Everyone strode towards the front palace, but this time, all the experts they brought were left outside the palace.
Only Wang Fugui, the prince, Han Yun, Fairy Xuanyi and Nian'an walked into the hall.
All civil and military officials in the court looked over eagerly.
They know that today is the day that determines the fate of the world.
The day when the new king will be decided,
It is a day that determines their own heads.
Whether it is the Donglin Party or other parties, whether it is the Liuye Party or the Princeling Party, they are all eagerly awaiting the results and waiting with fear.
Finally, the footsteps got closer and closer, and they saw it.
He saw the Sixth Prince, who was wearing a dragon robe and an imperial crown, and His Highness the Crown Prince, whose face was stained with tears.
Countless princeling members felt like they were struck by lightning.
At this moment, no one jumped up and shouted that the Sixth Prince was a traitor and a traitor.
You've already got the dragon robe on your body, so what else are you fighting for?
The eyes of all the officials of the Liuye Party were brightened. When they saw the dragon robe on Wang Fugui, they felt more kissable than when they saw his own father. They wanted to rush forward and kiss him fiercely.
But any minister who can sneak up to the court is not a human spirit. No matter how excited he is, he can still show his face without changing his face.
They know that it is not yet time for them to celebrate together.
When they reached the door, Han Yun, Fairy Xuanyi and Nian'an stopped moving.
The Sixth Prince and the Crown Prince continued to move forward.
The two of them walked to the front of the crowd.
The sixth prince stood facing the dragon chair, while the prince walked to the bottom of the dragon chair, where he had always been.
At least, before the imperial edict was read, this position still belonged to him.
The prince faced the ministers with a sad look on his face and said in a deep voice,
"Everyone, when my father learned that I was the mastermind behind the assassination of Marshal Yue, he was furious. His energy and blood attacked his heart, and his heart and veins were blocked. He already...died of illness and passed away in the palace."
Hearing this, all the ministers were shocked and fell to their knees, crying loudly.
"Your Majesty, why did you leave like this?"
"Your Majesty, you have a long way to go."
"Your Majesty, I have served you for more than twenty years. Why did you leave before me?"
"My emperor...my emperor is a sage, wise and benevolent king. He has governed a peaceful and prosperous age. He is the only emperor of the ages."
All the ministers were distraught, and even an old minister fainted from tears on the spot.
Their grief is not all staged.
Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.
The education that everyone has learned and received since childhood is to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country.
The emperor is heaven.
What's more, some veteran ministers became ministers earlier than the emperor succeeded to the throne. They have worked with the emperor in this court for more than 20 years and have long since developed feelings.
Although they knew that the emperor would die sooner or later.
Although they trembled from morning to night every day, fearing that the emperor would be angry and bleed thousands of miles away.
Although some of them support the prince and some support the sixth prince, this does not affect their deep feelings for the emperor.
After all, this emperor was a rare wise king, a shrewd, capable, hardworking and thrifty good emperor who created a peaceful and prosperous age. ..
He resisted foreign enemies with tough methods and never compromised.
Internally, he did not increase taxes, provided disaster relief in a timely manner, improved people's livelihood, punished corrupt officials, and did not waste money and people. After more than 20 years in power, he did not even build a palace.
It is difficult for such an emperor not to be loved by the people.
In the palace, the clock rings nine.
The emperor died.
After hearing the sound of the bell, all the people in the capital stopped what they were doing and looked blankly in the direction of the palace.
Soon, a butcher selling meat dropped his butcher's knife, ran to the street, knelt down and cried loudly.
Immediately afterwards, the boy in the restaurant,
The clerk of the horse store, the shopkeeper of the cloth store, the boss of the bank...
Countless people rushed out of their homes, came to the street, looked in the direction of the palace, knelt down and cried.
When the emperor dies, the whole city should be in mourning and the people should mourn at home.
But they didn't, they just ran straight to the street, completely ignoring their own image, and knelt down and cried loudly.
Unable to suppress the sadness in their hearts, they all ran out, knelt on the ground, and vented their grief.
In the eyes of the prince, this emperor was a demanding father who put too much pressure on him.
In the eyes of the Sixth Prince, he was his sworn enemy who killed his mother, and was the one who always wanted to force him to death.
In the eyes of the courtiers, he was a terrifying dictator who acted arbitrarily and exerted great control over the court.
But in the eyes of the people, he resisted powerful enemies externally, stabilized the country internally, reduced taxes and corvees, never resorted to militarism, was not arrogant and extravagant, and did not waste money and people. He was a diligent, thrifty and wise king who was very good to the people.
During these twenty-four years, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the country's strength flourished. When everyone mentioned the emperor, they would give a thumbs up and sincerely wish him long life.
Now, he is dead.
The people were so miserable that they could only cry to mourn this wise king.
He is not a good father, but he is definitely a good emperor.
In the court room.
The cries of the officials were no less than those of the common people, and the grief in their hearts was also real.
But they know that they can't keep crying like the common people and vent their grief wantonly. They still have their own things to do.
The common people can ignore national affairs, but as the pillars of the country, they still have to stabilize the court and the world.
A country cannot live without a king for a day.
After they finished crying, they all stood up and turned their attention to the prince in front of them again.
The prince took out the imperial edict, unfolded it, and read loudly,
"Edict of the Emperor Daxing!"
The ministers knelt down again, and this time, the Sixth Prince also knelt down to listen to the imperial edict.
"The emperor was entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the edict said:
The prince, Wang Zhen, has lost both his virtues and talents. He is the only eldest son in the land, and he is in the Wuji position. However, he is close to villains, distant ministers, suspicious of his brothers, unfilial to his father and emperor, colluding with both internal and external parties, harming the loyal and good, and destroying the foundation of our great river.
I think about this with heartache and heartache. I am really ashamed of myself. I did not know why I established the heir apparent. I am a...foolish king. I am guilty of this.
In accordance with the instructions of the ancestral temple, and for the sake of the world's prosperity, I abolished the position of Prince Wang Zhen and demoted him to a commoner. I ordered the Ministry of Punishments to imprison him, interrogate his crimes, and convict him and punish him.
Admire this. "
After the prince finished reading, he raised the imperial edict with both hands, knelt down and shouted,
"I plead guilty and thank the Lord for His kindness."
He knelt on the ground, untied the prince's hair crown, took off his four-clawed dragon robe, folded it respectfully, and placed it on the ground.
At this point, he is no longer a prince, but a commoner and a sinner.
"My Holy Emperor!"
All the ministers knelt down and shouted.
The sixth prince straightened up and looked at the prince's dragon robe lying on the ground with complicated eyes.
For many years, he had longed and imagined that he could put on those clothes, stand under the dragon throne, and face the ministers as the prince.
Now, those clothes were thrown on the ground, but he no longer had any desire to get them.
