Seven hundred and three, the expectations of the people

Liu Wei felt that his question was very unfair to Liu Bowen.

Liu Bowen is a normal person, he is not a traverser, he does not know the history of Wu Ruyi's usurpation of the Tang Dynasty. If an objective and fair evaluation is made, then among the more than a dozen concubines in the harem, Wu Ruyi is definitely the most qualified person, and Liu Bowen will not make any mistakes even if he pushes Wu Ruyi as the queen.

But this is obviously not the result that Liu Bowen wants, that is to say, no matter who Liu Bowen chooses, Liu Wei will not be satisfied. Liu Wei was not satisfied with the selection of Wu Ruyi, and Liu Wei was still dissatisfied with the selection of others; If Liu Bowen recommended Mu Guiying, Wei Zifu, Shangguan Wan'er and others, would it be correct? Compared to Wu Ruyi, are they qualified to be made queens?

"I hope Liu Ji can say that this is a family matter of His Majesty, and it is up to His Majesty to decide who He wants to appoint, and I and other foreign ministers have no right to interfere!"

Liu Wei most hopes that Liu Bowen can say such a sentence to relieve himself, but if you think about it carefully, this sentence seems to be the remarks of many traitors to confuse the master, which is simply to shirk responsibility, and what Liu Bowen said like this is not the way of a minister? If you can't share the emperor's worries and solve problems, how can you be considered a loyal minister?

After listening to the emperor's inquiry, Liu Ji, who was also crowned and wore a crown, held a wat board in his hand and slowly walked out of the ranks.

At this moment, the eyes of the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty fell on him, waiting for Liu Ji to throw bricks and lead the jade to see which concubine the dignified military department Shangshu would support to take the throne?

Liu Bowen's eyes were like torches, his face was solemn, he cleared his throat and started playing: "The minister thinks that Concubine De Wu Ruyi ......"

After listening to the first sentence that Liu Bowen spit out, the muscles on Situ Lukang's cheeks, who had been tense, twitched slightly, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Liu Bowen, who has no personal relationship with him, did not contradict the Lu family in the end. Instead, Wu Ruyi was recommended as the queen very objectively and fairly, which made Lu Kang quite grateful to Liu Bowen.

"Concubine De Wu Ruyi has been in the palace since she entered the palace. Congratulations to the Empress Dowager, respect Your Majesty. There was praise inside and outside the court, and the birth of Liu Zhi, the king of the Bohai Sea, was even more indispensable. After the death of Empress Xiaoxian, Concubine De and Concubine Xian jointly assisted in the six palaces. The palace is taken care of by Concubine Rad, so that the harem is harmonious and praised by all the people. Concubine De usually pays attention to her words and deeds, and is considerate of Gong'e. It is really a model for the world, an example for women and children, Your Majesty should be the queen of the concubine as soon as possible, so that the mother will be the world, and Ze will be born! Liu Ji held the wat board in his hand, and his words were impassioned and righteous.

Liu Wei sighed secretly in his heart: "Liu Ji still chose Wu Ruyi in the end!" However, it is no wonder that Liu Bowen is elected according to a fair election. Wu Ruyi is the most qualified candidate to succeed the empress, and I believe that Liu Bowen has no selfish intentions in supporting Wu Ruyi, which is just the result of his objective consideration. ”

Liu Wei was noncommittal to Liu Bowen's words, and waved his hand to signal Liu Bowen to step back. His eyes swept to Bao Zheng's head again: "Bao Aiqing, do you think I should make that concubine the queen?" ”

Bao Zheng, who was the governor of Jinling Mansion, hurriedly stepped out of the ranks, holding a wat board in his hand and bowing down: "The position of a micro-minister is lowly." Don't dare to discuss the matter of the future, please ask Your Majesty to ask the Three Princes and the Nine Shangshu! ”

Liu Wei frowned slightly. Lang said: "Bao Qing doesn't have to be modest, all the civil and military forces in the hall today have the right to speak." What's more, you are the governor of Jinling Mansion. The queen will be a model in the world in the future, the mother is in the world, everyone has the right to evaluate the queen and even the emperor, Bao Qing said bluntly! ”

Listening to the emperor's words, Bao Zheng's dark cheek muscles twitched slightly, and he arched his hand: "Since Your Majesty said so, Weichen will be afraid to speak." As far as the minister knows, Concubine De is praised inside and outside the palace, and Concubine De is the best choice in terms of time to enter the palace, as well as contribution and reputation! ”

"I can't imagine that Bao Heizi also supports Wu Meiniang, the politics of 100 is really not covered!"

Liu Wei's eyes were slightly closed, and he waved his hand expressionlessly to signal Bao Zheng to retreat, and his gaze swept to Di Renjie, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department.

Just when Bao Zheng retreated, Lu Kang, who was already sixty-seven years old, with white hair and even a gray beard, finally relaxed his tense face.

