The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1196 Surprise

After the news that Prince Zhao's concubine wrote to the Emperor and Empress, wanting to take Prince Zhao's son out to sea spread out, all the court officials seemed to have become expressionless.

Who knows what kind of drama the Jiang royal family can perform for everyone!

After all this commotion, no matter what plans people had before, most of them were now numb.

Actually, there is no other way around it, since they are slightly inferior!

When it comes to ruthlessness, the emperor directly wielded his sword and sent all the aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces, as long as they posed a threat to Princess Zhaode, to see the late emperor.

In his madness, the Emperor almost put the future of the Jiang Chu Dynasty at risk by making Princess Zhaode the Crown Princess, without considering who would inherit the country if something happened to the only heir.

When it comes to persistence, the emperor has been stubborn until now, and now he has cut off his retreat and chosen to burn his boats.

Those officials who opposed the enthronement of the princess remained silent at this moment, whether out of loyalty or self-interest.

Some of this group of officials are old-fashioned, some are simply bad, but no matter which type they are, every one of them is really stupid.

As the saying goes, don't chase a desperate enemy. Similarly, a gambler who has staked everything and has no way to retreat and whose brain is already hot should not be easily stimulated.

Emperor Yanping has put forward all the bargaining chips. If his goal cannot be achieved, he may really overturn the table.

At this moment, many court officials began to consider what would happen after the position of Crown Princess was established.

"What else can we do if we don't accept this reality? Looking at the whole Chu world, is there anyone other than Princess Zhaode who can inherit the throne? You know, Concubine Shu herself said that the Crown Prince of Zhao was poisoned by Princess Yongping, what else can others say?"

Yan Yuan was so annoyed by Cen Minzhou's repeated visits that he could only invite him to the study and ask him directly, "Among the royal family members now, those who are closest to the emperor are three generations away from the throne. Even if you and I don't mind choosing from them, will the emperor be happy? Is there no one in the court who opposes it?"

Yan Yuan looked into Cen Minzhou's eyes and asked, "Is there anyone else in the royal family who can be compared with Grand Princess Hong'an?"

This question is not only a question from Yan Yuan to Cen Minzhou, but also a warning to himself.

Based on the emperor's recent actions, he had no doubt that as long as any court official proposed a new candidate, the emperor would be able to make the royal family disappear on the spot.

After that, the emperor would probably clean up those who kept raising questions and causing trouble for him. Although Yan Yuan did not support the appearance of the Crown Princess, he was more afraid of implicating his relatives.

"Brother Cen, if the royal family has no other candidates, can you support another man to inherit the country instead of Princess Zhaode? If so, how is that different from treason?!"

As Yan Yuan was talking, he suddenly moved slightly. He was not sure whether he had convinced Cen Minzhou, but he was sure that he had convinced himself.

Sometimes, as long as a person thinks things through, he can be very flexible.

Who sits on the throne? What does it have to do with the ministers?
As long as the country is stable and peaceful, isn't it enough for these officials to use their knowledge, display their talents, benefit the people, and leave their names in history? !
As for whether the person in power is a lady or a man, does it affect salary, benefits, fame and political achievements?

It is possible that if the princess ascends the throne, there will be fewer conflicts between the monarch and his subjects.

"If something cannot be done, why force it? Besides, the princess is still young, so it's useless to think too much. The emperor and the empress are still of childbearing age, and maybe they will give birth to a prince in the future... If that's the case, then wouldn't it be ridiculous for you and me to be so entangled and calculating now?"

I don’t know if it was the last sentence that worked, but after Yan Yuan finished speaking, Cen Minzhou seemed to have let it go. He sighed, bowed and said goodbye.

But not long after he left, Yan Yuan was still in a daze, when the cloud board was knocked from the direction of the imperial city.

He was horrified and immediately asked his servants to investigate.

"Master! Master! I went out to ask around! The streets are full of internal guards, and the patrol officers and the city guards have also arrived. There seem to be people patrolling in armor of the Five Armies! From the looks of it, it seems like martial law is being imposed."

Could something have happened in the palace? !

Yan Yuan didn't have time to think too much and quickly changed into his official uniform and left the house.

Just at this time, the clerk from the Classics Hall came hurriedly to report.

"Master Prime Minister, the eunuchs in the palace came to the hall and told you that the Grand Empress Dowager had passed on the news, and asked you to urge the Ministry of Rites to make preparations according to the old rules of Yanchen!"

"Grand Imperial Concubine?!"

Yan Yuan thought about it carefully and suddenly realized that the Grand Imperial Consort mentioned in the document was Concubine Cen of Prince Jing's Mansion.