While all the officials secretly exchanged glances, Jie Shoufu, who was at the head of the civil servants, came out of the queue, raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty is in the prime of life and has just ascended to a great position. There is really no need to think too early about adopting a descendant of the clan."
Your Majesty has no children, so if you want to appoint a heir, you can only choose from the clan's children.
But at the moment, only King Jing’s lineage remains.
When it comes to King Jing, I think of King Jing’s Crown Prince...
And this prince is really a model that no one would want even if he threw it on the street - when the deposed emperor ordered people to confiscate the palace of Prince Jing in Liangzhou, King Jing had been prepared for it and secretly sent the prince to leave Liangzhou to avoid trouble.
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After everything was settled, King Jing was able to leave the clan's residence without guilt, so that people could go find King Jing's son.
Unexpectedly, I searched for the resettlement place, but no one was there. I spent most of the month searching for him, and after asking all the way, I finally found the prince in the oiran room of a brothel.
He is truly a gentleman - Jie Shoufu commented, pinching his nose in his heart.
If this person is to be appointed as a reserve, he may be able to pack things up and retire early to retire.
The ideas he has are naturally shared by other officials to some extent.
This Crown Prince Jing is indeed incompetent and is by no means a good candidate.
The respected king only has one legitimate son. If he does not choose him, he will have no choice but to choose a bastard son...
Adopting a concubine as the crown prince...
It's so shabby to think about this.
How come it is like this?
Your Majesty, it's true. You know that Xie's heirs are now withered, how can you still have such thoughts? As the saying goes, it's better to ask for others than to ask for yourself, so why can't you work hard to give birth to one yourself?
It can’t be...
One just left, and another one comes?
The ministers' eyebrows were beating wildly, and they looked at the emperor sitting there with hidden eyes, but they couldn't help but feel confused - this didn't look like...
It's obviously not from the deposed emperor's route.
Therefore, someone stood up and suggested tactfully that His Majesty is still young and should have more confidence in himself.
Whether it works or not, you have to try more, right?
Even if there are some hidden diseases, there is a difference between what is possible and what is not possible, between reversible and irreversible!
If it's not a serious problem, based on the foundation laid by the deposed emperor in the Imperial Medical Office over the years, are you still afraid that he won't be able to be saved?
Ministers have expressed that it is not appropriate to draw premature conclusions.
Even at the end of the discussion, some people suggested that it would be better to invite a few imperial doctors who are good at treating this disease to come for diagnosis and treatment, so as to brainstorm and discuss countermeasures.
"..." The new emperor was simply dumbfounded.
Are you a bit too careful not to treat him as an outsider?
Seeing that some ministers even began to vaguely express that they had secret recipes handed down from their ancestors, the new emperor quickly raised his hand to signal and cut off this increasingly uncontrollable topic.
"Everyone has misunderstood. I have no intention of adopting a descendant of the clan -" the new emperor smiled, looked at the civil and military officials below the imperial rank, and said in a loving tone: "I have a beloved son who is over nineteen years old. He has already
When you grow up, you are worthy of big responsibilities."
His Majesty announced such a big event in public and also called him his beloved son, which shows that he really is his beloved son...
Recently, the palace has been secretly making arrangements for this. The new eunuch who already knew some of the inside story laughed and sighed in his heart.
Those who knew the inside story were certainly prepared, but when these words fell on the ears of all the officials in the palace, it was like a ground-breaking shock.
Your Majesty already has a prince at your knees?!
Everyone knows that in the past, His Highness King Yan only had one daughter... So, is this a child raised outside?
How come I've never heard anything about it?
For a moment, there was a lot of noise in the Jinluan Hall.
Many people even had doubts as their first reaction after being shocked.
Don’t ask, ask to learn from the past!
——Seeing that when you are born, those who are raised around you can belong to others, let alone those who are not around you?
Although the new emperor does not seem to be such a confused person, the identity of the prince is of great importance, and he is also the candidate for the crown prince, so he must not be careless!
Jie Shoufu calmed down for a moment, then asked in a subtle way: "May I ask Your Majesty, who is the biological mother of... His Highness?"
In such cases, the origin and identity of the biological mother are of great reference.
And those who are willing to stay outside the house and give birth to children without a matchmaker... I guess their background will not be that high.
Combined with the age of the child...
Nineteen years old...
In other words, this child was born in the year when the late emperor died suddenly, and at that time, His Highness King Yan was away on war and not in the capital... I guess it can only be that he was involved at that time!
In the border areas, there are mostly poor families.
And the worst possible scenario...
Just be sure not to be a foreign woman.
The son is more like his mother. The son of a foreign woman is equivalent to most of the foreign race. First of all, the orthodoxy is in chaos!
