Huan Rong

The guards in front of the palace moved quickly, and the palace gates fell one after another.

Princess Nankang has a well-thought-out plan, so she advises the Queen Mother and Queen Mother Chu to wait and watch the show.

Sima Daofu apologized, got up and walked to the gate of the palace, seeing the generals guarding the stone steps, his eyes lit up first, and soon he showed disappointment.

Aye stood guard in front of the palace gate, saw Sima Daofu walking out, stepped forward to salute, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, the storm is coming, it is better to stay with the eldest princess and the queen mother."

"En." Sima Daofu knew the seriousness, but he was just curious and wanted to see the slave's "arrangement".

"I'll go back now." When he turned around, Sima Daofu glanced at the front of the palace again, and glanced at the face of the leader of the team. There was a sarcastic smile.

When she returned to the palace, she told all of what she had seen. The Empress Dowager and Hu Shuyi were pensive, while the Empress Dowager Chu was stupefied.

"Nankang, could it be..."

Princess Nankang shook her head with a smile, stopped Empress Dowager Chu's words, and said: "The matter is arranged by the officials. Let the Empress Dowager see how it turns out."

The avant-garde of Xinzhidian is not under the control of Sima Yao, so he still can't announce it.People in Changle Palace have a lot of chatter, if a few words are spread, there is no guarantee that there will be no trouble.

Don't look at the current alliances and multi-party cooperation. It's hard to say what the situation will be when Huan Rong ascends the throne.

Therefore, it is best to be able to do nothing extra.

Empress Dowager Chu has a good sense of politics, and she was reminded by Princess Nankang that she immediately knew how powerful it was.He swallowed the words that came to his lips on the spot, and shook his head to the Queen Mother and Hu Shuyi, suggesting that they should not speak.

Now, the three families have tied up the Longkang Huan clan—more precisely, Huan Rong's carriage.

Before things are decided, words and deeds need to be cautious, and what you say must be carefully considered.

The three Empress Dowagers did not doubt that Sima Yao was definitely not Huan Rong's opponent.However, the overall situation is still uncertain, and if there are side effects, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no mistakes.

"As Nankang said, I'll just wait and watch the show."

"As it should be."

The Queen Mother clapped her hands, and immediately a servant girl brought new tea soup and fried cakes.

The topic returned to the commercial routes of the Western Regions and various lords. It seemed lively, but in fact, the people who spoke were a little absent-minded.

Sima Daofu rolled his eyes, and whispered a few words in Princess Nankang's ear.Princess Nankang frowned and glanced at her, then shook her head and said, "No."

It turned out that Sima Daofu felt bored, so he wanted to invite the Queen Mother to call the musicians for fun.

Seeing the two of them whispering, the Queen Mother asked curiously, "Nankang, Xin'an, what are you talking about?"

"Nothing." Princess Nankang replied.After thinking about it, he suddenly changed his mind and told the Queen Mother what Sima Daofu asked.

"What's the matter." The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "There is no need to go elsewhere, there are musicians and maidservants in Changle Palace, just call them."

Today is the grand wedding of the Son of Heaven, both the Tai Chi Hall and the Changle Palace will set up music.However, Wang Fahui's natal family had to close the door, and they were not allowed to have fun and banquets for three days.This was the rule in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the royal family and nobles all followed this example.

When the Queen Mother spoke, a servant girl immediately went to summon her.

The guards in front of the hall stood guard on the stone steps, and could not help but look at each other in dismay as they heard the faint music in their ears.

"General, this..."

"Stop talking too much, just follow orders!"

In short, they are responsible for guarding the safety of Changle Palace, and what happens to Changle Palace has nothing to do with them.

There was music in Changle Palace, and the congratulatory gifts from the officials in Taiji Hall were coming to an end.

The Wang family was welcomed into the palace, dressed in the queen's court dress, wearing a bun on her head, without a screen and incense fan to cover her face, only a list of ceremonial guards, led by eunuchs and maidservants, to the Taiji Hall to perform the ceremony.

The officials stood under the jade steps, and the important officials who read out the offerings and watched the ceremony waited in the hall.

Wang Fahui walked up the jade steps with a straight back and a very solemn expression.There are still ten steps away from Sima Yao, and he bows down according to Lifu.

Wang Biaozhi read the scriptures for offering sacrifices, and after one poem, Sima Yao stepped forward, and the emperor and empress worshiped heaven and earth together.

Ximin and Huanrong were separated on the left and right. Both of them were dressed in dark court clothes, with seven-slit leather hats on their heads, and wooden swords on their waists.

Wang Biaozhi announced the ceremony again, and music sounded in front of the hall.

