Chapter 689: The World Is Cold

Originally, the ministers thought that no one would mention the matter of establishing a prince again today, after all, the emperor of the last court meeting had just sternly said that he would not establish a prince for the time being, let alone other ministers, and even the hardcore supporters of King Wei were hesitant to raise it at the court meeting so soon, but they didn't expect Wei Zheng to propose to establish a prince at the court meeting so suddenly! Could it be that Li Tai has even won over important ministers like Wei Zheng? Wei Zheng is known for his prestige in Qingliu, if even Wei Zheng makes such efforts to support Li Tai, then many Qingliu will definitely make efforts to support Li Tai, however, does Wei Zheng really want to ask for the crown prince? Wei Zheng really wants to ask for the crown prince, and now he sees what the situation is in the court, before everyone thought that Li Tai was the only candidate to establish the prince, so there was no turmoil in the court, even if the emperor made it clear that he would not set up the prince for the time being, it would not be people's hearts floating, but now, the people's hearts in the court have been floating, because the king of Wei and the king of Jin may be made princes, what does this mean? If the emperor has not established a prince, it is foreseeable that the court will gradually divide into two parties to fight endlessly, and today's prosperous era may be wiped out because of infighting, Wei Zheng looked at the chaos in the court, watched the people's hearts float, he was in the eyes, anxious in his heart, at this time no one dared to continue to ask the prince at the court meeting, but he dared, because he had an impartial heart, Li Yong did not think that Wei Zheng had taken refuge in Li Tai, Wei Zheng is the most upright, it is impossible to get involved in the dispute between the prince, Wei Zheng supported Li Jiancheng back then, and it is precisely because Li Jiancheng is the crown prince that he knows that Wei Zheng is afraid that there will be disputes between the court and the central government, to be honest, the wind direction of the court is indeed a little terrible recently, whether it is the previous dynasties, the prince has affected the sensitive nerves of the ministers of the court, after all, once the bet is right, it is the green clouds! Li Tai's henchmen were hesitating whether to continue to invite the crown prince, and now they couldn't help but be overjoyed when they saw that Wei Zheng actually took the initiative to jump out and restart the proposal to establish the prince, but most of the ministers wanted to wait and see, because they felt that the situation was not clear, and it was better to wait and see, just when everyone was thinking about it in their hearts, the emperor had already spoken.

"What Wei Qing said is very true, and he has been thinking about it for the past few days, and he also knows that the DPRK and even the people are talking about it, and the storage position is vacant, which really makes the hearts of the subjects float, and it is not good for the Jiangshan Society, so after thinking about it repeatedly, I feel that it is indeed necessary to establish a prince early!"

Li Er said in a deep voice, as soon as Li Er's voice fell, the entire hall was unprecedentedly quiet, and all the ministers were stunned, they even wondered if they had heard it wrong, after all, the emperor only sternly said not long ago that he would not establish a prince for the time being, and everyone thought that it would take a while to establish a prince, so they thought about waiting and seeing, who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, the emperor would change his mind to establish a prince! It's all of a sudden! It was so unexpected! Even Wei Zheng, who asked for the crown prince, couldn't help but be slightly stunned, because even he didn't expect the emperor to be so good! Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Eldest Sun Wuji, Li Jing and other old ministers were also stunned, they never thought that the emperor would establish a prince so soon! I don't have time to react! In the entire hall, maybe Li Yong was the only one who didn't react, because he had expected this, and when everyone hadn't come back to their senses, Li Er then spoke.

"Certain, the third son, Li Zhi, the king of Jin, is talented, sensitive, studious, generous, benevolent and filial...... Therefore, a certain decision to establish Li Zhi, the king of Jin, as the crown prince, I don't know what the princes think? ”

Sure enough, it was Li Zhi, the king of Jin! At this moment, all the ministers in the hall had such an idea in their hearts at the same time, after the hunting two days ago, they had a guess that the emperor was likely to make the king of Jin as the crown prince, or he was hesitating to make the king of Jin or the king of Wei as the crown prince, and now it has finally been verified, the emperor really wants to make the king of Jin the crown prince! Although they are all such a thought, but the mood of the courtiers is completely different, most of the courtiers feel that they are happy, glad that they stopped the precipice in time, and were no longer encouraged by Xiao Deyan and others to continue to invite the king of Wei to be the crown prince, and for those Li Tai's henchmen and others, this is tantamount to a thunderbolt from the sky, this is simply the difference between heaven and hell.

"Qi Qi sage, the king of Jin is still young, how can he take on the responsibility of the prince?"

