Tiantang

Chapter 406

Chapter 413

Just when everyone thought that Wang Jiong was about to be killed by Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xuan suddenly said coldly, "I don't mean to miss you maliciously. I am angry with a scholar, and I am impulsive. If you dare to speak out again, Kill without pardon!"

"Come here, take Wang Jiong down!"

Nan Jiyun shouted violently, several soldiers stepped forward and "brought" Wang Jiong down who was about to argue.

A storm became invisible.

Ge Shuhan and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If Zhang Xuan was angry, the city of Chang'an would bleed, and even Tang officials like them would be implicated.

Of course Zhang Xuan would not kill Wang Jiong.Because killing Wang Jiong doesn't make much sense.Not only will it leave him with a reputation for brutality, but he will also have head-on conflicts with many powerful families.Now that Zhang Xuan has not fully controlled the situation in the world, it is very crucial to win the support of the nobles.

Zhang Xuan will not lose the big because of small things.

It's just that Zhang Xuan is thinking at this moment whether what Wang Jiong did today was his personal impulse, or whether he was instigated by other people, or even manipulated by aristocrats behind the scenes.

The former is nothing to worry about; while the latter is a bit complicated.

"My lord is generous and merciful, long live my lord!"

Ge Shuhan, Yang Guozhong and others led the group of officials to kneel down on the ground, shouting loudly.

Those members of the Wang family also let out a sigh of relief, and kowtowed repeatedly.

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly and waved his hand, "Okay, let's go to the city!"

Among the Eighteen Iron Guards, one of them brought Zhang Xuan's war horse, and Zhang Xuan got on his horse and galloped towards the city first.

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in the imperial city.

The members of the immediate royal family, including the Supreme Emperor Li Heng and the Emperor Li Yu, all gathered in the Mingde Hall of Xingqing Palace. There were also many concubines of Li Heng and Li Yu in the hall, as well as the families of Li Heng's many children, etc.

Of course, the ordinary Tang clan—such as Princess Xianyi, the children of the old emperor Li Longji, and the royal family and nobles farther away—stayed behind closed doors, anxiously waiting for the upcoming tragic fate of Li Tang's downfall.

Li Heng had already fallen into a semi-comatose state, sitting there as if he was in a daze. With the excessive fright and the deep fear and despair in his heart, it was difficult for him to control his mind.

Li Yu's complexion was pale, and he sat behind the dragon case, looking down at the abdication edict drafted by Yang Guozhong and others on the table case, the corners of his mouth twitched, and his shoulders trembled slightly.Next to the abdication edict is the emperor's jade seal. As long as the jade seal is affixed, the abdication edict can be issued to the world, and this also declares the end of the Tang Dynasty and the end of the Li Tang royal family.

Li Tan and other Li Heng's children sat on both sides, their faces gloomy and silent.

The eunuch Cheng Yuanzhen stumbled into the palace and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor, Zhang Xuan has entered the city and is heading towards the imperial city!"

Li Yu was startled suddenly, and looked at Cheng Yuanzhen.

Li Tan suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice, "So fast?"

Cheng Yuanzhen nodded silently.

Li Tan sat back weakly, covered his face and sighed.

Li Yu raised his hand, trembling, tentatively and slowly, he grabbed Yuxi little by little.

He finally caught the jade seal and squeezed it tightly, but it seemed like he was holding something of great importance, unable to move.

All the immediate royal family—that is, Li Yu's relatives, the core members of Li Tang's royal family, all looked at Li Yu's hand with complicated eyes, and a layer of fine beads of sweat oozed from Li Yu's forehead.

Li Yu knew in his heart that as long as the jade seal was covered, the Tang Dynasty would be completely destroyed, and he would become the king of subjugation.But that's not the case - Zhang Xuan's army has already entered the city. If he doesn't know the current affairs and issues an abdication edict, I am afraid that none of the royal family present can escape Zhang Xuan's thunderous means.

In fact, whether there is such an abdication edict is irrelevant to Zhang Xuan; but to Li Yu, it seems a bit crucial.If he surrendered the throne peacefully, he could still save his life and even win the title of King Tang.And being tough to the end can only be a matter of losing your head.

Li Yu gritted his teeth, grabbed Yuxi fiercely, and was about to put it on the abdication edict.

"Impossible! Sinister! You want to ruin the great country that my ancestors created..." Li Heng stood up suddenly, raised his hand and pointed at Li Yu, tearing and trembling.

"It's all your evil son. If it weren't for your evil son, why would my Great Tang be like this... You are a sinner of my Great Tang royal family!" Li Heng roared hysterically.

Li Yu raised his eyebrows and shouted angrily, "That's enough! It's my father, you are fatuous, you listened to slander, and forced Zhang Xuan to rebel. So what can we do in the middle of Sichuan? If we linger on for a while, it will only increase the jokes of the subjects of the world!"

Li Yu slammed the jade seal down in a rage, "This is the end, if I don't abdicate, what can I do? Let Zhang Xuan hold a knife across my neck and chop off my head with one knife? And then wait for me—a Kill all of them, is this what you are looking forward to, Father?"

Li Heng was stunned for a moment, and then collapsed on the ground, crying loudly.

And many of his sons, daughters and concubines fell to the ground crying, and the hall was in chaos.

At this moment, the sound of dense and powerful footsteps and the order of soldiers lining up suddenly came from the entrance of the hall.

Li Yu let out a long breath, closed his eyes, and knew that Zhang Xuan's people had entered the palace.

