Chapter 67: The Great Edict of Succession
That night, Wang Tai's army withdrew, the general Wang Tuoba Wu and the fourth prince Li Yunxiang led an army of 40,000 to pursue, and Zhou Xian took the remaining more than 10,000 troops to stay in Black Rock City, cleaning the battlefield, treating the wounded and other aftermath.
The news reached Jingcheng, and Jingcheng suddenly boiled.
Hundreds of people took to the streets to celebrate the victory, restaurants were full, and the amount of alcohol sold that day exceeded the usual amount by dozens of times. Even many teaching workshops and Qinglou are overcrowded, and the entire Jingcheng is silent in a joyful atmosphere.
Compared with the bustle of many streets, Yiwang's Mansion is much more deserted.
Yesterday, Li Yunyi led his troops directly into the Yi Wangfu, and invisibly slapped the faces of all the waiting princes and ministers outside King Jing's palace. The rest of the ministers also felt uncomfortable and dispersed. Although some ministers may want to come to befriend Li Yunyi, they will definitely not be able to pull their faces in a short time, and they will not dare to come over for fear of being remembered by the six major powers.
Li Yunyi didn't care, King Yi's Mansion was actually not far from King Jing's Palace, it was very large, and it was no problem for more than 1,000 people to live. As soon as he entered, Xiao Anzi got busy and called the chief manager of the palace to settle all the personnel.
Ning Cairen usually lives in the palace, the crown princess and Li Chen live in the East Palace, but Li Yunyi let them live in King Yi's Mansion during this time. The Three Hundred Divine Bow Battalion and the One Thousand Shaking Mountain Battalion took over the defense of the Yi Palace, and the entire palace has now become a huge military camp, and not a single foreign bird will dare to fly in.
At night, the city was still celebrating, and Li Yunyi entered the palace.
He just took Longfall and ten guards from the Divine Bow Battalion, as well as Gonggong Fu, and the rest of the army all stayed in King Yi's Mansion. Entering the palace went smoothly, but entering the palace where the lord of the kingdom lived was intercepted, and a commander of the Imperial Forest Army stopped Li Yunyi.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness King Yi!"
The commander said with a solemn face: "The regent has decreed, and no one is allowed to enter without his will. β
Gonggong Fu's arched back stood up slightly, and the God Slaughter Arrow in Long's hand was wound, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Ready." β
The ten guards all took out the God Slaughter Arrow, and a group of Royal Forest Army not far away immediately swarmed over, and the Royal Forest Army sounded the alarm, and more Royal Forest Army rushed towards this side. The commander looked at Li Yunyi expressionlessly and said, "Your Highness, don't embarrass the general. β
Li Yunyi smiled faintly, but he was not angry, he said: "This king doesn't embarrass you, let Cao Li come over to see this king." β
"Rustle!"
Before it could be transmitted, a burly general with a tiger's back and a bear's waist in the distance strode over, it was Cao Li, the commander of the Royal Forest Army. After Cao Li saluted Li Yunyi, he said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the regent has indeed made an order, and no one can enter without his will." β
Li Yunyi was still not angry, glanced at Cao Li lightly and said, "Cao Li, are you standing in line?"
Cao Li's face changed slightly, and Li Yunyi's potential meaning was obvious - if Cao Li insisted on stopping him, then he would think that Cao Li was Li Yunyu's person. Cao Li thought for a while and explained: "The Imperial Forest Army can only be the person of the lord of the country at any time, and the last general is to protect the safety of the lord. β
"My son is not safe when he sees Lao Tzu?" Li Yunyi retorted, and then said meaningfully: "If this king wants to break in, do you think Cao Li can stop it?"
Cao Li glanced at Gonggong Fu, gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness can go in, can the others wait outside?"
"No!" Li Yunyi didn't speak, but Long Cheng hurriedly replied: "I am waiting for His Highness's personal guard, General Xiong gave a death order before he came, and he must not leave His Highness at any time." β
Just kidding, who knows who Cao Li's person is? Li Yunyi went in alone, what if he was assassinated by Cao Li's faction?
Li Yunyi waved his hand and said, "It's okay, this king believes that Cao Da is a human being." Wait outside, Lord, for you to push this king in. β
Father-in-law Fu was very obedient, bowed and retreated to the side, Long Cheng was a little anxious, but in the end he didn't dare to say anything. Cao Li glanced at Li Yunyi deeply, and had a trace of admiration for this crippled prince, he could feel that there was no real air circulation near Li Yunyi's dantian, if he had the intention of murder, he would be able to easily kill Li Yunyi.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your trust!"
Cao Li didn't say anything, walked over and personally pushed Li Yunyi into the palace. Long Fall was pacing back and forth outside, he walked up to Gonggong Fu, who was standing quietly, and said, "Father-in-law, are you so relieved?
"They don't dare. Father-in-law Fu said lightly: "If something happens to Your Highness, none of the Imperial Forest Army will survive." β
Fu Gonggong's voice was not loud, but it sounded in the ears of all the nearby Imperial Forest Army, including Cao Li, who had already entered. The nearby Imperial Forest Army felt a pang in his heart, and Cao Li's body stiffened, is this a threat from the Great Grandmaster?
The palace was very quiet, only some palace maids stood with their heads bowed, and Li Yunyi came in, and the palace maids knelt down one after another. Walking into the inner hall, Li Yunyi found that there was a imperial doctor sitting next to him, and an old eunuch standing next to Wang Lou, who had a gauze curtain hanging on Wang Lou, and he could vaguely see a person lying on it.
