The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 782
In the capital, the sun is rising.

The sun shines among the palaces, reflecting each other's splendor with the golden roof, making this place even more majestic.

At this moment, outside the Huangji Gate, there is a team of more than 30 people, walking forward in two rows.

These people were all dressed in red tuanlong robes and black gauze wing crowns. At first glance, they were members of the royal family, at least at the level of a county king.

In front of the team, a vassal king in his twenties looked at the palace in front of him and said with emotion: "Old Ba, it's been seven years... I never thought that I would come back alive!"

A young man next to him said, "That's right... the elder brothers have passed away, it's true that things are different!"

These two people are the seventh and eighth sons of Taian Zhao Yongcheng, namely Ding Wang Zhao Yanyi and Hui Wang Zhao Yanchun.

Emperor Tai'an had a total of fifteen sons. Excluding those who died of illness and those who were persecuted to death by Zhao Weilong, only five of them are alive now.

Among the five people were the seventh and eighth, the ninth Zhao Yanxun, the tenth Zhao Yanyuan, and the eleventh Zhao Yansong.

As the parents and sons of Emperor Tai'an, Zhao Yanyi and Zhao Yanyi have a higher status, so they can walk ahead of all the vassal kings.

The two of them haven't seen each other for many years, so they can talk to relieve their boredom, but the vassal kings behind them are basically silent, because they are far away from each other and they are strangers to each other.

After Emperor Taizong Zhao Hongzhang, the Jin court imposed stricter controls on the vassal kings. Although these people lived well in the fief, they were essentially prisoners.

It's normal for strangers to each other.

Along the palace road, a group of vassals soon came to Huangji Gate.

At this time, on the steps of the Huangji Gate, there were already three people waiting, and these three people were also wearing red dragon robes.

"Seventh brother, eighth brother... Long time no see!"

The person who spoke was Guangwang Zhao Yanyuan, he was the oldest among the three Zongwangs, so he was the one to speak at this time.

"So it's the tenth brother, I haven't seen you in seven years...you've grown up so much!" Zhao Yanyi said with a smile.

Zhao Yanchun on the side continued, "Tenth and eleventh brothers, do you still have the wood carvings I gave you when I left Beijing?"

"Myna, my tenth brother and I kept the wood carving well, but we lost it when the false emperor Zhao Weilong forced us to leave!" Zhao Yansong stepped forward.

When Zhao Weilong was mentioned, Zhao Yanyi and Zhao Yanyi also had resentment on their faces because they were also persecuted.

"Hey... It's good to be alive, the twelfth brother is really pitiful!"

The twelve-year-old Zhao Yanxiao died on Jiufan Road, and everyone at the scene knew about it.

In order to stabilize the throne, Zhao Weilong suppressed the clan a lot, and the vassals in front of the Huangji Gate have more or less been dealt with, so they have resentment towards Zhao Weilong.

At this time, a vassal king with white beard and hair said: "The false emperor is dead, now the world is peaceful, we can rest assured!"

This person is more than 60 years old, and he is the uncle of Emperor Tai'an in terms of seniority. Even he was almost moved to the fiefdom.

With his words, the vassal kings who were originally lifeless all burst into tears at this moment, scolding the dead Zhao Weilong like shit.

Seeing everyone chattering, Zhao Yanyuan said loudly: "Everyone, Zhao Weilong is dead, we don't need to bother about the dead, it's more important to get down to business first!"

"Ninth Brother, he is still waiting for you in Qian'an Hall!"

Zhao Yansong stepped aside and said, "Everyone, please!"

Only then did the crowd continue on their way, and walked through the Huangji Gate to the depths of the Forbidden Palace, all of them looked extremely cautious and humble.

If they were resentful towards Zhao Weilong, they were fearful towards Zhao Yanxun.

A person who dropped the emperor from the Dragon Throne in just two months is worthy of awe by all of them.

Such people are likely to be cruel and ruthless. If they are suppressed by Zhao Weilong, will they be punished by Zhao Yanxun?
After all, the legitimacy of Zhao Yanxun's proclaiming the emperor is low, and they are more threatening and more likely to be hit.

