Chapter 593: The throne of the settled

The deepest Taoist temple in the Zhao State Palace is the place where the empress dowager Song of Zhao State is a secret cultivation place. For the Zhao State Palace, if the Empress Dowager Song does not allow it, even Zhang Xian, who is the emperor of Zhao State, would not be able to enter. Of course, it would be fine if Zhang Xian forced himself to break through.

Although this time and space are very different from traditional history, Taoism still appears. However, Taoism is not the religion of later generations, and can only be said to be a school.

This Taoist temple was transformed from a palace in the palace. After the empress dowager Song supported Zhang Xian ascended the throne by Li Rubing and Zhuang Ping, Empress Dowager Song knew that she was not favored by Zhang Xian, so in order not to make things difficult for each other, Empress Dowager Song took the initiative to come here, stayed in the door and ignored the world. Therefore, the current hot dispute over the throne in the court has not affected Empress Dowager Song.

However, Empress Dowager Song was not a person who turned a blind eye to the outside world. After all, during the reign of King Wei of Zhao, she was in charge of this harem. If something happened in this palace, it would be difficult to hide the news of Empress Dowager Song. Zhang Xian fell ill in bed and was unconscious. Empress Dowager Song had known the news that she had awkward identity, so she refused to come forward.

Now, in order to help Prince Zhang Yuan take the throne, Zhuang Ping and Li Rubing came to the place where Empress Dowager Song was secretly cultivated. Although he was a foreign minister and came to the palace, he was not in line with the court, but now Zhang Xian was ill and was in a state of panic. He didn't care about these things at all. In addition, Zhuang Ping and Li Rubing, as the most powerful figure in Zhao State, dared not stop him.

"General, Empress Dowager Song is the palace of the former king. The empress dowager of the dynasty, and we, as foreign ministers, still need to inform us." Standing in front of the Taoist temple, Zhuang Ping said to Li Rubing kindly, for fear that Li Rubing would do something contrary to the rules. After all, it was already a disagreement between them as foreign ministers. If they trespassed the empress dowager's residence, they would probably be criticized by the people of the world.

Li Rubing nodded and said, "Don't worry, Xiang Zhuang, I will know this point. Since I have come here, I don't care about this etiquette anymore. Xiang Zhuang will let someone report it."

At this time, Empress Dowager Song was under the service of her maid and was studying the Tao Te Ching left by Laozi Li Er, the founder of Taoism in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Empress Dowager Song had read this book countless times, but each time had different gains.

At this time, the eunuch responsible for serving Empress Dowager Song came in and reported: "The Empress Dowager, Prime Minister Zhuang Ping, and General Li Rubing were looking for a visit outside the temple."

Upon hearing this, Empress Dowager Song first paused with the book, then silently closed the book, sighed, and said, "Oh... what should be come, come, go and invite them in."

"Here!" the eunuch responded, and then went outside to invite Zhuang Ping and Li Rubing.

Empress Dowager Song knew very well that Zhang Xian was ill and was unconscious. Moreover, in terms of Zhang Xian's current situation, it was very minor to survive this level. At this critical moment, Zhuang Ping and Li Rubing came here together, probably for the throne of Zhao.

Soon, the eunuch brought Zhuang Ping and Li Rubing to Empress Dowager Song.

"My minister Zhuang Ping (Li Rubing) bowed to the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager Qianqiu!" Zhuang Ping and the other two bowed to the Empress Dowager Song.

"General Zhuang Pinghe doesn't have to be too polite. I have long stopped talking about the world of the world, and I don't want to get involved in major affairs in the court. Why do you two come to disturb the old woman's retreat?" said Empress Dowager Song.

"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty is ill. According to the Imperial Doctor, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Your Majesty to survive. Prince Yuan is young and young, and it is difficult to maintain the situation. I am here today, hoping that the Empress Dowager can come out to help Prince Yuan with his help and stabilize the situation in the court." Zhuang Ping said directly with a single sword.

"What happened? After Your Majesty, Yuan'er, as His Majesty's only son, inherited the great unity and politeness. With Prime Minister Zhuang and General, why do you need an old woman?" said Empress Dowager Song.

Li Rubing said: "I can't hide it from the empress dowager. Prince Yuan inherited the Grand Tutorial and Prime Minister Zhuang. However, on the grounds that the king of the country is the right to be the king, Zhang Ying and others insisted that the son of the king of the king be adopted by Your Majesty and inherited the Grand Tutorial. For this matter, the lords in the court have been divided into several factions. If they are not careful, they will fall into civil strife. Therefore, the ministers and Prime Minister Zhuang came today to hope that the queen mother can come out and support Prince Yuan."

