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Chapter 977: How much of Emperor Liyang’s majesty is left?

When leaving the Xiamawei Posthouse in the capital, Xu Xin, who had destroyed Zhao Huangchao's other arrangements in the past, went out and met Xu Fengnian and Xu Xiao.

There were many people in front of the three of them, including Beiliang Iron Cavalry who entered the city with Chu Lushan's coffin and envoys sent by the Zhao family to greet them.

The envoy from the Zhao family brought luxurious jade belts in python clothes, which were all in accordance with the prince's regulations, and seemed to vaguely reveal the emperor's intention.

Are you going to give the Xu family another king? Take this as comfort?

No way! The Emperor of the Zhao family can't be so stupid!

The troops of Beiliang are all approaching the city. Is it possible to turn back the bow?

Zhao Dun and Yuan Benxi are still engaging in such shady schemes, no wonder they will be in vain for the rest of their lives.

As Xu Xin spoke, he casually turned the three python costumes into powder, which frightened the officials and eunuchs who came with Zhao Siku. However, no one from Beiliang and his party paid any attention to them, they just carried the coffin to the road.

"Little prince, I met my godfather, and he asked me to bring you a message. He said that as long as the emperor's surname is still Zhao, everything can be discussed, even if a certain princess succeeds as the queen..."

Zhao Siku said in a low voice, with a look of reminiscence in his eyes. After he entered Tai'an City, he had two masters. One was the godfather he worshiped after entering the palace, and he was a young eunuch.

In his memory, this godfather seemed to have great power and could walk around Tai'an City as he pleased. Moreover, many years later, he was still very young.

"I see."

Xu Xin just responded casually, without saying whether he agreed or not.

Zhao Siku didn't say anything more, just silently leading the way.

I don't know how long it took, probably even the best time was missed, before Beiliang and his entourage showed up outside the gate of the imperial city with a coffin and Shanshan.

"Hey! It's so fun!"

"Biyan'er, Tan Tanweng, Qi Yanglong, Zhao Ying... I used to ask them to greet them when I saw them, but it's not like today, just let them wait..."

Outside the imperial city gate, Xu Xiao, who was riding his horse slowly, looked at the familiar figures in the distance, chuckled and made jokes, as if to ease the tense atmosphere.

When Beiliang and his party arrived, the officials behind the many big shots couldn't help but whisper. The dressing up of these three men today was too... maverick and inconsistent with etiquette!
Ordinarily, on important occasions like the imperial ceremony, officials should wear official robes and nobles should wear python robes. This was the case for several Zhao family vassal kings who rushed to the capital.

But the three people from Beiliang in front of them were Xu Xiao, who was wearing white armor with a sword hanging on his waist, Xu Fengnian, who was wearing a white robe with two swords on his waist, and Xu Xin, who was just wearing white. The soldiers of the Beiliang Army behind them were also Dressed in white and carrying a coffin, it was like a funeral procession.

"Xu Xiao, long time no see."

A vassal king wearing a python robe took the initiative to greet Xu Xiao. His face was a little haggard and he looked particularly weak.

Huainan King Zhao Ying, the vassal king who had a good relationship with Xu Xiao back then, was plotted by Yuan Benxi after the Eight Dragons failed to seize the rightful son. The name of the vassal was actually a confinement.

When Xu Xiao came to Beijing to inherit the hereditary throne, he took the initiative to go to Huainan Road to see someone, but Zhao Ying, who was already frightened by that time, avoided him.

But today, he greeted me warmly.

"Stop it, Zhao Ying."

"As far as our friendship is concerned, there are some things that have nothing to do with you and are naturally none of your business. But for more things, don't talk about them. When we get to this point, I can't make the decision. There's no turning back."

Xu Xiao shook his head on horseback, and when Zhao Ying heard these words, a bitter smile flashed across his slightly pale face. Outside the imperial city gate, countless powerful officials' expressions changed somewhat when they heard Xu Xiao's words, especially those of the Zhao family vassal kings, whose eyes became sharper and sharper.

Regardless of their fierce rivalry with Zhao Dun from Liyang, just because they both have the surname Zhao, they all have the legal basis to sit on that chair.

