As soon as the words fell, Wang Jinghui's eyes looked at Shen Xiaohan, the secretary of the Criminal Department.

Shen Xiaohan also immediately realized that at this time, someone needed to stand up and say something that Wang Jinghui couldn't say.

Although Wang Jinghui is a member of the Great Prince's faction, he is now presiding over the government as the first assistant, and if he comes out to stand in line, it will inevitably make others feel embarrassed in their hearts.

You can't be both a referee and a player.

"Lord Wang, and all the colleagues here, the emperor died unexpectedly, which no one expected."

Shen Xiaohan stood up, and then said loudly: "And Your Majesty did not establish the crown prince during his lifetime, which also made the court fall into a borderless land at this moment. ”

"In special times, you should do special things."

"Since the first emperor has not appointed a crown prince, then we should follow the order of the eldest and youngest to elect a new king."

"As the eldest son of the first emperor, the eldest prince Wei Zongyuan is the best candidate to succeed the new monarch regardless of virtue and martial arts, Wen Tao and martial arts."

"According to the official's opinion, the new monarch should be appointed as the new monarch to succeed to the throne"

"What do you guys think?"

"What Lord Shen said is good, since the first emperor has not appointed a crown prince, then it is reasonable to follow the order of the eldest and youngest and make the eldest prince the new king!"

"Make the great prince the new king!"

"Lord Shen is right, and the lower officials also think that the great prince should be appointed as the emperor!"

“.“

For a time, as the officials of Wang Jinghui's literary faction, they all stood up to support the eldest prince to succeed to the throne.

And their use of the order of the eldest and youngest as a reason is indeed a problem that makes people even more unable to find impeachment.

If it was just said that the eldest prince Wei Zongyuan had both virtue and virtue and should be established as the new monarch, then the martial faction would immediately be able to support the second prince for the same reason.

But now, the order of the elder and the youngest, how can your martial arts sect refute this view?

Wang Jinghui couldn't help but glance at Shen Xiaohan with appreciation, obviously the reason Shen Xiaohan found was indeed deep in his heart.

However, he also knows that this dispute in the court may not have gunsmoke, but it is definitely not so easy to end.

Now it's up to the martial faction behind the second prince to make a counterattack.

As for the third princess, Wei Lianyi, she was not included in his opponent at all.

After all, even when the former emperor was on the throne, he couldn't forcibly canonize her as the crown prince under the opposition of hundreds of civil and military officials.

Now that the emperor has died, Wei Lianyi has little chance.

This battle for the new monarch will only arise between the eldest prince Wei Zongyuan and the second prince Wei Zongyue.

As the people from the Great Prince's faction took the lead in speaking, the next step was the Second Prince's martial faction.

Huo Yu, who was the secretary of the ministry, stood up and said loudly: "This official thinks that it is not the right thing to make the eldest prince the new king. ”

"Dawei does have an order of elders and young, and even in the people, there are eldest sons who take over their father's business and continue to maintain business."

"However, the throne is different from the business of the people, the Son of Heaven is related to the Great Wei Jiangshan Sheji, how can it be decided in the order of the eldest and youngest?"

"The position of the Son of Heaven should follow the virtuous one."

"Over the years, the former emperor has never canonized the crown prince, and the official has reason to suspect that it is His Majesty who thinks that the eldest prince is not suitable for the succession to the throne, so he has always had doubts, so the crown prince's position has been vacant."

Hearing Huo Yu's words, the face of the eldest prince Wei Zongyuan instantly turned blue.

What is the meaning that the first emperor did not canonize the crown prince, because I was not suitable, so I kept putting aside the canonization of the crown prince?

The other party was tantamount to slapping him hard in front of hundreds of civil and military officials in the court.

Even the other people in the court couldn't help but look a little strange at this moment.

It seems that there will be a good show in the court today.

As a neutral official, the corners of his mouth involuntarily lifted a smile at this moment, quietly watching this good show of verbal warfare.

