Chapter 272: King Without a Kingdom

nd took back possession of that plump half with his other hand, constantly squeezing and kneading it. Then, bending his head down, he kissed Zhao Qinglan's slightly parted lips.The first touch was lik...Chapter 272: King Without a Territory

Zhao Rui's response filled Zhao Qinglan's heart with utter rage.

She wished she could have Zhao Rui killed right away.

Looking coldly at Zhao Rui, who lowered her head and dared not meet his gaze, Zhao Qinglan let out a cold snort and turned to Li Chen: "Are you satisfied now"

"Mother, you are kind to your son. Your son should naturally thank you."

As soon as Li Chen finished speaking, a large group of people arrived.

From the imperial clan of the Zongrenfu, to the few remaining grand scholars in the cabinet, all arrived one after another.

Back in Xizheng Hall, Li Chen sat at the top, while Zhao Qinglan sat beside him.

Li Chen's gaze swept over Zhao Xuanji and the others, who remained calm and collected. He said calmly, "Our father has many sons and daughters. There are also many capable brothers and sisters among us. It's just that our father's illness came suddenly, so he hasn't had time to enfeoff his younger brothers yet. Now that our mother has suggested it, this palace intends to follow our father's example and establish the eighth prince, Li Yinhu, as the King Zhao. This is a major matter, everyone, let's discuss it."

Here, almost at the very top of the political power pyramid of the Qin Empire.

Especially Zhao Xuanji and others.

Zhao Qinglan strongly pushed Li Yinhu to take a higher position. This was inevitable and could only have been the idea of Zhao Xuanji.

So, those present were not overly surprised by the news.

It's nothing more than a political compromise.

But the title "King Zhao" is really interesting.

Several of the imperial elders in the Zongrenfu gave Zhao Xuanji a playful glance, clearly, this title of Crown Prince was meant to deliberately annoy Zhao Xuanji.

Zhaoxuanji's expression remained calm, he didn't seem to care about the intentional insult. He asked, "I wonder where King Zhao's territory is located"

Li Chen looked at Zhao Xuanji and calmly replied, "Granting a title of king is a major matter. Giving the title and position is already the limit of what this palace can agree to."

"Matters of territory are related to the state's stability and the country's foundation. The most important thing is that this cannot be done without the Emperor's personal order. This applies to everyone, including myself."

Therefore, the matter of King Zhao's land grant is temporarily put aside. We will wait until our father's health fully recovers and then respectfully request his further instructions.

What was said makes a lot of sense.

Even if Li Chen had immense power, he was still only a regent.

not yet emperor.

He could bestow upon Li Yinhu the title of king, but he couldn't grant him any territory.

This is the emperor's exclusive authority, no one is allowed to tamper with it, otherwise there will be treason. This responsibility, who in the court can bear it

But Zhao Xuanji was not satisfied with this.

He spared no effort, having Zhao Qinglan propose that Li Yuntao be made a king, all in an attempt to achieve his goal in one fell swoop.

Otherwise, with Li Chen's current power, Li Yinhu would never be able to possess the strength to rival him in his next life.

Zhao Xuanji glanced at Zhao Qinglan.

Zha Qinglan immediately understood.

Sitting on the throne, she spoke: "Now matters are based on expediency. Only the approval of the cabinet, the crown prince, and this palace is needed to temporarily grant land ownership. We shall wait until His Majesty recovers and then issue a formal decree."

"What's the difference between this and treason"

Li Chen's question suddenly dropped the temperature in the Xizheng Hall to freezing point.

Before Zhao Qinglan could retort, Li Chen said, "Since the emperor is unconscious, we forcefully pushed forward with the enfeoffment. What will happen when the emperor wakes up and faces this situation How furious and heartbroken he will be! Such unfilial behavior, such a betrayal of loyalty to the emperor, this palace will absolutely not do it."

Li Chen's righteous and resolute manner made Zhao Qinglan feel a pang of pain in her heart.

Now you know that there is no father and son, and no ruler and subject anymore

Why didn't you think of this when you were fighting for power before

Gritting his teeth, Zhao Qinglan said stiffly, "So, what does Your Highness mean"int that it might only be a few days.After a moment's thought, Zhou Ping’an said: “If Your Highness wants this minister to have complete control over Nanhe and make it obey the commands of the East Pa...