Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 58

After Uesugi finished speaking, Chen Ci sighed endlessly, the old lunatic just cherished his talents.

People like the old lunatic don't have any political concepts in their eyes. He is a son and daughter of the rivers and lakes. When he sees a young kendo genius, he seems to see his young self in Uesugi.

"I am very grateful that Master sees no barriers based on ethnicity," Uesugi said.

winter solstice.

Chen Ci glanced at the sword Uesugi handed him.

It is three feet and three feet long, with exquisite workmanship, green and green sword edge luster, ancient and clumsy lines, and a strong breath of time. Just by looking at it, you can tell that this is the only peerless sword in the world.

A poetic name.

Uesugi said: "Master's nickname is 'Sword Demon'. It is said that the sword god in the palace also has a sword named 'Jingzhe'. Like this sword, they all come from Jiandao. Chen, if one day, you can When you attack the Forbidden Building, don't forget the regret of Master."

Chen Ci nodded indiscriminately, but he didn't take it to heart. In his eyes, the old lunatic and Uesan Qi were both godlike figures, and they were able to hold the sword at hand. Even they couldn't do anything to the sword god, what a fart he was?Furthermore, the sword god used to live in the deep palace, where the dragon pool and tiger den, unless the sword god himself sat down, who would have the ability to break into the palace without authorization?

Chatting with Uesugi Qi made the statement very easy.

This Japanese man has an inexplicable appeal, affinity, and conviction all over him.

He doesn't have the airs of a master, he is very easy-going, and he smiles at any time, which makes it easy for people to relax their vigilance.

After chatting for a long time, it was time for Uesugi to get up and leave. When he left, he hesitated to speak: "Chen, I'm very sorry, sorry, the situation in Wuyue recently."

Chen Ci frowned, "There is nothing to say, we meet on the battlefield, you and I are enemies."

Uesugi smiled bitterly: "I'm sorry, the right-wing elements in the cabinet and the military government are advocating war and inciting the people. I can't stop it. Chen, I am very happy to meet you. If war comes, I will definitely avoid meeting you."

The statement fell on deaf ears.

After watching Shang Shanqi leave, Chen Ci feels lost.

In the next two months, Uesugi ordered people to send medicinal pills many times, all of which are good medicines to replenish qi and blood, activate muscles and bones, and strengthen the body, and are worth thousands of dollars.

But Kei Uesugi doesn't care about value.

At night, the two will also meet at the top of Guangling, and Uesugi will personally teach Chen Ci's kendo martial arts. Under Uesugi's guidance, Chen Ci's martial arts has improved by leaps and bounds, which is different from the past.

The relationship between him and Uesugi gradually deepened.

If you put aside the issue of position and ethnicity, there is no doubt that Uesugi must be the most perfect man in the world, everything about him is like a fairy tale...

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August 23th, [-]rd year of Tai'an.

Beijing.

Every household is dressed in plain white clothes, hangs pale lanterns, beats gongs and drums, and there is endless mourning and joy.

Outside the palace, all civil and military officials fell to their knees, crying loudly.

At Yin time in the night, the imperial physician Cheng Jiujiang hurried into the palace, and then confirmed that Emperor Tai'an had passed away. As soon as the news came out, the government and the public were shaken, and some families were happy and others were sad.

In front of the palace gate, Huang Shi was tearful, holding the young prince by the hand, "Your Highness, let's go in and have a look."

The little prince was a little timid, looking at the dozens of people standing inside the palace gate, he was a little afraid to go in.

Emperor Tai'an died so suddenly that even the crown prince was not established. Now the empire has no leader, the eldest prince, the third prince and all the emperor's cronies have come, knelt in the palace, crying bitterly.

The eldest prince winked at Xu Yun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. The latter understood, pretended to wipe away his tears, and said with red and swollen eyes, "Queen, Your Highness, my condolences."

The eldest prince had a sad face and didn't reply.

Xu Yun said: "As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a king for a day. Nowadays, inside and outside the court, there are terrific worries. In the north, there are prairie recks staring at them, in the west, there are barbarians in the desert showing their vicious looks, and in the east, there are Japanese people with evil intentions. , to proclaim to the world, spread to the whole world, and strengthen our country of Daliang."

After he finished speaking, all the officials whispered for a while.

Many courtiers who supported the eldest prince echoed their words.

