The General Is As Urgent As Law

For a moment, the hall was completely silent, and no one understood the meaning of Wei Lin's words.

All eyes were on Jiang Ye.After Jiang Ye coughed a few times in embarrassment, he straightened his clothes again, and deliberately lowered his voice: "Don't get me wrong, that's not what I meant."

As a commoner, Jiang Ye was suddenly stared at by everyone like a long overdue savior, and it was really hard for him to adapt.

With Wei Lin by his side, he really has nothing to fear.Jiang unhurriedly took out the lotus-colored sachet from his skirt again, while Wei Lin held a sharp knife and stood beside him.The moment the sachet was taken out, the empress, Yuan Zhi, and several important ministers who often went to the palace to face saints all recognized it.

The first emperor liked this sachet very much and always carried it with him.

Could it be that the first emperor really just randomly found someone to inherit the throne, and the three princes fought back and forth to witness such a result in the end?This is too unbelievable!

Jiang also took the sachet, walked forward a few steps, and walked up to Yuan Zhi's side, first holding the sachet and bowing to Yuan Zhi: "Yuanxiang."

Yuan Zhi returned the gift to him in a daze, not knowing what he meant.

Wei Lin followed him closely, and then watched him take out the jade pendant from the sachet, and handed it to Yuan Zhi.

Jiang also continued: "Yuanxiang, this was given to me by the late emperor before his death."

After he finished speaking, he took out rice paper carefully folded to the size of a palm, and unfolded it carefully.Yuan Zhi looked at the jade pendant first, then handed it to the queen next to her.This jade pendant was indeed something worn by the first emperor, so it was difficult to fake it.

Knowing this, Jiang Ye's hand full of paper became the object of everyone's attention.

Jiang also sighed sadly.It's not because he sighed because who was the emperor, but because when the emperor died, he was in prison, and he didn't get to see this sometimes unpredictable, sometimes kind and benevolent old man for the last time.When I saw his handwriting again, I couldn't help but sigh a little.

Cen Lixuan reminded: "Jiang Ye, you won't make a wrong choice, will you?"

Jiang also raised his head and met his gaze.

People who were very familiar at first, but at this moment, their eyes are very strange, as if they have never met before.Jiang didn't speak, but Wei Lin said, "Ninth Prince, threatening him in front of me is the wrong choice."

He said this with a smile, and everyone present could see the shadow of Wei Yuanting in his smile.Looking at Wei Yuanting, whose face was turning blue with anger, the behavior of the father and son is very different now, one is calm and composed with a hidden knife in his smile, and the other is obviously on the verge of rage.

Jiang also handed the things in his hand to Yuan Zhi and said, "This is a will, I'm just a commoner, let the Prime Minister read it out."

Yuan Zhi hesitated to take it, and then slowly moved his eyes away from Jiang Ye's face and landed on the paper.He first looked at the signature at the bottom and the vermilion seal, it was indeed written by the emperor himself.

"The late emperor's decree, Prince Cen Lijin, who is virtuous, diligent and virtuous, hereby abides by the destiny, the special biography is located in Cen Lijin..."

The childish voice is neither loud nor small, but every word is sonorous and powerful.

Whether it was Cen Lijin, Cen Lixuan, or Xue Ziqin and other ministers behind them, there was nothing but astonishment left on everyone's face.

No one expected that the late king had already made a will, and it happened to be handed over to a commoner.

No one could have guessed, and it was precisely because of this that the edict was brought into the palace by Jiang Ye at this critical moment, and brought to this bloody hall.

Yuan Zhi closed the edict, closed his eyes as if relieved, and sighed deeply.

Cen Lijin immediately knelt down on the ground stupidly: "My son... I would like to obey the late emperor's last order."

If it was said that Cen Liyu was still in an absolute advantage before, then once the edict came out, the situation would be completely reversed.Really forcing the palace?Just because Wei Lin's [-] imperial troops stood close to Cen Li, they had no chance of winning.

Cen Lixuan looked at Qin Mu, trying to ask for help.

If Qin Mu is on his side, then he is not powerless.

Qin Mu stood there, staring at him for a while, then looked away.Then, he took a step towards Cen Li, knelt down on the ground, put his hands in front of his body, bowed and said: "Old minister Qin Mu, respectfully invite the third prince to succeed to the throne."

This action of his turned into a guiding light, all the cities under the hall, except Xue Ziqin, all saluted towards Cen Lijin.

Wei Lin and Jiang also stood in the forefront, together with Yuan Zhi, and the three of them also bowed down to Cen Li.

