The emperor's face was ashen as he listened to the advice of these ministers. The more he listened, the darker his face became.
Half of these people agreed to appoint Concubine Li as the queen, and the other half disagreed. Those who disagreed were those who were close friends with Liu Dechang, while those who agreed were those who had close contacts with Yu Shiming.
He thought for a while and glanced at everyone with cold eyes. He originally thought that he was an old man and that the throne would be passed to Leng Yu on the day of his death.
But after taking the elixir that Concubine Li brought for him, he felt full of strength, so he concluded that the pill could really make him immortal.
As long as he lives, he can always dominate the world. Concubine Li has done so much, so what if she becomes a queen?
Thinking of this, he directly raised his hand and said bitterly:
"Although I am old, I feel that I have endless strength. The greatest contribution is to Concubine Li. It is completely reasonable to make her the queen. Li Shangshu is not happy because I look good. Yet?"
When the emperor said this, his eyes showed a strange look, which frightened Li Shangshu. After he trembled for a moment, he hurriedly knelt down and hurriedly admitted his mistake.
"Your Majesty, I have no such intention..."
"Stop talking."
The emperor suddenly shook his arms and roared, "You didn't mean to do that, why did you mention my old age? In the past few years, my health was indeed not good, but after the careful care of Concubine Li and Xi'er in the past few years, I feel that my body is not as good as when I was young, why can’t I appoint a queen? Not only do I want to appoint a queen, I also decide that the draft girl..."
His words shocked everyone present. Even Leng Xi did not expect that the emperor would say this.
Leng Yu, who was standing in the hall with a black face, listened to his words and suddenly wanted to laugh.
A few years ago, my father gave up the idea of selecting a show girl every three years due to health reasons. Now, it has been more than ten years since he selected a show girl. Now he has entered his twilight years. , have you even thought about talent show girls?
This is so ridiculous, extremely ridiculous.
Just as he was about to step forward, Liu Dechang quickly shook his head at him and signaled him not to be impulsive. He had just been deposed as the crown prince. If he spoke against the emperor at this time, he would definitely arouse the emperor's dissatisfaction. In this case, Kongdang, he cannot be asked to come forward to offend the emperor. He alone is enough.
Thinking of this, he bowed again and started playing:
"Your Majesty, I feel that we should not draft girls now. Even if the Emperor is physically strong, there are still promises waiting for you in the harem that even the Emperor has never seen before. Besides, drafting girls at your age may cause confusion among the people. It’s our criticism!”
Li Shangshu, who was so frightened by the emperor just now that he was shaking all over, wanted to say something more, moved his mouth, but finally did not dare to open his mouth.
When Yu Shiming saw this, he frowned, stepped forward and bowed:
"Your Majesty, I suggest that the selection of girls can wait until the queen is appointed. It would be most appropriate for the queen to handle this matter."
Yu Shiming's words made the emperor's eyes clear for a few times. He nodded without looking at Liu Dechang's dark face, raised his voice, and declared seriously:
"In this case, let the Ministry of Etiquette prepare the matter of canonizing Concubine Li as Queen on a certain date, and no one will have any objections."
As soon as he said these words, Liu Dechang looked up at the emperor with a cold face and asked word by word:
"Is your Majesty determined to do this?"
His pressing voice made the emperor stunned for a moment. When he thought of the Shang Fang sword given to him by the late emperor, which was used to defeat the faint king and the greedy ministers, he suddenly frowned with guilt.
Seeing this, Yu Shiming snorted coldly and asked loudly:
"I'm afraid it's inappropriate for Lord Protector to question the emperor like this. The emperor is still the emperor of Daning Kingdom, and the position of queen has been vacant for many years. Why can't the emperor re-register a queen? Could it be that Lord Protector wants to use the reason of the emperor's advanced age? Do we forcibly stop the emperor from doing this?"
Yu Shiming's questioning made Liu Dechang's face darken instantly. He looked at Yu Shiming, raised his voice, and replied sternly:
"Master Yu, Concubine Na Li is your son-in-law's mother-in-law. Of course you hope to appoint her as the queen. However, the position of the prince is still vacant. There are three princes in Daning Kingdom. Now Concubine Li is appointed as the queen. The prince What should I do with my position?”
When Yu Shiming saw that Liu Dechang was telling the truth regardless of everything, he simply snorted with his nose and said to him:
"Then General Liu, you have repeatedly prevented the emperor from establishing a queen, are you considering that your son-in-law will not have the chance to become a prince again? The prince made a mistake, and the emperor deposed the prince. This is something that everyone in the city knows. Now even if the emperor has the opportunity to establish a prince again, I can only choose between Prince Xi and Prince Ming, so why are you making noises here?"
"I'm not making fun of you. I'm thinking about the people. Concubine Li has a very bad reputation among the people because of what happened to the Chu people. Now if she is made the queen, I'm afraid the people won't agree."
"People? Does the emperor want to appoint someone as his queen without the consent of the people? What General Liu said is a bit serious."
"alright."
When the emperor saw these two people arguing endlessly, he felt displeased and asked loudly:
"I am the king of a country. Is it possible that I can't make my own decision on such a small matter as the appointment of a queen? Just do as I just said. The Ministry of Rites will hold a ceremony to confer the queen on a certain date and retire from the court."
The emperor left these words in a hurry, fearing that Liu Dechang would stop him again, he hurriedly stood up from the dragon chair, waved his sleeves, and walked quickly to the back of the hall.
The Emperor left so quickly that no one present could react.
The moment the emperor turned around, Leng Yu couldn't wait to turn around and walked out of the hall. If he had any respect for his father before, now he was very disappointed with what this moody emperor said and did. , it’s really becoming more and more incomprehensible.
When Leng Xi saw him leaving, he followed the ministers and left the hall with a smile on his face.
Yu Shiming looked at Liu Dechang who was standing there frowning, with a proud smile on his lips. He pretended to be humble and came to Liu Dechang, lowering his voice and mocking:
"General Liu, I thought you would take out the Shangfang sword given by the late emperor to suppress the emperor? Who would have thought that you wouldn't dare to mention this? Hahaha!"
His laughter made Liu Dechang's face turn as cold as falling into a cold pool. He looked back at Yu Shiming with an angry look, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile:
"Master Yu, the world is really declining. I thought you were an upright and honest official back then, but now you have become mercenary because of your own selfish interests. I really didn't expect it."
"Seeking profit? Hahaha..."
