At dawn the next day, the gates of the Imperial City were opened.

Today's gates are opened earlier than in the past.

Dongfang Shuo took the officials out of the city, lined up and outside the city gate, waiting for the princes who had returned and were about to arrive.

At this time, Dongfang Shuo was holding a holy decree in his hand.

The holy decree was in a curled state, and it was held by Dongfang Shuo with both hands and presented in front of him.

In the line behind him, from time to time, three or two eyes would fall on the holy decree in his hand, and many of these eyes were skeptical.

Dongfang Shuo naturally noticed these sights, but as if he didn't notice it, his face was silent.

"Look, Lord Sangkoku. ”

Suddenly, Xu Changsheng, who was waiting beside him, suddenly pointed ahead.

Dongfang Shuo looked in the direction his finger pointed, and at a glance he saw that on the distant avenue, a plain white carriage was about to come.

The carriage was hung with plain white lanterns with a black coat of arms.

It was the coat of arms of the royal family.

After Mo You's tea, the carriage finally approached the imperial city slowly, and finally stopped in front of the team led by Dongfang Shuo.

Dongfang Shuo looked at the stopped carriage, and the holy decree in his hand became a little too high.

At the same time, his attention swept over the ranks of hundreds of officials behind him, searching for anyone who had any unusual behavior.

The questioning look in Fang Cai's eyes does not explain the problem.

And the person who moves at this time is the person Dongfang Shuo should really care about.

This is what Yang Dongsheng taught him before Dongfang Shuo went out today. As for what kind of action is considered an abnormal move, Yang Dongsheng also listed it very clearly for Dongfang Shuo, and the latter firmly remembered it in his heart.

At this moment, the curtain of the plain carriage was opened by the accompanying eunuchs, and then the princes stepped down from the carriage one by one, and finally walked slowly through a distance of more than ten zhang and came to Dongfang Shuo.

Looking at the holy decree in Dongfang Shuo's hand, several princes looked at each other.

"Princes, take the order. ”

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When the prince heard this, he immediately stood in a row and performed the prince's courtesy.

At the same time, the hundred officials behind Dongfang Shuo knelt down one after another with the courtesy of a hundred officials, and listened to Dongfang Shuo read the holy decree.

For a moment, there was silence at the gates.

"The emperor said: The stars are moving, the vicissitudes of life, the throne is replaced, and the sons should not read it. In addition, the Xiangguo Dongfang, after the widow left, announced the arrangement of the widow to several princes to the world. The arrangement is as follows, the eldest prince was the crown prince, although he made a big mistake but also the merit can be overcome, thinking of the prince when he was diligent and thrifty, specially named King Anyuan, and the general leader of the two counties in the west. The five princes and the eight princes are talented, and their respective subordinates are capable of producing many people, so they should be of great use, but the widows are not willing to wait for more hard work, and the five princes are no longer crowned as kings, and the eight princes are crowned the kings of Jiu'an and enjoy the courtesy of princes. The widow advises you two to be the same, don't take care of the country, and the country will disturb your heart. ”

"As for the Seven Princes, the widow is most worried about the seventh, the seventh is not as talented as the fifth and eighth, and not as capable as the eldest and sixth. Therefore, the king of Dong'an, took over the position of the original third child, and led the six eastern counties. If you can govern the six counties properly, you can also enjoy the princely courtesy in the imperial city, if not, you can enjoy your old age in the east. ”

"Finally, it's the sixth. The country cannot be without a king for a day, and after the widow leaves, it will be passed on to the six princes. ”

"Chin this. ”

As soon as the words fell, Dongfang Shuo collected the holy decree at the same time.

"The retainers take the order!"

"The retainers take the order!"

Several princes knelt down one after another, muttering the number of rituals in their mouths.

However, among them, the Seventh Prince alone looked a little reluctant, although he also saluted and accepted the order, but his face couldn't help showing an unhappy look.

Therefore, Dongfang Shuo believed that his judgment was not wrong, and the Seven Princes were indeed one of the wasters.

"If there is no doubt, please accept the holy decree from the six princes. ”

Between the words, Dongfang Shuo presented the holy decree in his hand to the six princes.

The six princes raised their heads and received the holy decree with both hands.

"Wait!"

But at that moment, a voice interrupted the answer.

At this time, although Dongfang Shuo did not turn his head, his attention had already swept over for the first time.

It was none other than Sima Changyun, Lao Zaizhi, who opened his mouth to interrupt the order.

Dongfang Shuo's body did not move, his eyes stared at the holy decree in his hand without moving at all, and his mouth asked coldly: "May I ask Lord Sima, what else do you have to say?"

As soon as his questioning ended, Sima Changyun had already walked out.

This decree is still in doubt. ”

Sima Changyun straightened up and said.

The corners of Dongfang Shuo's mouth hooked slightly, and then he turned to look at Sima Changyun: "What's wrong with this holy decree?"

"Your Majesty suddenly fell ill at night, without any warning beforehand, and the illness is so serious, listening to the imperial doctor, Your Majesty can't even speak, how can he issue such a clear thought, isn't it ridiculous?"

Sima Changyun raised his head, and when the words fell, his eyes when he looked at Dongfang Shuo showed a bit of unnoticed pride.

In terms of Dongfang Shuo's aspect, his status and power are already higher than Sima Changyun's. Therefore, if Sima Changyun wants to bring down Dongfang Shuo, he needs to take a bigger charge and a stronger name to overwhelm Dongfang Shuo.

And the false propagation of the Divine Decree, or even the fabrication of the Divine Decree, is the best proof of this.

Looking at his expression at the moment, Dongfang Shuo could also conclude that he had not moved for so many days, just to wait for this moment in front of him.

"You're right. ”

Dongfang Shuo clenched the hand of the Holy Decree and lowered it slightly, then said calmly while nodding, "Your Majesty's words are not clear when he is in danger, but after all, he has been an emperor for decades, and he must be clear in his heart." Your Majesty only needs to say, and it is I who wrote the decree, my body is not in any condition, my mind is clear, is there anything wrong?"

Hearing this, the corners of Sima Changyun's mouth suddenly hooked.

He immediately said, "It is precisely because of your extraordinarily clear thinking, Lord Dongfang, that this holy decree is questionable. At that time, His Majesty was seriously ill, and it was Lord Dongfang who wrote the decree on his behalf, so it was inevitable that Lord Dongfang would be suspected of changing the decree. ”

The words fell, and behind Sima Changyun, there was a sudden noise among the hundred officials.

Dongfang Shuo looked at the situation in front of him, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Do you think that it is not His Majesty's wish to pass on the throne to the Sixth Prince?"

Dongfang Shuo questioned.

Sima Changyun stroked his beard, and after exhaling heavily, he looked straight at Dongfang Shuo.

"Since ancient times, it has been a taboo for the imperial inheritance to abolish the long and the young, and it is the eldest prince who should really succeed to the throne, not the sixth prince. Even if the will of the 'Six Princes' is really Your Majesty's intention, I, as a member of the imperial court and a pillar of the country, will risk my life to advise!"

When the words fell, Sima Changyun was already kneeling on the ground.

He looked at the holy decree, whether it was in his tone or on his face, he looked like he was righteous and unafraid of life and death. 、

"Presumptuous!"

Suddenly, there was a turbulent cold cry from inside the city gate.

(End of chapter)