Chapter 2582: After Liu Mu resigned, he was canonized as the crown prince
Ying Hao was also a little confused about Liu Mu's decision, so he said:
"Mu'er, didn't I say that you don't need to resign as queen? As long as you help me find the mastermind behind this, you will leave a way for Chang'e to survive. Now that you have done it, I will naturally not break your promise."
Liu Mu then bowed and said, "Husband, I have resigned from the position of queen not because of Xiao'e."
"Oh? What's the reason?"
“Although Chen Concubine was unaware of Zhulong’s plan, in the final analysis, it was because of Chen Concubine and Xi’er that Zhulong took the risk, and Chen Concubine was equally to blame.
As the empress of the Qin Dynasty, not only did she fail to contribute to the Qin Dynasty, but she also caused such troubles, and even almost caused a catastrophe. This concubine has no shame in calling herself the mother of the country. "
Looking at Liu Mu with a guilty look on his face, Ying Hao knew that she was telling the truth. She really didn't want to be the queen anymore, but it was definitely not because of Zhulong. It was probably more because she didn't want Ying Xi to fall into the trap of fighting. In the midst of a direct battle.
In order to protect Ying Xi's safety, Liu Mu even prepared to send her out of the palace. This shows that she knew from the beginning that there was too much resistance for Ying Xi to become the crown prince, and it was unlikely that she would inherit the throne of Ying Hao, so she might as well just let him go. He stays away from strife well.
Although the crisis is temporarily lifted now, it does not mean that there will be no crisis in the future.
As long as she is still the queen, even if Ying Xi is not the eldest son, he is still the second son, and he is also qualified to inherit the throne, which still brings danger. Therefore, he simply resigns as the queen and does not give any hope to the Han courtiers. , naturally you can stay away from disputes completely.
After thinking about this, Ying Hao didn't know what to say. He sighed and said: "Mu'er, you have to think clearly. If you resign as queen, Xi'er will no longer be the legitimate son. Xi'er will grow up." If I find out when I get older, I might hate you."
Letting Liu Mu resign as queen was undoubtedly a good thing for Great Qin, but Ying Hao had to consider Liu Mu's feelings.
Ever since he learned about his ascension, Ying Hao had been thinking not only about unification, but also planning for what would happen after his ascension.
Liu Mu is his first wife. After fused with the soul of Hou Tu, her aptitude has reached a rare level in the world, no less than Ren Hongchang who fused with the soul of Nuwa.
Liu Mu's future achievements are destined to be limitless. As long as she is given enough training time, she will become a half-step profound realm level warrior in the future. In addition, she will be able to ascend with Ying Hao. She will even accompany Ying Hao for hundreds or thousands of years in the future. Hao's side.
This was also the main reason why Ying Hao was so accommodating to Liu Mu, and even did not hesitate to create a two-queen system, but did not want Liu Mu to be wronged.
Doesn't Ying Hao know what kind of hidden dangers the dual queen system will bring to Da Qin?
He knew it clearly, but still chose to do it because in his opinion, this hidden danger was not as important as Liu Mu.
Moreover, Ying Hao also wanted to believe that this hidden danger was nothing to Ying Sheng, who was born to be a saint. After all, if he could not solve even this little trouble despite having such a huge advantage, then he was not worthy. Inherited Ying Hao's position.
The meaning of retention in Ying Hao's words moved Liu Mu deeply, but she still insisted on resigning as queen. In her heart, her son's health and happiness were far more important than inheriting the throne.
"Concubine, think about it, Xi'er will understand my painstaking efforts." Liu Mu gritted his teeth.
When Ying Hao heard this, he felt a little sorry for Liu Mu, but more of it was respect. After all, as a mother, she personally deprived her son of his inheritance rights. What kind of courage and magnanimity could support her in making such a decision?
Ying Hao gently hugged Liu Mu into his arms and whispered in his ear: "Mu'er, I respect your decision."
Liu Mu didn't feel unhappy at all about losing her position. Instead, she felt relieved. She smelled the scent of Ying Hao and felt at peace like never before.
After appeasing Liu Mu, Ying Hao went to the East Palace again. After all, there was still a problem there.
