noffsinger Chapter 384 Establishing a Crown Prince
Chapter 384 Establishing a Crown Prince
Meeting in the middle of the night, is there some kind of emergency military situation?
The generals entered the tent with weeds on their heads and sleepy eyes, but with serious expressions.
After these days, they have begun to follow Song Jinxiu's lead.
If it weren't for Song Jinxiu, they wouldn't have known that the war in Southern Xinjiang could be fought with such pride.
The eldest princess, at such a young age, commanded the troops with divine prowess, charging into battle and conquering all before her. She was like a god of war descending to earth. They admired her from the bottom of their hearts.
When Song Jinxiu entered the space, Su Mo was busy in his tent. When he heard her order, he came in with a serious look on his face.
Looking at the little girl's expression, he asked worriedly, "What happened?"
Song Jinxiu didn't look at him, but handed him a piece of paper. On it was written: "Mars in the Heart, ministers will rebel, plotting against their lord, and all the princes will rise up. Mars will invade the Southern Dipper, forming a hook that will encircle it. The Grand Commandant, the High Minister, and the Prime Minister will die, the Emperor will lose his palace, and the country will be extinct."
Su Mo staggered: How, how is this possible?
The situation in Cangwu is very good now. The southern border will be unified soon and the nations will come to pay tribute in the near future. How could the emperor lose his palace and the country become extinct?
Is this someone forcing the emperor to revolt? Who dares?
His face was solemn, and he said in a trembling voice, "Girl, stargazing is just divination by the stars, it doesn't count."
Although he said this, he was actually very panicked.
After spending so many days together, he believed in Song Jinxiu's abilities. Because of this belief, he was unwilling to believe such an outcome.
"What are you going to do? Are you going to attack the city now?"
Song Jinxiu said: "It was you who attacked the city, I must return to the capital immediately."
She really couldn't sit still anymore. She was afraid of the worst. Although she was only a novice in astrology, what if?
If something happens in the capital...
Not to mention the kindness of His Majesty in recognizing her, for the sake of her future solid support, even for the sake of the people of the world, she has to go through mountains of swords and seas of fire.
Su Mo: "Okay, I'll go with you."
Song Jinxiu shook her head: "No, the Southern Xinjiang royal family must be taken down. Once there is a change in the capital, if the Southern Xinjiang royal family takes the opportunity to counterattack, the consequences will be disastrous."
She didn't want the situation she had worked so hard to reverse to return to the point where people were living in dire straits.
She said, "You are the only one who knows how to use gunpowder. Therefore, I want you to attack the city overnight. After you capture the royal family of Southern Xinjiang, you must immediately return to the capital to join me."
The deployment of the war had been discussed long ago, but now it needs to be changed.
The goal of this battle is to capture the royal city of Southern Xinjiang at all costs.
Song Jinxiu finally emphasized one sentence: "Don't worry too much, even if it means massacring the whole city, we must capture the royal family of Southern Xinjiang."
Everyone's expression grew solemn. The Southern Xinjiang royal family's defeat was inevitable; it was only a matter of time. Don't we have a remedy for the poison? Wouldn't it be better to incite them to rebel and start a civil war among themselves?
Yes, she had thought so before, but if there was any change in the capital, the Dingguo Army would inevitably be shaken. The Wei family was the family of Concubine Wei and the maternal family of the Third Prince, so she had to be on guard. Moreover, the royal family of Southern Xinjiang would definitely find an opportunity to counterattack, so she couldn't wait.
Wei Qixin asked, "Your Highness, what happened? If the city is massacred, once the news gets out..."
Su Mo said, "If this gets out, I'll take the blame."
Song Jinxiu glanced at him and said, "Alright, this princess gave the order, and I will take care of all the consequences. Act now."
"Yes."
The generals took their orders and left. Song Jinfang took out five baskets of explosives and two high-intensity flashlights. He also took out a lot of medicine and nutritional pills.
"Su Mo, I'll leave this to you."
