Chapter 238: The Crown Prince

(Cat flutter Chinese) Since King Sheng was escorted out of the Golden Palace, the Golden Palace was silent, and the sound of needles falling could be heard quietly. Those treacherous and cunning courtiers have already seen some clues, today's court is unusual, and there is a cold atmosphere on the throne, and the courtiers know it, and they are silent and seal their mouths.

Xuanyuan Rui held the teacup with a calm face, drank the tea elegantly, and was extremely nervous in his heart, he was waiting for the news of Ji Lei's execution.

After several sleepless thoughts, he gave his confidant a plan to the criminal department and planned to assassinate King Xuanyuanwei.

Getting rid of the emperor's eldest son is not as simple as killing ordinary ministers, neither can the ministers blame the cannibalism behind their backs, nor can they make the father suspect his murderous intentions. To be benevolent and righteous in judging the case, God unknowingly got rid of King Sheng, this matter is easier said than done.

In short, killing Xuanyuan Wei is in this move.

At this time, the attendant came in and reported, "King Qi, King Xiang has asked for an audience." ”

"There are six emperor brothers, please." Xuanyuan Rui heard the report, his heart was slightly worried, at this time he had not received the news of the demon's death, the sixth emperor brother seemed to have come one step earlier, and when the execution was missed, let the demon see the king of Hades, when he was grief-stricken and fainted here, the sixth emperor brother came to clean up the mess again, appease his sad heart, and deal with the aftermath of the eldest emperor brother is the most appropriate.

Xuanyuan Mo walked into the Golden Palace, and he was greeted by a respectful voice.

"See King Xiang."

"I've seen the Regent." Xuanyuan Mo bowed and saluted, clasped his fists and said: "Regent, this king requests Shen Xingsi to suspend the execution, and reiterates the case of the military department Shangshu privately misappropriating military supplies and silver. ”

"There are all the human and material evidence, so why reiterate this case." Xuanyuan Rui was deeply unhappy with the six emperors' younger brothers' meddling in the imperial court bill.

"Since it is a complete human and material evidence, this king is unreasonable." Xuanyuan Mo clasped his palms and clenched his fists, went to the official tone, and pleaded in the words of his relatives, "Brother Huang, the younger brother is willing to return the embezzlement of silver taels for the eldest brother, for the first time the eldest brother commits a crime, the net is exempt from punishment, and I hope that the emperor's subordinates will show mercy." ”

"Sixth Emperor Brother, you know that you are appeasing criminals." Xuanyuan Rui said coldly.

"Imperial brother, flesh and blood affection, how can the younger brother bear to let the eldest imperial brother be tortured like this?"

Xuanyuan Rui raised his eyes and saw Li Yang shaking his head outside the palace gate, and realized that the murder had failed. When he was secretly annoyed, he came to push the boat with no waves, and gave the sixth emperor brother a favor.

"Since the emperor's brother interceded for the eldest emperor's brother, and returned the military treasury silver for the eldest emperor's brother, the king was lightly relieved of the punishment of the eldest emperor's brother, and ordered him to think about it behind closed doors for a hundred days and was not allowed to go to the court to discuss matters.

"Thank you, Brother Huang, for your forgiveness." Xuanyuan Mo breathed a sigh of relief and got up.

Xuanyuan Rui was very taboo about the cold momentum of King Sheng's body, like a demon king. I can't see his rebellious figure for 100 days, and the mood of being in charge of the court can be more comfortable. King Sheng's position as the secretary of the military department was sealed by his father, otherwise he would have found fault and dismissed him from his post and kicked him out of the court, out of sight and out of mind.

"Li Zhen temporarily took the post of secretary of the military department." Xuanyuan Rui said.

"We're in command."

Xuanyuan Rui looked at the casual attire of the Sixth Emperor Brother, and asked casually, "It's time for the Sixth Emperor Brother to wear court clothes." ”

Xuanyuan Mo smiled indifferently, "The junior brother is currently busy with business, which has disappointed the imperial brother." ”

"Since the Sixth Emperor's brother is not here, continue to go back to his house to do business." Xuanyuan Mo had already understood that he, the sixth emperor brother, did not like the affairs of the government, so he had to get by and let him go free.

