Holding half a cup of warm ginseng tea in both hands.

The emperor exhaled a long breath of heat from the smell of the century-old ginseng in Changbai Mountain, Bohai Road, blinked his eyes, and his whole body seemed to warm up again.

I feel much better, and I am no longer so listless and always want to doze.

Queen Qin took a velvet soft pillow and put it intimately behind the emperor, so that the emperor could lean on the couch and feel more comfortable.

In front of the imperial bed.

The right prime minister of the East Taiwan came to Ji, the left prime minister of the West Taiwan Shangguan Yi, the left prime minister of the middle Taiwan Pei Xingjian, the right prime minister of the middle Taiwan Jia Runfu, the old master of the Yutang Pavilion Cui Dunli, the Fengge plot Li Jingxuan, the left governor of the Luantai Cheng Dunmo, the right governor of the right governor Niu Jianwu, the Xiantai Suzheng He Chujun, the Tianguan Shangshu Liu Xiangdao and others were listed on the left and left to report the situation of each yamen to the emperor in person.

The emperor's condition was too serious, so the imperial doctor asked him to rest more, but today the emperor still sent an order to summon the chief ministers of the central government, which was already somewhat entrusted to entrust the orphans.

The emperor issued an edict to change the official system at the Zhengdan period, which was also a trend of showing off his strength, but now it is obvious that the emperor also knew that his situation was not good.

Longshuo’s new policy, if even the Emperor Longshuo is gone, how about Longshuo’s new policy?

Cui Dunli, the former Hanlin Academy's Grand Secretary, has now been renamed Yutang under the new official system. As the uncle of the empress dowager, Cui Dunli, who is in his seventies, is also the prime minister of the three dynasties. "Please ask the saints to rest with peace of mind, and the court's military and political affairs will be handled with all his heart."

The emperor held the teacup in his hand and glanced over the priests, and finally said directly, "I regret not when I was in the past. I must not believe the bewitching of evil spirits. I took that pill. Now it's a big mistake. It's too late to regret it."

"If you don't say that, you don't need to comfort me. I know that the big mistake has been done and I can't turn the world back. I feel ashamed of the Grand Master. In the future, I will have no face to face Taizu, Gaozu, Shengzu and others...."

"I want to establish a prince!"

The emperor gritted his teeth and showed a sense of perseverance.

"The second prince, King Lu, Longqing, is the second legitimate second for me and the queen, and should be made the crown prince."

The prince died only five years old, and now his second son, Lu Wang, is only three years old. But for the seriously ill emperor, this is not a choice. He actually understood that once he was critically ill and left, the emperor's inheritance might still be troublesome.

It is also safe to set the position of prince as soon as possible.

The emperor also considered whether the sons were young and whether they were passed down to their brothers, such as the emperor's seventh brother, Li Hong, the king of Jin, who was a brother of a mother, but in the end he was a bit selfish. Who would have the same son to pass on to their brothers?

At this time, except for the emperor and a group of ministers in the hall, only Empress Qin was there. After hearing the emperor say this, the queen looked complicated and turned around behind the screen and hugged the three-year-old Lu King Li Longqing.

"Erlang, pay homage to you all!"

Li Longqing, the three-year-old Lu Wang, was just an innocent child. He held his mother with one hand and looked at the husbands in purple robes and jade belts with big black eyes.

"Meet the husbands." Li Longqing paid politely, but his actions looked Cheng Wen.

Emperor Li Zhao waved, and the queen carried King Lu to the emperor.

The emperor rubbed his son's hair. Now when he saw his second son, he still remembered the sensible eldest son. When he thought that the eldest son who he had high hopes for died, Li Zhao was still heartbroken and unable to breathe.

"My Lords, please!"

Cui Dunli, the old master of Yutang Pavilion, also sighed in his heart and took a step forward, "I dare not accept the imperial edict, so I will draft the imperial edict for the saint!"

The queen quickly asked someone to get paper, ink, pen and inkstone, and moved a few cases. Cui Dunli, who was in his seventies, began to draft a book in front of everyone.

The right prime minister of the East Taiwan came to Ji, after all, was the head of the Political Affairs Hall, and the prime minister in charge of the Political Affairs Pen. At this time, he also stood up and bowed to the imperial edict.

