The Yan Kingdom was in chaos, and no one expected that King Yan, who was in the prime of life, would die violently overnight. Because King Yan did not set up a prince during his lifetime, who will inherit the unification of Yan has become the most important thing in Yan at present.

There are only two people who are eligible to inherit the throne, one is the eldest son Gongzi Xin, and the other is Gongzi Jiu. The rest were concubines and had no right to inherit the throne.

The ministers were divided into several factions, one faction was headed by Prime Minister Gongsun Cao, and advocated the establishment of Gongzi as the king of Yan. The reason is that the first king favored Gongzi the most during his lifetime, although Gongzi was young, but he was smart and filial, knowledgeable and reasonable, and he was the best candidate to inherit the unification of Yan State.

The other faction, led by Dr. Nakada, insisted that the throne should be inherited by the eldest son, that is, Gongzi Xin. If Yan Guo does the opposite, he will be ashamed of the world, and even be criticized.

There are also a small number of ministers who belong to the neutral faction, among which the representatives are Yaqing Rongyi, the eldest husband Ju Xin, and the upper doctor Jiangqu.

The two sides are facing each other and not giving in to each other, but in general, Gongsun Cao's side has a huge advantage, and more than half of the ministers support Ligongzi as the king of Yan. The chestnut-belly side was weak, and less than a quarter of the ministers advocated the establishment of Gongzi Xin as the king of Yan.

"As the old saying goes, a country cannot be without a king for a day, I don't know who Rong Yaqing supports to set up as king?"

Chestnut saw that his faction was in a big way, and planned to pull Yaqing Rong into it.

Rong is highly respected, and he is quite uneasy with Gongsun Cao on weekdays. If Rong Yi supports him, many neutrals may support him, and Gongzi Xin's chances of seizing the throne will undoubtedly be much greater.

Rong Yan looked at his chestnut belly and sighed silently in his heart.

The reason why the relationship between me and Gongsun Cao is not good on weekdays is that I can't get used to the other party's style of drilling camps and slapping horses. In the past, when Gongzi Xin and Gongzi quarreled over some face-saving trivial matters, they could also help Gongzi Xin's side. But now that it is involved in the important matter of establishing the king, it is really difficult for me to express my position.

Rong Yan was born as a military general and is good at commanding troops. But since King Yan favored Gongsun Cao, Gongsun Cao was afraid of the military power in Rong Cao's hands, so he was promoted and secretly transferred to the imperial court. Make it difficult to stretch the will of the heart.

Rong Yan knew very well that the death of King Yan was too strange. Although the imperial doctor said that King Yan died of overindulgence, the intuitive Rong Worm still saw some clues. Last night and this morning, Jicheng soldiers and horses moved frequently, especially the location of the palace, which was heavily guarded.

After the death of King Yan, Gongsun Cao exercised the power of prime minister and replaced the army inside and outside Jicheng with his own cronies. Rong Xuan dared to conclude that if Gongzi Xin did not know what to do and dared to be obsessed with the throne all the time, Gongsun Cao would send a large army to imprison or even kill them. Poor chestnut belly, I thought I would get the throne just by reasoning!

Even if the neutrals of his own line supported Gongzi Xin, it would only make Yan Guo more chaotic. If the peace talks between the two sides cannot decide the throne, then they can only fight by force. Gongsun Cao now holds the power of the army, and resisting him is just a dead end.

Rong Yan is very practical, in order to preserve the blood of King Yan, he said against his will: "It is true that the prince is young, but he does win the heart of the first king." I thought that it was better to establish a long than a virtuous, and I think that if the first king was alive, he would also agree with the minister's opinion. ”

Chestnut looked at Rong Worm dumbfounded, unprepared for his sudden "apostasy". This shouldn't be! Isn't Rong Yan the one who looks down on Gongsun Cao the most? If it is true that Gongzi is established as the king of Yan, it must be Gongsun Cao who will benefit! How could Rong Yan agree to Gongsun Cao's idea?!

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

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The eldest husband drama Xin, the upper doctor Jiangqu and other neutrals expressed their support for Gongzi Jiu one after another, or more precisely, support for Yaqing Rong. There is no suspense about who will be the king of Yan.

Gongsun Cao smiled proudly, although he didn't understand why Rong Worm and they changed the direction of the wind to support him. But it's also good to let Jicheng bleed a little less.

Gongsun Cao originally thought that if the form was deadlocked, he would have to kill the chicken to show the monkey, and even imprison or kill all the officials who supported Gongzi Xin. But now, it seems, not at all. In a sense, doesn't this show that the succession of the prince is the trend of the times.

