Chapter 229 Jin丨Exclusive publication by Jiang Wenxue

Yuan Feishuang came to the Purple Palace in front. The soldiers searched the palaces one by one and handed them over after finding the military seal.

These seals were large and small, all very exquisite. One of them was the "Destiny Treasure", which was engraved with the sixteen words "Encompassing the heaven and earth, praising the gods. Protecting the harmony and peace, longevity and boundlessness". It is said that it was written by Cai Jing for him.

Cai Jing and Zhao Ji did bad things together when they were alive, and accompanied each other all the way when they died. It can be regarded as a good story of monarch and minister.

System: [……]

There was no one guarding around. King Taiping came quietly. After coming, he didn't say a word. He put his hands behind his back and stared at Yuan Feishuang.

Yuan Feishuang searched for the ink for a long time, but couldn't find it, not even a piece of paper. The Purple Palace is a place for important ceremonies, not a formal office.

He hesitated for a long time, and couldn't drag it on any longer, so he pretended to have just discovered the King of Taiping, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You are close to Chen'er?"

He seemed to think that other people had led Xue Chen astray.

The King of Taiping is a kind father to his son, but that doesn't mean he is kind to everyone. The original body's pot cannot be taken by the vest.

Yuan Feishuang didn't want to get involved, so she smiled and said, "We have always taken Xue Chen as our leader."

"When did you enter the palace? When did Chen'er meet you?"

"Of course it was before Cai Jing died." Yuan Feishuang put down the seal and said with a smile, "There are not many people in this world who can kill Cai Jing, and even fewer who can get away with it after killing him. Your Majesty should know that it is not tenable to explain it with just 'accident'. It must have been premeditated."

This is not what the Prince of Taiping was angry about, "Such a big thing, why did you hide it from me alone?"

[In fact, it's not just you who was kept in the dark, Gong Jiu just found out about it as well.] The system reacted, [And me, woo woo. Why did you keep such a big thing from me? Aren't we one?]

[I didn't hide it from you. Xue Chen, [But you are really useless. You can't even see this, so you certainly can't help. Even if you know, the final result will be the same. ]

Yuan Feishuang said softly: "Well, I don't know about this. Your Majesty, why don't you ask Xue Chen in person?"

The King of Taiping noticed his title and was immediately furious, "I haven't agreed to ascend the throne yet!"

Yuan Feishuang said softly: "If you don't care about us, we can only die together."

The King of Taiping pointed at him with his index finger: "After I deal with this pile of mess, I will go back and deal with you little ones."

Yuan Feishuang pursed his lips and smiled, " The rebels have all been imprisoned in the Shenhou Mansion, the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice. The late emperor's sons have all taken after their father, and few of them are capable of anything. With foreign enemies in front of us, if the country is without a monarch, it will only become a pile of loose sand and be bullied by foreign countries. I also ask the prince to summon all the court officials to discuss countermeasures together."

Speaking of discussing countermeasures, all the opponents had been arrested in advance, and the rest were those who dared not to stand out. The King of Taiping was so powerful, who would dare not support him?

Just like Yuan Feishuang said, if he didn't take the top position, others would seize the opportunity and occupy the high position, and he would never let them go. The King of Taiping couldn't die with his whole family just for a moment of anger, so he had to sit on the left seat and order people to invite all officials into the palace.

Yuan Feishuang stood aside, feeling like a eunuch in front of the emperor, and quickly moved to another place.

He lowered his eyes and thought about his own thoughts. After knocking out his senior brother and sneaking out of Liufenbantang, he tied him up tightly, covered his mouth with a cloth, and stuffed him under the bed in his bedroom in Lubingtang.

His senior brother should have woken up. He was disabled and his neck was broken, so he couldn't speak loudly. With his mouth covered, it was difficult for him to even call out.

Normally, no one was allowed to enter his bedroom, unless Lei Shuo sent someone to search, and his senior brother could only wait for him to go back and rescue him.

Letting his senior brother suffer for a while was better than the two brothers facing each other directly. The ending was already doomed, and he didn't want his senior brother to sacrifice. As long as Lei Shuo didn't care about the replacement of his superior, he believed that his senior brother would forgive him.

Half an hour later, officials were sent over one after another.

They were like lambs to be slaughtered, most of them were confused and afraid, and the few who showed suspicion and anger were also fleeting, very restrained, afraid of being seen.

Prince Taiping stood up, walked up two steps, looked around at the ministers below, and said solemnly: "All the adults know that Prime Minister Cai suffered an unfortunate accident last night and died suddenly. After retiring, the king and the Six Five Gods stayed in the palace to discuss state affairs with Your Majesty, and left in the afternoon. Unexpectedly, before he could even walk out of Xuanyou Gate, an assassin broke in and abducted the emperor."

All the officials were shocked, and the quiet Zichen Hall suddenly became like a vegetable market.

The Prince of Taiping waited for a moment, and when he saw that they had almost digested the news, he stopped their whispering. "I don't know when the prince led his troops into the palace, and attacked the Yanfu Palace. He took the initiative to start a war, and countless palace people were killed or injured. The divine detective Pei Rui came to the rescue of the prince, and the prince has been executed. But the emperor is nowhere to be found, and I'm afraid it's more dangerous than good."

Xue Lian just found him and explained everything, and informed him that he would push him to the throne. The Prince of Taiping was so angry that he wanted to beat him, but because there were too many people and no tools around, he could only kick him again to vent his emotions.

After calming down, he began to think about how to clean up the mess.

