Too much fruit

Chapter 794: Let me be regent?

"Jiang Sikong."

"Your Highness Prince You."

In front of the Ziwei Palace, the two major figures from the Jiang and Ji families met each other. Both sides looked friendly, which fully demonstrated the years of cooperation between the two clans.

The ghost cultivator King You's complexion became a little more rosy, expressing his joy at seeing Jiang Sikong.

As for Jiang Li, he always treats people with sincerity and never has a bad face.

"Why doesn't Tu Bo come?" Jiang Li asked with a smile.

"The ancestor believes that the eldest princess has worked hard for the Great Zhou. Although she mistakenly trusted the bad guys, the eldest princess herself has made contributions and should not be blamed too harshly. So he went to stop the elders of the royal family and the head of the clan, and advised them not to treat the eldest princess harshly at this time." King You also said with a smile.

This makes it sound like the Tubo people are quite nice.

But in fact, if the Zongzheng was in trouble, it was a private matter of the royal family. The princess just married the wrong person and ruined the royal family's reputation. There was a perfect excuse not to let the court officials get involved. Especially now that the Zongzheng still supported the princess.

On the contrary, if it is not a private matter of the royal family, then it is a public matter, and the title of being connected to the Demon God Cult's Great Venerable is considered a light one. As for the crime, naturally the heaviest one can be given, and then find a way to pull it back and forth.

After King You finished speaking, the smile on his face became more sincere. He turned his head to look towards the palace gate and said, "It seems that the high priest will not come today."

The Imperial Academy Chief Academician either doesn't come, or if he does, he will definitely arrive early. He doesn't have the concept of being the last big shot to appear. If he has to attend court, he will fulfill the duties of a courtier.

If we still can’t see the Imperial Academy Chief Academic Officer, it means he won’t come.

That's right, when it comes to the Great Venerable, even if the Chief Academic Officer of the Imperial Academy supports the Princess, he will not stand by her, not to mention that the Imperial Academy has already stabbed her in the back once before.

"It seems that this time, the Grand Historian will come in place of the Grand Priest," King You said with a smile, "Sikong, how about I go in first and let you wait for the Grand Historian?"

The implication, of course, was to give Jiang Li some space to show his courtesy and make the Grand Historian slightly inclined.

This was of course a joke. No matter what, Jiang Li would never try to curry favor with a Grand Historian, even if that Grand Historian was of the fourth rank, as one of the Three Dukes, the head of the Jiang family, and the son-in-law of the Gongsun family.

In the eyes of outsiders, it would be more appropriate to be the chief academic officer of the Imperial Academy.

Trying to please a Grand Historian would only make people look down on Jiang Li.

King You also knew that Jiang Li would not do this, but he didn't mind mocking Jiang Li like this.

At this moment, we have become political enemies but we cannot take action. Of course, we have to use all kinds of words to attack and disrupt the other party's emotions. As long as it has some effect, it is good.

Sometimes the so-called conversations between senior officials are so plain and simple, nothing profound, and all just attacks.

"That's not necessary."

Jiang Sikong was broad-minded and didn't care about King You's targeting at all. He shook his head slowly and looked towards the palace gate, "The people are here."

People did come.

But he was not the Imperial Academy Chief Academic Officer, nor was he the Grand Historian Xiao Zhi.

The bright and clear world suddenly became dark for a moment, and there seemed to be a fleeting sound of ghosts crying and gods howling. An old man with white hair and beard suddenly appeared not far away, causing the officials who were close to him to disperse, not daring to look at the old man.

It was Tu Bo who came.

"It seems that the Grand Historian will not come." Jiang Li looked at Tu Bo and chuckled.

The chief academic officer of the Imperial Academy did not come, and Xiao Zhi, who served as its spokesperson, did not come either. The top leaders of the Imperial Academy had temporarily left the capital.

Without the mediation of the Imperial Academy's chief academic officer, Jiang Li and Tu Bo once again became confrontational.

Last time, Tu Bo was injured beforehand, and Jiang Li and Tian Xuan joined forces to suppress Tu Bo. This time, Tu Bo was in his prime, Tian Xuan was not there, and Tu Bo had made progress in practicing the Yin Fu Jing, so he was naturally not afraid of this rebellious Jiang's child.

A huge shadow flashed behind Tu Bo, and the eight innate scenes appeared and disappeared. The moment the two met, there was a sudden collision of qi.

King You's expression suddenly changed, and he suddenly took a step back. Faint ripples appeared where he had originally stood, silently, but extremely dangerous.

Although it is necessary to uphold justice and reason rather than resort to violence, if King You is silenced, then in a sense it can be considered a victory.

Last time, Jiang Li had to attack King You to seriously injure him, but this time, he didn't even need to do anything to suppress King You. Even if he wanted to argue with Jiang Li in the court, he still needed enough strength.

King You realized at this moment that he no longer had the qualifications to argue with Jiang Li, but Tu Bo did.

Tu Bo looked at Jiang Li with a cold gaze, waved his sleeves lightly, and walked straight into the hall.

He said he was going to stop the clan elders, but in fact Tu Bo was the oldest one. If he wanted to do something, all he needed was a word, so why did he need to go in person?

In fact, Tu Bo had been hiding in the dark, asking King You to come forward to find out Jiang Li's background. However, before the background was found out, he received a report that the Imperial Academy's chief priest had left the capital with his students, forcing Tu Bo to come forward.

Without the Imperial Academy's chief academic officer present, the rebellious Jiang Sikong would most likely resort to some unconventional tactics.

For the sake of justice, it is not appropriate to resort to force, but that does not mean that force is completely ineffective. Therefore, Tu Bo showed up.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Li said no more. He smiled slightly and walked into the Ziwei Palace with Tu Bo.

