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While it was still midnight in the west, it was already dawn in the east behind Kunlun.
Li Yuanyuan started cleaning up early in the morning. Today is the funeral of the late emperor of the Liang Dynasty - he died last night!
There is an old man beside Tang Chenying, 'Tang Hui' from Fengming Villa. Tang Hui is Tang Chenying's clan uncle, but due to his poor qualifications, he is not yet at the Golden Core stage, so he can only act as a shopkeeper and handle mundane affairs.
This time, due to the sudden death of the late emperor, no one had time to prepare. At Fengming Villa, they only had time to inform Tang Hui in the imperial capital and let Tang Hui be responsible for the information of Fengming Villa.
At present, the staff of Fengming Villa have not arrived yet, only Tang Chenying is here. So Tang Hui notified Tang Chenying to come forward today. By the way, he also talked to Tang Chenying about the current situation, and also made the people around him still a little confused.
Li Yuanyuan understands our great Liang Dynasty!
Countries in the Kunlun Continent, especially those in the central and eastern parts of the continent, are not called 'such-and-such country', but 'such-and-such dynasty'. For example, the 'Liang Dynasty' in the east has a land area of 20,000 miles, which is still a reduced area.
And the history of the Liang Dynasty is as long as ten thousand years!
Such a huge country, such a country with a long history, has become a symbol of an era. Just naming it with "guo" can no longer carry the glory of this country. Therefore, the big country in Kunlun Continent is named after "such and such dynasty"
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However, big countries also have their own troubles. For example, the northern part of the Liang Dynasty was invaded by the new powerful country "Hu Fang" that emerged in the past few hundred years and occupied a lot of territory, especially the important checkpoints in the north: the three counties of Youzhou.
Hufang is a tribe that emerged from the Black Mountains and White Waters and is good at controlling beasts. It has a long history of existence, but it has never had much contact with the outside world. However, society always needs to develop, and Hufang finally slowly stepped out.
He grew up rapidly amid the oppression around him.
Nowadays, Hufang has established a country with a vast territory of thousands of miles! The name of the country is "Hufang".
Hufang is good at controlling beasts, and his beast-controlling army is invincible. Hufang had a battle with the Liang Dynasty a hundred years ago, and in one fell swoop he captured the three most important counties in Youzhou in the north of the Liang Dynasty: Yanmen County, Shanggu County, and Yuzhou.
Yang County. Without these three counties, the north of Liang Dynasty would have no danger to defend.
So in the past hundred years, the tigers have continuously sent troops southward, looting, burning and killing. The people of Youzhou in the north have suffered terribly, and the northern land has been in a mess.
In this way, recovering the north became the top priority of the Liang Dynasty. However, the Liang Dynasty, which had been a country for thousands of years, was actually somewhat content with pleasure, its armaments were lax, the domestic nobles were intertwined, and they restricted each other, and corruption was rampant.
A hundred years ago, a generation of emperors went on a personal expedition and died in battle. The new emperor ascended the throne at a young age. However, last month, the emperor personally went on an expedition and was assassinated again. He was in danger. Until last night, he finally couldn't hold on any longer.
And this time, the reason why the imperial court suddenly paid attention to the "non-mainstream" such as Shanzhuang and other places in the past is because the power of the "mainstream" cannot be used to its fullest extent.
At the end, Tang Hui couldn't help but sigh in a low voice: "The past two emperors were both promising kings; but at home... well, it's okay not to say anything. In short, when you arrive at the palace today, don't say anything. I will take care of everything."
When the three of them arrived at the palace, it was already overcrowded. The late emperor's concubines, maids, servants, etc., cried together. Some ministers also cried symbolically.
However, classmate Li Yuanyuan's eyes were rolling. The palace of the Liang Dynasty was basically a "city". It was grand and majestic, with colored lights flowing in the sky and faint aura on the ground. Those palaces in the west of the Fertile Continent could only be regarded as palaces if they were placed here.
A side hall inside.
Li Yuanyuan rolled her eyes and suddenly found a 'familiar figure' among the courtiers. "Master, Gao Shang! Is the old man in front of him the great scholar Zhu Kang?"
Tang Chenying glared at Li Yuanyuan and said nothing: Little girl, don't be shy today!
The sky was getting brighter, but the atmosphere in the palace became more and more solemn. The queen lowered her curtains and all the officials stood solemnly. The sudden death of the emperor left too many questions.
For example, there is no eldest son!
This is a big deal! Because the late emperor did not establish a prince until his death! He left in a hurry last night and did not leave any edicts.
The queen has no choice but to choose from among the princes. Today is not only the funeral of the late emperor, but more importantly, the establishment of the new emperor.
