Liang Yi stood proudly in the center of Chaoyang Hall, taking in everyone's expressions.
Wearing a scarlet python robe, he showed his heroic spirit.
To be honest, with his arrogance, he didn't bother to prove himself in front of these people.
As the current prince, no one except the emperor has the right to question his ability.
However, form is stronger than people, and he also felt that the emperor did have plans to establish another prince.
He tidied up his python robe that was a little messy due to the competition.
Liang Yi stepped forward and looked up at Chu Mengde and Wang Deshui who were sitting below Emperor Zhou.
"I wonder if you two adults have any other exams?"
Seeing the prince's question, Chu Mengde looked at Wang Deshui, and the other party happened to look at him too.
As the pillars of the country who are extremely humane and ministers, they are also the geniuses of the world.
Nowadays, the form of the court cannot be hidden from their eyes and ears.
In terms of succession to the throne, the preference was actually to favor the second prince, who was very powerful among the officials.
It’s not that they’re disloyal.
On the contrary, it was because they were absolutely loyal to Zhou Dynasty and Emperor Zhou that they made such considerations.
Dazhou is now like a boat drifting in the vast ocean.
A slightly larger storm will lead to disaster.
The second prince has a high reputation among the officials. If he is the prince, he can quickly stabilize the turmoil in the government and the public caused by the emperor's death.
Originally, the purpose of this poetry conference in Chaoyang Palace was to allow the emperor to depose Liang Yi as crown prince and promote the second prince to the throne.
This matter itself was also angered in front of Emperor Zhou.
Although Emperor Zhou did not agree, it can be seen from the fact that he summoned the six princes together that the emperor was indeed interested in abolishing the prince.
Who would have imagined that the prince's performance today was extraordinary.
This is something unplanned.
No matter whether there is an expert behind the prince to give guidance.
The idea of using the poetry conference to establish a new crown prince must have failed.
There was no other way, Chu Mengde stood up and bowed slightly to Liang Yi, as if he had eaten ten thousand flies.
"The prince is the best in both poetry and politics. If the prince can maintain his talent, he will definitely be a sage monarch in the future."
The implication is that it’s hard to say whether you are capable or not, and you still have to observe and observe.
Liang Yi naturally heard the implication, but instead of being like Chu Mengde, he bowed to Emperor Zhou.
"I would like to ask my father to give me some advice on your performance today."
In the court, it doesn't matter whether it is the third prince, the prince, or an ordinary official.
Everyone's eyes narrowed when they heard Liang Yi's words.
Could the emperor please give me some advice?
The Poetry Conference was originally used to judge the princes.
If the emperor really gives instructions on the outcome, it basically means that the emperor has designated a successor.
In the Zhou Dynasty, the prince was just the person closest to the prince, which did not mean that he would definitely inherit the throne in the future.
On the contrary, during the Great Zhou Dynasty, from the time when the previous dynasty was divided into one party and then later unified the world, no emperor succeeded to the throne as a prince.
And if he is designated as the crown prince, it means that the selection of officials and system changes in the imperial court will all go through Liang Yi's hands in the future.
Emperor Zhou will also begin to tailor a new civil and military team for Liang Yi.
This point is absolutely unacceptable to both the second and fourth princes.
Looking at Emperor Zhou who seemed to be really thinking about Liang Yi's mistakes.
The second prince Liang Ding couldn't help but walked up to Emperor Zhou and bowed.
"Father, we haven't taken the exams yet. Why don't we wait until the fourth child and I finish taking the exams, and then we can listen to our father's advice together? His Highness, the Crown Prince, is outstanding. It is mediocre princes like us who need more advice."
The ministers supported the second prince, and the ministers who were friendly with the second prince also agreed.
"Yes, I am stupid and want to be taught by my father!"
This is a conspiracy!
Liang Liang raised his eyebrows as he looked at the ministers who followed the second prince in agreement.
He didn't expect that his stupid second brother could come up with such a method.
The prince wants to wait for the emperor's advice?
Okay, brother, I am also eager to learn. Is it okay for a son to ask the emperor for advice? The Holy Emperor can't favor one thing over another, right?
The prince wants to learn, and the ministers need to learn even more. As a king and father, you can't do without such good stories about the harmony between the king and his ministers, right?
Looking at the prince who looked as usual, he seemed confident and didn't know how to deal with it.
Liang Yi originally had no hope that he would be able to take the throne now.
That's not his real purpose.
Putting away some of his arrogant air, Liang Yi glanced at Liang Ding beside him, and then asked:
"To inform my father, I have some questions. I would like to ask my father and ministers for advice. Please feel free to give me some advice."
Emperor Zhou, who was still hesitating whether to give Liang Yi some advice in the high hall, felt a little confused when he saw Liang Yi asking questions himself.
"Just ask."
Liang Yi turned around and glanced at the ministers, and then said slowly:
"I would like to ask the Dukes Gonggun in the court, what is the situation of my great Zhou Dynasty now?"
The words were not loud, but they made the court fall into deathly silence again.
What is the problem?
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty looked at each other in shock.
Prince, are you asking about politics? !
"My Great Zhou Dynasty is peaceful with singing and dancing, and the oceans and rivers are clear. It's the right time..."
Before a minister could finish what he said, Liang Yi retorted.
"fart!"
"Prince! As a member of the royal family, how can you speak vulgarly!"
It was Han Qi, the imperial censor, who made the rebuke.
Liang Yi ignored Han Qi and said to himself:
"Since the beginning of spring this year, there have been at least 20 droughts and floods in various places that I know of. Among them, the people displaced by the drought in Huainan have all come to Beijing. Is this also called Haiyanheqing?"
"The rebellion in the southwest, the bandits have conquered the city, how can we still live in peace and harmony?"
"What? If the people have to put knives on your necks, is this a sign of national subjugation?"
The barrage of questioning left all the civil and military officials speechless.
Emperor Zhou, who was sitting on the throne, was extremely tired of looking at the silent ministers.
"Okay, I always have to be exposed to these, so it doesn't hurt to tell you, so that you know the difficulty of running a country, my dear friends!"
Hearing Emperor Zhou's words, Chu Mengde and Wang Deshui, who were sitting on the three official seats, stood up. Ling Ziqi was injured but still sat in his seat.
Among the three, Wang Deshui was the first to speak.
"Since the beginning of spring this year, droughts have occurred in Huainan, Shandong, Hebei and other places. The Huaihe and Yellow Rivers have been cut off. Fengyang and Huai'an have already experienced food exchanges. The waters of the Yangtze River have surged. Wuchang, Jiujiang, Raozhou and other thirteen prefectures have been affected to varying degrees. , hundreds of thousands of people were flooded in towns and villages along the river."
"According to statistics, these two major disasters resulted in over a million refugees in total. Among them, 186,000 refugees were admitted to Beijing alone. And the treasury of our Great Zhou Dynasty is so clean that we can race..."
After saying this, Wang Deshui slowly sat down, and Ling Ziqi spoke next.
"In early April, economic and strategic envoys from Zhejiang and Jiangsu came to report that a large number of pirates had attacked coastal towns in coastal provinces, and a large number of merchant ships were robbed, resulting in serious losses of property."
"In June, the Yungui chieftains rebelled, Guiyang Prefecture was defeated, and Pingyue and Zunyi Prefectures have been besieged for more than a month. Yesterday, a wire report came from Datong, Beiliang was mobilizing troops, and the Mobei Six Guards were in emergency..."
