to control the military power."

"I second my opinion!"

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Since the emperor could raise this question, he was naturally prepared to respond.Hearing these words, he smiled and said warmly: "It's not like I haven't considered what my dear friends said. King Liang is my biological brother. When I was able to hand over the military power to him, I naturally trusted him. Furthermore, the most important point is that he is a man who has been on the battlefield and achieved military exploits. He is in charge of the military power, which is what everyone expects."

"But Ting'er is different. He is still young and has never I have been on the battlefield. If I take over the military power, how can I convince the people? Now that Nantai is suffering from internal and external troubles, we must not take it lightly anymore. I will take back this military power for the time being. When Ting'er makes meritorious service in the future, I will still give it to him. Naturally, others can't say much at this time."

"Ting'er, can you understand my painstaking efforts?"

The old emperor spoke earnestly, as if he was very worried. Prince Liang thought the same thing. In this case, no matter how many reasons people had, they couldn't come up with any.

Only then did everyone realize that the old emperor was old, but he was not stupid. He was still the emperor with deep knowledge and decisive killings. Otherwise, how could he have personally raised such an outstanding heir as the former prince?

Had it not been for the sudden assassination of the former prince, Nantai would not be in such a situation now. The most important thing is that they would not dare to challenge the emperor like this.

Prince Liang knew that the overall situation had been decided. As long as the old emperor was still alive, he would never be able to turn around. What's more, the military power was about to be taken back, and Prince Liang's palace was instantly defeated.

During this period of time, Prince Liang always felt that he had a chance to win, and he still offended many vassal kings. Now that he has said no, it will be gone, and other people in Prince Liang's palace will have a hard time.

In the past, the old emperor blatantly favored Prince Liang’s Mansion, but after this incident, Prince Liang’s Mansion has become an abandoned son in the hands of the old emperor, and no one will be their backer in the future.

Prince Liang gritted his teeth, feeling unwilling to give in, but he had no other choice, and said: "Yes, everything will be obeyed by the emperor's uncle."

Prince Liang's matter is With such an easy removal, the ministers in the court came back to their senses. Thinking of how they had helped Prince Liang grab the throne, they all felt chills on their backs. Their emperor was not a kind person. Now that he has taken back his military power, he must have People like them will be dealt with violently.

Especially those ministers who had just stood up to speak for Prince Liang, they even regretted it.

People died like a mountain, and the glory of Prince Liang’s Mansion ceased to exist overnight.

The old emperor looked at the guilty looks of these people below and sneered in his heart, but he still said kindly: "Although King Liang is gone, I have also mentioned the matter of establishing a prince that he mentioned before. We really should think about it. I am old and suffer from serious diseases. I don’t know when I will be gone.”

Upon hearing these words, everyone instantlyHe knelt down in a cold sweat: "Long live your Majesty!"

When King Liang mentioned this matter before, the old emperor kept silent. Now that King Liang is dead, no one has mentioned it. The old emperor took the initiative to talk about it again. For a moment, everyone was in danger, not knowing what kind of medicine the old emperor was selling in his gourd.

The old emperor had heard such flattery so much that he was basically immune to it. Everyone in this world is bound to die, it’s just a matter of time.

"Now I have three little sons under my knees. They are not very young. We will raise them together in the future. From now until the day when I die, whoever performs best will be crowned prince. This matter is my responsibility. I have already thought about it in my heart, and I just want to say it out so that my beloved ministers can bear witness, and there is no need to worry about the matter of establishing the crown prince."

The connotation of these words is obviously that the ministers forced the emperor to establish the crown prince. Regarding Chu's matter, everyone was trembling and did not dare to speak.

The old emperor was quite satisfied with their performance. If it were in the past, he would definitely have to make a major change in the court, but now he is older and does not have much money. I don’t want to cause too much trouble with these courtiers just yet.

But, now that the national treasury is empty, we can replenish the treasury by copying a few corrupt officials' homes.

So, in the next period of time, Nantai officials experienced the most thrilling period. The old emperor ruthlessly confiscated the houses of seven high-ranking officials. All their property was filled into the national treasury. Officials were beheaded and their families were exiled. , heavy casualties.

For a time, the courtiers no longer dared to challenge the old emperor's majesty easily, and the court situation, which had been in chaos for a long time, finally stabilized.

As for the other vassal kings, they are temporarily watching the fire from the other side. At least while the old emperor is still alive, they dare not jump around easily.