Chapter 394: Candidates

Wei Mingxu said solemnly: "Now that the situation is unstable, this summer's earthquake and plague have caused nearly half of the country's provinces to lose their harvest, and there are continuous uprisings in various places; Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info But now I really can't draw money and grain to fight. Now only a few of us are holding on, but, after all, the dragons have no leader, and everyone agrees that someone must come out quickly to control the overall situation, but in the matter of the throne, no one is still willing to back down. There is only one thing that everyone has acquiesced in, this time the throne is abolished, and it is discussed by our princes and princes, and it cannot be armed. ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, she nodded again and again: "This is very good." Now a few of you, no one is sure of victory, once the fight starts, you can't fight to the death, and I don't know how long this civil strife will last. ”

Wei Mingxu nodded: "My mother said that it was me and my second brother who were worried about, once the fight started, no matter who finally won the throne, I am afraid that the Great Zhou Dynasty would have fallen apart, and none of us would be able to clean up that mess at that time." ”

The Queen Mother said: "Very much." If you don't use knives and guns, we, the women, can rest assured. Have you come up with a candidate?"

Wei Mingxu said: "If you talk about the long now, it is naturally the second brother." It's just that he is over the age of six, he is gloomy, he has retreated into the background for many years, regardless of the government, when he supported the eighth child seventeen years ago, his ability and ability were not as good as the eighth child, and he supported the eighth child to succeed to the throne, and now the second brother is even worse than then.

However, the second brother has eight sons, and the most capable Zhetuo and Zhelian have passed away, which has also caused the second brother to lose his right-hand man. Zheshuo is a young and promising person with a lot of military achievements, but he was a concubine, and he was a soldier who followed me at the beginning, and he had a close relationship with me, and the second brother didn't like him very much, and the father and son had already separated from morality.

The seventh son, Zhehai, also started to make meritorious contributions a few years ago, although he rose quickly, but after all, he did not have the part to speak in the matter of the throne, and it was not as good as Zhetuo and Zhelian.

Among the grandchildren of the second brother, several have grown up, and they are all actively involved in court politics. For example, Zhelian's son Xili has several brothers, but they all have a good relationship with me. Zhetuo's second son, Xiluo, is young and promising, and the second brother is also quite fond of it, and he has made meritorious contributions in the Battle of Songjin. However, the first emperor repeatedly suppressed him, and now it is no longer a climate. The second brother's other grandchildren are even younger and more talented, and they can't cope with the big scene. It is impossible for these people to jump out to fight for the throne by themselves, and if they want to re-elect the second brother to compete for the throne, their juniors are not qualified to speak.

Therefore, unless our other forces nominate the second brother to come out, I think the second brother will never stand up and fight for it himself. ”

Hearing this, the Queen Mother nodded and said, "Nineteen years ago, what he had no intention of fighting for when he was in his prime, today will not be attractive to him.

However, Mingxu, the second child holds two in the court, the oldest and the highest status, and a group of children and grandchildren who are young but ready to move. Although he himself does not want to go out of politics, he may still be carried out by others. What's more, what he said on the abolition of the throne also carried the most weight. After all, he has also been a prince for ten years.

Even if he himself is not involved in this matter, whether he supports it or not is of great importance to the few of you. Don't forget, after the death of Emperor Taizu, it was he who came out to preside over the decision and put the eighth child on the throne, and now he still has enough strength and qualifications to do the same thing again. ”

Wei Mingxu naturally understands the queen mother's truth, but Wei Mingshan is an old fox who doesn't eat oil and salt, and no one can say what kind of calculation he makes, not only Wei Mingxu has tested him, but Wei Yanting has also shown friendship with him, but he just relies on the old and sells the old, saying that he is old, and he has not asked about the government for many years, and only listens to the opinions of the audience when the kings discuss politics.

Liu Xi saw that Wei Mingxu and the Queen Mother were not eating, so he came forward to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, Lin Zhixuan helped on the side, and there was no sound in the room except for the words of the two of them.

The Queen Mother said: "In addition to the second child, there is another person that you can't ignore, that is, Prince Zhuang Wei Yingxiang, who was promoted by the emperor, he is the nephew of Taizu and your cousin, and now he has entered the cabinet, and he is in the limelight, although he can't stand up for the emperor's throne, but the power of Prince Zhuang's party behind him should not be underestimated, and he still holds military power in his hands, and you have to consider his back." You and Mingshan and Yanting's party are now evenly matched, and Prince Zhuang will break the balance if he leans towards either side. ”

Lin Zhixuan listened on the sidelines, only to realize that the queen mother was not inferior to a man, and Lin Zhixuan was impressed, in her previous life, she had never paid attention to this queen mother, who was obscure. After putting away the dishes and chopsticks, Lin Zhixuan and Liu Xi were pouring tea for Wei Mingxu and the Queen Mother.

Wei Mingxu said: "My son knows that I have always had old friends with Prince Zhuang and have also been on the battlefield together. It's just that he has the same mentality as the second brother, even more so than the second brother, he just wants to protect himself, if it is not decided, it is not easy for him to stand up and speak. ”

"In this way, the only ones to fight for tomorrow are you and Yanting. The Queen Mother pondered for a moment and said, "Mingxu, in fact, the method that the girl from the Mu family said yesterday is indeed a good method. ”

Suddenly, hearing the Queen Mother say this, Lin Zhixuan's hand trembled slightly, and the freshly poured tea in the cup accidentally splashed on her hand, but fortunately, Lin Zhixuan's eyes were quick and she caught it again, but in this empty hall, there was a crisp sound of porcelain colliding.

Wei Mingxu and the Queen Mother both glanced at her, but Lin Zhixuan only handed the teacup to Wei Mingxu with a solemn face.

Wei Mingxu looked up at her, only to see Lin Zhixuan lowering her eyes, never looking at him, and when he took the teacup, he saw the undried tea stain on the back of Lin Zhixuan's hand, and the small piece had been burned red.

Wei Mingxu's heart was confused, and he put down the teacup with a twisted brow, but he didn't drink it.

The Queen Mother sighed, and then continued to Wei Mingxu: "Since you want to determine the throne without using force, there must be someone who comes out to maintain the order, saying that you don't use force, in fact, only this one person wants to use force, the key to tomorrow is still in Wang Jingsheng, he has become the only person with military power, Wang Jingsheng has always been a son and not a brother." If Mu Guifei stands up, Wang Jingsheng will definitely support Yanting, if you don't want to use your uncle's power outside the palace and don't fight the palace, you should know in your heart, we don't have much chance of winning.

Yanting is the fourth son of the emperor, but the first three princes died and wasted, and Yanting is now the eldest son of the emperor. There is also the Mu family behind him, this child has also been on the battlefield once, has made military exploits, has given birth to smallpox, and now he has also been crowned the king of the county. The previous child made a lot of trouble in the city about changing the crown prince in the ministers of the court and the central government, you should know that the child himself is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he has such a mother and a foreign family. ”

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