On June 23rd, nearly two months had passed since the night of Emperor Jiwu's death. The crown prince, who suddenly slowed down, finally, under the urging of all civil and military officials, announced his enthronement as emperor and conferred rewards at the same time. ceremony.
"The auspicious time has come! Fire the gun salute..."
Following the eunuch's yell, the gate of the palace square opened immediately, and the sound of cannons and drums shook the sky. Thousands of officials from all walks of life, as well as relatives of the emperor, poured into the square in two long lines. It is the most solemn court dress.
A high platform has been set up in front of the main hall, because it is still during the national mourning period, festive red is not allowed to appear, not only the high platform is covered with a solemn black carpet, even the lanterns have turned blue, and the court clothes of the officials are all solemn Mainly.
"My lord! Please..."
Zhao Guanren, who was dressed in a black dragon robe, was surrounded by a large number of officials, and came to the front on the right side of the high platform. The Yuan family headed by Hong Luan was directly opposite, and all the officials of the Yuan family party were also present.
The officials of the imperial party were also clearly distinguished. Under the leadership of the prince and the brothers of the late emperor, they all stood in front of the high platform. Stand on the far right side of the square.
"This prince is deliberately messing with us..."
Standing behind Zhao Guanren, Lu Datou said grumblingly, "You're going to get married in a few days, and he just happened to be enthroned at this time. After the award, there is a lot of etiquette. The wedding will be postponed 100%. Maybe we will get August again!"
"Master Zheng! In fact, the wedding itself will be postponed..."
An old man stood beside him and said: "The envoys of the Anchang Kingdom arrived in embarrassment the night before when they encountered a mountain torrent. The princess's dowry was lost a lot, and it would take some time to buy it again. Moreover, there was chaos in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Someone The army rebelled!"
"What?"
Lu Datou was surprised and said: "At this juncture of rebellion, I think they don't want to surrender, and they deliberately find something to delay time?"
"This time it's not them who are doing things, but the rebels I let Shun Guo support. They are really rebellious..."
Zhao Guanren said with a smile: "There is a general in Thailand named Bai Shayang, who is not only powerful but also intelligent. Later, I released a female onmyoji. She revealed the secret of the Heavenly King's corruption. As a result, the Heavenly King sent someone to chase her down. She was furious. Join forces with others to rebel!"
"Hey~"
Lu Datou smiled and said: "It's really unlucky that mother opened the door for unlucky - unlucky to get home! Just as the old heavenly king was about to commit suicide to thank the world, a tyrannical rebel popped up right away, have they done it now?"
"The old heavenly king has already committed suicide, and his head is ready to be transported to the country of Ji to make amends, so Bai Shayang suddenly launched an attack while the new king was in a state of desperation..."
Zhao Guanren said: "More than half a month ago, Baishayang was besieging the capital. I heard that the army was defeated, so the six princesses and princesses in Thailand may suddenly become refugees. Qianye Hui cried to me the day before yesterday. Let me help their family!"
"Are the Thais trying to survive with broken arms..."
Lu Datou thought about it: "If the rebellion succeeds, the previous account will be cancelled. As long as Baishayang kidnaps the Thai royal family and sends them to the two countries for disposal, we have no reason to ask them for money, and send a concubine. It can even become a marriage!"
"Master Zheng is really insightful, we think so too..."
More than a dozen ministers nodded their heads, and a minister said: "The old king committed suicide. If we send a new king for us to kill, the two countries have no reason to trouble them. Bai Shayang can get married in a legitimate way, and the concubine will become a wife!"
"Ha~"
Zhao Guanren smiled disdainfully: "It doesn't matter who is in charge, if you don't beat them to bleed, I will take their surname Qianye!"
"Your Highness!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials also said: "Almost none of the important officials and generals from all walks of life in Jiangbei were present, and only adjutants were sent to take orders. Yuan Erye and Yuan Sanye also complained of illness in Jiangbei. It seems that they are determined to row the river and leave. Cured!"
