Although Empress Zhang is a little confused about small things, she is much more courageous than many indecisive people when it comes to big things.
After understanding the current situation, she immediately realized that after losing her husband and son, there was only one way if she wanted to continue to maintain her current status!
That is to let someone close to her take the throne.
There are four princes in the court, her sons, the fourth, the fifth, and the sixth.
Now that her son is dead, she naturally cannot rely on her mother to be more valuable to her son.
Lao Wu had his own mother, and since she was dead there was no need to mention it again.
Although the fourth child's mother and concubine have also gone, he has never dealt with his son, and according to rumors, the fourth child behaves violently and is not like a human being.
If the throne fell to him, she, the former crown prince's mother and queen, was destined not to be welcomed by him, and she might suddenly die of illness at any time.
With the violent character of the fourth child, the probability is very high!
After looking around, in the end there was only one choice left.
Sixth child!
Although Lao Liu later became a vassal, she was brought up by herself since she was a child. Due to the prince's request, she never treated him harshly. She even used her private money to support him when he became a vassal. family property.
Anyone with a conscience would not treat her harshly, right?
Furthermore, with Lao Liu's current strength, even the Huns can be driven away. As for Lao Si, although he may have escaped Ming'er's pursuit, even if he stood up, it would be easy for Lao Liu to deal with him. .
So after much deliberation, the queen finally decided to stand behind Lao Liu. Only in this way could she save the rest of her life and help Ming'er protect his wife Qingning.
By the time Zhao Jun returned to Chengqian Palace, the palace had become lively again, and the concubines who had fled together also returned to the palace one after another. Although many palace maids ran away, most of the eunuchs in the palace were still there. exist.
With their appearance, where can they find food if they go out?
The news that Bianjing City was recovered by King Yun and the Huns were driven away quickly spread among the fleeing Bianjing people.
This immediately made everyone overjoyed, and they quickly changed direction and rushed back.
If it weren't for fleeing, who would be willing to pack up and leave home?
Bianjing gradually regained its popularity. Not only the people, but also the officials who took advantage of the chaos to escape also returned to the capital after receiving the news. In other words, they were the first ones to receive the news.
How could they, who are rooted in the capital, leave the capital unless they have no choice?
On the third day after Bianjing was recaptured, under the instructions of hundreds of officials, the imperial court held the first court meeting after Bianjing was captured.
This time, except for those officials who had been purged by Zhao Ming and Cao Shuang, all officials who were still alive and in Beijing came.
Even Zhang He, who was seriously ill after being assassinated while defending the city in Bianjing, came to the court, causing everyone to talk about it, but he himself didn't take it seriously at all.
Finally, three whips sounded, and the morning ceremony officially began.
It's just that now the person sitting on the throne is no longer the former Zhao Duan, nor the prince Zhao Ming, but Queen Zhang.
They had already known the news that the emperor and the prince had died in battle, and it was precisely for this reason that they came today.
As for Queen Zhang, in the eyes of the ministers, she is just sitting there temporarily as a puppet replacing the royal family. Which prince will be promoted next depends on them, gentlemen!
After some complicated etiquette, the official court ceremony began.
Even though someone was the first to stand up and say loudly:
"Thank you, Queen!
When the Huns attacked the previous time, in order to protect Bianjing, His Majesty the Crown Prince died fighting the thieves. This was an unbearable tragedy for our Song Dynasty!
Yes!
As the saying goes, a country cannot live without a king for a day!
Now, all your Majesty's princes have died in battle, but the power of the Song Dynasty is still there. It is necessary for a wise king to ascend the great treasure and rule the world, so as to calm all the officials and the hearts of all the people in the world!
When someone inherits the legacy of their ancestors and continues the legacy of the Imperial Song Dynasty!
Therefore, for the sake of all the people in the world, for the sake of our great Song Dynasty, we plan for thousands of miles of rivers and mountains!
Please the queen and I and other officials recommend the prince to inherit the great treasure as soon as possible and stabilize our country in the Song Dynasty! "
As soon as these words came out, all the officials in the palace immediately knelt on the ground as if they had received a signal, and shouted loudly:
"The Queen, please choose a new king as soon as possible and stabilize the Song Dynasty!"
"The Queen, please choose a new king as soon as possible and stabilize the Song Dynasty!"
"The Queen, please choose a new king as soon as possible and stabilize the Song Dynasty!"
The tsunami-like shouting did not take into account that the woman sitting above had just lost her husband and child, but was forcing her to give her husband and child's inheritance to others as soon as possible.
Queen Zhang had clearly seen the ugly faces of these officials when the Huns besieged the city.
She knew exactly what they were thinking.
Even she had already guessed who they were going to put in place.
Nowadays, besides Zhao Jun, there is only Zhao Ji. Zhao Jun is a vassal king and a vassal king with real power in his hands. These courtiers will definitely not want to.
And Zhao Ji disappeared without a trace. Now, as soon as people gathered together, the courtiers came to force the palace.
Normally, one should arrange the funeral of her husband and son first, and at least talk about it after setting the process.
It's obvious that someone is doing something behind the scenes now!
But what they didn't know was that they had already made their decision!
She wanted to laugh at them because they might lose a lot of rice if they failed to steal the chicken, but when she thought of her son, Empress Zhang could not laugh.
When the ministers below were shouting for the fifth time and their voices were getting louder and louder, Queen Zhang finally spoke.
"I know this, but I wonder which prince the ministers are planning to nominate?"
Although Queen Zhang just said this sentence in a normal tone.
But all the officials immediately stopped shouting!
Wang Yang, the Minister of Rites, who had just taken office two years ago, took the lead in proposing candidates.
"I would like to report to you, the Queen, that your Majesty has only one surviving prince, the fourth prince, so the throne should be inherited by the fourth prince!"
Except for a few officials, most of the others nodded silently.
According to the etiquette, this is indeed the case.
Queen Zhang sneered in her heart when she heard this, but her face remained calm and confused:
"But as far as I know, on the day the city was destroyed, the four princes themselves disappeared without a trace, and they have not appeared again to this day. I am afraid that something unexpected has happened. How can I inherit the throne?"
Some ministers immediately panicked when they heard this. They were the ones who didn't know that the fourth child was missing. They were all panicking and didn't know what to do.
Below, the corners of Wang Yang's mouth were slightly raised, as if he had been prepared for it, and he said loudly with a bit of complacency in his tone:
"The Empress, there is no need to worry about this matter. Last night, the official found the Fourth Prince. As long as we can decide on the Fourth Prince's succession to the throne, we can find the Fourth Prince at any time!"
Now the officials felt at ease, it would be great if they found the person!
But what they didn't know was that it was actually Zhao Ji who took the initiative to contact Wang Yang. Where did he find it?
Now that the Fourth Prince's whereabouts were known, everyone nodded silently and made a decision in their hearts.
However, at this moment, Queen Zhang suddenly spoke, leaving everyone present silent for a while.
"But ministers, your Majesty's princes are not the only ones left, the fourth prince. Can't Prince Yun, who rescued Bianjing, inherit the throne?"
As soon as he said these words, thinking of the murderous army under King Yun that he had seen in the city in the past two days, it was obvious that if he came to power, he would definitely be a horse-riding emperor who liked to fight.
All the officials fell silent.
Among the crowd, Zhang He raised the corners of his mouth and looked at these colleagues with a sarcastic look on his face.
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(End of chapter)
