[Chapter 5, Volume 5]

Section 114 Chapter 107 Testament

With the death of the old emperor, everyone is waiting for the person who holds the holy decree to appear.

After a period of mourning, Xie Zhengzhong, a cabinet scholar, and Lin Yidong, a cabinet scholar, both walked out of the crowd of worshippers, walked to the dragon bed, knelt down and kowtowed, and then stood up.

Scholar Xie looked at everyone in the Heart Cultivation Hall and announced in a low voice, "The Holy Lord is going west, and we are all grief-stricken. It's just that the kingdom can't be without a king for a day. Long En was vast, and the ministers and Lin Bachelors were entrusted by the Holy Lord to read the edict after the Zhengda Guangming plaque. Please also ask the royal family and nobles to move to the Qianqing Palace. ”

After speaking, Scholar Xie took advantage of the fact that no one looked up, and nodded slightly towards Prince Cheng.

Prince Luo heard this from Scholar Xie, where is there anyone who is not ecstatic! Xie Zhengzhong, a cabinet scholar, knows that he is from Prince Luo's mansion; Lin Yidong, a cabinet scholar, and his three daughters will marry into Prince Luo's mansion, which is also a well-known thing given by the emperor himself. Although he has always been dissatisfied with this marriage, he did not expect that this in-law family was one of the candidates for reading the holy decree. If it was not him who succeeded to the throne when the decree was drafted, then these two men would have told him to make arrangements as soon as possible. The father arranged for these two people to read the holy decree, and the heir to the throne was all ironclad.

Scholar Xie and Bachelor Lin left the Heart Cultivation Hall and went straight to the Qianqing Palace. Except for the Holy Concubine, who continued to kneel and weep, everyone else followed closely behind Scholar Xie and Bachelor Lin.

As soon as he stepped out of the gate of the Palace of Cultivating Hearts, there were some officials who understood the doorway, gathered around Prince Luo, and whispered: "The old minister congratulates the prince first, congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince, ......" "The minister has always felt that the prince is generous, benevolent and far-sighted, and is the best candidate to inherit the throne...... "That's it, that's exactly ......" The flattering words all attracted Prince Luo's heart, but the saint just went, but it was not easy to show it on the face. I had to bow my hand to the ministers.

Prince Cheng next to him was silent, but after hearing the words that entered his ears, he raised the corners of his mouth on the left slightly, with a mocking meaning.

Bachelor Lin went up the bamboo ladder, took out a wooden box from behind the Zhengda bright plaque, and handed it to Scholar Lin. After Scholar Lin and Bachelor Lin got down the bamboo ladder and stood firm, he held the wooden box in his hand, and everyone knelt down one after another. Scholar Lin put the wooden box in the hands of Master Lin, opened the hidden clasp of the wooden box by himself, took out the holy decree in it, and said: "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says: When I hear this edict, I have gone." I have reigned for more than 30 years, and I have worked diligently for the country and the people every day. Blessed with God's mercy, I was blessed with two sons, both of whom are dragons and phoenixes among people. Prince Cheng Lan Shikang is brave and good at fighting, he is a monarch and a rare general; Prince Luo Lan Shiyun is delicate and knows the way to be a king, an official, and a people. I woke up in the middle of the night, thinking about the candidate for the throne, and I was very thoughtful and puzzled. Recently, I often dreamed of the first emperor, fortunately the first emperor pointed out, so I set up Prince Cheng Lan Shikang as the new emperor, and hoped that the ministers would do their best to assist in order to present the prosperity of the Lan Dynasty. Chin this. ”

Ignoring everyone's inquiring, doubtful, angry, joyful, and other eyes, Master Xie walked up to Prince Cheng and said, "Congratulations to Prince Cheng. Then, he knelt down and kowtowed: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

Seeing that the people who were already following Prince Cheng were about to kneel, Master Lin immediately stepped forward and asked with a surprised face: "Dare to ask Scholar Xie, what is written in the holy decree is really Prince Cheng's inheritance of the throne?" ”

"Hmph~" Scholar Xie snorted coldly and handed the holy decree to Master Lin: "Could it be that Lord Lin thinks that the old man is lying to everyone in the world!" ”

Master Lin took the holy decree, opened it carefully, and read every word carefully, the disbelief in his eyes became thicker and thicker.

"On that day, it was dictated by the saint, you Lord Lin grinded, and the old minister wrote. After the jade seal is stamped, it is up to you to hand it over to the Holy One after you are sure that it is correct. Can you take a closer look, can it be one less than the word of the day? Is there anything wrong with this imperial seal? Scholar Xie sneered and looked at Master Lin and said.

