Chapter two hundred and sixty-ninth reserve
Since Emperor Chengde transferred all the Zong Xuantongs of the Zong family back to the capital, the intention was very obvious. In the matter of establishing a crown prince, no one can question Emperor Chengde's decision.
In other words, the emperor said that it was whoever it was.
Not only is Li Xin and the Seventh Prince unable to change this point, but no one in the capital, including Pei Jinzhong Xuantong, can argue.
That's why Li Xin said he could only wait.
The waiting is always long, and the four princes have different reactions during these three days.
The eldest prince was still dead and stayed in the Qin Palace and did not come out. The court and the people thought that the prince had given up fighting for the throne.
Because the third prince was impeached by the ministers, he was still confined to the Zhao palace and could not move, so he did not move.
In the entire capital, the fourth prince was the busiest, running back and forth among many ministers of the cabinet all day long. In fact, at this time, many of the big bosses in the court were unwilling to see him, but they were afraid of offending the prince who might assemble the throne, so many of them could only be ill and ignored him.
The Seventh Prince cannot be said to be inactive. Under Li Xin's counsel, the Seventh Prince recently sent a lot of Zhurong wine to the Imperial Guard because the disinfection effect of this Zhurong wine is very good, and the Ministry of War is no longer the fourth prince's presidency, so these spirits were successfully sent to the Imperial Guard.
There is no suspicion of the prince colluding with the imperial guards.
Because the Zhurong wine used for disinfection to the army was originally a task assigned by Emperor Chengde to the Seventh Prince, and at this time the Seventh Prince was just obeying the emperor's order.
In a blink of an eye, it was the first day of October of the 18th year of Chengde.
The rule of the imperial court of the Great Jin Dynasty was that the first, tenth and twentyth day of each month were a grand ceremony where all officials gathered together, and the emperor personally presided over. Officials of the fifth rank and above in the capital were present to discuss state affairs together.
Because Emperor Chengde was seriously injured, he had missed three major court meetings.
This grand dynasty meeting on the first day of October can be said to be the most critical grand dynasty meeting in the Chengde Dynasty.
Because in this court meeting, I will decide the candidate for the Eastern Palace today!
This is the news released by the eunuch Chen Ju three days ago, and there will be no mistakes.
It's time to establish a foundation!
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On the first day of October, the weather was already very cold.
But before dawn, the civil and military officials were already standing at the gate of Yongle Palace.
This time, they will witness the birth of the Prince of Chengde Dynasty, and no one dares to be absent.
The four princes arrived early in the morning. They stood in front of the ministers, all wearing princely crowns and court robes, extremely solemn.
Li Xin also stood in the military officer ranks.
Originally, he, the fifth-rank general, was not qualified to participate in the grand dynasty meeting, but Li Xin went to meet Ye Lin, a fifth-rank general, who happened to be sick, so Li Xin could only participate in the grand dynasty meeting instead of Ye Lin.
One by one, the civil and military officials were shaking their way in the cold wind.
Finally, the sun was rising, and the sunlight shone obliquely on the palace gate of Yongle Palace. Then the morning bell in the palace sounded, and the palace gate of Changle Palace was slowly pushed open by several strong men.
The unique voice of the eunuch Chen Ju came from Changle Palace.
"All officials enter the hall"
The four princes took the lead in walking into Changle Palace, and then the ministers from the three provinces followed closely. The civil and military officials were divided into left and right, with civil and military officials on the left and right, and they entered the Changle Palace hall one after another.
Li Xin was the last military officer and followed him into Changle Palace.
After all the officials stepped into the palace gate, the eunuch Chen Ju had no expression on his face.
On the dragon throne, there was an emperor with an expressionless face.
At this time, the emperor obviously made people dress up, with a little blood on his face, but his face was a little gloomy and looked chilling.
The emperor has not looked at the court for more than a month!
Now Emperor Chengde has sat on the dragon throne on the imperial stairs again. The ministers led by the four princes immediately knelt down on the ground, spoke respectfully, and shouted long live the mountain.
"I'm going to see Your Majesty."
