Resourceful beauty

Chapter 363 Guilty
In the Dragon Boat Festival in the 31st year of Yongqian, it is unknown how lively the common people were, but the Dragon Boat Festival in the palace was the most deserted and bleak in history.

In the early morning court, King Yao, who had not been in court for more than a year, appeared in front of civil and military officials for the first time. As soon as he started, he asked Li Sheng to take out a bright yellow scroll and read it aloud in front of everyone.

After nearly a thousand words were eloquently written, the courtiers didn't come back to their senses until Li Sheng finished reading and stood back to his original position.

Only Chu Yuan, who seemed to have known about it long ago, or had expected it long ago, had a calm face.

King Yao actually issued an edict of sin against himself.

"I have been in power for 31 years, and my merits and demerits will be judged by future generations. However, the son does not teach the father's fault. Only this one, I cannot escape."

Said in a deep voice, King Yao pointed to the edict of guilt placed on the imperial case in front of him, "This edict of guilt will be posted on the palace wall. It is right and wrong, and the people have their own judgments, so you don't need to say more .”

In the main hall, from the moment Li Sheng began to read the Edict of King Yao's crime, King Yong and King Rui lowered their heads. At this moment, they knew in their hearts that everything was irreversible.

Sure enough, King Yao said: "King Yong will set off for Lizhou in a few days, and within 20 years, he is not allowed to step into Shangyang City without an imperial edict."

Under the unbelievable gaze of King Yong, King Yao turned his head to look at King Rui and said, "King Rui is a rebellious person. Fortunately, he knows his mistakes and can correct them, so he will not be demoted to a commoner after his death, and the royal family will be removed."

King Rui's face was ashen, but he knelt down and received the order without even lifting his head.

For a moment, in the empty Yiyuan Hall, it was so quiet that even the heavy breathing of those veterans could be heard.

Above the main hall, King Yao coughed forcibly, and then said again: "In three days, I will issue an abdication edict, and the Qin Tianjian will choose an auspicious date as soon as possible, and invite the new king to ascend the throne. The Ministry of Rites should also get ready as soon as possible. safe."

"Father..."

Guessing what King Yao would do to King Yong and King Rui, but not expecting him to abdicate, Chu Yuan called out in surprise, but saw King Yao waved his hand, "Prince, there is no need to say more, my body and bones, I know it in my heart. Rather than having you questioned by the courtiers on that day, it would be better for me to see you become king with my own eyes."

As he spoke, King Yao pointed at the whispering courtiers and pointed to the golden plaque with the four characters "Zhongzheng Renhe" hanging above his head, "I made the edict early in the morning, Li Sheng, take it down and hand it over to Prime Minister Yun, read in court."

In fact, when King Yao said that he was going to abdicate just now, those courtiers who had objections did not dare to say any more, and now King Yao insisted on reading the will in court again, which undoubtedly made these people completely Give up, lest they make excuses in the future.

When everyone had different thoughts, Li Sheng had already removed the rectangular bright yellow box from behind the plaque, descended the jade steps and handed it to Prime Minister Yun.

Taking a few steps forward and facing the crowd, Prime Minister Yun took out the bright yellow scroll in the box and read aloud: "Following the heavens, the emperor's edict said: I heard that the fate of the emperor is not normal, but it only belongs to virtue, so Yao granted Shun , Shun granted Yu, it is actually appropriate. Prince Chu Yuan, literary and martial arts, pure nature, respectful, thrifty, benevolent and filial. Respect the family of heaven and earth, and love the people of the world below. Have the appearance of Yao and Shun, uphold the ability of sages and sages, worry about The national plan and Zhenshuo’s plan are worthy of the gods. For the benefit of the people in the world, I will be established as the new emperor. The emperor who started the foundation, inherits the heavens and responds to the people, and ascends the throne after my Zen throne. This is my honor.”

"Long live the king, long live, long live..."

As early as when Prime Minister Yun opened the scroll, all civil and military officials fell to their knees. Now that Prime Minister Yun finished reading, everyone immediately kowtowed to accept the order. Chu Yuan, who stood high on the jade steps, looked at King Yao who was looking at him eagerly. , There are mixed feelings in my heart.

When the news reached Fengming Palace, Queen Zhou, who was already on the verge of fury, immediately smashed a jade ruyi in her hand.

That jade ruyi was a symbol of her being the lord of the six palaces when she entered the empress/palace. She originally planned to give this jade ruyi to Concubine Yong when King Yong and his party left Shangyang City.

What is the intention in it, presumably both the king of Yong and the concubine of Yong can understand it.

Now, King Yao is acting like this, but he blocked everyone's retreat early on.

"Why, why? God is so unfair to me..."

Said in a hateful voice, a heavy haze accumulated in Queen Zhou's eyes, she only hated herself for being too soft-hearted a few days ago, otherwise, how could she be like this now?
"In the end, it's Ben Gong who is crazy, and in the end, he was tricked by him."

Turning from anger to laughter, at this moment Queen Zhou finally realized that when King Yao mentioned that he wanted to go to the palace with her, it was probably to restrain herself and King Yong, so that the prince could concentrate on dealing with King Rui.It's ridiculous that I didn't see through it, and stayed by his side wholeheartedly. In the end, I pushed myself and King Yong to a dead end.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Laughing loudly, big teardrops fell from Queen Zhou's eyes. In the inner hall of Fengming Palace, where Queen Zhou could touch, the tea bowls, cups, saucers, gold and jade jewelry were broken all over the place, and it was a mess at first glance.

