Fortunate Young Gentleman

The Imperial Palace, the Imperial Study.

The summoned Prince Duan hurried to the door of the Imperial Study, looked at Wei Jian standing at the door, and asked, "Is my father inside?"

Wei Jian smiled and said, "Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time."

King Kang had just been deposed as a prince, and he was summoned immediately. Although Prince Duan didn't know what the summons were for, he felt like he was in for a great pleasure.

He took a deep breath, suppressed his joy, and strode into the palace.

Wei Jian didn't follow him in this time. He watched Prince Duan walk in, silently closed the door, and stood guard at the door.

Prince Duan walked into the Imperial Study and saw that there was no eunuch or maid in the palace. Only Emperor Chen was sitting above. He walked into the palace and bowed, "Father."

Emperor Chen put down the memorial in his hand, looked at him, and said, "Come up and sit."

Prince Duan then discovered that there was a chair opposite Emperor Chen. This was the first time in so many years that he had the opportunity to sit face to face with his father.

After he sat down nervously, Emperor Chen looked at him and said, "Your brother, Prince Kang, withheld the silver for military equipment. As a prince, he interfered in the salt and iron policy, which is unacceptable by law. I had no choice but to depose him. What do you think about this?"

Prince Duan immediately stood up and said solemnly, "I will definitely take this as a warning, do my own job well, and never overstep my bounds..."

"Sit down." Emperor Chen nodded, looked at him, and said, "You don't have to be like him. Sooner or later, I will hand over this world to you. Everything will be yours, so you don't need to use these means..."

Prince Duan heard this and trembled violently. He stood up subconsciously, with a trance on his face, and he didn't believe his ears.

He had been fighting with Prince Kang for so many years, and he had waited for this sentence for too long. When he really waited for it, he felt like he was dreaming.

Prince Kang was defeated, and he was about to become the future prince, the future emperor..., but he had obviously done nothing, let alone made such preparations.

After finally coming back to his senses, he looked at Emperor Chen and said quickly, "Thank you, father, thank you, father..."

Emperor Chen looked at him, who was so excited that he could hardly control himself, shook his head and said, "Sit down."

Prince Duan then sat down again, his eyes flashing, his fists clenched and unclenched in his sleeves, his body trembling slightly with excitement.

Emperor Chen looked at him and said, "I summoned you here today because I have something to say to you."

Prince Duan said solemnly, "Father, please speak."

Emperor Chen said, "I have decided to pass the throne to you, but I will not immediately appoint you as the crown prince. In the days to come, you must be more diligent than before, set an example for all officials, and use your achievements to tell them that I did not make a mistake in choosing you."

Prince Duan said respectfully, "I will remember your father's teachings and will work diligently in the future and not let you down."

Emperor Chen nodded and said, "When you reach my position, you will understand some things, but there are some things that I hope you understand now."

When he said this, his tone became serious, and Prince Duan's expression became solemn.

"A monarch should have a broad mind. A narrow-minded person will not be a good emperor." Emperor Chen looked at him and asked, "In the past two years, your party has suffered heavy losses at the hands of Tang Ning. Do you hate him?"

Prince Duan's expression froze when he heard this.

Emperor Chen continued to ask: "Are you thinking that when you ascend the throne, it will be the time to settle accounts with him?"

Prince Duan opened his mouth, "My son, my son..."

"You want to be the emperor, and the people closest to you are the people of the world, not a certain family, let alone a certain person!" Emperor Chen looked at him and said in a deep voice: "If every emperor thinks like you, what's the use of the Censorate, and what's the use of all the censors and ministers in the court?"

Under the pressure of Emperor Chen's momentum, Prince Duan's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he was submissive and did not dare to speak.

"A Tang Ning, who brought ten years of tax silver from Jiangnan to the national treasury, rectified Jiangnan, eliminated rebels, purged corrupt officials from the six ministries, and proposed a method to strengthen the country and the army, isn't such a person worthy of your use?"

