Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty-Three Crazy Dead [1 More]
Jiao Fang glanced at Yushi Zhao and saluted the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, I have evil intentions with Yushi Zhao to curse the emperor!"
As she spoke, Jiao Fang stepped forward and pointed at Zhao Yushi while Zhao Yushi had a shocked expression: "Zhao Yushi, you actually snooped into the privacy of the palace. How did you learn that the emperor was unconscious? So what?
It is concluded that His Majesty is about to die soon..."
Zhao Yushi came back to his senses, shook his head almost instinctively and said: "I...I didn't say that your Majesty is about to die soon. How dare I have such an idea!"
However, Jiao Fang stared at Zhao Yushi and said: "Humph, you are saying this, but in your heart you are wishing that the emperor would die soon. Otherwise, the emperor is in his prime and the queen is pregnant again, and now you are actually in court.
If the Queen Mother wants to choose a Crown Prince, I would like to ask you, Your Majesty has no children, who are you going to choose as the Crown Prince?"
Zhao Yushi couldn't help but take a step back, and cold sweat could not help oozing out from his forehead. Jiao Fang's words were heartbreaking. If Zhu Houzhao already had an heir, then he could also say that he would recommend Zhu Houzhao's heir as his future successor.
Crown Prince.
But the most important thing is that Zhu Houzhao has no heirs at all. If you want to choose the crown prince, where will the candidate come from? Needless to say, it is naturally selected from the royal family, but even if they are both descendants of Taizu, they are not of the blood of the current emperor.
Ah, this is a huge problem.
If the emperor himself took the initiative to speak, then forget it. After the emperor dies, as a minister, for the sake of the country and the country, he can also choose someone else from the royal family to be the new king, but the prerequisite is that the emperor has died.
Seeing Zhao Yushi retreating repeatedly after being criticized by Jiao Fang, cold sweat continued to seep out from his forehead. At this moment, there was a slight cough, and everyone looked over.
As a member of the cabinet, Jiang Mian's qualifications are not much worse than Jiao Fanglai's, and there are many officials in the government and the public who follow his lead.
Originally, Zhao Yushi was promoted and allowed to speak first. If everything went well, Jiang Mian would immediately contact the Chinese, civil and military officials of the court and begin to force the Queen Mother to agree to nominate the crown prince.
But it was beyond Jiang Mian's expectation. He thought that Jiao Fang would just sit on the sidelines at this time, but what he never expected was that Jiao Fang actually jumped out and was ready to beat Zhao Yushi into a treasonous person.
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Zhao Yushi is a member of their family, but sitting back and watching Zhao Yushi being convicted by Jiao Fang will have a huge impact on their family. Just the fact that Zhao Yushi wrote a letter to plead for the election of a prince was classified as
They are treacherous, so how will they force the palace and choose a new king next?
So Jiang Mian stood up, and only he stood up at this time to save the situation.
"Your Majesty, your words are wrong!"
Jiao Fang slowly turned around, her eyes fell on Jiang Mian, and she looked at Jiang Mian with a slight smile on her lips: "Oh, I wonder if Mr. Jiang can tell me what I did wrong?"
Jiang Mian always felt that Jiao Fang looked at him with a strange look, but Jiang Mian didn't think so much. Now it can be said that the arrow has to be fired. At this time, he can only put pressure on the Queen Mother. The sooner she can force the Queen Mother to agree to choose a new king, the better.
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Jiang Mian first saluted the Queen Mother and said, "Queen Mother, I have something to say!"
The Queen Mother sat there steadily, glanced at Jiang Mian, nodded slightly and said, "If Jiang Ge always has something to say, just say it!"
After Jiang Mian thanked the Queen Mother, his eyes turned to Jiao Fang, he cupped his hands and said: "Master Jiao, I feel that Yu Shi Zhao is dedicated to serving the public and is concerned about the safety of the Ming Dynasty. How come he is considered a treason by Master Jiao?"
Where is it?"
Jiao Fang chuckled and said: "Oh, so Lord Jiang also wants to ask the Queen Mother to choose a prince?"
Jiang Mian's expression became serious, he slightly arched his hands and said: "A country cannot be without a king for a day. I naturally hope that your majesty can wake up as soon as possible and take charge of the overall situation. However, your majesty has been in a coma for many days and has not woken up yet. How can we, as ministers,
, shouldn’t we consider the Ming Dynasty and the country?”
Jiao Fang said slowly: "What Mr. Jiang said is not unreasonable. Your Majesty has no heirs. I am curious, who is Mr. Jiang planning to nominate as the future prince?"
Suddenly, a large number of civil and military officials in the court looked towards Jiao Fang and Jiang Mian. Apart from the core members of Jiang Mian's group, it can be said that many civil and military officers present did not know about Jiang Mian and the others at all.
Who will be selected?
When Jiang Mian heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then he realized what he was saying, shook his head slightly and said: "I can't decide such a major matter of the country. For such an important matter as selecting the crown prince, it is natural to ask the opinions of all the officials.
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Jiao Fang stroked her beard and nodded slightly. She glanced at the crowd and said: "The emperor is just unconscious. As ministers, we do not think of ways to wake up the emperor, but here we force the Queen Mother to choose a prince. This is not the way of ministers. It is not the way to choose a prince."
