All the emperor's grandsons study in the study room on weekdays and do not take any errands.
After Emperor Long'an came back from the palace, he issued an order to order the imperial grandsons who had grown up and married to come to court early to listen to the government. In fact, they were the eldest son of King Qin and the eldest son of King Yan. The rest of the emperor's grandsons were still young.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this imperial edict is mainly for the Crown Prince of Yan. The Crown Prince of Qin is older and cannot get around it, so he is just passing by.
One can imagine how the Prince of Qin felt.
The Crown Prince of Qin, who had been in court for half a month, took a step forward in front of all the ministers today, and the hand holding the memorial trembled slightly: "Imperial Grandfather, my father wrote a memorial in his own hand, and my grandson is presenting it today on his father's behalf. Please ask the imperial grandfather to read the memorial."
When Emperor Long'an heard the name of King Qin, a haze flashed in his eyes.
However, no matter how raging the anger was, it had mostly dissipated after a year.
"Send it over!" Emperor Long'an finally opened the dragon's mouth.
Zhu Yao, the eldest son of King Qin, suppressed the excitement in his heart and responded, giving the memorial to Eunuch Shen. Eunuch Shen took the memorial and placed it in front of Emperor Long'an.
Today is the Small Court Meeting, and those who are qualified to participate in the Small Court Meeting are all important officials of the third rank or above. They all have a panoramic view of this scene, and they are thinking about it in their hearts.
King Yan raised his eyes and glanced at the memorial in front of Emperor Long'an, feeling quite bad.
The King of Han actually persuaded the King of Qin. You can guess what will be written in this memorial without thinking too much.
There are four brothers in total, and three of them have submitted memorials to the emperor to ask him to establish his throne. If he does not say anything, he will be talked about. Regardless of whether he likes it or not, he has to submit memorials even if he pinches his nose.
Although I am not afraid, I am really embarrassed.
Emperor Long'an opened the memorial, glanced at it, and put it down calmly.
The King of Han glanced at Emperor Long'an's face, and his eyes drifted to the Minister of Hubu who was standing aside. The Minister of Hubu nodded slightly, then stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I also have something to report today."
Emperor Long'an looked unpredictable: "What do you want to report?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs handed over his hand and began to read: "It has been more than ten years since the late queen died of illness. The phoenix throne in the harem has been vacant, and the emperor is alone. I am heartbroken for the emperor. I ask the emperor to issue an edict to establish a queen."
As soon as he finished speaking, six more officials came out one after another to ask the emperor to establish his throne.
Only the officials from the Ministry of Justice remained silent.
His Royal Highness King Yan has been in charge of the Ministry of Justice for many years, and everyone in the Ministry of Justice naturally supports King Yan.
Emperor Long'an neither nodded nor reprimanded anyone, but said calmly: "We will discuss the matter of establishing a queen later."
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This is just the beginning.
From this day on, officials would submit memorials every day asking the emperor to establish a queen. Some directly mentioned Concubine Cao in the memorials, praising "Concubine Cao's virtuous temperament, outstanding virtues, and worthy of being the empress of the Qi Dynasty."
King Yan also submitted a memorial in which he praised Concubine Tian Shu for being "frugal, thrifty and kind". Immediately afterwards, many officials asked the emperor to make Concubine Tian Shu his queen.
You said that this move was damaging. King Zhao was so angry that he had to go to the King of Han to confess his feelings: "...Fourth brother, this is all a trick used by the second brother to alienate you and my brother. My mother-in-law has never Your ambition to be a queen. I also wholeheartedly support your fight for the position of prince. Don’t fall into the trap of my second brother."
Then he patted his chest and swore to the sky: "If I have such intentions, I will let God drop a thunderbolt to kill me."
The King of Han smiled and said, "Don't worry, third brother. How can I take such despicable tricks to heart?"
After King Zhao left, King Han's face turned gloomy. He snorted coldly and walked to Ganquan Palace.
But it came to nothing.
The palace attendants in Ganquan Palace said tremblingly: "The Imperial Concubine went to Cuiwei Palace to talk to Concubine Shu."
If what you say is false, go and find out whether it is true or not.
The King of Han waited for half an hour before Concubine Cao came back.
Concubine Cao ordered the palace servants to step back, and the smile on her face suddenly disappeared. Disdain and anger flashed in her eyes: "This Tian family is just a foot-washing maid, but he dares to aspire to the throne."
The position of queen is really very attractive to the concubines in the harem.
Even though King Zhao secretly reminded Concubine Tian Shu, Concubine Tian Shu could not help but be moved.
Concubine Cao was born better than her, younger than her, and more beautiful than her. However, the Cao family was powerful. Once Concubine Cao became the queen, the Cao family would become even more powerful. At that time, the Cao family would fully support the King of Han, and Emperor Long'an wanted to establish King Yan.
Being a prince is not an easy task.
Maybe, she can get a bargain!
When Concubine Cao thought of Concubine Tian Shu's hypocritical appearance, she felt angry: "Even if I don't become this queen, I will never let Mr. Tian be proud."
Then he said to the King of Han: "Don't trust King Zhao too much. He keeps saying that he fully supports you. From my point of view, he just wants to have a snipe and a clam fight for the fisherman's profit."
"You and King Yan will fight to the death. In the end, he will be revealed."
A cold light flashed in the eyes of the King of Han, and he whispered: "Don't worry, concubine, I will always be on guard against him."
Concubine Cao calmed down and said, "Prince Fu entered the palace yesterday, and I have made an agreement with her. In a few days, Prince Fu will give a memorial."
"It's your imperial grandmother's side. I begged you several times, but you still won't let go."
Empress Dowager Cao's attitude is that the Ai family loves the King of Han the most, and the Ai family likes Concubine Cao the most. However, it depends on the emperor's will whether to establish an empress or not. At this age, the Ai family does not have to worry about these things.
The King of Han was quite dissatisfied with Empress Dowager Cao in his words: "Any talk of favoring my mother and concubine, or favoring me, is all empty talk. At the critical moment, she didn't even want to say a word for our mother and son."
Isn't it?
Concubine Cao was also full of complaints.
My aunt was a queen back then, and she has been a queen mother for decades. She has been honored and wealthy all her life. But now she refuses to support her biological niece.
No matter how much you complain or feel dissatisfied, you can't show it. Not only can't you show it, but you must continue to respect Queen Mother Cao. Queen Mother Cao is the backbone of the Cao family and her backer in the palace.
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This vigorous establishment of the queen reached a dramatic climax after Prince Fu delivered a memorial.
Emperor Long'an finally spoke: "I am already over sixty years old, and my health is getting worse day by day. Maybe one day I will close my eyes and go west. There is no need to establish a queen."
"I know the filial piety of the princes, and I am deeply gratified. However, there is no need to mention the matter of the marriage."
King Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Once the emperor establishes a throne, no matter who he establishes, it will be very detrimental to him. Now that Emperor Long'an has directly stated that he has no intention of establishing a queen, this turmoil can come to an end.
The King of Han's face didn't look so good.
After so much effort and such a big fight, it ended so easily?
No, it's not over.
Because Emperor Long'an quickly said: "When the state has a crown prince, people's hearts will be determined. I want to establish a crown prince!"
