Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Wan raised his head and looked at Helian Jue.
Helian Jue chuckled and said, "My Lady Ning was diagnosed with twins last night."
"I know that you, my dear ministers, have long suffered from my inability to appoint a crown prince. It is my intention that once Concubine Ning safely gives birth, she will be made empress."
"As for the successor, we will choose a suitable one from the two children born to Concubine Ning. What do you think, my dear ministers?"
Helian Jue knew that it was God's mercy that Qin Yanning could be pregnant. He was already very satisfied that two children with his own blood were about to be born into the world.
Since he no longer had any other hope, his successor would naturally have to be chosen from the two children Qin Yanning was pregnant with.
Hearing what Helian Jue said, the ministers of His Highness all looked surprised.
Immediately, a minister stepped forward to advise, "Your Majesty, think twice. If Concubine Ning's twins are both princesses, wouldn't that put Your Majesty in a difficult position?"
The speaker was the Minister of Justice Jiang He.
Although Jiang He was also an old minister during the reign of the late emperor, Helian knew that he was fair in his work and had a heart to serve his country.
Therefore, Helian Jue did not care even though he had sharp words in the court in the past.
"Lord Jiang, my intention is to choose one of Concubine Ning's two children, regardless of gender, to inherit the throne. Throughout history, only a crown prince is allowed, not a crown princess?"
"Nuwa can also be called the Queen of Wa, so why can't a woman be an emperor?"
After Helian Jue finished speaking, the court suddenly became so quiet that even the sound of a pin drop could be heard.
Even Eunuch Wang looked in shock at the master he had served for decades.
Even though his master was the emperor, Eunuch Wang felt that Helian Jue's words were a blow to the ancestral system, risking the disapproval of the world.
But Eunuch Wang felt that what Helian Jue said was not wrong.
Jiang He was also shocked when he heard this. So that's what His Majesty thought. But strangely, he clearly felt that His Majesty's decision was not in accordance with etiquette, but he didn't know how to refute it.
Jiang He was silent for a moment and could only quietly return to the team.
Helian Jue had said so much that many ministers who wanted to wait until Concubine Ning gave birth and then make a decision based on the gender of the two royal heirs became impatient.
The ministers knelt down one after another and begged Helian Jue to reconsider. Even many of the ministers who were promoted by Helian Jue joined in the admonition.
Prime Minister Wan had not expected things to develop to this extent. He had even planned to request an imperial decree to enthrone Prince Liang's youngest son as the crown prince.
How come Concubine Ning suddenly became pregnant? His Majesty also decided that regardless of the gender, Concubine Ning's child would inherit the throne.
Prime Minister Wan felt that he must have been exposed to the wind for too long on Wangshan Mountain last night, which was why he had such an absurd hallucination.
However, when he saw many ministers kneeling, he also knelt down and begged Helian Jue to think twice before acting.
Helian Jue was already dissatisfied with Prime Minister Wan, and now seeing that he was still following the trend, he was even more dissatisfied with him.
So Prime Minister Wan was honored to be called for the second time.
"Since Lord Wan is advising me to reconsider, then who do you think I shouldn't reconsider as the heir to the throne? Prince Liang's youngest son, or Prince Liang?"
"I think a person who can't even take care of his own son shouldn't get involved in these matters anymore."
Prime Minister Wan felt his whole body go cold after hearing what Helian Jue said. He shouldn't have said that!
How could he forget that His Majesty had always been bothered by the fact that the ministers had asked him to adopt the youngest son of Prince Liang.
Your Majesty had no children before, but now Concubine Ning is pregnant with twins. How could Your Majesty not take the opportunity to vent his previous frustration and boredom?
He has walked into trouble!
Prime Minister Wan didn't know what was wrong with him. He had been making stupid moves lately.
How could he know that this was the effect of the bad luck that Qin Yanning had placed on Concubine Shu and Wanbao.
Concubine Shu and Wan Bao did a lot of bad things, and bad luck spread to them very quickly. Blood ties are difficult to break, so naturally, Prime Minister Wan and his wife will be brought into trouble together.
Prime Minister Wan heard the suppressed anger in Helian Jue and did not dare to answer him at all.
Helian Jue stood up from the dragon throne and sighed as he looked at the ministers kneeling in the hall.
It has been less than two hundred years since Dagan founded the country, and one-third of the current territory was conquered by him personally.
Today, the people can live a life with enough food and warm clothing because of his governance.
When the late emperor was alive, he was indeed not the prince he favored. But he was not boasting, if he had not become emperor, Dagan would definitely not be as prosperous as it is today.
Some people once said that it was because he was cold-blooded and killed several half-brothers that he climbed to the throne, so God punished him by not having heirs.
He was shaken and thought about adopting a child from his clan in a few years and teaching him personally.
But now, his Ning'er is pregnant. Even if the end result may be two princesses, he is unwilling to hand over the empire he has worked so hard to build to others.
"Prime Minister Wan is guilty of failing to educate his son. He is suspended from his post for one year. The Beijing Suburban Weapons Battalion will take over the Wan family's 5,000 private soldiers effective immediately."
Helian Jue's words practically declared that Prime Minister Wan had been stripped of his position. A year was too long, and the court was in turmoil day by day. After a year passed, who would still remember who Wan was?
What's more, a year is enough time for Helian Jue to do a lot of things.
As for the Wan family's private soldiers, they were originally a reward from the late emperor to Prime Minister Wan. Helian Jue was afraid of the Wan family's private soldiers, so he hesitated to take action after learning about the collusion between Prime Minister Wan and King Liang.
The Beijing Suburban Weapons Battalion had been stationed in Mobei for three years and had just returned to the capital. With this trump card, Helian Jue could take drastic measures against the ministers who were in collusion with King Liang.
The reason why Helian Jue chose to talk to the ministers about the crown prince today was because he decided to deal with Prince Liang's faction before Qin Yanning gave birth, and Prime Minister Wan was the first to be targeted.
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Wan collapsed to the ground helplessly.
Helian Jue glanced at the kneeling ministers and continued, "Regarding the matter of the crown prince, I have made up my mind. My dear ministers, there is no need to say more. I will adjourn the court."
After saying this, Helian Jue took Eunuch Wang and a group of eunuchs and left the Golden Palace.
The ministers in the hall were either kneeling or standing, but without exception, they all knew that things were about to change in the capital.
What Your Majesty said today completely put an end to Prince Liang's idea of making his youngest son the crown prince.
King Liang has an army of 100,000 and has always been eyeing the throne. Now that the situation is like this, I am afraid that King Liang, who is far away in Zhongzhou, can no longer sit still.
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