Emperors of the Heavens: Summon the Governor of the East Factory at the beginning

Chapter 35: Secret discussion among important ministers, selection of new emperor

The upcoming war in northern Xinjiang did not attract the attention of the ministers in the Imperial City, except for the Zhenbei Palace!
That night, in the secret attic of Zhenbei Palace.

At this moment, six important ministers of the court have gathered.

They are Han Tai, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Li Ying, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Guyue, the Censor of Zuodu of the Ducha Yuan, Liu Hezhang, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Su Zhidao, the commander of the City Guards, and Xu Chu, the commander of the Forbidden Army!
They are all important ministers secretly loyal to Zhenbei Palace.

Except for Cao Changqing and others sent by Chu Yuan to the King of Cangzhou Town and King Anding of Yunzhou, most of the details of the Zhenbei Palace are gathered here tonight.

During today's court meeting in the imperial palace, Chu Yuan said, "We should establish a new king as soon as possible to consolidate the foundation of the country."

The ministers began to discuss who could succeed the new king in the current Da Cang Dynasty.

At that time, Chu Yuan just listened from the beginning to the end and didn't say much.

Because in his mind, he had not decided on a good candidate for a while.

That's why there is a discussion in the palace tonight.

Chu Yuan wanted to hear the words of these important officials under his command, which were hidden in their hearts and were not convenient for the court.

"My lord, it's inconvenient for me to ask you directly during today's court meeting. I don't know if your lord has any intention of taking the throne in your heart?"

Liu Hezhang, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, spoke first.

As soon as he finished speaking, except for Xu Chu, all the other ministers looked firmly at the direction of Chu Yuan, wanting to hear Chu Yuan's inner thoughts.

They were very loyal to the Zhenbei Palace. If Chu Yuan wanted to be emperor, they would have to push Chu Yuan to the throne even if they were shattered to pieces.

As for Xu Chu, he is a character summoned by Chu Yuan, and he is Chu Yuan's diehard loyalist.

Therefore, they will naturally follow Chu Yuan's orders!
The ministers were loyal to him, and Chu Yuan could feel the sincerity in everyone's eyes.

But looking at the generous reward for the task of "holding the emperor to command the princes" on the system interface, Chu Yuan still shook his head.

With Chu Yuan's current power in the Great Cang Dynasty, it doesn't matter if there is an emperor or not, no one would dare to oppose him anyway!
Therefore, there is no need to rush into becoming emperor.

And if this task of holding the emperor hostage to order the princes is completed, Chu Yuan's desire to ascend to the throne of God will be just a matter of convenience.

"This king has no intention of taking the throne for the time being."

"I don't know what the prince thinks about the new emperor..."

The ministers asked.

"What I mean is nothing more than seven words, to coerce the emperor to order the princes!"

Chu Yuan stood up, looked around at the ministers, and said without the slightest concealment.

As soon as these seven characters were uttered, all the ministers felt a domineering majesty quietly emanating in the attic, making the air freeze slightly.

The eyes of the ministers also had a gleaming light, as if they had thought of the meaning of these seven words.

If it is possible to coerce the emperor to order the princes, what is the difference from the emperor?
It's nothing more than a nominal name difference.

With this step, it will be easier to control the court in the future, if the prince is willing to go further!
All the ministers are important ministers of the imperial court, so how can they fail to understand the key point of this matter.

"Huh—"

Liu Hezhang took a deep breath, and then spoke again: "Your Majesty, Emperor Jiang Rui is now dead, and he did not issue an imperial edict to pass on the throne during his lifetime."

"For the position of the new monarch, it can be said that every prince has a chance. I wonder if the prince has a candidate for the puppet emperor?"

Puppet Emperor!
Having said this to such an extent, it can be said that all the ministers understood Chu Yuan's thoughts at this moment.

Straight to the point and straight to the point.

Chu Yuan shook his head and said: "I don't pay much attention to the imperial bloodline. I called you here today because I want to hear your opinions."

There was a brief silence in the hall.

The ministers pondered, and seemed to have ruled out finding a suitable candidate in their minds.

"Now among the royal bloodline, the one who is most likely to ascend to the throne, according to my opinion, is probably the eldest prince Jiang Yu."

Guyue, the censor of Zuodu, after pondering for a while, slowly spoke.

"King Qi Jiang Yu?"

Chu Yuan frowned slightly, as if he was dissatisfied with this person's identity.

"There is no need to choose Jiang Rui's immediate family members. Although I am not afraid of them avenging their father, I don't want to cause trouble for myself!"

After all, the four princes are the sons of Emperor Jiang Rui. Although the royal family is ruthless, there is no guarantee that the prince in the upper position will suddenly go to trouble Chu Yuan.

It's better to just cut off these princes' chances of ascending to the throne!

"What about Jiang Yu, Prince of Wuling County?"

Hearing that Chu Yuan excluded the direct descendants of Emperor Jiang Rui, everyone didn't say much.

Soon Li Ying, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, spoke another name!
"Jiang Yu? What is your identity?"

"Jiang Yu is the younger brother of Emperor Jiang Rui, but he is not born of the Queen Mother Hua. Because of this, he is only a county king."

Facing Chu Yuan's inquiry, Li Ying explained softly.

Han Tai next to him heard this and nodded at this moment.

"It's just that I heard that Jiang Yu is both civil and military. He has managed Wuling County very well since the fiefdom was transferred to Pan. Now he has a great master's level. Tianzi is even stronger than Jiang Rui."

"And what the prince wants is just a puppet emperor. Obviously Jiang Yu is not a good puppet."

"If you don't do it right, it may cause some unnecessary trouble to the prince!"

After listening to the analysis of the two men, the ministers nodded.

"Is that so?"

Chu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

With Li Ying and Han Tai's analysis, Chu Yuan finally remembered the information about Wuling County King Jiang Yu.

As Han Tai and others said, it was impossible for Chu Yuan to let Jiang Yu, who was both civil and military, ascend the throne.

After all, Chu Yuan wanted to choose a puppet emperor. It was obviously impossible for an emperor who was both civil and military to be willing to be a puppet.

Naturally, Chu Yuan did not trust such an emperor!
After pondering for a moment, Chu Yuan's eyes moved and he asked: "Among the current royal bloodline, which prince is least likely to ascend the throne?"

"Least likely to ascend the throne?"

Chu Yuan's words also made the ministers slightly stunned.

Then when he thought of what Chu Yuan had said earlier about "holding the emperor in order to command the princes", it seemed that he gradually understood what Chu Yuan was thinking.

If the prince forcefully pushed a prince who was the most unworthy of the emperor to the throne in one fell swoop, no ministers would dare to disobey him.

By then, who in the entire Da Cang Dynasty would not know the name of King Zhenbei?
Who doesn’t know the overwhelming power of the Zhenbei Palace in the entire dynasty!
At that time, who would dare to disobey the words of King Zhenbei? !
(End of this chapter)