Lord Zaifu is the ruler of this royal city, although he does not decide the matter of criminal law, but this matter is a crime of rebellion, since he should express his opinion first, only listen to him: "As a royal family, King Belon not only does not think about the people of the blood Ying country, but he is consumed by profit, not only colluding with other counties to try to rebel, but also invoking the order to use the royal city army to launch civil strife, causing countless deaths and injuries to the people of Pingdu, and also causing a lot of losses to the royal city, causing serious damage to the reputation of the royal city, so his crime is unforgivable, and he must be punished with capital punishment to show the prestige of my royal city." ”

When Xiao Wang heard this, his hands trembled involuntarily, after all, King Belon was her half-brother, and now he wanted to take his life, but he still couldn't make up his mind as a royal sister, she was silent for a while, and she didn't answer Zai Fu's proposal, she turned to Bai Bing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and asked, "I don't know what Bai Shangshu has to say?" ”

Bai Bing knew that the king was thinking that he couldn't bear to kill his brother, but the matter was very important, and he couldn't save the kindness of a woman, so he replied solemnly: "Back to the king, Weichen and Lord Zaifu have also decided that if they forgive King Peron's sins, I am afraid that the people will not be convinced, and it will also give King Beron's henchmen a chance to take advantage of it, and in the end, the rebel forces will resurge, and then it will be a fatal blow to the royal city, so King Beron must be guilty of rebellion, and his daughter is also the main culprit, but if he is young, he can be imprisoned for life to repent, As for General Tong Ge and other henchmen, their crimes are not small, and their official titles are cut off and sentenced to death, while the other henchmen are all removed from their official positions and are imprisoned. ”

Xiao Wang thought that Bai Bing would give a more lenient opinion, but she didn't expect to hear the same harsh criminal law, she was silent, not knowing whether she should agree or oppose. And Zai Fu and Bai Bing both saw King Xiao's hesitation, and were afraid that she would not be able to bear it, so they hurriedly knelt down and admonished: "The crime committed by King Belon is indignant to heaven and man, please make a decision quickly." The two of them knelt down and pleaded, and the other courtiers competed to kneel down and ask King Xiao.

When King Xiao saw this scene, he was really a little overwhelmed, and her wavering heart made her feel very flustered, Jielan on the side saw her mother's panicked look, and knew her thoughts, she walked over and held her mother's hand, and said softly: "Mother, I know that you are very unbearable, but if you don't agree, I am afraid that the subjects will be dissatisfied, now it is to stabilize the people's hearts, and at the same time, it is also a warning to Heimu County, those who want to seek power and usurp the throne will have such a result, I hope Heimu County can take this as a warning and give up the heart of raising troops, Otherwise, Wang Cheng would never forgive him easily. ”

King Xiao sighed, and suddenly understood that even if he wanted to protect King Belon, it was impossible, not to mention that this may be his life, too greedy for the life of power, but he was not in love with power, and in the end he also committed a big crime, this may be the fate of people, many things can not be changed by themselves, only acceptance.

She stood up and said to all the ministers: "I will follow the minister's performance, and deal with those involved in this rebellion according to the law, and there will be no forgiveness." ”

When the ministers heard the king's order, they were all indignant and kowtowed, and after the matter was handled, Lord Zaifu asked again: "Now that Princess Nanrong has been deprived of her royal status, naturally her identity as a candidate for the king will also be removed. ”

Princess Nanrong was canceled as a princess, and the choice of the king naturally went to Jielan, which is a truth that everyone knows, and all the ministers also obeyed Zaifu's opinion, knelt down and requested: "Please accept the king's royal order and favor the world." ”

The sudden admonition made Jielan a little overwhelmed, she listened to the voices of the ministers constantly shouting for her to ascend the throne again and again, and her heart was a little disturbed, after all, she had always thought that Princess Nanrong would eventually become the king, but she didn't expect that it would be herself in the end, and she didn't have the psychological preparation to become the supreme ruler, she felt that she didn't have the ability yet, and she couldn't be mature enough to meet a country, but in the face of such a situation, she had to be calm, she said to the ministers: " All the ministers, please get up, your upper palace already knows, for the succession to the throne, although Princess Nanrong was deprived of the status of a princess, and I should naturally become the next king, but the throne is not a child's play, this palace does not want to be a person who sits on the benefits of a fisherman, this palace is not to say that it is unwilling to accept the throne, but to let the minister know that this palace hopes that he will be strong enough, and then go to the throne, at that time, I think when I face the ministers, I will not feel guilty, and now, Hongu only wanted to continue to be a student of the ministers, and my mother would continue to hold the throne. ”

When the ministers heard Princess Jielan's words, they were in an uproar, they didn't know what Princess Jielan meant this time, if it was someone else, they heard that it was going to be passed on to him, and they couldn't be happy, and how could there be such a prevarication?

Lord Hongden knew that Jielan's words were sincere, not trying to shirk the heavy responsibility, so he played: "The princess is not greedy for power, it is the blessing of blood, but the limit of fifty days is approaching, if the princess does not ascend the throne, I am afraid that the people of the world will be suspicious, so that the people's hearts will be shaken, this is the most important point." ”

Jielan did take this into account, her expression became solemn, and she said in a deep voice: "What Hongda said is very true, but now that foreign enemies are eyeing each other, and my royal city is not the time to change the monarch and succeed to the throne, holding the enthronement ceremony at this time will inevitably cost the people and money, and will also distract the ministers, and the foreign enemy will take advantage of this opportunity to attack in, although the people are not there, and their hearts are uneasy, but if the foundation of the Blood Ying Kingdom is damaged because of this matter, it will be really the people who will suffer in the end." Now that the king is on the throne, the world is convinced, the so-called limit of fifty days is just a decree, the decree is set by people, and it can naturally be changed according to the current situation, otherwise, isn't it too too pedantic and conservative, a country, if it is so self-contained, then how to talk about prosperity, therefore, the matter of ascending the throne, the ministers should not say more, and it is not too late to talk about it after the matter of Heimu County is resolved. ”

The ministers heard that Princess Jielan was so worried about national affairs, and put aside the matter of her own power and did not consider it, which was a blessing for the Blood Ying Kingdom, and such a king may be difficult to find in a hundred years.

