Quick wear: a good pregnancy, the treasure in the palm of an emperor's hand

The next morning, the sun shone through the clouds onto the earth, but this did not bring any relaxed and joyful atmosphere to the palace.

The ministers filed in one after another, and the moment they stepped through the palace gate, they all felt an extremely solemn atmosphere permeating the air.

It seemed as if a storm was coming.

This strange atmosphere made people feel that something was about to happen, but most ministers chose to turn a blind eye.

After all, as a minister, interfering too much in other people's affairs will often bring disaster upon oneself.

The prince's power is now at its peak and his character is extremely tough. He will ignore any opposition.

Once he has made a decision, he will never allow others to question or resist.

In the eyes of the prince, there are only two choices: either carry out the task with all his strength or pack up and leave immediately.

As the saying goes, "the old must go before the new can come", those who were old, weak, incompetent and liked to complain were all expelled from the palace; while those who were young, strong and loyal to him were allowed to stay and were gradually reused.

Ever since the prince returned from Yun Kingdom, his style of doing things has become more ruthless and decisive.

Officials who had a grudge against him, were unwilling to submit to him, or were wavering in their stance like fence-sitters were either dismissed and exiled, or lost their lives inexplicably.

After this great purge, the ministers who remain in the court can be roughly divided into three categories:

Some of them were trusted ministers promoted by the crown prince himself. They were devoted to the crown prince and obeyed his orders.

The other part was aware of the current situation, and seeing the prince's growing power, they did not hesitate to join his camp;

There is also a small group of people who uphold the traditional concept of loyalty and righteousness. No matter who sits on the throne, they will perform their duties loyally and will not interfere in other matters.

In short, in this turbulent court, the situation is unpredictable and everyone is responding cautiously, fearing that the slightest carelessness will bring about fatal disaster.

As expected, the emperor arrived late after all the court officials had arrived at the court one after another.

His face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it. With a tense expression, he walked straight to the lofty dragon throne without saying a word and slowly sat down.

At this moment, the emperor stood there like a silent mountain, looking down at the ministers below from a condescending attitude.

Everyone felt an invisible pressure coming towards them, making it hard to breathe.

The emperor quite enjoyed the feeling of being in control of everything and being superior. Although he was full of resentment in his heart, he did not show it on his face.

Time passed minute by minute, and the emperor remained silent, showing no sign of speaking.

The entire court fell into silence and the atmosphere was depressing.

The ministers looked at each other, and no one dared to break the silence easily. They could only stand where they were cautiously, waiting quietly for the emperor's instructions.

After a long time, the emperor finally turned his gaze to Eunuch Cheng standing aside.

He stared at the other person closely, with a hint of unwillingness and helplessness in his eyes.

But in the end, he still opened his mouth with difficulty and said in a low and slightly trembling voice: "Eunuch Cheng, announce the decree!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally silent hall became even more silent in an instant, and even a needle falling on the ground could be heard clearly.

All the courtiers held their breath and watched nervously what was about to happen.

Eunuch Cheng spread out the imperial edict in his hand and began to read aloud.

"I am a man of great virtue, inheriting the great foundation and ruling the world. I rely on the protection of my ancestors and the support of my subjects to enjoy the longevity of my country.

However, I am of little virtue and ability, unable to carry on the great cause. Although I work hard day and night, I am ultimately unable to achieve the best governance.

Now I am old and my energy is declining. I am afraid that I will fail to live up to the trust of my ancestors and the expectations of the country.

Therefore, after careful consideration, I have decided to pass the throne to Crown Prince Xuanyuan Ming to inherit the great throne and ensure long-term stability and peace in our country.

My son Xuanyuan Ming is kind, filial, respectful, frugal, intelligent, wise, and has great ambitions, and he is deeply loved by me.

I firmly believe that he will be able to inherit my will, work hard to govern the country, benefit the people, and make our country prosperous for generations to come.

From now on, I will retire to the harem and enjoy my remaining years.

My abdication is not to evade responsibility, but for the sake of the country and the people.

I hope that my son Xuanyuan Ming can take the world as his own responsibility, care about the people, be diligent in government affairs, listen to advice with an open mind, and implement benevolent policies to make our country more prosperous and powerful.

During my reign, I have not made any great contributions to the country, nor have I done any great wrongs to the people.

However, I am well aware that governing a country is a long and arduous task that cannot be accomplished by one person alone.

Therefore, I have issued this decree, hoping that the subjects of the world will continue to support the new monarch, work together and join in this great cause.

Admire this! "

In the court, all the courtiers looked at each other in shock, unable to understand why the emperor decided to abdicate so abruptly.

They all glanced at Xuanyuan Ming standing aside, only to see that he had an indifferent expression, neither sad nor happy, his face as calm as water, as if he already knew everything about the matter.

Thinking back on the various situations between the emperor and the crown prince over the past year, everyone secretly speculated that some major changes must have occurred, which caused the emperor to abdicate suddenly.

But this is a royal matter after all. The inner workings are complicated and secretive. How could they, the ministers, easily understand it?

With this in mind, many people became fearful and thought it would be better to stay out of it.

Looking at the prince's noncommittal expression at this moment, if someone were to be tactless and rashly come forward to talk nonsense, he would probably only bring trouble upon himself and would not have a good ending.

As a result, most people choose to protect themselves and remain silent.

Why bother to do this?

Isn't it good to live your life peacefully? Do you have to wade into this muddy water and seek death?

The emperor, sitting on the dragon throne, glanced coldly at the silent ministers below, and a feeling of sadness welled up in his heart.

Since he ascended the throne, although he does not dare to claim to have made great achievements, at least he has never let the country fall into decline.

But now, facing the moment of abdication, these ministers who usually fawned over him were all silent, and not even one was willing to stand up and say a few words to retain him.

He was a terrible failure as an emperor.

It's sad and funny.

He stood up and laughed out loud.

"Prince, from today on, I will hand over the Kingdom of Yuan to you. I hope you will work hard to govern and benefit the people."

Xuanyuan Ming stepped forward and knelt down, "Yes, I will live up to your trust and make Yuan Kingdom prosperous and strong."

Xuanyuan Yao went out to provide disaster relief, and by the time he received the news, three days had passed.

He was so angry that he smashed many things. If he had not had some rationality left, he would have run out, rode his horse back to the capital, and questioned the emperor why he went back on his word and tricked him into coming out to provide disaster relief.

Before, the emperor felt uneasy when watching what Xuanyuan Ming did in the court. In order to let Xuanyuan Yao succeed to the throne, he had been looking for an opportunity to make him meritorious.

Just look, there was a drought in Jiangguan City, and after the emperor discussed with Xuanyuan Yao, he sent him out to provide disaster relief.

This way he could win back the hearts of the people so that he could inherit the throne when he returned.

But no matter how much the two of them planned, they didn't expect Xuanyuan Ming to suddenly attack, force the emperor to abdicate, and succeed.