"Mr. Lu is mourning, the emperor is buried in heaven, and the whole world is in mourning. But the overall situation needs someone to take charge, so Prime Minister Lu should take care of himself."
"Yes, Your Majesty... you have dedicated your whole life to your work, but you never thought that you would finally sacrifice your life for the country in this way. This move will surely shine through the Spring and Autumn Period and be famous for generations to come. I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, have been blessed by God. It is a blessing for all our subjects to have such an Emperor."
Someone comforted Lu Zhongtian.
Lu Zhongtian raised his head, nodded and said: "You are right. The more this matter comes to light, the more we must unite sincerely and stabilize the overall situation. I can predict that rumors of slander and frame-up will spread in the near future. I hope you all will
Everyone must fulfill their duties and do not listen to the rumors spread by thieves. A country cannot be without a king for a day. Although the harem suffered a tragic disaster and the emperor was newly mourned, the establishment of a king cannot be delayed. What do you think, my lords?"
"What Prime Minister Lu said is absolutely true. A country cannot be without a king for a day, and this matter cannot be delayed." All the ministers said one after another.
"Okay, in that case, the prime minister will read out the edict of passing the throne. The new king will ascend the throne today, and a grand ceremony will be held on a day. What do you think?" Lu Zhongtian said in a deep voice.
"It all depends on Prime Minister Lu's arrangement." said the officials.
Lu Zhongtian turned to look at Guo Xu and said, "Your Highness, what do you think?"
Guo Xu's heart was about to burst with joy, but he also knew that he couldn't show any eagerness and had to give in half-heartedly. So he said sadly: "Prime Minister Lu, Privy Yang, your lords. There has been such a big change in the palace. I am now
I am still confused. In addition, my father, the Queen Mother, has recently died and the murderer is at large. How can I ascend the throne?"
Lu Zhongtian said: "We can understand His Highness's mood, but the country cannot be without a king for a day. The burden of our great Zhou Dynasty has been placed on your shoulders. The emperor's instructions when he left are still fresh in our ears. At this time, His Highness must be grieved and accommodating.
Cheer up your spirits. All the people in the world are looking at you. Your Highness, please ascend the throne."
As Lu Zhongtian spoke, he slowly knelt down on the ground. The ministers knelt down and shouted: "Your Highness, please ascend the throne!"
Guo Xu looked at the prostrate courtiers on the ground, and he was so excited that he wanted to sing a song. For many years, this has been a dream in his heart. He has long dreamed that one day, the ministers can prostrate themselves in front of them, and he can become a great minister.
Lord of Zhou. Now, all this has finally come true.
"Your Highness, please ascend the throne!" the ministers shouted in unison.
Guo Xu swallowed his foam and said in a trembling voice: "Pingsheng...everyone...love you...Pingshen. I will listen to you...that's it."
With the support of a chamberlain, Guo Xu slowly walked up to the high throne and sat down slowly. He put his hands on the armrests of the dragon chair, stroking the smooth skin that had been rubbed by the former emperors.
On top of the dragon's head, I feel extremely happy and complacent in my heart. All this is finally my own. Everything in the world, all the people, belongs to me. My adventure has been successful, and all this is this
Winners of big gambles deserve what they have. The ambitions in their hearts are about to unfold. They no longer have to rely on others and worry about this and that. They can do whatever they want.
After the edict of passing the throne was read out, the ministers bowed three times and kowtowed, shouting long live the throne and swore allegiance to the new emperor.
Next, it was time to issue an edict of amnesty to the world as usual, reward the meritorious officials, and comfort everyone. However, before Guo Xu opened his mouth, a loud laugh came from the door of the hall.
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There were only a few people who dared to laugh wildly on such an occasion. Except for Lu Zhongtian and Yang Jun, I was afraid that no one would dare to do this. Everyone looked back in shock and saw a figure slowly walking in from the door of the palace.
The ministers recognized this person. He was not wearing official uniform, his hair was messy and his face was haggard, as if he had not slept all night.
