Emperor Hua was assassinated in Yangxin Hall, which was something that had never happened since the founding of the country.
The royal family members were very shocked and angry. This was a shame they could never wash away. What was even more tragic was that not only did they not know who the murderer was, they didn't even see a shadow.
In the absence of the emperor, the elders of the clan were in charge of the country before the great events. The elders of the three clans were now the highest holders of power. He ordered a clan meeting to be held to stabilize the situation first. If there was turmoil, it would most likely shake the foundation of the country.
The executive power of the Zongren Mansion was very strong. First, the royal family masters took control of the entire palace, and then moved Emperor Huadi's body to the Zongren Mansion. The elders of the three clans returned together, along with the prince and the queen.
Not long after, the most powerful members of the royal family in the imperial capital gathered at the clan mansion.
The time from learning that Emperor Hua was assassinated to the meeting held in the Zongren Mansion did not exceed an hour.
There are still many doubts about the murder of Emperor Hua, but no matter how many doubts there are, they are not as important as the stability of the country. As the saying goes, a country cannot live without a king for a day. The first thing discussed at the clan meeting is to establish the prince as the new emperor.
This seems to be an unnecessary thing, but in fact it is not. The elders of the three clans announced the crown prince's accession to the throne at the clan meeting to express an attitude.
Li Xu's succession to the throne was not only the choice of Emperor Hua, but also received the full support of the clan's government. No one in the Li family could have two minds.
Although Li Xun is the prince, it does not mean that the clan members are satisfied with him. Especially when Emperor Hua died suddenly and violently, it is very likely that he will cause trouble. After all, Emperor Hua has many princes, who can
Don't want to sit on the dragon's throne?
"The assassination was kept secret. Anyone who dares to leak the information will be killed without mercy."
The elders of the three tribes looked serious during the meeting and spoke solemnly.
Nowadays, there are powerful enemies outside Fengyang Pass. Once the news about Emperor Hua's murder spreads, it will have a great impact on the war at Fengyang Pass.
"The prince will continue to supervise the country and exercise imperial power. He will wait for the Fengyang Pass matter to be concluded before he can ascend the throne."
Not letting the prince ascend the throne immediately was also the result of careful consideration, but he could exercise imperial power and, except for his name, he was already the true ruler of China.
The queen was a little disappointed by this, but she also knew that there was nothing she could do about it, so she could only obey it for the time being.
The elder of the three clans continued: "The previous idea of letting the prince go to Fengyang Pass has been scrapped and he will continue to stay in the imperial capital."
As soon as he finished speaking, the prince, as the person involved, was extremely excited, but he couldn't show it yet, and it was quite uncomfortable to hold it in.
"Now I officially announce that I will pass on the royal secrets of the Li family to Prince Li Xun."
The Li family has a martial art passed down by the founding ancestor of the country, called the Jade Emperor Sutra.
This technique was also acquired by Emperor Taizu by chance. Unfortunately, it was incomplete in seventy-eight cases. However, even so, it still enabled Emperor Taizu to establish the foundation of the Chinese nation.
The 'Jade Emperor Sutra' is a Xuan-grade skill, but it is still incomplete. If it were a complete Jade Emperor Sutra, it would have to be a Xuan-grade skill at the very least, and it is even speculated that it might be a Heavenly-grade magical skill.
The Jade Emperor Sutra currently mastered by the royal family is divided into five parts. The first two parts can be practiced by all members of the royal family, the third part can only be practiced by direct disciples of the Li family, the fourth part requires a prince level, and the final fifth part
Only each emperor can practice alone.
The fifth part of the Jade Emperor Sutra has a great special feature, that is, it can completely suppress the members of the royal family who practice the Jade Emperor Sutra. This is one of the important reasons why there has been no clan rebellion in the royal family.
"Li Xun is ashamed to accept this!"
Li Xun took a step forward and knelt down to the elders of the three clans.
At this moment, both the prince and the queen thought that the overall situation had been decided. The door of the conference hall was suddenly pushed open and a person walked in.
Some people want to scold those who trespass on such an important place and die!
However, when everyone present saw the person coming, they were all frightened, especially the prince and the queen, who looked like they had seen a ghost. They were so frightened that they immediately exclaimed. Their fearful expression could not help but make people suspicious.
The person who walked in through the door was none other than tonight's protagonist - Vantage.
"you?!"
"Ah? Your Majesty!"
"Holy Lord! You are not..."
"What on earth is going on and why..."
"…………………………"
The elders of the three clans and other clans looked at Emperor Hua, wondering why he appeared in front of everyone safe and sound?
