"That's right! The Crown Prince is well-versed in both literature and martial arts, knowledgeable, intelligent, and quick-witted. This is more than enough to be used on the battlefield!"
"The Crown Prince is wise!"
"The Crown Prince is wise!"
The Crown Prince was the future monarch. This was already a fact that was set in stone, except for some unexpected circumstances that they did not know about.
Therefore, they were now praising the Crown Prince and flattering him to gain his favour. Perhaps they would become the favorite ministers of the next monarch.
The Emperor listened to these officials. They were originally praising the Great General, but at some point, they started to praise the Crown Prince. This made him slightly unhappy and uncomfortable.
No matter who the emperor was, the old emperor was still fine, but the courtiers had already started to favour his son over him.
Eunuch Zhang was very good at reading people's expressions.