Chapter Seventy-Seven: Who Should Inherit the Great Unification?
"Boom ......"
Columns of light and heavy cavalry, urging the war horses under their crotches, poured into Luojing City through several city gates.
When Zhao Min led people to break into the palace, the entire Luojing City was controlled by these sudden influx of guards and the half-elf Eight Banners Legion.
The shops along the street were closed one after another, and the citizens of Luojing City closed their doors, and no one dared to wander on the street. Some of the more daring ones cautiously peeked through the cracks in the doors and windows at the cavalry patrolling the streets outside, feeling uneasy in their hearts. No one knew what was going on, what these strange cavalrymen were going to do. However, as long as you are not an idiot, you can understand that it is estimated that the situation in the DPRK is going to change greatly.
Alas, what kind of world is this! Two emperors died in one year, and the half-elf rebellion in the south had just been quelled, and then the elves landed in a big way, and the two counties fell. It was a loss to the heavens to become the king, to subdue the half-elves, and to defeat the elves to surrender. Everyone estimated that they would be able to live a peaceful life for a few days, but the north side was chaotic again. The ferocious orcs, along with their dog-legged half-orcs, began to invade the south again.
This time, without King Wucheng in charge, even the emperor of the empire died on the battlefield. Alas, I don't know when King Wucheng will swear to go north and sweep away these filthy goods.
These are all the ideas of the Shengdou people, and they are naturally not in the consideration of the princes of the court.
However, this also means that Zhou Yi, as the king of Zhenguo Wucheng, relied on his outstanding military exploits to imprint the hearts of the people of the Qinling Empire in less than a year and established supreme prestige.
"The Queen Mother, Emperor Renzong Wenkang and the Queen Mother only have one son and one daughter, and now the first emperor is dead. Meng Hongye and Zha Gaoyang kept saying that they had selected their children from the clan to succeed to the unification, but I don't know which royal family they were looking for?
Above the main hall, Zhao Min talked eloquently, and with a single word, he hit the Achilles heel of Meng Hongye and others' plans.
"Mourning... Mourning family, mourning family, let's see, who dares to erase the reputation of the first emperor!" The queen mother was shocked when she heard this, although she said it in a powerful voice, but she was already deflated in her heart.
Zhao Min didn't give up, and went straight to the last sentence to completely reverse the queen mother's attitude.
"Queen Mother, when you are here, even if the new monarch ascends the throne, you don't dare to make a moth on this. But this new monarch also has parents, since he is a great treasure, a hundred years after the Queen Mother, how will he posthumously seal his parents, I don't know what the Queen Mother thinks!?"
What will happen!? Of course, it is to posthumously crown the title of the emperor and empress of the first father and mother. This is human nature, not Zhao Min's alarmism.
Actually, Zhao Min didn't know. In the later Ming Dynasty, such a thing happened. After the cabinet ministers pushed the group, King Xingxian, the cousin of Liwuzong, inherited the throne for Ming Shizong. Initially, Emperor Sejong, who had not yet secured the throne, honored Myeongmujong's father as the imperial exam. But when the throne was secured, he immediately began to fight for the title of king before his biological father. In the end, Sejong, who held the imperial power, finally succeeded in posthumously crowning his biological father as emperor, and the genealogy of the entire Ming Dynasty royal family was changed. And the Empress Dowager Zhang, who agreed to be enthroned by him at that time, that is, the biological mother of Ming Wuzong, ended up in a desolate and dead end.
Now let's leave aside whether Ming Shizong's approach is right or not, but this is definitely human nature. Therefore, the Queen Mother was shaken after listening to Zhao Min's words, and she was a little overwhelmed.
After all, Emperor Renzong Wenkang only had one son, and there was no suitable person to inherit the throne again. You can't let the throne hang empty because you're worried about this!
Well, Zhao Min's plan unfolded step by step, and the next bait thrown out made the Queen Mother completely defect.
