Xiao Jingheng returned to the palace until dawn, and there were still more than a dozen officials kneeling in front of the council hall, they had been kneeling for three days and three nights, and the Mo Gong Guild gave saliva to drink every day, resting for an hour in the morning, noon and evening, and kneeling for the rest of the time.

Just in time for the early dynasty, hundreds of officials entered the council hall in a majestic manner.

Someone mentioned the various atrocities of Jing Zhaoyin yesterday, and Chu Yunning stood in the crowd without saying a word.

"Your Majesty, how can Elder Fang and Taiwei Lin say that they are also veterans of the Three Dynasties, how can they let Jing Zhaoyin fight as he says, without caring about face?"

As soon as the words fell, Taiwei Lin immediately stood up and retorted: "Your Majesty, Jing Zhaoyin is not to blame for this matter, it is indeed the negligence of Weichen. ”

"What Taiwei Lin said is right, if it weren't for Jing Zhaoyin's mistake, the old minister would have almost forgotten the will hidden at home. Master Fang walked out tremblingly and kowtowed to Xiao Jingheng at the top: "I ask the emperor to announce the will of the first emperor to the public." ”

Xiao Jingheng, who was on the top, was silent with a calm face.

"Your Majesty, the first emperor must have found out the clue when he gave Zhang Guifei to death, but he still had time to execute the twelve princes, so it caused the chaos of the first emperor's holy decree. "Lord He

also stood up and raised his voice and said: "No one can prove which of the first emperor's will is first and which is last, and Weichen has identified it, all of which were written by the first emperor himself." ”

When the words fell, the people below exploded.

"How is this possible, who does the first emperor want to be the emperor?"

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"Naturally, the emperor is the current emperor, the emperor was the crown prince when the first emperor was dying, and he has been the prince for many years, if the first emperor is dissatisfied, he will be deposed. Lord He retorted.

The people of the old prince's faction stood up: "But why did the first emperor leave a will for the twelve princes to inherit the throne?"

"The first emperor was already delirious when he was in danger, and it is entirely possible that these holy decrees were forced to be written by the first emperor when he was unconscious. ”

"This ......," the minister was about to retort, but he could touch the sharp eyes of the boss and shrank back in fright.

Regardless of whether the holy decree is true or not, the first emperor is no longer there, and the person who sits firmly on the throne is Xiao Jingheng.

And this throne is not shaken for the time being.

They are stupid and can't do it, so they will slander Xiao Jingheng in public to praise a twelve princes who don't exist at all.

So the momentum of the old prince's faction quickly weakened, and the old prince hung his head and said nothing.

The court suddenly quieted down, and Xiao Jingheng immediately canonized Master Fang as the grandfather of the country, hereditary for three generations, and promoted Fang Yu'an to be the deputy general of the Sanpin Dart Banner.

Seeing this, some of the people were red-eyed, and some were angry that Boss Fang was a wall-to-wall grass, just when Boss Fang wanted to thank him, the old prince stood up: "Your Majesty, it is a fact that Boss Fang and Fang Yu'an were caught by Jing Zhaoyin to accept bribes privately, and this matter has not been convicted yet, how can the emperor easily reward him?"

Elder Fang glanced at Jing Zhaoyin worriedly.

Chu Yunning stood up: "Back to the emperor, this matter is a misunderstanding, Liu Fengxian is not the only one who has lost, but it just happens that the Fang family also has it, and Weichen can even find the same thing in other adults' homes." ”

Hearing this, Old Master Fang quietly breathed a sigh of relief, but the old prince held on tightly: "Is Jing Zhaoyin's case so sloppy, this is slandering the imperial court officials, this is a capital crime, who gave you the courage to dare to arrest people casually, it is simply lawless, too rampant, ask the emperor to give an explanation to the ministers." ”

"Old prince, this matter is what I mean, and I want Jing Zhaoyin to cut it first and then play.

Xiao Jingheng said in a deep voice: "Jing Zhaoyin is indeed inappropriate, but for the sake of her mistakenly finding out the will of the first emperor, the merits and demerits are offset, and there is no reward or punishment." ”

"Thank you, Emperor!" Chu Yunning thanked him.

Everyone present can be regarded as having understood, this clearly shows that Jing Zhaoyin is a sharp sword in the emperor's hand, and Jing Zhaoyin has done all the things that are inconvenient for the emperor to do.

