Although Zhang Wenguan and others are conservatives, they are not very stubborn. In fact, they can compromise on other things. They are not unreasonable people. This is beneficial to the country and the people. Even if it goes against Confucianism, they will consider it carefully.

However, they would never make any compromises in the ascension of the throne. Li Zhi was very kind to them, and Li Hong was even more popular because Li Hong's benevolence, filial piety, affection and righteousness are the most admired by Confucianism, and they absolutely support Li Hong.

Moreover, this is also the top priority of feudal society. There is nothing wrong with it. It is impossible to give in to it.

In fact, they are of course not wrong with their thoughts, and that should be the case. Without this system support, the country will not be able to continue for a long time. As long as the emperor dies, the world will be in chaos.

But they still have a little arrogance in their hearts and look down on those businessmen. This is also deeply rooted. Therefore, Yuan Xi's statement made them very angry. This matter is definitely not over. You, a humble businessman, dare to explicitly say that you want to interfere in the government affairs of the court. What are you?

But they did not find that in this war, the merchants' strength was growing at an astonishing speed, because the court threw out 50 million yuan at once, which strongly stimulated the rapid growth of business. Xu Ke's workshop expanded five times, and the scale of Xiaopang Group expanded ten times at once, and the Yuan family was directly twenty times. The Yuan family's steel factory was already the world's number one factory, and all the steel mills in the imperial court were not as big as those of the Yuan family.

In fact, the merchants themselves did not realize that they were just trying to produce, and the result was getting bigger and bigger.

Although it was supported by Han Yi, even if Han Yi did not support it, Yuan Xi would do this. As a businessman, he would definitely keep moving forward and could not retreat. But now they are too large. Once the peace and prosperity age is in peace, the court will definitely suppress them. Yuan Xi believes that merchants have enough strength to fight for more things, and if this opportunity is missed, it will never be possible again.

Because the court is also very weak now, the gap between merchants and the court is not as big as usual.

If Zhang Wenguan and the others were really smart, they should win over merchants and give them some power appropriately. To put it bluntly, merchants also contributed a lot. The beauty of freedom, the Yuan family and Xiaopang Group actually did not make any money, and in the end they donated all the profits to the court. They just made sure that they would not lose money. Of course, expanding the scale and profits are two different things. The profits of merchants do not count the workers' wages, which should give them some benefits.

However, Zhang Wenguan’s old thinking of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce made them feel that this was intolerable. Businessmen were too unreasonable, so how could they openly demand power?

Originally, the new nobles were planning, and they were the nobles and now they were businessmen. Of course, they thought that we naturally had power, but like Qian Dafang and the merchants still had a humble mentality and did not dare to make trouble. But now Yang Sine sent someone to monitor them, which immediately made the merchants start to gather together to keep warm.

They didn't want to cause trouble, but now it seems that there is no way out, so they can only unite with the Yuan family and live and die together.

The new aristocratic classes are very politically wise, they are not stupid, they can't see clearly the current situation. The court is very weak now and has to rely on them for the time being. As long as they don't do anything traitorous, they will not touch them for the time being, and they will not recruit soldiers, but they start to yell.

Their reason is the 50 million treasury bond.

The national debt was personally approved by Empress Wu. Unlike the first national debt, except for the imperial seals, there were only the queen's seals, not Li Zhi or Li Hong's. Because Li Zhi was unconscious at the time, no one would believe that he would accept the account. At that time, the empress was the queen, and everyone only believed in the queen.

This is actually what Han Yi deliberately asked for at that time, and he wanted to lay the groundwork for this time.

The merchants asked the court to at least ask the queen to pay off the debt and then hand over the power to the crown prince. You will hand over the power now, what if the court does not recognize it?

Of course, this is just an excuse. The Ministry of Revenue seal is still on it. How could it be that it is impossible to admit it? If it really doesn’t admit it, Wu Meiniang can also refuse to admit it. Which emperor has spoken of credit since ancient times?

When the merchant yelled, the people were no longer afraid. It turned out that the imperial power was handed over and the people were nothing, but the merchants were also the people. The merchants dared to say this, what were the people afraid of? The people began to discuss it.

Because Wu Meiniang stood up at a critical moment and led everyone forward. It was precisely because of the queen's persistence that she could finally win this battle. Without the queen's persistence, the Central Plains might collapse first, not Tubo. Moreover, the queen still endured the sadness when she lost her husband and continued to fight with illness.

This is so touching and makes many people support the queen in their hearts.

Moreover, everyone can see the queen's ability to govern.

Although everyone has a very good impression of the prince, the prince's physical condition has always made people very worried. Although the battle has been won, this battle has also made the country feel weak. What should I do after the war? Especially in the surrounding areas, they are already poor and careless. How to solve these problems? If these problems are not solved well, the country may still collapse.

When Zhang Wenguan and the others saw that the people began to discuss this matter, they quickly convened a meeting of ministers and determined that Li Hong would ascend the throne.

"Dear colleagues, I know that everyone is now immersed in the grief of the death of the late emperor, but this country cannot be without a monarch for a day. In the current situation, we should have established a new monarch as soon as possible. When His Majesty died, because the situation was very special, the Empress and the Prince were very worried that this news would disrupt the morale of the army and the people, so we should conceal this matter. We should understand this point, and at that time, only the Empress and the Prince were by His Majesty's side."

