The struggle for the throne among nine princes—I really don't want to be the crown prince.

Chapter 109 What is Statistics?

In solemn settings, if someone coughs, it will definitely attract a lot of attention.

If the person coughing is someone special, they will immediately become the focus of attention.

For example, the crown prince!

As the heir apparent, the crown prince, despite being overshadowed by his father, had to admit that he was always the undisputed number two.

Everything he does will be under the scrutiny of his ministers.

Not to mention, in this trial of Jin Fu, the Crown Prince is the real focus of some people's attention.

Unfortunately, for some reason, Jin Fu actually accepted the situation.

This has greatly disappointed many people!
This truly was an unexpected incident.

For example, the eldest prince was extremely disappointed.

In his view, this was a rare opportunity, but now it had been lost.

This left him feeling extremely helpless.

Therefore, he harbored deep resentment towards Jin Fu for ruining this opportunity for him.

Seeing that Jin Fu was about to be dismissed from office and exiled, he felt a sense of pleasure.

Those who follow the Crown Prince will never have a good ending!

Now that the Crown Prince was coughing, his gaze fell on the Crown Prince, and he thought to himself, could it be that the Crown Prince was going to plead for Jin Fu?

If that's the case, could I report to my father that the Crown Prince and Jin Fu were colluding with each other...?

The eldest prince's mind raced for a moment before he suppressed the tempting thought.

Others can point out the Crown Prince's faults, but he cannot directly intervene.

Because of his position, he was in competition with the crown prince.

If I were to rush out now, wouldn't my father think I'm framing the crown prince? If that were the case, there would be no way to reason with him.

The Third Prince and the others also turned their gazes toward Shen Ye.

"Your Highness, are you feeling unwell?" Emperor Qianxi asked the Crown Prince with a hint of disdain.

Although he didn't expect him to rescue Jin Fu, the fact that he didn't say a word was still a bit disappointing.

Moreover, by having the Crown Prince handle this matter, I actually wanted to test his coordination skills and see if he could coordinate with Suo'etu.

Unexpectedly, the first person to call for Jin Fu's execution was one of Suo'etu's disciples.

Shen Ye solemnly said, "Father, I am not feeling unwell. I just wanted to laugh but couldn't. I was so uncomfortable that I couldn't hold it in and it turned into a cough."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Qianxi was so angry that his nose almost twisted out of shape.

This is the Minister of Justice, you find it funny.

Do you think this is you flirting with a beauty in Yuqing Palace?
However, he calmed down in the instant he was angry.

The Crown Prince's behavior these past few days has made him realize that the Crown Prince does have some ability; on many occasions, the Crown Prince has been able to give him some unexpected answers.

Could it be that the Crown Prince's laughter was intentional?
In fact, the six ministers and nine high-ranking officials present were all starting to have their own doubts.

They knew that the Crown Prince would never make such a basic mistake as disrespecting the Emperor.

Therefore, none of them stepped forward at this time to submit a memorial to the Crown Prince.

"What do you find funny? If you can't come up with a coherent explanation today, then you'll have to go to the Imperial Study and study behind closed doors for three months."

"You are not allowed to leave the Imperial Study for the next three months."

Emperor Qianxi glared at Shen Ye and made a decision immediately.

Shen Ye wasn't afraid to study in the Imperial Study; after all, it didn't matter where he lay down!

However, living in the Imperial Study for three months would be too uncomfortable.

Don't you know I just took in two beauties? I can't just leave them alone in an empty room, can I?

Although he felt that Emperor Qianxi was a bit unreasonable, Shen Ye wasn't afraid, since he had made preparations in advance.

He smiled and said, "Father, the reason I find it funny is that someone is pretending to know what they don't, giving orders to experts while being an amateur, and speaking with such confidence and fervor, appearing to be impartial and incorruptible."

"I couldn't hold back just now, please punish me, Father." No one paid any attention to Shen Ye's subsequent request for punishment.

What everyone cares about is his claim that he pretends to know what he doesn't, and that an amateur is directing an expert!
Although these words did not name names, most of the people who came out of the station to demand that Jin Fu be punished had already identified themselves with him.

That's what they're talking about.

Many people's expressions changed, especially Zhen Mingwu, who at this moment wished he could stand up and roar a few words.

This is practically a slap in the face to oneself in front of so many colleagues and in full view of everyone.

However, although he felt uncomfortable, Zhen Mingwu could only grit his teeth and bear it.

Because this person is the crown prince.

Unless he has the opportunity to kill the prince with a single blow, he will never openly break ties with the crown prince.

After all, for a subject to criticize the ruler is itself a crime.

"Nonsense!" Emperor Qianxi glared at Shen Ye and said angrily.

However, Shen Ye sensed from Emperor Qianxi's gaze that his father was not angry.

Because if he were angry, there wouldn't be a sly smile in his eyes, although it's not easy to detect.

"How do you know that someone is an amateur directing an expert, or that someone is pretending to know what they don't?"

Are you pretending to know what you don't?

Emperor Qianxi said coldly, "You explain everything to me!"

Emperor Qianxi was not only a little angry at the Crown Prince's audacity, but actually more pleased than angry.

The discord between the Crown Prince and the court officials was actually very beneficial to Emperor Qianxi's position.

Without the support of his ministers, the crown prince cannot effectively control the emperor!

Without the support of his ministers, the crown prince could only rely on his father, the emperor.

Shen Ye had no idea what Emperor Qianxi was thinking. He cupped his hands towards Emperor Qianxi and said, "Father, it would take too much time for me to answer your question by just talking."

"Please allow me to send someone up with something."

Emperor Qianxi naturally would not object to the Crown Prince's request.

He said calmly, "Approved."

Shen Ye turned to Zhou Bao, who was standing to the side, and said, "Go and have someone bring it up."

Zhou Bao was Shen Ye's confidant, and Shen Ye kept everything from him.

Moreover, Zhou Bao was also involved in this matter.

Upon hearing Shen Ye's instructions, he quickly went downstairs. In just half a minute, Zhou Bao came over, followed by eight eunuchs.

The leading eunuch held a piece of white silk cloth that was wrapped up and was about two meters long.

When Shen Ye gave the instructions, many ministers' expressions became solemn.

After all, recently, the Crown Prince has often used some unexpected methods to win, and the results are always surprising.

Now that the Crown Prince has made another move, what will it be?

Their hearts were filled with doubt.

Emperor Qianxi frowned as he looked at the eunuchs and the piece of white silk.

Although he felt that the Crown Prince wouldn't act recklessly, what could these things prove?
"What is this?" Emperor Qianxi asked, pointing to the white silk cloth.

Shen Ye smiled and said, "Father, you'll see when you see it."

As he spoke, Shen Ye waved his hand and said, "Unfold."

As Shen Ye instructed, the silk cloth was quickly unfurled by eight eunuchs. The cloth was more than ten meters long and was covered with squares of varying heights.

Also, there's a large, winding, uneven red line drawn down from the top of the cube.

There were words written on each square, but they were too far away to see clearly at first glance.

As Shen Ye unfolded the silk cloth, he said to Emperor Qianxi, "Father, this is a statistical table of the Yellow River floods from this year to the previous hundred years, compiled by your son. Please preview it, Father!"

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