King Xi said, but the ministers were so shocked that no one spoke, and in an instant, some ministers came out and shouted: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be done!"

One stone broke through the thousand waves, everyone reacted, and there was also a humane immediately: "The minister seconded the proposal, absolutely not! Not to mention whether the emperor and grandson are orthodox or not is still to be discussed, even if it is really the prince's blood, it is not possible to inherit the unification, but also depends on his character, all kinds of talents, if he is rashly established as the prince, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public!"

When King Xi heard this, he said: "Zhang Ye and his people, more than half of the adults are the same as this king, they have all seen it, and he is a gentle and bright young man, although this king has no deep friendship with him, but after all, he studied under Mr. Zhu, as a senior disciple of Mr. Zhu, where can his character and talent be worse?

As soon as King Xi's words fell, some courtiers frowned and said: "Although the palace of King Xi has a deep brotherhood, after all, it is also necessary to put the society and the country first, and to say something beyond the norm, when it comes to the candidate for the crown prince, who can compare to the palace of King Xi? Why do you need to give up the near and take the far, if you rashly set up a young man whose origin is a mystery, wouldn't it be child's play!"

King Xi frowned deeply, looked back at Emperor Cheng, and said: "If the father and the emperor make the emperor's grandson the crown prince, the sons are willing to do their best to assist the emperor's grandson. So saying, he prostrated himself and kowtowed.

The courtier before was shocked and shouted, "Why is the Xiwang Palace like this!"

He also said: "Your Palace, you can't do it! This matter must be considered in the long run." ”

Some people also said to Emperor Cheng: "The emperor is wise, and he must know how to make trade-offs, which is conducive to the stability of the country and the country's longevity." ”

Suddenly, the noise was incessant, and the entire dormitory was boiling again.

Emperor Cheng looked around, and after a while, he said: "I have ordered someone to pass on Zhang Ye to come, and everyone loves Qing and don't be impatient." ”

Sure enough, everyone was silent again, and Emperor Cheng said to King Xi again: "Yongmu, you get up." ”

King Xi lowered his head and said, "Erchen obeys." Then he stood up again.

At this moment, the little eunuch outside said, "Zhang Ye will see you." When the ministers heard this, they turned their heads to look, but they saw a figure walking in from outside the hall, but they were really born upright and generous, and they were handsome and gentle.

Although he was watched by many people, Zhang Ye still did not squint, and walked forward indifferently, without speaking or saluting, just standing.

When the ministers saw it, half of them frowned slightly, but they heard King Xi remind in a low voice: "Zhang Ye, hurry up and salute the emperor." ”

Zhang Ye turned his head to look at him and stared at him for a moment before turning his head again, bowing upwards and saying, "The grass people have seen the emperor." When the ministers heard this indifferent voice, they made a low noise again.

Emperor Cheng sighed slightly and said, "No need to be polite. I told the ministers about you...... You are also a little suspicious of your background...... I know that you are not happy in your heart, but after all, this matter is related to the royal bloodline, and you should not be careless and negligent, not to mention that since you call the crown prince and the crown princess as parents, you should know that they are related to your blood and blood, after all, I also hope that you will recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors, so that they can be your father and mother in the right name. ”

Zhang Ye sneered for a while, and said, "I just need to know that I once had my father and mother, and now that they are gone, how can I justify my name?

The ministers were impatient, King Xi walked up to him, gently pulled him, and said in a low voice: "If you recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors, I will be your uncle, and you will no longer be helpless in this world...... Don't be angry, Ye'er, hurry up and talk to the emperor well......"

Zhang Ye looked at King Xi for a while, bowed his head again, was silent, and after a long time, he said: "I didn't believe it at first, but my father was dying, saying that there was a flame pattern birthmark on my chest, and he also said that the emperor knew about it." ”

As Zhang Ye spoke, he unbuttoned his clothes, and King Xi hurriedly took a look, and sure enough, he saw three red flame patterns on his chest.

