Chapter 211: Training
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In the past, Emperor Jingwen did not have a deep impression of his son, the Sixth Prince. He only knew that he did a good job in the Ministry of Personnel and was a very capable prince. That was why he deliberately kept the Sixth Prince in Shangjing when he went on a southern tour.
What really made Emperor Jingwen take a new look at the Sixth Prince was that the Sixth Prince shone brilliantly during his disappearance and turned the tide single-handedly, which made Emperor Jingwen realize that this son was not just capable.
As for the second and third imperial edicts, especially the third one, Emperor Jingwen planned to wait until his death before handing them over to Xiaojiu, to prevent Xiaojiu from getting them too early and taking advantage of the situation.
Emperor Jingwen believed that his youngest son was fully capable of accomplishing this.
As for the second imperial edict, although it cannot be made public for the moment and cannot clearly state who the emperor prefers to succeed the throne, he can still let out a little rumour.
It is true that He Xiang and most of the civil officials are standing behind the Sixth Prince, but they do not have the military power. The military power is still in the hands of Emperor Jingwen, so Emperor Jingwen is not as afraid of them as he is of the eldest prince.
No matter how powerful the civil officials are, as long as they are not connected with the military generals, there is no need to worry too much.
After reading through history, Emperor Jingwen could not find many examples of civil officials who successfully plotted rebellion. I just don’t know whether the Sixth Prince saw this clearly and did it on purpose, or it was just a coincidence or luck.