After Zhao Zhen finished reading the oral edict, he waved his hands a little tiredly and said: "Wei Aiqing, Gao Huai, you can pass my oral edict to Longtuge and let them draft the imperial edict."
"My slave obeys the order."
Gao Huai, who was accompanying him, responded respectfully, and then couldn't help but steal a glance at Wei Chen, who also bowed in agreement.
What so many ministers tried and failed to accomplish, Wei Chen actually accomplished it just like that!
With this decision-making and the establishment of a heir apparent, no matter whether King Yong or King Yan succeeds to the throne, he will have to inherit Wei Chen's favor. This is the capital to become a senior official in the future!
At this time, Gao Huai's admiration for Wei Chen from the bottom of his heart was like an endless river. After this incident, he became more and more determined to hold Wei Chen's thigh tightly.
Wei Chen and Gao Huai slowly exited the Wende Hall and headed towards Longtuge in the south of the imperial city.
When they arrived in front of the pavilion, the two of them were stopped. The doorman guarding the door shouted loudly: "This is a confidential place. Officials and other people are waiting around. No unauthorized entry is allowed!"
Wei Chen hurriedly informed the doorman of his identity and purpose of coming, and then he was ushered into the pavilion and went to the duty room where Chief Assistant Han Zhang was.
Seeing the people coming and going in front of the first assistant on duty, most of them were noble ministers, Wei Chen couldn't help but sigh to himself: "Grandmaster Han is really managing everything!"
At the same time, in the duty room, Han Zhang was overjoyed when he heard the announcement that Wei Chen had arrived with his servants. He immediately put down the pile of documents and hurriedly walked out of the room.
When Wei Chen saw Han Zhang, he bowed deeply and respectfully, and Gao Huai, who was standing beside him, said with a face on his face: "Your Majesty has an oral order, and please invite Bachelor Han and the two great bachelors Wen and Xu to listen to the decree together."
Han Zhang's eyelids jumped when he heard this, and he quickly looked at Wei Chen. Seeing Wei Chen nodding slightly, Han Zhang could no longer suppress his joy, and hurriedly asked his subordinates to invite Wen Yanchang and Xu Mu to come.
Not long after, Wen Yanchang and Xu Mu hurried over. They didn't know the inside story yet, and when they arrived, they were still secretly wondering whether the official family had some important message to convey, but the three bachelors had to be present together.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Gao Huai said with a solemn face: "Your Majesty has decreed that if the big sect has no children, then the small sect will be the successor, and the one who is the successor will be the son. King Yong and King Yan are both handsome and talented. Establish him as a prince and join the court as counselor in political affairs. I will choose a virtuous person to be my heir!"
After hearing the oral instructions given by Wei Chen, Han Zhang, who had already made some guesses, could barely remain calm. However, Wen Yanchang and Xu Mu's faces were filled with shock, and their hearts were as if they were overturned.
The officials actually figured it out!
After coming back to his senses, the look of shock on Wen Yanchang's face was quickly replaced by ecstasy, and he excitedly shouted His Majesty's Holy Wisdom.
Wen Yanchang thought wholeheartedly about the country and the country, and just wanted to establish a throne as soon as possible, but Xu Mu had more of his own thoughts, hoping to accumulate enough political capital for himself by establishing a throne, so as to go further.
But now, Zhao Zhen suddenly decided to establish a throne, but Xu Mu did not play a sufficient role in it. Xu Mu's wishful thinking suddenly came to nothing, and Xu Mu was naturally disappointed in his heart.
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Suddenly, Xu Mu noticed Wei Chen standing silently next to Gao Huai, and couldn't help but feel something in his heart.
Could it be that the official family suddenly agreed to establish a prince because of this boy?
Wei Chen's ability to come with Gao Huai actually conveyed a lot of information.
The official family decided to establish a heirloom, and Wei Chen must have played an extremely important role in it. Otherwise, as a small Hanlin editor, he would not be qualified to appear here.
But Xu Mu still didn't understand. What method did Wei Chen use to get Zhao Zhen to agree to change his story?
After Gao Huai read out the oral edict, he urged: "You three, please quickly draft the edict so that your servants can submit it to His Majesty for approval."