"Respectfully invite the third prince to succeed to the throne—"

Hearing the sound of brushing in unison in the hall, Xue Ziqin was still looking in Cen Lixuan's direction.Cen Lixuan was small in stature. Originally, no one dared to underestimate him because of Xue Jiajun and Qin Mu behind him; but when Xue Ziqin looked at him again, his thin body seemed to lose all his strength in an instant, making one wonder whether he was down. In a moment he will fall.

Although he seemed to have won, Cen Lijin was still a little apprehensive at this moment, he didn't know if it was because of the previous fight, or because of the unexpected ending.

Cen Lixuan turned around, his eyes met Xue Ziqin's.

Seeing that Xue Ziqin had no intention of submitting, Wei Yuanting raised his head while lying on the ground and scolded: "The late emperor ordered, General Xue still want to rebel!"

Xue Ziqin ignored his words, as if he didn't hear them at all.Until Cen Liyan looked at him, with an unprecedented relaxed expression in his eyes, he whispered to him as if singing: "General, the general situation is over."

Xue Ziqin looked at him, his movements were heavy and powerful, he raised his leg and took a step, then knelt down, put his hands in front of him, bowed towards the high platform and said, "Respectfully invite the new emperor to ascend the throne."

Perhaps only he and Cen Liyan knew that this kneeling ceremony seemed to be directed at Cen Lixuan, but it was actually directed at Cen Lixuan.

If Cen Lizhen spoke up, Xue Ziqin was sure that he would fight for him, even if he sacrificed [-] soldiers behind him, just to realize Cen Lizhen's ambition.

Cen Lixuan lowered his head, and others couldn't see his expression clearly.

He didn't kneel, but that might have been a hint—he'd surrendered.

Lose and it's all over.

"The queen mother is tired, come here." Cen Lijin coughed dryly and settled his mind, "Please return the queen mother and the seventh and ninth brothers back to the palace."

"Yes!" Several imperial guards stepped forward immediately, stopped the three of them, and walked outside the hall.

Cen Lixuan didn't like being touched by others, so he gently avoided the guard's hand, just like when he came, he raised his head proudly and walked away.

out of the hall.There were various soldiers and horses standing outside, waiting for their own commander to give orders. If it wasn't for that edict, the long steps outside the main hall might be covered with bones and blood flowed like rivers.

He looked up, and it was cloudy all the time near Japan, and he had guessed that it might rain today.The thick dark clouds had drifted away at some point, and at this time, after the sun revealed the clouds, the golden light sprinkled on the earth.

It is bright.

……

At the enthronement ceremony, Cen Lijin changed his reign name to Yuntian, and respected his birth mother, Concubine Jin, as the Queen Mother.For meritorious ministers, such as Wei Yuanting, Qin Mu, Yuan Zhi and others, they will be rewarded and continue to be reused.There was no mention of Cen Lixuan and Xue Ziqin's attempt to force the palace.

Cen Li was sitting at the table in the Yizheng Hall, but within a few days, the gentleness and elegance that had been on his brows had completely disappeared.Now he is carefully looking at the memorial in his hand, meticulously writing down Zhu Zhu, and putting it back in another place.

"Report to the emperor, General Xue has been brought here." The eunuch in charge said.

Cen Lijin put down his pen, raised his head and said, "Bring it in."

"Yes."

Xue Ziqin, dressed in armor, walked into the hall step by step, with a gloomy face.When he walked to the table, he and Cen Li had a close look, then knelt down and saluted, "Your Excellency Xue Ziqin sees the Emperor."

"General Xue, do you know why I saw you?"

"I don't know."

"You assisted Lao Jiu to force the palace, don't you know why I summoned you?" Cen Lijin said with a smile.

"If the emperor wants the minister to die, the minister has to die." Xue Ziqin raised his head and said, "The minister is a general and doesn't know how to be euphemistic. If the emperor wants to order the minister to be executed, he can just say so."

"General Xue is so rude." Cen Lijin said, most of the smile on his face faded away.On the contrary, he sighed with some headache, and said instead: "Get up and talk."

Hearing this, Xue Ziqin was stunned for a moment, then stood up and waited quietly for Cen Lijin to speak.

"The Empress Dowager is also surnamed Xue, and the blood of the Xue family is also flowing on my body." Cen Lijin said indifferently, "I will remember all the great contributions that General Xue has made for Xuan Guo."

Xue Ziqin didn't understand what he meant.

