Deqing Hall, a side hall that is not very big, His Majesty the Emperor is sitting on the dragon bed, looking at the several prime ministers and Dajiu Qing who have arrived.
More than a dozen people filled this small room to almost full capacity.
Shen Yi was the last one to arrive. After coming forward to see the ceremony, he was placed at the head of the ministers.
After he sat down, he looked up at the emperor.
His Majesty the Emperor's complexion seems to have improved a lot now, and he has become more energetic.
The emperor first glanced at Shen Yi, and then looked up at a young man who stretched his head at the door. His Majesty shook his head slightly and smiled hoarsely: "That boy at the door."
Shen Yuan shrunk his neck, walked in cautiously, knelt on the ground, kowtowed to the emperor and saluted: "Your Majesty, Shen Yuan, please pay homage to Your Majesty."
The emperor smiled and said: "What are you doing sneaking around at the door?"
Shen Yuan lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have just returned to the capital. I wanted to follow my father into the palace to have a look at you. When I arrived at the gate of Deqing Hall, I learned that only the prime minister and the six ministers and nine ministers can enter, so I did not dare to come in."
"However, I haven't seen your Majesty for quite some time. I heard that your Majesty was sick, and I was a little worried, so I wanted to take a look at your Majesty..."
The emperor glanced at him and said helplessly: "You kid, you are too unstable. The way you looked just now, if the inner guards had not recognized you, they would have captured you long ago."
Shen Yuan knelt on the ground, stretched out his hand to scratch his head, and did not dare to speak.
His Majesty the Emperor looked at him and asked, "How are you doing in Liaodong?"
"Your Majesty, I am already familiar with military matters."
"Within ten years, I will serve as your majesty and conquer Liaodong for the imperial court!"
"Ten years..."
His Majesty the Emperor smiled, glanced at Shen Yi, and said, "Okay, I'll note it down."
"Since you are here, don't go out, just sit..."
The emperor glanced at everyone and said: "I am ranked at the bottom of the Nine Qings."
Shen Yuan kowtowed and thanked the Holy Father.
After everyone took their seats, the door of the side hall slowly closed.
The emperor sat on the dragon bed, coughed, and then said: "I summoned you to the palace today because I have something to announce. My dear friends probably already know about this matter."
The emperor glanced at everyone and said: "The prince has lost his virtue. I have thought about it for the past month and decided to depose him from the position of crown prince and demote him to the prince of Gu'an County."
"I will report this matter to the Imperial Ancestral Temple tomorrow, and at the same time issue an edict to inform the world."
This sentence did not cause any disturbance.
After all, most people have already guessed this. As a prince, he personally leads the army with the intention of murdering his own brother. This kind of thing is not very forgivable.
On the contrary, it is a bit surprising that this matter has been delayed for so long.
His Majesty the Emperor took a deep breath and continued: "The Prince of Gu'an will never give up his vassal status."
this is normal.
As an old prince, not to mention that he has many "party members", even if he has no party members, this title alone will be taken advantage of by many interested people.
For example, take Zhu Zhenren, who is dead but not stiff.
Therefore, it is impossible for the deposed prince to join the vassal state. He can only live in Yanjing City under house arrest. Whether he can survive in the future depends on whether the new emperor is in a good mood or not.
Having said this, His Majesty the Emperor's eyes already had a somewhat sad look, as if he had foreseen the future of his third son.
And this future can be said to have been created by him.
Looking back on the cause and effect of this matter, it can even be said that from the moment the Empress Dowager Sun spoke the name of the third prince, the fate of the deposed prince was already doomed.
The Queen Mother Sun's last words before her death were exactly what His Majesty the Emperor himself asked her to say.
At this time, the emperor was naturally in some pain.
But he did not say such childish words that future emperors should not kill him, because everyone knew that a dead emperor could not control his own son.
Having said this, the emperor looked at everyone, his mood rose a little, and he said slowly: "The fourth prince of the emperor, Wu Wang Li Jian, is of noble character. I will place him under the queen's lap and establish him as the prince."
