The courtiers were quiet for a long time, and finally Wang Yang, the Minister of Rites, gritted his teeth and stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, Queen Yun, King Yun belongs to the clan who has already passed away the vassal status. Our court has never had a precedent of not letting a prince succeed to the throne but letting a prince of the clan who has already joined the vassal clan succeed to the throne. Therefore, I believe that King Yun should be excluded from the selection for the throne. outside."
The meaning of what he said was already obvious. Our ancestors didn’t have this practice, so we couldn’t let him go. This was against the ancestral system!
The courtiers nodded slightly, which was considered a reasonable reason.
However, Queen Zhang couldn't let him fool her like this, so she immediately said:
"Is there something wrong with what Wang Shangshu said?
If we really follow the ancestral system, the prince of our dynasty will be granted the title of king and become a vassal when he comes of age. However, the fourth and fifth children have repeatedly refused to accept the vassalship. His Majesty pitied them for their love for their families, so the matter of the two of them becoming the vassal was unified. Delay and delay, but if we really want to accept the vassalship, these two people should be the first candidates to accept the vassalage.
Now that Wang Shangshu Yiyun Wang has said that the vassal affairs are not in line with the ancestral system, what about the fourth prince and the fifth prince who took the lead in violating the ancestral system?
Should these two people be held accountable first?
If the ancestral system of Taizu is really followed, if it is not necessary for the prince to reach adulthood, it is not impossible to force him to stay in Bianjing, but he should also abolish his clan status and stay in the capital as a commoner.
Since Wang Shangshu talked about the ancestral system, how about we follow the ancestral system first and demote the four princes to common people, and then we can discuss which prince should inherit the throne? "
You Wang Yang can talk about the ancestral system, and I, named Zhang, can also talk about the ancestral system.
You said that a vassal prince cannot inherit the throne without precedent. Well, let's depose the fourth prince first, and then see which prince can inherit the throne.
No matter what happens, there is a first-come, first-served rule. The fourth child violated the ancestral system first. Of course we have to deal with him first, right?
Everyone was dumbfounded when Queen Zhang said this. Wang Yang opened his mouth slightly but didn't know how to refute.
Is this agreement or disagreement?
Should we follow the ancestral system?
If not according to ancestral system, then they have always been ranked according to ability.
In terms of ability, King Yun, who had hundreds of thousands of mercenaries and defeated the siege of Bianjing, was undoubtedly the best among the princes.
If according to the ancestral system, the fifth prince is now in decline, and the fourth prince is reduced to a commoner, then wouldn't your majesty's only remaining princes be the sixth prince, Prince Yun Zhao Jun?
What difference does it make if it's still him in the end?
But... they really don't want this old man to become the emperor!
It is completely foreseeable that once this old man becomes the emperor, they will definitely not have a good life!
But how to refute this?
Just when the courtiers were thinking crazy and trying to find a solution, a Han general suddenly came into the palace to report!
"Report! King Yun sent a message that there were many traitors in the palace when His Majesty died. In order to prevent the traitors from remaining in the palace and threatening the safety of the people in the palace, five thousand elites were transferred to the imperial city to guard the palace!
Now all the guards at all the important streets in the palace have been replaced. "
"What?!"
All the officials in the court were in an uproar when they heard this!
Why are you so shameless if you are afraid of an adulterer?
This is clearly a threat, a naked threat. What do you mean by letting your soldiers take over the palace now?
What do you want to do?
This is simply Sima Zhao’s intention, which is known to everyone!
How can you do this? You are the lord of the vassal, and you actually do such a shameless thing as a threat!
Wang Yang felt like he was sweating all over his body. He originally thought that he could get the throne to the fourth prince by virtue of his righteousness, and then force King Yun back to Yunzhou County, and then deal with him slowly in the future.
But I didn't expect that King Yun would not follow the rules and directly sent troops!
This is clearly showing off his power by relying on the fact that he has soldiers in his hands!
He didn't even dare to think that if he didn't let this guy get what he wanted today, would he bring someone in and put a knife on their neck to make them choose again!
Thinking about it this way, it’s not impossible!
I have long heard of King Yun’s shameless reputation!
Just when the ministers were panicking, a clear sound of footsteps suddenly sounded outside the hall.
A mere sound of footsteps was strangely heard by everyone in the hall!
It was as if the person outside the hall was deliberately being heard, but the footsteps were obviously not that heavy!
Everyone's eyes quickly gathered there.
Even Queen Zhang looked over curiously.
The next moment, Zhao Jun, who was wearing armor and a white cloak and carrying a long sword at his waist, walked in from outside the hall step by step with the clanging sound of armor clanging!
The iron boots on the soles of the feet made a crisp clanging sound, which made everyone's eyelids jump!
"He actually dares! He actually dares! He actually dares to wear armor and carry weapons to the temple! How dare he? How dare he!"
Wang Yang looked at this scene in disbelief, his mind was in a mess, and he became at a loss as to what to do.
However, it was nothing for Zhao Jun to go to the palace wearing armor and carrying weapons.
Just two steps after Zhao Jun came in, two rows of axemen holding long-handled axes filed in and quickly came to the Han generals who were standing on both sides of the hall.
