The ministers in the palace saw that Young Master Sheng was stunned for a moment, and knew that the news was too shocking, so they only waited for him to wake up before talking.
At this time, Yang Jin, who had been following him, stepped forward and gently shook Young Master Sheng's body, and whispered: "Your Highness, please wake up? Thank you quickly?"
Well, Yang Jin's title has been switched at the speed of light.
After being reminded by Yang Jin, Mu Sheng finally came to his senses. Although he still couldn't believe it in his heart, he still paid homage to the imperial edict and said: "I accept the edict to express my gratitude. Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"
Mu Sheng took the edict from Gao Zhong respectfully, with a hint of doubt in his eyes. He needed a reasonable explanation. Those present were all important officials in the imperial court, so they naturally knew the details.
At this time, the person in charge, Prime Minister Zuo Zheng, stepped forward and bowed slightly to Mu Sheng with the courtesy of a minister: "Your Majesty, your highness is seriously ill and cannot get up. Therefore, you cannot come to witness this moment in person. Your Majesty has already ordered the ministers to wait. I have full authority to organize the ceremony of establishing His Royal Highness as Crown Prince. I will wait for Your Highness to choose an auspicious day after your return to Beijing to organize it in order to rectify the foundation of the country and calm the people of the world."
When Mu Sheng heard this, his tone was sad, and he bowed to Huo Zheng and said in return: "Master Xiangguo, I want to see my father and his family immediately. My father is seriously ill, and I really can't worry about his family."
Huo Zheng had a heavy expression on his face and sighed: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, is kind and filial. I am inexplicably impressed by the old ministers. However, Your Majesty lives deep in the inner court and is seriously ill, so it is inconvenient to visit. However, Your Majesty, please rest assured. His Majesty is protected by Zhang Guoshi and the patriarch." , there will be no major problems for the time being. Before His Majesty recovers from his illness, I have been ordered to entrust him with the orphans and must seize the time to organize His Majesty's crown prince ceremony. This is also what Your Majesty is most concerned about."
Hearing this, Mu Sheng bowed deeply to Huo Zheng and said sadly: "Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, is a minister of my father. I am convinced. From now on, the younger generation will definitely follow the arrangements of Your Majesty the Prime Minister and dare not slack off in the slightest."
When Huo Zheng heard this, he was extremely satisfied. This was the attitude he wanted. His high-spirited eyes were as bright as fire. He was really good at choosing people!
Huo Zheng stepped forward to help Young Master Sheng up and comforted him: "I don't dare to take this position, my dear. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, is a talented person and quite capable of being a king. In time, he will be the future Mingjun and Holy Lord of our Great Jin Dynasty. From now on, my dear sir, I must assist His Highness the Crown Prince well." Governing the country and bringing peace to the country, in order to bring peace to the world.”
Mu Sheng said: "I am so frightened that Mr. Xiangguo values me so much. Please rest assured, Mr. Xiangguo, that I will definitely live up to the high expectations of Your Majesty and Mr. Xiangguo."
Huo Zheng nodded slightly and said: "Okay! Okay! Your Highness, please go to the East Palace first. I will discuss a charter and submit it to the East Palace for your Royal Highness to see."
When Mu Sheng heard this, he bowed to Huo Zheng with the disciple's ceremony. He turned his head and bowed to the ministers again. The ministers came forward to return the salute, and Mu Sheng turned around and exited the hall.
Huo Zheng looked at Young Master Sheng's retreating back, feeling very satisfied with this heir. Seeing that he was only following others and being respectful and polite, even if he waited for Young Master Sheng to officially ascend the throne, the new king's foundation would not be stable, so he expected that he would still rely on him. He was so excited.
Huo Zheng turned to look at the other auxiliary ministers and asked: "New Crown Prince, you have all seen it, what do you think?"
The Prime Minister on the right, Wang Yi, had no choice but to step forward and express his position in order to protect himself: "Your Majesty has a keen eye, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has noble character, wisdom, and martial prowess. As Huo Xiang said, he has the appearance of a human king."
Huo Zheng nodded slightly and said, "What Wang Xiangguo said makes sense."
It goes without saying that his confidant has a noble attitude. After Huo Zheng finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Chu to see how he would express his position. After all, I am your nephew, so you have to say some nice words, right?
As a result, Zhao Cu remained silent and pretended not to see him at all. He stood there without saying a word. When Huo Zheng saw this, he snorted coldly and walked away. Seeing Gao Zhong, he followed the prime minister away.
Huo Zheng turned to his superiors and said: "Hmph! Zhao Chu, an old man, actually risked the annihilation of his clan to become his own nephew. Look, what is his attitude now? He decided to protect Anguo. Mr. Junxiu, I also agreed. For the sake of his being the uncle of the future new king, I can be said to have endured it again and again, and retreated again and again. Look at his face? I really can’t wait to get rid of this right now. The old man was also put to death and executed."
Gao Zhong said with a smile: "Master Xiangguo, please don't be angry. Now that everything is done, what else can Zhao Cu do? He usually compares himself to loyal ministers and good generals, and cooperation with us is indeed not what he wants. In his heart, the late emperor Bigger than the sky, he is very upset right now, even if he makes his nephew the king, he will not sincerely thank you, Mr. Xiangguo, for your kindness."
Huo Zheng snorted coldly and said: "I don't want to see the face of this so-called gentleman anymore. Once His Highness the Crown Prince is in the East Palace, I will let him go back to his hometown to farm. It will just follow his wish."
Gao Zhong also wanted to say something nice for Zhao Chu, but seeing that the prime minister was angry, there was no need for him to make himself unhappy for others.
