Sima Hongyan talked loudly,-for-tat, it was completely an attitude of not taking the Queen Mother seriously, the ministers all pinched a cold sweat for her, but they had to secretly pick a thumbs up, Sima Hongyan said that what they wanted to say but did not dare to say.

How could Yan Hong not know that Sima Hongyan came out completely for him, although he was worried about Sima Hongyan in his heart, he was a little relieved, and after thinking about it again and again, he finally couldn't help but say nothing.

At this time, the queen standing at the back walked to the queen mother's side, looked at the queen mother's blue face, and shouted angrily to Sima Hongyan: "Sima Hongyan, what are you?" Dare to be disrespectful to the Queen Mother. Come on, quickly pull her down and cut her, I really don't understand what the emperor thought at the beginning, and actually let this shameless little slut enter the court! ”

The queen shouted, and the warriors in the palace were stunned, not knowing whether to listen to the order or not, and hesitated and didn't move.

Seeing that she was ignoring her words, the queen couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, and scolded the warriors in the store: "Are you deaf? Didn't you hear Hongu's orders? Do you usually raise you for nothing? Don't hurry up yet! ”

Sima Hongyan in the audience suddenly said coldly: "These warriors take Yanling's Yulu and eat the imperial grain of the errand, they are loyal to Yanling, loyal to the people, and it is not you useless people in the harem who raise them." ”

Hearing Sima Hongyan's sarcasm, the queen trembled with anger, pointed at Sima Hongyan and was about to scold again, when she suddenly saw Sima Hongyan holding a token in her right hand and said loudly: "The warriors in the palace listen to the order!" If anyone in the harem dares to shout rudely in the court and disturb the court, they should be punished for the crime of misleading the country and correct the law on the spot! ”

All the warriors knew that Sima Hongyan was holding a general token, and when they saw the seal of the soldiers, they immediately responded loudly in unison: "Subordinates obey the order!" ”

The queen was so frightened by the samurai's voice that she shrank back, and almost sat down on the ground, but she didn't expect that she was a queen, and she didn't even have a place to speak in the court. Sima Hongyan has always dared to say and do, the queen was shocked and scared for a while, but she didn't dare to say another word, her heart was full of anger, but she could only dare to be angry but didn't dare to speak.

Sima Hongyan was too lazy to pay attention to the queen, and said to the queen mother: "Yanling national law, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics." I'm afraid it's not in line with the rules for the Queen Mother to continue to stay here, so it's better to ask the Queen Mother to drive back to the harem. As for the prince's succession, it is better to let the two princes and the hundred officials discuss and decide together! ”

The Queen Mother's eyes showed a fierce light, and she asked coldly, "What?" Are you rushing to mourn home? ”

"Yes!" Sima Hongyan replied without hesitation: "If the Queen Mother stays here, she is violating the law of the country, and the responsibility is not light!" Please think about it carefully. ”

So far, with national affairs, even the Queen Mother has not given face, and Sima Hongyan is definitely the first person.

The Queen Mother was furious and shouted at the other ministers: "Are you just watching this rebel minister humiliate and mourn his family? Are you still my loyal servant of Yanling? Is it still the pillar of the country that the emperor relies on? ”

I didn't expect things to come to this point, and the ministers were a little overwhelmed. Logically speaking, Sima Hongyan didn't do anything wrong. But after all, the queen mother is the emperor's mother, and the emperor has just died, and it doesn't seem to be too much for the queen mother to preside over the overall situation.

Besides, no matter who becomes the new emperor in the future, it will be the grandson of the queen mother, and the queen mother will become the queen mother, and it will be easy to rectify them in the future.

Originally, the ministers thought that the Queen Mother's arbitrariness was indeed unreasonable, but no one dared to really offend the Queen Mother, for fear that they would lose their official positions and lives in the future, and they would also affect their families, and the cost would be too great.

Since ancient times, no one has really compared with the royal family, although the national law is strict, but it is not a word of the emperor, who dares to be true with the supreme imperial power? There's no chance of winning at all.

