Chapter 660: The Crown Prince
The rest of the rebels probably felt that victory was in sight, so they were so careless that they didn't even leave anyone behind the guards.
Qi Cheng'an came to them with people, as if he had entered a no-man's land, and one of his subordinates said to Qi Cheng'an.
"Second prince, if you knew this, your subordinates won't let you run in person, where are these people worthy of the second prince!"
And Qi Cheng'an smiled after listening to his words, looking at these drunk people who fell to the ground, he felt a burst of contempt in his heart, and the slut was no different from a dead pig in Qi Cheng'an's eyes at the moment.
"That's it, this prince is here, naturally he doesn't want to come in vain, you take someone to tie them all up, this prince wants to see with his own eyes, how they died!"
"Yes!"
After his subordinates finished speaking, they immediately followed Qi Cheng'an's instructions, these people were all people from the mother's family who abolished the queen, and they were all those who had helped the queen persecute Qi Cheng'an to a greater or lesser extent, so Qi Cheng'an did not treat them with half a distraction.
And among those who tied up these people under Qi Cheng'an's men, some of the less drunk people wanted to try to resist, but in the end, they were directly killed by Qi Cheng'an's men.
As for the rest of the people who were tied up, they were all thrown in front of Qi Cheng'an, and then Qi Cheng'an ordered everyone to be placed in a row, and they were killed one by one.
And when things developed to this point, it was finally completely over, and Qi Chengan successfully solved this rebellion, so he suddenly became a hero in the mouth of the people of Beiyan.
The people who should be executed were all executed in succession, and the streets of the imperial city have regained their former liveliness, but now there is an additional topic for chatting, and this topic is naturally about Qi Cheng'an, the second prince of Northern Yan.
"This time it's thanks to the second prince, not because of him, we don't know what will become of this city!"
"That's it, that damn fourth prince is very conniving with his subordinates, and my daughters were almost snatched away!"
"I think the second prince must be the successor to the throne in the future, if it weren't for him this time, our old emperor would have been killed by the four princes!"
"That's it, that's it!"
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The people in the imperial city have different opinions, but there is only one central idea, that is, they all believe that Qi Cheng'an will definitely be the candidate for the future crown prince, and he will definitely become a Ming monarch.
It's just that there is one thing that the people don't know now, that is, their old emperor, Qi Cheng'an's father has almost reached the point of running out of oil and lamps.
Maybe it's because of his age, or maybe he was frightened because of Qi Chengyan's affairs, but in short, the emperor is now terminally ill, and he doesn't even have the strength of the previous dynasty.
I saw that on this day, those ministers who were hiding at home finally dared to come to the court, and they entered the palace at the same time as before, but they stood on the Luan Palace and waited for a long time, but they did not wait for the arrival of the emperor.
As for the fact that the emperor is now terminally ill, although they have also heard about it, but everyone does not dare to openly talk about this matter, and only dare to talk about it quietly in private.
"Lord Wang, why did you say that the emperor hasn't come yet, shouldn't the court be open early today!"
"How do I know that Lord Chen's official position is higher than mine, don't you know the reason!"
Because the emperor never came, the ministers had already begun to discuss, and several people stood together and began to discuss the reason why the emperor did not appear.
"Lord Wang, look at what you said, no matter how high my official position is, it is only the emperor's courtier, and I dare not inquire about things that should not be inquired!"
As he spoke, Lord Chen looked at Lord Wang with a very melancholy look in his eyes, and Lord Wang also smiled embarrassedly.
And at this moment, Lord Liu, who was standing on the other side of them, also began to interject.
"Lord Chen, Lord Wang, we are all old colleagues, if there is anything else I can't say, I'm not afraid, I recently heard that the emperor is very sick, maybe he will ...... at some point."
Lord Liu didn't continue to talk in the end, this is like the two adults of King Chen, showing a look that you understand.
And the two adults Chen Wang looked at each other, and after looking at each other, they nodded to Lord Liu together.
"Alas, I'll tell you the truth, I've heard such rumors recently, but as officials of the imperial court, how can we listen to the wind and rain like the people in the market!"
"That's right, besides, the emperor didn't announce it to the public, he wants us to know, where do we dare to know, and the rebellion of the four princes not long ago, the twists and turns in this, we still don't know it!"
"It's not, the situation in the palace is changing rapidly, maybe the emperor is afraid that we will mess up first, so he will keep it secret!"
These three ministers are talking quietly and I am talking about it, and they are not afraid, and the other people around them will hear it, because most of the others are also discussing this matter.
But the emperor never appeared, and it was never a matter for the ministers to stand here for no reason, so one person had the courage to ask the palace people on the side.
"This father-in-law, do you know why the emperor has not appeared for a long time, whether it is because of the dragon's physical condition, or because of something else......"
"This adult, you shouldn't ask, don't ask, just wait with the other adults, the emperor can't hang you here for a day!"
The tone of the palace people was yin and yang, which made people feel uncomfortable to listen to, but the minister who asked was helpless, after all, the emperor was silent, and who dared to leave without permission, so now they can only wait here.
It's just that the further down the pitch, the more the ministers are talking, and there are a lot of complaints in it.
"Adults ......"
And just as the ministers were discussing hotly, the voice of a male duck suddenly sounded, so everyone looked at the source of the sound and found that the emperor's personal eunuch was standing next to the dragon chair, and he was holding a holy decree in his hand.
"Your lords have been waiting for a long time, and the slave is a little late, so I apologize to you, but the slave has brought the emperor's will, please kneel down and accept the order!"
After waiting for so long, the emperor himself did not come, but the holy decree arrived, and although the ministers looked at each other a little, they still knelt down in unison.
And after seeing everyone kneeling, the emperor's personal eunuch slowly opened the holy decree, then cleared his throat and began to read the holy decree.
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said, the existing two princes Qi Cheng'an, Wen Tao Wuluo, extraordinary appearance, talent and affection, special promotion for the crown prince of Northern Yan, I hope you will fulfill your duties in the future, do your best to assist him, admire this!"
After the eunuch finished reading, he slowly closed the holy decree, and then casually glanced at the ministers kneeling below, and found that all the ministers had a look of great surprise on their faces.