The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

Tai Chi Hall.

After today's grand court meeting to discuss state affairs, someone brought up the issue of appointing a Crown Princess.

Now that the Crown Prince has moved into the East Palace, a Crown Princess must also be chosen.

All the court officials knew that the prince had married before he went to the north, but the emperor had been slow to announce the candidate for the crown princess, and the officials in the court had been speculating.

Although each family has its own thoughts, those without daughters in the palace are calculating their own opportunities, while those with daughters in the palace are thinking about how to push their daughters to the throne.

But there were also officials who considered the issue from the perspective of the country. They proposed to establish a Crown Princess entirely for the benefit of the Great Yan Dynasty.

After all, the current emperor is much better than the foolish emperor of the Shang Dynasty.

At least Zhao Nanxiao is not arrogant and extravagant, and there are few women in his harem.

Therefore, Emperor Zhao Nanxiao, who had been on the throne for almost a year, had also gained a group of loyal ministers.

The official who proposed the matter of appointing a Crown Princess today was not arranged by Second Uncle Zhao. At least Second Uncle Zhao could not invite such a heavyweight official.

"Your Majesty, now that the Crown Prince has moved into the East Palace, the selection of the Crown Princess must be decided as soon as possible. The Crown Prince is the future heir to the throne, and the position of the Crown Princess cannot be left vacant."

Grand Tutor Yuan Boshan directly raised the issue of the selection of the Crown Princess.

The emperor glanced at Grand Tutor Yuan, thought about it secretly, and realized that his second brother Zhao Nanyan could not invite Grand Tutor Yuan.

How could Uncle Zhao's actions yesterday be hidden from the emperor's eyes?

He did not stop Uncle Zhao's actions, as he also wanted to see how many officials in the court supported Qin Wan.

As soon as Grand Tutor Yuan brought up the matter of appointing a crown princess, the official that Uncle Zhao had called in stood up and said, "Your Majesty, when the crown prince was in the north, he had already married Qin, and the eldest grandson was born to Qin, so the crown princess should be Qin!"

After the official finished speaking, Uncle Zhao looked at the emperor with sharp eyes.

Although Uncle Zhao is a duke, it is still very difficult for him to win over officials in the court.

The civil servant who spoke for Qin Wan just now was someone that Uncle Zhao found after going through many twists and turns.

However, that person only proposed an introduction, and then Uncle Zhao would have to take action personally.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Lord Zhang is right. Qin was chosen by the Emperor himself for the Crown Prince, and she and the Crown Prince have a deep affection for each other. She should be the best candidate for the Crown Princess!"

Uncle Zhao stood up and spoke passionately.

The emperor glanced at Uncle Zhao and ignored him. He then asked, "What do the other ministers think?"

An official from Han Shilang's group immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think Qin is not worthy of being the Crown Princess!"

The emperor looked over and said, "Please speak, Mr. Wu!"

Many officials could tell the emperor's attitude when he addressed him as "My dear minister".

The emperor also knew the trick. Wu Shijing was just a sixth-rank official, but he was called "Dear Minister" by the emperor. The emperor's attitude was self-evident!

It seemed that the emperor was not satisfied with the prince's original wife and was thinking of replacing her.

This made other people in the court who were still hesitant start to think about it.

I think this is a good opportunity.

Wu Shijing said: "Your Majesty, although Qin is the prince's original wife, Yanbei City was lost and Qin fell into the territory of the Hu people. How can a person with a blemished reputation be the consort of a country's crown princess?"

After Wu Shijing finished speaking, other officials immediately stood up.

"Your Majesty, Lord Wu is absolutely right. The Crown Princess is the future mother of the country. Unlike ordinary concubines, the Crown Princess must have a clean family background."

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, Qin's uncle Li Guozhu has not yet surrendered. It is too risky to make his niece the Crown Princess at this time!"

"......"

As soon as one person brought it up, others came out to deny it.

Uncle Zhao was angry when he saw the seven or eight ministers standing up.

He immediately stood up to refute, "Bullshit, who said that the Qin family is not innocent? We fell into the territory of the Hu people and escaped from death. Does that mean we are not innocent?"

Uncle Zhao came to the officials who slandered Qin Wan and snorted, "You people still look down on us. I think if you were to go to the territory of the Hu people, you might become traitors. How dare you laugh at us."

"Duke Anguo, I'm not talking about you!"

Uncle Zhao retorted, "It's no use talking about the Qin family either. Who do you think is responsible for your safe stay in Chang'an City?

If it weren't for the explosives that Qin brought out to stop the Hu army, do you think Chang'an City would still be so prosperous now?"

"Shang Yunzhuo and his father only cared about the beginning and not the end. The Shang Dynasty has long been in disarray. If it weren't for our Zhenbei Army supporting the north, the Hu people's cavalry would have stepped into the Central Plains long ago!"

"Qin is a weak woman, but she is also helping the people in the north and raising food and grass for the army. Who among you dares to question her courage and ability?"

The ministers in the court did not expect to hear such remarks.

However, the ministers in the court also knew one piece of information, that is, the powerful weapons in the Zhenbei Army were made by the Qin family.

When they went to court today, they didn't take Qin seriously.

Considering that she was a woman with a blemished reputation, he dealt with her quickly.

Their main argument was about whose daughter should be promoted to the position, and they prepared a lot of information for this purpose.

Unexpectedly, I was stuck here at the first level.

Duke Su stood up at this time and said, "Duke An, you said that the explosives were developed by Qin?"

Uncle Zhao nodded despite the emperor's murderous gaze, "Yes!"

Duke Suguo's daughter Pan Yanru has already been chosen as a concubine, so he naturally doesn't want a powerful noble lady above his daughter.

Besides, Minister Han's daughter is pregnant again, so the Han family may bypass theirs.

If Qin, an orphan, came to power, she would definitely not be a match for her daughter, so she said, “Your Majesty, Qin has such a powerful weapon, I believe those Hu people can’t take advantage of her. This is a flawed statement, and it is not credible!”

Other ministers in the court also arranged spies in the palace, so they naturally knew that the prince had stayed at Qin's place last night.

If Qin was really not innocent, how could the prince accept her?

Now they are holding on to this point, just to throw dirty water on the Qin family.

But they didn't expect that Duke Su would speak up for Qin at this time.

Minister Han glanced at Duke Su and immediately understood his purpose. He despised him in his heart, but still stood up and said, "Your Majesty, although Qin Shi has made great contributions by taking out the weapons, the position of the Crown Princess is not trivial.

Qin is an orphan with no talent. How can such a woman be the Crown Princess? "

Minister Han's words were to tell everyone that Qin Wan was unlucky because of her father and mother.

At this time, Grand Tutor Yuan stood up and said, "Although Qin is of low status, she is the wife chosen by His Majesty for the Crown Prince. From what Duke Anguo said, Qin is also a heroine. I think such a woman can be the Crown Princess of Yan State!"

Ministers: “????”

The ministers in the court looked at each other in confusion, not understanding when this old man had been bribed by the Qin family!

emperor:"........"