Huo Yu took a deep breath, and then continued: "According to this official's opinion, the second prince Wei Zongyue, whether it is a martial art, is a condition to become a generation of Ming monarchs. ”

"According to the intention of this official, the second prince is more suitable for the new monarch than the eldest prince, I don't know what you think?"

"What Lord Huo said is very true!"

"The lower officials think that the second prince should succeed to the position of the new monarch!"

"Xia Guan thinks what Master Huo said is good!"

“.”

The people of the martial faction all stood up to support the second prince and competed with the eldest prince's faction.

Just when the two sides were at a stalemate, everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at Jiang Shunjie, the newly promoted household secretary.

The treasury was stolen, and Yan Zhongrong, who was the head of the household department, died in a hurry, causing Jiang Shunjie, the head of the household department, to take the position of the secretary.

As a prominent figure in the court, Jiang Shunjie did not choose to stand up and support the two parties, which undoubtedly made him look like an isolated person.

Even the neutral side couldn't help but look a little strange at the moment.

After all, in their opinion, Jiang Shunjie completely picked up a Shangshu position.

It's just that this guy is not a member of the faction of the eldest prince and the second prince.

Now that the two sides are deadlocked, Jiang Shunjie's voting rights are crucial.

Facing everyone's gaze, Jiang Shunjie couldn't help but sigh lightly in his heart.

He can have today, but it is all thanks to Wei Lianyi.

If he didn't stand up and support Wei Lianyi at this moment, maybe Wei Lianyi would have a grudge, and he would arrange someone to disguise himself as a warrior in the rivers and lakes and go to the Jiang Mansion to wash the Jiang Mansion in the middle of the night.

So no matter what, he must go all the way to the dark and resolutely support Wei Lianyi!

Jiang Shunjie was ruthless, then stood up and said loudly: "Everyone, there are other candidates for the lower officials." ”

"Presumably everyone here still remembers that just a few months ago, the former emperor took Xia Hunt, a hundred civil and military officials, and after the results of Xia Hunt were announced, he chose to canonize the third princess Wei Lianyi as the crown prince."

"It was only the opposition of the officials at that time that the matter was temporarily shelved."

"According to this official, since the former emperor intended to canonize the third princess as the crown prince, it can be seen that the first emperor recognized the ability of the third princess."

"The third princess has only joined the Zhenwu Division in just two years, and she has been promoted from a Zhenwuwei to a state Zhenfu, and her ability must be obvious to everyone."

"According to this official's opinion, we should follow the will of the previous emperor and make the third princess the new king!"

"What do you think?"

Wow!

After listening to Jiang Shunjie's words, it immediately caused an uproar in the court.

Even the officials of the neutral faction couldn't help twitching fiercely at this moment, as if they didn't expect Jiang Shunjie to become Wei Lianyi's mouthpiece in the court, completely breaking the iron bucket in the court.

Everyone's eyes looked at Wei Lianyi who was wearing filial piety clothes at this moment, as if they wanted to see a different expression on her face.

Since Xia Hunting, in just a few months, he has let one of the six Hubu Shangshu transfer to his command, if she is given more time, I am afraid she may really become the prince, right?

The hearts of the civil and military officials couldn't help but rise to such a thought.

It's just a pity that the sudden death of the first emperor Wei Jin also caused Wei Lianyi to have no chance to continue the layout.

Only Jiang Shunjie, the head of the household department, supports it alone, but it still seems a little difficult to support it.

However, such a change in the court still made Huo Yu and Wang Jinghui's faces a little ugly.

Originally, it was just a dispute between the eldest prince and the second prince, but now a third princess has been squeezed in again, which undoubtedly adds a bit of suspense to this dispute between the new monarchs.

Jiang Shunjie may be difficult to support alone, but it also made the third princess completely join the battle for the new king.

Under normal circumstances, only the civil and military factions in the court competed for the position of the new monarch.

Perhaps in a few days, with several rounds of verbal warfare between the two sides, the battle for the new monarch will end with one side winning.

