Fourth uncle? Me?
These two words slowly rang in everyone's ears, and then lingered for a long time.
Everyone knows that His Majesty the Emperor is the fourth son of Emperor Lingzong and the uncle of the former deposed Emperor. Nowadays, there are only two people who can call His Majesty the Emperor this way, either the Chen Dynasty or the deceased deposed Emperor.
But the word "I" at the end already explains the identity of the person coming.
The legendary deposed emperor who was buried in the fire of the imperial city.
Although they thought of this, none of the courtiers believed it immediately because this incident was so shocking.
Although many shocking things have happened today, all the shocks seemed less shocking before the fourth uncle and I spoke, and before this man appeared.
Everyone slowly turned their heads and looked at the person coming over there.
A figure was walking slowly towards this side. The footsteps were very light, but almost every step fell on everyone's hearts.
Until the man slowly came to the banquet, everyone saw a familiar yet unfamiliar face. It was a face that was almost 30 years old, with some vicissitudes of life, but not that vicissitudes of life.
That man had some resemblance to Chen Chao, but not much, but in fact he looked more like another person.
That Prince Yiwen who died long ago.
"His Majesty!"
When some courtiers saw this scene, they immediately burst into tears and tremblingly knelt down towards the man.
Many officials in the Liang Dynasty did not only choose to become officials after His Majesty the Emperor came to the throne. Except for some officials who entered the officialdom during the reign of Emperor Lingzong, there were also those who had already entered the officialdom when the emperor was deposed.
Not a few.
Of course they had seen that person with their own eyes.
Although more than ten years have passed and the face of the majesty in front of me has changed a bit, those people still recognized him quickly.
All the old ministers knelt down one after another, tears streaming down their faces, and for a while, the sound of crying could not be heard.
"Xie Shangshu, after all you are a person who has read the books of sages. How come you don't know the way of a monarch and his ministers? In your mind, I am not worthy of ruling the world?"
The deposed emperor looked at the white-haired ancestor of the Xie family, "How can a wise man like your imperial grandfather be worthless in Xie Shangshu's words?"
The deposed emperor, dressed in imperial robes, appeared here majestically. Looking at the courtiers who kept crying, he smiled and said: "I thought this world was full of treacherous ministers and traitors. It turns out that there are still some loyal ministers and virtuous ministers."
"Fourth Uncle, since you feel that the world is too heavy, just give the world back to me."
The deposed emperor smiled slowly, "Wouldn't it be better if the world is returned to me and my fourth uncle can continue riding horses and hunting?"
The deposed emperor looked at Emperor Liang with a smile on his face. There was no trace of resentment on his face. Instead, he had a calm expression on his face, as if he was talking about something insignificant.
But everyone knew that today was an extremely important day. Although some courtiers were crying, the other officials did not say a word.
One is His Majesty the Emperor of the current dynasty, who holds the real world in his hands, and the other is His Majesty the Emperor of the previous dynasty, who holds the title of righteousness.
Emperor Liang looked at the deposed emperor and said with emotion: "The fire was set just right."
"Fourth uncle, if there hadn't been that fire back then, would I still be able to stand in front of you and talk to you now?"
The deposed emperor stood with his hands behind his back, looking calm.
"Do you really think that I didn't know that you were still alive that day? Without that fire, your whole family wouldn't be able to survive? With that fire, I don't want you to leave, so you can leave?"
Emperor Liang shook his head and said: "Why do you have to be so decisive?"
The deposed emperor sarcastically said: "Why is Fourth Uncle talking about this now? The winner is a prince and the loser is a bandit. It is a fact that I lost to Fourth Uncle back then, but now, I may not lose again."
Emperor Liang said calmly: "What? After being away for more than ten years, you feel that you have become a peerless powerhouse, and you want to take my life?"
Prince Yiwen was famous for his extraordinary talents at that time. Among the princes, only Emperor Daliang could rival him in terms of cultivation talents. As his heir, I am afraid that his cultivation talents are not bad either.
Just like Chen Chao, didn't he become the number one among the younger generation of today's Liang Dynasty early on?
The deposed emperor is also the heir of Prince Yiwen, so his talent in cultivation is naturally not bad, but no matter how powerful he is, can he be compared with His Majesty the Emperor, who has already reached the end of Wangyou?
"In terms of military power, naturally there are not many people in this world who can compare with Fourth Uncle, but is it really just about who has the bigger fist and who can sit on the throne? Fourth Uncle, what is needed to rule the world is the people's hearts. You are here to sit down.
After more than ten years, don’t you still understand this truth?”
The deposed emperor was indifferent. Now those courtiers who are still kneeling and crying are the so-called people's hearts.
As the successor personally selected by Emperor Lingzong, he had great righteousness and reputation, so he naturally had unique advantages.
"Since Fourth Uncle feels tired, then he should abdicate."
The deposed emperor said a lot of things, and now he finally said the most important thing.
