Chapter 313: The New Monarch Ascends the Throne
Similarly, in addition to Empress Cui and Ji Qian and Cui Jingsheng in the main hall, there are also the second prince Ji Ping and the secretary of the ministry Wang You, the third prince Ji Hongchang and the military department Shangshu Liu Pingyuan and others The faces are also very ugly. They didn't expect that the person who inherited the throne on Emperor Yan's edict would be Ji Wen, and they didn't believe that this was the real edict, even if it was determined by Bai Jin, Li Muzhi and Pei Wenju. But they dare not speak out.
Because Ji Qingchen has blocked the imperial city and besieged the Taiji Palace, they just want to send someone out of Lu to order the army to attack the city to rescue themselves, and then it is impossible to see the edict in Ji Qingchen's hand in person, so they can only endure it. None of them are stupid, they know that against Ji Qingchen and Ji Wen at this time, they have only one end, and they can only be blood-spattered Taiji Palace.
Therefore, in this case, they were unwilling and could only swallow their anger and agreed to Ji Qingchen's suggestion to let Ji Wen ascend the throne and become emperor.
"You-you, you rebel son, how can you change your father's edict? This edict is fake, fake, the heir to the edict is my son Qian'er-" Empress Cui pounced on Ji Qingchen like crazy, and at the same time yelled in her mouth.
It's just that she stopped when she was only three steps away from Ji Qingchen when she was only three steps away, it was not she who took the initiative to stop, but two guards from the Xiao Cavalry Battalion stepped forward to block her way. It takes a lot of power and courage to dare to block the path of the current queen, but the small cavalry camp guards can do it. Because the person who Empress Cui attacked was Ji Qingchen, the one who dared to influence the heir of the new monarch now.
"Shut her up, don't let her yell, what is the Taiji Hall yelling like!" Ji Qingchen said coldly.
"No!" The two guards of the cavalry battalion received the order, and they didn't know where Lu Dao took out a rag and gagged Queen Cui's mouth, so that Queen Cui couldn't speak, and could only struggle to look at Ji Qingchen.
Seeing that the dignified queen mother was mercilessly restrained by Ji Qingchen, the ministers in the hall were shocked by this practice of killing chickens and monkeys, and they looked at each other and lowered their heads very interestingly.
And at this time, a group of ministers who should have supported Ji Wen found that Ji Qingchen was supporting Ji Wen to ascend the throne and become emperor, and they realized what Ji Qingchen meant at this moment, so they hurriedly shouted immediately, "Since the emperor's edict has an order, please also ask the Fourth Highness to ascend the throne and become the emperor!" β
"Since the edict of the first emperor has an order, please also ask the fourth highness to ascend the throne and become the emperor!" The ministers were stunned for a moment, then immediately came back to their senses and shouted not to be left behind. Seeing that the ministers all opened their mouths to let Ji Wen ascend the throne, Bai Jin and Li Muzhi had already Pei Wenju glanced at each other, and then at Ji Qingchen, who was murderous and would be killed if everyone objected, and the three of them also said loudly, "Since the emperor's edict has a fate, please also ask the fourth highness to ascend the throne and become the emperor!" β
Even Bai Jin and Li Muzhi have already Pei Wenju supported Ji Wen's ascension to the throne and became emperor, and the children of the clan did not dare to lag behind when they saw this, such as the fifth prince, the sixth prince and the seventh prince, etc., also said, "Since the edict of the first emperor has an order, please also ask the fourth highness to ascend the throne and become the emperor!" β
At this time, there are only a few ministers left in the main hall who have supported the two of them, such as Liu Pingyuan and Wang You, and they have moved their eyes to Ji Ping and Ji Hongchang, because they are the only two of them, if the two of them don't play at this time, they will bow their heads, they will support Ji Wen's ascension to the throne and become the emperor, and they will also suffer from Yuchi because of these two people.
Suddenly, the eyes of the ministers in the main hall all moved to the two of them.
"What do the second and third brothers mean?" At this time, Ji Qingchen spoke, and when he spoke, his tone was very respectful to the two of them, but who could see that at this time, Ji Qingchen's hands were already on the saber on his waist. This action doesn't need him to say anything, everyone understands what is going on in his heart.
