Emperor Liang sat in the Jinluan Hall, looking at the civil and military ministers and royal family members below, and asked Gao Zhan to read the imperial edict in public.
Gao Zhan held the bright yellow imperial edict in his hand and read it out in front of everyone. The people below had different expressions.
The content of the imperial edict was very simple. It announced that Daliang would adopt a secret reserve system in the future, abolish the East Palace of the Crown Prince, and write two copies of the edict on the throne in Emperor Liang's handwriting. One copy was hidden behind the plaque in the main hall, and the other copy was carried by Emperor Liang with him.
A hundred years after Emperor Liang's death, the six ministers and the personal eunuchs of Emperor Liang will take out two edicts to verify the throne, and then read them out in public to support the new emperor's succession.
As soon as Gao Zhan finished reading the imperial edict, the expressions of the people in the hall were wonderful, and many people's eyes were focused on King Yu.
After the crown prince fell and was driven out of the capital, many people felt that King Yu would be crowned the new crown prince because of his popularity.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Liang turned around and made some secret plan to appoint a successor. No one except himself knew who the successor would be.
Smart people quickly understand the benefits of doing this.
As long as no one knows who the crown prince is, it means that they cannot take sides in advance and avoid forming cliques for personal gain.
?After all, if you follow the wrong prince, you will be in trouble when the new emperor takes the throne in the future.
Secondly, the identity of the crown prince is kept secret, which also reduces many dangers, especially the open and covert attacks from other princes.
Third, the right to inherit the throne was always in the hands of Emperor Liang. He could change the edict as he wanted. If the prince didn't like it, he could just put in a little effort instead of spending a lot of time to abolish it.
Many people are secretly saying that Emperor Liang is a thief, and he can think of such damaging tactics as secretly appointing a prince, and he really wants to play those princes to death.
Many people glanced back and forth between Prince Jing and Prince Yu. After secretly establishing the crown prince, the fights between the princes would not diminish, but would intensify. However, the superior Liang Emperor could sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.
Emperor Liang carefully observed everyone, especially his two sons, Prince Jing and Prince Yu.
At this time, King Yu's face was extremely ugly and he kept his head lowered. However, judging from his clenched fists and white fingers, he was in a very unhappy mood at this time.
On the contrary, Wang Gang was much calmer. He came up with the idea of secretly establishing a prince, so naturally there would be no reaction.
Emperor Liang nodded secretly to Wang Gang.
Xia Jiang, the head of the Xuanjing Division, had been observing Emperor Liang, especially when he saw the way he looked at Wang Gang, his heart suddenly trembled.
Little did he know that there was a pair of eyes on the high platform that were always staring at Xia Jiang.
The corner of Gao Zhan's mouth curled up slightly, then he calmly put away the imperial edict, took out a copy of the imperial edict, sealed it in a box in front of everyone, and asked Commander Meng to put it behind the plaque.
Everyone's hearts also skipped a beat as the edict of passing the throne was read.
Emperor Liang coughed and said, "When the six ministers and the Zongling take down the edict in a hundred years, will the ministers have any objections?"
"Your Majesty is Holy Ming," the crowd shouted.
Emperor Liang then announced a series of official transfers in public, promoting many upright officials who were close to Wang Gang to six confidential departments.
On the contrary, less than half of Yuwang's people were left idle, transferred to pension yamen, or directly transferred out of the capital.
The patrol camp military power in Wang Gang's hands was taken back by Emperor Liang, and was given back to Xie Yu, who had taken refuge with King Yu.
Everyone knows that this was Emperor Liang's way of balancing the courtiers.
Wang Gang was calm from beginning to end, and the military power was handed over happily, which made Emperor Liang more and more satisfied.
But King Yu was a little unwilling. It took him nearly ten years to defeat the prince. Unexpectedly, Emperor Liang did not make him the crown prince, but also suppressed his people.
It was either unbearable or not. King Yu was about to get angry when Xia Jiang coughed and took the initiative to stand up and said to Emperor Liang:
"Your Majesty, the Southern Chu peace envoy has arrived in Jinling and is waiting for orders outside the palace."