The husbands had previously discussed privately what to do if the worst situation occurred, whether to support the emperor's youngest son as the crown prince, or whether to establish the emperor's adult brother as the crown prince, and whether to ask the empress dowager to rule behind the curtain.

But now the emperor's attitude is clear. The emperor chose to make his son the crown prince. Even if he was only a three-year-old child, the prime ministers could not object at this time.

After all, the emperor was still alive, and even if he was sick and gasping for breath, he was still the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

He wanted to establish his second son, and the King of Lu, Longqing, who was born by Empress Qin, had no legal problems, so the prime ministers could not object, let alone why should they object?

Now it is not a time for national crisis and national danger. To establish an older emperor's brother, it can be more stable and stable. The current power of the Tang Dynasty, even if the young prince succeeds to the throne, there is no need to worry about problems if there are prime ministers to assist in the government.

Compared with the controversy between the Standing Emperor's brother, the unrest may cause, it is not easy for a young prince to have problems.

"I pay homage to the Crown Prince!"

The right prime minister came to Ji, so other central ministers such as the prime ministers of the political affairs hall, Fengge Luantai, the chief ministers of the ruler, Yutang, and Suzheng of the Xiantai followed the visit to Li Longqing, the three-year-old Lu King in the emperor's arms.

During this revenge, the central ministers had officially admitted that they had supported Li Longqing as the throne.

This big thing was decided.

"Cui Yutang, you draft another edict!"

Cui Dunli spread out the paper and picked up the pen and looked at the emperor, waiting for the jade order.

"Issue the title of Shangfu, Shangzhu Kingdom, King of Qi, King of Anguo, King of Luzon, Envoy of Xuanwei of Nanhai, Grand Secretary of Hongwenguan and National History, Grand Secretary Qin Lang, Grand Secretary of the Prince, and Grand Secretary of the Prince."

After the emperor finished speaking, he coughed a few times, drank the remaining ginseng tea in his hand before he recovered.

As soon as this decree was made, no one objected, and even the husbands felt that this should happen.

After all, Qin Lang was a veteran of the four dynasties of the Tang Dynasty, and three dynasties established their plans to support the heroes.

Zeng Xiang established two emperors,

Now that we want to establish a new crown prince, it is still the intention of entrusting one's own orphans, and we must have Qin Lang's support.

The Grand Tutor and the Grand Tutor and the Grand Tutor and the Grand Tutor are just honorable, but when the new crown prince is established here, it is very symbolic to let Qin Lang take this title. Qin Lang does not need to enter the capital, and Qin Lang is also likely not to enter the capital, so as to participate in this title can also play a role in stabilizing people's hearts.

"The bachelor of Hongwenguan also compiled the history of the country, was the right prime minister of Dongtai, and was in the same position as the official. The Duke of Rong came to Ji and joined the three departments of Kaifu Yi. He was also appointed as the title of Sikong and the Grand Tutor of the Prince, and the Grand Secretary of the Prince."

The right prime minister Shangguan Yi was awarded the title of Duke of Chu, the Taibao and the Prince Taibao, the Prince Shaozhan, and the Kaifu Yitong Sansi.

The left ruling Cheng Department was appointed as the general of the auxiliary country, and the Taiwei and the crown prince's young army, and the crown prince's left guard. The right ruling Niu Jianwu was appointed as the general of the auxiliary country, and the Taibao and the crown prince's young tutor, and the crown prince's right guard.

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The ministers in the hall each had their own rewards, basically they advanced to the first level of the scattered rank, and they also had additional titles, at least they were granted the titles of Duke of the San Kingdom, and they also received the titles of the Third Division of the Eastern Palace, the Third Young Master of the Eastern Palace, and the Office of the Eastern Palace.

The purpose of this is also obvious. The emperor gave these ministers to the orphanage so that they could loyally support the young prince in the future.

Although the emperor did this, he was a bit of abusing the rewards, but in the critically ill young emperor, he didn't care about those things. His only idea now was how to ensure that his throne could be passed on to his young son safely.

After a pause, the emperor spoke again.

"If I die, you will support the prince to ascend the throne, and you will all be the ministers who will be entrusted with your orphans and take care of your life..."

"The prince is still young, and I will have to work hard for you to teach and assist me in the future."

The emperor seemed to be hesitating, and after a long time, he said again, "After my death, if the Grand Tutor refuses to enter the court to assist in the government, I will ask the Queen to rule the government behind the curtain and to approve the power of the army and the country."

