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Most of the officials were still immersed in the important matter of returning to the clan. Suddenly, upon hearing the prince's invitation, there was a moment of silence in the palace.

An official who had always firmly supported the prince came to his senses first and said in shock: "Your Highness!"

"How can your Highness speak so lightly about such a major matter!"

"Who instigated and forced His Highness to do this!"

However, immediately afterwards, the shocked and angry official heard for the first time a firm rebuttal that he had never heard from the young man who had never had an independent opinion -

"I have made up my mind, and no one has instigated me. Please don't try to persuade me, Mr. Nanda!"

"I don't have any extraordinary talents. I will forget what you have taught me about how to govern! My mind is not strong. Whenever something big happens, I will tremble with fear. I will even tremble in fear when no one can see me. I kept vomiting and couldn’t sleep all night... I would rather no one could see me!”

Li Zhi's voice was full of tears. For the first time, he expressed his true feelings like this: "I am stupid by nature, and I often don't know what is right or wrong. Since I came to power, I have never made a good policy that is beneficial to the people of the court." !”

"What's more important is that I have a cowardly temperament and am afraid most of the time. I'm afraid of death, and I'm also afraid that more people will die because of my incompetence!"

"How can such a person serve as the crown prince of a country?" Li Zhi looked at the ministers on the left, with tears in his eyes: "I know that deposing the crown prince is a big deal and will shake people's hearts, but now the situation is like this , since the country is about to lose its kingdom...the way to stabilize the great prosperity is to choose a prince who is more capable and able to convince the public as soon as possible."

"It was just that there was no suitable candidate in the past, but now that the emperor's sister has returned to the clan...the emperor's sister is far better than me a hundred thousand times!"

Facing the expressions of those officials who were still trying to speak, Li Zhi even cried and said: "If you try to dissuade me again, you will be putting the survival of Dasheng at risk!"

After saying this, he kowtowed again: "Li Zhi, the incompetent and unworthy descendant, please ask the ancestors and saints to make the decision to depose the crown prince!"

The ancestors of the Li family could not speak, and only the saints could make the decision.

No one expected that Prince Li Zhi would suddenly behave in such a "crazy" way. Even the emperor did not expect that this prince who grew up in front of her would get her approval before doing anything. In other words, he would never try to Do things other than what she told you to do.

Like a fish swimming peacefully in a small fish tank, never trying to jump out.

The Holy Emperor looked at the young man kneeling there tremblingly, and there was a commotion in the hall.

Li Suining stood above and said nothing. As Li Zhi said, this is a matter between the ancestors of the Li family and the saint.

Li Zhi knelt again: "Ask the ancestors and saints for their approval!"

On the way to Taiyuan, he was always thinking about a question: What should he do after the envoy returns to the clan?

Give rewards to envoys? Give her all the Henan and Hebei roads? Let her serve as the third governor?

But he always felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't feel at ease.

Until the words of the Crown Princess woke him up: "For things like rewards, of course you have to reward what others don't have. Nowadays, who doesn't know that Henan Province and Hebei Province are already envoys of permanent festivals?" 】

Li Zhi felt that the princess was right - yes, she wanted to give Chang Jie what she didn't have!

Changjie makes what he doesn't have, but what he does have...

Li Zhi thought about it over and over again, and finally came up with an answer: Isn't that... the position of crown prince?

He murmured this idea, and the Crown Princess was so surprised that her eyes widened, and she even said that this was a strategy of "killing two birds with one stone".

The first benefit is of course that he can show his loyalty to Changjie envoy. The second benefit is that Bian Chunliang wants to kill the prince, King Rong also wants to kill the prince, and anyone who wants to ascend the throne will kill the prince... Then he will not be safe if he does not become the prince. Yet?

You know, taking the initiative not to do something and being pulled down are two different things!

In the end, Wei Miaoqing did not forget to pat Li Zhi on the shoulder and praised: "Let me just say that you are very good at staying alive. You have thought of such a wonderful way!" 】

So such a big thing was decided happily and secretly by the two of them.

After a decision is made, how to implement it is also a question. Li Zhi only finally mustered up the courage a quarter of an hour ago and chose to speak out at this time.

He was very aware of his own weight and face. After today, he was afraid that he would never be able to gather so many people at the same time.

And this matter must be finalized openly. If he mentions it in private, ministers and saints alike will all have their own considerations, and they will definitely not give him a chance to speak in front of others...

After thinking about it, today is the day!

Taking advantage of the envoy's return ceremony, he must remove himself from the position of crown prince!

Li Zhi had never dealt with something so firmly, but he was already covered in cold sweat when he couldn't hear the saint's response for a long time.

The officials' voices were all different, and suddenly an old and ethereal laughter sounded. The voice said happily: "His Royal Highness is willing to comply with God's will. It is a great blessing for the people."

The only outsider present who spoke was outside the political stance, Tian Jing.

He neither shuns the world nor avoids suspicion, as if he only speaks for the will of God. Just as he appeared today, he first said that there was a dragon spirit appearing here, and then he saw the heaven show auspiciousness.

He is not directly in the political jungle, but his words are bound to have a certain political impact.

Therefore, his words of "according to God's will" made it difficult for many officials to directly dissuade him.

Li Zhi was very grateful after hearing this and took the opportunity to kowtow again.

Many officials quietly looked towards where the emperor was.

At this point, the emperor inevitably needs to express his position. Even if he is prevaricating, he still needs a few appropriate words for the occasion.

But the emperor never hesitated—

The Holy Emperor spoke slowly and looked at Li Zhi with a sigh in his tone: "Prince Li Zhisheng is kind enough, which is what I have always liked most about him... But it is indisputable that he is kind enough but not courageous. fact."

"I originally thought that he still had enough time to sharpen his courage, but now it seems that he can't."

The sigh subsided, and the voice of the Holy Emperor became stronger and stronger: "At this turbulent moment, I, Dasheng, really need a responsible and capable prince to make everyone feel at ease."

To everyone's surprise, the emperor looked upward and said directly: "Since I am still the emperor of Dasheng, it is my duty to choose a new crown prince for Dasheng—"

"We, Da Sheng, have a precedent of selecting a crown princess, and the eldest princess Sui Ning is of the blood of the former emperor, with an orthodox background, and is well-equipped in culture, politics and military strategy. She is worthy of being the crown prince of Da Sheng and can reassure the people of the world!"

"I will make the decision today to depose Crown Prince Li Zhi and appoint the eldest princess as Crown Princess -" After the empress finished speaking, her majestic and calm eyes looked at the people in the suddenly silent palace: "I wonder what your Majesty's wishes are? "

All the officials looked trembling and frightened.

The grand ceremony of returning to the clan had just been completed, but before the eldest princess could be officially given a title... why was it suddenly necessary to elect a crown princess? ! (End of chapter)