In the main hall.

The courtiers looked helpless when they saw that the woman who was about to become the Queen Mother was not focusing on the court at all.

but.

No matter what, life has to go on, and people have to look forward, right?

Lost in grief is a good thing.

The ministers looked at me and I looked at you. They didn't know how to remind the Queen and Queen. In the end, they all gave Di Zhengming a wink.

Hey! You're the oldest bad old man. If you don't open your mouth to show off to everyone now, when will you wait?

Di Zhengming's face turned green.

Of course he knew that Queen Wang was ill, and that she was seriously ill.

Therefore, if he spoke and Queen Wang ignored him, then his face... would be like being pressed to the ground and rubbed.

But at this moment, he could only bite the bullet.

He strode out of the queue, bowed and said, "Queen Mother, I have a story to tell you!"

But the newly bereaved woman really ignored him and focused all her attention on the child.

"Ahem! Queen Mother, my minister... Di Zhengming, who has been favored by the country in this life, has his roots to be revealed!"

As a last resort, Di Zhengming increased his voice. Although he was suspected of overstepping his bounds, he couldn't care less.

The poor woman finally raised her head and looked at Di Zhengming.

Di Zhengming was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "The Queen Mother expresses my condolences to the change, but the country cannot live without a king for a day. Please also ask the Queen Mother to make up her mind and elect a new emperor!"

Queen Wang's expression finally became clearer, and she sighed: "I wonder if Master Di has someone to choose?"

As soon as this statement came out, all the officials in the court held their breath and concentrated their attention, and listened carefully.

As an old fox, Di Zhengming certainly would not keep his words to death, even if Wang Ziyan beside him kept giving him winks.

He assumed the posture of an old minister and said seriously: "The Queen Mother will naturally make the decision on this matter. However, the ministers and others have also discussed it, and they have some ideas..."

"Let me tell you, let's give the Ai family a reference..."

Queen Wang said.

Di Zhengming was ecstatic.

There are only a few candidates for the new emperor.

As long as he brings them all up, no matter who eventually ascends the throne, the new emperor will be grateful to him, and he will not be able to escape the merit of being a slave to the dragon!

This is an invincible position.

He has already seen that the chief assistant's position is getting closer to him!

He straightened his clothes and said loudly: "There are three candidates. One is naturally the young prince Li Chengmiao who will succeed him. The second is Li Linsi, the prince of Northern Liang, and the third is Li Jiangqian, the prince of Huainan."

The little prince Li Chengmiao is of course a very upright man with great righteousness. If he succeeds to the throne, no one will be able to gossip. However, the only disadvantage is that he is only a few months old, and it will take sixteen years for him to take charge.

The Queen Mother must listen to politics behind the curtain. It would be fine if the Queen Mother had no objections, but I am afraid that after the Queen Mother tastes the power, she will promote all her relatives, and the court will be full of chaos.

Li Linsi, the crown prince of Northern Liang, is a very suitable candidate because of his talent and intelligence. He is now ten years old. He could recite poetry when he was seven years old, and he is known as a child prodigy.

As for the prince of Huainan, Li Jiangqian, he is a little older. He is now fifteen years old. Although he cannot compare with Li Linsi in terms of intelligence, he has an advantage. With his succession, the power vacuum period will only be one year, and he will be in power next year. Being able to govern in a friendly manner can stabilize people's hearts.

Although there were many vassal kings in Dayin, the advantages of these two princes were indeed the greatest.

Of course, the little prince Li Chengmiao has the highest chance of winning.

Now, it depends on the choice of the Queen Mother. Whether to choose her own flesh and blood, or to choose to stabilize the court.

In fact... everyone understands it in their hearts.

Di Zhengming's candidate for the vassal prince was just to accompany the prince to study.

The Queen Mother has her own biological son but chooses someone else's child instead of choosing one? Although the identity relationship will change after adoption and she respects her as her mother, the same sentence remains - the blood relationship will never change.

However, what surprised everyone was that the Queen Mother... actually hugged the child tightly and shouted with horror on her face, saying that she did not want her son to be the emperor.

have to.

At this critical moment, the Queen Mother fell ill again.

"Queen Mother, calm down! Doctor, come quickly!"

Wang Ziyan shouted hurriedly.

If the Queen Mother loses her composure, it will be her Wang family's face that will be disgraced.

And as long as the little prince ascends the throne, the Wang family will surely become the head of the family!

He didn't want his hand to be a bad one because of the Queen Mother.

However, his voice failed to reassure the Queen Mother, and instead made her even more frightened and uneasy.

Everyone was also confused. What was the Queen Mother afraid of?

Isn't it good for my own son to be the emperor and listen to the government behind the curtain?

And as long as the title is determined and the new emperor ascends the throne, then the national destiny will protect them. Who can hurt them?

"Report, the King of Yue is outside the palace asking for an audience."