"It is reasonable for the country to be good for the king. After all, Yuan'er is still young, and today is a troublesome day. It is understandable that Lord Zong Zheng has such concerns. If the Prime Minister Zhuang and the General have any objections to this, they can discuss with the court officials. I think we can also discuss a result. I will not participate in the old woman." Empress Dowager Song shook her head and said. After the Lang Meng Incident, she had made an act against her will, and now she really doesn't want to participate in the matter.

"The Empress Dowager is so bad!" Zhuang Ping said: "The country is good for the king. I understand that if Your Majesty has no descendants, even if the Emperor Dai succeeds the throne, I will not have any objection. Even if the Emperor Dai does not work, the King of Yan (the youngest son of King Zhao Wei) is OK. But now Your Majesty has descendants. If the royal family is allowed to be promoted to the throne, how will Prince Yuan handle himself in the future? Besides, when the king participated in the Zhang Chuan and Mifang rebellion, if the Prince Dai's descendants were allowed to be promoted to the throne, how will the Empress Dowager deal with himself?"

After the Lang Meng Incident, the Empress Dowager Song made the final decision and decided to conspire against Zhang Lin, Zhang Chuan, Sima Chong, Mi Fang and others. Later, although under the pressure of the Empress Dowager Song, Zhang Xian was forced to release Zhang Lin, but in the eyes of the world, Zhang Lin was the core figure of Zhang Chuan, the Mi Fang Rebellion. Now that the descendants of the sinners succeeded to the throne, did not Empress Dowager Song slapped himself in the face?

When Empress Dowager Song heard this, her face changed. This hit the pain point of Empress Dowager Song. After the Lang Meng Incident, she personally decided to belong to the throne. If Zhang Lin's son succeeded to the throne now, it would be difficult for her to have any good ending in the future. Although Empress Dowager Song doesn't care who the throne of Zhao fell into, it would be enough for her to be a member of the royal family of Zhao, but it does not mean that Empress Dowager Song doesn't care about her.

"But now, the people of the royal family do not support Yuan'er. Even if the old woman comes forward in person, they will not compromise easily." Empress Dowager Song said the truth. No matter how awesome the Queen Mother Song is, she is not the surname Zhang. Now that her husband is dead, her son will be almost out of her way. How can she beat those Zhang royal families?

"Don't worry, as long as the Empress Dowager comes forward to support Prince Yuan, plus the ministers and generals, things will be accomplished. The general holds military power, and the ministers govern all officials. In addition, the Empress Dowager, no matter how dissatisfied the royal family members, they can only recognize Prince Yuan." Zhuang Ping said confidently. He controls the government affairs, Li Rubing holds the elite of the country. In addition, the Empress Dowager Song, the empress dowager of the current dynasty, worked together to help Zhang Yuan as the throne, which was easy.

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Song thought about it again and finally made up his mind and said, "Well, the old woman will go with you this time. I hope that the people of the royal family can give some thin face to see the old woman, the empress dowager."

"Thank you Empress Dowager!" Zhuang Ping and the others were overjoyed when they saw that Empress Dowager Song agreed.

After successfully convinced Empress Dowager Song, Zhuang Ping and Li Rubing focused on lobbying the ministers in the court. In fact, letting Zhang Lin's son succeed to the throne was just wishful thinking of the royal family. Most of the court officials still supported the succession of the father and son, but the royal family was too powerful, so Zhuang Ping and others needed to invite Empress Dowager Song out of the mountain.

In the third year of Tiantong, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the condition of Emperor Zhao State Zhang Xian worsened again. This time the condition worsened, making everyone realize that the matter of the heir to the throne was urgent, so a group of court officials gathered in the side hall of Chengqian Palace again, and Empress Dowager Song was also invited by Zhuang Ping to the side hall of Chengqian Palace.

After everyone arrived, the Zongzheng Zhang Ying once again advocated that Lin's son succeed to the throne and said, "Empress Dowager, Zhuang Xiang, our royal family still advocated that the second son of the King Zhang Yuan be promoted to His Majesty and inherit the throne. Although this is very unfair to Prince Yuan, for the sake of Zhao, he can only aggrieved Prince Yuan. However, we can make the decision and let Zhang Yuan make a vow. After assuming the throne, he will make Prince Yuan the crown prince. In the future, Prince Yuan inherits the throne. In this way, the best of both worlds can be achieved."

Zhang Ying and others also knew that if they wanted to help Zhang Yuan to the throne, the prince Zhang Yuan could not avoid, so they proposed that after Zhang Yuan succeeded to the throne, Zhang Yuan would be the crown prince, and Zhang Yuan would be succeeded by Zhang Yuan a hundred years later. If it were considered the best of both worlds.

