Chapter 48: Respectfully Invite the New Emperor to the Throne
Three months later, it was the Queen Mother's 70th birthday.
As early as a month ago, the eldest prince Jing Yicheng recommended himself to help the imperial grandmother organize the birthday banquet.
Now in Changjun City, there are only two princes, he and Jing Yibai, the queen mother doesn't like Jing Yibai, the prince, since Jing Yicheng took the initiative to propose, without waiting for the emperor to speak, the queen mother has already preemptively responded.
Because it is the birthday of the Queen Mother, it is more beautiful than the last emperor's birthday banquet.
Jing Yicheng did it very carefully at this point, after all, his father valued filial piety the most, and knowing that he did it so well, not only would he not blame him, but he would also praise him.
In the evening, the masters of the palaces and the ministers above the second rank all arrived.
Today's queen mother was dressed up very solemnly by the palace maids.
The phoenix crown of the whole body was bright and bright against the background of the candle flame, and even the weather-beaten face was coated with a thick layer of rouge.
"Imperial Grandmother, please take a seat."
As soon as the queen mother was helped out, the eldest prince hurriedly stepped forward and helped her to sit on the main seat.
Emperor Jing Tai also stepped forward to help with a smile on his face, and helped today's birthday star to sit down.
"Orange! Everyone is here! ”
The Queen Mother smiled and said to Jing Yicheng who was standing on the side.
"It's all there." Jing Yicheng quickly turned around and replied.
"Well, let's get started!"
After getting the permission of the Queen Mother, Jing Yicheng waved his hand, and a group of bewitching dancing girls entered from outside the door, dancing to the music.
Jing Yibai looked at these dancing girls who were extraordinary, and although their dancing postures were soft, they seemed to be people with some martial arts foundation.
His eyes inadvertently glanced in the direction of Jing Yicheng, but he saw that Jing Yicheng was turning around with a serious look on his face at the moment, as if he was exchanging glances with someone.
Because it is the birthday banquet of the queen mother, therefore, people who come to the banquet are not allowed to bring weapons to the banquet, although this is not a hard rule, but the prince notified the people who want to come to the banquet in advance.
Although Jing Yibai had been vigilant for a long time, he still didn't believe that his eldest brother would do something rebellious.
Yun Xianxian has been uncomfortable since she sat down at the table, and she couldn't help but feel palpitations, looking at these dancing dancing girls, all with murderous looks on their faces, she became even more uncomfortable.
Even the wine glass in her hand was almost knocked over by her.
After noticing Yun Xianxian's strange appearance, Jia'er hurriedly helped him hold the wine glass.
"My lord, what's wrong?"
"I'm not feeling well......"
Yun Xian Mian whispered in Jia'er's ear.
happened to be heard by Jing Yibai, who was sitting next to him. Jing Yibai got up and walked to Yun Xianxian's side.
"Uncomfortable? Do you want me to help you to the apse and rest first? ”
Yun Xian frowned and nodded.
After noticing the movement here, Jing Yicheng instantly became a little anxious.
This game he has carefully designed must not be set up in vain! He definitely can't let Jing Yibai and Yun Xianxian go so easily!
Glancing at the dancing girls, the dancers spun in place and threw out a silver needle.
The silver needle took off his hand and went straight towards the cloud slender heavenly spirit cover.
Jing Yibai realized that something was wrong, and immediately took Yun Xianxian in his arms, and dodged the attack after spinning in place for a few turns.
Before Yun Xianxian could react, he heard Jing Yibai's panicked voice.
"There are assassins! Fast! Someone is coming! ”
In an instant, the dancers who were originally scratching their heads and making beautiful postures all turned into murderous demons without blinking.
The silver needle flying out of his hand is quenched with poison, and as long as it is stabbed, it will immediately poison.
"Someone! Escort! Come on! ”
When the emperor saw this, he immediately shouted in a thick voice.
Jing Yicheng had already prepared, and the Praetorian Guards had already been transferred far away.
Soon, the rebels of the Heavenly Killing Sect came in in an instant, and the front hall and back hall were full of people.
Although there were no weapons, there were military generals during the banquet.
After the chief eunuch shouted "protect Your Majesty" with a whisk in his hand, a military general rushed forward and knocked the assassins to the ground with his fists, and then another one rushed forward and protected the emperor.
When the Praetorian Guards heard the commotion, they all came with weapons.
By the time the Praetorian Guards rushed in, many ministers, concubines, and palace maids and eunuchs had already been killed.
Emperor Jing Tai also personally pulled out the imperial sword and fought them to the death, but due to his advanced age and old diseases on his waist, he soon became a little physically exhausted.
There were even more assassins on Jing Yibai's side, and although he was not allowed to bring weapons at the banquet, he snatched the assassins' knives and began to fight them.
"Xiao Qin! Jiaer! Protect Slim! ”
Jing Yibai commanded Xiao Qin and Jia'er behind him while dealing with the assassin.
"My subordinates understand!"
"Slave understands!"
After more than ten years of getting along, they have formed an invisible tacit understanding, even if the master does not command, Xiao Qin will do her best to protect the goddess. And at this moment, Jia'er is even more energetic, desperately protecting Yun Xianxian.
Because the assassins were mainly targeting the Emperor, Yun Xianxian, and the Crown Prince, the final situation was that almost all the Assassins attacked these three people.
Soon, the Emperor was stabbed several times by the Assassins, bleeding profusely.