At this time, a small yellow doorman hurriedly ran over, knelt in the main hall and said.

King of Yue?

All the ministers looked at each other.

What is this old guy doing?

After the news of the death of the late emperor spread, all the vassal kings either came in person or sent their princes to express condolences for the late emperor.

The King of Yue was the first to arrive, and brought his daughter Princess Nan with him.

Of course, the King of Yue also had the loudest reputation among the many vassal kings.

First, being sealed in the fertile south of the Yangtze River, and also in Yingtian Mansion, the lineage of the King of Yue was indeed very favored.

Secondly, he has a famous daughter - the Princess of Nanguo!

Of course, his son was a little worse. He only had one son, and he was still a sick boy.

Therefore, when choosing the prince of the vassal, everyone first eliminated the lineage of the Yue king.

so……

King of Yue, if you don't just watch the show, why are you meddling in it?

Are you, the vassal king, able to get involved in major court affairs, especially the selection of a king?

Don't want to die?

Don’t you see that the King of Beiliang and the King of Huainan are hiding in their mansions very low-key and not showing up?

Why?

The reason is to avoid suspicion and avoid being caught.

"Explain it..."

After some discussion, the ministers decided to meet the Yue King.

A few moments.

The King of Yue, dressed in linen and mourning, stumbled into the hall with a sad look on his face.

When everyone saw it, their faces were full of disdain.

We are all thousand-year-old foxes. What kind of chat are you and I doing here?

With the arrival of King Yue, Queen Wang's consciousness seemed to have recovered.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! She asked: "King of Yue, do you have a script to write?"

The King of Yue knelt directly on the ground, crying and saying: "I am late, I failed to protect the late emperor, I am guilty!"

Look at this touching cry, it really makes the listener sad and the listener weeping.

The corners of the ministers' mouths twitched slightly.

I feel contempt in my heart. You are far away in the south of the Yangtze River. You are not allowed to enter the capital without an edict. How can you protect the late emperor?

Wang Ziyan couldn't bear it anymore.

The dust has settled soon. You came here to cause trouble, right?

He would not let the King of Yue get used to him, and scolded him mercilessly: "Your Highness, King of Yue, just give up on this idea. Your son is a sick man, and the choice of king has nothing to do with your Palace of the King of Yue."

The King of Yue ignored Wang Ziyan. After deeply blaming himself, he finally expressed his plans in a passionate voice: "I... I would like to worship the late Emperor as my father and the Queen Mother as my mother! I am willing to shoulder this important responsibility!"

boom!

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the palace, and the heads of the ministers were buzzing...

this……

Are you hallucinating?

Wang Ziyan was so angry that his face turned green!

This King of Yue is so damn shameless!

The King of Yue said seriously: "Everyone, I am sincere... If the Lord is young, the sky will change! The blood of Taizu flows in my body. I am willing to throw my head and blood for Li Yin in the world.

No matter what!"

"King Yue, you are so shameless! If I remember correctly, you are the same age as me, eighty to forty, right!"

A minister stood up and glared angrily.

You, a forty-eight-year-old man, want to adopt yourself as your son to the twenty-one-year-old Queen Wang?

Where is the face?

No more?

King Danding of Yue replied: "According to the genealogy, I am one generation younger than the late emperor, so why not consider the late emperor as my father?"

"You, you, you... make me angry!"

The minister was so angry that he could not speak.

Dayin Li's name is very particular, and it is based on metal, wood, water, fire and earth.

In the generation of the King of Yue, it was "water".

The name of the King of Yue is Li Ziyan, and the five-element attribute of the word "Ziyan" is "water". In terms of seniority, he is really the same generation as the young prince Li Chengmiao...

The Central Plains dynasty was based on the gentry clan, so seniority was much more important than age. Therefore, it was not uncommon for adults to call young children uncles.

But even so, the shame of the King of Yue was far beyond the imagination of the ministers.

In order to get to that position, I even gave up my face!

However, no one could refute it. Fortunately, the final decision on this matter rested with the Queen Mother.

As long as the Queen Mother refuses, there will be nothing wrong with the King of Yue.

And the King of Yue will also become a joke among everyone after dinner.

Everyone looked at the Queen Mother.

But everyone was disappointed.

The Queen Mother is ill again now...

When the King of Yue saw this, he immediately became strong!

He inspected everyone and said, "Everyone, you must think carefully!"

"The humble ministers support the king of Yue. The country cannot be like a king without a king, but if the king is young, the country will be unstable. Dayin really needs a mature and experienced king!"

"Wei Chen also seconded the proposal..."

"The King of Yue has a very good reputation in Jiangnan, so that's okay!"

The young ministers actually began to speak for the King of Yue.

The King of Yue was very satisfied.

The gifts given these days are not in vain!

So, money can make people go around, and the ancients never deceived them.

