However, although the Second Mistress was powerful now, Jiang City was not completely under her control.
In the hall, there were still some officials who adhered to the tradition of etiquette and law. They angrily said,
"What a joke!
The previous king had already established the position of heir more than ten years ago. Now that the heir was in Yan City, he had done nothing wrong.
I thought you were going to invite the prince back to the palace to inherit the throne! He didn't expect this to be his plan!”
……
"That's right! Although the Second Young Master could be considered diligent, he was still a bastard son. How could he inherit the throne?”
……
"The previous king passed away and did not have the time to leave behind a posthumous edict. Naturally, it was the heir who inherited the throne. How could the second son inherit the throne?
If we really do this, our Jiang Country will be laughed at by other countries!”
……
"Although the prince has been away from the court for four to five years, he is still the prince. What are the intentions of the two remonstrants supporting the second prince?
Could it be that he wanted Second Young Master to bear the crime of disrespecting his father and brother and the Great Xia Dynasty?!”
……
The civil officials 'verbal battle was truly fierce. The two remonstrants had just spoken when they were ordered to support Jiang Tianhai.
Immediately, they were attacked by many old ministers.
They had all entered the Knowing Destiny Year and were in their fifties.
There was only one thing in his heart that he held fast to: loyalty and courtesy.
Previously, the two remonstrant doctors had proposed to establish the young instead of the old, and to establish the concubine instead of the legitimate son. It could be seen that they had really touched the bottom line of the old officials.
Thus, all of them spoke out angrily, and the hall was filled with discussions of etiquette, loyalty, and filial piety.
It made the backs of the two remonstrants wet.
However, in the face of everyone's rebuttal, the two of them could only pretend that they did not hear anything.
After all, they were just the vanguard pushed by others. The matter had already been completed, and the rest had nothing to do with them.
"Ahem…"
The hall was in an uproar. Situ Wangmin coughed a few times and attracted everyone's attention.
He took a step to the left and said to Lady Zhao,"
"Second Furen, please take out the secret edict.”
As soon as he finished speaking, all the officials were shocked.
Even the noisy ministers in the main hall quieted down.
Their eyes were filled with confusion as they looked at the Second Mistress and Situ Wangmin.
"Secret edict…"
"What secret edict?"
Just as the officials were confused, the Second Mistress waved her hand and nodded at the servants who had already prepared themselves.
The latter bowed respectfully. Then, in the silence of the entire hall, he slowly opened a secret decree in front of him.
" King Jiang's secret edict: Today is the day of this king's death, so I shall pass the throne to Second Young Master Hai.
The two sons are kind and filial, and they are good at guiding them. They should remember that the interests of the four seas are the interests of the public, the hearts of the people are the hearts of the people, and the ministers are the children of the common people.
To protect the country before it is in danger, to govern the country before it is in chaos, to work tirelessly day and night, to work hard, to work hard day and night, to work hard day and night, to work hard, to work hard
Protect the country, this king is willing!"
The chamberlain's voice rang out in the main hall. Until the last word was spoken, the main hall was still silent.
"This secret edict was personally spoken by the previous king before he passed away.
If you have any doubts, you can come and verify the authenticity.”
Zhao Ji's tone was sincere.
Many old officials had already rushed to the secret edict placed on the table by the chamberlain, wanting to see if it was true or false.
This was a serious matter and involved the succession of the throne. This matter could not be faked at all.
He took out the cloth from the table and read it word by word.
The words on the cloth were exactly the same as what the chamberlain had just announced. Moreover, behind the cloth, there were four big words,"Southern King Seal".
"This…this…"
Some of the old officials became extremely excited. Their old hands held the cloth in their hands, and they felt that the inheritance of the great event had instantly become confusing.
After the late king issued a secret edict, he passed the throne to the two sons.
Then why didn't he abolish the position of the crown prince?
Now that the Crown Prince was still alive, according to the laws of Xia, the Crown Prince should inherit the throne. However, wouldn't this violate the secret edict?
For a moment, the old officials looked at each other and felt that this matter was very suspicious and difficult to handle.
"Do you recognize the seal on this secret edict?”
The few ministers who were originally opposing the order had all quieted down when they saw the secret edict.
The Second Mistress could not help but ask, her eyes revealing a trace of confidence.
"Replying to Furen, I didn't…"
"This is the seal of the former King Zhennan…"
……
It was as if he did not notice the doubts and hesitation on the faces of the doctors.
Zhao Ji continued,
"Since that's the case, then my son inheriting the throne is acting according to the imperial edict. What's wrong with that?”
"This…"
The old ministers looked puzzled.
Although they were still on the prince's side, the secret edict was a variable.
They could no longer accuse the Second Mistress and the courtiers who supported the Second Young Master of acting absurdly and violating etiquette.
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