The old emperor died, and no one wanted to sleep that night. Doctor Mu, wearing a coat, came to the office to drink tea. "You didn't think highly of His Royal Highness Prince Zhong before, but now you say that His Royal Highness Prince Zhong can take the throne. You've changed your mind too quickly." Chen Guanlou poured a cup of hot tea for Doctor Mu, and then said, "This is a different time. The reason why I didn't think highly of Prince Zhong before was because His Majesty was still alive. As long as His Majesty is in power, Prince Zhong will never be able to turn over. If he turns over, it will be like slapping His Majesty in the face. Your Majesty is such a proud person, can he allow such a thing to happen? Maybe he will be cruel enough to directly pin the altar explosion on Prince Zhong's head, completely eliminating his chance of turning over. Who would have thought that His Majesty, who was in a coma, He died suddenly. His Majesty is gone, and the situation has reversed in an instant. What was impossible in the past has become possible in the blink of an eye, and the chances are great. " Medical Officer Mu snorted, "In His Majesty's situation, it is easy to get into trouble. The imperial physician failed to wake His Majesty up in the first place, and the lower the chance of waking up later, the higher the possibility of death. His Majesty has been in a coma for so many days but has not died, which is the result of the imperial physicians' best efforts. Even if it were me, I could not do better. " "So, your medical skills are comparable to those imperial physicians, or even better than them." Chen Guanlou grasped the key. Medical Officer Mu waved his hands repeatedly to deny, "I didn't say that, don't frame me. I just want to tell you that His Majesty's death is not sudden, but something that is destined to happen. If not tonight, it will be tomorrow night, the night after..." Chen Guanlou nodded and agreed with what Medical Officer Mu said. In later generations, medical treatment can keep vegetative people alive for many years, all of which are maintained by instruments. Without the development of modern science and technology, without the development of modern medical technology, it is all wishful thinking for a vegetative person to live year after year. "You don't like Prince Zhong?" Doctor Mu suddenly asked.
"Who said that? I like His Royal Highness Prince Zhong. Don't frame me." Chen Guanlou denied it flatly. He had only met His Royal Highness Prince Zhong once, when he was still the Crown Prince and sent Master Zhuang to prison. It's hard to say whether he likes him or not, because they are not from the same class. But he learned a little about Prince Zhong's true face from the young widow Liu. As expected, people in that circle have two faces, one for the inside and one for the outside. The court officials only need the face for the outside. Prince Zhong did a good job. For decades, the face for the outside has remained the same. He is humble, knowledgeable, accepts advice, has a bottom line and a conscience. The court officials are satisfied. This is the image of a standard wise monarch. As for the face for the inside, no matter how cruel and ugly it is, the court officials will not care even if they know it. Who doesn't have a little habit, who doesn't have a temper. No need to blame! "You don't seem to be happy to see Prince Zhong take the throne?" Doctor Mu saw through Chen Guanlou's thoughts. Chen Guanlou laughed at himself, "Does my preference matter? What if I tell you that I don't like any of those princes and princes, and I don't like any of them to be emperor?" "No wonder King Daming encouraged you to rebel. You are rebellious and you refuse to cover it up." "King Daming died a long time ago, so don't mention him, it's unlucky!" "King Daming died cleanly, which is also a blessing." Doctor Mu sighed, "Not being executed by slow slicing is the greatest blessing he has ever had in his life. The explosion came too timely." "It's not that the explosion came in time, but It was the beginning of Ling Chi. The first cut was the signal for the explosion. The second cut, ignition. The third cut, boom, explosion! Otherwise, how could the altar explode so accurately and timely. Everything was calculated. " "Now that His Majesty is dead, the court should investigate the explosion. You should be prepared in your heart." "What should I prepare? I am innocent and I am doing my job according to the rules. No matter who is imprisoned, they are all treated equally. Tianlaofang, regardless of party or position." Chen Guanlou snorted coldly, poured a cup of tea into his stomach, and there was a fire burning in his heart. The old emperor is finally dead. The sky of Dagan is finally changing! Eight immortals crossing the sea show their magical powers! On the surface of the palace, everyone is busy with the old emperor's funeral. In fact, undercurrents are surging, and the competition has already begun, but it is still under the table.
Several ministers have closed the door and talked about the succession to the throne. First, exclude all those who are not qualified, such as minors, children of low-status maids, and ordinary princes whose mothers are not prominent. These people were not qualified to compete for the throne from the beginning. Unless someone present wants to be a powerful official and deliberately chooses a weak prince to inherit the throne to facilitate the monopoly of power. However, the court at the moment is obviously checking and balancing each other. Even Li Liangcheng, the head of all officials, cannot be the only one. Moreover, on the side of the nobles, Chen Guanfu took the lead and vaguely supported the restoration of Prince Zhong and directly inherited the throne. Eliminate all those who are not qualified to inherit the throne, and the remaining ones are a few princes who have been crowned as kings. They are not only qualified but also powerful, and each has a group of supporters around them. The situation seems to be deadlocked. Chen Guanfu only talked with Yu Zhaoan in private, and he didn't say a word when he made a public statement. He is playing the mantis catching the cicada and the oriole behind. First, we need to find out everyone's position before we can prescribe the right medicine. Yu Zhaoan even suspected that Chen Guanfu's support for Prince Zhong was just a bait put out by the other party to lure him in. He was probably not really supporting Prince Zhong. "Prince Zhong was deposed last year, which means he lost the qualification to inherit the throne. Is it appropriate for you to mention Prince Zhong now? If His Majesty were here, I'm afraid he would explode on the spot." Yu Zhaoan secretly gave a hint, and someone immediately assisted and took the initiative to deny Prince Zhong's inheritance rights from a legal perspective, in order to test everyone's attitude. "Your Majesty is gone!" "Your Majesty is old and confused. It was a wrong move to depose the crown prince. We are just setting things right." "Even if we set things right, there is no rule that allows the deposed crown prince to inherit the throne. Doing so may cause criticism from the world. It is denying everything your Majesty has done. Your Majesty has been in power for fifty years. Do you want to deny everything?" "Don't be unreasonable. Your Majesty deposed the crown prince, and everyone opposed it. Now we are just correcting this matter and giving Prince Zhong a qualification to participate in the competition. Doesn't Prince Zhong even have the qualification to compete? Don't go too far." "Prince Zhong is deposed and has the qualification to compete. Shouldn't other young princes also have the qualification to participate? In my opinion, when the rules are set at the beginning, everyone should be treated equally. We can't make an exception for Prince Zhong just because everyone sympathizes with him because of his miserable experience." "If Prince Zhong is not qualified to compete for the throne, who else is qualified?" Yu Zhaoan observed silently that more than half of the people supported Prince Zhong, and there were only a few opponents. Prince Zhong won the hearts of the people and won a step.