Chapter 542 Is there anyone who doesn’t want to be the emperor?
As long as you are willing, you can become the emperor immediately, and you can become the emperor legitimately.
I'm afraid very few people in the world can resist such a temptation.
But Ning Wenjun was very calm at this time.
On the one hand, he was originally a prince, and he had no rivals since Ning Wenyu's death.
Therefore, as long as Ning Yongnian does not have another child after that, or the son he gives birth to is not much stronger than him, he will most likely be able to succeed to the throne successfully.
Of course, Wei Xianzhi said something right about the issue of "succession".
After breaking through to the second level, Ning Yongnian was able to live too "long".
Even if you can't live for fifty years, it's easy to live another thirty or forty years.
What about me at that time? I would be in my seventies or eighties before I could succeed to the throne and become the emperor?
Remember, this is still an optimistic situation.
If he was pessimistic, he might not even live longer than Ning Yongnian. Thinking from this perspective, Ning Wenjun seemed to have no reason to reject Wei Xianzhi.
But he also understood another thing very well.
yes.
If he hadn't usurped the throne, he might not have been able to be emperor for many days.
but.
Even if he usurped the throne, he might not be able to be emperor for many days.
There is no doubt that Ning Wenjun is not a fool.
In fact, he was very clear about his situation after usurping the throne.
First of all, once he agreed to Wei Xianzhi and successfully ascended the throne with the support of the Wei family, it would be equivalent to standing on an irreconcilable opposite side to Ning Yongnian.
In this respect, Ning Wenjun inherited some of Ning Yongnian's character.
In front of the "throne", family ties are nothing to him.
His only worry was whether he could defeat Ning Yongnian after ascending the throne.
In other words, Ning Wenjun is still unsure who will have the last laugh between the Wei family and Ning Yongnian.
If Ning Yongnian won in the end, then his career as an "emperor" would undoubtedly come to an end, and his life would certainly also come to an end.
But if the Wei family wins, my life still won't be easy.
By then, the Wei family will no longer need a puppet like me to restrain Ning Yongnian, and will most likely kick me away and support Ning Yuke to take the position, or simply "take the field themselves."
Unless he could win over a large enough force before that.
But this is not easy at all.
Take the current court for example. Among the hundreds of court officials, there are only five or six who are loyal to him. It is imaginable how difficult it is to snatch "incense" from the two "big Buddhas" Ning Yongnian and the Wei family.
So, Ning Yongnian wins and I die.
If the Wei family wins, the best outcome for me would be to be a puppet for the rest of my life.
It seems that no matter how things develop, I will not have a good ending.
Therefore, the best thing to do now is definitely to continue to wait and see.
Ning Wenjun quickly figured it out and realized that he should actually reject Wei Xianzhi right now.
But he also understood that since the Wei family had come to this point, they would definitely not give him the option of refusal.
“.”
"Lord Wei"
Unconsciously, Ning Wenjun had changed the way he addressed Wei Xianzhi.
He shook his head slightly and asked with great difficulty: "If I don't agree, will you kill me?"
"meeting."
Wei Xianzhi said without hesitation: "Your Highness, you should know that the emperor doesn't care whether you live or die."
"Since you can't help my Wei family gain benefits regardless of life or death, then there is no need for me to spare your life."
“.”
"Master Wei, you don't have to explain it so clearly."
With an even more bitter look on his face, Ning Wenjun asked again, "What if I help the Wei family win?"
"What are you going to do to me?"
"Your Highness, just rest assured about this matter."
Wei Xianzhi smiled and said, "I can't guarantee anything else, but as long as Your Highness behaves himself, your life will be safe."
"And if Your Highness governs the country well, you should be able to sit firmly on the throne."
Be law-abiding and you will have no worries about your life.
He governed the country well and sat firmly on the throne.
Wei Xianzhi said this in a tactful way, but Ning Wenjun knew very well whose share was being protected and whose country was being governed.
From a prince to a puppet emperor.
Ning Wenjun's mood was extremely complicated at the moment, and he didn't know whether he should be sad or sober.
He remained silent for a long while, then asked the last question.
"Master Wei, you should know that even if I agree to your request now, if the people of the world are not convinced, nothing can be changed."
"I'm sorry, but I can't figure out how you can get all the civil and military officials to agree, and I can't figure out how you can get all the states in the world to willingly recognize me as the new emperor."
"If the Wei family can really do all this, then wouldn't it be easier to let Ning Yuke be the emperor? Why would they need to find me?"
“.”
"Your Highness, this is not something you should worry about."
Shaking his head, Wei Xianzhi did not explain even a word.
It's not that he was being mysterious, or that he felt there was no need to tell Ning Wenjun about this kind of thing.
But even he didn't know the answer to this question.
[As long as Ning Wenjun agrees to usurp the throne, the rest of the matters will be handled by others]
These are the original words in the message Wei Changtian sent back.
It is obvious that Wei Changtian must still possess a power that he is unaware of, and can even use it to influence the entire court.
Moreover, this power was hidden very deeply, so deeply that even he, the commander of the Xuan Jing Division, had not noticed it. Shaking his head, Wei Xianzhi did not think about it any further.
Anyway, if nothing unexpected happens, this force will surface soon.
Soon, attention was focused on Ning Wenjun again.
"Your Highness, do you have anything else to ask?"
“.”
"there is none left."
Ning Wenjun sighed softly and said with a wry smile, "Since you will die if you don't agree, what can I do?"
"So, Your Highness agrees?"
"Yes, I agree."
“.”
If life is not satisfactory, I will let my hair down and row a boat tomorrow morning.
This poem written by Li Bai in his previous life is filled with an endless feeling of helplessness towards his own destiny.
But in fact, the most helpless thing in life is not "letting your hair down and rowing a boat", but not even having the choice of "rowing a boat".
Just like Ning Wenjun at this moment.
If he could choose, he would definitely like to continue to be his prince.
But unfortunately he couldn't choose, so he could only be the emperor.
The light of the lantern in the corner was a little dim, and the sound of shaking sleeves was particularly clear.
In Ning Wenjun's surprised eyes, Wei Xianzhi suddenly shook his sleeves seriously, and then bowed to him seriously.
Clasp your hands together in front of your chest, with your right hand clenched into a fist inside and your left hand outside.
This is a very standard auspicious bowing ceremony, and besides kneeling, it is also the most commonly used bowing ceremony by ministers when meeting the emperor.
"Your Highness, no, Your Majesty"
"In that case, I would like to congratulate you on your imminent accession to the throne."
“.”
His Majesty.
Watching Wei Xianzhi's actions and hearing the title that he had always dreamed of hearing, Ning Wenjun was stunned for a moment.
He opened his mouth slightly, and a sense of excitement inexplicably surged in his heart at this moment.
However, the next second, when he came to his senses and saw Wei Xianzhi's extremely calm eyes, he instantly woke up from his beautiful dream, and cold sweat soaked the clothes on his back in an instant.
"Master Wei, thank you for the reminder."
(End of this chapter)
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