The Taihe Hall is used by the emperor to hold the enthronement ceremony, the grand court meeting and other grand celebrations.

At this time, in the empty hall, his gaze spread upwards along the high steps, and at the top of the steps was the huge dragon chair flying in the Nine Dragons, silently staring at the void under the steps.

At the foot of the stairs, a tall figure stood there, quietly looking at the dragon chair, not knowing what to think.

There was a sound of footsteps coming from behind him, sounding a little hesitant.

Jiang Chuan already knew who was coming, he didn't look back, and said lightly: "Elder Ge is here." Presumably there is some resentment towards this king in my heart, right? ”

The person who came was Xia Junze, he came three meters behind Jiang Chuan, but when he heard this, he was stunned, and after hesitating for a moment, he nodded and said: "Your Highness is aware of it, and the minister is indeed a little unhappy in his heart." The minister thought that he was already a person of His Royal Highness, but he didn't want His Highness to do something big today, but the minister didn't know anything, so he had to make the minister think that he was abandoned by His Highness. ”

Jiang Chuan was slightly stunned, he didn't expect this Xia Junze to be so straightforward, and laughed: "People say that Xia Cannon is upright, and this king can be regarded as a leader today." If you are uneven, you will scream, and if you don't vomit or be unhappy, it is the true character of a man, and this king hopes that the elder can continue to be upright, and he will eventually become a sweet-mouthed sword. ”

Without waiting for Xia Junze to answer, Jiang Chuan finally turned around, walked to Xia Junze a meter away and looked at him and said, "Yes, there is indeed something important to do tonight." What this king wants is very simple, that is, he wants the emperor to hand over the burden of this empire now, and his shoulders are too immature to bear it at all. In addition, there are many moths and fleas in this court, and they jump up and down, although they are not fatal, but they are very annoying, so this king plans to use the emperor's banquet to exterminate these insects tonight. ”

Xia Junze was stunned, obviously he didn't expect Jiang Chuan to be so straightforward, but he was so understated. What seems to others to be an earth-shattering event is a matter of exterminating a few fleas in his mouth.

What's more, he didn't expect Jiang Chuan's movements to be so fast.

Jiang Chuan looked at his expression and smiled slightly: "Elder Ge doesn't need to be surprised, this king can't wait so much, not because he yearns for that position, but because this king doesn't want to delay too much time, because this king still has a lot to do, and he doesn't want to spend on some unnecessary things, and he doesn't want the people sitting in that seat to point fingers at this king." ”

"I didn't tell the elder about this matter, it's not that I don't trust the elder of the pavilion, and I don't think it's necessary, because this matter is actually not a big deal for this king. In the past, when Emperor Ling was in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the ten permanent servants were in chaos, and the ministers were helpless and discussed. Only Cao Mengde is a true hero, saying that only one jailer can solve the ten permanent servants. It's a pity that the ministers finally led Dong Zhuo into Beijing, which led to Dong Zhuo's dictatorship and chaos, which caused chaos in the world. ”

"For today's affairs, this king only needs a team of personal guards to do it. In that case, why bother. After tonight, there will inevitably be some turmoil in the imperial court, and it is the time when the elders need to help. Why should the elder be worried and have nothing to do? ”

Regarding Jiang Chuan's explanation, Xia Junze could only acquiesce. It's just that he hesitated for a moment and then said, "I don't know what happened to Your Majesty?" ”

"Elder Ge is relieved, this king promised you, naturally he will not break his promise. As long as the emperor can cooperate with this king tonight, his emperor can still continue to be in office. If not, the king can only be replaced. Jiang Chuan smiled faintly.

Xia Junze's heart was awe-inspiring, and he didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only secretly hope in his heart that the emperor would not do stupid things.

By this time the sky had completely darkened, and the palace was lit up everywhere, and it was brightly lit.

Jiang Chuan looked at Xia Junze's expression, and probably understood his mood at this time, and smiled slightly: "The hour is almost up, let's go to the Imperial Garden together." ”

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At this time, in the huge water pavilion of the Imperial Garden, there were already tables and tables placed in pairs, and there were brocade piers behind the tables.

At this time, all kinds of melons and fruits, snacks, and cold dishes have been placed on the table.

One by one, the palace maids and eunuchs shuttled back and forth, and continued to place food and wine on them.

At this time, there were already various officials and noble clans sitting behind many tables, and the crowd sat down left and right according to the civil and military grades.

Although these people were sitting now, they all turned a blind eye to the food in front of them, and their faces were uneasy, and their eyes were intertwined with each other, and of course more people's eyes fell on the empty seats in front of them.

At the end of the pavilion there was a small platform along the steps with a table larger than the others, and a dragon chair behind it, apparently the Emperor's place.

On the left and right sides of this table, a slightly smaller table is placed diagonally, which is generally prepared for the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother.

The first table on the left at the bottom of the stairs is also empty, and this position is usually occupied by the head of the hundred officials, that is, the head of the cabinet.

The first table on the right hand is also empty behind it, and this seat is usually reserved for the clan with the title.

In the past, it was either a certain prince of the Ji family's clan sitting here.

And today, everyone knows that there will be a prince who is not a member of the clan. And this is obviously the absolute protagonist of tonight, and it is also very likely to be the absolute protagonist of tomorrow for decades to come.

And the eyes of the hundred officials were mainly wandering back and forth with these empty table cases, while whispering to the people beside them.

And around the entire Water Pavilion, there were already silver armor shining Qin King Tie Guards, and their indifferent and murderous eyes swept back and forth, making these powerful people who usually show off their might in front of people feel like a thorn in their backs.

Everyone was vaguely aware of the earth-shaking changes that were going to take place tonight, and many people were nervously swallowing their saliva, and their hearts were beating like a rapid war drum.

They don't know what their fate will turn tonight, whether they will sink with the old ship or climb into the new ship and start a new voyage.

No one knows, because the people who want to hug King Qin's thigh in the past few days have been turned away, and no one knows what King Qin thinks and what he will do.

Among these people, there is no one who is the most nervous than Liu Lin, the Duke of Wei.

He sat behind the table, his face expressionless, but his palms under the table were already sweating slightly.

His gaze kept scanning the eunuchs back and forth, hoping to see the familiar face.

But after looking at it for a long time, he still didn't see that face appear, and he didn't even find any of the nails he had planted in the palace in the past.

This made his uneasy heart sink even more, could it be that something was wrong?

At this moment, a shout came from the end of the covered bridge leading to the water pavilion: "His Royal Highness King Qin has arrived!" ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and hurriedly got up and looked in the direction where the voice came from.

Liu Lin, the Duke of Wei, was so frightened by this voice that he almost fell off the Jindun. Fortunately, he was also athletic, and his arm was propped up on the ground, so he didn't fall, and hurriedly stood up with everyone, looking in the direction of Jiang Chuan's eyes full of resentment and fear.