The courtiers looked confused.

Gao Shoufu was the head of the civil ministers and was the first to stand up against it.

Cabinet ministers, one counts as one, and all of them stand on the same side as Gao Shoufu.

By this time, the courtiers had temporarily abandoned their usual factional strife and become unprecedentedly united.

It is a good thing that the emperor wants to establish a prince, and with the prince, the country is more stable.

But set up four princes?

Absolutely not!

As for why it didn't work, the courtiers felt that the emperor had a number in his heart, and the four princes were imprisoned because of "unfilial piety"!

has been confined for more than a year, why did the emperor think of the four princes again, could it be that Ning Xuanzhi in the palace turned over again?

Concubine Ning and the four princes' crimes were all implemented by the emperor himself, and now he wants to make the four princes the crown prince, as the son of heaven, so he doesn't feel pain in the face, but he stepped on the tail of the courtiers.

The minister knelt down in front of the emperor, and everyone kowtowed, so the emperor was asked to think twice.

There is even a royal history that said that the emperor was confused by the villain, and he wanted to punish the demon concubine and the Qing monarch.

Today's court meeting, in addition to the courtiers, the adult princes are all here, the emperor is about to establish a prince, and the adult princes should also be exposed to political affairs.

Only the four princes who were imprisoned were not there.

The princes didn't expect that the emperor would set up four princes as princes!

At this moment, the thoughts of each prince were synchronized: why?

The five princes with the best temper are all angry, not to mention the other princes, after all, in everyone's hearts, the four princes have long been out, and the emperor's thoughts are simply inexplicable.

The third prince also couldn't understand the situation.

The eldest princess made people provoke in front of the emperor, and the emperor became suspicious of the supporters of the five princes, and then did not want to make the five princes the crown princes, and the third prince had expected it.

But set up four princes?

Why the Four Princes!

Several princes were eager to kneel down with the courtiers to make the emperor change his mind, but they couldn't, and no one would stand up first at this time.

After slowly recovering from the initial shock, a question arose in everyone's hearts: Why the Four Princes?

Concubine Ning's return to favor is not in their consideration at all, and this reason is the most implausible.

The imperial history who said that he wanted to punish the demon concubine had been dragged out by the emperor to play the board.

The whole court was in a commotion and chaos.

Cheng Qing was still thinking about what kind of style the emperor was smoking, and the emperor coldly called her name:

"Cheng Shaozhan."

"Wechen is here."

The emperor was condescending and asked Cheng Qing inscrutablely: "I want to make the fourth son of the emperor the crown prince, can you agree?" ”

Cheng Qing had a question mark in his head.

Of course she doesn't agree!

She participated in the investigation of the case of disgust with victory, and she had no grudge against the four princes before, but now she has a grudge. The succession of the four princes to the throne is not beneficial to Cheng Qing.

This is from a private point of view.

From the perspective of Jiangshan Sheji, Cheng Qing recognized the five princes, and had no plans to replace them for the time being.

The courtiers didn't know how the emperor would ask Cheng Qing alone.

Just because Cheng Qing is the young Zhan Shi of Zhan Shifu?

Don't be kidding, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu, who is also the Zhan Shifu Zhan Shi, is still kneeling on the ground, and the emperor should also ask the Ministry of Rites Shangshu if he wants to ask the opinions of the officials of the Zhan Shifu!

Many pairs of eyes stared at Cheng Qing, and Cheng Qing's scalp was numb.

"Back to Your Majesty, the matter of establishing a prince is related to the country, and the matter is very high, and the minister does not think that he is qualified to express his opinion."

The emperor seemed to be very disappointed, feeling that Cheng Qing had no courage, but Cheng Qing paused and continued: "If Your Majesty does not think that the ministers are soft-spoken, and you want to consult the opinions of the ministers, then the ministers will not agree. ”

The Emperor was not angry.

