There are many emperors in Chinese history who ascended the throne by coincidence. Logically speaking, it was never their turn. They themselves did not have any extravagant thoughts about the throne. It just happened that by chance, they finally ascended to the throne.

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For example, Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi of the Tang Dynasty and Empress Taizong Li Shimin's eldest grandson had three sons, the eldest Li Chengqian, the fourth son Li Tai, the king of Wei, and the ninth son Gaozong Li Zhi. Since the eldest son and the fourth son fought, both sides lost, so only the ninth son Li Zhi was left.

A legitimate son.

There are also the father and son of Song Huizong and Song Gaozong later. Song Huizong was because the eldest brother of the emperor died and he had no heirs. The remaining brothers were either disabled or died early, so it was his turn to take the throne. His son Gaozong Zhao Gou was even more exaggerated than him.

, the disgrace of Jingkang, all the members of the royal family of the Huiqin and Qin sects were taken away to the north, and only Zhao Gou was left who was qualified to inherit the throne.

In addition to the "lucky ones" mentioned above, the later Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng will appear here. Before Zhao Heng inherited the throne, perhaps all the ministers in the DPRK had not considered Zhao Heng, who had a somewhat cowardly character.

Able to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. There were too many candidates who could become emperor before Zhao Heng. Taizong's younger brother Zhao Tingmei, Taizu's son Zhao Dezhao, Taizong's eldest son and second son, Zhao Yuanzuo and Zhao Yuanxi were all ranked in front of Zhao Heng.

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But various coincidences began to appear. First of all, Zhao Tingmei, the person who should inherit the throne according to the Golden Chamber Alliance, couldn't help himself and jumped out to rebel and failed.

Then there was Zhao Dezhao, who had a dispute with Taizong over the Northern Expedition, and was provoked by Taizong's words and committed suicide.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yuanzuo actually went crazy and made a fuss in the palace because of Zhao Tingmei's incident, and naturally nothing happened.

Finally, there is the current crown prince Zhao Yuanxi. Since those revelations and confirmations, his life has become increasingly sad day by day. Although Zhao Guangyi retained his position as Kaifeng Yin, he was actually very dissatisfied with this prince.

So the ministers below are about to take action under someone's instigation.

This person is naturally Zhao Weiji. After the first stage of revenge is completed, the second stage will naturally follow. Through the connections between Gao Yu, Feng Hong and Zhang Gu in the court, Zhao Weiji made such a rumor:

The official family is now very dissatisfied with the King of Luoyang and intends to change the crown prince. The best candidate is naturally the third son Zhao Heng, because according to the eldest son inheritance system, under the premise that the eldest and second sons are disqualified, it is naturally the turn of the third son.

So the ministers should consider whether to take sides. Since ancient times, the most taboo thing in politics is to stand on the wrong team. If Zhao Yuanxi is really a ship that is about to sink, there is no need for these old foxes to be buried together. They can find another one before the ship sinks.

A boat is the most suitable.

Therefore, during this period of time, Zhao Heng's mansion, which was originally isolated, suddenly became bustling with people. Ministers kept coming to visit, and everyone said nonsense words, which made Zhao Heng very confused.

So he asked one of his staff: "Yong Hui, what do these people mean?"

This person who is called Yonghui is called Zhang Zhibai, who was the prime minister during the Zhenzong period of the Song Dynasty. Yonghui is his name, and he was a Jinshi in the second year of Duangong.

Zhang Zhibai's family was poor. When he was nine years old, his father passed away in Xingzhou and his coffin was placed in a Buddhist temple. When the Khitan invaded Hebei, most of the temples were dilapidated and old, and the coffin was unrecognizable. It was Zhao Weiji who recovered his father's coffin and paid for the burial.

He also helped him pass the Jinshi examination. Zhang Zhibai was very grateful to Zhao Weiji.

So when Zhang Zhibai passed the Jinshi examination and entered Longtuge, he approached Zhao Heng under the arrangement of Zhao Weiji. Although Zhang Zhibai didn't understand why his benefactor asked him to help a prince with no future, he still did it out of repayment.

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Now he understands that his benefactor is continuing to help him. Judging from the situation these days, Kaifeng Yin Zhao Yuanxi's position may not be stable. In this way, Zhao Heng becomes the most favorable candidate for the next crown prince.

Helping someone in times of need is always more useful than adding icing on the cake. Doesn’t the future of someone like him who stood by Zhao Heng when he was least able to make progress have a bright future?

While feeling more and more grateful to this benefactor, Zhang Zhibai also understood that the man behind the scenes might be Zhao Weiji, because although the previous incident was ultimately unsubstantiated, the suspicion that Zhao Yuanxi sent someone to assassinate Zhao Weiji was still the highest. Since his benefactor

Preparing to take revenge and pull Zhao Yuanxi from the throne of the prince, Zhang Zhibai must give the greatest support to his benefactor's actions. Because whether it is to repay his kindness or for his own political future, it is in his best interest to replace Zhao Yuanxi with Zhao Heng.

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"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty."

"Where does joy come from?"

"Don't these people's visit just mean that the official family intends to change the prince? Once the official family wants to change the prince, you will naturally not be the second choice. Shouldn't you be congratulated?"

Zhao Heng was a little frightened when he heard this. He had never considered the possibility of ascending to the throne. After all, there were many people before him who had a much older surname than his in inheriting the throne.

"Don't talk nonsense. The second brother's position is still secure. How can he change it just on the spur of the moment?"

