Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

The princess ascended to heaven on the spot with her child. The ridiculousness of this statement is similar to the scene in a TV series that was once popular in Asia where the Fragrant Concubine turned into a butterfly and flew away.

But some ministers could agree without changing their expressions or blinking their eyes: "Yes, yes, this is a great joyous event!"

"I also saw the rainbow bridge, and the colorful clouds covering the palace. I guess that was the vision when the princess ascended to heaven, right?"

"Not only are there colorful clouds, but there are also many auspicious and beautiful birds surrounding us to see us off!"

The other ministers were already bewildered, and were swept away by the wave of noise. Gradually, they also became puzzled. Some said regretfully, "It's a pity that I was busy with other things at that time and didn't even see such a happy event." Others wanted to say something but stopped themselves, and after looking at the cold light of the swords of the guards outside the hall, they still kept their mouths shut and lowered their heads.

Wen Jiao raised her hand and immediately suppressed the boiling sound. Instantly, the palace returned to silence. "Yes, this is the supreme glory of our Manzagang Kingdom. If it weren't for the wise and kind Princess Zhuowasam, who loved the people like her own children, there would never be such a blessing for the royal family." She sighed faintly, "It's just that the king and the princess are deeply in love. They really can't bear the blow of their wife and children being separated in one day. They are crazy."

"Alas!" The ministers were all worried. The king had gone mad, and the heir prince had ascended to heaven, leaving the throne vacant. What should they do?

Amid the sighs, the minister who had just witnessed the incident had a sad face and suddenly knelt down in front of Wen Jiao. "Now that the king has lost his mind and Prince Leba has passed away, no one can run the government except the queen." He burst into tears, looking loyal and concerned about the country and the people. "The country cannot be without a leader for a day, so please ask the queen to take over the throne temporarily!"

When a group of people is leaderless, it is always easy to lead the pace. It just depends on whether you are willing to be the one to take the lead.

When the minister loudly called out the suggestion that Wen Jiao take charge of the government, the second minister who had been arranged in advance also knelt down and shouted, "The country cannot be without a ruler for a day. Please put aside your sorrow and take over the government for a while!"

The ministers of the royal family were all stunned by this series of changes. Soon, a third minister knelt down and tearfully begged Wen Jiao to take charge of the government. However, his argument went a step further: "There is no one left to take the throne in Manzagang. Please consider the welfare of your people and ascend the throne!"

"This..." Wen Jiao pretended to be embarrassed.

Seeing that the king's loyal ministers would not say anything, the queen would "reluctantly" ascend the throne under the repeated urging of these treacherous ministers, completely cutting off the lineage of Manzagang, so they quickly said: "Who said that there is no one who can ascend the throne in our country? The king is just insane, he can still have children. The queen can take over the government temporarily, and when she and the king give birth to a new little prince, it will not be too late to return the power to the prince."

Another royalist added: "Even if the queen has no children, we can still find a new wife for her, and she can still give birth to a new heir at that time."

"Zhuowasam!" The king shouted again when he heard the word "concubine". His voice was as sad as a cuckoo crying blood.

In ancient Manzagang, the son succeeded the father, and if the son died, the wife succeeded. Under the premise that the king was insane and Prince Leba was dead, it was only natural for Wen Jiao to take the throne. However, the king was not really dead after all, and the royalists decided to let Wen Jiao take the blame for a few years, and then try to restore order after the legitimate heir was born.

Every queen seems to face the problem of succession. Even if she is short-lived, she will eventually return power to her husband's offspring. Queen Haxiang is more embarrassed because she and her husband have no biological offspring. When she is young and strong, she can rely on her energy to control the country. When she is old, she has no credible successor and always has to be on guard against the counterattack of her subordinates.

If she didn't want to cut off her own retreat, she had to try to have another child with the king, or arrange for another woman to give birth to a child, and she would raise the child as the eldest mother. Once this child was born, Ha Xiang's political life would undoubtedly be counted down again.

Wen Jiao knew exactly what the royalists were planning. She promised earnestly, "Ha Xiang swore to the guardian deity that she would give birth to a heir to Manzagang. If she breaks this oath, I will ask the heavens to strike her with thunder."

The people of Manzagang were always very pious, and seeing that she made such a solemn oath, they believed it. But Wen Jiao was not Ha Xiang, she did not believe in the guardian deity, and no one stipulated that the heir to the Manzagang Kingdom must be the biological child of this crazy king. Anyway, there was no DNA identification technology in this era. Moreover, she was an expert in playing with thunder and lightning, so why should she be afraid of thunder?

No matter how wise the prodigal king was, he was only a relatively cruel slave owner. Wen Jiao didn't really respect the sacredness of his precious throne. So after the coronation ceremony, she secretly summoned the ministers who supported her to the palace and said straight to the point: "We are all family, so I won't beat around the bush - I need an heir, regardless of gender. I need your help."

The ministers blushed instantly, and looked at each other with strange eyes. The grown men pinched their fingers and forced themselves to act like shy virgins: "Queen, this is not good, right?"

Wen Jiao didn't understand for a moment: "Hmm?"

An old official with a goatee coughed twice and said in a trembling voice, "Don't we need to go back and shower, change clothes, and arrange another shift?"

What the hell is going on here? What on earth did he understand? What was going on in this man's mind all day?

When one reaches a certain high position, he or she becomes a political creature regardless of gender. Wen Jiao was embarrassed, but she did not feel that she was teased. Instead, she realized that she had teased them inadvertently: "What I mean is that each of your families should send a baby of the right age to the palace, and I will directly record it under my name. But your suggestion is very good. We should indeed arrange the classes and distinguish the big from the small. We have to act seriously. You can't let me give birth to so many children at once."

The people of Manzagang did not insist that the eldest son must inherit the family business, so Wen Jiao was not afraid that these people would fight for the position of the eldest son. But her bloodline could be mixed into the royal family, and as long as the family worked hard, there might be a possibility of controlling the throne in the future. Who could resist such a temptation? Maybe the benevolent and loyal ministers could, but these people were willing to help the queen force the palace to usurp the throne, so why would they care about these things? A pair of eyes were immediately dyed green with greed.

A minister quickly said: "My second wife is pregnant, and she can give the baby to the queen as soon as it is born!"

"My eldest wife is pregnant for two months. After the baby is born, we can raise it and have twins with him!"

"My wife is not pregnant yet, so why don't we wait until next year?"

"My family also wants to arrange for next year. We can't have another pair of twins, right?"

"It's not even next year yet, so who knows? Maybe there will only be one baby born by then. Why don't I schedule it for the year after next?"

Even the old minister with a goatee was determined to urge his son to exercise and fast seriously when he returned so as to give him a smart, strong and fat grandson!

There is no temptation that can compare to the carp leaping over the dragon gate. Wen Jiao watched them discuss coldly and smiled secretly. After swallowing this reassurance pill, you and your family will be completely on my pirate ship. When you find out that your political views are completely different from mine in the future, and I have the ready-made handle in my hands, it will be too late to regret it.

The reason why this group of people supported her was that, like the former Queen Ha Xiang, they were all believers of the guardian deity and blue-blooded old aristocrats. In the past five years, they had their wings clipped by Princess Wencheng through the reforms promoted by the king, so they strongly supported her, the "role model" of the old aristocracy.

But she is not the real Queen Ha Xiang.