In the Wuying Palace, the ministers mourned and cried, and the sound shook the clouds.

Xiao Fan hid without a trace among the weeping ministers, knelt on the ground like everyone else, did not dare to raise his head, and cried with the ministers.

A generation of emperors passed away and returned to heaven, and this emperor is a famous founding monarch in history, he created the last Han dynasty in ancient Chinese history, such great achievements, such eloquent strategies, it stands to reason that Xiao Fan should feel sad and regretful.

However, this brilliant emperor had killed him several times during his lifetime, and such an experience was as close as yesterday, how could he grieve over the death of this emperor?

Xiao Fan is just like his name, he is just an ordinary person, with love and hate, a narrow side, a righteous side, and of course, a little cautious.

Strictly speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang is considered to have a grudge against him, and if he puts aside his previous life, attempted murder is also called a crime.

Today, he said that he was angry and killed Lao Zhu, which can be regarded as a report and a report, which is very in line with the cycle of cause and effect mentioned by Buddhism.

The previous Liang Zi was written off, but it made him sad, he couldn't do it, to be honest, he didn't learn Zhuge Liang and ran to Zhou Yu's coffin while crying and scolding Huai, he felt that he was already very kind.

But what should be done is still to be done, at this moment his identity is a courtier, the emperor is dead, the courtier must cry, whether it is true or false, the more tears fall at this time, the more loyal he is,—— there are many emperors in history who died, and the minister cried and cried and died in front of the jade steps, but Xiao Fan didn't plan to do this, he actually thought that the ministers who were killed were because they were too into the play, and they didn't control the strength of their heads hitting the jade steps, and the result was tragic...... It's okay to cry on your knees and show your loyalty, but don't play with it...... Xiao Fan is crying very sadly now, which can be regarded as grief-stricken, the tears on his face are snotty, and the messy appearance is not only disgusting, but of course it shows his loyalty.

He hid among the ministers, crying while raising his eyes and quietly looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's body not far ahead.

Seeing several imperial doctors wiping their tears to diagnose Zhu Yuanzhang's pulse, and rolling his eyelids again, Xiao Fan cried and cried and was shocked, his eyes flickered non-stop, and he looked very weak.

Will the ancient doctors find out that Zhu Yuanzhang was actually angry to death? They're not that powerful, are they?

Fortunately, the imperial doctors were really as useless as Xiao Fan imagined, and after a while, all the imperial doctors glanced at each other, then nodded, and then, a yellow silk covered Zhu Yuanzhang's lifeless remains.

The moment the yellow silk lid was on, the louder the kneeling ministers in the hall wept, and the sound could shake the sky.

Zhu Yunwen knelt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang's body, crying so much that his eyes were red and swollen, and he almost fainted, and the eunuch kneeling next to him had to hold him left and right.

Huang Zicheng knelt behind Zhu Yunwen and cried breathlessly, and the muddy old tears flowed down his face to the placket, still beating his chest and howling.

This is a real loyal minister, all his life abiding by the teachings of the sage "monarchs and ministers", Zhu Yuanzhang's death is a huge blow to Huang Zicheng, this blow is not because of personal feelings, but out of the country's social feelings, the country's great public feelings.

At this moment, compared to Xiao Fan's fake howl, Huang Zicheng's personality is naturally much more noble than him.

More than 100 ministers in the Wuying Hall cried loudly, and the hall was full of sorrow, and the atmosphere was sad and painful.

Huang Zicheng wiped away his old tears, looked back and looked around, and saw more than 20 princes kneeling not far behind Zhu Yunwen crying crookedly, very sad, Huang Zicheng suddenly felt shocked, and immediately woke up from his grief.

Now is not the time to grieve! There's a big deal to be done yet!

Huang Zicheng hurriedly stood up, stood sideways beside the kneeling ministers, cleared his throat, choked and shouted: "Colleagues, stop grieving!" Listen to the old man! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang killed countless ministers in his life, and the ministers respected and feared him, but they really couldn't produce much affection for the monarchs and ministers, and crying at this time was just a scene, showing loyalty, hearing Huang Zicheng stand up and speak, the hall quickly quieted down, leaving only Zhu Yunwen sobbing intermittently.

