Chapter 38

Ying Ying Zi Ye was speechless; he had no power or influence before, so what was the use of having great ambition.

Looking at Brother Zheng's expression, he probably wouldn't give up until he accepted some reward.

"Father Emperor, then bestow the Minister of the Imperial Treasury upon this son."

The Shaofu?

What use does this kid have for a Minister of the Imperial Treasury?

"Granted!"

Ying Zheng didn't think much of it.

It was just a small Minister of the Imperial Treasury, nothing worth mentioning.

"Thank you, Father Emperor."

Ying Ying Zi Ye bowed and stepped back.

The ministers looked at the Ninth Prince in confusion.

With such great merit, he only wanted a small Minister of the Imperial Treasury.

It seems this Ninth Prince really has water in his brain.

Ying Zheng scanned the ministers below.

Seeing that no one was coming forward to advise, he slowly stated the theme of the day.

He had thought about it; he originally had twenty days of lifespan, but it had inexplicably increased by ten days just now.

But he didn't even know how it had increased.

He needed to devote all his thoughts to investigating this matter.

Therefore, he wouldn't have much time to manage court affairs.

He wanted to test the abilities of the princes.

He hoped to select a capable prince to act as regent for him.

He wanted to step behind the scenes and focus on investigating this matter.

Nothing was more important than his own life.

A person's energy is limited.

"Today, I will set two questions to test the princes."

"I hope the princes present can have different insights, or rather, solutions!"

"I have important matters to deal with recently and temporarily have no heart to handle the memorials in the palace."

"Whoever can solve these problems, the heavy responsibility of regency will fall upon him!"

The court ministers were shocked upon hearing this.

The main event was here!

Was this Your Majesty's purpose today?

Was he choosing a Crown Prince or just a regent?

He was going to test the princes so suddenly.

He didn't even take a rest after returning from the eastern tour; was he that urgent?

Could it be that Your Majesty knew he was dying and was preparing for his funeral?

Thinking of this, everyone's minds were no longer calm.

The court officials were a mix of joy and worry.

Old General Wang Jian, Li Xin, and other soldiers frowned; Your Majesty was too sudden.

They had no preparation at all, which made them worry.

Could it be that something had really happened to Your Majesty's health?

Wang Jian, Li Xin, Meng Yi, and other key ministers subconsciously took a few steps back.

They didn't want to participate in the power struggle between the princes.

But there were also those who were happy; officials of the Rujia Sect like Chunyu Yue were ecstatic.

They were supporters of Prince Fu Su.

Hearing Your Majesty's words, they knew that Your Majesty might be wanting to establish a Crown Prince or something similar.

And Prince Fu Su was the best candidate!

Originally, Prince Hu Hai was the strongest competitor, but he had already been demoted to a commoner.

He was already out of the running for the Crown Prince position; it would be good if he could just save his life.

Then Prince Fu Su was the best candidate, deserving of the title!

The other princes also whispered to each other, their eyes turning toward their elder brother Fu Su.

Among the princes present, perhaps he was the most suitable.

Previously, there was the eighteenth brother who could compete a little.

Now that the eighteenth brother had failed, no one could compete with the eldest brother.

If it weren't for the eldest brother being too close to the Rujia Sect, the Crown Prince position would probably have been his long ago.

And Fu Su frowned, not happy, but looking at his Father Emperor with worry.

Ying Ying Zi Ye also scanned this cheap elder brother.

Fu Su's philosophy of governing was different from Brother Zheng's, so he could never become the Crown Prince.

Otherwise, there would be no room for Hu Hai.

"First question: currently the treasury is empty, how can it be replenished?"

"Second question: rumors are spreading, remnants of the six states are very active recently, how can this be solved?"

"These two questions are mainly to test your problem-solving abilities."

"This consideration is complex, so just write it down in the form of writing."

Ying Zheng, sitting on the dragon throne, stated these two questions.

He had also thought of this on the spur of the moment.

For the sake of fairness, he hadn't mentioned it to anyone.

Seeing that those military generals had no intention of getting involved.

Ying Zheng nodded with gratification.

But as soon as his voice fell, the ministers in the court couldn't help but whisper.

"By asking these questions, is Your Majesty deliberately making things difficult for those princes?"

"With our combined efforts, we haven't been able to find a solution to these two problems for years."

"These princes' experience is far less than ours; how could they possibly solve them?"

"It seems Your Majesty's questions today were asked in vain!"