The appointment of the Crown Prince caused a huge wave and caused a series of subsequent reactions. The entire capital was surging with undercurrents. It could be imagined that this storm would continue to expand and affect the Nine States of the Empire.
This was related to the inheritance of the Empire for the next few decades. It was related to the lives and wealth of countless people. Almost everyone dropped the pretense of elegance and was like dogs fighting for a bone. When it came to power and profit, there was not much difference between humans and dogs.
After the appointment of the Crown Prince, except for the final winner, all the children of the Imperial Family who aspired to the throne were the biggest losers. Tensei Province was no exception. Today, Tensei Province closed its doors to visitors. Loyal officials and close allies secretly came to the palace. They were frightened, surprised, and helpless. They urgently needed a great leader to guide them in the right direction. They were all in a panic.
However, countless requests and inquiries did not result in the desired result. His Highness Empress also closed his door and did not come out. Even the most loyal aides and generals were not summoned. They were burning with anxiety. They carried out meaningless discussions and questions. People's hearts were in turmoil. Great uneasiness shrouded the sky of Tensei Province.
Everyone was at a loss and uneasy. They hoped to see the undefeated General of Tensei. Because the Crown Prince had been appointed, Tensei was not fated. They had lost the reason to fight. They were not even sure if they should continue to fight. If so, who was the enemy?
General of Tensei finally appeared in front of everyone amidst the waves of annoyance, anger, and quarrels.
She was as beautiful, dignified, and calm as always. It seemed that the news of His Majesty's appointment of the Crown Prince did not affect this peerless Imperial Princess. Her body still exuded a majestic fighting spirit, just like when she faced the Sky Demon. No matter how difficult the situation was, it could not shake her determination.
In this world, there were heroes.
You had to admit that some people were born to stand in front of others. With just a gesture or a look, they could wake up the worn out spirit and revive the low morale.
Sun Lang was such a person. Empress was also such a person.
General Tensei spoke concisely and decisively, "It's still not clear who will emerge victorious!"
She looked around at everyone present and expressed her opinion in a tough tone. "Everyone fought against the Sky Demon and made countless contributions. You protected this country with your courage and strength, both before and after the war."
"I am your leader, your comrade-in-arms, and your monarch. You protect the country, and I will protect you. Glory, splendor, wealth, and fame will be ours. Whoever dares to reach out and take it, I will chop off their claws!
We will never leave each other in life, and we will never betray each other in death! "
Although he did not explicitly state that he would not invest in porcelain, the meaning behind his words was clear at a glance.
This was exactly what the Tensei officials needed.
The pressure from the Emperor and the Crown Prince had not yet arrived, but the people's hearts were still in turmoil. General Tensei's power was still there. Now, they only needed His Highness Empress's guidance and a reason to continue fighting.
That was enough.
The Tensei officials cheered one after another.
The re-stabilized willpower spread out along with the cheers and slowly infected the entire Tensei Province. In an instant, the confusion disappeared and the sharpness was restored. The morale of the Tensei Province was like a rainbow. Loud and clear cheers resounded in the huge mansion, shocking many spies who were trying to pry for information.
— — Damn it, what are you shouting for? It's as if your Highness has become the Crown Prince.
Although they were complaining in their hearts, they still had to spread the news. Not long after, many leaders of forces in the imperial capital received information about the Tensei Province. The indomitable willpower turned into fearless cheers that soared into the sky, as if showing everyone the willpower and strength of General Tensei.
Many people sighed. As expected of General Tensei, as expected of Tensei Province.
But there were also people who sneered. They smelled the scent of a facade.
The Heavenly Policy Mansion was still able to unite their wills as a stronghold because they had yet to experience pressure from the outside world. After a period of time, those aristocratic families who had made the wrong bet would definitely switch their allegiance to the crown prince one after another. Furthermore, the Emperor, out of consideration for maintaining the stability of the imperial court, would also definitely take action to weaken the Empress Concubine's excessively enormous authority. When that time comes, would your Heavenly Policy Mansion still be as imposing as it is today?
There was a saying in this world: everyone kicks a man who is down.
Many people understood this principle, and the smart people in Tensei Province certainly understood it.
At the very least, people like Fang Qiao and Du Keming felt a layer of haze cover their hearts as they cheered along with the crowd. Wise people were used to thinking about the worst of things and liked to think about the worst before thinking about victory. They saw an even more thorny future ahead of them. The true test was still to come. Did His Highness have a good plan to deal with it?
