Chapter 274 I'm Not Always So Upright
The already planned coronation ceremony was not postponed because of the Taimiao issue.
At 1 p.m., the new emperor, donning his imperial robes and crown, went to the Golden Throne Hall to receive the kneeling homage of all officials.
As the most senior figure in the three dynasties, the old Grand Tutor Gan Boyuan personally presented the imperial seal to the new emperor.
"Greetings to our Emperor! Long live our Emperor, long live our Emperor!"
All the officials congratulated and their cheers reached the sky.
Chengqian Palace.
The sleeping chamber of the retired emperor.
The old man on the bed had cloudy eyes, was skinny, and looked sloppy and shabby. He no longer had the noble aura of an emperor.
When he heard the shouts coming from outside the hall, his eyes suddenly widened, and his eyeballs quickly turned red, looking ferocious and terrifying.
"Um, uh, beast... I, I, uh, am——"
"Haha, you want to say you're the emperor?" Princess Changle, dressed in a gorgeous pink dress, walked into the bedroom with a bright smile on her face, but her eyes as she looked at Hong De were as cold as a frosty blade. "You can't even get out of bed, and you're dreaming of commanding the world as if you're the supreme ruler?"
She walked to the bedside, looked down at him with a condescending and arrogant gaze, and called him by his name. "Hong De, you lost, you lost. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, you, the emperor emeritus, are no longer useful. Guess how many days you can live? Hahahaha!"
The blood in Hong De's eyes grew even redder, and he gasped with a hoarse voice. He struggled to sit up, his eyes full of murderous intent.
"You want to kill me?" Princess Changle raised her lips in mockery. "My life is as fleeting as a floating duckweed. Do you know why I've managed to stay alive until today? Just to see with my own eyes what your fate will be! Born a human, yet you behave like an animal. It's all too easy for you!"
Reaching out and fiercely grabbing Hong De's neck, Changle's face was stern. "Back then, because you were out of favor, you hated the late emperor, and you even took that hatred out on my mother and me! So you sent me to that man's bed like a whore! You just wanted to watch me, a princess, suffer all kinds of humiliation to satisfy your perverted desires! Hong De, you destroyed me, and even if you go to hell, I will not let you go! I will cut you into pieces and grind your bones to ashes, and I will make you never be reborn!"
She tightened her grip more and more, and as she looked at the face in her hands that was gradually distorted due to suffocation, madness appeared in her eyes.
"Princess, you can't do that!" A big hand clamped her wrist, forcing her to let go and pulled her away.
Changle turned her head, her red, tearful eyes glaring fiercely at the man who was trying to stop her. She spoke each word with a measured tone, "Let go! I'm going to kill him! Ali has ascended the throne, there's no need for him to live any longer!"
Broken Blade pursed his lips, his eyes dark as he embraced the trembling woman in his arms, "He's not worth getting your hands dirty on."
His chest is warm, generous and reliable.
For a moment, she was almost addicted, and then the next moment she pushed him away fiercely, "Don't touch me!"
Without the restraint, Changle left Chengqian Palace without looking back.
With her back to the man, her eyes were filled with endless pain and tears streaming down her face.
dirty……
Yeah, dirty.
He didn't know how dirty she was.
Duan Dao stood where he was, staring silently at the woman's departing back until she was out of sight. Then he turned around to look at the person on the bed who was struggling to breathe with his mouth open.
He hated Hong De just as much, and his hatred was no less than that of the princess.
But if she wants Hong De to die, she can't do it by herself.
Even though Hong De was full of sins, if the princess killed him, it would be fratricide and regicide, which would bring great condemnation from the world.
Hong De, you have no right to add more filth to the princess.
"General Yuan! The conferment ceremony is about to begin. It's time to go to the Golden Palace to receive orders!" A reminder came from subordinates outside the palace.
Duan Dao nodded, walked to the bed, and looked into the pair of cloudy and frightened eyes.