"My emperor's life"
Li Xin also knelt down.
In private, you may not kneel down to the emperor, but at such a grand dynasty meeting, if you don’t kneel down to the emperor, it will be a death sentence.
The emperor sat on the dragon throne, narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at the ministers kneeling under the palace.
He has been in power for 19 years and has seen this kind of scene many times, but at this time he was sitting on the stage and looking at the officials kneeling down on the stage, he felt a different feeling.
He hasn't seen this scene too many times.
Emperor Chengde narrowed his eyes slightly, and then said in a hoarse voice: "You guys, let's just stay calm."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
All the officials thanked the Holy Ones and all got up from the ground.
The emperor smiled and said, "I haven't been to court for more than a month. I'm probably a little scared. Now that I'm better, you can rest assured."
All civil and military officials bent down and their voices were solemn.
"Your Majesty's health in the dragon body is a blessing for the Great Jin Dynasty."
Li Xin stood in the last row and could only bend down to salute like the military officer in front of him. As for those slogans, he didn't know how these officials were so neat. Anyway, he couldn't shout them, so he could only hang out among the crowd to fill in the numbers.
The emperor lowered his eyelids and said calmly: "I have been in power for 19 years. All the officials have repeatedly reported to me that I would make the crown prince of the Eastern Palace and establish the foundation of the country early. In the past, I had not made up my mind and had been undecided. I also thought I was still healthy, so I dragged it until today."
Speaking of this, the emperor took a deep breath and sighed: "Recently, I often feel that my mind is lacking. After all, I am old. For the sake of the ancestral temple and country and the foundation of the ancestors, I will set up a crown prince here today."
"All you all know."
The civil and military officials knelt on the ground again and said in unison: "Your Majesty is healthy and has a long life."
These civil officials are so strange. When the emperor had not appointed a crown prince, they spoke of the country and kept their ancestors. Some people even wanted to fight to the pillars and make suggestions. Now the Emperor Chengde took the initiative to establish a crown prince, and they wanted to say that the emperor was in good health.
Most of the hypocrisy in the world are in the officialdom and in the temple.
The emperor coughed and shook his head and said, "Who can live forever in the world? Even though I am the emperor, I am also a mortal."
"You are right. The crown prince is the foundation of the country, and you will be better sooner."
The emperor smiled: "If I die one day, you will not be at a loss."
All civil and military officials were hurriedly kneeling on the ground.
"I dare not have this idea."
The emperor smiled indifferently and waved his hand: "Chen Ju, read the imperial edict."
The eunuch Chen Ju held a roll of apricot-yellow imperial edict in both hands and took two steps forward respectfully.
All emperor's imperial edicts must be legally effective after the three provinces have completed the process. Otherwise, they will only be the imperial edict issued by the emperor without authorization.
Officials have the right to refuse the order.
An emperor has only one imperial edict in his life and does not need to go through three sentences, and he can decide for himself in one sentence.
This is the imperial edict of establishing a crown prince.
Chen Ju held the imperial edict in both hands, respectfully.
"The imperial edict said."
"Since my edict ascended the throne, all military and national affairs have important duties and are in charge of their own administration. They have not been tired and diligent, and dare not relax themselves. Xu Yinghong Xu was very careful and conscientious, and he was appointed as his ancestor Molie Zhaoxiang, and he was entrusted with great entrusting to the emperor and the emperor to the celebration of the emperor. The eldest son of the Supreme Emperor, Ji Ku, was the first heir of the clan and the will of heaven. I have followed the initial edict, followed the public opinion, and told the heaven, the earth, the ancestral temple, and the country, and granted treasures, and made him the crown prince, and the Eastern Palace to reign for ten thousand years to enrich the heart of the world."
"I have been sick recently, and I think I will never be able to stay away for a long time. I ordered the Crown Prince to hold the seal and ascend to the palace, divide the common affairs, and regulate the army and the state. All the matters reported by the Crown Prince will be decided by the Crown Prince."
"I ordered the world to hear about it."
As soon as this edict was issued, everyone in Changle Palace, including the four princes, was stunned!
Chapter completed!