Emperor Liang said happily: "Has Princess Xiandai arrived? Please invite them to the palace!"
King Yu saw that Xia Jiang was deliberately blocking him and not letting him speak, so he could only swallow his complaints.
Soon the marriage envoy from Nan Chu entered the hall, and the leader was none other than the Prince of Da Chu, but the focus of everyone's attention was on a woman whose face was covered by a gauze veil behind him.
The Prince of Nanchu paid a visit to Emperor Liang and brought a heavy gift for the good relations between the two countries. Emperor Liang was very happy, and with a wave of his hand, he returned double the gift and asked the Prince of Nanchu to take it away.
When the marriage issue between Daliang and Dachu was brought up, Princess Xiandai, who had been silent, spoke up.
"My princess heard that Prince Jing of Daliang has the courage to take the head of a general among all the troops. I wonder if I will be lucky enough to meet him today!"
Princess Xiandai's voice was pleasant, but her tone was extremely firm.
Emperor Liang chuckled and said, "Princess Xiandai is anxious to meet your future husband?"
Princess Xiandai said neither humble nor arrogantly: "I have never agreed to this marriage!"
The ministers were in an uproar, feeling that Nan Chu was a bit ungrateful.
It was Nanchu who took the initiative to propose the marriage, but now that he has arrived in Jinling, he suddenly changed his mind. What does it mean?
Emperor Liang's face also darkened.
The Prince of Nanchu came out quickly and said, "Don't be surprised, Your Majesty Daliang. My cousin has worshiped the strong since she was a child. When she was young, she became a disciple of Master Yue Xiuze. She determined that only the one who defeated her could marry her."
Wang Gang came out and said: "My son feels that the Nanchu marriage is not sincere. Since Princess Xiandai does not want to marry, why come to Jinling? It is better to return home."
Princess Xiandai followed the sound and her eyes lit up when she first saw Wang Gang. Wang Gang's decisive and decisive temperament attracted her very much.
"Could this be His Highness Prince Jing?" Princess Xiandai said sonorously and forcefully.
Wang Gang turned around and said, "I am exactly that."
Princess Xiandai watched Wang Gang carefully, and the more she looked at him, the more fighting spirit she saw in her eyes.
"I heard that you once defeated Meng Zhi, the second-ranked master of Langya!" Princess Xiandai asked as if no one else was there.
Meng Zhi, who was on the left side of Emperor Liang, had a look of embarrassment on his face. Why did everyone now know that he had been defeated by Prince Jing?
How could it be so embarrassing for him, the second master on the Langya List?
Wang Gang said to Princess Xiandai: "Princess Xiandai, where did you hear the rumors? I and Commander Meng, who use military force to make friends, are on par with each other, so how can we defeat them?"
Meng Zhi couldn't help but straighten his back.
Princess Xiandai said in a high-pitched voice: "I have been practicing swordsmanship since I was a child, and am determined to defeat the masters in the world and seize the number one spot on the Langya master list. Prince Jing, do you dare to accept my challenge?"
Wang Gang frowned and said: "Above the main hall, if you, a Nanchu princess, are allowed to be so arrogant, Nanchu really wants to join the Qin and Jin Dynasties with Daliang, okay?"
Prince Nan Chu smiled and said: "Nan Chu is very sincere in this marriage and there is no falsehood. However, according to the rules of our Chu country, only the strong can marry the daughter of the royal family. If Prince Jing is afraid, he can refuse the contest."
The civil and military officials in Daliang were in an uproar again, feeling that the Chu people were too arrogant.
Some people in the military even clamored for Wang Gang to agree to a martial arts competition and teach Nanchu a lesson.
Emperor Liang remained silent and watched how Wang Gang dealt with it.
Wang Gang disdainfully said to the Prince of Nanchu: "People say that Nanchu is a land of barbarians. It is true. They don't understand any etiquette."
"What did you say!" Princess Xiandai seemed to have a bad temper and was not agitated at all.
The Prince of Nanchu was able to keep his composure, and said to Wang Gang with a smile: "They all say that Liang people have no backbone, and it turned out to be quite good when we saw him today."
Wow~~
The words of the Prince of Nanchu stirred up a thousand waves, and the entire Daliang court was ignited.