"Wechen greets His Royal Highness King Yi. β
"The old slave greets His Royal Highness King Yi. β
The imperial physician and the old eunuch saluted one after another, and Li Yunyi nodded and said, "Imperial Physician Liu and Gonggong Wei are exempt, you have worked hard during this time." β
Imperial Physician Liu is the number one imperial physician in the palace, and Gonggong Wei is the chief administrator of the Great Interior and the personal eunuch of the lord Li Hongtu. In Fancheng, it was Gonggong Wei who desperately escorted Li Hongtu to bring Li Hongtu back.
Li Yunyi motioned for Cao Li to push the wheelchair closer to Wang Shu, he lifted the curtain and saw Li Hongtu lying on the bed. Li Hongtu is not dead, his face is sallow, his breath is like a gossamer, and he looks like he may be in the sky at any time.
Li Yunyi looked at it for a moment, his eyes were very complicated, and he stretched out a hand and put it on Li Hongtu's vein. When Cao Li and Gonggong Wei saw Li Yunyi raise their hands, they instinctively became vigilant, and only then did they relax their vigilance when they saw that they were only checking the pulse.
Imperial Physician Liu frowned, Li Yunyi diagnosed the pulse, when did this prince understand medical skills?
Li Yunyi closed his eyes, and after more than ten breaths of pulse, he sighed slightly: "Father's heart has been shattered when he was in Fancheng, right? If it weren't for the fact that Father is a grandmaster and has strong vitality, I'm afraid that Fancheng will be able to live in heaven after being rescued, right? Imperial Doctor Liu, you've worked hard for this time." β
"Huh?"
Imperial Physician Liu and Gonggong Wei's bodies shook at the same time, Cao Li was also stunned, Li Yunyi casually diagnosed, and his judgment was completely correct. Li Hongtu's heart was indeed shattered when he was in Fancheng, if it weren't for his own physical strength, plus Mrs. Liu's top-grade elixir hanging on his life during this time, he would have died a long time ago.
It can be seen that Li Hongtu is not in good health and is about to die, which is not difficult. It is very difficult to diagnose Li Hongtu's broken heart a few months ago, at least Imperial Doctor Liu believes that ordinary imperial doctors do not have this level.
Li Yunyi thought for a while and said, "Can Imperial Doctor Liu go out first?"
Imperial Physician Liu was stunned for a moment, but in the end he didn't ask anything, and retreated, Li Yunyi looked at Gonggong Wei again and said, "Gonggong Wei, let all the palace maids retreat." β
Gonggong Wei didn't know what Li Yunyi was going to do, so he still nodded and waved away all the palace maids. After the palace maid retreated, Li Yunyi looked at Gonggong Wei and Cao Li and said: "My father is like this, I can't stay up for a few days, although I have some means, but at most I can only let my father last for ten days and a half months." β
Gonggong Wei and Cao Li are paying attention to Li Hongtu's situation every day, and naturally know that what Li Yunyi said is true. Both of them understood that Li Yunyi had something to say behind them, and listened quietly.
Li Yunyi said: "I want my father to come to his senses and make an edict to pass on the throne." β
"This?!"
Father-in-law Wei and Cao Li's faces changed slightly, not because of the edict, but because they were sober. They don't want Li Hongtu to sober up once all the time, so that the edict will be passed on to Jingguo will not be in chaos, and the royal power can be smoothly handed over.
It's a pity that Imperial Doctor Liu and a group of imperial doctors tried their best, but they couldn't make Li Hongtu wake up, and Li Yunyi now says that he has a way to make Li Hongtu wake up?
Gonggong Wei didn't dare to ask more, Cao Li couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, are you sure?"
"Naturally!" Li Yunyi said lightly: "Can this thing also deceive people?"
Gonggong Wei and Cao Li thought about it, it was true, Li Hongtu couldn't wake up, and Li Yunyi said that it was useless. If you don't wake up, there is no way to make this edict, and without the edict, Li Yunyi will not be able to realize any of his intentions.
"Okay!" Gonggong Wei nodded and said, "What does Your Highness need?" β
"Nothing is needed!"
Li Yunyi took out the silver needle and said, "I'll just prick a few stitches, and Gonggong Wei will prepare an edict." It won't be too long for my father to wake up later, and I will persuade him to make an edict, and when the time comes, I will ask Gonggong Wei and Commander Cao to testify. β
There is a blank edict in the palace, Wang Xi is here, and after Li Hongtu sobers up, it is very simple to make an edict.
The question isβshouldn't this edict call all the princes and ministers? Gonggong Wei is just a eunuch, and although Cao Li is the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, his qualifications in the court are not enough, so what is the use of the two of them as witnesses?
The edicts of all dynasties need to be witnessed by many princes and ministers, and they cannot be established casually, otherwise they will be considered as false edicts. Even if Li Yunyi persuaded Li Hongtu to pass on the throne to him, the princes and ministers did not admit it, saying that it was a false edict, what is the significance of this edict?
Gonggong Wei and Cao Li knew very well that if they wanted to ascend the throne smoothly, they must have the support of one of the two great grandmasters, not to mention the support of all the six great princes, at least some of them had to stand on Li Yunyi's side.
The two great grandmasters stood the second prince and the fourth prince respectively, and Li Yunyi offended the six great princes when he returned to the city. Is it naΓ―ve for him to think that he can ascend to the throne with just one edict?
Cao Li didn't want to ask much about this matter, and Gonggong Wei couldn't help but remind: "Your Highness, the matter is very high, the Taiwei and the general Wang are not here, why don't you invite the six great princes and the two prime ministers to be a witness?"
"No, you don't!"
Over there, Li Yunyi had already started to prick needles, and he quickly pricked a few stitches in Li Hongtu's chest and a few stitches in his head.
Something magical happened, Li Hongtu's breathing began to gradually become stronger, his complexion obviously began to improve, and with a few violent coughs, Li Hongtu's eyes slowly opened......