Prince Gong sneered, he thought to himself that the eldest prince was in a hurry?But it was inconvenient for him to speak at this time, and he knew that the third prince would jump out, and as expected, the third prince gave the Minister of the Ministry of Officials a wink.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials sneered and said: "Naturally, a country cannot be without a king, but the first emperor passed away suddenly and did not leave a will. In terms of virtue and virtuousness, I believe that the eldest prince is more suitable for commanding the army and the third prince is more suitable for governing the country."

The ministers who supported the third prince also echoed their words.

Now, the two princes squinted their eyes at each other, with murderous intent inside.

Xu Yun sneered: "Although the first emperor didn't make a decree, according to my tradition of more than 400 years in Great Liang, we always establish the elders but not the young, and the eldest prince should be the crown prince. There is nothing wrong with that."

The Hubu Shangshu was speechless at these words.

At this time, Prince Gong gave Gongsun Lan, Shangshu of the Household Department a wink, and the latter scolded the old fox secretly, but he knew that if he didn't stand in line at this time, all three parties would be offended, so he said: "Master Xu is right. "

Satisfied, the eldest prince glanced at Gongsun Lan one more time, and thought that the old boy was not bad. Originally, the eldest prince decided to take the position himself, and first killed the chickens to make an example of the monkeys, so he ransacked Gongsun Lan. After all, he made a lot of money by relying on his position. If it is full, he can make up for the shortfall of the national treasury.He is also most annoyed by villains like Gongsun Lan, who don't take sides, just watch the fire from the other side.Didn't expect Gongsun Lan to be quite sensible?
But then, Gongsun Lan changed the subject, and said quietly: "Looking at our country in Daliang for more than 400 years, there are 28 kings in power, half of them are not born as princes. This throne, I feel that we should start the actual investigation. .Now that Great Liang is full of conflicts, it is even more necessary for capable people to shoulder the heavy responsibilities."

The eldest prince's face was gloomy.

The third prince raised his eyebrows, just like the eldest prince, he couldn't help but look at him more, and said in his heart that seeing you are so good at talking, when I seize the throne, I will definitely treat you well.

People on both sides quarreled like hell.

Prince Gong sneered, he thought to himself, let's quarrel, let's quarrel.

Of course, Prince Gong also coveted the throne, but now he can't show it.

At this time, Xin Wuji, the prime minister who had been silent all this time, spoke.

"The bones of the first emperor are not yet cold, so the lords will discuss this matter later."

Everyone had different expressions when they heard the words, some couldn't help laughing, while others sneered.

Everyone knew that whether it was the eldest prince or the third prince, there was only one end waiting for Xin Wuji, and that was death.

No one responded to Xin Wuji, and the people on both sides began to struggle again. One group supported the eldest prince, and the other supported the third prince. They were so quarrelsome that they wanted to show themselves in front of the two princes.Even Prince Gong was caught in the crowd, but they didn't support anyone, they just fought in the middle.

Seeing that the front of the Dagong Palace is like a vegetable market.

suddenly.

A voice full of anger and crying came.

"His Majesty!"

At this time, a heavy exclamation came from outside the palace gate.

Then there was the sound of cursing and shoving, hundreds of officials looked sideways, some eunuchs and imperial soldiers tried to stop them, but they were pushed back. The person who came was eight feet tall and frighteningly old, probably in his eighties, wearing armor and helmets, With a sword on his waist and a sad face, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"Marshal, you can't go in..."

"Go away!"

The old marshal shouted "Your Majesty" with tear-stained eyes as he walked into the palace gate. He walked up to Huang Shi, Huang Shi sighed and nodded.

All the officials frowned, wondering why he came here.

The person who came was Lin Pojun, the mighty marshal of soldiers and horses in the world, the commander of Zhongzhou's 60 iron army.

Lin Pojun was the Generalissimo under the sole command of Emperor Tai'an. He had made great achievements in protecting the country in the Battle of the Western Regions, and made countless military achievements.The Lin family is also the clan that followed Ji Wuya to conquer the world more than 400 years ago. It is dominating Qishan Mountain and was awarded the title of title. It is hereditary. The power of this old marshal is terrifying.Now that the emperor has passed away, even he has come, and some people are shocked. You must know that Lin Pojun is a joker, and he has an inseparable relationship with Emperor Tai'an. , but His Majesty the Emperor was not only not displeased at all, on the contrary, he greatly appreciated it. From this we can see the weight of Lin Pojun in the Emperor's heart.

Seeing Lin Pojun coming, the Eldest Prince, the Third Prince and all the concubines all looked a little unsightly.