But if someone with a foreign surname wants to rob it, that's another matter.

They were dissatisfied with many things Zhao Dun did, but the various measures he took after Beiliang went south were already very low-profile in the eyes of the powerful and officials. He was short of being punished and abdicated directly, but Beiliang was still like this. So aggressive, do they really want to change the government and fight for it?
However, if there is really a rebellion, why do the people of Beiliang trust the Zhao family so much when only a few people enter the city? Aren't you afraid of being ambushed and killed all of them? Or are the people of Beiliang confident that they can cope with the entire Tai'an City with just a few people?

Outside the main gate of the imperial city, the capital officials headed by Chief Assistant Zhang Julu and General Gu Jiantang, as well as feudal officials and local feudal town officials lined up.

There are also five vassal kings of the Zhao family, Zhao Bing, the king of Yanchi, Zhao Sui, the king of Jiaodong, Zhao Ying, the king of Huainan, and Zhao Heng, the king of Jing'an. As for the lineage of the Guangling king, after the death of Zhao Yi, the court supported a bastard to succeed him, which can barely be regarded as the death of Zhao Dun. Loyal.

When Xu Xin and the other three came with the Northern Liang Army, the gate of the imperial city opened, and all the princes, princes, and civil and military officials filed in. Xu Xin looked at the yellow-roofed red wall with calm eyes. He was already thinking about changing the style of the imperial city, and it was too... Anseong is an unlucky place. We need to build a new capital!

Zhang Julu, the civil official leader, kept to the right, Gu Jiantang, the military leader, kept to the left, and the five clan kings all walked slowly around Zhang Julu.

When the glorious dragon wall came into view, Xu Xin was the leader, Xu Xiao and Xu Fengnian were on the left and right, and they stepped on the white jade stone steps. As far as the eye could see, there were crowds of people, jade hitting jade, and loud sounds.

There is a dragon chair and throne in the main hall. In front of the hall is the Danbi. There are bronze turtles, bronze cranes, sundials and four important instruments. There are eighteen tripods on the upper and lower terraces.

When Xu Xin and the others entered the palace, they immediately saw the emperor Zhao Dun in a pure yellow dragon robe. Next to him was the queen Zhao Zhi. This so-called empress of the world stared at Xu Xiao with complex eyes.

Several princes from Liyang walked gently into the palace, not only the princes, but also several princesses, such as Zhao Fengya, the Sui Zhu Princess who was familiar to Beiliang.

According to the old practice, at this time the eunuch opened the morning ceremony, and all the officials inside and outside the hall knelt down to kowtow to the emperor. However, this court meeting was very different from the past.

"Today morning, Northern Liang King Xu Xiao and his son do not need to kneel down. From now on, they can all go to the palace wearing swords and armor."

"The minister ordered Zhang Julu not to kneel down."

"General Gu Jiantang will not kneel."

"The King of Yanchi, the King of Huainan, and the King of Jing'an... will not kneel."

"Huan Wen did not kneel when he was offering wine at the left of the Imperial Academy."

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"Soldier Chen Zhibao will not kneel. In future court meetings, Chen Zhibao can enter the court in casual clothes and carry a sword."

When the eunuch loudly read out the list of people who did not kneel, the officials below couldn't help but whisper.

Going to the hall with a sword, entering the palace with a hanging knife, and Qi Bu kneeling and so on. How much of the majesty of the Liyang Emperor is left in the face of those from Beiliang?
"My lords!"

After all the officials bowed and stood down, Liyang Emperor Zhao Dun stood up, and Queen Zhao Zhi beside him also quickly stood up. The two of them seemed to have made a decision long ago.

In the Wuying Hall, the emperor's six princes were very nervous. Today was the time for them to either be crowned king or crown prince, but it was also possible that they would be reduced to common people.

If things like Beiliang hadn't happened, the original plan of the emperor and the queen was not to make the eldest son Zhao Wu, but to make the queen's favorite son, the fourth prince Zhao Zhuan, the crown prince. It is a recipe for disaster in itself.

It can only be said that the emperor and queen of the Zhao family have not been clear-headed for many years.

(End of this chapter)