Empress Licheng got up, Sima Yao's expression was still excited, Wang Fahui raised his head, saw Huan Rong standing in front of him, he couldn't help but froze for a moment, his eyes flashed slightly, and his face flushed.Looking at Sima Yao standing beside him again, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.

Drums were added to the music, eunuchs and maidservants entered the hall, and Wang Fahui was invited to enter the Xianyang Hall.

After the new queen left, all the officials filed into the hall to congratulate the emperor.

Taking advantage of this gap, an eunuch flashed into the hall and winked at Sima Yao.Sima Yao immediately showed joy, and held his hands tightly so that he didn't show his feet on the spot.

He thought he was covering up well, but he didn't know that the excitement on his expression had already betrayed him.

Before the banquet, Sima Yao left the hall to change clothes, and heard the report from the eunuchs that all the front guards of the hall had been mobilized to guard the four gates of Taicheng, surrounded Changle Palace, and slammed his palms, his excitement was beyond words.

"Okay, very good!" Sima Yao began to pace, and after two back and forth, he said to the eunuch, "Invite Duke Huainan to the back of the palace, and I have something to say to him."

"promise!"

The eunuch withdrew from the side hall with the same expression.

He happened to be "saved" by Sima Yao, and he has been loyal to the emperor ever since.If Sima Yao knew that all of this was arranged, how would Unknown feel?

At this time, tables and couches have been set up in front of the hall, and drinks and dishes are ready one after another.

Huan Rongyou is the Duke of the county and the son of the eldest princess of the Jin family. He is placed at the head of Xi Yin.

The eunuch walked to Huan Rong's side and bowed to salute, more respectful than in front of Sima Yao, "Duke Huan, the emperor has a call, please go to the side hall for a speech."

finally come.

Huan Rong stood up, with a smile in his eyes.

If Sima Yao didn't look for him again, he would suspect that the other party suddenly became smart and gave up the plan halfway.

"Trouble leading the way."

"Don't dare, Duke please."

After Huan Rong left his seat, the Dian Qianwei quickly surrounded the Tai Chi Hall.Especially the main hall, led by Mao Husheng and Mao Anzhi, and the team leader surnamed Wu, surrounded the main hall tightly.

There were civil and military officials who didn't know the inside story, so they were uproarious immediately, unable to guess what was going on.

Xi Yin, Wang Biaozhi, Zhou Chu and others were not surprised at all, but sat quietly as usual, calmly.

"Don't be impatient, gentlemen."

As the discussion grew louder, Xi Min suddenly said, "This place is after all the Tai Chi Hall, the place for the emperor. Even if we have doubts, we can discuss it after the officials return."

Xi Yin didn't say anything, but he almost put Sima Yao on the woodpile and waited for everyone to light the fire together.

"Could it be His Majesty..."

"is it possible?"

"It can't be said that it is so!"

"When the official family didn't practice Zuo, they had great ambitions." Xi Chao interjected without any trace, and set up the firewood pile even higher.

The discussion continued for a long time, and the expressions of the officials became more and more gloomy.

If Sima Yao really did it, what is he planning to do?

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the big wedding to trap the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, why do you also want to have a grand banquet?

Thinking of this, everyone's hearts moved, and they all looked at Wang Yun in unison.Does Wang Neishi know about this?If so, was he involved?

The expressions of the few people who have been friends with Wang Yun are slightly hesitant, but in such an atmosphere, they have to avoid a little, so as not to be regarded as the same party.

Wang Yun seemed to have swallowed Coptis chinensis, he was really suffering and couldn't tell.

Why Dian Qianwei surrounded the Tai Chi Hall, he really didn't know the slightest bit, but unfortunately no one believed it.If he knew this earlier, he would never agree to marry a daughter into the palace, even if he offended the Queen Mother and the Jin family, he would firmly reject this marriage!

The big deal is not to be an official, run a school like Fan Ning, and always leave a clean name behind.

What's going on now?

Not to mention the officials in the hall, Huan Rong came to the side hall and stepped into the door of the hall.Sima Yao waited in the room, his simple and honest look was completely gone, his face was full of arrogance, as if in front of him was an ant, which could be crushed to death with a move of a finger.

Huan Rong was amused in his heart, but remained calm on the surface, saluted and said: "Your Majesty is here on call, and I have seen Your Majesty."

Sima Yao didn't get up, but put his hands behind his back, looking at Huan Rong in his spare time.

"Master Huainan."

"The minister is here."

"Do you know why I summoned you here?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, I don't know."

"I don't know?" Sima Yao chuckled, "I heard that you are a dutiful son, but is it true?"

