Before the enthronement ceremony, Long Chen kept Li Chengdao's support for proclaiming emperor secret and did not inform Liu Lan and Song Ding.
This was done to reduce the risk of things being leaked. Long Chen was worried that they would act unscrupulously if they found out.
After all, it was Li Chengdao's will, so there was nothing else to hide.
But now, in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, Long Chen made this matter public.
Long Chen did this in order to persuade the civil and military officials to support Li Zhaoliang in proclaiming himself emperor.
Of course, it was also to plot against Li Chengdao.
After today, everyone knows that Li Chengdao secretly instigated Li Zhaoliang to proclaim himself emperor and secretly opposed Gui Fei.
Then, when the ghost fetus finds out, it will be unclear whether Li Chengdao is dead or alive.
There was a war on the front line, and the dynasty changed in the rear. The people of Nanliang had an excuse to disobey the government and not fight.
Long Chen killed two birds with one stone.
After Long Chen finished speaking, all the ministers, Marquis Wu, and the Imperial Guard were all stunned.
The ministers did not expect that this was actually Li Chengdao's secret order. Marquis Wu and the Imperial Army were the most confused. They originally thought that they were plotting rebellion, but they did not expect that they were carrying out errands according to the order.
The last bit of guilt disappeared in their hearts, and Marquis Wu and the Forbidden Army became at ease.
Li Zhaoliang did not expect that Long Chen would tell this matter, and said helplessly: "Everyone, how can I be a person who seeks to usurp the throne? I and the emperor are brothers, and they have been like the same day for decades."
"This man is Shadow Dragon, and he is the Emperor's personal bodyguard. The Emperor asked him to send back a secret order to assist me in becoming emperor."
"I didn't want to say this out loud, but if you press me like this, I can't do anything about it."
Li Zhaoliang is not stupid. If this matter is revealed, Li Chengdao's fate can be imagined.
But it's strange that Li Zhaoliang was still a little happy when he felt a little sad.
If Li Chengdao is killed, he will be justified as the emperor.
Li Zhongmin, the minister of justice, was stunned and said with disbelief: "How could this happen? Did the emperor ask the prince to proclaim himself emperor?"
Long Chen turned back and pointed at Li Zhongmin, the Minister of Justice, and cursed angrily: "You bastard, everything was fine originally, but you insist on forcing the prince to tell the truth."
"When this matter reaches Qingren County and the ghost fetus knows about it, the emperor will definitely die!"
"It's you who murdered the emperor. You're an unfaithful, unfilial and unjust person. Get it, drag it out and behead you!"
Liu Lan scolded him, and the soldiers immediately dragged Li Zhongmin outside and beheaded him in public.
Li Zhongmin could not understand until his death why things were like this?
After killing Li Zhongmin and listening to Long Chen's words, none of the ministers present objected.
Liu Lan shouted again: "The new emperor has ascended the throne, and all officials congratulate him!"
Long Chen activated the Buddhist tremolo and shouted loudly: "The new emperor has ascended the throne, and all the officials congratulate him!"
All the ministers of Fengtian Palace worshiped together and shouted: "Meet my emperor!"
Finally, all ministers obeyed and Li Zhaoliang successfully proclaimed himself emperor.
"Everyone loves me!"
Everyone stood up and bowed together: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Zhaoliang said: "Unfortunately, Daliang suffered this disaster. All the ministers in the court were kidnapped, and each ministry's yamen lacked chief officials. I ascended the throne today, changed the Yuan Dynasty to Guangwu, and re-appointed ministers in each ministry."
Hearing this, the servant below was overjoyed.
I didn't expect such a thing to happen.
It seems that there is only one step away from the minister and the minister, but they will never be able to cross this step in their lifetime.
A minister is like half a prime minister. Without a family background and the emperor's favor, he cannot make it based on his ability alone.
Li Zhaoliang pointed out one by one: "The minister of the Ministry of War is a good man with good moral character and good knowledge of the art of war. He is appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of War!"
