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Chapter 178 He is old, but not stupid
King Liang died, and the old Emperor of Nantai never expected that it would happen so soon.

From the time he agreed to cooperate with Shunyu Gambling House to now, it only took four or five days, and this was resolved?
Prince Liang's Mansion was heavily guarded and could almost be called an iron wall. He himself sent people to break through, but no one survived.

It seems that Shunyu Gambling House cannot be underestimated.

He even had the idea of ​​thoroughly investigating Shunyu Gambling House before. If he was confirmed to be the murderer of the prince, he would definitely find a way to take revenge.

But now, the disparity in strength is too great, and he has no ability to compete with Shunyu Gambling House.

The most important thing is that King Liang died, which he bought with one million taels of gold. The national treasury is empty, and there is no extra money to settle these personal grievances. If you don't pay attention to state affairs, you will soon be destroyed.

When the court meeting was held, the old emperor's turbid eyes scanned everyone below. This morning, news about Prince Liang came out, and everyone speculated about everything. Most people still thought that the death of Prince Liang was the handiwork of the old emperor.

Because of this, no one dared to mention the matter of establishing a crown prince at the court meeting this morning.

"The King of Liang is my biological brother, and now he has suffered a terrible disaster. The captured assassin must be interrogated carefully to find out the real culprit behind the scenes, so that the King of Liang can rest in peace even under the circumstances."

The old emperor sighed and said some words to appease Prince Liang. Prince Liang gritted his teeth and looked at the emperor above, his eyes full of hatred. His father must have died in the hands of the old emperor, but he could not provide any evidence. , and now I still have to listen to him say this hypocritically.

What I said before about Queen Liang's affairs was not important. Just when everyone was yawning, the old emperor changed the topic and talked about the military power of Prince Liang's palace.

"With King Liang gone, this military power can no longer be left outside. From now on, I will take back the military power of the 40 troops in the hands of King Liang."

The drowsiness of the ministers disappeared in an instant. It turned out that they were waiting here!
Prince Liang was very anxious. He glanced at some of his father's most trusted ministers during his lifetime and motioned for them to speak for him.

Many people avoided looking, but a few stood up and said, "Your Majesty, King Liang's body is still cold. Why don't we discuss the matter of military power later?"

"Your Majesty, although Prince Liang is dead, Prince Liang's son is still there. In my opinion, it would be more appropriate for the crown prince to control the military power."

"My minister agrees!"

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Since the emperor could raise this question, he was naturally ready to respond. Hearing these words, he smiled and said warmly: "I have not considered what my dear friends said. Prince Liang is my relative." My brother, when I was able to hand over the military power to him, I naturally trusted him. Furthermore, the most important point is that he is a man who has been on the battlefield and achieved military exploits. He is in charge of the military power, which is what everyone expects."

"But Ting'er is different. He is still young and has never been on the battlefield. If he takes over the military power, how will he convince the public? Now that Nantai is in trouble internally and externally, we must not take it lightly anymore. I will temporarily take back this military power until Ting'er comes back. After he has made a meritorious service, the military power will still be given to him, and others will naturally not be able to say anything when the time comes."

"Ting'er, can you understand my painstaking efforts?"

The old emperor spoke earnestly and sincerely, as if he was thinking about Prince Liang. In this way, no matter how many reasons they had, they could not come up with any.

Only then did everyone realize that the old emperor was old, but he was not stupid. He was still the emperor who had deep knowledge of the city and was decisive in killing. Otherwise, how could he personally educate such an outstanding heir as the former prince?If it hadn't been for the sudden assassination of the former prince, Nantai would not be in such a situation now. The most important thing is that they would not dare to challenge the emperor like this.

Prince Liang knew that the overall situation had been decided. As long as the old emperor was still alive, he would never be able to turn around. What's more, the military power was about to be taken back, and Prince Liang's palace was instantly defeated.

During this period of time, Prince Liang always felt that he was sure of victory, and he still offended many vassal kings. Now that he has said no, it will be gone, and other people in Prince Liang's palace will have a hard time.

In the past, the old emperor blatantly favored Prince Liang's Mansion, but after this incident, Prince Liang's Mansion has become an abandoned son in the hands of the old emperor, and no one will be their backer in the future.

Prince Liang gritted his teeth, feeling unwilling to give in, but he had no other choice, and said, "Yes, everything will be subject to Uncle Huang's arrangements."

The matter of Prince Liang was revealed so easily. The ministers in the court came to their senses and thought of their previous help for Prince Liang to seize the throne. They all felt chills on their backs. Their emperor was not a kind person either. Now that the military power is taken back, people like them will definitely be dealt with harshly.

Especially those ministers who had just stood up to speak for Prince Liang, they even regretted it.

People died like a mountain, and the glory of Prince Liang's Mansion ceased to exist overnight.

The old emperor looked at the guilty looks of these people below and sneered in his heart, but he still said kindly: "Although King Liang is gone, I should really consider the matter of establishing a prince that he mentioned before. I am old. I'm suffering from a serious illness, and I don't know when it will be gone."

Hearing these words, everyone immediately knelt down in cold sweat: "Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"

When King Liang mentioned this matter before, the old emperor kept silent. Now that King Liang is dead, no one mentioned it, and the old emperor took the initiative to talk about it. For a moment, everyone was in danger, not knowing that the old emperor was selling something in a gourd. What kind of medicine is it.

The old emperor had heard such flattery so much that he was basically immune to it. Everyone in this world was bound to die, it was just a matter of time.

"Now I have three little sons under my knees. They are not very old. We will raise them together in the future. From now until the day when I die, whoever performs best will be crowned prince. I have already thought about this in my heart and said it out. I just want my loved ones to be witnesses, so there is no need to worry about the matter of establishing the crown prince."

These words obviously refer to what happened before when the ministers forced the emperor to appoint a heir. Everyone was trembling and did not dare to speak.

The old emperor was quite satisfied with their performance. If it were in the past, he would definitely make a big change in the court. But now that he is old and doesn't have much money in his hands, he doesn't want to make too much trouble with these courtiers for the time being. Ugly.

However, now that the national treasury is empty, we can replenish the treasury by plagiarizing a few corrupt officials.

Therefore, in the next period of time, Nantai officials experienced the most thrilling period. The old emperor ruthlessly confiscated the homes of seven senior officials. All their property was filled into the treasury. Officials were beheaded, their families were exiled, and there were heavy casualties.

For a time, the courtiers no longer dared to easily challenge the old emperor's majesty, and the court situation, which had been in chaos for a long time, finally stabilized.

As for the other vassal kings, they are temporarily watching the fire from the other side. At least while the old emperor is still alive, they dare not jump around easily.

(End of this chapter)