It's been several days, yet there's still no resolution from all the arguing. Every day the civil and military officials of the court attend the morning assembly as usual, not to discuss affairs of the state, but merely to silently watch several Vassal Kings bicker.
Some days ago, Emperor Jing and the Empress were mysteriously blown to pieces while drinking together in Weiyang Palace.
The Vassal Kings from various provinces were summoned to the capital for the funeral, and thus the opportunity arose.
With the Emperor Jing's passing, the nation couldn't go a day without a ruler.
They weren't overly sorrowful; instead, each of them considered themselves as the rightful successor to the throne, believing that the Noble Consort and civil and military officials ought to choose them as the new Emperor.
And so they argued. If no conclusion was reached one day, they'd continue the next.
