Li Zhaoliang sat on the dragon throne. The news of the new emperor's enthronement spread throughout Fengtian Hall and the square outside. All officials understood what was going on.
Li Zhaoliang proclaimed himself emperor, and Daliang changed dynasties.
After Liu Lan shouted, the ministers and officials below looked at the dragon chair blankly and did not respond for a long time.
Huairen stood in front of all the ministers and turned around and said: "My lords, the new emperor has ascended the throne and I still don't want to congratulate him!"
After saying that, Huairen was the first to pay homage to Li Zhaoliang: "Wei minister pays homage to the emperor!"
Those ministers who had already contacted him immediately followed him and bowed down: "I pay my respects to my emperor!"
High-ranking ministers bow down, while other ministers do not bow down.
Things were a bit sudden, but not completely unexpected.
Everyone else has bowed down, so it would be shameful for me not to bow down.
All the ministers bowed down one after another, and Li Zhaoliang's uneasy heart gradually calmed down.
Just as the ministers were bowing down, Li Zhongmin, the Minister of Punishment, said: "The emperor is fighting Long Chen on the front line, but the prince is here seeking to usurp the throne. This is treason and rebellion!"
Li Zhongmin, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, was the first to object, and other officials who disagreed also began to discuss:
"The emperor is still commanding troops on the front line, with millions of troops in his hands. If the prince rebels like this, the consequences are unknown."
"The Emperor also has the assistance of the Holy Son. With only these people in his hands, the prince still wants to change the dynasty?"
These ministers looked down upon Li Zhaoliang and thought it was a farce.
Although Li Chengdao was not in Jinling City, he was leading the troops to fight outside and had military power in his hands.
Almost a million troops gathered in Qingren County, which was Li Chengdao's place of Longxing.
Even if Li Zhaoliang proclaims himself emperor in Jinling, so what?
Back then, Li Chengdao was able to conquer Jinling City with a mere 100,000 black-armored troops. Now, couldn't he defeat Li Zhaoliang with a million-strong army?
Hearing the discussion below, Li Zhaoliang wanted to tell them that he was not plotting to usurp the throne. This was Li Chengdao's secret order.
But he couldn't say it, because if he did, it would kill Li Chengdao.
"How outrageous! The late emperor was controlled by ghosts and has become a puppet. The country of Daliang is about to be destroyed. The emperor obeys the will of Heaven and inherits Taizu's legacy. This is God's will. Who of you dares to argue!"
Huairen sternly reprimanded, and Li Zhongmin, the Minister of Punishment, responded tit-for-tat and scolded: "Huairen, your father Huai Yi is loyal to the court and the emperor, but you are treasonous and rebellious. Are you worthy of Qing Huaisi?"
Speaking of Huai Yi, Huairen became even more angry and cursed: "Don't you know who killed my father? Don't you know!"
"Ghost fetuses are disrupting the government, Xuanjizi is fornicating in the harem, and the late emperor is being treated as a dog slave. Who among you dares to say a word!"
"The Lord is worried about the humiliation of his subjects, and the Lord humiliates them to death. You guys are no match for the clay puppets in the temple, a bunch of rubbish!"
Huairen has always been dissatisfied with these ministers. His father resisted the ghost and died, while the others were submissive and lived an ignoble existence. ⑧①ZW.????m
Now, he still dares to criticize Huai Yi.
Everyone was blushing after being scolded by Huairen, but Li Zhongmin, the Minister of Punishment, retorted: "Your father died for the emperor, but you rebelled and usurped the throne, what can you say!"
Huairen was speechless after being retorted.
Seeing that Huairen was silent, Li Zhongmin said to Li Zhaoliang: "Your Majesty, the emperor treats you well. There is a fierce battle on the front line. Long Chen may attack Jinling City at any time, and Daliang is in danger of destroying the country."
"At this time, the prince should share the same hatred with the emperor, instead of causing trouble for Xiao Qiang and seeking to seize the country and the country."
