Today, this Lord suddenly made the emperor's eldest son a prince, and directly bypassed the county king. This is true, which makes those ministers a little confused. Moreover, according to the ancestral system of Da Qi, the prince was granted the title of county prince before leaving the palace. When you reach a certain age and are ready to marry and declare a vassal, you will be promoted to prince. Although it is said that the feudal clan will be established in the absence of the prince, it was already decided when the Supreme Emperor was on the throne. But except for the prince who left the palace at the age of eighteen and was granted the title of county prince too late, didn't the other princes first become county princes and then princes?
This lord actually changed the ancestral system and directly canonized his eldest son as a prince. This really made a group of ministers feel at a loss. I really don't understand. This emperor really doesn't take the ancestral system seriously and can let him change it. Or do you think your son is special? Is it a bit unfair to be granted the title of Prince? And now it seems that it's not just the eldest son of the emperor who should leave the palace and be crowned king. The second son of the emperor should also be granted the title of king and leave the palace to live in the palace. Why is only one blocked now? This made all the officials confused as to what the Lord was thinking.
It's just that the Minister of Rites wanted to come forward and give advice. Lu Mengzheng on the side quietly shook his head at him, indicating that he should stop trying to persuade him about this matter. The young emperor's actions were never without aim. If he does this, I'm afraid something will happen again. If you persuade him now, he will use the topic later. If something happens next, how will you advise me? You can't refute everything he says. Struggle must have a strategy of struggle. If you insist on being stubborn, it will be purely bullish.
He is just the eldest son of the emperor, and he has been granted the title of prince instead of the prince. This matter is not a big deal. As long as those princes are not here to re-establish the vassal state and let them out to harm the people of the fiefdom, it will be a trivial matter. Now, all the sons of the Supreme Emperor, except those who are dead and imprisoned, have been promoted to princes. There is no longer a prince in the capital. If he wants to change it, he can change it. Anyway, no matter what title he is awarded, it is their own business. As for whether it will be custom-made in the future, or whether it will only be done by this prince, that will be discussed later.
Anyway, it's not a big deal. It is better than being used as bait by the emperor, paving the way for more difficult matters to be negotiated later. It's good to draw the attention of all the ministers to this, but they missed the more important things behind. According to Lu Mengzheng's understanding of Huang Qiong, this kind of thing is not impossible, but extremely likely. This is not the first time that the Lord in front of me has done something similar. Don't let him make a false shot, use something that looks important but is actually innocuous. The key is to be patient and wait for the rest.
The Minister of Rites and Lu Meng were both Jinshi in the same ranking. Although they were a bit tough, none of them were fools. If you are that kind of person who is really single-minded, you will not be able to become the Minister of Rites, the first of the six departments. After receiving Lu Mengzheng's calm eyes, and then thinking of this master's usual style, he immediately understood Lu Mengzheng's intentions. Think about it, every time this master makes some earth-shattering changes, he always causes more or less trouble. I immediately cheered up and prepared to face the more important challenges that would come later.
But to everyone's surprise, Huang Qiong only said one sentence next, since the imperial court has now changed the prince feudal vassal system, from the original feudal state to feudal state. From now on, all kings and princes of Jin will no longer use the country as their title, but instead choose auspicious characters as their title. From now on, when the prince leaves the palace at the age of thirteen, if he is virtuous, he can be directly promoted to be a prince. There is no need to first create a county prince according to the ancestral system to reward the prince for studying and studying, and to promote good deeds and eliminate evil. There will be no subsequent ones. Huang Qiong's move made all the officials present dumbfounded.
It seems that today, this Lord is doing this just to make the eldest son the king, and has nothing else to do. Huang Qiong's approach made the officials who had gathered their strength and prepared to find trouble in the next major event, especially those Qingliu officials, suddenly relax completely. None of them, who were accustomed to Huang Qiong's previous behavior, thought that today Huang Qiong was not going around in circles with them at all, but just for his eldest son. As a result, it is too late for these ministers to object even if they want to.
For a moment, many ministers wanted to stamp their feet and beat their chests. Especially those few who clamor for remonstrance all day long for the so-called clear name. No matter what Huang Qiong said, he had to fight for it and find a way to find fault with it. The so-called admonishment ministers felt regretful at this moment. Who would have thought that this young emperor could be so cunning. Using everyone's habitual thinking, it caught everyone off guard. Fortunately, this emperor also said that there are virtuous people. It won't be customized. This can be considered a blessing among misfortunes.
Those Qingliu who were fooled once have completely stopped today, and have lost interest in what will happen next. The next topic seemed calm. Almost all passed without any major disputes. After the dynasty ended, Huang Qiong returned to the Wende Hall, only to see that although he was now a third-rank commander, he was still not qualified to attend the morning dynasty because he was considered a military attache. At this time, he was looking here secretly. Gao Huaiyuan, who seemed to be waiting for him, couldn't help but frowned slightly.
Before I went to find him, this kid came to find me first. As for the reason, I'm afraid it won't be because of anything other than the master the emperor's eldest son brought back yesterday. Thinking of this, Huang Qiong ignored Gao Huaiyuan who trotted over after seeing him. After whispering instructions to a eunuch beside him, he stepped into the Wende Hall. The eunuch then faced Gao Huaiyuan and said softly: "Master Gao, His Majesty just ordered you to report when you have thoroughly investigated what needs to be investigated."
