Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 1413 Restoration of Tuo Gu Hang Curtain
Holding half a cup of warm ginseng tea in both hands.

The emperor breathed out the hot air that smelled of century-old ginseng from Changbai Mountain in Bohai Road, blinked his eyes, and his whole body seemed to warm up again.

My spirit has also improved a lot, and I am no longer so listless and always want to doze off.

Empress Qin took a soft velvet pillow and put it on the emperor's back, so that the emperor could lean on the couch more comfortably.

In front of the imperial couch.

The right minister of the east station is Laiji, the left minister of the west station is Shangguanyi, there are also the Zuo Kuangzheng Pei Xingjian and the right Kuangzheng Jia Runfu in the middle stage, Cui Dunli, the elder of Yutang Pavilion, Li Jingxuan, the minister of Fengge, Cheng Chumo, the left governor of Luantai, Niu Jianwu, the right ruler, and Su Xiantai. Zhenghe Chujun, Tianguan Shangshu Liu Xiangdao and others lined up on the left and right, and reported the situation of each government to the emperor face to face.

The emperor's condition was too serious, and the imperial doctor asked him to rest more, but today the emperor still sent a decree to summon the chiefs and ministers of the central yamen, and he already had some intentions of asking for help.

The emperor issued an edict in Zhengdan to change the official system, which was also a gesture of flexing his muscles, but now it is obvious that the emperor also knows that his situation is not good.

Longshuo's New Deal, if there is no Emperor Longshuo, what about He Longshuo's New Deal?

Cui Dunli, a former academician of the Imperial Academy, is now renamed Yutang under the new official system. As the queen mother's uncle, Cui Dunli, who is in his 70s, is also the prime minister of the three dynasties.

Holding the teacup in his hand, the emperor swept his eyes over the butchers, and finally said directly, "I regret it at the beginning, I should never have listened to the instigation of evil magicians and took that elixir, now that I have made a big mistake, it is too late to regret it. "

"Don't talk about that, and you don't need to comfort me. I know that a big mistake has been made, and I can't recover from it. I am ashamed of my grand master. When I go to Jiuquan in the future, I will have no face to face my ancestors, my ancestors, my ancestors... "

"I want to establish a prince!"

The emperor gritted his teeth, revealing his determination.

"The second prince, King Lu Longqing, is the next in line between me and the empress, and should be established as the heir apparent."

The prince died when he was only five years old, and now his second son, King Lu, is only three years old. But for the seriously ill emperor, this is a matter of no choice. Inheritance may still be troublesome.

It is also safe to decide on the crown prince now.

The emperor also considered whether the sons were young, whether they should be passed on to their brothers. For example, the seventh younger brother of the emperor Li Hong, the king of Jin, was a brother of the same mother, but in the end, he still had some selfishness. Who would be willing to pass on his brother if he had a son?
At this time, apart from the emperor and other ministers, only Empress Qin was present in the palace. After hearing what the emperor said, the empress looked complicated, turned around behind the screen, and carried out the three-year-old Lu Wang Li Longqing.

"Erlang, greetings, gentlemen!"

Lu Wang Li Longqing, who was only three years old, was just an innocent child, holding his mother's hand with one hand, and looking at the princes in purple robes and jade belts with big black eyes.

"Meet my husbands." Li Longqing greeted him very politely, but his movements seemed steady.

The emperor Li Zhao beckoned, and the queen carried King Lu to the emperor.

The emperor rubbed his son's hair. Now that he saw his second son, he would still think of his eldest son who was already sensible. When he thought of the eldest son whom he had placed high hopes on, Li Zhao was still so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.

"My lords, please!"

Cui Dunli, the elder of Yutang Pavilion, also sighed in his heart and took a step forward, "I dare not obey the edict, so I will draft an imperial edict for the saint!"

The queen hurriedly asked someone to fetch paper, ink, brush and inkstone, and moved a few tables. Cui Dunli, who was in his 70s, began to draft the book in front of everyone.

The right minister of Dongtai came to help, after all, he was the head of the political affairs hall, the prime minister in charge of the political affairs pen, and at this time also stood up and bowed to the imperial edict.