Hearing what Zhao Heng said, Zhang Zhibai chose not to speak for the time being, because he knew that Zhao Heng could not accept this fact yet, but ambition can always be cultivated. When the situation becomes clearer and clearer, I will not believe Zhao Heng.

He will not have the ambition to be an emperor.

Zhang Zhibai was right. Although Zhao Heng had never thought about such a thing before, when the possibility of becoming emperor one day suddenly appeared, he naturally felt a desire in his heart. Just because of his own surname

Due to his personality, Zhao Heng's heart was filled with more fear at this time, and this trace of desire was naturally ignored by him.

Naturally, the actions of the ministers in the capital could not be hidden from two people, namely Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Yuanxi.

In Zhao Guangyi's view, this is a very normal phenomenon. After all, he revealed the idea of ​​changing the crown prince because of the previous incident. These ministers are all old foxes, and they will take action at the slightest sign of trouble. And at this time, Zhao Guangyi also wanted to see

Let's see if the third child can do something, because the second child is really disappointing to him. Although the third child is a bit weak in character, he is very smart. It would not be a bad thing if the third child can rise up to replace the second child.

At least the person who inherited his throne was his own son, not his eldest brother's descendant. So Zhao Guangyi decided to say nothing and let the situation develop naturally.

But Zhao Yuanxi is different. What does he mean by the ministers in the court? My ship has just taken in a little water. It has not yet sunk. Are you planning to jump off the ship? I have spent all these years writing on you.

Money wasted.

Zhao Yuanxi, who had a sense of crisis due to Zhao Guangyi's punishment, now felt like the end was coming. If someone could help Zhao Yuanxi at this time, he would be better off. But at this moment, no one came to him

Lend a helping hand.

His biggest ally, Zhao Pu, temporarily did not dare to have any contact with Zhao Yuanxi because of the last incident. At this moment, Zhao Pu's not seeking refuge with Zhao Heng is already the greatest support for Zhao Yuanxi. As for directly contacting Zhao Yuanxi to provide him with temporary help

It's impossible.

As the saying goes, dogs will jump over walls when they are anxious, and rabbits will bite people when they are anxious, not to mention people when they are anxious. At this time, Zhao Yuanxi felt that he needed to take some action.

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"He really can't hold himself back, Your Majesty." Tie Zheng, who got the information that Zhao Yuanxi had started taking action, immediately came to report to Zhao Weiji.

"He is actually more restless than I thought." This was Jiang Yu's first reaction after hearing this message.

"Zhao Pu has not dared to contact him recently. Without this old fox's advice, it would be strange that he could remain calm. What do you think of the next step?" Zhao Weiji said to the two of them with a smile while playing with a pair of walnuts.

"I think it's better to let nature take its course. Let's see what Zhao Yuanxi can do first." Jiang Yu was also very relaxed.

"Second." Seeing that the two men were very relaxed, Tie Zheng naturally couldn't tense up his nerves.

"Then let's do this first. Just let the pigeon keep an eye on Zhao Yuanxi and don't make any other moves. Yong Hui will let him move freely. We will try not to intervene and only provide help when necessary."

"Ok, no problem."

"That's it for now, I have to go back and see the pregnant lady at home." After saying that, Zhao Weiji rubbed two walnuts and walked out of the study.

The big-bellied woman he mentioned was of course his wife Chai Yu. At this time, Chai Yu was already seven months old. Her body was quite heavy and it was inconvenient to go out, so she had to spend time at home every day.

As soon as Zhao Weiji entered the backyard, he saw Zhao Ling'er playing in the sand. After the last time he went to the beach, Zhao Ling'er became obsessed with playing with sand, so he kept pestering Zhao Weiji to go there again. Zhao Weiji had no choice but to repair it in his back garden.

A sandpit. After the sandpit was repaired, Zhao Ling'er didn't bother him anymore, but he was covered in sand from playing every day.

"Dad, you're here." Zhao Ling'er ran towards Zhao Weiji with a hand full of sand.

Zhao Weiji picked up his daughter and asked, "Where are your mother and Aunt Nian?"

Zhao Ling'er wiped sand on Zhao Weiji's chest and said, "Mom and Aunt Nian are over there enjoying the sun."

"Oh, then you can continue playing. I'll go see them." After saying this, Zhao Weiji put Zhao Ling'er back into the sand pit and walked towards Chai Yu.

When I walked over, I saw Chai Yu lying on the recliner, basking in the sun comfortably with his big belly, wearing sunglasses invented by Zhao Weiji on his eyes. There was an umbrella standing next to the recliner. At this time, Zhao Weiji's only thought was

It would be great to be able to wear a bikini without having a big belly.

Next to Chai Yu, Li Nian was sitting there, still sewing a wedding dress in his hands.

It turns out that after Li Nian recovered from his injury, Zhao Weiji had already proposed to Chai Yu about marrying Li Nian. Chai Yu had already been mentally prepared for this matter. It would be better to say that you finally got the idea. Since the wife has no objection, and Yuan Yuan

Li Jiguang, who was in the northwest, naturally had no objection, and the matter was settled like this. However, because Chai Yu was pregnant with a child, Zhao Weiji naturally could not take a concubine during this period, so the wedding was postponed until after the child was one month old.

But although there is no rush to get married, you still have to prepare things that need to be prepared, and this wedding dress is naturally one of them, so Li Nian's biggest pleasure every day now is to show off her wedding dress.

Seeing Zhao Weiji coming over, Chai Yu didn't move. He just took off his glasses and asked Zhao Weiji: "What happened to that one?"
Chapter completed!