—— After Yang Xi asked this, the ministers who were originally a little emotional immediately stopped talking, and they all lowered their heads one by one, as if they were elementary school students who had done something wrong and were unwilling to face adults.

Most of these courtiers were old foxes, and they were reluctant to be the first to express their opinions on such a sensitive matter.

Most people know that under the current circumstances, Yang Xi, the prince who has just been named the king of loyalty by Emperor Li Jue, has completely controlled the situation in Chang'an. And Yang Xi naturally won't be so good, coveting the throne is a sure thing, and Yang Xi will definitely continue to ascend the throne in the future.

Yang Xi asked, just looking for a step, he was acting. How to play the next play, since someone will stand up and play the role first, they just need to look at the situation and then decide how to express their position. At such a critical time, what is said or done is sometimes not only related to the future, but even life. Except for some powerful figures, everyone else was cautious.

Many people saw that even prime ministers like Fang Xuan and Zhang Ho who were in the political hall did not dare to stand up and express their stance immediately. Of course, they are not willing to express their support for Yang Xi at the first time, hoping that Yang Xi can ascend the throne and become emperor, as for how to express their position later, it depends on how the situation in the palace evolves.

Yang Xi wanted to act, of course, he had already found a role to play with him, just after he finished speaking, he looked around at the ministers in the palace for a while, and when he saw that most of the ministers lowered their heads and were silent, Gao Shi stood up and said loudly......

"Also, His Majesty the Emperor is now dead. There is chaos inside and outside, and when my Datang is in a critical situation, someone must come out to take charge. The rebellion of King Yong was quelled by the army led by His Royal Highness King Chung, who had fought for many years and had a very high prestige in the court. The minister believes that extraordinary things must be done in extraordinary times, and His Royal Highness King Zhong should decisively ascend the throne to save my Tang Dynasty from fire and water. Dominate the world. Don't let Datang fall into chaos. The minister is willing to support His Royal Highness King Zhong as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"

Gao Shi claimed to have become a "minister" at the same time. The tone of his speech was also high-pitched, and after he finished speaking, he stood very firmly beside Yang Xi to show his determination and support for Yang Xi.

Yang Xi didn't say anything. didn't look at Gao Shi either, just looked at the other ministers, waiting for the reactions of the other ministers.

At this time, Li Mi also stood up and expressed his support for Yang Xi.

"Gao Shangshu's words are very reasonable, before the death of the first emperor, he appointed His Royal Highness Zhongwang as an auxiliary minister, and that was when the former king recognized the ability of His Royal Highness Zhongwang. The achievements of His Royal Highness King Chung over the years have made all of us deeply respected, the rebellion of An Lushan was quelled by His Royal Highness the army led by His Royal Highness, and the rebellion of Li Heng was also thwarted under the auspices of His Royal Highness King Chung. This time, it was His Royal Highness King Zhong who rose up to fight back against King Yong's rebellion, and it can be said that His Royal Highness King Zhong saved my Tang Dynasty from danger several times. His Royal Highness is also the biological heir of His Majesty the Emperor, and now many of His Majesty's descendants have been killed by King Yong, and they are qualified to succeed to the throne as the emperor, but His Royal Highness the Loyal King is also. Therefore, the minister also supported the succession of His Royal Highness King Chung. ”

After Li Yu's words. Yan Zhenqing and Guo Ziyi stood up one after the other and expressed their meaning. Of course, they all supported Yang Xi to succeed to the throne and take charge of the Tang Dynasty. Li Guangbi also immediately stood up and expressed the same thoughts as Guo Ziyi, supporting Yang Xi to ascend the throne as emperor immediately to avoid the Tang Dynasty falling into chaos. Then a number of generals of the forbidden army, Pang Zhong, Hun Shizhi, Hun Xuan, Fugu Huaien, Wang Sili, etc., stood up very "heroically" and strongly supported Yang Xi to succeed to the throne and shoulder the heavy responsibility of taking charge of the Tang Dynasty.

When Cen Shen in the Ministry of Literature also stood up and made a warm speech, he hoped that Yang Xi would take the initiative to shoulder this burden and bring more benefits to the people of Datang.

Under normal circumstances, people have a herd mentality, many people follow the crowd, and some people will change their original ideas and agree with what others say and do after seeing what others do. As so many people, especially heavyweight ministers such as Li Mi, Guo Ziyi, Yan Zhenqing, and Gao Shi, stood up in support of Yang Xi in a clear and unambiguous manner, and implored Yang Xi, who did not express his position, to succeed to the throne, many people immediately followed suit to express their support.

As more and more people stood up to support, some people who were hesitating couldn't stay still, they were worried that they would be retaliated against by Yang Xi if they were late, and they immediately stood up to support. In the end, Fang Xuan, Zhang Hao, Li Lin and others who were originally unwilling to Yang Xi to inherit the throne also had a little to eat, and successively stood up and implored Yang Xi to come out and preside over the affairs of the Tang Dynasty and succeed Li Ying to the throne.