Huang Zicheng wiped away a handful of tears again, choked up: "Your Majesty has died, and the dragon has returned to heaven, this is my great misfortune!" National mourning! The whole country grieves, and trillions of people mourn together! But...... As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, we must not forget the public because of selfishness, now the country has lost the British master, the dynasty has no Ming said, but the country can not be without a master, the sky can not be without a name, the old man is not talented, and the courage is displayed in your colleagues, at this moment, the first priority for us to do is to ask the first emperor to leave the will, support the new master, and then discuss the funeral of the first emperor, do you think so? ”

When the ministers heard this, they nodded yes.

More than 20 princes glanced at each other, and finally nodded in response.

Huang Zicheng saw that the princes were silent, and his long-hanging heart was slightly lowered, so he said in a deep voice: "Please ask Lord Zheng Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, to please give the will of the first emperor and show it to the civil and military princes of the Manchu Dynasty!" ”

Hearing this, Zheng Yi stood up, took out a roll of yellow silk from his sleeve, walked to the ministers, and then slowly unfolded the yellow silk, his face was solemn and calm, and he said loudly: "The first emperor's last order is here, and the ministers bow down——"

The ministers shouted long live and bowed to the ground.

Zheng Yi read in a deep voice: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: I have been in the Mandate of Heaven for thirty years, and I am worried about danger, and I am diligent and not slack, so as to benefit the people." Nai is from a humble beginning, without the knowledge of the ancients, good and evil, not far away. Now we have the natural principle of all things, and there is a sense of ridicule and sorrow. The emperor's grandson Yunwen is filial piety, the world is in the heart, and it is appropriate to ascend to the throne. Internal and external civil and military ministers work together to assist the government to reassure our people. Funeral rituals, no gold and jade. The mountains and rivers of Xiaoling are not changed because of this. The subjects of the world, crying for three days, are all relieved, and there is no harm in marrying. The kings are in the kingdom, and they do not go to the capital. Those who are not in the order will be pushed to do so. Chin this! ”

After the will was recited, the ministers in the hall were crying again, and they bowed down one after another.

Huang Zicheng stood up, slowly glanced at the ministers, his eyes deliberately stayed on the more than 20 princes who had entered Beijing, and said in a deep voice: "The last emperor's order is here, do you have any doubts about the vassal kings and colleagues?" ”

In the will, it was said that the kings did not need to enter Beijing to mourn, but since the vassal kings had already entered Beijing, this sentence was naturally ignored by everyone.

The vassal kings looked left and right, looking at each other with a hesitant expression.

Among them, Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, is the youngest, just turned twenty years old, but he is already the uncle of Zhu Yunwen in the same year, Zhu Quan's temper is the most straightforward and hot, because his brotherly relationship with King Yan is quite deep, Zhu Di had faintly said that Zhu Yunwen could not tolerate people's grievances when he was in Beijing, so Zhu Quan raised his head and asked with a little disbelief when he heard this: "The fourth brother Yan Wang has not arrived in Beijing, is it too anxious to support the new monarch at this time?" Why not finish the funeral ceremony of the first emperor, and after the fourth brother enters Beijing, all the people of the royal family will gather to discuss the establishment of the new monarch? ”

Xiao Fan raised his eyebrows when he heard this, at the critical moment of supporting the new monarch, he couldn't be sideways, he was too sensitive at this time, and anyone who dared to stand in the way of Zhu Yunwen's accession to the throne should be regarded as an enemy.

So Xiao Fan straightened up and gestured to Cao Yi, who was standing with his sword outside the palace gate.

Cao Yi nodded very tacitly, and soon, there was a slight chaotic sound of footsteps outside the hall, and hundreds of Jinyi guard captains entered the main hall, and everyone with a murderous aura, faintly surrounded the vassal kings in a circle, staring at the vassal kings motionlessly.

The atmosphere of grief and grief in the hall suddenly changed, becoming solemn and tense, and the murderous aura gradually permeated the main hall.

The ministers were so shocked that they all fell to the ground and did not dare to move.

Zhu Yunwen looked sad and heartbroken, staring at Zhu Yuanzhang's body, his eyes were full of confusion and panic, and he didn't know anything about what was happening outside his body.

The vassal kings were stunned by Jinyiwei's action, and then more than 20 princes were furious, and the noise was endless.

