Happy Little Scholar

However, the Cui family had such an ending, which was entirely their own fault, and no one was surprised.

Because the crimes they committed were too serious, murdering the prince, murdering the legitimate son of the emperor..., in order to let the King of Shu ascend to the throne, they killed the two princes born by the Queen. It was not until the birth of the eldest princess that the Queen could no longer give birth and no one could shake the position of the King of Shu's eldest son that they stopped...

Using such cruel means to ensure that the King of Shu ascended to the throne, the Cui family and Concubine Cui had a good plan...

They probably didn't expect that the throne would eventually fall into the hands of the King of Qi, whom they had never looked at.

After the eunuch's announcement, the Cui family was taken away.

And then, a few dry coughs suddenly came from the hall.

"The Cui family committed heinous crimes, which are too numerous to list. I don't regret that they finally got such a bad result." Prime Minister Qin walked out of the crowd, glanced down, and said: "Everyone knows that the Cui family is so cruel that in order to establish the position of the eldest son of the King of Shu, they secretly killed the Queen and two princes... However, you may not know that the third child born by the Queen was also a prince, right?"

When these words came out, the ministers were in an uproar.

"What!"

"Prime Minister Qin is serious!"

"How is this possible? The Queen's third child is clearly the eldest princess!"

"Yes, I still remember that the Queen and the Princess Ning gave birth to Prince Li Xuan at the same time. The Princess Ning gave birth to Prince Li Xuan, the Queen, the Queen..."

...

This uproar lasted for a long time, and even the inspectors did not stop it, because they themselves fell into deep shock and disbelief after listening to Prime Minister Qin's words.

Gradually, the uproar subsided.

Finally someone found some clues.

The Queen and Princess Ning were in labor at the same time. The Queen gave birth to the eldest princess, and Princess Ning gave birth to Prince Li Xuan. Prime Minister Qin said that the Queen actually gave birth to a prince...

Prime Minister Shen, the six ministers, and several other senior officials in the court looked calm, as if they had known about this for a long time.

Li Xianhou and several veterans, who were most trusted by His Majesty, also looked unsurprised.

The most important thing is that when Prime Minister Qin said these words, His Majesty did not stop him.

Think about it carefully. The Queen lost two princes in succession. If His Majesty still has no doubts in his heart, this is a bit unreasonable, right?

Think about it more deeply. Why did Princess Ning come to Beijing when she was about to give birth? Why did the Queen move out of the palace at that time and move in with Princess Ning...

Think about it carefully, it's terrifying!

In the palace, the doubts on the faces of all officials gradually faded, and the princes were shocked. Prince Xin looked pale, and Prince Qi was trembling and couldn't stand steadily.

Prime Minister Qin spoke again: "Back then, the queen lost two princes in succession, and His Majesty had some doubts, but the Cui family was powerful and could not only stir up the court, but also directly intervene in the palace. In order to protect the legitimate prince, His Majesty made such a decision..."

"Your Majesty handed the legitimate prince to His Royal Highness Prince Ning and brought the princess back to the palace until now..." Prime Minister Qin took a box out of his sleeve and said, "This is the jade certificate that proves the identities of the two princes. If there are adults who don't believe it, you can come forward to argue the truth..."

Whenever a royal child is born, the identity jade certificate will be engraved at the same time. If this jade certificate is really from 20 years ago, Prince Li Xuan is the legitimate prince, and what Prime Minister Qin said will naturally not be false...

Several older officials stepped forward, carefully identified it, nodded slightly, and retreated silently.

At this point, the officials no longer had many doubts in their hearts.

With the death of the first two princes, His Majesty became suspicious. In order to protect the third prince, he exchanged him with the remaining little princess of Princess Ning...

So, Prince Li Xuan... is actually the legitimate son of His Majesty and His Majesty, the eldest princess------now she should be called a princess.

At this time, the eunuch cleared his throat and continued: "Since the third year of Jinghe, I have been ill for a long time, and all the government affairs have been decided by Mingzhu. Mingzhu, a woman, has been in charge of important government affairs, working day and night without getting tired..., hereby, she is conferred the title of Princess Yongle, I respect you."

It is not uncommon to confer the title of princess to a princess. If you count carefully, there are also several princesses who have been given the title of princess because of their favor over the past few decades.

Not to mention the degree of favor of Princess Mingzhu, just talking about her great contributions to the court, the people, and the Jing Kingdom, the title of a princess is nothing at all.

After reading one imperial edict, the eunuch picked up another one, his face solemn, and said loudly: "Since ancient times, emperors have succeeded the heaven to establish the throne, govern the world, and must establish a crown prince, prosper the foundation of the country, and prolong the endless peace of the clan society. I have inherited the great tradition, and I am cautious day and night. I look up to the great wisdom of my ancestors and entrust them with great importance. The inheritance of the family and the prosperity depends on Yuanliang.

My legitimate son Li Xuan is outstanding every day, and he is the will of heaven. I hereby strictly abide by the initial edict, review the ceremonies, and follow the public opinion. I hereby inform the heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the country that I will grant him the imperial seal and make him the crown prince. He will sit in the East Palace to strengthen the rule for thousands of years and to cheer the hearts of the people.

I have been ill for a long time, and I think that I cannot be absent from all matters for a long time. I hereby order the crown prince Li Xuan to be the master, hold the seal and ascend to the Zheng Palace, and Princess Yongle to be the assistant. The two of them will manage the common affairs, comfort the army and supervise the country. All matters reported by the hundreds of departments will be decided by the two of them..."

Plop!

After the eunuch finished speaking, the King of Qi turned pale, trembled, and collapsed to the ground.

After that, the hall fell into absolute silence. Almost everyone looked thoughtful, and no one spoke.

Two imperial edicts, three things.

Princess Yongle just became Princess Yongle, and was re-ennobled as Princess by His Majesty. The title remains unchanged, but the meaning is completely different.

Li Xuan, the legitimate prince who was entrusted to King Ning by His Majesty many years ago, naturally became the Crown Prince and entered the East Palace.

The third thing is also the most important thing.

The Crown Prince is the Regent and the Princess is the Assistant. This is something that has never happened in all dynasties. It is also something that they feel incredible when they think of it for the first time.

Then think about it carefully, and feel that it is normal.

This country and this court have long been inseparable from the Princess. If Her Royal Highness is a man, they will let her sit in the position that should have belonged to her even if they disobey the imperial order and die.

However, she is not, and this is the best and most suitable ending.

Prince Li Xuan is the legitimate prince, and he is also the highest and most capable one among all the princes of His Majesty. He single-handedly promoted the Academy of Sciences and made great contributions to the country.

But he only knows science, not governance, so he is not the most suitable person to sit in that position.

Some people do.

His Majesty re-ennobled the Princess as a princess, so that she can legitimately sit in that position and exercise the power of assisting the government.

As for His Majesty the Prince of Qi...

The horse was so proud that it stumbled.

It turned out that from the beginning to the end, the Prince of Qi had never touched that position.

Not before, and not in the future.

As for why they thought that the Prince of Qi had already firmly sat on the throne...

Li Yi felt that many people looked at him, and their eyes were not good, and his back felt like needles.

He turned his head slightly and asked the Minister of Revenue beside him: "Lord Qin, why are they looking at me?"

Qin Huan looked at him for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking: "This official is also very curious, why did Lord Li accept the gift from the Prince of Qi?"

Li Yi thought about it and said: "People have delivered it to the door, and it seems a bit impolite to return it?"