At this moment, Mu Sheng was on his way to the East Palace. When he recalled everything just now, he still felt somewhat unreal in his heart. The whole process was like a dream. Suddenly he was named the prince? He was lying if he wasn't excited. He never thought that one day he would become the head of this empire?
After Mu Sheng regained his composure, he immediately regained his rationality. He had just seen Prime Minister Huo Yi bossing around, and the other assistant ministers didn't even say anything to him. He understood in an instant that perhaps the Prime Minister of the Left, Huo Zheng, had completely He suppressed the other auxiliary ministers and firmly controlled the affairs of the court. Although the monarch and his ministers were different, before he officially took office, he had to look after the left prime minister Huo Zheng because there was almost no one around him. The person he relied on was his uncle Zhao Chu.
At present, the emperor is seriously ill and unable to govern. Seeing how Huo Zheng is anxious for the ceremony of establishing the prince, the emperor may be very ill, or he may die soon. It is possible that after he is established as the prince, he will not be able to wait long. We have to rush the ducks to get on the shelves, and the fire line is on duty.
At this moment, Mu Sheng recalled every detail of his relationship with the emperor in the past. He had both respect like a father and fear like facing a leader. Now that he heard that he was seriously ill, his mood was quite complicated.
Mu Sheng was lost in thought when Yang Jin, the chamber manager who had been following him, reminded him: "Your Highness, the East Palace has arrived."
Mu Sheng looked up at this familiar yet unfamiliar palace and sighed in his heart. Did he really not expect that he would return here as His Royal Highness?
He walked into the empty East Palace and remembered that when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in office, this place was very lively with people coming and going. Since the former Crown Prince was deposed and later sentenced to death, it has never been used again. Want to In order for the huge East Palace to return to its former lively days, a ceremony for establishing the crown prince must be held first. After the ceremony, a team of staff for the East Palace will be formed to supervise the general affairs. The place will become lively. It is estimated that Huo Xiangguo will have full authority to make arrangements by then.
After anointing the crown prince and reading out the imperial edict, it is only the first step. There are still many things to do later. Before establishing the crown prince, they have to worship the ancestral temple, worship heaven and earth, and the emperor and the crown prince return to the palace to receive collective worship from the courtiers. In fact, today the edict is read out. It was just meant to say hello in advance, it was informal, and the purpose was to allow the real master Mu Sheng to be mentally prepared and not panic. Only when everyone in the court was busy could the formal process be carried out...
While Mu Sheng was thinking about something, Yang Jin led a dozen palace ladies and eunuchs to the young master Sheng who was about to become the prince.
Yang Jin said: "Your Highness, I have brought you eighteen palace servants to serve you here. Are you satisfied?"
Mu Sheng turned around and glanced at the palace people, nodded slightly and said: "Mr. Yang is interested, please stay."
Yang Jin smiled and waved his hand and said: "Your Highness, you are really insulting me by calling me the steward. You are the master now, and you will be the master of this palace in the future. Just call me by my real name."
Mu Sheng heard this and said, "Okay."
Mu Sheng looked at the palace people behind Yang Jin. For some reason, he thought of Li Yuer who had served him in Taiji Palace for more than half a year. Thinking of her alluring beauty, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. She should still be staying in the capital, right? Do you think her mother's illness is almost healed? Yang Jin should know her whereabouts. He helped with the procedures for leaving the palace, so it shouldn't be difficult to find her.
Mu Sheng glanced at Yang Jin and immediately gave up the idea. The emperor was seriously ill and he was about to succeed as the crown prince. It seemed inappropriate to rush to find a woman. It was too shameful. He might as well endure it for a while. Let’s wait until he is truly in the East Palace and becomes His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Within a few days, Mu Sheng settled down in the East Palace. In just a few days, the palace sent Feng Chang's officials to take over the work. The leader led several subordinate officials and eunuchs to the East Palace.
The person who came was indeed an old acquaintance. Lord Zhang Zhongzhang who was the one who met Mu Sheng when he was named Changping Lord. Now he is here to teach Young Master Sheng the etiquette of anointing a prince, as well as the various etiquette rules of the day. In fact, he is here in advance. Rehearse a little to avoid any mistakes when you make your official debut.
Mu Sheng stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Sir Zhang, I didn't expect that the imperial court would send you here to handle this matter."
Zhang Zhong stepped forward and bowed with a smile and said: "I am here to see His Highness the Crown Prince. Your Highness, the imperial court is able to appoint an official here to teach His Highness the etiquette. It is really a blessing that I don't know how to cultivate in my lifetime."
Zhang Zhong turned around and clapped his hands. The eunuch behind him held up a tray and brought it to Young Master Sheng, saying, "Your Highness, this is the crown robe used in the ceremony that day. Please try it on to see if it fits you. We are short of time at the moment. I can give it a try with the ready-made crown uniform."
Mu Sheng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give it a try."
After saying that, Mu Sheng turned around and went to the side hall. With the help of the palace attendants, he changed into clothes. They felt a little loose, but overall they still barely fit.
After Mu Sheng walked out of the side hall, Zhang Zhong saw this and nodded repeatedly and praised: "Your Highness, in this royal robe, you are really majestic and royal. You have the demeanor of your Majesty who ruled the world back then."
Mu Sheng smiled slightly and said: "Master Zhang, I have given you a compliment. How can I dare to stand shoulder to shoulder with His Majesty? My father and his family have wiped out the Guandong princes and stabilized the world for more than 20 years. I dare not look behind him."
During this period, Zhang Zhong naturally seized every opportunity to make rainbow farts, and Mu Sheng just let it go with a smile. Under Zhang Zhong's arrangement, he had kept all the etiquette and rules in mind for that day, and was just waiting for the day when the real auspicious day would come. .