For Ren Hongchang, this turmoil was an unforeseen disaster. He was plotted out of nowhere, his son was replaced, and his personal female officer was beaten into a vegetative state. With Ren Hongchang's temperament, he would not let it go.
But now that Zhulong is dead, the targets of Ren Hongchang's anger and accountability have naturally become Liu Mu and Chang'e.
After seeing Ying Hao, Ren Hongchang said directly: "Your Majesty, although Zhulong and Qin Rang are dead now, Chang'e is still alive, and this incident was also caused by Liu Mu. If there is no investigation at all, my concubine I feel dissatisfied."
Ying Hao knew that if he couldn't coax Ren Hongchang, in the morning soon, Zhang Liang, Sun Lingming, Long Qie and other Ming ministers would collectively submit a letter to seek justice for Ren Hongchang. He suddenly felt that his brain was aching, and then asked: " Hong'er, how do you think we should deal with it?"
"Although Chang'e was controlled by Zhulong and committed such a big mistake, she still did it. If she thought of her merits in the design, she would be exempted from the death penalty, but she would not be able to escape the crime if she lived. I think that Chang'e's skills should be abolished. Sent to a sky jail and imprisoned for life.
As for Liu Mu..."
When talking about Liu Mu, Ren Hongchang also had some difficulties. After all, the other party was a queen like her.
If she speaks too harshly, she will be suspected of retaliation, which will make her appear petty.
But if she didn't say anything, she wouldn't have a clear idea.
Seeing that Ren Hongchang stopped talking, Ying Hao said: "Hong'er, just now, Mu'er took the initiative to apologize to me and resigned from the position of queen."
"What?"
Ren Hongchang's face was full of shock, he couldn't believe this was true.
After all, before the candidate for the crown prince is determined, both the eldest son and the second son have a chance to become the crown prince.
But if Liu Mu resigns as queen, Ying Xi will lose her status as the legitimate son and will automatically be kicked out as a candidate for the crown prince.
This is equivalent to Liu Mu taking the initiative to give up the position of crown prince to Ying Sheng.
After thinking this, Ren Hongchang didn't know what to say.
Before, she was full of resentment towards Liu Mu, but now that Liu Mu has voluntarily resigned from the position of queen, all her resentment has disappeared.
"Hong'er, I will announce in court tomorrow morning that I will demote Mu'er to the rank of imperial concubine and make Sheng'er the prince. I wonder if this will calm your nerves?"
Hearing Ying Hao's words, Ren Hongchang became a little embarrassed and said: "Your Majesty, look at what you said, how can I be so angry? I all obey your Majesty."
"Okay, if that's the case, then this matter ends here. No one should mention it again in the future. Let the past be in the past."
"What about Chang'e..."
Seeing Ying Hao's face, Ren Hongchang did not dare to continue talking. She was not afraid of making her husband angry, but she was afraid that her son would lose his position as prince.
After having a pair of children, in Ren Hongchang's heart, the status of the children is the highest, and the husband can only be ranked second.
Ying Hao didn't realize that he had fallen out of favor. Seeing that Ren Hongchang had wisely shut up, he said: "Although Chang'e made a big mistake, her crime is not worthy of death. Being imprisoned in a sky prison for life is a bit too heavy, but I will Order that her abilities be abolished and all titles and positions be stripped away as punishment."
Chang'e must not be killed. As for life imprisonment, Liu Mu would not agree to it. Losing her skills and depriving her of all titles and positions is the most severe punishment for her.
Ren Hongchang naturally had no dissatisfaction, and said with a smile as bright as a flower: "Your Majesty is clear about rewards and punishments, I, my concubine..."
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At court the next morning, after handling the government affairs, Ying Hao announced in public that Queen Liu Mu of the West Palace would be consecrated as the imperial concubine.
Although Liu Mu voluntarily resigned from the position of queen to Ying Hao, it is naturally impossible to say so in public. It can only be said that it was Ying Hao who resigned or demoted her.
As soon as this decree came out, all the civil and military ministers of the Qin Dynasty suddenly exploded.
As we all know, the Queen of the West Palace is the emperor's first wife, and the relationship between the two has always been very stable. Why is the Queen of the West Palace suddenly deposed after she just gave birth to her second son?
