Chapter 18: The Beginning of the Pilgrimage Meeting (Asking for Recommendation Votes)
The belly of the fish in the east is white, and the sun is dawning. A touch of sunlight shines down, making the bright yellow tiles on the Zhengde Hall shine brightly.
After Zhou Jian's entourage of princes and princesses arrived at the Zhengde Palace, Zhou Jian stopped, looked up at the three golden characters of "Zhengde Palace", and stopped for a moment.
At this moment, Zhou Jian didn't expect that the future would be so far away as sitting in the Zhengde Hall and commanding the ministers. He just sighed, it was the first time he had set foot in more than ten years.
And this time I entered, it was to compete with the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, to win the dignity of the crown prince. After sighing for a moment, Zhou Jian got up and stepped into the Zhengde Palace.
There was another flash of dazzling light, and the first thing that caught my eye was the floor paved with white marble and the columns made of amethyst, which were extremely luxurious.
Due north against the wall, there is a huge screen, on the screen is painted a golden dragon, the golden dragon is shining with golden light, as if the dragon is rolling in the sea of clouds, and a compelling power is coming.
Looking at this golden dragon and feeling the majesty rushing to his face, even Zhou Jian felt a touch of shock. Taking a deep breath, Zhou Jiancai moved away from the golden dragon's body. Then he led the princes, and the sons stood on both sides of the throne.
Then it's time to wait. Soon after, Prime Minister Deng Mad, Hussar General Guan Xing led the three princes and nine kings, and hundreds of civil and military officials entered the Zhengde Palace.
Each dressed in court clothes, the dragon walks and walks in a tiger's step, and the majesty is incomparable.
After entering the Zhengde Palace, as soon as they stood up, almost all the civil and military officials couldn't help but set their eyes on Zhou Jian.
Zhou Jian, as the eldest son, stands at the forefront, which is really easy to recognize. The eyes of the officials were full of inquiry. This highness is the number two person today.
Today is destined to have a war, and this one is destined to have nothing to do with the position of the crown prince, but the source of everything is caused by him. For many years, as the eldest son, he has firmly blocked the way of his younger brothers, and now he is finally going to abdicate and make way for Xian.
For these inquiring eyes, Zhou Jian was indifferent, just nodded to Zhao Wen in the upper reaches of the queue and Zhao Deng in the lower reaches. This uncle, the uncle's appearance is also unchanged, and he still recognizes it. That is, the mother family, that is, dependence. Today, I am afraid that I will have to rely on the protection of these two elders.
Zhao Wen and Zhao Deng were very surprised by Zhou Jian's nodding salute. After more than ten years of seclusion, I don't want this Jian'er to recognize them. This means that Zhou Jian is mentally stable and nothing serious. So after Zhou Jian nodded, the two also nodded hurriedly.
Hundreds of civil and military officials are exploring Zhou Jian, the big supporting role and the number two person. Naturally, they all noticed the interaction between Zhou Jian, Zhao Wen and Zhao Deng.
Deng Zhong raised his eyebrows, with a hint of coldness. At the same time, his lips moved slightly, and he said to Deng Mad and said, "Father, Zhou Jian not only seems to behave normally this week, but also remembers a lot of things. ”
"Don't panic. Even if you recognize it, Zhou Jian's leg has been broken, and it is a foregone conclusion, Zhou Jian is no longer qualified to win the crown prince's position, and the Zhao family will not be able to turn over the storm. ”
After Deng Mad heard the transmission, his lips also moved slightly, and the transmission said.
When Deng Zhong heard this, it made sense to think about it, a lame person, did he still want to be the crown prince?
"Hmph, do the people of the Zhao family still want to turn over?" Guan Xing also showed a touch of coldness on his face when he saw this, and snorted coldly in his heart.
"Father, it seems that Zhou Jian still has a tacit understanding with the Zhao family that time, which is also a favorable opportunity for us. ”
Mingde was in the middle of the position, but he also saw it very clearly, and couldn't help but spread the word to Mingyuan.
"Well, that's good news. But let's calm down for the time being, and let's see how the Zhao family opens up the situation for us. Ming Yuan was also secretly happy in his heart, but he was very calm and said.
When Matilda heard the transmission, he nodded in understanding.
Whether it is a civil or military official, they are more or less cultivated. The transmission of sound is not a divine visit, which will cause confusion. Therefore, most of the ministers in this hall chose to transmit sound because of Zhou Jian's movement. Although it was silent, it was actually ready to move and boil.