Emperor Cheng had already seen it clearly, and his heart was shaken: after the crown princess gave birth to the crown princess, she was quickly stolen, and later the person sent the dead child back...... They had also been suspicious, because after a closer inspection, they saw that the baby's wound happened to be on the chest, and naturally they could not be sure that the thief had deliberately done so......

Now seeing that Zhang Ye also has this birthmark on his chest, Emperor Cheng sighed, and his heart shook reads();. "Have you shown it to the prince?"

Zhang Ye pulled up his clothes and said, "He saw it, laughed and cried a few times...... I don't know if he's crying or laughing...... However, he was so badly injured that he could no longer support it. Only when he was dying, he gave me this. ”

Zhang Ye said, lowered his head and shook off the tears in his eyes, touched his sleeve, took out a piece of Kodama Pei, and said silently: "Say that you will show this to the emperor, and the emperor will understand." ”

King Xi hurriedly took it personally, turned around and presented it to Emperor Cheng with both hands, Emperor Cheng took it in his hand, lowered his eyes and looked at it for a while, and muttered: "This is when the prince was young, I personally tied it around his neck, he has never left his body since he was a child, this jade pendant is born, and has not been carved, if you look through the light, there will be a 'dragon' pattern, which is the meaning of my expectations for him." ”

Emperor Cheng sighed, paused slightly, and said, "This matter is except for me, the queen, and the crown prince...... No one knows, even if it is fake, it can't. ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Cheng looked at Zhang Ye again: "Now that he has given this thing to you...... I'm afraid it's ...... I want to use this thing to prove your identity. ”

When Zhang Ye heard these two sentences, he couldn't help it, he just lowered his head stiffly, and his tears were even more urgent.

Emperor Cheng gave the jade pendant to King Xi and said, "Pass it to all Aiqing to take a look." ”

King Xi took the order, took it, glanced at the light and shadow, and sure enough, he saw that in the jade pendant, a dragon pattern, looming, when handed to the general of Zhenguo next to him, the general looked at it for a while, nodded silently, and passed it to Xiao Tang...... In this way, everyone looked at it one after another, and they were speechless for a while.

But I heard the official Shangshu say: "Your Majesty, although the identity of the emperor's grandson can be proven, the matter of establishing a prince cannot be done in a hurry." ”

The ministers agreed, and King Xi wanted to speak, but he twisted his eyebrows again.

When Zhang Ye heard this, he said: "What is the establishment of a prince? Do you want to make a prince? You don't have to think about it, my father was also a prince, but what? In the end, you still want to call me a prince?

The ministers never imagined that he would say this, it was really rebellious, and they immediately laughed and annoyed, and someone shouted: "It's really presumptuous." ”

--Suddenly thinking that his identity is the "imperial grandson", it is not good to scold him like this, but fortunately it is a mess at the moment, and no one pays attention.

Emperor Cheng laughed and laughed, but he was not annoyed.

King Xi said: "Ye'er, don't talk nonsense like this, being the crown prince is the future emperor, not harming you." ”

Zhang Ye shook his head and said: "Don't coax me to say this, I don't have the heart to be the crown prince and grandson, if it weren't for the master forcing me back, I wouldn't even bother to tell you these words, if my father and mother are still ...... The others may be discussed, but now, even the emperor is powerless to return to heaven, what else can he say? Just let me go freely. ”

When the ministers heard such shocking words, they were surprised again, and they all laughed and looked at him squarely.

After Zhang Ye finished speaking, he saluted Emperor Cheng again, and said, "Your Majesty, I was too sentimental for a while...... Please forgive me for the offense. However, there is no need for you and the adults to worry about other things, where did I come from, and where do I go back...... The affairs of this court are too complicated, I can't see through it, and I don't want to pay attention to it, if I rush into it, I'm afraid that the scene is not as good as my parents. Please forgive me. ”

Although the civil and military officials present knew that he had a birthmark on his body and carried a unique token, after all, his origin was still suspicious, which prince had been kept outside for nearly 20 years since ancient times? Not to mention that if he was made a prince, wouldn't it be a great chaos for the country?