However, after hearing this, Zhuang Ping and Li Rubing immediately sneered at this, "Crown Brother"? Isn't this a joke? Not to mention whether Zhang Yuan would be willing to pass the throne to Zhang Yuan after Zhang Yuan succeeded to the throne, it is still a question whether Zhang Yuan could survive until then? Although Zhang Yuan was adopted by Zhang Xian, he was not a brother after all. Besides, Zhang Yuan will definitely have his own son in the future. There is no reason why the throne was not passed to his son, but to his younger brother instead. The son and his younger brother's relatives are not a brother.

"Cough, cough..." Zhuang Ping said: "Everyone, the ownership of the throne should follow Your Majesty's intention. Although Your Majesty cannot personally decide the candidate for the throne now, but the Empress Dowager is still there, and it is up to the Empress Dowager to decide who will succeed to the throne."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ying and others felt bad. Although they were surprised that the Empress Dowager Song, who had never been concerned about the world, suddenly appeared here, they also felt that they were just here to testify. After all, such a big thing cannot be decided by a woman, but they ignored it. When Zhang Xian was unable to take charge, the Zhao State without a crown prince was the supreme leader.

Everyone's eyes were turned to Empress Dowager Song. In the highly anticipated eyes, Empress Dowager Song spoke: "My lords, the inheritance of the throne has always been inherited by fathers and sons. If there are no descendants, brothers will end up with brothers. Now that Your Majesty still has descendants, Yuan'er should succeed the throne. Throughout history, there has never been a successor to the royal family and the throne in the presence of the descendants. As for the words of the crown prince, it is even more absurd. The old woman has lived for decades and has never heard of the throne being passed on to the nephew first and then to the sons, so the throne should be inherited by Yuan'er."

"Empress Dowager!" Seeing Empress Dowager Song coming forward to support Zhang Yuan, Zhang Ying and other members of the royal family could not sit still and quickly persuaded him: "Now the Great Zhao is in a turbulent situation. The Deng State in the south is aggressive and coming in a fierce manner. It is precisely because of an older monarch. Prince Yuan is young after all, how can he compete with Deng Qin, the commander of my Great Zhao? Please think twice!"

"Please think twice!" The royal family said in unison.

"Hmph!" Empress Dowager Song said dissatisfiedly: "Your Majesty's descendants are still there, but you exclude him from the throne and are determined to let Yuan'er succeed to the throne. Have you ever thought about letting Yuan'er be so self-reliant in the future? Do you want to see brothers in the royal family slaughter each other? There is no need to talk about this matter."

"This..." Empress Dowager Song's words instantly left the royal family speechless. Seeing that the royal family was suppressed, Empress Dowager Song immediately struck while the iron was hot and said to Zhuang Ping and Li Rubing: "Secretary Zhuang, General, the position of crown prince has been decided like this. If... if... if there is any bad news from His Majesty, you will support Yuan'er to inherit the throne. Yuan'er is young and has major affairs in the government. There is Prime Minister Zhuang, General and Lord Zong Zheng to assist in the government."

The Empress Dowager Song quickly set the tone and determined the position of Zhang Yuan as the crown prince. He also stated that if Zhang Xian died, Zhang Yuan would succeed him, Zhuang Ping, Li Rubing and Zhang Ying would assist him. Let Zhang Ying assist him, which was also the decision made by the Empress Dowager Song to balance the court. Although he supported Zhang Yuan's succession, Zhang Yuan was only five years old after all and could not control the court at all. In order not to let Zhang Yuan become a puppet of Zhuang Ping and Li Rubing, the Empress Dowager Song established Zhang Ying's identity as the minister of the regent. He believed that with the royal family, he could compete with Yi Er Zhuang Ping and Li Rubing.

"Here!" Although Zhuang Ping and Li Rubing knew the little thoughts of Empress Dowager Song, the most urgent task was to determine the position of Zhang Yuan as soon as possible. As for the future, they did not believe it, and the two joined forces, and they could not handle Zhang Ying.

"Well, this is the matter, and the old woman should leave. There is nothing to do in the future, so don't disturb me!" Empress Dowager Song nodded with satisfaction, and then left the side palace.

After Empress Dowager Song left, Zhang Ying and others looked as if they were dead. They knew that they had lost. They really didn't expect that Zhuang Ping and Li Rubing would actually invite Empress Dowager Song, who lived in seclusion in the deep palace. It was because of the existence of Empress Dowager Song that their plans were dashed.
Chapter completed!