Chapter 351: The Matter of the Prince
The wedding of the eldest princess began, and she and Mu Xian, dressed in gorgeous clothes, walked slowly from one end of the red carpet.
The palace maid behind him kept sprinkling flowers, and the ritual music of Taichang Temple also sounded.
Under the attention of envoys from various countries, more than a dozen princes and county lords, as well as relatives of civil and military officials, they walked to the top, in front of the emperor and queen mother.
Then the Ministry of Rites stepped forward and spoke: "At the beginning of the ceremony, knock the Son of Heaven!" ”
The eldest princess and Mu Xian knelt down and kowtowed deeply to the emperor together, and then the Ministry of Rites Shangshu shouted again: "Knock again~"
So the two of them kowtowed again!
Then kowtow to the queen mother and the queen, after the ceremony, the newlyweds opposed each other and began a complicated etiquette, what to hand over a glass of wine and the like.
During the whole process, Qin Ming was not interested, and he kept drinking and chatting with the little princess.
The eldest princess got married, and he was not too happy.
But under his observation, Mu Guogong was very happy, which was normal, but at the same time, many Wenchen were also very happy.
This made Qin Ming feel that the eldest princess getting married might not be good for him, and he didn't know what was unfavorable.
The wedding continued, and after about half an hour, all the etiquette was over, and then the Ministry of Rites Shangshu shouted: "Two newlyweds, send them to the cave room......"
So, the eldest princess and Mu Xian were sent to the boudoir where the eldest princess lived in the palace.
During this period, Mu Xian was very excited, and after going to the cave room, he was also a little at a loss.
But at this time, you can't do anything to the eldest princess yet.
At the same time, the eldest princess also spoke: "Go to the bar first, remember, tonight, is our opportunity, you must be polite to our friends." ”
Mu Xian nodded, he knew that he might not be able to cave tonight, because he still had a task.
So he spoke, "Then the princess is waiting for me, and I will be back later!" ”
With that, Mu Xian left!
Back at the wedding banquet, everyone congratulated Muen, and Muxian also gave everyone a very polite return.
It doesn't matter if the other party is big or small, no matter what the other party's status is in the emperor's relatives and relatives, and it doesn't matter whether the other party is a friend or foe.
In short, he was extremely polite.
Finally, he walked up to the emperor and empress and bowed deeply:
"Minister, envy, meet the Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the Queen ......"
The Queen Mother smiled and nodded: "Get up, I will really be my grandson-in-law in the future, don't be so polite." ”
"Empress Dowager Xie!"
Mu Xian stood up straight, then took the wine glass and said, "Minister, go down to toast everyone!" ”
The emperor nodded: "Go!" ”
Mu Xian bowed back, and then took the wine glass, from a few princes, but other royal relatives, one by one, toasted,
When he arrived at Qin Ming's place, Qin Ming also smiled and drank with him.
But at the same time, I also felt that something was wrong.
Envy is so polite, this is not his usual arrogant style.
When things go wrong, there must be demons, and there is definitely something wrong with this guy. Sure enough, just when Mu Xian was toasting one by one, suddenly, a prince of the vassal king suddenly got up, bowed to the emperor, and said:
"Your Majesty, this time the ministers came to the imperial capital, first, on the order of Father, to attend the wedding banquet of the eldest princess, and second, as well as the things explained by my father, I want to ask Your Majesty!"
The emperor nodded: "What does King Qingwu ask me about?" ”
"Your Majesty, my father said, before asking, please forgive your sins!" Qingwu Wang Shizi said.
"I forgive you for your innocence, ask!" The Emperor spoke.
So, the prince of Qingwu said: "Your Majesty, my father said that it has been almost two years since the death of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the prince of my Chu State is still unknown.
Your Majesty no longer has a prince, and at this time, all the vassal kings are very worried, so my father asks Your Majesty to know what your plans are for the prince? ”
The emperor picked up the hand of the wine glass, and suddenly paused!