With a sarcastic smile on his face, he waved the sleeves of his robe and walked over step by step.
"Du Weijian! It's so early in the morning, why did you come just now? Are you so neglectful of official duties?" Wu Chunlai shouted in a deep voice.
The visitor was none other than Du Weijian. He had stayed up all night and sat under the lamp. Hearing the shouts of killing outside, and then the shouts of killing slowly subsided. He watched the window paper slowly turn white until the red sun rose in the east.
Then he washed his face and went to court. It was not that he had not gone to court, but he had been standing at the door of the palace and listening, because he could not face the man who killed his father and brother, nor could he face the sanctimonious Lu Zhongtian, Yang Jun and others.
He heard the rumors created by Lu Zhongtian, labeling Prince Liang and his son and Lin Jue as rebels, and sighed in his heart. When he heard the news that Lin Jue and others escaped from the capital, he felt very happy in his heart. He did not feel sorry for himself.
He regretted following Lin Jue when he left. He didn't want to leave. He wanted to stay and tell people the truth. He couldn't leave as gracefully as Lin Jue. In that case, he felt that he was ashamed of the court and Guo Chong. What should he do?
When Lu Zhongtian finished reading the edict of passing the throne, he walked in.
Facing Wu Chunlai's questioning, Du Weijian didn't even pay attention to him, and only bowed his hands to Guo Xu on the throne.
"Du Weijian has met His Highness Prince Huai!" Du Weijian said.
"Bold and rude! Why don't you give a big courtesy when you see the new emperor? Do you still call yourself His Highness King Huai? It's unreasonable!" Wu Chunlai shouted.
Du Weijian chuckled and said: "Who is the emperor? Can the person who falsely ascended the throne and conspired to usurp the throne be the emperor? It is the highest courtesy for me to call him His Royal Highness Prince Huai. If I were not a person who observes etiquette, at this moment
I should call him an unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and evil thief."
As soon as this statement came out, the civil and military officials in the court were shocked and turned pale, and there was an uproar.
Guo Xu's face was ashen and he shouted sternly: "How dare you. Du Weijian, you are probably crazy! How dare you insult me. Today is the day when I ascend the throne. I don't want to argue with you. If you are tired of living, I can help you."
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Du Weijian sneered: "I want you to fulfill me? Who are you? What have you done? You know it in your heart. And you!"
Du Weijian turned around and pointed at the gloomy-looking Lu Zhongtian, Yang Jun and others with his finger: "You, you, you have you. You are all rebellious traitors, usurping the throne and plotting rebellion, disregarding ethics, being unfaithful and unfilial. You are pretending to pass the throne, and you want to
You can fool everyone in the world, but you can’t fool me."
"Crazy! This person is crazy! Come on, get out." Lu Zhongtian shouted in a deep voice.
Several guards in front of the palace rushed forward. Du Weijian turned his wrist, held a dagger in his hand, put it against his throat, and sternly scolded: "No one is allowed to come near, otherwise my blood will be splashed here. What do you think of me?"
Crazy, I’m not crazy, I’m just telling you the truth so that you don’t deceive the world and conceal the crime of false edicts and tampering.”
"You can die if you want, no one can hold you back. Take it!" Yang Jun shouted coldly.
The guards rushed forward, and Du Weijian stared at him and shouted: "If you are not guilty, why don't you even have the courage to let me speak? Colleagues, listen, the imperial edict of passing the throne is fake, the real seal was yesterday evening
It has been sent to Mr. Lin by Qian Delu. The national seal on this edict is fake... Let me go... And... yesterday evening... Guo Xu killed the prince and forced the emperor to death. Lu Zhongtian and Yang Jun also returned
There is... Zhao Yuankang... They are all in the same group. They are all rebels and traitors... They are all traitors who have usurped the throne and pretended to be edicts. Mr. Lin did not want to be with him, so... he escaped from the capital. The young prince intended to raise troops to bring order to the chaos.
