Chapter 1: The Prison State

When the ministers in Beijing received Liu Hong's will, they were all shocked. The Temple of Prayer for Heaven cannot be opened without major events. As the tallest building in Luoyang, the Temple of Prayer has always contained a mysterious color, and has always been a medium for people to communicate with the heavens.

Now it is to hold a court meeting in the Temple of Prayer, and it can only be the crown prince. After the ministers who received the holy decree reported it, none of them dared to slack off, and they all packed up the brand new court clothes they needed to wear tomorrow early, ready to leave a new and beautiful impression on the prince.

Not long after Liu Xie and Empress Dowager Dong returned to the palace, Emperor Liu Hong sent someone to tell Liu Xie about being made the crown prince, and asked Liu Xie to go to the Temple of Prayer to participate in the court meeting tomorrow. Liu Xie was very calm when he heard this, and after rewarding the eunuch who came to preach the holy decree, he sat down and nodded with satisfaction, he had been reborn for so long, and he was finally about to take the most important step.

At this time, the Empress Dowager Dong looked at Liu Xie but had a strange feeling, just now when she was in the Xuanming Palace, what Liu Xie said was already beyond her expectations, and now looking at Liu Xie who was sitting there calmly, for a while, the Empress Dowager Dong felt that he had never really understood Liu Xie, or that Liu Xie grew up overnight, and in the end, the Empress Dowager Dong could only be blessed by the ancestors of the Liu family, and the ancestors could not bear the collapse of the Han family, so they would give birth to Liu Xie, a strange person who came to this world, and it was also from this moment on, Empress Dowager Dong really regarded Liu Xie as an adult, a person who could discuss major matters and make decisions.

On the other side, Queen He heard the person sent by Liu Hong to inform the news, and angrily threw all the things in the palace, and finally the palace maid next to her reminded her: After Liu Xie became the prince, when facing her, he had to change his name, he wanted to call the queen mother, and then there was an opportunity to punish Liu Xie, if Liu Xie became the prince, Liu Xie's unfilial remarks came from the palace, how would the courtiers think of Liu Xie, and the Han Dynasty had ruled the world with filial piety.

So His Highness still has a chance. As soon as Empress He heard that the palace maid said that it made sense, she said happily: Xia He, you are still smart, you are right, after Liu Xie became the prince, I will be better off, you go down to receive fifty taels of silver, and say that I will reward you. When the palace maid Xia He heard this, she quickly knelt down to thank her, and then happily went down to receive the reward.

The next day, as soon as the sky was dawning, the palace was already busy, the palace maids and eunuchs. Sweeping the floor, sprinkling water, some hanging red lanterns, the imperial dining room is preparing the meal after today's celebration, and the whole palace is busy. Liu Xie also woke up early in the Spring Festival Palace, there are palace maids waiting to get dressed, for someone waiting to get dressed, Liu Xie was not used to it at the beginning, but after many times, Liu Xie got used to it, and he still enjoys it a little. Liu Xie's clothes were also changed into five-clawed dragon robes.

The five-clawed dragon robe was only allowed to be worn by the emperor and the crown prince. Looking at Liu Xie in the mirror, he was heroic, and the eyes of the palace maids flashed with admiration. Seeing that the hour was almost up, Liu Xie walked towards the Xuanming Palace, here, he first had to meet Liu Hong and the queen, and then Liu Hong would let people read the edict, accept the worship of the ministers outside the palace together, set the status of the monarch and minister, and finally everyone went to the Qitian Hall to inform the heavens.

When Liu Xie came to the Xuanming Palace, Liu Hong and Queen He were already there, Liu Xie respectfully knelt down and kowtowed, Liu Hong looked at his heroic and handsome prince, and also felt a burst of joy, looking at Liu Xie and letting him get up, Liu Xie knelt respectfully to Queen He, although Queen He wanted to cut Liu Xie with a thousand knives in her heart, but in front of Liu Hong, she still maintained her face, Queen He used to cordially help Liu Xie, while turning her head to face Liu Hong and said: The prince chosen by the emperor is good, look at the dress, it's much better than arguing. After saying that, he kept laughing.

is obviously reminding Liu Hong that Liu Xie has been canonized as the crown prince, but there is still one Liu Wei who has not arranged that. Liu Hong was noncommittal when he heard it, he just smiled and didn't speak. At this time, the chamberlain Zhang Rang came in to inform the three of them that the ministers outside had arrived and finished the procession. Liu Hong looked at Queen He and Liu Xie, and said: Then let's go out too, and after speaking, he walked out, the two glanced at each other, and quickly followed Liu Hong's footsteps.

