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

Chapter 216 Treating state affairs like child's play, how can one rule the world?

Looking at the smiling Crown Prince, Aling'a became even more certain of her guess.

The Crown Prince is ruining Orondai's reputation, and even the Tong family's reputation, in this way!

Someone being constantly nagged by the Crown Prince is actually something that's easy for people to gossip about.

If the person being mentioned is a first-class duke, then the memory will be even clearer!
And if the cause is also the failure to repay debts, then congratulations, this matter will definitely be the talk of the town for countless people.

The Crown Prince might be criticized for being weak, but the reputations of the Tong family and Orondai are completely ruined.

Whether they can even survive among the nobles is another matter entirely.

Tong Guowei was indeed a Grand Secretary, but the person they offended was the Crown Prince.

When a nobleman approaches someone who has a grudge against the Crown Prince, he should think carefully about whether there will be any negative consequences.

Aling'a forced a smile and said, "Your Highness, this servant has not seen Orondai recently."

"If I see Orondai, I will definitely tell him to make sure he pays back the money he owes the Crown Prince."

Upon hearing what Aling'a said, Shen Ye immediately smiled: "Lord Aling'a is always fair. With your words, I can rest assured!"

Alinga suddenly had a bad feeling.

He was just being polite; surely the Crown Prince wouldn't really hold it against him?

However, since things had come to this point, he could only bite the bullet and continue, saying, "The Crown Prince's affairs are my affairs, and I will do my best to help."

Shen Ye smiled slightly, knowing that Aling'a was being a little clever with her words. Did she think he couldn't tell?
Doing your best and going all out are two completely different concepts!

If someone is unwilling to give their all when working for the Crown Prince, then it means that this person is just making excuses.

Fortunately, Shen Ye had no intention of recruiting Aling'a. He said calmly, "Then I'll wait for good news!"

Shen Ye knew that Aling and the others had come to see him for something, but he didn't ask them. That's how it is with many things; once you take the initiative, the choice is no longer in your hands.

After a few casual words, Aling'a finally couldn't hold back any longer. He said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, our Court of Colonial Affairs is facing a thorny problem. We are all at a loss for what to do and have no choice but to trouble you for your judgment!"

The term "sacred judgment" was essentially exclusive to the Qianxi Emperor.

This Aling'a is now using the words "Holy Judgment" to describe Shen Ye, which is a bit too blatant flattery.

It was precisely because of this that Shen Ye keenly realized that Aling'a was like a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken—he had no good intentions.

He replied calmly, "Lord Aling, you flatter me. When it comes to handling official business, I am far inferior to the three of you!"

“All three of you have served in the Court of Colonial Affairs for many years. What kind of situation haven’t you seen? You’re all experts.”

"As for me, I'm really not familiar with the affairs of the Court of Colonial Affairs."

"Besides, I'm just observing the government. Surely Lord Aling doesn't even understand the meaning of 'observing' in 'observing the government'?"

After the greeting, Gao Youzhen remained mostly silent.

Hearing the Crown Prince's words, he couldn't help but feel a touch of emotion.

Although the crown prince is young, he gives people a slippery feeling.

Aling's wishful thinking is likely to fall through this time!
He wasn't too worried about the outcome anyway.

Although he was one of the chief officials of the Court of Colonial Affairs, when the sky falls, there are always taller people to hold it up. He only needed to pretend to be anxious.

He's not the Minister of the Court of Colonial Affairs!

However, since Aling'a has already regarded Shen Ye as her lifeline, how could she possibly let Shen Ye get away so easily?
He said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, you are the heir apparent, and the master of us subjects."

“When you observe politics in the Court of Colonial Affairs, you are the master of the Court of Colonial Affairs.”

“When we report to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will surely ask for your opinion.”

"At that time, we servants will find it difficult to report back to His Majesty."

"In that case, it is the fault of us servants!"

At this point, Aling'a stood up from her seat, bowed, and said, "Your Highness, please do not make things difficult for your subject!"

Aling stood up, and Jin Wushan followed suit.

Although Gao Youzhen did not want to join them, he had no choice but to stand up, because at this moment, these two people represented not only themselves, but the entire Court of Colonial Affairs.

Since it concerns the Court of Colonial Affairs, if Gao Youzhen cannot stand united against a common enemy, then he will have no way to maintain his position in the Court of Colonial Affairs in the future.

This is also a well-known rule.

Shen Ye looked at the bowing Aling'a and knew that he couldn't refuse.

The saying "the crown prince is half a ruler" is usually a shackle on the heads of his subjects, but at this moment, it has become a tight band around Shen Ye's head.

This made Shen Ye extremely uncomfortable.

"Alright, just say what you want to say, I'll listen first."

Seeing that the prince had relented, Aling'a quickly pressed on, saying, "Your Highness, the Dharma King of Tibet passed away some time ago, and now both Kelen Monastery and Zhedan Monastery say they have found the Dharma King's reincarnation."

"Both sides have considerable influence, and they each hold their own views on this matter, so neither can convince the other."

"In order to gain the support of the imperial court, both sides requested the court to make an imperial decision on this matter."

