Volume 2: The Capital, I’m Back Chapter 49 I am a descendant of the Zhu family
Faced with Xu Yun's questioning, Jing Yuan and Zhang Yi looked at each other. Although they were reluctant, they had to nod.
This is the first rule of mutual criticism in the Qingliu world: the truth always comes first.
Although sometimes black can be said to be white, black is black and can never truly become white.
Xu Yun held on to this clause in the imperial edict tightly. It stated that the successor was chosen by the emperor, and anyone who dared to disown him would be disobeying the emperor's order!
"Minister Xu, what you mean is..." Cao Nai's expression changed, and he said, "The emperor has met with an accident?"
Xu Yun hurriedly said, "I have never said such a thing. Please stop slandering me, Mr. Cao!"
"Since there is no such thing..." Cao Nai said coldly, "What is your intention in proposing that the Prince of Qing should be regent?"
Xu Yun knew that whether he could soar to the sky depended on his performance today, so he didn't care about his dignity and just broke off relations with him.
"Now that the emperor has gone deep into the desert and has no news, there is no one to make decisions on major matters in the court. That's why we propose that His Royal Highness Prince Qin temporarily regents the country. When the emperor returns to the capital, he will naturally hand over the power of regent. What's wrong with this approach? When the late emperor was alive, His Royal Highness Prince Xiang served as regent twice, both times when the throne was vacant, and he took on temporary responsibilities. Why does it seem to be a treasonous act in Lord Cao's mouth? Lord Cao, you are so opposed to Prince Qin being regent, don't you have any selfish motives?"
These words left Cao Nai speechless. They said he was regent, not ascending the throne. Moreover, it was true that His Royal Highness Prince Xiang had served as regent twice. These were all facts. He wanted to refute, but he had no way to refute.
"Minister Xu, please stop talking nonsense. I am an honest official who serves the public wholeheartedly. I believe I have no regrets in front of the heavens and the earth!"
"Yeah?"
Xu Yun sneered, "The emperor has not returned yet, and the prince is still young. Could it be that Lord Cao wants to take advantage of this opportunity to monopolize the government?"
"Xu Yun, I'm your mother!"
Cao Nai was so angry that he started cursing and would have rushed up to beat people if no one had stopped him.
Xu Yun, however, had a smug look on his face. Go ahead and curse. The harsher he cursed, the more it proved that his words were impeccable. The achievement of following the dragon was right before his eyes!
Seeing that Xu Yun had the upper hand, some of the ministers who had been on the sidelines began to come out and support the Prince of Qing as regent.
Cao Nai was stopped by someone. Suddenly he turned around and saw Yu Qian, and said, "Yu Qian, please say something!"
After hearing this, everyone looked at Yu Qian, because Yu Qian was specifically mentioned in the emperor's edict, and his words carried great weight.
Yu Qian looked haggard and had big dark circles under his eyes.
He had not slept since he returned home last night. After thinking all night, he concluded that if he considered the overall situation, it seemed that Prince Qing would be the best choice to serve as regent.
At this point, it is impossible for me to stay out of it.
"Your Highness, I propose that the Prince of Qing be the regent until His Majesty returns to the capital!"
When these words were spoken, the ministers were in an uproar.
Empress Dowager Sun had a cold face and said nothing, but her body was trembling slightly.
Cao Nai also looked shocked, as if he couldn't believe his ears.
Zhang Yi couldn't help but curse: "Yu Qian, you are a two-faced shameless person!"
Facing numerous accusations and abuses, Yu Qian said calmly: "Empress Dowager, colleagues, I would like to give you a piece of advice: national affairs are the most important!"
At this moment, the situation immediately reversed, and more and more people stood up to express their support for Prince Qing to govern the country.
Xu Yun was secretly proud and said loudly: "Please ask the Queen Mother to issue an imperial decree to order His Royal Highness Prince Qin to succeed the throne!"
"Okay, okay!"
Empress Dowager Sun had a stern expression, she was so angry that she was shaking all over, and her hands and feet were cold.
"Isn't that what you all mean?"
All the ministers lowered their heads and said nothing. The answer was obvious: this is what we meant.
"I disagree!"
At this time, an old and loud voice came from outside the hall.
Empress Dowager Sun was overjoyed and looked up, only to see Duke Yingguo Zhang Fu standing at the entrance of the hall wearing bright silver armor.
The ministers were in an uproar again. The Duke of England appeared, which meant that the army had returned and the situation on the scene changed again.
Xu Yun thought to himself that this was not good, and hurriedly said, "Duke Ying, you are wearing armor to the palace, what do you want to do?"
"What do you want to do? "
Zhang Fu walked forward slowly, emitting an invisible murderous aura, and all the ministers set off.
"I want to ask you, if the emperor had not been fighting on the front line, would you still be standing here and making irresponsible remarks?"
Xu Yun said calmly, "The emperor made great contributions in this battle, and we are all aware of that. But now the throne is vacant, and the prince... oh, no, the crown prince is young, and the country relies on the eldest prince. What's wrong with the prince of Qing acting as regent? Could it be that some people want to monopolize power, so..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhang Fu grabbed him by the collar.
