1628 Ascended the throne, Dongling finally fell into his hands
The emperor has considerable power, but he is unable to use it at this moment. Even if he could, it would not change the fact that he is paralyzed in bed and unable to handle government affairs.
Given the emperor's current situation, no matter how much power he has, he can no longer be emperor. For the sake of the country and the future of Dongling, it is necessary to establish a new emperor, and even the emperor cannot stop it.
The Emperor intended to make the former Crown Prince and current Prince of Jiangnan the Emperor so that he could compete with his Ninth Uncle, but he couldn't say it. He could only watch as his Ninth Uncle helped the Eighth Prince, who was less than a year old and knew nothing, to ascend the throne.
Fortunately, the Ninth Prince Uncle left a position for the Emperor as a regent, so that the Emperor would not be completely sidelined. However, this regent must be carefully selected, because this is the only person the Emperor can control and interfere in state affairs. If anyone has any ulterior motives, the Emperor will lose everything.
The emperor carefully considered the reactions of his confidants during his illness in bed, and after much deliberation, he finally chose Fu Lin.
"The emperor has been completely defeated." Feng Qingchen heard the list of regents and silently shed tears of sympathy for the emperor.
Things are going exactly as the Ninth Prince planned. All of the Emperor's reactions are within the Ninth Prince's calculations. Within three years, the Ninth Prince will have complete control over Dongling.
"He is too conceited." The Ninth Prince said coldly.
At this point, the emperor still firmly believed that his confidants would remain loyal to him and work for him.
The emperor didn't even think about it. How can an emperor who has no ability to take care of himself and can't even speak guarantee the lives of his subordinates? How can he guarantee the glorious future, high positions and rich women that his subordinates want? When his life is not guaranteed and he can't see the future, how can his confidants still be loyal to him?
The only people who are still loyal to the emperor now are probably the death warriors trained by the emperor himself. These people cannot stand the light and can only die without the emperor. However, these people cannot change the court structure, so they can only stay in the dark.
With the emperor's consent, the matter of the eighth prince ascending the throne was put on the agenda. Royal Concubine Xie was also named empress dowager because of her son's status. However, as the empress dowager, she had no right to participate in state affairs. Her only responsibility was to raise the eighth prince.
The Ninth Prince never looked down on women, let alone thought that women were incompetent. He would not allow Imperial Noble Consort Xie to have the possibility of becoming powerful. If one sat in that position without sufficient restraint, she would become arrogant and want more.
With the cooperation of his ministers, the emperor's dissatisfaction did not cause any waves at all, and the eighth prince's coronation ceremony was held smoothly.
On this day, envoys from all countries and cities brought valuable gifts to congratulate the new emperor of Dongling on his ascension to the throne. The princes in the fiefdoms were not allowed to enter the capital without imperial decree, and the ninth uncle was not kind enough to call people back to make things difficult for himself.
The coronation ceremony was very grand. Standing in the center of the crowd, shining brightly, the one being worshipped was not the new emperor, the Eighth Prince, but the Ninth Prince who was standing beside the Eighth Prince.
Everyone in the world knows that for a long time, the power of Dongling will be in the hands of the Ninth Prince, rather than the Eighth Prince who has not yet grown up. It is hard to say whether the Eighth Prince can grow up, so it is not cost-effective to invest in the Eighth Prince at this time.
Envoys from various countries and cities came, one to congratulate the new king of Dongling on his ascension to the throne, and the other to find out the inside story, why the Dongling emperor abdicated.
The envoys from various cities saw from afar that the emperor was supported by palace servants and completed the ceremony with their help. However, because they were too far away, they could not tell how serious the emperor's illness was.
A few envoys were brave enough to ask people about the emperor's situation, but unfortunately the Ninth Prince had already issued a gag order, so they could not find out anything.
The envoy from Beiling, relying on the fact that he was far away from Beiling and was not familiar with the cultural background of Dongling, asked carelessly: "Uncle Nine, why don't you see the emperor? We are entrusted by Princess Anping to see the emperor, and we would like to send our regards to the emperor on behalf of Princess Anping."
"No need." The Ninth Prince said coldly. If he were a smart person, he would have said nothing at this time. However, this Beiling envoy was not really smart. He said, "How can I not need to, Ninth Prince? Princess Anping is very filial. You can't hinder Princess Anping from fulfilling her filial duty."
"I won't." The Ninth Prince glanced at the envoys who were watching the fun, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes. Without waiting for the Beiling envoy to say anything, the Ninth Prince said, "Come here, escort the Beiling envoy back to Beiling and bring Princess Anping back to the country to fulfill her filial duties."
“Ninth Uncle, you can’t, you can’t do this…” The Beiling envoy then realized that the matter was serious, and hurried forward to apologize, but was detained by the royal guards.
"Sir, please..." The guard said please, but his actions were not gentle at all.
"Ninth Prince, you can't do this. Princess Anping has married into Beiling and is the daughter-in-law of the Beiling royal family. You can't take her back." The Beiling envoy shouted loudly, and the Ninth Prince just said calmly: "I can."
Upon seeing this, the envoys from Nanling and Xiling understood that the Ninth Prince Uncle was different from the Emperor Retired. The Emperor Retired had always claimed to be a country of etiquette and was very polite to envoys from various countries. But the Ninth Prince Uncle was different. He was very tough and did not care about falling out with other countries at all.
With the Beiling envoy, a leader, around, no one else dared to challenge the Ninth Prince's authority. Auspicious and flattering words poured out one after another. Although the Ninth Prince seldom responded, he nodded from time to time to show that he was listening.
After a day of contact, the envoys from various countries and cities had a very comprehensive understanding of the Regent of Dongling, that is, he was as cold and arrogant as the legend said, and after becoming the actual ruler of Dongling, he became even more unscrupulous.
The envoys from various countries and cities had mixed feelings. After dealing with the Ninth Prince, they missed the easy-going Emperor even more. But they also understood that it was useless for them to speak out about the situation in Dongling.
After the banquet, envoys from various countries left with a lot on their mind. Among them, envoy Liancheng was the most worried. The Ninth Prince summoned his confidant and asked him to keep an eye on envoy Liancheng and tell him immediately if there was any movement.
The Ninth Prince was not disappointed. The envoy from Liancheng came to Dongling not only to congratulate the new emperor on his ascension to the throne, but also to bring back Lan Jingyang, who refused to go back.
The envoy from Liancheng met with Lan Jingyang in private and persuaded Lan Jingyang to go back to Liancheng with the envoy and not stay in Dongling any longer as Dongling was not safe.
Lan Jingyang did not make a decision immediately, but he did not reject it either.
The people who were following continued to follow, but unfortunately Lan Jingyang was too cunning and they eventually lost him and couldn't find where Lan Jingyang was.
The person who was following had no choice but to return home, organize the information, and report it to Su Wenqing.
Seeing that the people from Liancheng called Lan Jingyang the Young Master, Su Wenqing slammed the table and shouted, "Lan Jingyang is the Young Master, then what are you, Jiuqing? Liancheng is going too far!"
The Ninth Prince had a calm expression. Looking at Su Wenqing, who was so angry that he lost all his composure and cursed loudly, a hint of relief flashed in his eyes.
He only has Zhu Liancheng, not Jiacheng, and he has other people who are loyal to him.
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