The strongest Marquis in history

In the early years, there were only state governors who supervised the rights, and no state pastors existed.However, Zhao Zhen decreed to turn the governor of the state into a state shepherd, which made the state shepherd jump up and become a feudal official with military and political power.

Local officials, quickly become bigger.

The officials of the imperial court became corrupt, the power of the local area increased, and the emperor became superstitious about alchemists and indulged in alchemy to seek longevity. The whole Great Zhou gradually became turbulent and chaotic, and the people gradually found it difficult to live...

Scenes from the past flashed through Li Hongzhong's mind.

Li Hongzhong took a deep breath and finally suppressed his emotions.He stood up, listened to the voices of discussion in the court hall, drank a sigh of silence, and said: "Your Majesty has passed away, and Wu Zongxiao, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, will immediately make arrangements to be in charge of His Majesty's funeral."

"Wait!"

Wang Qi suddenly spoke.

Although he is now the Minister of the Ministry of War, he is only the second in command of the Ministry of War.But he managed to turn the situation around, and it was impossible to hand over the initiative to Li Hongzhong at this critical moment.Once Li Hongzhong is allowed to take the initiative at this time and miss the opportunity to make Zhao Gan the emperor, it will be troublesome to change it later.

So he stopped directly.

Li Hongzhong's face sank like water, and he said: "Wang Qi, what do you mean? Don't care how much you deny His Majesty, but the dead are the most important. The most important thing now is to arrange for His Majesty's funeral. Bury His Majesty first, and then consider other things."

At this moment, Li Hongzhong was bristling with anger, with a solemn expression.

The corner of Wang Qi's mouth curled into a smile.

The old fox has an idea!

Wang Qi has no interest in the battles in the court.He has no intention of intervening in such a mess, he just wants to develop his own one-acre three-point land.But what needs to be done still needs to be done.

If not, all efforts are in vain.

Wang Qi flicked his sleeves, and said calmly: "Shang Shu Ling, His Majesty's funeral is a matter of great importance, and it is indeed necessary to be cautious. But the biggest problem right now is the foundation of the Great Zhou."

"A country cannot be without a king for a day. Without a prince in the court, the court will be unstable. If the court is not stable, how can your majesty bury him? So today, the prince must be appointed. Of course, when your majesty dies, the prince will be the new prince, so change In a word, today we are going to decide on the candidate for the new monarch."

"Only in this way can we stabilize people's hearts and help the world. If this cannot be done, how can we talk about other things?"

Wang Qi directly stated his intention.

Li Hongzhong's complexion changed slightly.

Wang Qi's strength exceeded his expectations.In fact, at the moment, if Wang Qi does not intervene, Li Hongzhong will take the initiative first and decide on the matter of the emperor's burial.

This is something to try.

It's a pity that Wang Qi refused directly, without giving him any chance at all.

Li Hongzhong took a deep breath, ordered the emperor's body to be held back a little, and then said: "Wang Qi, you are the minister of the imperial court's military department, do you really want to interfere in the government?"

Wang Qidao: "Why can't I express my opinion on the important matters of the court? I propose to appoint a new monarch first. Whoever disagrees, just stand up. Come and talk about your own ideas. Shang Shuling, you want to oppose the appointment of a new monarch. ?"

While speaking, Wang Qi glanced at the dead Guan Dian on the ground intentionally or unintentionally.

Guan Dian's body was still on the main hall.

Seeing this, all the officials looked embarrassed and never stood up, as did Cui Dongshan and Lin Yuanchong.What's more, now it is indeed necessary to determine the candidate for the new monarch.

It has been too long to decide on a candidate for the new monarch, and the follow-up will be even more troublesome.

Li Hongzhong looked around, finally sighed in his heart, and never opened his mouth to confront Wang Qi.He stroked his beard and said, "Forget it, according to your opinion, first determine the candidate for the new monarch."

Wang Qi smiled and ordered: "Come on, go and inform Concubine Li and King Jin."

"Yes!"

The forbidden army at the door answered immediately.

When the soldiers went to deliver the order, Wang Qi didn't speak for a while, and everyone around him understood Wang Qi's attitude, that he was to be named King Jin.

In fact, there are other heirs under Zhao Zhen's knees, but the most suitable candidate at the moment is actually only King Jin Zhao Gan. After all, King Jin is in the palace and can inherit the throne immediately.

Li Hongzhong's mind was also spinning, thinking about the countermeasures.

How to deal with it?

Wang Qi has mastered the forbidden army and has great power in his hands. How should he wrestle with Wang Qi?