"Believe it or not, I will chop you down right now!"
Seeing this, Ma Shun hurried forward to stop them and persuaded them, "Duke Ying, today we are discussing state affairs. We should talk nicely and not use violence!"
Zhang Fu's eyes flashed with coldness, and he said slowly: "Ma Shun, I haven't settled the score with you yet. Wang Zhen has been beheaded by the emperor. Do you think you can still escape?"
Ma Shun's face was pale. The reason why he ran to support King Qin was because he learned that Wang Zhen was beheaded on the front line. He knew he could not protect himself, so he took the risk.
At this point, he has no way out.
"Duke Ying, please stop making a fuss. What we are discussing today is the state affairs of the state. What does it have to do with Wang Zhen?"
At this time, Chen Yi, the Right Censor of the Metropolitan Censorate, could not help but say, "You relied on Wang Zhen's power to help the tyrant in the past. Now at this time, you still don't know how to repent?"
"How dare you!" Ma Shun immediately displayed the prestige of the Jinyiwei commander and shouted loudly, "You are making a noise in front of the palace, which is extremely disrespectful..."
Chen Yi had long been fed up with him, so he grabbed Ma Shun's hair and shouted, "At this point, you still dare to be so arrogant and domineering. Today, I will rid the people of this evil!"
As they were talking, the two of them started fighting in the hall.
The ministers had suffered from Wang Zhen for a long time, and when they saw Chen Yi being the first to be hit, some people immediately stepped forward to help, and the scene became more chaotic.
Zhang Fu grabbed Xu Yun and became more and more annoyed as he looked at him. He just started to slap him four times in the face, making Xu Yun's eyes go black with stars.
The hall was in chaos. Empress Dowager Sun shook her head feebly and shouted, "Enough!"
Seeing that the Queen Mother was angry, everyone stopped.
"You are all pillars of the country. Now that the emperor is gone, are you just going to perform your duties so faithfully?"
Everyone was silent and the scene was strangely quiet.
At this time, an eunuch hurried over and kowtowed, saying, "Your Highness, the Queen Mother, His Royal Highness Prince Qin requests to enter the palace!"
Buzz!
The ministers were in an uproar again, King Qing was coming!
The situation on the scene became more delicate, and everyone took a wait-and-see attitude, waiting for the development of the situation.
Queen Mother Sun's face changed. Now that things had come to this, there was no way to hide. She might as well see what Prince Qing was up to.
Fortunately, Zhang Fu arrived back in time, and at least the situation could be controlled.
"Xuan!"
Under the gaze of all the ministers, Prince Zhu Qiyu of Qin entered the hall wearing a four-clawed dragon robe and bowed in obeisance.
"Your Highness Zhu Qiyu pays respect to the Empress Dowager!"
"No need to be polite!"
"Thank you, Queen Mother!"
Zhu Qizhen stood up and looked around.
Xu Yun, Ma Shun and others finally saw the backbone they had been waiting for, and they immediately straightened their chests.
Queen Mother Sun suppressed her anger and asked, "I wonder why Prince Qing came to the palace in such a hurry ?"
Under the gaze of everyone, Zhu Qiyu slowly said: "I request the court to mobilize an army, led by me personally, to go deep into the desert and bring back the emperor!"
Buzz!
All the ministers present were going crazy. What was going on?
Xu Yun and others were also dumbfounded. It turned out that the Prince of Qing did not come to the palace to take the position of regent!
Empress Dowager Sun was stunned and thought she had heard wrongly.
Zhang Fu's face was also full of disbelief. He was ready to fight with King Qing, but he didn't expect that the development of things would be far beyond his expectations.
After waiting for a long while, no one responded, so Zhu Qiyu had to repeat: "The emperor has not returned yet, and I am worried about it day and night. I request to lead the army to bring back the emperor!"
Empress Dowager Sun's expression gradually eased. Although she was not Zhu Qiyu's biological mother, she had watched the child grow up, and in name, he was even her son.
I thought the brothers were fighting for power and turned against each other, but I didn't expect...
In fact, the world is not all dangerous, and the royal family can also have deep brotherhood.
"Do you know the responsibility you bear?"
Zhu Qiyu said resolutely: "I am a descendant of the Zhu family. My brother can fight in battle, so can I!"
Empress Dowager Sun sighed and shook her head, saying , "It is uncertain whether the emperor is alive or dead. If something happens to you again, how can I face the late emperor?"
"Even if you die on the battlefield, so what? Don't we still have our nephew Jianshen, Prince Xiang, and so many descendants of the Zhu family? I request to send troops to welcome the emperor back to the capital!"
Zhu Qiyu has made up his mind. He doesn't want to stay out of it anymore. He wants to prove to everyone that I am also a descendant of the Zhu family and I am also a man of blood!
In history, Zhu Qiyu relied on this bloodiness to win the battle to defend the capital.
If it weren't for fate, the two brothers would never have become enemies.
Queen Mother Sun closed her eyes, thought for a long time, and finally said, "I declare that from today on, Prince Qing will be the regent and oversee the government!"