"Your Majesty, please go out to fight."
"Prince Jing's body is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Why should he have the same experience as the barbarians? Let me go to fight!"
Facing the turbulent crowd of ministers, Emperor Liang could no longer ignore it, and finally said: "Prince Jing, on behalf of Daliang, you will learn Princess Xiandai's clever tricks. Remember to stop at the last minute, so as not to hurt the harmony between the two countries."
As soon as Emperor Liang opened his mouth, Wang Gang had no reason to refuse and could only accept the challenge.
The two eunuchs brought a pair of long swords.
Princess Xiandai took the sword and immediately held up a few sword flowers. As the cold light shone, many ministers took a few steps back unconsciously.
Wang Gang waved his hand to indicate to the eunuch that he did not need the long sword, but he did not want to anger Princess Xiandai.
"Why don't you use a sword? Do you think you look down on me?" Princess Xiandai pointed her sword at Wang Gang, her eyes flashing with cold light.
Wang Gang snorted coldly: "You are not worthy of me using weapons. Even if your master Yue Xiuze comes in person, you are not worthy of me using swords."
"Stop, don't insult my master." Princess Xiandai was furious. She looked like a female cat whose tail had been stepped on, and stabbed Wang Gang with a sword.
Although Princess Xiandai is a relative of the emperor, her swordsmanship is really good. It can be seen that she has been trained by a master. Not only her strikes are like lightning, but her body skills are also extremely fast. Ordinary masters may not be able to defeat her.
But in Wang Gang's view, Princess Xiandai's swordsmanship is just that. Her basic skills are quite solid, but her internal strength is too weak, and her swordsmanship is average, not as good as Xiao Jingrui!
Princess Xiandai's long sword was pressed three inches from Wang Gang's throat, and could no longer move forward, because two fingers gently pinched Princess Xiandai's sword, making it impossible for her to exert any force.
"Woo~~"
Princess Xiandai used all her strength, unable to advance or retreat with the sword in her hand, and was tightly controlled by Wang Gang.
"Your swordsmanship is still far from perfect. You should practice it for another twenty years!"
Wang Gang snorted coldly, exerted slight force with his fingers, and the long sword made of fine steel broke with a sound. Wang Gang waved his hand back, and the half-broken sword was inserted at the feet of Princess Xiandai, and it was not even a foot deep.
Princess Xiandai felt a chill on her face, and the gauze scarf on her face was split into two and slowly floated to the ground, revealing a beautiful face.
Wang Gang narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw Princess Xiandai's appearance.
Although Princess Xiandai looks good, she doesn't wow Wang Gang. The main reason is that her appearance cannot be said to be exactly the same as Guan Ju'er in "Ode to Joy". It can only be said that there is no difference.
Seeing Princess Xiandai's face reminded Wang Gang of some past events and made him slightly distracted.
Princess Xiandai was a little angry at this time, and stabbed Wang Gang in the throat again with the half-broken sword.
"Prince Jing, be careful." Meng Zhi, who was watching the battle, shouted.
Wang Gang smiled slightly, lowered his chin slightly, and bit down on the half-broken sword.
Next, Princess Xiandai was embarrassed to find that the sword in her hand had been manipulated by Wang Gang again.
"Pooh!"
Wang Gang spoke in a deep voice, and Princess Xiandai felt a strong force coming from her hand, and she could no longer hold the sword steady.
As a swordsman who couldn't even hold a sword firmly, Princess Xiandai knew that there was a huge gap in strength between herself and Wang Gang, so she stopped taking action.
"Prince Jing's magical power is unparalleled."
"Well done Prince Jing."
"Prince Jing gives some color to the barbarians of Southern Chu."
Wang Gang's brilliant victory over Princess Xiandai made all the civil and military officials of Daliang and Yourong Yan applaud.
Only Wang Yu, Xia Jiang, Xie Yu and a few others looked ugly.
"Ahem." Emperor Liang coughed twice to stop the noise in the palace. He did not embarrass the people of Nanchu too much, but the corners of his mouth could not stop turning up.