"Sage, young and old, the king of Wei is still before the king of Jin, and the king of Wei is full of poetry and books, his writing is brilliant, outstanding, and he is praised by the government and the opposition, and he is really the prince who is the heart of all people! Please also think again! ”

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The minister who jumped out in such a hurry was of course Li Tai's hardcore cronies, they had already been tied up with Li Tai, the king of Wei, if they didn't jump out to oppose it at this time, and when the edict to canonize Li Zhi as the crown prince was issued, it would be too late, Li Er said in a deep voice.

"I also know that the King of Jin is still young, but fortunately, he is not old and is in his prime, so he can teach the King of Jin slowly, and he will also ask the court to learn the Great Confucianism to teach the King of Jin well, and he will definitely be able to teach him to be a qualified prince!"

The emperor's words are very clear, King Jin is indeed young, but he is not old, and there is time to teach King Jin, so King Jin is not a problem at all, if you are still against this, then what do you mean? Is it to curse the emperor to die early? The hall was quiet again, although Li Tai's hardcore cronies were very anxious, but they could only be anxious, because apart from their young age, they really couldn't find any other reason to object, King Jin was just a child, how could you attack? Li Er asked again.

"What do you think?"

This time, Li Er's gaze swept over the people at the forefront, and looked at Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Xu Shiji, Eldest Sun Wuji and others one by one, the emperor had already directly opened his mouth to make King Jin the crown prince, so what was there to hesitate about? The eldest grandson Wuji immediately stepped out of the queue and said respectfully.

"The minister also thinks that although the King of Jin is young, he is talented and intelligent, benevolent, filial and courteous, and should be made the prince!"

Li Jing made a list and said concisely.

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Cheng Yanjin and others, who came back to their senses, came out one after another, it must be right to follow the emperor, and King Jin and Li Yong have a close relationship, what is there to hesitate at this time? A group of important ministers who had already guessed in their hearts came out to agree, and then more and more ministers began to come out to agree, originally those ministers who hesitated in their hearts just wanted to wait and see the direction of the wind, and now this wind direction is no more obvious, the entire hall is a voice of approval, and some objections are also drowned in the voice of approval, for the reaction of the ministers, Li Er nodded with satisfaction and said in a deep voice.

"Since all the ministers have no objections, then choose an auspicious day to canonize Li Zhi as the crown prince! Li Tai, the king of Wei, has become an adult and cannot live in Chang'an for a long time, so the Ministry of Rites is preparing for the affairs of the king of Wei, and he will retire from the dynasty! ”

The ministers withdrew from the main hall, and the ministers couldn't help but talk about it, they didn't expect the sage to set up the prince so quickly, and he also set up Li Zhi, the king of Jin, as the prince, and what everyone didn't expect was that the emperor actually issued an order to let the king of Wei become a vassal! You know, except for Li Tai, the king of Wei, the other adult princes have already been in the domain, only the king of Wei has been staying in Chang'an, although Wei Zheng and other officials have more than once written to the king of Wei to be a vassal, but all of them have been left in the sage, I didn't expect that now the sage went to order the king of Wei to be a vassal, the meaning of this is self-evident, this time the king of Wei crossed the king of Wei and set up the king of Jin as the prince, and the sage also issued an order to let the king of Wei go to the vassal, it can be seen that the sage really thinks that the king of Wei is not suitable to be made a prince, then the king of Wei is afraid that it will be impossible to fight for the prince again, A group of ministers walked in groups, and the courtiers of King Wei's henchmen were isolated intentionally or unintentionally, and the ministers were basically able to hide how far and how far they could hide, which was completely different from a few days ago, what is the hot and cold world, several henchmen of the King of Wei can be said to have experienced it profoundly, but now they don't have the heart to sigh what the world is hot and cold, they left anxiously in a hurry, ready to discuss countermeasures, if it is the King of Jin who is finally made the crown prince, it means that their future is completely finished, Because they have already been completely tied to the King of Wei, they can't jump ship, so they are really anxious at the moment, today's court meeting is indeed beyond everyone's expectations, no one expected that the emperor would quietly set up King Jin as the crown prince in the end, Yu Chigong sighed.

"I didn't expect that! The saint actually made King Jin the crown prince so quickly! ”

Li Yong also nodded and sighed when he heard it.

