Chapter 113 Helping in times of need
At such a solemn ceremony of ancestral worship, announcing the dethronement and enthronement of the crown prince was certainly no joke.

But this surprised many people.
Even important ministers of the country, such as Shangshu Ling Gao Shize, Zuo Pushe Xue Chu, Shizhong Murong Hui, Zhongshu Ling Liu He, Generals Li Shenfu, Lou Jushi, and Duan Yihong, were shocked when they heard the words, including Li Yuanhui.

According to the normal process, before deposing or enthroning the crown prince, the emperor would definitely seek the opinions of the ministers. At least some rumors would be spread. Then the power of the crown prince would be gradually reduced, and the crown prince's confidants and officials of the Eastern Palace would be transferred and demoted.

To avoid causing trouble.

But nothing happened. Murong Ying acted arbitrarily and directly announced at the ancestral worship ceremony on the winter solstice that the crown prince would be deposed as the King of Shu and the emperor's eldest son would be made the crown prince.

This is too shocking.

Even Murong Chao, who was appointed as the crown prince, didn't know any news at all.

Murong Yang and Murong Zan, the two princes whom the emperor had always placed high hopes on, met each other and saw disbelief and horror in each other's eyes.

Why is it the boss?

Why does the boss have the right?
Murong Chao, who was appointed as the crown prince, was mechanically helped forward by the palace guards and then crowned as the crown prince.

On the other side, Murong Chang was very calmly stripped of his crown and clothes, and changed into an ordinary prince's dress.

Li Yuanhui also began to understand why Murong Ying wanted to accompany the emperor back to Luoyang.

It should be that he wanted to make the process of changing the crown prince smoother and prevent Murong Yang, who was previously the favorite for the crown prince, from making any moves.

The only person who was prepared in the field, besides Murong Ying, should be the deposed crown prince, King of Shu Murong Chang.

Murong Ying had had a deep talk with him before, but he was able to accept the fact that he was deposed in a short period of time. He behaved properly at the ceremony and did not show any panic or resentment.

Being so calm made Murong Ying wonder, was her choice really the right one?

But when he remembered that he was only twelve years old, he became more resolute in his thinking.

The country depends on its long-term ruler.

On the second day of the winter solstice, Murong Ying issued several edicts in succession.

Prince of Liang Murong Zhan was appointed governor of Bingzhou, Prince of Wu Murong Yang was appointed governor of Yuzhou, and Prince of Shu Murong Chang was appointed governor of Yizhou.

During the reign of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, the governor of a state was changed from a provincial governor to a provincial governor. Later, it was abolished and not often used. During the reign of Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the governor of a state was re-established to control the military and political power of a state. Some people also believe that abolishing the governor and establishing the governor was one of the fundamental reasons for the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty. However, the governor of a state in Dayan had completely become a symbol of honor and was not often used. The real power of a state was in the hands of the provincial governor and the governor.

Murong Ying appointed these sons as governors of states and sent them out, simply to let them settle down in their respective places.

It will not affect the transfer of power at the central level.

And Murong Chao, as the new crown prince, officially moved into the Eastern Palace a few days later.

Before entering the Eastern Palace, Murong Chao met Murong Chang, who had been promoted from Crown Prince to King of Shu, at the palace gate.

The twelve-year-old Murong Chang stood alone at the palace gate, as if he was waiting for Murong Chao to arrive.

When Murong Chao saw his fifth brother, he walked over and subconsciously wanted to bow to him. However, he paused as soon as he bent down, stood up straight and said, "Fifth brother."

Before he could salute, Murong Chang had already bowed and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

After meeting the former crown prince, Murong Chao felt an inexplicable sense of guilt in his heart, even though he had obtained the crown prince's position without using any means.

"When will Fifth Brother set off?"

"Father wants me to leave after the New Year. But I want to go to Shuzhong earlier."

"It's only a month before the Chinese New Year. Father has not been feeling well lately. Fifth brother, why don't you wait until after the Chinese New Year and when Father is feeling better before going to Shuzhong?"

"Well, then let's do as my brother says."

"Fifth brother, I..."

"I know. Father told me. Don't mind it, brother."

"I just can't figure out why it's me. Fifth brother, you're obviously better than me in everything."