Even though Li Hongzhong was a cunning and scheming man who had spent decades in court, but at this moment, he also felt embarrassed.Because at the moment, Li Hongzhong does not have any advantage.

Now Wang Qi suddenly launched an attack and beat Li Hongzhong and the rest of the courtiers by surprise.

Totally defenseless.

Not long after, Concubine Li led Zhao Qian in.

Today's Concubine Li is gorgeously dressed, while Zhao Qian has a solemn expression, the mother and son entered and stood still in the hall.

Wang Qi smiled and said: "Concubine Li and King Jin have already arrived. In my opinion, King Jin is the best candidate for the new king. Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think?"

"The old man seconded!"

At this moment, Cui Dongshan stood up.

He supports his disciples.

Regardless of what Wang Qi did, Wang Qi never usurped the throne, nor did he want to take power directly.So at the moment, Cui Dongshan is willing to support Wang Qi, and he directly expresses his support.

Lin Yuanchong also echoed: "Old man, I also agree with King Jin's ascension to the throne."

"I don't agree!"

At this moment, Si Yi stood up and spoke.

Si Yi is a servant, in charge of the province, and is the prime minister of the court.He is also Zhao Zhi's uncle and the elder brother of Duan Guifei in the palace.You must know that the relationship between Concubine Duan Gui and Concubine Li is not good.

King Jin ascended the throne, but Si Yi was unwilling.

Si Yi, as the prime minister of the court, has his own authority. He stood with his head held high, and said in a deep voice, "The king of Jin is too young to preside over the overall situation. In my opinion, the fifth prince, Zhao Li, is the most suitable candidate for the new monarch. You know, As the king of Chu, the fifth prince has been stationed in Xiangyang, Jingzhou in the south all year round to defend against the Chu state. The fifth prince has made great achievements, is wise and brave, and has grown up, so he is the most suitable candidate."

Zhao Li is the fifth son of Zhao Zhen.

It's just that Zhao Li's mother is just a concubine with a very low status.Moreover, Zhao Li himself didn't get much favor from the emperor Zhao Zhen, so he joined the army early and was stationed in Xiangyang, Jingzhou of the Great Zhou Dynasty, to contend with the southern state of Chu.

The area where the state of Chu is located is in the Jingchu area and some areas to the south.

However, the national power of Chu State is much weaker.

After Si Yi opened his mouth, Liao Bowen, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, echoed him, saying, "Your Majesty, let the king of Chu succeed you. After all, the mother of the king of Chu has passed away and is an adult, so the king of Chu is the most suitable."

Wang Qi suddenly laughed.

Interesting.

There was a dispute.

Wang Qi looked around and asked, "Now, is there anyone else to talk to?"

The rest of the officials have not made a statement for the time being and are all waiting and watching.Because at the moment, it is obviously the most unwise to directly express one's position. It is most appropriate to observe and observe first.

Si Yi and Liao Bowen belonged to the same faction and had an extremely close relationship, so they stood up together.

Not necessarily the rest.

Wang Qi waited for a while, but no one stood up to object.With a smile on his face, he said: "Concubine Li, have you heard what Si Shizhong and Liao Shangshu said? They said that King Jin is not the most suitable candidate. Right now, Concubine Li is needed to preside over the overall situation. After all, things have progressed to this point, and I have more energy than I want.”

Wang Qi can suppress the situation.

If there is any disagreement, he will deal with this group of people directly and kill them all.

Wang Qi didn't do that.

Concubine Li is not easy, this matter cannot keep Concubine Li behind all the time, you can take this opportunity to see Concubine Li's methods.At the same time, Wang Qi has already achieved his goal, so he is ready to hide behind the scenes and not let Concubine Li be too relaxed.

Li Fei really couldn't handle the situation well, so it wouldn't be too late for him to intervene to deal with it.

This is Wang Qi's plan.

Concubine Li raised her head, and he took his son's hand and walked straight forward to the bottom of Zhao Zhen's dragon chair.She turned around and led Zhao Gan to stand, then her eyes fell on Si Yi's hands.

Concubine Li said indifferently: "Si Shizhong, do you think my son is not suitable to be in charge of the Great Zhou?"

Her voice was calm.

But this kind of calm gave people a sense of pressure. Even Li Fei was not very old, but when she stood in the hall, she gave people an extremely calm and composed feeling.

Si Yi said: "Concubine Li, this is the court, there is no room for you to speak. The harem has always been forbidden to interfere with government affairs. Are you going to break this iron law now?"

