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Chapter 5 The Dust Settles
In the hall, swords were drawn, and no one cared about the body of Emperor Zhaoyang on the couch. The focus of everyone was on the two completely different inheritance edicts. Zhang Nianling is worthy of being a veteran of the three dynasties, but he was so angry that he vomited blood several times, but he still did not give in, and soon scolded again full of anger.
Liang Zhen no longer paid attention to him. He took over the two edicts that had been handed down in the hands of everyone. He sank his eyes and suddenly opened his mouth, but he said to a woman among the concubines who was crying with her head lowered: "Ms. Zhaoyi, is the book you received when you ascended to Zhaoyi ten days ago still in the palace?"
Fang Zhaoyi, who was named, was taken aback, and it took a long time before he murmured, "Yes, yes..."
Liang Zhen nodded: "Can I trouble Empress Zhaoyi to ask someone to go to the palace to fetch the booklet?"
Fang Zhaoyi said timidly, "Zhao, King Zhao...what are you going to do?"
Zhang Nianling and the others also said impatiently, "What are you trying to do! Now you are talking about His Majesty's edict! What did you want to do when you asked Empress Zhaoyi to bring the book?!"
Liang Zhen turned his eyes to those people, and there was a hint of sneer in his eyes: "Half a month ago, His Majesty's treasure seal was accidentally dropped by the Ninth Highness, although it was filled with gold, but the seal There is a slight difference in the depth of the missing corners. In the past two weeks, His Majesty has been seriously ill and has not paid attention to the court affairs. All the imperial edicts have been suspended. Empress Zhaoyi has made great achievements in giving birth to the Third Highness, and she has been promoted to her position. The seal on the book should be the same as the will in my hand.
There was an uproar in the hall, and Zhang Nianling was stunned: "Don't talk nonsense! When His Majesty called me to enter the palace that day, the jade seal was clearly intact! How could it be broken! It's clear that you lied!"
"Really?" Liang Zhen repeated lightly, turning to Concubine Chen, "Why don't you tell the concubine, did you see with your own eyes that His Majesty the Ninth Highness broke His Majesty's jade seal in a playful way?"
Concubine Chen Gui tugged at her handkerchief, her eyes flickered, and she bit her lips and refused to say a word. Seeing that she didn't answer, Liang Zhen commanded coldly, "Then call in all the people who are serving by His Highness Ninth Highness and ask them to understand. It's not just one or two people involved in this."
The third and second eunuchs were brought in, and as soon as they knelt down, they were so frightened that they did everything. A few days ago, His Highness the Ninth Highness did accidentally break the jade seal, and Concubine Chen did not allow them to spread the word everywhere, and pushed a little eunuch out to take the blame That's it.
Concubine Chen frantically argued: "But Your Majesty is seriously ill and lying on the couch doesn't know about this! He thought the jade seal was still in good condition, but you made a fake jade seal for him to deceive him!"
"Ridiculous," Liang Zhen murmured coldly, "How could Your Majesty not know that the jade seal fell? The little eunuch who committed the crime is still being tortured, doesn't the noble concubine think this is extremely ridiculous?"
Feng Sheng also said: "At that time, His Majesty had a great temper, and later asked the servants to set the jade seal with gold, and the servants went to get the jade seal."
The three pavilion elders finally panicked, Zhang Nianling glared at Liang Zhen with grief and indignation: "This is impossible! How is this possible... You did it! You traitor and thief clearly planned this for a long time! "
Liang Zhen ignored them. The people in Fang Zhaoyi's palace had already sent the book. This comparison is clear at a glance. It is indeed consistent with the change in the depth of the seal on the will that Liang Zhen took out, and Feng Sheng The jade seal that was taken was indeed filled with gold in one corner.
Everyone's eyes changed when they looked at Zhang Nianling. Originally, they believed in a few cabinet ministers more than Liang Zhen, but the evidence was in front of them, and there were also Guards guarding her... …
King Xian jumped up first: "Well, you Zhang Nianling, you and other old men are also plotting to make a fortune for my Zhu family?!"
As soon as these words came out, those clansmen who were hesitant to weigh them all bowed their heads. Although they did not express their position like King Xian, they unconsciously moved a few distances away from Zhang Nianling, with a clear attitude. , Zhang Nianling vomited blood again in anger, and another patriarch argued excitedly: "You! You people! Your Majesty has just died and you will join hands to force the palace! You rebellious bastards! This imperial edict! It was clearly written by His Majesty that day when His Majesty called me to enter the palace! You do this to make His Majesty go down and die in peace!"
King Xian blew his beard and stared: "Old man, you don't want to spit blood! It's clear that you several joined hands to correct the throne! Now that the evidence is so conclusive, how can you wait here to argue!"
Feng Sheng added a sentence at the right time: "That day, His Majesty did pass three pavilion elders into the palace, but during the secret conversation with you, he sent all the slaves and others away. Except for the three pavilion elders, no one knew what his majesty was with that day. What did you say...whether or not you have actually passed the imperial edict to you, then..."
"You eunuch! Stop talking nonsense here!"
Zhang Nianling interrupted him in anger, Feng Sheng shrank his neck and said no more. King Xian rolled his eyes, turned and walked to Zhu Yunxuan's side, and respectfully helped him up.