The look is also instantly condensed!
Then he raised his head and looked at the prince of Qingwu Wang, who lowered his head and did not dare to look directly at the emperor's gaze.
At this time, another prince also spoke: "Your Majesty, my father is the king...... Let me also ask Your Majesty, after all, the prince is the future of the country, and you can't do without it......"
"Your Majesty, my father also asked me to ask, the death of the crown prince makes us very sad, but the country cannot be without a prince, Your Majesty!"
"I am a big country in Chu, and I am powerful in all directions, but there is no prince and prince, may I ask Your Majesty, do you have a plan?"
For a while, many of the princes and county lords of the fiefdom lords spoke one after another.
The emperor's face became more and more unsightly, although he was very sensitive to this question, but he also knew that there was nothing abnormal for the vassal kings of various places to ask such a question.
The power of the vassal kings is not small, after all, they each defend one side and have soldiers in their hands.
And most of the vassal kings were former princes and county kings, but later their respective fiefs went to guard one side.
It is also normal for them to pay attention to the royal family, especially the prince.
The prince can reassure everyone about the future of the country, know that the overall situation has been decided, and can also make many people with different intentions dare not be easily distracted.
And before the prince, there must be many restless people.
That's why it's important to be a prince.
Therefore, in this regard, if the vassal kings are loyal, they all hope to have a prince as soon as possible, so that they can rest assured of the Chu State.
But on the other hand, some scheming vassal kings did not want to have a prince.
In this way, the heir to the throne will be very confused, and the future of the country will be unstable, so if this vassal king has different intentions, it will be easy to make trouble.
After all, since ancient times, many vassal kings have rebelled.
Because they are also royalty, they have status, soldiers and horses, and they have a great chance of success.
Therefore, at this moment, the vassal kings of all walks of life let their children ask the emperor this question, which also made the emperor in a dilemma.
He didn't know who was really worried about the prince's affairs, and he didn't know who wanted to use this thing to embarrass the emperor, but at this moment, the emperor was already embarrassed.
Not only the princes and county lords looked at the emperor, but even the emperor's relatives, civil and military officials, and even envoys from various countries also looked at the emperor.
They all want to know who the prince, that is, the future emperor of Chu State, should hand over!
"Your Majesty, what the vassal kings are worried about is the biggest problem of my Chu State at the moment......" At this time, Zuo Xiang got up and spoke.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the country cannot be without a prince, this is about the future Chu State, Your Majesty, do you have any plans?" The Taishi also spoke.
At the same time, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites also got up:
"Your Majesty, it stands to reason that you are already fifty, and you should have made a prince a long time ago, this matter ......"
The emperor slowly put down his wine glass, his voice was a little loud, and the waiter of the Ministry of Rites hurriedly shut up!
Immediately, I saw that the emperor took a deep breath, and said for a long time:
"Everyone knows that I have no prince and only three daughters, so I also have a headache about the prince......
"Your Majesty, if it is according to a similar situation in ancient times, the emperor has no children under his knees, then the prince will appoint a nephew! But...... Now it seems that several of His Majesty's nephews may be embarrassed in terms of talent......"
This sentence was said by the right prime minister, which made several princes present, especially Cheng, look bad.
Doesn't that mean that his son can't do it?
He is the emperor's younger brother, and his son Chu Fei was really high-flying before, and he never thought that his son could be crowned a prince by the emperor.
However, how embarrassing is it for him to be embarrassed by being told in public that his son is not talented?
The emperor glanced at the right prime minister and said, "Right prime minister? You're not done yet! ”
The right minister hesitated for a moment and said: "The minister thinks that it is okay for a woman to be the emperor, so Your Majesty, you can also set up a princess and be the prince......"
Qin Ming was stunned for a moment, and finally understood why he always felt wrong tonight, this was someone, ready to force the emperor to appoint the eldest princess as his successor! Read the latest chapter of "Rebirth of the Joyful King's Claw Book House" for free for the first time.