In the Chongzheng Palace, drums and bamboos are sounding in unison, and Lu Zhongtian's enthronement ceremony is being carried out in an orderly manner. After the tedious ceremony, this moment is the link where Lu Zhongtian delivers his first edict. But seeing that Lu Zhongtian was sitting on the throne of the emperor, his old face was full of brilliance, and the whole person seemed to be twenty years younger.

In front of the seat, Liu Zhenbang was reading aloud Lu Zhongtian's first edict on enthronement. His sharp, high-pitched voice echoed through the hall.

“…… The first emperor of Zhenmeng was heavy, and Zen let him take the position of the emperor of the Great Zhou, and he knew that he was not virtuous and talented, and he deserved it. However, the heavy responsibility is on my shoulders, and when the world rises and falls, I can't retreat, I can only do my best, take over this heavy burden, and work hard for the prosperity of the Great Zhou. I hereby promise that when the world is prosperous, I will return to the Guo family. The Guo family threw themselves into me, and I reciprocated them with Li, which also let the people of the world know that I am not a person who covets the throne, but the great trust of the whole emperor, and I do my best to the Guo royal family. When I ascend the throne today, I will follow the example of the sages of the previous emperors, work hard for the well-being of all the people, and dare not have a moment of comfort, fatigue, luxury, and slackness. ……”

This edict was written by Lu Zhongtian himself last night, Lu Zhongtian was originally a scholar, and he was also brilliant in his daily recitals. I was going to ascend the throne and become the emperor, and this first edict was naturally drafted by myself. Because I have a lot of emotion, I write with a lot of emotion. The excitement is overflowing in words, and at the same time, he does not forget to deceive the world and hide the fact that he has ambitions. Between the lines, he has great respect for the former emperor of the Guo family, and his intention is to quibble and confuse people's hearts.

But at this moment, such an edict seems extremely ridiculous. His Highness's ministers were thinking about the war outside the city. The constant roar from outside the city made them uneasy. But Lu Zhongtian seemed to be deaf.

“…… From now on, the whole week will be celebrated on the 10th, and all the people will rejoice. The prisoners of the world were granted amnesty on the same day to show the immensity of the emperor's grace. In the next three years, all parts of Dazhou will be exempted from taxes for three years to benefit the people's livelihood and support the people's livelihood. I will eat and clothe the night, be diligent and economical, and tide over the difficulties with all the people of the world. This edict is announced to the world, and this is admired! ”

Lu Zhongtian listened to the edict with satisfaction, and looked at His Royal Highness and the ministers with a smile. However, he found that the ministers seemed to be absent-minded, kneeling on the ground one by one and unable to lift their spirits. His brow furrowed, and he coughed dissatisfiedly.

The ministers came to their senses, hurriedly kowtowed to thanksgiving, and shouted long live!

"Go on, keep the edict!" Lu Zhongtian snorted dissatisfiedly and said to Liu Zhenbang.

Liu Zhenbang bowed down and said yes again and again, ready to start reading the second edict, which was an edict to reward the ministers. The edict on the reward of meritorious deeds should be attractive to everyone.

At this moment, the figures outside the hall flickered, and Chen Jue and Zhu Zhirong returned. Lu Zhongtian stretched out his hand to signal Liu Zhenbang to stop reading, and asked in a deep voice, "Why did you come back?" Has the Fallen Goose Army retreated? ”

Chen Jue's eyes flickered, and he quickly stepped forward to bow down, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please move, the minister has something to say to the emperor." ”

Lu Zhongtian frowned and said, "I asked you if the Luoyan Army was repulsed. You answer me! ”

Chen Jue sighed and said: "Shang Zi is still fighting, and the two adults Wang Jun and Yuan Ping are commanding the defenders to defend the city and retreat from the enemy. ”

"Then what are you doing when you come back?" Lu Zhongtian Dao.

Chen Jue looked up at Lu Zhongtian and was silent, Lu Zhongtian also looked at Chen Jue in a daze, and suddenly he understood everything. Chen Jue is just not easy to say, it must be that the situation is not good. Chen Jue came back to discuss countermeasures with him.

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Zhongtian's face turned pale, he was silent for a moment, and said: "You came back just in time, I was about to reward the ministers, you stood aside and listened to Liu Zhenbang read out the edict of reward." ”

Chen Jue was stunned and shouted, "Your Majesty! ”

Lu Zhongtian shouted coldly: "This is my enthronement ceremony, nothing can stop my enthronement ceremony, understand?" I don't allow anyone to disturb my affairs. Stand aside and listen to the seal. ”

Chen Jue was stunned for a moment, and finally said in a deep voice: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Chen Jue's heart is like a mirror, Lu Zhongtian no longer cares about the safety of the city, he actually understands in his heart that the Luoyan army will break through the city. But he still had to complete the enthronement ceremony, and this was the last thing he could do. Fulfill his long-cherished wish and leave nothing else. Even if the city is broken and the Luoyan army invades, he can't care about it. It doesn't matter if he breaks the jar, or if he loves power, in short, Lu Zhongtian is afraid that he has gone mad at the moment, and he doesn't care about anything, and he can't care about anything.

The reward of the edict was extremely generous, and almost every official who followed him was rewarded vigorously, and confidants such as Chen Jue, Liu Zhenbang, and Zhu Zhirong were even more stingy with the title of king. However, everyone barely showed joy, and although they shouted thank you and bowed their heads, they were preoccupied. People felt extreme uneasiness from Chen Jue and Zhu Zhirong's faces. What they are most worried about is still the defense of the city and the progress of the war. The rewards for these blank cheques are lucrative, but they are meaningless. If the Falling Goose Army comes in, what is the point of all this?

