Chapter 540 Is there anyone who doesnt want to be the emperor?
As long as you are willing, you can become an emperor immediately, and you can become an emperor in a legitimate manner.
I'm afraid very few people in the world can resist such a temptation.
But Ning Wenjun was very calm at this time.
On the one hand, he was originally the prince, and since Ning Wenyu's death, he has had no competitors.
Therefore, as long as Ning Yongnian does not have another child, or the son he gives birth to is not much stronger than him, then there is a high probability that he will succeed in succeeding to the throne.
Of course, what Wei Xianzhi said about "succession" is quite good.
After breaking through to the second level, Ning Yongnian can really live for too long.
Even if you can't live for fifty years, you can easily live for another thirty or forty years.
And what about myself at that time?
Only when you are seventy or eighty can you succeed to the throne and become emperor?
You know, this is still an optimistic situation.
If you are more pessimistic, you may not even survive Ning Yongnian...
Thinking from this perspective, Ning Wenjun seems to have no reason to reject Wei Xianzhi.
But he also understood another thing very well.
yes.
If he doesn't usurp the throne, he may not be emperor for a few days.
but.
If he usurps the throne, he may still not be emperor for a few days.
...
There is no doubt that Ning Wenjun is not an idiot.
In fact, he was very clear about his situation after usurping the throne.
First of all, once he agreed to Wei Xianzhi and successfully ascended the throne with the support of the Wei family, it would be equivalent to standing on incompatible opposites to Ning Yongnian.
In this aspect, Ning Wenjun inherited part of Ning Yongnian's character.
In front of the "throne", family ties are nothing to him.
What he was worried about was whether he could defeat Ning Yongnian after he came to the throne.
In other words, Ning Wenjun is still not sure who will have the last laugh between the Wei family and Ning Yongnian.
If Ning Yongnian wins in the end, then his "emperor" will undoubtedly come to an end, and his life will definitely come to an end.
And if the Wei family wins...actually, my life will still not be easy.
At that time, the Wei family no longer needs a puppet like themselves to restrain Ning Yongnian, and will most likely kick him away, and then support Ning Yuke to rise to power, or simply "go into battle personally."
Unless you can win over enough power before then.
But this is far from easy.
Take the current court as an example. There are more than a hundred court officials, but only five or six people are loyal to themselves... It is difficult to grab the "incense" from the mouths of the two "big Buddhas" Ning Yongnian and the Wei family.
One can imagine.
so......
If Ning Yongnian wins, he will die.
If the Wei family wins, the best outcome for him is to be a puppet for the rest of his life.
From this point of view, no matter how things develop, it seems that he will not end well.
Therefore, the most correct thing to do now is to continue to wait and see.
Ning Wenjun quickly figured this out and understood that he should actually reject Wei Xianzhi now.
But he also understood that since the Wei family had come to this point, they would definitely not give him the option to refuse.
"..."
"Master Wei..."
Unknowingly, Ning Wenjun had changed his name to Wei Xianzhi.
He shook his head slightly and asked with great difficulty:
"If I don't agree, will you kill me?"
"meeting."
Wei Xianzhi did not hesitate: "Your Highness, you should know that the Emperor does not care about your life or death."
"Since you can't help my Wei family to benefit whether you live or die, I naturally have no need to spare your life."
"..."
"Master Wei, you don't have to be so clear..."
The bitterness on his face became even worse, and Ning Wenjun asked again: "What if I help the Wei family...win?"
"What are you going to do to me again?"
"Your Highness, just don't worry about this."
Wei Xianzhi smiled: "I can't guarantee anything else, but as long as Your Highness stays on his own terms, I'll have no worries about my fate."
"And if His Highness can manage the country well by then, he will surely be able to secure the throne."
Keep yourself safe and your life will be safe.
Manage the country well and secure the throne.
Wei Xianzhi said this euphemistically, but as for whose division was being settled and whose country was being ruled... Ning Wenjun knew very well in his heart.
From prince to puppet emperor.
Ning Wenjun's mood was extremely complicated right now, and he didn't know whether he should be sad or sober.
He remained silent for a long time, and then asked the last question.
"Master Wei, you should know that even if I agree to you now, if the people in the world are not convinced, nothing will change."
"Excuse me, I can't understand how you can get all the civil and military officials of the court to nod, let alone how you can get all the states in the world to be willing to recognize me as the new emperor."
"If the Wei family can really do all this, wouldn't it be easier to let Ning Yuke be the emperor? Why bother looking for me?"
"..."
"Your Highness, this is not something you should worry about."
Shaking his head, Wei Xianzhi did not explain even half a sentence.
This is really not because he is being mysterious, or because he thinks there is no need to tell Ning Wenjun about this kind of thing.
But even he actually doesn't know the answer to this question.
[As long as Ning Wenjun agrees to usurp the throne, someone will take care of the rest.]
These were the original words in the message sent back by Wei Changtian.
It is obvious that Wei Changtian must still have power that he does not know about, and he can even use it to influence the entire court situation.
And this power is hidden so deeply that even I, the commander of the Xuanjing Division, have not noticed it...
Wei Xianzhi shook his head and did not continue to think about it.
Anyway, if nothing unexpected happens, it won't be long before this power comes to the surface.
Soon, attention was focused on Ning Wenjun again.
"Your Highness, do you have anything else to ask?"
"..."
"there is none left."
Ning Wenjun sighed softly and said with a bitter smile: "Since I will die if I don't agree, what can I do?"
"So His Highness agrees?"
"Well, I agree."
"..."
If life is unsatisfactory in this world, it will ruin the boat in the Ming Dynasty.
This poem written by Li Bai in his previous life is full of endless feelings of powerlessness over his own destiny.
But in fact, the most helpless thing in life is not to "flounder the boat", but not to even have the choice to "flounder the boat".
Just like Ning Wenjun at this time.
If he had a choice, he would definitely continue to be his prince.
But it's a pity that he can't choose...so he can only be the emperor.
The light of the lantern in the corner was dim, and the sound of sleeve shaking was very clear.
In Ning Wenjun's surprised eyes, Wei Xianzhi suddenly shook his sleeves seriously, and then bowed to the former seriously.
Hold your hands together in front of your chest, with your right hand inside and your left hand outside.
This is a very standard auspicious salute, and in addition to kneeling down, it is also the most commonly used salute when ministers face the saint.
"Your Highness, no, Your Majesty..."
"In this case, I would like to congratulate you in advance on your coming to the throne."
"..."
His Majesty.
Seeing Wei Xianzhi's movements and hearing this title that he had dreamed of hearing, Ning Wenjun was stunned for a moment.
He opened his mouth slightly, and there was an inexplicable excitement in his heart at this moment.
However, the next second, when he came back to his senses and saw Wei Xianzhi's extremely calm eyes, he suddenly woke up from his sweet dream, and cold sweat soaked the clothes on his back in an instant.