first minister

Chapter 347 The new emperor ascends the throne
In front of the Emperor Palace.

Naturally, the officials and a small number of nobles who had come to make fun of them were not able to get the credit as expected. They were first stopped by Shang Zhicheng and his men, and then scolded by Wan Wenbi and Yang Weiguang who came over.

Damn it, I tied my head to my belt and followed the uprising to get the credit. You didn't do the shit and you just want to take the credit afterwards?

dream!

After all, I was pushing my back and shouting "Come on," why did you listen to a few shouts from a distance and say that you also slept with the oiran?
I bother!

And with the appearance of Wan Wenbi and Yang Weiguang, as well as the arrival of several important ministers they sent to invite, many officials, like groundhogs in the field, suddenly appeared out of nowhere and consciously They gathered in front of the palace gate and behind the boss.

These people were all put into the palace by Shang Zhicheng and stood in the huge square in front of Huangji Palace.

"Wanxiang, what are we waiting for? Come into the palace and congratulate the new king!"

Taking advantage of the current panic, an official squeezed near Wan Wenbi and spoke to show his familiarity.

Wan Wenbi turned his head and rolled his eyes at him, "Who are you congratulating? Congratulations to you?"

The man was so frightened by these words that he quickly confessed.

Only then did everyone see that there seemed to be no one in the palace. Looking at the empty Huangji Palace, everyone was dumbfounded. What was going on?
Don't you want to be emperor?

Shang Zhicheng stood aside and said loudly: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Jiaodong County was to avenge the late emperor and kill the traitors who killed the emperor and usurped the throne. After entering the palace, he went straight to the late emperor's coffin to pay homage!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard it. They were all thousand-year-old foxes, and they instantly understood the meaning behind it.

One is that the Prince of Jiaodong County has done enough to show his attitude, but it can be considered as someone who has fallen into disrepute.

Another meaning is to support and support. What you want is to support someone. Reluctantly, it is difficult to go against the will of the people, and it is difficult to do so. It is the biggest and most typical behavior in the world to be a bitch and build a memorial arch at the same time. Jiaodong County The king needs their cooperation.

After thinking about this, some people started to get excited. In this case, the credit just now was not taken, and now the merit of the support will be fully revealed!
Others who have a little confidence and status are thinking that entering the palace and paying congratulations is one price, but if they want to support and ascend the throne, it is another price.

Do you want to take a closer look and ask for some benefits?

At this moment, Shang Zhicheng's expression changed slightly, and he quickly met a woman who was walking slowly into the palace gate, and knelt down on one knee, "I, Shang Zhicheng, would like to pay my respects to Concubine De!"

Concubine De gently helped him up with her own hands, "Commander Shang, don't be too polite. I don't say thank you for your kindness. You have made great contributions to the country and to me, and I will be rewarded."

When everyone on the side heard this, they couldn't help but have a flash of envy in their eyes.

With these words, Shang Zhicheng's status in the new emperor's reign can be said to be as solid as a rock!
Hey, why didn’t I save De Fei at that time?

But then I thought about it, with my ungrateful behavior, I guess I had to capture Concubine De to ask for merit when I met her, so I wouldn’t be treated like this!

Then I had another thought, but if I catch Concubine De, maybe this matter will be over. The prince is still the emperor, and I can still be promoted. Hey, that seems to be okay?
While these people were thinking wildly, someone exclaimed, pointing to the smoke rising into the sky in the direction of the East Palace, "What is that!"

Amidst the screams, Yang Yinghui ran over covered in blood, with a face as smoky as fire, and knelt down on one knee, "Mother, the prince actually ambushed the dead soldiers in the East Palace in advance. These dead soldiers are too vicious and can't be defeated by sight." , actually set fire to the East Palace, the general was incompetent, and only had time to save more than a dozen princes and their families!"

With that said, the head of the Qin family, King Cheng and others walked in from outside the palace gate and came to everyone with fearful expressions on their faces.

The head of the Qin family had been dull all his life. Finally, at this moment, when his father was not by his side and his daughter was not by his side, he seemed to have unlocked the seal of his IQ. He strode forward and shouted: "Empress! Prince, he is How cruel! I thought he was just afraid of trouble in the city and wanted to protect himself, but I didn’t expect that he actually wanted us to be buried with him! If we don’t kill this man, heaven and earth will not tolerate him!”