Except for Zhang Nianling who was still angry, everyone's eyes had already fallen on Zhu Yunxuan, Zhu Yunxuan frowned and glanced at the people present with a serious look, King Xian was the first to bow down: "My minister, Meet the new emperor, long live, long live!"
With a loud kowtow, everyone's heartbeats instantly rose to their throats. Liang Zhen looked at the other three cabinet ministers except Zhang Nianling. They hadn't uttered much since just now, and they squatted on the ground. His head seemed to be out of the way: "Liu Ge Lao, Li Ge Lao, Deng Ge Lao, what do you think?"
The three of them froze, and the first one raised his head slowly, avoiding the cannibalistic gazes of Zhang Nianling and the others. After hesitating again and again, he gritted his teeth and turned to kneel in front of Zhu Yunxuan. The other two immediately followed. Visit the new king together.
Concubine Chen Gui was completely paralyzed to the ground, knowing that the situation was over.
Except for the three Zhang Nianling who were still standing abruptly in the crowd, everyone, from the imperial family to the concubines and even all the princes, had kneeled in front of Zhu Yunxuan. Liang Zhen gave the commander of the Imperial Guard a look. Zhang Nianling and the others were taken down in an instant, and they had to argue, but Liang Zhen did not give them another chance, and said coldly: "Zhang Nianling, Wang Ci, Cao Cao The three new talents hide evil intentions, and they are conspiring to do something wrong, and they will be imprisoned immediately and will be adjourned for trial."
Zhang Nianling and the others only had time to cry out, "The sky has no eyes", and they were dragged down by the guards gag.
The people in the hall were even more silent. Liang Zhen turned around and faced Zhu Yunxuan, with an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth. Under the complex gaze of the other party, he frankly knelt down.
Zhu Yunxuan closed his eyes, calmed down his turbulent mood, and ordered in a deep voice: "According to the imperial examination's last decree, the clan and ministers should wear uniforms and mourning for twenty-seven days. From today onwards, don't slack off."
"Follow the decree!" The crowd responded in unison.
The decree came out of the palace, and all the officials knelt down and worshipped the new emperor. At this point, the dust settled.
The night was darker, and the hustle and bustle of the day dissipated. After nightfall, only Zhu Yunxuan was left in the mourning hall. He knelt quietly in front of the Emperor Zigong, and the dim candlelight swaying reflected his calm face.
The sound of footsteps sounded behind him, and he didn't have to look back to know that there must be only that person coming.
Liang Zhen walked to Zhu Yunxuan's side, knelt down, sat down, and said in a low voice, "How long has Your Majesty been here for a few days? You can't sleep for two hours a day. Could it be that you exhausted yourself just thinking about ascending the throne?"
Zhu Yunxuan's eyes flickered, he was silent for a moment, and asked him, "What's going on outside?"
"What can be done, the person who should be caught is caught, and the person who should be killed is killed."
This incident of enthronement has been widely known. Even if wish Yunxuan to successfully get the throne, there will be no less doubts. Just the imprisonment of Zhang Nianling and others is enough to make Manchu civil servants and scholars all over the world treat him with this newcomer. The emperor had doubts in his heart, but because of the power in Liang Zhen's hands, no one dared to say anything again.
"Zhang Shoufu and the others..."
Liang Zhen said indifferently: "They committed the heinous crime of punishing the nine tribes. Your Majesty is kind, and it was considered hard work for them in the past. They only copied their entire family and did not implicate others."
Zhu Yunxuan's expression darkened slightly, Liang Zhen looked at it, and hooked the corner of his lips: "Why, Your Majesty is reluctant to bear it? Do you feel it is a pity?"
"Kill and kill."
Liang Zhen seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "It's also a pity, several patriarchs are rare learned men and pillars of the country, but they are too pedantic. If you can't get along with Your Majesty, it's better now, and you'll end up with an unsafe end in the evening. , and also implicated your family, Your Majesty, when you first ascended the throne, without these few ministers, it seems that no one is available."
Zhu Yunxuan looked at Liang Zhen coldly: "Isn't it just what you want?"
He really felt that it was a pity that although Zhang Nianling was pedantic, he was truly loyal to the monarch, and he was an example of officials in the world. The person chosen by Emperor Yang, Zhang Nianling and the others are naturally not him. For this supreme position, he is destined to have blood on his hands.
The smile in Liang Zhen's eyes deepened: "Your Majesty does not trust your ministers like this? Your ministers risked the great injustice of the world to help you ascend to the throne, but you turned your face away in a blink of an eye and refused to recognize anyone, and you were always on guard against your ministers, suspecting that your ministers would give birth to other things. Mind, it really makes Chen Hanxin feel cold."
Zhu Yunxuan didn't want to argue, and said indifferently: "Then King Xian, was you also captured by you?"
"How is it possible, Your Majesty looks down on the minister too much. What kind of person is King Xian, where can the minister win." Liang Zhen smiled and shook his head. of.
Zhu Yunxuan looked at the ashes in the brazier that had been blown in by the fan from nowhere, and his eyes became darker: "The jade seal... You already knew that he wanted Zhu Yunqiong?"
Liang Zhen raised his eyebrows: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"Ah."
In the end, his father and emperor never considered him from the beginning to the end, and it was always his unwillingness to give up. He and his elder brother were nothing more than stepping stones left by Emperor Zhaoyang for others. How sad.