I'm the villain in the book

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Throughout the ages, generally speaking, four conditions must be met if one wants to usurp the throne.

First, the usurper must have royal blood.

Second, the usurper must have enough force to control the capital, or at least the palace.

Third, the usurper must be able to get the support of most officials in the court.

Fourth, the usurper must be able to get the support of the majority of the people... at least not against it.

And now the situation is obvious.

Ning Wenjun was undoubtedly completely satisfied with the first point.

The second point, the Wei family has already helped him do it.

But the third and fourth points...

Not to mention whether Ning Wenjun can be recognized by the people of Daning, which is relatively far away, but whether he can get the support of most court officials, Ruan Tianfu feels uncomfortable.

After the extinction of the Xu and Liu families, there are only three court officials left in the Daning court.

The first type is neutrals like myself.

And the rest are naturally the "Ning faction" and "Wei faction".

The number of the latter two is almost the same, and there are basically seven to 80 people in total.

Therefore, the neutral attitude of the remaining three or forty people is particularly important.

If these people support Ning Wenjun, then there is a high probability that the latter will be able to ascend the throne "naturally".

And if these people do not support or express their opinions...then even if Ning Wenjun ascends the throne with the help of the Wei family, he will definitely not be able to make the state capitals obey.

After all, almost every official standing here represents a major local force.

So not to mention Ning Wenjun, even Wei Xianzhi didn't dare to kill casually, he could only win everyone's support by coercion and inducement.

It's just not easy.

We must know that the way of being an official of the "neutral faction" is not to stand in line, let alone such an earth-shattering event, they will definitely not show any tendency.

Besides, it is only one night before the "uprising" of the Wei family, how can there be time for Wei Xianzhi to secretly "canvass votes"?

At least he wasn't approached by the Wei family.

so......

"Too urgent..."

Sighing slightly, Ruan Tianfu gave his own judgment talking to himself.

And while he was thinking, the court had long been in chaos as a matter of course.

After "working together" for so long, everyone has already known whether each other's surname is "Ning" or "Wei". Therefore, once Ning Wenjun finished his speech, a fierce debate began.

Of course, the two parties are quarreling, but they still pay more attention to propriety when speaking.

Especially the officials of the Ning faction, they did not dare to directly scold Ning Wenjun for attempting to usurp the throne, but they kept yelling, "This matter needs to be discussed after the emperor comes back", "If the prince's words are true, it is okay for the emperor to abdicate at that time." late" and so on.

Just like that, the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony suddenly became lively from the dead silence before.

It's just that the number of people on both sides is equal and the volume of voice is equal. If the quarrel continues like this, it is estimated that there will be no results until next year.

Therefore, Wei Xianzhi, Ning Wenjun, and even Ruan Tianfu were waiting for an opportunity to change this deadlock.

The three of them didn't know what arrangement Wei Changtian had made, and Ruan Tianfu didn't even know that "Wei Changtian had already made an arrangement".

Until he saw the recognized "senior official of the neutral faction" Li Qi suddenly step forward, and he bowed his hands respectfully to Ning Wenjun.

"Your Highness!"

"From today, Dali Temple is willing to obey His Highness' orders!"

"..."

"Your Highness! Honglu Temple also wishes you to ascend the throne as soon as possible, so that the world can be restored to peace!"

"Your Highness! More than a thousand supervisors in our country's Zijian also have this wish!"

"Secretary of Officials Seconded!"

"Guanglu Temple seconded the proposal!"

"Secretary for the General Administration!"

"Second by the Ministry of Industry!"

"Second by Zhan Shifu!"

"..."

Chapter 543 is still a ruthless father

From Dali Temple, which is in charge of justice, to Guanglu Temple, which is in charge of sacrifices.

From Zhan Shifu, which manages foreign affairs, to the Secretary of General Administration, who is in charge of foreign affairs and seals complaints from subjects...

When almost all the court officials of the neutral faction suddenly "stepped forward" and expressed their positions clearly and unanimously, the rest of the people were stunned for a moment.

Including Wei Xianzhi who was greatly shocked, and Ning Wenjun who looked disbelieving.

And the stunned Ruan Tianfu.

He thought with his ass and knew that it was absolutely impossible for so many people to attack at the same time.

That can only show that these colleagues who are just like themselves on weekdays, who seem to be willing not to offend, have already had the surname "Wei"!

Li Kan, Yu Shoudao, Liu Buqing, Lu Ru, Sun Guozhen...

The names jumped in my mind one by one, and each of them was a famous big shot.

And the one who surprised Ruan Tianfu the most was undoubtedly his immediate superior, the gray-haired minister of the Ministry of Industry, Lu Ru.

"Master Ruan, a gentleman should be harmonious and not aloof, neutral and not rely on."

"The world is in chaos today, and the Ministry of Industry can only survive in this chaotic world by being impartial."

