Before today's court meeting, it was said that the deposed prince in the East Palace was seriously ill. The imperial doctor checked the deposed prince's condition and said that he would not be able to survive the next few days.
The emperor seemed to be heartbroken by the deposed prince. Hearing the news, he had no intention of visiting his son. He just sent the imperial physician to take a look.
At the same time, a group of military attachés headed by the Zhou family gathered some civil servants and sent a memorial to Emperor Ming before the great court meeting, urging Emperor Ming to establish a prince on the grounds that if he did not establish a prince, the country would be unstable and people would be in panic.
The nine-thousand-year-old Cang Qiao unexpectedly agreed and suggested to Emperor Ming that King Qin be the crown prince.
This was seen as a change in the direction of the trend by the ministers in the court - after all, everyone had heard that Jiu Qiansui was at odds with the King of Qin.
Nine thousand years old has begun to show favor to King Qin, which shows that King Qin's position as the future emperor is secure.
It was just that King Qin looked at the nine-thousand-year-old man who was sitting in front of his father and carelessly playing with his jade bracelet.
He frowned slightly, feeling uneasy.
Can Cang Qiao be so kind? Damn it!
But today at the court meeting, the first thing Emperor Ming did was to issue a notice to the court to appoint a new crown prince——
"The fifth son of the emperor, Shangguan Hongye, belongs to God's will. I hereby strictly abide by the first edict, carry out the ceremony, and obey the public opinion. It is appropriate to establish him as the crown prince. He will be in the East Palace, guard the utensils and carry the ancestral temple, and will last for a hundred generations. He can command and prepare a book of gifts.
I would like to inform heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the country..."
Listening to this long, ornate and complex canonization edict.
Shangguan Hongye felt a little relieved, and he knelt down and kowtowed respectfully: "My son, I thank my father for your kindness. I will definitely live up to my father's teachings."
The Zhou family led the party, almost with tears in their eyes, especially General Zhou who was sitting in a wheelchair and went to court, their eyes were red.
Their little lord finally became the prince!
It’s not easy!
The Zhou family members couldn't hide their excited expressions, and of course Emperor Ming saw them.
Emperor Ming frowned slightly. Cang Qiao had said before that although the fifth prince was the most suitable person to inherit the throne, he was worried that the Zhou family would not be defeated and would instead threaten the new emperor.
At the beginning, Cang Qiao said that he had broken the limbs of General Zhou Chen, the backbone of the Zhou family, which could be regarded as ending the possibility of Zhou Chen usurping the throne.
Therefore, he paid no attention to the accusations of impeaching Cang Qiao for injuring Zhou Chen. He only allowed the "disabled" Zhou Chen to go to court and participate in political affairs.
But looking at it now, although Zhou Chen is useless, but... Zhou Chen still has three sons, and the Zhou family's party is very powerful, it is really a troublesome thing.
Emperor Ming narrowed his eyes and was thinking about how to "prune the branches and leaves" of the Zhou family and kill one or two of Zhou Chen's sons, so as not to affect his own sons in the future.
Suddenly, I heard Mr. Xu, the minister of Dali Temple, come out and say: "Report to your majesty, I have a plan to report."
Emperor Ming looked at Mr. Mo, a little wary: "Why, the Mo Qing family has objections to the crown prince?"
Shangguan Hongye also looked at Yushi Mo for a moment, feeling a little uneasy. He had not offended this upright and old-fashioned Lord Mo.
Mr. Xu shook his head calmly: "How can I have any objection to your majesty's decree? I investigated the case of abolishing the crown prince some time ago, and there was a major result. Now that the new crown prince has been established, I will report the matter. Please
Your Majesty decides."
Shangguan Hongye relaxed a little instantly. It turned out to be something related to his eldest brother's dethroning of the prince.
The eldest brother was useless, so he spared no effort to step on him in order to please him, the new prince. Shangguan Hongye frowned involuntarily.
All the officials in the court worshiped those who were superior and despised those who were inferior. I didn't expect that Mo Yushi, who was famous for his integrity and rigidity, was also such a person.
Although Emperor Ming was a little impatient, he still waved his hand and said: "Okay, let's play, let's play. If the emperor wants to say it, just say it."
Master Xu said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, some time ago, the deposed prince instructed Dongchang rebel Yun Ni to pretend to be an orphan of the Red Blood Legion to assassinate the queen. After a thorough investigation, I found that the deposed prince had several letters related to the defeat of the Red Blood Legion and the Xiao family.
