Seeing Wei Xi approaching step by step, Qiu Shuxia was not afraid, stroked her short hair again, and said with a smile: "Wei Shangshu said that I was going around in circles with Yanhou, but Wei Shangshu himself, why wasn't he going around in circles?" Originally, His Majesty went to the throne, and His Royal Highness the Prince, as His Majesty's only living male heir, should accompany His Majesty to retire to the imperial tomb and serve his knees! Not to mention that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now assassinated and injured, and he is bedridden, and he can't afford to take on the heavy responsibility of governing the country at all - there are several bloodlines of the first emperor, and we don't know it! ”

Speaking of this, he looked around the court, raised his voice slightly, and said, "Da Rui has been enjoying Zuo for nearly half a hundred years since His Majesty Emperor Taizu set the Ding, although by the Ze of the previous emperors, today's Da Rui can be said to be thriving and prosperous, but it is also in order to live up to the efforts of his predecessors, the new monarch who took over after His Majesty's abdication, regardless of talent, virtue and health, should be able to afford these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains!" I wonder what your colleagues think? ”

The courtiers looked at each other, but none of them had any opinion.

Because the new monarch who succeeded in ascending the throne in the end will definitely have both talent and virtue, this argument is just to exclude the crown prince, and the Wei family and Empress Wei have now given up supporting the crown prince's accession to the throne, so what is there to argue about this issue?

"Qiu Shilang is only staring at Caide Kangjian's side, why don't you say the most important question?" Wei Xi sneered and said slowly, "Since ancient times, there have been no more than two kinds of imperial succession that are in line with etiquette and shame: brother to brother, father to son!" ”

Speaking of which, Chao Danqi arched his hand as an apology - in fact, the court meetings in the past few days were held spontaneously by the courtiers, and Emperor Duanhua did not come at all.

After all, the emperor doesn't have to say anything now, sitting on it coldly, he still has to hear the words of the people below who reveal his scars and stab him, and Emperor Duanhua will sit down obediently every day to get angry as before!

So under the pretext that he fainted in public last time and needed to recuperate, the emperor is now simply hiding and waiting for the result.

However, just as Wei Xi scolded Qiu Shuxia before, although no one takes Emperor Duanhua seriously now, since he has been the emperor for a day, it is not good for him to lose the courtesy he should have as a courtier.

Especially when there are political opponents.

At this moment, Wei Xi put down his hand before continuing, "Although it is said that Your Majesty is in the prime of life today, and he is healthy and peaceful, since Your Majesty is going to the throne, of course this new monarch should also follow these two rules!" ”

If Qiu Shuxia nods in agreement with his words now, then it is equivalent to admitting that only the crown prince, the concubine Lu Hehao and the king of Shu are currently qualified to compete for the new monarch.

If others play the idea of the throne, it is not in accordance with etiquette and shame, and it is a usurpation!

Of course, Qiu Shuxia refused to say this, he narrowed his eyes and smiled lightly: "So, what does Wei Shangshu mean is to choose one between the prince and the concubine Lu Hehao?" His Royal Highness the King of Shu is about to set off for the Emperor's Mausoleum to guard filial piety, Wei Shangshu is the Book of Rites, and he is from a big family, and he knows the most etiquette best, so he will not disturb His Royal Highness the King of Shu to fulfill Concubine Xu's last words, right? ”

"Qiu Shilang doesn't seem to approve?" Wei Xi didn't answer his words directly, only said calmly, "I almost forgot!" Qiu Shilang used to support His Royal Highness King Su - and today he has led His Royal Highness King Su to the court. In this way, Qiu Shilang wants to nominate His Royal Highness King Su to inherit the throne? ”

As he spoke, he looked at King Su with a cold gaze, the only concubine of the first emperor was a little taller than a few years ago, perhaps because of the bitter cold of the domain, he also lost a lot of weight.

But what Wei Xi noticed more was that the childishness and innocence between King Su Meiyu had been wiped out a lot, and at this moment, it was actually calm, and there was a hidden tenacity.

"The Su family really didn't let him spend these years in vain!" Wei Xi looked at the face that was already slightly majestic in the delicate face, and there was a bitter and unwilling sigh in his heart, "If it weren't for the mistake of our Wei family, how could the prince be weaker than this Lu Hegu under the cultivation of the queen?!" ”

His grandson, the crown prince, may not be worse than King Su in terms of talent.

Moreover, Wei Xi firmly believes that his eldest daughter's methods of teaching children are by no means under the Empress Dowager Su.

But his son-in-law ruined it all.

Wei Xi calmed down, pressed down useless emotions, and said lightly, "What about His Royal Highness King Su?" You have quietly returned to the imperial capital after thousands of miles of dust, and it seems that you have come specifically to compete with your cousins and cousins for the throne? ”

He pronounced words clearly, and the pronunciation of the words "cousin" and "cousin" was particularly calm and sarcastic.

Hearing this, all kinds of eyes were cast on King Su.

Although everyone knows that what Wei Xi said is the truth, but just like Fang Cai, everyone knows that Emperor Huizong doesn't like Emperor Xianjia, but no one dares to say that Emperor Xianjia is not liked by Emperor Huizong - everyone knows that King Su came back quietly to the throne, but!

King Su himself can't say that!

At least it's not time for him to say this, after all, people have been usurping the throne of the prince in the past, killing their father and killing their brother, so they have to arrange for a henchman to come out and nominate him, and he pretends to resign three or five times before he "has to" ascend the throne and become the emperor!

