marquis of jingan

Chapter 1022

Hearing Liu Yi's words, the expressions of the three present all changed suddenly.

However, soon after the three of them glanced at each other, they gritted their teeth secretly and walked into Xiude Hall together.

In the main hall of Xiude Hall, His Majesty the Emperor, who had been seriously ill for a long time, put on a clean emperor's uniform, and just sat on the emperor's throne in his spare time, waiting for everyone to enter.

The three of them walked into the hall, and when they saw the emperor sitting on the emperor's throne, everyone panicked visibly with the naked eye.

But soon, the three of them suppressed the shock in their hearts, returned to normal, and knelt on the ground: "The old minister kowtowed to the emperor..."

The third prince, Zhao Li, knelt on the ground tremblingly, kowtowed and saluted.

"The son kowtowed to the father..."

The emperor coughed slightly, his face flushed unnaturally, he glanced at the three people kneeling below, and said slowly: "It's already sunset, the palace gates are closed, you trespassed into my bedroom without permission ..."

His voice was a little hoarse: "Do you know what crime this is?"

This kind of thing can be big or small, if it is small, it will break the rules of the palace, if it is big...

It is treason.

Tong Jian lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister discussed with Prime Minister Ma and Prime Minister Yan all day long, and they all thought that King Qi is benevolent and more suitable to be the crown prince of Qi for me..."

He paused, took out a document from his sleeve, held it in both hands, and said, "Your Majesty, I will find out that when His Royal Highness King Wei went south to supervise the army last year, the Southern Conscript Army was defeated in the Huaihe River." In order to cover up the defeat, King Wei colluded with Zhou Shizhong, the general of the southern army, and lied about the results of the battle, but also wantonly killed good men along the Huai River and pretended to be meritorious!"

"As long as I wait for the investigation, thousands of Han people will be killed!"

Tong Jian said in a deep voice: "Such crimes are already appalling! King Nianwei is the heir of the sage. This crime of deceiving the court and deceiving the sage can be ignored, but with the character and virtue of King Wei, he must not be honored. Chu Wei, inherit the great treasure!"

Emperor Yongping raised his brows, and said slowly: "Since it happened last year, why did Prime Minister Tong report it to me now?"

"Go back to the emperor."

Tong Jian knelt on the ground and said, "Some of the Han people killed by King Wei were black households who had never registered. In addition, the local yamen were afraid of King Wei's power, so they never reported it. The ministers and others only knew about it a few days ago. Considering the face of the Tian family and the love of His Majesty's flesh and blood, so I can only pretend not to know."

"Today, I heard that the Holy Majesty is going to say that he is in King Wei, and the ministers have no way to hide it anymore. They have to expose King Wei in front of the Holy Majesty!"

Ma Cheng on the side also knelt on the ground, and continued: "Your Majesty, last year King Wei led the son of the Southern Dynasty Li Mu to Beijing, and he said that he had won the Southern Dynasty to seek peace, but the son of the Southern Dynasty uttered nonsense in my court, so that I All face lost!"

"This king of Wei has committed two crimes!"

"Wei Wang is a man with great ambition and lack of talent, and his methods are ruthless. He is definitely not like a king!"

The emperor didn't speak, but just looked at the two prime ministers quietly, and said slowly: "In this case, when I summoned you two this morning and asked you to draft the imperial edict, why didn't you present these matters to me face-to-face? "

Both prime ministers lowered their heads and did not speak.

The emperor coughed again, and his face became ruddy, but it was an unhealthy ruddy.

Emperor Yongping looked at Zhao Li, and said slowly: "The last time I coughed up blood and fainted, you knelt outside Xiude Hall for three whole days. I was somewhat moved in my heart at that time."

"However, after this, my energy was declining day by day, and you began to replace the generals of the imperial guards on a large scale. Up to now, you have basically replaced the guards who guard the palace..."

Speaking of this, the emperor laughed at himself: "People outside all praise you as the king of benevolence, pure filial piety..."

"what do you want to do?"

The emperor's expression was calm, but he was not angry: "Do you want a palace change?"