He reached out and grabbed Hong De's neck.
"Yuan Yao!" Perhaps because the fear of approaching death was too great, Hong De's speech was unusually clear, "You can't, uh, kill, me! Yuan Jiazhong, no, no—"
Broken Blade tightened his fingers and spoke calmly, "You are wrong. Loyalty belongs to the loyal ones, and you don't deserve it. I am not always so upright."
There was a clicking sound.
Hong De's eyes bulged, the light in them gradually dimmed, and he stopped breathing.
Duan Dao put down his hand and left calmly.
When a person dies, the past disappears.
In this way, the princess will feel a little relieved.
…
The new emperor ascended the throne and issued an edict to announce it to the world on the same day.
He changed the country's name to Xuanjing and called himself Emperor Xuanjing.
The emperor's ancestral temple was attacked, and those who protected the emperor were rewarded according to their merits. Yuan Yao, a son of the Yuan family, was appointed a mighty general. There were many doubts about the case of Yuan family's treason and collaborating with the enemy that remained unsolved, so a thorough re-investigation was conducted!
In addition, when the new emperor ascended the throne, he reduced taxes for three years and issued a general amnesty. Except for those who committed extremely heinous crimes, all others were exempted from punishment and allowed to return home.
As soon as the imperial decree was issued, everyone inside and outside the imperial city celebrated.
The people, frightened by the assassination in Taimiao, cheered in the streets, shops on the street hung red silk and reopened, and teahouses and restaurants were packed.
"I didn't expect General Yuan to come to my rescue! What a shame I didn't get to see the general in person!"
"Now that General Yuan has returned to the throne, the Yuan family's case will be retried and their injustice will be redressed soon! Your Majesty is wise!"
"That's right. The one who can make General Yuan protect him with his bare body must be a wise ruler. I, Dayue, will be blessed in the future!"
"There were quite a few people guarding the emperor that day. Besides General Yuan, the princess also rushed over. It was truly unexpected!"
"I heard the situation was extremely critical, but then reinforcements came down from the sky and utterly routed the attackers! Their names don't seem to be on the list of merit this time. I wonder who they are?"
"The Emperor has so many capable people around him, how can ordinary people like us know everything? In short, the Emperor's tax reduction and amnesty are good things for the common people. Come! Drink! We won't go home until we're drunk today!"
In a corner of the restaurant, eight people were sitting, listening to the discussions of the people in the hall with smiles on their faces.
A smile also appeared on Tianbao's face.
In the past, people outside didn’t even dare to mention Uncle Duan Dao’s last name. It’s great now.
An upright person can finally stand in the sun again with an open mind.
Zi Yi poured two glasses of wine and handed one to Duan Dao to clink with him, "General, I toast you."
Duan Dao raised his lips and drank it all in one gulp.
Across the table, a few guys stared at the only jar of wine on the table and sighed.
Su Wu, in particular, rested his chin on the table and slumped. "I heard that drinking capacity needs practice. When will we be able to drink like this?"
Wei Li raised an eyebrow and teased, "You definitely can't do that today. If you pass out after just one drink, you won't be able to enjoy this meal."
Su Wu was so devastated that he didn't even want to raise his head.
Su An and Su Wen were quite relaxed, eating heartily with their chopsticks, without having time to talk.
Bai Yu ate slowly, put one hand under the table, and quietly poked the back of the girl's hand: Do you want to drink?
Tianbao: If you don’t drink, you’ll get drunk.
Bai Yu: The dessert shop next door has a kind of fermented rice wine that tastes like wine but is not intoxicating.
Tianbao: Eat.
Bai Yu lowered his eyelids and raised his lips: I’ll buy it for you.
While they were chatting happily, Bai Yu was kicked in the knee.
He raised his head and looked at the young emperor opposite him with a forced smile.
The young emperor gave him a fake smile in return.
I took revenge here for the roof being pushed open that night.
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