Concubine's true colors

Chapter 771 Confrontation in Public (1)

The three days of deployment time left for Zhou Xianyu and others passed quickly.

Compared to the fact that they had to withdraw from Changping City, Xiangping and Ji Lingfeng, who now have the upper hand, can be said to be proud these days, and they are even more busy with Zhou Yi's ascension to the throne.

After all, when he thought that this child became the Ninth Five-Year Master, it was equivalent to completely sending the imperial power into their hands. This temptation was so great that Xiangping was completely crazy about it.

Because Xiangping should take the lead in everything now, after all, her status as the eldest princess of the royal family is still very cohesive.

Seeing that the auspicious time has come, Zhou Yi will be able to become the new monarch of the Great Zhou under the congratulations of all officials.

For Xiangping, who has promoted all this with her own hands, she is now sitting in the position of listening to the government behind the curtain, and her heart is surging.

Seeing that everything was well prepared, but he was still not at ease. Xiangping, who experienced this kind of national event for the first time, couldn't help asking Ji Lingfeng in a low voice:
"Whether you and I can gain the imperial power of the Great Zhou today depends on it. That bitch Xiao Jinxuan hid away from Changping City, and Seventh Brother hasn't made any movement yet. This princess is really uneasy. Ling Feng, you can take precautions." Well, nothing, I don't want the enthronement ceremony to be disturbed in any way, and the success will be brought to naught."

He Xuxiangping repeatedly told Ji Lingfeng that he had great ambitions and tried every means to find Zhou Yi and replace Zhou Xianchen as the new emperor.

After doing so many treasonous and even regicide things, how could Ji Lingfeng let his own planning efforts go to waste.

"Your Highness, don't worry, today is to prevent mistakes in the enthronement ceremony. I even ordered people to close the gates of the imperial capital last night. Without my order, no one is allowed to open the gates. Even if Zhou Xianyu holds So what about military power, if he dares to forcibly attack the city, it will be tantamount to a traitor, and we have even more reason to kill him."

Hearing this, Xiangping smiled with satisfaction, and then saw that the time for the enthronement ceremony was approaching.

On this kind of occasion, Zhou Yi is five or six years old, it is really difficult to hold up the whole grand ceremony by himself, so Xiangping will assist in the whole process.

Thinking that she could walk up to the high platform step by step like a son of heaven, and then offer sacrifices to heaven with Zhou Yi, burning incense and praying.

The desire for power in Xiangping's heart suddenly soared, and he couldn't get more excited.

And wait until the civil and military members of the Manchu Dynasty stand up, and the rituals and music will be played together.

Xiangping pulled up Zhou Yi, who was wearing a bright yellow imperial robe, as if she herself had ascended the throne and proclaimed herself emperor, nodded to everyone with a smile, and walked towards the high platform for offering sacrifices to the sky.

Just when Xiangping tried his best to be as graceful as possible, and in his mind, Da Rebellious imagined the scene of himself wearing the Nine Dragon Emperor's robe and accepting the congratulations of all officials, and he couldn't help being excited in his heart.

But he didn't want to sneer, it suddenly came from the solemn enthronement ceremony, and Xiangping could tell that the owner of this voice was Xiao Jinxuan.

"Xiangping, I sometimes really admire you. The enthronement ceremony, burning incense to worship the gods and ancestors, aren't you afraid that Emperor Qi and Empress Chen will ask you why you want to take their lives, and you don't care about family love and blood. Now You are leading a child who is not from the blood of the Zhou family, and you want to get involved in the country, like you, the ancestors of the royal family probably only want to punish you as an unfilial descendant, and the ancestors who receive your incense will have no peace."

Xiangping, who was intoxicated by the attention of thousands of people and held the imperial power in her hands, Xiao Jinxuan's words were like a basin of ice water, which completely woke her up.

The footsteps on the high platform were forced to stop, and Xiangping couldn't help but immediately looked at Ji Lingfeng, and asked in a hoarse voice:

"Ji Lingfeng, what are you doing? Didn't you say that the guards are safe? Why is this bastard still here? Don't hurry up and take him down. The enthronement ceremony is a major event in the country, and anyone who dares to disturb it should be killed on the spot. The guards around you Obey the order and immediately take him down."

For Xiangping, the death of Zhou Xianrui and Empress Dowager Chen was her deathbed.

As the fear in her heart spread more and more, she just wanted to kill Xiao Jinxuan and let everyone who knew the truth of the matter die. She felt that only then could she get out of the shadows completely.

However, Xiangping was so emotional that he only cared about screaming and venting his anger with Ji Lingfeng, but he didn't notice that Xiao Jinxuan didn't come alone, and that all civil and military officials kneeled respectfully on their faces at this meeting.

And as soon as Xiangping's order was issued, the Imperial Army loyal to her and Ji Lingfeng were about to surround them from all sides, capture Xiao Jinxuan and execute him on the spot, and carry out the order.

But at this moment, King Yongchang, who came with him, immediately raised up the ruler given by Emperor Ming, and said in a majestic voice:

"The heavenly ruler in this king's hand is a gift from the Ming emperor. It can be used to warn the king, and it can be used to beat the officials. This prince wants to see if there is any difference between the ministers in this court now. The legal principles are normal. My lord Zhou Hougong is not allowed to interfere in politics, Xiangping, you are just a royal princess, I am still here, Uncle Huang, it is not your turn to give orders. If you have not stepped down from the altar, you cannot represent the royal family, let alone decide who is the crown prince, it is up to you The status of the eldest princess is not so important."

