novelraw Chapter 357: Ancestral rules and regulations are dead
Chapter 357: Ancestral rules and regulations are dead
Yan Li drank a cup of tea leisurely.
Okay, dear husband came all the way to surprise her, this feeling is quite good.
As expected, no matter whether it is a man or a woman, no matter whether they are high or low in status, they all like the feeling of being protected.
Yan Li raised her eyes and looked at Mu Cang.
Mu Cang's face was calm, only when the two looked at each other, a smile flashed across his eyes.
Yan Li's mouth corners rose, and she caught a glimpse of Yan Chen and Yan Yun's gloomy and ugly faces from the corner of her eyes, and her mood suddenly became extremely comfortable.
"I don't quite understand what Lord Situ means." The emperor pretended to be stupid, "Yan Li is indeed my legitimate daughter, and she is extremely capable and has the same decisiveness and courage as the queen. I am very pleased." Lord Situ said: "Before we came to Jin this time, we had heard of the great reputation of the prince. The closer we got to Shengjing, the more people praised the prince. On the one hand, the prince The prince is famous and auspicious; first, the prince is both a military man and a regent, and can lead troops to fight, and his ability is not inferior to that of men; third, the prince is also married to the ninth prince of the Mu Kingdom, and has the important task of marriage, so I think the prince is legitimate to inherit the throne. "
As soon as these words came out, the three princes Yan Chen, Yan Jin and Yan Yun changed their faces at the same time, and looked up at him at the same time.
The important officials of the Jin Kingdom were shocked and could not believe that he would say such shocking words in front of so many people.
Let the prince inherit the throne?
Although many people have seen the emperor and the queen's thoughts, the prince is indeed the most suitable first-line heir among them.
But isn't it too early to say this now?
Not to mention that the eldest princess has just returned and has a shallow foundation. Even if she did do something to shock the ministers and proved her courage and decisiveness, she has lived in the Kingdom of Mu for fourteen years.
Among the military officials in the court, the royal family, and the powerful people in the prosperous era, a large number of people are still unfamiliar with her.
Even the neutral ministers who are loyal to the queen may not be able to accept a princess from a foreign country to inherit the throne in such a short time.
"Are you kidding, Lord Situ?" Dugu Qingyun frowned, a hint of sneer on his face, "Men are superior to women, men are the backbone of women, Jin has always been a country ruled by men, when did the prince also have the right of inheritance? It's ridiculous." Tianlai said.com Lord Situ turned to look at him: "I just made a suggestion, do you want to adopt this suggestion? Why is Prince Dugu so excited about the emperor and the queen?" "I think what Prince Dugu said makes sense." Yan Chen said expressionlessly, "Jin has always had a system of male superiority and female inferiority. Although the imperial sister thought that this system was too old and corrupt after returning, and she was determined and tough to change this situation, the concept did not change overnight. It will take a long time to change what can be changed overnight. "
"The ability of the emperor's sister is beyond doubt, but the prince's ascension to the throne is unheard of in Jin. The system and concepts can be changed slowly. If ten years don't work, then ten years, and if ten years don't work, then fifty years. But it is obviously impossible to overthrow the imperial system in a very short time. If you really do this, I'm afraid that all the people in the world will not be able to accept it. "
"My brother is right." Yan Jin nodded slowly, and turned to look at the emperor and the queen, "Father, mother, I also think that the prince's succession is not in line with the ancestral system of Jin. I hope father and mother will think twice. "
Yan Li quietly pinched a piece of dough and put it in his mouth, without any response to Yan Chen and Yan Jin's words.
"Ancestors and rules are dead, but people are alive." Lord Situ smiled faintly, "As far as I know, there was no precedent of a queen regent in Jin before, but after Queen Jiang became regent, Jin not only did not decline, but became stronger than a dozen years ago. Facts have proved that if a country wants to be strong, the most important thing to change is the concepts and cognition of those in power."
"Lord Situ is right. If those in power dare not change their cognition, how can they expect those people who have no say to change? Aren't they afraid of being beheaded?" Mu Guo The generals agreed, "I think that except for the fact that she is a girl, the eldest princess is far more capable than the princes of Jin in other aspects. If she cannot ascend the throne just because of the concept and ancestral system, it will be unfair to the country of Jin."
Yan Yun had a bad expression: "My father is in his prime, and my mother is so young. She can still sit on the throne for at least another ten years. I wonder why Lord Situ and General Mu are so aggressive at this time?"
"Ah, who will the throne of Jin be passed to in the future? Our own business. The distinguished guests from the two countries have come from afar, and we should do our best to show our friendship, but since it concerns the internal affairs of Jin, the envoys of the two countries should not interfere. "
Master Situ smiled lightly: "I don't really want to interfere, but the regent ordered us to do our own internal affairs before we came."
Yan Yun sneered: "Your regent is really very involved, have you dealt with your own affairs in the northern border?"
"Yan Yun." Jiang Yi frowned slightly, "Don't be rude to the envoys. "
Yan Yun bowed his head slightly: "I know I am wrong, please forgive me, mother."
"The advice of Lord Situ and General Mu Guoyu will be carefully considered by me and the emperor, but there is no rush to appoint a crown prince for the Jin Kingdom." Jiang Yi said gently, "The emperor has been recovering recently, and I can still keep up with the energy. It is no problem for me to stay in power for another ten years. It is just right for the eldest prince to accumulate more political achievements, win over people, and get familiar with the affairs of the family and the country, so that he can do things more easily in the future."
Yan Yun tightened his grip on the wine cup.
Yan Chen's expression also froze.
The queen's words were full of ulterior motives. Did she really intend to pass the throne to Yan Li?
Why?
This kingdom of Yan, the foundation that Yan Li's ancestors had worked so hard to build, was she going to hand over the great rivers and mountains to her daughter just because Jiang Yi had been the queen for more than ten years?
Yan Li came from Mu State, and her roots were in Mu State.
Her husband was the ninth prince of Mu State. They were still Mu people in their bones, and it was impossible for them to really care about Jin State.
Mu Cang came to Jin State this time, maybe just for his wildness, so he instigated Yan Li to fight for the throne!
Yan Yun stared at the wine cup in his hand viciously.
He would never let Jiang Yi and Yan Li, the wild mother and daughter, get what they wanted.
"Why hasn't the Ninth Prince spoken?" The Emperor held up a wine cup and raised his glass to Mu Cang, "The Ninth Prince is known to the world as the God of War. I toast you."
"I am a junior, and I should toast the emperor." Mu Cang raised his wine cup in return, "I just heard them arguing. I have a special position and cannot participate. The best response is to remain silent."
The Emperor smiled and said, "It's not inconvenient. I really want to hear what the Ninth Prince thinks."