Shengshichun

Chapter 396 Adopted Son
Yi Yun is speechless!
He quickly looked at the two young men beside him, who were holding the rewards and were at a loss!

Judging from the attitude of the Emperor and Empress just now, aren't they very satisfied with the two of them? Shouldn't they be recognized as nephews and pave the way for the future succession? Even if there is no rush to choose one of them now, isn't it reasonable to recognize them as nephews and include them in the royal family tree?

At this moment, the emperor has no choice but to do this!

If he doesn't choose a member of the Yang family, is there anyone else he can choose?
Yi Yun didn't believe that the emperor would remain unmoved, so he blurted out, "Your Majesty, since the lineage of Prince Rong was abolished, the power of the royal family has become even weaker, which is not good for the prosperity of the Great Zhou. These two Yang brothers are both distant cousins ​​of the emperor. Perhaps the emperor can cultivate them and make them useful..."

"Why should I cultivate other people's sons?" Before he could finish, the emperor frowned and asked, "I have my own sons but I don't cultivate them. Do you think I have nothing to do?"

Yi Yun asked, "Your Majesty, are you talking about His Royal Highness Prince Yan?"

"Of course not me." He finished his words. At this time, a person came in from outside the palace door. His soft voice made people's faces change immediately. The Prince of Yan walked into the palace with steady and slow steps. As everyone held their breath, he arrived in front of the emperor and empress. He lifted his robe and knelt down: "Your Majesty, I kowtow to you. I kowtow to you, the queen. I wish you a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand thousand years!"

He said "minister", not "son minister"!
The life story of Prince Yan had been circulating in the capital for more than a month. Through word of mouth, almost everything about his biological father and mother up to three generations ago had been dug up. However, the palace and the court had never made a positive response to this, nor had they given any clear attitude. Was Prince Yan a prince?

The word "minister" now is the answer!
It was also equivalent to a direct response to Yi Yun's question just now.

"Hao'er, get up." The queen said kindly.

There is indeed a character "Hao" in the name of King Yan.

Ever since the Queen brought Fu Zhen to the palace last time and let her witness the dispute between mother and son outside the palace gate, Fu Zhen has never seen Prince Yan again.

Later, when news of his life story spread in the capital, he did not show up.

To the extent that at an occasion like today, Fu Zhen almost forgot that he was supposed to attend.

So what does his sudden appearance at this time mean?

Fu Zhen and everyone around him all looked at their noses and remained silent.

After the Prince of Yan stood up, the emperor said, "Stand next to your mother."

The people below watched intently and felt that this scene was no different from the past. The Prince of Yan was still treated as a prince, and the Emperor and Empress did not regard him as an outsider.

Someone in the crowd could no longer hold back and stepped out to ask, "Your Majesty, why did His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan call himself a minister instead of a son?

"A few days ago, rumors about the life of His Royal Highness Prince Yan were everywhere in the capital. I thought they were all nonsense, so I never paid any attention to them. Your Majesty, please tell me clearly whether those rumors are true or false."

Everyone in the hall looked at the emperor sitting on the throne.

The emperor looked back calmly and said, "Today I summoned the Prince of Yan here to announce to the world that the rumors are true. The Prince of Yan is not my prince, but the adopted son of me and the queen. His biological father is a deceased border garrison general named Lin.

"General Lin died of illness while on the road. Not long after, his wife gave birth to a child and died of grief. The queen is kind-hearted, so she discussed with me and adopted their child, Lin Hao, as her adopted son."

There was an uproar in the hall.

The life story of Prince Yan has been circulating in the capital for such a long time, and the palace has never said a word about it. But now it is suddenly revealed, which is really unexpected.

Those who reacted quickly immediately turned their eyes to King Yan.

The Prince of Yan was still as pale and frail as before, but he was calm and composed in the face of all this, looking very peaceful, as if he was still the beloved prince.

"Your Majesty, since Prince Yan is not a true prince, his prince status should be stripped away!"

Yi Yun said loudly at this time, "He can't be considered a member of the royal family, and he shouldn't live in the palace!"

This statement also attracted a lot of people to agree with it.