King Yongchang was the most trusted royal family member who assisted Emperor Ming to stabilize the court.

Therefore, as soon as he appeared at this meeting, the ministers who stood on Xiangping's side because of Zhou Yi's status as the prince were nothing, but the royal clan originally respected King Yongchang.

That's why he said his reprimand, and immediately the royal family members came to second their words. With King Yongchang as the backbone, they would not listen to the dispatch of the district chief princess Xiangping anymore.

As for Xiangping, the moment she saw King Yongchang, the so-called royal honor was immediately suppressed in front of this old prince.

Seeing that Xiangping is completely influential and cannot be compared with King Yongchang, Ji Lingfeng saw it, and immediately changed the topic with a slanted sword:

"The princess is not involved in politics. It's just that under special circumstances, she has to show her face for the sake of the country. On the contrary, you, the old prince, why are you standing with Zhou Xianyu and other rebellious officials and thieves? Could it be that the regent dared to do something about the murder of Empress Chen and Emperor Wen?" The disrespectful thing is because you supported it behind the scenes. Also, the gates of the city are closed today, and you dare to force your way in. This is tantamount to coercing the palace into rebellion, and you should be sentenced to death for harming the country."

Zhou Xianyu, who came in last, led more than a hundred soldiers.After deploying troops to confront the imperial army, he couldn't listen to Ji Lingfeng's nonsense.

"Ji Lingfeng is lucky that you are still a man of seven feet, the champion of martial arts in my great Zhou Dynasty in the past. But look at you now, pretending to be a eunuch and following Xiangping all day long, working hand in hand, you have no sense of shame. And you If you really want to seek power and usurp the throne, don't pour dirty water on me if you have the ability, and do those shrews' nonsense things, I think you have been pretending to be an eunuch for too long, and now you are not even a man or a woman."

Zhou Xianyu is really not good at dealing with people's words, but also because he has always been quick to speak, so it is quite rude to criticize Ji Lingfeng.

Immediately, all the civil and military officials were dumbfounded, and at the same time they looked at Ji Lingfeng in shock, because if the other party is not an eunuch, but hangs out with the princess Xiangping all day long, then the things in it are too worthwhile people explored.

Although Zhou Xianyu's words did not directly hit Ji Lingfeng's vital point, the attention of the officials was drawn to it.

Xiao Jinxuan, who is good at scheming, will naturally help Zhou Xianyu to continue the story and give Ji Lingfeng a fatal blow.

"My husband, Zhou Xianyu, is right. Not only is Ji Lingfeng not a servant, but he has a lot of wives and concubines. Moreover, this person was loyal to the deposed king Zhou Xiantai in the past, and he intended to force the palace to rebel. He was not a meritorious minister who exposed this matter. All of this is just us. Princess Xiangping, it’s just an excuse to excuse the other party. Because Ji Lingfeng is good at winning people’s hearts, and this is what Princess Xiangping needs most, and I advise you adults, it’s best to thoroughly check all your wives and concubines after returning to the mansion. As far as my lord and I know, Ji Lingfeng has cultivated countless beauties for many years and sent them to various government offices to obtain information. Now that Zhou Yi is being promoted as emperor, it seems like a helpless move, but who actually benefits the most? Take a look at the stands, don't you? Don't you know yet?"

Following Xiao Jinxuan's words, all the civil and military officials present, who was not an old fox who was struggling in the court, immediately knew that the person he was referring to was Xiangping.

But at this moment, countless princes and nobles, under the protection of the soldiers of the Beijing Army Camp, walked quickly to Zhou Xianyu, and bowed to the ground in unison. The leader turned out to be Qian Yunhong.

Seeing this Marquis of Huai'an, after paying respects to King Yongchang and Zhou Xianyu, he immediately stood up and said loudly to everyone at the enthronement ceremony:

"Everyone, please don't be fooled anymore. The real traitors are Ji Lingfeng and Princess Xiangping. As for the old prince Yongchang and the regent going to Beijing today, it was me, Qian Yunhong and many nobles who used the private soldiers in the mansion to forcefully occupy the city and open the door. The city gate welcomed them in, so there was no mention of siege at all. Ascension to the throne and proclaiming the emperor is a major event for the country, and no mistakes can be tolerated. Since the identity of Prince Zhou Yi is questionable, His Majesty Wendi is only in a coma and did not die. We princes and nobles think that , after confirming the result in detail, it will not be too late to hold the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven."

Now that the royal family has King Yongchang in charge, and Qian Yunhong raised objections among the nobles, everyone present who had been shaken did not expect Guo Yi, the six ministers, to stand up at this time.

"My colleagues, in fact, Guo Yi also felt that it was inappropriate for today's enthronement ceremony. After all, Prince Zhou Yi, if he is of royal blood, why didn't he mention the succession of the throne when Emperor Qi was very conscious before his death. And it is well known that the regent Wang Nengzheng is good at fighting. If he coveted the throne, why wait for so many years? When Emperor Ming passed away, don’t forget that the person who suppressed the rebellion was the regent. It is still the prince who supported Emperor Qi’s enthronement and handed the jade seal of the kingdom to the other party. He If he really wanted to be emperor, he could have done that a few years ago when the support for countering the rebellion was the highest. If you think about it carefully, don’t you think it’s just a joke that the regent intends to conspire to usurp the throne? "

(End of this chapter)