Reborn to abuse the scumbag, the demon queen destroyed her ex-husband's entire family

Minister Yang paused, then spoke solemnly to Mu Gu.

"Seventh Prince must win this city. The reward promised by Emperor Dalong is the position of a thousand households."

Mu Gu and Xiao Ruge's expressions changed.

"military power?"

Minister Yang nodded solemnly.

Just as Minister Yang said, if the reward from Emperor Dalong was really military power, then even if Mu Gu could not get it, he must not let Mu Bo get it. Once Mu Bo got the military power of one thousand soldiers, the consequences would be immeasurable. But the first thing that would be done would be to take action against Mu Gu.

Mu Gu pondered for a moment, then looked up at Minister Yang.

"Thank you for the reminder, Brother Yang. Don't worry, I know what will happen tomorrow."

Minister Yang was naturally very confident in Mu Gu and gave him a few more instructions. Then he left Mu Gu's house as he had to hurry back home.

……

Hall

After Minister Yang left, Emperor Dalong pondered for a long time alone in the hall. Finally, he sighed deeply, then picked up the pen and wrote a few lines. After the ink dried, he looked up and spoke.

"Someone is coming."

The chief eunuch had been waiting outside the palace. After hearing the voice of Emperor Dalong, he immediately walked into the palace and stood in front of Emperor Dalong. Seeing someone coming, Emperor Dalong folded the paper in his hand and handed it to the chief eunuch in front of him. The latter immediately stepped forward to take it and waited for Emperor Dalong's decision.

"According to what is written here, go to each prince's residence tomorrow morning to pass on the oral order. There are important matters to discuss when you go to court tomorrow."

"Yes, slaves follow the order."

The chief eunuch left the hall again, and peace returned to the hall.

Emperor Dalong looked at the mountain of memorials before him, and his emotions changed slightly. Perhaps he was too obsessed with sitting on the throne. Perhaps it was time to hand over the world to a child who was worthy of trust.

……

In the East Palace, the eunuch who was delivering the imperial eunuch's message had knocked on the door countless times, but no one answered. Seeing that the time for court was approaching, the young eunuch was impatient, but he didn't dare to offend his master. He could only stand at the door and worry.

The young eunuch glanced at the position of the sun and thought he had to go back to report. Just as he was about to leave, the gate of the East Palace opened.

After a short while, a sedan was seen running through the palace. As for why no one stopped it, the reason was very simple. Anyone who dared to make trouble for Mu Bo probably thought he had lived too long.

……

"Your Majesty, the time has come."

The chief eunuch beside him came up quietly to remind him. Emperor Dalong frowned and looked at the two princes standing below. He was a little conflicted, but he finally couldn't bear it.

"Just wait a little longer..."

Since Emperor Dalong had spoken, the chief eunuch naturally had nothing to say and stepped aside.

In fact, the original purpose of Emperor Dalong's plan to convey the imperial edict in the morning was to waste time and make the prince who did not discipline himself lose this opportunity.

But when he saw that Mu Bo had not arrived, he couldn't help but soften his heart, but fortunately he did not completely regret his decision to re-elect the crown prince.

Emperor Dalong kept postponing it, but fortunately, Mu Bo finally came to the court.

Mu Gu glanced at Mu Bo, who was running towards him breathlessly and standing on his left. In fact, the latter had already lost most of the battle in the eyes of the ministers in the court. Even if such a prince became the emperor, he would definitely not be able to obey anyone in the future.

Mu Gu was not worried at all about such an opponent.

The first half of the event went as normal, but just as the court was about to end and many ministers were preparing to leave, the chief eunuch's highly recognizable voice echoed throughout the hall.

"Ministers, please stay. Your Majesty has something to announce!"

After hearing this, no one wanted to move and they all hurried back to their original positions.

Emperor Dalong slowly stood up and looked at the three princes standing in the hall. Then the chief eunuch began to speak slowly.

"Please ask the Crown Prince, the Seventh Prince, and the Eighth Prince to come to the center of the hall."

Just when many ministers were puzzled, Emperor Dalong spoke.

"Today, I want to give you princes a difficult question."

Suddenly, there were rustling sounds of discussion in the hall.

"What does your Majesty mean?"

"Yes, doesn't His Majesty always put the Crown Prince first? How could he make such a decision?"

"Could it be that the Crown Prince wants to choose someone else?"

……

But in the end, they were still concerned about Emperor Dalong in the hall and the princes standing with them, so many ministers deliberately lowered their voices and did not speak loudly.

Mu Gu had already known the news last night, so he didn't seem surprised. But looking at the other two, their emotions were obviously complicated.

As the youngest prince, Mu Li was never allowed to participate in such matters. In addition, his mother Mingzhu did not want Mu Li to participate in state affairs. She only wanted Mu Li and his mother to live a peaceful life in the harem. Therefore, this was the first time that Mu Li participated in such a matter, the first time he had the opportunity to share the worries of his father. If it were not for this imperial decree, his mother would not have agreed to let him come.

When he saw Mu Bo, his pupils were about to burst. Although he didn't dare to say anything in public, his hatred for Emperor Dalong had reached its peak. He didn't understand why Emperor Dalong suddenly did this.

Although it was not stated explicitly, it was clear that he was going to be deposed as the crown prince and another one would be chosen from his two younger brothers, and the most likely candidate was Mu Gu.

Mu Bai turned his head and stared at Mu Gu with a terrifying look in his eyes, but Mu Gu seemed not to see him and deliberately ignored Mu Bai's gaze.

The noise in the hall gradually died down, and Emperor Dalong slowly opened his lips.

"I believe my beloved ministers are all aware of the recent flood in Huaizhou. Because the disaster was so severe, the court spent a lot of effort on disaster relief. The originally full treasury of Dalong is now only half of it."

In an instant, exclamations were heard in the hall.

Whether the national treasury is full or not is related to the external security of the entire Dalong. If foreigners who are eyeing it covetously get to know this matter, I am afraid that war and turmoil will follow.

"And nine days later, it will be my birthday. I originally thought it would be better not to celebrate it in a grand manner."

"But after careful consideration, my birthday has to be celebrated by the whole country."

"Does anyone know why?"

The ministers in the hall began to discuss, but no one spoke in response.

"Father, I know."

The voice that spoke this was very childish, and it was obviously spoken by a child. Everyone looked at the Eighth Prince Mu Li. The latter had been confined in the palace for too long and was obviously not used to such a focused attention. He was a little at a loss for a moment.

Mu Gu glanced at the child who was not even as tall as his shoulder. A flashback of his past self flashed through his mind, when he was also so small, helpless, and at a loss what to do when facing those gazes.

For some unknown reason, Mu Gu reached out and patted Mu Li's shoulder. The force was light, but it was enough to calm Mu Li's uneasy heart.