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Sheng Changbai followed Sheng Hong and was trapped in Funing Palace, which took an afternoon and a whole night.

Apart from not being able to go out of the imperial city, this day's time can be regarded as freedom.

Hiding in the Funing Palace, which has not been lived in for more than 40 years, no one comes to bother.

Sheng Changbai pretended to go out a few times, and brought back some things to eat, drink and use.

Regardless of the outside world, there are guards under martial law, if King Yan forces the old emperor to enter the palace again, it will be the same as going to the Yamen as usual.

"Bai'er, how long are we going to hide? We can't hide in the hall all the time, can we?"

Sheng Changbai could stay there with peace of mind, but Sheng Hong obviously became anxious.

"Wait until someone comes to call for it. If King Yan wants to ascend to the position of crown prince, he must summon all the civil and military officials."

A day had passed, and King Yan hadn't summoned all the officials to ascend the court, obviously the old emperor hadn't been dealt with yet.

The old emperor, who lived for more than 50 years and has been an emperor for more than 40 years, has experienced everything and has no worries, so he is not so easy to be forced to submit.

"I don't know if neither of us will go back, what's going on at home?"

Sheng Hong usually looked like a very steady person, but he still couldn't hold his breath when encountering major events.

"There is an old lady at home, so don't worry, nothing will happen."

There is old lady Sheng and Hai Chaoyun at home, which is enough to ensure that Wang Ruofu and Lin Oshuang will not make any trouble.

In order to avoid being too boring, Sheng Changbai also found a set of Go to play with Sheng Hong.

Because of Sheng Hong's absent-mindedness, today Sheng Chang caught Sheng Hong, who was usually comparable in chess skills, and killed them indiscriminately.

"kill!"

"Come on."

"Kill the thief and punish the rebellion."

By the evening of the next day, the situation finally changed. The light of the sky could be seen all over the imperial city, and the endless sounds of soldiers fighting could be heard.

"What's going on outside?"

"There are soldiers fighting, there must be someone leading soldiers to rescue them."

Around Bianliang City, there are hundreds of thousands of imperial troops stationed, all of whom belong to the old emperor.

As long as the old emperor can spread the news and someone can mobilize the imperial army, it can be said that it is easy to put down the rebellion.

Not to mention other things in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the protection of imperial power is still in place.

Hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops guarded Bianliang, and the old emperor would not put himself in such a dangerous situation if he was a little vigilant and cautious.

The fighting in the imperial city lasted for an hour, from the late night to the dark.

After waiting for the sound of fighting to stop and there was almost no movement, Sheng Hong asked:
"Can we go out now?"

"You guys wait here, I'll go out and check the situation." Sheng Changbai replied.

After confirming that the imperial city was back under the control of the Forbidden Army, he asked Shang Shenghong to come to Zhongshu Province together.

Then he followed the ministers to Funing Palace and paid homage to the old emperor.

On the surface, it was to express concern for the old emperor, mainly to see if the old emperor was still alive.

Fortunately, the old emperor was still alive. Although he was tortured by King Yan and was very weak, he still insisted on meeting the officials.

Keep the prime minister, deputy equal and a group of important ministers, and let the others go home first.

"Changbai, did you see that it was rescued by that rascal Gu Tingye?"

"I saw it, and I also saw Zhao Zongquan from Yuzhou standing beside the official's house."

Although the details are still unclear, Zhao Zongquan took advantage of this battle for the crown prince.

Gu Tingye and Zhao Zongquan and his son still got mixed up at some point.

Zhao Zongquan and his son can still appear, which means that the father and son have known Gu Tingye for a long time.

After all, without Gu Tingye, the two father and son would have died more than once.

"Yeah, now that King Yong and King Yan are gone, Zhao Zongquan is standing next to the official family. It seems that the official family intends to pass on Zhao Zongquan's position. Gu Er not only made a contribution to rescue him this time, but also He made the contribution of following the dragon."

Although the Sheng family didn't plan to take the path of luck, Sheng Hong was still very envious of Gu Tingye's chance to make great contributions to the two emperors at once.

To be honest, it is not difficult to take the imperial army to destroy the rebels of King Yan.

Yan Wang also brought a guard of troops. Compared with hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops, the operation difficulty is really not high.

The slightly more difficult thing may be to prevent King Yan from jumping over the wall in a hurry and harming the emperor.

But even if the old emperor is dead, Zhao Zongquan's clan can wipe out the Niwang, gain military power, and control the imperial city.

"Gu Er is indeed a person with a lot of luck!"

There must be something wrong with the protagonist ordering Gu Tingye.Without such a great encounter, it would be impossible for Gu Tingye to stand up.

