Ceng Shichun looked at him and said with a frown, "Lord Xu, you know, other than His Majesty, it's not appropriate for us to talk about this."
The appointment of the crown prince had always been the Emperor's family affairs. As foreign officials, they shouldn't say much.
However, at this moment, Lord Xu was obviously exposed. He waved his hand and said, "Lord Ceng, I'm not afraid to let you know that this is not only my intention, but also the intention of many of my colleagues …"
"If the throne is really inherited by one of Prince Xin or Prince Qi, then all the hard work we've put in over the years, everything Her Highness has done for the Jing Kingdom, and all the achievements we've made so far, will be for naught?"
Ceng Shichun looked up at him and asked, "Are there other officials in the imperial court who think so too?"
"Although Prince Jin is young, he's extremely intelligent. Now, in the School of Mathematics, he's almost independent. He's only 12 years old and is still immature, but in a few years, he'll be able to support the country."
Lord Xu didn't directly answer Ceng Shichun's question and continued, "Before that, it's most suitable for the Eldest Princess to continue to govern. Her Highness is deeply trusted by the officials and has won the hearts of the people. She's loved by all the officials in the world. If it's just the regent, I believe no one will object."
Ceng Shichun revealed a thoughtful expression. "What Lord Xu said makes some sense. Let me think about it."
"Lord Ceng, please consider this matter as soon as possible. I also need to contact a few colleagues and discuss it with other colleagues in the imperial court …" Before the game was over, Lord Xu took a sip of tea, stood up, and cupped his hands, saying, "I'll take my leave today."
Ceng Shichun stood up to send him off. "Take care, Lord Xu."
Lord Xu was deep in thought. When he walked out of the capital governor's residence, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.
There seemed to be something wrong.
He came here today only to drink a cup of tea and play chess. Why would he discuss the appointment of the crown prince? Why would he reveal this immature idea in his heart?
He thought about it carefully and finally understood.
He had wanted to drink tea and play chess. He could only blame Prince Xin's post. If it wasn't because of that sudden post, he would still be locked in a battle with Lord Zeng on the chessboard …
However, since this topic had been brought up, he couldn't avoid it anymore. Although today was an accident, this matter was indeed imminent.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but quicken his pace.
…
Li Han was indeed a good kid, especially in the past two years. He had grown extremely quickly. In just two to three years, he had grown from a naughty kid who used to pee in his pants to a man who was feared by the students of the Mathematics Academy.
The reason why they were terrified was because he was not only Prince Jin, but also the Vice Dean and the Director of Political Education. In the absence of the Dean, he was the Dean of the College. He was in charge of all affairs including student rewards and punishments.
In terms of status and identity, no one in the academy could compare to him. In terms of knowledge, he was the most outstanding. In addition, he liked to use the method of frog-jumping to punish students. It had become a shadow in the hearts of the students of the Mathematics Faculty that could not be erased.
Of course, in front of outsiders, no matter how tough he appeared, he could not hide the fact that he was only twelve years old.
The tsundere Lolita who was almost fifteen years old was his nemesis.
Li Han was instructed to put on the chicken wings while she ran excitedly to Li Xuan's side, wanting him to show her the technique of knowing what people were talking about without listening to them.
"Brother Xuan, help me take a look. What is Li Han muttering softly over there?"
Li Xuan turned his head to take a look. After a moment, he turned back and said, "He said that Royal Sister Shouning is the laziest and only knows how to eat. She let him do all the dirty and tiring work. Such a lazy girl, no one will want her in the future …"
The tsundere Lolita ran over angrily and twisted Li Han's ear. The latter had a horrified expression and said with a trembling voice, "Royal Sister, how, how did you know …"
"Great, you actually dared to secretly scold me …" The tsundere Lolita actually said that no one would want her in the future. The tsundere Lolita turned her head to look in a certain direction. When she saw Li Yi sitting together with the Eldest Princess, she exerted even more force.
Li Yi looked at Li Han, who was being chased by Shouning, and turned his head to ask MIngzhu, "What do you think of Prince Jin?"
