When Concubine Zhou picked up the imperial decree, she began to recite:
It was carried by the heavens, and the emperor said:
The prince Yuwenyanyu has an unprovoked character, deducted silver taels for disaster relief, and received unknown wealth; from now on, he will abolish the position of the prince and be reduced to the prince; I feel the love of the former prince and his son, and only let him live in Bianzhou, but it has not been passed on. Edict, do not enter the palace!
As soon as this imperial decree fell, the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty were confused and even more shocked!
The matter of abolishing the prince can be related to the great matter of Jiangshan and Jiji.
Such a big thing, His Majesty said to abolish it?
Also use the prince's character for misbehavior?
When did this prince have a bad character?
Before waiting for these civil and military officials to react, Concubine Zhou turned to look at Eunuch Zhang again, and said coldly and loudly, "Eunuch Zhang, didn't Your Majesty give you an imperial edict? Now hurry up and announce it!"
Eunuch Zhang remained expressionless, bowed to Concubine Zhou and said, "Yes, Niangniang!"
Afterwards, Eunuch Zhang put out an imperial decree on the dark grid in the very respectful Guangming Hall.
Just as he opened the imperial edict and was about to announce it, Prime Minister Chen immediately stopped him, "Hold on!"
Concubine Zhou Gui asked coldly, "Master Chen, is there any problem? Also, your grandson has just been abolished from the position of prince and reduced to a prince. You can't be angry, but you can understand! However, even if you are a big man Question, we also need to wait for Eunuch Zhang to promulgate the imperial edict!"
The majesty of the imperial concubine was in full swing, and the majesty in her tone did not allow any hint of resistance!
However, in fact, Concubine Zhou is also a guilty conscience.
In order to prevent more accidents, she must personally suppress these officials.
But Concubine Zhou is still just a concubine after all. To put it bluntly, she is just a concubine beside the emperor. Although her status is noble, women in the harem are not allowed to participate in politics.
Therefore, among these civil and military officials, they were more or less shocked that Zhou Guifei appeared in the court and the public in the imperial uniform of the Queen Mother, and then they were angry and disdainful.
Therefore, many people are not afraid of the majesty at this time!
Prime Minister Chen asked with a stern expression, "My concubine, we want to see the Holy One! Otherwise, the old minister will have to suspect that this is your conspiracy!"
Prime Minister Chen's words were very direct and sharp!
Moreover, it was directly confronting Zhou Guifei and others!
Concubine Zhou Gui, Yuwen Feiye, and the three princes' party, their pupils shrank abruptly.
And some people looked a little flustered in their eyes, but Yuwen Feiye looked restless and flustered.
After he reacted, he immediately scolded Prime Minister Chen with a guilty conscience, "Presumptuous! Royal Father is not in a good state, so don't be disturbed! Prime Minister Chen, you are so eager to see King Father, why do you care? ?"
Prime Minister Chen said without fear and plausibly, "It is a matter of great importance to the country and the society, and of course the old minister must listen to His Majesty's own words!"
"You..." Yuwen Feiye turned pale with anger, and pointed at Prime Minister Chen angrily, but was speechless.
Concubine Zhou immediately responded, "Master Chen, your majesty's dragon body was killed by the traitor Jiang Zhennan, you must be cautious, otherwise, if you are not careful, your majesty may get worse, so this palace has to be careful! However, Chen If your lord must see His Majesty, how about waiting for Eunuch Zhang to announce the imperial edict?"
Concubine Zhou is also a cunning person.
You want to see Your Majesty, yes.
Just want you to listen to the decree, goodbye!
Listening to Concubine Zhou's words, Prime Minister Chen had a gloomy face.
It seems that there must be something tricky about the imperial decree in the hands of Eunuch Zhang, otherwise, Concubine Zhou would never insist that Eunuch Zhang read the imperial edict before letting people see His Majesty!
Concubine Zhou's eyes again signaled Eunuch Zhang.
Eunuch Zhang opened the imperial decree and read aloud:
It was carried by the heavens, and the emperor said:
Yuwen Feiye, the third son of my emperor, with an extraordinary appearance in the sun and a pure and beautiful talent, conferred on him the treasure on August 3, the 40th year of Jingde, and was established as the crown prince.
Right in the East Palace, with the lineage of ten thousand years, to tie the heart of the four seas!
When the civil and military officials heard this, they were even more shocked!
All of them looked at Concubine Zhou and Yuwen Feiye on the Golden Palace in disbelief.
No wonder there was something wrong with their outfits, it turned out to be here.
Just then, these civil and military officials heard the second half of the imperial decree, and their faces turned violent!
Eunuch Zhang did not give them time to think, and continued:
I was assassinated by a traitorous minister, and the dragon body was not safe, and I was entrusted with the crown prince as the heir, in order to replace my duty of supervising the country!
All the Aiqings should do their best to assist!
Appreciate this!
That's all right, Yuwen Feiye was not only suddenly named a prince, but now he is still a prince.
Prince, as long as there are no accidents, he is already a proper future monarch.
As long as His Majesty has any accident, he can immediately become emperor!
Although there are three factions in the court and opposition, one is the prince and one party Yuwen Yanyu, one is the third prince and one party Yuwen Feiye, and the other party is His Majesty's eldest grandson, Yuwen Xuhong, the only son left by the former prince.
The crown prince is a legitimate son of the first son, born by the current Empress Chen, and he is humble, courteous, magnanimous, and very popular with all the ministers, but his weakness is that he is too kind, and he is suspected of being a woman!
As an emperor, the benevolence of women is the most important thing.
The third prince, from Concubine Zhou. Because his mother was favored, he was favored by the saint. Therefore, the three princes felt that by virtue of this, they could compete with the prince.
It's just that Yuwen Feiye has a violent and impulsive personality and is narrow-minded, so he is not suitable to be the king of a country at all.
The eldest grandson of the emperor, the grandson of the former queen, the son of the former prince.
However, this person is a playful grandson who can only drink and have fun. He is in the house every day, singing and dancing every day, and having supper every night, so uncomfortable!
Let those ministers hate their misfortune and hate them for not fighting!
Although he himself is playful and has no intention of taking the throne, but no matter what, the forces behind him are not willing to give up.
In contrast, although the prince has shortcomings, he is the most suitable person to be the monarch.
His Majesty is a wise prince, and in his heart, he will never be confused. Suddenly, he will abolish the crown prince and re-establish the prince.
After hearing Eunuch Zhang read the imperial decree, some civil and military officials were surprised, some were surprised, and some felt incredible!
Duke Guo asked sternly, "Niangniang, since Eunuch Zhang has already announced the imperial decree, can you invite Your Majesty to come out!"
Concubine Zhou is not a fuel-efficient lamp either.
She calmed down and asked sternly, "Master Guo, Ben Gong said that His Majesty's dragon body is not healthy. Please come out at this moment and disturb His Majesty. When His Majesty's condition worsens, can you afford this responsibility? Or,"
Immediately, she changed her words, "Are you doubting the authenticity of these two imperial decrees? If so, then ask the ministers to test it for themselves! Eunuch Zhang, show these two imperial decrees to the ministers for identification!"
Eunuch Zhang responded immediately, "Yes!"
Eunuch Zhang took down the imperial edict.
However, no matter how Duke Guo and Chen Zai and others identify it, this is indeed the true imperial edict!
The two frowned tightly, thinking deeply!