The eunuch then cleared his throat and said: "Your Majesty's dictation, I know that your son has recently given birth to a son, so he has been a lot lax in government affairs these days. Although you are not to blame for this matter, your previous concealment, I will always remember it. I still understand your boy’s character. No matter how lax you are, you will not know anything about such a big thing happening to the eldest son of the emperor. I am not dead yet, and you are in a hurry to find a new master? If you, kid, are trying to fool me with that bastard, you have to watch your skin carefully."
After the words fell, the eunuch looked at Gao Huaiyuan again, motioned to Wen De Palace over there without any trace, and said: "Master Gao, it's not that I'm not letting you go. You have heard His Majesty's instructions. Your Majesty asked you to check things. , you'd better find out first and then report back. As for what happened, I think you know it, sir. Last night, Your Majesty didn't sleep all night. When the false emperor rebelled, Your Majesty never worked so hard. Now that you are also a father, you should be more considerate of His Majesty, right?"
"Sir, it's better to go back. If you go in now, you will only make His Majesty even more angry. In fact, do you think you have done this? You made it complicated for something that was not complicated in the first place. You were personally appointed by His Majesty. The commander-in-chief of Nanzhen Fusi is not promoted by the little master. Whether you are a count or a minister, or we are slaves. There can only be one cloud above our heads, and that is His Majesty. That is us. This master is more open-minded. If it were another master, would you still be able to occupy this position?"
"Not to mention the past emperors of our Qi Dynasty, when the Supreme Emperor, who was famous for his benevolence, was in power. Even if you and the Supreme Emperor were close relatives, you would never allow this. Not to mention your position, even whether you can save your head is a matter of fact. Liang said. You know that when the two kings rebelled, the Supreme Emperor directly accepted a large sum of filial piety from the two kings to cover his various unscrupulous actions in the fiefdom. The then commander of Nanzhen Fusi was imprisoned. As soon as the rebellion of the two kings was suppressed, , and immediately committed suicide. Almost half of the people in Nanzhen Fusi were purged."
"I also know that you helped the eldest son of the emperor conceal it, which can be regarded as a kind gesture. But you have to think about it, how would you feel if your young master brought you a random daughter-in-law? Especially since you also know that, Your Majesty still thinks highly of the emperor's eldest son. So can the emperor's eldest son get married casually? I can only say so much. I think, with your ability, I don't need to interfere in the next matter. You and me If we wait here, we might as well quickly find out what His Majesty wants so that we can atone for our sins."
The eunuch's words made Gao Huaiyuan break into a cold sweat. Originally, after he discovered what happened between the eldest son of the emperor and that woman, he really wanted to report Huang Qiong. But the eldest son of the emperor sent someone to send a letter, begging him not to take more, just to keep it a secret for three months. After much hesitation, he finally agreed. Not only because the emperor's eldest son, before Huang Qiong was crowned prince, was currently the most qualified prince to become Huang Qiong's heir, which made him somewhat taboo. Also because the two are still cousins after all.
As a cousin, facing my cousin's plea is not a big deal, so it's hard for me to make the decision not to help. What's more, from the relationship between the eldest son of the emperor and the girl, he thought of the bumpy relationship that he and his wife had gone through. In the end, he chose to agree. As for the girl's life experience, he really ignored it. I also only know that she is a girl from an innocent family whose parents died young and was raised by her grandfather. As for more things, including background and so on, he hasn't had time to check it yet.
Although the eunuch's words were a bit wordy, they also somewhat crossed the line. But for Gao Huaiyuan, it was like an enlightenment. After being awakened, he immediately understood the meaning behind the eunuch's words. After bowing his hands, he hurriedly ran to implement it. It is no wonder that Gao Huaiyuan was careless in this matter. It has been several years since the Shu cripple died suddenly. How many years has passed since he conquered Chengdu? When he faked his death and fled to the Western Regions, he did leave a lot of influence in Liangchuan.
But those forces lurking in the dark have been thoroughly eliminated several times by his predecessor. Although his predecessor, the Wendu commander, was disloyal to the emperor, he even had the ambition to rebel. But he was still loyal to the Supreme Emperor. And also quite talented. The secret forces left by the Shu waste people in the two rivers were wiped out by him in those years. Now that the Shu cripples have died in the Western Regions, the little loaches left behind cannot make any big waves. He never noticed it.
If the woman brought back by the eldest son of the emperor this time has anything to do with the spy left by the useless Shu man, then she would be a bad choice. Gao Huaiyuan knew clearly that the eunuch's words must have been told to him by his ninth uncle. Otherwise, with the extremely strict rules imposed on the eunuchs around him by his ninth uncle, no eunuch would dare to say those words. And the eunuch's last words were obviously asking him to find out the woman's background as soon as possible. In other words, as my ninth uncle, it is very likely that he has already acquiesced in that woman.
Although it is impossible to be canonized as the eldest concubine of the emperor, as long as the background is innocent, the title given to a concubine should be close to that. But if it was that woman, she really had something to do with Shu Clan. Not to mention staying with the emperor's eldest son, even staying in the palace is a huge hidden danger.