It seems that the popularity of the Lu family is even better than he imagined, and even Liu Bowen and Bao Zheng, who only have nodding friends with him, support Wu Ruyi as the queen, so who else will stand up against his granddaughter ascending to the throne of the queen?

Now the Lu family is already the first wealthy family in Jiangdong, if Wu Ruyi succeeds in ascending the throne, then the Lu family will be the first family in the world in the future, especially the Yuan family of the fourth and third princes, and the Hongnong Yang family is even more trivial, if there is such a day, Lu Kang feels that he can really smile at Jiuquan.

"Di Renjie, come out and tell me, which concubine do you support to succeed the queen?" Liu Wei leaned on the dragon chair a little helplessly, stretched out his hand to massage his temples, and asked Di Renjie.

Di Renjie's answer was crisp and neat, holding the wat board in his hand and said: "The minister thinks that according to seniority, virtue, reputation, and popularity, it should be inherited by Concubine De and the mantle of the Tang Dynasty, and the mother of the world!" ”

"It's still Wu Meiniang!" Liu Wei became more and more helpless, maybe these ministers made suggestions objectively and fairly, but Wu Meiniang's methods and the power of the Lu family cannot be ignored.

Liu Wei waved his hand to signal Di Renjie to retreat, his eyes swept to all the ministers, and asked loudly: "Do you all think that Concubine De Wu should inherit the position of Empress Tang and the mother of the world?" ”

"The ministers seconded the proposal, Concubine De's succession to the throne is expected by everyone, please Your Majesty canonize Concubine Wu De as the queen as soon as possible!"

Under the leadership of Sikong Kong Rong, Gu Yong, the secretary of the school, Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Buqi, the secretary of the medical department, Wei Zheng, the imperial historian, Chen Lin, the waiter of the school, and forty or fifty people from all departments, Langzhong, and Wailang all stood up and bowed down together, asking for Wu Ruyi to be the queen.

At this moment, Liu Wei finally realized the helplessness of the emperor on the screen, even if you say anything, you can't offend the anger of the people and provoke everyone to betray their relatives. What's more, these ministers are not wrong, if Liu Wei is not a traverser, if Liu Wei does not know the history of Wu Ruyi, if Liu Wei is also a minister, maybe Liu Wei will also choose Wu Ruyi as the queen!

There are more than 60 high-ranking civil officials in the entire Taiji Palace, holding the lifeblood of the Han Dynasty, and at this moment, only a few people are standing in place and not out of the ranks. They were Situ Lukang, Zuo Prime Minister Xun Yu, Hubu Shangshu Mi Zhu, Ministry of Industry Shangshu He Shen, as well as Sun Bin, Chen Ping, Tian Feng, Kuai Yue and other military officials at all levels, these people joined the Eastern Han Dynasty for too short a time, the foundation is too shallow, and they are unwilling to easily get involved, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

Since the Manchu civil officials overwhelmingly supported Wu Ruyi, Liu Wei had no choice but to look at the military general on the right and asked, "What do the generals think about this matter?" ”

Meng Hui, who led the military generals in Beijing, took the lead in giving up his hand: "Back to Your Majesty's words, the canonization of the queen is a matter of Your Majesty's words, and whoever Your Majesty wants to set up as the queen, we will serve whoever is the queen, and I will never dare to criticize half a word!" ”

As a general's biggest taboo is to be involved in this kind of thing after the establishment of the heir, if the bet is right, it is of course glorious and rich, and it is prosperous, but the bet is wrong but there is no regret medicine, at least you will be in prison, and at worst your head will fall to the ground, and even be beheaded all over the house. As long as you hold the military power, no matter who is the queen or the prince, you will look down on yourself and be courteous, this is the practice of smart people.

Seeing that Meng Heng took the lead in neutrality, other generals naturally would not be stupid, Qi Jiguang, Zhou Tai, Wei Chigong, Yu Dayou, Liao Hua and others took a step forward one after another, and arched their hands and said: "The ministers and others are all looking forward to Your Majesty's horse, Your Majesty is full of words, and the last general will obey his orders!" ”

"Are you going to be forced to become the queen today?" Liu Wei's face became more and more pale, and he sighed helplessly in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the establishment is Your Majesty's family affair, and outsiders have no right to interfere. Whoever dares to criticize it can be punished in prison! ”

Just when Liu Wei was at a loss, Lord He Shen, who had round cheeks, thief eyebrows and rat eyes, and a mustache, jumped out and openly contradicted the ministers.

At this moment, Liu Wei really wanted to give thirty-two praises to Lord He, no wonder Emperor Qianlong liked you so much, this guy really has eyesight, at least he can guess the holy will, no matter whether the emperor is right or wrong, he can resolutely stand up for the emperor to block the knife and carry the black cauldron. How could such a courtier not please the emperor? (To be continued......)