The so-called joyful spring breeze means seeing all the flowers in one day. Even if Yang Shu drinks a glass of water now, he feels the aftertaste is endless and sweet.
In the battle at the North Gate, although Yang Shu did not take the lead, he was still riding on a large horse and carrying a gun, and even killed three people with his own sword.
So Yang Shu's hands were stained with blood, and he thought he was worthy of his majesty and current glory.
Relying on the secret surrender of Huang Zishan, the guard at the north gate, Yang Shu planned an ambush conspired by King Shou, King Qi, and King Wu to kill the three in turn.
The kings of Shou, Qi and Wu thought they were mantises catching cicadas, but they didn't know that there was a yellow bird behind them. When Yang Shu arrived, he was surrounded and attacked, and the North Gate defenders who were originally thought to be backup also Switching sides at this moment completely ruined all three people's chances of survival.
The heads Yang Shu cut off with his own hands were those of the three brothers who were defeated by him. The mood at that time was different from what Yang Shu had thought before. There was no guilt or confusion at all. What came out was a sense of joy after a long drought. The slights and injustices he had suffered over the years, and even the blame, were all over the place. I was completely released at that moment.
If you win, you win everything.
Lose, lose everything.
This is the cruel "big test" of the royal lineage, and it is also the foundation of the Yang family's inheritance for thousands of years in the old Jing Dynasty. Fierceness, prudence, determination, resourcefulness, city power, and luck. Only those who possess these qualities and luck can become the prince of the Jingjiu Dynasty, and will eventually become the emperor of the Jingjiu Dynasty.
Yang Shu was alive and had killed all his opponents. He went from being the least favored to winning them all. His momentum reached its peak. His eyes were blown off the floor and he also scared many, many people. Countless people who followed him were ecstatic.
The main ones who were happy were the merchants and the emerging nobles, who saw their status rising. This is also the reason why they have spared no efforts to help and follow Yang Shu for many years. In a sense, Yang Shu represented their interests, and Yang Shu's victory was the first time that this force, which had never appeared in the top-level political structure of the Jing Dynasty before, came to the fore.
The old clans controlled the upper structure of the Jing Dynasty, like an iron camp, and the emperor became a "flowing soldier." Not to mention the merchants and emerging nobles who don’t want to be leeks all the time and want to climb up, because the upward door is blocked.
Since the door is blocked, climb through the window!
If the windows are blocked, then tear down the walls, destroy the house and rebuild it!
This is not conjecture, but something that will definitely happen. Yang Shu's nature is by no means a fickle person. He has benefited from merchants and emerging nobles along the way, and he will definitely repay him in the future. In the same way, Yang Shu has suffered many difficulties and constraints from the old forces along the way, and he will definitely repay them twice as much.
As proud as Yang Shu was that all the guests and ministers under Prince Ling's Mansion, and even the servants in the Prince's Mansion, had endless smiles on their faces.
After winning the "big test", there will be a transfer of power. It started almost the day after the Battle of North Gate. Almost non-stop.
The first thing to be handed over was the affairs related to the Ministry of Household Affairs that Yang Shu was most familiar with. In this regard, the emperor directly ordered Bai Changqing, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, to recognize Yang Shu's authority. In other words, Yang Shu will directly govern the household department, and Bai Changqing will be directly responsible for Yang Shu.
On the third day after that, with the funeral bells of King Shou, King Qi, and King Wu, the golden bell of the palace rang, eighty-one times in total, and the middle door was opened wide, and a golden sedan chair was used to welcome Yang Shu in. On the same day, Yang Shu added a prefix to the royal family name: Prince.
In the 31st year of the Jing lunar calendar, on September 13th, Lingwang Shu stood out as the best among his peers in the royal family. He had the potential to inherit a great treasure, and was conferred by Emperor Jian as the crown prince. He inherited the destiny of the country and became the heir apparent.
On September 14th, at the Great Court Meeting, Yang Shu wore the royal robes of the crown prince for the first time and sat at the left side of the stage. Facing the ministers, he received the courtesy of the ministers and paid homage. On the same day, the imperial edict was issued from the Wanmin Palace to announce to the world.
On this day, there was an extra sun in the sky of Jingjiu Dynasty. Although it was not as bright as the original one, it was still too bright to look directly at.
After the imperial meeting, on September 15th, Yang Shu was waiting in the palace square early in the morning. When the emperor's car came out, he followed him out of the palace. The emperor opened the way with courtesy and headed towards Fenghong Villa outside the city.
This was the first time that the emperor and the crown prince traveled to worship their ancestors, so they did not use the teleportation circle to show off the royal dignity and etiquette. And this can be regarded as the Crown Prince's first public appearance, at least for the people of the Imperial City to see.
As soon as they left the city gate, the emperor called and asked Yang Shu to go over and ride with him. There should be something to say.
It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous. Yang Shu even felt that riding in a carriage with his father would make him more nervous than when he was in the life-and-death battle outside the north gate.
"You guys chat, I'll go out and take a look." Yang Xiu Sheng nodded to Yang Shu, got off the carriage, and followed outside. He knew that the following was a private conversation between father and son, and it was not suitable for him to sit next to it to avoid embarrassment.
As soon as Yang Xiu Sheng left, Yang Shu remained cautious. Speaking of which, it must have been more than ten years since he rode in the same carriage with his father, right? Yang Shu thought of this.
When he was a child, the emperor's impression on Yang Shu was that he was unsmiling, but still kind. When he was a teenager, the emperor was synonymous with majesty and irreversibility in Yang Shu's heart. When he became an adult and established a palace, the emperor was a symbol of the distance sitting in the clouds. He and the referee could only watch from a distance, not daring to look directly at him.
"Raise your head. You are now the crown prince of the Jingjiu Dynasty, and will soon be the emperor of the world. You no longer need to bow to anyone, and you no longer need to look at anyone's face, including me."
There was a smile on Yang Jian's pale face, he smiled proudly and relaxed. He has completed 80% of his last task after becoming emperor, and it will be completed after today, even more than a month faster than he had previously expected. In other words, Yang Shu's excellence exceeded his expectations. This is good. Yang Shu will be the emperor in the future. How can the emperor be so controlled? Being unexpected is what an emperor should be like.
"Yes, Father." Yang Shu's chest heaved violently several times and he raised his head. The emperor's words just now made him feel very unstable, and it felt like a fire was burning in his chest. Now he was able to suppress it with great difficulty.
Looking up, Yang Shu realized that his father was extremely old. Although his eyes were still full of energy, his whole body was weak and his body was slumped, as if he would fall asleep at any time. .
"Very well, I'm just an old man who is about to die, and you are the future of this empire. So being straight and arrogant is what you have to get used to."
"My son understands!"
"This time you go to the ancestral hall for important things besides worshiping your ancestors. It is also a top secret passed down by the royal family from generation to generation. It is also the last hurdle for you to take over the throne. You must be mentally prepared."