Since Lin Pojun's arrival, the atmosphere of the scene has changed both inside and outside the palace gate.

Lin Pojun walked up to Huang Shi, picked up the little prince, and silently entered the palace gate.

Silent.

Lin Pojun's actions seemed to explain something.

That's right, besides the eldest prince, the third prince, and the little prince.

It's a pity what prestige does the little prince have?So naturally it was ignored by others, and now Lin Pojun's behavior became ambiguous.

Prince Gong narrowed his eyes, and he cursed secretly, thinking that it was strange and broken.

Thousands of calculations, forgetting to count Lin Pojun.

The court situation is complicated.

Some people support the First Prince.

Some people support the third prince.

There are also selfish people like Prince Gong and Gongsun Lan.

There are also Ministers of the Ministry of War and the Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army who do not express their views.

There are also people like Xin Wuji who have no real power.

People defaulted to the Minister of War and the Commander of the Forbidden Army as being loyal to the emperor and ignorant of world affairs, but they forgot that there was also a Qishan Commander's Mansion.

Qishan Commander's Mansion has been dominating Qishan for 400 years, defending the imperial power, and commanding hundreds of thousands of Zhongzhou iron troops, with iron walls and iron walls, unparalleled in the world.Lin Pojun was old and hadn't been to court for more than ten years. It meant that he had dropped his armor and returned to the field. He faded out of the court and was ignored by others. But now he came out and entered the palace gate with the little prince in his arms. People were terrified.

Countless eyes fell on Huangshi.

Huangshi, nicknamed "Nine Thousand Years", this year can be said to be in the court and control the court.

Is it...

Prince Gong had an ominous premonition, Huangshi wanted to support the little prince to the throne?Huang Shi is the chief eunuch and has little real power, but he and Lin Pojun are people of the same era. The two have an inseparable friendship and are the most trusted people of the emperor. If they join forces, it seems that it will be okay?Thinking about this, everyone is horrified.

Prince Gong pursed his lips, feeling a little dry.

At this time, Lin Pojun came out with the little prince in his arms, and Huang Shi silently followed behind him. The old marshal was worthy of fighting all his life, and his eyes were so fierce that no one dared to look at him.

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All bowed their heads.

Lin Pojun said coldly: "Where is the Minister of Rites?"

"Marshal, I'm here." Xu Yun trembled.

"Choose an auspicious day to hold a state funeral for His Majesty."

"promise."

See no one continues to speak.

Lin Pojun said expressionlessly: "Great Liang established its country with martial arts. Since ancient times, the kings of all dynasties have ascended to the throne with inexorable meritorious deeds. If you don't have military merits, how can you convince the public? No matter what fancy you have in your heart, if you want to gain your own Shuai's approval, wanting to be recognized by the Zhongzhou Iron Army, without military merits, is all nonsense."

The Eldest Prince and the Third Prince had gloomy expressions.

Prince Gong was delighted, he didn't expect that what he wanted to say was said by Lin Pojun, but the effect of Lin Pojun's words was more obvious.

After Lin Pojun attended, arguing about the throne seemed pale.

He made it very clear, if you want to be on the throne, you must get his approval, don't do anything crooked, as long as he is in Zhongzhou, if A Mao and A Gou can become the emperor, he can not only kill A Mao and A Gou, but also support a new A Mao and A Gou go up.

The news of Emperor Tai'an's death quickly spread throughout the world.

Princes from all walks of life in the north went to Zhongzhou to attend the funeral of His Majesty the Emperor.

The king of the Western Regions, the king of Shanxi, Bingzhou Mu, the king of Shandong, Qingzhou Mu, Jizhou Mu, Zhao Wang, Xue Guoyan king, seven princes entered Beijing one after another.

Now that the Seven Kings have entered Beijing, the two princes and Prince Gong who are worried about the throne naturally dare not fart. These northern princes, such as the king of the Western Regions, the Dongfang family, and the snow king, the Yan family, have the blood of the royal family flowing in their bodies, 400 Many years ago, it was also the royal family with the surname Ji. They only served military merits, but they didn't care about the power in the court.

All in all, the funeral went well.

But it is still the same sentence, a country cannot be without a king for a day, and now the government is still supervised by Huangshi on behalf of the country, and the queen listens to the government behind the curtain.But in fact, everyone knows that the queen's power is useless.

As for the officials and even the princes, there was nothing they could do to watch Huangshi become the acting supervisor of the country.

With Lin Pojun standing behind him, who dares to complain?

(End of this chapter)