"Didn't the prince want Gu Chengyu to guard the border? Ask those people to add fire. The border has been peaceful for too long. It should be chaotic. Let's move everything forward! Anyway, sooner or later there will be chaos."
Prince Gong looked at the dark sky. As the eldest son of the emperor, he had no choice. As long as the prince ascended the throne, there would be no room for him anymore. Success or failure depended on this!
Gu Chengyu returned to the house, washed up, fell on the bed, and fell asleep.
After several days of hard work, he was really exhausted physically and mentally. No matter what his future situation would be, there would always be someone to hold him up if the sky fell, and he would definitely sleep in darkness.
After Gu Chengyu had a good sleep, his energy returned to its peak state. He couldn't help but sigh, it's great to be young!
Getting on the carriage, Gu Chengyu rushed to the palace. The interrogation of Buco was not going well these days. Buco was even more difficult to deal with than Zhou Yuancong, but this had nothing to do with Gu Chengyu anymore, because the matter was not under his control now.
Thinking of his senior brother Yin Kun who was far away at the border, he sent a letter a few days ago, saying that the source had not been found yet, and now he was ordered by the prince to continue investigating at the border. However, Gu Chengyu felt that this was a special period and it was really dangerous to be at the border.
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"Your Highness, I have something to report to you, please give me your permission!" Qian Lizong, the left deputy imperial envoy, suddenly came out of the queue and said in a deep voice.
The prince nodded when he heard this, "Master Qian, please speak!"
"Your Highness, the country cannot live without a king for a day. Since all the vassal kings have arrived in the capital, the new emperor's enthronement cannot be delayed any longer. The enthronement ceremony can be postponed, but as long as he obtains the jade seal and tiger talisman passed on to the country, Your Highness will be the new emperor.
The official believed that the fourth day would be a good and auspicious day, so he ordered the Imperial Academy to draft an edict and announce it to the world first."
After saying that, Qian Lizong knelt down and kowtowed to express his determination.
"Your Highness, I think Lord Qian's words are reasonable. Your Highness, you have been taking care of the funeral affairs in recent days, and you are so filial to the emperor, which is commendable. However, the ministers have no leader. Even if they are led by Your Highness, they will not be justified.
There are many things going on in the court, so please put the overall situation first."
As the uncle of the prince, Shen Shikang naturally hopes that the prince will ascend the throne as soon as possible. If he does not ascend the throne on this day, there will be unpredictable changes.
The officials of the prince's line had been waiting for this day for too long. When they thought that the prince was about to ascend the throne, they couldn't help but feel excited.
"But now that the national mourning has only been a few days, it is better to wait until the period of decline and decline and hold the enthronement ceremony together. At that time, it will be announced to the world. Isn't it just right to change the name?"
Di Wenhan, the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, glanced at the two princes in front and immediately objected.
"Shilang Di, anyway, His Highness the Crown Prince will be the new emperor sooner or later, so it would be better to ascend the throne earlier so that His Highness can issue orders with integrity and justice in matters concerning the court!"
Shen Shikang looked at Di Wenhan with a bit of scrutiny. This Di Wenhan used to be a show-off, but why did he suddenly jump up today?
For officials of the prince's lineage, whoever prevents the prince from ascending the throne is their political enemy.
"That's right, Minister Di, do you have some inappropriate thoughts in preventing His Royal Highness from ascending the throne?"
Qian Lizong glanced sideways at Di Wenhan, and the long tone at the end of his words sounded like he had bad intentions.
"Now that my father has passed away, my second brother, as the prince, is naturally the best choice for the new emperor. I believe that the new emperor's accession to the throne cannot be delayed."
Suddenly, Prince Jing came out to speak, which surprised the other courtiers.
"Exactly! As the heir appointed by the father, the second brother ascends the throne as emperor. This is what the people want and it is justifiable."
Not to be outdone, Prince Gong stood side by side with Prince Jing. The two brothers seemed to have never agreed with each other before, and today was probably the first time.
The prince looked at the two brothers with a bit of confusion and disbelief. Naturally, he was not surprised when those officials said this. After all, they were all his followers. As for some of them who objected, he naturally did not need to care. He expected them
I can't find any trouble.
But these two brothers had fought with him for the throne before, fighting to the death. Now they actually expressed support without any reluctance on their faces. This is really incredible.
"There is some turmoil at the border now. Please ask Your Highness to ascend the throne as soon as possible to appease the people and guard the mountains and rivers!"
"Okay! I would like to thank you all for your strong support. I will definitely live up to your trust." Now that it has come to this point, it would be hypocritical for the prince to refuse. Some things cannot be repeated over and over again, otherwise it will
disgusting.
Gu Chengyu watched coldly as the ministers agreed, knowing that the matter was a done deal, but were Prince Gong and Prince Jing really so calm?
Yesterday Prince Gong was still testing him and trying to win over him, but today he openly supported the prince in the palace. This seemed a bit strange no matter how you looked at it.
Needless to say, Prince Jing was a cautious and patient person. The crown prince's ascension to the throne was just one more trouble for him.
There are still three days left, and I wonder if there will be any changes between these two people. Gu Chengyu glanced at the prince who looked calm but was actually high-spirited. Later, he still had to remind the prince that he must be fully prepared.
The prince was indeed as Gu Chengyu thought. He appeared very calm on the surface, but his heart was already agitated.
He took a look at the officials in the palace and took in the expressions of these officials. Then he glanced around and saw Gu Chengyu, who was bowing his head and keeping silent. Seeing that Gu Chengyu seemed a little absent-minded, his excitement could not help but sink.
Three days passed by in a flash, and the crescent moon was still hanging in the sky. The prince was helped out of the mourning hall by the chamberlain.
Although today is not a formal canonization ceremony, it is also a good day for him to reach heaven in one step. He is still in mourning and is still dressed in mourning clothes. Even though he only slept for an hour last night, the prince felt refreshed after cleaning his face.
Feel good.
As that saying goes, people feel refreshed when happy events occur.
A gentle footsteps entered the inner hall and stopped behind the prince.
"Pang Chu! Is the queen awake?"
The prince straightened the jade crown with his own hands and looked at the young man in the bronze mirror. Although he looked a little haggard after the past few days of hard work. But on such an important day today, his heavy body was ignited by excitement. At this moment, he only felt that last night
The fatigue was swept away.
After today, he is the most noble person in the world. However, those two people have been very peaceful these two days. He waited patiently for three days, but nothing happened.
Thinking of Gu Chengyu's reminder to him, the prince felt that he should not take it lightly before becoming emperor smoothly.
He was a little surprised when he didn't hear the answer from the person behind him.
"Pang Chu?" As soon as the prince turned around, there was a strange fragrance. Then his eyes darkened and he fell unconscious.
Gu Chengyu packed his bags and was riding a horse waiting to leave the city. Now it was useless to get the official's notice. The capital was under martial law. No matter you were a first-class official or a member of the royal family, you had to get out of the carriage and be interrogated.