Zhao Li knelt on the ground, trembling: "Father misunderstood, after the last time the father was seriously ill, the son was ordered to act as an agent for political affairs, but the father's health is getting worse every day, the son is worried that someone with a heart will take advantage of the imperial guards, the palace What kind of trouble will happen here? After discussing with several prime ministers, the generals of the imperial guards will be replaced..."

"It's for the sake of preventing any troubles in the palace and the entire Yandu."

The emperor coughed twice again, and said leisurely, "That's all."

There was a smile on his face: "I asked you to go to the meeting hall. I was originally asked to fight for it. If you were doing these things, I would do the same."

"After all, it is best to hold authority in your own hands."

The emperor raised his hand and said, "You all get up."

"Liu Yi, give them seats."

At this time, there were no other people in the Hall of Xiude, Liu Yi could only do it himself, went back and forth three times, moved three chairs, and put them behind the three people.

Although the three of them were beating their hearts, they sat down cautiously.

Tong Jian also looked back outside the hall.

It is said that the Secretary of the Purification Department, Zheng Weijiang, who arrived later, has not yet appeared...

The emperor coughed again, and his voice became weak: "I understand why you came to Xiude Hall today."

"If I'm still asleep, then the sky will collapse today, and tomorrow morning, the third child will be able to take the throne smoothly, and the situation in Yandu will be settled."

The emperor smiled and asked, "Really?"

Zhao Li was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground again, kowtowed and said, "I have no such intention..."

The two prime ministers also stood up, bowing their heads in denial.

The emperor ignored them and said to himself: "If I hadn't fallen asleep, you would kneel on the ground and persuade me to change my mind just like I did just now."

Speaking of this, the emperor sighed leisurely, and said: "My Hall of Virtue Cultivation is really ventilated inside and out, so there is no news that cannot be spread."

At this time, the emperor, who had been in power for more than 30 years, was already in a somewhat abnormal mood.

He was flushed and a little agitated.

"You all know well, at this time, I should have passed out."

"The reason why I can talk to you now is because I have used medicine."

The emperor closed his eyes, and seemed to be relieved suddenly: "Fengyu from the imperial hospital said that after taking this medicine, I can't live for twelve hours. My body is not good at all, probably..."

The emperor glanced at the three of them and said with a smile, "It's hard to see the sun tomorrow."

Hearing this sentence, the three of them suddenly raised their heads and looked at the emperor.

The emperor continued on his own: "Tonight, you will accompany me in the Xiude Hall."

"Tomorrow morning, if there is no change in the government and the opposition, you can do what you want..."

As he said that, the emperor looked at the edict held in Ma Cheng's hand, and said, "Use your seal on that edict to support the third heir."

After a pause, he continued: "The other way is, according to what I want, to pass on the throne to the fourth... After my death, you read the imperial edict in front of civil and military officials, and invite the fourth to enter the palace to succeed you."

Speaking of this, the emperor seemed a little tired: "Which way to go, you can choose for yourself."

All three were a little puzzled.

But the emperor had already closed his eyes and meditated, and stopped talking.

The eunuch Liu Yi at the side said softly: "His Royal Highness King Wei, at this time he has already left the city with His Royal Highness Liang Wang."

"In addition, several parents of the Lang family have also gone outside Yandu City."

Speaking of this, Liu Yi paused, and said: "What's more, the imperial army in the southern conquest army should have already gone north, heading towards Yandu."

Hearing this sentence, the two prime ministers changed their expressions slightly.

King Liang has 1 people, they know it, but most of these people are composed of Zhu Lizhen young people, who have never been on the battlefield, and most of them are playboys, so they can't make a big deal.

But the Lang family...

It is one of the eight major families of Zhu Lizhen, who was in charge of the imperial army all the year round in the early years!
Until now, there are still many children of the Lang family in the imperial army.

As for the Forbidden Army in the Southern Conquest Army, they were 10 people who were supported by the three major battalions of the Forbidden Army not long ago. Now...

On the way back to Master Yandu? !

Zhao Li suddenly raised his head, looked at the old father, gritted his teeth and said, "Father, the fourth son is planning to plot rebellion!"

Emperor Yongping opened his eyes, and glanced at his son with a half-smile.

He didn't speak, but the meaning in his eyes was already obvious.

Don't you too?

(End of this chapter)