Quickly wear "I am the empress"

Zhao Zhen's words were like a huge rock thrown into a lake, causing a thousand waves.

"Official, this is absolutely not allowed."

"The succession to the throne is the law of our ancestors. How can it be easily changed?"

Seeing that things were developing in a direction they had never expected, the minister's heart was beating in his throat.

They thought that no matter how outrageous the emperor was, he would only use the princess' merits as an excuse to make her the crown prince. They never expected that the emperor actually wanted to give up his throne to the princess directly...

Zhao Zhen sneered, and took Zhiyu to a high position, "What's wrong with that?"

"The new emperor, Zhao An, is my bloodline and the crown prince of the Song Dynasty."

"I gave way to her, legally and in compliance with the law."

As soon as Zhao Zhen finished speaking, the faces of the ministers turned grim and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn.

It is true that the princess is of the official family's bloodline, but her title of crown prince was conferred posthumously. Now that she has returned alive, this posthumous title is no longer valid.

Also, how was the princess's ascension to the throne legal and compliant?

Throughout Chinese history, the only person who ascended the throne as a woman was Empress Wu Zetian.

But she came to the position illegitimately and was controversial throughout her life.

Since the reign of Empress Wu Zetian, there has been an unwritten rule throughout the country that women... are not allowed to enter the imperial court.

"I pay my respects to the new emperor. Long live His Majesty."

Just as everyone was thinking about how to correct Zhao Zhen's thoughts, Wang Anshi knelt down and bowed respectfully to Zhiyu.

Looking at Wang Anshi kneeling on the ground, the ministers looked at him as if he was a traitor.

How could Wang Anshi be so spineless? Did he want to be suppressed by women for his whole life?

"Your Majesty, the princess's title of crown prince was conferred posthumously, so it doesn't count."

"Besides, you have a prince. How can you bypass him and pass the throne to the princess?"

Among all the ministers, Song Xiang was the first to react, and he immediately bowed and spoke earnestly.

After hearing Song Xiang's words, Zhao Yunrang also stood up.

"Shangri-La, Shu'er's name is on the family tree..."

At this time, other adults also spoke up: "Your Majesty, it is against etiquette for a woman to ascend the throne. Please take back the title."

"Your Majesty, no matter how outstanding the princess is, she cannot ascend the throne to become the emperor. This is the rule passed down by our ancestors."

"Officials............"

Zhao Zhen looked calmly at the ministers who were talking to each other below, and did not say anything.

After almost everyone at the table knelt down to speak, he then gave Eunuch Zhang a faint look.

Receiving Zhao Zhen's gaze, Eunuch Zhang nodded and quietly left the hall.

When he came back again, Eunuch Zhang had an ancient long sword in his hand.

Zhao Zhen took the sword from Eunuch Zhang and handed it to Zhiyu personally.

"An'er, the first step to becoming a king is to know how to win over the people and how to control them."

"Today is your first day as king, so your majesty must stand up."

"Take your Taia sword and do what you should do now."

"From now on, the guards in this palace will only obey your command."

As Zhao Zhen finished speaking, a group of guards wearing heavy armor and holding sharp blades appeared in the banquet like ghosts.

Seeing the guards suddenly appear, the hall suddenly fell silent.

The ministers felt bitter. It was not the princess forcing the emperor to abdicate, but the emperor forcing them...

"Bao Zheng."

After handing the sword to Zhiyu, Zhao Zhen's eyes fell on Bao Zheng in the crowd.

Bao Zheng lowered his head, making it impossible to see the emotions on his face.

"The minister is here."

"You have always been upright and honest. Today I have a case that I need you to handle."

Facing the gazes of his colleagues who were about to pierce his chest, Bao Zheng bowed respectfully and said, "I will obey your orders, Your Majesty."

Hearing Bao Zheng's words, Zhao Zhen raised a faint smile and said, "Bring it up."

As Zhao Zhen finished speaking, several eunuchs came in one after another, carrying a dozen boxes into the hall.

Zhao Zhen had someone move a chair next to the box and let Bao Zheng sit directly next to the box.

Looking at Zhao Zhen's mysterious actions, everyone felt increasingly depressed.

Officials, what exactly are you going to do?

After finishing what he was supposed to do, Zhao Zhen sat back in his previous position.

His gentle gaze fell on Zhiyu: "An'er, show your demeanor when you are on the battlefield."

"Tell all the officials that my daughter, Zhao Zhen, should be the emperor."

Zhiyu held the sword in one hand and bowed deeply to Zhao Zhen, "Your son, obey your order."

After saying this, Zhiyu's aura suddenly changed. The originally gentle and graceful aura disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by an extremely sharp and oppressive aura.

She turned around to face all the officials, her eyes sharp as an eagle, her posture straight as a pine tree, and her whole body exuding an unparalleled majesty and domineering aura.

At this moment, she looked more like an emperor ruling the world than Zhao Zhen, making people dare not look directly at her.

"An was born and raised in the royal family. He was taught by Duke Yan Yuanxian and General Di since he was young. For more than ten years, An studied diligently and never dared to slack off."

"Fortunately, I have been blessed by the Emperor and have made great achievements in my studies. I will dedicate my life to my country, recover the lost territory, and enhance the prestige of the Song Dynasty............"

"I believe that although I am not as good as the ancient sages, I am still capable of shouldering the responsibility of being the ruler of a country."

"Why do you, the crown prince, try so hard to prevent me from ascending the throne?"

Upon hearing Zhiyu's words, Prime Minister Du Yan was the first to stand up.

He looked at Zhiyu calmly and said, "Princess, I have three doubts in my mind. I hope you can help me solve them."

Zhiyu nodded, "Prime Minister, please speak."

Du Yan bowed slightly and said in a steady tone: "My first question is about the succession to the throne. The eldest son should be the heir."

"What do you think you have taken, Princess?"

"My second question is, from ancient times to the present, there has only been one female emperor in Chinese history, but after her death, she returned the country to the Li family."

"May I ask, after Princess ascends the throne, will the next crown prince of our Song Dynasty be your own child or someone else in the royal family?"

"Giving birth to a child is already a life-threatening situation for a woman. If the princess has an accident during childbirth, what will the Great Song Dynasty do?"

"My third question is for the emperor and the princess."

As he spoke, Du Yan bowed in the direction of Zhao Zhen and asked calmly, "As everyone knows, the emperor has no son, so he adopted Zhao Shu, the thirteenth son of the Prince of Runan."

"After Zhao Shu was adopted by the emperor and the saint, he became the emperor's eldest son."

"Over the years, the prince has been diligent and has never done anything out of line or unfilial."

"The emperor is now passing the throne directly to the princess, bypassing the prince who is older than her."

"This move is not only against the rules, but also... unkind and unjust. It is hard to convince the public."

"If the emperor today bypasses the adoption of the eldest son and passes the throne to his own biological daughter, who among the people of the Song Dynasty will dare to adopt their children to others in the future?"

Hearing Du Yan's extremely sharp speech, the officials present secretly took a deep breath.

The prime minister was worthy of his title. As soon as he opened his mouth, he cursed three generations of emperors mercilessly.