It is not that the empress dowager was asked to rule the country from behind the curtain, but that the empress could control the country and the state affairs, and rule the country from behind. This seems to be the reason why the emperor hesitated for a long time just now.

The husbands looked at the queen, and the young Queen Qin's face was full of sadness. The eldest daughter born to Shang Father, King Qi of Anguo and Princess Taiping of Zhenguo, undoubtedly made the emperor trust very much.

Between mother and wife, the emperor finally chose to let his wife take charge of the affairs.

The reason is that no one in the palace is a human being, and it will be broken when you think about it.

After all, although the Empress Dowager Qin is the emperor's biological mother, the crown prince is also the grandson of the Empress Dowager Qin, and even the Empress Dowager Qin is the niece of the Empress Dowager, the crown prince is only three years old, and the Empress Dowager Qin gave birth to five princes, and the other four sons are still young, especially the King of Jin Li Hong, who is quite famous.

Anyone knows that Empress Dowager Qin would not have any ideas and let King Li Hong of Jin be the emperor?

This kind of thing is not impossible, but very likely.

So even if there is a one in ten thousand chance, this is also a hidden danger. However, the prince is the biological son of Empress Qin, so she will definitely help her son without reservation.

After all, the Empress Dowager and the Prince are separated by one generation.

While the emperor was critically ill, he entrusted the young crown prince to the ministers of the prime ministers, but he wanted to let the queen stand behind the curtain. This is not contradictory. After all, the prime ministers are the ministers of the outside court, and the prince is too young. There must be someone in the palace who will make decisions on behalf of the crown prince until the crown prince becomes an adult in the future.

"Also, in order to facilitate the future of the empress to follow the affairs behind the curtain and communicate with the foreign court, I plan to restore Xuanweiyuan and rename Lintai, and use eunuchs to serve as the left and right envoys on Lintai, and set up several deputy envoys to lead the eunuchs, to lead the ministry, to connect the past and the future, and to communicate inside and outside."

After all, the queen is a woman. Even if she is in a behind-the-scenes way of governing the country in the future, it will be inconvenient. It is naturally the most convenient to use eunuchs to communicate with the ministers of the outside court. Restoring the Xuanhui Courtyard set up by the Supreme Emperor, allowing them to serve as the leader of the emperor, spreading orders, communicating with internal and external courts and other responsibilities, and even serving as the empress to command the eunuchs, which will also help the special situation in the future.

The right prime minister Lai Ji and others thought for a while, but finally agreed to the order, because such an institution was indeed needed at that time.

Everything was almost done, and the emperor was already in a state of depressed spirit and waved his hand.

The queen immediately summoned the imperial physician to come over.

"I'm going to leave!"

The emperor nodded, "The court affairs are all troubled."

Cui Dunli had already drafted several edicts, and the emperor had used seals and could be officially issued.

When everyone walked out of the hall gate, they understood that the weather was about to change again.

"Right Prime Minister, why didn't he report the investigation about Nangong to the saint when he was in the hall just now?"

Lai Ji sighed, "The saint is like this now, so there is no need to report these things to the emperor. Commenting with the emperor will only make the saint's condition worse and make the saint even more difficult. Some things should be shared by our ministers for the saint."

"What should I do about Nangong?"

Lai Ji narrowed his eyes. Although there was not much evidence to investigate, Nangong was indeed restless, and what he found was already shocking enough.

"At this moment, there is no tolerance for any chaos. Some people are unwilling to be lonely, and some are ambitious and always want to be greedy for the achievements of heaven. Humph, we can't move in Nangong, but can't move other guys either? If they are seeking death, don't be polite to them, catch them all, arrest them, destroy their writings since their origins, stop them, remove them from the list, and have no family property. The three direct generations have been in Luzon for a long time, and the editor has been managed!"

On the one hand, the left ruling Cheng Junmo and the right ruling Niu Jianwu also squinted their eyes and nodded, their eyes full of dangerous light. Some people want to take advantage of the troubled waters, and some people try to support the Supreme Emperor to restore the ruling Emperor. How could those who sent the Supreme Emperor to Shangyang Palace to be under house arrest allow such a thing?

"Please rest assured, right Prime Minister, let us leave this matter to Luantai."
Chapter completed!