If the competition for the throne has been fierce to a certain extent now, and other competitors have been defeated, King Su may also be able to use the words of Emperor Xianjia to "be unyielding" - no way, the one who can be the emperor is either dead or wasted, and then he has a problem with his morality, lack of talent, and unbearable temperament, in short, I have to do it!

So for the sake of the thousands of people in the world, for the stability of the court, and for the continuation of the peaceful scene in the past few decades, Lone can only reluctantly practice Zuo!

But now, King Su has just returned, and he will open his mouth to admit that he is back to compete for the throne, even if it is the people who originally supported him, they will think that he is too ugly to eat, and it is not the bearing that Mingjun should have.

"Wei Shangshu is really a noble man and how forgetful!" In front of everyone's eyes, King Su raised his eyes, and after looking at Wei Xi very calmly for a while, he opened his mouth unhurriedly, and said, "Lone is ordered to return to the capital - it is said that this matter is not a secret, why is it only a few days, Wei Shangshu doesn't remember?" ”

Wei Xi didn't care about the vague sarcasm and hostility in his words, he just said hesitantly: "In this way, His Royal Highness King Su is returning to the capital this time, just to obey the holy decree, and has no other intentions?" For example, fighting for the throne with your cousins and nephews? ”

Seeing him pressing step by step, Qiu Shuxia naturally wanted to come out to stop him: "Didn't Wei Shangshu just agree to establish a new monarch as soon as possible?" But why did he stare at His Royal Highness King Su, who could return to the imperial capital? Is it trying to take the opportunity to divert the topic?! ”

…… At this day's court meeting, although Qiu Shuxia quarreled with Wei Xi again as usual, in the end, if it weren't for a few old ministers who couldn't see it and came out to play a round, and even the two almost had to roll up their sleeves to fight again, but in fact, in addition to ending Concubine Xu. Aside from this one, nothing else was negotiated.

Then everyone is not surprised by this situation, because the two things of the new monarch and the assassination of the crown prince are actually together, and in the final analysis, it is a battle for the throne.

Now the Su family has the upper hand because they have rebelled against He Wenqiong to a certain extent, but the Wei family is not easy to mess with!

Both sides are well-known families with profound backgrounds, and it is unusual for everyone to compare, where can this battle be decided in a day or two?

Especially when King Su has just returned, many people are not psychologically prepared, how to accept a "royal nephew" as the new monarch!

What made them hold their breath for a moment on this day was that after the court meeting dispersed, an attendant came out with a whisk of dust and passed a message, saying that Emperor Duanhua wanted to summon King Su to Xuanming Palace to speak.

Judging from the scene, this is also a matter of course, not counting blood, they are also cousins.

The cousin returned from the edict for a few years, and his brother's health was not good enough to go to the court, so he asked his younger brother to talk to his sickbed after the court was dispersed, which was in line with brotherhood, right?

In fact, King Su should take the initiative to visit Emperor Duanhua, so that he is a good brother!

But now everyone knows what kind of anger and hatred the emperor has towards King Su - after all, the chronic illness of the prince may not be cured in this life!

Not to mention the loss of not being able to elect the crown prince, how can anyone who is a normal father and mother not feel sorry for his own flesh and blood? !

So this will be Emperor Duanhua to ask King Su to go to Xuanming Palace, God knows what kind of heaven and earth net is waiting for him.

After all, even the crown prince can be assassinated in the heavily guarded East Palace, so it is not impossible for a few bold rebels in the Xuanming Palace to kill His Royal Highness King Su!

"Your Majesty summoned you, and you should have gone immediately." In front of everyone's eyes, the direction of the Xuanming Palace of the Su Dynasty arched his hand, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "But I have returned after a long journey, so I should meet the elders first!" ”

"Didn't Your Majesty rush to summon His Royal Highness King Su and His Royal Highness King Xiang to return to the imperial capital to comfort the two mothers because of the discord between the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother's phoenix body?" Qiu Shuxia gloated and said, "Now that His Royal Highness King Su has arrived in the imperial capital next, how can he not visit the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager first?" Your Majesty and the Empress are of course the brothers and sisters-in-law of His Royal Highness King Su, in the end, the same generation cannot be compared with the elders, Your Majesty is an example for all the people, and he will definitely not do anything disrespectful to the elders in public, right? ”

The attendant who passed the message had nothing to say, so he had to quietly glance at Weixi with his eyes.

Wei Xi shook his head at him slightly, in fact, King Su went directly to Xuanming Palace, and Wei Xi felt that his eldest daughter and son-in-law might not be able to kill him.

After all, Emperor Duanhua only lived in Xuanming Palace for less than three years, and Emperor Xianjia lived in Xuanming Palace for more than 20 years before.

Empress Dowager Su has always been respected by Emperor Xianjia, and in the more than 20 years she has been the queen, where can she stretch her hand to?

Just like the queen mother, who no longer asks about the affairs of the harem after becoming the queen mother, she can still arrange for the "fifth brother" and a group of people to guard herself without anyone noticing, who knows how much the queen mother and son have left for her mother and son in this palace?

On the contrary, it was Emperor Duanhua and Empress Wei, since the assassination of the crown prince, they noticed the madness of the Su family's desperate bets - they were more worried that the palace people who didn't know where would give them a fatal blow!

Since the Su family dared to let King Su enter the city and let him openly appear in the court, it was obvious that there must be a way to protect him.

This prince is not so easy to kill-Wei Xi turned his head to look at King Su who had already walked in the direction of Mingren Palace, Yanhou Jian Xubai walked side by side with him, the two seemed to be talking while walking, and their attitudes were very leisurely, Wei Xi looked at it coldly for a moment, Fang retracted his gaze, and said in his heart: "However, my Wei family will not admit defeat just like this!" ”