C93 The Court Dismissal(2)

"What... what should we do now? "Their questions were fruitless as they said helplessly.

Premier Wang walked forward and comforted the ministers, "Quiet, quiet, quiet!" His voice was loud and clear, attracting everyone's attention. Suddenly, there was no sound. Who asked him to be much higher level than himself? Waiting for his reply, "The Emperor has not been in court for five days now, but the state affairs have not been abandoned. It could be seen that the Emperor did not ignore the state affairs. Maybe the Emperor had some matters to delay. Today, the adults will return first. This official will go and meet the Emperor. " These words have fooled the adults. In any case, whatever you say is right. Although there are only a few people who do not do as he says and pester him unreasonably, they were still persuaded by their colleagues to leave.

Now, there was only Niansheng, the Prime Minister, Lyi Xuanzhi, and a few palace maids and eunuchs left in the main hall.

Premier Wang respectfully said to Lyi Xuanzhi, "Your Royal Highness, please return as well!" Without looking at Premier Wang, he still calmly stood there and looked at Niansheng, ignoring him.

The three of them hadn't even been together for a moment. It was a mature father-in-law. He took out a clean whip and announced, "The Emperor has decreed that Second Prince must meet with the Emperor!" After the declaration, he made an inviting gesture to Niansheng, blocking Lyi Xuanzhi and Premier Wang outside the door. He turned his head, "Your Royal Highness, Prime Minister, please return. The Emperor will be attending the morning court tomorrow. The Emperor still has an Imperial Decree. The two of you don't need to attend the court for the next three days."

Only the Emperor himself knew the reason for not attending the court and deliberately avoided the two of them? Or is there another hidden reason? Of course Premier Wang was well aware, but he was the Emperor, so he could only listen to whatever he said.

Lyi Xuanzhi gave Niansheng a look and pretended not to see it. He had his own plans. The two of them left the main hall with different thoughts in mind. Niansheng followed Gonggong to the Imperial Reading Room.

"Second Prince, wait a moment."

Initially, they thought that they would be able to see the Emperor as soon as they entered, but they made him wait in the room. His father-in-law had given him a seat, allowing him to sit and wait. After about five minutes, the Emperor lazily came out from behind the door. The tiredness on his face could not be dispersed. He sat in front of the desk and asked, "What brings you here, Prince?"

Niansheng got up and slightly bent his waist to respectfully reply, "The Emperor's contract matters need to bring a hostage back to the country. I wonder if the Emperor has chosen well?"

"Oh ~ So it is for this matter!" Only then did the Emperor recall that he had agreed.

"Since ancient times until now, the hostages are all people of the Imperial Family. I wonder who the Emperor plans to send to the Moon Abyss? These few days, I will be returning to the country. I have specially come to inquire and arrange the arrangements!"

The Emperor pondered for a moment. There were only three sons of his. They were still so young, so it would be inappropriate to put them in the allied countries as hostages. Not to mention the women in the harem who were going to cause a ruckus. With the three princes' mothers around, they would not be able to bear anyone. They could only choose from the brothers, but the real brothers of the royal family were only the two from the Lyi mansion. Only now did the Emperor realize the seriousness of the problem. The Lyi mansion would definitely not let them go. His son could not bear to let them go, so he could only comfort them first, "Zhen has not decided on the candidate yet. After Zhen discussed with the ministers tomorrow, send someone to inform the prince."

"Thank you, Emperor!" Niansheng had already investigated it. The people in the Imperial Family had no privacy. They were either people from Lyi mansion or you can bring a son back for me!

"I wonder when the Prince will return to the country?"

"After attending King Lyi's wedding banquet, he will return the next day." Niansheng replied.

Without asking any more questions, Niansheng tactfully left the room. He left the Emperor who was holding back his anger in the Imperial Reading Room. The Emperor himself did not expect that in the end, he would lose both his husband and his soldiers. He could not wait for the next day. "Happy!" When the person outside the door heard the Emperor's call, he hurriedly walked in front of the Emperor with small steps. "This servant is here!"

"Announce Young Master, Young Master, Scholar, Minister and Imperial Censor to the Imperial Reading Room! Quick!" In one breath, all the Rank One officials were summoned back. An Xi asked, "The Prime Minister and the Royal Highness..."

"Ignore the two of them, quickly go and announce it!" He urged again. Anxi left in response and hurriedly called back more than half of the officials. During this time, he even ran into Niansheng and the others. Without caring about the formalities, he left the person behind first. This mighty group of people returned to the main hall. They tidied their clothes and didn't seem to be so worn out. Only then did they return to the main hall. He went into the Imperial Reading Room. The Emperor had been waiting for them inside for a long time, or rather, he had never left.

"Paying respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor!"

The first thing he said when he saw the Emperor remained unchanged.

"All ministers, rise and bestow a seat!"

After they sat down, the emperor said, "All of you stay here because of the hostage. I wonder if any of you have any candidates?"

The ministers whispered to each other, not knowing who to choose. Some said that the First Prince was loyal and honest, and was not suitable to inherit the throne. It would not be a loss to let him be the hostage. Some officials refuted that the First Prince was born by the Empress, how could there be a reason for a legitimate son to be a hostage? Although Second Prince wasn't born by the Empress, he had been smart since he was young. His knowledge was extraordinary, and he had won the love of many of the teachers. Of course, he couldn't be used. The Third Prince was young, and he was only a full month old. This caused many officials to not favor using him as a hostage.

In any case, it was the Emperor who said, "If not even the princes, then choose one of the princes!" This sentence was a test.

When the emperor said this, he wanted to see the reaction of the ministers. Moreover, he had originally wanted the First Prince to go to the Moon Abyss as a hostage, but he had not expected so many people to object.