Liu Renxiu said: "I have worked diligently for the country, day and night. Now I want to consider the affairs of the world, so I should select a crown prince to consolidate the foundation of the country and continue the prosperity of the clan society."
Cui Qiu lowered his head, and when he heard His Majesty's words, a smug look flashed across his eyes.
He knew that with the appearance of the evil star, His Majesty would surely be thrown into disarray. According to convention, before enthroning the crown prince, His Majesty would ask the Imperial Observatory to divine for the princes.
If Your Majesty asked him to calculate the fortunes of the princes, it would be natural for him to propose that the eldest prince is the legitimate heir of the Eastern Palace.
Pingyang Hou and others were also delighted. They had been arguing for so many days, but His Majesty had remained silent. Was he finally going to appoint a crown prince today?
Everyone knows that the other princes are ill, said to be tuberculosis, an incurable disease. So now the candidate for the crown prince must be the eldest prince.
So the people of the Grand Princess's group became even more excited. If the Grand Prince became the crown prince, and he ascended the throne, they would be the ones who served as his successors. When the time came, a new emperor would have new ministers. Would they also be cabinet ministers?
Marquis Pingyang couldn't help but straighten his back. With this meritorious service, his Marquis Pingyang Mansion was no longer afraid of being demoted.
Liu Renxiu glanced at everyone, and took everyone's little thoughts into consideration without making a sound.
Usually busy with government affairs, he neglects to pay attention to his children. Because he wanted to appoint a crown prince, he began to pay attention to them.
However, with this attention, he found that each of these children had his own shortcomings.
Especially the eldest son, no matter what happened, the two historians and aides around him would help him make decisions.
No wonder he always acted like a good guy in the court, that was because he himself was stupid and could only pretend to be honest and simple.
How can a person who has no opinions of his own be a king?
The third prince is in poor health and is not considered.
It stands to reason that the Fourth Prince is the most courageous and has the right status, but unfortunately he has also been hurt.
Xiao Qi is quite mature for his age, although he is weak. But, never mind, he can just pick a general from among the lame.
Liu Renxiu suddenly felt that he had no one to succeed him.
He couldn't help but glance at the court again, and couldn't help but think of Song Jinxiu. If my son had half the intelligence of that kid, the Song family would have no worries.
Why! It would be great if the little girl was of royal blood. Even if she was a girl, he wouldn't mind promoting a queen.
Retracting his thoughts, he said loudly: "The selection of a crown prince is indeed a big deal. Since ancient times, the royal family has always selected a crown prince based on "the eldest son rather than the virtuous one, and the son rather than the eldest son". Therefore, the next crown prince will give priority to choosing the son born by the queen as the heir. Do you have any objections, my dear ministers?"
This is the ancestral rule, who dares to object?
But the Fourth Prince is not capable of acting, so how can he be a king? That should be the seventh prince.
I heard that the Seventh Prince has not recovered from a serious illness and has tuberculosis and a long-term cough. Such a body is really worrying.
The left prime minister Wei Zhen bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise, I believe that Your Majesty has already chosen a candidate. Please issue an order to appoint a crown prince as soon as possible."
He said that anyone could be made emperor, as long as he was in the right position in the East Palace, the evil star would not be able to cause any trouble.
As for the crown prince, Your Majesty is still young. No matter who you choose, you will slowly teach him in the future.
Liu Renxiu looked calm, glanced at Eunuch Hai, and said, "Prime Minister Wei is right. Since you are so eager, Ah Hai, read the imperial edict."
Everyone was stunned: Your Majesty, has he already written the imperial edict to appoint the crown prince?
This imperial edict was indeed written long ago, but it was delayed because of the accidents that happened to several princes.
Eunuch Hai stepped forward, took out a scroll of imperial edict from his sleeve and unfolded it, "In compliance with the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Since ancient times, emperors have nurtured the people and established the system of rule...
My seventh son, Liu Chengze, is gifted with wisdom and talent, and possesses both moral integrity and talent... Today, I grant him the imperial seal and make him the crown prince, sitting in the Eastern Palace..."
The imperial edict was more than 200 words long and clearly appointed the seventh prince as the crown prince.
When the imperial edict was issued, naturally some people were happy and some were worried.
Marquis Cheng'en was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He knew that His Majesty was an ancient wise ruler and the legitimate successor to the throne.
My sister is in charge of the palace. As long as she keeps her duties, Your Majesty will not mistreat her or her son.
"Your Majesty, please don't do it. Your Majesty, please don't do it." Suddenly, Cui Qiu prostrated himself on the ground, shouting "No, please don't do it."
Liu Renxiu narrowed his eyes and asked in a cold voice, "Why do you say that, Mr. Cui?"
Cui Qiu raised his head, revealing an old bark face. He stared at the emperor with a pair of gray eyes and said solemnly, "The Seventh Prince has a weak fate and cannot suppress the evil star. If you want the country to be prosperous, you should choose Taiwei Canglong. Canglong is the east and the leader. He is not afraid of evil spirits. He should be the eldest prince."
Originally, he thought that he would use astrology as bait today to force His Majesty to agree to appoint a crown prince, and then the people arranged by the Grand Princess would submit another batch of memorials to strongly promote the eldest prince.
And this group of people is quite important. They are all old-fashioned families, some of them are ministers, and some of them work in the Imperial Censorate...
By then, with the instructions from the director of the Imperial Observatory, the plan would be foolproof.
He is the emperor. He is like a needle in the sea. I didn’t expect that even after the seventh prince was in such a state, the emperor still didn’t give up.
So this time, he no longer dared to make an ambiguous prediction, and clearly put forward the purpose of making the eldest prince the crown prince.
As soon as Cui Qiu finished speaking, another person stepped out, knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, Lord Cui is absolutely right. Although the Seventh Prince has a noble status, coughing has been a terminal illness since ancient times..."
"Pa!" His Majesty slammed the table.
Behind that man there were people who wanted to step out and kneel down, some of them were about to kneel but didn't, some had just raised their feet but didn't have time to put them down, and they all froze there.
Liu Renxiu looked at the man and said, "How dare you curse the prince? Come, take him away and beat him to death."
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I am only stating the facts and have not cursed the Seventh Prince..." The man was quickly dragged away with his mouth covered.
The few people who followed that man out of the line were so scared that they immediately knelt down, not daring to say a word.
Liu Renxiu glanced at them coldly, and Cui Qiu shuddered violently. He forgot that although His Majesty was merciful, he was still an emperor after all. He only needed one word to turn corpses into floating corpses and rivers of blood.
Liu Renxiu looked at Cui Qiu again and said coldly, "Cui Qiu, you can't even figure out the weather, how accurate can your stargazing be?"
Don’t understand the weather? Isn’t there Song Jinxiu? If it weren't for her, I would still be the best at predicting rainy days!
Cui Qiu wanted to refute, but he heard His Majesty continue: "From today on, you will stay in the Imperial Observatory and you are not allowed to go out until you die."
Cui Qiu sat down on the bed.
He knew that after his death, all the successive directors of the Imperial Observatory would not be able to return to the countryside. A new director would take over, and the old one would be imprisoned in the Imperial Observatory or simply executed.
After all, the Imperial Observatory knew too many royal secrets, especially the Cui family. Not to mention Cui Qiu, even the other members of the Cui family were not free.
Emperor Liu Renxiu acted decisively on the issue of establishing a crown prince. He executed several people and imprisoned Cui Qiu. For a time, the court became quiet.
From this day on, the prince officially followed the emperor to attend court.
However, the prince’s cough was still not getting better, and his suppressed coughs could be heard from time to time in the court.
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