At the beginning of the sixth day of the first month, the sky was already bright, and there were still only soldiers and armor shuttling in the palace, and there were no eunuchs and palace maids, nor did they see the courtiers walking back and forth. The ministers in the Fengcui Palace were also anxiously waiting for news.

At the beginning of the year, there was finally news from the Yaqian Palace. Zhang Lin, the left commander of the Imperial Forest Army, escorted a little eunuch to Fengcui Palace to deliver a decree and summoned Zuo Xianglan and Huang Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, which surprised Wenchen and the generals, because this summons was in the form of an emperor's edict, but they did not know which emperor.

No one knows whether Lu Dao is now denying the question of the successor candidate. No one believed that the rebellion had been quelled now, because it was not the Imperial Forest Army that was walking around outside the Fengcui Palace, but the rebels who had entered the palace last night, and they had not retreated until now.

Zhang Lin, the left commander of the Imperial Forest Army, is an old subordinate of Lan and his son Lan Jing, so the two have some friendship, Lan He received the order, stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "But the emperor summoned him?" ”

"Exactly." Zhang Lin replied.

Lan He still wanted to ask some clarification, but seeing the complicated look on Zhang Lin's face, he didn't ask anymore, and now it was useless to ask anything. If you want to know what is going on, you will naturally know when you go to Yaqian Palace.

"Trouble Commander Zhang Zuo and this father-in-law to lead the way."

Lan He and Huang Cheng went out of Fengcui Palace, and the palace gate was not closed, but a group of soldiers and armor came to surround the main hall. The ministers were very nervous, and they didn't know what was going on outside, so they could only whisper at this time, speculating who was in charge of the palace now, some thought it was Liu Yu, and more thought it was Hua Ji'an. Compared with Liu Yu, these ministers and generals are more afraid of Hua Ji'an, after all, Liu Yue is the official son of the Dingguo Marquis Mansion. He also served as an official in the court and monopolized power. At least it won't be too difficult for some ministers who have nothing to do with the matter. If it is Hua Ji'an who is in power. Then these civil servants and military generals are more dangerous, and a major purge is inevitable, not to mention dismissal and loss of office, it is good to be able to save their lives.

The discussion in Fengcui Palace did not stop, Zhang Lin, the left commander of the Imperial Forest Army, went and returned, Zhang Lin did not bring the father-in-law who passed the decree this time, but he himself came with the emperor's edict, and Fengcui Palace was completely quiet. I saw Zhang Lin enter the door. On the top of the jade steps, the edict was read: "Today's noon dynasty, hundreds of officials welcome." ”

The officials looked at each other, the sixth day of the first lunar month is not the day of the noon dynasty, and the noon dynasty is held today, the meaning is extraordinary, it should be that everything has been settled, just waiting to be announced. This time, the emperor did not go up the jade steps from the side hall of Fengcui Palace, but entered through the main entrance, which is usually only when large ceremonies are held. It also needs to be welcomed by hundreds of officials, is this to welcome the new emperor to the throne?

The officials walked out of the gate of Fengcui Palace with mixed emotions. They all stood in a cluster and waited on the dan mound, in fact, they were also looking in the direction of the Yaqian Palace, but they couldn't see anything except the soldiers of the New Army who walked by from time to time. At this time, the sun has risen to the southeast mid-sky, which is already three poles above the sun, and it is almost noon time.

Among the ministers and generals of Fengcui Palace, the most accosted person now is Li Yannian, the head of the household department, although he is only a minister, but his daughter is Liu Yu's "outer house", which is no longer a secret among high-level officials. If it was Liu Yu who was wearing a dragon robe this time, then Li Yannian would be the national ruler in a blink of an eye, and at this time, the ministers did not come forward to ask questions, and by the way, they would have no chance to contact the relationship and turn back.

But when the main lord arrived, Wenchen and the generals were still a little disappointed, and the one who wore the crown to the court came, and they were quite familiar, not Liu Yu or Hua Ji'an as they expected, but the one who sat on the dragon chair in the last noon court, Su Yan.

Although the hundred officials were a little surprised, they still hurriedly knelt down to greet them, in fact, they were still a little glad in their hearts, at least it showed that the emperor had not changed, so even if the military generals were in power, a purge of Wenchen could be avoided. It's just that when they tried to look for Liu Yu and Hua Ji'an next to Su Yan or behind them, they never found it, Su Yan was surrounded by Sun Xiaoyu, the queen who was dressed in a queen's costume and had a big belly, and behind Su Yan was the Yunjin general Qi Fang, and there were many attendants behind him, but they were not the Imperial Forest Army, but the rebels. The officials found the chief eunuch Wu Gonggong in the entourage, and his emotions were the most out of control, constantly wiping tears with his sleeve.

In addition to these people, there were no left and right ministers, the Ministry of Rites, and the fourth princess Su Bi, some officials stepped forward to salute Su Yan, but they were separated by Qi Fang with a sword. The officials immediately realized that Su Yan was only a puppet emperor at most, and they moved out of the way very interestingly, and then Su Yan led his entourage into Fengcui Palace, followed by Wenchen and military generals.

At this time, in Fengcui Palace, there were still rebel soldiers with muskets, Su Yan was not surprised, he walked up the jade steps alone, every step seemed to be very heavy, and when he arrived in front of the dragon chair, he touched the handrail with his hand, and turned to face the courtiers. Wenchen and the military generals were about to wait for him to sit down and bow down, but Su Yan did not sit, but stood there without saying a word. Originally, Sun Xiaoyu, who was supposed to sit next to Su Yan at the court ceremony, didn't even climb the jade steps.

