The empress suddenly made Long Chen a prince, which surprised everyone.
Long Chen didn't expect it either.
Logically speaking, for such a big matter, we should talk to Long Chen beforehand and not make it so sudden.
It was the same last time, when the empress came back from the Northern Expedition to the Wolf Clan, the empress suddenly wanted to make Long Chen king.
Long Chen immediately came out and refused.
"Long Chengen, I gave you the title of king last time, but you refused to accept it."
"I offered you the title of king this time and you refused. What do you mean?"
Long Chen politely refused to be crowned king, and the empress was very unhappy.
Di Yuwei and Di Xingwan were not surprised. Long Chen's refusal to be crowned king was within their expectations.
Di Luoxi and Di Lingyi kept winking at Long Chen, asking him to accept it.
The two of them wanted to marry Long Chen, hoping that Long Chen would have a prince or something.
Gongsun Yun remained silent.
The ministers below were furious. Some said that Long Chen had made great contributions and he deserved to be crowned king. Some said that it was against the rules to crown a king with a different surname. There had never been a king in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the rules could not be broken.
The people watching were also discussing, but no one said whether it was okay or not. Instead, they looked at the four princesses and talked about the romantic affair between Long Chen and the princess.
For ordinary people, the romantic history of eunuchs is far more exciting than political battles.
Long Chen immediately said: "Everything I do is within my scope of duty, I don't dare to take credit for it."
"There has never been a king in the Zhou Dynasty, and ministers cannot break the rules."
It is not easy to do this kind of thing.
The emperor must be stupid and have the power to do whatever he wants.
The current empress is no mediocre person, and many ministers in the court are her confidants.
Long Chen's confidants only have five female generals and Wu Jian.
Even Di Luoxi and Di Lingyi, although they were ambiguous with Long Chen, if it came time to choose a side, they would definitely side with the empress.
Long Chen's plan was to lead the Long Family Army to destroy Xixia first, and then expand the Long Family Army in a grand manner after Xixia was pacified.
Then the Long family army went south to attack Nanliang. After conquering Nanliang, he proclaimed himself emperor in Jinling, and then the world was divided into north and south.
This is the safest and only feasible strategy.
For this strategy to succeed, the Dragon Gang must secretly support it and provide enough money and manpower.
Therefore, if you want to be humble and develop, just control the military power.
The title of king is too eye-catching and must be rejected!
The empress showed displeasure and said: "The rules are all set by people. There was no king in the past because no one could achieve such great achievements."
"Your merits are great, and it is reasonable for me to grant you the title of king! If you continue to refuse, you will be disobeying the decree!"
Long Chen secretly thought that something was wrong, the empress was determined to make herself the king.
"My dear friends, do you think Dazhu Kingdom should be crowned king?"
The empress did not ask Long Chen, but turned to ask the ministers below.
According to the six books of ministers, Duan Shuangshuang has a good relationship with Long Chen, Xu Ming served as Long Chen's subordinate, Wang Wei was actually controlled by Long Chen, and the other three books did not oppose Long Chen.
As for the other ministers, they also have a good relationship with Long Chen.
Of course, this is because almost all the ministers who had a bad relationship with Long Chen died.
"I obey the will of the Holy One."
Xu Ming was the first to stand up and agree to be crowned king.
Xu Ming is an upright person who says whatever he thinks.
He felt that Long Chen had made great contributions and it would be no problem for him to be crowned king.
The empress asked other ministers: "My beloved ministers, what do you think?"
Baili Bing, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Duan, the Minister of the Ministry of Hubei, both belong to the empress. They found out in advance in the imperial study room yesterday.
The two of them looked at each other, stood up at the same time, and worshiped: "I think that the Dazhu Kingdom has done a lot of hard work and deserves to be crowned king."
The two of them agreed, and other ministers knew that this was the empress's sincerity, not a test.
"I also think that Dazhu Kingdom has made great contributions and should be crowned king."
All the ministers stood up one after another and agreed with the empress' words.
The empress then said to the hundreds of thousands of people present: "I want to make Long Chengen king! What do you think?"
The people naturally agreed. In their view, Long Chen was an ordinary citizen who had come to where he is today step by step.
This is an inspirational model for the common people and an example for them to pursue.
"We agree!"
"Long Chengen is crowned king!"
"Eunuch King!"
"The eunuch conferred the title of king..."
More than 100,000 people shouted together with great momentum.
Long Chen felt strange, what does "Eunuch King" mean?
No matter which world the common people live in, they just watch the excitement and are not afraid of big troubles!
The empress nodded with satisfaction and said to Long Chen: "It is my intention and the intention of all the ministers to make you king. The people of the capital also agree."
"If you refuse again, you will be disobeying the decree and going against the will of the people."
Long Chen felt helpless: I want to grow up in a humble way, so why don't you push me to the top?
"This...little minister...accepts the order to express gratitude!"
Speaking of this, Long Chen had no room to refuse.
I can only accept the title of king.
"Well, that's right. You must accept what I give you. You are not allowed to refuse. You must remember it!"
The empress looked at Long Chen with a domineering expression.
Gongsun Yun was beside him. When he saw that the empress insisted on making Long Chen king, he said nothing.
Long Chen bowed and said, "Wei Chen, please remember! We should take whatever the Holy One gives us!"
Long Chen secretly thought: When will you give me your body and your daughter? I want all four!
The empress suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, I wanted to give you a title, but I forgot to give you a title."
"My dear friends, please think about it for me, which title is more appropriate?"
To be crowned a king, one must have a title. This is a very serious matter.
"Your Majesty, the veteran suggested that the matter be decided by the Ministry of Rites."
Gongsun Yun said.
The matter of sealing titles should be a matter of the Ministry of Rites.
The empress looked at Hao Zhiwen, the Minister of Rites, and said, "Hao Shangshu, what title do you think is appropriate?"
Hao Zhiwen stood up and worshiped: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. The matter happened in a hurry. I need to think about it."
The royal titles are divided into princes and county princes.
There are two types of seals: one-character and two-character.
That is the so-called one-character king and two-character king.
A king with one character, such as King Zhao, King Qi, King Jin, is a very noble title, and it is based on the title of the country.
The two-character kings are usually place names, such as Changshan King, Changsha King, and Zhongshan King.
The country name is bigger than the place name, and the one-character king is more noble than the two-character king.
There is a folk saying that one-character king is called one-character king, which means he can be on par with the emperor.
It is because the title of king and the throne of the emperor are only one step away.
Because the title of Wang Jue was too complicated, Hao Zhiwen did not dare to answer immediately.
"Eunuch King..."
"The eunuch king..."
Before Hao Zhiwen, the Minister of Rites, had made up his mind, the people watching had already thought of a title for Long Chen: King of Eunuchs!
Long Chen was speechless for a while after hearing this: God, what a eunuch king!
Di Luoxi behind her moved her mouth. Judging from the lip reading, Di Luoxi was also saying "Eunuch King".
Long Chen secretly raised his middle finger to her, moved his lips, and replied: When I grow up, I will kill you!
Di Luoxi frowned slightly, opened her red lips slightly, and moved her tongue inside, deliberately teasing Long Chen.
When Emperor Lingyi saw Di Luoxi and Long Chen exchanging flirtatious words, he immediately rolled his eyes at Long Chen.