He inherited the fine tradition of the Qin family that survived the chaos in Beijing. The head of the Qin family was cunning and resourceful, and Qin Li was smart enough to see opportunities. At this moment, his soul possessed him!

Hearing his howl, the rest of the clan and princes also cursed secretly, but they did not dare to have any thoughts of struggle amidst Concubine De's previous plain murderous aura. They all followed the Qin family leader with sorrowful expressions on their faces, cursing the prince's vicious.

The civil and military officials on the side were dumbfounded. In the East Palace, there were nearly a hundred clansmen, dignitaries, and princes in the entire Zhongjing City, and they connected powerful forces from all over the world. The most important thing was that this gang Most people have become wealthy since the founding of the country by Taizu. After more than 300 years, their roots have become entangled and deep-rooted, so they were suddenly uprooted?
The late emperor was not so cruel!

As for the prince's dead soldiers, some stupid officials may believe it, but Wan Wenbi and others will not believe it. Your patrol camp is so powerful, but you can just rescue a group of people who are neutral or even close to the concubine. A series?Even the family members were rescued without any help?

However, they have no intention of mourning for a certain person or group. The power struggle is life-and-death. If the other party wins, everyone in the De Fei family will not end well.

If we really want to say who should die or not, are there too few people in the world who should not die but die every day?

There are no unbroken eggs when the nest is overturned. After enjoying the glory and wealth brought by this power, you will naturally have to bear the associated fate when the nest is overturned. There is nothing innocent or innocent.

All they know now is that with the death of Concubine De, everyone here should have lost the confidence to bargain with Concubine De.

"My dear, the prince has no virtue. He killed the king, his father, and usurped the throne to establish himself. Now he has committed such a heinous act. His crime should be punished in order to bring peace to the world! However, the country cannot be without a king for a day. The king of Jiaodong County was deeply loved by the late emperor. Seriously, Concubine De is in charge of Fengyin and supervises the Sixth Palace. She has the most honorable position. I ask the King of Jiaodong County to take over the throne and ascend the throne at this time of national crisis to turn the tide and stabilize the country!"

Wan Wenbi is worthy of being a veteran minister who has been in the position for more than ten years. He still has this determination. He immediately spoke loudly and took credit for this first support.

Everyone secretly cursed the old guy for being so quick, and quickly put down all distracting thoughts, and then said, "Please ask the King of Jiaodong County to ascend the throne during this time of national crisis, so as to turn the tide and stabilize the country!"

Shang Zhicheng and Yang Yinghui also knelt down on one knee at the same time and said loudly: "Please ask the King of Jiaodong County to ascend the throne at this time of national crisis to turn the tide and stabilize the country!"

Concubine De said softly: "I belong to a womanly family and don't know anything about military and state matters. It all depends on the ministers."

So a group of civil and military officials rushed toward the late emperor's mourning hall.

Wan Wenbi shouted: "What a mess for such an important event! How can it be recorded in the history books! Line up according to the order of the previous court, and do it seriously!"

The old guy obviously couldn't outrun us, using his official rank to suppress us. Everyone complained, but they could only follow the queue obediently and go to the late emperor's coffin together.

As soon as they walked not far away, they saw two figures walking slowly under the protection of chamberlains and guards.

Everyone looked at the young man who was holding Dongfang Bai and walking slowly with a calm expression, and they couldn't help but have a complicated feeling in their hearts.

It is a mixture of emotions of envy, flattery, jealousy, and powerlessness. This star that was born in Chongning in the 23rd year is not as bright and short-lived as a shooting star. His dazzling light is destined to bring down one generation or even several generations. shrouded.

Fighting the rebellion in white clothes, winning three yuan in succession, a good son-in-law of the Su family, moving three times in one day, and turning the world around
Among them, becoming the son-in-law of the Su family in Xiongzhen Yunmeng Prefecture turned out to be his most insignificant achievement.

Xia Jingyun, styled Gao Yang.