In just a short moment, Jie Shoufu and others thought a lot.
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Taifu Jiang secretly - Why didn't you stand up and say a few words about such a big matter?
However, the other person responded to him with the familiar image of an old monk knocking on a wooden fish. Underneath his calmness, there seemed to be some hidden Zen mystery.
Jie Shoufu frowned, inexplicably feeling that the other party seemed to have some inside information that he didn't know.
At this time, the new emperor had already given the answer personally——
"Ayuan is the son of me and Queen Yuanxian."
There was renewed astonishment all around.
The son of Queen Yuanxian?!
——The first thing the new emperor did after he ascended the throne was to posthumously confer the title of Queen of Yuanxian on Princess Wu of the First Yan Dynasty.
But... wasn't it true that in Prince Yan's palace, Queen Yuan Xian had one body and two lives?!
"There is another hidden story about what happened back then." The new emperor said slowly: "The theory of one corpse and two lives was a decision made out of necessity to avoid the danger at that time. If not, this child may not be able to be saved.
life."
There was a brief moment of silence and reflection in the hall.
It is known that Princess Xianyan had a difficult childbirth because she was assassinated by someone. Since she had done it deliberately, even if she gave birth to the child, the other party would definitely not spare the child's life afterwards.
In this way, this is why Queen Yuan Xian fought to the death to give birth and then made people hide her...
If this is the case, he is naturally the legitimate eldest prince, and his bloodline cannot be more orthodox.
However, many ministers inevitably still have doubts in their hearts.
"Your Majesty still has an heir, which is really a great joy. It shows that God is caring and pity-" The person who spoke this time was the Censor of the Ming Dynasty. He rarely said some pleasant words as a foreshadowing, which made many colleagues look at him with suspicion.
——When did this person learn to speak human language?
"And when Queen Yuan Xian gave birth to her son, His Majesty was not in the capital. It was at the beginning of the handover of the throne, and there must be spies in Prince Yan's palace. In the chaos, there must be many people with different intentions..." The Ming Yushi was more euphemistic.
Authentic: "I wonder if there was a credible person present at the time who could testify to what happened? Is there anyone who can testify to the authenticity of His Highness's identity now?"
Since ancient times, all descendants of the royal family who recognize their ancestors must carefully distinguish between true and false.
Queen Yuan Xian left behind a son. Was there anyone who could see the birth?
Even if there is such a child, after all these years, can anyone prove that the person Your Majesty identifies as the child is the child?
Each and every one of these requires evidence that is sufficient to convince the world.
Following the Censor of the Ming Dynasty, several officials also raised similar questions and reminders.
Faced with these doubts, the new emperor was not displeased at all: "What you said is not unreasonable. The queen mother was one of the witnesses of what happened in Prince Yan's palace back then. When the baby was born, the queen mother never left."
He knows very well whether A Yuan is his child or not.
But facing the ministers and the world, it is inevitable to present the so-called evidence one by one.
And the reason why he waited until today to announce the matter was that he was well prepared.
After finishing speaking, the eunuch was ordered to go to Shoukang Palace and invite the Queen Mother to come.
In the midst of this bustling waiting, the singing of the inner prisoner came into the hall one after another——
"The Queen Mother is here!"
The noisy palace fell silent almost instantly. The ministers greeted each other with salutes, and the emperor also stood up.
The palace maid supported each other, and the queen mother slowly stepped onto the royal steps.
The chief eunuch had already ordered someone to prepare a chair covered with soft brocade cushions next to the dragon table.
The Queen Mother sat down and looked at the ministers: "My lords, please rise -"
She has a dignified and kind smile on her face. There is not a single wrinkle on her azure embroidered eight-treasure flat water-patterned gown. Three East beads and coral beads are placed in front of her. The crown is embellished with Zhu Wei, Jin Zhai and beads.
Knotted with tassels, there is solemnity everywhere.
Today is a big day.
——It was the day to take her grandson home before the world.
The hall was so quiet that all the officials were waiting and listening.
In this silent and solemn hall, the old man's exceptionally clear voice seemed to have the invisible power to break through the years, bringing everything back to that noisy rainy night in Prince Yan's mansion nineteen years ago.
From the time when Empress Yuan Xian had a difficult childbirth and her life was hanging by a thread, to when she decided to make a desperate decision to have her son taken by caesarean section...
From the strong attitude of the Wu family, no one noticed anything strange about the body of Queen Yuan Xian, to the fact that the child was secretly taken away from the capital.
And the unique birthmark on the child’s back——
All the details, as well as the knowledgeable old servants of the former Yan Palace who are still alive today, were all explained one by one in the mouth of the Queen Mother.