Concubine Li said: "Things have their urgency. Now that it involves the matter of the new monarch, it is natural to follow the authority. You, Si Yi, jumped out anxiously to support the King of Chu. Isn't it because the King of Chu once fawned on you?"

"Si Yi, when you were serving as a servant, you once accepted bribes and sold officials to sell nobles."

"Only through your hands, there are as many as 38 people who have been released to the local area. The person who has made the most profit is Yuan Wei, the pastor of Yangzhou, who is now the emperor of Chen Kingdom Yuan Wei. The youngest, It is the magistrate of a county."

"As a court servant, you are supposed to select talents for the court. So far, you only know how to seek personal gain, and you only know how to grab money for yourself. How can He De serve as a court servant?"

"You recommend the King of Chu, are you worthy?"

"Look at your crime."

Concubine Li took out a book from her sleeve, threw it in front of Si Yi.

Si Yi's complexion changed drastically.

The expression on his face could no longer maintain calm at this moment.The matter of Yuan Wei was indeed arranged by Si Yi. At that time, Yuan Wei was just a prefect of Lujiang County, and his official position was not high, but Yuan Wei had a lot of ideas and always wanted to become the state shepherd of Yangzhou.

In the end, Yuan Wei took the path of Si Yi and was able to become the shepherd of Yangzhou, thus taking charge of one party.

Unexpectedly, it was exposed by Concubine Li.

Chapter 475

At this moment, Si Yi was thinking quickly about the countermeasures in his mind.At the same time, he also picked up the book on the ground, opened it and examined it carefully.Seeing this, Si Yi could no longer keep calm, and there was even more panic and fear on his face.

In the book, it involves his crimes over the years, corruption, bribery, and murder, and even the party's attack on dissidents, etc., the details are detailed, and the people, places, time, and events involved are clearly recorded one by one.

Si Yi looked at Concubine Li with a horrified expression.

How can it be?

How could it be possible for Concubine Li to have such news, and to have such detailed information about him.

Concubine Li's eyes were calm, but there was fearlessness and strength on her frail face, and she said loudly, "Si Yi, after seeing your own evidence, is there anything else you want to say?"

Si Yi gritted his teeth and said, "This is all a frame-up, it's yours."

Concubine Li said coldly: "Whether you've been framed or not, you know it well. The crimes you committed, large and small, total 190 and six, and all of them are recorded. Let's explain everything slowly at Heilongtai."

"Come on!"

Concubine Li ordered.

Linghu Qianli strode in from outside Chengtian Hall with his people.

"Humble orders!"

Linghu Qianli replied immediately.

With the appearance of Linghu Qianli, at this moment, all the officials in the court looked at Concubine Li again, and the expressions on their faces were full of shock and disbelief.

Linghu Qianli, the governor of Heilongtai, actually works for Concubine Li and obeys Concubine Li's orders.

So shocking.

You must know that Heilongtai is in charge of the intelligence system and holds countless unknown secrets.With Linghu Qianli around, who would dare to go against Concubine Li?As long as the person is doing the right thing, his old background will be exposed, and there is no dignity at all.

At this moment, there were people who originally wanted to support Si Yi, but Linghu Qianli who appeared broke their minds.

Everyone, treat them with restraint.

Concubine Li looked around at the crowd, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she ordered: "Drag Si Yi down and interrogate properly."

"Yes!"

Linghu waved his hand a thousand miles, and the people from the Black Dragon Terrace stepped forward, dragging Si Yi away.Si Yi kept struggling and even shouted that the harem should not interfere in politics, but none of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty spoke.

In front of the soldiers of Black Dragon Terrace, Si Yi was taken away in a blink of an eye.

In normal times, Si Yi, the prime minister of a country, served as a court attendant, and gave Linghu a hundred courage, and he would not dare to let people be unfavorable to Si Yi, but today is different.

The emperor is dead.

The imperial army took control of the imperial city again.Now he wants to take someone, who dares to stop him?

Seeing this scene, Wang Qi smiled, Concubine Li is indeed not a simple woman, she is courageous and dares to make a move.But Concubine Li asked Linghu Qianli to come forward, this move may not be correct, because Linghu Qianli was exposed.

Perhaps the appearance of Linghu Qianli can quickly cut through the mess and act as a deterrent.But if it was Wang Qilai, even if he wanted to intimidate all the officials, he would still be responsible for the imperial army. After all, Xu Huanshan had already been exposed, so there was no need to report to Linghu Qianli for exposing him.