Zhang Wenguan stood in the Tai Chi Hall, said loudly, and looked at a palace maid beside him.

The palace maid immediately bowed to the ministers and said, "The queen is ill and cannot come, so she ordered her servants to tell you that due to the special circumstances, when His Majesty passed away, only the queen and the prince were by His Majesty's side, and His Majesty's will was to let the prince inherit the throne."

Zhang Wenguan said: "Everyone has heard it. The queen also told me a few days ago that this is also the only reason why the queen summoned us back to Chang'an. We should obey Your Majesty's will and let the prince inherit the throne."

“Let’s wait.”

Murong Baojie suddenly stood up and looked at Zhang Wenguan and said, "Zhang Shizhong, I don't think your highness wants to ascend the throne earlier, but you want to become this assistant minister as soon as possible."

Zhang Wenguan pointed to the top and said, "I, Zhang Wenguan, swore to heaven today. After the prince ascended the throne, I immediately resigned from all positions and went home to farm. If I violated this oath, I, Zhang Wenguan, would not die well."

He knew that someone would definitely make this a case, and he also knew that he would not be convinced by the public without making any contribution.

Shangguan Yi said oh, and stood up and said, "No, no, Shizhong Zhang, don't act voluntarily. The late emperor and the queen asked you to assist the prince. If you do this, you will be entrusted by the late emperor. We will not agree to this." As he said, he said to Murong Baojie again: "It is natural for this prince to ascend the throne. Do you want to rebel?"

Murong Baojie shouted angrily: "Old man Shangguan, don't swear by blood here. I, Murong Baojie, are loyal to Your Majesty and the Tang Dynasty. Heaven and earth can be seen. No matter what, I will not rebel."

Hao Chujun stood up and said, "Then I really don't know why General Murong wanted to stop the prince from ascending the throne?"

Murong Baojie looked at him coldly, turned around, and said to the ministers: "Everyone, when the surrounding areas were in chaos, the court, under the leadership of the queen, still managed everything in an orderly manner, and there was no turmoil in the entire Central Plains. However, since Zhang Wenguan and others came back to preside over the government affairs, the backlog of memorials had accumulated like a mountain. If you don't believe it, you can ask Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zheng, and General Yang."

Everyone looked at the elephant, Zheng Shanxing, and Yang Sine.

Zhang Daxiang didn't want to get involved at all, so she just nodded slightly.

Zheng Shanxing is a gentleman and will not lie. He nodded and said, "It's true."

Murong Baojie said: "Why is this happening? It is because Zhang Wenguan and others only know that they are busy fighting for power, but they ignore the safety of the country. You may not know that those memorials were reported from the northwest region, Tuyuhun, Lelangzhou and Xiongjinzhou. Now the war has not yet ended completely, and the people there are all facing hunger and coldness. However, Zhang Wenguan and others ignore these and just want to become auxiliary ministers as soon as possible."

"Damn it."

Zhang Wenguan shouted angrily and said, "You husband, dare to slander me so much. It is because I know that these things should not be delayed again, so I hope that the prince will ascend the throne as soon as possible. If there is no monarch in this country, how can I deal with these affairs?"

"Shizhong Zhang's words are so bad!"

Another person stood up. The man was named Zhang Qianxu, who was the Minister of War. He was actually a civil servant. He said: "During this period after His Majesty's death, the country had no monarch. The affairs at that time were even more difficult now, but the court also handled them well? Oh, I almost forgot that Zhang Shizhong was not in the court at that time, so maybe he didn't know about this."

Hao Chujun said: "It was because the incident happened suddenly, and now the war has ended. How can we generalize it?"

Murong Baojie snorted: "Don't Mr. Hao know that the situation will be even more dangerous at this time? Now the surrounding area has been ruined, and the court does not have much ability to support them. If they are not careful, they can only take risks. If the war starts again, the country will be in danger. Where will this skin be attached? The country has been destroyed, who will inherit the throne? Is it meaningful?"

As he said that, he said to everyone: "Everyone, Murong Baojie dare not disobey His Majesty's will, but I think, the first thing we need to do is to stabilize the country, handle the post-war affairs properly, so that the people on the frontier will no longer be hungry and cold. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable. The prince is now overly sad, and the queen is still in charge of government affairs. I think in this special period, the queen should continue to preside over government affairs until the Tang Dynasty leaves this mud pond, and then hand over the power to a healthy prince."

Many ministers nodded, thinking that Murong Baojie was too reasonable. This period was indeed very difficult. The border area was in ruins and there was no solution for it. Although the prince was kind and righteous, his ability and body made everyone feel uncomfortable. However, everyone saw the queen's ability, and it had been tested.

The key is that Murong Baojie is the first to speak out. He is also the general of the imperial guards in the capital, but he is one level lower than Yang Sine, but he also represents a large number of imperial guards, which is very important.

Without weapons in hand, no one dares to speak nonsense.

Liu Xiangdao suddenly said: "The prince ascended the throne, and the queen can also let the prince rule behind the curtain. This does not prevent the prince from ascending the throne."

Murong Baojie snorted: "This is different. After the prince ascended the throne, it is not certain who has the final say. Although I believe in the prince, I don't believe your words."

The implication is very simple. What I don’t believe is you. You were driven out by us at the beginning. If the prince ascended the throne, you would be the assistant minister. Who can guarantee that you will not take revenge? You have not made any contributions, but we have made great contributions. Why do you have the final say now?

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