In Jiyi Hall, you can hear the needle drop in silence.
Queen Mother Sun was so angry that she trembled all over, took two steps back, and fell down on her seat. Her chest heaved, but she was still speechless.
She never expected that Zhu Qiyu would dare to stand up so directly.
Even if it was just a pretense, shouldn't he just say it out loud?
What Yu Qian just said is disrespectful!
So Zhu Qiyu's words, if taken alone without looking at the current situation, are definitely words of forcing the palace to usurp the throne.
How dare he...
Sitting on the couch to calm down, Queen Mother Sun showed a fierce light in her eyes.
Since he sent it to the door himself, don't blame her for her ruthless methods. With a gloomy face, Queen Mother Sun kept saying with an extremely angry look.
"Okay, okay, the Ai family didn't realize that you are such a sweet-talking person..."
"Jinyiwei!"
Before the captain in Jinyi could respond, Queen Mother Sun saw someone else standing up.
"Not so, Queen Mother."
It's Wang Zhi!
The leader of a hundred officials in the foreign dynasty finally couldn't hold himself back any longer.
Wang Zhi's face was heavy. He raised his head and glanced at the angry Queen Mother Sun, then looked at Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian who were prostrating themselves on the ground. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Why bother!
In his view, establishing a new king is an unstoppable matter, but there is no need to be so hasty. He only needs to let the news out. With King Tan's current prestige in the court, the Queen Mother will definitely agree if she cannot hold it for a few days.
Why bother making such a fuss!
These days, he has a clear understanding of the situation in the DPRK, but he is unwilling to interfere too much. He just wants to have a stable official career.
After all, he is already seventy years old. If he hadn't encountered this kind of thing, he would have retired and returned home long ago.
I sighed in my heart, I am in my position, I have to do my job, I can't escape no matter what!
Taking a step forward, Wang Zhi spoke.
"Empress Dowager, what Yu Qian said, although there is arrogance, is the truth. Whether it is for the stability of the court or to save the emperor, establishing a new king is the best policy. As the saying goes, if the country is in doubt, the world will be uneasy. I would like to invite the Queen Mother to make plans in advance to establish a successor as the eldest king!"
After all, there was no way he could just sit back and watch the Queen Mother Yu Qian and His Royal Highness Prince Xi be imprisoned.
Wang Zhi just doesn't want to get into trouble at this age, but that doesn't mean he's confused.
In the current situation, both King Tan and Yu Qian are crucial to the court.
If they were really imprisoned, the government situation that had just improved might immediately fall apart.
When the time comes, there is no need for Wa La to attack, Ming Dynasty will first start to have civil strife.
This kind of thing must never happen!
So even if he doesn't want to, Wang Zhi has to stand up and his attitude must be clear.
With Wang Zhi's statement, the floodgates in the palace seemed to have opened.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Yi said: "Queen Mother, as the ancients said, the state of the country is more important than the emperor. At this time of extreme turmoil, I hope that the Queen Mother will put the ancestral temple and the state of the country as the most important thing and establish a eldest monarch as soon as possible!"
Although the others did not speak, they also knelt on the ground and kowtowed deeply.
Empress Dowager Sun glanced at the prostrate ministers below, feeling extremely powerless in her heart.
With her last hope, she asked Hu Xi, the Minister of Rites, who was the only one sitting there.
"Grand Uncle Zong, the order of the royal family has been established long ago, and the title of the great person has its own owner. You are in charge of the Ministry of Rites. Are you going to sit back and ignore such violations of etiquette and law?"
Hu Xi stood up, sighed heavily, and also bowed to the ground, saying.
"Queen Mother, etiquette... is not as important as the country!"
I haven’t said much more, but there is no need to say much.
As Hu Xi prostrated himself, no one in the palace was left standing. Empress Dowager Sun felt a chill in her heart, and she shed two lines of clear tears unconsciously in her eyes as she cried.
"If you are like this, where should we put the late emperor? Where should we put the present emperor? Where should we put the East Palace?"
Seeing the Queen Mother being forced into this state, the ministers felt helpless.
On other matters, they might be able to make concessions, but on this matter, the country could be in danger of overthrowing at every turn, how could they allow it?
The ministers had no choice but to bow again, but Queen Mother Sun only sobbed and said nothing.
The situation is deadlocked again!
After a while, it was Yu Qian who kowtowed heavily on the ground and said.
"Holy Mother, I dare not discuss the moral order of the heavenly family. However, the current situation is really unavoidable. The state of the country comes first, and etiquette and law are supreme. I ask the Queen Mother to order King Tan to inherit the throne. I respect you as the Supreme Emperor and still stand. The eldest prince is the prince of the East Palace. In this way, he not only protects the country and the country, but also inherits the etiquette and law. Even if I die, I will still get what I want."
Yu Qian kowtowed again and again, and did not stop until blood stains appeared on his head. The ministers also kowtowed.
Suddenly, the quiet hall was filled with crisp sounds of kowtows.
Queen Mother Sun looked at this scene, knowing that there was nothing she could do to save her, she sighed quietly and said.
"In this case, the Ai family will not be the evil person who brings trouble to the country. Yun'er and others asked for his orders and ordered King Yin to ascend the throne. The Ministry of Rites should prepare the ceremony..."
"The Queen Mother is wise!"
All the ministers below shouted, but Queen Mother Sun did not want to stay for a moment longer. She stood up and returned to the palace.
This small discussion has finally come to an end here.
The ministers stood up and looked at each other. Their hearts were extremely complicated. They wanted to speak, but they didn't know what to say.
In the end, he just bowed his hands in front of Zhu Qiyu and resigned.
Only two people stayed, one was Fengcheng Hou Li Xian, and the other was Yu Qian...
After the people were almost gone, Li Xian stepped forward and said.