"Brother, because you are the eldest son of our father." "The eldest son."

"Your Highness, I will take my leave."

Murong Chang bowed deeply again, then strode forward without looking back at the East Palace that once belonged to him, feeling relieved.

Murong Chao looked up at the two characters "Eastern Palace" on the plaque at the palace gate. This was something he had never thought about before. When the second and third brothers were trying to win people's hearts and fight for power, he didn't even dare to stand down.

For twenty years, he has been waking up early and staying up late, never transgressing the rules, never fighting or competing, and has the least sense of existence among the princes.

Seizing the throne was a path he had never imagined.

But today, this huge wealth really fell on his head, and he was at a loss.

Can you catch it?

King Wu's residence, main hall,

"Why is he the boss? I can't understand why he is better than me."

Several days had passed, but King Wu Murong Yang still couldn't accept it. Before the southern expedition, Murong Ying had clearly allowed him to lead the most elite and largest army.

Such signals made many people show their goodwill to him overtly or covertly, and before the winter solstice storage change, his house was crowded with people.

After Murong Chao was named the crown prince, his home has been almost deserted these days.

The arrival of Li Yuanhui and his wife Murong Jiayin today finally allowed him to get his thoughts out.

Li Yuanhui looked at the depressed Murong Yang and could not comfort him. However, Murong Jiayin, who had just arrived in Luoyang and had just entered the palace to supervise the saint, said to Murong Jiayin, who had brought her husband to the Prince of Wu's mansion, "Third brother, looking at the state you are in now, can Father give you the position of Crown Prince?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanhui pulled Murong Jiayin's sleeve, meaning that you should not provoke him, the child is going crazy.

Murong Jiayin waved her hand to indicate that he was fine, and then continued: "Big brother was treated coldly by Aye for more than 20 years, what did he do? How could one day you look like this? I know everything about Jiangdu. When you learned that Aye was infected with the disease, what was your first reaction? You summoned your confidants!"

Murong Yang was stunned when he heard this and looked directly at Li Yuanhui beside Murong Jiayin.

Li Yuanhui spread his hands, indicating that this matter had nothing to do with him.

Murong Jiayin added, "You don't need to look at my Silang. He didn't tell me. I learned about it after entering the palace just now. There are several people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs who have received favors from my mother and me. It's not difficult for you to know this."

Murong Yang was a little surprised and asked, "How come I don't know? Why didn't you tell me?"

Murong Jiayin said, "Tell you? And then let them help you keep an eye on Aye? Do they still have a chance to live if they help you? Do you think that you know Aye's situation because you are smart, or because Aye deliberately let you know?"

Li Yuanhui listened to the conversation between the brother and sister and wanted to find an excuse to leave. There was nothing he wanted to know.

He had just found out that his little wife had such a side to her. Her fighting ability was off the charts, and Murong Yang was so ashamed that he didn't dare to look up.

"Alright, now the situation has been settled. My elder brother is a kind person, so you should accept your fate and be a good king of Wu. If you have any other ideas, hide them and don't implicate me and my mother. Let's go."

After saying that, he stood up and left.

Seeing this, Li Yuanhui also stood up hurriedly and said, "Your Highness, goodbye."

Murong Yang sat there without any reaction, silently, and only let out a long sigh after the two men left for a while.

What Murong Jiayin said to him today was basically a wake-up call.

"Your Highness, Jin Yang is too much. She is still making sarcastic remarks at this time. I didn't expect that she is such a person, flattering the powerful and bullying the weak."

Princess Wu, Yuwen, walked out from behind the screen with an indignant look on her face.

Murong Yang's face was uncertain, and he spoke after a while: "Okay, Jialuo and I are born of the same mother, I know she is not that kind of person. Jialuo and I have a deep relationship, but she never participated in the open or secret fights between us brothers. She just advised me to keep a low profile and do my duty. If I listened to her, I would regret it."

Yuwen said, "Forget it. She just said a few words and left. Who knows if she went to the Crown Prince of the East Palace?"

Murong Yang said impatiently: "Okay, stop talking. Jialuo has never been such a person. She doesn't like to add icing on the cake, so she will never take the initiative to go to the East Palace to ask to see the eldest brother, but she will definitely go to visit the fifth brother!"

(End of this chapter)