Empress Dowager Sun was sitting in the hall, cold sweat oozing from her forehead. The jade hands hidden under her sleeves and robes had already made a deep mark.
Jin Ying's words made her truly realize.
What a serious situation he was facing now.
The king of subjugation?
The mere appearance of these four words in her mind made her dizzy and almost collapsed on the spot.
Taking a deep breath and barely calming down, Empress Dowager Sun spoke.
"This matter does not need to be discussed further. As Yu Qian said, at this critical moment, anyone who dares to talk about moving south will be killed!"
Because the matter was so serious, even Queen Mother Sun herself was not aware of it.
When she said these two sentences, her voice was trembling.
Zhu Qiyu breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that Queen Mother Sun had realized the seriousness of the matter.
So he stood up and spoke first.
"I will obey the order of the Holy Mother. From today on, anyone who dares to speak of moving south will be killed!"
The ministers below also stood up and echoed.
"The Queen Mother is wise."
Of course, all but one of these people.
That is Xu Jue.
Naturally, he didn't hear Jin Ying's whisper.
But seeing Queen Mother Sun's attitude suddenly change.
Then he carefully studied the hidden meaning of King Tan's words just now.
Xu Jue's mind was full of two words.
It’s over!
This not only offended the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, but even the Queen Mother in the palace would probably not have any good impressions of him.
After all, he almost inadvertently committed a grave crime for the emperor that no one could afford.
For a moment, Xu Jue felt that his future was lost.
I regretted so much why I spoke so much.
But at this time, no one in the palace cared about Xu Jue's performance.
Because Queen Mother Sun's voice continued to sound.
"If we work together, the capital will be able to hold on."
"As the Minister, I am in charge of all affairs of the Ministry of War. After leaving the palace today, I will immediately take stock of the soldiers and come up with a plan to submit to the court for discussion."
Empress Dowager Sun said it was normal.
But the atmosphere in the palace became subtle again.
Because, with this sentence, another practical issue was brought to the table.
In this current situation, who should make the decision?
Already said before.
Now in the capital, the Queen Mother holds most of the real power and can mobilize the officers and troops stationed in the capital and the nine gates.
But in fact, it was King Tan who was ordered to supervise the country.
Just now, although Xu Jue, who was confused about his position, lifted the lid.
But because Zhu Qiyu took a step back.
He took the initiative to speak up and reported it to the Queen Mother, which temporarily covered up the contradiction.
But these words of the Queen Mother.
But the matter was brought to the table again.
There is no doubt that Queen Mother Sun's words are unmistakable, and they are indeed what needs to be done at the moment.
But be aware.
Yu Qian is an important minister of the Six Ministries and a serious minister of the former dynasty.
Unless it involves royal matters.
otherwise.
According to the rules, the Queen Mother cannot directly issue edicts to courtiers.
This kind of rule and procedure thing.
Civil servants are far more important than senior relatives.
To be more serious.
A will with incorrect procedures is a random destiny!
The minister can refuse to accept it!
As a result, everyone's eyes fell on Yu Qian.
To answer or not to answer?
Accepting this imperial edict means acknowledging that the Queen Mother Sun can interfere in government affairs, which is against etiquette and law.
But if you don’t answer, how can you refuse?
The courtiers like them had been shouting just now, asking the Queen Mother to strengthen her confidence and stick to the capital.
Now the Queen Mother is complying with their wishes, but they have to pester themselves over such trivial matters?
Zhu Qiyu watched from the side and roughly guessed Queen Mother Sun's intention.
Although she has given up her plan to move south.
But I still want to take matters into my own hands.
It's been some time since I went on a personal expedition.
Empress Dowager Sun always abides by her duties in the palace.
The balance between what should be interfered with and what should not be interfered with was very accurate.
It's impossible for her not to know what her decree means.
On the contrary, she was taking this opportunity to test the attitude of the courtiers!
It's a pity that she picked the wrong person...
Yu Qian took a step forward, kowtowed and said: "Holy Mother, the emperor personally led the expedition and ordered King Yin to supervise the country. Now the emperor unfortunately fell into the hands of the captors. The public affairs in the capital cannot be left alone for a long time. I risked my life to give advice. Please ask the Holy Mother." The decree is issued, and King Tan is ordered to take charge of the affairs and supervise all officials."
An imperceptible smile flashed in Zhu Qiyu's eyes.
This is Yu Qian!
He will not be afraid of any threats or temptations, he will only do things according to his own beliefs.
Empress Dowager Sun's temptation would have caused some confusion if it were someone else.
But when it comes to Yu Qian, there is no need to think too much at all.
Since the procedure is wrong, just make the procedure legal.
The reason why there is such an embarrassing situation now.
It is because King Yin has the name of supervising the country but has no power to supervise the country.
Empress Dowager Sun held great power in Beijing, but she had no right to interfere in government affairs.
After all, any intervention by the Queen Mother in government affairs must be authorized by the Emperor.
In the current situation, the emperor is in the hands of his enemies and can barely compare to the emperor, who is young and weak and unable to handle political affairs.
But again, because the emperor was not in the capital, it was impossible for the Empress Dowager Sun to obtain the emperor's imperial edict authorization.
Even if there were, in such a critical moment, the courtiers would not be able to accept the heroine's presence in court.
So the best way right now is to let King Tan truly exercise his power to supervise the country.
That's what he thought, so he said it.
She didn't care at all that Queen Mother Sun's expression suddenly changed after she finished speaking.
