Chapter 173 The Ancient Emperor's Last Wish 4
The third prince stayed in the imperial study reviewing memorials until midnight before returning to his own palace. Gu Laoliu checked over the memorials he had reviewed and pointed out any deficiencies on the spot.
The areas that needed improvement would also be explained to him, telling him why they should be done this way? He also stayed up with the Third Prince until midnight.
Although choosing Gu Mo as the crown prince was the original owner's last wish, he also has the responsibility to teach him well so as to be worthy of the people of the world.
At the morning court the next day, Gu Laoliu directly asked Nan Bowan to read the imperial edict, and the third prince became the crown prince again with a confused look on his face.
The eldest and second princes were so angry that their eyes turned red. They almost shouted, "Why?"
The three of them didn't attend class today, so they were all brought to court.
The prince's party, led by the left prime minister, all knelt on the ground and asked the emperor to revoke his decision.
"Your Majesty, please think twice. The eldest prince is the legitimate heir and the eldest son. It is reasonable and logical to make him the crown prince."
Compared to the eldest prince's maternal family, the Left Prime Minister's Mansion, the third prince's maternal family is weaker. His maternal grandfather was only a fourth-rank Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. They never thought that the third prince could become the crown prince. They have always been very honest and have not participated in forming cliques for personal gain.
Gu Laoliu supported his head with one hand, lazily leaning on the dragon chair, looking like an evil god, but the villain in his heart was complaining, "This broken chair is so damn hard, my butt hurts when I sit on it, it's worse than a single sofa."
"The emperor's job is exhausting. He gets up earlier than a chicken and goes to bed later than a dog. He has to listen to these old men nagging every day. They still rush to do the job. Are they mentally ill?"
The people below were enthusiastic. First it was the eldest prince's party, and later the second prince's party joined in. Only those who supported the third prince stood there with their heads down, as steady as old dogs.
"Are you done?" The cold voice was like ice and snow in winter, making the ministers shiver.
Two words popped up in everyone’s mind: “It’s over.”
Sure enough, the emperor, who had been lazy just now, sat up straight, took out a thick stack of papers from his sleeve, and "pop", the stack of papers fell directly at the feet of the censor without any of them falling apart.
Censor Song picked up the papers on the ground and flipped through them one by one. He became more and more angry as he read. Others even became cautious in their breathing.
After reading it, he passed it to another minister. Censor Song pointed at the left prime minister and cursed, "Old man, you actually became a spy for a country for a mere ten thousand taels of silver. Are you worthy of the men who died on the battlefield of Daye?"
The left prime minister's eyelids twitched, but he didn't argue with Censor Song. He quickly stepped out of the line, put his forehead on the back of his hand and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, I am loyal to Daye and have no second thoughts. There must be a villain who wants to frame me."
After reading the evidence, the old prince was so angry that his lips were shaking. He was a military commander and hated spies the most. "What a loyal man! He was so loyal that he exchanged sand and gravel for military pay, used reed fluff as cotton clothes, and provided Yaoguo with information about the government in Daye."
Although the old prince is old, he is in very good spirits and his voice is loud and clear, echoing in every corner of the hall.
The ministers gasped. This was too immoral. No wonder there were always reports of soldiers at the border freezing to death or starving to death.
They thought that the court did not allocate enough funds, so they increased their support. They did not expect that this seemingly upright old man was doing nothing.
Gu Laoliu said "Oh?" and asked, "Then who do you think is framing you?"
The left prime minister suddenly raised his head and looked at the crowd. He knew he was finished. Now he just wanted to find someone to take the blame for him. Didn't Pingxuanhou support the second prince? Then no one could get it.
"I have always been at odds with Marquis Xuanping. The Marquis must be afraid that the position of crown prince will fall into the hands of the eldest prince, so he wants to dethrone me."
Marquis Pingxuan knelt on the ground calmly and said steadily: "Your Majesty, please understand."
"Oh, Left Prime Minister, do you think I am a fool? I thought the Left Prime Minister was a smart man, but I didn't expect him to be a fool. I have finally found the reason why the eldest prince is so stupid. It turns out that he inherited this trait from you, the Left Prime Minister. I just don't know how you became the Prime Minister?"
