This is the simplest and most labor-saving method. Only when they die can Princess Yong'an have a chance to ascend to the throne. Moreover, doing so is in line with human nature and will not cause a backlash from human nature. After all, Princess Yong'an is the one who is favored by human nature and destiny, and those two are just pawns who are pioneering the king.
If he attacks them, Su Ming will at most be hit by their luck, which is easier to bear than the backlash of human luck.
Moreover, there are currently only three direct royal bloodlines in the entire capital: the prince, King Qi and Princess Yongan. If the prince and King Qi both die, there will be only one direct royal bloodline in the capital, Princess Yongan, and the other princes are far away in the fiefdom. It is impossible to return to the capital in a short time.
In the history of Great Friday, there has been a female emperor once in the royal family. However, the emperor of that generation was special. All the children he gave birth to were princesses, and he refused to adopt from his brothers, so he created a female emperor. Fortunately, the transition of imperial power was smooth and there was no trouble. The system of the Zhou Dynasty was there. As long as the emperor did not mess around and knew the art of imperial balance, it was enough.
Therefore, if there is a precedent, the courtiers will not be too opposed to supporting a female emperor.
Moreover, this matter is not only good for Su Ming, but also good for Empress Chen. After all, Princess Yong'an is also her biological child. Since the two most powerful heirs to the throne, King Qi and the Crown Prince, are gone, let her daughter ascend to the throne. Of course she would be happy to do so.
However, for Su Ming, the most important thing now was to find out the plans of the Crown Prince and King Qi as soon as possible.
After leaving Xiuyu Palace, Su Ming still did not show up, but secretly returned to the Xuanjing Division. Now Xuanjing Division has become his private territory. Even if there are spies from all sides, he is still the main one.
After issuing the order to monitor the King of Qi and the Crown Prince, Su Ming activated the demonic thoughts distributed in Shangjing City and ordered them to find out the news.
In three days, the ownership of the throne will be decided.
As all businesses in the capital languished and a national mourning was held, the atmosphere in the city became increasingly tense. Both the Qi royal party and the princelings were holding back their vigour. However, after the death of Emperor Shenwu, the emperor's party hidden among the courtiers, most of them They threw themselves into the service of King Qi, and only a small part surrendered to the prince.
However, compared to Qi King Li Nian, Li Xian had an advantage in that he could sit in the palace and coordinate the affairs. Although he could not completely control the palace guards, he could win over quite a few people.
Prince Qi's Mansion.
Above the hall, Li Nian was sitting upright in mourning clothes, and below him were his close ministers. At this point, there was nothing to hide. Both sides were showing off their horses, and it was up to them to see who could move faster.
Li Nian glanced at the ministers with a majestic gaze that made people feel heavy pressure, "Are you ready outside the city?"
"Your Highness, the generals of the Forbidden Army are ready. When the time comes, they will enter the city to suppress the rebellion and avenge the late emperor." A military general stood up and said in a deep voice.
After the words fell, the one who was leaning towards King Qi among the four cabinet ministers stood up and said, "The late emperor passed away without any reason and without any warning. It must have been the prince who secretly poisoned the late emperor. Such people are regicides and patricide." , how can you ascend to Dabao and take charge of the divine weapon!"
"I am waiting to avenge the late emperor!" Then, the officials shouted angrily in unison.
Seeing this momentum, Li Nian nodded imperceptibly. In fact, he also had doubts about the old emperor's death. After all, the old guy's death was so sudden that everyone was caught off guard.
Their father was a wise man and had deep calculations. How could he die like this? Not only did he feel ridiculous, but even the ministers also thought the same.
And if they want to take action, the one with the greatest motivation is Li Xian. As long as the old guy dies, he can naturally take over.
Although Li Nian also hated him and wanted him to die, the longer he delayed, the more favorable the situation became for him, so he decided that the one who did it was his good brother.
Therefore, after learning the news of the old guy's death, he immediately sent someone to contact the Forbidden Army stationed outside the city.
Over the years, with the tacit approval of the old emperor, he had laid many secrets not only in the court, but also in the army. Even though he knew that some of them were from the old emperor, he still did so because he knew that this is his only advantage.
As the crown prince and the next heir, his eldest brother did not dare and could not touch military power. If he had even a little bit of it, he would suffer. Therefore, his eldest brother has always been cautious, for fear of violating the old emperor's taboo.