Although the imperial concubine's status is second only to the queen, and higher than the imperial concubine and other concubines, she is still a deposed queen.
Regarding this, the Han ministers were filled with some uneasiness, while the eyes of Zhang Liang and other Ming ministers showed excitement.
The result was as they expected. The first imperial edict was just a foreplay. The real highlight was the second imperial edict, and this second imperial edict was to confer the eldest son Ying Sheng as the crown prince.
Now it all makes sense.
Since His Majesty the Emperor wants to enthrone the crown prince, he must clear the way for him, and the Queen of the West Palace and the second prince are naturally the biggest obstacles for the eldest son.
Therefore, in the eyes of the ministers of the Qin Dynasty, the first imperial edict was actually serving the second one. After Liu Mu was deposed, it was not that he fell out of favor, but that he was making way for the prince.
Many Han ministers came forward and begged Ying Hao to take back his fame. They said that Liu Mu had never lost his moral character and had never done anything improper. It was unclear whether he would be abolished rashly and it would be difficult to convince the public.
In addition, some ministers of the Jin Dynasty also stood up to oppose, but they were not opposed to the abolition of the queen, but to the canonization of the prince. They said that Ying Hao was now at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and it was too early to canonize the prince.
The reason why the ministers of the Jin Dynasty opposed it was because of Ying Ying.
After all, Ying Ying is the eldest son of the emperor, and her biological mother Mu Guiying is a noble concubine and comes from the Jin Dynasty. Before the legitimate son is born, the eldest son Ying Ying is most likely to become the prince, so some Jin Dynasty officials hope that Ying Ying will become the prince.
But now that the queen has given birth to a legitimate son, Ying Ying has become the eldest son of the concubine. If the title of prince is fulfilled, then Ying Ying really has no hope at all, so she will stand up against it in the future.
The Han clan and some Jin clan were opposed to the abolition of the queen and the canonization of the prince so early.
The Ming clique headed by Zhang Liang and the Qin clique headed by Wang Meng both stood up against what they opposed.
The first is to depose the empress. On important matters such as the issue of the empire's heir, even if Empress Nishinomiya has not made any mistakes, she must be deposed.
Then there is the canonization of the prince. The prince is born from the queen and is the legitimate son. Being named the prince is a matter of course. The sooner the prince's position is determined, the more competition for the prince will be avoided in the future.
After the Ming Dynasty expressed this view, even the clan headed by Qin Jian stood up and supported Ying Hao in deposing the queen and canonizing the prince.
Ying Hao did not expect that so many people would object, but this strengthened his determination to crown the crown prince. After all, if this is the case now, the internal fighting will become more serious in the future. It is better to take this opportunity to seize the title of crown prince. The decision was made to prevent other princes from having wrong ideas in the future.
"My dear friends, there is no need to persuade me. I have made up my mind to make my eldest son Ying Sheng the crown prince. I appreciate this."
After saying that, Ying Hao turned around and left without giving the ministers a chance to refute.
The ministers who objected could not persuade Ying Hao, and besides being reluctant, they had no choice but to accept this fact.
At the same time, Tai hospital.
Sun Lingming, who had been waiting in front of Zixia's hospital bed, immediately grabbed Zixia's hand excitedly after learning the news that Ying Sheng was canonized as the prince, and shouted softly: "Zixia, have you heard this? You sacrificed your life for this." He is the master’s son, and now the younger brother is already the prince.”
But no matter how Sun Lingming shouted, Zixia didn't respond at all, lying quietly on the hospital bed like a vegetative state.
Sun Lingming looked at Zixia's beautiful face, and all the wonderful memories that he had hoped for came to his mind little by little, making this tough guy who never knew what regret was even more regretful.
In the past, his mind was immature and his brain was not bright. He only focused on practicing martial arts and meritorious service, but ignored the lover around him. If God gives him another chance, he will definitely put his family first, no matter what. His Zixia is important.
"Zixia, my old grandson will definitely save you. Even if the other two Tianxiang Cardamom are in the horizon, I will definitely find them for you." Sun Lingming said with great determination.