"Furthermore, the emperor is the Mingjun Holy Lord. Although the army is defeated, Qingren County still has a million troops."
"Back then, the emperor raised an army with 100,000 black-armored troops and conquered the world in one month. Do you think you can be the emperor's army with a million soldiers?"
"The official thought that the prince should kill the traitors who instigated the rebellion, so he immediately went to the bush to plead guilty. The emperor will definitely forgive the prince for being confused for a moment out of brotherly love!"
Li Zhongmin spoke sincerely, and all the ministers in the hall felt that Li Zhongmin was right.
Li Chengdao is not a foolish and unprincipled monarch. The fight on the front was so miserable, not because Li Chengdao was incompetent, but because Long Chen was too strong.
If you can't deal with Long Chen, how can you still not kill Li Zhaoliang?
There were hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Qingren County, and they wiped out Li Zhaoliang like drums, floods, and furnaces burning his hair.
"Yes, that's what I mean."
"The emperor has a lot of troops, the prince is really..."
"The prince has no soldiers and horses, so the rebellion was too hasty."
Listening to everyone's discussion, Song Ding and Liu Lan both felt guilty.
The total number of soldiers and horses in their hands is only more than 10,000. With such a small number of troops, trying to fight against Li Chengdao's army is tantamount to hitting an egg against a stone.
Looking at the discussion below, Li Zhaoliang was so anxious that he didn't know how to refute.
Liu Lan sternly scolded: "Li Zhongmin is deceiving the public with his evil words. Come on, take him down and kill him!"
Since he couldn't defeat Li Zhongmin, Liu Lan simply killed him.
The soldiers immediately rushed forward and captured Li Zhongmin, the Minister of Punishment.
Li Zhongmin shouted loudly: "What's the use of killing one of me, please don't be stubborn!"
Other opponents also stood up and shouted: "What is wrong with Li Shilang? An eunuch dares to kill a court minister without permission!"
The minister and the soldier confronted each other, and there was a stalemate.
Li Zhaoliang was so anxious that he was sweating. He didn't know how to deal with it.
At this time, a man came over and said to everyone: "Masters, listen to me!"
Li Zhaoliang looked over and saw that it was Long Chen.
At this time, Long Chen was wearing the clothes of the palace and pretending to be a member of the palace.
When Long Chen came out, Liu Lan immediately asked his men to stop.
Li Zhongmin stood up and scolded: "Who are you?"
Long Chen activated the Buddhist tremolo, and the sound was like rolling thunder, resounding throughout the entire audience: "I am the Emperor's bodyguard, Shadow Dragon!"
The sound spread from Fengtian Temple to the square, and thousands of people could hear it clearly.
"The prince ascended the throne not because of rebellion, but because of his decree!"
Long Chen's words made everyone present stunned.
Li Zhaoliang and Huairen knew it, but no one else knew.
Liu Lan and Song Ding were both stunned. What does it mean to ascend the throne by decree?
Long Chen took out a letter from his arms, raised it high to everyone, and continued: "My lords, you all know that the emperor has been controlled by ghosts, and the front line has suffered repeated defeats, and the beam is in danger."
"If this continues, Daliang's 400-year-old foundation will be destroyed in the hands of ghosts."
"The emperor couldn't bear the destruction of his ancestor's legacy, so he secretly ordered us to sneak back to Jinling and assist the prince in proclaiming himself emperor."
"After the prince becomes the emperor, the emperor knows that he will die. At that time, the prince can negotiate a peace with Long Chen, end the war, and save the country."
"My lords, the emperor's move is not only for the sake of Daliang's foundation, but also for the sake of all your lords."
"If we continue to fight, when Jinling City is breached, all of you will die without a burial place!"
Long Chen's voice echoed in the Fengtian Palace, causing the eardrums of the ministers in front of him to ache.
But more than the eardrum pain, what shocked them more was what Long Chen said.
Li Zhaoliang rebelled and proclaimed himself emperor because it was Li Chengdao's order. This is ridiculous.
Conspiracy to rebel under orders has never been heard of.
