The courtiers looked confused.

Chief Gao was the first civil servant, and he was the first to stand up to oppose it.

The cabinet ministers have one count and one, and they all stand on the same position as the Chief Minister Gao.

At this time, the court officials had temporarily given up their usual factional struggles and became unprecedentedly united.

It is a good thing for the emperor to establish a crown prince. With a crown prince, the country's foundation will be more stable.

But the fourth prince was established?

Never do not!

As for why it doesn’t work, the court officials think that the emperor knows that the fourth prince was banned because of his “unfilial piety”!

It has been banned for more than a year, why did the emperor remember the Fourth Prince again? Could it be that Ning Xuanshi in the palace has turned over again?

Concubine Ning and the fourth prince were all personally committed by the emperor. Now the fourth prince is to be appointed as the crown prince. As the emperor, he will not feel any pain in the face, but it will step on the tail of the courtiers.

The ministers knelt in front of the emperor, and everyone kowtowed but couldn't get up. Please think twice.

Some censors even said that the emperor was deceived by villains and wanted to kill the demon concubine and clear the emperor's side.

At today's court meeting, except for the court officials, all the adult princes are there. The emperor is about to become a crown prince, and adult princes should also be exposed to political affairs.

Only the fourth prince who was forbidden was not here.

The princes did not expect that the emperor would make the fourth prince the crown prince!

At this moment, every prince’s ideas were synchronized: Why?

The fifth prince with the best temper was very angry. Not to mention other princes, after all, in everyone's mind, the fourth prince had been eliminated long ago, and the emperor's idea was simply inexplicable.

The third prince couldn't understand the situation either.

The eldest princess asked people to provoke him in front of the emperor. The emperor had doubts about the supporters of the fifth prince and then did not want to make the fifth prince the crown prince. The third prince had already expected it.

But the fourth prince was established?

Why the Fourth Prince!

Several princes wished they could kneel down with the court officials to let the emperor change their minds, but they could not, and no one would stand out first at this time.

After slowly coming back to his senses from the initial shock, a question emerged in everyone's mind: Why is it the Fourth Prince?

Concubine Ning's reunion was not considered by them at all, and this reason was the most unreliable.

The censor who said he wanted to kill the demon concubine had been dragged out by the emperor to beat the board.

The whole court was noisy and in chaos.

Cheng Qing was still wondering which band the emperor was trying to draw, but the emperor was reluctant to mention her name:

"Cheng Shaozhan."

"I am here."

The emperor was condescending and asked Cheng Qing unpredictably: "I want to make the fourth prince the crown prince, do you agree?"

Cheng Qing had a question mark on his forehead.

Of course she disagreed!

The Yansheng case was the one she participated in the investigation. She used to have no grudges with the Fourth Prince, but now she has also made enemies. The fourth prince's succession to the throne is of no benefit to Cheng Qing.

This is from a private perspective.

From the perspective of the country and country, Cheng Qing recognized the fifth prince and had no plans to replace him for the time being.

The court officials didn't know why the emperor asked Cheng Qing alone.

Just because Cheng Qing is the youngest secretary of the Zhanshu family?

Don’t joke, the Minister of Rites, who also serves as the Secretary of the Zhan Shifu, is still kneeling on the ground. The emperor should ask the Secretary of Rites for the officials of the Zhan Shifu!

Many eyes stared at Cheng Qing, and Cheng Qing's scalp became numb.

"Return to Your Majesty, the matter of establishing a crown prince is related to the foundation of the country. This matter is very important. I do not think that I am qualified to express my opinions."

The emperor seemed very disappointed and felt that Cheng Qing had no courage. Unexpectedly, Cheng Qing paused for a moment and continued: "If Your Majesty does not dislike me and wants to seek the opinions of the meritorious minister, then the meritorious minister will not agree."

The emperor didn't get angry.

