Chapter 1076: Showdown

Zheng Fu pondered, "This, perhaps..."

Xie Chan's expression changed instantly.

"Stay calm..."

Seeing that Xie Chan could not help but want to run out, Zheng Fu hurriedly pulled her back, shook her head with a serious face, and said, "Trust him, don't go and add to the chaos."

"But..."

Xie Chan was worried to death at this moment.

Zheng Fu said indifferently, "The Imperial Guard hasn't moved yet, so everything is still under his control. Trust him, okay?"

Only then did Xie Chan sit back down.

The Imperial Guard...

Right!

The Imperial Guard!

Jinghua, Imperial Palace.

Yangxin Hall.

Grand Eunuch Zhou seemed to have aged many years in just these few days. He and Yuan Qingming sat on opposite sides, just staring at each other like this.

Several imperial physicians were still busy with the corpse of Xie Tianyao...

Even so, it was the height of summer at this time. Preserving the corpse was extremely difficult, requiring both Alcohol and ice cubes. At this moment, the temperature in Yangxin Hall had actually dropped to near zero. Even so, a group of people were still busy, preparing to change the ice cubes, Alcohol, and Spice at any time.

As for Grand Eunuch Zhou and Yuan Qingming, each was wrapped in a quilt.

This made the atmosphere at the scene somewhat eerie.

Including the Secret Guard...

He was also wearing a padded coat.

"He has made his move..."

"Hmm..."

"Can he be trusted?"

Yuan Qingming gave a bitter smile.

Grand Eunuch Zhou rubbed his temples and sighed, "The Emperor believed it, so we should believe it too. Otherwise, what else?"

The scene suddenly fell silent.

Yuan Qingming suddenly laughed out loud.

Xie Tianyao was indeed still Xie Tianyao; the old Emperor was indeed still the old Emperor. Before he died, he had already arranged everything. Who were the people around him before he passed away? He, from the Imperial Observatory, only concerned himself with Astronomy and Geography and did not get involved in politics or officialdom. Grand Eunuch Zhou had always been a eunuch, had no descendants, and while he did have his own power in the inner palace, he had never had any entanglements with outside interest groups. As for the Secret Guard, it went without saying... No one knew his identity, but everyone knew he had always been loyal to Xie Tianyao, and the Secret Guard's identity could not possibly involve him in any conflicts of interest...

Then...

The only person who could possibly cause a change.

Was Liu Zheng!

But...

The Imperial Guard was still in their hands!

If Liu Zheng had any other ideas, the chance of success was almost zero.

"Longyan is about to change..."

Yuan Qingming sighed deeply.

He had not returned to the Imperial Observatory for a long time and did not know what the situation on the Star Plate should be like now...

But what could they do?

Wait.

Wait for the situation in Jinghua to change.

"Compromise?"

The Prince of Qin and Zhu Zhen's eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light.

They suddenly realized something.

But when they realized it, they were both shocked.

Could it be...

Impossible!

How could the Emperor!

At this instant, the Prince of Qin's first reaction was to bolt for the door; he wanted to escape from here! However, at this moment, that invisible killing intent was still tightly shrouding them!

The time for a showdown had arrived.

Time waits for no one.

The attacks from Tsarist Russia over the past few days had been too fierce.

A long night brings many dreams.

He had to take control of the overall situation at the first opportunity!

Liu Zheng smiled: "Constitutional monarchy!"

"No!"

"Absolutely not!"

"How can this be!"

"Vice Minister Liu!"

The two of them could no longer suppress the shock in their hearts and shouted out in anger.

Constitutional monarchy!

No one had expected that Xie Tianyao, before his death, would actually make such a decision!

Inside the Horse Carriage.

After the two men's exclamation, a tense and strange atmosphere returned.

Prince of Qin Xie Zhao glared at Liu Zheng even more furiously: "Mandarin does not believe it! The Emperor would absolutely never make such a choice!"

Zhu Zhen also took a deep breath and looked at Liu Zheng: "Vice Minister Liu, we have always known that you have your own political ambitions, however..."

However, he did not say the rest of the content.

But the meaning was already self-evident!

You cannot sacrifice this Longyan just because of your own political ambitions!

Such a vast country as Longyan cannot be treated as a test subject for your politics!

Liu Zheng gave a cold laugh: "Lord Zhu, constitutional monarchy has already been fully tested in the Li Dynasty and is completely feasible! Of course, I know that constitutional monarchy will definitely cause a huge impact on Longyan's political system and structure... but..."

He looked at the two of them one by one: "Actually, in terms of the distribution of power, it is currently still more inclined toward the Noble Class and the Scholar-official!"

"It's just that..."

"This is another kind of balance!"

The two were left speechless by what Liu Zheng said.

How could they not know what a constitutional monarchy was?

When the constitutional monarchy in the Li Dynasty was in full swing and raging like a fire, they had long since studied all the policies over there.

The result was...

The Westerner Party, the Southern Faction, and some opposition parties of the Li Dynasty all tacitly accepted this method, because everyone had the opportunity to take the stage and everyone had the opportunity to participate in politics.

But in Zhu Zhen's view...

This was the most terrifying thing!

Because a constitutional monarchy would definitely break the history of the Scholar-official monopolizing the government! With the economic development of the Longyan Dynasty now taking off, more and more merchant representatives would enter the political arena...

What the Prince of Qin was worried about was the same.

For a long time, their Noble Class had represented privilege; what were they afraid of, having to argue in parliament with a bunch of Commoners and share the spoils equally?

But...

Looking at it from another perspective.

If Xie Chan ascended the throne, it would mean that the Scholar-official side would completely collapse, and people like Zhu Zhen would have to cede a large portion of their interests to the New Aristocracy.

But likewise, if Xie Ming ascended the throne, it would mean that the New Aristocracy side would completely collapse, and they would have to play the coward for at least the next few decades, being constantly trampled on by the Scholar-official...

These were two extremes.

If one were to choose a compromise between these two extremes, then this constitutional monarchy was indeed the best way.

And.

Pay attention to this "and"!

A constitutional monarchy was equivalent to taking all the imperial power and distributing it to them!

In fact, this portion of power was also something that made people drool!

For a moment.

Inside the Horse Carriage.

The breathing of the two men became rapid.

Prince of Qin Xie Zhao had already slowly closed his eyes. Because when this "constitutional monarchy" was spoken aloud, he knew Liu Zheng's choice.

The New Aristocracy was going to lose.

Xie Chan would not be able to become the Female Emperor.

Zhu Zhen, on the other hand, had his eyes light up.

It was the same as what the Prince of Qin was thinking.

If it were a constitutional monarchy.

Then that would mean that Xie Tianyao had made a deal with Liu Zheng before he died.

That is to say...

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