When asked by the Queen Mother, all the officials lowered their heads and no one dared to speak, and there were one or two ministers who were afraid of things to persuade Sima Hongyan to admit his mistake to the Queen Mother quickly, and it was no good to do it against the Queen Mother.

Sima Hongyan was a little impatient by the persuasion of those ministers, and said sharply: "The country has laws but does not respect them, what is the use of legislation?" If the emperor's family is guilty and can be forgiven, how can the people's hearts be convinced? Is this world of the people, or is it a surname? Do we know that we are misleading the country, and we as courtiers still have to submit to our power? What's the difference between that and an accomplice? ”

The Queen Mother said angrily: "Sima Hongyan, you dare to say such rebellious words, you are simply going to rebel!" ”

"Joke!" Sima Hongyan sneered and said: "I am the first soldier for the country and the people, don't give me a hat to buckle indiscriminately, if Yanling is destroyed in your hands, you are the sinners of Yanling through the ages!" ”

The more the two sides talked, the more stiff they became, and neither of them would budge.

At this time, Xiangguo Li Mingzhong and the general Liao Ziling looked at each other, and Li Mingzhong stood up and said: "Since the emperor's will ordered us to recommend Ming Jun to ascend the throne, I think we should obey the emperor's order and elect a new master." In this way, it is useless to only engage in a battle of words and tongues, and to say more! ”

After listening to Li Mingzhong's words, the Queen Mother immediately thought that there was still something important to do, so she put Sima Hongyan's matter aside, and hurriedly said to Li Mingzhong: "Or what Xiangguo said, I don't know which prince Xiangguo recommends to succeed to the throne?" ”

Li Mingzhong used to be a friend of his father, he stood up to speak, Sima Hongyan naturally didn't want to say anything, but he was slightly unhappy with Li Mingzhong's coming out and the mud, and retreated to the side stupidly.

Li Mingzhong said: "Queen Mother! Yanling has now gone through hundreds of years, from the unification of one country to the current five countries side by side, Yanling has suffered many hardships, and several other countries have taken the opportunity to divide one side and establish themselves as kings because of the civil strife in Yanling. Although they are all in the name of the country now, we all know that those people are the real rebels and thieves. Since his accession to the throne, the emperor has never forgotten the great cause of reunification, and has been bent on restoring the world of Yanling, which is really admired by the ministers. Now that other countries are invading my Yanling, the thieves are increasing day by day, and they are eager to include my Yanling in the territory, and Yanling is actually at the time of life and death. ”

The Queen Mother heard Li Mingzhong talk a lot about the situation in the world, and didn't understand what he meant by this, so she said: "What Xiangguo said is extremely true, so we have to elect a virtuous monarch today to continue the great cause of the emperor's unification!" The mourning family believes that if this matter is entrusted to His Royal Highness, there is still a chance to restore reunification. ”

Li Mingzhong did not give a positive answer to the Queen Mother's words, and said: "Judging from the general trend of the world today, Dongning has a strong national strength, and it has carried out internal disturbances and external invasions against our Yanling. The West Vietnamese frequently deployed troops on the border, presumably waiting for the opportunity. Nanyi is also ready to move at the moment, coveting the land of the sixteen counties in my Yanyi Pass. Don't say that we unify the world, we are already facing the sinister situation of being divided by wolves at this time, I don't know what the Queen Mother can do to deal with this? ”

The Queen Mother was stunned, but she didn't expect Li Mingzhong to ask her such a question, she felt a little uncomfortable, and still replied: "Xiangguo's question is a woman from a mourning family, and she has lived in the deep palace for a long time, how can she answer?" This is something that the new emperor should consider, right? ”

Li Mingzhong said: "What the Queen Mother said is extremely true, but the minister thinks that although the two princes are heroic, they have no experience in leading troops and no military merits, how can they deal with the current dangerous situation?" Therefore, the minister thinks that the two princes are not enough to succeed to the throne! ”

