Ji Ning has never been limited to the way to let Zhao Yuanrong ascend the throne normally, in Ji Ning's view, it is not a bad thing to seek the usurpation of the dynasty, and those who achieve great things are not informal.

But in Zhao Yuanrong's view, it is not advisable to usurp the throne, she just wants to ascend the throne smoothly, and she has to rely on her own efforts to obtain the approval of Zhao Kangzheng and make her the crown prince.

The way she thought of ascending the throne was too idealistic, and Ji Ning would think that she was a bit of a fool's dream.

Perhaps Zhao Yuanrong's world was originally a little simple, what Ji Ning wanted to tell Zhao Yuanrong was that in order to ascend the throne, blood and sacrifice must be made.

May 14 is the day of Ji Ning's rest, and this day is also the day when the DPRK and China discuss the choice of the new crown prince.

Zhao Kangzheng did not preside over the court meeting, but asked Shangshutai, Liubu and other officials to draw up candidates for the crown prince respectively, and asked everyone to write down their opinions and recommend them to the emperor, who wanted to see the support of his two sons.

The emperor seems to be democratic, but in fact, this kind of democracy is fake, the emperor has decided from the beginning to appoint the five princes as the crown prince, and now even if he asks anyone's opinion, he is only pretending to show his wide acceptance of advice, in fact, the decision to appoint the crown prince from the beginning is not changeable.

Each minister must make his own opinion, can not choose neutral or not to choose, if someone makes an ambiguous choice, then will be punished, the emperor in this point also reflects his domineering and unreasonable, the ministers have no choice but to make a choice between the four princes and the five princes, in the end who can become the future son of heaven of the Great Yong Dynasty.

Zhao Yuanrong, as the second princess of the real power faction, must also make her own choice in this matter, she must decide whether she supports the fourth prince or the fifth prince, although in Zhao Yuanrong's heart, she thinks that the fifth prince is not the best candidate for the crown prince, but she still has to follow Ji Ning's instructions and make a choice for the fifth prince Zhao Yuancheng.

On the same day, Chongwang Zhao Kangle also participated in the court meeting and made his own choice, and the person he chose, not surprisingly, was the fourth prince Zhao Yuanyang.

Because all the news is public, many people are also herd mentality, the elders of the court, there are those who choose the four princes and those who choose the five princes, in the opinion of the ministers below, the law does not blame the public, there is no need to choose the problem for one person, to entangle their own sides, it is better to make their own rational judgment directly, or make a reasonable choice according to their own camp, no matter how they choose, they think that the emperor will not be angry with the courtiers.

It's just that in the future, if the person they didn't choose becomes the crown prince, or even the emperor, they will have to consider whether they are settled by the queen of the autumn, once the son of heaven and a courtier, no emperor will allow those who support his political enemies to become officials under his hands, the emperor will always have a reason to remove people, and the rest and dismissal are light, and the most important thing is to raid the family and ask for beheading, and at that time these people are justified and can't be explained.

By noon, Zhao Yuanrong came back from the palace, and his face was still somewhat depressed.

Ji Ning has been reading in the small center, and when he saw Zhao Yuanrong, he couldn't help but get up to help her open the door, Zhao Yuanrong sat down, didn't even drink a glass of water, and sighed lightly: "Ji Ning, it's not strange that you say it's strange, ninety percent of the ministers in the court support letting the four princes be the crown princes, as if they were all discussed, everyone said so, but only some old ministers, or marginal ministers in the court, chose the five princes, including me, I feel that I have become an outlier in the court!" ”

"That can only show that the truth is still in the hands of a few, if everyone thinks that the five princes are suitable to ascend the throne as emperors, then the court will not be so harmonious!" Ji Ning said.

"Why is that? Can you give a reason? Just because of the rebellion of Concubine Li and Uncle Li, everyone is not optimistic about the fifth brother? In fact, the fifth brother's character and talent are much better than the fourth brother, and in the court, many people also think that the fifth brother is suitable to become a Kuanren monarch......" Zhao Yuanrong's face was extremely puzzled, and he even had some anger.

Ji Ning said with a smile: "It is precisely because the five princes have no power around them and treat people generously, so others will choose the four princes, if they choose the five princes, with the character of the four princes, they will ascend the throne with the four princes in the future, then they are not going to be retaliated against?" ”

"Huh?" Zhao Yuanrong looked at Ji Ning, not very understanding.

"This is a problem of not being held accountable by the law, ninety percent of the people have chosen the four princes, so even if the five princes ascend the throne, they can't suppress these people at one time, because there are not so many new officials to replace him, this one is actually taking a great risk, if the emperor chooses the four princes as the crown prince, the four princes will definitely not let go of the people who support the five princes. That's the way of the world! When Ji Ning speaks, he will also carry some emotion, because often capable people do not get support, but those who are good at drilling skills will be recognized and approved by others.

It's a pity that in this matter, Ji Ning judged from the early morning that the five princes had the absolute support of Emperor Zhao Kangzheng, and as for who to choose in the end, it was impossible to form a fundamental influence.

Zhao Yuanrong said: "I hope what you said is right, the fifth prince ascended to the throne of the crown prince, as long as he doesn't care about these ministers, it's okay, I'm afraid of him...... What is the force behind it, like you said, in the end, he will use the power in his hands to eradicate dissidents one by one! ”

Ji Ning said with a smile: "No matter how the fifth prince eradicates dissidents, it will not be the turn of the princess, because the princess has supported him from the beginning, and he can still distinguish the relationship between relatives and aliens!" ”

"But if it's the fourth brother who ascends to the position of the crown prince, won't he see me as a thorn in the flesh?" Zhao Yuanrong frowned.

"How could the fourth prince ascend to the throne of the crown prince?" Ji Ning said with a smile, "Even King Chong, who chose him, doesn't believe that the fourth prince has the ability to ascend to the position of the crown prince, and King Chong is just putting pressure on His Majesty." His Majesty used a democratic way to solicit the opinions of the ministers, and the result was that the four princes were finally selected, and King Chong was waiting to see His Majesty overturn his decision, and set up the five princes as the crown princes in the face of the world's disapproval. In this regard, King Chong made a very wise choice, that is, to choose the four princes who were supported by everyone, but who were definitely unable to ascend to the position of crown prince, forcing the ministers of the court and the central government to side with him! ”