Li Yuan slowly walked over to the court.
In the main hall, the officials who were whispering in small groups, resting with their eyes closed, or beating their abacus in their hearts all stood up and bowed.
After a set of simple etiquette, Li Yuan sat on the dragon throne. He did not have his usual spirit, nor did he have the imposing and begging aura of an emperor.
On the contrary, his eyes were a little unfocused, as if he was very tired.
After glancing at Li Shi Min from the corner of his eyes, he raised his spirits and looked at the officials in the hall.
He used to enjoy this feeling of looking down on the world from above.
But now, all that was left was endless exhaustion.
For this position, his sons fought each other.
In one night, he had lost two sons and more than ten grandchildren.
This was unacceptable to Li Yuan, who had worked hard to conquer the world and ascend to the throne that countless people dreamed of.
"Your Majesty, a recent flood in Jiangnan Province has affected the farmland. The local officials have requested to reduce taxes.”
"Your Majesty, ten days ago, the Turks invaded Qinzhou and Lan Province and threatened to take the Yanmen Pass.”
"Lu Nan from the Yue Prefecture of Lingnan killed the governor of the Yue Prefecture.”
"Tuyuhun and Dangxiang invaded Hezhou.”
In the court, memorials were presented one after another.
The ministers discussed state affairs as usual.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the sun was high up in the sky.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
As the court meeting was nearing its end, the Minister of Rites, the Chief Historian of the Heavenly Policy Office, and the Assistant Minister of the Yellow Gate, Tang Jian, tidied his clothes and slowly stood up.
The ministers immediately held their breaths.
He knew that the main point of today's court meeting was coming.
Tang Jian bowed deeply and said,"Your Majesty, the loss of the crown prince is a disaster for the entire country."
However, a family cannot be without a master for a day, and a country cannot be without a prince for a day.
The King of Qin is talented in both literature and military strategy. He can shoulder this heavy responsibility.”
After Tang Jian finished speaking, all the officials in the court fell silent.
The entire hall was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Li Shi Min sat in his seat, looking down as if it had nothing to do with him.
As time passed, Li Yuan remained silent.
He only stared blankly at the blue sky and white clouds outside the hall.
Tang Jian remained in a bowed posture.
His forehead was covered in sweat.
The more silent Li Yuan was, the greater the pressure he felt.
After some time, Li Yuan finally spoke.
"The Crown Prince's death, Zhen's heart is in pain.
The order was passed down that the world would mourn and mourn for three years.
Wang Jian ordered the Ministry of Rites to handle the funeral ceremony. Officials below the prince who wore hats and above wore plain clothes for seven days, officials of the provincial government took off their hats and plain clothes for three days, and officials and soldiers in the capital were not allowed to make music or marry within thirteen days.”
Li Yuan's voice was hoarse as he explained Li Jiancheng's funeral.
He suddenly raised his head, and his originally turbid eyes instantly became bright.
He looked down at all the officials in the hall and said,"
"According to the ancestral system, when the Crown Prince dies, the Crown Prince's legitimate son can inherit the position of Crown Prince.
My eldest grandson, the king of Anlu County, has always had a good reputation.”
Li Yuan paused for a moment.
All the officials in the hall, including Li Shimin, were shocked.
Especially Li Shi Min, he looked at Li Yuan with eyes that were about to spit fire.
Li Yuan stared straight at Li Shiming.
"Today, I appoint my eldest grandson, Li Chengdao, the Prince of Anlu, as the Imperial Grand Sun!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire court was in an uproar.
Most of the people present were Li Yuan's confidants, and some of them were on good terms with Li Jiancheng.
Only a small portion of the ministers were Li Shimin's henchmen.
However, regardless of which faction the officials were from, they all believed that after Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji died, the position of Crown Prince would definitely fall on Li Shimin's head.
However, who would have thought that Li Yuan would not appoint a Crown Prince, but Li Chengdao as his great-grandson!
China ruled the country with etiquette, and no one dared to violate the etiquette system and ancestral system.
The emperor was the monarch of a country.
The crown prince, the crown prince's grandson, the crown prince's younger brother, and the crown prince's uncle were all crown princes.
Other than the monarch and the crown prince, no matter how high the status of the others was, they were all subjects.
According to the inheritance system, the crown prince was the first heir, the imperial grandson was the second heir, and only after that were the imperial brother and imperial uncle.
Of course, in the past dynasties of Huaxia, there were few emperors who were conferred the titles of imperial uncle and imperial brother.
Li Jiancheng was dead. As the legitimate son of the Crown Prince and the eldest grandson of the Emperor, Li Chengdao was indeed qualified to inherit the position of the Crown Prince and be made the Emperor's great-grandson.
No one could refute Li Yuan's words.
Even though Li Shi Min was furious, he never thought that Li Yuan would do something like this.
This completely messed up his plan.
Li Shi Min took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
His brain was working rapidly as he thought of a countermeasure.
Most of the people in the court were Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng's trusted aides.
Even though they were shocked when they heard Li Yuan announce that Li Chengdao was the emperor's grandson.
But at the same time, he felt a burst of joy.
Although the matter of Li Shiming killing his brother was suppressed, the court was vague about the cause of the Xuanwu Sect mutiny.
However, these ministers were all old foxes. Who didn't understand what was going on?
However, the Crown Prince was already dead, and Li Shi Min was now very powerful.
Moreover, he controlled the Imperial City, so no one had the courage to expose the filth within.
This was the scandal of the royal family's struggle for the throne. Whoever went to investigate it would really be courting death.
He had thought that he could only grit his teeth and watch Li Yuan be forced to make Li Shimin the Crown Prince.
Now that such a private plane had appeared, everyone immediately smiled.
Some of Li Jiancheng's henchmen were especially ecstatic.
"Your Majesty is wise! The Prince of Anlu will be the Emperor's grandson."
"Although the Prince of Anlu is young and hasn't reached the age of adulthood, he is proficient in both literature and martial arts.”
"In terms of etiquette and system, the Prince of Anlu should be made the Grand Sun.”
Under the support of the ministers who leaned towards Li Jiancheng, Li Yuan suddenly stood up and said with a solemn expression,
"Minister of Rites, Tang Jian, quickly draft a decree and announce it to the world!”
Everyone thought that he had no choice but to grit his teeth and make Li Shi Min the Crown Prince.
This was true in history. Other than Li Shiming, no one else had the qualifications.
But now, Li Chengdao had broken out of the Black Tortoise Gate and attacked the Heavenly Policy Manor. This was enough to show that he was an imperial grandson that everyone had underestimated.
With Li Chengdao as the choice, Li Yuan did not hesitate to choose him over Li Shiming, who filled him with anger and hatred.
This son that he thought highly of had really broken his heart.
The Minister of Rites, Tang Jian, turned pale. He looked at Li Shimin, who was also pale, and said bitterly,
"This subject has received the decree!"
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