Emperor Hua, dressed in regular clothes, first saluted the elders of the three clans, and then signaled the clansmen to be quiet. Then his eyes fell on the frightened prince and queen, and said in a cold voice: "Bitch! Treason! In front of all the elders of the clans.
Come on, please explain what happened tonight."
The prince and the queen were all trembling, their hands and feet were cold.
The queen reacted first and forced herself to calm down: "Your Majesty! It's great that you are okay. I am frightened."
Seeing that the queen was still acting now, Emperor Hua became furious when he thought of the information he had seen before. He kicked her to the ground and pointed his halberd at her: "You bitch! You deserve to die!"
Emperor Huadi was seriously injured and his strength was greatly reduced. However, the queen could not bear the powerful kick and was immediately seriously injured and vomited blood. However, the queen still argued: "Your Majesty! What happened? Why do you hate my concubine so much?
What did I do wrong?!"
At this time, the elders of the three clans were also confused and asked: "What is going on? Why don't the emperor explain it clearly?"
When Emperor Hua saw the elders of the three tribes opening their mouths, he explained angrily: "The assassination of me tonight was planned by their mother and son."
As soon as he finished speaking, all the clan members in the room were shocked.
They didn't believe that the prince and the queen had such great energy, but they definitely believed in what Emperor Hua said.
"This treacherous son was greedy for life and was unwilling to go to Fengyang Pass to guard the country. This bitch came up with the idea of killing the king and usurping the throne. The reason why she did this was because she knew that I had been secretly investigating the witchcraft case back then and was worried about the old case.
It was revealed that she was the mastermind behind the scenes, so I thought of taking advantage of the empty power of the palace and the perfect opportunity of Yu Xi not being around me, to put me to death, so as to achieve the purpose of taking over the imperial power and sitting back and relax."
Emperor Hua's explanation shocked the clan members present. Since the founding of the country of China, the following offenses had not occurred. The mother and son were the first of their kind.
The clan members looked at the mother and son with cold eyes.
"What an injustice! None of this is true. Someone is framing my concubine and Xu'er. Your Majesty is aware of it!"
The queen was still struggling to her death, and the prince Li Xun was heartbroken after hearing what his father said.
He knew it was all over.
Vantage would not listen to the Queen's complaints. The more she behaved like this, the more disgusting she became, like a gambler who couldn't afford to lose.
The queen was unwilling to give in. In her opinion, the situation should not be like this. In her plan, mother and son were sure to win. If anything went wrong, it was obvious that the problem lay with the ghost ancestor, but he had no reason to betray them and their son.
"Come here! Put the two of them into the prison, and I will deal with them later."
Several chamberlains who had been waiting outside the door walked in. Although the prince and the queen had considerable strength, they were just lambs to be slaughtered in the clan's mansion and had no right to be presumptuous.
The chamberlain sealed the veins and Dantian of the mother and son and took them away directly. At this moment, the queen finally recognized the reality and said hysterically: "I will not lose! Nor should I lose! I will become the queen mother, Xu'er.
We will ascend the Dragon Throne, and we, mother and son, will forever hold the power of China."
"Let me go! Let me go! Do you know how hard it was for me to get to this point?!"
"Don't touch me..."
Compared to the queen who fell into madness, the prince, who had always obeyed his mother's advice, was much more magnanimous. He did not beg for mercy. He only felt despair and self-inflicted helplessness.
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Near dawn, the officials in the imperial capital received notice of the morning court. All officials couldn't help but wonder, had the Holy Emperor returned? However, they had not received news that the Holy Emperor had returned to the court, and the prince had no right to preside over the morning court.
The officials realized that the Holy Emperor must have returned, so they did not dare to neglect, hurriedly arranged their clothes, and then entered the palace to attend court.
Since the emperor went to Fengyang Pass to personally guard the country's gate, the early court had been suspended for two years, and it was inevitable that the officials would be somewhat incompetent.
In the Jinluan Hall, all the officials were seated, and Emperor Hua walked into the hall alone, with a solemn expression.
The politically sensitive officials noticed that the prince was not accompanying him and realized that something big was going to happen at the court this morning.
After Emperor Hua sat on the dragon throne, all the officials knelt down and worshiped him.
"Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"
"………………"
Emperor Hua let the officials stand on their own terms, without the courtesy after a long separation, and directly asked the chief chamberlain to read out an imperial edict.
"My emperor Zhao: Queen, the prince's talents and virtues are lacking. To deprive him of the position of queen and prince, there are ten crimes..."
Emperor Huadi was very direct and directly convicted the ten major crimes, each of which was a serious crime of beheading. In addition, he also cleared away the grievances of Li Zhen and his mother.
