The atmosphere inside was indeed somewhat strange. Many people had covered their faces, since many of them belonged to the Crown Prince's faction.
However, they normally would not gather together, since the old Emperor was still alive.
If the old Emperor was still alive and the Crown Prince's faction gathered together, anyone would get a bad feeling. That was unavoidable.
Therefore, to prevent the old Emperor from becoming suspicious, those who had already pledged themselves to the Crown Prince hid themselves carefully, while most remained concealed.
Yet these core members had suddenly been summoned, and summoned with such urgency. Anyone could tell that something must have gone wrong.
Looking at the gathered ministers, Xu Tianran sat at the head of the room. His fingers lightly tapped against his wheelchair, his expression calm and indifferent.
He had more or less thought it through already.
Rather than wait three or four years and let the Third Prince continue eroding the imperial family's power, only to eliminate him after the old Emperor's death—
Along with wiping out the forces under his control and severely damaging the Sun Moon Empire's vitality—
It would be better to cut through the mess now and unify the Sun Moon Empire several years ahead of schedule.
After taking power himself, he would devote everything to military expansion, then prepare to invade the Three Great Empires and ultimately destroy them.
That was what he intended to do.
Originally, he truly had not made up his mind. Even he had never considered this possibility.
But after Li Qingming laid it bare, the thought had already taken root in his mind.
Naturally, he would not reveal it directly to these ministers, but many things needed to be prepared in advance.
Facing the gazes of the crowd, Xu Tianran did not speak