Chapter 34: The Emperor's Edict (II)
"When the weather is good, I am hereby ordered. Emperor Wei was born with the Mandate of Heaven...... "Xiao Shizhi stood in front of the ministers, holding the edict of the first emperor, word by word, not slow, "Fang Mu, the fourth son of the emperor of Xiaoyao, has a noble character, and he will be able to overcome the unification." After succeeding me to the throne, that is, the emperor's throne, that is, obeying the public opinion system. The proclamation is known to the Chinese and foreign, and the salty envoy knows about it. Chin this. ”
"Long live the emperor, long live, long live." The ministers bowed.
"Zhongqing is flat, where is the king of freedom!" Xiao Shizhi asked.
"The minister is here." A weak voice came from outside the hall with a few coughs. Fang Mu sat on a special chair and was pushed into the main hall by the family.
Fang Mu has been weak and sickly since he was a child, and he can't help but be weak. After only a little more than a year of house arrest in the palace, Fang Mu's body had become so thin and weak.
"Please ask King Xiaoyao to receive the edict of the first emperor, that is, the emperor's throne, clean up the inside and outside, clear the world, and preside over the overall situation." Xiao Shizhi held the edict in both hands and presented it to Fang Mu.
"The first emperor forgave the sin, but the ministers could not accept the order!" Fang Mu said and coughed a few more times.
"Please let King Xiaoyao take over the edict of the first emperor, that is, the emperor's throne, clean up the inside and outside, clear the world, and preside over the overall situation!" Xiao Shizhi knelt down on one knee in front of Fang Mu and held the edict high.
"Ministers, and, listen to the king... Ahem... cough ......" Fang Mu tried to suppress his cough, and then said, "This king has been infected with illness since he was a child, and he has been suffering from hard medicine for many years without results, and now, he is already sick to the bone marrow, and it is difficult to get up, and his life is in the morning and night, and he really can't afford to take on such a heavy task of saving the country. Fang Jinyue, the son of Yiwangfu, has orthodox blood, both ability and political integrity, and is deeply trusted by the first emperor. ”
"However, after all, Fang Jinyue is a rebellious minister, if he becomes the emperor, I am afraid that the courtiers and the people will not be convinced!" Jiang Shangshu said.
"yes, that's ...... This is against the ancestral system! Mrs. Zhang also retorted.
"After the traitors, how can they inherit the unification! Doesn't it make me smile and be generous? The old general Sun Zheng, the protector of the country, retorted angrily.
"After the rebellion?" Fang Mu frowned, coughed lightly twice, and continued, "When King Yi was pacified in rebellion, the prince was just a child practicing martial arts outside, how could King Yi's rebellion have anything to do with him? Even after the rebellion, the prince has been an official in the court for many years, giving advice to my Su Yan Sheji, and sharing worries for the first emperor, how can he ever have a different heart? Shuo Chu attacked Yan Pass, and when there was no general to lead the troops, it was the prince who resolutely led the troops to the border pass, and Dai Xiao went out to fight against Shuo Chu and save Su Yan from the time of critical survival. Today, it is still the prince who holds the edict of the first emperor and leads the troops into the king of Jingqin, eliminates the thief Anbang, and saves the people and hundreds of officials from fire and water. If there is no son, Su Yan will die! ”
"Lord Wang, everything Jin Yue has done is within his own reach, it is not worth mentioning, please take the edict of the first emperor!" Xiao Shizhi said loudly.
Fang Mu got up suddenly, pushed away the chair, and knelt in front of Xiao Shizhi as if he had exhausted all his strength, and shouted in a resolute voice, "Please take the edict of the first emperor, that is, the emperor's throne, clean up the inside and outside, clear the world, and preside over the overall situation!" ”
"Please take over the edict of the first emperor, that is, the emperor's throne, clean up the inside and outside, clear the world, and preside over the overall situation!" Following Fang Mu, many ministers knelt down and shouted to Xiao Shizhi.
"It's the other way around! It's the other way around! Are you going to rebel? General Sun was furious, his hands trembled violently uncontrollably, he staggered, using all his strength to kick down those kneeling ministers, his voice was full of heavy gasps, full of vicissitudes and grief, "Have you forgotten how the second prince died young?" How did the King of Freedom fall into disability! The one who I ended up with today is that demon girl......"
"Defend the country and be cautious!" The voice was steady, strong, and imposing like a rainbow, and as the voice entered the hall, an old man came with a dragon head cane, his temples were white, and his steps were steady, and the years left traces of sharpening on his face but could not take away the innate majesty.
"See the old prince!" The ministers kowtowed, but Xiao Shizhi held up the edict and did not move.
