The Hundred Officials Banquet is an annual event in the Imperial Palace, when the hundred officials gather together, the scene is not spectacular, but this year is a little different from previous years, the host of the banquet seems to be a little out of shape.

At noon, the sun shines brightly, and a little warmth rises in the air, dissipating the cold of the last winter.

The banquet has begun, and the civil and military officials are divided into two columns according to their official positions, and they talk freely in the singing and dancing. However, if you look closely, you will find that everyone is somewhat absent-minded, glancing at the person on the throne from time to time.

On the main seat, Emperor Wanhua sat on the dragon chair, his originally majestic body became thin due to indulging in wine, and the dragon robe that used to fit him looked empty and shriveled at this time, unable to hold up at all, revealing procrastination and laziness.

He drooped his eyelids and was silent, neither moving chopsticks nor drinking, which was incompatible with the lively and noisy scene.

The officials below peeked at him from time to time, and then shook their heads and sighed.

In the eyes of the world, the wise and martial Emperor Wanhua has become a wine bag and rice bag who only knows pleasure.

Looking at such an Emperor of Wanhua, An Ruolan felt a little sad in his heart.

She still remembers the scene when she first met Emperor Wanhua, and in her impression, he was a kind and enlightened elder, although he was domineering and protective of his shortcomings, he did not lose his wisdom and shrewdness, but in less than a year, this energetic elder had changed beyond recognition.

She didn't know if he was really confused after taking medicine or pretending, no matter what, a good person was ruined like this, which always made people's hearts chill.

An Ruolan is still like this, and the Duchess of Weiguo, who has a close relationship with Emperor Wanhua, is even more uncomfortable.

It's just the situation in the moment. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could only swallow the difficult passage in their stomachs.

I don't know who arranged it, but Duchess Wei Guo and An Ruolan are in a very high position, and they are different from the positions of other officials. Xu was afraid that the two were women, and deliberately set up screens and bead curtains to isolate the sight of others.

Such a careful and thoughtful arrangement is not unmoving, but thinking of who gave the order, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are really grateful.

The banquet was very lively, and it didn't seem to be any different. In fact, it was turbulent, and many people were communicating in secret, showing anxiety and anxiety. Obviously, anyone with a little brain guessed the significance of this banquet.

In this seemingly relaxed, but actually tense atmosphere, the fifth prince Zhao Yu suddenly stood up. Said loudly: "Enlighten the father." The sons have important things to report. ”

In an instant, the needles in the hall could be heard, and everyone looked at the five princes, some of them were panicked and frightened, and some were surprised, with different expressions.

An Ruolan frowned slightly, wondering why the fifth prince would be in trouble at this time.

Hearing this, Emperor Wanhua finally reacted. He slowly raised his eyes, and looked at them with a smug expression. The fifth son, who seemed to have a bamboo in his chest, asked weakly, "What's going on?" ”

Seeing his posture, the fifth prince sneered and said unceremoniously: "Father, you are old, it is time to go to another hospital to recuperate, and the major affairs of the state should be left to the sons and daughters to serve you." ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were in an uproar, which was clearly to call Emperor Wanhua abdicate!

Emperor Wanhua's cloudy eyes glanced at the five princes, and he actually smiled, and said, "I have some courage, but what are you going to make me abdicate and make way for Xian?" Just one sentence? ”

"And the 10,000 elite soldiers under Uncle Guo!" The fifth prince raised his head, his eyes flashed with madness, and said: "Now that the Chaoyang Palace has been surrounded, if the father and emperor still want to leave a life to live with your concubine, it is best to listen to the words of the son!" ”

When the words fell, he shook his hand, and Concubine Wan was held hostage by a guard to the palace, struggling and crying: "The emperor helps!" ”

Emperor Wanhua's eyes swayed a little, the five fingers on the armrest tightened, and he sneered: "It's a good means." ”

"I learned it all from you, my father." The fifth prince said proudly: "My father taught us to judge the situation and hit the snake seven inches since we were young, but I remember it well." He nodded his head, his eyes full of gloom.

Emperor Wanhua was silent, as if he was hesitating, and looked at Uncle Guo for a long time and said, "I didn't expect you to betray me." ”

Uncle Guo said: "It's the emperor who disappointed the ministers too much, you promised to treat the queen well, but you lost her, Concubine Wan, a demon woman, should have died a long time ago." ”

"If it's just for the queen, I can promise you, as long as you withdraw from the army and let Concubine Wan go, I will definitely treat the queen well in the future." Wanhua Emperor.

"It's too late, unless you kill Concubine Wan." Uncle Guo snorted coldly, obviously not believing Emperor Wanhua's words.

Hearing this, Concubine Wan shouted: "The emperor doesn't want it!" Have you forgotten what your concubines have done for you?! ”

Emperor Wanhua's eyes flashed with hesitation again.

The fifth prince glanced at the little eunuch beside him and said, "Father, the son advises you to obediently stamp the imperial seal on the abdication edict, otherwise Concubine Wan's life will really be in danger." ”

The little eunuch sent an edict to Emperor Wanhua.

Emperor Wanhua finally showed a look of panic, overturned the edict, and shouted: "Come on, catch this rebel!" ”

However, the guards and soldiers outside the temple did not respond.

"Hahaha!" The fifth prince laughed wildly and said, "I have long said that I am my person outside the palace, why should you waste your efforts in vain!" ”

"You!" Emperor Wanhua covered his heart and trembled with anger.

