Chapter 239: Return
Even if my father is ill and the choices made by the Fifth Prince and his men are not to my liking, they would not even take away their princely positions…
If it were just this, it wouldn’t have happened. Emperor Jingwen would have been heartbroken, but he wouldn’t have resorted to such a big war.
The main thing is the attitude of the Fifth Prince towards the Sixth Prince. As princes, they all have the same background. No one is willing to watch his brother sit in that position so close to him, so it is normal for them to go against the Sixth Prince.
But the present is different from the past. It’s fine if they are causing trouble to the Sixth Prince now, and the Sixth Prince can’t do anything to them, but what about a few years later? After I die, how can the Sixth Prince let them go easily? Sooner or later, they will end up killing each other.
Enough of his sons have died, and Emperor Jingwen didn’t want this to happen again. It would be better to use this as an excuse to completely end their thoughts, at least they could still keep their lives.
Also, when he was seriously ill, the fifth prince said, “We are both princes.”
Xiaojiu’s actions have really offended his brothers. If he doesn’t do something, his brothers will definitely not let him go when he really goes to hell one day.
Now the Fifth Prince and his companions have been demoted to the rank of Duke. The rank of Duke is a whole level lower than that of Prince, which is a gap that is difficult to cross. In this way, the Fifth Prince and his companions are no longer a threat to Xiaojiu.
After much consideration, Emperor Jingwen issued this imperial edict.