This name, which was almost destined to be written down in the history books of this dynasty, was once again deeply engraved in the minds of the civil and military officials of the dynasty.

Wan Wenbi stood still, shouted out the high-sounding words he had made before, and then led the officials in shouting, "Please Your Highness to ascend the throne and succeed to the throne, to uphold the principles of the government, and to secure the country!"

The Imperial Guards and chamberlains all around knelt down and said, "Please, Your Highness, ascend the throne and succeed to the throne, to uphold the principles of the government, and to secure the country!"

Among the people kneeling on the ground, only Xia Jingyun was holding Dongfang Bai's hand and standing in the center of everyone's worship.

Xia Jingyun let go of his hand, lifted up his robe and knelt down, with a pleased smile on his face, and said loudly: "Your Highness, please ascend the throne and succeed to the throne, in order to uphold the principles of the government and stabilize the country!"

Dongfang Bai, who was not very good at hiding his emotions, suddenly turned red. He knew how much his uncle had done in these days to get where he was today.

Xia Jingyun looked at him with a smile and nodded lightly.

Dongfang Bai took a deep breath and calmed down, "Your Majesty, please rise."

Wan Wenbi said loudly: "Your Highness, please enter the Huangji Palace!"

In the Huangji Palace, Dongfang Bai's small body sat down on the dragon chair, and Concubine De sat beside her with a slight smile, but her eyes were filled with deep love and relief.

This scene, more than ten years ago, the little girl who entered the palace anxiously after a long journey must have never imagined it;
In this scene, Yun Zhaoyi, who had just given birth to a prince, was surrounded by sudden oppression and hostility from all sides after being so happy. He certainly couldn't imagine it;

In this scene, the young concubine who was sitting on the carriage heading to Sishui Prefecture for a royal visit and who had been named a first-class imperial concubine for less than a year had fantasized about it countless times, but she always felt that it would be difficult to reach the sky and she would only become a noble concubine in 30 or [-] years. Realistic picture.

Now, it was laid out in front of her so clearly and truly.

From now on, identities such as beautiful lady, talented person, Zhaoyi, noble concubine, and imperial concubine will become a thing of the past.

She is no longer a virtuous concubine, but the current empress dowager!

The congratulations of the ministers rang in her ears, and she was in a trance when she saw Xia Jingyun standing in the middle of the civil service team.

He was wearing an ordinary green shirt, which was incompatible with the officials wearing court uniforms.

There was no flattery or submissiveness in his demeanor, he was still neither humble nor arrogant, gentle and calm.

It seems that this is not the ceremony to support the new king, but the first time they met in Sishui Prefecture.

She took a deep look, suppressing this impression and the surging emotions in her heart, and then, the calm and intelligent master of the harem returned.

She issued her instructions methodically.

"The court has initially decided to restore order in the city."

"Shang Zhicheng temporarily takes over the responsibility of commanding the imperial army and maintains order in the palace. Everything is as usual, and there is no need to seal the palace."

"The patrol camp strictly guards the safety of the capital, but does not restrict the entry and exit of the people." "Three days later, the enthronement ceremony will be held and a reward will be issued. The Ministry of Rites will be responsible for this."

Speaking of this, her tone couldn't help but pause.

"Send an envoy to deliver a message to the Yulin and Huben armies, ordering them to settle down in their territory."

"The rest of the affairs will remain as usual for the time being. The central government will lead all ministries and departments to ensure people's livelihood."

Concubine De's instructions were filled with strong and even excessive self-confidence, but when she thought about it, she realized that this was the way to truly comply with the people's will and correct chaos, and that kind of mentality of guarding against thieves was usually only seen by people with a guilty conscience.

However, this is the idea of ​​a corrupt scholar. People who have truly gone through the bloody storms and risen to the top of this court do not see it this way.

Wan Wenbi only thought that Concubine De did this deliberately for the sake of fame, so he consciously stood up and cooperated with the acting, "The queen mother, your majesty's benevolence impressed all the officials and others. I think the people in the city and even the world will also be grateful. But now The important matter has just been decided. There are many members of the rebel Dongfang Ming Dynasty. If they are allowed to escape, they may be troubled in the future. Please take the country as your consideration, enforce strict laws, keep the capital under strict surveillance, and hunt down the thieves!"

