"Reward, then, thank you for the emperor's favor. ”

Xiao Shaotang took a step back, folded his hands, and bowed deeply to the emperor, and the breeze from the wide sleeves made the emperor's expression stagnant for a moment.

He humiliated Xiao Shaotang so much, could he still be indifferent?

"Thank you to the emperor for ceding the throne to Weichen, and thank you to the emperor for the jade seal...... Thank you even more to the emperor, I will personally give Cheng Huan away. ”

The first two thanks, Xiao Shaotang said it loudly, but the last sentence was only heard by the two of them.

"Xiao Shaotang!

The most painful place in his heart was drenched in blood in an instant, the emperor's eyes were split, and as soon as he raised his hand, he threw out the heirloom jade seal in his hand!

The heirloom jade seal carved from the top of Hetian jade flew in front of the civil and military officials and fell towards the hard and shiny floor tiles of the Taiji Hall.

The courtiers couldn't help but exclaim, almost everyone could imagine the appearance of the jade seal that had been inherited for a hundred years and fell into pieces-

But between the lightning and flint, a figure flew out, and finally crawled on the ground, which was worthy of catching the jade seal thrown out by the emperor.

After the man rolled on the ground a few times with the jade seal in his arms, to make sure that the jade seal was safe and not broken, the ministers put down their hearts when they mentioned their throats, and they all looked at the emperor angrily.

Even the Taishi Xi Zeyan, who has always defended the emperor, was so angry that he stomped the cane in his hand on the hard floor tiles a few times:

"Nonsense! The jade seal is the most important weapon of the country, how can it be so lightly blasphemed!"

The courtiers and officials could hear Xiao Shaotang's respectful gratitude to the emperor, and they could all see that the etiquette of the prince of Qin was impeccable, but the emperor threw away the jade seal as if he was crazy-

If you don't want to Zen, if you have the ability, you will work hard with the Qin Palace, and at this time, what is the matter with the jade seal!

Facing the minister's angry and disdainful eyes, the emperor suddenly found himself speechless.

He stretched out his hand and pointed at Xiao Shaotang, unable to say a word, but he knew that he had become a complete joke, and he couldn't even maintain the last dignity of an emperor.

The person who flew out and caught the jade seal was Xu Chenglin.

He didn't wear battle armor today, he was wearing the court clothes of Weibei Hou Shizi, but he was always on guard, and finally didn't let this most important link go wrong.

None of them believed that the emperor really gave up all resistance, and willingly gave up the throne, and sure enough, at this juncture, he still had a hard time.

The Zen throne ceremony has not yet been completed, if even the jade seal is broken, the emperor who succeeds to the throne will always be unjustifiable, and if he is not careful in the future, he will be attacked by his subjects.

Seeing that the jade seal was unharmed, the cold sweat of the Hanlin University scholar who led Xiao Shaotang to the emperor finally slowly fell.

He didn't care about the next etiquette, so he got up directly, took a few steps forward, and greeted Xu Chenglin, who was holding the jade seal and walking up the Dan steps.

He carefully took the jade seal from his hand, turned around and did not hand it over to the emperor again, but sent it directly to Xiao Shaotang.

"Just now, the emperor's hand slipped and accidentally fell off the jade seal, fortunately, the jade seal was not damaged, please ask His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin to take the seal!"

The Hallym scholar respectfully held the jade seal aloft, ignoring the emperor's angry eyes.

It would be too dangerous to let the jade seal return to the emperor's hands!

Xiao Shaotang bowed slightly to him, took the jade seal, hugged one arm to his chest, then turned around and walked down the Dan steps without looking back.

What is the big gift of kneeling and nine bowing, what is sending the emperor off, he doesn't need to do it anymore.

The emperor who was about to lose the throne, the last trace of face that he could maintain was thrown away by Xiao Shaoyun himself.

Yes, everyone was so immersed in anger that they didn't care what kind of etiquette they should have next.

Even Fang Handong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, chased after the prince of Qin:

"His Royal Highness, Weichen will serve you to change your clothes!"

The rest of the courtiers watched Fang Handong slap his horse with a blank eye, and when he went to see the emperor again, there was only mercy left-

The emperor was so kind to Fang Handong in the past, but look at how Fang Handong treated the emperor now?

With this in mind, the remaining courtiers, under the leadership of Xi Zeyan, saluted the emperor for the last time:

"Congratulations to the emperor!"

This is the last time they will pay tribute to Xiao Shaoyun, and when the emperor steps into the Taiji Hall again, it will be a son of heaven and a courtier.

Xiao Shaoyun finally looked around at the Taiji Hall where he had been in the early five years, suddenly sneered a few times, and finally turned around and strode away.

There was nothing left, and at this point, he was finally left with nothing.