"Li Han is a good child." MIngzhu nodded and said, "Although he is young, he is the one who can endure hardships the most out of all the princes. These few years, he has been put in the Arithmetic Academy to train, and he has grown a lot. He has already left the other princes of his age far behind."
Li Yi nodded and said, "In the past, he was a little mischievous. These two years, he has finally calmed down. I don't know what will happen in the future, but at least for now, his nature is still very pure."
The King of Shu had lost power, and the old emperor was seriously ill. Many princes couldn't wait to enter the capital, and they couldn't wait to start the fight for the throne.
Their efforts didn't go to waste. After the princes' invitations and visits, the officials and nobles in the capital finally had some changes in the direction of the court.
These days, the voices calling for Prince Jin, Li Han, to succeed the throne were very loud. After all, apart from his young age, Prince Jin was much better than those princes in some aspects.
When he was ten years old, he had single-handedly crushed the conspiracy of the Qi Kingdom's diplomatic mission, and saved the face of the Jing Kingdom.
These few years, he had devoted himself to the study of mathematics, and it was unknown how many difficult problems he had solved for the court, and who knew how many mathematical talents he had trained for the court …
Wouldn't it be better for such a person to be the Emperor than those idiotic princes?
Being young was not a problem. Behind him, there was the Eldest Princess regent. As the Emperor, he just needed to grow up.
In the process of growing up, if he could learn ten or twenty percent of the Eldest Princess's knowledge, it would be enough to deal with the complicated political affairs.
After all, what the officials cared about was not who would become the Emperor, but whether or not the court would be as stable as it was now after that person became the Emperor. Would they still be able to follow the Eldest Princess to get rid of the internal troubles, deter the external enemies, and implement one beneficial policy after another to make the weak Jing Kingdom stronger and stronger?
MIngzhu looked into the distance and said, "I hope that in the future, he can be like Father …"
"Why do you care so far away?" Li Yi glanced at her and said, "Anyway, in a few years …"
MIngzhu tilted her head to look at him and asked, "What about in a few years?"
Li Yi looked away and shook his head, "Let's talk about it in a few years …"
In a pavilion far away from them, Chang De helped Emperor Jing to sit down slowly and stood quietly at the side.
Prince Ning slowly walked over and helped him tidy up the fur coat on his shoulders, and sat beside him.
Emperor Jing tilted his head and looked into the distance, "These days, there seems to be some other voices in the court?"
Prince Ning nodded and said, "A few days ago, there were suddenly more voices in the court calling for Prince Jin to succeed the throne and for MIngzhu to become the Regent …"
Emperor Jing looked forward and murmured, "I did not expect that there would be a day when this country could not do without MIngzhu. She has suffered …"
Prince Ning looked up into the distance and shook his head, "Although she is a woman, as a member of the royal family, this is what she should do."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Emperor Jing and asked, "Imperial Brother still hasn't announced it. Are you waiting for next year's court meeting?"
…
"What do you think His Majesty and Prince Ning are talking about?" Li Yi looked at the pavilion in the distance, then looked at Li Xuan and asked, "Why don't you take a look?"
"Maybe Imperial Uncle and Imperial Father are talking about something important. This is not good, right?" Li Xuan shook his head and took out the binoculars from his arms.
"What court meeting …" Li Xuan frowned and waved his hand, "Don't talk and don't move. Otherwise, I won't be able to see it."
When Li Xuan was concentrating, he needed to isolate himself from the outside world. Li Yi simply held his breath.
MIngzhu's lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she shook her head and let them be.
"This is Xuan 'er's responsibility …"
Li Xuan looked in that direction attentively and murmured, "What my responsibility? What responsibility do I have?"
"If MIngzhu is a man …" Li Xuan couldn't help laughing. He reached out and patted Li Yi, "If MIngzhu is a man, you will die of anger …"
"In order to protect him, you kept him by your side with MIngzhu, MIngzhu …" Li Xuan's body suddenly froze and he could no longer speak.
After a long time, his face showed anger. He suddenly raised his hand and the binoculars fell to the ground and scattered.
His face was ferocious, but his body could not stop trembling. He pointed in a certain direction and scolded, "What kind of lousy lip reading is this? How dare he use this kind of thing to deceive me. I will kill him when I return!"
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