In the following days, Li Xuan still spent his time giving lectures and attending banquets.
However, the subsequent political situation in the court, as Jiang Yunqi predicted, became increasingly stormy and unpredictable.
The memorials requesting the emperor to establish an heir, to consolidate the foundation of the state, were growing in number, with the Tongzheng Division receiving thirty to fifty each day.
They all stated that Crown Prince Yu Jianji, who has been in a coma to this day and showed no signs of waking up, was no longer suitable to be the state's heir.
For the long-term stability of the country, the emperor should designate another Crown Prince.
At this point in time within the court, the party of the Empress Dowager and the True Emperor, together with those officials close to Prince Xiang, had already begun to openly clash.