Sure enough, a moment later, Yang Guozhong and a majestic general in armor walked into the hall one after the other, and behind them were dozens of sturdy Longshuo soldiers. Wei or Jingshi Habayashi Wei.

Li Tan glanced at it, sighed inwardly, and lowered his head.He recognized this general, this is Zhang Xuan's confidant and beloved general, General Nan Jiyun of the Shence Army known as the Arrow God in the army, known as Nanba.

Yang Guozhong and Nan Jiyun stood in the hall, looking around at everyone.

Cough!

Yang Guozhong coughed twice, and the eunuch Cheng Yuanzhen suddenly rushed over from the side, picked up the abdication letter on Li Yu's desk, and dedicated it to Nan Jiyun respectfully, flatteringly said, "General Nan, this is the emperor's abdication edict!"

Li Yu was furious, but he gritted his teeth and lowered his head, helpless.

He has already been teased by shrimps when he swims in shallow water, and bullied by dogs when he falls in Pingyang, what else can he say?
Nan Jiyun took the edict and nodded slightly.He turned his head to Yang Guozhong and said, "Mr. Yang, since the edict is in hand, please ask Mr. Yang to lead the officials to persuade him to enter."

Yang Guozhong smiled slightly, cupped his fists in return and said, "That's right. General Nan will go to greet the lord first, and Yang will summon the ministers with the edict. Please get ready, the lord, and ascend the dragon throne in the Linde Hall!"

Nan Jiyun nodded, turned around and left.

Yang Guozhong sighed slightly, glanced at everyone, and turned to leave.

Li Tang, who is in the palace, is directly related to the royal family. No one can say what to do with it. We can only make our own decisions after Zhang Xuan ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor.

Just as Yang Guozhong was about to leave, he heard Li Tan's gloomy voice, "Mr. Yang, I wonder what you plan to do with us?"

Yang Guozhong smiled lightly, glanced at Li Tan, clasped his fists and said, "It's up to the new emperor to decide, Yang doesn't know."

Li Tan was silent.

Yang Guozhong smiled again, turned around and walked away.

Li Tan stomped his feet angrily, and strode out of the hall, but when he reached the entrance of the hall, he found that the entire Mingde Hall and even the Xingqing Palace were guarded by soldiers and the security was tight.As soon as he probed, a lieutenant colonel said coldly, "By my lord's order, no one is allowed to leave the Mingde Hall!"

Li Tan had no choice but to retreat.

Back in the palace, Li Tan heard Li Heng's concubines still sobbing and crying, and Li Tan yelled angrily, "What the hell are you still crying for? Crying for funerals? Shut up! Shut up!" !"

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After Zhang Xuan entered the city, surrounded by his ministers, he directly entered the imperial city and entered the deep palace.

And Nan Jiyun's [-] magic strategy troops entered Chang'an City at the same time, and took control of Chang'an City and the imperial palace.As for Ge Shuhan's tens of thousands of people, they have already moved outside the city.

Zhang Xuan was standing outside Xingqing Palace, Nan Jiyun hurried over and whispered a few words in his ear.Zhang Xuan nodded, and led the crowd to Linde Hall.

The imperial edict of Tang Emperor Li Yu's abdication has been widely publicized and released to the world.The so-called world cannot be without a master for a day. Next, Zhang Xuan will immediately ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, truly build his own brand-new dynasty, and usher in an unprecedented new era.

Originally, Yang Guozhong and others were discussing to choose an auspicious day to hold a grand enthronement ceremony, but Zhang Xuan did not agree.He has no intention of making Chang'an his capital, he wants to make Luoyang his capital, and his ascension to the throne in Chang'an is just for the sake of righteousness and stability of the world.

Yang Guozhong discussed with a group of civil servants for a long time, and decided to support Zhang Xuan as emperor at [-]:[-] noon tomorrow, and reported to Zhang Xuan, and Zhang Xuan agreed.

That night, Zhang Xuan lived in Xingqing Palace, Wanchun Garden where Wanchun used to live.

Early the next morning, Yang Guozhong led his group of officials to organize Zhang Xuan's enthronement ceremony, but Zhang Xuan quietly went out of the palace to Chen Xilie's residence with more than a hundred guards.

Although Chen Xilie resigned from office and lived in seclusion, the Emperor Tang abdicated and Zhang Xuan went to the city to prepare to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

Standing outside the gate of Chen Xilie's residence, Zhang Xuan couldn't help smiling when he saw that the gate was closed.

He went forward and grabbed the knocker, and knocked three times.

Not long after, a servant's voice came, "Who is it? My master shuts the door and sees no outsiders, please go back."

"Please tell Prime Minister Chen that Zhang Xuan is asking to see you." Zhang Xuan said lightly.

The servant inside was stunned, then shocked, immediately opened the door and knelt down on the ground with a thud, "I greet you, my villain... Your Majesty!"

Zhang Xuan glanced at him and smiled, "You don't need to be too polite, just go and inform Prime Minister Chen that I'm here."

The servant got up and ran to the backyard. After a while, Chen Xilie hurried over wearing a cloak. When he saw Zhang Xuan, he hesitated for a moment, and bowed down. "Chen Xilie, a grassroots man, pays his respects to His Majesty!"

Zhang Xuan laughed, took a step forward and grabbed Chen Xilie's arm and said, "Chen Xiang, please get up, I took the liberty of coming today, don't take offense."

"The grassroots don't dare." Chen Xilie clasped his fists in fear.

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