"Yes! I didn't expect King Jin to be made the crown prince so soon! ”

Cheng Yanjin, Yu Chigong, Xu Shiji and others all looked at Li Yong with strange expressions, you didn't expect it, it's weird, you say such things, it's really stinky and shameless! However, Li Yong's face is indeed thick enough, because since he walked out of the main hall, I don't know how many ministers have intentionally or unintentionally aimed at Li Yong, and his eyes are full of heat, the King of Jin has been living in the deep palace, even if he is made the prince, he may not move to the East Palace, even if they want to contact the King of Jin, it is difficult, and the King of Jin has always been close to Li Yong, which is also known to the government and the public, so the ideas of many ministers naturally hit Li Yong, the government hall, the little eunuch was talking about what happened in the early dynasty, and heard that the sage wanted to make the King of Jin the crown prince, The palace maids in the main hall bowed down in unison and said in unison.

"Congratulations to Your Highness, congratulations to Your Highness."

Li Zhi was sitting next to Empress Changsun eating snacks, and when he heard the congratulatory voices of the palace maids, he couldn't help but open his mouth and was stunned, his mouth was full of snacks, and the corners of his mouth were all dim sum crumbs, although he had known it for a long time, but he still felt overwhelmed in the face of the palace maids' congratulations in unison, and he didn't know what to do, Empress Changsun smiled.

"The pheasant slave was made the crown prince, this is indeed a happy event, and it should be rewarded!"

Hearing the queen mother say that she wanted to reward, the festive atmosphere in the hall became even stronger, only the little eunuch was a little apprehensive in his heart, and the eldest grandson queen smiled.

"And then what?"

The little eunuch was even more apprehensive in his heart, but he didn't dare to hesitate and hurriedly said.

"The sage also said that the king of Wei should leave Beijing to become a vassal, and let the Ministry of Rites prepare for the affairs of the king of Wei."

Originally, the festive atmosphere in the Lizheng Palace was a little stagnant in an instant, although the King of Wei was not made the crown prince, but the King of Wei is still the son of the queen's mother, and has always been very favored by the queen's mother. Everyone was shocked, because everyone didn't expect the sage to let the king of Wei leave Beijing to become a vassal domain, after all, the king of Wei had been in Chang'an for several years, and Li Zhi was also shocked, and he really let his brother-in-law talk about it! It's amazing! Did the brother-in-law guess it himself, or was this a secret suggestion from the brother-in-law to his father? Li Zhi, who was stunned, obviously felt that the queen mother's mood had changed somewhat, and hurriedly said.

"Queen Mother, let's let the fourth brother stay in Chang'an!"

Empress Eldest Sun said softly.

"Does the pheasant slave want Qingque to stay in Chang'an? Aren't you afraid of your fourth brother? ”

Although he knew that his answer might allow Li Tai to continue to stay in Chang'an, Li Zhi still resolutely said.

"Queen Mother, in fact, the fourth brother has always been very good to me, and I am very reluctant to let the fourth brother become a vassal, and if the fourth brother is a vassal, then the father and the queen mother will definitely be sad and miss the fourth brother very much, I, I don't want to make the father and the queen mother sad."

Empress Eldest Sun was very moved when she heard this, touched Li Zhi's head, and said warmly.

"There has always been a letter to the official, to Qingque leave Beijing to become a domain, your father and emperor are vague because of my reluctance, now think about it, you should let Qingque become a domain as soon as possible, after all, this is the rule, Qingque stayed here and messed up the rules, there are no rules, there is no circle!"

Li Zhi listened a little as if he didn't understand, and Empress Eldest Sun smiled.

"When you grow up, you'll understand, it's good for your brothers to let Qingque go to the domain, besides, let Qingque leave Beijing and go to the domain, it's not that he is not allowed to go back to Chang'an, he can go back to Chang'an for a few days during the New Year's holidays."

Seeing the queen mother touching the head of King Jin and talking with a smile, all the palace maids were relieved, it seems that the queen mother has known about this for a long time! In the Wei Palace, Li Tai was pacing anxiously in the front hall, thinking about how many ministers would be able to ask him to be appointed as the crown prince in today's court, and suddenly, a guard outside hurriedly ran over.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, something is wrong!"

The guard was pale and panting, and Li Tai suddenly strode forward to the door of the hall, and shouted loudly in displeasure.

"What's wrong? What's the matter? Say! ”

Could it be that the courtiers asked him to make him the crown prince again, and then the saint still refused to make the crown prince? Li Tai couldn't help but sigh in his heart, didn't his father look at how high his reputation was?

"Your Royal Highness, today at the end of the Great Dynasty Meeting, Wei Zheng suddenly asked the sage to set up the prince early, and then the sage agreed, saying that he would make the king of Jin the crown prince!"

The guard said hurriedly, when he heard the front, Li Tai was still a little proud in his heart, he didn't expect that such an important minister as Wei Zheng would ask for the crown prince, but when he heard the back, his face suddenly became very pale.