Behind them were King You and the officials. The officials were divided into three groups, the first two groups also automatically followed Tu Bo and Jiang Li into the palace, and then the neutral group.

The space inside the Ziwei Palace was slowly filling up, silently and heavily.

When all the officials were in their seats, a voice came from outside the palace: "The Second Prince has arrived."

The second prince, with a dignified face and a light beard, walked into the hall and came behind Tu Bo.

"The eldest princess has arrived."

The eldest princess, dressed in a scarlet phoenix robe, walked in from the back hall, walked to the dragon chair with an expressionless face, and sat on a Vermillion Bird throne specially arranged for her.

According to the procedure, the next step should be for all officials to pay their respects and pay homage to the Princess Regent, but today the Ziwei Palace is exceptionally silent.

Not only the officials, but also the eldest princess, she always had a blank expression on her face, like a statue of god.

In the silent silence, Tu Bo, as the elder, spoke first.

"In recent years, the Great Zhou has suffered many natural and man-made disasters. First, the throne was lost, then there were rebellions everywhere, and now there is even a Demon God Cult Great Venerable who disguised himself and sneaked into the royal family."

Tu Bo said in a deep voice: "When the emperor was here, the Divine Capital was protected by the Heavenly Law, and even the strongest could not act rashly in the imperial city. However, the Great Venerable ambushed the emperor in the palace in advance. I now suspect that the Great Venerable deceived the emperor by pretending to be the eldest son-in-law, so that the emperor could not detect his sinister intentions and was taken advantage of by the Great Venerable."

Wow, this is throwing the biggest blame directly onto Feng Manlou’s head.

Although in reality, the emperor was indeed ambushed by the Great Master and fell into his trap, officially, the emperor moved to Nanyuan due to illness and was unable to manage affairs.

When the Great Master took action, he did want to take the blame, but the court could not really announce to the world that the emperor was tricked by the Great Master, as that would only cause unrest in the nine provinces. Therefore, the blame was never really thrown to the Great Master.

But now, Tubo directly lifted the cloth, saying directly that the throne was lost, and really put the pot on the head of the Great Master.

But what Tu Bo said was reasonable and irrefutable.

The emperor was in charge of the imperial city, and even if he was already very old because of his human nature, he would not allow the great master to do whatever he wanted in the imperial city. Unless the great master was as familiar with the imperial city as the emperor, and had enough time and opportunity to make arrangements.

As the leader of the Dinghu sect, it was not difficult for Tianjun to enter and exit the imperial city, so he was able to assassinate Jiang Tao, the former head of the Jiang family, in the imperial city and cause the emperor to suffer heaven's punishment.

Although Feng Manlou, the eldest princess consort, was looked down upon by some people, it was easier for him to enter and leave the imperial city than the Emperor of Heaven because he and the eldest princess would often return to live in Nanli Palace.

The blame for assassinating the emperor was put on Da Zun, and coupled with the evil deeds committed by the Demon God Cult, Jiang Li and the eldest princess had no chance to clear Feng Manlou's name.

"The Great Master has been lurking for many years, making a clever plot to attack the Emperor. His heart is worthy of death, but he was able to succeed—"

Tu Bo said this and looked at the princess. "Ling Guang, you are also to blame. I believe you were just deceived, but your husband has such a status and has committed such a heinous crime. You are no longer suitable to be the regent. You should step down from the position of regent."

As soon as he finished speaking, the second prince stood in the middle of the hall, without saying a word, but bowed to the eldest princess.

The people from the Second Prince's faction also followed suit and bowed, and even some centrists bowed silently.

The eldest prince was gone, Meng Jun and his followers were also labeled as traitors, and their property was still being confiscated. The fourth prince was already dead. Now, among the princes, only the second prince was qualified to inherit the throne. In a sense, the next generation of emperor was no longer a suspense.

The princess looked expressionlessly at the second prince and the court officials who bowed down to her. Her eyes were indifferent and without any fluctuation. She only spoke indifferently, "I didn't know how to judge people and let Your Excellency succeed in his evil plan. It is indeed not appropriate for me to be the regent, so as not to be deceived by Your Excellency again in the future. However, the government cannot be left without a leader for a day. I intend to let Jiang Sikong be the regent. Do you agree?"

Jiang Li in the hall knew what the princess was thinking when he heard this. She didn't want to continue sitting on the position of regent.

But the princess didn't want to just abandon the mess, so she let Jiang Li be the regent.

At first, Jiang Li used the broken window effect to let the officials choose the eldest princess. If the eldest princess was not allowed to be regent, then he, Jiang Sikong, would be the regent. Now, after many twists and turns, it has become Jiang who is in power again.

It’s just that Jiang Sikong’s regent was fake at first, and was used for coercion. Now the eldest princess is serious about it.

However, Tu Bo would not let the princess have her way.

"Jiang Li and Feng Manlou are brothers with different surnames. This is known to everyone in the court."

Tu Bo said coldly: "Ling Guang, you grew up under my watch. I believe you were deceived, but some people may not be. They are born to be rebellious. How do you know that they are not in cahoots with the Great Master?"

"The Great Venerable is well versed in demonic arts, and I think he has some unorthodox skills that can help people improve rapidly," King You also agreed coldly, "I think Jiang Sikong is also to blame. Not only can he not be the regent, he should also prove his innocence."

"I'm sorry that I can't obey the eldest princess' order." The second prince also said in a loud voice.

The court officials all followed his lead, not only those on the Second Prince's side, but also many of those who were neutral or on the fence also echoed his opinion.

Feng Manlou's identity was exposed, which also implicated Jiang Li, allowing Tu Bo to completely stand on the moral and ethical high ground.

Jiang Li remained silent since he entered the palace. He only spoke after the eldest princess gave her answer and Tu Bo attacked him.

(End of this chapter)