"Xiao Chen, what do you mean?" Wang Anbang did not express his position, but asked Xiao Chen's attitude, "You are usually the most eloquent, why are you speechless now?"
"You sirs are all important ministers of the imperial court. How can I, a mere governor of a district, discuss such a major matter?" Xiao Chen said with a bitter smile, "Besides, I'm still confused now, so what's the point?"
"I see you are very interesting!" Wang Anbang said, "You were the first one to jump out just now... Why do I feel that you and King Xuanping know each other?"
"I think everyone should stop making random suspicions. The emperor will not make Prince Xuanping the crown prince easily. The emperor is very angry today. Son, we must not add fuel to the fire anymore. Let's talk about it later. Go and persuade the two princes respectively to apologize to the emperor. After all, today they..." Zhu Xiaochuan shook his head as he spoke.
The two princes went too far today.
"Xiaochuan still feels sorry for me." Suddenly he heard a sigh from outside, the door opened quietly, and he saw Li Wanjiang and Shi Shiran walking in.
Everyone was shocked and hurriedly knelt down and shouted long live.
Li Wanjiang walked straight in when he came. He had been here last time, so he was familiar with the road. Naturally, Xiao Yu and the Xuanyi Wei brothers did not dare to stop them, but no one came to inform Xiao Chen because they knew there were many people inside. It's okay for Li Wanjiang to hear anything.
"Haha, this guy is pretty good, why are you here with Xiao Chen?" Li Wanjiang looked around at the few people, half-smiling but not smiling.
"Replying to the emperor, I invited you all!" Xiao Chen said hurriedly, "I just came back from the court. I was restless at home and couldn't sit still. I expected that it would be a long night, so I invited all the adults to have a meal. We had a late night snack and had a drink, but no one wanted to eat or drink, they just sat and chatted."
"Speaking of late night snacks, I haven't eaten yet at night. I wasn't hungry at first, but I just walked two steps and now I'm still hungry. Xiao Chen, if you have anything to eat, please bring it over. If you have some wine, Let's boil some pots, and we, the king and his ministers, can eat and talk while we wait for the long night." Li Wanjiang said.
"Your Majesty, this is inappropriate..." Zhu Xiaochuan still wanted to remonstrate.
"You also said that I am very angry today, so just let me relax for a while." Li Wanjiang said, "Is there any poison, wine or poison in Xiao Chen's family that I can't take? Xiao Chen, you don't have to bother. , eat whatever you have.”
Xiao Chen obeyed the order and hurriedly ordered people to prepare quickly. The emperor said that he was polite when he said he could eat whatever he had. Canned food alone would definitely not suffice...
After a while, the food and wine were served, but Xiao Chen took a bite of each dish first, drank another glass of wine, and then invited the emperor to have a meal.
"Everyone, please don't be formal. We are guests at Xiao Chen's house, and this is not a court meeting. You are all sitting there with sullen expressions and saying nothing. I don't eat well either. We talked while eating. Let's talk today. The king and his ministers can all speak freely. I will not blame you if you are rude, and I will not reward you if you are docile." Li Wanjiang said.
"I obey the order!" Xiao Chen knew that if he didn't speak, others would still refuse to speak easily, which would make the emperor very embarrassed. Since the emperor doesn't blame you for saying unpleasant things, then I won't be polite to you, either. " Your Majesty, do you also intend to make Prince Xuanping the crown prince?"
Either he didn't speak, but when he spoke, it was earth-shattering, which made Zhu Xiaochuan and others admire him greatly. As expected, Xiao Chen, this kid, dared to say anything... but what he said was also what was in our hearts.
"If I intend to do this, what do you think, Xiao Chen?" Li Wanjiang paused slightly in mid-air with his beef chopsticks and asked in a deep voice.
"If the emperor doesn't ask, I dare not say anything. If the emperor asks... of course I will obey the order!" Xiao Chen answered simply and plainly.
"Where are you dear friends?" Li Wanjiang asked.
"I think it's inappropriate!" Lu Jing said bluntly, and there were many reasons for his remonstrance. He casually listed seventeen or eight...
"I also think it's inappropriate." After Lu Jing finished speaking, Ma Wuming immediately followed up and added seven or eight more reasons.
"I think the emperor still needs to think about it." Wang Anbang, "Although the crown prince is determined and the world is determined, it is not advisable to act too hastily... In my opinion, let's wait until King Xuanping does something and makes some achievements before making any judgment. It’s not too late, this is not an act of rudeness, after all, the prince is the crown prince, if he has no ability, how can he inherit the great cause!”
"Ai Qing, these are the words of a mature man to seek the country." Li Wanjiang was very happy after hearing Wang Anbang's words, because Wang Anbang did not make peace with him this time, but directly stated his position, "Lu Jing, everything Ma Wuming said has its own truth. I have listened to it, now that you have said this... Who do you two dear ladies think is the most suitable to be the crown prince?"
"I think Fengyang King Li Feng is the most suitable!" Lu Jing has always openly supported Li Feng, so since the emperor asked this, he dared to say so. Of course there were many reasons, and he casually listed seventeen or eight …
"I think Li Shi, the king of Jiangdong, is the most suitable!" Ma Wuming has always publicly supported Li Shi. Seeing what Lu Jing said, he also directly expressed his opinions and views. Naturally, there were many reasons, and he was eloquent and long...
"Master Ma, what you said is different!" Lu Jing felt awkward listening to it. He even interrupted and refuted Ma Wuming's words one by one, emphasizing and listing Li Shi's various shortcomings and shortcomings.
"If you follow Master Lu's words, then Prince Li Feng..." Ma Wuming is naturally not to be outdone. If you say that King Jiangdong is not good, then your King Fengyang is not much better. Just like what he did. It's unfair, and besides...
The two of them started with a statement, then turned into a debate, and finally started arguing. Their voices became louder and louder, and their emotions became more and more exciting, so much so that their faces turned red and their necks became as thick as cockfighting cocks.
But Li Wanjiang smiled and said nothing, eating vegetables and drinking wine, licking his lips and tongue while eating, and listening with relish...
"Master Lu, you should be careful when you speak." Zhu Xiaochuan said with a smile, "You're drooling all over the food. Are you going to let the emperor eat your saliva?"
"Isn't that right? The emperor only eats the saliva of beauties, so forget about your Lord Lu's!" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Hahaha, you Xiao Chen!" Li Wanjiang couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "It's a shame you can say this, you should slap your mouth!"
"The Emperor said just now that he doesn't blame you for being obedient or not." Xiao Chen said, "So I stopped talking, but Master Lu and Master Ma should also shut up. The Emperor wants to listen to your opinions, and This is not for you to quarrel, please take a break, eat a few bites of food, drink a few sips of wine, and talk slowly."
Both of them realized their gaffe and quickly shut up, blushing and lowering their heads as they ate.
"If the gong is not struck, it will not ring, and if the reason is not discerned, it will not be clear." Li Wanjiang said, "The two beloved ministers have been debating for a long time, but have they come up with any truth?"
The two of them bowed their heads in silence, because no one argued with the other. Although they still had their own opinions, the reasons given by the other party made some sense...
