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Chapter 887
King Yan said that although he did not have so many sons, he also had his own advantages.

The first thing is to be a few years younger. After ascending to the throne, if you have the opportunity, you can be the emperor for a few more years, and you can be stable for a few more years if you are in the court.

Stability is a big enough benefit.

In Bianliang, there is King Yan, who is shrewd, capable, and capable, and has a good reputation, which is enough to prove that King Yan is not an idiot, at least he is indeed a capable person.

King Yan didn't have so many sons, and he didn't have a long character. He was able to fight King Yong for so many years without losing the wind. He must be much smarter than King Yong.

A wise emperor must be better than a mediocre one if he can devote his mind to state affairs.

If two people want to change the basic conditions, the battle between the two kings will not be able to compete at all.

As for Zhao Zongquan of Yuzhou who might pick up the bargain in the end, he also has an advantage, that is, he is diligent and thrifty.

After becoming an emperor, he will not be extravagant and lustful, nor will he prosper the palace. The royal family does not spend much money, so he is considered a friendly emperor to the people.

In terms of personality, due to the influence of his growing environment, Zhao Zongquan is a person who is good at forbearance.

If you are strong, he will be weak, and if you are weak, he will be strong. Relatively speaking, he is also a more manageable emperor.

But this person's personality is soft and timid, and as an emperor, it can't be completely regarded as an advantage.

It is obviously difficult for Zhao Zongquan to break the superficial peace and start a war with Xixia or even Liao.

No matter how you say it, King Yong and King Yan are arrogant and domineering, but they are top dignitaries after all. This kind of behavior is considered normal in the feudal era.

In the city of Bianjing, there are many yamen who are far inferior to King Yong and King Yan, and they are much more arrogant and domineering than the two.

Gu Tingye dared to be lawless in Bianliang, not to mention the two princes who had the best chance to rise to power.

If you are courageous enough and your national strength allows it, it doesn't look like you dare not take back the Yanyun Sixteen States.

Sheng Changbai had no direct contact with the three candidates, and all he heard were rumors.

Everyone is a multifaceted person, but rumors cannot represent the truth of a person.

Unable to decide which of these three superiors is best for the country, I am going to take a step first.

According to the situation, see if you have a chance to participate.

There may also be a situation where Sheng Changbai can't interfere with the throne at all.

If Gu Tingye was not a big deal, Zhao Zongquan would probably be eliminated first.

With the step-by-step improvement of the canonization etiquette regulations, the day of canonization is getting closer and closer.

Another day after leaving the office, Sheng Hong called Sheng Changbai to the study room, and said furtively:
"Bai'er, have you heard that there is a faint news in the palace now, saying that the officials are more interested in King Yong?"

"Whether it's King Yong, at least he has many heirs, and there will be no more successors in such a huge country." Sheng Changbai replied perfunctorily.

The canonization ceremony is coming soon, all kinds of work must be prepared, and the prince's dress and crown are always to be done.

The clothes of King Yong and King Yan couldn't be the same, so the news couldn't be covered up so tightly.

Not only Sheng Hong heard the news, but Sheng Changbai also heard the news that the old emperor was going to stand up.

"Yes, in the past few years, because of the establishment of the reserve, the whole Bianliang has not been peaceful."

Because of the dispute between the crown princes, the internal strife in the imperial court over the years has caused losses no less than a natural and man-made disaster.

From the emperor to the ministers, they didn't put their minds on developing national power. The country was much weaker both economically and militarily.

"No matter what, now it's just the last shudder. The position of the crown prince is settled, and Bianliang should be at peace."

After it is settled, Bianliang can be peaceful.

Before Taiping, it was also the most chaotic time, after chatting with Sheng Hong for the peace of the house.

Sheng Changbai sent Liu Tao out of the city to the Zhuangzi outside the city, and transferred people to Beijing.

Fifty young men who were often trained were transferred from Zhuangzi overnight.

The Sheng family is not a key person either. With these people around, it should be enough to prevent some small groups of rebels who want to take advantage of the chaos to make a fortune, or other unscrupulous people who want to take advantage of the situation to loot.

"Bai'er, I heard that you transferred a lot of young and strong people from Zhuangzi to the mansion yesterday. Why?" Early the next morning, while having breakfast, Sheng Hong called Sheng Changbai over and asked suspiciously .

Because of the succession of the throne by the old Zhao family several times, the folks are relatively peaceful, Sheng Hong has no sense of crisis in this regard at all.

"Father, at this sensitive moment, it's always right to have more staff at home, keep the house tight, and keep an eye on the door." Sheng Changbai reminded cryptically.