"The king has arrived. ”
At this moment, the shrill cry of the inner eunuch sounded.
Many civil and military officers suddenly perked up and extinguished the transmission. Looking up, I saw Zhou Zheng walking out of a door on the left side of the screen.
He was dressed in a crown robe, wearing a crown on his head, stepping on his feet, and wearing a king's costume all over his body, and walked step by step to the throne and sat down.
"Meet Your Majesty. ”
Princes, princesses, and courtiers bowed down in unison.
Zhou Zheng glanced at the ministers, princes, and princesses lightly, paused slightly on Zhou Jian's body, and a touch of coldness flashed away.
Then he raised his hand and said, "Flat." ”
"Your Majesty (Father). ”
All the people bowed down in unison.
Zhou Jian also thanked everyone together, he keenly felt the coldness in Zhou Zheng's eyes, and his heart was also filled with coldness.
Zhou Jian has been quiet for more than ten years, all thanks to Zhou Zheng. When Queen Zhao disappeared, he was imprisoned, and his sister who had just been born had no one to take care of him, and he almost died, which was really miserable. But all along, Zhou Jian didn't know why. The eldest son of Wang, who lost power, of course, was not qualified to question King Zhou about anything.
But in general, it's nothing more than that he Zhou Jian is unlikable. And this time, he wanted to seize the crown prince from the king of Zhou and his younger brothers who came from all over the world. I don't know if the truth of the year will also emerge.
After the monarch and ministers finished the ceremony, Zhou Zhengdi raised his gaze, glanced at the ministers again, and then said slowly: "Gu has been on the throne for decades, but he has never set up a crown prince. As a result, the people of the government and the opposition were uncertain, which affected the society of the country. Today, it is said that Lone should comply with the will of the princes, set up the crown prince, and consolidate the society. I also ask you to choose these kings. ”
"Father, since ancient times, the eldest brother is both a son and an eldest brother. The crown prince is well deserved. ”
Unexpectedly, it was Zhou Feng who spoke first, and it was Zhou Jian, the eldest son of Wang Yan, who supported it. I saw Zhou Feng take a step forward and salute Zhou Zheng sincerely.
"What a thief. ”
Many ministers secretly shouted in their hearts.
"Oops. ”
In addition, some ministers secretly screamed in their hearts.
"Well said. ”
There are also ministers who applaud in their hearts.
Zhou Feng's words were beyond the expectations of the ministers. And it has a deep meaning, almost everyone in the court knows that Zhou Jian's leg was broken by Zhou Feng.
But this is gossip after all, Zhou Zheng did not issue an order, saying that the eldest son of the king broke a leg and wanted to withdraw from the position of crown prince. This gave Zhou Feng an opportunity.
First of all, this is the defense group to attack Zhou Jian's broken leg with him.
To put it simply, Zhou Feng is pretending to be innocent and pretending not to know. He respects his eldest brother and wants to take advantage of the situation to help his eldest brother sit on the throne of the crown prince. Such a person, you are embarrassed to say that the eldest son of the prince broke the leg himself.
Secondly, this is still an active attack.
If the fact that Zhou Jian's broken leg is completely revealed later, it will automatically withdraw from the competition for the crown prince. So, who is the eldest among the remaining princes? So Zhou Feng can firmly occupy this truth and take advantage of the trend.
It can be said that it is a combination of offense and defense, which is quite powerful. That's why the ministers were shaken.
"As the old saying goes, a thief cries out to catch a thief. Second brother, you personally forced your eldest brother to break a leg, but now you are the first to stand up and assist your eldest brother to become the crown prince, which is really ridiculous. ”
Zhou Fei was the first to stand up and question Zhou Feng and sneered.
"Hmph, it seems that among the younger brothers and sisters, the most urgent is your fourth child. Zhou Feng sneered in his heart when he heard this, but his face suddenly changed, and he lost his voice: "What? Big brother broke a leg? This is impossible." ”
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Feng suddenly turned his head and asked Zhou Jiandao: "Big brother, did you really break a leg? Who is so ruthless, who is so bold, who actually broke the leg of the eldest son of the king of Great Zhou?"
In the end, Zhou Feng's voice was fierce, and he looked like he wanted to catch the thief.
If it weren't for knowing in advance that Zhou Jian's leg was Zhou Feng's masterpiece, I'm afraid everyone would have mistaken Zhou Feng for a good brother who cares about his brother.