142 Rebellion for the Throne
Shen Yuexi didn't ask anymore, knowing in her heart the intricacies of the current situation. At this time, she had no other way but to wait.
On the second and third days, Zhao Zhengdu stayed in the palace and did not go out.
Although Shen Yuexi had a lot of questions in her heart, she restrained herself and didn't ask.
On the fourth day, Zhao Zheng left the palace early in the morning, and then Shen Yuexi called the housekeeper over.
"Is there anything unusual in the house these days?" Shen Yuexi asked.
"Seventh Princess, what do you mean?"
"Is there a letter or something like that coming into the house?"
The butler listened and nodded.
Shen Yuexi didn't ask any more questions and let the housekeeper go down.
Since there was an exchange of letters, Shen Yuexi knew that Zhao Zheng had secretly made arrangements, and she had a hunch that something big would happen today. She waited in the house, anxious and inexplicably excited.
There are a few more people in Tengchong Courtyard who dress up as a family, but they are not from the palace.
Zhicui looked at the strangers at the door, turned around and asked Shen Yuexi, "Seventh Princess, what are these people doing?" ”
"Don't worry about it so much, it's business as usual." Shen Yuexi naturally knew that it was the person Zhao Zheng arranged to enter the palace to protect her safety.
Shen Yuexi sat in the room, with a calm face, silently reciting the blessing of the Buddha in her heart, wishing Zhao Zheng all the best when he entered the palace today.
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Zhao Zheng entered the palace today and brought a team of guards, who were transferred from Dali Temple by Zhao Zheng with the token of the first emperor, and they were all elite masters carefully selected by Wei Daxun.
The palace guards stopped Zhao Zheng, and Zhao Zheng didn't say a word, took out the first emperor's gold token and shook it in front of the guard.
The guards took it, and their faces changed slightly after seeing the name of the first emperor, and then they looked at another guard, and the guard also looked at the golden token, they had heard of this token, there was only one piece in the world, and seeing the golden token was like seeing the first emperor, but they had heard of it, but they had never seen it, who knew if this token was real or fake?
Just as he was hesitating, Zhao Zheng had already snatched back the golden token from the guards and entered the palace gate with the guards of Dali Temple.
The guards guarding the palace gate watched them walk in from behind, and they didn't stop them after all, because Zhao Qiye added the golden token and the guards of Dali Temple, they really didn't have the courage to stop them.
Something big is going to happen in the palace, they know.
In the court, the ministers were in the early dynasty, and it was Wu Zhichuan who was in charge of the early dynasty.
Zhao Zheng sent a few guards to Fushou Palace, and he took the rest of the guards directly into the court hall that was in the early dynasty.
Zhao Zheng was fierce all the way, and the guards in the palace didn't know what was going on, and they didn't dare to step forward to stop him, and watched Zhao Zheng cross the high threshold and enter the Jinluan Palace.
The ministers were deeply surprised by Zhao Zheng's sudden arrival, and everyone turned their heads to look at Zhao Zheng, and Zhao Zheng strode all the way, without squinting, and walked to the throne of the Jinluan Palace, and his eyes swept over the faces of His Royal Highness's ministers one by one.
"From this day onwards, the early dynasty will be presided over by this king." After a while, Zhao Zheng said in a deep voice.
The Manchu Dynasty was silent.
Wu Zhichuan was also stunned, he knew that Zhao Zheng could not be underestimated, but it was really surprising that he entered the room in such a big way to announce that he was presiding over the government.
"Seventh prince, this is the court, not your Kangping Palace, although you are the prince of the royal family, you also need to abide by the ancestral system, you have no official position, you are not allowed to meddle in the government." Wu Zhichuan, who came to his senses, hurriedly said.
The ministers nodded, all in agreement.
"Prime Minister Wu, do you recognize the token in the hand of this king?" Zhao Zheng held the golden token in his hand and asked.
Wu Zhichuan looked at it, it was far away, and he couldn't see it clearly, so he shook his head.
"This is the golden token of the former emperor, if you see this token, you should have heard about it." Zhao Zheng asked.
Hearing this, the ministers looked at each other, not only Wu Zhichuan had heard of this, but the ministers of the court had also heard of it, but they had heard of it, but they had never seen it.
Wu Zhichuan sneered, "I've heard of the emperor's golden token, not only have I heard of it, but the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty must have also said it, right?" ”
Wu Zhichuan looked at the courtiers.
The courtiers all nodded.
"But which of you has seen that token with your own eyes?" Wu Zhichuan asked again.
The courtiers thought for a moment and shook their heads blankly.
"Look, Seventh Prince, no one has ever seen the royal token of the first emperor, so who can tell whether the token in your hand is true or false, Seventh Prince?" Wu Zhichuan looked at Zhao Zheng.
"The eunuch who served the former emperor back then is still alive and lives in the capital, do you want this king to invite him to check the authenticity?" Zhao Zheng asked Wu Zhichuan.
"The eunuch who served the former emperor is old and his old eyes are dizzy, what can he test whether it is true or false." Wu Zhichuan didn't plan to let the old eunuch enter the palace. Not only did he not want the old eunuch to enter the palace, but even the old eunuch's life was an eyesore, and when he was old, it was time to go to Bliss and enjoy happiness.
Therefore, Wu Zhichuan felt that after going down to court for a while, there were many people he needed to deal with.
"Then who does Prime Minister Wu believe in the verification?"
