Chapter 123: The Imperial Court
Jiang Kuo, as he had guessed lightly, became the second person to be reused by His Majesty after Prime Minister Lin Cheng.
However, they miscalculated another thing - Jiang Kuo did not choose to support the five princes.
Above the court, he stood on the side of Su Lixiao.
"Your Majesty, the old minister Jiang Kuo has a book to play, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and it cannot be without a prince for a day!"
"Your Majesty has a deep affection for the deceased Empress Yuan, and is unwilling to establish a new queen, this minister can understand, and can also sympathize with His Majesty's painstaking efforts, but the court must not have a prince without a queen! If the queen does not stand, the prince does not stand, this move is no different from the peace of my family and country, and I also ask Your Majesty to discuss the prince as soon as possible, so that the mountains and rivers will be forever solid, and the family and country will be peaceful!"
Jiang Kuo was above the court and directly proposed the establishment of the crown prince, which shocked the court.
It has been a major event of the family and the country since ancient times.
But today's court is changing every day, and courtiers dare not mention this matter rashly in front of the emperor.
Jiang Kuo's recital made the ministers of civil and military affairs in the court subconsciously hold their breath.
Just because they don't want to be a bird doesn't mean they don't want to watch others be birds.
After all, even if Jiang Kuo angered the emperor, when the emperor was angry, the target of punishment would only be Jiang Kuo, and it would not affect them.
"Jiang Aiqing, your words made Gu consider the matter of discussing the prince, Gu has not yet made a decision, since you have this intention, Gu wants to hear Jiang Aiqing's suggestions?"
His Majesty's eyes were dark, and he did not agree to Jiang Kuo, but threw the question back to Jiang Kuo again.
Jiang Kuo first defeated Prime Minister Lin Cheng, and now he is talking about the idea of the prince, and His Majesty sees his chess step by step clearly.
"Since Your Majesty has asked the minister to express his opinion on this matter, although the minister should not discuss royal affairs, the minister feels that there is a person in the royal family who can be made the crown prince by Your Majesty, so as to continue the foundation of the country."
Jiang Kuo said unhurriedly.
As soon as these words came out, the ministers of civil and military affairs on the side looked sideways.
They know very well the relationship between the five princes and Jiang Kuo, and now, Jiang Kuo is so afraid of death that he mentions the matter of the prince in front of His Majesty, most likely because he wants to pave the way for the five princes to be dusty.
Although Jiang Kuo did not say the candidate for the prince he wanted to promote, the ministers of civil and military affairs present already knew it.
Dust and peace.
Except for Su Chen'an, they couldn't think of a second person who would be so strongly recommended by Jiang Kuo.
But at the same time, all the ministers present also clearly knew that if Jiang Kuo really said the name of the fifth prince, His Majesty would definitely not agree to Jiang Kuo's proposal.
"Your Majesty, the prince who the minister wants to recommend is His Royal Highness King Li!"
As soon as Jiang Kuo's words came out, the hall was in an uproar.
His Majesty's originally gloomy and unpredictable eyes also had a hint of surprise.
"Jiang Kuo, as the grandfather of the Five Princes, I thought that you would recommend the Five Princes to the Emperor today in this court."
His Majesty asked directly.
He was very curious about Jiang Kuo's decision to abandon his dreams and choose to leave the sky.
"Your Majesty, although the minister is the maternal grandfather of His Royal Highness the Five Princes, the minister knows that he is a minister of this country and a courtier of His Majesty, and His Majesty is just asking who among the princes is more suitable to be the crown prince, not asking which prince is closer to the minister."
Jiang Kuo was neither humble nor arrogant, and responded seriously to His Majesty's inquiry.
"As the late queen, Empress Li is the only child left in the world, not only that, His Royal Highness King Li is also the eldest son of His Majesty, if the matter of the prince is only about the eldest and youngest, His Royal Highness King Li should be the best choice for the crown prince."
His Majesty will be the queen of the Yuan Dynasty, and his long-cherished background is unique.
"Jiang Aiqing, I have never followed the order of the eldest and youngest, although Su Lixiao is the eldest son of Lone, but Gu did not sit on the throne as the eldest son at the beginning!"
His Majesty's words changed, and his words seemed to refute Jiang Kuo's theory of elders and young.
But Jiang Kuo has worked with the monarch of the palace for many years in the court, how can he not know
Your Majesty said this, just to test him?
"Your Majesty, the minister knows that His Majesty is proficient in all kinds of literary and military affairs, so the emperor will choose His Majesty as the prince."
"The reason why the minister recommended His Royal Highness King Li is not only because His Royal Highness is noble, but also because His Royal Highness has been training in the frontier since he was a teenager, and now he has made a lot of achievements.
"His Royal Highness King Li is young and has already made outstanding achievements, such a prince can naturally afford the foundation of the country and the future of the court."
Jiang Kuo's words have come to this, and the rest of the civil and military ministers can be regarded as completely understanding what is happening.
The country cannot be without a prince for a day.
Now, in the royal family, there are only two days between King Li and the five princes, whether it is about birth or merit, the five princes and His Royal Highness King Li are not the same.
Now, Jiang Kuo took the lead in proposing that His Royal Highness King Lili be the prince, and they were caught off guard.
In order not to let Jiang Kuo alone take all the credit, the civil ministers and military generals in the court followed one after another, and Shangjiao proposed that His Royal Highness King Li be the crown prince.
"His Royal Highness King Li is brilliant, strong in martial arts, and on the battlefield, he is even more one as ten, arranging troops, breaking the enemy and attacking the city to capture, he is a model for our generals, if His Majesty appoints His Royal Highness King Li as the prince, we have no objection to being military generals!"