"Return to Your Majesty, filial piety is the way of a son of man."

"That's right." Sima Yao nodded, took two steps forward, and suddenly raised his hand to pat Huan Rong's shoulder.The smile suddenly became weird again, with a contemptuous tone, and even wanted to hook Huan Rong's chin.

"It's good to be filial, good to be filial."

Huan Rong straightened up, avoiding Sima Yao's hand.

He wanted to continue acting for a while, but unfortunately, the other party's action really disgusted him.

Sima Yao didn't take it seriously, nor did he get angry. He just looked at Huan Rong and continued to smile, "The Duke of Huainan is so filial, so he must be willing to do anything for the eldest princess, right?"

"Why don't you just say so, Your Majesty?"

"Speak directly?" Sima Yao felt something was wrong, Huan Rong was too calm.However, thinking of the eunuch's return, the excitement of success overwhelmed the doubts.

"When the court resigns, return the title, fief and private soldiers, and then live in Jiankang, but my order is to obey, and I will leave Nankang with my life, how about it?"

Huan Rong didn't speak, Sima Yao became more arrogant, said: "It's okay to tell you the truth, Changle Palace has been surrounded, as long as I give an order, the old woman's head will fall immediately!"

"Huan Jingdao, you have to think clearly."

"Your Majesty," Huan Rong looked at Sima Yao, his expression was still not full of fear, but a little strange, "You need to know that my mother is the eldest granddaughter of the Yuan Emperor. If you do this, you will not be afraid of the mouth of the world? Even if the minister is willing to obey, the full What about court civil and military affairs?"

"You don't need to worry about this!" Sima Yao gritted his back molars.

After taking Youzhou, possessing wealth and military strength, and then threatening the Huan family with Huan Rong, he can take back his rights bit by bit!Even if you can't, you can still pull your back when you die, let the Jiankang gentry know that it is a big mistake to treat him as a puppet!

Sima Yao has been on the throne for three years, and there are ministers outside and the queen mother inside, his mind has been suppressed and distorted long ago.

For a normal person, [-]% would not have such an idea.It's a pity that even if he is not crazy, he is not much worse now.The angle of thinking about the problem is very abnormal, and the normal brain circuit cannot be connected at all.

Seeing Sima Yao like this, Huan Rong suddenly lost the interest to continue listening.

"How, said Huan Jing, whether the old woman in Nankang is alive or dead is entirely up to you!"

Hearing him insulting his mother again and again, Huan Rong's patience ran out, he took half a step forward, and kicked Sima Yao's abdomen violently.

The latter didn't pay attention, and was kicked directly.

A burst of pain came, and Sima Yao wailed, covered his lower abdomen with his hands, looked at Huan Rong in disbelief, and took a deep breath, "You, how dare you do this? I'm not afraid that I will want that old..."

Before he finished speaking, he landed on his body again.

Huan Rong's strength is average, but he learned a lot of "underhand" moves from Qian Shidiankui.According to the words of the two, as long as you find the right angle, a few strokes can make life worse than death.

Sima Yao arched his body in pain, and was about to call the eunuchs outside the palace to come in to escort him.Naihe called twice, but no one answered.

Huan Rong took a step forward, pulled Sima Yao's back collar, pressed down with one arm, and suddenly pushed his knee up.

With a bang, Sima Yao couldn't even scream, and bent over and fell to the ground.

Logically, he has learned martial arts, and he was born tall and strong. If he confronts head-on, Huan Rong may not be the opponent.However, the opportunity was lost, and he was hit to the point again. His head was sweating from the pain, and he fell to the ground and couldn't even stand up, let alone fight back.

"You, you are guilty!" Sima Yao covered the wound, gritting his teeth.

"Offender?" Huan Rong grabbed his collar and forced him to raise his head, his eyes met, the cold light in his eyes made Sima Yao shiver.

"If you become a usurper, who will say that I am guilty?"

"What?!" Sima Yao's pupils constricted, he was so surprised that he almost forgot the pain.

Huan Rong curled his lips, let go of Sima Yao, took out a roll of bamboo slips, handed it to him, and said, "Do you want to see it?"

Sima Yao looked at him in disbelief, finally gritted his teeth and got up, took the bamboo slips and unfolded them.

Seeing the content on the bamboo slips, Sima Yao's eyes widened.After confirming again and again, he even used his fingers to pick the seal on it to make sure that there was no fraud, and his face instantly turned pale.

If this Zen edict is true, then, not to mention him, even the emperor father will become a usurper!

"I don't believe it, it must be a forgery!" Sima Yao threw the edict on the ground, stomped on it with his feet, and even drew out his sword to chop.He seemed to be losing his mind, but in fact he wanted to take advantage of Huan Rong's unpreparedness to completely destroy this edict.