Therefore, everyone still has a little contempt and hostility towards Zhang Ye, but seeing that he said so many words, this kind of calm and understandable, pampered and unfazed temperament is really not something that ordinary people can have, and it has a bit of the extraordinary bearing of Fengzi Longsun, so the ministers are willing to look at him reads();.

Emperor Cheng said: "How can I not know that you blame me in your heart, but you should also understand that if the prince did not make a big mistake, why did I let him out of Beijing...... It's just that I never imagined that I would encounter an accident halfway through...... It's just that after all, as you said, even if I am the Son of Heaven, I can't recover it...... But now that your life history is revealed, how can you leave as soon as you leave? It is better to stay in the capital and restore your identity, you ...... He still lives in the former prince's mansion, so how about guarding it for the prince and the princess?"

Zhang Ye looked at Emperor Cheng for a long time, and suddenly said: "I want to go and see their former residence, but there is no need to live for a long time, my father is buried in the wilderness, and my mother is also ...... What is there to cling to here? ”

Emperor Cheng was speechless, and said in a moment: "You have been robbed since you were a child, after all, it was the royal family who treated you badly, and gave me a chance to make amends." Now I'll stay in Kyonai for a few days, and when your mind changes, I'll talk about the rest. ”

Zhang Ye just smiled faintly and ignored it, King Xi said: "Father, now that you can discuss something else, the top priority is to first announce the identity of the emperor's grandson...... lest the name be unjustified in the future, and there will be twists and turns. ”

Emperor Cheng nodded and said, "That makes sense." ”

Zhang Ye saw that they were bent on this, but he didn't bother to say anything more, only said: "If there is nothing to do with me, I will retire." Then he bowed again, and then turned and went out of the temple.

Emperor Cheng originally wanted to keep him, but seeing this, he had no choice but to give up, and only said to Yang Jiu: "Send a few people to follow, don't let him go around...... If there is an accident, I will not forgive!"

Unexpectedly, King Xi heard it and said, "Father, the son has a knot in his heart when he sees Ye'er, not to mention that he also knows the truth at first sight...... Inevitably, he was a little at a loss, and Erchen wanted to talk to Ye'er for a while, so that he could feel a little relieved. Emperor Cheng nodded.

King Xi quit the hall and went to catch up with Zhang Ye first.

Yang Jiugong also hurriedly ran out of the hall, and his henchman Xiaotai heard it before, and said, "Ninth Grandpa, don't ask me to follow, he doesn't pay attention to our ......"

Yang Jiu said fairly: "I just asked you to follow and protect carefully, do you want the master to smile at you?"

The little eunuch smiled bitterly: "It's just that he is so good that people will follow, if he plays tricks, he will run away without a trace, who can catch up?"

Yang Jiucheng was about to be angry, and the little eunuch said: "By the way, speaking of which, there is a person who is compatible with him, and his martial arts are excellent and excellent, isn't he the best candidate?"

Yang Jiugong hurriedly asked, and the little eunuch said, "Isn't it Brother Shao'er?" This young master ran away before, and Brother Shao'er stopped him...... Looking at their friendship, it's good, it's better for you to ask the emperor for a will, and send Brother Shao'er to follow and protect him first, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. ”

Yang Jiugong turned his anger into joy at this time, and said with a smile: "Good monkey cub, I finally said what I heard, now that all the ministers are here, it is superfluous to ask for an order, so you should go and tell Brother Shao first, so that he has to follow this young master...... I went back and told the emperor that it was easy to do it. ”

When the two men go their separate ways.