The Queen Mother hid to the side and shivered, so frightened by this scene that she finally fainted on the ground.
"Imperial Grandmother! Imperial grandmother? ”
Jing Yicheng is a little unbearable to the Queen Mother after all, after all, he has no mother since he was a child, only the Queen Mother loves himself the most, he doesn't want to hurt the innocent, as long as his father is killed and Jing Yibai dies, he can sit on the throne. But in the face of the imperial grandmother, he still has a trace of humanity.
This time the situation was different, the assassins' skills were better than ever, and Jing Yibai also used a lot of his housekeeping skills, which he had never used in front of people before.
Xiao Qin and Jia'er protected Yun Xian Xian behind them to prevent her from being hurt in the slightest.
Jing Yibai quickly stood at the dinner table and commanded the Praetorian Guards to take down all the assassins.
But at the same time, he himself was injured by the Assassins.
"Jing Yibai!" Yun Xianxian saw that he was injured, and she was shocked again and again. Can't help but cry his name.
It wasn't until all the Assassins had been captured that Jing Yibai turned around and gave her a reassuring smile.
His plain white shirt was stained with blood, but his smile was very clean.
"I'm fine!"
After tying up all the Assassins, the Praetorian Guard was about to plead guilty, but the Assassins all committed suicide by poisoning.
"Your Majesty is seriously injured, quick! Tell the Imperial Doctor! Come on! ”
The great eunuch shouted in panic.
The eldest prince watched all this, sweating on his forehead.
When he saw Jing Yibai standing in the crowd, he clenched his fists, but he didn't expect that Jing Yibai looked like he was hanging on weekdays, but his martial arts were so extraordinary, but he was stabbed a few times, and his life was so big that he didn't die.
Looking at Jing Tai in a pool of blood, Jing Yicheng cried bitterly.
"Father! You don't want to die! Father! ”
Whether it's pretending to be or whatever, in short, Jing Yicheng fainted on the spot crying in front of everyone.
By the time the imperial physician arrived, Emperor Jing Tai had already lost his breath, one hand still clutching the empress's slender fingers.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! ”
Everyone looked nervously at a bright yellow figure in the crowd.
"Your Majesty...... It's already a dead day......"
After the imperial doctor said this, the queen burst into tears instantly.
"Your Majesty!!"
"Your Majesty has died~~~" The great eunuch took off his hat and announced loudly with a crying voice.
The people in the hall knelt on the ground, and the cry of grief and sorrow was instantly remembered in the entire hall.
After the news of the emperor's death came out, the happiest people were the people of the Heavenly Killing Sect.
It's just that the crown prince and the goddess were not given death, which made Gao Deli very unhappy.
"Don't worry, I've got people to put poison on that knife, and if they are wounded by the knife, they will all die!"
The Great Wizard said with a calm look.
In the early morning of the next day, the craftsmen moved the golden silk coffin of a dragon head made overnight to the front of the hall, and placed the body of the Chengde Emperor Jingtai inside.
"Ministers, the death of the first emperor is a national mourning, and the palace is very sad, please listen to the words of the palace." After kneeling and mourning three times, the queen naturally walked in front of the ministers.
After hearing this, all the ministers persuaded the queen to mourn.
After wiping away her tears, the queen made a gesture of calmness, "The country, you can't be without a monarch for a day, when the first emperor was alive, the crown prince Jing Yibai had handled the copywriting on behalf of the first emperor many times, and was the prince of Daxing, and now the first emperor has returned to the west, and all the ministers should assist the new emperor to ascend the throne and ensure my prosperity and prosperity." ”
After the queen finished speaking, all the ministers bowed down and kowtowed.
"Respectfully invite the new emperor to ascend the throne!"
"Respectfully invite the new emperor to ascend the throne!"
"Respectfully invite the new emperor to ascend the throne!"
And Jing Yibai naturally walked step by step in front of the ministers in the voice of the call and accepted their worship.
"Zhongqing is flat."
After the order was given, all the ministers shouted long live and got up one after another.
And Jing Yicheng, who was standing in the crowd, was full of resentment and unwillingness at the moment!
He planned this assassination so deliberately, and he actually made a wedding dress for Jing Yibai, a kid, he hated! He hates it!
His fists clenched and clucked. But no matter how unwilling he was, he had to accept this fact.
Before the enthronement ceremony, Jing Yibai was still in an orderly command of his subordinates to handle Jing Tai's funeral.
It's just that he doesn't know if he's too tired or whatever, he always feels dizzy.
"Jing Yibai, are you okay?"
Yun Xianxian immediately stepped forward and said with concern after noticing his abnormality.
Without waiting for Jing Yibai to reply, the queen Gongsun beside him said with a displeased face:
"Lord Goddess, now Yibai is already the new emperor, although he has not yet performed the enthronement ceremony, but the Lord Goddess is not easy to call him by his name, right?"
"I'm sorry." Yun Xianxian immediately lowered her head and admitted her mistake.
After Jing Tai's funeral, Jing Yibai's enthronement ceremony was also ready to begin.
In the Daxing Treasure Palace, the dragon chair that originally belonged to Jingtai was wiped to Zhan Liang Zhan Liang.
Jing Yibai was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, which couldn't help but make Yun Xianxian's eyes light up.
It's just that his gradually whitening lips make him look very unmotivated. At first, everyone thought that Jing Yibai was just doing this because he was too sad, but what he didn't expect was that when Jing Yibai walked towards the steps step by step, his feet slipped and rolled down the steps.