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Although everyone in the Ministry of Rites is very busy, there is not much panic. After all, these things are their usual work, and they do a lot on weekdays. Today's enthronement ceremony has been simplified. For everyone in the Ministry of Rites, preparations are This enthronement ceremony is not difficult.

Therefore, everything was proceeding in an orderly manner, and when Zhao Lun's honor guard was about to arrive at the scene, they were all ready.

At this time, the officials who came to attend the enthronement ceremony had also arrived one after another.

Yuan Ji and Hou Yi, as ministers, naturally stood at the front. Standing in the same row with them were Guan Zhuo, Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang. As for Qi Kai, because he had to preside over the enthronement ceremony, He did not stand with these ministers.

There is no doubt that before Zhao Lun arrived at the scene, Yuan Ji and Hou Yi were the focus of attention of all officials at the scene, because everyone knew that they were firm supporters of the second prince Zhao Ke, and now, the second prince The prince Zhao Ke is still in prison, but the third prince Zhao Lun is about to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. In other words, in this battle for the throne, the second prince Zhao Ke, Yuan Ji, and Hou Yi are all unmitigated failures. The officials at the scene knew very well what would happen to the losers. Therefore, many people looked at Yuan Ji and Hou Yi with complicated eyes, some were sympathetic, and some were gloating about their misfortune.

There is no doubt that the competition for the throne is cruel. As a loser, Zhao Ke will not have a good end. Yuan Ji and Hou Yi, who support Zhao Ke, will also not have a good end. Losing their official positions is a light matter. With Zhao Lun's acting style, it is very likely that Yuan Ji and Hou Yi will die.

Li Ziyang stood behind Yuan Ji, looking at his boss with complicated eyes.

Originally, at Yuan Ji's age, he was going to retire and return to his hometown. Li Ziyang had been working secretly, hoping to successfully replace Yuan Ji after he retired and thus take the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He had previously met and even curried favor with Wu Fan. , Li Ziyang has this purpose.

However, Li Ziyang did not expect that both Wu Fan and Zhao Qi, whom he had pinned his hopes on, would leave the imperial capital, especially Zhao Qi, who would marry far away to the Kingdom of Tianji. This made Li Ziyang very disappointed. Without Zhao Qi, Wu Fan would In Li Ziyang's heart, there was no value anymore.

What disappoints Li Ziyang even more is that Yuan Ji seems to have no intention of retiring and returning to his hometown. In this battle for the throne, Yuan Ji is quite active. He obviously wants to continue to sit down as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and even wants to obtain the throne. More rights.

Faced with such Yuanji, Li Ziyang was a little desperate. He knew very well that he had been a little eager for quick success recently. He wanted to replace Yuanji too much, so he acted too hastily. Yuanji had obviously noticed it, but now Yuanji had more plans. There are important things to do, so I won't do anything to him for the time being. Once Yuan Ji secures his position, Li Ziyang will not have a good end, and he is afraid that he will retire and return home early.

However, just when Li Ziyang was desperate, things suddenly took a turn for the better!

The second prince Zhao Ke, who had high hopes, was actually imprisoned by the Ministry of Punishment. On the contrary, the third prince Zhao Lun, whom everyone had previously disliked, unexpectedly produced the late emperor's edict, which made Li Ziyang very happy.

Of course, Li Ziyang did not have the foresight to please the third prince Zhao Lun in advance. Like everyone else, he was not optimistic about Zhao Lun and even despised Zhao Lun in his heart. However, this did not affect Li Ziyang's mood at this time, because as long as Zhao Lun If Lun ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, then his immediate boss Yuan Ji is finished. It is absolutely impossible for him to sit down as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs again. Even if Zhao Lun does not promote him, he will still have no problem keeping his current position. This is already better than The situation was much better before, so Li Ziyang was naturally in a good mood.

"Your position will definitely be mine." Li Ziyang thought to himself as he looked at Yuan Ji's back.

Because many people, like him, did not invest in Zhao Lun in advance, so now everyone is on the same starting line, and Li Ziyang is a member of the official department, and has qualifications and abilities. He believes that he can operate well , will definitely be able to replace Yuan Ji, surpass others, and take the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

For this reason, during this period, Li Ziyang ran to Zhao Lun's house frequently. He knew that his actions would definitely not be hidden from Yuan Ji, and Yuan Ji would be very annoyed by his behavior, but he doesn't care now. Anyway, He had already had a rift with Yuanji before, and Yuanji, the official minister, would not be able to be the official official for much longer. It was not a big deal to make Yuanji angry.

In the past few days, Li Ziyang felt that his harvest was pretty good. Although he did not get Zhao Lun's promise, he at least left an impression in Zhao Lun's heart. This made him one step closer to being the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel than others. Waiting for Zhao Lun After ascending to the throne, if he performs well, he will definitely have a great chance of taking the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

As for how to behave, Li Ziyang has already thought of betraying Yuan Ji!

Obviously, Zhao Lun would not like Yuan Ji who supported the second prince, but after all, Yuan Ji was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and had been sitting in that position for many years. He had great influence in the court. Even if Zhao Lungui was the emperor, he wanted to It is not easy to take off Yuanji's black gauze hat. He has just ascended the throne and has to pay attention to the impact.

Therefore, if Zhao Lun wants to remove Yuan Ji, he must have a reasonable reason to make others speechless, and this is Li Ziyang's opportunity.

Li Ziyang has been an official in the Ministry of Personnel for many years. He has worked under Yuanji for many years and knows a lot about Yuanji. Although he does not know many people's little secrets like Hou Zhong's people, it is not difficult to find a few handles to defeat Yuanji.

With the handles he provided, Zhao Lun can legitimately dismiss Yuanji, and he will have made a great contribution in front of Zhao Lun. In this way, the possibility of him taking the position of Minister of Personnel will be greatly increased.

Thinking that he is likely to take the position of Minister of Personnel in the near future, Li Ziyang is very excited. He even hopes that the coronation ceremony will be held quickly so that he can help Zhao Lun get rid of Yuanji as soon as possible.

Yuanji didn't notice Li Ziyang's eyes at this time. Even if he noticed it, he would not take it too seriously. Although Li Ziyang took Yuanji so seriously, Yuanji never regarded Li Ziyang as an opponent. It was not that he admired Li Ziyang, but that he felt that Li Ziyang was not worthy. His opponents would only be the princes and other important officials in the court, and Li Ziyang was obviously not qualified to be his opponent. It would be a piece of cake for him to get rid of Li Ziyang.