Nothing she said was omitted and nothing made sense.
In other words, her identity is already the best testimony.
She is the Queen Mother of Daqing.
She is the biological mother of the new emperor.
She is also the royal grandmother of that child.
The persuasiveness of this is beyond doubt.
No matter how suspicious you are, just one point can prove the authenticity of his words. Whether Empress Yuan Xian performed a caesarean section to give birth to her son will be revealed soon after when the coffin is moved to the imperial mausoleum according to the ancestral order.
At this point, all officials have been able to dispel any doubts about the authenticity of this matter.
But then, some ministers had new worries...
The sudden addition of an eldest prince was indeed an unexpected surprise.
And according to His Majesty's wishes, it is obvious that he wants to directly establish him as the crown prince.
The eldest son has the support of the Ningyang Wu family... Not to mention that he has no choice. Even if he does, he is undoubtedly the best choice for the crown prince, and no one can compete with him.
In the current situation, it is naturally a great good thing to have a noble prince to calm people's hearts and even use the Wu family to shock everyone.
Everything has two sides. While there are advantages, there are also disadvantages.
For example, His Highness is now approaching his double twenties. Of course, being older has greater advantages. Once he has grown steadily, there is no need to worry about something going wrong easily.
But a young man of this age must have already made up his mind——
Even though Wu Jiading is a good upbringing man, reading and writing is not a problem, but a child who has been hidden from everyone since birth is suddenly thrust into this position. Can he really be able to take on such a big responsibility?
The environment in which you grow is always crucial.
As an ordinary person, you don't need to be too picky, but the other person has to sit in the most unusual position in the world, and there are many harsh rules and requirements.
"I wonder where King Dingnan placed His Highness after he took him away from the capital? Now that King Dingnan has entered the capital, has His Highness come with him?" Jie Shoufu asked.
Now that this matter has come to light today, the matter of recognizing the ancestors and returning to the clan should be put on the agenda as soon as possible.
And when Jie Shoufu asked this question, although those so-called worries existed, there was no need to say more.
This matter has been decided. It is useless to say more. Whether it is good or bad, we can just wait and see and do our best.
At this time, the officials finally understood why King Dingnan, who rarely set foot in the capital, came to the capital in person this time——
This is why I came here.
With the presence of two witnesses, King Dingnan and the Queen Mother, there will never be any doubts about this matter.
Emperor Zhaozhen said with a smile: "A Yuan has been in the Wu family all these years."
A Yuan...
Hearing this intimate title again, Jie Shoufu suddenly frowned.
He seemed to have heard this title somewhere...
Before he could continue to think, the emperor's smiling voice continued: "And most of you have already seen it -"
Seen it before?!
All the officials were curious and anxious.
And His Majesty the Emperor obviously enjoyed the way they scratched their heads, which shows that he was deliberately trying to tease them.
How can a king of a country be so unserious!
The ministers condemned this.
"If Your Majesty doesn't say it, then I will say it for Your Majesty!" Taifu Jiang said with a smile: "Not to mention earlier, I only met him once in the imperial mausoleum of Lingshan Mountain not long ago..."
Speaking for His Majesty?
What did you say on behalf of others!
All the officials became more and more itchy after hearing this - how could one be more appetizing than the other!
Is this discussing important national affairs, or is Mr. Shu telling stories in a teahouse?
For a time, there were countless voices in the palace criticizing Taifu Jiang.
The Queen Mother couldn't help but bend down and laugh.
And some officials who are either astute or bold are already close to the truth.
That day, the new emperor was indeed accompanied by a young man of about the same age...
And they even offered incense and sacrifice together with the new emperor!
Jie Shoufu also suddenly realized.
A Yuan...
Isn’t that what A Yuan is!
He was the one who listened that day!
Faced with the dissatisfied questioning from his colleagues, Taifu Jiang waved his hand: "Your Majesty must say it himself. How can I, an uninformed outsider, talk so much..."
King Yan laughed twice and raised his hand to calm the restless ministers: "I'll tell you, I'll tell you."
After a pause, he no longer deliberately said: "In the past nineteen years, A Yuan has always presented himself as a descendant of the Wu family, named Wu Chao——"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole hall was in an uproar!
Grandson of the Wu family!
The way the Wu family hides people actually makes them their descendants for nineteen years!
Who would have thought of this?
It’s really dark under the brightest light!
In addition to being surprised, the Wu family’s move can’t help but make people think deeply and feel a coldness behind their backs...
A child who has been raised as the head of the Wu family since childhood——
Therefore, the Wu family's conspiracy had already begun when they took away the child nineteen years ago.