The other officials also reacted immediately one after another, and spoke one after another, "Please the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, please take the country as your consideration, enforce strict laws, impose strict security on the capital, and hunt down thieves!"

Concubine De shook her head slightly, "A decision made by a superior will affect thousands of people when it is implemented. There may be errors in the transmission of instructions, and people with other intentions may take the opportunity to cause trouble. , so that the results are often very different. Now that the various ministries and departments of the imperial court have not been able to sort out the situation, the rash transfer of officials and government officials may lead to greater turmoil."

Her gaze swept across the crowd, and under the embellishment of power, her calm gaze also carried an undoubted majesty. "This is also something that should be taken as a warning in the court in the future. Don't torment the people less, and don't torment them as much." If you are an official, the world will naturally be a little better. There is no need to mention this matter again."

Everyone nodded in unison, not daring to refute. They also found Xia Jingyun standing calmly on the spot, and they suddenly realized.

It doesn’t matter where it is, it’s simply that they have already arranged a back-up plan!
In everyone's minds, the slight contempt that De Fei had because she did not have a strong backing and there were not many hardcore supporters in the court disappeared.

There was a fire that wiped out dozens of powerful people and their families, and various back-up plans were prepared at the beginning of the incident. Now that the overall situation has progressed to this point, this court is very It will never happen again.

So all the officials bowed their heads and shouted in unison.
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Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion, there is a new girl in the pavilion.

This girl is very magical. She never accepts guests and rarely shows up.

At first, everyone rumored that she was the manager or a relative of the boss, but she occasionally came out to chat with the girls and talked about the tricks in the brothel. She looked so proficient that she was definitely a veteran of the brothel.

Besides, how can any female relatives be placed in a brothel?

So for a while, there were rumors again, saying that it was a new courtesan whom the boss had hired with a lot of money from other places and focused on training, waiting to make a big splash one day!

"Miss, these days, the girls in the building are a lot more hostile to you!"

In the room at this moment, the owner of Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion actually laughed with him and took the initiative to serve him a cup of tea.

Rouge's face was calm, "What they think has nothing to do with me. Right now I'm only worried about today's success or failure."

She looked at the man in front of her and said, "Have you made the list?"

"It's done! When the prince gained power earlier, these people didn't have anything to hide. They were easy to find and there was no defense. We have sent our people out to keep an eye on them. Even if they were about to run away when they saw the opportunity, they couldn't escape."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper with dense words written on it, "Please take a look, Miss."

"Thank you." Yanzhi nodded and took it.

"The villain's life was given by the owner of the village. He has enjoyed the world's top luxury and luxury for half his life. Even if he died, he would not be able to say a word, let alone the hard work." He smiled and said: "What's more, the lady has all the best. According to the owner of the village, it is a small man’s honor to serve the young lady.”

Yanzhi sighed softly: "Back when my adoptive father was in the prime of life, he could think of establishing Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion so secretly and not being known to anyone for more than ten years. This long-term planning ability and temperament are worth my time. Remember it!"

She stood up, her graceful figure fully exposed in a decent long skirt, but the man in the room didn't have any ripples. It was either because he was stoic or because his strength no longer allowed it.

Shengsing and singing every night, the iron pestle has been ground into softness around the fingers.

Rouge looked at Miyagi, clasped her hands together, and prayed silently.

She has done the best she can, and the rest can only hope that everything goes well for the young master.

At this moment, the door of the room was suddenly knocked open, "My boss! The prince has been captured, and the King of Jiaodong County has entered the palace!"

Hearing the news, Yanzhi turned around suddenly and grabbed the letter paper on the table, "Let's go! Don't let anyone go!"

The young master has completed his mission, and she cannot let him down! ——
The British government and the whole government were all prepared to prepare for the attack.

The guards selected by the house from the military camp, together with the hired guards, those with knives and those with sticks, listened vigilantly to the sounds outside the door and watched the movements at the door.