People used to say that the Chen Dynasty was coming to take back the world, but many officials felt that the name was unfair. After all, although the Chen Dynasty was the heir of Crown Prince Yiwen, he was still a bastard, and the succession to the throne was also passed on to the deposed emperor.
But now that the deposed emperor has returned here in person, there is no longer such a problem.
I'm afraid no one in the world would dare to say that this world belongs to him, which is wrong.
Righteousness is really a terrible thing.
He can trap many people and silence countless people.
"Old minister, please ask your majesty to return the power to the late emperor."
After the deposed emperor committed self-immolation, His Majesty the Emperor ascended the throne, but did not set a temple or posthumous title for the deposed emperor. Although there were numerous criticisms from both the government and the public at first, they were all suppressed in the end.
An official from the Ministry of Rites trembled and said, "In terms of etiquette, since the late emperor has returned, His Majesty should abdicate."
This official of the Ministry of Rites was a well-known Confucian scholar in the world. He attached great importance to etiquette and law, otherwise he would not be serving in the Ministry of Rites.
"Your Majesty, please abdicate and return power to the late emperor!"
All of a sudden, the voices rang out.
The veterans spoke slowly, expressing their attitudes at this moment.
There are some people here who have always abided by the rules and only recognized Emperor Liang's accession to the throne because all the deposed emperor's family was buried in the sea of fire. There are also some people who have long been favored by Emperor Lingzong and Prince Yiwen, so they will not do anything at this moment.
He stood up hesitantly.
This is what the deposed emperor said about the human heart.
The entire Liang Dynasty was really too big, with many voices and many attitudes. After His Majesty the Emperor ascended the throne, not everyone liked his attitude towards foreigners, his attitude towards the demon clan, and his iron-blooded methods.
It's just that I didn't have a choice before, but now I have a choice.
"Your Majesty, since the general trend is the trend, I also feel that it is time for Your Majesty to abdicate."
After a moment of silence, a family leader finally spoke.
This is the head of the Yang family. The Yang family originated from Qingshan and later moved to the divine capital. Although the family's power has never been top-notch, it has been passed down for hundreds of years. Everything that happened before was all lies by the officials in the court.
, these big shots from aristocratic families have never spoken.
Until now.
The head of the Yang family came out and expressed his attitude.
As the head of the Yang family spoke, several other heads of the aristocratic families spoke and said the same thing.
It all means the same thing.
Please, Your Majesty, abdicate and return to power.
Since the founding of the Liang Dynasty, such a story has never happened. Of course, such stories are not uncommon in history.
As more and more people came out rustlingly, there were not many people still sitting at the table.
However, the heads of the Xie family and the Wei family never spoke.
Mr. Xie had made his attitude clear before, and he didn't know if he would regret it very much.
As for Wei, there has been no action.
Speaking of which, the Wei family has a much deeper heritage than the Xie family. The Wei family has appeared in many important stories. They have always been the most calm, otherwise they would not have been able to stand in the court all the time.
Looking at the courtiers and heads of aristocratic families who were shouting for him to abdicate, Emperor Liang remained silent and just watched silently.
It's already very late.
This banquet has been held since Shen Shi, and now it is already dark.
"So, according to logic, I should abdicate?"
Emperor Liang looked at the officials present, and almost one-third of them thought so.
"Your Majesty, I am in charge of the Ministry of Rites. According to the patriarchal public opinion, Your Majesty should return to power!"
The veteran minister from the Ministry of Rites stood up and spoke very firmly.
"Speaking of truth, isn't there a scholar here who knows the truth best?"
Emperor Liang looked at the dean of the academy and said with a smile: "What do you think, dean?"
The dean is indeed the greatest scholar in the world. He already represents the will of scholars in the world. His statement at this moment may turn things around.
It's just that the same question was asked by Emperor Liang once before, but the dean didn't answer it. If he asks it again now, will there be an answer?
The dean still stood up.
Everyone became nervous. Although the academy never interfered in government affairs, as the president of the academy, his words and deeds can naturally affect many things.
Everyone looked at the dean, at the leader of scholars in the world.
His attitude is crucial.
The deposed emperor frowned slightly.
In the capital of God, the most trusted envoy of Emperor Liang has left the capital of God and headed to the north. If the dean also chooses to stand on the opposite side of His Majesty the Emperor, then today's events will almost be settled.
"Dean, I have something to tell you."
The dean had not spoken yet, but the deposed emperor couldn't help but speak.
The dean smiled and said, "Please tell me."
"The late emperor did not die suddenly, but died at the hands of my fourth uncle."
The deposed emperor spoke slowly. The late emperor in this sentence naturally refers to Prince Yiwen.
After the deposed emperor ascended the throne, Prince Yiwen, who had never ascended the throne as emperor, was posthumously named Emperor Xiaokang, with the temple name Xingzong.
This news is more shocking than any previous news!
This chapter has been completed!