Su Yan looked at the military generals below, and the military generals also looked up at Su Yan curiously, there was rarely such a blatant look at each other between the monarchs and ministers, and Su Yan seemed to have lost the majesty of the emperors in the past, and the whole person was a little decadent when he stood there. Finally, after a short silence, Su Yan slowly opened his mouth, and his tone was also very steady, even a little depressed.

"Ladies and gentlemen...... Actually, I ...... Since becoming a country, he has been mediocre and has not done anything big, if it weren't for the king of Changye...... With the assistance of Marquis Wu Yi, I may have been ousted from the throne long ago and continued to beg for food along the streets......"

"Huh?"

The civil ministers and generals below were in an uproar, although Su Yan may have been blackmailed by the rebel generals, but how to say that the emperor is still the emperor, and the society has been preserved, and Su Yan's tone is as if he is going to give up on himself.

An old minister stepped forward and asked with a sad voice, "Your Majesty, what are you ...... What's wrong? ”

"Oh." Su Yan wiped his nose with his hand and wiped his snot very ungracefully, and said a little sadly, "Originally, I was going to announce it, but there are still some people who haven't come, and it's too early to announce it at this time." ”

When Su Yan said this, the officials below had to express their position, and quickly knelt on the ground and sighed together, and some even shed tears and cried there, as if they were crying for the emperor.

Su Yan said: "What are you crying about, wait!" ”

After saying that, Su Yan was annoyed, and really sat on the dragon chair.

Some ministers wanted to cry loudly, and the death of the country should show their integrity, but the emperor didn't do anything, and they didn't have the strength to cry, so they stopped crying and waited.

Not long after, some ministers came in in court clothes, and these were not bystanders, but some inconsequential yamen, or officials who did not enter the court yesterday. These ministers were "escorted" by the rebel soldiers, and they got together with the ministers who had been waiting in the Fengcui Palace all night, and they also happened to be the specifications of the Baiguan Wu Dynasty, and they were even bigger.

This is often not the noon dynasty, but the great pilgrimage.

In the end, Liu Wenyan rebelled or Hua Ji'an, what did Liu Wenyan and Hua Ji'an do, these are huge questions in the hearts of the military generals of Wenchen, and now the emperor has returned to Fengcui Palace, but the main characters of the rebellion did not appear.

Just when people's suspicions were getting heavier and heavier, a few more people came in front and back, Han Sheng on the right and Lan He on the left, accompanied by Su Bi and his wife, although Su Bi was also wearing court clothes at this time, she was a little unsteady when she walked, and her expression was a little cold, as if she was about to scold people in the court on weekdays.

People still haven't seen the protagonist of this rebellion, that is, the other main generals of the rebel army, including Liu Yu and Hua Ji'an, and the other generals of the original Chang'an City garrison, including Dong Shu, the commander of the Southern Chang'an Battalion, and Qu Zhu, the president of the Imperial Forest Army.

In the middle of the day, it was the beginning of the noon dynasty, and the last group of officials came in, and these people were also military generals. These people are all dressed in armor, but they don't bring weapons, led by Hua Ji'an and Huo Yuan, as well as Zhang Wuzhu and others, in fact, these people are all rebel generals. When Su Yan saw the rebels coming in, he wanted to stand up and greet him, but he seemed to be a little unwilling, so he turned his head away and didn't see it. These people didn't salute the emperor when they came in, and some of the military generals who knew Hua Ji'an immediately told each other, and people knew that Lu Dao was coming to the right place, but after taking a closer look at Hua Ji'an's actions, he just stood on the side of the generals and did not make any radical moves.

With the arrival of the rebel generals, there was still no movement in Fengcui Palace, and everyone seemed to be waiting for something to appear.

Only then did people realize that it was Liu Wenyan. All speculation is about to come to light.

When the disaster relief people were puzzled, the horn used by the army suddenly sounded outside, and all the civil and military generals looked in the direction of the door, and they took Liu Wenyan out of the crowd at a glance. Everyone said in their hearts: Here we are. But if you look closely, the panic in their hearts is even worse, because Liu Yu is not at the forefront, but together with Xu Xuanzhu, the commander of the women's army in military uniform, escorting a girl who is dressed in a gown, but does not stay in a crown, but just uses a bun to coil her hair on the top of her head, into Fengcui Palace.

Look at the gown on the girl's body, it is completely the emperor's system, written by Vientiane on the left and right, with the five-clawed golden dragon as the coat of arms.

For a time, above the court, two emperors appeared at the same time. What surprised the officials even more was that none of them recognized the girl in front of them.

After the girl, in addition to Liu Yu in a princely uniform and Xu Xuanzhu in a military uniform, as well as the president of the Imperial Forest Army Qu Zhu and the female official headed by Qu Ning, the girl dragged the long skirt of the gown to the bottom of the jade steps of the main hall, and looked at Su Yan who was facing the front, Su Yan did not come down to greet him, nor did he move. Just watched the girl walk up the jade steps and stand in front of the dragon chair. After she stood still, she gently placed her right hand on the left hand of Liu Yu, who had climbed the jade steps with her, and glanced at Liu Yu slightly sideways.

Su Yan obediently stepped aside, which was equivalent to giving up the emperor's throne.

Only then did the people in Fengcui Palace know that this was not a simple court meeting, but a prelude to a Zen ceremony. And the girl in the dragon robe is none other than Su Qi, the daughter of the former emperor and Liu Yu's wife, the fourteenth princess. (To be continued......)