In addition to spoiling, he sighed that the six emperor brothers were so kind and kind to save King Sheng on the line of life and death. At present, the most worrying thing is that Xuanyuan Wei, the demon king, is likely to raise the banner to rebel and subvert his rule.

Benevolence is not the way of the king, if you don't get rid of this famous god of the rivers and lakes, let him exist in the world is a hidden danger after all, his identity as the king of Sheng and the identity of the former regent are extremely special, if he sits on the throne in the future, he will be greatly threatened by the forces of the rivers and lakes.

However, if King Sheng raised his troops, it would be justified to annihilate them in one fell swoop at that time.

"The emperor's message."

At this time, the chief steward of the palace, Wan Gonggong, suddenly entered the palace to deliver the decree, and everyone knelt down to listen respectfully.

"The regent of the edict, the king of Sheng, the king of Xiang, the Zhongshu Order, the Shangshu Order, the servants of the door, the general in the palace, and the six Shangshu quickly come to the Changqiu Palace, I canonize the prince today, and consider the canonization matters."

"We're in command." The ministers concerned kowtow to the decree.

"Regent, Prince Xiang first, please." Gonggong Wan smiled flatteringly, but bowed humbly to Xuanyuan Rui, with great intention of flattering the future monarch, "Regent, the slave still has to find Prince Sheng to pass the decree, and the slave has retired." ”

As soon as Gonggong Wan left, there was a lot of discussion in the hall, and someone directly said hello to Xuanyuan Rui.

"The emperor must canonize the regent as the crown prince, congratulations to the regent."

"Congratulations."

"Father is finally going to appoint the imperial brother as the crown prince, congratulations." Xuanyuan Mo happily clicked with Xuanyuan Rui to celebrate the victory, holding the imperial brother and smiling towards the Changqiu Palace.

The ministers followed behind the two of them to talk and laugh, and they were happy all the way, and the monarchs and ministers were happy and peaceful.

Changqiu Palace, the emperor's bedroom has always been cold, and at this time, it was instantly full of court ministers, and the atmosphere was solemn and solemn.

"Ahem...... Ahem......" came a faint cough from the tent.

"Father, ......" Xuanyuan Rui knelt in front of the bed in pain and called softly.

"Mo'er has entered the palace again, cough cough ......" The emperor's eyes looked straight at King Xiang.

"Yes, the son came to visit his father again." Xuanyuan Mo replied respectfully.

"Father, drink ginseng soup to moisten your throat." Xuanyuan Rui took the blue and white porcelain bowl in the hands of the palace maid and stepped forward, carefully scooped a few spoonfuls of ginseng soup and fed it to his father.

Xuanyuan Mo stepped aside and gave up the place in front of the bed to the third emperor brother, the emperor's successor.

At this time, Xuanyuan Wei was covered in blood, and he forcibly entered the emperor's bedroom and knelt on the ground.

"Father, my son will kowtow to you."

The emperor looked at his beloved son's embarrassed appearance, and almost didn't hold his breath, "Wei'er, cough cough...... Ahem...... Come to the bedside. ”

"Yes, Father." Xuanyuan Wei crawled over with pain, leaving a bloody trail behind him, and fell to the side of the bed, looking at his father with a weak cough.

"Ahem...... I didn't protect my son, I'm ashamed of your dead mother, cough cough. ”

The emperor saw that his beloved son was covered in blood, and his heart ached, he coughed and reached out to stroke Xuanyuan Wei's unkempt hair, and said pitifully, "Wei'er, stay in the palace for your father to recuperate, Gonggong Wan, pass on the imperial doctor for Wei'er." ”

"Ahem...... Ahem......"

The emperor hissed and coughed, and his life was in danger.