The more the Queen Mother listened, the more she felt that something was wrong, and she asked Li Mingzhong very curiously: "Then I don't know what Xiangguo means?" Do you have a better candidate? ”

Li Mingzhong said: "Queen Mother Shengming, this is exactly what the minister meant!" ”

The Queen Mother couldn't bear it anymore, so she took the case and said angrily: "Li Mingzhong, do you also want to be a traitorous minister?" ”

At this time, even Yan Ze, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, couldn't hold his breath, and he asked Li Mingzhong with a gloomy face: "I don't know who Xiangguo said can fight against the Five Kingdoms?" Could it be Xiangguo yourself? ”

Li Mingzhong laughed a few times and said: "The old minister has already reached his twilight years, how can he bear such a heavy burden, His Royal Highness laughed!" ”

"Who is the person Xiangguo is talking about?" Yan Ze asked curiously.

Li Mingzhong slowly took out a holy decree from his arms, respectfully held it in his hand, and said: "It's not the recommendation of the minister, but the emperor has already arranged to leave an edict for the throne." ”

Sima Hongyan's eyes widened, and he looked at this reversal curiously.

She recognized that the holy decree was the one that Emperor Yanzhen had entrusted her to give to Li Mingzhong and Liao Ziling. I thought to myself: It turns out that the emperor has already made arrangements, so he has to hand over the throne to Uncle Liao? I am afraid that Uncle Liao has this ability to compete with other countries. Alas, it's a pity that Uncle Liao was seriously injured, and it's all to blame for Yan Qi's bastard, there is more than enough success and more failure!

Looking at the holy decree held in Li Mingzhong's hand, the Queen Mother said angrily: "Where did you get this holy decree from?" How come the mourning family doesn't know? Didn't you fake it? ”

Li Mingzhong's face changed, and he said in a stern voice: "Why did the Queen Mother say this? This edict is only available in the palace, and it is written by the emperor himself, and it is also stamped with the great seal of Yanling, how can the minister forge it? ”

The Queen Mother thought about it, she lost her temper for a while, but she didn't expect this.

Yan Ze said: "Since Xiangguo said so, can you give me a look at the holy decree?" ”

Li Mingzhong said: "Of course you can, but the emperor has an edict, and this decree needs to be read out in front of all the ministers." After the reading is made, it will be seen clearly by His Royal Highness. ”

After speaking, Li Mingzhong summoned the eunuch who announced the decree, handed the decree to his hand, and said, "Trouble my father-in-law to read it out loud!" ”

The eunuch unfolded the decree and read it in a shrill voice. Everyone listened attentively with their ears straightened, lest they miss a word, and they could not guess what was going to be said in this decree!

This holy decree is so long, Sima Hongyan didn't know what to do after listening to it for a long time, and he was bored. Suddenly, the eunuch's voice stopped abruptly, his face changed greatly, his hands trembled, and he looked at the holy decree in a daze, as if he couldn't believe what was written on it.

Sima Hongyan asked a minister beside him inexplicably, "What did he say?" How did you get scared like this? ”

The minister stretched out his hand to stop Sima Hongyan's words, and said in a low voice: "Don't make a sound, he will read out the name of the person the emperor wants to pass on the throne." But looking at his appearance, it seems that this person's name is beyond his expectations! ”

Sima Hongyan secretly wondered, what is there to make a fuss about, isn't it a good thing to pass it on to Uncle Liao. If Uncle Liao becomes the emperor, Yanling will be able to prosper for at least a few decades. It's much stronger than the second Yanze who passed it on to the gentleman.

The eyes of everyone in the main hall were focused on the eunuch at this time, and they were anxious to hear the name of that person, and they wondered who would scare the eunuch like that.

Li Mingzhong was next to the eunuch Xuanzhi, and he didn't urge, because when he saw that name, he also slowed down for a long time before he came back to his senses.

At this time, the queen also craned her neck and waited for the next step, and when she saw that the eunuch had not spoken for a long time, she urged urgently: "Who is it?" You mean! ”