"Wuwuwu, why did my son leave like this? He was only twenty-five years old and didn't even keep a grandson for me. What should I do in the world now? You are all important officials, let's talk about it..."

Nei East Gate, Fushou Hall.

A fat old lady in her fifties was sitting on a rose chair next to the empty imperial seat in the lobby, covering her face and crying. When she cried, Daming said that there was a serious minister standing in the hall.

The important officials looked at me, and I looked at you, and everyone was frightened and surprised.

They all know that the official fell ill.

They all understand that the officials may die.

But when encountering such a thing, fear and surprise are a matter of attitude! Otherwise, how do you show it?

Everyone turned their eyes to Zhang Dun, who had been the solemn prime minister for seven years, and found that this prime minister who was so fierce that he liked to scold people was crying there!

Zeng Bu, Cai Jing, and Cai Bian, the old men who have worked with Zhang Dun for many years, were really surprised. They all knew that Zhang Dun was not a good person to commit fraud and would put everything on their faces... Moreover, when Zhang Dun's father Zhang Yu died, he, a "filial son", seemed not as sad as now. Could it be that this old thief was actually a loyal minister?

"Please mourn the Empress Dowager," Zhang Dun said to the Empress Dowager who was not mournful at all in his heart, "The old minister thought that his son was noble because of his mother. The mother of the thirteenth son of the late emperor, King Jian, was the concubine of the Shengduan Palace. He had a noble status, so he should establish King Jian."

That's great! Now you are finished, an old traitor!

Empress Dowager Xiang was not angry at all after hearing this. How could she be angry? She is the Empress Dowager, not an old lady from an ordinary family. Now she can sit here and discuss with the important ministers who will become the emperor, and the overall situation is already decided. No matter how much Zhang Dun jumps around, he is still a grasshopper in the autumn and cannot grow.

Xiang Gong said to the heart: What does it mean that the son is noble by his mother? Concubine Zhu has been praised by you as a treacherous minister in recent years. Empress Dowager Xuanren (Empress Dowager Gao) was not expensive at all when she was there, and she was often scolded by the old lady, and she was almost ruined by the old lady.

But that woman was too kind-hearted. Originally, the two treacherous ministers Zhang Dun and Cai Jing were preparing to pursue Empress Dowager Xuanren, but they couldn't stop him, so they had to ask Empress Dowager Zhu to come forward... If she was cruel, Empress Dowager Xuanren would be deposed, and with this power, she would definitely be the Empress Dowager. Now she is sitting here crying!

"The sons of the late emperor are all old sons," said the Empress Dowager Xiang, wiping her tears, "How can the son be worthy of his mother?"

She was right! Who told Zhang Dun that Cai Jing failed to praise Concubine Zhu as Empress Dowager Zhu? Concubine and Empress Dowager are different! How can the son of the Concubine be said to be noble by his mother? Doesn’t this mean that the son who favors his concubine can be considered a legitimate son? Is it still necessary to have a great morality?

Zhang Dun gritted his teeth and said, "Growing old and young is orderly, and King Shen should be established."

"Hahaha……"

The Empress Dowager Xiang, who was crying a moment ago, suddenly laughed a few times, and then there was a silence. Then the Privy Councilor Zeng Bu, the Privy Councilor Cai Bian, the Left Chief of the Shangshou Hall, and the Minister of the Zhongshou Hall, Xu Jiang and others all laughed.

Zhang Dun's face was ashen and almost turned black. This was not a laugh, but a political stance on the surface!

Although the proposal of the blind king of Shen to become the emperor is a bit ridiculous, what is the image of a blind official on the imperial throne? Moreover, the Song Dynasty was "the king ruled the court's order", not a republic of the king, and even a blind man could not read the memorial. How could he ruled the court's order? Do the ancestors' family rules still need?

But the Song Dynasty was a national mourning! An empress dowager and a group of important officials laughed in the court. What's the matter?

After everyone laughed, they said to the Empress Dowager: "The last emperor once said that King Duan has good fortune and longevity, and is benevolent and filial, and is different from the kings. It seems that it is better to establish King Duan."

Zhang Dun did not object to Empress Dowager Xiang's opinion. Because Duan Zhao Ji's conditions were indeed very good. He was smart, versatile, handsome, and in great health. In people's impression, the emperors of the Song Dynasty seemed to be sick and medicine jars. The issue of having a son often made people worry... either they could not give birth or they could not raise them.

A strong prince like Duan Zhao Ji is really rare. If he becomes an emperor, at least he doesn’t have to worry about dying early, and he doesn’t have to worry about not having a son... Having a son is a physical job!

King Jian looked similar to the official family who had just died of illness. He had a bean sprout. If he really wanted to establish him, he might have a national mourning in a few years, and he would have to worry about who to establish him as an official family.

But the problem is... Zhao Xu, the official who just died, said that King Duan was frivolous! Moreover, King Duan's usual behavior is indeed a bit frivolous. If he was not pretending, it would be a bit inappropriate to be an emperor.

Zhang Dun was silent and silent.

Because he knew that as soon as he opened his mouth, he might cause a disaster for himself.

Moreover, Zeng Bu, Cai Bian, and Xu Jiang had obviously agreed with the Queen Mother, and he was afraid that he would be unable to hear the sound of his own hands.

