The ninth day of the first lunar month arrived as promised. Although the sky was gloomy early that morning, Prince Liu Yan was in a particularly comfortable mood. He had already planned every step he would take next. When the sky was still gray and bright, Liu Yan had already taken advantage of it. The sedan chair goes to Xuanzheng Hall.
When Liu Yan came to the Xuanzheng Hall, all the civil and military officials had gathered. The morning court time was almost here, but the chief eunuch was nowhere to be found to announce the ceremony. The officials in the hall began to whisper. Everyone waited for a long time, but still didn't see the emperor come forward, so everything exploded. Today is the first day of the New Year's court meeting. Every year, the emperor will come as scheduled to preside over the court meeting, listen to official reports, dispatch civil and military personnel, and plan the country's new year. What should we do? Why don't we see the emperor come to court today?
Ning Wang Liu Xun was also a little anxious at this moment. He looked up at Liu Yan who was standing not far away when no one was paying attention, but found that his expression was a little strange. His expression and behavior could not be said to be indifferent, but he could not be said to be anxious or nervous. ,Did something really happen to my father? Or maybe Liu Yan already knew about his father's situation? But there was no news from the palace that there was something wrong with the father! All this was clouded in Liu Xun's mind. When he thought of the memorial that had been prepared to impeach Li Shizhi in the past few days, he became more and more impatient. He looked back at his confidants and saw that they were also looking at him blankly. He seemed to be asking himself if something had happened to the emperor. Liu Xun could only frown and twist his face to express his ignorance.
Just when everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pot, Zhang Chen, the emperor's personal eunuch, walked out from behind the screen, and then announced in a sharp voice: "The emperor has spoken: My dragon body is not in good condition, and the power over the affairs of the morning will be handed over to the prince." The director exercises the power of supervising the country, and all matters big and small are handled by His Highness the Crown Prince."
After all the civil and military officials of His Highness were in an uproar, they remembered to kneel down and salute. Just when the ministers were shouting long live, King Ning Liu Xun and others were already at a loss, as if they were facing an abyss. On the other hand, Prince Liu Yan looked confident and a villain who had succeeded. Liu Xun could not help but grit his teeth and secretly hated his father. How come you are so good and so sick? Once the prince is allowed to take power, won't the efforts of the past few days be in vain? Could it be that this guy Liu Yan is doing this secretly? Thinking of this, Liu Xun's eyes flashed with a trace of anger and a trace of fear.
After Zhang Cen finished his oral speech, he bowed to the prince who was standing under his highness and signaled the prince to come to the palace to preside over the ceremony. Liu Yan also nodded, then pretended to look back at the civil and military officials behind him, and murmured: "This... I have little talent and qualifications, so I should be in charge of national affairs..." Liu Yan's eyes searched. For a moment, it landed on Liu Xun, Uncle Ning not far away, "Uncle Wang should be in charge!" and then made a gesture of invitation.
Everyone was at a loss when they saw the prince's humility. Everyone knew that Liu Yan's move was to kill three birds with one stone. Firstly, it was to test King Ning's mind. Secondly, it was to see who among the courtiers around him would support King Ning. , and the third is to reflect the prince's humility, courtesy and respect for his elders.
Liu Xun saw that everyone's eyes were on him, and he was at a loss for a moment. Today's situation did not develop at all as he thought. He originally wanted to take advantage of today's New Year's meeting to use the evidence he collected to accuse Prime Minister Li Shi Zhi didn't expect that his father would fall ill, and he didn't expect that the supervision of the country would be handed over to his son Liu Yan. Liu Yan recommended that he be the supervisor of the country, and his intention was obvious. Now he is in charge of the court. In the overall situation, it would not help if Li Shizhi's case was submitted to him for handling. Otherwise, it would only cause fire. Liu Xun looked at everyone's strange looks and said calmly: "Since the emperor is not in good health and has entrusted the prince with state affairs, of course I will obey my father's decree and do my best to assist the prince."
Liu Yan was quite satisfied with this answer and nodded slightly to Uncle Wang. Liu Yan's confidants were even more delighted, and immediately responded one after another: "The prince presides over important matters, and we will fully assist him."
"Okay!" Liu Yan saluted the officials around him, "Since you are so respectful, it would be better to obey my orders than to be respectful."
After a tiring day, Liu Yan could finally take off his court clothes and have a good rest. When he returned to the mansion, the first thing Liu Yan did was to go to his study. The study room in the Prince's Mansion was extremely spacious and had always been one of his favorite places. When he usually met with his confidants or discussed confidential matters, he would have people come to the study room. It was already evening. Liu Yan didn't care about dinner, so he immediately summoned Xu Bingde, Xun Mou, Du Zongting, and Deng Zhuo to discuss tomorrow's plan. He couldn't wait to implement his plan immediately. After he arranged everyone's speeches for tomorrow, , and then let a few of them go home. Just as Xu Bingde and others were walking out of the courtyard, Liu Yan sent someone to call Deng Zhuo back to the study.
Deng Zhuo suddenly felt confused. When he came to the study, he quickly closed the door and saw the prince admiring a landscape painting in the middle of the study with his hands behind his back. Deng Zhuo didn't dare to disturb him, but just hunched over and smiled softly and asked, "Your Highness has summoned me, do you have any other instructions?"
Liu Yan was indifferent for a moment, then sneered: "Are you ready?"
Deng Zhuo reacted for a moment, then clasped his fists firmly and replied: "Everything is ready!"
Liu Yan nodded confidently, "Very good! How do the people below react?"
"Yes!" Deng Zhuo bowed again, "My subordinates also mobilized the Jinwu Guards again in the afternoon. Everyone responded unanimously and firmly supported His Highness the Crown Prince. No one out of the ordinary was found."
Liu Yan looked stern, "Very good! Now that you have your Jin Wu Guards, I will be even more powerful!"
Deng Zhuo hurriedly knelt down on one knee to show his loyalty, "Your Highness is serious, the Jinwu Guard is your Highness's, and the younger one is also yours."
"Haha..." Liu Yan looked up to the sky and roared, "Deng Zhuo! You don't need to panic. You are my general. I trust you more than others. Don't let me live up to my hard work!" "
"Your Highness's kindness will be unforgettable. Have you cleared all your promises?"
Deng Zhuowei repaid him with death. "
Liu Yan nodded with satisfaction, "Yeah! Now the Jinwu Guards nodded slightly, "It has been cleaned up, and all Gao Yun's confidants have been sent away. Today's Jinwu Guards can be said to have a completely new look, and they are just like your highness's trusted team. As long as No one dares to disobey your order. "
There was a hint of cunning in Liu Yan's stern eyes. He couldn't help but clapped his hands, then slowly turned around and cheered to Deng Zhuo, "Okay, okay! Great things can be done now! God is helping me..." Liu Yan After Yan laughed, his smile suddenly dropped, his expression was solemn, and his eyes shot out a burst of cold light, "Deng Zhuo, if we only need to kill one more person now, we will have achieved half the success!"
