The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 273 Who is in charge?

In Qian'an Hall, the three cabinet ministers are all gathered in the hall at this moment.

Zhao Yongcheng sat on the throne with a slightly sad expression.

"Your Majesty, the crown prince passed away, and the world mourns..."

"However, the major events in the world, the Li Shu of Shenzhou, are all on the shoulders of the emperor. I also ask the emperor to mourn, and don't hurt the dragon's body!"

The words of Chief Assistant Wang Tinghe made Zhao Yongcheng heave a long sigh.

"Misters, is it true that I am really the king of Jie and Zhou? That I aroused the wrath of the heavens, brought disaster on the genius, and brought disaster on the crown prince?"

The emperor took the guilt on himself, how could a courtier be innocent?
So Wang Tinghe and the three hurriedly bowed down and said: "The emperor's benevolence and virtue are all due to the stupidity of all the officials, who cannot empathize with the sacred heart, and cannot empathize with the people, and even invite natural disasters!"

After Wang Tinghe finished speaking, the second assistant Xie Xiaofang immediately said: "This is all the crime of the ministers, please don't kill yourself!"

It was some nonsense at the beginning, but this was only on the surface, but in fact it was a mutual test between the monarch and his ministers.

As a result of the temptation, their tone of voice and actions when they spoke were all seen by each other, and they made judgments based on this.

This is a very mysterious thing that requires mutual understanding between the monarch and his subjects.

"Three lovers, get up!"

Later, Zhao Yongcheng ordered people to give them seats.

After the three of them were seated, Zhao Yongcheng spoke first: "Three lovers, the crown prince died of illness, which made my heart feel like a knife. I have to rely on you for the funeral!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, after this matter is gone, I will urge the Ministry of Rites to handle it according to the regulations!" Second Assistant Xie Xiaofang replied.

In fact, the Ministry of Rites had already prepared for this kind of thing, and he needed to supervise it personally. This answer was just a response to the emperor's question.

"Since the beginning of spring, everything has gone wrong, the country has fallen, and now the crown prince has passed away, the position of the heir is vacant, the heir is uncertain, and the foundation of the country is unstable!"

After saying this, Zhao Yongcheng said in a dignified tone, looking at the three ministers with knife-like eyes: "My dear friends are my humerus, who do you think should stand?"

In the previous battle for the throne, the positions of the three cabinet ministers were not consistent.

The first assistant, Wang Tinghe, firmly supported Li Chang, while the second assistant, Xie Xiaofang, was a centrist, sometimes leaning towards Li Chang.

The third assistant, Lu Chaowen, had the least qualifications and was promoted to the cabinet by Zhao Yongcheng, so he supported Zhao Yanxun.

I thought that half a year ago, the matter of seizing the heirloom would come to an end, but now this issue has been thrown out again.

Who is in charge?
The left and right are nothing more than to establish a leader, to establish a virtuous person, or to establish what the emperor loves.

Among the three options, Zhao Yanxun is no longer in the capital, so he can naturally be the favorite of Emperor Li.

So here comes the question, among all the sons and grandsons of the dragon, who can be recognized as a sage?The answer is no, so Lixian was also ruled out.

Then there is only Li Zhang left, and the result is obvious, the person who will be Li Zhang is Zhao Yanyuan, the tenth son of the emperor.

But at this moment, only Wang Tinghe said: "Your Majesty, such a major event is beyond the reach of my ministers!"

In fact, the three people at the scene had their own ideas, but none of them planned to say them out, and they were passive as soon as they spoke.

Zhao Yongcheng gradually laughed, and said half-jokingly: "Wang Qing, when I wanted to change the crown prince, you gave a lot of memorials, why can't you say anything today!"

"There was a prince in the past, and the minister can speak out of the public mind. Now that the position of the prince is vacant, how can a minister dare to establish a king, so the minister dare not speak today!"

Wang Tinghe spoke beautifully, and Zhao Yongcheng did not chase after him.

"If you don't say anything, let the officials do the talking!"

After saying this, Zhao Yongcheng looked at Lu Chaowen who was at the side, and said, "Qing Lu, you come to draw up an imperial edict, let all the officials play it, and recommend a candidate for the crown prince!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Nodding his head, Zhao Yongcheng said: "The prince's business is over, if you have nothing to do, you can step back and go on business!"

The court has many things to discuss now, but now is not the time, at least not today.

After the three ministers stood up and saluted, they slowly exited Qian'an Palace.

But after the three of them got in, Zhao Yongcheng slowly leaned back in the chair, with an indescribably tired expression on his face.

Zhao Yongcheng is also very entangled at the moment about who to stand for.

Establishing a son or establishing a grandson, establishing the elder or establishing the young, these opposing factors all require him to carefully consider.

This time, it was Zhao Yongcheng's thorough investigation to let all the officials play and nominate the candidate for the crown prince.

See what the officials think, and then he will make the best use of the situation and establish the crown prince with the least disturbance.

The imperial court is at the point of life and death, and it can't stand too much trouble!
Besides, the three chief assistants left the main hall, and they only had normal official communication with each other, and they didn't mention a word about the opposing reserve.

They do have their own ideas, but they will not say these ideas in person, but let their disciples tell the old stories.

Having been in the officialdom for so many years, their intentions are either to move forward with righteousness, or to hide among the officials, and never appear alone.

The emperor opened up his words this time, just to let them do their own thing.

The three of them went back to the cabinet together, Wang and Xie handled official duties, and Lu Chaowen began to draft an imperial edict.

After participating in the government for many years, Lu Chaowen soon wrote the imperial edict, and then sent it to Wang Xie for review.

"If the two elders have no objection, this edict will be sent to the palm seal supervisor immediately!" Lu Chaowen said indifferently.

In the end, both Wang and Xie had no objection, and the edict was sent out of the cabinet.

An hour later, the edict was officially promulgated, and all the ministries in the capital learned about it.

Many people are mourning the death of the prince, and are preparing to wear mourning for the prince. Unexpectedly, there will be another wave of ups and downs, and the matter of electing the prince will come again.

Tao Yangbo Mansion, in the study in the back garden.

Cao Yunhui sat on one side with a serious expression and said: "Father, the emperor has decreed that all noble officials in Beijing can go up and recommend candidates for the crown prince. What does my aunt say?"

"Just now your aunt sent someone to pass the message, let's not take any action for the time being, and don't say anything about this matter for the time being!" Cao Jiasheng said calmly.

At this moment, Cao Yunhui hesitated to speak.

"Just say what you want!" Cao Jiasheng said in a deep voice.

"Father... son thinks this is an opportunity for our family, we can't be pushed away by aunt forever!"

Speaking of this, Cao Yunhui lowered his voice and said: "As long as we stand in the right position, we will have the merits of support at that time, and the whole family will be rich and have no worries!"

The study could only be silent for a long time, and after a while, Cao Jiasheng sighed: "How did the prince die, have you forgotten?"

Good guy, just this one sentence made Cao Yunhui die down, and lost hope for the family to get rid of Concubine Duan's control.

How the prince died, there are two meanings in it.

First, since Concubine Duan can kill the prince, she has the ability to kill the "disobedient" members of the Cao family.

Second, how did the prince die?It was killed by the Cao family, which itself can be used to control the Cao family.

"Don't think about these things. Your aunt has already made plans, so let's not make trouble!"

Speaking of this, Cao Jiasheng sighed again, he was still quite pessimistic about the future.

(End of this chapter)