"Let's meet with King Xuanduan." Empress Dowager Xiang was a little disappointed when she saw Zhang Dun not objecting, but she had no choice but to announce the invitation to meet with King Xuanduan.

I don’t know if it can be announced? Zhang Dun still has hope in his heart at this moment, that is, Ji Yi deceived Duan from the royal palace and made the ministers sent by Empress Dowager Xiang unable to find it. As long as King Duan cannot be found, then Duan will be frivolous and decisive.

A prince who can't even be found by anyone wants to be an emperor? Dream!

"His Highness Xuanduan meets you!"

After the old eunuch Pang Kuan's famous accent sounded, Zhao Ji, the Duan King who had already changed his court uniform, quickly walked into the Fushou Hall, and did not look at the ministers in the hall, but just bowed to the empress dowager: "My son is paying homage to the mother."

What's going on?

Zhang Dun was completely stunned now. Zhao Ji entered the Fushou Hall so quickly, so he must have entered the palace long ago! In other words, he was not deceived by Ji Yi at all... What's going on? Could it be that Ji Yi sold me?

Empress Dowager Xiang looked at Zhao Ji with joy and said, "I want to make King Duan the king, what do you think?"

"No!" Zhang Dun thought of Zhao Xu who had just passed away, so he could no longer help it, "King Duan is frivolous and cannot rule the world!"

He can no longer complete Zhao Xu's last order! Even in order to protect Concubine Zhu and King Jian, he could not say that Zhao Xu once had this last order... But he still couldn't help but say that Zhao Xu's evaluation of Zhao Ji!

As soon as he said this, everyone in the huge Fushou Hall was shocked. Empress Dowager Xiang looked at Zhang Dun and felt very ecstatic. Zhang Dun said that he was digging his own grave. Now he is going to Danzhou to retire!

Zhao Ji was so angry that he was so outstanding that he was outstanding in everything he did. How could he be frivolous? Why couldn’t he rule the world? Zhang Dun was indeed a traitor and a traitor. He must be demoted to Danzhou in the future!

The ministers present were stunned. Zhang Dun was crazy? How dare he say such things?

Zeng Bu was the first to react and suddenly felt ecstatic!

Zhang Dun is finished, he is going to be the prime minister! No, he must seize the opportunity.

"Bold Zhang Dun!" Zeng Bu immediately shouted, "Let me listen to the punishment of the Empress Dowager!"

"Let me follow the arrangements of the Empress Dowager!"

"Listen to the Queen Mother's arrangement..."

All the ministers in the palace also quickly agreed with Zeng Bu and expressed their support for Empress Dowager Xiang's wise decision one-sidedly. Zhang Dun had no choice but to do so. He, a treacherous minister, had neither military power nor treacherous party, was not a tiger, but a fox with a fox pretending to be a tiger! Now that the tiger is dead, the authority of his loyal feudal old fox has disappeared.

Zhang Dun, who knew that the situation was hopeless, had to report: "I ask the Empress Dowager to punish him with the same power."

The so-called "same power punishment" is to rule the country from behind the curtain. Although the relationship between Zhang Dun and Empress Dowager Xiang is bad, there is no other way to do it now. Not to mention the problem of Zhao Ji's frivolity, even if he is not frivolity, he will not be an emperor. Zhao Ji was not raised as a crown prince, he grew up as a prince Anle. Therefore, Zhao Ji's frivolity was not a problem in the past. A man with both civil and military skills (Zhao Ji's martial arts are also good), and if a prince who is rare in ancient and modern times is not frivolous, it will be too difficult for the official Zhao Xu to do... In fact, Zhao Ji's frivolity was encouraged.

But now, such a frivolous prince suddenly became the emperor! Even if his frivolousness is pretending, he will not be the emperor.

So it is better to let Empress Dowager Xiang, an old lady with little knowledge, rule the country from behind the curtain... The imperial physicians all said that the old lady is in good health and lives at least 80 years old. If she could stay behind the curtain for ten years, King Duan might be more mature, right?

Old Mrs. Xiang still looked good-tempered and turned her head to look at Zhao Ji. Zhao Ji also quickly saluted and said, "My son asks her mother to punish her with the same power."

Then the ministers in the hall also bowed together and bowed: "I would like to ask the Empress Dowager to punish him with the same power."

The Empress Dowager Xiang shook his head and said, "The King Duan is the Changjun. If the Changjun is in charge of the court, how can the Empress Dowager beside the curtain?"

Not off the curtain? Really fake?

If Empress Dowager Xuanren Gao Taotao said this, others would definitely not believe it. But from the mouth of Empress Dowager Xiang, everyone was a little confused. Except for being a high-profile this time, Empress Dowager Xiang had always been relatively low-key before, and it might not be what she wanted to do with her behind the curtain.

“Woo woo…”

At this time, someone suddenly burst into tears in the hall. When everyone saw that Zhao Ji, who was about to be the emperor, was crying. He cried and knelt down, bowed to the old empress and bowed again: "My son doesn't know how to be the king, so he asked his mother to be punished with the same power. The mother must not refuse."

That's good. The Empress Dowager refused to keep the curtains and the Emperor refused to take charge of the rule, and it didn't look fake. Zhang Dun suddenly thought: If the Empress Dowager refuses again, just use the method in the "Republic Merit Agreement". It doesn't matter if the King is frivolous...

Of course, this idea is just to think about it, and I will never dare to say it out.
Chapter completed!