Before, the ministers also discussed in private, in case of the worst situation, what should be done, whether to support the emperor's youngest son as the reserve, or the brother and brother, and the emperor's adult brother as the reserve, whether to ask the queen mother to listen to the government behind the curtain.

But now the emperor's attitude is clear. The emperor chose to appoint his own son as the crown prince. Even if he is only a three-year-old child, the prime ministers cannot object at this time.

After all, the emperor was still alive, even if he looked sick and gasping for breath, he was still the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

What he wants to establish is also his own second son, Lu Wang Longqing, who was born by Empress Qin, there is no legal problem at all, so the prime ministers can't object, let alone why should they object?

Now is not a time when the country is in crisis. It is more stable for the people and the government to have an older brother. Now the Tang Dynasty is so powerful that Xuanhe, even if the young prince succeeds to the throne, there is no need to worry about it if there are prime ministers to assist the government. question.

Compared with the controversy and possible turmoil caused by the controversy over the establishment of the emperor's younger brother, it is not easy to cause problems when the young prince is established.

"I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The right minister came to Ji to take the lead, so other central ministers such as the prime ministers of the Zhengshitang, the ministers and rulers of Fengge Luantai, the elders of Yutang, and Suzheng of Xiantai followed suit to the three-year-old Lu Wang Li who was in the emperor's arms. Longqing pays homage.

With this obeisance, the ministers of the central government have officially recognized and supported Li Longqing as the reserve.

This big event was settled.

"Cui Yutang, you draft another edict!"

Cui Dunli spread out the paper and picked up the pen to look at the emperor, waiting for the jade order.

"Edict Shangfu, Shangzhu Kingdom, Anguo Qi King, Lu Song King, Nanhai Xuanwei Envoy, Hongwenguan University Bachelor and National History Master, Taishi Qin Lang, and Prince Taishi, and Prince Zhan Shi."

After the emperor finished speaking, he coughed a few times and drank the remaining ginseng tea in his hand before recovering.

As soon as this decree came out, no one objected, and even the husbands and fathers felt that there should be such a thing.

After all, Qin Lang was the patriarch of the Tang Dynasty and the Four Dynasties.

Zeng Xiang three emperors set up two emperors,
Now to establish a new prince, it is still the intention of relying on Gu, and it must have Qin Lang's support.

Taishi and Prince Taishi plus Prince Zhan Shi, this is just an honorary title, but when the new prince is established here, it has great symbolic meaning for Qin Lang to have such a title.There is no need for Qin Lang to enter the capital, and it is very likely that Qin Lang will not enter the capital, so holding such a title can also play a role in stabilizing people's hearts.

"Bachelor of Hongwenguan also studied national history, Dongtai Youxiang, Tongping Zhangshi, Rong Guogong came to help, entered the third division of Kaifu Yitong, and was awarded the title of Sikong and Prince Taifu, and Prince Zhanshi."

The right chancellor, Shangguan Yi, entered the title of Chu Guogong, Taibao and Prince Taibao, and Prince Shaozhan Shi, and opened the three divisions of Fuyitong.

Cheng Chu, the leftist ruler, joined the general of the country as a general, entered the Taiwei and the Prince's Shaoshi, and added the Prince's Zuowei rate.Niu Jianwu, who was in power on the right, was added to assist the general of the country, entered the Taibao and the prince Shaofu, and added the prince's right guard rate.

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All the princes in the palace have their own rewards. Basically, the ranks are promoted to one level, and the titles are also conferred. At least they are disbanded. He is also an official of the East Palace.

The purpose of doing this is also obvious. The emperor gave these Tuogu ministers grace, so that they can loyally support the young prince in the future.

Although the emperor was a bit indiscriminate in awarding rewards in doing so, in the heart of the critically ill young emperor, he didn't care about that. His only thought now was how to ensure that his throne could be safely passed on to his youngest son.

After a pause, the emperor spoke again.

"If I die, you will support the crown prince to succeed you, and you will all be ministers who care about your loneliness..."

"The crown prince is still young, and I need to ask all the ministers to teach and assist you with all your heart."

