The twenty-seventh year since the Southern God Kingdom bloomed, it was also the twelfth winter after Lin Haoming's arrival.
Yang Kangkai hosted a banquet for officials on New Year's Eve to celebrate the New Year.
Although there was no progress in the war this year, it was indeed a particularly stable year. The country was in good weather, and the two counties that had just been occupied also completed the implementation of the county system and sent a large number of immigrants to the two places. Through pacification and suppression, the two counties were
The counties have been officially included in the territory. Although these two counties are barren, they have a large area, which has almost increased the territory of Nanshen Kingdom by one-third, which makes Yang Kangkai really satisfied.
At the banquet, Queen Hong was sitting on the left, and Concubine Ling was on the right. The princes below who had been summoned also sat down. But what surprised everyone was that Yang Ling, who was just in his early ten years, actually sat down.
At the head of all princes.
Many people naturally have some problems with such seating arrangements, but more people seem to understand whether His Majesty is hinting at something.
Some officials have already begun to think about whether they should go back and draft a memorial to request His Majesty to appoint a crown prince, so that they can be considered credited for supporting him.
The banquet looked very festive, but there was mystery everywhere, and Lin Haoming pretended to be nothing, just having a drink with the generals, while talking about using troops against the Western Kingdom.
Just when the congratulatory banquet was over and everyone was thinking about it after returning home, suddenly in the middle of the night, the forbidden troops outside the city were urgently mobilized, and tens of thousands of forbidden troops surrounded the palace.
By the early morning of the next day, many people knew about this incident and began to inquire about what was going on.
It was not until the evening that some well-informed people vaguely understood that His Majesty suddenly fainted when he went to bed at the New Year's Eve banquet. At that time, he was in the palace of the concubine Ling. After waking up, he just issued an edict to the Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army.
Mian Zhizhuang immediately led the imperial army to defend the palace.
Yang Kangkai has been in power for several decades, but as a general soul warrior, even if he does not live to be two hundred years old, he can still live to one hundred, seventeen or eighty years old. But now he is not yet one hundred and forty years old, and something suddenly happened.
, which makes people feel weird.
On the second night, the important ministers of the court entered the palace one after another, wanting to know the situation, but they were all stopped by the imperial army, leaving them unable to do anything.
On the third day after the incident happened, the princes also wanted to see their father, but the imperial army still refused to let them go. Then all kinds of messy news spread, and for a while the whole capital became panicked.
When it was getting dark, several imperial uncles were also brought over. No matter what, everyone agreed that they should at least confirm His Majesty's situation and not let Concubine Ling have the final say.
Just when these royal relatives and courtiers were about to force their way in, Manager Tao personally came out and motioned for everyone to come to the main hall.
Manager Tao is the most trusted person around His Majesty. When he was still the prince, Manager Tao was always by his side, so when he said this, everyone followed the arrangement.
When we arrived at the main hall, it was already dark and candles were lit in the main hall. However, His Majesty did not appear for a long time. After waiting for a long time, I became tired of waiting. However, I saw a group of guards opening the way. Two women in plain clothes were holding hands on each side.
A child's hand walked towards the main hall.
Seeing this scene, the hall suddenly became a little chaotic. The Third Emperor's Uncle, who is now the most senior member of the royal family, immediately asked loudly: "Empress, Concubine Ling, what is going on with you?"
The two women did not speak. Beside them, Lin Haoming stood up and shouted loudly: "Don't mess around, you will know in a moment."
Hearing Lin Haoming shouting, everyone's voices softened, but everyone realized that something was wrong.
When he saw the two women holding Yang Ling's hand and finally sending him to the emperor's throne, Prime Minister Wang Hu immediately stood up and said: "This is His Majesty's throne. Yang Ling is just a prince, how can he sit on it casually?"
His loud shout naturally aroused everyone's attention, but the two women still let Yang Ling, who was a little uneasy, sit down. Finally, the queen sighed and explained: "Everyone, it's not that we two women are brave, but that His Majesty has passed away.
Well, before his death, His Majesty gave a verbal order for Yang Ling to succeed him. In fact, before that, His Majesty had already planned to make him the crown prince. At the previous banquet, Yang Ling also sat at the top of the throne."
"Did His Majesty tell you personally?" Wang Hu didn't believe it.
The queen immediately said: "I was not present at that time, but Concubine Ling and General Mian were."
"Isn't it possible that this is just one-sided words?" Wang Hu immediately questioned.
Lin Haoming suddenly pulled out his sword and said: "Prime Minister Wang, are you questioning His Majesty, or are you questioning me and Concubine Ling? When the Empress learned the truth, she immediately decided to follow His Majesty's will, because the Empress knew that this was what His Majesty meant, and she had congratulated her before.
The seating arrangements at the banquet made it very clear, but some people also realized this and couldn't help it."
"General Mian, what do you mean by this?" Wang Hu asked.
"Your Majesty was poisoned, and your Majesty died in the palace of the Concubine Ling, which makes it easier for the Concubine to confuse you. Unfortunately, the other party underestimated your Majesty. When your Majesty was dying, he decisively allowed me to take control of the palace, thus making this real rebel
Unable to carry out the next plan." Lin Haoming looked at everyone present with cold eyes.
"General Mian, are you telling the truth?"
"His Majesty was really poisoned to death?"
Hearing Lin Haoming's words, the hall suddenly became more chaotic.
Lin Haoming let them yell for a while, and then shouted: "Everyone, be quiet."
Faced with Lin Haoming's loud shouting, no one dared to speak.
Lin Haoming continued to hold the sword and said to everyone: "As you all know, Mr. Mian was captured and tortured in his early years, resulting in no heirs, so your majesty also trusts me especially. I have no heirs, so I think I am better than you.
Everything must be done fairly in this matter. It is His Majesty's will to let Prince Ling succeed to the throne. Anyone who dares to object will be guilty of deceiving the emperor. I was the first to kill him. I also surrounded the palace to capture the poisoner.
, but this person was not found, which means that it is very likely that this person was among the people who attended the banquet at that time, and that person left after the banquet was over."
"Mian Zhizhuang, what do you want to say? You don't want to interrogate us, do you?" The Third Emperor's Uncle became a little angry when he heard this.
Lin Haoming immediately said: "Third Emperor, this matter must have nothing to do with you. After all, you are an idle prince. Suddenly something happened to His Majesty. He did not appoint a crown prince or leave a legacy. Normally, who is most likely to ascend to the throne?
Whoever is the biggest suspect."
"Mian Zhizhuang, you... you... are talking nonsense. I have never tried to murder my father." At this time, among the crowd, Concubine De's son, the current Prince Jing, immediately stammered. Before that,
, he is the most favored person to become the emperor, and even the empress has revealed this intention. Now that he has not done it, it is okay if he is framed.
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