, was defeated and escaped. Don’t listen to these people deceiving the world. You have been favored by the court and the emperor’s grace is great. You cannot collude with them. You must tell the world the truth. That is not your new emperor, that is killing your father.
The beast that kills his brother, kills his queen mother, and kills his queen..."
Several guards dragged Du Weijian out of the palace. Du Weijian struggled violently and screamed rapidly. Everyone heard what he said and turned pale with horror. If what he said was true, then last night actually
It was a coup to usurp the throne launched by Lu Zhongtian, Guo Xu, Yang Jun and others. The emperor, the crown prince and the queen mother were not killed by the prince, his son and Lin Jue, but by Guo Xu. This is simply insane and breaks human relations.
"Stop his mouth, stop his mouth quickly. Drag him out, drag him out and behead him!" Guo Xu's face turned livid, he hammered the dragon chair and shouted out of control.
His words were even more insane, almost supporting what Du Weijian said. Many people originally suspected that Du Weijian was talking nonsense, but Guo Xu was so afraid that he told him to shut up, which was an attempt to cover up the truth.
The guards covered Du Weijian's mouth with their hands. Du Weijian was tall and not a weak person. He suddenly struggled hard and broke free from the restraints of several guards. He rushed towards the pillar on one side and shouted loudly.
cried out.
"I, Du Weijian, will die today to prove that what I said is true... I will never serve as a minister to those who kill my father and brother. Your Majesty... I will go with you."
With a sound of "Bang!", Du Weijian bumped into the red pillars of the main hall hovering with a giant dragon showing its fangs and claws. Perhaps it was an illusion, the surrounding officials seemed to feel that the entire main hall was shaking, but in fact this
It was impossible. What was shaking was their hearts. Their hearts were shocked by Du Weijian's determination and what happened in front of them.
Amidst the screams, Du Weijian's body fell to the sky. The bluestone pillars could not be shaken by flesh and blood. With this collision, his skull was shattered and his head was covered with blood. He died on the spot.
The ministers shouted in shock and got into a mess. Lu Zhongtian shouted in a deep voice: "In the main hall, please don't mess with the rules. It's just a madman who died. What's the need to panic? Today is the grand day of the new emperor's enthronement. This madman came here.
Disgusting people, who spread rumors and slander, deserve to die. Someone, drag him out, and let the servants clean the floor."
Du Weijian's body was moved out, and the servants brought a few buckets of water to wash the ground. The blood was gone and no trace was left. The death of a person is nothing at all. Even if he is Du Weijian
, is the third deputy envoy of the imperial court. If he dies, he will die and he will not be able to influence the overall situation at all. The words Du Weijian said caused a shock in people's hearts and told the so-called truth that he knew. But
In fact, no one in the civil and military circles of the dynasty dared to do anything or say anything at this time. Everything has been settled. Even if he usurps the throne and conspires to rebel, Guo Xu's position as emperor is unshakable. It's just that under the influence of many people
It just left a shadow in my heart.
Du Weijian has an upright character, which was revealed when he resigned angrily. He studied and became an official with the ambition to serve the country, participated in the reform with the dream of enriching the country and strengthening the army, and returned to the court with the intention of serving the emperor with all his heart.
Doing things for the sake of the people. To a certain extent, he and Yan Fang are very similar. But after all his dreams were shattered and he saw that even Lin Jue, whom he admired very much, chose to retreat at the critical moment, he had actually
He fell into extreme confusion. This is his tragedy. A person who pursues perfection too much, a person who cannot tolerate darkness and human nature, an idealist, and a person with an innocent heart, is destined to live in this turbid world.
The filthy world cannot exist. Just like a meteor streaking across the sky, its glory is fleeting and annihilated forever.
Nothing could stop Guo Xu from ascending to the throne. After a small interlude, Guo Xu officially issued an edict to ascend the throne, reform the Yuan Dynasty and rejuvenate the country, grant amnesty to the world, and reward all ministers. The Great Zhou Dynasty had a new master from now on, and the Great Zhou Dynasty entered the stage of rejuvenating the country.