It seems to be explaining to Cheng Qing, or deliberately saying it to the civil and military officials: "I know the reason why you Aiqing does not agree to make the fourth prince the crown prince, and I recently learned that there are many doubts about the four princes' forging the 'Phoenix Strange Stone' to give to the queen as a birthday gift, and I want to retry this case...... Meng Huaijin, you are the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and I will hand over this case to you for trial! ”

The emperor first proposed a thing that the courtiers would never agree to, and after the courtiers tried their best to oppose it, he took a step back and ordered Dali Temple to retry the case of the truth and falsehood of the "Phoenix Strange Stone" at the Qianqiu banquet - the courtiers all knew the emperor's tricks, but the emperor had no choice, and the emperor could not insist on setting up a prince with a loss of virtue as the crown prince, but the emperor could order a retrial of the case of the four princes being imprisoned.

Even if everyone knew that the four princes were imprisoned because the four princes and Concubine Ning framed the queen together, for the sake of royal face, this crime was not implemented.

Meng Huaijin was not surprised at all.

From the moment the emperor suddenly summoned him to the palace and asked about Cheng Rong, Meng Huaijin knew that the emperor was going to take action.

Appointing the fourth prince as the crown prince is definitely a false move.

Who the emperor really wants to appoint, Meng Huaijin is still unsure.

All the civil and military officials were played by the emperor.

"Obey."

Meng Huaijin wanted to know what the emperor wanted to do.

Meng Huaijin and Cheng Qing's eyes collided, and they saw worry in each other's eyes.

The emperor did not play his cards according to the routine, which made both of them at a loss.

I'm afraid that the civil and military officials also thought the same, after the court meeting dispersed, the courtiers walked together in twos and threes, all discussing the emperor's desire to appoint the fourth prince as the crown prince.

Cheng Qing wanted to walk to Meng Huaijin's side, but Meng Huaijin shook his head lightly at Cheng Qing.

Cheng Qing thought about it and simply walked towards the fifth prince.

"Your Highness, let's take a walk with Your Highness."

The Fifth Prince nodded.

The two gradually walked away, and there was no one else beside them, and the fifth prince whispered: "My father wants to establish a fourth brother, I don't agree." ”

The four princes are narrow-minded and arrogant, and such a person is not a blessing for the people to become the prince.

And the fourth prince is the crown prince, isn't Concubine Ning going to come out of the cold palace?

If the emperor wants to clear the name of the four princes, he will not let the four princes have a biological mother of a guilty concubine.

The fifth prince's hand clenched into a fist in his sleeve: "Cheng Qing, I'm not a saint, it doesn't matter how the fourth brother and Concubine Ning treat me, they shouldn't force my mother to death, I can't forget this hatred." ”

Concubine Ning was demoted to a waiter and sent to the cold palace, and the five princes had many opportunities to fall into the well, and he endured them all.

He wants to avenge his mother in a dignified manner, and there will always be a day when the autumn will settle accounts.

The emperor's approach forced the five princes and Cheng Qing to have a heart-to-heart, and before, Cheng Qing and the five princes gradually had a tacit understanding, but the two never talked about it.

Cheng Qing nodded, "The minister is not a saint, His Royal Highness has his own revenge, and the minister also has it." But the minister supports His Highness, not because His Highness can avenge the minister, but because the minister believes in his own vision, and His Royal Highness's ability and conduct are better than other princes! ”

The five princes' tense shoulders suddenly loosened.

He won the bet.

He made a heart-to-heart first, and Cheng Qing finally pierced the layer of window paper.

How difficult it is to go from an unknown shadow to now have the support of courtiers!

……

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the matter of Cheng Qing and the five princes leaving together soon reached the ears of the emperor.

"They don't shy away from suspicion."

When the emperor said this, the palace people waiting beside him didn't dare to speak.

Liu Neijian didn't know why the emperor suddenly had an opinion on Cheng Qing, and he could only say that the companion is like a tiger!

The emperor drove to Kunning Palace, and when he saw the queen, he said bluntly:

"I want to make Yunye the crown prince, can Zitong agree?"

Yun Ye is the name of the four princes.

Although the queen had been mentally prepared, she was still disgusted by the emperor.

She raised her head and looked at the emperor, "Does the emperor really want to ask the concubine's opinion, or inform the concubine of your decision?" ”