Chapter 635 Insight, Speculation
Establish a new king!
Everyone in the Gantian Palace understood that this was indeed the most important matter.
So, here comes the problem.
During the reign of Emperor Yongping, there was no crown prince.
Now, which prince will inherit the throne?
Establish the legitimate heir, establish the eldest son, establish the most virtuous one!
How to choose?
"Everyone, I believe that the Queen is virtuous and should enthronize the Fourteenth Prince!"
"It has been said since ancient times that there is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children."
"The Fourteenth Prince is the only legitimate son of His Majesty. Although he is young, he has been renowned for his virtue since childhood. You should all have heard of him."
"So, who's for, and who's against?"
The eldest princess stood before the dragon throne with a calm expression, but her words "who is in favor, who is against" were full of a special domineering aura, which made everyone a little scared.
In the past, when Emperor Yongping and Prince Yu were around, the Grand Princess had a reputation for being overbearing. But at that time, with Emperor Yongping and Prince Yu keeping her in check, and the Empress Dowager, her eldest sister-in-law, at her side, the Grand Princess, despite her domineering ways, still had a sense of propriety.
Now, no one in the court can check and balance the Grand Princess.
Not long ago, the Grand Princess led people to destroy the Xu family, which was a family of three dukes, and cut off the inheritance of King Taiping.
Who wouldn't be intimidated by such cruelty?
"The Grand Princess is absolutely right!"
The Minister of Revenue, Wang Qijia, was the first to jump out and clearly expressed his support for the Grand Princess's proposal.
As a person who knows how to make things happen, Wang Qijia was able to rise from a poor family to the height of the Minister of Revenue, which shows his skills and ability to judge the situation.
In many things, once there is the first person who jumps out, he will lead the people around him, thus converging into a trend.
In fact, some people did not agree with the Grand Princess's proposal.
But no one dared to stand up and object.
Not long ago, more than a dozen nobles and royal relatives were murdered in the streets. The clues given by the murderers indicated that they were from the underworld. However, they were not sure whether they were the killers from the underworld.
At the time, Zuo Qiu was the prefect of the capital city. In order to redress the grievances of his detectives, he intended to beat the drum to report the incident. However, on his way to the outside of the palace, he encountered a series of assassination attempts, which could not be concealed.
Although the killers were using the excuse of robbing someone, what was the truth and who was behind it? How many of these cunning people in the court were pretending to be ignorant?
After all, at that time, even Emperor Yongping chose to turn a deaf and dumb.
"Since everyone has no objection, then it's settled!"
"Ministry of Rites, choose an auspicious time and prepare for His Majesty's coronation ceremony!"
"As for the reign title, let's temporarily call it Chang'an!"
"I obey your order!"
None of the civil and military officials in the Qiantian Palace had any objection to the Grand Princess's instructions.
At present, the situation is in the hands of the Grand Princess. Even if they are dissatisfied, they can only endure it. As for those who don't want to endure it, they can jump out on their own. I believe that the thieves in the underworld and the robbery road will teach them a lesson.
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Longxi Mansion, Dragon City.
When word of the changes in the capital reached them, Old Master Xu was discussing with Boss Xu how to prepare for the winter and defend against the northern barbarians' invasion. Upon hearing that Emperor Yongping and Prince Yu were both dead, with the blame placed on Prince Yan, who had been killed, the Xu family, once home to three dukes, was annihilated by the Grand Princess, and the new ruler was the young Fourteenth Prince, both father and son were stunned for a moment.
The development of this matter was a little hard for them to accept.
In just ten days, the emperor died, the head of the clan affairs office died, and the Prince of Yan was accused of regicide and also died.
The Xu family, once the most powerful noble family, was also charged with regicide and was destroyed.
This is not opera!
How could such a powerful King Yan end up in such a simple way?
Before, even when Prince Yan was betrayed by Leng Ci and imprisoned in the dungeon of the clan house, Mr. Xu did not think that Prince Yan would be finished so easily.
But now, it's too sudden!
After a long period of silence, Old Master Xu slowly exhaled and said, "Grand Princess, this woman is truly cruel!"
"Dad, are you saying that all these things were done by the Grand Princess?"
Boss Xu was confused again.
Old Master Xu curled his lips and said, "Who else could it be besides her?"
"This woman has probably been plotting something big from the very beginning."
"Back then, when Lao Er and I went to kill her, she actually found a substitute. Now that I think about it, this woman is really good at hiding herself!"
"Dad, then, will she target us?"
"Is this question even necessary?"
Old Master Xu snorted, "Just based on the fact that she plotted against your grandmother, it's destined to be a life-and-death battle between her and us."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's just start an army!"
Boss Xu jumped up and said, "While the capital is in chaos, we can raise the banner of revenge for the emperor and march towards the capital with justification!"
"Use your brain!"
Old Master Xu slapped Boss Xu on the head and said, "The capital is in chaos right now, but if we put external pressure on them, those people will quickly band together."
"Let's ignore this matter for now!"
Old Master Xu frowned slightly. "We have already occupied Longxi Prefecture, Xiangyi Prefecture, Qifeng Prefecture, Donglin Prefecture, and Qiping Prefecture, and then we will find a way to take Jiangcheng Prefecture. With the six prefectures in our hands, even if the imperial court wants to deal with us, they will have to think twice."
"Dad, regarding those assassins from the underworld who showed up later, do you think they were really from the underworld?"
"Should be, right!"
The underworld has been rampant for many years.
This is a huge killer organization. As long as the Ten Kings of Hell in the upper level are not completely wiped out, the killers in the underworld will definitely emerge again.
"Dad, if those were really assassins from the underworld, then why would they kill those people? It doesn't make sense!"
Killer, do things for money.
It is impossible for the underworld to kill more than a dozen nobles and royal relatives in one day for no reason. This behavior is simply a provocation to the court and an act of suicide comparable to rebellion.
"Why doesn't it make sense?"
Old Master Xu chuckled, "If my guess is correct, those who died were probably those who might have interfered with the prince's succession to the throne."
"Did the Grand Princess do this again?"
"No!"
"The assassins from the underworld were definitely not hired by the Grand Princess. She already has the upper hand and a sharp butcher knife in her hand. She doesn't need to resort to unnecessary actions."
"The person who did this might have deliberately muddied the waters."
Although Mr. Xu didn't know who hired the Underworld, this person must have offered a price that the Underworld could not refuse. Only in this way could the Underworld be so crazy.
The Ten Kings of Hell were dispatched simultaneously, in broad daylight in the capital, under the protection of a large number of guards, and killed so many nobles and royal relatives. This cruelty made them thorns in the eyes and flesh of the court.
(End of this chapter)
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