Wu Zhichuan looked at the courtiers, since Zhao Zheng entered the Jinluan Palace, he has always been in a-for-tat confrontation with Zhao Zheng, and the courtiers watched coldly, quite a little bit of wait-and-see before making a decision, which made Wu Zhichuan quite unhappy, obviously a few days ago, everyone was still conclusive that they wanted to obey Wu Zhichuan's order, and as soon as Zhao Zheng appeared, their attitude changed subtly.
"Let's talk about it too, what do you think about the Seventh Prince's presiding over the government?" Wu Zhichuan threw the question to the courtiers, and he wanted to mobilize the power of everyone to drive Zhao Zheng out of the court.
"Now that the king of southern Yunnan is in turmoil, the emperor's dragon body is sick again, and Nanxia is in a critical situation, the seventh prince, you want to contribute to Nanxia, but the affairs of the court are major events after all, you have never been involved in the affairs of the court, but I am afraid that you will not be able to take on this important responsibility."
Speaking is Zhang Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, he and Wu Zhichuan have always been good, they are attached to each other in the court, and they also have a lot of friendship in the court, and now it is an extraordinary period of power struggle, so he naturally wants to take the lead in taking a stand and set an example for the ministers.
As soon as Zhang Yi's words fell, some courtiers nodded in agreement.
Zuo Prime Minister An Peiquan did not nod, he had been watching coldly. His identity is very delicate, although he is Zhao Zheng's original father-in-law, he is not good friends with Zhao Zheng, but An Peiquan has no friendship with Wu Zhichuan, he can't rely on either side, and looks at everything that happens in front of him coldly.
Those who relied on An Peiquan saw that he did not express his position, so they also became cautious and waited calmly for An Peiquan to speak.
How did Zhang Shangshu know that this king could not take on this important responsibility? Whether you can take on the heavy responsibility, shouldn't you know after you have taken on it? Zhao Zheng looked at Zhang Yi and was not in a hurry.
"Prime Minister An, what do you say?" When Zhang Yi heard this, he simply pulled An Peiquan out.
"I'm just a prime minister, I only listen to the emperor's will." An Pei said expressionlessly.
Because of these words, the atmosphere in the court suddenly stopped.
"Seventh Prince, now the situation in Southern Xia is very sinister, the thieves in the Yunnan-Guichuan area are in chaos, and the suppression is urgent, we really don't have time to waste words with you here, come here, invite the Seventh Prince." Seeing that the atmosphere froze, Wu Zhichuan simply gave an order and used force.
Hearing the order, the guards outside the Jinluan Hall entered the main hall with a knife, walked in front of Zhao Zheng, and respectfully made a gesture of please.
Zhao Zheng looked at the guards coldly, "You are so bold, not to mention the royal token of the first emperor, even without this token, do you dare to use force against this king?" ”
The guards looked at each other, neither advancing nor retreating, not knowing what to do.
"Now the court is in charge of the prime minister, and the prime minister's order is above all else, and the seventh prince is invited out." Wu Zhichuan accentuated his tone and ordered.
"If you dare to act rashly, this king will put you to death." Zhao Zheng said, waving his hand.
The guards of Dali Temple immediately rushed in and protected Zhao Zheng's left and right.
"Someone." When the atmosphere was tense, Zhang Yi suddenly shouted loudly.
Zhang Yi's entourage came in response.
"Immediately go and order the guards, someone in the Jinluan Hall will take the opportunity to make trouble, and immediately arrest and put him in prison to set the record straight." Zhang Yi said loudly.
Hearing Zhang Yi's order, the courtiers were a little surprised, he was clearly opposed to Zhao Zheng, and before the situation was clear, it was really risky to do so.
Zhao Zheng listened to this order and smiled, "Zhang Shangshu is really a quick temper, although you are the secretary of the military department, but in the final analysis, your power is also given to you by our Zhao family, do you think that you can move the army at will if you become a military secretary?" ”
Zhang Yi looked at Zhao Zheng, at this moment he had no way out.
"Seventh Prince, I am also for the good of Nanxia, if you also think like this, please go back." Zhang Yi has already made up his mind, Zhao Zheng is best to go by himself, otherwise, he will use force, anyway, there are troops under his control inside and outside the capital, and it is not unreasonable to deal with Zhao Zheng, whether he is dead or injured.
"Zhang Shangshu, do you know that this king can immediately remove you with just the golden token in his hand at this moment?" Zhao Zheng asked.
"Heh," Zhang Yi sneered, "With just a token that doesn't know whether it's true or not, you're too child's play." ”
"Come on, remove Zhang Yi's crown and official robe, and pull out the twenty rods to set an example." Zhao Zheng ordered.
The guards of Dali Temple immediately received the order, and two people immediately stepped forward to subdue Zhang Yi to the ground, one took off his official hat, and the other took off his official robe, which was a great shame for a scholar.
"Seventh Prince, you are too much like this, you are simply despising the emperor and despising the court." Wu Zhichuan stepped forward to protect Zhang Yi.
"It was the Golden Token that you despised the Emperor first." Zhao Zheng said, and then looked at the ministers of the Manchu court, "Who else wants to go against this king?" ”
The people of Wu Zhichuan's faction immediately stood up, and they also saw that today's events are not so easy to fool the past, either you die or I live, after weighing it, I feel that it is safer to stand on Wu Zhichuan's side, after all, Wu Zhichuan has a queen and a prince, and the odds are greater.