Hearing the sound of hurried footsteps approaching, the little emperor thought it was the Empress Dowager Lou and was about to stand up to greet her. He saw Gao Yan barging in with murderous intent. The little emperor was so frightened that he cowered up. Empress Dowager Li Zu'e rushed over to comfort him.
The little emperor asked in fear, "Sixth...sixth uncle...what is this..."
Gao Yan didn't answer, but with a look he asked the people around him to take action and pull the emperor from his throne.
At this moment, Gongsun Yu rushed out from nowhere. Before the people around Gao Yan could fight back, Gongsun Yu took Gao Yan hostage and turned around to the little emperor.
The people brought by Gao Yan saw that Gongsun Yu actually held Gao Yan hostage, and they did not dare to act rashly, accusing Gongsun Yu of returning to Beijing without permission.
Gongsun Yu didn't answer and asked instead, "You guys have an imperial edict to stop the ministers outside the palace and not allow them to go to court?"
The little emperor and the empress dowager later found out why there was no one there today. The little emperor knew something big was going to happen today, and he was even more frightened.
Those people looked embarrassed, and heard Gongsun Yu ask, "Whose order was it to drive the emperor away?" They thought that if Gao Yan hadn't been captured just now, the little emperor would have been pulled down from the throne.
Gao Yan knew that he was not injured and was no match for Gongsun Yu. Now that he was injured, he was no match for him. Seeing Gongsun Yu holding the knife on his neck, he was about to cut his neck if he didn't hold his breath. He hurriedly said, "Gongsun Yu, you go first." Let me go..."
Gongsun Yu asked: "Didn't King Changshan say that he didn't rebel? Why is that? You are good at killing the prime minister and do such arrogant things. Don't blame me for the sword in my hand." After saying this, he tightened the sword in his hand, his eyes were cold and murderous. .
The little emperor and the empress dowager were both shocked. The prime minister was fine yesterday, but when was he killed? The little emperor was so frightened that his face turned pale.
Gao Yan couldn't lean his neck back hard because he was really afraid that if he leaned his neck forward, his head would disappear. Pretending to be calm, he said, "Even if you kill me, the emperor will die together, as well as your close relatives from the Gongsun family..."
"Your Majesty, please don't talk about my close relatives. We can just talk directly. The Gongsun family was in Northern Qi earlier than the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Why didn't Empress Dowager Lou take action against them? It's not because the Gongsun family was so powerful in Northern Qi. , it is so intricate that Empress Dowager Lou does not dare to move easily? Even if the clan elders are killed, they all have children and blood relatives. If the Gongsun family resists, what will the royal army do? Although my father is on the border, he still has heavy troops. Are you afraid of this? You can’t afford to offend, right?”
yes! Gao Yang, the founding emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and his father Gao Huan were powerful officials in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. The Gongsun family is older than the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Are you still afraid of a dynasty that has just emerged?
Gao Yan asked: "What do you mean? Could it be that Gongsun Mansion also wants to replace it?"
Gongsun Yu said: "Wrong! The emperor is still here, the most I can kill is a king? Where can I replace him?" As he spoke, the sword edge was about to cut Gao Yan's neck.
Gao Yan was frightened after hearing this, and quickly grabbed the blade with both hands. Perhaps because of fear, his hands started to bleed instantly, and he didn't even know it hurt.
"Gongsun Yu, you don't want it. Hurry up...let it go...let the Sixth Emperor go..." The little emperor saw Gao Yan holding Gongsun Yu's sword tightly with bloody hands, leaving a bloody mouth on his neck. The real Gongsun Yu Gao Yandao's head was cut off at once, and he begged Gongsun Yu in fear.
Gao Yan heard the emperor plead for him and immediately said, "Gongsun Yu, the emperor has issued an order, but you still won't let go..."
It was hard to disobey the emperor's order, Gongsun Yu just loosened the edge of his sword slightly, but had no intention of letting go.
At this time, the young emperor Gao Yin was thinking about the Prime Minister being killed, and cried to Gongsun Yu, "Gongsun Yu, I know that you and Prime Minister Yang have always been loyal to me, but... But I am really tired. I don't want to live such a fearful life anymore. I will give up the throne to Uncle Sixth Emperor, I just want peace..." After saying that, he took off the crown from his head and handed it to Gao Yan.
Gao Yan couldn't bear to see his beloved nephew crying so hard now, but looking at which throne was so tempting...
Gongsun Yu said to Gao Yin, "Your Majesty, no... you and I... and the support of the Gongsun family..."
"You all please let me go... I have never had a peaceful night's sleep since I ascended the throne. I often dream that I am either scolded by the Empress Dowager Lou or that I die unexpectedly... I know that I am too stupid to take on the big responsibility, so I gave up the throne to the Six Emperors Uncle, just do it, I’m really, really tired..."
Gao Yin claimed that he was really exhausted both physically and mentally.
Gao Yin saw that Gongsun Yu still didn't let go, and said, "Gongsun Yu, please let Uncle Sixth Emperor go, and let me go too. I'm really tired, very tired, very tired... I just ask Uncle Sixth Emperor for the sake of the late emperor and his family." For the sake of being a brother, just give me a way to survive..." Then he went to get the sword in Gongsun Yu's hand.
Gongsun Yu was unwilling to accept "Your Majesty, you must not..."
Gao Yan also quickly promised, "If you let me be the emperor, I will treat Gao Yin well and help you eliminate the suspicion of rebellion..."
