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What's more, even if Zhang Qu took the initiative to step down now, there is no suitable candidate for Emperor Taikang who can immediately inherit Zhang Qu's position.

For more than half a year, although Emperor Taikang gathered a large number of cronies, only one of the five phases was selected, and that was the position of Prime Minister Huan Chu.

In fact, there is no need to be too anxious about this process. After all, the Son of Heaven has a place of honor. Over time, more and more people will vote for the Son of Heaven, and the power will naturally change.

Li Xin frowned, and asked, "Is there anyone in the capital who opposes His Majesty?"

"This is not."

Emperor Taikang was a little distressed: "It's just that those old ministers always let me not do this, and I can't do that. It's very uncomfortable for me to be tied up."

Is not this nonsensical……

You, a young man in your 20s, are suddenly in charge of the world. They don't have to watch you and control you. Otherwise, what if you are unhappy and break up your house?

Li Xin said helplessly: "Your Majesty, this is a common occurrence. After a few years, when Your Majesty is familiar with the government affairs of the court, they will naturally not say anything more. Do whatever you want?"

Emperor Taikang shook his head: "Those civil servants are irrelevant, they can take their time, and I am not in a hurry. What I need is to hold the forbidden army in my own hands."

Emperor Taikang himself knew in his heart that there was something wrong with his ascension to the throne.

That's why he couldn't wait to seize power and secure this position.

But to secure this position, the most important thing is naturally to hold the military power.

Li Xin was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted.

"Your Majesty means... General Pei?"

General Pei Jin is a diehard loyalist of Emperor Chengde, and he has been in charge of the Forbidden Army for nearly ten years. Earlier, when the commander-in-chief was in the capital, Pei Jin could be divided. Became Pei Jin alone.

Although Pei Jin seemed very loyal, Emperor Taikang... was worried.

He still remembered that during the palace change last year, Pei Jin was inclined to abolish the crown prince.

Now that the deposed prince is missing, it makes the emperor feel uncomfortable sleeping and eating.

"good."

Emperor Taikang nodded fiercely.

"Chang'an, I want you to help me replace this Pei Jin!"

Chapter 375

Frankly speaking, the Emperor Taikang was impatient.

He didn't need to be so anxious, because he was still young, as long as he didn't make any mistakes, he could take over the power of the court smoothly in two or three years and become the real supreme.

But he... is out of position!

From a procedural point of view, there was no problem with the ascension of the emperor Taikang. After all, all civil and military officials had seen the late emperor's edict, and the prime minister Zhang Qu also confirmed it.

But programs are programs, and human hearts are human hearts.

The abolished prince was still the prince until the eve of the late emperor's death. There is no reason why the prince was abolished as soon as the late emperor died.

What a coincidence.

Until today, more than half a year later, many people in the government and the public, from the capital to the localities, still think that the current Emperor Taikang is "usurping the throne", but no one dares to speak out.

In fact, the new emperor can indeed be regarded as usurping the throne, after all, he used a knife at the beginning.

At this point, Emperor Taikang also felt a little guilty. Although he sat on the dragon chair, he always felt uneasy.

He urgently needs to completely take the imperial army into his hands.

But at the beginning, most of the people in Wei Wangfu were low-ranking civil servants, and there were only Ye Lin, Hou Jingde, and Li Xin as military generals. Emperor Taikang had no suitable reason or suitable candidate to replace Pei Jin.

Of course, if he is willing to hand over the forbidden army to old grandfather Ye Cheng, Pei Jin will definitely hand over the forbidden army obediently.

The problem is that the new emperor would rather let Pei Jin continue to lead the Forbidden Army than let the Ye family get the Forbidden Army.

After Li Xin frowned and thought about the cause and effect for a while, he said, "Your Majesty, this matter... don't be too anxious. Pei Jin has no basis for rebellion. As long as His Majesty is in a stable position in a year or two, it will be easy. Take him away."

At this point, Li Xin paused, and then continued: "Your Majesty must pay attention to that, before His Majesty has completely controlled the court situation, neither Eunuch Chen nor Prime Minister Zhang can move."

These two people are the last witnesses of the late emperor's edict, and only two of them saw with their own eyes that the late emperor put the edict into that box. It can be said that only the two of them can prove the legitimacy of Emperor Taikang's status.

Therefore, Zhang Qu and Chen Ju could neither move nor die until the new emperor could not act arbitrarily.

This is the "inheritance" left by the first emperor to Emperor Taikang, and it is also the shackles left by the first emperor to the new emperor.

This shackle is that Zhang Qu's status will remain unchanged in the new dynasty. If he cannot arbitrarily accept the prime minister, the power of the new emperor will be greatly restricted.

Emperor Taikang filled Li Xin with tea again, his face was calm.

"The problem is, brother, he's gone."

The new emperor's face sank like water: "If the elder brother is still there, of course I have the patience to wait for the court to pass, but the elder brother is still there. If I can't get the forbidden army as quickly as possible, the elder brother will become my biggest hidden danger."

While pouring himself tea, he said with a gloomy face, "Chang'an, don't forget that when we had an incident last year, Pei Jin led the imperial army and killed him in the palace."

"If there is no imperial decree from the first emperor, he might attack me!"

The process of power alternation between the old and the new does not necessarily have to be replaced. Take Pei Jin as an example. This General Pei is only in his early 40s this year, and he still has a long way to go in the court. If the emperor surrenders, he can become the elder of the two dynasties, and even continue to command the imperial army in the new dynasty.

However, Pei Jin was a diehard loyalist of the late emperor.

When the Sui Palace changed last year, Pei Jin was very dissatisfied with the result. He even asked the late emperor why he abolished the crown prince.

More importantly, the deposed prince had disappeared.

Now, even if this Pei Sanlang knelt down in front of Emperor Taikang and surrendered, the emperor would not believe him, and would be worried that he would surrender and abolish the prince behind his back.

So no matter what, Pei Jin must be taken down.

"Hou Jingde, you don't have enough qualifications."

Emperor Taikang said in a deep voice: "Even if I have the heart to support him, he will not be able to reach Pei Jin's position. I have been looking for a suitable candidate for more than half a year, but I still can't find the one I like."

Emperor Taikang is already the emperor of the Jin Dynasty. At this stage, as long as he finds a suitable person who is loyal enough and qualified to take over the imperial army, the imperial army will be handed over to the new emperor.

But unfortunately, he didn't find it.

There are people, but he doesn't trust them very much.

Li Xin whispered: "Has Your Majesty had any contact with Pei Jin's subordinates?"