The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1250 Plan
Everyone silently cast their gazes on the face of Prime Minister Yan Yuan.

"Crown Princess..."

"When choosing a crown prince again, we don't necessarily have to follow the choice of the crown princess, right?"

As soon as Gu Yuncheng opened his mouth, Cen Minzhou's words came to light.

Suddenly, everyone withdrew their gazes from Yan Yuan and looked at the two of them at the same time.

Gu Yuncheng sighed helplessly to Cen Minzhou: "Mr. Cen, I want to say that although the whereabouts of the Crown Princess is still unknown, the search and rescue work has not stopped. It is a bit... a little hasty to select the Crown Prince right now. I am afraid that the Emperor and Empress will not agree."

"What the Deputy Minister said is absolutely right." Minister of Rites He Benchu ​​looked at Cen Minzhou with dissatisfaction, "We all have children of our own, so if our only son was missing, who would be willing to adopt one from a side branch immediately? As ministers, it is our duty to serve the court wholeheartedly, but we should also consider the emperor's feelings!"

"Cen Sanfu, what Minister He said is very reasonable. If we propose to the Emperor and Empress to choose another crown prince now, I am afraid it will anger the nobles! Have you heard of 'a dragon has a reverse scale, and it will get angry if it is touched'? You must know that the Crown Princess is the reverse scale of the Emperor and Empress!"

"Mr. Cen Sanfu, what Minister Chen said is very mature and prudent! Although it is a wise choice to select the crown prince in advance, the emperor and the empress are not rational! Once the emperor is angry, I am afraid that even if all our nine clans are added together... they may not be able to calm their anger!"

The words of the Minister of Personnel Chen Xiangzhu immediately won the approval of more officials. For a moment, everyone's words of persuasion rushed towards Cen Minzhou like cannonballs.

Cen Minzhou was immediately surprised: "No, you guys should make it clear! The matter of selecting the crown prince was not proposed by me! I just made some suggestions on the selection! Why are you all coming at me!"

Cen Minzhou, who had come to his senses, was so angry that his nose almost twisted. He pointed at the real proposer and said to everyone angrily, "Go find Yang Taibao for what he said!"

Yang Bensheng was just wondering, but when he heard what Cen Minzhou said, he nodded responsibly: "It was I who proposed it!"

Everyone fell silent again after hearing this: "..." It was the Prime Minister Yan Yuan who cleared his throat and eased the awkwardness at the moment.

"Master Prime Minister, although I proposed the selection of the crown prince, I did not say that I would use this title to discuss the matter. In fact... we can change the way we say it and still get the job done!"

Seeing that Yan Yuan looked calm, Yang Bensheng took the opportunity to explain his thoughts in detail.

"The Crown Princess has disappeared, and the Emperor and Empress are extremely worried. We can follow the example of Empress Dowager Xiaohe and Empress Wen in raising the Yongxing Marquis, and select a few children for the Emperor and Empress to accompany them, so as to ease the pain of missing their daughter."

When Cen Minzhou heard Yang Bensheng's idea, his expression changed slightly.

But before he could say anything, Prime Minister Yan Yuan stroked his beard, looking thoughtful.

His reaction made many officials who were watching his face change their tune and agree with him. Even the five ministers present no longer objected.

"Well, since everyone agrees, let's talk about the candidates!" Yan Yuan nodded slowly to everyone, "But... I still want to advise everyone not to have any delusions! Don't mention unrealistic candidates."

"The range of candidates you mentioned..." Many officials hesitated again after hearing this.

"Let's choose from the Sheng family, the Xie family and our relatives!" Yan Yuan made up his mind quickly this time.

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He looked at everyone and said slowly, "In my opinion, choosing from the Sheng family can comfort the Queen; choosing from the Xie family can appease the Emperor; choosing from the clan members can make the world understand and accept it... Therefore, in my opinion, it is better to choose one person from each family name, and when the situation stabilizes, if the Crown Prince still has not returned, then we can ask the Emperor and Empress to pick the most suitable candidate, which is also reasonable. I think with the wisdom and understanding of the Emperor and Empress, they will be able to control their emotions and understand this arrangement."