The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 317

This kind of thing of drawing lots to be the emperor is too scary. Everyone present has never heard of it. Yang Shihou has always been steady, so he couldn't help but frowned and said in a low voice:

"Shang Shuling, this is a bit of a joke. How will the emperor convince the public in the future?"

None of the other officials dared to object to Geng Qing, and when Yang Shihou opened his mouth, they all nodded in agreement.

"That's right, Shang Shuling, I've never heard of anyone casting lots to be the emperor."

"It's really absurd."

"Don't even talk about it. The Shang Shu ordered him to do so, and there is a reason for it."

Zhu Yougui is dead, the tense atmosphere disappears, and Geng Qing is not visible among the officials, and his popularity is very good. Or the former emperor Zhu Wen is a righteous brother, and everyone is naturally close. After the rambling arguments, the eyes are still the same They looked at each other neatly.

Geng Qing walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, didn't take a look at the corpse on the ground, after a while, he pondered and said: "Everyone, it's not Geng Qing's absurdity, this bad strategy is to elect the emperor as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation, the late emperor is still in his prime , I am very pleased with Bo Wang."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youwen over there raised his chin slightly, obviously Geng Qing was able to say these words for him, and did not mean to favor Zhu Youzhen.

While he was thinking, the voice over there continued. Geng Qing, who was walking with his hands behind his back, smiled and turned his head to look at everyone.

"But King Jun is the first emperor's son, born of Empress Zhang, and has the right to inherit the throne. If he favors one side, it will be unfair to the other side. If he ignores it and competes with the two, I'm afraid there will be a lot of people in Luoyang. Blood is flowing all over the ground, and the court and China are fighting each other everywhere. The government orders are not uniform, and the local government takes care of itself. Be a good courtier with peace of mind, no one can blame anyone."

What Geng Qing said is true, the emperor's struggle is not a good thing for Daliang right now, not to mention the bloody beating, even if either of the latter two kings becomes the emperor, the vitality of the country will be seriously injured, and Li Keyong, who is still alive , with a chance to slow down.

Zhu Youwen and Zhu Youzhen naturally understood the reason. The two brothers looked at each other, even though they were a little displeased with the random selection of the emperor, but they had no choice. The generals of the three armies had a very close relationship with Geng Qing. Call Geng Qing uncle.

"I'm willing to give it a try." Zhu Youwen gritted his teeth and agreed.

On the side, Zhu Youzhen also nodded: "I am willing too."

"it is good!"

Geng Qing nodded and asked Jiuyu to lift the wooden box and opened a gap. Afterwards, Geng Qing came between the two and stretched out his hand in front of the wooden box.

"Big Liang, Jiangshan, and status are in this box. It all depends on your own luck. If you don't win, you can't hold grudges, and you can't take revenge in private. Can you accept it?"

In front of all civil and military officials and soldiers of the three armies, the two had no choice but to agree. Once they made a promise, they would regret it in the future, that would be to lose face in front of countless people and be a person who broke their promise.

"If you start, you won't regret it." The two said in unison, clasping their hands.

"Then King Bo comes first, or King Jun first?"

Geng Qing looked at the two, their hearts were about to jump out at this moment, they looked at each other, it was Zhu Youwen who raised his hand first, and he said: "Lonely come first." His voice was a little trembling, very slowly Stretching his hand into the wooden box, he touched the two balls of paper inside, hesitated for a moment, grabbed one of them and took it out, trembling nervously in his palm.

On the opposite side, Zhu Youzhen also carefully took out the only one left, Jiuyu then fully opened the wooden box and showed it to all the officials.

Around, the civil and military generals and soldiers didn't dare to show their aura. They stared fixedly at the ball of paper in the hands of King Bo and King Jun. When Geng Qing opened his mouth and asked Zhu Youwen to open it first, the latter unfolded the ball of paper tremblingly, heartbroken. Almost jumped to the throat.

The crumpled paper was flat, without any ink stains on it. He was in a daze, and subconsciously raised his gaze. Zhu Youzhen, who was opposite him, suddenly became short of breath, and quickly unfolded the paper.

A "Chinese" character is impressively written on it.

"I've been hit!" He murmured, his face flushed with excitement, and he shouted excitedly again: "I'm hit!!"

Geng Qing walked over with a smile, raised his sleeves and cupped his hands, congratulating Zhu Youzhen.

"Minister Geng Qing, greeting Your Majesty—"

Yang Shihou, Ge Congzhou, Zhang Quanyi, Liu Wei, Wang Yanzhang and other generals bowed down one by one with cupped fists, and a group of civil and military officers just woke up, cupped their sleeves and bowed down.

Surrounded by Crane Controlling, Longwu, and Thief Removing soldiers outside the city, they knelt half-kneeling, their voices overlapped and mixed together, and they all shouted: "Meet Your Majesty!!"

Zhu Youwen looked dejected, and when he arrived, he was supported by the left and right and bowed his hands.

'I'm the emperor now the emperor'

Zhu Youzhen was a little incoherent with excitement, and only after Geng Qing, who was bowing in front of him, coughed dryly, did he regain his senses and quickly raised his hands.

"Get up, gentlemen, get up quickly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Civil, military and military generals straightened up, and Zhu Youzhen stepped forward to hold Geng Qing up with her own hands, her voice was a little choked up, not to mention avenging her father, but she was still able to sit on the throne and inherit the great line, all because the person in front of her was not much older than him 'Uncle' credit.

"Your Majesty, the ritual of killing the patriarch and the traitor that has not been performed is just prepared for His Majesty."