Han Zhang and Wen Yanchang were about to nod when they saw Xu Mu suddenly stepped forward and said quickly: "This edict cannot make grass in Longtuge!"
Han Zhang and Wen Yanchang both looked at Xu Mu in astonishment, and Gao Huai also said anxiously: "Master Xu, why is this? How can such a servant explain to His Majesty?"
Xu Mu said seriously: "The matter of establishing a crown prince is related to the foundation of the country. According to the old system, in order to prevent tampering, the emperor must personally summon all the great scholars to express his decree."
"this……"
Xu Mu spoke so righteously that even Wei Chen was stunned. Gao Huai even had no idea and quickly looked at the other two bachelors.
Wen Yanchang immediately spoke to persuade: "Master Xu, your Majesty finally agreed to establish a crown prince. If you don't draft the edict in time, if your Majesty changes your mind tomorrow, you and I will be the sinners of the country!"
Xu Mu flatly refused: "I only know my duties. What happened today is not according to the procedures. If I draft the edict rashly and bring disaster to the Zhou Dynasty, I will be the real sinner."
Hearing Xu Mu's words, Wen Yanchang's face turned pale. Xu Mu's untimely rigidity obviously made him very dissatisfied.
Han Zhang looked at Xu Mu, who was looking upright and awe-inspiring, narrowed his eyes slightly, and then showed a slight smile and said: "What Xu Daxue said is reasonable. The establishment of a crown prince is a national matter, no matter how solemn it is, it is reasonable. In this case, I Then we will go to the Wende Hall to meet the Holy Spirit and ask the officials to give us instructions. What do you think, Master Xu?"
Xu Mu felt a little uneasy when he saw Han Zhang's calm eyes, but now that the matter was over, he could only respond: "Master Han is thoughtful and considerate, and I should obey my orders."
Seeing this, Gao Huai wisely stopped persuading him and followed the three bachelors and Wei Chen to the Hall of Wende to meet the saint.
Not long after, a group of people arrived at Wende Palace. Zhao Zhen saw that Wei Chen and Gao Huai did not bring the imperial edict, so he couldn't help but be a little confused, and immediately asked: "My dear friends, is there something wrong?"
Everyone looked at Xu Mu. Xu Mu bowed to Zhao Zhen when he came out of class, and repeated his previous views in Longtuge.
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen suddenly realized and praised: "Loyal to his duties, Xu Aiqing is really the best in the country!"
Xu Mu was secretly happy when he heard this. He straightened his expression and said, "Your Majesty, establishing a crown prince is a national matter. Once decided, one cannot go back on it. I dare to ask, is the crown prince established through the dictatorship of His Majesty's Sacred Heart? Will there be no recurrence in the future?"
Zhao Zhen closed his eyes for a long time, and finally sighed leisurely: "If we don't build a reserve, the public will be uneasy and the country will be unstable. The Qing family is relieved. I have made up my mind and will never repeat it again."
Xu Mu showed a look of relief on his face and immediately kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty can make a decisive decision at the moment to plan for the ancestral temple and the country. This is the blessing of the people!"
"The loyalty of the Qing family is commendable, and I am very pleased." Zhao Zhen asked with a smile, "Can the Qing family prepare a decree for me?"
"I obey the decree."
So, after this exchange between the monarch and his ministers, everyone returned to Longtuge again.
Wei Chen followed the large army and ran from Longtuge to Wende Hall in confusion, and then returned to Longtuge from Wende Hall in confusion.
It wasn't until he was in Longtuge, watching Xu Mu drafting the edict with his eyebrows dancing with joy, that Wei Chen carefully thought about what had just happened, that he finally understood the purpose of Xu Mu's back and forth.
The reason why Xu Mu refused to give oral instructions and insisted on meeting the emperor was to try every means to intervene in the already settled matter of establishing the throne, to show his sense of existence, and to share in the decision-making and establishment of the throne.
Depend on!
Wanting to understand this, Wei Chen almost couldn't help but curse.
No wonder Xu Mu, an old thief, suddenly became the "strong point" of Zhou Dynasty. He even didn't hesitate to challenge the other two bachelors, just to steal the credit from me!
He is thick-faced and sinister, so insidious!
