"This subject congratulates the king for appointing the crown prince to stabilize the country.”
Feng Quji, who was also from the east of the river, had the same thoughts as Meng Ao and the others. He congratulated loudly.
"We congratulate the king for appointing a crown prince to stabilize the country!”
With different thoughts in their minds, Cai Ze, Xiong Gu, and the other civil and military officials followed suit and shouted in unison.
"No, no. Grandfather clearly agreed with me yesterday. What went wrong?”
The congratulatory voice rang in his ears, waking the stunned Ying Ziya up. He shook his head and denied it.
Until now, he still didn't know where he had gone wrong. It could be said that he had lost without knowing why.
"Or rather, it was Big Brother Ying Rui who was causing trouble. Yes, he must have said something to Grandfather.”
Unwilling to accept the reality in front of him, Ying Zihua, who had been full of expectations, fell to the bottom of the valley. His eyes were filled with lingering resentment.
"Where is Zuo Shu Chang Ying Rui?"
Ying Ji looked at the one-sided agreement with satisfaction. Then, he shifted his gaze to the left.
"Zuo Shu Chang Ying Rui, await the king's orders.”
In such a solemn court meeting, Ying Rui didn't call him grandfather anymore. He cupped his hands and took a few steps forward.
"Today, in front of all the civil and military officials, I appoint you as the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace and you will take over the throne of Great Qin in the future.”
Ying Rui, the grandson of the royal family, was neither arrogant nor impatient. Ying Ji stroked his white beard and spoke with much more strength.
Even if he died today, he could rest in peace in the afterlife and give an explanation to his ancestors.
"Yes, I will definitely not disappoint you in the future and continue to complete the will of our ancestors.”
Putting aside some of his personal thoughts, Ying Rui, as a member of the Ying Royal Family, couldn't help but feel his blood boiling.
It was not just his own hegemony. He had also completed the hegemony of generations, including his ancestors.
Duke Xiao of Qin who resolutely reformed to become stronger, King Huiwen of Qin who consolidated the results of his reform, King Zhaoxiang of Qin who won the Battle of the Great Qin Nation's Fate…
"The upcoming fifth generation of Great Qin's ruler!”
In an instant, Cai Ze, Wang Jian, Xiong Gu, and the other civil and military officials looked at Ying Rui with a slightly different gaze.
After all, everyone knew that the king did not have much time left. Becoming the crown prince was equivalent to being half a king. All that was left was the formal ceremony of ascending the throne.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
This was personally appointed by the King in the Imperial Court. Eldest Young Master Ying Rui himself had become famous because of his military achievements. All the civil and military officials cupped their hands together as a greeting for the first time.
"Everyone, please excuse the formalities."
Seeing this, Ying Rui didn't take a step forward. Instead, he made a gesture of support and accepted everyone's greetings.
"Ying Rui, what right do you have to be the Crown Prince?”
Thinking of his eldest brother Ying Rui, whose mother was a palace maid and whose birth was extremely ordinary, Ying Zi Ran had no choice but to bow. A mixture of jealousy and hatred swept through his heart.
"You didn't improve at all. After another ten years, the result will still be the same.”
Noticing the emotional fluctuations of the royal grandson Ying Zi Ling, Ying Ji felt even more indifferent. He couldn't do much.
Being born into a noble family was indeed an advantage, but it would not remain the same forever. If the incompetent were careless, everything would be ruined in the blink of an eye.
"The clansman who was taken hostage in Zhao is too old to stay any longer. We still need a new member of the royal family to go.”
Compared to the former, Ying Ji undoubtedly hated the other royal grandson, the evil and useless Ying Yiren. He wanted to make him suffer a little before coming back.
If they were really deceived and allowed such a descendant to rule Great Qin, it would be a huge disaster, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were sinners.
"Pick another royal child to be a hostage in Zhao?”
Hearing this, the civil and military officials present were stunned. The amount of information they had just brought was not small.
Generally speaking, the royal children sent to various countries as hostages were basically arranged by the elders of the clan, and the king rarely asked.
"Everything is what you deserve. Whatever decision you make, the price you have to pay.”
Ying Rui had long expected the outcome of that cheap third brother. He shook his head slightly. He had to finish the path he had chosen back then even if he had to kneel.
To be exact, using those unpresentable techniques was cheating. He had to see who the other party was. That was the heroic lord of a generation who had inherited the will of his ancestors.
Just think about it, the hard work of so many generations was destroyed. Anyone would fly into a rage. It would be considered lenient to receive a little lesson!
"Your Majesty, which young master of the royal family will take over and go to Zhao as a hostage?”
Since the king had already spoken, the officials naturally could not ignore it. Wang Wan stepped out from the civil officials and asked for instructions.
"In my opinion, it would be better for the royal grandson to go to Zhao as a hostage.”
Ying Ji didn't show any mercy and quickly spoke.
"Could it be that Grandfather is using Third Brother to warn me?”
Ying Ziya felt his grandfather's gaze sweep over him, and his heart skipped a beat. He thought that his grandfather might be warning him.
After the Battle of Changping, the Qin and Zhao countries had become enemies. If they went there, they would only suffer and face difficulties from the Zhao country every day.
"Third Young Master Yi Ren went to the State of Zhao as a hostage. From the looks of it, the matter of appointing the Crown Prince today is not shallow.”
Xiong Gu, who had experienced many storms in the court, did not believe that the king would teach a royal grandson a lesson for no reason.
There were only two situations that could happen. One was committing an unforgivable mistake, or the other was committing a fatal taboo.
"Your Majesty, we have no objections to sending Young Master Yiren to Zhao as a hostage.”
The king wanted to teach a grandson a lesson, and he didn't have much influence. No one present would plead for mercy.
In other words, without sufficient prospects and benefits, they were unwilling to get into trouble and end up with nothing.
"Sigh, there's nothing we can do!"
Even if there were a few ministers who wanted to plead for mercy, it was useless under the one-sided support.
" Grandfather is too unfair. It's not fair at all…"
When he thought of his grandfather's warning, although Ying Zihua didn't show too much emotion, the indignation and jealousy in his heart grew even more.
"Crown Prince, what do you think?"
Perhaps he wanted to see if the successor was ruthless enough, so Ying Ji suddenly asked when all the civil and military officials in the court agreed.
Under their habitual thinking, more than 90% of people would plead for mercy to show their virtue.
"Since he directly asked, he must have made a mistake first. Giving him a lesson is already giving him enough face.”
Ying Rui naturally wouldn't fall for such a trap that was impossible to guard against. He replied with reason.
"The Crown Prince and everyone else have no objections. This matter is settled. Young Master Yiren will go to Zhao as a hostage.”
After hearing that, Ying Ji's last bit of worry disappeared without a trace.
That's right, what he wanted was this decisiveness. Decisiveness to the point of not hesitating at all. This was the heir that he recognized.
"Judging from the brief conversation just now, the newly appointed Crown Prince is probably a ruthless character.”
"The most important thing is that the king did not reprimand him at all.”
Seeing this, Cai Ze, Feng Quji, Wang Jian, and the other civil and military officials looked at each other and came to the same conclusion.
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