books44 Chapter 294 Uproar
Chapter 294 Uproar
As expected, when Prince of Qin Zhao Defang recommended the orphan of Prince of Wei, the young prince Zhao Wuji, to the throne, his decision to serve as regent to govern the country and assist the new emperor was announced in the court, it was like a thunderclap, shocking all the civil and military officials!
"No!" Prime Minister Xue Juzheng was the first to object, "Your Highness Prince Qin, your ascension to the throne is what everyone wants, and the young prince is still a young and ignorant child, how can he take on such an important task.
"I beg Your Highness the Prince of Qin to withdraw his order and choose a day to ascend the throne and rule the world. This is the guarantee for the stability of the Song Dynasty and the blessing of the people of the Song Dynasty!" Xue Juzheng said, kneeling down and crying in excitement.
Cao Bin also hurried out to object: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not possible! For the sake of stability of the country and the people's peace of mind, I implore Your Majesty to choose a day to ascend the throne."
Gao Huaide and Shen Xi also walked out of the train together, "I implore His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin to choose a day to ascend the throne so as to reassure the people of the world."
"I implore His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin to choose a day to ascend the throne in order to reassure the people of the world!..." All the ministers knelt down on the ground.
Cheng Yu and Jia Yan looked at each other, with mockery in their eyes. Since ancient times, when a usurper ascended the throne, he would pretend to decline the throne three times. What kind of game was Qin Wang Zhao Defang playing?
The sparsely standing officials were all complaining in their hearts. They had seen rivers of blood flowing for the throne, and brothers killing each other for the throne, but they had never seen a fool who was sure of victory and still gave the throne to others!
The King of Qin raised his hand to stop the excited voices of his ministers, "I have made up my mind, my dear ministers, please stop trying to persuade me. Wuji is the orphan of my brother, the King of Wei, and he is the legitimate heir to the throne. Although he is young, he is extremely intelligent, benevolent, wise and filial, and he will surely be a wise ruler. I ask that he be appointed as the regent to assist the new emperor in handling state affairs. The Song Dynasty will surely be stable and prosperous."
The ministers still knelt on the ground and refused to get up, unwilling to accept the decision of His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin.
Jia Yan thought for a while and walked out of the class. "Your Highness, Prince Qin, if you are unwilling to succeed to the throne, according to the "Golden Casket Alliance" in Taizu's will, the throne of the Song Dynasty shall be passed down to the eldest son rather than the youngest. The princes here are older than the young prince, so they should be the first to inherit the throne.
Otherwise, how could these older princes be willing to accept a young child ascending the throne?
I recommend the Third Prince to succeed to the throne!"
The third prince was startled and was about to refuse when he saw something flying down from above and hitting Jia Yan hard in the face!
"Jia Yan, do you have ulterior motives and want me to kill these older princes to clear the way for the young prince to ascend the throne, in order to comply with the agreement of the "Golden Casket Alliance" in Taizu's will?
Do you want my Zhao family's royal brothers to kill each other and let blood flow like a river?"
There was silence in the hall. Jia Yan had a wound on his forehead and blood was flowing down his cheek.
This is the overwhelming strength, this is the domineering power that sweeps away everything!
The King of Qin made it clear: "Jia Yan, if I had not been able to guarantee it, would you have relied on the agreement in the "Golden Casket Alliance" in Taizu's will to support me to ascend the throne?"
will not!
Most of the civil and military officials answered this question for Jia Yan in their hearts.
If the King of Qin had not been strong enough to crush his opponents, he would have died long ago. He wanted to rely on the "Golden Casket Alliance" agreed to succeed to the throne as promised by Taizu? It would never happen even if the sun rose from the west.
Jia Yan wiped the blood off his face, gritted his teeth and made up his mind, "Even if Your Highness the Prince of Qin has no power, I will recommend and support Your Highness the Prince of Qin to ascend the throne in accordance with the agreement of the "Golden Casket Alliance" in Taizu's will that the throne should be passed down to the eldest son rather than the youngest. Your Highness the Prince of Qin does not want to sit on the dragon throne, so I will recommend the third prince to succeed to the throne in accordance with the "Golden Casket Alliance" that the throne should be passed down to the eldest son rather than the youngest!