Although the news is now clear that it was the King of Jiaodong County who started a rebellion, seized the arsenal, and attacked the palace city. There is a high probability that he will not come to the British government to cause trouble before the end of the war there, but what if?
What if Concubine De is unhappy with Concubine Shu, and Prince Jiaodong is dissatisfied with the fact that Prince Linjiang has become the crown prince, and goes crazy and sends 1000 people to attack the British government?

In the backyard, although it was already bright, the emperor's younger brother Dongfang Tai was lying on the bed, rolling left and right, twisting like a maggot and unwilling to get up.

The door was pushed open suddenly, waking him up from all his sleepiness.

"Your Highness, the King of Jiaodong County has raised troops to cause chaos. To prevent any unexpected events, please Your Highness to follow us and move to a safe place quickly. We will make a decision after the situation is clear!"

Although the British Duke is not smart enough, given his status, he still has many capable people under his command. For example, these two specially selected guards for Dongfang Tai are extraordinary. They did not wait stupidly in the mansion, but directly Take Dongfang Tai to hide first, just in case.

Naturally, no one in the British Duke's Mansion today dared or would stop them, but they still tried their best not to let more people know. After disguising themselves, they secretly left the Duke's Mansion through the back door, walked through the city familiarly, and arrived at Two or three streets away from the Duke's Mansion, there was a woodshed in the backyard of a large house.

Dongfang Tai, who originally thought it was nothing serious, felt so nervous that his hands and feet were sweating and his mouth was dry in this small and dilapidated space.

I don't know how long it took, but footsteps sounded at the door.

The two guards' hearts were in their throats. They had arranged for messengers in advance. As long as it was safe, they would come to the woodshed and knock on the three long and two short doors without saying anything.

Then, they heard the three long and two short signals that sounded like sounds of nature.

call!
Two long exhalations sounded involuntarily. A guard stood up and helped Dongfang Tai stand up. "Your Highness, it seems that the crisis has been calmed down. We can go back."

Seeing that the crisis was over, Dongfang Tai also regained the arrogant temper he had developed since childhood. He snorted, "Dongfang Bai, this good-for-nothing, still dares to raise an army to rebel. I want to enter the palace and ask your majesty to give him to me. Let him give him to me every day." I serve tea and water, wash feet and dress as a horse stool!”

The guard opened the door and reminded in a low voice: "My father-in-law said before he left that you must not enter until he comes back."

Before he finished speaking, two rays of sword light lit up from the walls on both sides of the door, striking the unsuspecting guards.

Yanzhi stood in the courtyard with others, smiling and looking at Dongfang Tai who was trembling with fear, "Your Highness, please come with us."

At this moment, in the British palace, Lu Yi personally led the dead soldiers to surround him.
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In Zhaoyang Palace, Concubine Shu took a nap.

Yesterday, my waist was sore from accompanying His Majesty. I don't know what happened to this man. He suddenly became so powerful, as if he had taken an aphrodisiac.

She sat up slowly and came to the mirror. She was very satisfied when she saw a moist face reflected in the mirror that had been moved from Changle Palace.

Apart from anything else, His Majesty is more than 20 years younger than the late Emperor, so the feeling is really different.

This kind of moisture is something that old guy like the late emperor couldn't give me.

As for anything else, there was an emperor on the other side, her father acquiesced, and she was happy, so who could control it?Who cares what others say!

After admiring her beauty for a moment, she frowned and said with an angry look, "Are all these cheap maids dead? Why don't you come and help me wash my clothes! These cheap maids just need to be dealt with!"

She cursed lightly, stood up and opened the inner door, and suddenly heard a noise coming from outside.

She frowned, "What are you doing? Why is there so much noise in the palace?"

A palace maid said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the new emperor of the former palace was enthroned just now! Now we are sending people to announce the harem."

"Enthronement?"

She frowned in confusion. At this time, she had not noticed that the maids in her palace were all standing there with their hands and feet shrinking, like quails.

"His Majesty passed away again?"

"That's not right. If Shao'er ascends the throne, why didn't anyone notify me?"

"I'm not here to inform you!"

A familiar voice sounded outside the palace door. Concubine Shu looked up in shock and saw Concubine De wearing an ordinary dress walking in slowly.

Behind her, soldiers poured in, like a pair of wings, slowly spreading out.

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(End of this chapter)