Chapter 258: Invitation
Above the court, hundreds of officials were lined up, and Emperor Tianwei sat on the high platform, his torch-like eyes scanning everyone in the audience.
Everyone was extremely worried, Emperor Tianwei's face had become a little gray, and it seemed that his body was getting heavier and heavier.
The ministers did not dare to speak out, today's court meeting was very different from the past, they all braked quietly and waited for the changes.
At this time, among the princes, only Su Zimo was still in the court. Above the court, there was silence, only Su Zimo's coughing echoed in the hall from time to time.
Su Zimo's body was wrapped in a heavy cloak, even so, he still felt cold, and he stretched out his hand from time to time to pull the cloak wrapped around his body tightly.
Looking at Su Zimo in the audience, Emperor Tianwei couldn't help frowning, if Su Zimo's body could be a little better, how good it would be.
Now, he is dragging such a sick body, if he wants to hand over this great country of the Celestial Empire to his hands, I am afraid that it will cause unnecessary trouble, after all, the rivers and mountains of the Celestial Empire will be passed down for thousands of years.
"The emperor has a will, there is a morning play, and there is no book to retreat." Father-in-law Cao approached and shouted.
The ministers spoke, but they saw Shangguan Yu with a look, and a civil official standing not far behind him stood up from behind him.
"Your Majesty, the ministers have a ...... to play"
"Speaking ......"
"Your Majesty, please play, the emperor has passed fifty years, and the princes are all adults, please make an edict to the emperor, for the sake of the Celestial Empire, please establish a prince......"
As soon as someone raised their heads, the group of ministers behind them were no longer calm, and they all knelt down in front of Emperor Tianwei with a look of eyes on their left and right.
Su Zimo coughed violently, and there was a feeling of being out of breath, Emperor Tianwei looked at Su Zimo like this, and motioned to Gonggong Cao to send Su Zimo a chair.
"Ministers, I also have this meaning, I am over fifty years old, in recent years, I have indeed been unwell, for the sake of the great cause of the Heavenly Empire, it is time to establish a prince. Since the Aiqing mentioned this matter today, let's discuss it......"
Emperor Tianwei sat down and looked at his ministers.
"Zhou Mingjing, do you think that among all the princes in me, which one is more suitable to sit in the position of the prince?" Emperor Tianwei opened his mouth to ask, he was full of confidence, just listening to the tone of his words, he didn't look like a sick person at all.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that all the princes of the emperor are extremely good, and whoever sits in the position of the prince can ensure the prosperity of the Celestial Empire for a thousand years......" Zhou Mingjing is an old fox in the end, and he will not easily express his position before he clearly gets the holy will.
Even if he was coerced by Su Zimo and wanted to push Su Zimo out, it couldn't be at this time, after all, he was still King Duan's father-in-law.
"Old fox, I want to hear what you mean." Emperor Tianwei scolded Zhou Mingjing.
Zhou Mingjing stood aside and half-narrowed his eyes.
Shangguan Yu arched his hand and approached and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Su Zimo, the fifth prince, has a good heart and can be the prince of the throne......
"Yes, Your Majesty, after many observations, the minister thinks that the fifth prince can indeed be qualified for the position of prince......" Li Yingchun also picked up.
The two ministers of the humerus have already made clear their meaning, so those people below naturally understand where the wind is blowing.
Emperor Tianwei looked at Su Zimo sitting in the hall with a little approval, and suddenly, Su Zimo coughed violently, this cough was almost about to cough out his bile, he stroked his chest, and for a while, he couldn't breathe.
"Little Caozi, go over and take a look......"
In the end, it was his own son, Emperor Tianwei was extremely distressed, and he saw an order from him, telling Gonggong Cao to go and see Su Zimo.
Father-in-law Cao approached, brought tea, and waited for Su Zimo to drink it, Su Zimo eased up a little and got up calmly.
"Father, the ministers support their son as the crown prince, and the son is really hard to shirk. It's just that the son is seriously unwell, and it hasn't been a day or two, and the son is afraid that he won't be able to take on such a big responsibility, so the son risked his life to ask for the throne, and the prince is still thinking about other brothers...... The son is really not angry, and he is afraid that he will miss the country passed down by his father......"
Su Zimo said these words sincerely, as he spoke, his tears flowed down, and the shame of hating himself was vividly expressed in Su Zimo's body.
At this time, Emperor Tianwei's face was a burst of loss.
Looking at Su Zimo's situation, I'm afraid that he really can't support the country of the Celestial Empire, all of this is caused by the queen's woman.
Thinking of this, Emperor Tianwei's hatred for the queen spread.
"Father, according to his son, Brother Duan Wang and Brother Qing Wang are both capable and outstanding, and they are leading troops outside, making meritorious contributions to the Heavenly Empire, no matter which one of them is established, they will never live up to the trust of their father, so Zimo has thanked the love of hundreds of officials, and thanked his father for his appreciation, this prince's position, Zimo really can't afford it......"
Su Zimo threw his hand at the ministers, and for a while, the officials exchanged heads and talked about one place.
"What's going on? The fifth prince is indeed unwell, and it is not suitable to be the crown prince......"
"Duan Wang Ye has a good reputation as a virtuous king, and it is the most suitable ...... to be the prince"
"The Qing prince can also ......"
Everyone was talking, and Emperor Tianwei sat alone on the high platform and listened to their discussions.
At this time, Li Yingchun arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, the minister suggests again, please Liduan Wang Ye for my Celestial Crown Prince......"
"The minister also asks for discussion, and the prince is the crown prince...... "Shangguan Yu also picked up.
As soon as everyone saw that the two bigwigs in the court had put forward suggestions, they all bowed their hands and said: "Please Liduan Wang Ye as the prince and prince......"
The voices of the crowd were higher than the others, and Zhou Mingjing, who was standing on the side, couldn't help but sigh lightly, his sigh represented too many things.
Emperor Tianwei didn't seem to have made up his mind yet, he looked at everyone, left and right, it was Su Zimo, Su Zimo's excuse made him unable to arrange it for a while.
The matter of establishing a prince is by no means a trivial matter, how can it be hastily settled......
Just when Emperor Tianwei was in distress, he saw Su Zimo sitting on the stool, his whole body was weak, and he collapsed on the ground, and the whole person was no longer able to stand up.
Above the court, there was chaos. Emperor Tianwei took a few steps and walked down from the high platform, ignoring his old body, he hugged Su Zimo into his arms and called out.
"Someone, please the doctor, please ask the doctor to ......"