Queen Mother Sun's expression was indeed not good-looking.
She already had this expectation in her mind.
But he didn't expect that Yu Qian would push her back so directly.
You know, what Yu Qian just said was basically a slap in the face.
He didn't pay attention to her wishes at all, but was talking to himself.
In other words, her edict was simply ignored!
He didn't dismiss it, but he didn't mention it at the same time, just pretending that nothing happened.
This made her even more uncomfortable than directly rejecting her decree.
For a moment, Queen Mother Sun was so angry that her chest heaved and her face turned pale.
Seeing this, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but feel secretly happy.
He had seen it several times in his past and present lives, but this was the first time he saw the Queen Mother being so angry.
Although he knew he shouldn't rejoice in his misfortune, he couldn't help it.
But then again.
This can also be seen that Queen Mother Sun's political determination is not enough.
This kind of thing is not too common in the court!
Not to mention, this is just a decree that is not even an oral edict.
It is a real imperial edict. The ministers will not pay too much attention to it until the procedures are actually completed and distributed to the six subjects.
After all, government affairs are handled by everyone through consultation, and there is no way that one person, the emperor, can decide everything with just one word.
What's more, what Yu Qian is facing now is not a serious emperor.
So he refused without any burden at all.
Queen Mother Sun glanced around.
Seeing that no courtier came forward to accuse Yu Qian of being wrong, he knew that what he had just done was too reckless.
After suppressing the anger in her heart, Queen Mother Sun felt a headache.
Are you just going to hand over the power of regency to King Xi?
She secretly glanced at the sick Zhu Qiyu sitting on the chair next to her.
I always feel a little uncomfortable in my heart.
Especially after seeing Zhu Qiyu analyze the current situation so calmly and logically.
Queen Mother Sun became even more uneasy.
After thinking about it, Empress Dowager Sun asked: "King Yin, Yu Qian came to remonstrate with you and asked the Ai family to entrust the general affairs of the court to you. What do you think?"
I sit and watch...
Zhu Qiyu cursed in his heart, but still stood up and said: "Holy Mother, these important matters should be decided by the ministers at the Holy Mother's discretion. I dare not say more."
At this time, he didn't want to be in the limelight!
Although the situation in the past life and this life has changed slightly.
But he believed that with what he said just now, the ministers present should all know in their hearts who can truly be in charge of the capital.
What's more, in the eyes of these ministers who stick to the rules, it is impossible to allow a queen mother without an emperor's order to directly intervene in government affairs.
The ball was kicked back, and Queen Mother Sun couldn't help but rub her forehead.
She felt more and more that this King Tao was different from before.
These two sentences may seem ordinary, but in fact, they contain a hint of intelligence.
Zhu Qiyu seemed to have said nothing, but he left something to say.
He didn't say yes or no, but said let her discuss it with the ministers.
In other words, she would definitely ask the officials present next.
But ask them?
Looking at Yu Qian's natural expression, Queen Mother Sun knew what they were going to say without even thinking.
There was a brief moment of hesitation.
Queen Mother Sun decided not to listen to the words she didn't want to hear and said directly.
"Before leaving the capital, the emperor told the Ai family that after the victory returns to the capital, he will choose a day to enthrone the crown prince."
"Now that the emperor has fallen into the hands of his enemies, people in the capital are fearful, and the court must not be left without a master for a day."
"In order to express my sorrow for the family, I should order the Ministry of Rites to choose an auspicious day and appoint my eldest brother Jianshen as the crown prince to calm the hearts of the world."
"Before the emperor returns to the capital, he will be responsible for the general affairs, and King Tan will supervise the country and assist in government affairs. What do you think?"
Perhaps Queen Mother Sun was a little tired.
I didn't bother to make any more subtle remarks, so I just said what I meant.
The first few sentences were naturally ignored by the ministers.
What the emperor said before leaving the capital is just a pretext, the focus is on the last two sentences.
Establish a prince and appoint a heir apparent to calm the world!
What are you worried about?
Of course, if the emperor fails to come back, how should the courtiers line up, and who should the officers, soldiers and people be loyal to?
In addition, another sentence is also very intriguing.
When Yu Qian came to remonstrate, he said that he "ordered King Tan to be the regent of the great government."
When it came to the Queen Mother, it became "ordering King Tan to supervise the country and assist in government affairs".
One is the chief photographer and the other is the assistant.
The difference between the two is huge.
What Yu Qian meant was to entrust all the power of the capital to the hands of King Tan, who would make the final decision in everything.
Empress Dowager Sun's intention was to establish a prince first, then entrust the power of the capital to the prince's hands, and finally let King Tan act as the prince's authority.
There seems to be no difference, except for one missing procedure. In the end, King Tan will be in charge of the affairs.
But anyone with a little bit of political sensitivity knows that the two are very different.
The biggest difference is the status.
If Yu Qian's method is followed, then the power of the capital itself will be in the hands of King Tan.
Unless the emperor returns, no one can seize power from King Xi.
But if you follow Empress Dowager Sun's approach, it will be different.
The power belongs to the prince, and the king only assists the government.
Then you can substitute!
Although the royal family members are the most suitable to assist the government, ministers, ministers, civil and military officials can also assist the government.
In this way, it would be much easier to depose King Xi from his authority.
The ministers present were all people who had been in officialdom for many years, but this was the first time they encountered such a situation.
Although after a second thought, I understood the difference, I still had difficulty in how to express my stance...
