Chapter 413 Decided to appoint a crown prince (second update)

Ye Ci suddenly thought of Consort Dou.

When it comes to pillow style, not only women can do it, men can also do pillow style.

For example, the pillow wind that Yuan Youren blew in front of you was very powerful. It made the entire court and all the civil and military officials spin in circles.

Apart from Consort Dou, Ye Ci could not think of anyone else who could change Princess Xinping's mind and make Princess Xinping enter the palace again and again to persuade Empress Dowager Zhang.

only……

What are the benefits of doing this?

It harms others but does not benefit oneself!

Could it be that Princess Xinping has also become superstitious about the so-called good reputation? She wants to be a breath of fresh air in the royal family and become a benchmark figure among the clan?

She reminded Liu Heng from the side, "Occasionally you should take time to care about Sister Xinping. You have been busy for such a long time, but have you promoted Dou's consort?"

"Why give him a promotion? Isn't being a Prince Consort not enough? Is it possible that I also want to give him a title?"

Kaicheng Emperor Liu Heng didn't care at all.

Ye Ci continued to remind him sideways, "Maybe we can consider giving him a real vacancy."

Kaicheng Emperor Liu Heng still shook his head, "It's not that I'm not willing to give him real vacancies. This year's Enke has several outstanding talents, and I plan to put them to good use. I've already reserved some positions, so I can't give them to anyone else.

To avoid any complications."

Ye Ci said "hmm". She did not ask about Liu Heng's specific plan. He was cultivating his own team of confidants and trustworthy ministers, and she was not suitable to be deeply involved in it.

Her main task now is to take good care of her children so that Mao Geer can grow up healthily and robustly.

Kaicheng Emperor Liu Heng said to her with a smile: "During the day, I was having fun with all the ministers. At that time, the officials below proposed that Brother Mao should be appointed as the crown prince. As expected, more ministers will propose in the future.

What do you think about the appointment of a crown prince?"

Ye Ci thought for a while, "How about waiting until the child is a hundred days old. At that time, let Brother Mao officially appear in front of the ministers. If the ministers want to appoint Brother Mao as the prince, they can't even show their face to Brother Mao.

never seen it."

"What you said makes sense. Then it is decided that after the child is a hundred days old, I will officially issue a decree to make Brother Mao the crown prince."

Ye Ci: "..."

She has some doubts in her mind

She asked: "The late emperor refused to appoint a prince. Why are you so anxious to appoint a prince now? Don't you regret it?"

Kaicheng Emperor Liu Heng laughed, but he did not dare to laugh loudly for fear of disturbing the children.

He whispered: "Brother Mao is my eldest prince, and his identity and status are undisputed. Even if I delay in appointing a prince, the ministers will continue to succeed me.

Moreover, even if I do not appoint Brother Mao as the crown prince, in the minds of the ministers, Brother Mao is the undisputed crown prince. This is the ancestral system of this dynasty, and the status of the eldest son cannot be shaken.

As for the late emperor, in the final analysis, it was because I was not the eldest son, but only the legitimate son, that's why the late emperor could delay it again and again. If I had been the eldest son when I was born, no matter how much the late emperor delayed, no matter how bad the relationship between him and his mother was, he would still be in the ancestral home.

Under the dual pressure of the government and the ministers, it is impossible to delay it until I am ten years old."

After all, there is still a "long" missing. It is because Wu Wang Liu Pu occupies a "long" that he can keep jumping around in the court.

This is the ancestral system of the Zhou Dynasty and also the legal principle. Even the emperor cannot change this rule.

For example, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty caused a witchcraft case to depose the crown prince. This kind of thing is impossible to happen in this dynasty.

This dynasty has learned a lot of experience and lessons from the previous dynasties, and formulated a system of succession to the throne that is most suitable for the present, as well as a system of mutual checks and balances between prime ministerial power and imperial power.

The reason for checking and balancing the imperial power is to prevent the emperor from acting recklessly and deposing the crown prince at will. Regardless of the eldest son system, only the child of the beloved concubine is established as the crown prince. This kind of behavior must be cracked down on, and cracked down hard.

The status and rights of the eldest son have been determined from the moment of birth. According to the rules of this dynasty, even if there is a favorite concubine later, and the beloved concubine has children, there is no way to challenge the status of the eldest son.

The courtiers, especially the civil servants, would never agree to such a ridiculous thing. If they agreed, it would be tantamount to giving up the power in their hands and the qualification to check and balance the imperial power.

There is also a deeper reason. Basically 99% of the officials in the government are the legitimate sons of the family. Even if they are not the eldest son, they are the children of the first wife.

Their status as direct descendants allows them to enjoy various resources of the family from birth, and therefore they naturally support the distinction between direct descendants and concubines and support the eldest son inheritance system.

If the royal family does not abide by the eldest son inheritance system and behaves blindly, some families will inevitably follow the same example, which will disrupt the hierarchy and bring a very bad negative impact to the entire society.

In fact, this kind of thing has been carried out in all dynasties.

For example, in the Ming Dynasty, there were 300 Jinshi in one subject. Basically, they were all direct children, and only a dozen or so were children of common people.

Those historical celebrities who can be named are basically the direct descendants. Even if they are not the direct descendants, they will be adopted by the aunt's mother later.

It is destined from birth that the legitimate son and the concubine enjoy different family resources. The legitimate son will get the best resources of the entire family, while the concubine only deserves to enjoy the leftovers.

A bastard who has no resources and wants to counterattack within the family is fiction, not reality.

Of course, modern society is different. Modern society is an information society. If you want to acquire any knowledge, you only need money.

"Instituting Brother Mao as the crown prince as soon as possible will calm people's hearts as soon as possible. Otherwise, if people's hearts are in chaos, there will always be various constraints on what I want to do."

Kaicheng Emperor Liu Heng gently touched the child's cheek.

The child seemed to dislike his hands, twisting in his sleep and waving his little fists as if he wanted to hit someone.

Kaicheng Emperor Liu Heng was overjoyed. He seemed to like teasing children.

It's just that this guy only cares about teasing, not coaxing. It's like killing but not burying.

Snapped!

Ye Ci directly slapped his hand away, "Don't affect the child's sleep. Children grow taller and stronger during sleep. If you affect the child's sleep, you are affecting the child's growth. Do you want your child to be like you, a teenager?

When I was 18 years old, I was still a bean sprout!"

"You're still trying to find out what happened hundreds of years ago. Huh! I was probably sick and that's why I looked so thin. Later, I took good care of myself, and I grew taller. I'm a head taller than you."

He was quite shy and even wanted to compare his height with Ye Ci.

Ye Ci couldn't help laughing, this was too childish!

As for that?

"I really want to rest here tonight and stay with you and the child. Do you agree?"

Ye Ci said: "You can rest here if you want, but you can only sleep on the floor or sleep in a side hall."

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Chapter completed!