Murong Zhuangzhuang's words left everyone present speechless.
Prince Liang had a very bad reputation. He was cruel, cold-blooded, and abused his concubines. His reputation was completely discredited and infamous.
The Queen did not expect Murong Zhuangzhuang to propose Prince Liang, and she was silent for a moment.
The Crown Prince said coldly: "What the Grand Princess said is really puzzling. It's not that I don't respect my brother, but any of the uncles and princes here are better than him."
Murong Zhuangzhuang had no way to refute, she came here just as a temporary measure, and she had no choice but to propose Prince Liang, because only Prince Liang was the Queen's biological son, the Queen would not object so much.
But obviously, she was also wrong. After all, it was impossible for the Grand Tutor to make Prince Liang the emperor, because Prince Liang was a member of the Regent's faction.
But since Murong Zhuangzhuang has proposed a candidate, there is competition and the voting can officially begin.
But the result was just as everyone expected, the prince won by a large margin.
Master Liang was sitting at the table, his small eyes gleaming with pride. The beard at the corners of his mouth twitched and he let out a meaningful smile.
If the prince gains power, his tutor will also gain power. From now on, controlling the prince will be equivalent to controlling the Great Zhou.
The prince was very happy and knelt down to the empress dowager, "My grandson will definitely remember the teachings of my grandmother and father, and think about the country and the people of the Great Zhou, work hard and love the people, and be benevolent."
The Queen Mother's eyes were dim and unclear. "Just remember this, Prince."
Her voice was tired and weak. She knew too well the consequences of having the power to rule the country fall into the hands of the prince. When the emperor was seriously ill, he said that if the power of the Grand Tutor was not broken, the prince could not ascend the throne and could not rule the country. That's why the regent came into being.
Grand Empress Dowager, you didn’t give me a clear way out!
Now that he has chosen the person to govern, he can renew the peace agreement with Prince Qi of Beimo in his capacity as regent.
Just as the prince was about to stamp his seal, he heard a voice shouting, "Prince Nan Huai is here!"
Everyone looked up and saw Prince Nan Huai leading a few people walking towards them quickly. His face was livid and he was filled with anger. Before he even stood still, he stared at the prince and said sternly, "Wait, you have no right to rule."
The prince said angrily, "Prince Nan Huai, how dare you break into the palace without reason?"
Prince Nan Huai said coldly: "I did not break into the palace for no reason. The Queen Mother has already given me an invitation. I am the guest of honor tonight."
He strode forward, looked around at everyone, and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Everyone, I am not late on purpose, but I received a letter and went to investigate a matter."
Taifu Liang said dissatisfiedly: "What is more important than renewing the alliance with Beimo?"
Nan Huai Wang narrowed his eyes, a venomous snake-like light flashed in his pupils, but his face was full of hatred and anger, "Grandmaster, nothing is more important than signing an alliance with Bei Mo, but the person in charge cannot be a murderer."
When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.
The prince was so angry that he was shaking all over. "Prince Nan Huai, what nonsense are you talking about? When was I a murderer? Don't make random accusations here!"
Nan Huai Wang said coldly: "Whether this king is making false accusations or not, you will know in a moment."
After saying that, he clapped his hands and said, "Bring it up!"
After a while, guards came up with a few people.
These men were wearing tight clothes and had wounds on their bodies and faces, which showed that they had been tortured.
Ni Rong and some of the palace's personal guards also came up. Ni Rong's injuries had not yet healed and he needed someone's support to walk.
The Queen Mother asked in surprise: "Prince Nan Huai, who are these people?"
Prince Nan Huai bowed and replied, "To answer your mother's question, the palace guards have identified these people as the ones who ambushed and killed my brother that day."
"What?" The Queen Mother was extremely shocked. "Who ambushed and killed Ajie?"
All the officials were shocked and looked at those people with suspicion.
Prince An looked at Ni Rong, who stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I recognize these people as the ones who ambushed us."
Taifu Liang sneered, "Prince Nan Huai, these people are the ones who ambushed and killed the regent. What do they have to do with the crown prince?"
Prince Nan Huai looked at him with a cold and vicious look in his eyes. "After interrogation, they confessed the person who was behind this."
Liang Taifu was startled, then burst into laughter, "ridiculous, extremely ridiculous, is Your Majesty going to point out that the masterminds behind this are me and the Crown Prince? If you want to frame the Crown Prince and me, you have to provide some substantial evidence. You just picked a few people to say that it was me and the Crown Prince who ordered it. Do you really think that the people present are fools? Let you fool them at will?"
Prince Nan Huai smiled coldly, took out a piece of letter from his sleeve pocket, shook it in front of Grand Tutor Liang, and then presented it to the Queen Mother, "Mother, this is the letter found on the assassin. Please ask the Grand Secretary to verify whose handwriting this is!"
When Master Liang saw the letter, his expression suddenly changed. It was impossible. This letter was written by him personally to the leader of the assassins in ambush. However, none of the people kneeling here were people he had found.
Moreover, all the assassins he had hired had left the capital.
No, Ni Rong pointed out that these assassins were the ones who ambushed the Regent that night. Ni Rong would not cooperate with Prince Nan Huai. In this case, this group of people were the ones who appeared inexplicably that night.
Taifu Liang suddenly became alert and looked at Prince Nan Huai fiercely, "So..."
It turned out that the second group of assassins that night were from Prince Nan Huai's people. No, even the assassins he hired were his people. Otherwise, how could the news leak to Prince Nan Huai's people? Moreover, how did this letter fall into their hands
But that doesn’t make sense. King Nan Huai had not returned to the capital at that time, and he had no time to deploy defenses. Who could it be
The face of the noble concubine appeared in his mind, and he was greatly shocked. Could it be her
When the Empress Dowager read the letter, her expression changed drastically. The content of the letter mentioned the specific details of the ambush on the Regent and also mentioned the Crown Prince, and it was stamped with the seal of the Grand Tutor.
The Queen Mother's fingertips trembled slightly. If the content of the letter did not mention the Crown Prince, she would immediately order someone to come and verify the handwriting.
However, since it involves the prince, she can't just make it public.
But there was no way to keep it secret. All the civil and military officials were watching, even Prince Qi of Beimo was there. It could not be concealed no matter what.
Nan Huai Wang sneered. He walked straight over, passed the pale-faced crown prince, and stood beside the empress dowager.
In front of him, he held another piece of paper in his hand, "Mother, I recommend myself to temporarily take over the position of regent."
The Empress Dowager looked at him with complicated eyes and understood what he meant. If she issued an imperial decree personally, she could overturn the decision just now.
As long as she issued an imperial decree, the piece of paper in his hand would be made public in front of the ministers, which would save the prince.
It turned out that Eunuch Sun was right, he really came back with ambition, she was too naive.
The Queen Mother stared at Prince Nan Huai, sneered, and said in an angry tone, "I underestimated you."
Prince Nan Huai smiled and said, "My queen mother approves. I am terrified."
The Empress Dowager stood up, her body trembling slightly. Eunuch Sun hurriedly supported her. She looked around at everyone and said, "Eunuch Sun, draft the decree!"
The queen stood up in astonishment and quickly looked at Master Liang. Seeing that Master Liang's face was ashen, she was frightened and stopped.
At this moment, a ceremonial eunuch shouted from outside: "The Regent is here!"
(End of this chapter)