Although there was a lot of turmoil in the middle, the birthday of the emperor of Liangguo finally came to an end, and the entire palace and outside the palace did not seem to be affected in any way, and the next day Gu Yi even participated in the early dynasty, but I heard that his face was not very good-looking at that time.

In the middle of the few days, Gu Xuan has not gone out in the palace, during which only Gu Cang took the initiative to visit once, on this day, after he got up early in the morning, he did not go to the courtyard of the martial arts arena for morning practice as usual, but after cleaning up, he left Yongle Palace directly.

It's been eighteen years, and for the first time, I have to go to the Jinluan Palace, which the world yearns for very much, and in the end, I am still a little nervous.

However, even if he is the fifth prince, without the actual official status, he is not qualified to go directly to the Hajj, but he is dressed neatly and stands in the side hall waiting for the summons.

On the Jinluan Palace, which symbolizes the power center of the entire Liang Kingdom, Gu Yi sat on the dragon chair, and the palm print of the great eunuch Han Diao Temple was waiting with his hands hanging down as usual, and went down the stairs, and there were several palace maids and eunuchs waiting on the left and right, waiting for orders.

At the bottom, the civil and military officials have already stood in their respective positions according to the rules, on the left and right, clearly distinguished, from front to back, descending in turn.

Except for special circumstances, those who can be qualified to go to the court to participate in the court meeting are all officials above the fourth rank in the court, and those who are lower than the fourth rank, or those who are not Beijing officials, must be summoned before they can be led by the eunuchs to enter the Jinluan Palace, and among the princes, so far, only Gu Cang has this qualification to attend, and his position is after the governors of the three provinces, which is on par with the six Shangshu, which shows his status.

What makes others even more jealous is that Gu Cang can freely choose whether to participate in the court meeting, unlike other officials, if they suddenly have a sudden illness and cannot attend, they must also report to the palace in advance, this kind of treatment can only be possessed by the rank of the governor of the three provinces or a meritorious veteran, and the emperor has never shied away from favoring this prince.

In fact, there is nothing particularly important in today's court meeting, Liangguo has been peaceful for a long time, and many things can be handled by officials from all over the country, and some small frictions at the border gates do not need to be notified to the emperor, in general, it is not a major matter related to a state or several counties, the emperor is generally too lazy to listen, after all, if the emperor has to make decisions in person, why do you want so many officials?

Generally speaking, in the absence of particularly urgent matters to deal with, after going through the entire procedure of the court meeting, it is time for Han Diao Temple to shout at the top of his voice, "There is something to play, nothing to retreat from the court".

Today is different, Gu Yi, who had been sitting on the dragon chair, suddenly spoke: "I see that the princes are getting older, and it is time for the king to build a mansion and spread the branches for my royal family." ”

When the ministers heard this, none of them dared to speak, and they didn't even look at each other, once it came to the affairs of the princes, it was all the emperor's family matter, and since the emperor suddenly mentioned it, it was naturally known in his heart a long time ago, and now it is not their turn to talk more.

After a short period of calm, it was Shang Shu who made Zhang Boren stand up first and arched his hand: "The emperor said this, naturally he has already made a decision, and the ministers will listen to him." ”

Facing this trusted old minister, Gu Yi nodded with satisfaction, glanced left and right, and then said loudly: "The eldest prince Gu Yuan, who has been an official abroad for many years, and his political achievements are obvious to all. ”

When Gu Yi said this, he paused for a moment, seeing that there were no objections below, and then smiled at Gu Cang: "As for my second son Gu Cang, I am very pleased to have made great contributions to the country over the years, and I should be crowned King of Qin!"

The eldest prince Gu Yuan is a true Confucian gentleman, away from Beijing, for many years, quite popular with the local people, this prince has no mind about the throne, it is normal not to add the title of prince for the time being, and the prince Gu Cang is even more prestigious among the civil officials in the capital, if it is not too young, I am afraid that he has already become the civil leader of the Liangguo court, and the current dynasty Shangshu Ling Chamberlain side by side, and the crown prince of the past dynasties to crown the king of Qin is also the rule of the ancestral system, naturally no one dares to disagree.

Even if it is a team of military attachés who have always been at odds with this side, no one dares to speak out against it, although they are all martial artists, but they have been in this court for a long time, and that little eyesight is still there, and now the crown prince's position as the king of Qin is not something they can speak against anymore, who told people to fight for their own strength?

The grandfather is the former Zhongshu Ling Su Ruwen, the protégé is all over the world, the future father-in-law is the current civil official leader Zhang Boren, and the mother is the justifiable queen of the dynasty, who has followed the left and right since the emperor was still a prince, and the status is unshakable.

And it's still that sentence, such a big thing, the emperor must have a plan in his heart, don't open your mouth now to make yourself uncomfortable, not to mention that now the Wenchen's side is basically tilted towards the crown prince Gu Cang, and the status of the generals themselves is one level lower, and only some of them are from the Youzhou military system, and they can barely be regarded as the people on the side of the third Gu Li, and they are not monolithic inside, how can they join forces against a whole civilian-official group?

Zhang Boren and Gu Cang are already half of the family, although they have not yet officially announced it to the world, but the rumors have spread all over the capital, so it is natural to avoid suspicion at this time.