The words are indeed the same, and the imperial seal has not been wrong. It's just that on that day, the minister clearly remembered that the emperor was going to pass the throne to Prince Luo. Master Lin said with a frown.

"It's nonsense, Lord Lin is going to live up to the trust of the Holy Lord before he leaves because Miss Lin San is going to become the princess of Prince Luo!" Scholar Xie said a word, and immediately made the people below remark.

"The saint clearly said that day, the first emperor entrusted a dream to him, and the dream said that under the moonlight, it was all the world of the Lan Dynasty. It is easy to open up the territory, but it is difficult to defend the country. Prince Cheng is indeed quite talented in leading the army, but this throne should still be inherited by Prince Luo, who knows the way to be a king. Moreover, Prince Cheng has killed countless people, and his heirs are hindered, and the emperor is very worried that the Lan family will break his hands. The sky is above, if I, Lin Yidong, have half a lie, God can let me suffer all kinds of hardships, and I will not be able to live forever. Master Lin said to everyone with an oath.

"Ridiculous, ridiculous! On that day, the Holy Lord never told the emperor what he said in his dream, and you are all nonsense. Senior Scholar Xie pointed at Bachelor Lin angrily, and his beard was shaking with anger.

"Shut up!" At this time, Prince Luo, where did he still have the usual leisurely demeanor, stepped forward, snatched the holy decree and took a closer look, and then left it on the ground.

"Xie Lao Pifu, you actually forged the holy decree!" Prince Luo's appearance was eager to dismantle this disloyal person on the spot.

"Prince Luo, you can eat things indiscriminately, you can't talk nonsense, and please Prince Luo respect himself!" Scholar Xie said disdainfully towards Prince Luo.

Prince Cheng stepped forward with a smile, picked up the holy decree on the ground, and said, "Brother Huang doesn't need to be angry, my father passed on the throne to this king, so naturally there is a reason for my father." Why should the royal brother be reasonable? After speaking, when he passed by Prince Luo's side, he smiled, as if he was inadvertent, and said gloomily in a voice that the two of them could hear: "The overall situation has been decided, the winner is the king, and the loser is the villain!" ”

"You~!" Prince Luo looked at the victorious smile on Prince Cheng's face, and wanted to step forward and tear it off with his hands. In a panic, he turned around and saw the knife on the waist of the guard standing next to him, and in the surprised eyes of everyone, he snatched it away, pointed at Prince Cheng and said: "You dare to cooperate with the court officials to tamper with your father's edict, and your heart should be punished!" After speaking, he raised his sword and stabbed at Prince Cheng.

"Father!" Lan Yucheng didn't expect his father to be so sloppy and do things so thoughtlessly, so he immediately stood up and wanted to stop him.

But as soon as Lan Yucheng stood up, he saw the sword in Prince Luo's hand stabbing into Prince Cheng's body impartially, and blood spurted out.

Prince Cheng has been practicing martial arts for many years, and he could easily dodge this sword, but he still took it hard, with an unbelievable expression on his face: "Brother Huang~"

"Come on, Prince Luo is delirious, take it down quickly!" Senior Scholar Xie stepped forward, helped Prince Cheng, and shouted to the guards next to him.

Immediately, in the main hall, countless Praetorian Guards rushed into it and surrounded Prince Luo.

Prince Luo carried the sword that was still dripping with the blood of Prince Cheng, pointed at the group of people and said: "Whoever dares to move, I am the one who rightfully inherits the throne!" ”

"Don't take it quickly, be careful and injure other ministers by mistake!" Scholar Xie urged beside him.

The commander of the Praetorian Guard shouted: "Draw your sword and take Prince Luo down!" ”

"Who dare!" Prince Luo waved the sword in his hand and watched as the circle around him grew smaller and smaller.

When the circle of Praetorian Guards dispersed, everyone saw that Prince Luo was already lying on the ground, and there was a pool of blood under him.

Lan Yucheng suddenly turned red in shock, rushed forward, and saw that his father was already dead of anger with his eyes open. Like a wounded beast, he swept the sword in the hands of the Praetorian Guards, intent on finding the man who had wounded his father. only to find that there was blood on the unmanned sword.

"Your Majesty, Prince Luo didn't want to be captured, so he committed suicide." The commander of the Praetorian Guard, kneeling at Prince Cheng's feet, said.

Prince Cheng looked sad, and walked step by step towards Prince Luo, who was in a pool of blood: "Brother Huang, why are you so ......?"

"The cat cries and the mouse is fake mercy, you have been planning for the throne for a long time, I want you to pay for my father's life!" Lan Yucheng's eyes were red with blood, and he picked up the sword beside Prince Luo and rushed towards Prince Cheng.