Sun Lang, who had already left Tensei Province, stopped in his tracks and turned back to look.
He also heard the cheers from Tensei Province.
"That's great, that's great."
He sighed, but there wasn't a trace of a smile in his eyes.
The relationship between people could be incomparably simple, but it could also be incomparably complicated. However, the relationship between him and the Empress Concubine was both simple and complicated … It could be so simple that the word 'enemy' could be used to describe it, but it could also be so complicated that even he himself could not understand it clearly.
Therefore, dealing with Empress was the most troublesome and troublesome.
Because this woman not only understood him very well, but also was extremely rational and clear-headed. The biggest difficulty in guiding and using her was the relationship between the two … Empress didn't have the slightest bit of hope. She didn't regret what she had done in the past, let alone feel guilty. Since she didn't want to be lucky, she naturally wouldn't be fooled.
She didn't think there was any possibility of reconciliation between her and Sun Lang.
She believed that Sun Lang would never let her go.
Therefore, she was very distrustful of any form of cooperation and alliance.
Because she really understood Sun Lang too well. She felt that even if they temporarily joined hands, the alliance formed would be very fragile. It would definitely be full of lies, deceit and traps. Sun Lang would definitely think of a way to trick her to take revenge for the life and death enmity of the Great Desolate Mountain.
"Coincidentally, that's what I thought too."
Sun Lang seemed to be talking to himself, or perhaps he was talking to the person in his heart. "I also feel that even if we are working together and forming an alliance, you must have other ideas. You must be thinking of how to trick me again."
However, the two of them really formed an alliance again … even if it was just a verbal promise.
The reason for working together against the enemy was to have a common enemy.
Back then, for the sake of the throne, for the sake of the Emperor's promise, the Empress Concubine had turned her blade to Sun Lang, giving Jia Ying, who still had fantasies, a doomsday-like blow. She had sacrificed her most precious relationship, shattered Jia Ying's everything, and also sealed her own heart. The price she had to pay was so heavy, but she didn't get what she wanted. Not only did the Emperor betray her, he even revealed his disgusting and ugly abnormal love to her.
It was the most disgusting and shameful thing in the world.
Not only was it a great irony for Empress, it was also the same for Sun Lang.
The Emperor's betrayal and betrayal made the pain and betrayal Sun Lang suffered a joke. So it was natural for him to feel angry, right?
Therefore, he and Empress had a reason to take revenge together.
So, they could join hands, right?
Yes.
It was just that … everything was already different.
"You think that I will take this opportunity to set you up? Indeed, I will. I also think that you will take this opportunity to set me up. Indeed, you will. This so-called alliance is also an ugly deception. You want to achieve your goal, and I want to achieve mine. This is a fairly fair duel …" Zhang Tie said with a smile.
Sun Lang looked up at the sky. The sky in the capital was a little gloomy today, just like some people's mood. He narrowed his eyes and said softly, "Because I don't believe you anymore, because I have learned to lie to you …"
In the previous conversation, he had always concealed the most important information.
He didn't reveal the Emperor's dream of immortality, nor did he reveal the Emperor's plan of possession.
Not only that, he kept mentioning words like "ghost father", "a father's love is like a mountain", "your father dotes on you", arousing the disgust and anger of the emperor concubine towards the matter of infidelity. Thus, it strengthened her view and made the other party subconsciously believe that the emperor only had a sick and disgusting infatuation towards her.
The layout, strategy, and exploitation had started a long time ago.
The Emperor didn't know that Sun Lang knew this secret.
Empress also didn't know that Sun Lang knew this secret.
Was there a greater advantage than this?
"Li Guangyuan … after possessing your daughter, 'you' are already dead, right? The death of a wise Emperor is definitely a major event that shakes the world. With your sinister and ruthless personality, how could you let go of such a good opportunity? After all, you are a powerful Emperor who defeated the Sky Demon and left your name in history. The crime of killing 'you' is enough to make my name stink for three thousand miles … You probably want to think of a way to make me a scapegoat."
Sun Lang murmured, "It is indeed a brilliant plan, but I don't know if you have thought about it. If 'you' are dead, then 'you' are truly dead. How can a dead person fight with me …"
He shook his head and walked towards the Copper Sparrow Terrace, facing the slightly cold wind.
It really was a good show. True and false, schemes and betrayals, lies and exploitation. Those who were active on this stage were all ignorant people with their own desires and obsessions. Who would have the last laugh?
"It must be me …"
Sun Lang narrowed his eyes.
You all have to die.
In the First Prince's residence, the difficult to choose student Li Jiancheng was still pondering.
