Chapter seven hundred and eighty second temporary mutiny
"The imperial doctor has just diagnosed and treated him. Although the second prince is weak, he is still within his ability to complete the ceremony."
The emperor's face was ashen. Although he did not rebuke, the impatience revealed in his words still made the officials in front of him feel trembling.
Gu Chengyu, who was from the fifth rank, could only stand at the back and was very far away from Danbi, so his hearing was a little blurry.
He raised his head slightly, trying to observe the emperor's expression with his own eyesight that was far beyond ordinary.
Unexpectedly, when he turned his eyes, he discovered that there seemed to be a few fewer officials in front of him. He did not go to court often, and he did not know the officials corresponding to each position very well.
But in the row of civil servants in front, there was an empty seat for a third-rank official.
There are not many third-rank officials in the court, and he has read the information on all the officials in the capital who are fourth-rank and above.
After carefully recalling the faces he had just seen, he suddenly discovered that Huo Huaizhong, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was missing among them.
Who is Huo Huaizhong? Of course he is a member of the Three Princes Party.
Gu Chengyu's heart sank. It seemed that in addition to the ceremony of establishing the crown prince, there would definitely be earth-shattering events happening in the capital today, and the structure of the court would change.
The ritual music started playing, and the ceremony of establishing the crown prince officially began.
Gu Chengyu raised his head and saw the second prince being supported by someone and appearing outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The second prince bowed before Dan and in front of the throne, all facing north.
Then he bowed in all directions one by one, and then the imperial eunuch invited the emperor to crown the second prince with his crown.
Because the prince was unwell, Gu Chengyu skipped a lot of etiquette during the canonization ceremony.
Originally, he was supposed to lead the officials to bow in front of the Meridian Gate and many other steps were omitted. Gu Chengyu was so worried that the prince was in trouble. This was too simple.
This is the ceremony to establish the crown prince, it only happens once in a lifetime!
However, Gu Chengyu later felt relieved. What is the ceremony to establish the crown prince? The enthronement ceremony in the future is the most important thing.
When the prince ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, won't he have to act according to the prince's wishes?
At the moment, it seems that we can only tell the world after the congratulations tomorrow.
Otherwise, the people would not know that a prince has been established. Wouldn't that be ridiculous?
Even so, because the prince kept kneeling and worshiping, his body was already shaky and his face was much paler than before.
After all the etiquette in the Hall of Supreme Harmony has been completed, he has to pay his respects to the Zhonggong Palace and accept the worship of other princes and officials. I don't know if the prince can bear it.
After entering the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Emperor personally inspected the gold books and treasures placed on the table in front of the throne. After taking his seat, he accepted the ceremony of three kneels and nine kowtows from the officials.
The prince knelt in front of the table to receive the book and treasure. He knelt three times and kowtowed nine times in front of the royal staff to express his gratitude to the emperor.
Next, the prince paid his respects to the middle palace, and finally the kings and civil and military officials paid their respects to the east palace.
Gu Chengyu mechanically knelt down and worshiped along with the civil and military officials. This ceremony of establishing the crown prince not only tormented the prince, but also tormented all the civil and military officials.
Seeing that the prince's face was pale, Gu Chengyu couldn't help but sneered. Even if he wasn't poisoned, he probably would have lost half his life by kneeling down like this.
There are so many rules in ancient times, and the etiquette is staggeringly complicated.
Gu Chengyu glanced at where the princes were standing, and sure enough found the absence of the third prince.
It seems that the situation of the third prince is really over. The emperor did not even allow him to attend the ceremony of establishing the crown prince.
All civil and military officials looked at each other in shock, and the atmosphere was extremely solemn. No one dared to ask questions at this juncture.
Some officials looked gloomy and looked even weaker than the poisoned prince.
Gu Chengyu knew that these officials must have more or less connections with the third prince.
Now that the facts are in front of us, the third prince will definitely not get well, and they don't know if they will be seriously implicated.
Looking at the empty seats on the side, those officials felt even more frightened and uneasy.
Prince Jing looked at the pale but smiling prince in front of him, with unwillingness and sarcasm flashing in his eyes.
This man who just became the prince today couldn't wait to get rid of the third brother. It was really a good trick.
However, this is just the beginning. Do you think that after becoming the prince, you can sit on the dragon throne? I don't even see if he allows it.
The eldest prince lowered his head and did not cast his eyes on the prince.
He could feel his father's eyes sweeping over him, with inquiry, suspicion, and a hint of disbelief.
He guessed what his father meant. Was he shocked that the third child suddenly took action? Or was he surprised that he didn't take action?
Ha! Father, how terrible!
In the eyes of the emperor, there is no flesh and blood affection, but only calculations!
Sure enough, as the ancient saying goes, the royal family has no family ties.
Sons and ministers, sons and ministers! They are both sons and ministers!
The third child can't blame him for this matter. If he wants to blame it, he can only blame himself for being stupid! Who makes the third child want to kill the second child and also want to plot against himself?
If you don't have the ability, don't set up such a big trap, thinking that everyone is as stupid as him. If he doesn't step up, who will?
It's a pity that Youshi rebelled temporarily, otherwise how would the second brother have the chance to stand here?
What a great opportunity it was then? If You Shi really took advantage of his plan, except for his second son, he would be the one standing there now to receive the worship of all the officials.
If he had known this, he should have sent people to keep an eye on Youshi again.
Women are really capable of bad things, but in just five years, Youshi can no longer let go of her second child.
It's really ridiculous. Did You think that the second child would be as merciful as she was?
No! The second child will never do it!
In front of Jiangshan Sheji, what do women count?
The eldest prince rubbed the thumb on his right hand, feeling secretly happy in his heart.
Fortunately, he made a prompt decision, because he never got a response from Youshi, so he sent someone to visit the second prince's house at night.
Although many good players were lost, Youshi was successfully eliminated in the end.
Otherwise, he would foolishly wait for the good news from Youshi, and it would be very likely that he and the third child would end up being taken over by the second child.
Anyone who achieves great things must be able to keep his composure. Let the second child be proud first, and there is no telling who will win in the future!
Suddenly thinking of the poisonous wine that the second prince drank, the eldest prince's mouth opened into a smile.
Crane's Crown Red? Even if the second child had the ability to pinch and count, he would never have thought that the poison was not Crane's Crown Red.
The poison he had prepared for his second son was not in vain. What skills could those imperial doctors have?
Otherwise, after all these years, it would still be impossible to find out whether Lao Si’s body has recovered or not?
As long as you drink a tiny bit of that poison, it will penetrate deep into your internal organs and bone marrow, making it useless even if the Great Luo Immortal comes.
Because no antidote has been developed for that poison, even the people who made the poison dare not get even the slightest bit of it.
And there is nothing visible about this poison at the moment, but it is a chronic poison. As time goes by, there will always be times when I regret it.
When the ceremony came to an end, the emperor, who was sitting on the dragon throne, reprimanded and encouraged the prince as usual, which was a summary of today's ceremony.
Gu Chengyu breathed a sigh of relief, it was finally over.
Just when Gu Chengyu was hungry and eager to go back to fill the Five Zang Temple, the emperor spoke again.