"Our Wenchen is the same, His Royal Highness King Li used to be generous and benevolent, and he had the demeanor of a gentleman from a heavenly family, and we are willing to follow such a Royal Highness the Prince!"
The court is above the martial ministers, and the words of the people.
His Majesty is optimistic about the current situation, and after the events of the Empress Yuan, he has always felt guilty about Su Lixiao in his heart.
But the regrets left by the events of the year, he can't make up for it in this life, and now, since the ministers proposed to let Su Lixiao be the prince, His Majesty is naturally happy to go with the flow.
The holy decree of King Li Shuli to be crowned the crown prince was promulgated by His Majesty on the same day.
King Li's Mansion was stepped on the threshold by the court officials who came to congratulate for a while, and this was the first time that His Majesty had established a prince since he reigned for so long.
Whether it is the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People, or the people of the world, they all regard this matter as extremely important.
Only Su Lixiao is not as smiling and beaming as others.
Xi Qingyan saw that he had left the sky and sent the housekeeper of the Li Wangfu to deal with the officials who came to congratulate him, but he hid in the study to deal with affairs, this matter was naturally unusual.
She took the initiative to find the study.
"Shu Lixiao, are you alright? Is it because the people outside are arguing about you, that's why you're hiding here?"
Xi Qingyan walked behind Shu Lixiao, who was sitting in the chair, reached out to wrap his hand around Shu Lixiao's shoulder, and whispered concern.
Su Lixiao was named the crown prince, which should have been a happy thing.
Back then, before Empress Yuan was slandered, when Su Lixiao was still a child with a mother's love and father's love, he had been appointed as a prince by His Majesty many times.
After so many years, he finally returned to the position of crown prince.
"I wasn't disturbed by outsiders, I just lamented that I couldn't let the queen mother see today's scene......
Shu Lixiao reached out and held Xi Qingyan's hand holding him, and said with emotion.
"When my mother was still alive, she had high hopes for me, she taught me how to be a prince who benefits all the people in the world, and taught me the responsibilities that should be shouldered as a member of the royal family."
"In my heart, she is a woman who is closest to the title of ***, because my mother always remembers that she is the queen, and she wants to be an example for women in the world."
His mother was different from other women.
But Su Lixiao can understand why his mother is different from others, because in her mother's heart, she has always demanded herself according to the queen's standards.
"Back then, when I was demoted to the frontier by my father and the emperor to fend for myself, I thought more than once that if the queen mother did not demand herself according to the queen's standards back then, would the ending waiting for our mother and son be completely different?"
Today, he was appointed as the prince, and he was naturally happy, and his queen mother under Jiuquan should also be happy.
But at the same time, Su Lixiao also understood that this was a kind of compensation for his father and his mother.
If everything is chosen, he would rather not be a cold prince, and he also hopes that the queen mother can accompany him alive.
Today, everyone is congratulating him, but he thinks of his mother.
"Dreaming of leaving the sky......" Xi Qingyan didn't know how to consol him.
The unjust death of Empress Yuan will always exist in his heart, and this will be the deepest thorn buried in his heart.
"You can't change the past, but you have a way to live your future, and her choice that day after Yuan was not so much to fulfill her dignity as a queen, but for you."
When the queen of the Yuan Dynasty chose to die, this move saved the dream to the greatest extent.
If it weren't for Empress Yuan's self-destruction, His Majesty would most likely have doubts about Su Lixiao's origin, and it is very likely that Shu Lixiao will experience the same fate as Su Yiting at that time......
"I know that she is for me, light face, and many of the decisions my mother has made in her life are actually so that I can live better."
Why don't you understand this truth?
"In this case, you have to live well, with the expectations of the Empress Yuan, with me and our children," Xi said with a light smile, "Xiao Chen and Xiao Mo want to give you a gift as a father, you can let the housekeeper collect the gifts of others, and your own son's gifts will never be collected by others, right?"
"Let's go, Qingyan, you go with this king to see that gift!"
Hearing that the two little guys gave him gifts, Su Lixiao was curious, so he no longer stayed in the study, and accompanied Xi Qingyan to celebrate with his son.
There are people in Kyoto who celebrate the fact that they have become the crown prince, and there are people who are depressed because of this.
Su Lixiao was made the crown prince, and the only unhappy person in the whole capital is afraid that only the fifth prince is safe.
He met his grandfather Jiang Kuo in the imperial study that day to sue Prime Minister Lin Cheng, and later, Lin Cheng was knocked down, and his maternal grandfather Jiang Kuo was on the rise.
Su Chen'an thought that after his grandfather was promoted, his power in the court would gradually gather and grow.
Unexpectedly, his maternal grandfather actually recommended Su Lixiao as the crown prince in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military!
After this matter reached Su Chen'an's ears, he felt that the sky above his head had fallen.
"Why, why do you all like to be left in the sky!"
With the wine in his hand, Su Chen'an climbed to the roof of the palace and scolded at the moon.
The streets of Kyoto are lit up, and those bright lights are shining on him!
He sat on the roof and looked at the direction of King Li's Mansion from afar, that place was not only brightly lit, but there were even iron trees and silver flowers burning!
"We are both princes, why can he keep pressing on my head!"
Su Chen'an poured the wine in the pot and whined.
"Father looks down on me! The people in the palace also look down on me! The civil and military ministers of the court are unwilling to make friends with me, and now even my own grandfather has left me!"
Su Chen was uncomfortable with peace of mind, and threw the wine jug in his hand directly from the ridge of the roof.
The broken flask almost hurt the guest who came to the door.