"However, the Court of Colonial Affairs has put forward three options for this matter: supporting both Keleng Temple and Zhedan Temple, or supporting neither."

"However, His Majesty was not satisfied with the methods of the Court of Colonial Affairs and ordered it to come up with new methods."

Upon hearing Aling'a's words, Shen Ye immediately understood.

Aling'a must have had his plans rejected several times by Emperor Qianxi, so he had no choice but to find someone to take the blame.

He glanced at Aling'a, but had no intention of wasting time with them, so he said indifferently, "Aling'a, are you asking me to take the blame for you in front of His Majesty?"

"This servant dares not. It is truly that we servants are of limited knowledge and understanding, so we have come to Your Highness to discuss whether there is a better solution."

"Your Highness, we servants are all focused on serving the court!" Aling'a is not like Orondai; this guy is also a shrewd old fox. Although he wants the Crown Prince to take the lead, his words are sanctimonious: loyal and devoted to the public good.

Shen Ye was furious with Aling'a, but at this moment, he couldn't just ignore her.

Who told him to observe politics at the Court of Colonial Affairs!

The fact that the crown prince is in charge of government affairs naturally puts him one level above the ministers, which is why Emperor Qianxi dared not give him the Ministry of Revenue or the Ministry of War.

Feeling annoyed and not wanting to waste any more time with A-Ling and A-A, Shen Ye said indifferently, "Do you know about drawing lots?"

"Since there's no other way, let them draw lots!"

"Alright, you may all kneel and leave now."

As they were talking, Shen Ye picked up his teacup!

Upon hearing the Crown Prince's words, Gao Youzhen's head buzzed, and he was instantly dumbfounded.

He never expected that the Crown Prince would give such an attitude to such an important matter.

Isn't this treating national affairs like a joke?

Draw lots!

You actually let us draw lots! Do you know that this is a matter of great importance concerning the peace and tranquility of the region?
Just as he was about to stop her, a look of joy suddenly appeared on Aling'a's face.

Immediately, Aling'a bowed to Shen Ye and said, "This servant obeys the order and takes his leave."

Aling'a's reaction made Gao Youzhen swallow back the words he was about to say.

He knew very well that if he advised the Crown Prince after Aling'a had obeyed the decree, he would surely offend Aling'a.

Aling'a is not only wicked, but also extremely ruthless.

Normally, Gao Youzhen would keep his distance from this Minister.

He was also very clear in his heart that he could not afford to offend this Minister.

Therefore, he was always extremely respectful to this Minister.

Under the current circumstances, he is not prepared to offend his superior for the sake of the crown prince.

After all, this smiling tiger, Aling, is not someone to be trifled with.

As Gao Youzhen walked out of Yuqing Palace, he couldn't help but ask Aling, "Minister, the Crown Prince has given us such an unreliable method. What should we do?"

"Should we go back and discuss this, and see if we can come up with any good solutions?"

Aling'a's face was calm, but she couldn't suppress her joy at this moment.

He never expected such a pleasant surprise today.

Many people used to say that the Crown Prince was wise and handled state affairs in an orderly manner.

In retrospect, this was all a show of force that Songgotu had created for the crown prince.

In fact, the Crown Prince is still far from perfect in this regard; otherwise, how could he have made such an absurd decision?

The selection of the Dharma King's successors is decided by drawing lots.

Why don't you gamble with dice?

This adds a bit of a technical element.

How can someone who treats state affairs so lightly ever rule the world?

This is a great opportunity!
However, he, Aling, dared not voice these thoughts of complaint in his heart.

He said calmly, "The Crown Prince is the master of our Court of Colonial Affairs. His words are law."

"Lord Gao, the main thing for us servants is to be obedient."

"We should do whatever the Crown Prince says."

"As for the rest, don't worry about it. Isn't His Majesty still in the court?"

After saying this, he seemed to suddenly remember something and turned to Gao Youzhen and Jin Wushan, saying, "Gentlemen, the affairs of the Court of Colonial Affairs require our concerted efforts."

"What do you two think?"

Gao Youzhen and Jin Wushan both sensed the threat in Aling'a's words. They exchanged a glance, and Jin Wushan smiled and said, "The Minister is right."

"We will follow the lead of the Minister in everything we do."

Gao Youzhen sighed inwardly. He had thought the Crown Prince was wise, but he hadn't expected him to treat the matter of the Court of Colonial Affairs so lightly.

Even if you say you have no idea, it's still better than drawing lots.

After all, it's normal to have no ideas; nobody's a god.

However, with you spouting such nonsense, even if someone wanted to speak up for you, it seems they couldn't!

After Alinga and the other two returned to the Court of Colonial Affairs, Alinga had his trusted advisor write a memorial. Although most of the memorial was a summary of the events, the Crown Prince's words were added in the most prominent place.

The Crown Prince instructed that the two parties should resolve the matter by drawing lots.

After the memorial was written, Alinga was very satisfied.

He felt that this time, he would definitely give the Eighth Prince a great gift.

To prevent any unforeseen complications, he immediately had the memorial sent to the Ministry of Justice.

Once the memorial is delivered, there's no going back!

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