I have absolutely no other selfish motives, I just want to follow the will of Taizu and be loyal to him, and the sun and the sky can bear witness to that!"
Jia Yan's words were passionate, reasonable, loyal and proud!
All the ministers immediately responded in unison, begging His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin to act according to Taizu's will, ascend the throne and become emperor that day to stabilize the country.
Qin Wang Zhao Defang raised his hand to suppress the shouts of the ministers. After the ministers stood up and returned to their posts and the hall quieted down, he smiled faintly and said, "Jia Yan, pick up the thing that broke your forehead and see if you are loyal. Day and night will prove it."
Jia Yan picked up a memorial on the ground with suspicion and flipped it open to see...
The civil and military officials watched as Jia Yan's face became increasingly pale, his forehead not only bleeding but also beginning to sweat, his hands holding the memorial trembling, his legs also trembling, and his proudly upright back slumped down...
Jia Yan collapsed on the ground, his face pale as dirt, and he prostrated himself on the ground: "Jia Yan and the others were confused for a moment, please forgive us, Your Majesty!"
Qin Wang Zhao Defang swept his cold eyes over the ministers: "Cheng Yu, Lu Duosun, Liu Zhi, Chen Gengnian, Fang Pingdu, Yu Daqiu, come out and accept your punishment!"
Several officials whose names were called stepped out tremblingly, knelt on the ground, and confessed their crimes and begged for mercy.
"You loyal ministers who keep saying that you are following Taizu's will have instigated the Third Prince to rebel and seize the throne. But have you followed Taizu's will that the throne of the Song Dynasty should be passed down to the eldest son rather than the youngest?"
The Third Prince was so frightened that he stood up and said in defense: "Brother Qin Wang, I... I didn't agree to them!"
Qin Wang Zhao Defang waved his hand and said, "Third brother, please leave. This is none of your business. It was these traitors who were discussing this matter together, and their accomplices reported it to me."
Accomplice? Snitch? The kneeling people looked at the people around them.
"Wei Ji! It was Wei Ji who betrayed us!" Jia Yan angrily shouted out the name of the missing person.
"I told you that Wei Ji is unreliable, but you insisted on dragging him into this!" Cheng Yu kicked Lu Dosun back angrily.
Lu Duoxun roared in frustration, "Isn't it because of our lack of strength that you said we need to find some generals with military power to accomplish our mission? I just mentioned it, and you said that Wei Ji had just followed Pan Mei to commit the crime of treason and rebellion, and he must be afraid of being punished by the King of Qin, so he will definitely follow you wholeheartedly?"
Yu Daqiu slapped Cheng Yu in front of him hard on the head and said, "I've been hurt so badly by you guys. Why the hell did you try so hard to get me to join you?"
Chen Gengnian also punched Liu Zhi hard, "You used coercion and bribery to get me into this gang, and you've caused me so much trouble!"
Intentional rebellion is a serious crime, and the King of Qin was merciful and lenient and did not execute all of their clans, but he did throw the masterminds into prison and will execute them at the Meridian Gate three days later."
Chen Gengnian, who was dragged away by the imperial guards, struggled and shouted unconvincedly: "King of Qin! Why were Pan Mei and Wei Ji pardoned for their rebellion, but we are imprisoned and executed for our deliberate rebellion?"
Qin Wang Zhao Defang glanced at him with disdain, "Pan Mei has been a horseman all his life, fighting in all directions, and has made great contributions to the Song Dynasty. Moreover, he and Wei Ji were deceived by Cheng Wuya's fake imperial edict, so his merits can offset his crimes. But what contributions have you made to the Song Dynasty? You are plotting rebellion, and your crime is unforgivable!"
To make an example of him, no one dared to bring up Taizu's will, and no one dared to oppose the decision of the King of Qin to nominate Zhao Wuji, the orphan of the King of Wei, to ascend the throne. The ministers could only accept it in silence.