The emperor seemed to be hesitating for a long time, and then said again, "After my death, if the grand master refuses to enter the court to assist the government, I will ask the queen to listen to the government behind the curtain, and the power will be equal to Zhang Jun's state affairs."

Instead of asking the queen mother to listen to the government behind the curtain, but to ask the queen mother to calm the state affairs and listen to the government behind the curtain, this seems to be the reason why the emperor hesitated for a long time just now.

The princes looked at the queen. The young Queen Qin's face was full of sadness. This eldest daughter of Shangfu, King Qi of An Guo and Princess Taiping of Zhen Guo undoubtedly won the emperor's trust.

Between mother and wife, the emperor finally chose to let his wife listen to politics.

The reason for this is that none of the princes in the palace is a human being, and it will be broken at the first thought.

After all, although the Empress Dowager Qin is the emperor's biological mother, the crown prince is also the grandson of the empress dowager Qin, and even the queen mother is the queen mother's niece. However, the crown prince is only three years old, and the empress dowager Qin gave birth to five princes, and the other four are still young. Jin Wang Li Hong is quite famous.

An Zhi, the Empress Dowager Qin will not have any ideas at that time, let Jin Wang Li Hong be the emperor?

This kind of thing is not impossible, but very possible.

So even if there is a one-ten-thousandth possibility, this is still a hidden danger, but the crown prince is the biological son of Queen Qin, and she will definitely help him without reservation.

After all, the queen mother and the prince are separated by a generation.

It is not contradictory for the emperor to entrust the young crown prince to a group of prime ministers while he is critically ill, but he also wants the queen to hang the curtain. A person who makes decisions on behalf of the prince, until the prince becomes an adult in the future.

"Also, in order to make it easier for the queen to listen to the government behind the curtain and communicate with the foreign courts, I plan to restore the Xuanwei Court, change its name to Lintai, fill Lintai with eunuchs, and set up several deputy envoys to lead the internal servants and connect the past and the future , communicate internally and externally.”

After all, the empress is a woman, and it will be inconvenient to listen to the government behind the curtain in the future. It is naturally the most convenient to use eunuchs to communicate with the ministers of foreign courts. Restoring the Xuanhui Yuan set up by the Supreme Emperor, let them be in charge of linking the past and passing on the will. Communicating with internal and external errands, and even serving as the queen's general and internal affairs, will also help in special situations in the future.

The right minister Laiji and others thought for a while, and finally agreed according to the order, because such an organization is really needed at that time.

Everything was explained, and the emperor was already depressed, so he waved his hand.

The queen immediately summoned the imperial doctor.

"Sir, please retire!"

The emperor nodded, "The affairs of the court are all for the Lord."

Cui Dunli had already drafted several imperial edicts, which were also sealed by the emperor at this time and could be officially issued.

Walking out of the palace gate, everyone understood that the sky was about to change again.

"Right Prime Minister, in the palace just now, why didn't you tell the saint about the investigation about Nangong?"

Laiji sighed, "Sage is like this now, these things don't need to be reported to the emperor, and the emperor will only make the saint's illness worse, and make the saint more difficult. Some things should be solved by us ministers for the saint. "

"Then how to deal with Nangong?"

Lai Ji's eyes narrowed. Although there was not much evidence in the investigation, Nangong was indeed restless. What he found was enough to shock people.

"At this moment, there is no room for any disturbances. Some people are unwilling to be lonely, and some are ambitious. They always want to covet the success of the sky. Hmph, we can't move Nangong, but can't we move other guys? They want to die, then Don't be polite to them, catch them all, arrest them all, destroy their characters since their birth, stop them, remove their names, have no family property, and let them go to Luzon for three generations, and manage it!"

Cheng Chumo on the left and Niu Jianwu on the right also squinted their eyes and nodded, their eyes were full of dangerous light. Some people wanted to fish in troubled waters, and some tried to restore the Supreme Emperor. For such things, they sent the Supreme Emperor to Shangyang Palace for house arrest. How could someone allow it?

"Right Prime Minister, please rest assured, we will leave this matter to Luantai."

Niu Jianwu also nodded, "Don't worry, none of them can escape, dog slaves!"

(End of this chapter)