Lord Chen is a civil official, and one of the leading figures among them. How could there be any conflict of interest between him and a military general like you? Why do you have to dethrone him?
After all, cooperation leads to win-win results.
Soon, these puzzles were answered.
After Chen Ge Lao was taken away, the emperor lost his serious expression and said with a faint smile: "I have a happy event to share with you my dear ministers today."
This change made Pei Yuqing, who had been silent, become more reserved.
The ministers were even more confused, whispering and discussing among themselves.
I haven't heard that any queen in the palace is pregnant, so how can there be any happy event?
The eunuch chief Yuan Shu took the imperial edict in his hand, read it out on the spot, and informed all the officials.
In the past, Empress Yuan passed away, leaving behind the premature and weak Fifth Prince, who nearly died with Empress Yuan several times. The eminent monk of Zhenguo Temple advocated that the prince be fostered outside the palace, preferably in the home of a minister with a strong murderous aura, to ward off external evil, so that he could grow up safely.
After discussion among several ministers, the fifth prince was placed in the care of the Lu family in the Marquis of Wuyuan Mansion, and has been doing so for eighteen years.
Now that the prince has reached adulthood, he should return to the royal family and restore his status as a legitimate prince.
After the imperial edict was read, all the officials were as if listening to heavenly scriptures, and before they could come back to their senses, the Grand Tutor Li Yuan, the Minister of Justice Liu He, and the Minister of the Central Secretariat Zhao Ming stepped out and congratulated in unison: "Your officials respectfully welcome the Fifth Prince back to the clan."
In front of all the civil and military officials in the court, Lu Ziyan took the imperial edict with both hands.
"I have wronged my son over the years." The emperor said lovingly, "My son has made great military achievements before he even reached adulthood. He is both brave and resourceful. Now that you have returned, I will make you the King of Zhenbei, and you will be in charge of the three major military regions in the northwest, and you will intimidate the enemy."
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand again, and the eunuch chief Yuan Shu took out another imperial edict that he had prepared long ago to confer the title of king.
This imperial edict is no less important than the previous news about the addition of a prince.
There were only four princes before the emperor, including the eldest prince, and they only held positions in the court, and none of them was made a king.
As soon as Lu Ziyan regained his status as a prince, he was directly named King of Zhenbei and was also in charge of the military power in the north.
The three major military regions in the northwest have a total of 300,000 troops, and they are elite soldiers who have been fighting for many years.
In the previous dispute over the crown prince in the court, only the eldest prince and the second prince were fighting openly and secretly, neither of them would give in. But after today, it is time for the two major camps to reshuffle.
It is easy to imagine how chaotic the situation would be if a legitimate prince, the Prince of Zhenbei who holds an army of 300,000, suddenly intervened.
Many officials who stood on the side of the eldest prince and the second prince began to back off.
Although Lu Ziyan is the fifth prince, he is the legitimate son of Empress Yuan and the eldest son.
It is better to appoint a legitimate prince with outstanding achievements, otherwise even if he is given the military command, it will be difficult to convince the people.
...No wonder His Majesty has treated him like his own son over the years.
He had been close to the palace since he was young, studying with the princes, and had been personally taught by the old Marquis of the Lu family when he was training in martial arts...
Give trust, official positions, opportunities for experience, and cultivate them with great care and effort.
He joined the army at the age of fourteen and was in charge of troops. At the age of sixteen, he was given a task to prove himself. Even when the military supervisor he sent was beheaded, he was not angry at all.
At that time, some people thought that this might be a trick by the emperor to praise him and kill him.
As a result, he was indulged and pampered like this, and even when Lu Ziyan asked to go to fight in the Northern Frontier several times, he was not allowed to go.
Now that he was eighteen years old, he could not wait to restore his status, be granted the title of king and be given military power...
If you think about it carefully, you will be shocked by how much the emperor values his son.
It really makes one wonder, the position of the crown prince has been vacant all this time, isn't it reserved for this legitimate prince who is raised outside the palace?
Could it be that the previous eldest prince and second prince were both targets?
The target - the eldest prince pursed his lips into a straight line and clenched his hands in his sleeves. He had known Lu Ziyan's true identity for a long time, but he was still caught off guard today.
The future father-in-law was imprisoned, and the prince had always regarded him as a thorn in his side, his "brother". When he regained his status and returned to the court openly, the eldest prince felt hatred and jealousy towards the emperor's partiality, and he became twisted into what he is now.
However, he had to put on an expression of shock and joy, and act like a brotherly friend in front of the emperor and all the officials.
He followed the three ministers and congratulated Lu Ziyan.
But Lu Ziyan really looked down on this 'brother' who had the hatred of killing his wife and who had trampled on him in his previous life. At this moment, he had no intention of pretending to be nice. He didn't even look at him straight in the eye. He just hummed softly, as if he heard it himself.
This time, the eldest prince, who was an excellent qi-cultivation expert, could no longer hold it in, and his face turned slightly green.
Even the emperor sitting high on the dragon throne couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand, let alone the other ministers.
The court meeting was so exciting that many ministers were still in shock after it ended.
When Lu Ziyan walked out of the Golden Palace, he happened to meet his uncle from his previous life.
The moment their eyes met, the atmosphere became a little stagnant, and many people around them then remembered...the girl from the Xie family seemed to be this ex-fiancée?
At that time, the Xie family was determined to cancel the engagement, and this killer's repeated requests for peace were rejected every time. Now the eldest daughter of the Xie family has married into a wealthy family.
...This is a typical case of a marriage that failed but ended up causing enmity.
I don’t know if the Xie family is now regretting that they were too ruthless back then. What they gave up might be the future position of queen.
In the strange atmosphere, Xie Yanyu looked away, nodded lightly to his colleagues, and left first.
Lu Ziyan glanced at his receding back, his stern expression unchanged, as if he didn't take the previous disagreement to heart.
Several ministers who were ordered to supervise the case of Lord Chen stayed in the back hall to discuss the matter.
In addition to several veteran officials from the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate, Pei Yuqing, Ji Chengfeng, and Lu Ziyan, who were singled out by the emperor to assist in the investigation, are all from the younger generation.
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