Chapter 2089 Zhou Yanfeng's suggestion

Zhao Lun's face was ugly, and so were Yuan Ji's and Hou Yi's faces.

Neither side was able to achieve a completely satisfactory result.

However, now the question arises. Since the authenticity of the imperial edict in Zhao Lun's hands is doubtful, and neither Zhao Lun nor Yuanji can prove that their words are completely true, should the enthronement ceremony continue?

Qi Kai is in a dilemma now. He doesn't even know what to do. He is not stupid. In fact, he can already understand that Zhao Lun's posthumous edict is probably a forgery. However, Yuan Ji and others have no definite evidence to prove this, so naturally he has no , Therefore, it is not possible to directly announce the cancellation of the enthronement ceremony.

But it is not appropriate to continue with the enthronement ceremony. After all, this is not a small matter. It can be said to have a huge impact. It is very inappropriate to send Zhao Lun to the throne under uncertain circumstances. I am afraid that many people at the scene are also unconvinced. .

Because of this, Qi Kai didn't know whether he should continue the enthronement ceremony.

Qi Kai didn't speak, which made Zhao Lun quite dissatisfied. He looked at Yuan Ji, then at the ministers present, and said, "Yuan Ji, you want to deprive me of the right to inherit the throne just based on Dr. Liu's words." It’s too funny to be qualified. This throne was left to me by my father, and no one can take it away!”

"Your Highness, please don't forget that the imperial edict in your hand is controversial!" Yuan Ji refused to back down: "You have no way to prove that the imperial edict in your hand was given by the late emperor."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Lun said dissatisfied: "Is this matter just kept being delayed like this? How can this be done!"

Indeed, a country cannot be without a king for a day. This is not something to say casually, especially now that Yanfeng is suffering from domestic and foreign troubles. The throne cannot be vacant, otherwise, something big will happen. The Yanfeng country is so big and there is no one in charge. Many things will not be easy to handle for such people, and the country will be in chaos.

However, neither Zhao Lun nor Yuan Ji are willing to give in now. Of course, they cannot give in. Once they give in, they may pay the price with their lives.

It is precisely because of this that everyone is now deadlocked here.

"I have a proposal." Just as the two sides were in a stalemate, Zhou Yanfeng, who had remained silent, suddenly spoke.

Everyone looked at Zhou Yanfeng, obviously wanting to hear what good solution he had to solve the current predicament.

Zhou Yanfeng coughed lightly and continued: "The matter of the throne is of great importance. It is indeed inappropriate for His Highness to ascend the throne before the authenticity of the imperial edict has been proved. However, we cannot conclude that His Highness has forged it just because of a word from an imperial physician. "Legal edict."

"What can you do, just tell me directly." Zhao Lun said impatiently.

Zhou Yanfeng had refused to express his position before, and now he made such ambiguous remarks, which made both Zhao Lun and Yuan Ji dissatisfied.

"My idea is that His Highness the Third Highness should find a way to prove that the imperial edict is true. Yuan Shangshu, you can find evidence to prove that the imperial edict is false. Only by providing conclusive evidence can the final ownership of the throne be determined." Zhou Yanfeng continued: "And here Previously, matters inside and outside the court were decided through consultation between the Six Ministers and the Third Highness. This way, things will not be missed. "

Zhou Yanfeng's words caused everyone at the scene to talk about it, and Yuan Ji and Zhao Lun also frowned.

After everyone thought about it carefully, they felt that this was a good idea. After all, the matter of the throne was not a trivial matter, and decisions could not be made hastily. It was naturally necessary to have conclusive evidence.

However, the Yanfeng Kingdom is so big and has so many things to deal with every day. It is impossible to live without an emperor, and finding evidence is obviously not something that can be done in a short time. Therefore, Zhou Yanfeng proposed that the six ministers and the third prince should work together Negotiation is a good solution to handle matters between the DPRK and China.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that in this way, the rights of the six ministers have been consolidated or even strengthened. After all, when there is an emperor, although the six ministers have a high status and have a lot of say, they have no decision-making power. Zhou Yanfeng's current proposal gives them the right to decide, which is obviously a big improvement.

Therefore, it is difficult to say whether Zhou Yanfeng's proposal is selfish.

But the good thing about Zhou Yanfeng's proposal is that the rights of the third prince Zhao Lun have also been improved. Before this, Zhao Lun was just an ordinary prince and was not qualified to decide national affairs. According to Zhou Yanfeng's proposal, he Now that we have this right, this is obviously an improvement compared to before.

As for the other officials present, even if they disagree, they have no suitable excuse to object. After all, the six ministers are already the first of the hundred officials. In the absence of an emperor, they are indeed the most suitable people to handle government affairs, and the three After all, the prince has a posthumous edict in his hands. Although it is difficult to tell whether it is true or false, it is completely qualified for him to participate in the handling of government affairs.

Therefore, Zhou Yanfeng's proposal is not bad.

But in fact, Zhao Lun and Yuan Ji were not very satisfied with Zhou Yanfeng's proposal.

Zhao Lun believed that he should ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor since he holds the imperial edict. Although he now has the right to handle government affairs, there are six other people who also have this right. This will undoubtedly disperse the power in his hands. , it’s hard to say how much weight his words carry.

And Yuan Ji also felt that this proposal was not perfect. His goal today was to completely defeat Zhao Lun and support the second prince Zhao Ke, so that he could dominate the government. Not only did he fail to achieve his goal, he actually let several others Shangshu came in to spread his power, which was obviously not what he expected.

So, Zhao Lun and Yuan Ji were not very satisfied with this proposal, but they were reluctant to refuse. After all, they had no way to prove what they said, and they did not have an absolute advantage at this time.

"I think the proposal of Minister Zhou is good." At this time, Li Yang, the Minister of War, also spoke up: "It takes time to investigate the will slowly, and during this period, it is most appropriate for the six ministers and the third prince to jointly manage the government, so as to ensure the stability of the situation."

Old fox!

Zhao Lun and Yuan Ji almost cursed Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang in their hearts at the same time.

These two people had been silent before, and they didn't seem to want to get involved in this matter, but now, they saw an opportunity, and they all came forward to take action. Obviously, they were also unwilling to stand by and watch, but they did not see a sure-win option before, so they remained "neutral". Now that there is an opportunity, they are no longer silent.

However, although they despised Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang's behavior, neither Zhao Lun nor Yuan Ji dared to oppose the two men. They were also afraid that their opposition would cause the two men to join the other camp. What's more, they were now in a stalemate and needed a compromise solution to deal with the matter.