Forgive me for not agreeing with the matter of establishing a heir apparent!"
Jiang Mian raised the corner of his mouth slightly and looked at Jiao Fang and said: "Mr. Jiao Ge, if possible, I naturally hope that your majesty is safe and sound. However, your majesty has been unconscious for many days. There must be someone to handle important matters in the court, so I chose
It is necessary for a prince to be a prince, even if he is to take charge of the government affairs on behalf of His Majesty. Could it be said that Mr. Jiao, as the chief minister of the cabinet, has his own selfish motives?"
As soon as these words came out, many officials immediately looked at Jiao Fang.
You must know that Jiang Mian did not directly say that Jiao Fang wanted to monopolize power and become a powerful minister.
Jiao Fang was almost furious at Jiang Mian's words. She pointed at Jiang Mian and said: "Jiang Mian, you actually judge a gentleman with a villain's heart. When did I want to monopolize power and when did I become a powerful minister?"
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Jiang Mian sneered and said: "If that's the case, then why don't you agree to choose a prince, my lord? The prince is just a prince, just in case, and it causes chaos in the world. If your majesty is safe and sound, then of course everything will be done."
It's all the best, but people are prone to misfortune and good fortune. Jiang Mou dared to say something treasonous and unethical. If one day His Majesty dies and the world is left without a master, and something goes wrong, will you, Jiao Fang, be able to bear the consequences?
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"Your Majesty, Ma Li, would like to ask the Queen Mother to elect a prince to determine the foundation of the country!"
Seeing that Jiang Mian had the upper hand, a group of officials from Jiang Mian's family came out one after another and petitioned the Queen Mother who was sitting there, begging the Queen Mother to choose a prince.
Suddenly, the atmosphere was filled with darkness. At least hundreds of civil and military officials stood up and all addressed themselves to the Queen Mother. For a moment, there was silence in the hall.
The remaining officials who were still standing in the queue also had expressions of astonishment on their faces. They looked at their colleagues around them, then looked at Ma Li, Zhao Yushi, Jiang Mian and other officials who stood up. Many people couldn't help but
Showing emotion.
Whether to stand up and support the selection of the crown prince at this time, or to continue to remain silent and wait for the news of the death of Emperor Zhu Houzhao before making a choice, this is indeed a big test for all the officials present.
Obviously, the effect of standing in line at this time is very different from that of standing in line after the emperor's death. When the time comes, the status in the mind of the new emperor will naturally be different.
A dozen officials slowly walked out and joined Jiang Mian and others, but most of the officials in the court chose to remain neutral.
But even so, hundreds of officials stood up together, creating a huge momentum. If she hadn't been aware of it, I'm afraid the Queen Mother would have been confused.
The Queen Mother sat there silently, saying nothing.
Seeing the Queen Mother's reaction in the eyes of Jiang Mian and others, they naturally thought that the Queen Mother was suppressed by their momentum, so Jiang Mian stepped forward and said to the Queen Mother: "Your Majesty, the country, the country, the country, the country, the country, and the country are the most important thing!"
Hundreds of officials behind her immediately said in unison: "Please put the country, the country and the country first!"
The loud sound echoed in Fengtian Hall, deafening and making people's hearts tremble.
Zhao Yushi, Ma Li and others' eyes flashed with excitement. The Queen Mother was really shocked. Except for a little accident at the beginning, it can be said that everything was as they expected. It will only be seen how the Queen Mother will react next.
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The Queen Mother couldn't help but sigh slightly, her eyes slowly swept over Jiang Mian and other officials below, her expressions full of disappointment.
Jiang Mian and others noticed the change in the Queen Mother's expression, but they didn't feel anything was wrong. After all, it would be strange if the Queen Mother was happy about what they were doing.
To put it bluntly, they were forcing the palace to force the Queen Mother to cooperate with them in selecting a heir apparent.
After a while, I heard the Queen Mother slowly speak: "Dear gentlemen, if a prince is chosen, do you have any candidates in mind?"
When Jiang Mian and others heard the Queen Mother speak, they thought that the Queen Mother had relented, with a look of excitement on her face. Then Zhao Yushi stepped forward and said: "To the Queen Mother, since ancient times, the throne has been passed down. If the emperor has an heir,
, I should choose a prince from among his descendants as the crown prince. If there is no prince, it will naturally be the younger brother who succeeds me. I think that King Xingxian has a good reputation and can be my crown prince of the Ming Dynasty!"
Officials from Jiang Mian's group had obviously agreed on the same tone. Even those officials who were not qualified to know the core inside story saw Zhao Yushi speaking at this moment, and Jiang Mian nodded slightly, not knowing what their choice was.
After understanding this, all the officials naturally said in unison: "King Xingxian can be the crown prince!"
The Queen Mother frowned slightly. Although she had expected it, when she heard that Jiang Mian and others recommended Prince Xingxian as the crown prince, she still felt a little angry in her heart.
If one of Zhu Houzhao's nephews was selected from the royal family to adopt Zhu Houzhao's name, it would not interrupt the lineage of Xiaozong.
But these people actually elected the sickly King Xingxian. After all, King Xingxian was also the half-brother of Emperor Xiaozong. In this case, where would Zhu Houzhao be?