He was the king of Yue in the south of the Yangtze River, but he looked down on those vassal kings in remote areas.

Compared with financial resources, who is he afraid of?

These young officials were originally promoted by "Emperor Jingshun", but now "Emperor Jingshun" is gone.

As the saying goes, if someone leaves and the light goes out, they will definitely follow Liangliang...

Therefore, when the King of Yue came to them, they suddenly felt that they had a backbone!

If it can really help the King of Yue ascend to the throne, then it will be a complete achievement of following the dragon!

They no longer fear other people's gossip.

Besides, it's not just to say a few fair words for the King of Yue, but it's not to do other excessive things.

Therefore, this transaction is a guaranteed profit!

this moment.

Those courtiers who had a bottom line in the court thought of Du Yan, Yu Qian, and Zhang Qiushi.

If these old ministers were still here, would the King of Yue dare to speak like this? He wouldn't be sprayed with blood immediately.

It is a pity that these prestigious veterans have left the court.

But their prestige was not enough, and they were indeed not respected in front of the King of Yue.

As for Di Zhengming, although he is also a veteran, he is just relying on his seniority...

Once you see something bad, you will not argue with reason, you are definitely a coward!

How did these veterans of the four dynasties get their status? It was not just to act wisely and protect oneself according to the wind.

…

At the same time, there is a side hall.

Li Zian stretched out comfortably.

Today is a major court meeting and the day to elect a new emperor, so of course he will not be absent.

The reason why he did not go to court immediately was because he had received many gifts from the vassal kings in the past few days, including naturally the King of Yue.

The poor King of Yue thought that Li Zian had fallen in love with his daughter. After all, the gift of "Jiao Ren Tea" in Jiangnan caused a sensation.

And his daughter also fell in love with Li Zian.

In fact, what the King of Yue thought was very simple.

After Li Zian deposed the emperor, there would definitely be cracks in the relationship between Li Zian and Empress Wang.

After all, Li Zian also had some responsibility for the death of Emperor Jingtai.

Li Zian must support other vassal kings to ascend to the throne.

Then relying on the relationship between his daughter and Li Zian, he can gain the upper hand first!

so.

He went to the temple today, but he was full of confidence!

Back to business.

"Hey, five stars in a row, I win! Old Du, Old Du, you stinky chessboard is worse than His Highness Qingyang!"

Li Nuo said with a smile.

Du Yan, who was playing against him, threw the white chess piece away casually, rolled his eyes and said: "Bullshit backgammon, this is a kid's thing. You have become a Confucian and Taoist leader, so you'd better study Go quickly to avoid being fooled by others."

joke."

Li Nuo said seriously: "Playing chess is just for fun. It takes at least an hour to play a game of Go. It takes too much energy. It's not as fun as backgammon."

"Okay, okay, it's up to you. In short, if I ask you to play chess again from now on, I will be like a dog!"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Du Yan said angrily, "Let's get down to business. There should be a lot of noise in the main hall over there. Why don't you go? In case the dust settles.

, that’s like making wedding clothes for others.”

Li Nuo said confidently: "If I don't speak, who dares to let the dust settle?"

"You are quite confident." Du Yan smiled bitterly, "But the King of Yue is really getting more and more active, and he is involved in this matter..."

Speaking of this, Du Yan suddenly paused, as if he thought of something, and said in shock, "Boy, the reason why you have been holding back for so long is because you are trying to trick the feudal king?"

"Haha, the one who knows me is Lao Du!"

Li Nuo laughed.

Du Yan hurriedly asked: "Go, go, tell me quickly, what do you think?"

Li Nuo sighed: "Hey, do you know why Dayin, or rather the dynasties of the Central Plains, declined so quickly after they prospered..."

"There are demons and barbarians outside, but there are... aristocratic families inside!"

Du Yan immediately guessed Li Nuo's thoughts and said, "You don't want to..."

Who can’t see the calamity of the family?

But no one dared to move.

Because this benefit is too great, big enough to make oneself irrecoverable.

Li Nuo nodded and said: "Aristocratic families control the court, and poor families cannot stand out, so the world's wealth will continue to flow to the aristocratic families. The people below are suffering. And if you want to suppress the aristocratic families, you must first depose the vassal king!"

The Li family of the vassal can be said to be the largest family!

The imperial court spends one-fifth of its tax revenue every year to support these feudal princes. And they are still domineering in their respective territories. The states and governments also turn a blind eye. After all, they are the royal family, and as long as they make trouble

If it's not too much, then the major issue will be reduced to the trivial matter.

Li Nuo wants to establish a destiny for the people and redistribute wealth.

Only suppress the aristocratic families! Suppress exploitation!

Otherwise, even if the sea ban is lifted to the east and the sixteen countries of the Western Region are connected to the west, the wealth gained from open source will eventually flow to the hands of aristocratic families!

And today.
Chapter completed!