"There is nothing wrong with sticking to the golden mean, you have to remember..."

The above are the original words that Lu Ru just said to himself not long ago.

But Ruan Tianfu now thinks back, but can only say...

Good guy!

You're such a bad old man, you're pretty good at pretending!

Looking up at Lu Ru, who was standing in the first row with a loud voice and an extremely serious face, Ruan Tianfu was speechless for a while.

The former, on the other hand, had no time to look at him at all, and was currently supporting Ning Wenjun with "justice" on his face, without the slightest hint of "moderation" in his words.

"Your Highness! The reason why Daning has come to this point is entirely thanks to the evil king!"

"Nowadays there is great chaos in the south, and there is a national war in the east. Food prices in various places remain high, and people's livelihoods are dying! People in various state capitals sometimes starve to death!"

"No matter what, the old minister agrees that His Highness will take the throne immediately!"

"Only in this way can the situation in the world be stabilized!"

"..."

Under Ruan Tianfu's astonished eyes, Lu Ru said a lot.

The same goes for the rest of the high-ranking officials who have just stood up, and they have found all kinds of reasons for Ning Wenjun's immediate ascension from different angles.

Some people say that the crimes Ning Yongnian committed are far more than what Ning Wenjun said, and there are more.

Some people say that only when Ning Wenjun ascends the throne, can Ning Yuke negotiate with the imperial court to ensure that Daning will not split into two countries.

Some people said that they watched the sky at night and found that Ning Yongnian's imperial fortune had been dissipated due to the incident in Yuanzhou City. If Daning did not change the emperor, I am afraid that the national fortune would decline greatly...

All in all, all kinds of weird reasons, no matter they are true or not, were all thrown out at this time, with the purpose of getting Ning Yongnian to step down.

Of course, this also made the voice of the "supporters" surpass the "opposition" in an instant.

There are a total of 110 eight court officials. Now 71 people have clearly expressed their support for Ning Wenjun's usurpation of the throne, and 39 people have clearly expressed their opposition. There are still eight insignificant officials like Ruan Tianfu who have not expressed their views.

For the 39 people, they were undoubtedly surprised by the sudden change in the situation, but they also knew that now was not the time to think about when Li Kan and others formed a party with the Wei family.

No matter what, they definitely can't just watch Ning Wenjun usurp the throne so smoothly, even if they can't stop it, they should try their best to delay Ning Yongnian for a little longer.

However, Wei Xianzhi certainly won't let them succeed.

Hiding behind the screen, a light cough caught Ning Wenjun's attention.

With just one look, the latter understood the meaning, and immediately growled in a low voice:

"enough!"

"No matter what, you are all officials of my Daning court! How decent it is to quarrel like this in the court!!"

"I know some of you will be dissatisfied!"

"Okay! Those who don't want to help me become the new emperor, stand up!"

"..."

Ning Wenjun's roar stopped the noise in the hall, but after a long while, no one stepped forward.

Everyone knows the truth of shooting the first bird, so most of them are hesitant at the moment.

However, Li Kan was also witty. Seeing that the "opposition" did not dare to take the lead, he fell to his knees with a "plop" and shouted in his mouth:

"I would like to assist His Highness to become the new emperor!"

Ok?

Everyone's eyes focused instantly, everyone was smart, so they quickly understood what Li Kan was doing.

"I would also like to assist Your Highness!"

"The old minister is too!"

"The same goes for my humble minister!"

"..."

Within three breaths, the hall immediately fell to its knees.

The faces of those who were still standing were very ugly at the moment.

Most of them were from Ning Yongnian, and they originally wanted to use "non-violent non-cooperation" to resist Ning Wenjun's ascension to the throne.

It's just that now it seems...

"Pfft!"

"Puff-puff-puff!"

Under the heavy pressure, more than a dozen court officials soon hesitated or knelt down with difficulty, including not only small officials like Ruan Tianfu who "followed the crowd", but also a few officials who defected after seeing the situation was not good. the opposition.

As a result, there are only about [-] people who are still standing upright.

It can be seen that they are actually very tangled.

But they couldn't kneel, so they tried to carry it to the end.

And at this time, Wei Xianzhi had to make an appearance in person.

"Your Highness..."

Together with Han Zhao, they went around the screen and stood beside Ning Wenjun.

Wei Xianzhi first cupped his hands with the latter, and then quickly glanced at Li Kan and others who were kneeling on the ground.

There is no doubt that the more than 20 "neutral" court officials who suddenly "turned against" have actually been won over by Wei Changtian long ago.

In fact, when Wei Changtian revealed Han Zhao's identity for the first time, Wei Xianzhi's jaw dropped from shock.

Who is Han Zhao?

Late stage master of the second stage!General Zhen Guo!

Such a character was unexpectedly instigated by his son, and even staged a big show, ruining Ning Yongnian's 20 elite...