Because the Taiji Hall is far away from the harem, the place where the prince of Qin changed his clothes was placed in the Yanbo Pavilion on the shore of Taiming Lake.

When Xiao Shaotang entered, Bai Chenghuan was already waiting there with someone.

Seeing Xiao Shaotang's vigorous posture, Bai Chenghuan's eyes burst into a smile.

"I thought it would be a long time coming. ”

This is her husband, and he will soon be the emperor of Daqi.

Xiao Shaotang's depression accumulated in the Taiji Hall also disappeared the moment he saw Bai Chenghuan.

"Although it's a bit cumbersome, it won't take long, so you've been waiting for a long time, today, are you going to change my clothes yourself?"

"yes, do you like it?"

Bai Chenghuan turned around, took the dragon robe and jade crown held in the bright yellow brocade plate in the hand of the palace maid behind him, and saluted Xiao Shaotang with a smile:

"Congratulations to the emperor, please change your clothes!"

Hu Dexi, the great eunuch who followed behind Xiao Shaotang, hurriedly stepped forward and was about to take the dragon robe from Bai Chenghuan's hand:

"This kind of thing, the old slave can do it!"

Xiao Shaotang's handsome eyebrows and eyes were also dyed with a smile, looking at the beautiful woman in front of him, and waved his hand to stop Hu Dexi:

"You all go down and leave it to the princess. ”

Hu Dexi could only give up, and walked out with the palace maids standing on both sides, feeling regretful in his heart.

The new emperor is about to ascend the throne, and it is a great honor to serve the new emperor to wear a dragon robe for the first time, but there is no such opportunity.

After the door of the main hall of Yanbo Pavilion was closed, Bai Chenghuan put the clothes in his hand aside, and then changed Xiao Shaotang's clothes one by one.

The middle garment, the inner lining, the inner robe, the outer robe, and the jade belt were changed one after another.

The purple and gold crown on Xiao Shaotang's bun was also replaced by a jade crown with long tassels, and the dragon pattern cloud shoes were also changed under his feet.

But the smile on Bai Chenghuan's face gradually faded.

"Huanhuan, what's wrong with you? But I don't look good?"

As her smile became lonely, Xiao Shaotang gradually became uneasy, raised his hand to hold her cheek, and asked softly.

Bai Chenghuan couldn't say what he felt.

It's too much of a resemblance.

Xiao Shaotang, who is dressed in imperial clothes, is too similar to Xiao Shaoyun she saw for the last time before her wedding in her previous life.

She lowered her eyes and leaned gently over his chest.

"Xiao Shaotang, promise me, never change, don't become what I don't know......"

The path of the emperor is the road of the supreme and supreme, but it is often also the most cruel and ruthless road.

Who can guarantee that along this road, they can still be as loving as an ordinary couple.

Xiao Shaotang stretched out her arms, and the wide sleeves of her black and gold coat wrapped her tightly around her chest.

He lowered his head, his hard jaw against her forehead, and the tassels on the jade crown were entwined with the tassels in her hair.

"Huanhuan, I swear, in this life, I will be the Xiao Shaotang you first knew, and I will never change. ”

In the fifth year of Xihe, the eighteenth day of the lunar month, Xiao Shaotang, the son of King Qin, was in the Taiji Palace, received the edict of Emperor Xihe, held the jade seal, ascended the emperor's throne, and the year name was Taifeng.

The ministers and officials all went to watch the ceremony and bow down to the new emperor.

The abolished emperor Xiao Shaoyun was named the Marquis of Xihai by the new emperor and gave him residence in the capital.

The next day, the new emperor issued several holy decrees as usual, rewarding the former harem.

Bai Chenghuan, the princess of King Qin, was crowned queen and entered the middle palace.

His father, Dingyuan General Bai Bingxiong, was crowned Chengengong, and his mother, Bai Li, was named Mrs. Yipin.

The Marquis of Weibei was awarded the title of Duke of Weiguo because of his meritorious service, and his son Xu Chenglin was awarded the title of the general soldier of the southeast.

Shi Yuan Zhaoxian, the governor of the Qin Dynasty, and Gu Tianxiang, worshiped as the deputy minister and commanded the six departments.

Fu Han, a subordinate of the Qin Wangfu, was originally the son of the Duke of Ningguo, and was crowned as the Duke of Ningguo, and the family property of the former Mansion of the Duke of Ningguo was returned.

The rest of the meritorious ministers, such as the Liang State Mansion, the Dong family, and the old department of the Qin Prince's Mansion, each have their own rewards, and so on.

The old ministers of the abolished emperor gradually settled down in the great feudal world of the new emperor.

Seeing that the new emperor acted in a generous and benevolent manner, they did not have to fear that the new emperor would settle accounts with those of them who had not supported him before.

Since the death of Empress Xi and Emperor Xiaoyuan, the Great Qi River, which has been in chaos, has finally gradually stabilized.

