The movements of the imperial guards in the palace suddenly became a little strange, especially those in the outer city. It was even more strange. Except for Donghua Gate in the east, most of the guards at the other four gates, including Xuande Gate, Chongwen Gate, and Renhe Gate, started to move.
Rush to the center of the imperial city
The imperial guards guarding the center of the imperial city began to ask why these friendly troops who suddenly rushed over were here, but the answer they received was simple: "Accept Feng Jun's order to defend the Hall of Supreme Harmony!"
Defending the Palace of Supreme Harmony is a sufficient reason to enter the imperial city, but the imperial guards are very surprised. The man in green robe in the Palace of Supreme Harmony has already left, and now they are still going to defend the Palace of Supreme Harmony. Who should they protect?
However, the relationship between the Gyeonggi Su Guards and the Royal Forest Army has always been relatively close, especially since its commander-in-chief is an imperial uncle. It seems reasonable that they were ordered to go in and defend the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
As a result, the imperial army easily passed through the defense line of the Royal Forest Army and began to pour into the center of the imperial city.
Wan Chang looked at Lin Jian, who was sweating in the audience, and said calmly: "You said you were loyal, and I believed you. But uncle, just because you are loyal doesn't mean that the people around you are also loyal. I gave you an army of 80,000, but in fact
, I'm afraid most of them have fallen into the hands of others. How can I trust you?"
Lin Jian raised his head and was about to defend, but suddenly his expression tightened. He suddenly turned around and looked out the door. He saw that a large group of Forbidden Army soldiers had already rushed over and disarmed the front guard soldiers. There were only two guards in total.
There are more than 10,000 people, and they are divided into two halves. One half is protecting the harem, and the imperial guards guarding the Hall of Supreme Harmony are only 3,000.
There were more than 10,000 Imperial Guardsmen pouring in from the outside. The Imperial Guards inside had been disarmed before they even understood the situation, and had no time to resist.
Lin Jian watched in shock as his soldiers poured in. Before he could react, Wanchang behind him sneered: "As expected, uncle, do you understand now?"
Lin Jian let out a long sigh, suddenly turned around and knelt down, kowtowed three times, and said: "I have betrayed your majesty's trust. Your majesty, please allow me to fight to the death to apologize for my crime!"
Wanchang said calmly: "Do you want to fight to the death to apologize?"
"I have no face to face Your Majesty, no face to face the late Emperor. Your Majesty, please allow me to fight to the death to apologize!" Lin Jian said again
Wanchang said calmly: "I'm not sure."
"Your Majesty!" Lin Jian was so anxious, could he not even be allowed to be a loyal minister?
Wanchang gave him a deep look: "Although that villain has temporarily controlled the Forbidden Army, his name is not justified after all. Uncle Emperor, you have controlled the Forbidden Army for many years. Even if some important subordinates are bribed by him, he cannot bribe everyone...
…I want you to surrender to him immediately.”
Looking at Lin Jian with a look of surprise and disbelief, Wan Chang said calmly: "My defeat today is my own fault and has nothing to do with anyone else. Since he can control the capital today, he must ascend the throne as soon as possible. However, after he ascends the throne, he will have absolutely nothing in his hands."
Dabao, I want you to make false promises to him first, pretending to help him control the Forbidden Army, but actually controlling the Forbidden Army yourself - with today's lessons learned, I think you will not let me down again under Jiuquan, and then... wait for Lao Liu to hold his hand.
When Dabao comes back with a large army, he will join forces with Lao Liuliyingwai to avenge me."
Lin Jian looked at His Majesty, who still looked calm and calm at this time, and couldn't help but felt a sore nose: "Your Majesty!... I, I really deserve death!"
Wanchang waved his hand: "You are the commander of the Forbidden Army. Do you still have some basic prestige? Go tell your soldiers that I am the emperor, and my life will be taken care of by God. Let them wait outside. Don't do it. "Desecrated the Temple of Supreme Harmony"
The theory of the Son of Heaven is still somewhat effective in this era. As we all know, the Son of Heaven is the name given to the highest ruler in feudal society. In order to consolidate their status and political power, they claimed that their power was granted by God and governed the world in accordance with God's will. Therefore, they also called themselves Son of Heaven. They claimed that they were born with many auspicious signs and the so-called "Emperor Qi". People also compared them to dragons and called them "true dragons and emperors." The feudal class promoted that the emperor was "ordered by heaven" and was the agent appointed by heaven on earth. , bound by destiny
The Son of Heaven is the original son of Heaven. Heaven is the personified nature and is considered to be the supreme ruler of the universe. Everything in the world is the descendant of heaven and earth. Heaven is the father, so it is called "Emperor Heaven", and the earth is the mother, so it is called "Hou Tu". Therefore, all mortals are sons of heaven
According to the patriarchal system, only the eldest son has the right to inherit his father's inheritance, so the Son of Heaven is the direct descendant of Heaven. It is generally believed that calling the supreme ruler of feudal society "Son of Heaven" began in the Zhou Dynasty Confucian classic "Shangshu", which says that the gods change He appointed his eldest son, the monarch of the great Shang Dynasty. Therefore, the meaning of the emperor is the eldest son or heir of heaven, which is what later generations call the prince. Therefore, in principle, many people are the crown princes of today's monarchy countries. All the sons of gods are qualified to be emperors. As long as they are virtuous, Confucianism regards "Shang Shu" as its own scripture, and will firmly believe in the "Shang Shu". In Chinese history, there are many people who want to be emperor (Son of Heaven). Confucianism provided them with a theoretical basis
Of course, the idea of the emperor is always changing. Sima Qian of the Han Dynasty wrote "Historical Records", saying that starting from Yao and Shun, the monarchs of the Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Zhou Dynasty, and Qin Dynasty were all descendants of the Yellow Emperor. Therefore, these monarchs were all descendants of the Yellow Emperor. They are worthy of the name, sons of gods in the sense of blood, and it is very reasonable for them to become emperors after accumulating virtues for generations. However, Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, was born as a commoner. His father did not have a name, and his previous name could not be found. Lineage So Sima Qian didn't understand that he could be the emperor. He guessed that he was probably a great sage sent by heaven. Otherwise, he would not have gained power in a few years and became the emperor. In order to find Liu Bang's heavenly lineage, Confucian scholars in the Han Dynasty went through After nearly 200 years of hard work, the Confucian scholar Jia Kui finally found in "Zuo Zhuan" that one of Yao's descendants named Liu Lei, who once served as a minister of the Xia Dynasty, Liu Bang, was Liu Lei's descendant. In this way, Liu Bang could pass through Yao , traced back to the Yellow Emperor, who was considered to have the blood of the gods. After Liu Bang, Wang Mang and Cao Pi became emperors, and they also traced their lineage back to Shun, and then back to the Yellow Emperor, in order to prove the rationality of being the emperor.