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He paused, as if he didn't see Emperor Ming's increasingly ugly face, and gave his conclusion straightforwardly——
"Back then, dozens of Xiao family members, including old, young, women and children, were carrying the deceased back to their hometown. However, they encountered an earthquake and landslide on the way, and they all died at the foot of the mountain. This was not an accident, but someone did it deliberately!"
Emperor Ming couldn't stand listening anymore. He glanced at Cang Qiao in panic and saw that he was holding the back of his head towards him.
He could only stop him with an ugly face: "Xu Qing..."
Mr. Xu, however, thought to himself and said: "Everything I said is true, and there is evidence for Dali Temple's investigation of the case!"
Emperor Ming slammed the table fiercely and said angrily: "Xu Muyan, shut up. I told you to shut up, but you can't hear me?!"
Mr. Xu seemed stunned and looked at Emperor Ming with a puzzled face: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Emperor Ming held the jade seal and stared at Mr. Xu, staring at the person who dared to tell these things in front of him. He wished he could smash him to death with the jade seal on the spot!
Cang Qiao seemed to have reacted at this time and glanced at Emperor Ming lightly: "Your Majesty, please be patient. How could Mr. Xu say such a sensational thing? How old was the prince more than 20 years ago?"
When Emperor Ming heard this, he immediately nodded and said sternly: "That's right, Xu Qing's family, please stop talking nonsense here."
Mr. Xu had already taken out three or four letters and put them in his hands. He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have found a total of more than ten pieces of physical evidence. These are some of them. Please take advantage of the good opportunity of canonizing the new prince to investigate.
Who did Prince Ming Fei collude with to murder the entire Xiao family? If you don’t believe me, please take a look."
All the ministers looked at each other in confusion. Lord Inspector Mo seemed to be unable to resist taking the letter from Lord Xu's hand and began to read it.
The other ministers who were close to him saw the letter handed over by Mr. Xu and opened it one after another to read it.
Emperor Ming was caught off guard, his face turned pale, and he had no idea for a moment. He only watched the letter in Mr. Xu's hand being circulated by the ministers: "..."
All civil and military officials in the court were shocked when they read the letter and started talking about it.
Many of them recognized the prince's handwriting, but they really couldn't believe it.
Zhou Chen, General Zhou, was sitting in a wheelchair, his face extremely ugly, and he couldn't help but sternly said: "This must be the conspiracy of the deposed prince, it's impossible!"
Someone really dared to find out about this matter. How could he not panic? After all, he was the one who was ordered to blow up the mountain and kill the old, weak, women and children of the Xiao family with rubble!
Mr. Xu glanced at him coldly, as if waiting for him to say this: "Your Majesty, I also agree with what General Zhou said. This matter is very strange and of great importance. It involves the deposed prince. Please tell me."
I decree a thorough investigation of what happened back then, otherwise I am afraid that the King of Qin will not be able to escape the suspicion of framing the deposed prince!"
"Shut up, you dare to frame His Highness the King of Qin!" Zhou Chenbo's face changed drastically and he became furious.
Master Xu raised his eyebrows and smiled: "After all, Master Zhou said that whoever is most powerful in a matter is the mastermind of the matter. Now that His Highness King Qin has become the prince, isn't he the biggest beneficiary of this matter?"
Zhou Chen choked, this old bastard actually used his words to block himself!
Zhou Chen wanted to say something angrily, but he saw Shangguan Hongye shaking his head at him with cold eyes and seriousness.
Zhou Chen reluctantly remained silent, and became even more agitated.
As soon as Mr. Xu finished speaking, many ministers discussed the matter one after another. The people at Yushitai, led by Yushi Mo, first knelt on the ground and asked the emperor to investigate the matter thoroughly——
"Your Majesty, this matter is not trivial. Please investigate thoroughly!"
"Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly!"
"Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly!!"
Emperor Ming could not get off the tiger now, so he could only go to see Cang Qiao.
He doesn't want to investigate the Xiao family's murder case more than 20 years ago, then wouldn't he be investigating himself!
At this time, Cang Qiao stood up and stepped forward to support Emperor Ming: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Are you too angry and dizzy when you suddenly heard about this?"
Emperor Ming was stunned and looked at Cang Qiao in disbelief. What did he mean?
"Is it possible that you also want me to order a thorough investigation?" He lowered his voice and gritted his teeth.
Cang Qiao said calmly: "Your Majesty, let's investigate first. If we don't investigate, these rotten civil servants won't let it go. Whatever is found can be controlled."
Emperor Ming closed his eyes with a pale face, gritted his teeth, and said dejectedly: "Okay, check!"
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When the news reached Concubine Ming's house, Ming Lanruo was using a spoon to slap Dahuang's ass to make it urinate.
She chuckled: "I really want to see our Majesty's pale face."