Now it's different, the emergence of a third party has undoubtedly made this battle for the new monarch even more confusing.

In the next competition, the three princesses had to be added to the queue of imaginary enemies.

But the position of the new monarch cannot be left vacant forever, and the funeral of the former emperor still needs to be presided over by the new monarch, and if the new monarch is not elected, it will inevitably lead to Kyushu being divided.

Therefore, in the eyes of both sides, in the end, one side must have a certain advantage, and then the other side will be allowed to choose to compromise with the other party's favorable terms.

Now even if you want to compromise, you can't do it, because the addition of the three princesses has also made the three parties fall into a three-legged position.

In the court, he immediately fell into the joint ear.

Wang Jinghui glanced at his father-in-law who was not far away, and his father-in-law immediately understood, and suddenly whipped it on the court with a long whip in his hand.

"Smack!"

"Silence!"

The crisp sound made the discussion in the entire court instantly weakened.

Everyone's eyes looked at Wang Jinghui at this moment.

Although it was already expected that there might not be a new monarch in the court today, the addition of the third princess Wei Lianyi was really beyond everyone's expectations.

And what Wang Jinghui has to do now is to exclude the third princess first, and then shift the attention of everyone in the court to the eldest prince Wei Zongyuan and the second prince Wei Zongyue.

At that time, he can discuss with Huo Yu in secret, and the officials of both sides in the court will remain unchanged, and then the new monarch will marry the heir of a certain lineage of the other party as the queen, so as to achieve a handshake between the two sides.

This is a mutually beneficial approach.

But because of the appearance of Wei Lianyi, this competition also made suspense.

If it is really Wei Lianyi who succeeds to the throne and the new official takes office with three fires, it will inevitably cause a series of uncontrollable changes in the court.

"Ahem."

Wang Jinghui coughed dryly, and then said loudly: "Since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, there has never been a woman to succeed to the throne. ”

"The reason why Your Majesty wanted to make the third princess the crown prince that day was nothing more than that summer hunt, and the third princess successfully won the crown, and Your Majesty made a temporary decision on a whim."

"However, even if it is the Son of Heaven, it is inevitable that he will sometimes make a rash decision because of a moment of confusion."

"But fortunately, the civil and military officials in the court made a direct admonition, so that His Majesty took back his fate."

"It can be seen that the emperor can still listen to the voice of hundreds of officials, which is a good thing."

"But the emperor of Great Wei has never had a precedent for a woman to succeed him."

"There was an empress in the Western Zhou Dynasty who succeeded to the throne, but the Nangong family successfully stole power, and we should keep in mind the lessons of the past to avoid the same situation in the Western Zhou Dynasty."

"What do you think of what the official said?"

For a while, everyone in the court spoke out to support the proposal.

"What Lord Wang said is very true, since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, there has never been a precedent for a woman to ascend the throne, there will not be before, and there should not be one in the future."

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

“.”

Along with the civil and military officials in the court, they all stood in line, wanting to completely exclude Wei Lianyi, and then transfer the position of the new monarch back to Wei Zongyuan and Wei Zongyue.

Seeing that the civil and military officials in the court wanted to exclude her, Wei Lianyi sneered in his heart.

She had already thought of such a result.

However, she also knows that everything in the court cannot be solved by force.

She had to convince them so that they could be used for herself.

Of course, she knew that it would not be easy to do this.

Even before, Su Yu told her that Wei Jin had obtained three Mortal Saint Pills, and it was very likely that he would succeed in attacking the Martial Saint in the future.

When she heard the news, she even felt a little happy in her heart.

Because as long as the Wei and Jin dynasties succeed in attacking the martial saints, then in the next thousands of years, it will be the Wei and Jin dynasties who will control the court.

Naturally, she doesn't need to compete for the position of the Son of Heaven anymore, but can do what she is interested in.

If she could, she hoped to live in seclusion somewhere, secretly with Su Yu, but she didn't tell Wu Ling that it was best to have a child and live her life so quietly.

