It's time.
Nine melodious bells sounded throughout the capital.
Civilians were hiding in their homes and shivering, praying for an early end to the chaos in Beijing.
All the officials had already put on their court clothes. After hearing the bell, they rushed to the imperial city under the protection of the guards.
I heard cries and screams from time to time on the road. There is no shortage of thieves in the world who take advantage of the chaos in the palace to rob homes and homes.
The east gate of the palace.
The masters of the Chamber of Servants on duty on the city wall kept shouting for all officials to meet alone and prohibited the servants and guards from approaching.
The palace door was only opened a small crack, and all the officials entered one by one.
The masters of the Chamberlain's Department searched the whole body and made sure that they were not carrying weapons, especially objects similar to muskets.
Zhao Mu relied on firearms to break open the palace gate, so he would naturally guard it tightly.
When the old eunuch saw Cui Shilang of the Ministry of Rites walking in, he winked quietly, and the body search attendant understood immediately. The dagger slipped out of his sleeve and clattered to the ground.
"Shilang Cui intends to assassinate His Majesty!"
The chamberlain shouted, and hit Cui Shilang in the chest with his palms filled with anger.
He flew many feet away, and before Cui Shilang could argue, arrows rained down from the palace wall, turning him into a hedgehog.
The guards of the Cui Mansion fled in all directions, not even paying attention to the master's bones.
The officials were silent, as if they had expected this. Cui Shilang was a hardcore member of the Queen Mother's family, and had been promoted to three levels in just three months.
It is rumored that this year he will go a step further and take charge of the world's cultural education.
Lu Shangshu looked on with cold eyes, showing no pity for Cui Shilang's death. Instead, he sighed: "It's a pity, Mr. Qi. It's only one month away."
"It's destiny."
He Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue next to him said: "Your Majesty will certainly rehabilitate Qi Shilang, and perhaps even grant him a title to protect his descendants."
Everyone is dead, so what's the use of pursuing the title?
Lu Shangshu glanced at the palace gate and saw the elated minister of the Ministry of Industry, who was majestic and proud, but he could only stop shouting about his merits in following the dragon.
When Zhao Mu bombarded the palace gate, the spies squatting outside the gate of Baiguan Mansion immediately showed up to ask for their help.
Most people protect themselves wisely and worship whoever wins.
A handful of officials risked their families' lives and sent their servants to support Zhao Mu, and now they have gained the merit of following the dragon.
Lu Shangshu didn't envy him at all. This method of gambling on life would not last long. If you win once, win twice, and win three times, if you lose once, it's all in vain.
At the palace gate.
Minister Qi from the Ministry of Works stepped in, and the little eunuch repeated his old trick, and the dagger he just dropped fell again.
Shilang Qi was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground and screamed loudly.
"Your Majesty, I am wronged, I am wronged..."
The old eunuch snorted coldly, as if scolding the young eunuch for not knowing how to do things.
The body search attendant had quick eyesight and quick hands. He tapped Qi Shilang's mute point, dragged him to the corner and punched him to death. His death was much more miserable than Cui Shilang's death.
Lu Shangshu asked in surprise: "Master Qi is also from the line of Queen Mother?"
"maybe."
He Shangshu said quietly: "Master Qi is indeed close to Cui Shilang and others, but he is not colluding. However, he once wrote a letter to impeach the governor of Dongchang!"
Lu Shangshu was silent for a long time and suddenly asked.
"Which one is better and which one is worse when a foreign relative or a servant has exclusive power?"
"It's better to talk about bad things than the bad world."
He Shangshu glanced behind him, and Zeng Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment came over with a smile. He immediately quickened his pace and separated from Lu Shangshu to prevent some words from spreading.
After all the officials entered the palace, the door was tightly closed.
Those officials who did not come either hanged themselves at home or fled the capital overnight.
The chamberlain led hundreds of officials into the Qinzheng Hall. He looked up and saw Zhao Mu sitting on the dragon chair. He did not show any surprise. They all stood up and kowtowed and shouted "Long live".
Everything seemed to have been rehearsed, and it was no different from worshiping Emperor Longqing years ago.
Zhao Mu glanced at the officials in the palace, and found that there were about 20% fewer officials. Sure enough, as Tang Mingyuan said, the officials would not sincerely support the Queen Mother's line.
In the same way, you won’t really support yourself.
Whoever sits on the dragon throne and gives power to the officials will be supported by them!
"Sure enough, the eunuch is still loyal. If the power and wealth are given to the slaves, I can take them back with just one word. But if they are given to outsiders, I can't take them back."