Wang Gui had already snapped three strands of his beard. He and Pei Ju glanced at each other, and both of their eyes were filled with pain … His Highness had almost the same number of strengths and weaknesses, yet he still had to hesitate for such a long time on this matter. They really didn't know what would happen after he ascended the throne.
But in all fairness, they also understood the First Prince's hesitation and struggle. This kind of choice was very difficult for any prince, not to mention him, who had a soft personality.
Just think about it.
You are a prince who is not very outstanding. Your greatest strength is that you are the eldest son. In terms of talent, power, and prestige, you are far inferior to your younger sister. In some aspects, you can't even compare to your younger brother. Seeing that the battle for the position of Crown Prince has been in a stalemate every day, suddenly one day, a huge meat pie fell on your head. Your Imperial Father suddenly forcefully made you the Crown Prince, causing a huge uproar in the court. Various departments argued, ministers knocked on the door, and changes occurred in the inner palace. All kinds of pressure pressed down on your Imperial Father, but he still stubbornly refused to withdraw his decision.
It was as if he had given all his fatherly love to you.
Under such circumstances, under such circumstances, under such circumstances, under such circumstances, under such circumstances, under such circumstances, under such circumstances, under such circumstances, under such circumstances, your Imperial Father, the Emperor, is facing criticism from both the inner and outer court in order to protect your interests.
You, the Crown Prince of the Empire, the heir chosen by the Emperor despite the pressure.
At such a critical moment, he suddenly ran to collude with the Empire's biggest traitor and became a traitor.
Moreover, this traitor hit your father with a brick last night. Moreover, it was a fierce slap to his face. Many people heard this heavy and powerful slap.
Logically speaking, the word 'deceitful' wasn't enough to describe such an action.
Li Jiancheng sighed bitterly. "I … I still feel that this is too …"
Wang Gui and Pei Ju were expressionless and didn't say anything.
They actually wanted to say that this was completely normal and correct.
This was because, for an Emperor, it was normal to fall out with someone else.
Look, although the Emperor appointed you as the Crown Prince, his motives were unclear. Furthermore, your position as the Crown Prince wasn't stable either. Since you've become the Crown Prince, it means that you're not far from the Dragon Throne. In order to become the Emperor, you're not even afraid of killing your brothers, much less deceitfully deceitful?
Colluding with a traitor, borrowing his strength and support to gain a firm foothold in the Imperial Court, and becoming the Crown Prince, was there a problem with this?
There was no problem at all.
Who knows, maybe His Imperial Majesty will even be greatly comforted after learning of your actions.
To be an Emperor, one had to be so shameless. One had to cast aside such things as familial love, reverence, and conscience. One had to have the heart of a ruler who treated the common people as chess pieces.
This was the true heart of an Emperor.
Of course, this was the logic behind it.
However, how was he going to explain this to His Imperial Highness?
If he said it out loud, His Imperial Highness would understand and use this move against him. Wouldn't that be a disaster?
After waiting for a while, Wang Gui saw that the First Prince still hadn't made a decision. He sighed inwardly. As expected of a cultured person, his methods were still quite wild.
He said softly, "Your Imperial Highness, it's about time. Don't let Sun Lang wait too long. Otherwise, if the fake becomes real, and he uses this opportunity to cause trouble, then the situation will …"
Jiancheng's face twitched. He hesitated and said, "Imperial Father, Imperial Father won't blame me too much, right?"
Pei Ju couldn't bear to watch any longer. He shouted, "Your Imperial Highness!"
Looking at everyone's expressions, the First Prince finally made his decision. "Then let's do it!
I'm doing this for the sake of the country. I'm doing this for the sake of the country, and I have something to say even in front of Imperial Father! "
The tightly shut doors of the First Prince's residence finally opened.
In an instant, it attracted the attention of everyone in the Imperial City.
The First Prince was pretending to be leaving the residence, bringing along his advisors. The group was majestic, and it looked like they were going to have a catfight. Just as everyone was trying to figure out whether the First Prince was going to the Office of Transmission, the Six Departments, or the Gate of Heaven Influence, someone was surprised to find that the route he was taking was a little strange.
Then, something very shocking happened.
The First Prince Jiancheng, the Crown Prince who was favored by His Imperial Majesty, was the central figure in today's political storm. While the internal and external courts were in a state of chaos, he opened the gates of his residence and led his subordinates out in a grandiose manner …
The Copper Sparrow Pavilion.
It was said that his father had entered a brothel.