Chapter 422: The Emperor Dies
Although it was humiliation and shame, in order to save his life, Murong Si had to compromise temporarily, after all, as Liu Ci said, since he was able to do something to blackmail the king, he was not afraid of death without a place to be buried.
What's more, he was also resolute in what he did at the beginning, everything that the Assassin Shi family encountered on the way to exile, the beating and assassination were specially arranged by Murong Si, and now that the Liu family has died, Liu Cibian is even more afraid of punishing the Nine Clans.
If a person has no worries, he is not afraid of heaven and earth, so now, it should be Murong Si, who holds the power of the world, and he is even more afraid of Liu Ci.
Murong Si dropped the pen, and the whole person seemed to have been drained of three souls and seven spirits, and collapsed listlessly on the table, slowing down his dizziness.
He still hadn't reacted to how bad his body was, and he was still thinking about how to deal with Liu Ci in the future, and let this holy decree be reversed.
And Liu Ci was so thoughtful, how much effort and thought had been made for the smooth progress of today, how could he be given this opportunity?
If he wants to think about it, let him think about it, until he dies, he can still have a dream of making a comeback, which can be regarded as his creation.
Liu Ci only glanced lightly, and he could guess what Murong Si was thinking, but he didn't take it to heart.
After reading the holy decree on the table three times and confirming that Murong Si did not do anything, Liu Ci rolled up the holy decree and placed it on a high place, so as not to destroy the holy decree when Murong Si returned to the light.
Then, Liu Ci pretended to be respectful again, and carried Murong Si back to the dragon bed, frightening Murong Si, who had been such an evil person, trembling like a sieve at this moment.
"Your Majesty has really worked hard today, as long as you wait until King Li enters Beijing, you can naturally be safe, you might as well rest first, I will serve you to drink this bowl of tranquilizer."
Murong Si was extremely angry when he heard this, but he was powerless to change the status quo. Because of his displeasure with Liu Ci, Murong Si originally didn't want to drink this bowl of decoction, but now that he is controlled by others, he has to obey.
Moreover, Liu Ci didn't mention the other hands and feet he used, so Murong Si didn't expect that this bowl of tranquilizer was the last bowl of medicine he gave him.
In order for himself to be able to wait for the imaginary reinforcements to come, Murong Si obediently drank the decoction and fell into a deep sleep.
Liu Ci gently covered Murong Si with the quilt, and couldn't help but show a smile of revenge on his face. took the holy decree out in his arms and hid it, and then Liu Ci went out under the pretext that he had something to do and called someone over.
Because Murong Si is lustful, he never likes to have eunuchs in his bedroom, so the palace maids are on duty inside and out, and the eunuchs are generally not allowed to enter without permission except for sending things and giving news.
Listening to Liu Ci's instructions before leaving, the little palace maids who were on two shifts today specially came in to change the incense. When the battle saw him sleeping on the bed like a dead man, the two little girls were startled.
The two pushed each other, wanting to ask someone to take a look at the situation, but none of them dared to touch Murong Si's moldy head, until the dormitory was quiet and Murong Si's steady breathing was clearly heard, and the two of them were relieved.
Afraid that staying in the dormitory would disturb Murong Si's rest, the two little palace maids went out to wait outside the door, and therefore missed the moment when Murong Si went into respiratory arrest.
Waiting until dusk, the palace maids guarding felt extremely strange, even if Murong Si slept well, it was impossible for him to have no movement at all until now.
In order to avoid recklessly going in and asking Murong Si to scold and punish the crime, the two palace maids thought about it for a while, and then called someone to come over to testify for themselves, so they dared to risk violating the law to go in and take a look.
I didn't know this, the palace maid walked to Murong Si's bed on tiptoes, only to realize that he was silently out of breath. However, Murong Si's sleepy eyes looked extremely peaceful, and it didn't look like someone had come to assassinate him and struggled.
The sudden death of an emperor is not a trivial matter, let alone in such a bizarre way, many palace maids and eunuchs present immediately panicked and didn't know what to do, and publicized it with great fanfare, and before the sun completely set, the bell rang in the palace.
This was originally the golden bell that all kings had to ring when they died, used to notify all the people and officials of Xingchen, but when it rang today, it happened to be a reminder for Murong Yu to ring Jin Dujing.
It turned out that when Murong Lin turned to other vassal kings, Murong Yu had quietly brought a pair of soldiers and horses organized by the imperial court to the outskirts of the capital day and night, in order to wait for the signal from the palace to take the capital in one fell swoop.
And the purpose of Murong Lin's trip was to control and persuade other vassal kings to come out and stop him. After all, there is such a big piece of fat in the capital, but many people are worried about it.