Let's say that after Zhang Ye and King Xi left, the hall was silent, Emperor Cheng thought for a moment, and said: "Since we are talking about the matter of Lichu now, it can be regarded as a matter without delay, and it just so happens that everyone Aiqing is here, so this matter will be agreed." Just now, all of you have also seen the imperial grandson, but now you think, if you establish a prince, who should you appoint?"

Everyone looked at each other, if the emperor's grandson was raised in Beijing since he was a child, and his name was right, I am afraid that everyone can hesitate at this moment, but he came back halfway, and he looked at that unruly temperament, and he was not a person who could take on a big responsibility...... Even if it can be refined over time...... But Emperor Cheng is already at this age, sick and weak, if there is a case, but there is no reserve, naturally there is another big mess reads();.

What's more, the ministers have long belonged to King Xi, and there is no hesitation at this moment.

Dang, Xu Shilang of the Ministry of War said first: "The minister thinks that King Xi's palace is wise and faithful, and his brothers and sisters are benevolent, and he is worthy of a great responsibility." ”

The official department Shangshu also continued: "King Xi's palace is bright and benevolent, but it is decisive and courageous, and the palace came to solve the problem when the king of Su came to the palace gate before, and the minister also felt that the palace was worthy of the prince." ”

Several more ministers seconded the motion.

Emperor Cheng nodded, looked at Ying Lanfeng and Xiao Tang, and asked, "How do Ying Aiqing and Tang Aiqing feel?"

Ying Lanfeng came out and said: "The minister also feels that the palace of King Xi is very proper. ”

Xiao Tang lowered his eyes and was silent, and when he heard this, he looked up at Ying Lanfeng, but he still couldn't make a sound...... Suddenly, I heard Emperor Cheng asking again, and everyone in the hall looked at Xiao Tang again for a while.

Ying Lanfeng glanced at Xiao Tang, and when the eyes of the two people met, Xiao Tang finally lowered his eyes and bowed his head, and said, "The minister seconded the proposal." ”

Emperor Cheng saw that everyone's intention was the same, so he said: "I understand, let me think about it again, make a decision as soon as possible, and everyone loves Qing and retreats." ”

After the crowd had bowed upwards, Yuguan withdrew.

Xiao Tang walked out of the main hall, Ying Lanfeng was in front of him, his footsteps stopped, he looked back at Xiao Tang, and there was some doubt in his eyes, but when he saw Xiao Tang hanging his head, as if he was preoccupied, another minister came to stop him and talk, Ying Lanfeng had to turn around and socialize.

When Xiao Tang was just stepping up, he saw King Xi coming back from outside, the two met, stopped each other, Xiao Tang asked, "Have you seen Zhang Ye, how can you come back so quickly?"

King Xi said: "I'm also afraid that this kid won't be able to think about it for a while, and I wanted to accompany him for a while, but Gonggong Yang found Brother Shao to accompany him, and I saw that the two of them said that they would go together, and they didn't need me, so they came back first." You're leaving the palace?"

Xiao Tang nodded and asked, "Do you want to face the saint?"

King Xi said: "Yes, I suddenly remembered that there was one more thing I didn't tell my father." He didn't wait for Xiao Tang to ask what was going on, and he didn't care if he wanted to hear it or not, so he said: "It was Fu'er who begged me to intercede with Concubine Qi before, and I saw that she was crying pitifully, so I had to respond. ”

Xiao Tang was dumbfounded and said, "It's hard for you to agree to this tricky request." ”

King Xi smiled: "I also know that this is not a good burden, if you provoke my father and the emperor do not like it, I don't know what to do, but who told me to agree......" but also advised: "If you are fine, and wait for me for a while, I will come out after begging my father." ”

King Xi said and hurriedly wanted to leave, Xiao Tang suddenly called: "Lord Wang......"

At this moment, King Xi had already walked up two steps, and when he heard this, he hurriedly stopped, turned around and looked at Xiao Tang, and the two of them went up as soon as they ...... Xiao Tang looked directly into King Xi's eyes and said, "The prince was in the palace before, and he promoted Zhang Ye as the crown prince, but is it sincere?"

