flstandardbreds Chapter 150 The Edict of Succession
Chapter 150 The Edict of Succession
Chapter 150: The Decree of Succession
The guests present were a little confused about what Envoy Guiyue said.
Obviously, they came to marry, so their intention must be to get close to the new emperor. No matter who they were thinking about in the past, now they have to make another choice like the Li family.
But now they are talking about the edict of succession. Does Guiyue still have any position? What if the edict of succession does not contain the name of the new emperor? How will it end? If the emperor cannot step down, won’t it be more difficult for their princess to marry?
Some people were waiting to see the joke, thinking that it was obvious that Envoy Guiyue was drunk and spoke without thinking.
Some people also think that Guiyue Kingdom may have felt that this marriage was difficult to achieve and was not satisfied with the attitude of the Emperor and Queen Mother Yu, so they changed their route.
Some people even thought that Gui Yue had come for the Sixth Prince, as he had just said. He was caught off guard by the sudden death of the previous emperor. He must have had contact with Empress Dowager Li, the Regent, and the Sixth Prince before, so he hoped that the Sixth Prince would take the throne.
But no matter what the reason is, now that the words have been thrown out, someone has to catch them.
Some people feel curious, some are looking forward to it, and some are bored.
For example, Jiang Feng and Chi Hongfang knew that Ye Wenyan had a good relationship with the emperor, and they also knew that the emperor was the person chosen by the emperor and could not be changed. They were really annoyed by the Guiyue envoys at this moment. Chi Hongfang even slammed the table at that time: "Guiyue people, what do you mean? You want to ruin the place, right? Whether there is an imperial edict and which prince will be passed on the throne, these are our own business in Northern Qi. What does it have to do with you, Guiyue?"
Envoy Guiyue replied, "Of course it matters. After all, we are going to sacrifice a princess."
Feng Zhaolian also slammed the table and said, "Bullshit! How many times have I told you that I won't marry you? Are you deaf?"
The Guiyue envoy ignored her and just asked the regent: "Does the late emperor have an imperial edict?"
Quan Ji looked at Queen Mother Li. Queen Mother Li was a little excited and leaned forward. She first glanced at the Regent, then looked at the Sixth Prince, and finally said, "Yes! The late emperor did have an imperial edict to pass on the throne."
As soon as these words came out, Quan Qingcheng became nervous. Because he knew that if there was really an imperial edict to pass on the throne, the name written on it would definitely not be his.
Over the years, he had seen his father so many times that he could only count them on one hand. His father could barely remember his name, so how could he pass the throne to him? Besides, there was a legitimate prince, and everyone knew that the late emperor wanted to pass the throne to the legitimate son.
He felt a little uneasy, and kept thinking to himself, what should he do if the imperial edict was really taken out and his name was not on it?
At this time, a familiar voice came from his ear: "Don't panic, I'm here, what are you afraid of? Even if the person written on the edict is not you, your throne was given by the Emperor. Do you dare to disobey the Emperor? Just be a good emperor. If Guiyue is restless, you can just take over that broken country, so as to avoid the trouble of marriage and hostages."
Quan Qingcheng felt relieved, although he didn't understand why Ye Wenyan's voice could reach his ears even though they were so far away, and only his ears, while no one else could hear it. But he had a blind trust in Ye Wenyan, and with the relationship with Emperor Zun, he thought it was natural no matter how strange Ye Wenyan did.
The Queen Mother Li's words made the Third Prince laugh out loud, and he immediately followed up, "This prince has also heard about the imperial edict. Since it is mentioned today, why not show the imperial edict to us and let us, his sons, know what the emperor's plan is."
Quan Qinghua frowned, slammed the cup in his hand on the table, and said sternly, "Nonsense!" Then he looked at the Guiyue envoy, "Do you know who appointed the new emperor?"
Yun Chen took over the conversation: "The Imperial Astronomical Observatory observed the stars, and the Yanhua Palace established an emperor. Could it be that the Emperor's will is not as good as the last emperor's will? Is Guiyue openly not taking the Emperor seriously?"
As soon as the word "Emperor" came out, the face of the Guiyue envoy turned very ugly. But since things had come to this point, he had no way out. He would lose face if he just let it go. He was a Guiyue man, and he would lose face for Guiyue. This was not acceptable.
So he changed his words: "Just take a look. The will cannot be compared with the will of the emperor, but it shouldn't hurt to take a look, right? No matter who the late emperor wanted to establish, it's too late now, so just watch the fun."
The regent, who had not expressed his opinion, nodded and asked the Empress Dowager Li loudly, "May I ask, Empress Dowager, where is the late emperor's will?"
Empress Dowager Li stood up and said, "The late emperor's last will is placed on the night pearl on the top of Chengguang Hall. It cannot be faked." "Then send someone to get it!" The Regent finally made a decision and immediately pointed the eunuch beside him to go to Chengguang Hall.
In order to reassure everyone and to prove the authenticity of the will, not only one eunuch went on this trip, but also Chi Hongfang, Jiang Feng, and the left and right prime ministers, and Yun Chen and Wu Fei were also brought along.