Gu Laoliu found it boring. These people were far different from the people in Huangnian's dimension. It seemed that the aura of the heroine was really strong.
He flicked his fingers lightly and a ray of light invisible to mortals rushed out of the hall and disappeared into the sky, flying straight to the south, and finally landed on the head of a woman who was speaking passionately in a teahouse.
The halo above her head dimmed instantly, and the crowd surrounding her was a little confused. This girl's idea could be said to be shocking, but it was not to the point of being sought after.
The crowd dispersed silently, leaving the woman standing there alone, unable to react. How could the person who had admired her so much just now turn his face into one of disgust in the blink of an eye?
There was a thunderbolt in the clear sky above the capital city. Gu Laoliu ignored him and watched as a bolt of lightning struck the door of the hall.
Gu Laoliu was furious. Do you know how much it would cost to repair this door? He actually dared to break his door. He was simply courting death.
He paused time without any scruples. His spiritual consciousness turned into a stream of light and rushed into the sky. He grabbed the young Xiao Tiandao and beat him up.
"You stupid thing with shit in your head, you brought a fool from another dimension and want her to be the heroine? If you had brought someone capable, I wouldn't have stopped you, maybe I would have helped her."
After saying that, he was still not satisfied, so he picked him up and smashed him on the ground for a long time like a rag.
Xiao Tiandao cried out in grievance, "She just gained consciousness not long ago, and she is not the heroine I chose. I just wanted to protect her because she has a halo."
"That's a piece of shit hula hoop. I can use a light bulb on my head to be better than her."
"It's different," He said weakly. Seeing that Gu Laoliu wanted to hit him again, he quickly begged for mercy, "I was wrong. I won't dare to chop again."
"This dimension doesn't need any male or female protagonists. Don't bother me with all that love stuff. Just focus on my career."
Xiao Tiandao covered his head and nodded rapidly, "I understand, I understand. I won't interfere."
Gu Laoliu threatened Him a few more times before leaving. He returned to the main hall and lifted the time restriction. No one noticed anything unusual.
He shouted in a deep voice: "Come here, the left prime minister has committed treason. He should be removed from his position as prime minister, put in jail, and executed in the autumn."
"His son Fan Sa was dismissed from his post as deputy envoy of the Tongzhengsi, and all officials in the three clans of the Fan family were dismissed from their posts."
"Fan Xie assisted Zhou in his atrocities, and was deprived of her position as queen and banished to the cold palace. The eldest prince formed a clique for personal gain, intending to usurp the throne, so he was imprisoned in the clan house and was not allowed to leave without being summoned."
"Commander Jiang immediately took people to the Left Prime Minister's Mansion to confiscate the property, and the Fan family of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion was exiled three thousand miles away."
Where is Sanqianli? He didn't know either, but he would definitely send them to the most difficult place.
Originally, he hadn't been so quick to move against them, after all, Da Yi hadn't brought anyone back yet, but they were jumping around so happily that he couldn't help but want to pin them to death.
The queen cried and shouted outside the hall, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's Office is wronged, Fan Xie is wronged."
She broke through the defense line, ran into the court hall, and without thinking twice, she knelt down and kowtowed three times.
"They can't even stop a woman. It seems the Imperial Guards need to be reorganized," Gu Laoliu's light words made many people in the court feel their hearts beating like thunder.
The queen took a few steps forward, kowtowed three more times, and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive my father for his hard work, even though he has no merits. I asked him to do those things, and they have nothing to do with him. It's all my fault. If Your Majesty wants to chop off my head, chop mine off."
Seeing that his daughter wanted to take all the blame, Fan Liuyuan burst into tears and kowtowed three times to Gu Laoliu, "Everything was done by me, the guilty minister. My family members didn't know about it. I, Fan Liuyuan, plead guilty."
The old prime minister, who was very tough just now, gave in because of his daughter's action.
Being locked up in the cold palace is better than being beheaded. At least you are still alive, and as long as you are alive, there is hope.