After I disguised myself as a man, I became everyone's white moonlight

When the eldest prince learned that His Majesty had passed away, he just quietly changed into a set of white mourning clothes and did not express any opinion about the other party passing the throne to Zhou Yichen.

Although Zhou Yichen was the legitimate heir to the throne, and there were many ministers present to testify for him, the Seventh Prince's party were still unwilling to accept this. The throne, which they had a chance to fight for, was gone just like that!

The Seventh Prince still wanted to stir up some trouble for Zhou Yichen, but he underestimated Zhou Yichen. He always felt that Zhou Yichen could be where he is today entirely because he had the support of Chu Jiang behind him.

Because Chu Jiang represents not only himself, but also the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion, and the connections and credibility that the old marquis once had.

However, after Zhou Yichen ascended the throne, even without Chu Jiang by his side, he was still able to solve many seemingly difficult problems.

The seventh prince is a hot potato. First of all, he still has a lot of forces under his control. Although Zhou Yichen arrived in time during this palace coup and took the throne.

The Eighth Prince’s wings were completely broken because of this incident, but the Seventh Prince’s wings were not broken!

The people under his command did not gain any advantage in this matter, but they did not suffer any losses either.

Moreover, the Seventh Prince did not initiate a coup like Zhou Hanjin did. Even if Zhou Yichen wanted to deal with him, he could not find a suitable excuse.

Zhou Yichen knew that the Seventh Prince would not give up so easily. Based on the other party's several attempts to kill him and his stubborn character, he would never give up.

Therefore, he replaced all the members of the Seventh Prince's Party with positions that were just honorary titles but had no real power.

Apart from this, Zhou Yichen did not make any other unusual moves. He knew who were the members of the Seventh Prince's party, but he did not directly demote them, nor did he expel them from the capital.

No matter how I look at it, it seems wrong.

This made many court officials from the Seventh Prince's party somewhat uneasy, as they were worried that Zhou Yichen would take revenge on them later!

After all, when Zhou Yichen was still a prince and had not yet ascended the throne, they had done a lot of things to trip him up.

If Zhou Yichen had immediately purged them out with swift and decisive actions after ascending the throne, just like he did with the rebellious ministers of the Eighth Prince's Party, they would not be in such a state of panic as they are now!

Zhou Yichen's cold treatment, neither getting rid of them nor reusing them, is even more terrifying.

This action caused panic among the Seventh Prince's party. They met in panic and discussed with the Seventh Prince how to change the current situation.

However, the Seventh Prince just told them to focus on their work, be patient for the time being, and wait for the right opportunity.

This sentence made some court officials panic.

"Your Highness, the times are different now. We have to wait for the right time... but His Majesty has asked us to wait!"

When the princes were fighting the most fiercely, the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince each had about 30% of the power, Zhou Yichen had 20%, and Your Majesty had 20%.

But things are different now. Zhou Yichen ascended the throne with the promise from His Majesty himself, and he is the legitimate heir to the throne.

Those ministers who were originally unwilling to participate in party struggles and were impartial would naturally follow Zhou Yichen. Together with His Majesty's original 20% and Zhou Yichen's own 20%, the total would be half.

In the past two days, Zhou Yichen also dealt with many of the Eighth Prince's former minions, freeing up a lot of positions and replacing them with trustworthy and reliable people.

These people do not necessarily have to be loyal to him, as long as they are not members of the Seventh or Eighth Prince's party.

If you have enough ability, you can sit in these positions.

Zhou Yichen's purge of court officials made many officials from the Seventh Prince's party feel uneasy. They always felt that the knife was on their necks and could be chopped off at any time!

Not only did the Seventh Prince's words fail to calm the panicked ministers, but they also made them resist the Seventh Prince.

They believed that the reason why the Seventh Prince could speak so lightly was simply because the knife had not yet been placed on his neck, he was a prince, and the emperor had just passed away.

Zhou Yichen has already dealt with the Eighth Prince's party in a drastic manner. Even for the sake of his own reputation, he would not get rid of the Seventh Prince so quickly.

But they are different!

They are just ministers, and Your Majesty can replace them at any time as long as he finds any evidence against them.

They have elderly parents and young children to take care of, and they cannot bear this kind of torture of constant worry!

"If we take action now, our chances of winning are slim." Zhou Jinye's expression was solemn. He clenched his fists and veins bulged on the back of his hands.

How could he not see that the people under his command were in a restless mood, and some of them even didn't want to follow him anymore.

But the day of the coup was the best opportunity, but he missed it. Now the commander of the imperial guards has been replaced.

All of them were replaced by Zhou Yichen's own confidants. Zhou Yichen's control over the imperial city is much stronger than his father who only wanted to seek immortality and enjoy himself.

Zhou Jinye had already sent people to investigate these confidants. All of them had followed Zhou Yichen for many years, so there was no way he could easily get them to rebel.

Initiating a coup at this time would undoubtedly be like throwing an egg against a rock, tantamount to suicide.

Zhou Jinye is now like a trapped beast, knowing that if he continues there will only be a cliff thousands of feet high, but he has no choice.

Not being able to move forward is like committing suicide.

He had the support of many officials in the capital, but most of them were civil officials who had no access to military power.

If you want to rebel, military power is an indispensable aid!

However, if we don't take action now and wait for a month or several months, the success rate will only be lower.

Because as time goes by, the number of court officials who continue to follow Zhou Jinye and serve him will decrease.

Moreover, Zhou Yichen's control over the court will be even greater than it is now.

This is not about resting and waiting for the right time.

Instead, he is waiting for his wings to become fewer and fewer before committing suicide!

Zhou Yichen had long guessed that the Seventh Prince would not give up so easily, and this move was specially prepared for him.

The courtiers chose their sides for wealth and glory, to climb higher, not to die.

Seeing that Zhou Yichen has already ascended the throne, if he takes action again, it will be a rebellion known to the whole world.

That's different from when the previous emperor was alive. They could find a way to forge an imperial edict and pretend that the throne was being passed on to them.

Zhou Yichen has already ascended the throne. To take action at this time, one needs not only power and wisdom, but also the mentality to withstand the infamy.

The history books will also be unable to erase the fact that he rebelled.

Of course, since things have come to this, there is no other way for Zhou Jinye to ascend the throne except to rebel.

Zhou Jinye had already discussed this with his advisors, and if he took action now, he would probably have a chance of success.

It turned out that they had neither the people nor the soldiers. It was impossible for them to succeed in the rebellion even if they could defeat ten people alone relying on the Nalan clan under his command.

It would be almost impossible unless all 50,000 imperial guards died suddenly.

This possibility is very low, no less than Zhou Yichen taking the initiative to give up his position to Zhou Jinye!

In short, it’s not that Zhou Jinye doesn’t want to rebel, but he doesn’t have enough manpower, and now is not a good time to take action.