"After watching for two months, I finally stood in line..."
The officials all straightened their backs. The battle for the throne in Jiguo is just a family battle. The common people are watching it as a lively scene, but only the people in the court know that this is a power reshuffle in Jiguo. Today is the real chapter when.
Zhao Guanren must be the most evil force in the history of the Ji Kingdom. Now most of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River support him, and the merchants are even more one-sided. They don't rely on fists or money, but every family has a mother-in-law standing behind him. Almost all of them were his father-in-law and uncle.
"Master Yuezhang..."
Zhao Guanren turned around and cupped his hands and said with a smile: "We don't fight against the country, we don't stand in teams, we just consolidate the country and enjoy the country. No matter who is the emperor, he has to use us, so that our family can last forever and enjoy the glory forever!"
"Haha~ My son-in-law is right, we are all one family..."
All the officials laughed heartily. The best way to integrate into a circle is naturally to become relatives of their family, and Zhao Guanren is like a middleman, linking them all together and using his own brand to form a family business.
"The prince is here!"
The eunuch suddenly yelled, only to see that the prince was wearing a golden dragon robe and a beaded curtain crown, striding out of the palace, the left hand was the princess who was half a step behind, the couple were all dressed up, their weapons Yuxuan came to the high platform in high spirits.
"Huh? Is the princess happy..."
All the officials looked at the Crown Princess in surprise. Although the Crown Princess was wearing a wide phoenix robe, her corseted abdomen was obviously bulging, and her thin face was much rounder.
"Congratulations! It's been more than a month..."
The Crown Princess's natal family was beaming, but the three seniors looked strange, and they all subconsciously looked at Zhao Guanren.
Zhao Guanren picked his nose with a guilty conscience. He had no intention of keeping the crown prince alive, so naturally he didn't take contraceptive measures. As a result, the crown princess was really easy to give birth to, and she unexpectedly got pregnant all at once.
Fortunately, the younger sister of the princess was clever, and when she found out that she didn't come for her period, she quickly used her aunt's cloth to disguise her, and then let her lure the prince to have sex once, and put the blame on the prince again.
"Burning incense! Offering sacrifices to heaven..."
The Minister of Rites personally presided over the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, and the monks were already ready at the incense table. After the prince and the princess knelt down to burn incense, all the civil and military officials also knelt down. However, it cannot be held during the national funeral, and the ceremony is not so cumbersome.
"Long live the emperor! Long live..."
When the crown prince received the canonized scroll, thousands of people shouted long live at the same time. At this moment, the crown prince was officially enthroned as emperor, and the princess was also promoted to empress.
"Emperor Jiwu may not have imagined until his death that his century-old dynasty has only been in power for more than ten years..."
Zhao Guanren raised his head and looked at Emperor Yongji. Emperor Yongji did not look high-spirited, and his whole person was much calmer than when he was the prince. Next came the canonization ceremony of the prince and princess.
"Oh~ I haven't seen Yongning in a month, her belly is so big..."
Lu Datou raised his head in surprise, only to see that the emperor took Yongning out of the hall, the little Yongning, who was nearly five months pregnant, had already become a young woman with a big belly, and the loose robes could not cover her belly , but she was followed by a strange girl on the right side.
"Hmph~ Your majesty is going to be a demon..."
Zhao Guanren knelt down on one knee and sneered. The emperor's grandson's face was very ugly. After bringing the two girls to the center of the high platform, he first carried out the canonization of the crown prince. It's up to him to decide.
"Guan'er! Choose carefully, the princess will be your good wife in the future..."
Emperor Yongji was already sitting in front of the hall, staring at his son meaningfully. The queen sat beside him with a half-smile, and the maids immediately took out two trays, one with a jade ruyi on it, and the other Only the top is a sachet.
"My son obeys!"
The prince wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. According to the rules of the royal family of the Ji Kingdom, the one who takes the wishful will be the crown princess, and the sachet will be given to the side concubine. , it will be difficult to abolish it.