Geng Qing straightened up with a smile, and motioned to Fu Baolang on the Fengchan platform to take the seal, crown and dragon robe, and the emperor's sword together, and put Zhu Youzhen on the robe and the crown with his own hands.

The leader saluted again, and the ministers behind him came and went, and gradually became a little blindly obedient. They bowed and bowed down as a habit. When the ceremony was over, the prayers to heaven were also finished by the priest while everyone bowed down.

At this point, the Zen Conferring Ceremony was over, and Zhu Youzhen, who was still a little dizzy, was surrounded and went to the shrine. The moment she sat on the dragon chair, she saw the civil and military soldiers filing into the palace below, and realized that she was already the emperor.

The white clouds in the sky drifted away with the wind, the sun shone into the full hall, light and dust danced, between the quiet emperor and civil and military, Geng Qing stood in front of the imperial steps, his complexion was dark, but he looked gentle and friendly.

At this time, only Geng Qing's voice was ringing in the hall.

"The revenge of the late emperor has been avenged, and Zhu Yougui, the evil son who murdered his father, also died. His family members also ask His Majesty to punish him. Except for the dead Feng Ting'e and Han Qing, the rest of his party, such as Zhizheng Yuan Jingxiang, also ask Your Majesty to punish him."

The emperor sitting on the dragon chair, pressing the armrest, kept nodding. He had just become the emperor, and he was not very clear about some etiquette.

"Shang Shuling is right. The crime of murdering the emperor's father is unforgivable. If the person is dead, then he will be demoted to a commoner and buried in a mass grave outside the city. His spiritual seat will not enter the incense temple; Han Qing and Feng Ting'er's family members, men I was a slave, and a woman was sent to the Jiaofang Division as a maidservant. As for the Zhizhengyuan, who was born and died with the late emperor, I have made great contributions, but it is a pity that I am too greedy. Today, I also speak out for me, stripped of his official position, and imprisoned for ten years. During this period, relatives are not allowed to visit the prison, and no money is allowed in the house.”

He paused for a moment, then looked at Geng Qing, "... I am the one who decides to give Shang Shu Ling."

He looked around civil and military.

"Your Excellency has no objection?"

In front of the Fengchan Terrace, the civil and military officials in the ranks had long followed Geng Qing's lead. When the emperor asked about it, naturally no one would object. People are jealous.

Seeing that all the civil and military officials had no objections, Zhu Youzhen nodded in satisfaction. Now that he is on the throne, if he wants to sit firmly, it is definitely not enough to win over only one person. The next thing he said is what he said.

"Yang Shihou was loyal to the monarch and the country. He fought south and north with the first emperor, and nearly defeated Li Keyong and Khitan for meritorious service. He paid homage to Wei Bo Jiedu envoy, bestowed a silver gun to act as the capital of Jiedu, and named him king of Ye."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your generous reward!" Yang Shihou looked majestic, striding out of the line and cupping his hands to thank him.

As the voice fell, Zhu Youzhen also called out Ge Congzhou on the imperial steps. The latter came to Yang Shihou's body and clasped his fists heavily.

"Ge Cong Zhou abandoned the secret and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. He was born and died with the late emperor. He broke the Erjuna Weibo and entered our Daliang territory. He fought fiercely with Khitan without giving up half an inch. He was excellent in virtue, ability and prestige. Prince Chenliu!"

"Chen Ge Congzhou, thank you Your Majesty—"

The new emperor's voice continued in the hall, and the military generals who called out their names one by one generously bestowed official positions, which made many civil and military officials dumbfounded.

".Promote Liu Xing as Kaifeng Yin and Zhennan Army Jiedushi! Promote Wang Yanzhang Huazhou Jiedushi, founding uncle; promote Zhang Quanyi Luojing to stay behind, Henan Yin."

After a series of sealed officials finished speaking, Zhu Youwen turned his gaze to the only figure who had not yet been rewarded. After hesitating for a moment, his gaze was firm and determined, and he said softly, "Uncle, what reward do you want?"

"Chen, it's been a long time since I saw my relatives at home. I'm far away in Chang'an, so I have many concerns."

Zhu Youzhen understood the meaning of Geng Qing's vague words, and he actually had other thoughts in his mind, "I feel the pain of missing my uncle when he parted from his relatives, so I named my uncle King Yong, Shaanxi Jiedu Envoy, and Minister of State make."

This means being close, and there is also a long-term plan to send Geng Qing out of Luoyang. After all, no one wants to have such a powerful person in the court.Others couldn't see the bright side of it, and they were mostly satisfied and happy for Geng Qing. Of course, there were civil and military men who hoped that Geng Qing would leave Beijing, otherwise they would hardly have a bright future.

Among the crowd, only Yang Shihou and the others frowned, feeling that the new emperor's actions were a bit of a cross-river.

Here, Geng Qing stood expressionlessly in front of the imperial steps, but his heart was filled with joy. He longed to leave Luoyang, otherwise he wouldn't have said those vague words just now.

As for Wang Jue, it's just nice to hear, the real meaningful one is the governor of Shanguo, now he justifiably brought the Longxiang army under his command, but he can't use the banner of Longxiang.

Just change the name again.

"Shang Shuling, are you still satisfied?" The emperor's voice came, Geng Qing nodded, arched his hands and bowed down, "My lord, thank you for your kindness."

soon.

Stepping out of the threshold of the main hall, the outside light shone on his face, 'We are also king, tsk tsk. '

Geng Qing shook his head with a smile, and stepped out of the imperial city with Wen Wu who congratulated him.

This trip can be said to be out of the shackles.

(End of this chapter)