Those who hold the dragon's head and crutches, although they are not luan, are as if I am here.
The old prince Fang Chong took the edict in Xiao Shizhi's hand, opened it and looked at it a few times, and then stuffed it back, although his voice was full of vicissitudes, it was also extremely majestic, "Get up, holding the edict of the first emperor, how can it be reasonable to kneel down as a courtier?" ”
"Yes." Xiao Shizhi got up when he heard this.
As soon as Fang Chong's words came out, no one dared to doubt the authenticity of the edict.
"Old prince, you are finally here...... The minister implores the old prince to preside over the overall situation! Old General Sun Zheng knelt down deeply, tears flowed down his face, he pointed at Xiao Shizhi, his eyes were full of hatred, "Old prince, don't let his conspiracy succeed and let Su Yan fall into the devil's way!" ”
"Get up." Fang Chong waved his hand and stepped forward to personally help the old general Sun Zheng up, "Lord Protector, your intentions, this king knows it in his heart, you calm down." ”
"Yes, lord." General Sun said.
"When the imperial brother was alive, he left a handwritten letter. Mu'er, where is the handwritten book now? After Fang Chong pacified Old General Sun, he turned around and said to the other party.
"Uncle Hui, here for my nephew." Fang Mu took out the handbook from his bosom and offered it with both hands.
"Colleagues, when the imperial brother was alive, he once said to this king that when the heir to the throne of my Suyan royal family could not be up to the task, the descendants of the Fang royal family, with valuable character and both ability and political integrity, could be replaced by those who could take on the throne and inherit the unification." Fang Chong took the handwritten letter and held it up in front of everyone, "There is also a record in the imperial brother's handwriting, if the ministers have any doubts, they can take it and circulate it." ”
"Uncle Huang! This ......" Fang Mu was just about to open his mouth to stop him, but he was glared back by Fang Chong. The handwritten record is the biggest secret of the Suyan royal family, although it is indeed mentioned to the emperor's uncle, but it must not be made public.
As soon as Fang Chong's voice fell, there was a sudden silence in the Taihe Palace, and there was silence.
King Jing Fang Chong, although he has been in seclusion for more than ten years, after all, no one dares to question him.
After a while, Fang Chong swept over everyone and said slowly, "The eldest prince and the second prince died early, the fourth prince was seriously ill and difficult to get up, the fifth prince conspired against the usurpation of the throne and brought disaster to the country and the people, and the first emperor did not leave an heir, and now Fang Jinyue, the son of the Yi Wangfu, is the only candidate to inherit the throne." ”
Fang Mu knelt down again with the support of his subordinates, and he used all his strength to shout, "Please take the edict of the first emperor, that is, the emperor's throne, clean up the inside and outside, clear the world, and preside over the overall situation!" ”
"Please take over the edict of the first emperor, that is, the emperor's throne, clean up the inside and outside, clear the world, and preside over the overall situation!" In the end, all the civil and military officials knelt down and petitioned Xiao Shizhi in unison.
Fang Chong took the edict in Xiao Shizhi's hand, and his majestic and inviolable voice resounded through the hall, "Fang Jinyue, the prince of King Yi's mansion, take the edict!" ”
Xiao Shizhi raised his head and met the old prince's determined gaze, and after a while, he finally knelt down heavily, his hands raised above his head, and a little tears swirled in his eyes, "Minister, Fang Jinyue received the edict of the first emperor, thank you Lord Longen!" ”
"Long live my emperor, long live my emperor, long live my emperor, long live my emperor, long live my emperor, long live ......"
In the tsunami-like worship sound of the mountain, Fang Jinyue walked through the Dan Majesty step by step, ascended to the high platform, stood in front of the main throne with his hands, and issued his first holy decree, "The five princes are on the way, seeking to usurp the throne, brutal and unkind, causing Su Yan to be in danger, causing Li people to be in fire and water, according to Su Yan's laws, they should be punished with capital punishment." However, I thought of the family affection of my flesh and blood, and I couldn't bear to kill them all, so I cut off the title on the same day, removed the royal family, and flowed to the frontier, and I was not allowed to return to Beijing forever, and the concubines and concubines of the harem were all dismissed to the people, and they were not allowed to stay in the imperial city. The great eunuch Zhang Jian, who plotted to kill the first emperor, framed Zhongliang, and caused chaos in the court, his crimes were too numerous to mention, and he was put on death row, and he paraded to show the public on a certain day, and was dealt with by the people. The rest of the cadres of the same party were presided over by the three people, such as Wang Fangmu of Xiaoyao, Sun Zheng, the protector of the country, and Wang Borong, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and the assistant director of the Criminal Department, with a time limit of one month, and no favoritism or irregularities were allowed, and violators were all punished according to the same crime. ”
"The ministers obey." The three chief judges stood up and said in unison.