In the next two days, the imperial city was considered stable, but Bianliang City was completely in chaos.

There are soldiers arresting people and ransacking homes everywhere, even though King Yan is dead.

However, civil servants and generals who supported King Yan will still be liquidated.

Not only the civil servants and military generals who supported King Yan's forced palace that day needed to be liquidated.

Even the honorable officials who had spoken out for Yan Wang in the court, supported Yan Wang's money and food, and had close contacts with Yan Wang's mansion will also be liquidated.

Others may not be taken care of right now, but people must be arrested and controlled first.

You can interrogate slowly whether you participated in King Yan's coercion of the palace.

After two days, the ins and outs of King Yan's forced palace are basically clear.

King Yan still got mixed up with Concubine Rong.

It might be the time when Rong Feiyan and King Yong's daughter, Jiacheng County Lord, competed for Qiheng.

Princess Pingning chose County Lord Jiacheng because of her status as King Yong.

It made Concubine Rong realize the importance of power, and she didn't want to lose her power when the old emperor passed away.

The Rong family still supported King Yan's move to force the palace.

Concubine Rong held a banquet in the palace and invited the honorable family members into the palace.

I took the opportunity to control the family members of these honorable soldiers, and hoped that these family members would make the honorable generals be wary.

Concubine Rong can be in a relatively equal cooperative position with King Yan. Of course, Concubine Rong is not the only one who can help open the palace gate and control these female relatives of the Xungui family.

The most important thing is that because Concubine Rong was favored by the old emperor, Concubine Rong's younger brother was rewarded with real power by the old emperor, and he brought a guard and horse alone.

It was also this guard horse that was bought by Yan Wang and the Rong family, and followed Yan Wang and the Rong family into the imperial city to remonstrate.

Naturally, there is no need to explain too much why King Yan was forced to remonstrate with the palace.

Because of the old emperor's deliberate indulgence, King Yong and King Yan have fought bloody battles over the years for the position of the crown prince.

The two people competed for everything, and the grievances accumulated over the years have been deep, and there is no possibility of resolving them.

If King Yong takes the throne, of course he will not have a good life as King Yan.

Even if he does not die, it is only the end of his life in captivity.

King Yan couldn't accept this result, it was human nature to choose the last fight if he didn't choose to kill at the neck.

……

On the second day after Yan Wang forced the palace, it happened to be the Shuo Ri Dynasty in October. In front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, the old emperor announced that his adoptive Zhao Zongquan was his heir and made Zhao Zongquan his prince.

All the preparations for the canonization of the prince were not in vain.

It's still the time that was originally set, the regulations that were set before, the ceremonies that were formulated, and the edict that was transcribed, just change King Yong's name to Zhao Zongquan, and there is no waste at all.

After dragging his sick body and canonizing Zhao Zongquan as the prince, the old emperor fell ill completely.

After all, the old emperor was already seriously ill, so he agreed to appoint a prince.

His body was not good enough, and he was frightened by King Yan again. He tossed and struggled for a while, and with all his strength, Zhao Zongquan was canonized.

After all, Zhao Zongquan just recognized his father, and his father left him the largest inheritance in the world, a large land.

The father I just recognized fell ill, so of course I have to act like a filial son.

Undressed, the decoction attendant served the old emperor lying on the hospital bed for three days, and then sent the old emperor away directly.

"clang clang"

On this day, just after Yin time, at three o'clock in the morning, the sound of a death knell resounded over Bianjing City.

"Chaoyun, the death knell rang 27 times just now?"

Sheng Changbai confirmed to Hai Chaoyun who was also awakened next to him.

The death bell rang 27 times, which is the standard for national mourning.

Originally qualified, the only ones who rang the death knell 27 times were the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the Empress.

There is no queen mother in the current imperial city, and the queen's body has always been healthy. The old emperor has been down for three days.

For whom the death knell is tolling, there is no need to think too much.

"It's indeed 27 rings, it's a national funeral." Hai Chaoyun said with certainty.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep." Sheng Changbai said unhappy.

The position of censor is actually quite hard because you have to attend most court meetings and you have to get up early often.

Since Sheng Changbai took office, due to the old emperor's poor health, he did not hold frequent court meetings, and Sheng Changbai did not have much dissatisfaction.

But this time is different, Sheng Changbai just got up early three days ago to attend the grand dynasty that the old emperor conferred on Zhao Zongquan.

Now I have to get up early again to go to the imperial city to attend the funeral, this frequency is a bit frequent.

The key point is that if the old emperor is really gone, he often gets up early to attend court meetings. This is a start.

