However, the Cui family's outcome was entirely their own fault, and no one was surprised.
Because the crime they committed was really too big, murdering the prince, murdering the emperor's legitimate son... In order to let the King of Shu ascend to the throne, they killed the two princes born by the queen. Until the birth of the eldest princess, the queen could no longer have children.
, no one could shake the status of the eldest son of the King of Shu, they gave up...
Using such cruel means to ensure that the King of Shu ascends to the throne, the Cui family and Concubine Cui have made a good calculation...
They probably didn't expect that the throne would eventually fall into the hands of King Qi, who they had never looked at.
After the eunuch made the announcement, everyone in the Cui family was escorted away.
Then, several dry coughs suddenly came from the main hall.
"The Cui family's crimes are so heinous that it's difficult to describe them. It's hard to regret that they finally got such a bad result." Qin Xiang walked out of the crowd, glanced downwards, and said: "Everyone knows that the Cui family is crazy and crazy. In order to establish the foundation for the eldest son of the King of Shu,
Because of his position, he secretly killed the Queen and the two princes... However, you may not know that the third child the Queen gave birth to was also a prince, right?"
As soon as this statement came out, the officials were in an uproar.
"What!"
"What Prime Minister Qin said is true!"
"How is this possible? Your Majesty's third child is clearly the eldest princess!"
"Yes, I still remember that the empress and Princess Ning gave birth at the same time, and Princess Ning gave birth to Prince Li Xuan. The empress, the empress..."
…
This uproar lasted for a long time, and even the censors did not stop it, because they themselves fell into deep shock and disbelief after listening to Qin Xiang's words.
Gradually, the uproar became quieter.
Finally someone found some clues.
The empress and Princess Ning gave birth at the same time. The empress gave birth to the eldest princess, and Princess Ning gave birth to the prince Li Xuan. Qin Xiang said that the empress gave birth to a prince...
Prime Minister Shen, the six ministers, and several other officials in the court looked calm, as if they had known about this for a long time.
Li County Marquis and several veteran generals, who are most trusted by His Majesty, also looked unsurprised.
The most important thing is that when Prime Minister Qin said these words - His Majesty did not stop him.
If you think about it carefully, the Queen has lost two princes one after another. If His Majesty still has no doubts in his heart - is this a bit unjustifiable?
Think further, why did Princess Ning come to Beijing when she was about to give birth, and why did the empress also move out of the palace at that time and move in with Princess Ning...
It’s scary to think about it, it’s scary to think about it!
In the palace, the doubts on the faces of the officials gradually faded away, the princes looked shocked, King Xin's face turned pale, and King Qi's body trembled and he could not stand still.
Prime Minister Qin spoke again: "Back then, the empress had two princes who died in infancy. Your Majesty was already suspicious. However, the Cui family was so powerful that they were not only able to stir up trouble in the court, but were even able to directly intervene in the court. In order to protect the legitimate princes, your Majesty did this.
Made such a decision..."
"Your Majesty handed over the legitimate prince to His Highness Prince Ning and brought the princess back to the palace. Until now..." Prime Minister Qin took out a box from his sleeve and said, "This is a jade certificate proving the identity of the two His Highnesses.
If any adults don’t believe it, you can come forward and argue the truth…”
Whenever a child of the royal family is born, a jade certificate of identity will be written at the same time as the birth. If this jade certificate is really from twenty years ago, Prince Li Xuan is the legitimate prince. Naturally, what Qin Xiang said will not be false...
Several older officials stepped forward, and after carefully identifying them, they nodded slightly and retreated silently.
At this point, Baiguan no longer had many doubts in his mind.
With the death of the first two princes, His Majesty became suspicious, and out of the desire to protect the third prince, he exchanged him with Princess Ning's remaining little princess...
Therefore, Crown Prince Li Xuan... is actually the legitimate son of His Majesty and the Empress, the eldest princess - now she should be called the princess.
At this time, the eunuch cleared his throat and continued: "In the past three years since Jinghe, I have been suffering from illnesses for a long time. The affairs of the government have been decided by Mingzhu. As a woman of Mingzhu, I have been responsible for the important affairs of the government. I have been working hard day and night, and I have never tired...
…, I hereby confer you the title of Princess Yongle.”
It is not uncommon for a princess to be granted the title of princess. Taking a closer look, over the past few decades, there have been several princesses who have been granted the title of princess because they were favored.
Putting aside Princess Mingzhu's popularity, just talking about the huge contributions she has made to the court, the people, and Jingguo, the title of a mere princess is nothing.
After reading one of the imperial edicts, the eunuch picked up another one, with a solemn expression on his face, and said loudly: "Since ancient times, emperors have succeeded to the heaven and set up their own empire to govern the Huan area.
Hugh. I am anxious and cautious day and night. I look up to my ancestor Mo Lie, who entrusted me with the most important trust.
The legitimate son, Li Xuan, has an extraordinary appearance and is destined by the will of heaven. I hereby strictly abide by the first edict, carry out the ceremony, and obey the public opinion. I sincerely inform heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the state of the country. I will confer a book treasure and establish him as the crown prince. He will be enthroned in the East Palace to honor
Ten thousand years of unification, with the heart of spreading all over the world.
I have been ill for a long time, and I think that all the opportunities in one day cannot last long. I hereby order the Crown Prince Li Xuan to take charge, hold the seal to ascend to the political palace, and Princess Yongle as the assistant. The two of them will be in charge of the common government, support the army and supervise the country. Baisi Office
All matters that have been reported are decided by two people..."
Plop!
After the eunuch finished speaking, King Qi turned pale, his body trembled, and he collapsed on the ground.
After that, the hall fell into absolute silence, with almost everyone looking thoughtful and no one speaking.
Two imperial edicts, three things.
Princess Yongle just became Princess Yongle, and was re-titled a princess by Your Majesty. The title remains the same, but the meaning is completely different.
Li Xuan, the legitimate prince who was entrusted to Prince Ning by His Majesty many years ago, became the crown prince as he should and took charge of the East Palace.
The third thing is also the most important thing.
The prince supervises the country and the eldest princess assists the government. This is something that has never happened before in the past dynasties. It is also something that they felt incredible when they first thought of it.
Then when I thought about it carefully, I realized that it couldn't be normal anymore.
This country and this court have been inseparable from the eldest princess for a long time. If Her Royal Highness is a man, they will let her sit in the position that should be hers, even if they disobey the holy orders and remonstrate to death.
However, she is not, this is already the best and most suitable ending.
Crown Prince Li Xuan is the legitimate prince, and he is the tallest and most capable among all your Majesty's princes. It was he who contributed to the establishment of the Academy of Sciences and made great contributions to the country.
But he only understands science and does not know how to govern the country. He is not the most suitable person to sit in that position.
Someone understands.
Your Majesty has once again made Her Royal Highness a princess, so that she can legitimately sit in that position and exercise the power of assisting the government.
As for His Highness King Qi...
The spring breeze was so proud that the horse's hoofs were sharp and the horse accidentally stumbled.
It turned out that King Qi had never touched that position from beginning to end.
It didn't happen before, and it won't happen again.
As for why they thought King Qi was already firmly on the throne...
Li Yi felt that many people were looking at him with unkind eyes, and his back felt like needles pricking him.
He turned his head slightly and asked the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance beside him: "Master Qin, what do they think I am doing?"
Qin Huan looked at him for a long time, and finally couldn't help but ask: "I am also very curious, why did Mr. Li accept the gift from King Qi in the first place?"
Li Yi thought for a while and said: "Everyone has already delivered it to your door, and then you send it back - it seems a bit impolite, right?"