All the ministers bowed their heads and said, "The princess's kindness is indeed a blessing to the people." ”

Jielan smiled and bowed, she thought that the success of the rebellion was inseparable from many good generals, she only said: "The reason why the disaster of civil strife can be pacified so quickly depends on the work of two generals, one is the major general of the crack next to the young monarch, and the other is Qiu Zhen, because the leader has been awarded by the young monarch before, so he has been reinstated as an official, but his contribution to quelling the chaos is indelible, the palace wants to make him the general of Pingyuan, I don't know what the ministers think?" ”

All the generals know that Qiu Zhen's talent, in the past, because of the involvement of General Long Ke, so he was constantly demoted, and now he can be reinstated, which is also his creation, so no one raised any objections, Jielan saw that all the ministers allowed it, so he rewarded Qiu Zhen, and Qiu Zhen knelt down to thank him. Then Jielan thought of the soldiers of Jin Zhaocheng, and asked, "I wonder where the soldiers of Jin Zhaocheng who came to help me and others quell the civil strife are now?" ”

Split Bo stood up and replied: "Princess Hui, because the soldiers of Jin Zhaocheng are soldiers from the outer city, and according to the law, they are not allowed to enter the Pingdu without the permission of the king, so the last general has already asked them to camp outside the city and wait for the king to announce it. ”

Jielan nodded, and asked again: "Which general of Jin Zhaocheng came to help with the troops this time?" ”

"It's General Kou Ying." Crack replied angrily.

Jielan has seen this Kou Ying general, when she and Long Yi were about to return to the royal court, they encountered an ambush by a man in black in the woods, and it was this general who arrived in time to rescue him, so that he was able to survive, but now he did not expect that he was in danger with the troops to rescue, although he was also ordered by the Lord, but this kindness, Jielan was in her heart, she hurriedly said: "Quickly announce that it will enter the palace." ”

Suddenly, the guard outside the main hall Xuan Kouying entered the hall, and within a moment, he saw this general who was over thirty years old and extraordinarily eloquent into the main hall, and then bowed down to Jielan and the king with one leg, and said, "Jin Zhaocheng Kou Ying sees the princess of the king." ”

King Xiao let him be flat, and Jielan walked down from the high platform, personally helped Kou Ying up, she saw Kou Ying, her heart was very excited, only said: "General Kou has saved me three times and five times, when I was in Jin Zhaocheng, the palace did not thank the general, but now, let the general save my Wang Cheng in danger, I am really grateful, this palace has thanked the general on behalf of the ministers and all the people of Pingdu." ”

Jielan leaned over and saluted, this salute made Kou Ying a little frightened, she was so busy taking a step back, leaning over to return the salute, and said hurriedly: "The last general is also the duty of a minister, the princess doesn't have to thank her, the last general is really ashamed." ”

Jielan smiled slightly, and said: "The lives of this palace were saved by the general, but this palace should give a salute, why don't you dare to do it, but why did General Kou rush to the royal city in such a hurry?" ”

"When the princess returned to the royal court, she entrusted the city lord of Jin Xuan, if there was a rebellion in the royal court, I hope that Jin Zhaocheng can send troops to help, the city lord has always kept this matter in mind, so after the princess left, the city lord ordered his subordinates to take the troops to set off, stationed on the border of Jin Zhaocheng, if it is learned that there is a change in the royal court within ten days, then lead the troops to the battle, if the princess does not worry about it within ten days, the last general will withdraw the troops back to the city according to the will of the city lord."

Jielan didn't expect Jin Xuan to be so trustworthy, she clearly said that she would not send troops until she ascended the throne, but what she didn't expect was that she was hard-mouthed and soft-hearted, and after she left, she made this plan, and let Kou Ying be stationed not to exceed the limit, and Wangcheng and Jin Zhaocheng were the closest, only half a day's journey, which shows how careful her mind is, Jielan is a little ashamed.

"The city lord of Jin Xuan is really wise, when General Kou goes back, he will definitely convey the gratitude of the palace to her, and tell her that I am not only the city lord of Jin Zhaocheng, but when she is my confidant and friend, you know?"

When Kou Ying heard a princess call the Lord like this, he also felt proud in his heart, and he gave up his hand, and his expression showed a look of admiration.

And Jielan wanted to keep him, but she thought about it again and again, and still said: "This palace should have had a good banquet for the general, but the current situation is worrying, and the general is the pillar of Jin Zhaocheng, so the general needs to rush back to the city as soon as possible, so as not to let foreign enemies have an opportunity to take advantage of it." ”

Kou Ying himself also has this consideration, he originally planned to lead the army to resign, but when he didn't know how to speak, he was relieved to hear Jielan say, he was relieved, he was ordered to retreat from the court, and Jielan asked Split Bo to send him off, and Split Bo was also ordered to personally send Kou Ying out of the palace, and after sending Kou Ying away, Jielan felt that the real court discussion had just begun.