Chapter 2774 2776【Prince position】

   "His Royal Highness, the more critical the moment is, the more calm you must be." Gao Ming said with a slight smile, "Actually, there is nothing wrong with letting King Xuande take the lead temporarily.

   Don't you smell it, the early rafters are rotten first. Once King Xuande is established as the prince, he will become the target of public criticism. I don't know how many people want to catch him.

  The establishment and dethronement of the crown prince is only at the emperor's whim, and it is not certain who will have the last laugh. "

   "What does Uncle mean, we won't fight this time?" Xiang Nan asked.

  Gao Ming nodded, "Fight without fighting, do nothing."

   "Thank you, Uncle, for your guidance." Xiang Nan bowed.

  However, he knew that Gao Ming's idea was actually not very clever.

  The establishment and removal of the prince is actually not that simple.

  Once the crown prince is established, it will be very difficult to abolish it. It is not the emperor's wishful thinking, and he can be abolished if he wants to.

  Because once a dispute over abolishing the establishment is set off, it will inevitably lead to partisan disputes. And party struggle is the cruelest internal struggle. The reason why the Han, Tang, Song, and Ming Dynasties declined was because of the disaster of party struggle.

  So in order to avoid shaking the foundation of the country, basically after the crown prince is established, he will not change it easily.

  In the play, if King Xuande hadn't committed suicide and led the dead to force the palace, even if he tried to die again, Li Yu would not abolish him. Just like Li Chengji, no matter how disobedient or confused, the emperor is willing to give him a chance to make up for it.

  …

  Xiang Nan then left a letter to Chai Mu, telling him about King Zhong's petition to appoint a crown prince.

  Chai Mu left a message to him, but also to let him hide his strength and bide his time, waiting for the right time. And asked him to win over the high minister and use his strength to fight.

  Xiang Nan nodded after reading the message.

  …

   Li Xi then asked Gao Ming to have a drink in Yuyuan.

   "We haven't had a drink together here for a long time," Li Xi looked at everything familiar and unfamiliar around him, smiled and said to Gao Ming, "Come on, I'll toast you a glass."

  Thinking back then, when he, Gu Ruhui, Gao Ming, and Chen Zheng were young, they were friends and often got together. But times have changed, and things are very different today.

   "Thank you, Your Majesty." Gao Ming hurriedly said respectfully.

   "Yu Ming, tell me, what do you think about the establishment of a reserve?" Li Wei asked afterwards.

   "The Dan-Chi Rebellion has been put down, and the marriage between Xizhou and Feng Dynasty has also been settled. Your Majesty is in the prime of life and in good health. Don't rush to establish a reserve?" Gao Ming said with a smile.

  The matter of establishing a reserve should be arbitrarily decided by the emperor Gan Gang, and others should not be allowed to interfere. Although Gao Ming knew that the emperor had intended to set up a reserve, he still didn't want to talk about it.

   "I have thought about it, and what the ministers said is not unreasonable. Establishing the crown prince as soon as possible, and setting the wedding date of the crown prince and the nine princesses, will ensure the stability of the country externally and the country internally. Kill two birds with one stone.

   I invite Yu Ming to come today, I want you to help me out with ideas. Among my several sons, who can be the heir apparent? "The emperor didn't want to let him go so easily, and still asked him to give his opinion.

   "I thought it was King Xuande." Seeing that he couldn't dodge, Gao Ming had no choice but to speak.

   Seeing that he actually recommended King Xuande instead of King Yi whom he supported, Emperor Li Wei was taken aback.

   "Among the princes, King Xuande is the eldest, and there are a group of veteran officials such as King Zhong in the court to assist him. It is really expected by everyone to make King Xuande the crown prince!" Gao Ming then explained his reasons.

   On the surface, he supported Li Chengye as the crown prince, but in fact he was praising and killing him.

  Because the emperor most taboos his subordinates to form a party for personal gain, which will pose a direct threat to his rule.

