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Zhao Xuan now wants to recommend himself to be the new emperor, and naturally many people will not agree.

But the ministers present still did not speak, but looked at the other princes. They knew that it was not the time for them to speak yet, and they also wanted to see the "performance" and trump cards of the princes for the last time, and then decide who they support.

Sure enough, not long after Zhao Xuan finished speaking, Zhao Ke stood up and said: "Brother, what you said is wrong. Father asked you to handle the government affairs before, which does not mean anything at all. If Father really wants you to inherit the throne, why didn't he enthrone you as the prince? In theory, he asked you to handle the government affairs, and you are the eldest son. If Father really wanted you to inherit his throne, he would have promoted you to the throne long ago. How could there not even be an imperial edict in the end?"

Many people at the scene agreed with Zhao Ke's words.

And Zhao Xuan's face was a little ugly. Zhao Ke's words were exactly his weakness.

Although he has been handling state affairs for the past few days, the old emperor did not take the opportunity to enthrone him as the crown prince, which is very unreasonable.

However, Zhao Xuan obviously would not give up. He looked at his brother and sneered, "I don't have an imperial edict, do you have one?"

"I..." Zhao Ke also looked at Zhao Xuan and said, "No."

The sneer on Zhao Xuan's face became even stronger. Just as he was about to make a sarcastic remark, Zhao Ke said, "Although I don't have an imperial edict, my father has already prepared an imperial edict to enthrone me as the crown prince."

After Zhao Ke finished speaking, he looked at everyone and said, "Not long ago, my father summoned me to the palace and promised me personally that he would enthrone me as the crown prince. Originally, my father was ready to draft an edict, but his illness suddenly worsened, so he diverted it. Therefore, I should be the next emperor of our Yanfeng Kingdom!"

Zhao Ke's words also changed the faces of many people at the scene.

Everyone at the scene knew about Zhao Ke being summoned to the palace. After the old emperor became seriously ill, they paid special attention to the affairs of the palace.

Being summoned to the palace by the old emperor at this time also shows that Zhao Ke is highly valued by the old emperor. It is not impossible for Zhao Ke to say that the old emperor personally promised to confer him the title of crown prince.

However, this is only what Zhao Ke said after all, without any evidence, let alone an imperial decree, so it is still difficult to convince the public.

Everyone thought that everyone would remain silent and wait for the development of the situation. Who knew that at this time, the Minister of Personnel Yuanji took the initiative to stand up. He looked at everyone and said, "I agree with the second prince. When His Majesty and I chatted privately before, he had said many times that the second prince was talented and kind, and he was the best choice for the next emperor of our Yanfeng country. The reason why he was not canonized as the crown prince was to train him and temper him. The throne will eventually be passed to the second prince."

Hearing Yuanji's words, everyone was shocked, even more shocked than when they heard Zhao Xuan and Zhao Ke's words before.

Everyone was not shocked by Yuanji's words, but Yuanji's attitude.

There is no way to verify Yuanji's words. They were all said to him "privately" by His Majesty. No third person knew it. Whether it was true or not, no one dared to be sure, but no one dared to say that it must be false. As the Minister of Personnel, Yuanji had a high status in the court. It was entirely possible that the old emperor would tell him such an important and private thing.

Therefore, it is difficult to tell whether Yuanji's words are true or false, and what shocked everyone the most is his attitude.

It can be said that Yuanji's words have clearly supported Zhao Ke. If it were an ordinary person, it would be fine, but Yuanji is the Minister of Personnel, and his status in the court is extraordinary. Everyone is waiting to see who will be the first to stand up and express his position, but no one expected that it would be Yuanji.

Everyone is a little puzzled. Could it be that Yuanji is so optimistic about Zhao Ke?

Or did the old emperor really say something similar to Yuanji?

Everyone is confused, but some people have already understood:

Yuanji has already joined Zhao Ke's camp, and his attitude is very firm, so he will come out to cheer for Zhao Ke at this time.

Whether Yuanji's words are true or not is no longer important. What is important is that Yuanji, as the Minister of Personnel, has expressed his position. His statement can be said to have posed a difficult problem to everyone on the scene.

Originally, these ministers were waiting to express their opinions at the end, but now Yuanji stood up and expressed his opinions first. If they did not express their opinions, it would be unreasonable, and they might even be ignored and retaliated after the new emperor ascended the throne.

Just when everyone was still hesitating whether to express their opinions or not, and if so, who to support, another important person stood up, and this person was Hou Zhong!

"Everyone." Hou Zhong looked at everyone and said, "His Majesty once told me privately that among all the princes, he was most satisfied with His Royal Highness the Second Prince, saying that His Royal Highness the Second Prince was the right choice to lead our Yanfeng Kingdom back to its peak. His Majesty once said that after he recovered from this illness, he would enthrone His Royal Highness the Second Prince as the Crown Prince. However, he did not expect the accident to come so suddenly that His Majesty did not have time to issue an order. However, as His Majesty's most loyal follower, I have the obligation to tell everyone His Majesty's truest thoughts so that His Majesty can fulfill his wish."

If Yuan Ji was the first to stand up and express his opinion, which shocked everyone, then Hou Zhong's statement immediately after that surprised and shocked everyone.

You must know that Hou Zhong's identity is very special. It can be said that all the important ministers in the court know his existence. He is one of the most trusted people around the emperor. He handles many shady matters for the emperor and even monitors them. , if you are not the emperor's confidant, you will not be qualified or have the opportunity to do this kind of thing.

Therefore, Hou Zhong is definitely one of the people the emperor trusts most. As a result, his words are naturally highly credible.

However, because of his special status, Hou Zhong has never participated in the political affairs of the DPRK and China, and the emperor would not allow it. Therefore, in the past, Hou Zhong always played the role of a sharp sword in the hands of the emperor. This is a murderous sword, but there is no Qualifications to speak.

But now, the sword actually spoke, which really surprised everyone, but at the same time, they could also feel Hou Zhong's ambition. He seemed to be unwilling to stay behind the scenes and only be a murder sword.

However, because of Hou Zhong's statement, the second prince's weight in everyone's hearts became a little heavier.

No matter what purpose Hou Zhong had in saying this, his words were indeed very credible. His support for the second prince Zhao Ke inevitably made people think like this:

Could it be that His Majesty really once said such a thing?