"..." The ministers were all silent, no one dared to answer the Prime Minister's words.
Among those present, only the Prime Minister dared to say such a thing.
The Prime Minister dared to say it, but it did not mean that he was the only one who had doubts. The ministers present were not fools. After reading the letter from Japan, they began to doubt the two princes.
It was obvious that one of the two was anxious and wanted to immediately determine who the new crown prince was, and was absolutely confident that he would secure the crown prince's position.
From this point of view, the second prince Li Xiangyang is the most suspicious.
Li Yong remained silent, but he was very calm. He looked at his second brother with a half-smile, and decided that the other brother could not bear such remarks.
Sure enough, Li Xiangyang's expression was extremely ugly. He pointed at Fu Yu and said loudly: "Prime Minister, if there is no real evidence, you can't talk nonsense about this matter, or you will be doomed!"
"Although I have no evidence, this matter is too strange, and we must not follow the other party's steps! Even if the Japanese princess's trip to Beijing cannot be changed, the matter of confirming the prince cannot be rushed, at least until it is confirmed that the two princes are not involved with the Japanese pirates.
The final conclusion can only be made after the relationship is established. The country of Dahua must not be left in the hands of a person who colludes with foreign enemies."
No one expected that Fu Yu would be so determined this time, and Li Xiangyang did not realize that this suspicion would make the Prime Minister show unprecedented anger.
There was a lot of chattering in the court hall, but nothing could be achieved.
Finally, all eyes focused on the queen.
This morning court was also a microcosm of many morning court meetings. The ministers below were unable to work together and were all fighting. They had no time to take care of the queen. Naturally, the queen's voice became more and more powerful day by day.
More importantly, the Queen can be said to be wise in presiding over government affairs. She has never made any omissions, always deals with matters rather than people, and will not obviously favor one side. This also makes everyone listen to the Queen's words even more.
Regarding this matter, Qin Zheng behind the curtain frowned deeply and kept licking his nails. After thinking for a long time, he said: "I agree with what the Prime Minister said. Confirming the crown prince is of great importance and cannot be affected by any outside interference."
Affect our decision. Moreover, colluding with foreign enemies is a taboo for the imperial court. We must not make a decision easily before the matter is investigated clearly.
But it is imminent for the Japanese princess to go to Kyoto. We cannot turn a blind eye, so we have to speed up the investigation. Before the Japanese princess arrives, there must be something
A result, and the candidate for the crown prince must be decided. Considering that the final result can convince the public, ten days later, in this hall, all ministers can participate in the discussion. Whether the last two princes are guilty of treason, and who will be the new prince?
Let us all discuss and decide on the choice of crown prince."
The queen did not act arbitrarily and let everyone make decisions through discussion.
This approach won everyone's favor, and all the forces had no complaints. Furthermore, they were given ten days to compete, which was considered fair enough.
Today's top priority comes to an end here.
But in the ten days after the dynasty ends today, the capital will definitely be very lively.
There is also the morning meeting ten days later, which I think will be even more lively.
After that, various ministers reported some insignificant matters, and no one was in the mood to discuss them.
An hour later, the court broke up and all the officials withdrew.
In the past, when the tide of harmony receded, ministers would talk and laugh in harmony.
But after the dynasty ended today, except for some scattered ministers who left alone, most of the ministers gathered together separately, forming three distinct streams of people.
One followed the second prince, one followed the third prince, and the other followed the prime minister.
Most of the complaints from the Prime Minister's side were that the Prime Minister's behavior in the morning court was too radical and too sudden.
But the Prime Minister also responded very strongly, saying that he could not accept someone colluding with foreign enemies.
There were fewer people on the third prince's side, and they were chattering and asking about the situation, but Li Yong didn't say a word, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
The second prince had the most ministers around him, but they were the neatest. Only a few people whispered beside Li Xiangyang: "Your Highness, it seems that you have been plotted against. It all started because of the assassination. It's a pity that the person behind it was not found out.
Who is it?"
"It no longer matters who it is, things have developed to this point, and everything that follows will have to be prepared for ten days later."
…
While the various forces were discussing, the queen had already returned to the door of her palace.
The queen was smiling and in a happy mood, looking extremely luxurious with the support of the little eunuch.
As soon as the door of the palace opened, the queen subconsciously shouted: "Simu..."
The little eunuch next to him chuckled softly: "Giggle...Have you forgotten? The little prince is staying outside the palace at the moment.
It’s here.”
The queen slapped her forehead and said with a smile: "Yes, yes...Simu is at his godmother's place."
"The little prince has been outside the palace for a while, why are you so relieved that the little prince is outside? Normally you are not happy for anyone to touch the little prince, so why do you trust an unknown woman so much?
"
The young eunuch talked a little too much, and the queen's smile gradually faded.
Seeing this, the little eunuch quickly kowtowed and admitted his mistake: "My slave deserves to die, my slave deserves to die."
The queen entered the palace by herself and left a message: "You can talk to yourself."
Then I heard a crisp slap from outside the palace.
I don’t know how long the fight lasted before the queen inside shouted: “That’s enough, come in.”
The little eunuch's face was red and swollen, and he lowered his head pitifully in front of the queen.
The queen pinched the little eunuch's chin with her slender fingers and looked around, frowning: "Didn't I tell you? Be gentle when you slap her, don't damage your face."
The little eunuch was grateful: "I know that your Majesty cares about me, so I dare not go against your Majesty's wishes."
Hearing this, the queen felt upset for some reason. She pulled the little eunuch's hair back, threw the little eunuch directly to the ground, and cursed very rudely: "Fart, will I feel sorry for you, a bitch like you?"
What I feel sorry for is this face! If it weren’t for this face, you bitch would have died so many times!”
The little eunuch didn't dare to speak anymore. He knew the Queen's temperament. When she was good, she was gentle and tight, but when she was bad, she was so cruel that she hit people. Fortunately for him, he had a pretty face that attracted the Queen's liking. Other palace maids
Eunuchs are not as lucky as him.
He doesn't know that many of his preferential treatment are just because he happens to look more like someone.
The queen was alone in a daze for a while, feeling suddenly a lot deserted around her. She felt a little strange and asked the little eunuch beside her: "Why don't you speak?"
"Slave..." The little eunuch hesitated, thinking that he was beaten just now for talking too much, how could he still dare to speak?
However, the young eunuch also knew that he was able to stay with the Queen because he was good-looking and had the courage to speak. After all, not many people could speak casually around the Queen.
It's just that sometimes the queen is happy, and sometimes the queen is angry.