Cen Lijin then stopped beating around the bush, maybe it was really someone who was in his position to plan his affairs. The former third prince had already become the king of a country, and he spoke with dignity and majesty: "If I let you continue to guard the border, why not?" The country is for the people, are you willing?"

"Chen..." Xue Ziqin hesitated.If Cen Lijin wanted to take his life, that would be really normal.Every emperor succeeds to the throne, the first thing to do is to clear up the "remnants" left over from the past.He, Xue Ziqin, blatantly supported Cen Liyu, and it was only normal for the emperor to regard him as a remnant of evil.On the contrary, he was so generous that he couldn't figure out what Cen Lijin meant.

"I have just ascended the throne, and I still need to rely on you, the important ministers of the former court. It is true that the former emperor passed away before he could establish a crown prince. It is not surprising that the ninth brother wants to fight." Cen Lijin said, "Thinking of the last moment, you Both of them obeyed the imperial edict, I feel..."

"It's better to save your life and devote yourself to Daxuan, and die, what do you think?"

Xue Ziqin suddenly understood why the late emperor left that edict, perhaps Cen Lijin was the most suitable person to be emperor.

"Chen, Xue Ziqin, thank the emperor for his grace." He knelt down again and said, "I will strictly guard the border, and never tell me to go back and forth, and invade me for half a step!"

"It's so good. I will punish you. You will not be allowed to return to the capital for five years, and you will leave in ten days. Retire."

"My minister retire."

Xue Ziqin got up and was about to leave the political hall.

But he just took a step, then retracted his foot, turned around and asked, "What about him?"

"He will be in Jiangzhentai, and he will end his life." Of course Cen Lijin knew who Xue Ziqin was asking, "I will not take his life considering the brotherhood between him and me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

When Xue Ziqin walked out of the Yizheng Hall, he saw two people approaching with a smile on their faces not far away.That's right, it was Wei Lin and Jiang Ye who made great contributions to assisting Cen Lijin in succeeding to the throne this time.The two were still chatting, but when they saw Xue Ziqin's figure, they suddenly became obscene, and they didn't even dare to speak loudly.

Xue Ziqin walked towards the two of them expressionlessly, and stopped in front of them.

Wei Lin and Jiang also looked at each other and agreed to take a detour.But Xue Ziqin stopped him: "Hiding for what? If you dare to betray the water temporarily, what are you afraid of?"

Fearing that Xue Ziqin would do something terrible because of this matter, Wei Lin subconsciously stretched out his hand to protect Jiang Ye and said, "General Xue's words are wrong. We are only following the order of the late emperor..." "So I'm really afraid that I will kill you." You two?" Xue Ziqin raised his eyebrows and asked.

Jiang also thought about it carefully, he really hadn't seen Xue Ziqin raising his eyebrows for some days, so he suddenly remembered his days in the Northern Army.Perhaps because this expression was so familiar, he immediately forgot that Xue Ziqin might have murderous intentions towards the two of them, and boldly said: "The general is not such a person who doesn't know right from wrong..."

Xue Ziqin was about to draw out the weapon from his waist immediately.With the sound of the weapon being unsheathed, Jiang also shrank back, and Wei Lin closed his eyes in fright: "Don't, what is coming at me..."

The next moment, Xue Ziqin let go of his hand, and the knife fell back into the scabbard, making a crisp sound: "Two bastards."

Jiang Ye: "..."

Wei Lin: "..."

"That's all, the matter is over." Xue Ziqin said, "You two are also considered loyal, and it's written off."

If he hadn't met Cen Lijin before, and his thoughts had changed, maybe he would really hold grudges.But if you think about it carefully, Jiang Ye and Wei Lin really did nothing wrong.On the contrary, it was precisely because Jiang also took out the will that a fierce battle among the armies in the capital was avoided.

That's right, no one is wrong, it's just that the winner and loser, leaving one life behind, is already very good.Xue Ziqin thought so, stretched out his hand and flicked the foreheads of the two of them twice and said: "This is the punishment for betraying Lao Tzu!"

"Ouch!" Wei Lin quickly covered his forehead, and shouted resentfully, "I am the commander of the imperial army after all, can I save face..."

"What face do you have..." Jiang also covered his forehead, but scolded Wei Lin.

"But the emperor summoned you two?" Xue Ziqin said seriously.

"Yes." Jiang also nodded obediently.

"Okay, I'll go back to the north in ten days, if you still want to come under my command, hurry up." After Xue Ziqin finished speaking, he strode away.