"Whether I, Gongsun Yu, has rebelled, the prince knows better than anyone, right?"
"If you don't wash it away, public opinion will make a fortune..."
Gongsun Yu said: "Those who are clean will be clean themselves. Even if they are unjustly killed, won't there be princes accompanying them on the road?" with a cold look.
Gao Yan could see Gongsun Yu's fierceness and felt that he was surrounded by a coldness.
Gao Yin still asked Gongsun Yu to release Gao Yan. He tried hard to take away the sword that Gongsun Yu had placed on Gao Yan's neck. After all, the emperor took the sword himself, but he could not obey or resist. Gongsun Yu was unwilling to give in. He said sadly, "Your Majesty, do you think carefully?"
"I've been cautious too many times, especially recently... I want to leave here day and night, and live a quiet life. I really can't bear it... all kinds of imposed controls, all kinds of constraints, all kinds of fear... Help me, Gongsun Yu ?" Still wanting to take the sword from Gongsun Yu's hand.
Gongsun Yu was really unwilling to accept that the emperor he was loyal to gave up so easily... Looking at Gao Yin's tearful eyes, there was a deep melancholy on the face of a teenage boy... Suddenly he thought that he had also been subjected to various punishments because of the honor of his family. The oppression made him feel resentful and tired, but he had to obey. Gao Yin may have personally experienced the mood at this time, and he felt the same.
Although Gongsun Yu was unwilling to give in, he still felt sorry for him. Perhaps he also felt sorry for his former self.
Gao Yan struck the iron road while it was hot: "Gongsun Yu, I swear to you here that if I become the emperor, I will treat Gao Yin well. Otherwise, God will not tolerate it, and disaster will happen."
Gao Yin kept trying hard to take away the sword that Gongsun Yu had placed on Gao Yan's neck. Gongsun Yu was afraid of hurting the little emperor. Hearing Gao Yan's promise, he could also see Gao Yin's tiredness and sincere desire to be the emperor. He looked at the little emperor. The emperor, unwilling and disappointed, let go of the sword in his hand.
There was just a clang sound and the sword fell to the ground.
The moment the sword was taken off Gao Yan's neck, Gao Yan tried to relax and took a hesitant step back. Only then did he see that his hands were stained red with blood. No wonder Gao Yin was so frightened. Knowing that he had always been timid, he was also highly nervous and did not try the pain. If he hadn't grabbed the sword with all his strength and Gao Yin's pleading, Thinking of Gongsun Yu's fierceness just now, he felt a little scared.
Gongsun Yu saw that Gao Yin really had no intention of continuing to be emperor, so he could only grant Gao Yan "I hope King Changshan will become the emperor. Remember what I said today. If you don't treat your nephew well, you will be punished."
Gao Yan naturally agreed. The guards Gao Yan brought with him saw that not only was Gao Yan's hand bleeding from the sword blade, but also there was a deep blood mark on his neck, they hurriedly bandaged him briefly.
Gongsun Yu said calmly: "Since I did not rebel, I want to bury all the bodies of the people in the secret council. The prime minister has been killed, and his clan and family members should not be implicated in this."
Gao Yan hesitated and agreed, but he asked the Yang family to move out of the Prime Minister's Mansion and all leave the capital.
Gao Yan reported Yang Min's charges to Empress Dowager Lou and asked for punishment for committing suicide without permission. Empress Dowager Lou immediately deposed Emperor Gao Yin as King of Jinan. On the same day, Gao Yan ascended the throne in Xuande Hall, granted a general amnesty to the world, and named him Huangjian. An edict was issued to honor the Empress Dowager Lou Zhaojun as the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager Li Zu'e to be called the Empress Wenxuan.
Gao Yan was naturally full of joy, and Empress Dowager Lou was also full of smiles and pride.
When Gao Yin was named Queen of Jinan, she also tried to feel more relaxed. Li Zue watched her son being named Queen of Jinan, and she felt much more relaxed. She felt distressed and happy at the same time. She had never seen her son happy since he was registered. He was going around in circles. Perhaps this result is the best.
On the day Gao Yan ascended the throne, he ordered Jinan King Gao Yin to move out of the palace to Jinan immediately, and sent an army to supervise and escort him all the way. Gao Yin could only say goodbye to his mother Li Zu'e in a hurry.
Gao Yan ascended the throne today, but Lou Xiping was not seen in Gongsun Yu's hall. Lou Xiping can be said to be Gao Yan's confidant. If he is not here on such an important occasion, he must have a special mission.
Gongsun Yu knew that Gao Yan was not willing to let Yang Min's family go when he promised to do so. Although he was granted amnesty, how could he tolerate Yang Min's strong opposition and repeated obstruction at the beginning.
Yang Min was the prime minister and he was strongly opposed to him. Gao Yan definitely wanted to kill him as a warning to establish his prestige. He must have sent Lou Xiping to the Yang Mansion to kill the Yang family members before the amnesty was announced. Even if Lou Xiping pleads guilty then, it would only be a matter of circumstance. Up.
Gongsun Yu felt that something was strange. The emperor ordered the King of Jinan to leave the capital. Gao Yan knew that he would personally see the King of Jinan off. But Lou Xiping is not in the main hall, is he going to Yang Mansion? He was worried about the safety of the people in the Yang family, so he could only order Luan Yue to go to the Yang family in person to inform Yang Min's wife Gao, asking them to leave the capital as soon as possible, and asked Luan Yue to escort them personally.
