Chapter 1370 The Supreme Emperor's Imperial Decree
As soon as Ye Xuening finished speaking, the officials in the main hall began to whisper.
"Could it be said that the Emperor's family still has a queen?"
"Impossible, weren't all the people in the Di family back then..."
"The Supreme Emperor has a holy purpose, how can it be impossible?"
"Who is it? Who else is left in the Di family?"
"..."
The officials were excited and suspicious, but no one dared to stand up and ask questions.
Zhan Yuheng stood motionless in the distance, looking at Ye Xuening without saying a word.
Ye Xuening glanced at everyone, took half a step forward, and took Zhan Lingtian's hand.
"That's right! Back then, the Supreme Emperor rescued the orphan of the Emperor's family, and he was Ling Tian."
"Ling Tian was the crown prince of the Emperor's family at that time. Emperor Wuya. Today I express my gratitude to the Supreme Emperor and pass the throne to the Emperor's family. Emperor Wuya."
"From now on, the imperial family will be restored."
Ye Xuening's voice was loud and powerful, and could be heard not only by the soldiers in the palace, but also by the soldiers outside the palace.
Suddenly, there was complete silence in the main hall.
Everyone looked at Zhan Lingtian with disbelief on their faces.
The Grand Eunuch took pity on Zhan Yuheng, took a deep breath, and knelt down.
"The Empress Dowager, I have been with the late Emperor for a long time, and I have never heard that the Emperor has left an imperial edict. Can this imperial edict be seen by this old slave and all the officials?"
"Old slave doesn't think so. It's just about the fate of the entire royal family. If I don't confirm it with my own eyes, I'm afraid that I won't rest in peace!"
The officials in the two rows behind him whispered to each other, and finally someone stood up.
"The Empress Dowager, what the Grand Eunuch said is very true. All the ministers and others want to take a look at it. I wonder what the Empress Dowager thinks?"
"What's the problem with this?" Ye Xuening waved his hand, "Little Dengzi, submit the imperial edict to the Grand Eunuch."
"Back then, the Supreme Emperor was depressed all day long in order to investigate the extermination of the Imperial family, but he didn't expect to find any clues until his death."
"He was ordered to do so when he was in danger. He didn't care about the throne. He only left an imperial edict before his death, leaving the throne to him as the only legitimate son who could save the emperor's family."
"I have kept the holy edict here for a long time. I know whether it is true or false. If everyone is worried, please circulate it and have a look."
Ye Xuening tossed her clothes and sat down.
Zhan Lingtian sat down not far from Ye Xuening. From beginning to end, he never said another word.
He had always been like this. The Eighth Prince at that time was like the Ninth Prince, with outstanding achievements, but he didn't like to take credit.
Such a capable person, in the minds of many people, is probably more suitable to be emperor than Zhan Yuheng.
"Yes, the Empress Dowager." The eunuch holding the letter nodded, went over, and presented the letter to the Grand Eunuch with both hands.
The Grand Eunuch took the letter, looked at it for a while, and became excited.
He took a deep breath, turned around, and passed the letter into the Prime Minister's hands.
The Grand Eunuch came back to Zhan Yuheng's side and did not dare to speak.
Finally, the letter was passed around and returned to Xiao Dengzi's hands.
Xiao Dengzi took the letter, knelt down in the hall, stood up again, walked up, and returned the letter to Ye Xuening.
Ye Xuening took the letter and stood up: "Now, does anyone still doubt the authenticity of the Emperor's decree?"
Everyone in the hall, except Zhan Yuheng, knelt down together.
"I don't dare!" the Prime Minister responded in a deep voice.
The Grand Eunuch knelt on the ground and did not dare to make a sound.
Zhan Lingtian glanced at Zhan Yuheng, stood up, and took the letter from the hands of the Empress Dowager.
"Back then, the Supreme Emperor came to me many times and said that he wanted to pass the throne to me, but the enemy of the emperor's family had not yet been found. I didn't have any extra time, so I had to refuse."
"But I didn't expect that many years later, someone claiming to be a member of the imperial family would attack the imperial city."
"Under the advice of the Empress Dowager, I agree to make the Emperor's letter public to the world, ascend the throne as king, stabilize the royal family, and restore the royal family of our emperor."
The prime minister stood up, and other officials stood up one after another.
"But, there are rumors outside that the Ninth Prince is the orphan of the Emperor's family, Emperor Wuya. This..." The Prime Minister looked at the people in the palace and frowned.
"The Ai family knows better than anyone who the Supreme Emperor rescued Wu Ya back then." Ye Xuening saw the Prime Minister and her breath became a little lower.
"I didn't expect that Lao Jiu would do such a thing."
"Presumably, he occupied several cities in the south at the beginning, and his purpose was not ordinary." Speaking of Zhan Qingcheng, Ye Xuening looked regretful.
"He finally went north and wanted to take over the entire Beimu country as his own."
"In order to convince the people, he even pretended to be an emperor, which is really incredible."
Ye Xuening shook his head, sighed slightly, and returned his gaze to Zhan Lingtian.
"Wuya, since the throne has been returned to you, why don't you call me Aijia, let alone let down the people of Beimu Country!"
"We must expel all those with evil intentions from our country and give the people a peaceful home."
"Yes, Queen Mother." Zhan Lingtian turned his head and gave Ye Xuening a reassuring look.
He turned around, holding the imperial edict in his hand, and looked at Zhan Yuheng.
"Your Majesty, you are still wearing a dragon robe and are still a king, but I'm sorry! Now, you must abdicate."
"Because the Supreme Emperor is kind to the Imperial family, after I become emperor, I will appoint you as the regent. What do you think?"
"If I don't want to abdicate, what should you do?" Zhan Yuheng stared at Zhan Lingtian and asked in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty." Ye Xuening called out in a low voice, "This throne originally belonged to the imperial family. At that time, the Supreme Emperor also took orders in the face of danger."
"Later, when your father succeeded to the throne, wasn't it also the position vacated by Wuya's inheritance?"
"The Ai family knows that they asked you to abdicate not long after you registered. You are unwilling to do so. However, this is a fact. It is the imperial edict of the Supreme Emperor. How can you not obey it?"
Zhan Yuheng wanted to say something else, but the eunuch immediately stood up and tugged on his sleeves.
"Your Majesty, you'd better obey. The imperial edict is true. From Yi Laonu's perspective, you'd better obey it."
"There's nothing wrong with being the regent. You'd better listen to the old slave."
Emperor Qiwen was kind to the Grand Eunuch, but the Grand Eunuch failed to protect Emperor Qiwen. Now he still hopes to do something for him, at least to leave the blood of Emperor Qiwen.
Zhan Yuheng stared at Zhan Lingtian for a moment, his eyebrows furrowed.
The Grand Eunuch once again grabbed his collar and whispered: "Your Majesty, you should listen to this old slave."
"Whether it's a regent or not, wasn't the Supreme Emperor also a regent back then? What's more, the war outside is now chaotic."
"This is a grudge that should belong to the Emperor's family. People from the Zhan family should not interfere. Do you understand? Your Majesty."
Zhan Yuheng closed his eyes, took a deep breath, took off the crown himself, and placed it in the hands of the Grand Eunuch.
In front of all the civil and military officials, he took off his dragon robe, and his eyes fell on Zhan Lingtian again.
"Today, I hand over this world to you. I hope you can give the people of Beimu a better future."
Without saying a word, Zhan Yuheng, wearing single clothes, strode out of the hall.