"Or do you think that such a loyal minister is not as good as a powerful family that can only cultivate party members in the court and control the government?"

"Do you want a minister who can help you support the country, or an uncle who controls the government and competes with you for power?"

...

Duan Wang wiped it Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he stood up and said in a trembling voice: "I am confused, thank you for your enlightenment..."

Emperor Chen looked at him and said: "Sit down, I haven't finished speaking yet."

After Prince Duan sat up straight, he bowed and said: "I respectfully listen to your teachings..."

The atmosphere in the capital today is a bit depressing. Although the news of Prince Kang's dismissal has not been announced to the world, the news has been spreading all over the capital in the past few days. As soon as the morning court was over, someone got the news through special channels, and everyone in the capital knew about it.

Prince Kang's relative became the heir to the throne, and was exiled to Shuozhou like an exile, which is exactly in line with the saying "If the ship is not in order, half of the throne will be lost." However, this time his throne is not half lost, but all lost.

The heir to the throne is not qualified to compete for the throne. If he leaves the capital, he will never come back. After today, everyone can foresee that Prince Duan has already sat half of the supreme position.

It's ridiculous that he lost the throne because of a mere ship collision. His Royal Highness Prince Kang must be the most aggrieved prince in the history of the State of Chen.

With such good news, the Tang family is still indifferent. These days, the Tang family refuses outsiders. Even the guests who came to visit today were turned away.

It is strange to say that when the Tang family was at its most prosperous, it suffered repeated blows and gradually declined.

But now that the Tang family has kept a low profile, they have quietly accomplished their biggest goal and become a family that no one dares to provoke anymore.

In the Tang Mansion, the old man with a broken arm stood behind Tang Huai and whispered: "When Prince Kang arrives in Shuozhou, I will find an opportunity to take action and make him disappear completely."

Tang Huai said calmly: "Make it clean and don't leave any more heads and tails."

The old man looked at him and asked, "If something happens to King Kang in Shuozhou, will your Majesty be suspicious?"

Tang Huai looked at him and said: "So I want you to keep your hands and feet clean. His Highness Prince Kang was pampered in the capital. In a place like Shuozhou, the acclimatization and climate are not suitable for him, and he will die without treatment. Isn't it normal?"

The old man nodded and said, "I understand."

He turned around and was about to leave when Tang Qi walked in from the outside with a solemn expression and said, "Some changes have occurred. Prince Kang no longer needs to go to Shuozhou."

Tang Huai looked at him and frowned slightly.

Tang Qi looked at him and explained: "King Kang committed suicide."

Tang Huai said: "Dead?"

"Almost." Tang Qi shook his head and said, "He was saved by the imperial physician. His Majesty went to see Prince Kang's Mansion. It is said that he was asked to stay in the capital temporarily to recuperate his health without going to Shuozhou..."

"Bitter meat scheme..." Tang Huai looked out the window and said, "Don't give up yet..."

"Ignore Tang Ning for the time being." Tang Huai shook his head and said, "Let Xu keep an eye on Prince Kang and see what he wants to do?"

Tang Qi nodded and said, "I understand."

According to the Tang family's plan, after King Kang's death, the overall situation in the capital has been decided, and the Tang family and Prince Duan will no longer have any opponents or obstacles in the capital. By then, it will be the time for the Tang family to recover those old debts from Tang Ning.

As long as Prince Duan becomes the crown prince and can substantially participate in government affairs, it will be nothing to deal with a powerful minister.

However, I don't know who gave King Kang the desperate idea to commit suicide to win His Majesty's sympathy, so that he could avoid going to Shuozhou and stay in the capital.

Even though he has become the heir, he is still the eldest prince. If Prince Kang does not leave, the Tang family and Prince Duan will never be able to rest assured. Before that, they would not take action against Tang Ning.

If they give King Kang an opportunity, everything they have done before will be in vain.

When Tang Qi walked out of the room, he breathed a sigh of relief and murmured: "How lucky..."