The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 800
On October [-]th, the weather was cloudy and cold.

Outside the Chengtian Gate, a large number of royal relatives, dignitaries and officials are marching to the palace. Today is the once-a-monthly grand court meeting.

There are more than 500 people participating in the court meeting today, and they marched in an orderly and silent manner.

Before participating in the court meeting, everyone knows the content of the court meeting.

The six ministries of the cabinet and the yamen in Beijing jointly invited Zhao Yanxun to succeed the emperor, so Zhao Yanxun decided to elect the heir today.

Strictly speaking, it was superfluous for him to do this, but Zhao Yanxun had to do a good job of saving face in the end.

After overthrowing Zhao Weilong and his supporters, the slogan of eliminating traitors has been realized, and bringing the counties of Dajin into actual control means that he has also completed the Yasukuni disaster.

Until now, at least on the surface, Zhao Yanxun is still doing things out of publicity, and has not shown any coveting of the throne.

From July to the present, Zhao Yanxun only formally mentioned the ownership of the throne after finishing the matter in a daze. The officials and nobles also admired his endurance.

Entering Da'anmen, the front door is Huangjimen, and the square in front of the gate is the place where the imperial gate is held.

The square is wide enough to accommodate hundreds of people without any problem.

Under the guidance of the ceremonial officials, the vassal king Xungui stood in his residence, and the officials of various ministries stood on the right.

On the platform of the Huangji Gate in front, the dragon chair book case has been placed, and there are guards of honor and eunuchs serving it.

Everyone waited patiently, but they were thinking about how to behave in a while.

Of course, the people who are most enthusiastic about this matter are naturally the officials from Longyou, and now they are all in key positions in various ministries.

"If His Highness refuses for a while, we must not let it go easily, no matter what method we use... today's matter must be done properly!"

The one who said this was Cheng Wenguang who was in the cabinet and was supposed to investigate cases in Jiangxi.

In order to participate in today's court meeting, this guy specially accepted the errand of sending criminals to Beijing, which can be regarded as a model of small talent making great use of it.

"Any method can be used? If it is too outrageous, will it be too..."

Cheng Wenguang immediately interrupted: "You and I are Your Highness Jian Ba. If we don't risk everything, who else can Your Highness rely on?"

"Exactly...exactly!"

Cheng Wenguang's words can be interpreted in reverse, that is, if Zhao Yanxun does not become the emperor, all of them will have to play the game.

They don't even have a way out, so how can they not go all out.

Of course, Cheng Wenguang has this idea because he thinks about the problem from the most unfavorable angle.

But in fact, a large number of former officials of Huangjimen are actually very envious of their current situation.

After all, before Zhao Yanxun became emperor, these officials from Longyou had already taken important positions in the imperial court and the local government.

In the future, the officials of the "Longyou faction" must have a bright future, while the others are likely to rise to high positions only if they really have to risk everything.

In other words, apart from the officials from the Longyou faction, the other officials also worked hard today and wanted to claim some credit for entering.

Everyone was full of fighting spirit, only Zhou Chengping, the deputy imperial envoy, was relatively calm at the moment.

He is not good at drilling, although he also begged Zhao Yanxun to succeed him, but he was not as eager as others.

After coming to the capital, he checked many things about Zhao Weilong, so that he doubted the justice of Zhao Yanxun's army.

Is it really difficult to obey the order?

Soldiers instilled with supernatural powers, instruments capable of transmitting sound across thousands of miles, grain weapons that appeared for no reason, dragon visions in Longyou...all of these show that Zhao Yanxun is a man with a destiny.

It was also because of this that even though Zhou Chengping had doubts in his heart, he kept this thought in his heart.

The difficulty of Jing has been accomplished, he is now the deputy capital envoy, he only needs to do his job well, and it is enough to participate in the impeachment of more corrupt officials for the people.

When everyone in front of the Huangji gate was thinking differently, Zhao Yanxun walked out from the Huangji gate and sat down on the dragon chair.

"See Your Highness!"

The officials at the scene saluted with all their merits, but all the vassal kings just bowed their hands and saluted. This was due to Zhao Yanxun's special request, because the vassal kings were on the same level as him.

"Free gift!"

After everyone got up, Zhao Yanxun immediately said: "Now that the traitor country is in danger, it's time for Gu to retire..."

If Zhao Yanxun had a thick skin, when he said this, he acted very sincerely, as if he really didn't miss power and position.

"However, a country cannot be without a king for a day, so today's Chaoyi is to discuss the new king of our Great Jin!"

"I thought..."

Before Zhao Yanxun finished speaking, there was a commotion.

