"Royal grandson Ying Rui greets grandfather…"
"Royal grandson Ying Zi Ni greets grandfather…"
"Greetings, Your Majesty…"
In a large hall of the Xianyang Royal Palace, Ying Rui and the civil and military officials, including Ying Ziyan, stood in the center and greeted Great Qin's Emperor.
"Everyone, please excuse us!"
It was unknown if it was because he had just recovered from his last breath or if there was something worth being happy about today, but Ying Ji, who was present today, looked very good.
"We thank Your Majesty…"
This time, everyone including Ying Rui said the same thing and thanked him at the same time.
"It's better to set up the book as soon as possible, so as to avoid any future problems.”
Ying Zi Ran was quite afraid of his big brother Ying Rui, who was born in an ordinary family. He gave one of the ministers a look.
With his military achievements, he had the right to participate in the government and sit at the front row of the generals.
Even though he had family connections, he could only sit in the back row of the civil officials. As for his third brother, Ying Yiren, he naturally had no right to discuss state affairs.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace is related to the foundation of Great Qin.”
Before the civil and military officials could warm up their seats, an unknown civil official stood up and spoke shocking words.
"Second brother, thank you for taking the initiative to assist us today.”
Hearing this, Ying Rui's spirited eyes moved. Today's appointment was set in stone.
"That person must be crazy.”
It wasn't just Wang Wan, who was a disciple of the School of Confucianism. Even the other civil and military officials couldn't help but jump in shock, secretly thinking that this person was crazy.
The position of Crown Prince in the Eastern Palace had been vacant for a long time. Moreover, it was not like there was no precedent. To mention it rashly was courting death.
"Looks like today's morning court session won't be too peaceful. Something has happened.”
Seeing this, Feng Quji, who was the magistrate of Xianyang, vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
Logically speaking, as long as one's basic intelligence was still there, no one would take the initiative to provoke bad luck.
"Oh, then tell me, which young master is more suitable?”
Ying Ji dragged out the word 'oh', but he wasn't as angry as he had imagined.
"Your Majesty, this…"
Not expecting such a question, the civil official who received the instructions was instantly dumbfounded. It was not appropriate to say it out loud, and he could not answer if he did not say it.
According to the Second Young Master, Zi Huan, he had received the approval of the King that day, and he had gone to support the matter of Bai Qi's death.
"What's going on? I've already said what I should say. Grandfather also agrees. Otherwise, he would have been chased out of the hall long ago.”
The minister was not the only one who was dumbfounded. Ying Ziyou, who was confident of victory, was also dumbfounded.
"Could it be that His Majesty wants to use this opportunity to confer the title of Second Young Master, Zi Huan, or Eldest Young Master Ying Rui?”
Cai Ze, who had been directly recommended by Fan Ju to take over the position of Prime Minister, looked at the King in surprise. A bold guess appeared in his mind.
Otherwise, based on the King's usual temper, that official would not be standing in the hall peacefully.
"Making the Eastern Palace Crown Prince isn't a bad thing for Great Qin. I just hope that he isn't a young master of the Chu faction.”
Even though he had yet to express his opinion, the middle-aged Wang Jian had a clear train of thought. His gaze sized up the two young masters.
“………”
For a moment, the hall fell into silence, and the thoughts of the civil and military officials became active.
"Do you think I should appoint a crown prince?”
Ying Ji wasn't in a hurry to announce the result. Every step he took was very skillful as he casually said.
As long as all the civil and military officials in the court had the same consensus, it was up to one person to decide who to appoint next.
"It's alright. It seems that I'm thinking too much. I'm afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind.”
Hearing these words, Ying Zihua felt relieved.
"The crown prince is the cornerstone to stabilize Great Qin.”
As the prime minister, it was not good for Cai Ze to remain silent. He was the first to express his stance.
Of course, what he wanted to know next was, with the King's shrewdness, who would become the Crown Prince?
"Your Majesty, I agree."
The appointment of the crown prince had been mentioned a few years ago, and now it was just a re-discussion. In history, the father of Chang Ping Jun Xiong Qi, Xiong Gu, followed closely behind.
"We agree!"
The two big shots stepped forward, and the rest of the civil and military officials did not lag behind and agreed.
“………”
As he was about to progress to the official position, Ying Rui was like sitting on a fishing platform, quietly waiting for his grandfather to continue.
"Since no one objects to the matter of the title, then let me speak.”
"The crown prince of the Eastern Palace is the foundation of the country. I intend to confer the title of eldest son of the royal grandson, Ying Rui!”
Hearing this, Ying Ji waved his hand and didn't announce the result in a sloppy manner.
The fifth generation Yu Lie must be the grandson of the king, Ying Rui. No one could object today!
"Conferring, conferring Big Brother Ying Rui as the Crown Prince?”
The scene that he had imagined didn't appear. Ying Zihua stood rooted to the ground, thinking that he had heard wrongly.
That was impossible. That day, he had clearly received his grandfather's approval, but he did not ask anyone to chase him away. Didn't he mean that he wanted to be crowned as the crown prince?
"No wonder the previous Prime Minister Fan Ju once said that the possibility of Gongzi Rui being the new Emperor was relatively high, unless there was someone with better aptitude.”
Recalling what Fan Ju had said, Cai Ze wasn't too surprised. He just felt that his superior was very accurate in judging people.
Eldest Young Master Ying Rui walked the path of military merit, and he was promoted from an ordinary soldier to the Left Shu Chang. In the Great Qin Empire, where martial arts were the norm, he was still sought after by people.
"Since the king announced it personally, he must have taken a fancy to some specialty. Gongzi Rui is far from being as simple as he seems.”
Xiong Gu, who had existed since the time of Empress Dowager Xuan, looked at the extremely indifferent Eldest Young Master Ying Rui and narrowed his eyes.
The king was taught by Empress Dowager Xuan, and his standards in all aspects were first-class. His requirements for the heir were not ordinary.
Otherwise, there would not have been a situation where there was no crown prince for the Eastern Palace for ten years.
"If it's Eldest Young Master Ying Rui, it might be good news for us old Qin people.”
Wang Jian, who was born in the old Qin clan, was naturally happy to see their side take the dominant position and not the Chu clan that dominated.
"The eldest son Ying Rui from the army will probably restrict the Chu faction. At that time, the Hedong faction (the people of the six dynasties) will have a chance to make a name for themselves.”
Upon hearing that the eldest son of an ordinary family would inherit the throne, Meng Tian and his brother's grandfather, Meng Ao, was more delighted than surprised.
Although Prime Minister Cai Ze was supporting them, the Chu faction was very powerful. There was also the old Qin faction eyeing them covetously. Their Hedong faction was still very weak.
"We bet on the wrong treasure this time. Damn it, Second Young Master Zi Huan is lying to us. His Majesty has no intention of making him the Crown Prince.”
"I only hope that the king will not settle the score. Otherwise, the losses will be huge.”
Of course, there were also some ministers who were furious. They thought that Ying Zihua had deceived them and was merely trying to gain some support.
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