Listening to the ministers present say this, almost no one stood up to oppose it, and Yang Xi was quite satisfied with the scene being staged like this tonight. However, he did not admit it, but excused himself: "Your colleagues are like this, this king is very frightened. This king is only a shallow learner, and it is really scary to succeed to the throne and take the throne. I also hope that your colleagues will consider other things, choose another talented prince of Your Majesty, and support him to succeed to the throne. ”

There was no one in the hall who didn't understand that Yang Xi was just pretending to be polite, and no one took this seriously. Gao Shi, Li Mi and others immediately came out to persuade Yang Xi not to shirk, for the future of the Tang Dynasty and for the people of the world not to suffer from chaos, they accepted the request of the ministers and succeeded to the throne. In the end, Yang Xi could only stop refusing, but he still didn't agree immediately, but said reluctantly: "The meaning of your colleagues is known to the king, so the king will reluctantly make it difficult and temporarily preside over the affairs of the court, so as to avoid chaos and turmoil in the world." However, whether to succeed to the throne or not will be decided after this king thinks about it, and will discuss it with your colleagues in a few days. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Xi paused for a moment, then walked to the palace, stood facing the ministers, and said loudly: "Colleagues, Yongwang Li Lan raised an army to plot rebellion and brutally killed His Majesty the Emperor. Now that the situation is chaotic, I hope that all my colleagues will work together with this king to do things, hold a funeral for His Majesty, and strive to restore order in the Tang Dynasty. The rebellion of the Yongwang must be strictly investigated thoroughly, the matter must be examined clearly, the relevant personnel must be dealt with, and if anyone participates in it, they must be severely punished. I hope that all my colleagues can be unremitting in the affairs of the court, work diligently, and do not disappoint the love of the two Tang emperors who have just passed away. ”

"The ministers must follow the teachings of His Royal Highness King Zhong, be diligent in political affairs, and dare not slack off in the slightest!"

Gao Shi was the first to stand up and respond, and then the ministers in the hall sang along one after another, and finally became a uniform voice, and everyone expressed their support for Yang Xi from the bottom of their hearts or reluctantly.

Yang Xi also dispersed the ministers, but left behind the important ministers, Guo Ziyi, Li Mi, Yan Zhenqing, Gao Shi, Fang Hui, Li Lin, Zhang Hao, Li Guangbi, Pang Zhong and other ministers, to continue to discuss matters.

The result of the discussion also came out quickly, that is, a funeral for Li Jue, the poor emperor, should be held immediately, and the funeral must be solemn, and all efforts should be made to try and investigate the case of Li Xuan's rebellion, find out all those involved in it, and deal with them accordingly according to the crimes they committed.

In order to search for the henchmen of Yongwang Li Lan, the gates of Chang'an will not be opened for the time being, and people inside and outside the city are prohibited from entering and leaving until the situation stabilizes, and then decide when to lift martial law.

Yang Xi also assigned tasks to everyone, so that Fang Xuan, Gao Shi, Li Mi, and Guo Ziyi temporarily handled the affairs of the court, so that the state machinery of the Tang Dynasty continued to operate, and then Pang Zhong and Hun Mian were in charge of all the soldiers and horses inside and outside Chang'an City.

The mobilization of all soldiers and horses was carried out by him directly through Pang Zhong and Hun Xuan.

Yang Xi ordered Li Lin, Zhang Hao, and Gao Shi to preside over the trial of Li Lan's rebellion, and asked Zhang Hao to preside over the trial, and the three of them reported the results of the trial to him together. Yang Xi told the three of them to review the matter of Li Lan's rebellion as soon as possible, and strive to let the people of the world know about this matter as soon as possible, so that they would be less worried and afraid. After receiving the order, everyone went to their own business, but Guo Ziyi stayed.

"Father-in-law, don't go back to the palace tonight, stay in the palace with your son-in-law!"

Yang Xi's request Guo Ziyi of course agreed, and when he walked in the direction of Zichen Hall with Yang Xi, he said softly: "Virtuous son-in-law, things are really going as you expected, King Yong has done a lot of things for you that are inconvenient for you to do, and he has become a pawn for you." The old man didn't expect that things would go so smoothly without any twists and turns. ”

"Father-in-law, my son-in-law didn't expect this, maybe God helped me to do it!" Yang Xi smiled proudly at Guo Ziyi, and then said: "Father-in-law, it seems that when the situation in Chang'an calms down, the son-in-law will be able to comply with the will of the people and ascend the throne as emperor." It's just that the son-in-law didn't expect that no minister would stand up against this matter today. ”

Guo Ziyi also smiled and said softly: "Virtuous son-in-law, today's situation, everyone is terrified when they see it, and there is almost a river of blood in the palace!" The rebellion has just subsided, and the hall is full of soldiers of the forbidden army under your leadership, at such a very moment, no one wants to joke about Xiang Shang's head, even if someone wants to oppose it, they will not stand up at this time!"

"That's a good thing, too!" Yang Xi nodded, expressed his agreement with Guo Ziyi's analysis, and immediately said: "Father-in-law, the son-in-law wants you to come out to do things again, to do the work of the Shangshu order, and to take charge of the affairs of the political hall." The son-in-law feels that the government of the Tang Dynasty needs a lot of reforms, and for the long-term peace and stability of the world, the imperial power needs to be restricted to a certain extent, and the three provinces and six ministries must completely perform their duties as Zhenguan. Therefore, the son-in-law wants to invite you to come out to preside over the affairs of Shangshu Province, and the son-in-law feels that it is convenient to have you preside over the affairs of Shangshu Province, and many things related to restructuring will be convenient. ”

Guo Ziyi thought for a while and agreed: "If you say this, the old man will naturally agree." But the old man also said first, when you completely straighten out the government, let the old man go to recuperate and no longer take care of these miscellaneous things!"

"How dare the son-in-law not agree to the father-in-law's request?"