It seems to be explaining to Cheng Qing, or deliberately saying it to all civil and military officials: "I know the reason why you all dear friends disagree to make the Fourth Prince the crown prince. I recently learned that there are many suspicions about the fourth prince forging the 'Phoenix Stone' to give it to the Queen as a birthday gift. I want to retrieve the case... Meng Huaijin, you are the young minister of Dali Temple, and I will hand this case over to you to preside over the trial!"

The emperor first proposed something that the court officials could never agree with. After the court officials tried their best to oppose it, he made a step back and ordered Dali Temple to re-examine the case of authenticity of the "Phoenix Stone" at Qianqiu Banquet. The court officials all knew the emperor's tricks, but they had no choice but to deal with the emperor. The emperor could not act alone and establish a prince with a loss of virtue as the crown prince, but the emperor could issue an order to re-examine the case of the fourth prince being banned.

Even if everyone knows that the fourth prince was banned because the fourth prince and Concubine Ning framed the queen together. For the sake of the royal face, the crime was not fulfilled.

Meng Huaijin was not surprised at all.

From the time the emperor suddenly summoned him into the palace and asked about Cheng Rong, Meng Huaijin knew that the emperor was about to start taking action.

It must be a false move to make the fourth prince the crown prince.

Meng Huaijin is still uncertain about who the emperor really wants to establish.

All civil and military officials were fooled by the emperor.

"I obey the order."

Meng Huaijin wanted to know what the emperor wanted to do.

Meng Huaijin and Cheng Qing's eyes collided, and they saw worries in each other's eyes.

The emperor did not play according to the rules, which made both of them confused.

I'm afraid all civil and military officials think the same way. After the court dispersed, the court officials walked together in groups of three or three, all talking about the emperor's desire to make the fourth prince the crown prince.

Cheng Qing wanted to walk to Meng Huaijin, and Meng Huaijin shook her head gently when she rushed Cheng Qing.

Cheng Qing thought about it and simply walked towards the fifth prince.

"Your Highness, please accompany you to go."

The fifth prince nodded.

The two gradually walked away and there was no one around them. The fifth prince whispered: "The father wants to establish the fourth brother, I don't agree."

The fourth prince is narrow-minded and arrogant. Such a person is not a blessing for the people to be crown prince.

Moreover, if the fourth prince is the crown prince, wouldn’t Concubine Ning come out of the cold palace?

If the emperor wants to whitewash the fourth prince, he will not let the fourth prince have a sinful concubine's biological mother.

The fifth prince clenched his fists in his sleeves: "Cheng Qing, I am not a saint. It doesn't matter how the fourth brother and Concubine Ning treat me. They shouldn't force my mother to death. I can't forget this hatred."

Concubine Ning was demoted to the elected servant and was sent to the cold palace. The fifth prince had many opportunities to take advantage of the situation, so he endured it.

He wants to avenge his mother with integrity, and there will always be a day to settle the score after autumn.

The emperor's approach forced the fifth prince to have a heart-to-heart relationship with Cheng Qing. Previously, Cheng Qing and the fifth prince gradually had a tacit understanding, but the two never said anything.

Cheng Qing nodded, "I am not a saint. Your Highness has the revenge he wants to avenge, and I also have it. But I support Your Highness, not because Your Highness can avenge me, but because I believe in my vision, Your Highness's ability and character are better than other princes!"

The fifth prince's tense shoulders suddenly loosened.

He won the bet.

He had a heart-to-heart talk first, and Cheng Qing finally broke the window paper.

How difficult it is to have the support of court officials from an unknown shadow to now!

...

After the court was dispersed, the incident of Cheng Qing and the fifth prince leaving quickly came to the emperor's ears.

"They don't avoid suspicion."

After the emperor said this, the palace servants who were serving him dared not speak.

Neijian Liu didn’t know why the emperor suddenly had an objection to Cheng Qing, so he could only say that being with the king is like being with a tiger!

The emperor took off to Kunning Palace and said bluntly when he saw the queen:

"I want to make Yun Ye the crown prince, can Zi Tong agree?"

Yun Ye is the name of the Fourth Prince.

Although the queen was mentally prepared, she was still disgusted by the emperor.
Chapter completed!