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Chapter 629: Fight for the throne (Part )

These words were like a bolt from the blue.

All the ministers turned their heads to look.

Wang Jin, the 20-year-old Zhongshu Sheren, had a gentle and handsome face full of passion and shouted loudly: "Please let the princess ascend the throne and become the emperor!"

In terms of official position, Wang Jin was just a seventh-rank official.

But he has another identity. He is the beloved son of Prime Minister Wang, the future head of the Wang family, and the future leader tacitly recognized by the officials of the Prime Minister's party.

Wang Jin suddenly and clearly supported Jiang Shaohua, which almost made the officials of the Prime Minister's party drop their jaws in surprise.

Minister Zhang could no longer tolerate it and stood up: "This is ridiculous! This is ridiculous! Throughout the dynasties, there has never been a precedent for a woman to be an emperor! The fact that Princess Nanyang can enter the court to listen to government affairs has broken the precedent and the laws of the country and the family. How can she be allowed to sit on the throne! I am the first one to disagree!"

Dai Shangshu, who had sprained his ankle and barely came to the court, was the oldest minister in the court. Dai Shangshu did not rush to express his opinion, his cloudy old eyes drifting back and forth.

Minister Zhou was a die-hard supporter of the Prime Minister's Party. He was deeply grateful to Prime Minister Wang for his support and always followed Prime Minister Wang's lead. Wang Jin's firm statement obviously had a great impact on Minister Zhou. Minister Zhou hesitated for a moment and said nothing, neither supporting nor opposing.

However, several officials of the Prime Minister's Party who usually had close contacts with Minister Zhang echoed him, saying, "Minister Zhang is right! The princess saved our lives, and we are grateful. If the princess is willing to assist His Royal Highness Prince Ping, we all support her. But being an empress is absolutely not an option!"

"That's right, we absolutely don't agree to such a ridiculous thing!"

Amid the noise, Minister Dong glanced at the indignant Minister Zhang and asked loudly, "Minister Zhang, do you support Prince Ping ascending the throne?"

Minister Zhang spoke passionately and righteously: "This is the orthodoxy of our dynasty, and it is natural."

Minister Dong asked coldly, "May I ask Minister Zhang, after His Royal Highness Prince Ping ascends the throne, who will take charge of government affairs for His Royal Highness?"

There were five powerful vassal kings among the close relatives. The King of Gaoliang and his son, and the King of Dongping and his son conspired to rebel. They either died or were waiting to die.

The Prince of Huaiyang was also caught in the vortex of "rebellion" under the watchful eyes of the public and has not yet escaped. The same is true for the Prince of Wu'an. It is still unknown whether these two princes can save their lives. It can be seen that the Queen Mother Zheng would never allow the two of them to be contaminated by the imperial power.

In other words, the only vassal king who can assist King Ping is Jiang Shaohua.

However, Jiang Shaohua didn't want to be a puppet. If she wanted to contribute, she had to be given real status and authority.

How to solve this difficult problem?
Minister Zhang said righteously: "Princess Nanyang is too ambitious and is not suitable to assist in government. The Daliang Dynasty has so many loyal ministers. Why not let the Prime Minister assist the new emperor as before?"

Minister Dong refused to give in. "Prime Minister Wang was seriously injured and barely survived. I'm afraid he won't be able to attend court anymore. Who should take over the position of Prime Minister?"

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Minister Zhang showed the spirit of a pillar of the country and bowed to the Grand Empress Dowager Zheng: "Grand Empress Dowager, I have been the Minister of Personnel for many years, and I am familiar with the officials and government affairs. If the Grand Empress Dowager trusts me, I am willing to assist His Royal Highness Prince Ping with all my strength." The furious Grand Empress Dowager Zheng frowned constantly, and her anger was directed directly at Minister Zhang: "Bah! You are taking advantage of the situation! Why don't you look at yourself in the mirror? Are you worthy of being the Prime Minister of Daliang?"

In the past, when Emperor Taikang and Emperor Taihe were in power, Prime Minister Wang was the head of all officials and was in charge of government affairs. That would have been fine. Emperor Taikang and Emperor Taihe were both adults, and they could barely suppress or appease Prime Minister Wang, so that the court would not fall into the hands of Prime Minister Wang.

But King Ping was only an eight-year-old child with low intelligence and did not understand anything. If Zhang Shangshu was made the new prime minister to take charge of government affairs, then who would rule the country, Jiang or Zhang?

Just as Jiang Shaohua said before, the best outcome for King Ping to ascend the throne is to live peacefully until he has children and they grow up healthy. Counting on my fingers, it will take at least twenty years. Can the imperial power be taken back after being given to the ministers in these twenty years?
It would be better to let Jiang Shaohua sit on the throne! After all, he is of Jiang family blood! Who does Minister Zhang think he is?

The more Empress Dowager Zheng thought about it, the angrier she became. She cursed Minister Zhang angrily: "You are a traitor with evil intentions! You deserve to be killed a thousand times!"

Minister Zhang's face was swollen and red from the impact.

Concubine Fan Gui's mind was in a turmoil. She was completely panicked and she actually said at this moment: "Grand Empress Dowager, I think what Minister Zhang said makes sense."

"You know nothing!" Empress Dowager Zheng was furious and cursed: "Shut your dog mouth!"

Concubine Fan Gui was scolded so much that she burst into tears. She wiped her tears with her sleeves and turned to beg Jiang Shaohua: "Princess, there is no reason for a woman to sit on the throne. This is doomed to fail. Stop messing around."

Concubine Fan reached out her hand and pushed her son forward again, her voice full of panic: "Hao'er, please beg your cousin not to take your throne."

Prince Ping had been crying and making a fuss before, and now he was frightened by the solemn atmosphere in the Golden Palace. He stared blankly at Jiang Shaohua, who looked solemn, and shuddered all over.

Prince Ping suddenly turned around and ran away from Concubine Fan Gui.

Concubine Fan Gui turned around hurriedly and chased after him.

In order to dodge, King Ping ran faster and faster. The threshold of the Golden Palace was too high, and King Ping tried to step over it, but he tripped over it and fell flat on his face. His stomach was hit, and King Ping cried loudly in pain.

Concubine Fan Gui burst into tears and sat on the doorstep, hugging Prince Ping and crying: "My son, how could you be so miserable that you met such an ambitious Princess Nanyang who wanted to take your throne. I will go to the underworld to meet your father and let him open his eyes and see that the dignified bloodline of the Jiang family is being bullied like this..."

Among the ministers in the palace, there were always some who were truly loyal to the royal family and upheld orthodoxy. They immediately stood up in indignation and denounced Princess Nanyang for being too ambitious and acting like a hen that crows at dawn.

Chen Changshi immediately spoke up to defend his princess: "Our princess is also of the bloodline of our great-grandfather Jiang family. Ask yourselves, in terms of ability and the means of governing the country, who among the royal family and vassal kings can surpass the princess?"

"The succession of the throne is not just a family matter, but also a major event concerning the country and the Liang Dynasty. You support King Ping and think that you are loyal. Little do you know that this is the beginning of the real disaster."

"To enthronize a mentally deficient child is like a child carrying a treasure through the streets. It not only harms King Ping, but also greatly damages the fate of Daliang."

"By then, there will be internal strife and foreign enemies eyeing us covetously. Daliang will be unstable. There may even be a worry of national destruction. This is the trouble caused by you so-called loyal ministers!"