"Bai'er, are you worried that there will be some troubles in Bianliang because of the position of the crown prince? There has never been such a precedent in my dynasty?" Sheng Changbai asked in a low voice after driving the maidservant out.

After being reminded by Sheng Changbai, the history books clearly recorded how bloody the battle for the throne was in the previous dynasty.

"Father, there has never been a precedent of two princes fighting for the position of crown prince before my court."

If the old emperor is still in good health, he will appoint the crown prince.

Regardless of civil servants or military generals, they all have one heart with the old emperor, so naturally no one would dare to cause any trouble.

Now that the old emperor obviously has no time left, he gets sick again and again, which naturally makes many people have strange thoughts.

"It's still Bai'er that you are thoughtful." Sheng Hong's face became more serious, and he nodded in response. He was originally a cautious person.

"Father, if you go out these few days, bring more people with you. I've already arranged for you."

Sheng Changbai prepared ten people to take Sheng Hong to and from get off work every day.

These people cannot enter the imperial city, so they cannot guarantee Sheng Hong's safety in the imperial city, but they can protect Sheng Hong on the way.

I don't know if King Yan wants to remonstrate, and when he will remonstrate.

If there was an incident when Sheng Hong was on the road, these people would be able to take Sheng Hong along with him.

If Sheng Hong really wanted to enter the imperial city, he would be in the Ministry of Works or the Qingning Palace on the construction site to oversee the work.

These are all insignificant places, Sheng Changbai is really not worried about any safety issues that Sheng Hong will have in these two places.

For Sheng Changbai himself, there are only a few people who want to, and if they can cheat, there will be no security problems.

After making arrangements, Sheng Changbai counted the days and waited for the canonization ceremony to arrive.

If there are no surprises before the canonization, there is a high probability that nothing will happen.

It will be seven days, five days, and when there are only three days left, it will be time for the canonization ceremony.

Sheng Changbai still followed a group of officials to inquire about the classics in a side hall in the imperial city, and finally checked the canonization etiquette. When transcribing the imperial edict, a small yellow door hurried in and reported:
"My lords, there are rebels, there are rebels who have invaded the imperial city!"

"What's going on, how could there be rebellious soldiers entering the imperial city?" A servant from the Ministry of Rites, who had the highest official position among the crowd, asked.

"I don't know either." Xiao Huangmen said in a panic.

"Quickly go and find out." The servant urged.

Seeing Xiao Huangmen trembling in fear, Sheng Changbai said:
"Sun Shilang, don't let this Huangmen go. I'll go out and check the situation. You close the gate and be careful if there are rebels coming in."

After Sheng Changbai came out, he saw groups of rebels running around in the imperial city, beheading anyone they saw.

This is obviously cleaning up the original guards in the imperial city.

But looking at the corpses on the ground, it is clear that these people met eunuchs, court ladies, and officials.

There is no such thing as a strict military discipline in a feudal society that has no belief in the army.

These rebellious soldiers have already dared to attack the imperial city, and it is already a case of being unsuccessful and becoming benevolent.

If there is anything else he dare not do, follow Yan Wang to do it. To put it bluntly, it is for money and for women.

Now that they entered the imperial city, they burned, killed, looted, and fornicated the imperial city, completely wanton.

After waiting for a while, Sheng Changbai saw most of the rebels going deep into the imperial city.

So he took a chance, found a group of rebels, took out the bows and crossbows that the small world always had, killed a few, and captured a few.

After confirming that these people are indeed Yan Wang's staff, most of the rebellious soldiers went to the emperor and important ministers.

Sheng Changbai also ended up with a few people, and returned to the side hall.

Sheng Changbai didn't come out in vain, but confirmed the news that since King Yan led his troops into the imperial city, it meant that King Yong had already been eliminated from the throne.

"Sheng Yushi, how is the situation outside?"

"There are corpses everywhere, and the soldiers outside are all Yan Wang's people, and they have already gone deep into the imperial city."

"What is King Yan going to do? Is he going to imitate the change of Xuanwu Gate in the previous dynasty? What should I do?"

The current situation is still very obvious, King Yan just wants to give the old emperor a military remonstrance.

Li Shimin has set a good example for future generations.

If you don't pass on the throne to me, emperor, I will take it myself.

"Although most of the soldiers have gone to the depths of the imperial city, there are still many soldiers outside. They will kill anyone they see. It is still difficult for a few adults to go out. It is more important to close the palace gate and keep a useful body." Sheng Changbai said .

Regardless of whether these officials have the idea of ​​dying for the emperor.

Sheng Changbai did not suggest that these officials go out to die.

Since it is the old Zhao family's own people fighting for the throne, logically speaking, it has nothing to do with the courtiers.

