Because the topic of regent had been brought up, Emperor Tianwu, who had sent Xuan Tianming and the others out of the palace, took back his words. Not only was he not in a rush to send them away, he even gave Zhang Yuan an order after thinking for a while: "Go and call all the princes back for zhen, including the empress and the birth mothers of the princes. Call them all into the room. Zhen has something to announce."
Zhang Yuan nodded and jogged out. Yao Xian knew that this place was not suitable for him to stay any longer, so he got up and bid farewell. Emperor Tianwu did not stay any longer. He only waved his hand and said: "Go! Zhen is not in the mood to drink with you anymore. "
After Yao Xian left, Feng Yu Heng also asked: "Father Emperor, do you want daughter-in-law to leave?"
Emperor Tianwu shook his head, "You don't need to. You can just stay here. Zhen is just going to talk about regent. "
The first person to enter was the empress, because she had stayed in the outer hall. Following her were the birth mothers of the princes in the palace. Speaking of which, it was only Consort Gu Xian, Consort Shi De, and Consort Li. The princes had already left the palace. Zhang Yuan had people invite them separately. After waiting for less than an hour, everyone finally arrived. However, it was only the eldest prince, the second prince, the fifth prince, the Sixth Prince, and the seventh prince.
Originally, there were nine princes Dashun, but now it was impossible to gather them all.
Emperor Tianwu looked at the group of sons and asked: "Where is number four?"
The eldest prince took the initiative to say: "Replying to Father Emperor, number four is not in the capital. He went to Ji 'an County."
"Oh!" Emperor Tianwu nodded and muttered: "Ji 'an County! That place is the fief that zhen bestowed to Heng. I heard that it is very well managed. Zhen really wants to see it. "A yearning expression appeared on his face, but no one understood what he meant. The old emperor had been muddle-headed for too long. Even now, the princes were not sure if he was truly awake.
Therefore, to probe, the Eldest Prince represented his younger brothers and took the initiative to mention something — — "Father Emperor, Eighth Brother and Imperial Concubine Yuan Gui have not arrived, Mother Empress has already made the decision to send them to the death row prison."
Emperor Tianwu, who was lying on the bed, didn't say anything for a long time. But when the mother and daughter were mentioned, the anger on his face couldn't be concealed. Even his body was trembling with anger. Feng Yu Heng reminded him from the side, "Imperial Father, you've just recovered from a serious illness. You shouldn't get angry."
Even so, it took a long time for the old Emperor to regain his composure. "Let them stay here until I figure out a way to kill them," he said to the people in the room. Imperial Concubine Liu has been demoted to a commoner, and the Eighth Brother has been removed from the Imperial Family. From now on, he has nothing to do with the Imperial Family. "
With this order, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. The people finally knew that Emperor Tianwu was completely awake and returned to how he was in the past. They no longer had to worry about the fate of Dashun and no longer had to live in fear every day, afraid that the position of Crown Prince would suddenly fall into the hands of the Eighth Brother, or even that the Eighth Brother would suddenly become the Emperor. Those days were too worrying. They also didn't think that the Eighth Brother would be able to govern Dashun well. In fact, for the Eighth Brother to be in Dashun, that would be a disaster.
Now that the situation had returned to normal, although Emperor Tianwu's body was ill, they all knew that with Feng Yu Heng and Yao Xian around, these injuries were not a big problem. However, the people didn't understand why they were all called back.
Finally, Emperor Tianwu expressed his thoughts. He told the princes, empresses, and concubines, "I am ill and temporarily can't manage the affairs of the court. I need to choose one of the princes to be the regent and exercise the power of the court. While I am unable to govern, all the affairs of the court will be handled by the regent prince. There is no need to report to me. "
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at Xuan Tianming. Everyone knew that the so-called regent was, to put it bluntly, the acting emperor. In the past, this kind of thing could only be done by the Crown Prince. However, Dashun didn't have a Crown Prince now. Therefore, the regent this time would most likely be the Crown Prince. They all agreed that this matter was definitely related to the Ninth Brother, Xuan Tianming. After all, before the incident with the Eighth Brother, all of Emperor Tianwu's actions conveyed a message to the people: his preferred successor was Xuan Tianming.
Regarding this, no one had any doubts. Xuan Tianming's military achievements were there for all to see. He also held two-thirds of the military power of Dashun in his hands. He was upright and loyal. Although he was a little evil and had a strange temper, he was a righteous person. Moreover, he had married Feng Yu Heng as his wife. This Royal Consort Yu was not only a godly doctor, but also the creator of Dashun's steel products. She had also governed Ji 'an Commandery so well that all the officials in the country who were wholeheartedly loyal to the court wanted to go to Ji' an Commandery to learn how to govern so that all the prefectures could prosper.
With the help of this kind of consort, Xuan Tianming's ascension to the throne was a matter of course. Everyone was convinced. Therefore, when Emperor Tianwu said that he wanted to choose a regent, everyone was certain that this person was Xuan Tianming. The Second Prince even laughed loudly and said, "If the Ninth Brother regents, the country will be stronger."
However, they didn't expect that Emperor Tianwu's next words would make them gasp in surprise. He said, "The regent prince that I have chosen is the Sixth Brother, Xuan Tianfeng."