Xuanyuan Wei hugged his father's arm and cried with tears, "Father, you have to get better, live a long life, and your sons can't live without your father." ”

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and reassured in a weak voice, "Wei'er, I won't let you be hurt again." ”

Although he was seriously ill and bedridden, the emperor knew everything about the outside world, and although most of the courtiers formed a group to support the regent, there would always be people who were out of place, and the historian Fan Siren was one of them.

Xuanyuan Wei was punished with a hundred sticks, and Fan Siren immediately handed the fold upward.

The emperor learned the lesson of the last negligence, but whenever there is a fold handed over to the sick, he must not miss it, and there are many folds on his bedside table.

"Mo'er, come forward." The emperor raised his cloudy phoenix eyes and looked for his youngest son Xuanyuan Mo in front of the bed.

"Yes, Father."

Xuanyuan Mo was squeezed to the edge of the bed by the two brothers, and he was already about to kneel in the corner in obscurity, and when he heard his father call his name, he raised his head and knelt in front of the bed.

"My son obeys."

"The son is here." The three princes knelt down in unison.

"Ahem...... the emperor coughed weakly, looked at his three sons, and issued a low edict: "Remove the third prince from the position of regent, restore the title of King Zhao, and canonize the sixth prince Xuanyuan Mo as the crown prince, and the crown prince will inherit the throne after a hundred years." ”

"Ah......" Xuanyuan Mo was stunned, stunned for a moment, and hurriedly kowtowed.

"Father, the child is young and incompetent, he does not dare to accept the heavy responsibility, the child is idle by nature, has no talent to take on the heavy responsibility, the child is weak and weak, unable to bear the heavy responsibility, the father and the emperor, the child recommends the three emperor brothers as the crown prince, the three emperor brothers are wise and calm, and they are recognized as the best talents to govern the country."

"Mo'er, I have thought it through, you are not a mediocre talent, you are the best candidate to inherit the throne. Zhong Aiqing, I canonized the six princes as the crown prince, but there are objections. "The emperor has made up his mind, and he has already thought about it.

"The father is wise, and the sons have no objections." Xuanyuan immediately clarified his supportive position.

When Xuanyuan Rui heard that his father's edict was like a thunderbolt from the sky, his face turned pale immediately, and his anxious words were blocked in his throat, just because there were too many courtiers to confide in. "Father!"

Xu is the emperor's canonized crown prince is too unexpected, no one has turned a corner to ease his mind, everyone has to think and think, and there is a quiet scene for a while, no one agrees or opposes it.

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Qin Taifu knelt on the ground and didn't look up, he hoped that it would be Xuanyuan Rui who would inherit the throne, but the emperor unexpectedly appointed the six princes as the crown princes, who could turn things around as a courtier?!

Qin Taifu sighed deeply, the emperor has a far-reaching strategy!

The emperor chose King Xiang as the crown prince to inherit the throne, which is beneficial to the stability of the country, King Sheng and King Xiang get along gently, King Sheng can accept King Xiang's ascendancy, King Xiang and King Zhao are brothers, even if King Zhao is unwilling in his heart, he will not rebel against his own brother. If the emperor appoints the three princes as the crown princes, King Sheng will definitely not accept it, and the two sides will inevitably fight to the death, and one side must perish before the war can be stopped.

"Your Majesty, during the regent reign of King Zhao, the court was stable and indispensable, and the appointment of King Zhao as the crown prince was in line with the will of the ministers and the people." Xue Shaoqing, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, opened his mouth to oppose it, and tried to protect Xuanyuan Rui as the crown prince.

"Is the court really stable? Are there no hidden dangers? The emperor's two questions rejected Xue Shaoqing's advice.

"Your Majesty, King Zhao has been in the dynasty for many years, has rich experience in governing the country, and will be able to stabilize the country and eliminate hidden dangers, and Weichen recommends King Zhao as the crown prince." Li Zhi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, recommended King Zhao.

"Kill whom? Who are you going to get rid of, are you going to get rid of my great prince! Presumptuous, cough cough ......" The emperor coughed violently, relieved his breath, and issued a low and resentful order, "Remove Li from the post of secretary of the criminal department, and drive me out of the court!" ”

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