  King Xuande colluded with Zhongwang and other veterans early on. If he was the prince, coupled with the support of the veterans, he might usurp the throne and seize power in minutes.

"I think that Cheng Yin is also good. Not only did he calm down Dan Chi, he made great contributions, but he is also very filial to the empress dowager, the empress, and me. I think he can handle things with ease now, and he will be able to do so in the future." Be a great leader." Li Xi said again.

"To pacify Danchi, King Yi is extremely brave, and the whole court admires him... If it comes to selfishness, I really prefer King Yi. But the establishment of a heir is a major national event. Compared with King Xuande, King Yi is still younger." Gao Ming nodded. road.

  He knew earlier that the emperor intended to make King Xuande the crown prince, otherwise he would not have known that the death of the prince was full of doubts, and would have let King Xuande lead the army to attack Danchi.

   Therefore, he naturally followed the emperor's will and did not dare to compete.

   It's just that he is so good at figuring out what he wants, which is actually a taboo thing.

  The so-called unfathomable power of the sky, so the courtiers will be trembling, walking on thin ice.

  If the courtiers are good at figuring out what they want, then the emperor will have no majesty at all. An emperor without majesty is just a puppet placed on a dragon chair.

   "Yu Ming, you are the most loyal to me in all courts!" Li Yu said with a smile when he heard this, but actually his heart was secretly murderous.

  He can trust Gao Ming and give him power, but he doesn't want Gao Ming to know his mind.

  …

   Ten days later, it will be an auspicious day.

   Li Xi officially canonized the second prince, Li Chengye, as the crown prince.

   "Under the family, those who rule the world, inherit the business, why not establish the second prince, Angu Bangjia, the second son Xuande Wang Chengye, nature and loyalty, born to know filial friends...

  I won’t be satisfied with Zan, I bowed devoutly at night, I am always afraid that the gods will not be happy, and there are too many political principles... I am awarded a book of treasures, and I am established as the crown prince. "The servant Cao Ji read out the imperial decree loudly.

   "I accept the order to thank you." Li Chengye received the imperial order, knelt down and saluted.

   "Order all departments to prepare, the crown prince and Princess Xizhou will get married in a hundred days!" Emperor Li Wei ordered again.

   "Thank you, my lord!" Li Chengye saluted again.

   "Pingshen." Li Xi said.

   Li Chengye immediately stood up, held up the imperial decree, turned around, and looked at His Highness and ministers with satisfaction.

   "Congratulations, Your Highness the Crown Prince!" All the officials bowed their heads together, and even Xiang Nan bowed to him.

  However, Xiang Nan knew that he would not be the crown prince for long.

  …

   Qu Xiaofeng was dumbfounded when he learned that Li Chengye had become the crown prince and that he would marry him in a hundred days.

   "Shouldn't Li Chengyin be the prince, why is it replaced by the second prince?" She looked at Adu in panic and asked.

  After getting along these days, she has fallen in love with Xiang Nan. Now that she is asked to marry Li Chengye, her whole heart is frozen.

   A'Du shook his head, but there was nothing he could do.

   "Princess, you are the concubine who came to Feng Dynasty from Xizhou to get married. You will marry whoever becomes the prince." Yong Niang reminded.

   "Then what's the difference between me and a cow, a horse, or a sheep? I was sent back and forth." Qu Xiaofeng choked speechlessly, never thinking that his nine princesses would be so miserable.

   "Princess be careful!" Yong Niang quickly reminded, "Your status is so noble, how can you be compared with horses, cattle and sheep. Besides, the second prince is modest and has both ability and political integrity. It is also very good for you to marry him."

   "But I've only met him once, I don't know him well, how can I marry him?" Qu Xiaofeng said depressedly, "Oh, I'm so bored, I'm so bored."

   "Princess speak carefully, this word is taboo in the palace." Yong Niang reminded again.

   "Oh, it's the rules again." Qu Xiaofeng said painfully.

  (end of this chapter)