The edict was issued in the form of a public announcement, which was extremely rare in previous decades, but it also allowed the officials to know the whereabouts of the Son of Heaven.

"Since the Son of Heaven arrived in Lingwu safely, we should make a case and let Doctor Qin send troops to bring the Son of Heaven back......"

"How to pick it up, the Son of Heaven was already sick when he was in Chang'an, in case the boat and car were tired, there would be another slip on the road......"

"Then the throne can't be vacant, there must be someone in the court!"

"In my opinion, it is better for the Son of Heaven to come back than not to come back, and if he comes back, it will only bring endless infighting and infighting, otherwise why would Chang'an fall?"

"Lu Shilang said cautiously, cautiously, now that Chang'an has just recovered, these arguments can not be made again. ”

"Am I wrong? As long as the Son of Heaven returns to Chang'an, the first thing he will do is to cut the power of Doctor Qin, and this is not the first time that this kind of thing has happened, and the eyes of the officials are all bright, who can't see it? It's just that no one dares to say it. When he resisted the rebels of the Sun Thief and defended Chang'an, Doctor Qin was able to turn the tide, but what was the result? Didn't he defeat the Sun Thief and be suppressed in every way? The prime ministers pouted, and the harem concubines and concubines would also bring disaster to the country and the government......

The more the squire surnamed Lu spoke, the more excited he became, and the officials around him were so frightened that they did not dare to take a stubble, this was a clear accusation against the Son of Heaven, and who dared to speak out easily? Indeed, since Li Heng succeeded to the throne, he suppressed the meritorious heroes and indulged the harem to interfere in politics, and the most serious consequence caused by the harem intervention was the fall of Chang'an City.

Chang'an since the founding of the Tang Dynasty for more than 100 years, although it has also suffered a huge threat, but it has never fallen into the hands of Fanhu, and the late autumn of the third year of Zhide is destined to wipe a heavy shame on the history of the Tang Dynasty.

In other words, this Lu Shilang pointed the finger at the Son of Heaven who led to the fall of Chang'an, and if the Son of Heaven needs to be held responsible for this, I am afraid that there is only one way to abdicate.

"Do you want to let the Son of Heaven abdicate to thank the world?"

With Lu Shilang taking the lead, the officials around him were also a lot bolder, and someone actually proposed to let the Son of Heaven abdicate.

"Abdication?"

When these words were spoken, there was a burst of boos.

"What if the Son of Heaven does not abdicate? He suffered a stroke and was half paralyzed, and it was difficult for him to take care of himself, let alone take care of his daily life. Otherwise, why would we let that slut of the Zhang family cause trouble to the dynasty? The example of the Empress Wu back then is still in front of us, how can you turn a blind eye?"

Speaking of which, the caution of the officials gradually disappeared, and their words became more and more bold.

"Hey, isn't that Xia Shangshu?"

A group of officials followed the prestige, only to see an old man in a purple robe with gray hair trembling and walking over.

Xia Yuanji, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was originally a character that no one cared about, but suddenly became the focus of attention overnight. However, Xia Yuanji was very useful to this kind of star-like treatment, and he secretly sighed, he couldn't imagine that he would come to work again when he was old.

Just because he took the line of Qin and Jin, he did the errand of signing a treaty with the vice minister of Tubo beautifully, and after returning to Chang'an, he gradually took charge of many errands with real power.

Just now, Dr. Qin had personally taken the test, and let him test the character of the princes in Beijing, which clearly put the heavy responsibility of selecting the prince candidate on him.

Seeing that the officials were hula and cheered again, Xia Yuanji smiled and saluted one by one according to the order of rank, he was not too troublesome, but he was afraid that a little negligence and a little lack of care would cause criticism. If you end up with a reputation for being rampant, you will have no face to walk in the court in the future.

The more humble and amiable Xia Yuanji was, the better the officials' impression of him.

"Xia Shangshu should be included in the political hall for this merit, right?"

Many people are secretly talking about it, thinking that Xia Yuanji's entry into the political hall as the prime minister is already a sure thing, but it only depends on the time sooner or later.

In fact, Xia Yuanji also thought about it, thinking that his certainty of entering the political hall was quite large, after all, Qin Jin needed someone to speak in the court. Moreover, Xia Yuanji also knew a piece of information that others did not know, that is, Qin Jin did not have the idea of entering the political affairs hall, if Qin Jin did not enter the political affairs hall, he would inevitably support the power of his cronies in the political affairs hall, and in the conversation just now, he also clearly expressed his loyalty.

Until now, Xia Yuanji still remembered the smile on Qin Jin's face, which was obviously undisguised happiness.

However, these are not for outsiders, and on the surface they have to pretend that they have no desires.

"Don't talk nonsense, which one enters the political hall, how can someone Xia say it?"

"Xia Shangshu, don't be modest, if Xia Shangshu can't enter the political affairs hall, who is still qualified to enter the political affairs hall......?