A man who was only 40 years old came out and paid homage with great joy: "I thank you, Your Majesty!"
When he was only 40 years old, he became Minister of War. Feng Zhengxiu was so excited that he wanted to cry.
Li Zhaoliang nodded slightly and said: "There is a shortage of soldiers and horses in Jinling City. You must recruit troops immediately after taking office."
Feng Zhengxiu bowed and said, "I obey the decree."
Li Zhaoliang continued: "Niu Qianren, the minister of the Ministry of household affairs, is good at government affairs and is registered as the minister of the Ministry of household affairs."
Niu Qianren came out happily and said, "I thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Li Zhaoliang ordered: "Shang Shu Niu, the Ministry of Revenue has a huge deficit. You must find a solution after taking office."
Niu Qianren bowed and said, "I obey the decree."
Last night I was still thinking about how my daughter would get married again, but now I don’t have to worry about it.
He is the Minister of Household Affairs, the God of Wealth in Nanliang, and the handsome man in the court must be begging to marry his daughter.
When the time comes, there will be a large number of people, so let your daughter slowly choose a suitable husband.
Li Zhaoliang continued to appoint ministers of various ministries, as well as the chief officials of other important yamen, all of whom were re-appointed.
In this way, the chief officials of the important yamen in the court became his own.
Finally, Li Zhaoliang said: "I have ascended the throne as emperor, and Liu Lan, the garrison commander, and Song Ding, the captain of the imperial army, have contributed a lot."
Finally it was Liu Lan and Song Ding's turn. They were overjoyed and immediately stood in the hall to hear the seal.
"I appoint Liu Lan as the chief eunuch of the garrison mansion, and confer him the title of second-grade eunuch!"
Li Zhaoliang was canonized, and Liu Lan was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Li Zhaoliang looked at Song Ding and said: "I will appoint Song Ding as the commander of the forbidden army and the second-grade general to protect the country!"
Song Ding was overjoyed and said: "I will thank the emperor for your kindness."
Song Ding felt that he had done the most right thing in his life.
In less than a month, he was promoted from a mere deputy lieutenant to a second-grade general. His rapid rise through the ranks can no longer be described. It feels like a dream.
He was so afraid that this was just a dream. If he woke up from the dream, everything would be gone.
After the canonization was completed, Li Chengdao led the civil and military officials to the altar in the south to burn firewood and offer sacrifices to heaven, telling God that he was already the emperor of Nanliang.
Later, he led hundreds of civil and military officials to worship the ancestral temple and worship the tablet of Taizu Li Yuanba.
By the time everything was done, it was almost dark.
The palace gates were opened wide, civil and military officials returned home, and Li Zhaoliang gave them rewards.
That night, Li Zhaoliang stayed in the palace, and the garrison and the imperial army guarded the palace together.
Sitting in the imperial study, Song Ding and Liu Lan walked in and saw a person who shocked them greatly.
"Yu Fu Country?"
"this"
Both of them were shocked. They both knew that Yu Fuguo was a traitor.
Yu Fuguo said with a smile: "Both of you have received huge benefits, and our family can only be an unknown person behind the scenes."
The two of them were not stupid and immediately understood what Yu Fuguo meant.
"So Mr. Fish pretended to surrender?"
Liu Lan said in surprise.
Li Zhaoliang said with emotion: "Eunuch Liu is right, that's exactly what he said."
"Eunuch Yu was ordered to pretend to defect in order to escape from the control of Gui Fei, but the people from the Imperial City Division sacrificed too much."
Liu Lan and Song Ding stood in awe and worshiped: "Mr. Yu, I admire you."
Yu Fuguo looked sad and said: "Our family is still alive, but we pity the brothers in the Imperial City Division. All their families were killed."
Liu Lan and Song Ding couldn't help but sigh.
Li Zhaoliang said: "I came to you to discuss important matters."
Liu Lan knew that although he succeeded in proclaiming himself emperor, things would be more complicated later.