The Han general on duty today was also a wonderful man. As soon as he saw this situation, he immediately gave an order and ran out of the palace with his men, leaving their original positions to the two rows of axemen who came in later.
But Zhao Jun clapped his hands, and the two rows of axemen immediately stood where the Han generals had stood, replacing them.
The long-handled ax in his hand tilted forward slightly and suddenly towered over the heads of the court officials!
All the officials in the palace suddenly broke out in cold sweat!
It wasn't until they did this that Zhao Jun was surprised as if he suddenly saw everyone in the hall: "Oh, there are actually people in the hall?"
He looked at the trembling officials with a surprised look on his face, and when he raised his head, he was even more surprised and said: "Queen Mother, why are you here too?"
Then he looked back and suddenly realized something!
"Ah, I understand, you must be in court!
Sorry, sorry! For the sake of the safety of the palace, I did not notice that you were in court. What a sin! "
Zhao Jun shook his head, looking guilty, but then Zhao Jun cupped his hands to Queen Zhang and said:
"Mother, my son has been arrogant and disturbed the order of the court. Please punish me!"
Empress Zhang secretly smiled in her heart, but on her face she sang the double act with Zhao Jun calmly.
Queen Zhang waved her hand and said: "It doesn't matter, you are also thinking about the safety of the palace, and you didn't know that a court was going on here. Anyone who didn't know is not guilty."
"My son, thank you, my mother!"
Zhao Jun looked relieved and hurriedly handed over his hand and thanked him.
At this time, Empress Zhang asked again: "King Yun, you are here just in time. I want to ask you about the report from the guards just now that you think there is an adulterer in the palace?"
Is this true or false? "
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jun immediately nodded heavily and said: "The Queen Mother is right. The reason why my father died in the first place and the reason why Bianjing City was destroyed so quickly was because there was a traitor in the palace and the Xiongnu's insider in the city!
This led to chaos in the palace and the city gates were broken down, giving the thieves an opportunity to take advantage.
Although the Huns are gone now, the traitor who served as their internal collaborator may still be in Bianjing or even in the palace.
My son has been searching everywhere these days, and has arrested more than a hundred traitors who have colluded with the Huns. Today I just want to come to the palace to clean up, so that you, the queen mother, can live in a safer place. "
“In this case, there is King Laoyun.
However, how does King Yun plan to deal with these traitors? "
Queen Zhang asked again.
At this time, Zhao Jun suddenly grinned, and his eyes swept over the faces of the officials one by one, making everyone tremble before saying slowly:
"For these people who have forgotten their ancestors, I invited the executioner with the longest history in Bianjing to give them the punishment of being cut into pieces with a thousand cuts!
Only in this way can we barely make up for the damage suffered by the people of Bianjing because of them! "
All the officials in the hall trembled all over. No one dared to look into Zhao Jun's murderous eyes at this moment. They all avoided looking and tried to be invisible.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Jun smiled slightly, immediately turned to Queen Zhang and cupped his hands and said:
"Mother, the defense here has been completed. There are still safety risks in other places in the palace. I will not disturb my mother and other ministers when they go to court. I will go first!"
Queen Zhang nodded with satisfaction: "King Yun, go and clear out all the traitors in the palace!"
"Don't worry, Queen Mother!"
…
Zhao Jun left, but the officials in the palace did not come back to their senses for a long time.
The blade of the long-handled ax stretched diagonally above their heads seemed to remind them that their lives were not in their hands at all times.
At this time, Queen Zhang's voice sounded again:
"Wang Shangshu, do you think we should deal with the four princes according to the ancestral system now, or should we first discuss which prince should ascend the throne?
However, I feel that King Yun is the best among the princes in terms of ability and conduct. If King Yun is enthroned, the Song Dynasty will surely usher in a prosperous age again. I wonder what Wang Shangshu thinks? "
Wang Yang raised his head slightly and saw that the ax hanging above his head was slowly falling. When he turned his head again, the axeman holding the long-handled ax next to him was grinning at him.
(屮｀)
A chill instantly rushed from the tailbone to the Tianling Gai!
Cold sweat oozed from his forehead, and he hurriedly bent over and clasped his fists.
"I...I'm reporting to the Queen, I...I think...it's...very...very good!"
After saying this, Wang Yang felt as if he had suddenly lost all his strength, and he breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
When he looked up again, he saw that the ax hanging just now was gone.
Turning his head, the axeman had already uprighted the long-handled ax in his hand and stood there with an expressionless face.
It was as if he had always been like this just now.
(屮｀-)
His sudden change of expression immediately made Wang Yang’s teeth itch with hatred!
At the same time, as he gave his answer, all the officials in the palace breathed a sigh of relief.
Then there was a burst of echoes.
"Wang Shangshu is right, King Yun is indeed very good!"
"The old minister also agrees to let King Yun succeed to the throne!"
"Indeed, King Yun is the best among the princes in terms of character and ability. No one else except King Yun is qualified to inherit the throne!"
"Old minister agrees!"
This is from Wenchen's side.
The painting style of the generals is more uniform, they are all...
"Me too!"
…
(End of chapter)