"Your Highness, the capital camp has been prepared and is waiting for Minister Yu to take over. However, the commander of the three major battalions is still vacant, so Your Highness is considering it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xian felt Yu Qian's cold gaze sweep over him.
Secretly wiping a cold sweat in his heart, he didn't know why King Tan wanted to keep Yu Qian here too. How could an outsider tell this kind of thing...
But since it was Zhu Qiyu's wish, it was not easy for him to violate it.
Speaking of which, his performance today was indeed not up to the mark. At this moment, he can only try to make up for it. I just hope that His Highness, King Xi, will not have any bad feelings towards his relatives because of this.
Zhu Qiyu was calm, sat down, took a sip of tea, and said.
"At the end of tomorrow, hand over a list of names. After discussing with the Ministry of War, hand it over to me."
Li Xian nodded hurriedly, and then resigned and left under Zhu Qiyu's eyes.
So Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian were the only two people left in the hall.
After a long time, Yu Qian said.
"Your Highness, why do you do this?"
There was a hint of confusion in his voice, as well as a hint of struggle.
Zhu Qiyu sighed in his heart.
He knew Yu Qian's character too well. This person was extremely calm, but he also suffered and struggled.
Reason told Yu Qian that he should stand firmly on the side of King Tan at this moment, which is the most beneficial to the Ming Dynasty.
But for so many years, the principles of saints, etiquette and righteousness that he had read bound him, making him feel even more painful.
Zhu Qiyu stood up, walked to him, and said.
"What happened today was indeed planned by me. No matter what you think, I am doing it for the Ming Dynasty!"
After saying that, Zhu Qiyu turned around and stood with his hands behind his back.
Yu Qian stood there, stunned for a long time, and then spoke with difficulty.
"I...understand. I will try my best to protect the capital and welcome back the emperor. I hope that Your Highness will serve the country wholeheartedly, help the people in need, and comfort the world."
After saying that, Yu Qian bowed his hands and left Jiyi Hall in despair.
Zhu Qiyu turned around, looked at Yu Qian's leaving figure, looked complicated, and murmured in a low voice.
"I hope... you really understand..."
…
After resurrecting his life, Zhu Qiyu thought he could understand Yu Qian, but he knew that Yu Qian couldn't understand him.
Yu Qian's actions today were both within Zhu Qiyu's expectations and beyond his expectations.
Originally, he hoped to use the power of his relatives to get Empress Dowager Sun to agree to make him the new king. Even if he could not agree on the spot, the court's material discussions were ahead of him, and Empress Dowager Sun could not hold on for long even if she insisted.
What he didn't expect was Yu Qian's shocking words.
With Yu Qian's intelligence, it was impossible not to know what it meant when he said those words. It was a gamble on his future and reputation.
Even if he succeeds, as a minister, Yu Qian will definitely be criticized by the scholars for making arrogant comments on the succession of the throne.
But he did it anyway!
Li Xian was arranged by Zhu Qiyu, but Yu Qian was not.
With the experience of his previous life, Zhu Qiyu already knew that Yu Qian would not object, but he would stand up and say those words, which Zhu Qiyu did not expect.
But he just didn't understand it at the time. After the matter was over, Zhu Qiyu figured it out.
Guolai Changjun, this is what Yu Qian has long thought in his mind.
The situation at that time was actually deadlocked and someone needed to give a push, so Yu Qian stepped forward.
Apart from that, I'm afraid there is still a bit of sympathy.
After all, they had experience in their previous lives. These days, Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian discussed state affairs and studied court affairs, and many of their ideas coincided with each other.
As the saying goes, a soldier dies for his confidant. At that time, Yu Qian had some intention of charging into battle for him.
But Zhu Qiyu can understand Yu Qian, but he may not understand Zhu Qiyu.
You know, in the situation at that time, Zhu Qiyu's best approach was to remain silent.
The reason why he stood up was to protect Yu Qian, not to protect Yu Qian!
After resurrecting his life, Zhu Qiyu reflected on a lot, including why he failed back then.
Apart from the shortcoming of not having children, is it possible that there are no other achievements?
The answer is of course yes!
If it had not been for the restoration of Nangong, even if he did not have a son in the end, Zhu Jianshen would still succeed to the throne, and at least he would not be in a situation where he could not even enter the imperial mausoleum.
The biggest reason for his failure, to use country slang, is that he wanted to be a bitch and build a memorial arch...
He was unorthodox, and the procedure for obtaining the throne was not very legitimate. This led to him desperately trying to prove his orthodoxy, for fear that people in the world would criticize him.
He was unwilling to return the throne, but he also wanted to comply with the etiquette and law and be recognized by the ministers and the people of the world.
Nothing is that cheap!
The result that both the fish and the bear's paw want is often the best of both worlds, leaving nothing behind.
So this time, from the beginning, Zhu Qiyu never wanted to be a wise king or a virtuous king in the hearts of the world.
Just like what he said to Mrs. Wu in Jingyang Palace that day, it is only the Spring and Autumn period that knows how to sin against me!
In his previous life, Zhu Qiyu looked forward and backward, wanting both fame and power, and lost his sense of magnanimity.
Then in this life, he will do everything he wants to do openly.
So he told Yu Qian clearly that what happened today was planned by him. He could not and was unwilling to be the flawless wise king that the courtiers expected.
Just like what happened today, Zhu Qiyu knew that what the courtiers were expecting was for him to give in three times and refuse to agree again, but he was unwilling to do this to save face.
On the one hand, it was because, in this critical situation, the courtiers had no other choice but him. On the other hand, he also wanted to tell the courtiers.
What he wants, he takes.
If others want to discuss it, just let them do it!
The imperial power is in his hands, and he will never be controlled by others again.
I hope Yu Qian really understands...