Everyone was stunned, including the Empress. Everyone looked at Emperor Tianwu in surprise. They almost suspected that Consort Li and the Sixth Prince had put a curse on him again. However, only Xuan Tianming and Feng Yu Heng understood that this decision was made after careful consideration by the old Emperor. Therefore, he opened his mouth and expressed his attitude first. He said, "Sixth Brother, I leave Dashun to you."
When Xuan Tianming said these words, everyone understood that the old Emperor hadn't been put under a curse again. This was because when Xuan Tianming said these words, his tone was calm and his expression was normal. It was clear that he agreed with the old Emperor. Thinking about it again, although the Sixth Prince, Xuan Tianfeng, didn't have many military achievements, he was the most scholarly of all the princes. Although he didn't have the Seventh Prince's celestial aura, his scholarly style was enough to shake up the imperial court. Moreover, he was well-educated, so well that even Xiao Province's Yunlu Academy had to admit defeat in front of him. Even the Imperial Tutor, Ye Rong, had praised him before. He narrowly beat the Sixth Prince in terms of knowledge because he had the advantage of age. If a few more years passed and the Sixth Prince matured, he might not be able to beat him.
The Sixth Prince's rich knowledge made all the students in the world worship him as a supreme god. There were even carvings and portraits of him sold among the commoners. All the students who came to the capital to take the imperial examinations had to buy a wooden carving or a portrait and worship it all day long, hoping that the Sixth Prince would bless them during the imperial examinations.
Thinking about it this way, it seemed that it was right to leave the regent to the Sixth Prince. At least the civil officials would approve of it. After Dashun had resolved the crisis in the North and South, the situation of the country was relatively stable. There were fewer wars, and it was the most important time to consolidate internal affairs. For the Emperor to make such a choice at this time, it was the correct choice.
Once he thought this through, the First Prince followed Xuan Tianming and expressed his stance, "I understand Imperial Father's intentions. I will definitely assist Sixth Brother in governing Dashun and let the Dashun show its might in our generation."
After the eldest and youngest princes expressed their stance, the others followed suit. Xuan Tianhua didn't have any objections. The Fifth Prince didn't have much hope for the throne either. Whoever sat on it was the same to him.
Xuan Tianfeng took on the role of regent, and everything seemed to be in order. However, he still had some resistance. He furrowed his brows and didn't say anything. He looked at Emperor Tianwu and hoped that his Imperial Father would take back the order. No matter what, he didn't want to take on this important position.
Feng Yu Heng saw his thoughts and said, "Dashun's court has been in turmoil for many months. Only someone like the Sixth Brother can control the situation."
Her words seemed to have struck a chord in Xuan Tianfeng's mind. Xuan Tianfeng suddenly wanted to ask, "Did you recommend me to Imperial Father?" But what could he do even if he asked? If it was really Feng Yu Heng's recommendation, he had to take on this responsibility because he didn't have the strength to refuse. If it wasn't, then it meant that it was Emperor Tianwu's own consideration. As a prince, he had the responsibility to take care of his family and the country.
Xuan Tianfeng sighed softly in his heart. He knew that as long as he nodded, he could forget about the school in Ji 'an County. He could forget about being a teacher with students all day long. When he was free, he could grow flowers and vegetables. When he was busy, he could only write quickly. He was going to face the world. The path he was going to walk was the path of advancing and retreating with Dashun. Once he stepped onto this path, there seemed to be no end.
"Your son … accepts the imperial edict," Xuan Tianfeng finally knelt in front of Emperor Tianwu and accepted the imperial edict.
"My Feng Tianwu is the regent prince?" Suddenly, Consort Li's voice rose from the group of concubines behind him. Everyone turned to look and saw Consort Li's face filled with excitement and a bit of fear. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Emperor Tianwu. As she kowtowed, she said, "Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is wise! " After she finished speaking, she muttered to herself, "It seems like it's still useful. What I asked for really came true. It seems like it's still useful!"
The empress frowned slightly and asked, "Consort Li said it's useful. What is it that's useful? What did you do to get what you asked for? "
As soon as she said this, the Sixth Prince, Xuan Tianfeng, immediately became alert. Without waiting for Consort Li to answer, he quickly opened his mouth and asked Emperor Tianwu, "Imperial Father decreed for your son to be regent. Does it count from this moment on?"
Emperor Tianwu nodded, "That's right."
"That's good." Xuan Tianfeng stood up and turned around to look at Imperial Concubine Li, saying: "Then when This Prince first regent began, the first regent decree was — — Former Imperial Concubine Li of Zhang Ning Palace, with immediate effect, her position as imperial concubine will be removed and she will be demoted to noble lady, moving out of Zhang Ning Palace and returning to Jing Si Palace to settle down."
The Regent's Edict shocked everyone present once again. Consort Li was his birth mother! Who would have thought that when the sixth prince ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to strip his mother of her position as concubine. Was this … … placing righteousness before family?
Consort Li was also shocked. She almost thought that there was something wrong with her ears. She couldn't help but ask loudly, "What did you say?"
Xuan Tianfeng looked at her with a mournful expression. He told Consort Li, "Go back to Jing Si Palace! Go back to being a noble lady! Only in this way can your son ensure Imperial Mother's safety … "
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