Zhu Quan said angrily: "Xiao Fan, what do you mean by this?" Supporting the new monarch is my heavenly business, do you dare to be disrespectful to the prince? ”

Xiao Fan stood up, his expression was calm, he brushed his hair in a chic manner, and said slowly: "His Royal Highness King Ning, the heavenly family is not a one-person family, everyone in the world is watching here, supporting the new monarch is the will of the first emperor, the lower official is a Ming courtier, and Jinyiwei is only responsible for His Majesty the Emperor, he only knows how to act according to the order, and if he dares to disobey the will, the lower official can not care whether you are the prince or not, you should still be caught!" ”

Huang Zicheng, who was standing far away, heard Xiao Fan say this, and cast a rare look of appreciation at him.

Although the two have different political views and are incompatible in the court, they have one thing in common after all, that is, they support Zhu Yunwen with all their might.

Zhu Quan saw that the situation in the palace had become tense, and the Jinyi guards were looking at him with great concern, and there was a great sense that they would take him down if they disagreed.

Zhu Quan is not a reckless man, under the weak strength, it is naturally inconvenient to oppose it again, and it is unstoppable to support the new monarch, whether it is the name or the righteousness and orthodoxy, Zhu Yunwen's accession to the throne is not picky.

So Zhu Quan cautiously glanced at the silent Zhu Yunwen, then lowered his head, snorted stupidly, and said: "This king didn't say that he didn't obey the will of the first emperor, Xiao Fan, you made such a big move, don't you think it's too much of a fuss?" ”

Xiao Fan saw that Zhu Quan was soft, and naturally he was happy to give him a step, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Ning is serious, and the lower officials are only shallow in their studies, and sometimes they can't understand the words, which often causes misunderstandings...... Hehe. ”

Xiao Fan's words seemed to be serious, Zhu Quan was drenched in cold sweat when he heard it, and forced a smile and said: "Commander Xiao is too worried, this Wang Sheng's surname can't hide his words, and he is used to going straight to it, some words are obviously not malicious, but in the ears of others, it has become another layer of meaning......"

Under the pressure of the sword soldiers, Zhu Quan finally changed his attitude.

Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said with a smile: "The prince's meaning is very much agreed with the lower officials, people's language is so wonderful, sometimes the difference between one word is often different, for example, the prince is emotionally attached to a certain woman, and the lower official praises the prince for being an infatuated man, which is a good word, but if the lower official says that you are an 'idiot', the meaning is different......"

Zhu Quan: "............"

Xiao Fan saw that everyone was speechless looking at him, and couldn't help but be inexplicable, turned his head and asked Cao Yi beside him, "What's wrong with this group of people?" Is my joke cold? ”

Cao Yi wiped his sweat: "...... I don't know about others, but I had a cold war anyway. ”

Huang Zicheng saw that the situation had been decided, and hurriedly shouted: "Kings and colleagues in the court, I will first worship the first emperor, and then see the new monarch with the gift of monarchs and ministers!" ”

Everyone looked stunned, so they bowed three times and nine times to Zhu Yuanzhang's body, and then bowed three times and nine times to Zhu Yunwen again, officially bowing in front of Zhu Yunwen with the courtesy of a monarch and minister.

"The first emperor is not far away, the new monarch is established, take advantage of the time, inherit the way of heaven, and more than the holy dynasty, the monarch is used to show his virtue, long live my emperor, long live long live——"

All the ministers bowed in unison, and for the first time, they officially visited Zhu Yunwen with the etiquette of seeing the king of the courtiers.

Zhu Yunwen was supported by the eunuchs and stood in front of Zhu Yuanzhang's body, looking at the ministers saluting him, his pale and handsome face was a little dazed.

"You...... You guys...... Let's all go flat. Zhu Yunwen said nervously.

"Your Majesty!" Huang Zicheng couldn't see it, and stood up and said in a deep voice: "According to the court, the new monarch should be invited by the ministers three times, and the new monarch will resign three times, you ...... You're so out of order! ”

Zhu Yunwen became even more panicked when he heard this, and said more and more nervously: "Huh? That's right...... Then I don't deserve it. ”

Huang Zicheng's old face suddenly darkened with anger: "............"

(To be continued)