They even dared to grab the throne, and it was a breeze to kill these powerless feudal lords.

The closer they got to Qian'an Hall, the greater the fear in their hearts was magnified, so that some people turned pale.

And all of this is because Zhao Yanxun didn't explain the reason to them when he summoned these people.

After about a few minutes, the crowd arrived outside Qian'an Palace, and they were able to enter after being informed by Huo An.

At this time, Zhao Yanxun was wearing a blue cloud-pattern robe, and his hair was only tied with a net scarf. Compared with the dozens of vassal kings who entered the palace, his clothes were too simple.

But the people who entered the hall couldn't bear the slightest contempt, especially Zhao Yanxun's eyes, whoever looked at them had to bow their heads.

"Meet His Royal Highness the Regent!"

The three of Zhao Yanyuan paid a visit first, making an example for others.

Everyone is a genius, so someone followed suit and did it again. At this time, no one would think that it is also wrong that the gap between the kings is too big.

Putting down the memorial in his hand, Zhao Yanxun picked up the teacup and asked, "Dear clansmen, do you know what it means to call you here this time?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what Zhao Yanxun meant, and none of them spoke.

"The false emperor Zhao Weilong, who killed the king and usurped the throne, and mutilated the clan, is really a beast!"

"I invite you to come here this time. One is to discuss the affairs of the puppet emperor Zhao Weilong. What do you think about this?"

To be honest, this question was so abrupt that everyone at the scene didn't know how to answer it.

Regarding Zhao Weilong's posthumous affairs, there are mainly burial specifications, posthumous title evaluation, and identity confirmation.

To talk about this matter, Zhao Yanxun can handle it by himself, but in order to "avoid suspicion", he thinks it is best to let the clan discuss it publicly, anyway, it won't take too much trouble.

Seeing that no one answered, Zhao Yanxun went on to say; "Recently, many officials have reported, some said that he was buried as a commoner, and some said that he was buried as a prince..."

"You all talk about it too!"

The hall fell into dead silence. After a few breaths, Zhao Yanyuan said: "Ninth brother, Zhao Weilong murdered the king and usurped the throne. He is an unfaithful, unfilial, benevolent and unrighteous person. Such a person...is not worthy of being my Dajin clan!"

"That's why I think that Zhao Weilong should be removed from his clan and buried as a commoner!"

"My brother also thinks the same way, Brother Ninth must not be merciful to such evil thieves!" Zhao Yansong said coldly.

Zhao Weiheng, who had been silent all this time, stood up and said, "My nephew seconded the proposal!"

Good guy, the three of them talked about this, and everyone at the scene didn't know how to choose.

"Your Highness, the minister also seconded!"

"The minister is willing to second!"

At that moment, all the clans present agreed to remove Zhao Weilong from his clan and to be buried in the name of common people.

Since he is a commoner, there is no need to discuss posthumous names and funeral specifications.

After everyone expressed their opinion, Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "Since all the clan members have such opinions, let's do it like this!"

"Huo An!"

"The servant is here, please give orders to the prince!"

Zhao Yanxun said solemnly: "Send a message to the cabinet..."

"Let's say that after the clan's public discussion, Zhao Weilong's clan status will be cut, and he will be buried with common people's rites!"

For Zhao Yanxun, using the name of the clan to do things can avoid dirty water, and even if there is criticism, it will be directed towards the entire clan.

After Huo An left to pass on the order, Zhao Yanxun said again: "The second thing is about the burial of the emperor, and I need to discuss it with all the clan members!"

Emperor Tai'an died for more than a year, because the construction of the mausoleum has not been completed, and the coffin is still parked in the Changle Palace in the north of the imperial city.

A few days ago, Zhao Yanxun went to see the mausoleum in person, and estimated that it was at least two years away from completion.

And these two years will consume a lot of manpower and material resources, which is extremely wasteful in Zhao Yanxun's view.

So he wanted to do things cheaply, but he was afraid of infamy, that's why he had today's meeting.

(End of this chapter)