Lu Zhongtian looked very happy, he ignored the reluctance of the ministers, he thought that he had been very kind to them, and they should be very grateful to him. What's more, I completed the reward.

"Liu Zhenbang, what are I going to do next?" Lu Zhongtian's excited expression seemed a little nervous, a little weird and unspeakable.

Liu Zhenbang said: "Your Majesty, the next step is to worship heaven and earth, and then the holy car will go out on patrol, accept the congratulations and bows of the people, and celebrate with the people." ”

"Okay, then let's go on and worship heaven and earth, right? Okay, all of you come with me, and I will go and worship heaven and earth, and thank Heaven for his favor. Lu Zhongtian said in a loud voice.

"Your Majesty!" Chen Jue finally couldn't help but speak again.

"What? Chen Jue, you are my privy envoy, I am not thin on you. I have said long ago that as long as you follow me faithfully, I will treat you well. I made you a privy councillor, isn't that what you have in mind? I have also made you a prince, and from then on you will be a prominent family and a princely family. Hehe. Come with me to worship heaven and earth. As long as I am still the emperor, you will follow me to enjoy the glory and wealth and enjoy the supreme glory. Lu Zhongtian glared at Chen Jue and said, with a smile on his mouth, but his eyes seemed to be full of excitement.

Chen Jue didn't say more, he knew that Lu Zhongtian completely didn't allow him to say more, he knew what he was going to tell him, he knew everything, but he just didn't want to hear it.

Lu Zhongtian stepped down from the throne, and the ministers got up and bowed down to greet him. Lu Zhongtian walked out of the main hall of the Chongzheng Hall step by step through the passage between the general ministers and came to the steps. The sunlight outside was very dazzling, Lu Zhongtian covered the dazzling sunlight with his hands, and looked at the family members and servants brought by the hundreds of officials kneeling in the square, his face was expressionless.

He squinted in the direction of Nancheng in the distance, listened attentively, and suddenly had a strange expression on his face. For the roar of siege firearms in the distance, which had been lingering in my ears, seemed to have stopped. Drums around you

Le Sizhu didn't know when it stopped. So all of a sudden, the surroundings became very quiet. You can hear the wind blowing through the treetops and the fluttering of birds flying through the wings in the air. The nose smells the fragrance of spring flowers and plants, and the air is full of warm and sweet smells. Lu Zhongtian turned around and looked at the ministers who followed respectfully behind him, looked at the majestic and gorgeous palace in front of him, and felt strange in his heart.

"What if...... How nice it would be to be able to really become an emperor and enjoy the glory of the last few years of his life. The roar of the firearms has stopped, has the siege stopped? Still is...... Has the city been broken? Lu Zhongtian thought in his heart, and slowly walked down the high steps and walked towards the square. A high platform was temporarily erected on the square to worship the heavens, and the worship to the heavens was carried out on the high platform.

At this moment, a fast horse galloped forward, and the knight on the horse rushed into the square despite the shouts of the Praetorian guards. Lu Zhongtian frowned and squinted at the past, he recognized this person, it was Yan Lianshan, the deputy commander of the Guards Infantry Division, who was also the person who went out of his prime minister's mansion, and was one of his loyal former guards. The expression on Yan Lianshan's face at this moment was frightened and anxious, the armor on his body was full of dust, the helmet was gone, and his hair was scattered and fluffy, looking disheveled. His expression gave a nervous suffocation.

"What kind of person, so bold, dare to ride a horse in the palace and take him down." Liu Zhenbang shouted loudly.

The guards rushed forward to stop him, Yan Lianshan scolded loudly, and shouted: "I want to see Lu Xiang, I want to see Lu Xiang to report something important." ”

"What Lu Xiang, now he is the emperor. Hello bold. Someone angrily rebuked.

Lu Zhongtian frowned and said in a deep voice: "Let him come over, don't stop him." ”

Yan Lianshan rolled the saddle and dismounted, galloped up the steps, came to Lu Zhongtian, and said anxiously: "Lu Xiang...... No...... Your Majesty, I have come to report on the orders of Yuan Ping and Wang Jun...... Message. ”

Yan Lianshan realized that the occasion was wrong, and it seemed that the news should not be reported to Lu Zhongtian on such an occasion, so he swallowed it halfway through the words.

Lu Zhongtian said softly: "Isn't it ......?" Isn't it......? ”

Lu Zhongtian's words were only half asked, but Yan Lianshan understood what he was going to ask, nodded slowly, and said in a dumb voice: "Yes...... They...... Came in. ”

Lu Zhongtian's body shook and his eyes closed. When he opened his eyes, there was a smile on his lips.

"I know, you can go. I will worship heaven and earth. Go ahead and tell Wang Jun and Yuan Ping that the two of them have been made dukes, one is the Duke of Guangping and the other is the Duke of Yong'an. I also appointed them as Privy Councillors. By the way, there are still you, Lianshan, I also made you a marquis. Hehe, I'm not kind to you. Go, I'm going to worship heaven and earth, don't disturb me again, don't come and disturb me. Today is my great day, why do you all come to disturb me? Can't you let me ascend the throne properly? You just won't let me be quiet. ”

Lu Zhongtian walked down the steps slowly, passing by Yan Lianshan, and seemed to be talking to Yan Lianshan, but it was more like muttering to himself.

Yan Lianshan looked at the people who followed Lu Zhongtian with a shocked expression, his eyes were full of questions, and he didn't know what happened to Lu Xiang.

"The city is broken? The southern city was broken, and the Luoyan army came in. ”

Beyond the palace walls in the distance, the noise of the market was loud, and the shouts of the people in surprise or panic could be clearly heard, which reached the ears of Lu Zhongtian and his civil and military officials.