"Therefore, the Queen Mother, who can inherit the unification, must be the heir of Emperor Renzong. ā
"Ridiculous, don't the Chinese martial arts members of the DPRK know! I still need you to remind you." Emperor Renzong only had one only son, the first emperor, if it weren't for that, how could we mention that there were children of foreign feudal clans who succeeded to the throne. Zha Gaoyang thought that he had grasped Zhao Min's handle, and made a lot of nonsense on the side.
He is stupid, it doesn't mean that Meng Hongye and the Queen Mother, and there are other people who don't understand the meaning of Zhao Min's words.
"There is absolutely no way! My Qinling Empire has never had a story of the empress coming to the dynasty! Moreover, the empress is in the dynasty, and the heir to the great unification in the future will not let the royal family change hands!" Meng Hongye shouted, his words fiercely opposed.
"Hehe, how pedantic Meng Zhangyuan is, even if the prince ascends the throne, accepts the queen, and gives birth to a son-in-law, it is not only half of the royal blood. And the royal daughter ascended the throne, recruited the royal husband, and gave birth to the prince, which is still half of the royal blood. The difference is nothing more than what surname this prince should have. Isn't this question extremely simple, the empress is in the dynasty to weigh the system, and the prince who was born should follow his mother's surname. Moreover, the royal husband is not allowed to interfere in politics, just like the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and it should always be customized. The queen mother, the Wucheng Palace, urged Princess Anning to enter the succession to the unification and the dynasty to weigh the system. Zhao Min smiled softly, turned to hold the Xuanyuan Sword solemnly, and knelt down to the Queen Mother to ask for orders.
The Queen Mother was a surprise at this moment, and when she looked at Zhao Min, she didn't know what to say. An Ning succeeded to the throne, and like Zhao Mu when he succeeded to the throne, her position as the queen mother was very stable. Moreover, they are all the children of the former emperor, which can also ensure that the inheritance of the former emperor to the throne will not be left behind. This temptation is simply fatal to a woman like her.
It's just that looking at the indignation on the faces of many officials of the Academy of Literature led by Meng Hongye, she was a little uncertain.
What kind of character Zhang Ji is, observing words and emotions is his forte. Looking at the expression of the Queen Mother, I knew that the Queen Mother was already moved, but I didn't know the attitude of other ministers, so I didn't say anything for a long time.
However, he also had some doubts in his heart at this time. After all, the matter of the empress may be a normal thing for an alien race like the Kunya Elf Empire, but for the Qinling Empire, it is indeed a precedent. He was a little hesitant for a while.
Zhao Min knelt on the ground, but did not bend down, but looked at the Queen Mother. Seeing the queen mother's hesitation, she knew that she was almost on fire. So, she turned her head to look at Zhang Ji and Gao Jun, the two irons of Zhou Yi, and winked again and again.
Being forced like this, Zhang Ji and Gao Jun also knew that this was not the time to think about other things. If they don't follow Princess Wucheng's wishes, plus they have already torn their faces with Gaoyang and Meng Hongye, they will not be people in the future. With a ruthless heart, Zhang Ji took the lead in kneeling on the ground and said to the Queen Mother: "Please give the Queen Mother an edict, father to son, brother to sister, honesty is a good thing!"
Gao Jun saw that Zhang Ji had already seconded the proposal, so naturally it was not easy to drag it out any longer, so he had to kneel on the ground.
"The minister asked the Queen Mother to issue an edict, Princess An Ning, as the daughter of Emperor Renzong Wenkang and the sister of the first emperor, has a noble status and is unparalleled in the world. When you can overcome the unification, you will be able to control the dynasty!"
The two leading elder brothers had already seconded the proposal, and the officials from the two holy academies of Zongheng and Moxue knelt down to second.
The Ministry of Rites was originally selected by Zhou Yi to make up the numbers, and now Princess Wucheng has stood up to express his position, if he doesn't hurry up and follow, unless he doesn't want to mix in the Rite Courtyard.
As a result, a group of people from the Rite Academy, under the leadership of the new Ministry of Rites, also knelt on the ground.