However, it was very difficult for the rulers of the feudal class to prove that they had the blood of gods. Later, due to changes in the concept of gods, the Yellow Emperor and others were no longer recognized as gods, but only recognized as human emperors. Even if the blood of the Yellow Emperor could be found, It lost its meaning. At this time, Emperor Gansheng came out and said
The theory of Gansheng Emperor is one of the important contents of Confucianism in the Han Dynasty, and it also had an important impact on later generations. The main point of the theory of Gansheng Emperor is that the ancestors of the emperor were all born after feeling the essence of one of the five emperors in heaven. The soul, that is to say, the ancestors of the emperor were all born with the soul given by a certain god, so he is the son of heaven. Starting from the late Northern and Southern Dynasties, the country officially listed Emperor Gansheng as the object of sacrifice. As for which of the five emperors The title of the Gansheng Emperor was the emperor of the current dynasty, and was calculated by Confucian scholars based on the Five Elements theory.
The Wei Dynasty valued the virtue of fire, so the emperor of the Wei Dynasty was born from the spirit of Emperor Yan. Since Wanchang said that the emperor's destiny must be received by heaven, his only way to "receive it from heaven" was to burn himself.
…
Later history books record: "On that day, fire from heaven came to the world and burned the Taihe Palace. The emperor passed away and was given the posthumous title Jingzong."
Jing Zong’s posthumous title comes from this: “To achieve economic success from righteousness is called Jing; to think big and think about it is called Jing; to practice righteousness and practice hard is called Jing; to achieve great ambitions is called Jing; to accomplish righteousness is called Jing; to uphold virtue is called Jing.
"If the law and justice come together, it is called Jing; when the light shines on the surrounding areas, it is called Jing."
The big picture of Zhizhi is called Jing, so this posthumous title is also appropriate.
The generals who stayed behind in Yanjing gathered together to listen to the commander's instructions.
Yun Lan was not injured that day, but was a little weak. Now she is fine, and she is still talking as vigorously as before. Ning Wanting has already been recuperating in the handsome manor, and she has been treated by female doctors who have served the Yun family for generations.
The distance from Luoyang to Hebei is very short, and Yunlan's carriage is very fast. It soon leaves Henan. Once it reaches Hebei, it is naturally safer, so Yunlan's journey back north is very smooth.
As soon as he arrived in Yanjing, he immediately sent a message to Yunzheng in the front line in Beijing. At the same time, he immediately summoned the generals at all levels in Yanjing and began to issue military orders continuously.
The new military workshop established by the Yun family when Yunzheng took over immediately began to operate at full speed to manufacture ordnance. Of course, the same was true for the original military workshop. In addition, supporting projects related to military ordnance manufacturing such as mining areas also began to speed up. In a word, Yun
Lan's performance is already obvious that he is preparing for war.
The generals of the Yun Family Army were extremely excited. These people... really couldn't wait.
When Yunzheng suddenly received the urgent order from Qiyun on the front line, he was a little surprised. He was fighting so smoothly at the front. How could he be sent an urgent order from Qiyun from the rear? When he opened it, he saw that it was an order written by his father.
I was even more shocked. It was written by my father’s commander. How did my father come to Yanjing? Shouldn’t he be in Luoyang?
Looking at the military order again, Yunzheng gasped. Is Wanchang crazy?
However, since his father had an order, Yun Zheng naturally did not dare to neglect, and temporarily entrusted the military affairs in the front to Yun Yi. He planned to rush back immediately the next day, but he did not know that the next day he suddenly received the second urgent order from Qiyun: Wanchang drove
collapse!
Emperor Wanchang passed away!
Yun Zheng never expected that in two days, the changes would be so huge. Even though he thought that his mind had become much calmer now, he was still stunned with surprise. Then he suddenly remembered: the news of Wanchang's death reached Yan'er.
I wonder if she can bear it?
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