It is better to be an emperor than to fight in the palace

Academician Cai looked at the emperor in front of him in disbelief, and suddenly felt that he was extremely strange.

This secret must be carried into the coffin.

The late emperor did leave a secret edict to himself before his death. The content of the secret edict was not directed at Yuan Qifeng, but once someone with an intention got the secret edict, it would probably cause a bloody storm.

Therefore, Grand Scholar Cai has been concealing the existence of this secret edict, and even the Grand Scholar’s ​​wife does not know about it.

He always thought that this was a secret that no one in the world knew, but he didn't expect that the person in front of him would reveal it.

Academician Cai looked at Yuan Qifeng and didn't know what to say for a while.

The female doctor and the bachelor's wife had already left here. Except for Cai Mingyi, who was half-dead in the room, the entire small courtyard was quietly surrounded by the Yinlong Guards.

Yuan Qifeng walked a few steps, sat on a lounge chair in the courtyard, and narrowed his eyes comfortably.

"It doesn't matter, Grand Bachelor. I can give you time to think about it slowly, but I don't know if Concubine Ming can persist in it," Yuan Qifeng said.

A trace of unbearability flashed in Academician Cai's eyes, but remembering the late emperor's instructions before his death, he still knelt on the ground and gritted his teeth without responding.

After a long while, Yuan Qifeng said calmly: "I don't see that you are very loyal, Grand Scholar. I wonder if the Eighth Prince knows that you are so loyal and willing to protect the secret edict for him at the expense of the lives of the nine clans."

This time, Academician Cai was completely confused. Let’s not talk about how Yuan Qifeng knew that the secret edict was related to the Eighth Prince. Let’s just say that it was either Cai Mingyi or the Bachelor’s Mansion. How long did it take for the Nine Clans to give in again? Got it.

If he hadn't hid the secret edict tightly since he had taken it from the police, and had never even read it himself, Academician Cai would have suspected that Yuan Qifeng had already peeked at the contents.

But when I thought about it again, I felt something was wrong. If he had already seen it, he would not have kept it for me, and he must have disposed of it long ago.

Academician Cai was thinking and thinking all by himself, but he couldn't figure it out.

It wasn't until Cai Mingyi's painful moans came from the room that Academician Cai came back to his senses.

Academician Cai bowed deeply to the sky, thinking that he had killed himself a thousand times to apologize to the late emperor.

"My late emperor, I have fulfilled your great trust, but I can't help it. He wants too much, and I can't afford it."

Yuan Qifeng's head hurt when he heard him talking to himself, "Grand Bachelor, if you keep talking for a little longer, your granddaughter will die in the house."

Only then did Academician Cai come back to his senses. As if he had made up his mind, he turned around and entered Cai Mingyi's room. After a while, he took out a brocade box and handed it into Yuan Qifeng's hand.

"The place where you hide things is unexpected," Yuan Qifeng said, "Aren't you afraid that she will dig it out?"

Academician Cai smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Mingyi is a careless child. She usually doesn't care about whether there are more or less things in the house. What's more, this secret compartment existed before she moved here."

Yuan Qifeng thought to himself, you are very good at speaking, but you are careless, that is stupid, extremely stupid.

If it weren't for the Grand Scholar's Palace protecting her, she would have been killed in the palace.

Opening the brocade box, Yuan Qifeng took out a bright yellow edict inside. Sure enough, just as he had guessed, his father still wanted to leave a way out for his most beloved son until his death. The reason why the Eighth Prince was not established as the crown prince was because he was afraid that he would be besieged by everyone. He wanted to pave the way for him to ascend to the throne, but he did not expect that the road was not paved yet and there were no people.

Before his death, the late emperor used all his strength to leave this edict, which stated that the eighth prince was his candidate for the crown prince. No matter who became the emperor in the future, if the eighth prince wanted the throne, he must give it up. Otherwise, the Eighth Prince has the right to mobilize military power from all over the country to regain the throne.

"You're so stinky and shameless," Yuan Qifeng cursed angrily.

Okay, you have to give away the throne that you worked so hard to get, and you have to give it away. Why are your ancestors born as bandits?

The Eighth Prince has the power to mobilize military power from various places to seize the throne. If his father knew that he couldn't even keep the little military power in his hand, I wonder if his father would crawl out of the coffin in anger.

Academician Cai looked on from the side and pretended that he could not hear Yuan Qifeng's foul language that insulted the late emperor.

Yuan Qifeng raised the edict in his hand, "You must have read the contents here, right?"

Academician Cai nodded, "This edict was dictated by the late emperor and recorded by an old minister. He gave it to the old minister along with the gold medal for immunity from death. I thought it would never see the light of day, but I didn't expect...".

"Since you know the contents of the edict, have you never thought of giving him to the Eighth Prince?" Yuan Qifeng asked.

Academician Cai was stunned by his question, and then shook his head, "The late emperor specifically told me that if the Eighth Prince wants the throne, the veteran must give his full assistance, but the Eighth Prince has never said that he wants the throne. Since the Eighth Prince himself If he doesn't even think about it, why should I add trouble to him?"

The corner of Yuan Qifeng's mouth twitched, I really want to thank you on behalf of the Eighth Prince.

"Ahem, what you said makes sense. God knows about this secret edict. You know it and I know it. You know what the consequences will be if it is spread," Yuan Qifeng said.

Academician Cai nodded and said with a wry smile: "I originally planned to take him into the coffin, so naturally he wouldn't say a word, but Mingyi...".

Academician Cai looked at Yuan Qifeng pleadingly. He took out all his trump cards and only asked Yuan Qifeng to let Cai Mingyi live.

Yuan Qifeng glanced at him and said, "Concubine Ming had an affair with someone, and her pregnancy was secretly knotted. I ordered people to abort the evil seed in her belly. She should have been sentenced to death by execution, but studying as a bachelor has the honor of the late emperor's immunity from death." Above, I am dismissed from my position as a bachelor, my whole family is sent back to my hometown in Suzhou, and I will never be allowed to enter the capital. Disciples from the nine ethnic groups are not allowed to enter the court and serve as officials for a hundred years. Anyone who violates the rules will be executed!"

"Do you think this is okay?" Yuan Qifeng raised his eyebrows.

Academician Cai looked at Yuan Qifeng intently, kowtowed vigorously for a long time, and said, "Thank you Lord for your kindness."

Yuan Qifeng pursed his lips, "Go and save that good granddaughter of yours, or else you'll have to collect her body."

Academician Cai took two steps and then turned back to look at Yuan Qifeng, "Your Majesty, you have changed. I believe you will lead the Yuan family to glory."

Yuan Qifeng was stunned and waved his hand, "Of course I can, do you have to say that?"

Academician Cai couldn't help but want to smile. The emperor was really completely different from before. At least the violence all over his body was gone.

"When you have time to burn incense and worship Buddha, think more about Jiang Changzai. If she hadn't told me to be merciful and merciful, I would have cut you all down first, and then flattened the Grand Master's Mansion to find this Secret edict," Yuan Qifeng thought and reminded.

Academician Cai tilted his body. It seemed that he had overthought things. The emperor was still the same emperor.