Forcing the Tubo people to sign a treaty is indeed Xia Yuanji's most proud errand, although he never takes the initiative to mention it in his mouth, but if others mention it, the corners of his mouth will subconsciously rise. However, he immediately warned himself vigilantly that he must not show a smug face in front of others, which will be hated by others.

"The signing of the treaty and the Tang Dynasty's garrison in Tubo were all planned by Doctor Qin, causing both Tibetans to lose, Xia just picked up a ready-made bargain, and it is a shame to say it......"

However, the more modest Xia Yuanji said, the more he listened to the ears of others, the more sure Xia Yuanji was about to enter the political hall, and the more flattering he was in his words. In the end, it was the Lu Shilang who got to the point.

Xia Shangshu said that the Son of Heaven issued an edict to select those with outstanding virtue among the sons as the crown prince, which is unprecedented. ”

Indeed, the emperors of the Tang Dynasty were extremely cautious in appointing the crown prince, and the people they appointed were also carefully selected, and their skills were not too incompetent, nor could they be sharp, in fact, the biggest threat to the throne was the crown prince. Therefore, the emperors since the defeat of Gaozong have been very defensive against the crown prince, on the one hand, they must choose a suitable heir, and on the other hand, they must not let the prince's power expand too much and threaten themselves.

For example, the emperor who died tragically, the first prince Li Ying died at the hands of his father, and the second prince is the current son Li Heng. Even so, it was ruthlessly suppressed by the Emperor Taishang in a series of political events. Fortunately, the Emperor Taishang did not mean to abolish the crown prince at that time, so the people around Li Heng died and the exile was exiled, but he himself was always safe and sound.

Who among the officials present did not know about these stories of grievances surrounding the crown prince? Today, an edict from the Son of Heaven is about to elect the crown prince, and it is no wonder that the officials are suspicious.

Xia Yuanji deliberately coughed twice and cleared his throat.

"Don't think too much, this is indeed what the Son of Heaven meant. The body of the Son of Heaven is also clear to you, so the election of the prince is not only a prince, but also a son of heaven who can take on the heavy responsibility of Kuang Fu Sheji!"

He can say these words without hesitation, because Qin Jin will soon announce the criteria for selecting meritocracy to the government and the opposition, and as for the specific process, it needs to be further studied. Therefore, he does not shy away from what he can say, and he does not mention a word if he cannot say it.

In the edict of the Son of Heaven, there were only a few words about the selection of the crown prince, and now what Xia Yuanji said was unknown to the officials, which was related to the pattern of the court and the future direction, and they all held their breath and listened carefully to every word he said.

"Taking virtue and ability as the criterion, to put it bluntly, it is to establish a virtuous person in troubled times, otherwise it will ......"

Speaking of this, Xia Yuanji suddenly felt that his words were a little too much, so he smiled and waved his hand.

"Don't say it, don't say it, just understand it! I also ask your colleagues to make it convenient and let the old man over, the old man is still carrying the errand assigned by Dr. Qin......

When the officials heard this, they hurriedly dodged a path, and Xia Yuanji immediately took square steps, walked one step and shook two times.

As soon as Xia Yuanji left, the officials blew up again.

Although the words just now are all clichés, and they want to stop talking and cover up, but everyone can clearly see and understand, what kind of prince who has both virtue and ability, to put it bluntly, is to choose an obedient one, if you get a strong prince to come up, isn't it to find yourself unhappy?

Therefore, some people who have some ideas realize that it doesn't matter who makes the prince, because even if there is a prince, it is still Doctor Qin who is talking in this Chang'an City, and the tiger power of the Shenwu Army has long been out of opponents in the middle of the court. At that time, Yi Yin and Huo Guang could abolish the monarch, which was also constrained by the etiquette of the imperial court, and it was difficult to monopolize the power for a long time. And Qin Jin's monopoly of power is really consolidated with military merits, coupled with the fact that the Li Tang clan and the generals are not competitive, which makes his prestige disappear one after another.

"Doctor Qin, this is going to be King Wei Wu!"

"Silence, silence, how can these stupid words be said nonsense?"

The voice looked very angry, and the tone was raised again.

"How? What did he do, I can't say?"

All the officials fled like frightened chickens, for fear that getting close to the man would bring bad luck to them.

On closer inspection, it was nothing more than an official in a dark green uniform.

"Dare to ask my brother what is the rank of Taipin, what kind of dispatch do you send?"

"Zhang, a member of the criminal department, has no specific dispatch!"

Hearing this, everyone laughed, and a mere outsider dared to criticize the important ministers of the court without measuring his strength, which was really beyond his strength.

The loud and loud voices of the officials obviously stimulated this outsider surnamed Zhang, and I saw that his eyes were wide with anger, and he suddenly looked up to the sky and wailed:

"Ancestors and Fathers......"

Before he finished speaking, a forbidden army with a full suit suddenly appeared in front of the officials, some stepped forward and grabbed the foreigner surnamed Zhang, and some gagged......

"The place of discussion and politics is chaotic and noisy, but how many forbidden laws have been committed?"

After that, he dragged Zhang away like a dog without giving him a chance to plead his case, leaving only a group of officials looking at each other with wide eyes.