The story of Li Shimin has also been told to the world, even if the emperor who remonstrates with the superior is not necessarily a good emperor.

"Sheng Yushi, do you want to go out?"

These people are obviously not loyal to the old emperor.

No one wants to hit the stone with an egg, attack the chaos army, and go to rescue the old emperor.

"I still have to go outside to find out the situation. When I come back this time, I just want to tell you about the situation outside."

Sheng Changbai didn't intend to stay outside in the side hall all the time, he was a little too passive.

Although Sheng Changbai didn't want to take care of the affairs of King Yan and the old emperor.

This situation was caused by the old emperor himself.

There is nothing wrong with setting up the crown prince early, so I have to delay the establishment of the crown prince out of reconciliation.

Candidates for King Yong and King Yan were selected to fight in the ring to distract the courtiers.

Originally, the ancestors of the old Zhao family had learned the lessons of the previous dynasty, and the clan of the Great Zhou Dynasty did not hold real power.

The old emperor had a big heart and delegated power to King Yong and King Yan.

After playing for such a long time, King Yan has already mastered the military power. One day, the old emperor will be reaping the fruits of his own will.

Not to mention Sheng Changbai alone, without a horse, he couldn't save the emperor.

Even if the old emperor is really saved, the old emperor will not have a few days to live, which is obviously not worth it.

Another Li Er didn't dare to kill his father, and King Yan was not the emperor's son.

Killing the emperor and ascending to the throne himself, if the name is not right, of course, he would not dare to kill the old emperor.

Sheng Changbai didn't plan to go to the Funing Palace where the emperor was, but he planned to go to the Zhongshu Province where the important officials were to have a look at the situation.

The emperor is not important no matter what, there are so many important court officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It's not good for King Yan to have a nest, Sheng Changbai is going to see how King Yan will deal with these important ministers.

If King Yan really wants to kill people, Sheng Changbai will always find a way to save a group of people.

At least try to rescue them as much as possible, high-ranking officials who have good friendship with the Sheng family and the Hai family.

This is all thanks to Sheng Changbai, so he can't just be cannon fodder.

After changing into a soldier's armor, Sheng Changbai tied a red cloth around his arm like the rebel army, and became one of the rebel army's own.

Not particularly difficult, Sheng Changbai got mixed up outside the Zhongshu Provincial Hall.

Seeing that King Yan still mainly controls his important ministers, Sheng Changbai felt relieved for the time being.

I wandered around in the imperial city, except for a few palace gates of the imperial city, which were strictly guarded, and no entry or exit was allowed.

The number of rebellious troops is not enough, and the guards inside the imperial city are not strict.

In the end, Sheng Changbai, who had nothing to do, went to Qingning Palace, the easternmost part of the imperial city.

The rebel army entered the imperial city from the Xihua Gate, and when the rebel soldiers reached the middle of the imperial city, most of them went to control the Funing Palace where the emperor was.

There were very few rebels coming from the east of the imperial city, and it was relatively peaceful.

"Bang bang bang, open the door."

Once outside the hall, Sheng Changbai patted the door of the hall.

"Block the door, everyone, go. Make sure to block the door. If bandits come in, none of you will survive." Sheng Hong's voice came from inside.

"Father, father, it's me!"

Hearing Sheng Hong's voice, Sheng Changbai shouted loudly.

After confirming that it was Sheng Changbai, Sheng Hong ordered the door to be opened and let Sheng Changbai in.

"Bai'er, why are you here? Bandit soldiers have entered the imperial city, why do you dare to run around?"

Seeing Sheng Changbai wearing armor, Sheng Hong asked in surprise.

"I don't know how long the military chaos will last. It's meal time. I'll bring you some food."

Sheng Changbai said while carrying a big food box.

It was also Sheng Changbai who had been in the imperial city for so long, but he didn't see any little maids who went out to deliver letters.

Sheng Changbai had no chance to change the situation at all.

I feel that there is nothing to do at the moment, so I might as well eat and drink and sit and watch the situation.So he took out some food and drink, and came to look for Sheng Hong.

"..." Sheng Hong: "This is all urgent, how can you pay back?"

"I don't know how long it will take for the war to end, so we can't stop eating forever."

"What's the situation outside now? It's all like this. How dare you run around?"

"Let's talk while we eat."

Sheng Changbai brought a lot of things, but Sheng Hong was not the only one in Qingning Palace.

There are dozens of craftsmen, and what Sheng Changbai brought is definitely not enough to eat.

But in this case, most people don't have the appetite to eat, and a large food box is not a small amount of food.

(End of this chapter)