Huan Rong looked at him pityingly, shook his head, and took out another piece of yellow silk.

"This is written by the late emperor himself. Would your majesty want to see it?"

Sima Yao raised his head, recognized the handwriting on the silk cloth, let go of the sword, and fell to the ground with a clatter, losing strength all over his body, and collapsed to the ground on the spot.

"You may as well tell Your Majesty that the emperor's golden seal is in my hand." Huan Rong bent down to pick up the bamboo slips, and found that the rope was broken and two slip pages had been cut off, but he didn't care at all.

This is not an original.

As long as he wants, there are as many such things as he wants.

Looking down at Sima Yao condescendingly, Huan Rong's expression was icy cold, and a little cinnabar on his forehead turned bright red.

"Originally, I didn't want to do it so quickly, but it's a pity that your majesty can't wait." Huan Rong bent down, looked into the eyes of his superior Ma Yao again, and said word by word, "Your majesty wants to visit the main hall. What's the situation now?"

Sima Yao was stiff all over.

"what?"

Huan Rong just raised his eyebrows and smiled, raising his voice to call people.

The eunuch, who Sima Yao couldn't summon repeatedly, immediately pushed open the palace door, and after bowing to salute, he followed Huan Rong's instructions and gave a detailed account of the situation inside and outside the Taiji Hall. He even repeated the words of some courtiers exactly.

"What did you say?!" Sima Yao's face turned even paler, "The front guards surrounded the Tai Chi Hall?"

"Return to Your Majesty, indeed." The eunuch's face was respectful, just like in the past, but it made people feel chills down the spine.

"Why, I didn't do this..." Sima Yao finally came to his senses, looked at Huan Rong suddenly, and said angrily, "It's you, it's you!"

"What is His Majesty referring to? I don't know."

With a drawn out voice, Huan Rong pronounced Sima Yao's death sentence with every word like a knife.

"Didn't His Majesty take advantage of the opportunity of the big wedding to shut down the gates of the palace and surround the Taiji Hall, forcing Prime Minister Xi and Xie Shizhong to resign, threatening the lives of the heads of the families, and asking the Jiankang clan to support His Majesty's personal administration and return the power to the King?"

Every time Huan Rong said a word, Sima Yao's face turned pale.When the words "return the government to the emperor" fell, Sima Yao's face was as white as paper, without any trace of human color.

"Your Majesty, the so-called listen to the deaf, seek the truth from the blind, ask advice from the enemy, and form an alliance with tigers and wolves. You have found the wrong allies and miscalculated the enemies."

Sima Yao remained silent for a long time, his expression changed several times, and he murmured: "I don't believe it, I don't believe it..."

"If you don't believe me, Your Majesty can go to the main hall to ask for proof." Huan Rong looked at him pityingly, "It's just that, the result may not be acceptable to His Majesty."

Thinking of the imperial edict and last order in Huan Rong's hand, Sima Yao was shocked.Thinking about what the eunuch said before, Sima Yao's eyes suddenly turned black, and his world spun for a while.

"You, how are you doing?" Sima Yao's voice trembled. He was as frightened as he was insolent before.

"How?" Huan Rong's tone was very calm, without the slightest hint of threat, "As long as Your Majesty writes down an imperial edict and does a little favor for my ministers, I can leave Taicheng safely and enjoy my life with my wives and concubines."

"Edict?" Sima Yao's expression changed slightly.

"Emperor Wei took over Han, and Lord Jin replaced Wei. Your Majesty must know this well?"

Hearing this, Sima Yao froze on the spot.

"You, don't you have?"

"Yes." Huan Rong nodded, "If Your Majesty is willing to bear the name of usurping the throne, I don't mind. You must know that I really have good intentions. If Your Majesty doesn't appreciate it, I can only..."

"No, I write, I write!"

Sima Yao knew that things were no longer going to turn around.

Not to mention anything else, just the gradually louder noise was enough to make him shudder.

Without ordering, the eunuch quickly presented the bamboo slips, knife and pen, and solemnly held the jade seal.

Huan Rong opened his purse and took out the emperor's golden seal.

Watching Sima Yao write, Huan Rong didn't feel relaxed.Seeking truth from facts, Sima Yao is not the biggest enemy, not even ranked in the top three. The bigger difficulty is whether he can successfully guide public opinion after the edict is read out, and how people in the world will react.

Can we get through it safely... Huan Rong squeezed the golden seal tightly, it's God's will, it's man-made!

At this point today, he can't back down, and he will never back down!