King Xi's eyebrows moved, and he said, "Naturally, it's true." ”

Xiao Tang said: "Does the prince really not want to be the prince?"

King Xi looked at him for a while, then raised his head and laughed a few times, and said, "What are you asking me seriously, before, because there was no choice, the prince and King Su were both ...... After all, I am the only one left, so naturally there is no shirk, but now that there are more imperial grandsons, if the emperor wants him, this burden will naturally be handed over to him to carry, and I am also happy to be idle and brisk, so what's the matter?"

Xiao Tang saw that he was smiling brightly, so he stopped talking, and King Xi said: "If there is nothing else, I will go first, you wait for me for a while. As he spoke, he pulled his leg and hurried up again.

Xiao Tang turned around to go out, and suddenly heard King Xi shouting behind him: "San Lang!"

Xiao Tang paused, turned around, and saw that King Xi had walked to the top of the white jade steps, in the middle of the jade steps, there was a large jade carved dragon, with scales and claws, hideous and majestic, and the wind blew King Xi's python robe fiercely, and behind him was the Jinluan Palace, and the blue sky, there was a great sense of being cold in a high place.

King Xi stared at the crimson figure from the high ground, and asked loudly, "Even if I am not the crown prince, you are still there, aren't you?"

Xiao Tang was slightly stunned, then smiled, waved his sleeves to King Xi, turned around again, and walked forward step by step, King Xi stood on a high place, stared at his back, looked at it for a long time, and then turned around and entered the hall.

Let's say that Xiao Tang walked up the steps, but saw a person walking slowly from the palace road next to him, still in a dark blue official robe, calm and solemn, slowly walked to Xiao Tang, and stopped.

When Xiao Tang saw that it was Ling Jingshen, he asked, "Why are you still in the palace?"

Ling Jingshen said: "The assistant executive of the Golden Imperial Rectification Palace, from yesterday to now. ”

Xiao Tang saw that his face was as white as snow, and his whole body was slaughtered, but his expression was slightly tired, and he said: "The strange way is a little tired, you don't have to be too hard." ”

Ling Jingshen smiled and said, "This night, I'm afraid that you haven't closed your eyes, so why talk about me?"

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, walked out together, and said again: "I heard that the emperor asked the ministers for their opinions, and they all recommended the Xiwang Palace?"

Xiao Tang sighed slightly: "Yes, the emperor said that he should act carefully." ”

Depth of Field listened to him sigh faintly, but there was something else he wanted to ask in his heart, but he thought it was inconvenient to speak, so he didn't speak.

After walking for a while, Xiao Tang opened his mouth and asked, "When the teacher was leaving, he said that he would entrust you with the rest...... I just don't know that now, the teacher's last wish has not been fulfilled?"

The corners of Ling Jingshen's lips were slightly raised, revealing a three-point smile.

Xiao Tang looked at his expression, and he already understood, because he asked, "What is the matter entrusted to you by the teacher?"

Ling Jingshen turned his eyes to look at him and said, "If you know it's not good, why bother asking? ”

Don Jr. stopped when he heard this.

Ling Jingshen took two more steps before he slowly stopped, glanced back at Xiao Tang, and said with a light smile: "The people that Lord Lin hates the most in his life, at this moment, life is worse than death, life is better than death, I have done it for him, you don't have to ask, you don't have to pay attention...... Besides, you have tricky things to do, don't you?"

Xiao Tang's heart was awe-struck and he asked, "My tricky business...... What do you mean?"

Ling Jingshen looked at him for a moment, his eyes changed a few times, and finally said, "Naturally, I'm talking about the matter of King Su's Mansion, Min Li...... Is she okay?"

Xiao Tang was suspicious that the depth of field meant something else, and when he saw him mention Minli, he was silent for a while.