Compared with the prince, he is much better. He has been wooing military generals and noble forces to compete with Li Xian. This is the old emperor's deliberate indulgence. Of course, this degree is definitely within his control.
But now, the old emperor is dead, and the situation has changed. Most of the prince's subordinates are civil servants, and most of the people under his command are military generals and nobles. This has become his greatest confidence in fighting for the throne, and it is also the reason why he can stand tall in the court. One of the reasons for collapse.
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Wenyuan Hall.
Prince Li Xian also convened the same meeting with his subordinates. However, only two days later, the wrinkles on Li Xian's face became more dense, his brows were full of fatigue, and he looked several years older. .
"Your Highness, the King of Qi is ambitious and may be suspected of rebellion. Your Highness must be on guard. Please immediately dispatch the palace guards to confine the King of Qi and isolate the inside and outside." An old minister stood up and advised,
"The King of Qi has always liked to get involved with those generals and nobles, and the King of Qi has always been interested in becoming a powerful person. If we wait for him to rebel, I am afraid that the capital will become a river of blood. Your Highness, please think twice."
"What the ministers said is absolutely true. However, my father's body is still cold. If I immediately imprison King Qi, I'm afraid the world will be in an uproar and rumors will spread." Li Xian's expression did not change, and he shook his head slightly, denying their proposal. Advise.
"Your Highness, think twice. The King of Qi is very ambitious. If he is not stopped, the army will be in chaos and the country will be worried. Now there are rebellions all over the Zhou Dynasty. If Your Highness can't cut through the mess quickly, how will we deal with it when it happens? Of?"
"This matter is definitely not feasible. King Qi's rebellion has not been revealed. If the news leaks out, it will force King Qi to rebel in advance. When the time comes, the capital will be in chaos and the spirit of the late emperor will be disturbed. Can you afford it?" A minister stood up. Drink and stop.
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For a time, the ministers in the palace were in an uproar. Some proposed to trick King Qi into the palace and kill him, some suggested to ambush King Qi when he succeeded to the throne, and some suggested to stand still and strengthen the alert.
There are all kinds of comments.
Li Xian sat on the throne, very tired. In fact, how could he not know what they said?
Although many of the palace guards have now taken refuge with him, it is still unknown how many of them can be believed. He has already sent people to contact the imperial troops stationed outside the city, but there is no news yet.
In the past, the people he had buried in the Forbidden Army had long been purged by the old emperor, which led to the embarrassing situation that no one could use him now, and no one dared to use him.
At this point, the shortcomings of the old emperor's tight grip on military power gradually became apparent.
Thinking of this, he secretly resented that the old emperor died too quickly and did not even have time to hand over the military power to him. Otherwise, how could he end up in such a situation?
If he had the military power, he would definitely imprison King Qi immediately. He had been fighting with him for many years, and he knew that King Qi was not someone who would just sit back and wait for death, and he would definitely rebel.
Although he didn't pay attention to the advice of the ministers, Li Xian still remained calm and showed an open mind to accept the advice. He didn't have much power to win over now. Before the secret plan on King Qi's side was activated, , he has limited chess pieces, so he naturally does not dare to neglect his ministers.
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As the news of Emperor Shenwu's death spread, the whole world rebelled.
At the same time, not only was the internal turmoil of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the borders of the Great Zhou Dynasty also began to become unstable.
In the northwest prairie, the old shaman was watching the sky at night. Suddenly he saw the crape myrtle falling and the emperor's star fluttering. The situation of fragmentation is just the time for me, the prairie man, to invade the Central Plains."
After saying that, he laughed three times and passed away with a smile on his face.
At night, the tribes by the lake sing and dance, with bright bonfires.
Within the golden tent, young Tuogu Khan sat on the throne, his face full of excitement.
In the sweat tent, dancers wearing light gauze were swaying one by one, and their seductive dance steps were so captivating that the prairie men present could not stop. They all looked like they wanted to eat people, and they wanted to swallow them. .
After receiving the message from the old shaman, Tuogu Khan was overjoyed and quickly summoned the leaders of each tribe to prepare for an attack on the Central Plains.
Everyone here is the leader of the major tribes on the grassland. They are all tall and tall, exuding a fierce temperament and high morale. They have been waiting for this day for a long time.
By their generation, the blooming flowers of the Central Plains had already come to mind from their parents' statements when they were children. They dreamed of taking over the Central Plains, reviving the former glory of the Tatars, and turning the entire world into their pasture.
