Chapter 81 Cruel Emperor vs. Fatal Sister (7)

In the 101st year of the Jin Dynasty, the Rong family and the Wu family had a complete falling out.

The queen insisted that the crown prince was not up to the task and that another wise ruler should be chosen from the royal family, while the Wu family insisted on making the crown prince king for the sake of the family's interests.

Zhao Jinyuan, as a bargaining chip in the political game between the two parties, was very comfortable. From time to time, he would drink tea with Wu Yan, taste new wine, and enjoy the snow... and had a lot of fun. Of course, these were just appearances.

At this time, the eldest princess in the fiefdom finally couldn't hold on and came to the end of her life.

She called Shi Yi to her bedside and told him to make the crown prince king. This was the only wish of Emperor Zhao and herself before her death.

She was sure that her daughter had such ability, just as she was sure that her daughter could govern the fiefdom for her.

She personally handed Emperor Zhao's jade seal to her daughter. It turned out that since the eldest prince fell into the lake on horseback, Emperor Zhao had a premonition that the Rong family would take action and had already made arrangements.

Shi Yi put the jade seal aside, held her hand, and promised her in person that the country of Jin would definitely be in the hands of the Zhao family. The eldest princess closed her eyes peacefully and followed her late husband who had passed away more than ten years ago.

The night when she saw her mother die in front of her, Shi Yiyi did not close her eyes all night. In this time and space, the eldest princess's true love for her is still vivid. Life and death are determined by fate, and she cannot change it.

After the funeral, she rushed to Kyoto with her confidants. She wanted to take advantage of this last deadline to turn the tide.

In the court, the ministers were divided into two factions.

"Queen, it is natural for the prince to inherit the throne. Are you going to usurp the throne?!" General Wu blew his gray beard, already very angry.

This Rong Xu, the little girl he had taken care of, was actually pressing him step by step in the court. Did she really think that the Wu family were all soft persimmons?

"General Wu is serious. It's just that the crown prince is really incompetent. The country of Jin Dynasty is just abandoned in his hands..." The queen was high and mighty, and her eyes were full of contempt for him and Zhao Jinyuan. In the end, she even attributed such a small matter as Zhao Jinyuan's leaving the palace without permission to ignorance.

Zhao Jinyuan lowered his head and listened to the queen scolding him for his mediocrity and ignorance, without any ripples in his heart.

Everyone makes mistakes when they are young. He knew that even if he was extremely careful, there were still some things that did not meet the queen's wishes. Those things that ordinary people thought were not worth mentioning were made known to everyone by the queen. It was thanks to the spread of the queen that he, the crown prince, was mediocre and unambitious.

The queen's eyes swept across the Qinzheng Palace: "The late emperor died suddenly, and he didn't even leave behind his will, and the imperial seal is missing.

The prince is young and ignorant, and you are confident that we will hand over the Jin Dynasty to him?" The queen's words were passionate, and most of the court officials were students of her mother's family. They whispered to each other, and no one refuted.

"Queen, why are you so aggressive?" Outside the hall, a girl in black and red came slowly, shocking everyone.

Since Emperor Zhao was seriously ill, it has become increasingly difficult to enter the palace. Even ministers, even if they have urgent matters, have to ask the queen for permission. After Emperor Zhao passed away, it became even more difficult to enter the palace, and the queen had to summon them in person.

The queen narrowed her eyes slightly, and after identifying the person, she decisively ordered the army to take her down.

"Who dares?!" Shi Yi took out the token bestowed by the late emperor, "Seeing this token is like seeing the late emperor, I see who dares!"

Every word was loud and clear!

At the same time, the mighty soldiers who had been loyal to the emperor all their lives took a big step forward in unison.

"The prince is addicted to pleasure and does not know how to make progress. He is not worthy of being a king." The queen slammed the chair heavily, frowned and said angrily: "If our Jin Dynasty recommends such a prince as king, it will make the late emperor rest in peace in the underworld!"

"The prince is addicted to pleasure?" Shi Yi sneered, took out the prayer book of the people from his sleeve, and threw it in front of General Wu, "Please take a look at the signatures on it, these are all the real thoughts of the people."

"What's the use of a prayer book?!" The queen's eyes were pressed with fine lines, her tone was sharp, and her eyes shot straight at Shi Yi like a steel knife.

Shi Yi was fearless and said generously: "The queen said that the prince was cowardly and incompetent, so it shouldn't be incompetent to seek welfare for the people and win the hearts of the people."

"Who knows if this prayer book is fake!" The queen didn't care at all.

"What if the imperial seal of the Jin Dynasty was passed down from generation to generation?" Shi Yi raised his eyes and met the queen's eyes. He smiled brightly, "Hasn't the queen been looking for it all the time? You didn't expect it to be in my hands

?" "I knew he had hidden it."

"How can we believe that you are holding the imperial seal of the Jin Dynasty?" The queen's brother asked first, "There are so many fakes. How can we tell them apart?!"

"Zhou Xiong, bring the imperial seal to the ministers and let them take a closer look." Shi Yi was still smiling, without any sign of anger.

Zhou Xiong, the current leader of the Mighty Army, had a baby face, but a cold face, which was a strange contrast. He grinned, took out the imperial seal from his pocket, and waved it in front of the ministers one by one. Before some ministers had time to see it, he walked to the next one. Those ministers who didn't see it clearly didn't dare to ask him to stop, because the aura of the new leader of the Mighty Army was too unbearable.

"Stop, let me see." General Wu took the initiative to stop him.

Zhou Xiong turned sideways to ask Shi Yi for instructions, Shi Yi nodded and said, "General Wu should recognize this jade seal."

General Wu looked at it carefully and nodded heavily, "It is indeed the jade seal left by our ancestors."

The ministers were in an uproar.

Although Zhao Jinyuan was the prince, he was a puppet after all. He could not govern the court, nor could he command troops outside the court. He had no real power. The Grand Princess's Mansion was different. It was blessed by the emperor for all ages, and one of the three military powers was in the Grand Princess's Mansion.

The Grand Princess's Mansion never asked about the government affairs, and the princess went to her fiefdom early, and she didn't even return to Beijing until she died. The court officials never thought that the princess's most beloved and only daughter, Wei Shiyi, would intervene in this matter.

Princess Wei Shi held the imperial seal in her hand and supported the succession of Zhao Gong's only son. Even if Zhao Jinyuan, the prince, was ignorant and unambitious, he was justified. The clever ministers immediately knelt down and bowed to Zhao Jinyuan, shouting "Long live the emperor". Other ministers also knelt down hurriedly to echo him.

Wei Shi turned around and saw Zhao Jinyuan smiling. There were tiny stars in his eyes, and behind him was the fiery red glow from outside the palace. In the floating light, he was pure and beautiful.

Zhao Jinyuan stood a few steps away, just looking at her quietly, her bright smile deeply engraved in his heart.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment, and in the blink of an eye, it was ten thousand years.

(End of this chapter)