Su Mo looked at her and said, "Can't you wait even a day? Once I blow up the Southern Xinjiang Royal City, I'll go with you."
"I can't wait even a moment. Don't worry, maybe the capital is fine. If His Majesty punishes me for deserting my post, you must come and rescue me immediately."
Seeing the little girl's forced smile, Su Mo frowned: If something happened in the capital, wouldn't the little girl be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth? How could he feel at ease?
After Song Jinxiu had packed up, Su Chuan handed her the cloak and Su Mo helped her tie it up, his eyes full of worry and reluctance.
Song Jinxiu hugged him tightly, then turned around, mounted her horse, and galloped away with Junjun, Suchuan, and the thirty-six guards.
Su Mo felt the warmth in his arms and was reluctant to let go for a long time.
To be honest, he and the little girl practiced together almost every day, rode together, ate together and had fun together, but this was the first time the little girl hugged him.
This hug contains a thousand words!
Song Jinxiu put everything aside, regardless of anything, and rode back to Beijing at lightning speed.
In the capital, Cui Qiu once again went to the palace and shouted: "Your Majesty, the evil star is entering the East Palace. Please appoint a crown prince to correct the position of the East Palace. Otherwise, it will be too late to regret!"
He spoke with confidence today because he really saw the evil star.
He did not have the "Bu Tian Ge" nor the knowledge on Song Jinxiu's computer. He also did not understand the saying of "Mars guarding the heart", but the Cui family had their own knowledge of stargazing. He knew that when the evil star was shining in the sky, something big would happen that would affect the country's destiny.
Therefore, he wanted to take this opportunity to push the eldest prince to the throne.
Liu Renxiu looked at Cui Qiu unkindly.
If the Imperial Astronomical Observatory had really observed something, shouldn't they have reported it secretly to the emperor? Why was he shouting and yelling in the court?
Humph! It seems that Cui Qiu is no longer suitable to stay in the Imperial Observatory.
Left Prime Minister Wei Zhen's face was solemn. He had been observing the stars daily for the past two days and had noticed something was amiss. But he wasn't sure, so he hurriedly asked, "Master Cui, is it really the evil star that has taken up residence in the Eastern Palace?"
Cui Qiu's old face was solemn. "If you say even a single lie, I, Cui Qiu, will die without a burial place."
Left Prime Minister Wei Zhen immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I beg you to appoint a crown prince."
The enthronement of the crown prince is a major national affair. Since there is an evil star eyeing the throne, we should enthrone the legitimate prince as soon as possible and suppress the evil star.
With Prime Minister Wei leading the charge, everyone immediately knelt down: "Your Majesty, I implore you to appoint a crown prince."
Liu Renxiu narrowed his eyes and said, "In that case, the cabinet will stay and the others can leave the court."
Everyone: Is this something we need to discuss in court?
Cui Qiu couldn't help but frown.
You know, there is no one in the cabinet who is close to the princess. He quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, appointing a crown prince is a major national issue. We should open up the channels for public opinion and select the best one to be appointed. Only then can we suppress the evil star."
Pingyang Hou also said: "Master Cui is absolutely right. Your Majesty, why not listen to the opinions of the ministers, censors and others?"
His son married Princess Kangning. From then on, he was on the side of the eldest princess and naturally supported the eldest prince.
Besides, among His Majesty’s sons, only the eldest prince is strong and healthy, making him the best choice.
Someone else said, "Yes, Your Majesty, the appointment of a crown prince is a matter of national destiny, so we must open up channels for public opinion and select the best one."
These people may also want to earn some credit for following the emperor.
However, Your Majesty is in his prime, and most people are keeping themselves clean and not participating in the matter of choosing a crown prince.
Liu Renxiu remained noncommittal. He already had a candidate in mind, but the plan was put on hold because of sudden accidents involving several princes.
Since they had been arguing for so long over the succession, and it seemed to be affecting the government, he agreed to their wishes. Let's decide it today.
Now that we have a crown prince, it's time for everyone to focus on their work. You know, his little girl is still fighting bravely in southern Xinjiang!