Chapter 1290: The eldest son
A few days after saying this, the old emperor suddenly suffered a stroke and couldn't afford to get sick, and he couldn't even speak.
As a result, the elder brothers and princes were also restless, and the most obvious of them were Prince Kang, Prince Min, Prince An, and the fifteenth prince who His Majesty loved the most in the previous two years.
Somewhat unexpected and unexpected, the highest voice turned out to be Prince Kang!
Also, he is the eldest son, and his name is justified, but during this time, His Majesty's attitude is ambiguous, and he and his son are extremely fond of him, who knows if His Majesty's original intention of letting Prince Kang stay in the capital is to let him inherit the throne?
Only Gonggong An knew that in fact, from the beginning, His Majesty did not mean that Prince Likang was the crown prince, but just used him as a bait to see the reaction of the princes.
But who knew that His Majesty had a stroke before the will was issued, could he say this? Even if he said the words of an old eunuch, who would believe it? I'm afraid that as soon as he has the intention to speak, the queen mother will be able to take his life.
No one would have thought that in fact, the queen has not really let go of the palace power over the years, her quick action caught everyone off guard, and when she reacted, the palace had been firmly controlled by her, even if others were dissatisfied, what could she do?
She is the queen of the main palace, and Her Majesty has not taken the initiative to seize power over the years, and the palace power she handed over is either in the hands of the person in charge, or in the hands of the concubines who are good friends with her.
What can the other concubines say? If anyone has any objections, the queen will have more excuses to punish you, after all, what do you want to do when Your Majesty has a stroke? The queen didn't violate the rules, do you want to rebel?
Three days later, seeing that His Majesty's condition was getting worse and worse, and the diagnosis of the imperial doctor was not optimistic, some courtiers immediately said that the country could not be without a king for a day, and hoped that the queen could establish a prince as soon as possible.
Yes, don't look at the queen is a woman, but she is the mother of a country, and ordinary women are different, there is a precedent in this dynasty, Emperor Xingwu died suddenly, when the queen had no children under her knees, the courtiers asked the queen to choose one of the princes to be the new king.
In fact, as long as the new emperor is not mentally retarded, there are so many ministers watching, sooner or later he will learn how to be an emperor, so whoever the queen chooses at that time will be the new emperor.
Although the situation today is very different from that year, but the most basic is still the same, Your Majesty can not govern, if you do not set up a new emperor, the court will be turbulent sooner or later, and who is most qualified to be the new emperor, this person has no second choice except the queen, even if she sets up her own son, it is fine, because who makes her son the eldest son?
"The minister implores the queen to follow the ancestral system and make Prince Likang the crown prince." The person who spoke was the two generations of elders in the court, ten years older than His Majesty, if it weren't for the matter of Lichu, he would not have entered the palace today.
This person is a conservative, in the past, when the old emperor favored Prince An and Prince Min and treated Prince Kang poorly, he stood up and admonished, and also made the old emperor Prince Likang the crown prince more than once, knowing that Prince Kang invited himself to go to South Vietnam to stop some, now that the queen is in power, Prince Kang looks at it and rises again, Prince Kang's son is a smart and clever person who can take on great responsibilities, and this person's heart is full of enthusiasm.
As soon as he stood up, he immediately stood up with an active mind: "Prince Kang is the eldest son of His Majesty, please don't scruple about Prince Likang as the crown prince, and immediately govern on behalf of the monarch." ”
But some people agree, and some people object, they have been forming a gang for so long before, but they are not here to let Prince Kang pick peaches.
"It's just nonsense, when Prince Kang invited himself to South Vietnam, it was equivalent to giving up the right of inheritance, and His Majesty also acquiesced, do you want to disobey the holy will?"
"Lord Li, what you said is not right, when did Prince Kang say that he would give up his inheritance? What did Your Majesty acquiesce in? Prince Kang had the courage to dedicate himself to the construction of poor South Vietnam, and now that Prince Kang has successfully returned to Beijing, His Majesty is also very happy, did you turn a blind eye to His Majesty's attitude towards Prince Kang some time ago? ”
This person's words were sonorous and reasonable, and Lord Li couldn't speak if he refuted it.
Indeed, although everyone acquiesced to what happened back then, did either Prince Kang or His Majesty admit it openly?
The most important thing is that during this time, His Majesty's favor to Prince Kang and Prince Kang's prince made them speechless, who knows if His Majesty is too disappointed in the princes, so he thinks that Prince Kang is the most in line with his heart?
"The minister thinks that His Majesty has always been in good health, so it is better to wait for the imperial doctor to treat him for some time before making a decision."
"The minister seconded the proposal." Since there is no reason for the queen Prince Likang to be the crown prince for the time being, it is better to drag it out.
"Report! There was an urgent report from the border pass, and Ye Houye reported that the barbarians had gathered troops in the near future, and it seemed that there was a large-scale attack on our court, so please make a decision quickly. ”
At the critical moment, no one thought that such a thing happened at the border pass, so the prince's matter became even more urgent.
But Ye Sihui was sure that this was done by her good brother Ye Qiu for Ye Jing, and she was already feeling desperate, and the unexpected again and again made her no longer have any hope for her husband, Prince An.
On the contrary, Ye Jing has not missed a single step since she married Prince Kang, not only is she the biological mother of Prince Kang's son, but she also heard that Princess Kang has already been placed under house arrest, otherwise why hasn't Princess Kang come out and walk around since she came back?
She had worked hard to get to where she was today, but she suddenly found that Ye Jing didn't need to do anything to achieve the achievement she expected in her dream, which made her mentality a little unbalanced.
However, the mentality is lost, and she is used to it, and the superiority of her rebirth is gone after years of hard work, and she is deeply aware of what will happen if she is not very sure of success to offend others.
She is used to forbearance and silence, and even told her son not to deliberately target Ye Rui.
Countless years later, she was always glad for her decision, and it was this decision that allowed her son not to be implicated, and even lived more freely than other princes and grandchildren.
Because Bianguan Yeqiu is still waiting for a decision, the matter of establishing the prince can no longer be delayed, it's not that no one broke into the Yangxin Palace to ask the old emperor what he meant, but the old emperor had a serious stroke, and he couldn't even make an expression, and there was the queen's people next to him, what else could he do?
Therefore, the queen immediately set up her son Prince Kang as the crown prince, if others have objections, they will take it immediately, after all, Prince Kang is the eldest son, according to the system, you don't agree, do you want to rebel?