Zhao Zongquan was only in his 30s, and at his prime of life, it was impossible for him to cancel court meetings frequently like the old emperor.

"I'll wait for the gentleman to get up, and then go to the kitchen to arrange more food. You and father eat more today. It will not be easy to enter the palace today."

After Hai Chaoyun got up, he went to the kitchen to arrange meals.

After Sheng Changbai got up, he arranged for someone to go to Wei Ruixuan to inform Sheng Hong, in case Sheng Hong didn't hear the death knell.

The father and son had a hearty breakfast together before heading to the imperial city together.

To weep for the old emperor and the new emperor to take the throne is definitely a physical labor.

Because the emperor is dead, you can't eat meat and drink, and it's really not good to eat a little more for breakfast.

So Sheng Changbai didn't stop him today, and Hai Chaoyun went to arrange breakfast himself.

……

After entering the imperial city, the first thing to do is to hold a court meeting.

Without the emperor, the court meeting will be presided over by the prime minister who is in charge on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Han Daxianggong read out the emperor's last edict.The old emperor's last edict was quite long, but in it, there was actually not much to say.

The first thing, the old emperor looked back on his life and counted his great achievements in power.

Although the old emperor had been in power for more than 40 years, he ascended the throne in his early ten years, and was kept under the curtain by the queen mother for more than ten years.

In the next few years, because of the death of his son, he had no intention of governing the country.

It took more than 20 years to really work hard to govern the country well, and these years are considered good.

On the whole, the old emperor is qualified as an emperor, but the old emperor's evaluation of himself is completely full of praise.

The second thing is the selection of the heir. He praised Zhao Zongquan's character and knowledge, and announced Zhao Zongquan's succession.

Then entrust Zhao Zongquan to take good care of his daughter-in-law and concubines, that is, to treat his queen and concubines well.

The third thing is to instruct the successor to reward the army after he takes office.

The fourth thing is about mourning and the mausoleum system. The mourning clothing is based on the day and the moon, and the mountain mausoleum system is frugal.

That is to say, he asked the heir to keep the filial piety period for one month, and not to spend too much money on the construction of the mausoleum.

The imperial mausoleums of the Great Zhou Dynasty were all built after death, and the emperor would be buried in it within a few months. Relatively speaking, it was indeed not too laborious and costly.

The fifth and last thing is to admonish the ministers of civil and military affairs to assist the heirs so that the country and society can be stabilized.

Afterwards, it is to go to Qiyu Palace to cry for the old emperor, and cry for the old emperor first.

Then he went back to the Zichen Palace to meet the new emperor and congratulate the new emperor Zhao Zongquan on his ascension to the throne.

Then Zhao Zongquan is the supreme leader. Zhao Zongquan first gave his cheap mother, cheap girl canonization, empress dowager, empress dowager.

For Zhao Zongquan's own wife and son, he will have to wait until the old emperor's filial piety is over before he can canonize his wife and children.

Then came the new emperor, who appointed five Shanling envoys, the leader of which was the current prime minister.

Then arrange all the important officials in the court to handle various things for the old emperor, such as surveying the mausoleum, writing the mausoleum name, mourning book, posthumous posthumous posthumous title.

After arranging these, individuals can go back to their yamen and busy with the various things that have been arranged.

This is just a matter of one day, the emperor will be inactive for several months, all kinds of etiquette during the period, as well as the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor, all need to be arranged by the Ministry of Rituals, so Sheng Changbai is busy again.

On the day of the old emperor's death, the succession of the new emperor before his death and the subsequent enthronement ceremony are two different things.

Succession before the spirit means first reading the last emperor's edict, confirming the legitimacy of the status of some new emperors, and temporarily allowing the new emperor to exercise the highest power of the country.

Only after the enthronement ceremony, the heaven and the earth, the ancestors were sacrificed, and the people were announced.

After going through all the procedures, the identity of the new emperor is completely reasonable and legal.

The Ministry of Rites was originally a leisurely department, and since Sheng Changbai began to supervise, it has never been idle.

In the following time, Sheng Changbai was busy with the funeral of the old emperor and Zhao Zongquan's enthronement ceremony.

"Bai'er, during this period of time, there have been many things happening in the hall. It's really hard for you." Seeing Sheng Changbai's exhaustion, Sheng Hong said with rare concern.

"There is no way, the manpower in the court is tight now, and there is not enough manpower, so we can only work harder."

Because Yan Wang's soldiers remonstrated and killed a group of courtiers, Zhao Zongquan's superior position was implicated by Yan Wang's courtiers.

Now there are one-third fewer people in the court than before.