The emperor said slowly, "That's what Minister Yi said, so I have already drafted an imperial decree to strip Prince Yan of his title. But because he is my adopted son raised by the queen and I, in addition to the blood relationship, we have been together for many years. So I now decree that he will inherit his father's position as a general, and grant him a mansion to move in on a certain day."

At this point he paused and looked at him deeply: "That's why he called himself a minister just now. Do you think this explanation is clear enough?"

The ministers in the hall looked at each other in bewilderment, then lifted their robes and knelt down, shouting, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Ever since he found out that Prince Yan was not a prince, Fu Zhen had guessed that this day would come. And after knowing that Yang Yi had wavered in his determination, this result was only a matter of time.

However, judging from the emperor and empress's attitude towards him, they probably don't intend to publicly pursue the matter of his previous deception of Yang Yi.

"emperor."

At this time, after all the officials cheered, they all stood up, and Yi Yun said: "Since the Prince of Yan is indeed not a prince, then there is no one in the palace who can inherit the throne.

"The succession to the throne is a matter of great importance, Your Majesty! Now that two of your descendants are here, please think twice!"

"Master Yi, you are so bold!"

The emperor did not speak, but the Prince of Yan, that is, Lin Hao, spoke up. He glanced at Yi Yun coldly and said, "Who told you that there is no prince in the palace? Who said that there is no one to inherit the throne? You are so persistent in trying to push these two people into the palace. What are you thinking?"

Yi Yun straightened his back and said, "Mr. Lin, there are only two princes in the palace. The deposed crown prince committed a crime and was executed. You are the only one left. But the emperor has already issued an edict, confirming in person that you are not of the Yang family bloodline, and has allowed you to recognize your ancestry and return to your family name, Lin. Do you still think you are qualified to be the crown prince?"

Lin Hao sneered: "I am not qualified to be the crown prince. Of course I am not qualified to be the crown prince. My elder brother - the eldest son of the Queen Mother, the eldest prince of my Great Zhou, His Royal Highness, I dare say that you have forgotten him all the way to Java!"

"…The eldest prince?!"

Everyone in the hall gasped.

Lin Hao, who used to be taciturn and gentle, suddenly spoke so harshly today, which was already surprising. The three words "eldest son of the emperor" in his words were like a big hook, which immediately caught everyone's attention!

"You are talking nonsense! The eldest prince disappeared more than 20 years ago. He has not appeared in all these years, so he must be dead! How could the eldest prince suddenly appear in front of us?!"

Yi Yun blurted out a retort.

This is undoubtedly nonsense! How could a person who disappeared 24 years ago still take over the throne? Could his ghost take over? !

"Lord Yi, I remember that when the eldest prince disappeared, you were already more than ten years old when you followed your father in the Zhou army camp. You should still remember what the eldest prince looked like at that time, right?"

At this time the queen took over the conversation.

Yi Yun said, "Your Majesty, I remember! I was already seventeen years old at that time, and Your Highness had met him many times. I have a very deep impression of his face!"

So they don’t even think about finding a fake one to fool him, because he can recognize whether it’s Yang Yi at a glance!

In order to stop their unrealistic thoughts, Yi Yun glanced at the many meritorious officials and elders present, and said loudly: "It is not only me who remembers the appearance of His Highness, I believe that at least half of the adults present can recognize the real His Highness!"

The Queen smiled slightly and said, "That means that if His Highness appears at this time, all the ministers present can still reminisce with him."

The Queen's confident attitude made everyone present start to panic. Yi Yun's heart also began to be in turmoil. He absolutely did not believe that Yang Yi was still alive. Even if they could produce a "first prince", he must have found someone who looked like him from somewhere!
But if it was really a fake, how could the queen be so calm? At least 70% of the officials and their wives present had seen Yang Yi before. A ten-year-old child is not young anymore. Even if his face has changed a little, the contours of his facial features are still clear, and he must be recognized. So are they really not afraid of being exposed?

Are they really sure they can deceive the eyes and ears of everyone present?

"Someone, invite the eldest prince to the palace!"

Just as everyone was stunned, the emperor gave an order, and the eunuch outside the door said yes. Then a man in a dragon robe stepped in. He was tall, with handsome features. Under his thick eyebrows, which were habitually slightly frowned, his eyes were surprisingly similar to those of the emperor on the throne!