It was getting late, and the lights were still burning in the study.
Fang Jinyue was looking through the list of traitors handed over by Ling Yue, when suddenly there was a little voice outside the imperial study, and after a while, a little eunuch came in and reported, "Your Majesty, the old prince is here." ”
"Please." Fang Jinyue put down the fold in his hand and got up to greet him in person.
"Boy, I have something to ask you!" Fang Chong entered the door, didn't even look at Fang Jinyue, and sat down after finding a place at random.
"Let's all go down." Fang Jinyue understood, retired all the eunuchs and palace maids, he personally poured a cup of tea for Fang Chong, did not sit down, and saluted him with the salute of the juniors, "Uncle Huang, what can you say?" ”
"Where's Han'er?" Fang Chong was not verbose, and went straight to the point, "Don't pretend to be stupid with me, you can fool others with that trick, but you can't fool me!" ”
"Uncle Huang is serious, how dare my nephew lie to you." Fang Jinyue said, "My cousin is in Tianlu Villa. ”
"Good boy, I knew that he must have gone to Zhai boy, otherwise how could that old boy be willing to take out a century-old cellar." Fang Chong said to himself, "Wait for Lao Tzu to kill him and drink up his treasure, hehe......"
"Uncle Huang, leave a small bottle for your nephew too." Fang Jinyue said with a smile.
"What to stay!" Fang Chong said, "I haven't scolded you yet!" Look at what you're doing! Are you worthy of your father? If it weren't for your retreat from the enemy, Lao Tzu would have kicked you to death! ”
"Yes, Uncle Huang taught me a lesson." Fang Jinyue lowered her head, looking like she was being taught, "Uncle Huang, haven't you been wandering all the time, why did you suddenly come back?" ”
"The news of the second child of the Xiao family coming back from the dead has spread to the West Desert, and when I hear that something is going to happen, can I not come back?" Fang Chongdao.
"Uncle Huang, you are wise, thanks to Uncle Huang's strength to beat the ministers today, my nephew has thanked Uncle Huang here." Fang Jinyue said.
"I'm not for you, I have stayed in the West Desert for the past two years because of trivial matters and can't get out, so that the bastard in Fang Lu will bring disaster to the country and the people, as a royal family, I can't escape the blame. Helping you today is for the sake of Su Yan and the people of Limin, and it can also make me feel better. Fang Chongdao.
"Yes, my nephew understands." Fang Jinyue said with a smile.
"Yue'er." Fang Chong sighed deeply, he suddenly got up, patted Fang Jinyue's shoulder and said earnestly, "You child has a hard life, you have experienced such things since you were a child, you and your father are the same character, no matter how much grievance you have in your heart, you won't say a word." But even if you don't say it, Uncle Huang knows in his heart that Uncle Huang doesn't blame you for having resentment in your heart, because this is what the royal family owes you to King Yi, but you are now the emperor, the Ninety-Five, Uncle Huang hopes that you can carry it clearly, this resentment, let it go. ”
"Uncle Huang, is my mother a ...... concubine" Fang Jinyue asked with difficulty, this matter has always been a thorn in his heart.
"Yes." Fang Chong replied without hesitation, "But she has never done anything to be sorry for Su Yan. ”
"Thank you Uncle Huang for telling me." Fang Jinyue said deeply.
"Yue'er, is she still alive?" Fang Chong paused, but still asked.
"Here, she grew up, slim, like a person who came out of a painting." At the mention of Xian Xian, a happy smile appeared on Fang Jinyue's face.
"Where is she? Why didn't you see her? Fang Chong asked.
"She went to Shuochu and said that she had something important to do." Fang Jinyue replied truthfully.
"What?" Fang Chong was shocked, "What is she going to Shuochu for?" ”
"She was in a hurry, and my nephew didn't have time to ask." Fang Jinyue said, "But please rest assured, Uncle Huang, she is a ghost doctor from Yuangu, and there are not many people who can stump her, and my nephew has also sent someone to protect ...... in secret."
"Far water can't save the near fire, and it's too late when something happens!" Fang Chong interrupted, he paced left and right, looking very uneasy, "No, I have to rush over." Yue'er, I'm leaving! ”
Fang Chong hurriedly said goodbye to Fang Jinyue, didn't even leave the main entrance, directly opened the window, and quickly disappeared into the night.
"Uncle Huang, slender ......" Before Fang Jinyue finished speaking, Fang Chong had already disappeared, he looked at the dark night where Fang Chong disappeared through the window that was almost demolished, and muttered out the second half of the sentence, "In Maicheng, the name is Lime ......"