It is easy to establish oneself as a king, but it is difficult to get all officials to submit. To sit firmly on the throne, it is nothing more than the four words "legitimate and legitimate". Force alone is not enough. Even if there is a promise of benefit, there will be people who will not care about life and death

. Every time the imperial power is unstable, many people will die. The safest way is to kill all those who do not support him. But if you really do it, you will force some people to the opposite side and become your enemies.

But you can't be too weak, so as not to cause countless troubles.

I think Shen'er also thought so, so he didn't announce the official's death, and he only imprisoned the officials instead of killing them all.

As the crown prince, he must not survive, but he cannot be killed for no reason. Rui'er did a good job. There were not many witnesses. The imperial guards following the crown prince were just following orders and might not know what happened. Rui'er was blind and fought back in self-defense, which minimized the negative impact.

Although putting the blame on the crown prince cannot solve all the problems, it can occupy the word "reason".

The crown prince cannot but bear the stigma of "the victorious king defeats the bandits".

King Taiping had a grim face: "The country cannot be without a king for a day. Several of your highnesses are young and timid and cannot bear the heavy responsibility. Who do you think can take charge of the overall situation?"

Those officials were invited by the soldiers. On the way, they found that there were not many palace people inside, and there were King Taiping's soldiers everywhere. They knew that this matter was related to him.

Hearing Prince Taiping say this, how could one not know that he wanted to usurp the throne of a certain dynasty!

I didn't expect that the Prince of Taiping was so cunning. After working with him for many years, no one noticed his abnormality.

None of the officials wanted to be the first to stand out, so they just kept quiet.

Yuan Feishuang broke the deadlock: "The Prime Minister once said that the Prince of Taiping was a kind and loyal person who could take on a great responsibility. I think no one is more suitable than the Prince."

Is the "great responsibility" you two are talking about the same thing?

An official asked: "Who are you?"

Yuan Feishuang smiled and said: "I am the Prime Minister's disciple. In name, I also have a position, but it changes frequently, so I won't talk about it. However, I have been in and out of the palace with him and met with the emperor. On that day, several children from Zhuge Shenhou's family were also there."

Zhuge Zheng, where did these children come from? After thinking for a long time, I finally realized that he was referring to Wuqing and the other four disciples.

This young man looked only seventeen or eighteen years old. Zhuge Zhengwo's four disciples, the oldest was over thirty, and the youngest was in his twenties. How could he have the nerve to call others children?

At this time, someone asked: "Why is Zhuge Shenhou not here? And why are the officials from the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of War not here?"

Yuan Feishuang smiled and said: "They are suspected of murdering the Prime Minister and have been arrested for interrogation. Are you close to them? Are you an accomplice of the murderer?"

The man quickly denied it and did not dare to speak casually again.

Yuan Feishuang said: "When the late emperor was alive, the prince fought everywhere, made outstanding military achievements, and protected the country. Since the official took over, the prince has remained loyal and courageous, resisting the Jin people externally and stabilizing the country internally. In times of turmoil, the prince is indispensable. I beg the prince to make decisions for us, suppress the enemies, and bring peace to the world."

Liu Yixuan followed and stood up, and together with Yuan Feishuang, he saluted the King of Taiping.

He was not good at speaking, and could not be a supporting role for Yuan Feishuang, but his attitude was already very obvious. The officials who followed him immediately said: "Please don't refuse, even if it is for the sake of the people of the world, you should take up the responsibility!" The

King of Taiping spent half his life on the battlefield and has always been a neutral party, without obvious political inclinations, but this does not mean that he is a reckless man.

Everyone wants power, but the real power in one's hands is not something that falls from the sky, but something that is fought for.

In the past, Taizu was crowned with yellow robes and was pushed to the throne of the emperor, but he never thought that it would be his turn today.

Prince Taiping felt it was a bit absurd, and at this moment he felt that no matter how solemn and dignified a place was, it was just like this.

Just like ordinary people think that the imperial palace and forbidden gardens have strict rules and strict hierarchy, and people without status cannot get close. In the eighth year of the Qingli period, four ordinary followers of the Chongzheng Hall directly rushed into the palace and almost succeeded in the assassination. However, because they could not find the emperor's trace, they ran around everywhere and delayed time, and were captured by the guards.

The emperor is just an ordinary person, and the palace is just a larger house.

But after becoming the emperor, all officials were subordinates, and all the people were slaves.

With the example, officials gradually surrendered, prostrated themselves in front of the prime minister in the hall, and no one looked at him straight in the eye.

King Taiping exhaled deeply: "Stand up."

Xue Chen: [It's too late for me to object to Zhuge Zheng now. He has always disliked Zhao Ji. If my father treats him well, he should be willing to be loyal to my father.]

System: [I also think that Zhao Ji has lowered the standard too much. By the way, if your father becomes the emperor, will he have to appoint a prince in the future? Who will be the prince between you and your brother?]

Xue Chen: [Whoever wants to be the prince can be the prince. Anyway, I won't be the prince. There is no prince who will be the prince for life in this world. It's not like Nezha and his brothers.]

System: [Ah? What does it have to do with Nezha? 】

Xue Chen: [Have you forgotten that this is a cyclic universe! 】

After the Northern Song Dynasty, there is the Southern Song Dynasty, and after the Southern Song Dynasty, there is the Northern Song Dynasty. There is no end at all!

It is unknown how many years the King of Taiping will be the emperor. Xue Chen himself is a little worried that Zhao Ji will be resurrected in a few years. Wouldn’t it be a waste of his work?