Except for his eyes, his face was exactly the same as the queen's!
"Yi... it's His Highness!"

In the silence of the entire hall, it was Cheng Zhili's father who first cried out in surprise. He suddenly stepped out of the formation, opened his eyes wide, and looked Yang Yi up and down carefully: "It's really you! It's really you?!"

Back then in the Zhou army camp, these generals who were of the same generation as the emperor all called Yang Yi "Brother Yi". Following his exclamation, Du Mingqian's father came out, and then Master Gu also came out!

"It's His Majesty!"

Exclamations rang out one after another. After the group of people who were closest to him at the beginning stood up, the people who were not so close to him in the past observed for a while and now recognized him:
"It's really your highness!"

The hall was filled with cheers, sounds of surprise, and voices eager to ask Yang Yi about the whole story.

The two young men surnamed Yang were already panicked when they saw this.

Yi Yun was even more panicked!

Because he also recognized it, this was indeed Yang Yi!

Although he was only ten years old back then, he had once taken up arms and gone into battle. The courage and heroic temperament that he had developed in the military camp since childhood now appeared in the person before him in its original form!
Moreover, after more than twenty-four years of training, this temperament has become even more outstanding, even more majestic, and even more not to be underestimated!

The Yang Yi in front of them would not make people think that he was fake, but would only remind people of the young emperor!

The emperor who led the Zhou army into battle with a spear in hand looked almost exactly like the person in front of him!

"Big brother!"

At this time, Lin Hao also walked up to Yang Yi, lifted up his robe, bent his knees, and bowed deeply.

Yang Yi helped him up and walked to Yi Yun: "I heard that Lord Yi is very sure that I am dead, so please take a closer look now, am I a human or a ghost now?"

Yi Yun was speechless and could only bend his body and lower his head.

"Your Majesty, what is going on? Where has the prince been all these years? Why was there no news before this? When did the prince come back?"

Cheng Zhili's father asked the emperor questions excitedly, and his questions were echoed by the ministers behind him.

The emperor said, "These things are long, so we will discuss them later. Yi'er, in front of all the adults, please tell us about Master Yi's affairs."

"According to the order."

Yang Yi cupped his hands, took a stack of documents from He Zhao behind him, and walked in front of the academicians of the Censorate and the Supreme Court: "My Lords, here is some evidence I have found recently about the Yi family privately sending people to the emperor's ancestral home to offer a large reward to the descendants of the Yang family.

"Lord Yi's action was to relieve the emperor's worries, and his intentions are worthy of recognition. However, in the process of doing things, many places violated the king's laws and the emperor's daily teachings, which is intolerable.

"Please both of you examine carefully to see if what I said is true?"

After the Censor of the Censorate and the Minister of the Supreme Court received the document, they both looked at Yi Yun.

Yi Yun was already panicking. It took him more than a month to find these two disciples. It went without saying that he had to take some extraordinary measures.

The reason why he dared to do so at that time was that he saw that the emperor needed a son of the same clan as a backup for the crown prince. Even if his approach was wrong, his merits outweighed his faults. The emperor would certainly be lenient because the Yi family had solved an urgent problem.

Now, not only are the two disciples he found useless, but the things he did actually gave Yang Yi a handle on him!

He wiped his sweat, turned to face north, and knelt down with a plop: "Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please spare my life! I have good intentions..."

"You have good intentions, but you pushed two people here without any explanation, and even wanted to force me to become princes and cultivate them! As a subject, are you too concerned about my throne?"

Yi Yun hit his head on the ground and could no longer speak.

The emperor ignored him and waved to Yang Yi, asking him to come forward, then looked at Pei Zhan and said, "In the battle in the northwest a while ago, the eldest son of the emperor made great contributions, but the civil and military officials of the court knew nothing about his contributions.

"Pei Aiqing, as the commander-in-chief of this battle, you and the accompanying generals should tell everyone about the situation of this battle at the banquet."

Pei Zhanlang said yes, then smiled at Yang Yi and began to say: "Your Highness was truly brave in this battle!"

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