At that moment, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu took the initiative to step forward and said loudly: "The minister thinks that the prince Gu Cang, standing up for morality, caring for the family and the country, and offering countless good policies for governing the country, and even more well-known among the people, promoting my cool country literary style, and the literary name is spread all over the sea realm, this Qin king's position is well deserved!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

The civil officials of the prince's family hurriedly seconded the proposal loudly, and the military attachés also nodded in agreement.

Anyway, it's just a formality, at this time, there is no fool who doesn't have long eyes to jump out to oppose it, the four officials who can be fooled by the imperial court, basically they are all human spirits, they all understand politics, when to speak, when to shut up, when to hold a group, when to take a detour, they are all full of experience, and if there are really one or two who don't understand, they will definitely not be able to stay in this turbulent court.

Since no one objected, Gu Yi raised his chin, and at that moment, an internal official with extraordinary status stepped forward with a mahogany tray, on which a sky-blue dress was neatly stacked, embroidered with four seven-clawed golden dragons, front and back, one on each shoulder, doing a survey of the sky, opening his teeth and dancing claws, with a supreme majesty that symbolized the imperial power, this scene saw that the people next to him secretly swallowed saliva, you must know that the princes who have been awarded the throne in all dynasties, even if they are the highest-ranking Qin kings, at most they are just tattooed five-clawed golden dragons, this dress is obviously a bit beyond the ancient system, but no one dares to object to a word。

On the top of the clothes there is also a black crown, with a gold rim and a ruby embedded in the hat, red as blood, and the majesty is unparalleled!

Gu Cang didn't dare to slack off, quickly stood out from the crowd, took the tray with both hands and picked it up, and then respectfully knelt down on one knee and said loudly.

"Thank you to your father for the knighthood! Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Gu Yi raised his hand and said with concern: "Cang'er, get up, the cold on the ground in winter is heavy, don't hurt your body." ”

In just one sentence, its favor is unmistakable.

"Thank you, Father!"

Gu Cang stood up, first handed the tray to the eunuch who was still waiting next to him, and said, 'There is labor', and then walked back to the crowd to stand still, and when the court is dispersed, naturally someone will send it to his house, and it is not a matter for him to hold it now.

Seeing that this was happening, Gu Yi continued: "The third prince, Gu Li, has both ability and political integrity, and should be crowned King of Qi!"

There was a commotion inside the civil official team, and everyone looked at the Shangshuling Zhang Boren who was standing at the front, but seeing that the other party looked at ease and didn't bother to raise his eyelids, he knew that the one above must have already been angry with Master Zhang, and the top did not speak, so naturally no one made a sound at the moment.

In the ranks of military attachés, Gu Li, a prince, can be regarded as a prince who can be related to the military department, so naturally there is no reason not to support it, and no one opposes it at the moment, and they are all in agreement.

"Minister's approval!"

"Minister's approval!"

"Minister's approval!"

The three princes were not here for the time being, but there was still a eunuch who walked out holding the normal five-clawed golden dragon robe and a hat inlaid with agate stones, and stood in front of the hundred officials, which was obviously one level lower than Gu Cang.

This is normal, Gu Cang is the prince of a country, and his reputation inside and outside the court has been quite high over the years, in comparison, Gu Li is more like a normal prince, he has just become an adult, everything has just started, and naturally he is not as talented as Gu Cang.

Seeing that the people below finally quieted down, Gu Yi continued to speak: "Fourth prince Gu Hai, crown the king of Chu!"

At this moment, there were suddenly more objections from the people below.

In the Ministry of Rites, in addition to Gu Hai's uncle, Shen Shilang was the first to stand up and say: "Your Majesty, the minister is opposed, the fourth prince is still young, how can he easily be crowned the king of Chu? This is not in line with the etiquette, the minister thinks that it is not appropriate!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone next to him immediately stood up and said: "Lord Shen is wrong in what he said, the age difference between the four princes and the rest of the princes is not big, and they are already adults, why can't they be crowned kings? If you want to say that the eldest prince is the oldest according to age, why can't you be crowned king? The four princes have excellent conduct, and Weichen had the honor to teach a lesson to the four princes when he was in the Guozijian, and the minister believes that the four princes are completely worthy of the throne of the king of Chu!"

This person was born in Jiangzhou, and he is the most famous member of the Jiangzhou Party among civil officials, so he naturally supports the eldest prince and the fourth prince born to Concubine De, these sides are born to take sides, and Gu Hai's uncle did not speak, although he is the whip of the Jiangzhou Party, but at this time he needs to avoid suspicion.

Gu Cang, who had been silent in the team, suddenly spoke up at this time: "Master Tu is right, the fourth brother is worthy of the throne of the king of Chu in virtue and virtue, and the father and son are also in favor of giving the fourth brother the position of the king of Chu!"

The other civil officials who originally wanted to refute were suddenly stunned, especially Shen Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, who was the first to speak up against it, was even more surprised, from the fact that he took the initiative to ask the emperor for Gu Cang's original poems, it can be seen that this person must be extremely inclined to Gu Cang, and now that Gu Cang actually spoke like this, he was naturally very surprised.

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