Standing on the top of the Deyang Palace, Liu Xie condescendingly looked at the ministers below, at this moment Liu Xie had the illusion that the world was in hand and everything was under control, but now the Yellow Turban Rebellion was about to break out, and Liu Xie immediately woke up from the illusion just now. Liu Hong motioned for Zhang Rang to read out the edict. Zhang Rang nodded, looked directly at the main hall, cleared his throat, and Zhang Rang's subdued voice immediately sounded in the main hall: Since ancient times, the emperor has succeeded the heavens and established the imperial area, and will establish the Yuan Prince, Maolong Guoben, and the Mianzong Society will have no borders. I have been working hard all night. Look up to the ancestors of Mo Lie. Entrusted. Cheng Ao Yanqing, end in Yuanliang. The prince Liu Xie, the Japanese watch Yingqi. Talented. I hereby abide by the Queen Mother's mercy. Ceremony of Inspection. Bow to public opinion. I would like to tell heaven and earth, the temple, and the community. On October 13, the 76th year of Guanghe, Liu Xie was awarded the treasure. He was made the crown prince. It is located in the East Palace, with the unity of 10,000 years and the heart of the four seas.

As soon as Zhang Rang's holy decree was read, the ministers below knelt directly there, and shouted in unison: Meet His Royal Highness the Prince. Liu Cheng on the high platform calmed down, and when he saw the ministers kneeling at his feet, he directly said that everyone had risen. At this moment, Liu Xie is the orthodox prince of the Han Dynasty, the heir to the throne in the future, after Liu Xie's death, he can justifiably ascend the throne, and the ministers will not say anything, and the ministers will be loyal to one more person, it is conceivable that the power of the prince will soon rise, and at this time, I think of Liu Hong's edict specially issued for Liu Xie a few days ago, and the people who accompanied him to read it, now even the ministers dare not underestimate this edict, and they are ready to send the best children in their own family to Liu Xie's side, which has guaranteed family inheritance.

The subsequent people, under the leadership of Liu Hong, burned the holy decree in the Temple of Prayer, which is equivalent to listening to the heavens, and the Han Dynasty has another prince today, and the status in the future is certain, and I hope that the heavens will bless it. The whole ceremony is complete. A group of people moved back to the Deyang Palace, the dinner after the celebration ceremony was also held here, everyone sat down in the Deyang Palace, at this time, Liu Xie's seat has been arranged at the top, next to the emperor Liu Hong, before the banquet, Liu Hong looked at the low crowd, stood up and said: Today the Han Dynasty ushered in a new prince, after a hundred years, I hope you will be loyal to me the same, loyal to Liu Xie.

As soon as the underground ministers heard Liu Hongdu say this, they all knelt on the ground again and said in unison: The ministers will be loyal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the death. Liu Hong was very satisfied with the minister's words, and then said: I have decided that from today onwards, the crown prince will be in charge of the country, and the prince's ability to handle political affairs will be fully exercised. Liu Hong's words, everyone present was shocked. If Liu Xie was appointed as the crown prince, everyone had expected it, but now Liu Xie's imprisonment of the country is beyond everyone's expectations, among them, the most surprising, the most angry is Queen He, originally he also wanted to concoct Liu Xie's in the future, but the current form is changing too fast, how can it be a blink of an eye to supervise the country, you must know that a famous prince is a little stronger than the prince's treatment, and there is no change in other aspects, but the supervision of the country is different, that is to control the power of the country.

Although there is an emperor above, under normal circumstances, the emperor will not casually refute the opinions of the prince of the state, otherwise it will weaken the authority of the prince and will not be conducive to the prince's overall situation in the future, so under normal circumstances, once the prince is in charge of the country, the throne is basically unshakable. Liu Hong didn't care what others said, where did he continue: Feng Liu Wei as the king of the Bohai Sea. As soon as Empress He heard it, she knew that the general trend had been decided, and she was directly paralyzed. The underground ministers were also stunned by Liu Hong's words. But Liu Xie on the stage was the first to react, and knelt down directly to thank him. Liu Hong waved his hand to signal Liu Xie to get up, although the celebration began in a daze. As for the future form, everyone still thinks more.