Chapter 308 The eldest prince is named crown prince
The Second Prince had no idea that his father was about to beat him to death. He thought his father was showing him respect, and he was so happy that he immediately stepped forward and knelt. Then he began to talk, the central idea being "the benefits of peace talks for the Kingdom of Jing."
Not to mention the others, even the eldest prince glared at the second prince after hearing this, "Second brother, do you still have any backbone as a prince of Jing Kingdom? How can a man surrender without a fight?"
"What do you know? Long Lingguo is clearly well prepared. This news was only a month ago, and we still don't know the exact situation on the border. If a fight breaks out and we don't win, Jingguo will suffer even greater losses in the end."
The more the Second Prince Yang Jinglin spoke, the more confident he became. The more he spoke, the more he felt that this was the case! After he finished speaking, he looked at the emperor with a solemn oath.
The emperor was not going to let this guy lose face any more. He now despised the second brother, saying that he was even worse than the third brother who raised private soldiers. The emperor now felt that the third brother who raised private soldiers was more courageous than this guy.
So the emperor responded to the second prince Yang Jinglin by throwing a teacup in his hand, which flew straight towards the second prince.
"Get out of here, you bastard! I don't have a son as weak as you."
The ministers who were still standing immediately knelt down and cried out, "Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!"
The second prince, Yang Jinglin, was shocked by this unexpected change. He covered his injured arm and knelt on the ground, looking at the emperor sitting above him in disbelief, "Father, your son is..."
The emperor was too lazy to listen to his nagging and directly interrupted his chance to quibble, "Go away, I don't want you to say it for the third time."
The second prince looked at the emperor's impatient eyes and knelt down quickly.
The emperor was too lazy to even look at his son's humiliation. It can only be said that the emperor was dissatisfied with a person. He felt that the person was still alive and breathing, which made him feel unhappy. Unfortunately, this bastard was his own son.
Upon seeing this, Marquis Wenyuan immediately knelt and took a step forward, "Your Majesty, please let me go! The others are still young and have no experience."
The name Wenyuan Hou sounds more polite, but he was also granted the title of marquis based on his military merits. When he talks about going to the battlefield, there is still light in his eyes.
For Marquis Wenyuan, he would rather die on the battlefield than engage in intrigue with a group of old foxes in a wealthy place like Yuanjing.
Seeing this, the others immediately knelt down in front of them and begged for their services. However, as Wen Yuanhou had said, these people were all from the younger generation.
The only old man still in the court was Marquis Wenyuan.
At this time, the emperor missed Zhao Changyou very much. If he were still in the court, it would be easy to shock the villains from all sides.
In the end, the Emperor personally appointed Marquis Wenyuan as Grand Marshal, Zhao Anwei as Vice General, and the Minister of War and General Liu to coordinate the supply of food and armaments. He ordered Marquis Wenyuan and Zhao Anwei to lead a 100,000-man army and set off immediately without delay.
The three people present, the Minister of War, Marquis Wenyuan, and Zhao Anwei, immediately accepted the order. General Liu was already in the military camp outside the city.
Just when everyone had finished discussing how to fight against Long Lingguo and this series of issues, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The emperor revealed the second frightening thing of the day, "I have decided to appoint a crown prince!"
The ministers all stared at the emperor with their mouths wide open. They were all very confused. Why would they appoint a crown prince at this time?
The First and Second Princes had very different feelings. The Second Prince knew that the Crown Prince position was no longer relevant to him, otherwise his father wouldn't have scolded him so harshly. He was deeply unwilling to accept this, but the overall situation was still uncertain, so he still held onto a glimmer of hope.
The eldest prince was full of hope. After all, the second prince had been scolded today, and the third prince was still imprisoned in his own mansion! After thinking it over, he still had the greatest hope.
The emperor looked at the bewildered expressions of the ministers in the hall and smiled for the first time that day. He calmly looked at Eunuch Zhuo, who was holding the imperial edict beside him, and said, "Read it!"
Eunuch Zhuo responded softly, bowed, took the imperial edict, stepped forward, opened it and read it directly.
By the order of Heaven, the Emperor summoned:
I have reached the age of knowing my destiny. I do not have a legitimate son, but my eldest son, Yang Jingchen, has grown into a man of both virtue and talent, both civil and military. I can be considered to have a successor.
From this day forward, Yang Jingchen is appointed Crown Prince, to inherit my throne a hundred years from now. I hope he will live up to my expectations and continue the reign of the Jing Kingdom.
I hope everyone can treat me as they do, and work with the prince to create a prosperous era.
So ordered!
After the imperial edict was read, the eldest prince Yang Jingchen had not yet reacted. Although he had such expectations, he was still confused when the pie really fell.
It was Eunuch Zhuo who reminded him, "Your Highness, please accept the order!"
The eldest prince immediately stepped forward, took the imperial edict with trembling hands, bowed deeply to the emperor, and solemnly promised: "I will not let down the expectations of my father and the people of the world."
The emperor nodded indifferently. Promises were the least trustworthy things. He valued future performance more: "Just remember what you said now!"
The civil and military officials below immediately saluted, "Your Highness, we greet you! Congratulations to the Emperor on having a successor!"
No matter what everyone thinks, this ceremony still has to be performed.
The emperor looked at the people below with a smile. He was still happy in his heart, but he still spoke again: "Chen'er is the prince I chose. He is the most suitable candidate. I also know that some of you are unwilling to accept this.
But I'm telling you, Second Brother Yang Jinglin, you saw it today. If you choose a spineless wimp like him, I'm worried that the Jing Kingdom will be destroyed as soon as I die. By then, I'm afraid the coffin won't even cover me, and I'll be cursed by my ancestors even after I die.
As for the third son, Yang Jingluo, I'm still here! He dares to raise private soldiers. I'm magnanimous, otherwise who could tolerate such a son?
Finally, my other children are still young. If you want to choose the younger ones as the crown prince, I will doubt your intentions."
The emperor wanted to extinguish all their thoughts at once. Now was the time when Jing State needed to focus on the outside world. He didn't want these people to still think about gaining the credit of following the emperor at this time.
Seeing that the emperor had blocked all the roads, all the civil and military officials in the hall could only kneel down again and said they dared not do anything.
The Emperor looked at his eldest son, who was beaming with joy, and turned to instruct him, "I think your principal wife is very good, and her two sons are well educated. Let her be the Crown Princess! And Prince Ruihe, Yang Chengchen, shall be the Prince Ruihe! I will allow him to establish his own residence and live alone outside the palace without getting married."
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