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 officials 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 initial edict, carry out the ceremony, and obey the public opinion. It is suitable for him to be established as the crown prince. He should be in the East Palace, guard the utensils and carry the ancestral temple, and be immortal for a hundred generations. He can order all the officials 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 now it seems like Zhou Chen is dead, but... Zhou Chen still has three sons, and the Zhou family has a powerful party, which 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 elder 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 Yun Ni, a traitor in Dongchang, 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.
"
He paused, as if he didn't see Emperor Ming's increasingly ugly face, and gave his conclusion straightforwardly——
"Back then, dozens of people, including the old, young, women and children of the Xiao family, helped the deceased return home. However, they encountered an earthquake and landslide on the way, and they all died at the foot of the mountain. It 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..."