Zhao Mu flashed a cold look in his eyes, with a gentle expression on his face, and waved his hand.
"Everyone loves you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The officials stood up, stood according to their respective positions, bowed their heads and waited for Zhao Mu to speak.
You must not stand out at this time, lest you say something wrong and become the new king's chicken that kills the chicken to scare the monkeys.
Zhao Mu looked at the head of the hundred officials and said with a smile: "When my father was in power, he often praised Yang Aiqing for his brilliant literary talents. He was the leader of the literary world in the country, so how about Yang Aiqing give me a reign title?"
Unparalleled in history books, the only one in the country, Yang Si, the chief minister of the three dynasties, stepped forward after hearing this, thought for a moment and said.
"Your Majesty ascended the throne in accordance with the destiny of heaven and in accordance with the will of the people. The reign name can be designated as Tianshun."
"Very good."
Emperor Tianshun put his palms together and praised: "Yang Aiqing is really loyal to the country. I should imitate my father and lean on her as my arm."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will do my best to serve you."
Yang Si thanked him with tears in his eyes, but in his heart he made up his mind to only be the mouthpiece of Emperor Tianshun, otherwise there would be great disaster.
The orthodox emperor eats clothes and eats at night, and Yang Si becomes the mouthpiece.
Emperor Longqing had no power, so Yang Si became the empress dowager's yes-man in order to survive.
Now that he is the new king, Yang Si has completely become a paper elder. No matter how despised and reviled he is, the elder of the Three Dynasties will surely leave his name in the history books.
At this time.
Zhou Yi hurriedly entered the main hall, knelt all the way to the jade steps, and reported the report.
"Your Majesty, King Pingxi fled in fear of crime and only captured a few dozen members of the side clan. The servants have summoned spies from the Supervision Department to search for traces of the Feng family."
"Thank you for your hard work, Zhou Aiqing. Get back to health soon."
Emperor Tianshun said: "The investigation of the traitors will be left to Zhou Aiqing. Anyone related to it can be arrested first and then tried."
"After it is confirmed to be true, the three Yi clans will sacrifice their father's spirit in heaven!"
Emperor Tianshun had already issued a silence order on the scandal of Emperor Longqing killing his father with his son. Those who heard it at that time dared to talk about it and spread it, and they were guilty of the same crime as the traitors.
As for what Emperor Longqing said before his death, it is strictly forbidden to be spread to outsiders, and not a single word will be recorded in history books.
Even if someone writes it in private, it will only be regarded as random unofficial history.
"My slave obeys the order!"
How could Zhou Yi not understand the meaning of Emperor Tian Shun? The so-called pursuit of traitors is false, but the supervision of officials is true. Anyone who has an opinion against His Majesty is a traitor.
With this kind of support, it will be difficult for Dongchang not to prosper!
…
at the same time.
Unnamed barren mountains outside the capital.
King Pingxi climbed up and looked far into the distance. Most of the capital city came into view. His face was full of reluctance and sadness.
"It would be better if it were a year later!"
King Pingxi obtained the capital camp from the Zhengtong Emperor. He had hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers stationed near the capital, and could break through the imperial city with a single order.
However, Pingwang had only taken over for half a year, and Jingying was not yet Feng Jiajun.
"Father, don't delay any longer."
Feng Ze said: "The side tribesmen who are scattered outside will not be able to delay the Supervision Department for long. They need to go to the three prefectures of Northern Xinjiang as soon as possible."
King Pingxi burst into tears when he thought of his brothers who died tragically at the hands of the Supervisory Department.
"Why is this so?"
"Father, everything is forced by the situation."
Feng Ze consoled him: "The Feng family did not rebel before, and because of the cold temperament of the orthodox emperor, they ultimately failed. This time we go to Northern Xinjiang and serve under the King of Zhenbei. Maybe we can gain real military power!"
Of course King Pingxi knew the truth, so he didn't stop Feng Ze from doing it at first. He sighed: "I never thought that the rumor would turn out to be a prophecy."
He who wins the Duke of Zhou wins the world!
"It's not about winning Duke Zhou, but whoever wins the world, Duke Zhou will be loyal to."
Feng Ze signaled to the guards and brought over a black ball with a personal head. The surface was forged from fine iron. There was a small hole on the side, revealing half of the unburned fuse.
"Father, I bought this weapon called a cannonball from the Forbidden Army at a huge price."
"Zhao Mu relied on this thing to easily blast open the palace gate. It is really a powerful weapon on the battlefield. Use this as a certificate of surrender to change the position of general from the king of Zhenbei and fight back to the capital in the future!"
(End of chapter)