"Nan Chu can see the strength of Prince Jing. Is he qualified to marry your princess of Chu?" Emperor Liang said to Prince Jing of Nan Chu.
Prince Nanchu was also a little surprised at this time. He knew that his cousin might not be Wang Gang's opponent, but he didn't expect that the gap was so big. And what the hell is that guy who catches the sword with his mouth?
Is Prince Jing of Daliang a monster?
When Emperor Liang saw the shocked look on Prince Nanchu's face, he couldn't help but feel proud. His son really looked good on him!
"Prince Jing's magical power is unparalleled, Yuwen Nian surrenders." Princess Xiandai took the initiative to clasp her fists and surrender, with a slight blush on her face. She didn't know if she was holding it in because she had exerted too much force just now!
Wang Gang returned the gift and silently retreated to his seat.
"Princess Xiandai traveled a long way to Jinling. She must be tired. She will go back to the translation office to rest first. As for the marriage, the Ministry of Rites will discuss it later."
Emperor Liang sent away the Southern Chu people and left Wang Gang alone. Gao Zhan took him to the Imperial Garden.
When King Yu left, he looked at Wang Gang with jealous eyes.
In the Royal Garden.
Emperor Liang stood by the goldfish pond, took some fish food, and threw it into the pond. Many goldfish rushed out of the water to grab the food.
Gao Zhan approached with Wang Gang and whispered: "Your Majesty, Prince Jing is here."
Emperor Liang didn't even look back. He spread the fish food and said, "What do you think of this Nanchu marriage?"
Wang Gang said categorically: "The people of Southern Chu are not sincere at all. They must have other purposes for coming to Jinling this time."
Emperor Liang snorted coldly: "Two years ago, Princess Nihuang defeated the Nanchu Navy in the southern border and raised the prestige of the Liang Kingdom. These barbarians endured it for two years before coming to make peace. Only a ghost can believe that they are sincere."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wang Gang lowered his head and said nothing.
"It seems that I have to find another princess for you." Emperor Liang sighed: "I discussed with your mother and concubine to let her succeed you as the noble concubine, but she refused."
Wang Gang smiled and said: "The mother-in-law doesn't care about those statuses. As long as the father often goes to Zhiluo Palace in the future, the mother-in-law will be happier."
Emperor Liang scattered the last bit of fish food and said with a smile: "Okay, I will go to Zhiluo Palace often in the future. From now on, you can enter and leave the palace freely with my badge."
Gao Zhan handed over his waist card to Wang Gang.
Wang Gang happily accepted it and said with a smile: "That's great. I can often eat the hazelnut cakes made by my mother and concubine."
Emperor Liang chuckled and said, "You will also have frequent contacts with courtiers in the future. Didn't you ask Su Zhe to build a Jinling University? I will issue an order to let some courtiers send their legitimate sons to study there and accumulate connections for you."
"Thank you very much, Father. I am currently worried about the enrollment issue after the opening of the university hall."
Emperor Liang took Wang Gang's wrist and said: "I am getting old, and my body and bones are getting worse day by day. From now on, you will have to worry more about me, and I will also give you some official duties to handle."
The father and son talked for a while in the imperial garden, and the king just left the palace.
In Prince Yu's palace, Prince Yu drank three bowls of wine in a row after receiving the news from the palace.
Qin Banruo quickly asked someone to remove the wine.
"My lord, why do you need to drink to drown your sorrows?"
King Yu said sadly: "My father has decided to let Prince Jing take over the government affairs. Even the previous prince has never really taken over the government affairs. It seems that the name of Jamel Xiao must be written in the edict of passing the throne!
I have worked hard for more than ten years, but it turned out that I was just making wedding clothes for others."
Qin Banruo said distressedly: "Is the prince ready to give up the fight for the heir apparent?"
King Yu said dejectedly: "So what if I don't give up? I spent ten years fighting against the prince, but in the end it was all in vain."
Qin Banruo said: "My lord, do you want to ascend the throne?"
King Yu suddenly showed his wit and said to Qin Banruo: "What do you want to do?"
Qin Banruo smiled and said: "The emperor also relied on sending troops to seize power and ascended the throne. Why don't you follow suit!"
