"It seems that all of you are accomplices of those two thieves. I ordered someone to make a list of traitorous officials, make it into a stone tablet, and place it at the entrance of the inner city for the people inside and outside to see.
At that time, your names will be added.
Thousands of years later, when future generations see this stone tablet, they will think of how many years ago, you and your sycophants forced the emperor to death and were so rebellious that they will definitely spurn the stone tablet and your name. "
King Zhennan's words obviously hit those people's weakness.
To be honest, everyone is afraid of death, but literati care more about reputation.
A scholar may not be greedy for money, power, or even afraid of death, but it is impossible not to cherish his reputation.
It is impossible to have no desires and no desires.
But if the King of Zhennan distorted the facts in the history books, wrote them in a close-up, and described them as sycophants who brought disaster to the country and the people, who would be able to verify this period of history thousands of years later.
They will really be infamy for eternity and be nailed to the pillar of shame.
At the thought of this, these people were completely shaken. They covered their faces with their sleeves and slowly walked into the group on the left.
King Zhennan smiled meaningfully,
"Well, it seems that you are all loyal and good."
"Lord Zuo Xiang."
"I'm here!"
Zheng Sanlang immediately stepped forward.
"Now that His Majesty is dead, what should we, as ministers, do?"
Facing the question of King Zhennan, Zheng Sanlang immediately said,
"Of course I will immediately welcome the prince into the palace, take over the throne, organize the funeral of the late emperor, and then hold the enthronement ceremony to officially ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor! Respect the emperor and the queen mother!"
There is a difference between succession and enthronement. Succession is just to inherit the great unity and inheritance of the previous emperor, including the throne, while enthronement is to formally ascend the throne and become the emperor.
The normal process is that the emperor dies - the prince succeeds to the throne - the posthumous edict is issued - the filial piety is observed - the emperor ascends the throne - the throne of emperor - the empress dowager of the two palaces is respected - the edict is issued to the world.
In history, many heirloom rebellions occurred when the new king succeeded to the throne but had not yet ascended the throne.
At this moment, the guard outside the door shouted loudly,
"Report! Prince Qi, I just received news that the prince's family was killed by two thieves!"
Hearing this, Zhennan Wang Youyou said,
"The two thieves are really committing an unforgivable crime. They failed to force His Majesty to death, but they even wanted to kill the Crown Prince. They really wanted to overthrow my great power.
Mr. Zuo Xiang, the prince is dead, what should I do? "
Zheng Sanlang said immediately,
"According to the ancestral system, a virtuous person of suitable age must be selected from the royal family to inherit the throne."
"Report!"
The guard at the door shouted again,
"Prince Qi, I just received news that all members of the royal family were killed by two thieves!"
All officials are covered in black lines.
Okay, okay, this is how you play, right? Singing a double act, right?
You two are having so much fun singing together.
The guard at the door didn't even move. Where did he go to receive the information?
If you play like this, then we will know what you are thinking.
King Zhennan was so angry that he kicked Yuan away and roared,
"Yeah, yeah! Common man, traitor! The two thieves were so treasonous and even murdered the entire royal family. It is really an unforgivable crime.
Come on, go and arrest all the traitor’s family members and execute them in Ling Chi! "
"As you command!"
Then, King Zhennan sat down again, covered his forehead, and continued,
"Lord Zuo Xiang, you are the head of a hundred officials. Tell me, your majesty has passed away, the prince has passed away, and the entire royal family has died. This... what should we do?"
Zheng Sanlang pretended to cry twice and then said,
"Your Majesty, the only way for now is to continue to search for members of the royal family, and while searching, hold a funeral for Emperor Daxing. After all, the late emperor passed away, and the funeral still needs to be held.
It's just that the sky cannot live without sun, and the country cannot live without a king. If there are really no royal members who still exist, they can only choose virtuous people to inherit the throne through the recommendation of hundreds of officials. "
King Zhennan nodded,
"Yes, that's the only way it can be. Anyway, let's ask the officials to go back. Although His Majesty has passed away, the court still has to function. You must not neglect it.
The funeral of Emperor Daxing and the search for the royal family had to be done together.
As for choosing a new king, let me oversee the country.
My lords, please withdraw from the court. "
"Your Majesty, please leave!"
All the officials tacitly agreed to submit to the King of Zhennan.
After all the officials left, King Zhennan said to the lady beside him,
"This Zheng Sanlang is really sensible. Let me tell you, he immediately knows what playing means and can answer it immediately. Some people really get better and better the more they use it. The position of left prime minister should continue to be retained. Give him a seat, he's so useful."
"That's right. Otherwise, you could have entered the city so smoothly?"
"During this period, the harem is a bit chaotic. You will continue to live in the palace for now. After I ascend the throne, I will officially let you live in the palace and become the queen."
Hearing this, the lady sneered and said,
"Do you think I'm getting in the way here? Okay, it's getting dark now. You can continue to favor your queen. I won't be here to get in your way. I'm leaving."
After the lady left, King Zhennan stood up with a smile and walked towards Kunning Palace.
That night, in Kunning Palace, another ecstatic and lustful sound was heard, making people feel weak and weak.
…
In the north of the capital, a hundred miles away, an inconspicuous little inn beside the official road was dimly lit.
A fast horse galloped from the direction of the capital and stopped at the door of the inn. The man on the horse quickly ran to the second floor, knocked on the door of a room three times.
"Enter."
The door opened and the man looked into the room.
In the room, there were two people dressed as guards, protecting a middle-aged man dressed as a merchant.
"Meet Eunuch Huang."
"How's it going? Is there any news from the capital?"
Eunuch Huang immediately asked anxiously.
"My father-in-law, the capital city... fell. The army of King Zhennan invaded the city and started killing. His majesty was buried in the sky, and the villain managed to escape in the chaos only after he fought to his death."
Hearing this, Eunuch Huang's eyes were immediately filled with tears. He covered his mouth tightly to prevent himself from crying.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty has the foresight. Last night, he asked the old slave to take his edict, jade seal and Shang Fang Baojian to leave the capital first. As soon as the news of the fall of the capital is confirmed, he will immediately take these things and go north to Weihu County. Give these things to the Sixth Prince and Lord Nie...
Your Majesty... you have taken care of everything. "
Eunuch Huang put these three things neatly on the table, then kowtowed and said,
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Even if I don't want this life, I still want to deliver your edict and these treasures to the Sixth Prince.
Continue the tradition of my Dafeng, continue my Dafeng country Zuo! "
"Your Majesty! Have a good journey, old slave. You will definitely serve the Sixth Prince well, assist the new Emperor in ascending the throne, and give me back the strong wind and a bright future!"