"The Imperial Concubine Zhou, a virtuous and virtuous person, was framed and was granted the title of Empress Chunyuan... The thirteenth prince has both talents and virtues. He is the pillar of the country and is named the crown prince. He will move into the East Palace today and take charge of the power of the country...
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When this imperial edict came down, all the officials were shocked, because this imperial edict directly changed the political structure of the imperial court.
It is worth noting that there is no queen in the imperial edict. If the prince commits rebellion and rebellion, after all, the family scandal cannot be made public.
After the imperial edict was read out, Emperor Huadi only said a few words to several ministers in the cabinet, and then announced the disbandment of the court. What is even more interesting is that the biggest winner, Li Zhen, never appeared from the beginning to the end.
At this time, Li Zhen had already arrived at the East Palace. The Ghost Ancestor led the people to tidy up the East Palace again. Li Zhen didn't care about this, but began to use his power to clean up the prince's family in the imperial court.
That afternoon, Li Zhen raised the butcher's knife.
None of the supporters who betrayed him four years ago had a good end. The imperial army began arresting people in the imperial capital. Nearly twenty officials were arrested, including those who ransacked the homes of nearly ten families. By nightfall, more than a thousand people had been arrested.
number.
This incident caused panic in the imperial capital.
Cabinet members hoped to meet with Li Zhen to persuade him, but all failed.
He wanted to vent his resentment from four years ago, and the easiest way was to kill someone.
Catch in the afternoon and kill in the evening!
This is Li Zhen's way of revenge.
Lu Guogong's mansion escaped, but Lu Guogong was not spared. He was not caught, but committed suicide in advance by taking poison at home. This gave Li Zhen an explanation and saved the entire family by himself.
Among the forces close to the prince in the imperial capital, Duke Lu's mansion has the best outcome.
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
Emperor Hua, who seemed to have aged ten years overnight, asked his chamberlain: "How many people did Zhen'er kill?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty! His Royal Highness has killed more than three hundred people, and according to the news, he has no intention of stopping yet."
The chamberlain said with some worry: "Your Majesty! If this continues..."
Emperor Hua waved his hand and said: "Don't worry! He is not just venting his anger, he is also preparing to quickly take control of the court."
Li Zhen had been away from the core of power for four years, and there was no one available in the court. He would definitely kill some and support others, but the method was too simple and crude.
But it doesn't matter. With the support of the Holy Emperor, Li Zhen has no worries.
Late that night, Zhang Zichen, the Minister of Rites, came to see Li Zhen.
Zhang Zichen never expected that Li Zhen would take down the prince and the queen in less than two months, completely contrary to his previous plan. It can be seen that something big happened without his knowledge.
There was no false politeness when the two met. Li Zhen went straight to the point: "Tomorrow morning, Uncle Zhang will take office and become the prime minister."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Zichen had no time to be surprised. Li Zhen handed him something that was enough to make him stunned.
Official appointment letter!
A full ten servings!
"There are many positions available in the court, among which these ten positions are very important. You can select people by yourself, write a list, and put them up directly. You don't have to worry about special promotions. I will use tonight's murderous energy to change the people in the court."
Li Zhen's eyes gleamed and he said seriously.
Zhang Zichen picked up ten appointment letters and couldn't help but tremble with his hands. Any decision he made at this time could change someone's life's destiny, and the burden on his shoulders suddenly weighed as much as a thousand pounds.
Seeing Zhang Zichen stunned, Li Zhen frowned and said, "Is there a problem?"
"Go back to His Majesty the Crown Prince! No problem!"
Zhang Zichen came to his senses and said quickly.
Li Zhen nodded with satisfaction, and then made arrangements: "The situation over there at Fengyang Pass is very serious. The reason why I acted so boldly is because I am going to Fengyang Pass in the near future, so after I leave,
The imperial court has Uncle Zhang in trouble."
"ah?!"
Zhang Zichen was startled again and waved his hands: "Absolutely not! How about my lord..."
Li Zhen stopped and said: "The imperial court needs someone I can trust, so it can only be you, Uncle Zhang."
For this reason, Zhang Zichen no longer refused and agreed.
"Your Highness, relax! We will not let you down."
After the two discussed some matters, Zhang Zichen left the East Palace.
Li Zhen never showed up, but he aggressively arranged for his cronies and eliminated dissidents, which made the court officials panic for a while.
Four days later, when the court was done with the matter, Li Zhen sent invitations to various sects in the country's spiritual practice circles, asking the leaders of each sect to come to Donghua City for a gathering.
While waiting for the arrival of the major leaders, Li Zhen finally had time to go to Tianlao to meet the queen and the prince.