"Two highnesses, just now the old man, Li Muzhi, and Pei Wenju have already experienced His Majesty's edict, it's true!" Seeing this, Bai Jin hurriedly spoke. Because he was afraid that Ji Ping and Ji Hongchang would still want to resist and provoke Ji Qingchen and be killed. For him, whether it is Ji Ping or Ji Hongchang, they are both talented people, Dayan is in a difficult moment, it is when there is a lack of such talents, at this time, as long as the two can be used properly, there is absolutely only benefit and no harm.
And Ji Pinghao Ji Hongchang knew the meaning of Ji Qingchen's actions, and also understood the meaning of Bai Jin's words, the two glanced at each other, and said with difficulty, "Fourth brother, since your father's edict made you ascend the throne and become the emperor, you can succeed to the throne quickly!" β
After the two of them said this, they didn't pay attention to the people in the hall anymore.
"Lao Jiu-this-" Ji Wen was very worried in his heart, the inside and outside of the hall were all Ji Qingchen's army, and he didn't want to do something stupid and lose his life now, because he wasn't sure if this was Ji Qingchen's sincerity or testing him.
"Dayan is in a difficult moment, and he needs four to ascend the throne to deal with national affairs, so don't hesitate to do so!" Ji Qingchen said, his tone was very sincere.
The fourth prince Ji Wen saw that Ji Qingchen was very sincere, not like he was cheating, and seeing that everyone supported him to ascend the throne and become emperor, as well as Emperor Yan's edict, even if he felt very confused in his heart, he hesitated for a moment and agreed.
Seeing that the fourth prince Ji Wen agreed, the ministers in the hall immediately breathed a sigh of relief, they were afraid that Ji Wen would not agree, and then Ji Qingchen would cut off their heads in order to kill chickens and monkeys.
In this way, under the instruction of Ji Qingchen, except for Queen Cui and Ji Qian, who had been restrained, even Cui Jingsheng did not dare to resist, and everyone supported Ji Wen to inherit the position of the monarch of Dayan.
Because the ministers were all in the Taiji Palace, and the main hall was besieged by Ji Qingchen's army, Ji Wen's level ceremony was very simple, that is, Ji Qingchen asked Zhang Rang to go to the palace to find a dragon robe that Emperor Yan did not wear for Ji Wen to wear, let Ji Wen ascend the throne of the Taiji Palace, and then let the ministers bow three times and knock nine times!
"See Your Majestyβ" When the ministers knelt on the main hall and bowed to Ji Wen, Ji Wen, who was high above, was a little in a trance. He was a little uncomfortable, but he still couldn't help but didn't get up, and he forcibly accepted the great gift from the ministers, but in fact, he didn't dare to accept Ji Qingchen's big gift, because he always felt that it was not his father's intention to let him ascend the throne and be the emperor, but his younger brother's meaning.
However, after receiving everyone's courtesy, he was the emperor of Dayan, so he suppressed the other thoughts in his heart, and said loudly, "Zhongqing, let's be even-"
Just when everyone got up, everyone hadn't spoken yet, and they heard Ji Wen say, "This time, I - ascended the throne and became the emperor, and Ji Qingchen, the king of Northern Liao, made great contributions, and now my first will is - please ask the prime minister to immediately draft a decree, and the king of Northern Liao, Ji Qingchen, will destroy Beirong in the north, and send troops north to Ningzhou to block the national iron cavalry, and send troops to Xizhou to block the Xishu army, and his loyalty to Dayan can be seen. β
As soon as the new monarch Ji Wen said this, the ministers in the hall all gasped, the king of the council, or the king of the council who presides over the affairs of the Great Yan military state, this power is too great, right? It is not an exaggeration to describe it as against the sky. Because this is the existence of being able to dominate the Privy Council and the political hall, it is comparable to the existence of Emperor Dayan, except for the difference in title. And Ji Qingchen's purpose in rewarding Ji Qingchen is very clear, that is, to hand over the national affairs to Ji Qingchen, so that Ji Qingchen can manage the government with him and deal with major military affairs.