"Your Highness has been appointed by the heavens, is also admired by the late emperor, and has made great contributions to the court and society. I invite Your Highness to succeed the emperor!"

It was Cheng Wenguang who said this, and this guy directly interrupted Zhao Yanxun's speech, but it made other people stunned.

Zhao Yanxun was very majestic, not to mention interrupting his speech, even a slight disrespect would scare the others to death.

Cheng Wenguang's actions immediately made the Longyou Clan officials understand what the so-called "fighting out" meant.

So these people ignored it and knelt down on the ground, repeating Cheng Wenguang's words.

People have the nature of conformity, not to mention that everyone has the same idea at this moment.

"His Royal Highness is the heir of the first emperor, crowned with virtue, contributed to the community, and is a livable heaven!"

"His Royal Highness is wise in martial arts, generous, benevolent and filial. He is the heir of the Taizu, the head of the country, a natural gift, and the lord of peace..."

"Today, when the internal difficulties are over, and when Wanfang Xin wears it, it is advisable to ascend the honor of Chenji, so as to comfort the hopes of the subjects..."

More and more officials knelt down and shouted emotionally.

"Silence, silence..."

Zhao Yanxun was shouting, and the surrounding officials were also shouting, trying to control the order of the scene.

Looking at everyone, Zhao Yanxun said slowly: "In the past few months, this king has been regent, and many of the memorials you have handed over are persuading the lonely king to succeed the emperor!"

"But I raised my army alone to avenge my father, to wipe out traitors, and to calm the country's calamity..."

"Only, not to be the emperor!"

Zhao Yanxun said loudly, the historian on the side of the throne was writing about today's situation.

"The ministers and the kings persuaded him to advance, but the king refused to listen, and said that he was not the son of heaven..."

"The ministers are indignant, they speak out generously, counting the merits of the king, there is nothing like it in the world..."

The people below kept persuading, but Zhao Yanxun on the imperial steps tried every means to refuse, and the scene became more and more lively.

"Everyone, if we talk about the candidate for the heir, I think it must be King Ding!"

"Ding Wang is the eldest son of the first emperor, virtuous and upright, with a firm and resolute character..."

In order to play this scene well, and to fully express his resignation, Zhao Yanxun directed the fire to Ding Wang Zhao Yanyi.

In Zhao Yanxun's words, Zhao Yanyi is noble, has good plans, and is in accordance with the law... he is simply the best candidate for the emperor.

But Zhao Yanxun spoke happily, but Zhao Yanyi was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Seeing the murderous eyes around him, Zhao Yanyi knew very well that if he didn't get rid of this matter quickly, he would definitely die.

Then Zhao Yanyi walked out of the train, knelt on the ground with a plop, then kowtowed and said, "I absolutely disagree with what His Royal Highness the Regent said!"

"Your Highness was favored by the late Emperor, and was registered as the crown prince by the late Emperor. This matter is well known in the government and the public, and it is reasonable and reasonable that His Highness should be the emperor!"

"Furthermore, Your Highness is ordered by the heavens, and has made great contributions to the court and society. All the subjects in the world are grateful for His Highness's kindness, and are willing to honor His Highness as their king..."

"Your Highness's intentional resignation will not only be of no benefit to the community, but also hurt the ardent hearts of the subjects of the world!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Yanyi kowtowed again and said: "Your Highness, please obey the late emperor's entrustment, and accept the invitation of all officials and people, and you will be the emperor!"

Zhao Yanyi had made a draft of these remarks before the court meeting, but he added a few more words on the spot.

And his statement finally expressed his intentions, and also resolved the hostility of everyone towards him.

"His Royal Highness is a sage, he should inherit the great deeds, and use it to rest in the sea. Although there is light in humility, who will give up?"

"Your Highness is destined by heaven, who will resign?"

Immediately afterwards, the ministers spoke again and again, which had changed from persuasion at the beginning to questioning now.

If you don't want to be the emperor, who can you be?That deserves it?
"The ministers persuaded him to speak earnestly, and the king could not fight for it, and he still refused to ascend the throne, so he dismissed the court!"

When the official historian wrote the last word, Zhao Yanxun had already left the dragon chair and walked straight to the Huangji gate.

That's right, after being bombarded with hundreds of people's words of persuasion, Zhao Yanxun directly ordered to stop the court.

The historian originally thought that this recording mission was over, but what happened next made him pick up his pen again.

"The king didn't want to fight with the officials, but entered through the Huangji gate. The officials refused to give up their advice, and wanted to break through the palace gate!"

(End of this chapter)