"Ka~"
The prince tremblingly picked up Yu Ruyi, and walked in front of Yongning with a pale face. Emperor Yongji immediately coughed heavily from behind, the hand that the prince had just stretched out trembled suddenly, and subconsciously looked at the strange girl on the other side. Looking at him expectantly.
"Useless stuff! You can't even protect your own wife and children, so wait for us to collect the corpse..."
Yong Ning uttered a sentence from between his teeth, only to see the prince's eyes suddenly turned hard, and he handed Ruyi to her with both hands, and Emperor Yong Ji stood up in shock, and the princes in the audience also widened their eyes , couldn't believe their eyes.
"Thank you for your kindness, my concubine is not so lucky..."
Yongning actually pushed Yu Ruyi back slowly, and said in a low voice: "You and I are a husband and wife after all, I don't want to make it difficult for you, but you must remember to me, you owe our mother and son a debt of blood again, in this life If you are a cow or a horse, you have to return it!"
"Yongning! Thank you, I will definitely repay you..."
The prince was so touched that tears streamed down his face, and he walked up to the strange girl with guilt on his face, and stuffed Yu Ruyi into her arms, then picked up the sachet with both hands, and handed it to Yongning with tears in his eyes.
"Papa papa..."
The audience immediately burst into warm applause. In fact, not only the emperor's family, but also many ministers did not want Yongning to be the crown princess. They are all foreigners. Now that Yongning declined the crown princess on his own initiative, his good reputation cannot be escaped. .
Next is the highlight of the day. The Ye and Yuan families recognize their ancestors and return to their clan. Hong Luan personally went forward and held out a luxurious longevity card, which was written in large golden characters-Buddha’s light, the ancestor of the long live dynasty, Zhao’s son Strong and long-term salary!
"Longevity card? The ancestor of the Zhao family is still alive..."
All the officials in the audience were in an uproar, everyone thought that Zhao Ziqiang was dead, but who knew he was alive and kicking, but after the descendants of the Zhao family boasted, they knew that Zhao Ziqiang had "become a fairy" and had long since ignored the world of mortals.
"The descendants of the Zhao family! All kneel down, recognize the ancestors and return to the clan..."
Hongluan respectfully placed the memorial tablet on the altar. As Zhao Ziqiang's concubine, she stood alone on the high platform, while Emperor Yongji had already walked down with his wife and children, standing in front of the high platform with the Yuan family's descendants , Kneeling three times and knocking nine times seriously.
"Boom~"
Sudden!
The entire imperial palace was shaken three times by a thunderstorm from the drought, and everyone raised their heads in shock. Unexpectedly, the clear sky suddenly changed, and lightning bolts criss-crossed in the sky. It got dark.
"Oops! Five thunders strike the top, Hong Luan quickly come down..."
Zhao Guanren yelled out in horror, but before Hongluan could react, a thick bolt of lightning suddenly struck the top of the hall, blowing out a big hole in the tile roof, and the wooden keel immediately caught fire, scaring everyone. Everyone exclaimed again and again.
"Get down! Don't get up..."
Zhao Guanren slammed Lu Da's head on the ground, followed by a few crackling sounds, and three bolts of lightning fell on the palace one after another, smashing the glorious hall into a mess, and the last one unexpectedly struck again. Slashed on the high platform.
"Boom~"
There was a loud bang that shook the sky, and the lightning seemed to have eyes, and struck the longevity card impartially. The longevity card was instantly turned into a ball of ashes, and the altar table below was smashed to pieces.
"Why, how did this happen, who is casting the spell..."
Lu Datou was holding his head dumbfounded, and all the people in the square were dumbfounded, while Zhao Guanren said with a pale face: "It's not magic! This is because God can't tolerate Zhao Ziqiang anymore. To recognize the ancestor and return to the clan is to provoke God. We The trouble... is big!"