Ye Wenyan was still leaning back in her chair watching the show, but when she saw Yun Chen glanced at her before leaving the hall, she used the sound transmission technique to talk to him again. She only said one sentence - "Just go and get it with peace of mind."
Yun Chen felt really relieved, just like Quan Qingcheng. For some unknown reason, as long as Ye Wenyan told him not to panic, he would not panic, and as long as he told him to be at ease, he would feel at ease.
Feng Zhaolian was about to go back to her seat, but after all this commotion, she didn't want to go back anymore. She just pulled Ye Wenyan's sleeve and said to her, "Ayan, you support the young emperor who hasn't grown up yet, right? Don't worry, although I don't like him, I will definitely side with him just because of your relationship. This matter was caused by Guiyue, and I feel guilty, so if the young emperor makes a fool of himself, I will definitely not recognize my relatives, and I will kill my relatives for the sake of justice. I will either beat the idiot who caused the trouble to death or scold him to death. I don't believe that I, a princess, can't deal with a court official? Who does he think he is?"
Feng Zhaolian was eager to try, but the Sixth Prince sitting opposite him remained calm and just sat there taking a sip of wine from time to time.
Ye Wenyan stared at him for a while and asked Feng Zhaolian: "Do you like the Sixth Prince? If he is the one sitting on the throne, are you willing to marry him?"
"I'm willing to kill him!" Feng Zhaolian was so angry that she wanted to flip the table. "Ah Yan, how can I tell you so that you can understand? I already have someone in my heart, no matter who it is, it will not be my choice. Although I am only the cousin of the King of Guiyue, my temper is not exaggerated. Let alone an envoy, even if my royal cousin comes in person, I will still say the same thing today, I will not marry, I will marry whoever I love."
Ye Wenyan nodded, "From this perspective, you are still a very principled person."
The group of people who left in a hurry finally came back in a hurry. Jiang Feng held the last will of the late emperor to show fairness and openness.
The Regent invited Jiang Feng to the upper seat, and Quan Qingcheng and others stood up and walked to the bottom of the hall.
Although he was the new emperor, the previous emperor was his father. Seeing the imperial edict was like seeing the previous emperor, and he needed to kneel down.
Then, led by him, the Regent, and the two Queen Dowagers, several people lifted their robes and knelt down.
The guests present also stood up and knelt, and heard the Regent King say: "Master Jiang, please read the will!"
Jiang Feng nodded, opened the will carefully, and read aloud: "I am sixty years old, and my life is coming to an end. I have seven sons, but I have not appointed a crown prince. In order to protect the stability of my Northern Qi and the peace of my country, I leave this will on the pearl of Chengguang Palace. It will be taken out on the day of my death. It is the only proof of the succession. The seventh son Qingcheng is my youngest son. He has noble character and a long life. I have accepted the will of the world and put the youngest as the most important. Now I appoint the seventh son Quan Qingcheng to succeed me as the emperor!" Jiang Feng read very loudly, especially when he read the seventh son Qingcheng, his voice became much louder. In the end, he was almost shouting, and he was shouting with great excitement.
Even after the edict was read, his voice could still be heard in the Fenghuang Yufei Palace for a long time.
Everyone was shocked, not only the Regent and Queen Mother Li, but even Quan Qingcheng and Queen Mother Yu were stunned on the spot.
Quan Qingcheng never expected that his father actually wanted to establish a young prince as the heir to the throne, and he even wrote down his will and hid it behind the night-shining pearl in the Chengguang Palace, personally appointing him to succeed the throne!
The sixteen-year-old boy burst into tears instantly. The father's love that had faded almost to nothing over the years was all made up at this moment. He suddenly realized that he had wronged his father. It was not that his father did not love him. His father was protecting him. He ignored him and even forgot about him, so that he could live a peaceful life without getting involved in any party disputes or being thought about and calculated by anyone day and night. No matter how his brothers tossed him around, in the end, the throne was his.
The little emperor wiped his face and missed his father more and more.
But Empress Dowager Yu frowned and even looked up at Jiang Feng, wondering how bold this Minister Jiang was to actually recite the imperial edict at random!
Yes, it was just random thoughts, because she was the one who served the late emperor in his last few years, including being present when this will was written.
At that time, the late emperor told her that she was the one he felt the most sorry for in his life, because Cheng'er could not speak, so he could not pass the throne to Cheng'er. He even did not take care of Cheng'er's studies in these years, thinking that it would be the best for his dumb son to become a leisurely and wealthy prince in the future.
The emperor passed on his legitimate son. She saw the late emperor write this in the imperial edict with her own eyes. It was absolutely true.
Minister Jiang is crazy! "Jiang Feng! Are you crazy?" This was the voice of the Regent. The jade-faced scholar could no longer keep calm and almost screamed, "Jiang Feng! Tampering with the late emperor's will is a capital crime!"
Jiang Feng turned his eyes away from the will and looked at the regent with disdain. After a while, he suddenly laughed...