After saying one sentence, the emperor's strength seemed to be at a loss. He still looked up at the crowd and asked, "My lords, do you have any opinions?"
Everyone bowed their heads in unison: "Your Majesty is wise."
His Majesty the Emperor took a deep breath again and said slowly: "The people sitting here today are all my ministers from the Hongde Dynasty, and they are also important ministers who have been hand-picked by me for thirty years. One day, a hundred years from now..."
Emperor Hong De said silently: "I wish you all the best to assist the new king in the long-term relationship of king and minister, so that the country and the country can be stable and the people can live and work in peace and contentment."
"Okay?"
As soon as these words were said, all the ministers stood up and knelt in front of His Majesty the Emperor, all of them with red eyes.
Emperor Hongde had been in power for thirty years, and he was rarely harsh.
Except for several large-scale anti-corruption campaigns that offended some civil servants, for most of the rest of the time, he was a fairly easy-going "good leader."
In particular, almost all of the people here were promoted by the emperor, and most of them got to know each other little by little over the past twenty years.
Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect?
At this moment, almost all of these people, who probably shed nine and a half of their ten tears on a daily basis, were fake, shed tears of sadness.
Prime Minister Song Yuan knelt on the ground and said with tears: "Your Majesty, you are still young, you must not say such things. The new crown prince will be established, and the ministers will be able to assist the crown prince well. You..."
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"Have a good time recuperating the dragon body..."
All the ministers knelt down and said with tears: "Your Majesty is well restored to his dragon body."
"OK OK."
A smile appeared on His Majesty's face: "Compared to the late Emperor, I have already lived a long life. You are all my old friends. There is no need to be sad."
He looked at Shen, the Minister of Rites, and said, "Shen Aiqing."
Shen lowered his head and said, "I'm here."
"Tomorrow we will go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to pay homage to our ancestors and the documents will be drafted by the Ministry of Rites. Tomorrow Shen Aiqing and I will go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to preside over the ceremony."
Shen couldn't help but wiped his tears, lowered his head and said: "I... obey your order."
His Majesty the Emperor steeled himself, and after explaining some matters to several prime ministers and other ministers, he finally turned his attention to Shen Yi and said lightly: "I am tired, all my dear friends, please go home. "
"Shen Qing, stay here for a moment, I..."
"Talk to Shen Qing about something."
Shen Yi lowered his head in response.
The other six ministers, nine ministers, and five prime ministers all stood up and left silently. Before leaving, they all reluctantly looked back at the emperor, crying.
After everyone left, His Majesty the Emperor suddenly coughed a few times and his face turned red.
Mr. Shen stepped forward and patted his back: "Your Majesty...has he entered the elixir?"
"I took some medicine."
The emperor took a few breaths, lay down directly, and said with a wry smile: "If I don't take medicine, I can no longer cheer up."
"have no idea…"
"Can we still hold on until spring..."
The emperor sighed: "If I can survive this winter, I can teach the fourth child more."
Shen Yi lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, if you just put your mind at ease, you might be cured long ago."
A smile appeared on the emperor's face: "I gave the medicine for Shen Qing."
Mr. Shen was stunned when the emperor continued: "If I am sick, those people should think that I am awake now."
"When the time comes, Shen Qing will attract some criticism again."
His Majesty the Emperor coughed twice more, stood up and drank a cup of hot water before he felt better. He looked at Shen Yi and said slowly: "Now, in front of several prime ministers and the six ministries and nine ministers, this matter is settled. Coming down also cleared Shen Qing of some suspicions of forcibly establishing the crown prince."
Mr. Shen lowered his hands and lowered his head: "Your Majesty, you always think too much."
"I do this out of some selfish motives of my own."
The emperor looked at Shen Yi and said, "There is a princess under the queen's knees who is about to become an adult."
"Just give it to your second son."
"In this way, Li Chen's family can get closer."
This time, Shen Yi was silent for a long time, then bowed his head respectfully.
"I... take the place of the dog."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
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