The officials did not see the emperor, but they saw Prince Rong.
Qi Haoran took the imperial decree and brought the prince out to meet the ministers.
Everyone knelt down and listened to the decree with indistinct expressions. They really wanted to believe in Prince Rong and the Crown Prince, but the royal family had no kinship. Is this imperial decree really true?
Is the emperor really still free?
Among the princes, except for the second prince, who was just a little surprised, the others also looked at the prince suspiciously.
Even Rong Xuan, who had retired just to be a prince, ran to Anjun Wangfu to find Fan Zijin to inquire about the news, but there was no talent there, and he entered the palace with a solemn expression.
Qi Haoran didn't notice the undercurrent after everyone calmed down, and happily greeted Rong Xuan, "Brother Rong, you are here just in time, brother wants to find someone to play chess, I'm too busy to touch the ground here, where can I go to accompany him? , why don't you go and accompany him?"
Rong Xuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a complicated expression, and said, "Okay."
On the way, Rong Xuan was a little silent. He glanced at Qi Haoran from time to time. Seeing Qi Haoran's face was the same, his heart was even deeper.
Until he saw the emperor in the hall who was having lunch.
Qi Xiuyuan was angry about his lunch, and when he glanced over, the table was full of light things, not even meat dishes. Could it be that he is not the emperor and can't even eat meat dishes?
Eunuch Wan persuaded him with a face full of flattery, "Your Majesty, Huayuan is saying that your stomach and intestines are still weak, so you should eat light food for the past few days, but not greasy food. Your illness is not completely cured."
Qi Xiuyuan didn't want to listen. Maybe he wanted to let go of the burden on his body. At this time, he was a bit self-willed and said, "I don't listen to these reasons. Anyway, I'm going to eat meat, and quickly ask the imperial kitchen to serve the food again."
Qi Haoran rushed forward and coaxed: "Brother, it's almost noon, how can you keep your body healthy when you are so uncertain about your diet? You can take care of yourself at noon today, and I'll ask them to prepare meat for you at night. Shi, tell me what you want to eat, and I will let the imperial kitchen cook it for you."
Qi Xiuyuan looked at him suspiciously, "Don't coax me."
"Don't coax, don't coax."
Qi Xiuyuan was satisfied, seeing Rong Xuan standing beside Qi Haoran, smiled and said: "Jin Yu is here, just in time, come to play chess with me, they all declined, and they don't want to accompany me, you can't refuse any more. "
The emperor was even better than what he saw when he entered the palace two days ago. Rong Xuan replied with a smile, "Okay."
Eunuch Wan was busy giving Rong Xuan a pair of chopsticks, and slipped out of the hall by taking the opportunity to get the chess set that the emperor used most often.
Eunuch Wan quickly stepped forward to stop Prince Rong, and said with a bitter face: "My lord, the emperor really can't eat meat and fish. The saint has a weak stomach. This time it's a nine-death life, and it's better to follow the doctor's advice."
"I'll send someone to invite Master Jiyuan from Lingyin Temple in a while. You clean up the small kitchen of the Holy Master and prepare it for Master."
Eunuch Wan was stunned for a moment, and immediately came back to his senses. Lingyin Temple's vegetarian meals are famous in the capital, and among them, Master Ji Yuan's craftsmanship is the best. .
The emperor is just greedy and wants to eat some meat, so eating this vegetarian food is the most suitable.
Eunuch Wan immediately smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord, the servant will prepare now."
In the main hall, Rong Xuan glanced at the palace servants, and Qi Xiu Yuan saw that he seemed to have something to say, so he waved his hand to let them back.
Rong Xuan saw that he was still able to command people movingly, and the thought in his heart became even stronger. He said somewhat helplessly: "Your Majesty, there are no soldiers guarding outside."
Qi Xiuyuan held his chopsticks and said in a daze: "This is my bedroom, what are the soldiers to guard?"
"So the sage is willingly Zen is located in the prince?"
Qi Xiuyuan has been the emperor for more than 20 years, and he understands as soon as he hears it. Even Rong Xuan suspects that he has been kidnapped, which shows what other courtiers think.
He immediately blew his beard and stared: "I am not a sick cat without claws, who in this world dares to imprison me?"
said angrily again: "How exactly did Haoran and Wen Chen do things, to make people misunderstand so much, it's just that success is not enough and failure is more than failure."
Rong Xuan said helplessly: "Your Majesty, you don't blame them for this. You know Haoran's temperament. If the courtiers don't show their thoughts, how can he go back and guess what they think? As for the prince, he is afraid that he will faint now. Come on, how could you possibly think of this?"
Rongxuan got up and knelt down and said, "Since the sage wants to open the way of the sage, it is better to come forward and explain clearly to the courtiers, and also cut off the thoughts that others should not have."
Qi Xiuyuan looked complicated and asked, "What did the fourth and fifth children do?"
Rong Xuan said with a smile: "The two princes are still filial and have not done anything, but it is not good for them to have pimples in their hearts."
Rongxuan doesn't care if they have any pimples in their hearts, but if they attack the prince with this suspicion, it will inevitably shake the country of Qi.
Qi Xiuyuan sighed faintly and said, "If it comes to running the country, I admit that I will not lose to anyone, but when it comes to godchildren, I am indeed worse than Haoran and A Ling, the second child is the one who taught him, look at Zhao Concubine like him. They didn't learn badly, but the fourth and fifth, others just provoked a few words, and they forgot the love of Wen Chen playing with them and teaching them to read since childhood."
Rongxuan lowered his head and did not speak. In fact, the prince of this dynasty was very happy. The emperor did not treat him equally, but except for his special preference for the prince, he could treat other princes with a bowl of water.
In the royal family, which emperor can leave government affairs behind and focus on the education of the princes?
Which emperor would go to play games with the princes every day and visit the imperial garden?
is only Qi Xiuyuan.
Qi Xiuyuan, who was so busy, could do something that even his courtier couldn't do. Isn't he a good father?
In this way, the fourth prince and the fifth prince can still be provoked by others to have different opinions, which shows that it is a matter of nature.
What's more, the princes of this dynasty did not fight each other. The prince and the second prince had the self-consciousness of being brothers, especially the prince, who especially cared for his younger brothers, and took them to play with them since childhood.
So Rong Xuan didn't feel that the emperor and the crown prince were responsible for their dissent.
Qi Xiuyuan was sad, and immediately summoned the cabinet, the six ministers and the princes, and told them about the Zen throne in front of them.
The emperor said: "I am unwell, you will prepare the matter of the Zen position, and you will not have to go back to me if you are undecided. Go directly to Prince Rong and the crown prince."
The ministers also noticed the soldiers who were not guarding nearby when they came, and the emperor was very free, which shows that he really wanted the Zen seat.
The Minister of Rites hurriedly asked: "When does the emperor think that the position of Zen is good?"
Qi Xiuyuan glared at him and said, "Shouldn't this be to ask Qin Tianjian?"
The Minister of Rites looked at the Minister of Household for help. The two Ministers were good friends, and the Minister of Household hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, it's the end of spring now, why not wait until next year? Get ready."
Qi Xiuyuan had planned what he was going to do after he abdicated, and at this time it was urgent, how could he wait until next year, he said: "Even if it is a Zen ceremony, it should be thrifty and not extravagant. The month is enough, let Qin Tianjian find a day recently. Also, I have a headache when I see you now, so don’t come here if you have something to do. If you have something to do, go to the Crown Prince and Prince Rong. Prince An."