The sheep was roasting on the bonfire, and the golden grease fell on the bonfire, making a "puff" and "puff" sound. Tuogu Khan's eyes swept over the tribal leaders, not paying any attention to their greedy and enthusiastic eyes.
"Everyone, the old emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty has died. I heard that they are still fighting among themselves and are very weak. As the eagle of the grassland, what should we do?"
"Fight into the Central Plains, fight into the Central Plains!"
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The shouts grew louder and louder, and the herdsmen outside the golden tent also cheered when they heard the high-pitched voice. Tonight is a carnival on the grassland!
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In southern Xinjiang, there are hundreds of thousands of mountains.
"Emperor Shenwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty is dead, and the old covenant is abolished!" An ancient and loud voice shook the sky and reached the ears of every people in southern Xinjiang.
Hearing this sound, many elderly people seemed to think of fearful things. Their bodies continued to tremble, and they were so shocked that they could not speak. Some even died on the spot.
As the sound fell, a group of beasts swarmed out of the ancient and vast mountains, rushing straight out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains and into the southern borderland.
The people living on the border between Southern Xinjiang and Shiwandashan suddenly suffered a disaster. The battle between Bloodless Blood and the Inner Demon almost destroyed the entire Southern Xinjiang. Now that the beast tide has emerged, they have no way to survive at all. His figure was immediately buried in the tide of beasts, unable to make any waves.
At this time, the Demonic Cult monks who were in charge of Southern Border just glanced at it from a distance and then withdrew their gaze. What does the life and death of ordinary people have to do with these monks?
As long as they don't go too far, these monks from the Immortal Cultivation Sect won't care. The Hundred Thousand Mountains have just been unsealed, and it is the time when they need to drink blood. If they are not fed, it will not only be Southern Xinjiang that will lose.
As the tide of beasts came out of the mountains, the entire southern border became a hell on earth. Villages and cities were instantly reduced to ruins under the stampede of the beast tide, and all the people in them became the food of the beasts.
During this period, some casual cultivators took action with hatred, but were killed without even being able to hold on to each other.
As soon as Emperor Shenwu died, the covenant between the three sects and Da Zhou was completely abolished. From then on, the three sects no longer helped Da Zhou to kill demons and protect the people.
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On the shore of the East China Sea.
The sea, which was originally sunny and sunny, suddenly became covered with dark clouds and the waves surged. Fishing boats were unable to escape and were smashed by the waves.
Above the sea, majestic demonic energy rose into the sky, accompanied by the sound of rumbling water, overwhelming the sky and the earth. The water waves were surging, golden light was rising, bells and drums were ringing all over the sky, and then rows of water tribe warriors appeared.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, with lightning and thunder, and among the dark clouds, dragons appeared one after another, driving the shrimp soldiers and crabs to step onto the land.
As the water tribe warriors stepped onto the land, waves swept in. The entire East China Sea water swept towards the coast, and the sea level rose dozens of feet in an instant.
The waves hit the sky, and the first thing to suffer was the fishing villages on the seaside. These fishermen made a living by fishing. When the waves hit them, they had no time to escape, so they were submerged in the water, and then died in the bellies of fish and shrimps.
"Emperor Shenwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty is dead, and the old covenant is abolished!"
Above the sky, an ancient dragon roar could be heard clearly across the East China Sea. Suddenly, although the people could not understand the dragon roar, they inexplicably understood its meaning.
The people at the bottom were still confused and didn't know what was going on, but anyone with insight changed their expressions and immediately ordered their families to pack their things and leave. Conscientious officials immediately posted notices to evacuate the people.
Decades ago, Emperor Shenwu sent the Xuanjing Division to drive the dragon clan out of the inland water system. From then on, there was no trace of the dragon clan in the rivers and lakes, only the water god Heshen, who was enshrined by the Great Zhou Dynasty.
But with the death of Emperor Shenwu and the abolition of the old alliance, the Dragon Clan will once again set foot on the land, regain the inland water system, and enjoy their luck.
When Emperor Shenwu was around, the world could still be stable, but when Emperor Shenwu passed away, internal and external troubles broke out throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the country was on the verge of collapse.
Now, even if the prince or the king of Qi ascends the throne, strengthens his troops, and recuperates, the entire Zhou Dynasty will never be able to return to the prosperity it enjoyed during the 20th year of Shenwu.
That dreamlike prosperous age has long been buried in time, and future generations can only remember it in history books.
