Chapter three hundred and seventy seventh face to face
After King Huai took his seat, the civil and military officials filed in one by one according to their official rank, and presented their congratulations to the Fengtian Hall. They could also express their loyalty by the way.
After all the civil and military officials had spoken, the eunuch should read out the edict of the late emperor. However, the late emperor never mentioned anything related to King Huai. The current emperor Zhu Youjian was still alive and well, so naturally no one gave him
Prepare the edict.
The edict was exactly what King Huai had been waiting for, and it was also the reason why they had been chasing Lin Chong. As long as they found the emperor and wrote the abdication edict, they could legitimately inherit the throne.
Although there is no edict at the moment, it doesn't matter. He didn't want to be emperor in the first place, and King Huai didn't need an edict. Without an edict, the eunuch Si Li had no choice but to read an edict to confer the title of King Huai.
Naturally, King Huai prepared this thing himself. When he sent people to chase the emperor, he was well prepared.
This canonization was written by the late emperor himself, and it is not considered a forgery now. He just re-canonized the throne in the capital, with minor modifications to some of the original terms, which is harmless.
Perhaps it was because the scene just now was too shocking, or perhaps it was the serious and solemn expression of Prince Huai that was frightening, and the shrill voice of the eunuch Si Li was mixed with a hint of uneasiness and fear.
Originally, it was normal to feel uneasy in such an occasion, but the eunuch in charge of ceremonies in front of him once personally presided over the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Chongzhen. The scene at that time was several times more grand than it is now.
Since he has already experienced much bigger scenes than this, why is he so nervous? If it is because of the raid just now, the fear should not be getting worse.
Yichen was a little confused. He was about to call Eunuch Si Li to stop when he saw the old eunuch suddenly threw himself at Zhu Changqing with a ferocious face: "It's all your fault, it's all your fault. Go and die."
King Huai realized something was wrong the moment he suddenly stopped, and immediately left the place. The old eunuch rushed over with an agility that was completely inappropriate for his age.
Yichen's reaction was also very fast. After he realized something was wrong, he immediately took Prince Huai away from Fengtian Palace. Almost as soon as they retreated from the door, there was an earth-shattering explosion inside.
The palace that took countless efforts and time to decorate turned into ruins in an instant.
"This is just the beginning, the fun is yet to come!" Zhu Changqing sneered and raised his gaze, squinting his eyes and looking at the scorching sun on the horizon.
It's already autumn, but the scorching sun at noon still gives people the illusion of midsummer, and this is the time.
"After so many years, I know that he will not let go of what happened at the beginning. One day the two of us will have to settle this account in person. It is precisely because I know that he will definitely come to settle this account with me that I buried him.
I made the best chess piece." Zhu Changqing said calmly.
"Prince Rui, will he come in person? Based on his current physical condition, I think it's unlikely." Yichen disagreed.
They all knew that the longer he stayed in the capital, the worse it would be for King Rui's physical recovery. Not to mention his recovery, as he worked hard in the capital, his body would only weaken faster.
"You don't understand, it's just because he can't last much longer, so he will definitely come in person. The Ding family means something different to him. If you have ever felt something with warmth, and then lost him and fell into the cold, then you
The longer you stay in the cold, the more you miss the brief warmth.”
Just like he misses the time when they first met every moment now, knowing clearly that it was just an illusion and a trust built up with lies.
Some things are like this. After you lose them, you will miss them crazily. He is like this, and Zhu Changhao is like this too.
"If he really didn't care, he wouldn't have let that woman stay anonymously by his side for so long." Zhu Changqing smiled.
"But, my lord, do you really think she can do it?"
"Who knows." Zhu Changqing's eyes drifted to nowhere.
"My lord, be careful." Yichen pushed away the distracted Prince Huai and blocked the sudden attack. This man looked a bit familiar. Yichen squinted his eyes and recalled carefully.
"You are the killer who escaped that night!" It was not a question, but a tone of affirmation. Yichen would have some impression of the people he had fought with.
"I didn't expect you to still remember me." It was still a low and hoarse voice.
"Of course I remember, you haven't died in my hands yet, how could I forget? But maybe I won't remember you again after today." Yichen sneered.
"Oh? Really?" The killer also sneered briefly: "Then let's try and see who will die here today and who will be forgotten."
"Didn't your master come with you?" Yichen asked casually while fighting.
After the killer finished speaking for the first time, he tightly shut his mouth and refused to answer any of his questions. The two of them had fought before, and they knew each other's methods to some extent, and they didn't know if they were going to fight now.
Easy or more laborious.
Countless people had already stood beside King Huai, tightly surrounding him in a protective circle. In addition to the eunuch who was responsible for the ceremony, there must be enemies hidden among the civil and military officials that they didn't know about.
Sure enough, the few people who had just expressed their loyalty to King Huai had quietly put down the ministers around them at this time. After being discovered, they took off their official uniforms and threw them aside.
"It's been such a long time, Prince Huai." came a slow and gentle voice as always.
Even with his eyes closed, Prince Huai could guess who the visitor was, not to mention that his eyes were very useful now: "Zhu Changhao, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
"It would be really rude to keep Prince Huai waiting. I just don't know if I'm here at the right time, and I don't know if I can catch up with your ceremony."
"Zhu Changhao, you know, you are a person who will die because of these polite words to save face and suffer. I don't know if anyone has told you that no matter you are facing your relatives or enemies, the tone of your words
In fact, they are all the same.”
King Rui's smile slowly disappeared, and his expression rarely became gloomy: "Thanks to you, I now know it very clearly. Like you, I have been waiting for this day for a long time."
"Why don't you admit it? A large part of the reason why the Ding family betrayed you was because you never made them feel that you regarded them as family members."
Zhu Changqing took a few steps forward: "Actually, they have always regretted it. They have regretted it from the moment they decided to betray you. They care about you as their own child, but they don't dare to put everything on you.