However, it was entirely their own fault that the Cui family had achieved such an ending, and no one was so surprised.
Because the crimes they committed were too great, murdering the prince, murdering the emperor's son... In order to let the king of Shu take the throne, they mutilated the two princes born to the empress. No one can shake the position of the eldest son of the King of Shu, so they give up...
Using such a cruel method to ensure that the King of Shu will take the throne, the Cui family and Concubine Cui have a good plan...
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 finished his announcement, the Cui family members were detained.
Then, in the hall, there were several dry coughs suddenly.
"The Cui family's crimes are heinous, and there are too many books to write about. It is not a pity that they finally got such evil results." Qin Xiang walked out of the crowd, glanced down, and said, "Everyone knows that the Cui family is insane. Therefore, they secretly killed the Empress Empress and the two princes... But, I’m afraid you don’t know that the third child conceived by the Empress Empress was also a prince, right?”
As soon as this remark came out, the officials were in an uproar.
"What!"
"President Qin is serious about what he said!"
"How is this possible, the third child of the empress is clearly the eldest princess!"
"Yeah, I still remember, when Empress and Concubine Ning gave birth at the same time, Concubine Ning gave birth to Li Xuan's son, empress, empress..."
…
This uproar lasted for a long time, and even the picket censors did not stop it, because they themselves fell into deep shock and disbelief after hearing what Qin Xiang said.
Gradually, the uproar became quieter.
Finally someone found some clues.
Empress and Concubine Ning gave birth at the same time, Empress gave birth to the eldest princess, Princess Ning gave birth to son Li Xuan, and Qin Xiang said that the empress gave birth to the prince...
Shen Xiang, the six ministers, and several other high officials in the court looked calm, as if they had known about this for a long time.
Li Xianhou, who is most trusted by His Majesty, and several veterans also looked not surprised.
The most important thing is that when Prime Minister Qin said these words—His Majesty did not stop him.
Thinking about it carefully, the empress has lost two princes one after another, if His Majesty still doesn't have any doubts in his heart - it's a little unreasonable, right
Thinking about it further, why did Princess Ning come to Beijing when she was about to give birth, and why did the empress move out of the palace at that time, and moved in with Princess Ning...
Thinking carefully is terrifying, thinking carefully is terrifying!
In the palace, the doubts on the faces of the officials gradually faded away, the princes showed shock, King Xin's face was pale, King Qi's body trembled, and he couldn't stand still.
Qin Xiang said again: "Back then, Your Majesty already had doubts about the death of two princes one after another, but the Cui family was so powerful that they could not only disturb the court, but even directly intervene in the court. In order to protect the first prince, His Majesty did it. With such a decision…”
"Your Majesty handed over the first prince to His Royal Highness King 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 the jade certificate to prove the identities of the two Highnesses. If adults don't believe it, you can come forward and argue the truth..."
Whenever a child of the royal family is born, they will engrave their status jade certificate at the same time of birth. If this jade certificate is really from twenty years ago, the son of Li Xuan is the direct prince, as Prime Minister Qin said, naturally there will be no fake...
Several senior officials stepped forward, and after careful identification, they nodded slightly and retreated silently.
So far, Baiguan has no doubts in his heart.
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, the son of Li Xuan... is actually the son of His Majesty and Empress, the eldest princess—now she should be called the princess.
At this time, the eunuch cleared his throat, and continued: "Since Jinghe three years ago, I have been suffering from illness for a long time, and the government affairs are all decided by Mingzhu. As a woman of Mingzhu, she leads the important affairs of the court. I work hard day and night, and I am not tired of working hard... , hereby, Feng Yongle Princess, Qin Zai."
It is not uncommon for princesses to be crowned as princesses. Counting them carefully, over the past few decades, there have been several princesses who have been exceptionally crowned because of their favor.
Leaving aside the degree of favor of Princess Mingzhu, just talking about her great contributions to the court, the people, and Jingguo, the title of a mere princess is nothing at all.
After reading one of the imperial decrees, the eunuch picked up another one, and said loudly with a serious face: "Since ancient times, emperors have succeeded to heaven and set up the poles, and they have governed the whole area.
Li Xuan, the son of the first son, has a wonderful daily appearance and belongs to the will of heaven. I hereby abide by the first imperial edict, carry out the ceremony, and obey the public opinion. The rule of thousands of years, with the heart of the world.
I have been suffering from illness for a long time, and I can't wait for a long time to think about all the opportunities in a day. I hereby order the crown prince Li Xuan to be the leader, hold the seal to ascend to the government hall, and Princess Yongle is the assistant. The two will manage the general affairs and supervise the country. Everything that Baisi played was decided by the two of them..."
Plop!
After the eunuch's words fell, King Qi's face was pale, his body trembled, and he collapsed on the ground.
Afterwards, the hall fell into absolute silence. Almost everyone looked thoughtful, and no one spoke.
Two imperial edicts, three things.
Princess Yongle just now became Princess Yongle, and was re-appointed as a princess by His Majesty. The title remains the same, but the meaning is completely different.
Li Xuan, the direct prince who was entrusted by His Majesty to King Ning many years ago, became the crown prince as it should be, and entered the East Palace.
The third thing is the most important thing.
The prince supervises the country, and the eldest princess assists the government. This is something that has never happened in the past dynasties. It is also something that they felt incredible when they thought about it for the first time.
Then when I thought about it, I realized that it couldn't be more normal.
This country, this court, has long been inseparable from the Eldest Princess. If Her Royal Highness is a man, even if they disobey the holy order and remonstrate with death, they will let her sit in the position that should have been her.
But she is not, this is already the best and most suitable ending.
Prince Li Xuan is the first prince, and among all the princes of His Majesty, he has become the tallest and most capable one. It is he who has contributed to the establishment of the Academy of Sciences and made great contributions to the country.
But he only understands science, not governance, and he is not the most suitable person for that position.
Someone understands.
His majesty conferred the title of princess again on His Majesty the princess, just to let her sit in that position and exercise the power of assistant administration.
As for His Royal Highness King Qi...
The spring breeze was proud of the horse's hoof disease, and the horse accidentally lost its hoof.
It turned out that King Qi never touched that position from the beginning to the end.
Not before, and never again.
As for why they thought that King Qi was firmly seated on the throne...
Li Yi felt that many people were looking at him, and their eyes were not good, and their backs seemed to be pricked by needles.
He turned his head slightly, and asked the Hubu Shangshu next to him, "Master Qin, what are they looking at me for?"
Qin Huan looked at him for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking: "I am also very curious, why did Master Li accept the gift from King Qi?"
Li Yi thought for a while, and said, "I've already delivered it to my door, so I'll take it back—it seems a little impolite, doesn't it?"