The fifth prince sank his face, personally stepped forward to pick up the edict, forced it into the hands of Emperor Wanhua, and said sharply: "Sign this edict quickly, I will let you enjoy your old age in peace, otherwise don't blame the retainers for being unfilial!" ”

Emperor Wanhua was so angry by his aggressive posture that his face turned pale, his body spasmed, and he sat on the dragon chair, but the five princes did not let him go, pulling his clothes and forcing him to hand over the imperial seal.

Seeing this, Duchess Wei clenched her fists and was about to stand up to stop it, but was stopped by An Ruolan. An Ruolan shook her head slightly, signaling her not to be impulsive.

At this moment, a civil official sitting at the end of the hall stood up and angrily rebuked: "Bold! Dare to coerce the saint, the five princes, you can't rebel! ”

Hearing this, the fifth prince looked back at the civil official who spoke, and snorted coldly: "My father is stupid and incompetent, he only knows pleasure and ignores the country, and this prince is just complying with the mandate of heaven and replacing him!" ”

"Ridiculous! You're a usurper! The civil official shouted, and then many people stood up and scolded the prince for being unfilial and disloyal.

An Ruolan swept her eyes and angrily reprimanded the officials of the five princes, all of whom were from King Gong's faction, she couldn't help sneering in her heart, knowing that this was the real beginning of the show.

Duchess Wei Guo seemed to feel something, and regained her composure and sat down again.

The people under King Gong shouted and scolded for a while, and King Gong stood up and shook his head and sighed: "Fifth prince, you have disappointed this king too much, this king has promised that when the emperor dies, he will help you ascend the throne, but you don't listen to the advice and do such a big rebellious thing, this king really missees you!" ”

"Uncle Gonghuang!" The fifth prince looked panicked, "I just want to save the common people as soon as possible, you said you would help me!" ”

"Needless to say, this king will not let you do evil today!" King Gong shouted, pointed at the five princes, and said, "Take down this traitor!" ”

The guards who had not reacted just now immediately rushed up and took down the five princes.

The fifth prince was shocked and shouted at Uncle Guo: "Uncle Guo save me!" ”

Uncle Guo was unmoved, seeing this, the fifth prince was completely panicked, and shouted: "Don't you want the queen to be the queen mother?!" ”

However, Uncle Guo just glanced at him lightly and said, "I just took the opportunity to test you, I didn't expect you to really have such wolf ambitions, but fortunately, I didn't really go along with you." ”

The fifth prince's face suddenly turned to ashes, and then he knew that he had entered the game and was used as a stepping stone.

No wonder Uncle Guo suddenly said that he would help him ascend the throne, no wonder the queen suddenly hinted that the time was ripe for him, it turned out that they had been bought by King Gong a long time ago, and all this was a conspiracy designed by King Gong! King Gong wants to step on him to be the emperor justifiably!

Thinking about all this, the five princes almost vomited out a mouthful of blood.

blame him for believing Zhao Qing wrongly, blame him for being arrogant, and he will end up now!

With the capture of the five princes, a group of ministers who stood up against the five princes said: "Although the five princes have the intention of plotting against the usurpation of the throne, their words are not false, the emperor has lost the support of the people, if he continues to be extravagant and industrious, I am afraid that today's events will continue to be repeated." ”

"Besides, Your Majesty's dragon body is not good, and it is indeed not suitable for managing the government anymore."

"Compared with today's saints, King Gong is more popular with the people, and his virtue and talent are more convincing."

"King Gong is benevolent, we believe that if King Gong takes care of the government, the people will definitely celebrate."

After saying a lot of compliments and reasoning, a group of people arched their hands and said aloud: "Please also ask Your Majesty to abdicate and make way for Xian." ”

The rest of the ministers came back from the panic, you look at me, I look at it, and many people followed and said, "Please abdicate Your Majesty and make way for Xian." ”

King Gong glanced and saw that people such as Zhou Yuhan, Meng Guogong and others were all sitting still, and he wrote down those who did not follow the trend one by one, thinking about how to deal with them in the future.

Emperor Wanhua recovered from his anger, looked at the group of people below who had abdicated his throne and made way for Xian, and said, "What if I don't want to? ”

"Then I have to grieve the royal brother." King Gong stepped forward with a sneer, pushed Emperor Wanhua off the dragon chair, and said: "Since the people of the world let the courtier brother be the emperor, the courtier brother has no choice but to conform to the will of the people, and I hope that the imperial brother will not be blamed." ”

"You're a usurper." Emperor Wanhua said lightly, but at this moment he was extremely calm and calm.

"Brother Huang is wrong, I am conforming to the mandate of heaven and the will of the people." King Gong touched the armrest of the dragon chair, and his eyes flashed with ecstasy.

"Whether you obey the destiny of heaven or not, you can't decide!" Outside the hall suddenly sounded a sharp male voice, everyone heard the voice, but saw a white-dressed, high-crowned An Shiyan climbed the steps, he walked, while waving the paper in his hand, while reciting aloud, the place he passed was like a snowfall.

The official sitting outside the hall picked up one and looked at it, but was shocked by the gorgeous rhetoric and flowing crusade on it, and he was sweating profusely. Listening to it again, An Shiyan read exactly the content of this paper.

What An Shiyan sprinkled was actually the pen of King Gong's inscription! (To be continued......)