But in all fairness, there are very few people who are really qualified to sit on the throne of the emperor, and the internal response in the palace of the capital only takes a fancy to Murong Yu.
In order for Murong Yu to ascend the throne in the future, the vassal king would not offend him because of this, so he had to sell Murong Lin's favor so that Murong Yu's entry into the palace went so smoothly.
Naturally, there were also some special people who were delusional and wanted to get a piece of the pie with Murong Yu at the end, and rejected Murong Lin's statement. But Murong Yu also anticipated this situation early, so he specially arranged for Murong Xi to accompany him.
Although Murong Xi is an idle prince, he is also so kind in the eyes of outsiders. Feng Xiaoyue alone had a keen eye, and she had discovered a lot of various industries that Murong Xi had set up privately in the domain and the capital, how could Murong Xi be so inconsiderate and let himself be slaughtered by others without cultivating his own power.
But fortunately, although Murong Xi and Murong Yu have the same heart for the court and the people, they don't have much ambition, and they don't have so much energy to indulge in dealing with political affairs, so they will agree to help Murong Yu so readily.
With the assistance of Murong Xi's forces, those vassal kings who were about to move had no chance at all.
Before the key was laid down at the gate of the capital, Murong Yu's iron cavalry broke into the capital all the way, and the guards at the city gate did not understand what the situation was now, so they hurriedly sent someone to the palace to deliver the letter.
Murong Yu didn't care at all, and he also asked his subordinates to move more lightly, so as not to disturb the innocent people in the capital.
I think that at the beginning, Murong Yu was sent by Murong Si to Yanwu Eleven City to be the king of the domain, because of the temporary unhappiness in his heart, he did not forget to cultivate his own private soldiers in private when the life in the domain was a little slow.
At that time, Murong Yu wanted to get such a stingy character as Murong Si, and it was only a matter of time before he turned against him, but he didn't expect this day to come so quickly.
The iron cavalry prepared by the imperial court entered the capital, even if it was investigated in the future, there would not be much negligence and punishment, and the domain had its own thoughts and care, so Murong Yu did not have to worry.
There were many dignitaries and nobles in the capital, some of whom had rebels and wanted to sell good in front of the new emperor, so they turned to Murong Yu's side early and escorted him into the palace smoothly.
But there are also some who disagree, and they also want to use the other princes under Murong Si's knees as an excuse to resist, so as to ensure that they can keep their hard-won official positions and status by trying their best to curry favor with Dequan.
In this way, the two forces are at loggerheads in the main hall of the Imperial Palace.
In the end, because the news of the emperor's death had just spread in the palace, Murong Yu led the army in, and it was really impossible not to make people reverie.
The part of the officials who were dissatisfied with Murong Yu's power was in full swing, and they used an excuse to hold on to their own views and fight with another wave of people.
Such a fierce and vicious appearance frightened the prince under Murong Si's knees, who was still young but was forced to be used as a shield.
Murong Yu, as a vassal king and her brother of the same clan, is not good at this time, so she can casually move a chair and look at the noisy faces of these two groups of people.
Murong Yu closed his eyes, calm and relaxed, but he was actually a little worried in his heart.
However, the person who sent him the letter in the palace had already done what he promised, how to solve this last hurdle, Murong Yu could only choose to believe him.
Just when this group of people was deadlocked, there was a sudden sound of gongs at the door of the main hall. Many officials looked at it when they heard it, and found that it was only the eunuch next to Murong Si who suddenly appeared, and their eyes also became angry.
"What is your identity, in this hall, how can people like you appear at will, and you are still so noisy, I don't think you want to live."
An adult in a red official robe scolded angrily, beckoning to ask the guards in the palace to take it down, who wanted him to raise his hand and take out a thing, so that everyone was calm.
"I have the edict left by the deceased emperor before he died, I see who dares to act rashly." Liu Ci stood upright, although he was dressed in a eunuch suit, but the aura of the whole person was much brighter than that of many little people in the hall.
The people in the main hall instantly quieted down, quietly watching Liu Ci walk to the top of the main hall, but his eyes were staring at the holy decree in his hand. And Murong Yu didn't know if this person was the inside line with him to send the letter, so he also stood up.
Liu Ci glanced at the people below, and his gaze deliberately stayed on Murong Yu for a while before he began to open the holy decree and read it.
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said. …… Today, there is Murong Yu, the king of Li, who is dignified, benevolent and generous, I hereby give it to him, and I hope that the world will inform him that the ministers will assist, and there must be no mistakes. ”
The last word landed, and the hall bloomed again.