Pei Wenju was only stunned for a moment, and immediately bowed down to draft the edict, while Ji Qingchen only bowed slightly, even if he received the holy decree.
And the second prince Ji Ping and the third prince Ji Hongchang heard Ji Wen's reward for Ji Qingchen, and the two had to admire Ji Wen's courage and dared to hand over half of the power to Ji Qingchen, no wonder Ji Qingchen would let him ascend the throne and become the emperor, if they ascended the throne and became the emperor, even if Ji Qingchen did his best in this, they would not be able to be so generous as Ji Wen.
"As for the political affairs hall, there will be Prime Minister Lao, and the Privy Council will be handed over to Li Aiqing." Ji Wen said to Pei Wenju and Li Muzhi. The reason for giving such an order to Pei Wenju is because Pei Wenju is Ji Wen's henchman, and he trusts Li Muzhi so much because Ji Wenzhi Dao Ji Qingchen trusts Li Muzhi very much, and Li Muzhi is now Ji Qingchen's person.
As for Bai Jin, he didn't say anything, because he knew that even if he gave Bai Jin a position, Bai Jin would not accept it.
"Weichen commanded-" Pei Wenju and Li Muzhi came out.
"What else does the ninth brother have to say?" Ji Wen asked Ji Qingchen.
"Let the Privy Council order to take back the right to mobilize the armies of King's Landing, concentrate the military power in the Privy Council, and as for the task of guarding King's Landing, hand it over to the 100,000 iron horsemen under His Majesty!" Ji Qingchen thought for a while and said. Now Ji Wen's Great Yan Monarch, if he doesn't have an iron horse by his side, how can he be able to suppress Ji Ping and Ji Hongchang? That's why Ji Qingchen said this, collected the army of King's Landing to the Privy Council, and then transferred Ji Wen's 100,000 iron cavalry to the city to control the city defense of King's Landing, so that Ji Wen's throne was temporarily consolidated.
"Well, what the ninth brother said is right, I will order it now." Ji Wen nodded slightly and gave an order to Li Mu. And Li Muzhi understood the meaning of Ji Qingchen, he bowed down to receive the order, and left the hall in a hurry.
Because at this time, whether it is Ji Qian, Ji Ping and Ji Hongchang are in the Taiji Palace, whether it is the army inside or outside the city, it is in a state of leaderlessness, which is very beneficial for him to accept the military power at this time.
"I don't know what His Majesty Dao will do with them-" Just as Li Muzhi left the Taiji Palace, Ji Ping, the second prince who had already surrendered, asked.
He is like provoking the relationship between Ji Wen and Ji Qingchen, because if Ji Wen disposes of Queen Cui and Ji Qian, he will be infamous for cannibalism and fratricide, even if Queen Cui is not Ji Wen's mother. But if you don't deal with Queen Cui and Ji Qian, Ji Qingchen on the side will definitely not agree.
"What does the ninth brother mean?" Ji Wen asked Ji Qingchen.
He didn't dare to make decisions on this issue, not that he didn't dare, but he believed that Ji Qingchen, who hated Queen Cui and Ji Qian, had more right to speak.
"The eighth prince Ji Qian conspired against rebellion, and should be imprisoned for life, as for the queen mother, she is the mastermind of Ji Qian's rebellion, so she will be sent to Guanghan Palace!" Ji Qingchen said unceremoniously.
Convicting Ji Qian of rebellion is tantamount to sealing the retreat of Ji Qian and Empress Cui. And imprisoning Ji Qian for life is just in line with Ji Wen's style, as for the Guanghan Palace is a cold palace, it is a heavy punishment to beat Queen Cui into the cold palace.
"Cui Jingsheng's charges will be handed over to the Criminal Department!" Ji Qingchen continued.
"That's it!" Ji Wen agreed without hesitation.
At this time, the ministers in the main hall had already seen the relationship between Ji Wen and Ji Qingchen, and their eyes on Ji Qingchen were different from when Ji Qingchen was named the king of the council, and the three divisions of the palace were opened.