Chapter 294 A big uproar

As expected, when Qin Wang Zhao Defang recommended the orphan of Wei Wang and the young prince Zhao Wuji to succeed to the throne, his decision to be the regent prince to supervise the country and assist the new emperor was announced in the court. It was like a thunderclap, shocking all the civil and military officials!

"No!" Prime Minister Xue Juzheng was the first to object, "Your Highness Qin Wang, your succession to the throne is what everyone wants, and the young prince is still a young and ignorant child, how can he take on such an important task.

I ask your Highness Qin Wang to withdraw his order, choose a day to succeed to the throne and become emperor, and rule the world. This is the guarantee of the stability of the Song Dynasty and the blessing of the people of the Song Dynasty!" Xue Juzheng said, and knelt down excitedly and cried.

Cao Bin also hurried out to protest: "Your Highness, the Prince of Qin, you must not do that! For the stability of the country and the people's hearts, I earnestly request that Your

Highness choose a day to ascend the throne." Gao Huaide and Shen Xi also walked out of the class together: "Your Highness, the Prince of Qin

, choose a day to ascend the throne to calm the hearts of the people." "Your Highness, the Prince of Qin, choose a day to ascend the throne to calm the hearts of the people! ..." The ministers knelt down on the ground.

Cheng Yu and Jia Yan looked at each other, and there was mockery in each other's eyes. Since ancient times, when the usurper emperor ascended the throne, he had to pretend to decline and decline. What kind of game is the Prince of Qin Zhao Defang playing?

The officials who were standing sparsely were all complaining in their hearts. They had seen rivers of blood flow for the throne, and brothers killed each other for the throne, but they had never seen a fool who was sure of victory and gave the throne to others!

The King of Qin raised his hand to stop the excited voices of the ministers, "The king has made up his mind, and my dear ministers should stop persuading me. Wu Ji is the orphan of my royal brother, the King of Wei, and it is also the legitimate right for him to inherit the throne. Although he is young, he is extremely intelligent, benevolent, wise and filial, and he will definitely be a wise ruler. The king requests that he be named the Regent King to assist the new emperor in handling state affairs. The Song Dynasty will surely be stable and prosperous."

The ministers still knelt on the ground and refused to get up, unwilling to accept the decision of His Royal Highness the King of Qin.

Jia Yan thought for a while and walked out of the train, "Your Highness Prince Qin, if you are unwilling to succeed to the throne, according to the "Golden Casket Alliance" left by Emperor Taizu, the throne of the Song Dynasty shall be passed down to the eldest son rather than the youngest. The princes here are older than the young prince, so it should be their turn to inherit the throne first. Otherwise

, how can these older princes be willing to accept a young son

succeeding to the throne? I recommend the third prince to succeed to the throne!"

The third prince was startled and was about to open his mouth to refuse when he saw something flying down from above and hitting Jia Yan's face hard!

: "Jia Yan, do you have ulterior motives and want me to kill these older princes to clear the obstacles for the young prince to ascend the throne, so as to comply with the agreement of the "Golden Casket Alliance" left by Taizu?

Do you want my Zhao royal brothers to kill each other and let blood flow like a river?"

There was silence in the hall. The blood flowed down Jia Yan's cheek from the wound on his forehead.

This is the crushing of strength, this is the domineering side of sweeping everything!

The King of Qin said, "Jia Yan, if it were not for my strength to guarantee it, would you rely on the agreement of the "Golden Casket Alliance" left by Taizu to recommend and support me to ascend the throne?"

No!

Most of the civil and military officials answered this question for Jia Yan in their hearts.

If the King of Qin was not strong enough to crush his opponents, he would have died long ago. How could he rely on the "Golden Casket Alliance" in Taizu's will to agree on the succession to the throne? It would never happen until the sun rises in the west.

Jia Yan wiped the blood off his face, gritted his teeth and said, "Even if Your Highness the Prince of Qin has no power, I will recommend and support Your Highness the Prince of Qin to ascend the throne in accordance with the agreement of the "Golden Casket Alliance" in Taizu's last will. Your Highness the Prince of Qin is unwilling to sit on the dragon chair, so I will recommend the third prince to succeed in accordance with the "Golden Casket Alliance"!