Outside the main hall, there were dense ironclad sergeants, as well as a group of martial arts masters behind Zhao Min. With such an obvious situation, how could the officials from the Military Academy and some other small holy courtyards not understand the reason for standing in line. After all, the remnants of the sage of Zhou Yi's Killing Academy were still there, and these people had palpitations.
For many reasons, inside the main hall, look around. Except for Meng Hongye and the officials of the Academy of Literature behind him, as well as Zha Gaoyang who was standing there tremblingly, and officials from the court, the others had all knelt on the ground, and the call for the Queen Mother to issue an edict to establish Princess An Ning to succeed to the throne was louder and louder.
Zhao Min knelt on the ground and smiled lightly at Meng Hongye, the coldness revealed in his smile made the Holy Dao University scholar shiver coldly.
"Minister Cha Gaoyang seconded the proposal, please ask the Empress Dowager to order Princess An Ning to succeed to the emperor's throne!"
glanced at this guy with disdain, and Zhao Min didn't say anything. Right now, the most important thing is to put Princess An Ning on the throne. When the general trend is settled, you can pinch this wall grass as much as you want.
"Meng Zhangyuan, you arrogant pestle is here, it seems that you are determined to lure the foreign clan into the succession to the great unification!" The smile on his face retracted, and Zhao Min attacked Meng Hongye murderously.
To be honest, Meng Hongye didn't want to be hard at this time, the queen mother's meaning was already obvious. Looking at her gradually revealing smile, you can guess that this Princess Wucheng's mention yƬ is deeply in her heart.
However, the matter of the first emperor's personal conquest, coupled with the instigation of hundreds of officials this time, is ready to set up a new monarch without King Wucheng. Meng Hongye knew in his heart that it would be difficult to end this matter lightly.
Thinking of this, he simply stiffened his neck and scolded the kneeling officials: "A group of soft eggs and minions who only know how to kowtow like garlic! Haha, Si Chen, Si Chen, I am the emperor of the Qinling Empire! Open your eyes and take a look! The huge empire actually makes women emperors." What kind of bullshit has been raised by the empire that claims to be a monk for thousands of years......"
A sentence of Chicken Si Chen not only made Zhao Min's murderous intent increase greatly, but also made the Queen Mother angry.
The one who wants to succeed to the throne is his own daughter, the biological daughter of Emperor Renzong, and the sister of the former emperor, who was so insulted by Meng Hongye, which is unbearable!
"Meng Hongye! You are presumptuous! You dare to insult An Ning and the heirs of the first emperor, you should die!" The queen mother stood up suddenly, pointed at Meng Hongye and scolded, and her whole body trembled with anger.
A group of civil and military officials who were originally scolded by Meng Hongye and made their noses not noses and eyes not eyes, when they heard the queen mother's scolding voice, they suddenly became energetic, stood up one by one, and scolded Meng Hongye and a cadre of officials from the Academy of Literature behind him.
The situation above the court was in a mess, although because of the Xuanyuan Sword, no one made a move, but these holy dao officials who did not move their mouths were not fuel-efficient lamps when they moved, which made the warriors behind Zhao Min stunned.
"Enough, do you still have a trace of courtier's etiquette in front of the Queen Mother!? Queen Mother, Meng Hongye rebelled, instigated the officials of the Academy of Literature to rebel, and asked the Queen Mother to issue an order to arrest and interrogate. Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Zhao Min naturally didn't want to be more honest in etiquette, and after shouting to suppress the Manchu officials, he went straight to the Queen Mother to ask for instructions.
"Meng Hongye's words insulted the royal family, and he rebelled, so he immediately asked!" The queen mother was already angry, and with such a quarrel among the ministers, her blood pressure had already increased, and when she heard Zhao Min's words, she should give an order regardless of it.
"Obey!" Zhao Min bowed, then straightened his waist, pointed at Meng Hongye and the officials behind him, and shouted: "Take them all!"