"Now that the ministers have made a decision, then without further ado, tomorrow will hold an enthronement ceremony for Gongzi. At the same time, the prime minister will be fully responsible for the burial of the first king, and I hope that all the ministers will perform their duties. Gongsun Cao made a conclusion.

Jicheng, the royal palace.

"Princess, eat as much as you want! King Yan has died, what should I do if I am hungry? There's a wake, and there's still a lot to do! The maid Xiaohe persuaded bitterly.

Ji Miao smiled sadly, looked at her maid with red eyes, and asked, "You say, did my father really die because of overindulgence?" ”

Xiaohe was stunned for a moment, didn't know what it meant, and hesitantly replied: "It should be!" That's what the imperial doctors say, can this be fake? ”

"But he was fine when I went to see my father yesterday, how could I ...... all of a sudden" Ji Miao still didn't believe it, and continued: "I heard from the eunuchs below that my father's eyes widened when he died, and he looked incredulous. When I arrived, my father's eyes were closed, and his countenance was serene. Could it be that someone got off the **? ”

"Shh Xiaohe looked around in a panic, lowered her voice, and said, "The princess can't talk nonsense. Last night was Concubine Rong's bedtime, and the princess suspected that someone had killed the king, wouldn't she be suspicious of Concubine Rong, if this word reached Concubine Rong's ears, it would be okay. Yiqiē still waited for the prince to ascend the throne. ”

"Maybe I'm thinking too much." Ji Miao replied uneasily.

"Princess, let's eat a little! The king and everyone are gone, and no matter how big your heart is, you will not be able to come back. When the body is burned by hunger, it is himself who suffers. ”

"I don't know why, it's clear that my father treats me badly. Why is he still so sad when he died, I always feel that something is missing in my heart, like a knife......"

Xiaohe quietly listened to Ji Miao's chatter, but didn't say anything more.

"Childe, you're back!" Xiaohe suddenly said in surprise.

I can't convince Ji Miao to eat, but Gongzi Xin can! On weekdays, Ji Miao listens to Gongzi Xin the most. But looking at Gongzi Xin's gloomy face, Xiaohe always felt that something was wrong.

"Brother Wang!" Ji Miao also stopped her tears when she saw Gongzi Xin coming back.

"Little sister!" Gongzi Xin also stared at Ji Miao.

As soon as King Yan left like this, the two of them really didn't have a second relative, so they could only rely on each other.

Perhaps it was because he found that Gongzi Xin's expression was wrong, and the talented Ji Miao asked Wenyan: "Is it that the early dynasty is not going well?" ”

Gongzi Xin nodded, hesitated, but still said truthfully: "The ministers all want to make Gongzi the king, and tomorrow will hold an enthronement ceremony for him." ”

"What? This throne should be done by the royal brother! Ji Miao exclaimed in surprise.

In terms of age, Gongzi Xin is in his thirties, and he has a young son, Xi'er (note: it is the last monarch of Yan in history); Childe is just a twelve-year-old little hairy child.

Speaking of status, Gongzi Xin is the eldest son of Zheng'er Bajing, and Gongzi was still a concubine when he was born, but with Concubine Rong being corrected, he became a concubine. It doesn't make sense that Gongzi will inherit the throne.

"What about Yaqing Rong Worm? What about the eldest husband's drama? They are also in favor of the succession of Gongzi? Ji Miao asked indignantly.

Childe Xin sighed, which was considered a default. said: "The overall situation has been decided, I don't want this throne!" For now, let's take care of my father's funeral first! It's just a wronged little sister. Remember, Concubine Rong is the most small-bellied chicken intestine. In the palace in the future, you must not offend her. Did you hear that? ”

"But Brother Wang...... "Ji Miao still wants to argue about something."

"Don't you even want to listen to Brother Wang?" Childe Xin pretended to be angry and said.

"Oh!" Ji Miao said reluctantly.

Childe Xin looked at his only relative in this world lovingly, and said silently in his heart, I'm sorry little sister. It's not that I don't want this throne, it's that the whole Jicheng is now full of people from Gongsun Cao, inside and out. This is Rong Hui sent someone to sue himself, if I dare to have a little disobedience, it will only harm you and my life. Father's death is definitely not that simple, I am afraid that if I sue you, you will make a big mess, so I have to hide it from you.

In June 273 B.C., King Yan died, and his nickname was "Hui", which was for King Yan Hui. His youngest son, the twelve-year-old son, succeeded to the throne, and Prime Minister Gongsun Cao was the auxiliary minister. All of a sudden, the world was shocked!

(Dear friends, do you dare to let the recommended tickets and collections fly?) All kinds of requests. In this book, Gongsun Cao killed the monarch a year earlier than the original history, but I didn't make it up. ）