In Shouchang Palace, upon hearing King Yao's execution of King Rui, the Empress Dowager Lou paused when she fiddled with the Buddha's string, and then heard King Yao announce in court that he would abdicate in three days. The queen's eyebrows drooped suddenly, and she looked a little old and decadent.

"Relegated to common people, common people..."

Whispering, the Empress Dowager Lou felt desolate: King Yong and King Rui, who were the most difficult to deal with, took the initiative to deal with it for the prince. Next, the prince's spearhead will be directed at Zhongshan Houfu and Lin'anhoufu, right?

"Why him, why him?"

Thinking of Chu Yuan's indifferent appearance, and his mask-like face that didn't even bother to pretend respect when facing her, the Empress Dowager Lou frowned in disgust. She couldn't figure out why King Yao chose Chu Yuan as his face. Crown Prince.

And this, since Chu Yuan returned to Yao Kingdom and became the crown prince, she has been puzzled all the time.

However, now, he has ascended to the golden throne of the new King Yao step by step from the crown prince. From now on, I am afraid that the empress dowager himself will have no more honor in this palace, right?
"Old, Aijia is really old..."

With infinite loneliness in her voice, the Empress Dowager Lou got up tremblingly and entered the inner hall.

On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the Edict of Guilt was issued, and on the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, the Edict on the Zen Position was issued. Although there were constant discussions in Shangyang City, the bright yellow bulletins posted at the root of the imperial city could not be faked.

What's more, King Yao has not died yet, who would dare to cheat like this?
Within a few days, Qin Tianjian presented the selected auspicious day in the morning court, the sixth day of June.

King Yao nodded, and the Ministry of Rituals made emergency preparations, and the palace was in a hurry, and within a few days, it showed a thriving and happy look.

On the day when King Yong and his party went out of the city to the fiefdom of Lizhou, the sky was overcast and full of dark clouds, and none of the courtiers went. Only Chu Yuan sent Zheng Ping and people from the Zhongshan Houfu to see them off.

Compared with the joyful and lively farewell scene of King Rui and King Pingping last time, King Yong's departure undoubtedly seemed extraordinarily deserted. However, everyone knew that no matter how injustice King Yong was, he would not dare to have the slightest complaint.

No one knew when King Rui left, except that that night, a small sedan chair in green clothes was carried out of Prince Rui's Mansion and carried straight to the Marquis of Lin'an Mansion. In the sedan chair, a child's cries could be faintly heard.

With the first rain in summer, the disputes before and after the New Year seem to have finally settled.

King Yao had already abdicated, and during the month Chu Yuan hadn't ascended the throne, it was as usual, with the crown prince supervising the country.

After getting up early and serving Chu Yuan to put on the court clothes, and sending him out of the East Palace, Fang Ruxuan said softly: "Shouchang Palace and Fengming Palace, there is no movement at all these days. I guess, the queen is probably wholeheartedly waiting for you to ascend the throne. Then follow God's will and invite her to be the Queen Mother."

There was a mocking smile on the corner of his lips, Chu Yuan held Fang Ruxuan's hand tightly, and turned to ask her, "Are you ready?"

Fang Ruxuan nodded, "However, I don't know when to submit it. My father's body is getting weaker day by day. I'm really afraid that he won't be able to bear it."

There was some embarrassment and hesitation on his face, and Chu Yuan didn't speak for a while.

Stepping out of the gate of the Eastern Palace, the sun leaped up to the far horizon, and the whole world suddenly became brighter, and there was still a slight coolness in the air.

Looking back at the direction of the Wanfu Palace, Chu Yuan took a few deep breaths, and said with determination: "Mother died wronged, and this day finally comes, I will never give up no matter what."

Fang Ruxuan knew that Chu Yuan had made a decision.

"I'll go to pay my respects to my father in a while, and see what the imperial doctor has to say."

Fang Ruxuan stopped and straightened Chu Yuan's clothes.

Chu Yuan nodded, "Okay. If you have anything to say, wait until I come back."

Seeing the back of Chu Yuan striding away, Fang Ruxuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Turning around again, Fang Ruxuan passed the gate of the East Palace and walked silently towards the Wanfu Palace. Behind her, Sangshen and Sangye looked at each other and followed silently.

For more than three years, Fang Ruxuan and Chu Yuan would come to Wanfu Palace every Tomb-sweeping Day and Zhongyuan Festival. Every plant and tree in the vestibule and backyard seemed to be clearly engraved in their minds, but only the main hall was where the two of them lived together. A place that is less traveled.

The two of them dared not and couldn't bear to face the half wall covered in blood, and finally waited until the day when their grievances were to be avenged.

The peach tree in the corner had already lost its peach blossoms, and young leaves sprouted from the branches, adding a bit of vitality to the entire decayed courtyard. Fang Ruxuan knew that it would not be long before this place would take on a new look.

"Master, do you want to go in and have a look?"

Seeing Fang Ruxuan standing at the foot of the stone steps in front of the main hall without speaking for a long time, Sangsan asked softly.

Fang Ruxuan shook her head slowly, "In a few days, I will come with His Highness in a few days."

(End of this chapter)