But the minister and the new emperor soon had a disagreement before the New Year.

According to the usual practice, the new emperor ascended the throne not only to seal the harem of the ministers, but also to grant amnesty to the world to show benevolence.

However, the new emperor ascended the throne for more than ten days, and the post-sealing ceremony has passed, and there is no rumor of amnesty for the world.

Some relatives and nobles who were imprisoned by relatives were expecting to be reunited with their families before the year, but seeing that the new emperor was indifferent, they were secretly anxious.

Fang Handong's position as prime minister was not removed immediately, and some ministers thought that his slapping had an effect, and his favor was still the same, so after thinking about it, they found Fang Handong and wanted him to come forward to persuade the new emperor.

Although Fang Handong has not been removed from his official position, he is still beautiful in the eyes of others, but he is always uneasy in his heart.

What is the impression of the new emperor on him, he is not unclear, he has not been liquidated at this time, he has made up his mind to clamp his tail and live, where is he willing to be this rising bird?

But the person who came to the door was Lai Quanchuan, the secretary of the ministry, and what he said was quite reasonable:

"Since ancient times, between monarchs and ministers, in fact, it is the east wind and the west wind dispute, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind blows the east wind. Although we are human courtiers, if we are suppressed from the beginning, how can we have a chance to breathe in the future?"

To put it bluntly, I just feel that the emperor is young and wants to test the emperor's bottom line.

An emperor who is easy to bully and an emperor who is not easy to bully are two completely different situations for courtiers.

Fang Handong thought about it, but still refused.

He has been protecting himself for so many years, and this kind of thing must not be taken into account.

These ministers have not dealt much with the new emperor, I am afraid that they do not understand, although their new emperor, although he is not as violent as the previous one, but he can sit on the throne of God at a young age, and he must not be underestimated.

He would rather sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, to see how these courtiers will fight against the new emperor, and he must not get involved.

Lai Quanchuan saw that Fang Handong was cunning and cunning, and he didn't leave his hands, so he had no choice but to visit the newly promoted Duke Weiguo.

The former Marquis of Weibei, and now the Duke of Weiguo, Xu Qinhou, admired Lai Quanchuan's face, but he never agreed to what he mentioned, and only arched his hand in the direction of the palace:

"Amnesty or not, just by the Holy Judgment! Lai Shangshu doesn't seem to have any family in prison, so why be so anxious?"

Lai Quanchuan was asked by Wei Guogong for a while, and in the end he was embarrassed to explain his thoughts.

But Lai Quanchuan's activities clearly fell in the eyes of Xiao Shaotang and Bai Chenghuan.

"They all say I'm not merciful, what do you think I should do?"

Even if he became the emperor, Xiao Shaotang was still used to calling himself me, not me, in front of Bai Chenghuan.

Bai Chenghuan thought about it, and was also very embarrassed:

"If you say that you don't give amnesty to the world, it seems to go against the rules of your ancestors, but if you don't give amnesty to the world, it will be unfair to the innocent people. ”

The laws of Daqi are not strict to the common people, and the people in prison are nothing more than great traitors.

At this time, if there is amnesty for the world, those fierce and cunning people will be able to escape the punishment they should have in an open manner, from this point of view, Bai Chenghuan does not agree.

"It's really unfair, but Huanhuan you and I have a heart. ”

Xiao Shaotang hugged Bai Chenghuan and sighed.

"Before and after I ascended the throne, Mr. Yuan and Mr. Gu also talked about this more than once, asking me to repay the world with benevolence, but for those who do evil, if I repay my grievances with virtue, how can I repay virtue?"

"So, it's better to do it, in the name of mercy. We have worked so hard to fight this country, and we have nothing to do with those vicious people in prison, so why should we pardon them?"

Bai Chenghuan heard him say this, and he thought so, so he smiled and said:

"As long as you make up your mind, it's done, and you don't have to worry about this matter anymore. Let's think about how we can persuade the king to stay. ”

"Father's ......"

muttered, Xiao Shaotang's expression gradually became melancholy.

When he ascended the throne, he rewarded everyone but his own father, who did not know what to do.

King Qin is already a super prince, and there is no way to seal it, and even the emperor refuses to be his father, and if he wants to make him the emperor, it is also impossible for him to accept.

Originally, according to Xiao Shaotang's idea, whether to reward or not is not the most important, as long as King Qin stays in the capital, his heart will be stable.

But who knew that King Qin didn't wait for the New Year to arrive, and wanted to leave Beijing for Jiangnan.

"I thought he loved my son, but now it seems that I am just an accessory of my mother, and it is because he loves her so much that he has put me in his heart. ”

Xiao Shaotang's tone was quiet, and Bai Chenghuan felt distressed when he heard it.

King Qin is very good, and for Xiao Shaotang, he always has a knot.