Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 294 Ji Haoyu's Request for Help
When choosing a crown prince, the eldest son or the legitimate son should be chosen. This has been the practice throughout the Daqian Dynasty.

But is Emperor Tianwu an ordinary emperor?
He himself was not born of a legitimate family, but he became the emperor. Moreover, he came from the common people, so it was useless to talk to him about the "laws of our ancestors".

If the crown prince was chosen according to etiquette, the position of crown prince would have been given to Ji Haoyu long ago. Why would it have been delayed until now?
In other words, it was Emperor Tianwu who could arbitrarily set a test topic to examine the princes and choose a crown prince. If it were any other emperor, I'm afraid that his ministers would have already made suggestions.

But now... the officials in the court really don’t dare to make suggestions.

Because Emperor Tianwu procrastinated for too long, several princes had gray hair. Now that the decision to choose a crown prince has been made, it was only because the eldest prince had made great contributions, and the other princes and officials in the palace responded, that Emperor Tianwu was forced to make concessions.

If I were to give advice at this critical juncture...what if Emperor Tianwu gets unhappy and delays the appointment of a crown prince?
Zhao Qi'an was sure that if some fool dared to advise Emperor Tianwu at this time and said, "Your Majesty, your way of choosing a crown prince is not right, you have to follow the laws of our ancestors," the memorial would be torn up by the Left Prime Minister before it was even delivered to Emperor Tianwu, and he would then write down the name of the official who made the advice in a small notebook and prepare to send him to the frontier to serve as an official.

It is normal to choose the affairs of Jingzhou as the test question.

As a result, the issue of Jingzhou has not been resolved for a long time. The severity of the incident and its far-reaching impact are undoubtedly the most urgent concern of Daqian that needs to be resolved now.

Even...even if Ximo rebels, we have to step back a little.

After all, Jingzhou's geographical location is too unique. It is located in the hinterland of Daqian and is so close to Kyoto City. If it is not handled properly, it is likely to affect Kyoto City, the capital of the emperor.

On the other hand, it is precisely because Jingzhou is so close to Kyoto City that it is suitable as a test topic. After all, His Majesty has only set a time of one month. If all the time is spent on the journey, what can be tested?

"Jingzhou..."

Zhao Qian'an leaned slightly in the chair, muttering these two words, and things about Jingzhou flashed through his mind.

In fact, he has always been concerned about Jingzhou.

After all, that was the territory of the Salvation Church, and since Zhao Guanxiang had gone to Jingzhou some time ago, Zhao Qi'an naturally paid more attention to the affairs of Jingzhou.

However, during this period, there was a big event like the Wanshou Banquet in Kyoto City, and even Zhao Qi'an paid less attention to Jingzhou. Now when he suddenly heard about Jingzhou, he realized that Zhao Guanxiang had not written to him for some time.

Fortunately, Zhao Guanxiang did not write a letter, but Zhao Qi'an's intelligence in Jingzhou continued to come in.

I heard that Zhao Guanxiang removed a forbidden altar of the Salvation Church a while ago, which caused quite a stir and even Ling Fang was injured. It seems that Bai Yuchuan's return to Beijing was also related to this incident.

Zhao Guanxiang was also seriously injured in this incident and was lying in bed unable to get out. It was probably because of this that he was unable to write to himself, but Zhao Qi'an was sure that he was still alive.

Zhao Nishang said with a smile: "Foster father, Guan Xiang has made a name for himself in Jingzhou now. I heard that he has made great contributions. Now that His Majesty is choosing a crown prince based on Jingzhou, isn't this a good thing for us?"

"It's not that simple."

Zhao Qi'an couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The ones who will wipe out the Salvation Sect in Jingzhou are the Observatory, the soldiers of each state, and the bureaucrats who govern the local areas. No matter how powerful the Observer is, he is just one person. Compared with the forces behind the princes, he is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket."

Zhao Nishang volunteered, "Don't I still have it? Foster father, let me lead the people to Jingzhou. Guan Xiang and I will work together, one in the light and the other in the dark, and we will definitely gain something!"

This “bright” is bright enough, but the “dark” may not be dark enough.

Jingzhou is the place where Your Majesty will select the crown prince. This time, everyone's attention will certainly be focused on Jingzhou. With so many eyes watching, how easy will it be to fish in troubled waters?
In this battle for the crown prince, although Zhao Qi'an chose to stand on Ji Haoyu's side, he did not want to reveal too many of his cards so as not to be too closely tied to Ji Haoyu.

Once he is labeled as a member of the "Second Prince's Party" by everyone, it will not be easy for him to get out of it in the future.

He doesn't want to reveal his own cards, but he also wants Ji Haoyu to win the battle for the crown prince.

This is the problem Zhao Qi'an is facing. In response to Zhao Nishang's initiative, he waved his hand and said, "I don't need you for now. Maybe there is a better way."

Faced with such a difficult problem, a "solution" had already emerged in his mind.

……

"Oh, my ancestor, you are finally back."

When Zhao Qi'an returned to the princess's mansion, as soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw a person running hurriedly in the hall.

The fat on his obese body swayed as he ran, which showed how anxious the visitor was.

Zhao Qi'an looked up and saw the person coming. He asked in surprise, "Why is Eunuch Fu here?"

Wei Fu grabbed Zhao Qi'an's wrist and said, "We have been here for a while. Where has the prince consort gone? Why did he come back just now?"

Just as Zhao Qi'an was about to answer, he raised his hand to stop him, took Zhao Qi'an's hand and walked out: "Forget it, Prince Consort, it's useless to say this now, you should follow us into the palace, the Second Prince is almost going crazy with worry."

Zhao Qi'an knew in his heart why Ji Haoyu was looking for him, but he still pretended to be surprised and asked, "What happened? Why is the Second Prince looking for me so anxiously?"

"The Prince Consort doesn't know yet?"

As Wei Fu walked out, he quickly explained, "Your Majesty has decided on the test questions for selecting the crown prince. You can ask the rest after you see the Second Prince. Now follow me into the palace first."

……

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

Inside Chengping Palace, the sound of whips continued to be heard.

In the courtyard, Ji Haoyu had a ferocious look on his face and was whipping a eunuch with a whip.

The eunuch could cry and beg for mercy at first, but in the end he lay on the ground without even a groan. Only when the whip hit him hard, tearing his clothes and making blood spurt out, did his body tremble for a while.

"Your Highness..."

The Second Imperial Concubine Qin Muwan witnessed all this and was so frightened that her face turned pale.

It was a little hard for her to imagine that the man with the ferocious face was the Second Prince who usually took good care of her, but at this moment she could only stand aside with her hands on her stomach, trembling with fear and not daring to step forward and say a word of dissuasion.

Until Wei Fu came hurriedly with several eunuchs, looked down at the blood-stained little eunuch on the ground, frowned slightly, and shouted to the trembling eunuch beside him: "What are you all standing there for? Why don't you clean it up quickly?"

Afterwards, he came in front of Ji Haoyu and saluted respectfully: "Your Highness, the Prince Consort is here."

"Hai Qing is here? I'll go see him right now!"

Ji Haoyu acted as if he had heard his savior coming. He hurriedly dropped the bloody whip in his hand and trotted towards the front hall.

(End of this chapter)