XVII. Supporting the new monarch 5
Chen Junqing looked at Yang Yan again. When he heard that Yang Yan recruited Chen Junqing, Liang Kejia, Han Yanzhi, and Shi Hao in the name of Princess Yong'an, he thought that Yang Yan was going to declare himself ** king, but he never thought that in this situation, Yang Yan would take the initiative to propose that Zhao Chen, the king of letters, succeed him to the throne.
In fact, Chen Junqing did not think about it before, if he was selected among the clans, then Deng Wang Zhao Kai and Xin Wang Zhao Chen were the most suitable candidates, and the two of them also had their own advantages in terms of conditions. Although Zhao Kai is older, he is also quite talented among the doctors, but Chen Junqing does not think so, when Huizong Zhao Ji inherited the throne, why not have talent, but the result is to make a mess of the Great Song Dynasty, and the talented king may not be Mingjun.
In the past two years, Zhao Kai and Zong Tianxuan have been very friendly, and it is not a secret room in Lin'an, but Chen Junqing does not have a good impression of Tianji Palace. Because Chen Junqing believes in science, he has always advocated 'Zi Bu Silent Strange Power Chaos God' and the like, in his opinion, Tianji Palace is actually just a religious organization such as the so-called Buddhism and Taoism, and it is a coaxing thing to do things such as rumors on behalf of the heavens, and in the early days of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, it may also be necessary to spread rumors on behalf of the heavens to help stabilize the control of the Great Song Dynasty, but now there is no need for the scriptures. And for the king, it is not necessarily a good thing to believe in a religion too much, Emperor Wu of Liang is a good Buddha, and Emperor Huizong believes in Taoism, but they have not brought any good results to themselves and the imperial court.
And more importantly, after Zhao Dian succeeded to the throne, although Zhao Kai also nominally said that he would obey the temporary court of Tianlin Mansion, in fact, he still monopolized one side of Jianning Mansion and ruled on his own. This approach is enough to make Chen Junqing very disgusted with Zhao Kai. In contrast, although Zhao Chen's age is younger, he can be guided more, and he may not be able to become a Ming Jun in the future. Therefore, although among these two people, no matter which one is chosen to inherit the throne, Chen Junqing can approve it, but if Chen Junqing really wants to choose by himself, he would rather choose Zhao Chen.
It's just that whether Yang Yan also thinks like this, Chen Junqing doesn't know. Because Yang Yan and Deng Wang Zhao Kai did not look at each other, and there were several conflicts, this is not a secret among the ministers, on the contrary, Zhao Chen is Zhao Qianru's sibling brother and Yang Yan's brother-in-law, there is such a close kinship, if Yang Yan does not establish himself as the emperor, but chooses the heir in the clan, he will naturally choose Zhao Chen instead of Zhao Kai.
At the same time, Chen Junqing also immediately thought, could this be another means of Yang Yan? first set up a puppet emperor with more powerful tricks to stabilize people's hearts, but he took the opportunity to monopolize the power, and waited until the situation was stable and his wings were full, and then forced Zhao Chen to give way. This practice is also common in history, Wang Mang, Cao Cao, Sima Zhao, and Yang Jian abound.
Of course, Chen Junqing also understands that although the four of them are still prime ministers and privy envoys in name, they actually have no real power. Only Yang Yan is the most powerful person in the Great Song Dynasty now, which is enough to decide the ownership of the throne. Don't look at Zhao Kai who still seems to have a bit of power now, but Chen Junqing knows very well that Zhao Kai's power is not worth mentioning compared to Yang Yan, and now Yang Yan is the heaviest magic code that determines the ownership of the throne.
At this moment, Chen Junqing thought a lot, but no matter what Yang Yan planned in his heart, after all, he proposed that the Zhao clan's clan inherit the throne, at least it was more acceptable than him establishing himself as the king now. And Chen Junqing couldn't think of a way to not only allow the Zhao clan to inherit the emperor, but also block the ambitions that Yang Yan might have. According to Yang Yan's proposal, establishing Zhao Chen as the emperor is the best solution at present. As for what will happen in the future, now it seems that we can only resign ourselves to fate, and we can only pin the fate of the Great Song Dynasty on the ethereal days. Therefore, Chen Junqing finally nodded and said, "The old man thinks that it is feasible to support King Lixin. He turned to look at the other three and said, "What about the opinions of the three of you?" ”
Han Yanzhi has always had the best impression of Yang Yan, if Yang Yan wants to establish himself as the emperor, he may not be able to accept it, but as soon as he heard that Yang Yan wants to support Zhao Chen as the emperor, he agrees with it in his heart. It's just that although he is a privy envoy, he is the youngest of the four and the most junior person, Chen Junqing does not express his position, and it is inconvenient for him to speak first, now he listens to Chen Junqing's agreement, and asks about others, so he immediately replied: "I also agree with Chen Xiang's opinion and support King Lixin to inherit the throne." ”
Then the two who expressed their stance looked at Liang Kejia and Shi Hao again, waiting for the two of them to make a statement.
Liang Kejia and Shi Hao also knew the current situation, and they actually had no choice with Ben, and Chen Junqing and Han Yanzhi both agreed, and after thinking about it for a while, they both agreed.
Yang Yan saw that all four of them agreed, and also nodded, and said: "Since the four prime ministers have agreed, then let's not delay any more time, King Xin is now in Longxing Mansion, the four prime ministers, please clean up immediately, tomorrow we will set off, first go to Longxing Mansion to welcome King Xin, and then go to Tianlin Mansion together to hold the enthronement ceremony." ”
Chen Junqing nodded, and suddenly said: "Everyone, now that the emperor has died, the new monarch has succeeded to the throne, it is a confidential matter, in order not to cause turmoil, before we arrive at the Tianlin Mansion, no one is allowed to disclose the matter of the emperor's death and the new monarch's succession." Zihao, whether it is here or when you arrive at Longxing Mansion, you must strengthen your vigilance in case of accidents. ”
Yang Yan also said awe-inspiringly: "Chen Xiang, please rest assured, I have ordered that the four gates in Ganzhou City are closed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave, and after we set off tomorrow, the city will be closed for two days, and then it will be opened, foolproof." ”
After Chen Junqing, Liang Kejia, Han Yanzhi, and Shi Hao left, Yang Yan, Zhao Yueru, and Zhao Qianru all breathed a sigh of relief, these four people are all ruling ministers, and the four of them agreed, so Zhao Chen's succession is at least eighty percent certain.
At this time, Zhao Yueru said: "Do you think you should send someone back to Longxing Mansion to inform Brother Ten first, and let him be prepared, what if he is unwilling to succeed to the throne at that time?" ”
Zhao Qianru shook her head and said, "I don't think it's necessary, it's too easy to leak the news like that." Tomorrow we will leave for Longxing Mansion in three days at most, and we will try our best to persuade him when we arrive. But ......" she turned to Yang Yan and said, "Is it that Grandpa Jing and the third grandfather will rush to Tianlin Mansion immediately, tell grandpa what happened here, and let him be prepared, and help grandpa if necessary." ”
Yang Yan nodded and said, "You're right, I'll arrange it right away." ”
The three of them were talking, when a person invited to report, and Guangyan asked to see Yang Yan.
Yang Yan was slightly stunned, and before he could speak, Zhao Qianru guessed Guangyan's intention, and pulled Zhao Yueru and said, "My sister and I will avoid it, you go to see Master Guangyan." ”