For a while, the hall was as quiet as a chicken, and the old prince was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and he was stunned to take Jing Zhaoyin, and glanced at several ministers, and those people lowered their heads as if they were blind, and did not say a word.

Seeing this, the old prince was even more panicked.

"The emperor has been established for a long time, and the harem and the middle palace should not be empty, it is time to establish the throne, and the emperor and queen are harmonious, so as to show the grandeur of the southern power. Elder Fang suddenly spoke.

Before the people present could react, the old prince felt even worse, and saw Lord He rushing out, "Your Majesty, what Grandpa Guo said is very true, this throne should also be established, and Weichen is even more looking forward to the queen of the middle palace giving birth to a concubine as soon as possible, extending the heirs of the southern end of the country, and stabilizing the hearts of the people." ”

At the mention of this, the old prince laughed mockingly.

This smile fell in Chu Yunning's eyes, and she always felt that the old prince knew a lot of things.

"I ask the emperor to marry the middle palace as soon as possible for the stability of the southern end of the country. Grandpa Fang Guo knelt on the ground and kowtowed, again and again, Lord He was not to be outdone, and shouted in his mouth: "Ask the emperor to set up a middle palace for the sake of the country." ”

Chu Yunning was slightly stunned, a little puzzled why these stubborn ministers suddenly changed direction, which made her a little uncomfortable.

"According to your Aiqing, who is the most suitable for the position of the Middle Palace?" Xiao Jingheng stood up from the dragon chair, walked to the steps, and looked at everyone present condescendingly.

The hearts of the civil and military officials were transparent, this person had to be Chu Yunning.

But for a while, no one would mention Chu Yunning's three words, for fear of committing a taboo, the old prince was the first to jump out and disagree: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu has been in the palace for the longest time, has a gentle personality, and is a famous family, Concubine Yun is dignified and virtuous, and can also command the harem, Shangguan Shuyi will be a tiger girl, both literary and talented, these three have accompanied the emperor to enter the palace since the time of the prince, and they can enter the middle palace from any aspect." ”

Xiao Jingheng's face sank and asked, "What do you think of Aiqing?"

The people present hung their heads one by one, until the dozen or so ministers kneeling outside the hall played one after another: "The emperor once promised to establish Chushang Palace on the battlefield, and the king did not joke, and asked the emperor to keep his promise and establish Chushang Palace!"

As soon as these words came out, people in the hall echoed one after another, and Lord He and Li Zonghe raised their hands in agreement: "Your Majesty, you have no jokes." ”

"The emperor should not chill the hearts of millions of soldiers at the border and destroy himself. ”

mentioned this, Xiao Jingheng still didn't speak.

The old prince retorted in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, you must not, Chu Shang Palace is the original match of King Xiao, if you marry Chu Shang Palace, you will definitely become the laughing stock of the whole world, there are so many women in the harem, the emperor can pick any one, this queen is definitely not Chu Shang Palace, the emperor thinks twice." ”

Li Zonghe said angrily: "King Xiao already has a princess, Chu Shanggong and King Xiao have reconciled, and they have long been irrelevant, why can't the emperor marry, is the old prince going to make the emperor unrighteous and unfilial?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" the old prince glared at Li Zonghe angrily.

"The emperor first promised to marry Chu Shanggong in front of the three armies, breaking the promise is unjust, the queen mother is critically ill, it is the emperor and King Xiao who begged Chu Shanggong to save people, and now the queen mother is not out of danger, the old prince is not allowed to stand up for his own selfishness, this is not forcing Chu Shanggong not to save the queen mother, this is unfilial piety!"

"Nonsense!" the old prince interrupted Li Zonghe's words: "Could it be that if the emperor doesn't marry Chu Shanggong, she won't go to save people?"

Li Zonghe asked: "Xia Guan remembers that the Queen Mother did not agree to Chu Shanggong to save people, King Xiao took the initiative to give up, and the Queen Mother was willing to agree, in front of the Queen Mother's bed, Qin Tianjian once said that he could stand up for the Queen Mother, and Chu Shanggong's birthday is very suitable for the queen, if you rashly change someone else and collide with the Queen Mother's phoenix body, who would dare to take care of it?"

The old prince couldn't take the question, and his face was pale.