A country cannot live without a king for a day. The late emperor cannot mourn until the new emperor ascends the throne. This can best ensure the stability of the country, especially since the north is still at war.
As the chamberlain shouted that the court meeting was about to begin, the queen sobbed several times from behind the curtains, and then the queen said in a hoarse voice: "A country with good principles cannot live without a king for a day. Who do you think the current prince can be the king and inherit the rule?"
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No one spoke.
The issue of the throne is never a simple matter. If you open your mouth randomly, you may end up getting yourself involved.
After waiting for a long time, the queen sounded a little dissatisfied and said, "Prime Minister Zhu Kang, what do you think?"
Zhu Kang's beard trembled, but when his name was called, he could only stand up helplessly: "Queen Qi, I believe that according to the principle of ordering seniority, the eldest prince should be established."
When the queen heard this, she laughed, but immediately stopped her voice and said coldly: "The eldest prince practiced walking in the dark in his early years and became a demon. He is still bedridden! How can I be a king!"
Zhu Kang could only continue: "Then the eldest prince should be the same mother and brother, the fourth prince should be the king, the fourth prince should be wise, uh..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Kang secretly said, "Oh no, I said the wrong thing!"
Sure enough, when the queen heard this, she became furious: "Aren't the eldest prince and the fourth prince all sons of the Ai family? Prime Minister, what do you mean?"
But no, the queen is the "mother of the world". All the emperor's children must call the queen "mother" when they see the queen. Regardless of whether they are biological or not, they are all the queen's children in name!
Zhu Kang quickly apologized, but the fourth prince had no chance. He could only recommend the next one, in order of seniority. The recommended one was the third prince - the second prince died young.
But the third prince... is not in the capital. The third prince likes to practice and has been traveling long ago. Then naturally, the fifth prince has also been traveling.
The queen was a little angry. This old fox was obviously perfunctory. Otherwise, how could you be like you, counting from the eldest prince to the fifth prince one by one. So the queen said a little strangely: "Then below...it should be the sixth prince, Jane
Is he the king?"
At this time, Zhu Kang thought for a moment that something was wrong! The six princes' biggest hobbies were eating, drinking, and traveling. Youxi and the hermits sat and talked about Taoism - but they were all chatting, and they had nothing to do with the country anyway.
Zhu Kang stopped talking.
The queen became even more angry: "Prime Minister, the Ai family is asking you something!"
Zhu Kang gritted his teeth and suddenly shouted: "Queen, no! King Jian is frivolous and cannot be the king!"
"Presumptuous!" the queen finally got angry.
Next to him, Zeng Shiming, the political advisor, rolled his eyes and spoke angrily: "The remarks made by the prime minister are shocking, I don't know what his intentions are!"
Zhu Kang's face turned pale instantly. He couldn't bear the big hat being pulled off him.
The queen finally spoke coldly: "The late emperor once said that King Jian was blessed with longevity, benevolence and filial piety, unlike other kings! We should establish King Jian."
Zeng Shiming immediately shouted: "The Queen is wise!"
The people behind Zeng Shiming also immediately shouted: "The Queen is wise."
Soon everyone agreed, but only Zhu Kang and a few people around Zhu Kang stood alone in the court, feeling extremely lonely.
About half an hour later, the sixth prince, King Jian, and Chen Minghan ascended the throne in front of the late emperor's coffin, and the reign name was changed to 'Jingwu'.
After he ascended the throne, the Sixth Prince, well, he should be called the Great Emperor, looked at Zhu Kang with a very unkind look. However, at the funeral, the Great Emperor behaved admirably, personally supporting the coffin and sending it out of the imperial capital, crying so much that he had runny noses.
A handful of tears brings "benevolence and filial piety" to the extreme.
But in the afternoon, the emperor summoned Zeng Shiming alone, and the person he asked was naturally Zhu Kang. As an emperor and a courtier, the best way to establish authority is to get rid of the prime minister of the previous dynasty.
"But Zhu Kang is a great Confucian! He is not easy to move!" The emperor also had his own worries.
Zeng Shiming smiled: "Your Majesty, leave it to me."
After leaving the palace, Zeng Shiming returned to the mansion and immediately started busy: "Go and invite Zhu Kang's young disciple Gautama. Be polite."
After a while, his subordinates returned, not bringing Gao Shang, but an impeachment memorial. Zeng Shiming opened it and smiled. It actually listed Zhu Kang's twenty major crimes, each of which was well-founded.
The first is to form a party! The second is to control the speech between North Korea and China. The third is to promote cronies and nepotism...
After reading these twenty major sins, Zeng Shiming couldn't help but mock: "What a villain!"
Having said that, he immediately entered the palace again and paid homage to the emperor.