Chapter 106 Voting
The queen looked at Yuan Shi suspiciously, and asked, "Tell me, what did you ignore?"
Yuan smiled slightly, "That is, the emperor is still in Xiwei Palace even though he is seriously ill."
The queen said displeasedly: "Isn't this nonsense? Just because the emperor is recuperating in Xiwei Palace, he has to choose someone to supervise the country."
The queen's words are equivalent to saying, if the emperor is gone, why is there such trouble? The prince ascended the throne directly.
Yuan's expression was not surprised, "The emperor is recuperating in Xiwei Palace. His last decree is to let the regent supervise the country. Then, after the regent receives the decree, he will exercise the power of the emperor. The regent is in hand, so that the imperial power is concentrated. In this case Under the circumstances, the prince is still the prince, the minister is still the minister, and everything remains the same. Now that something happens to the regent, if the regent dies, then the person who supervises the country must be appointed by the highest-ranking person in the harem according to the ancestral system. According to someone's appointment, the empress dowager with the highest ranking in the harem is not the empress dowager, but the empress dowager in Hanshan. Therefore, my wife suggested that you might as well ask the Minister of Rites and Prince Li to go to Hanshan to ask for an order, and the empress dowager will appoint The selection of candidates to supervise the country will also save everyone from quarreling and hurting the harmony among colleagues."
After hearing these words, Prime Minister Xia was so angry that his chest hurt. Before going out, he had made it clear to her that she should speak for the crown prince, suppress Prince An, and guide the ministers' thoughts. Queen Mother, how can this debate go on?
The empress dowager didn't like Yuan shi very much, but after hearing this remark, she had to admire her.
That's right, according to the ancestral system, under such circumstances, instructions from the highest position in the harem are needed. Originally, if the debate cannot be settled today, she must make a decision. The empress dowager can stay out of the matter, and no one can force her.
The queen said coldly: "The Empress Dowager is in Hanshan, who knows if it is true or not? After all, many people have witnessed the death of the Empress Dowager with their own eyes, and the funeral of the Empress Dowager has also been done."
Yuan smiled and said: "Empress, even though it is so, many people have seen the Empress Dowager Cen returned to the palace after her death. My wife believes that the Empress Dowager just faked her death to hide from the world."
The Empress Dowager died. At first, many people did not believe it, because when she was buried, the coffin was empty, and the ministers had only a set of clothes of the Empress Dowager when they paid their respects.
Liang Taifu said expressionlessly: "I thought Madam would come up with some unique insights, but I didn't expect to mention such a nonsense thing. It seems that Madam is no longer the intelligent person that the Emperor praised back then. She has become a woman's opinion. Stupidly stupid."
Yuan shi slightly blessed her body, "I am a woman, so what I say is naturally a woman's opinion. The prime minister praises me and lets me speak. I know that I don't have the qualifications. However, a woman marries and obeys her husband. Only obey."
In other words, when she spoke out, she just followed Prime Minister Xia's wishes. As for what Prime Minister Xia asked her to say, no one knew, but looking at Prime Minister Xia's expression, one could tell that what she said must not be what he asked for.
The empress dowager spoke slowly, "I believe that everyone here is very puzzled about the whereabouts of the empress dowager. Before the funeral, people were suspicious when the empress dowager's body was not seen. Later, Aunt Snake turned into a snake handle." It's ridiculous that the Empress Dowager and her elders have gone away. The fact is just like Madam said, the Empress Dowager hides from the world and cold mountains, just to live a clean life, and now that the government is in trouble, the Aijia also thinks it's time to ask her what the old man thinks."
The empress dowager's words did not cause shock, because, in fact, many people knew in their hearts that the empress dowager was still there, but she had been living in seclusion.
The queen laughed wildly, and said: "Mother, since the empress dowager wants to hide from the world, she must not want to take care of political affairs anymore. If she is not filial to bother her old man because of this matter, the emperor must agree not to disturb her old man. The matter of choosing a political candidate is easy to say, and it is not difficult to say that it is not difficult. The people present here are all important officials in the court, so it is better for them to recommend suitable candidates, and then vote, and the one with the highest vote will be in charge of the government to show fairness."
As soon as the Queen's words came out, Grand Tutor Liang hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your minister seconded the proposal!"
This kneeling by Mrs. Liang was the final coercion, and the princes all knelt down one after another, "The ministers also agree!"
Prime Minister Xia also came out and said: "Empress Dowager, I think that what the Empress Dowager said is very true. In the past, Emperor Hui ruled the country with benevolence and filial piety. Emperor Hui was very filial to the Empress Dowager. He always said that the Empress Dowager was for The Great Zhou Dynasty has worked hard all its life, and has never lived a single day of peace. Now that she is hiding from the world by feigning death, she just doesn’t want to interfere with the government anymore. It would be really inappropriate if something about the government disturbs her!”
This dark mass of kneeling people belonged to the princelings.
The Queen has already screened the list for entering the palace today, and the princelings account for the largest number of people. Therefore, all those who kneel down and beg today will vote for the prince.
Seeing that the Empress Dowager hadn't spoken yet, Taifu Liang knelt a step forward, kowtowed and said in a mournful voice, "I implore the Empress Dowager to think about the fate of the Great Zhou. If you don't appoint a supervisor as soon as possible, this peace agreement cannot be renewed. If at this time If there is a branch, the ministers are the sinners of Da Zhou!"
The ministers he mentioned were actually alluding to the empress dowager.
The empress dowager was sad and angry, staring at Liang Taifu, but she couldn't help it.
The diplomatic relations between the two countries are very important. The Empress Dowager deeply understands that his words are tantamount to a threat, because if he does not decide on a candidate as soon as possible, he will definitely hinder the relationship between the two countries.
He is forcing the palace!
The crown prince had been sitting on the chair until he heard Taifu Liang's words, and he knelt down slowly, "Grandmother, although my grandson is not a virtuous son, he also knows how blessed the peaceful coexistence of the two countries is to the common people. My son has no face to meet his ancestors, so he must die to apologize!"
Prince An was furious, and was about to speak, but saw Prince Qi tugging at his sleeve, and said softly, "No!"
Prince An was startled, and looked back at Prince Qi with doubts in his eyes.
Prince Qi glanced at him helplessly, his eyes contained too many things.
Prince An was slightly startled, sat down, and heard Prince Qi sigh softly, "He has correspondence with Emperor Beimo."
Prince An knew what this meant. It meant that the Taifu had colluded with the emperor of Beimo for a long time, and the emperor of Beimo would contact the courtiers of Dazhou in private, and he was the Taifu of the current dynasty, which proved that he still had ambitions. .
No wonder, Prince Qi will come to Da Zhou early.
Under the coercion of such a large lineup of the Tai Tuo and the Empress, more and more neutral candidates supported the vote.
However, to vote, it is necessary to choose a candidate to compete with the crown prince. Apart from the crown prince, other princes have no intention of seeking power. The princes of other concubines dare not propose, but someone proposed Liang Wang.
It was Murong Zhuangzhuang who had just arrived at the scene who proposed King Liang.
She stepped in quickly and said: "I am late, please forgive me, just now I heard that everyone said that they would propose to vote for the person who will be in charge of the country. I wonder if this princess, the princess of the country, has the right to propose a candidate? If there is power, this palace will recommend King Liang, he is the emperor's eldest son, smart since childhood, he is also liked by the emperor."