It's just that she never expected that all this would be completely away from her with Wei Jin's death.

Whether the eldest prince or the second prince succeeds to the throne, they will marry her to a certain force that needs to be encircled, and then let themselves sit on their throne more securely.

If she didn't want such a situation to happen, she could only fight to the death and let herself sit in that position.

Even if it's a river of blood because of this!!

If these old stubborns are really stubborn, she doesn't mind leading the Zhen Wuji to stage a mutiny!

This is the worst she has prepared since she joined the Zhenwu Division.

Before, it was because of her own lack of strength, but now with Su Yu's strong support behind her, she already has the power to suppress all the voices in the court.

"What Lord Wang said is good."

Wei Lianyi's crisp voice sounded in the main hall, and everyone's discussion immediately stopped, and then they looked at her in unison, wanting to see what she would say.

Facing everyone's eyes, Wei Lianyi looked around, then changed his words and said slowly: "But there is a doubt in this palace, I don't know if Lord Wang, as well as the civil and military officials here, can solve the confusion of this official?" ”

Wang Jinghui chuckled and said, "Your Royal Highness the Third Princess, it's okay to say it. ”

"Lord Wang, as well as the civil and military officials here, keep saying that since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, there has never been a precedent for a woman to succeed to the throne."

Wei Lianyi said lightly: "But what makes this palace puzzled is that after the ancestor emperor established the Great Wei, did he make a law that women were not allowed to succeed to the throne?" ”

Hearing this question thrown by Wei Lianyi, everyone present instantly became silent and was dumbfounded.

Wei Lianyi continued: "Or do you despise women in your bones, thinking that women can't show their heads outside and enjoy the worship of civil and military officials in the court?" ”

"Or do you think a woman is not qualified to ascend to the throne?"

"So all of you here, did you jump out of the stones?"

"You are also your own mother who gave birth to the danger of dying in childbirth, and you despise women in the court."

"Two years ago, I joined the Zhenwu Division as a white person, accumulating merits step by step, and then in two years, I was promoted to a state to suppress the rebellion, during which I helped my father and even put down the Yanzhou rebellion."

"Since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, there has been such a prince?"

"Or maybe the eldest prince Wei Zongyuan and the second prince Wei Zongyue, whom you support, have this merit?"

"How ridiculous are you trying to make the palace withdraw from the competition for the throne on the grounds that the woman of the Western Zhou Dynasty succeeded to the throne and was stolen by the Nangong family?"

"As the daughter of the queen, according to the laws of the Great Wei, the palace is the eldest daughter of the father, and there is no distinction between men and women outside the prince, and the palace will be the first candidate for the throne!"

The civil and military officials all fell silent, obviously not expecting Wei Lianyi's words to be so sharp, that people had no way to refute them.

"The words of the third princess made the old minister deafening."

Seeing this, Wang Jinghui hurriedly said: "Regarding the candidate for the new monarch's succession, I'm afraid there are still many discussions, so let's put it aside for the time being. ”

"There were also many changes in Tai'an City last night, everyone has been tired all night, so it is better to end today's court meeting first."

"Retreat!"

Everyone's faces were a little stupid, and Wei Lianyi's words just now could be said to have blocked their group of old fritters with nothing to say.

Now that Wang Jinghui has found a way to retreat from the dynasty, it also makes everyone feel relieved.

Everyone looked at each other, their faces were a little strange, and then they shook their heads with a wry smile, turned around and walked in the direction of the outside of the main hall.

Looking at the backs of the civil and military officials leaving in a huff, Wei Lianyi's pretty face was not filled with the joy of victory.

Because she knows very well that this war in the court, which has no smoke of gunpowder, has just begun.

The civil and military officials would not let her ascend to that position, and she would not let them get their way.

"Let the horses come."

Wei Lianyi muttered in a low voice: "If it really comes to that point, then the palace will lift it."

Ask for a commuter pass!

(End of chapter)