I have no other selfish intentions, I just want to act in accordance with Taizu's last will. I am loyal and the sun can witness it!"

Jia Yan's words were passionate, reasonable, loyal, and proud!

All the ministers responded in unison, pleading with Your Highness the Prince of Qin to act in accordance with Taizu's last will, ascend the throne and become emperor today to consolidate the country.

Qin Wang Zhao Defang raised his hand to suppress the shouts of the ministers. After the ministers stood up and lined up and the hall became quiet, he smiled faintly and said, "Jia Yan, pick up the thing that broke your forehead and have a look. No matter how loyal you are, the sun and the sky will not be late to judge."

Jia Yan picked up a memorial on the ground in confusion and opened it to see...

The civil and military officials watched as Jia Yan's face became paler and paler, his forehead not only bleeding but also sweating, and his hand holding the memorial trembled. Shivering, his legs were shaking, and his proudly upright back collapsed...

Jia Yan, who was lying on the ground, was pale and prostrate: "Jia Yan and others were confused for a moment, please forgive our crimes and spare our lives, Your Majesty!"

Qin Wang Zhao Defang swept his ministers with cold eyes: "Cheng Yu, Lu Duosun, Liu Zhi, Chen Gengnian, Fang Pingdu, Yu Daqiu, come out and accept your crimes!"

Several officials whose names were called out stepped out tremblingly and knelt on the ground, confessing their crimes and begging for mercy.

: "You loyal ministers who always claim to act in accordance with Taizu's will instigated the third prince to rebel and seize the throne, but did you obey Taizu's will that the throne of the Song Dynasty should be passed down to the eldest son rather than the youngest son?"

The third prince was so scared that he stood up and said in defense: "Brother Qin Wang, I... I didn't agree to them!"

Qin Wang Zhao Defang waved his hands and said, "Third brother, you step down. It's none of your business. These traitors and villains were discussing together, and their accomplices reported it to me."

Accomplices? Reporting? The kneeling people looked at the people around them.

"Wei Ji! Wei Ji betrayed us!" Jia Yan angrily called out the name of the missing person.

"I told you that Wei Ji is unreliable, but you insisted on bringing him in!" Cheng Yu kicked Lu Duosun in anger.

Lu Duosun roared in frustration, "If it weren't because of our lack of strength, you said we would need to find a few generals with power to accomplish our mission? I just mentioned it, but you said that Wei Ji had just committed the crime of treason with Pan Mei, and he would be afraid of being punished by the King of Qin, so he would definitely follow you wholeheartedly?"

Yu Daqiu slapped Cheng Yu's head hard, " I have been badly harmed by you, why the hell did you try so hard

to get me to join your gang?" Chen Gengnian also punched Liu Zhi hard, "You used coercion and inducement to get me into your gang, which has really harmed me!"

Intentional treason is a serious crime, the King of Qin was merciful and did not execute their entire clans, but he also sent the masterminds to prison, and will be executed at the Meridian Gate in three days."

Chen Gengnian, who was dragged away by the guards in front of him, struggled and shouted unconvinced: "King of Qin! Why were Pan Mei and Wei Ji pardoned for their rebellion, but we are going to be imprisoned and executed just for intentional treason?"

Qin Wang Zhao Defang glanced at him with disdain, "Pan Mei has been a horseman all his life, fighting in all directions, and has made great contributions to the Song Dynasty. Moreover, he and Wei Ji were deceived by Cheng Wuya's false imperial edict, so their merits can offset their crimes, but what contributions have you made to the Song Dynasty? You are deliberately plotting rebellion, and your crime is unforgivable!"

Killing one person to warn the rest, no one dared to bring up Taizu's will, and no one dared to oppose Qin Wang's decision to support Wei Wang's surrogate Zhao Wuji to succeed to the throne, and the ministers could only accept it in silence.