When the emperor appoints the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, a very complicated ceremony of enthronement will be held.
As the Crown Princess, Xia Wanning was pregnant with twins, so the enthronement ceremony was postponed to after she gave birth.
And there are less than two months left before she gives birth.
Some are happy and some are sad. The son of Concubine Xian became the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, so naturally he can walk sideways in the palace in the future. But the remaining Concubine Guo, Concubine Shu, and Concubine De can only be jealous and gnashing their teeth.
The fights among several princes in the former dynasty and the fights among several concubines in the harem have never stopped and will only intensify.
The Rakshasa Kingdom also suddenly launched an uprising.
Empress Joscelyn appointed her two sons as commanders and sent troops to Daqing.
On the sea far away from the Daqing border, specially built and reinforced warships appeared in the sight of the Daqing navy.
The navy patrolling in their own waters, seeing the densely packed warships approaching, knew that the Rakshasa Kingdom had launched an uprising.
But according to the instructions given above, it seems that this was expected.
The message from the higher-ups was that there was no need for excessive confrontation at sea, and that the only thing to do was to reduce losses and allow them to land successfully.
But they cannot completely stop resisting. After all, they must not let the Rakshasa Kingdom anticipate their conspiracy.
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When Helian Jing was named the crown prince, the situation in the court changed instantly. Originally, the second prince and the fourth prince all had their own followers, but now that Helian Jing became the crown prince, some of them still chose not to give up.
Even if he became emperor, they would not accept it as long as his foundation was not stable.
In the previous life, after Helian Jing ascended the throne, it took him several years to consolidate his foundation. After the second prince and the fourth prince went to their fiefdoms, they were not honest and were still thinking about rebellion. In addition, after the death of the previous emperor, the two imperial uncles were also eyeing him covetously.
The previous battle with Helian Heng consumed too much energy, but fortunately Xiao Hechuan was there to give advice.
It can be said that his position as Prime Minister was without any water in it.
The army of Luosha Kingdom, without caring about anything and regardless of the Daqing navy's pushing and pulling, directly entered the Daqing waters.
Without even starting to communicate, they forced a fight and began attacking the Daqing navy with long-range bows and arrows with great force and high morale.
The commander of the navy sent more than a dozen urgent orders directly to Kyoto by carrier pigeons, informing the emperor of the true situation and requesting him to issue orders.
In water combat, the main means of combat in the early stages is tug-of-war, because in ancient times, unlike modern times, there are not all kinds of hot weapons, but only cold weapons. In addition, the Rakshasa Kingdom is on the sea, so it is impossible for them to use their gunpowder.
At this time, it all depends on patience and the food reserves of both sides.
The Rakshasa Kingdom has been preparing for war for several years and is ambitious to take over the rich and vast land of Daqing. Daqing is rich in resources and has a better climate than the Rakshasa Kingdom. The Rakshasa Kingdom has only two seasons a year, either very hot or very cold. This is also the main reason why they want to march east.
They also needed a land with better climate and environment as their homeland. However, the continent of Rakshasa had been divided into pieces two hundred years ago, with many small countries occupying the land and ruling as their own kingdoms. It took the first empress of Rakshasa thirty years to complete the unification.
If it weren't for the discovery of gunpowder and the creation of muskets, they would not have been able to become the overlord of that continent in such a short period of time.
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In Kyoto, the emperor had received an urgent order, so he urgently summoned the military minister to discuss the matter. As the crown prince, Helian Jing could not be absent, and this time, Xiao Hechuan was specially called along.
Xiao Hechuan was just a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue. Logically, he should not be able to attend a meeting of this level.
However, since the emperor has already tacitly agreed to train him to be the right-hand man of the next monarch, he must be involved in events of this magnitude.
When several military ministers saw Xiao Hechuan following the prince to the door of the imperial study, they all looked at each other in surprise.
No, why is he here too? The emperor usually summoned these military ministers to the palace urgently, usually for war or other important matters. Why did Xiao Hechuan, a young boy, come here?
The emperor had not yet called them in, so the group of six were waiting outside the palace.
"I didn't know that Doctor Xiao, a minor official who handled miscellaneous matters in the Ministry of Revenue, was so highly regarded by the prince? The prince also brought him along when he came to the imperial study to discuss matters?"
The one who spoke was the Minister of War. Besides him, there were also the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and the left and right prime ministers.
The position of Chief Minister was established after Helian Jing came to power. He was in charge of the six ministries. The six ministries still had the position of Shangshu, but they all had to listen to the Chief Minister. But from then on, there were no left and right prime ministers.
For him, these two positions, apart from being of the highest rank, were actually of no use. The two prime ministers were old, stubborn, and not very clear-headed.
"Doctor Xiao was summoned by the emperor. There are deep reasons for him to come here. I am just following his orders."
In one sentence, the Minister of War was speechless. The emperor's words are the imperial edict. So what if you are not convinced or look down on it?
The Grand Secretary of the Cabinet was the head of the civil officials. He admired Xiao Hechuan very much, and the emperor had also expressed his intention to train Xiao Hechuan, so he helped to say:
"We are all old, and we will retire and return home in a few years. We should give the young people a chance, right?"
"That's right. Doctor Xiao's talent is obvious to all. His strategies have benefited the people of this area. We have to admit that he is old."
This time it was the right prime minister who was speaking. She = their civil officials generally had the same ideas, although they did not get along in the court.
The Minister of War snorted coldly and did not respond.
He is only forty years old now, not old, and can still stay in the court for another ten or twenty years. He thought to himself, you are old, but I am not.
This Minister of War was the man of the Second Prince, Helian Ting, Prince of Yong. On the surface, he was neutral in the court, but in fact, he secretly supported Helian Ting.
Only Xiao Hechuan knew that he and Concubine De were having an affair.
Back then, before Defei entered the palace for the selection, she had fallen in love with him and were about to discuss marriage. But she was chosen in the selection, gave birth to a prince, and rose to the position of the fourth concubine.
Over the past 20 years, this Minister of War has worked his way up to the position of Minister.
The two of them were secretly in cahoots with each other, and when Helian Ting launched a mutiny in the previous life, he helped a lot.
In the end, he was beheaded and his property was confiscated, Concubine De was stabbed with a three-foot white silk, Prince Yong was demoted to a commoner, and the three brothers all ended up being imprisoned and spent the rest of their lives in depression.
Helian Jing didn't kill them not because he was merciful, but because the late emperor left a will, ordering Helian Jing not to kill his brothers in the future.
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