Chapter 544: They’re rebelling, they’re all rebelling!
Unlike most other court officials, Nguyen Tien Phu was a true "neutralist".
Without any background, he became a Jinshi in the third year of Tianji. After five years of experience in the local area, he was transferred back to the capital. Then he plunged into the Ministry of Works. His official position did not change for seven years.
If an official comes from a humble family, he will generally choose to rely on some big force in order to reduce some obstacles in his career.
But Ruan Tianfu didn't want to do so, so he made no progress in seven years.
Ruan Tianfu doesn't care about this.
He was already very satisfied because he was able to serve as an official in Beijing and even squeeze into the court.
And since he no longer has any hope for a career in politics, remaining neutral is undoubtedly the best option.
Even if you can't go up, at least you won't fall down.
More importantly, no matter what happens, his life will not be in danger and he will not be buried with the demise of a faction.
Of course, Ruan Tianfu knew that no one could remain immune in troubled times.
However, since he cannot control the current situation, he can control himself to stay away from the center of the "storm".
Just like now.
While hundreds of officials in the court were trembling with fear for their fate, Ruan Tianfu could stand in the corner of the last row and remain calm.
Both his identity and the position he is standing in are extremely safe.
Therefore, Ruan Tianfu even had the mood to look around and observe the expressions of his colleagues.
Some are calm, some are panicked.
Some are angry, some are timid.
Some people's official uniforms were soaked with cold sweat, while others were calmly adjusting their official hats. The small Hall of Supreme Harmony was like a stage at this moment, filled with all kinds of characters, ready to perform an unprecedented drama together.
Although he was also standing in the crowd, Ruan Tianfu looked more like a spectator at this moment.
He yawned lightly, shifted his weight from his left foot to his right foot, and finally found a more comfortable posture for watching the show.
Then.
When the palace door behind him slowly closed and Ning Wenjun appeared from behind the screen, the drama officially began.
The fifteenth year of Tianji, the fourth day of the eleventh month, the first quarter of the morning hour.
Ning Wenjun appeared in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, but he did not stand in the first row facing the dragon throne as usual. Instead, he stood upright on the dragon platform, facing a total of 118 civil and military officials in front of him.
Almost in an instant, the Hall of Supreme Harmony fell silent.
Then, after glancing behind the screen, he began a speech that lasted half an hour.
In this speech, Ning Wenjun sternly pointed out some of the "brutal" things that Ning Yongnian had done.
These included but were not limited to killing Xu Shixing and forcing the Xu family to rebel; slaughtering Prince Shun's entire family, causing chaos in Shuzhou; and planning the Yuanzhou City Massacre, which resulted in the tragic deaths of two million Daning people overnight. After telling all these stories, Ning Wenjun simply concluded that his father was not worthy of being the emperor, and was not even worthy of being a human being.
He had long since detested this, so he ordered Wei Xianzhi to raise the flag of rebellion when the evil emperor left the capital, just to reveal the truth to the world.
Of course, a ruthless ruler like Ning Yongnian could no longer be the emperor of Da Ning.
Therefore, as the only prince, he could only temporarily shoulder the heavy responsibility, ascend the throne in times of crisis, and lead the people of Daning onto the right path. If we put aside all the nonsense and the lofty words said to create an atmosphere, Ning Wenjun's entire speech basically talked about this one thing.
Although Ruan Tianfu was shocked when he heard this, he had actually guessed that the prince was going to usurp the throne from the moment Ning Wenjun disappeared for a night and then reappeared in the Hall of Supreme Harmony safe and sound.
Good job.
Others rebelled in the name of "clearing the emperor's side", but you just went straight to "clear the emperor"! Although Ruan Tianfu believed that Ning Yongnian did those things, which king hadn't done something shameful? It's not impossible to usurp the throne with this reason , at least it can be regarded as giving an explanation to the world.
However, Nguyen Tianfu was skeptical as to whether Ning Wenjun could succeed in usurping the throne.
Throughout history, those who want to usurp the throne generally need to meet four conditions.
First, the usurper must be of royal blood.
Second, the person who usurps the throne must have enough military force to control the capital, or at least the palace.
Third, the person who usurps the throne must be able to gain the support of most officials in the court.
Fourth, the person who usurps the throne must be able to gain the support of the majority of the people. At least, there should be no opposition.
And the current situation is obvious.
Ning Wenjun undoubtedly fully meets the first point.
The Wei family has also helped him achieve the second point.
But as for the third and fourth points, not to mention whether Ning Wenjun could be recognized by the people of Daning, which is a relatively distant thing, Ruan Tianfu felt that it would be difficult for him to get the support of most court officials.
After the annihilation of the Xu and Liu families, there are only three types of officials left in the Daning court.
The first type is neutral people like myself.
The rest are naturally the "Ning School" and the "Wei School".
The number of the latter two is almost the same, basically adding up to about seventy or eighty people.
Therefore, the attitude of the remaining thirty or forty neutral people is particularly important.
If these people support Ning Wenjun, then the latter will most likely be able to ascend the throne "naturally".
And if these people do not support or express their opinions, even if Ning Wenjun ascends the throne by force with the help of the Wei family, he will definitely not be able to make the states submit.
After all, almost every official standing here represents a major force in the local area.
Therefore, let alone Ning Wenjun, even Wei Xianzhi did not dare to kill people indiscriminately. He could only win everyone's support through coercion, inducement and other means.
But this is easier said than done.
You have to know that the way of being a "neutral" official is not to take sides, let alone such an earth-shaking event, they will definitely not show any inclination.
Besides, it was only one night since the Wei family's "rebellion". How could Wei Xianzhi have time to secretly "canvass votes"? At least he was not approached by the Wei family.
So. "Too hasty"
With a soft sigh, Ruan Tianfu muttered to himself and gave his own judgment.
While he was thinking, the court was naturally in chaos.
After "working together" for so long, everyone already knew clearly whether each other's surname was "Ning" or "Wei", so a heated debate began as soon as Ning Wenjun finished his speech.
Of course, although the two sides were arguing, they were still careful about what they said.
Officials from the Ning faction, in particular, did not dare to directly accuse Ning Wenjun of attempting to usurp the throne. They just kept saying things like "This matter needs to be discussed after the emperor returns" and "If what the prince said is true, it will not be too late for the emperor to abdicate then."
Just like that, the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony suddenly became lively from its previous silence.
It’s just that the number of people and the voices on both sides are equal, and if they continue arguing like this, there will probably be no result until next year.
Therefore, Wei Xianzhi, Ning Wenjun, and even Ruan Tianfu were all waiting for an opportunity to change this deadlock.
The three of them didn't know what arrangements Wei Changtian had made, and Ruan Tianfu didn't even know that "Wei Changtian had made arrangements."
Until he saw the recognized "neutral senior official" Li Kan suddenly take a step forward and bow respectfully to Ning Wenjun.
“Your Highness!”
"From today on, the Dali Temple is willing to obey your orders!"
“.”
"Your Highness! The Honglu Temple also hopes that you will ascend the throne as soon as possible and return peace to the world!"
"Your Highness! More than a thousand students in our Imperial Academy also have this wish!"
"The Qingli Division seconded the motion!"
"Guanglu Temple seconded the motion!"
"The Ministry of Public Security seconded the motion!"
"The Ministry of Industry seconded the motion!"
"The Zhanshi Mansion seconded the motion!"
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(End of this chapter)
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