Chapter 639: The Empire Changes

Fengyun Empire, the imperial capital.

In the center of power in this thousand-year-old empire, an event that shook the entire empire spread through the streets.

The master of the empire, the monarch with a vast territory and hundreds of millions of subjects, is dead.

Before he succeeded to the throne, the previous masters of this empire selected three talents for his next masters.

One became the general of Zhenbei who guarded the northern frontier, the other became the general of Zhennan in the southern frontier of Weizhen, and the other once controlled the absolute military power of the empire and then abstained.

These three men, when he succeeded to become the monarch of the empire, had made his empire rock solid.

But after decades, now one is far away and does not know where to go, and the other is forced to retreat to the north by the most powerful imperial uncle in the empire.

In the past, the prosperous Fengyun Empire of Kangping, at the moment of his death, was already turbulent and turbulent.

The Imperial Monarch, the man who made the people of the world tremble, he finally died.

His death was inevitable.

His death was the product of all scheming.

Perhaps he used to be a supreme monarch with great ambitions and hands, but now he is just a dead man in the eyes of the people of the world.

Some people are dead, but he is still alive.

Some people are dead, and he might as well be alive.

Some people suffer because of his death, and some people laugh because of his death. Some people lamented his death, and some people were excited about his death.

Some people think that he died in time, and some people think that he died at an inopportune time.

But no matter what, this man who once stood at the top of the power of the empire, he is dead.

The singing and dancing of the imperial capital in the past has disappeared, and the lively and bustling streets of the past have become much quieter.

The palace, a plain pickaxe and crying.

The death of the imperial monarch had the most direct impact on the imperial palace.

From the princes and ministers to the palace maids and eunuchs, they were all weeping and weeping for the death of the imperial monarch.

The Qiankun Hall is the place where the absolute right of the imperial monarch is realized.

In the past, the scenes of civil and military officials on both sides of the list of talking about state affairs are gone, and instead of the scenes of being dressed in white with their heads bowed and silent.

Directly above the main hall is a throne symbolizing power, and at the moment no one sits on it.

And directly below the throne, in the center of the main hall, a crystal ice coffin was quietly placed there.

On either side of the crystal ice coffin, two men stood.

The one on the left, though slightly younger, is tall and tall. Dressed in golden clothes, he had a little bit of a world-wide look in his eyes.

On the right is a middle-aged man, dressed in armor with a saber hanging from his waist. The man's expression was calm, and he quietly looked at the throne above him with his hands behind his back.

The hall was very quiet, there was not a trace of noise, and everyone was silent.

Only the sound of the palace maids and eunuchs coming from outside the main hall could be faintly heard.

I don't know how long later, an old eunuch led two young eunuchs into the main hall.

In the old eunuch's hand, he was holding something.

If you look closely, it is a holy decree exclusive to the monarch of the empire.

"The crown prince, the prince and the ministers, you have been waiting for a long time. The old eunuch came to the front of everyone, stood on top of the crystal ice coffin, looked at the young and middle-aged people standing beside the crystal ice coffin with a respectful expression, and then looked around at everyone, "This is the last will left by the monarch, please ...... it."

Before the old eunuch's words were finished, the middle-aged man stretched his right hand forward and said lightly, "Take it." ”

Although the middle-aged man's voice was not loud, it was very clear in this extremely quiet Qiankun Palace.

Suddenly, all the officials in white plain clothes looked at the middle-aged man in the center of the main hall.

The old eunuch glanced at the middle-aged man in embarrassment, and then looked at the young man, hoping to ask for his help. But to his disappointment, the young man's expression was calm, just quietly looking at the crystal ice coffin next to him.

"Lord Xiao, this is not in line with etiquette and rules. The old eunuch said with a bitter face, "The monarch's decree must be read by the prime minister and eunuch in charge of palace affairs, which is a rule that has been observed by all monarchs of the empire. If you want to see it, wait for the little one to finish reading the holy decree......"

"This king does not like to speak a second time. Looking at the old eunuch, the middle-aged man said lightly, "The monarch is my stormy imperial brother, and the holy decree he left behind was personally read by the king for him." ”

The middle-aged man is the wind and clouds.

"This ......" The old eunuch glanced at the young man in embarrassment, and then looked at Feng Yunxiao, who was dressed in armor and looked calm, and finally had to step forward helplessly, respectfully putting the holy decree in his hand in Fengyun Xiao's hand.

Glancing at the old eunuch lightly, Feng Yunxiao looked at the young man and said calmly, "Prince, this holy decree was read by the imperial uncle, do you have no opinion?"

The hall was silent, and all the officials looked at the prince, waiting for his reply.

After being silent for a while, the crown prince raised his head to look at Feng Yunxiao, and said with a smile: "Since the imperial uncle is distressed by the old age of the chief eunuch and wants to help him read it, as a nephew, success will naturally not ruin the imperial uncle's act of love." ”

This is very common at first hearing, but if you chew it carefully, it is not difficult to find that this is the prince secretly meddling in the wind and clouds, and going to do the work of a eunuch in front of the prince.

Feng Yunxiao is not a fool, so he can naturally hear the meaning of the prince's words.

However, he looked calm and didn't say much.

Looking at the old eunuch, Feng Yunxiao said lightly, "Since you are loyal to the monarch, then I will give you to continue to take care of the monarch in the future." ”

Hearing this, the old eunuch suddenly collapsed to the ground with a dead face.

What does it mean to continue to take care of the monarch?

Now that the Imperial Monarch is dead, and if you want to continue to take care of him, you must die with him!

However, he had no chance to speak.

With a wave of his big hand, Feng Yunxiao directly swept the old eunuch and the two little eunuchs on him out of the hall, and then stepped forward and took three steps.

Turning around, he glanced at the prince next to the crystal ice coffin, swept his eyes at all the civil and military officials in plain clothes in the main hall, spread out the holy decree in his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Imperial Monarch Order: The prince is virtuous, can inherit the throne of the empire, and holds the supreme monarchy." However, remembering his young age, he specially ordered my younger brother, General Feng Yunxiao, to assist in the management of imperial affairs. Due to the chaos of the ministers, the military power of the empire continued to be controlled by the Wind and Storm Commandery. In addition, the empire has a very wide territory, and in order to stabilize the empire's thousand-year-old prosperity and peace and stability, it is now authorized to temporarily lead the affairs of southern Xinjiang to share the worries and responsibilities of the new monarch. Forget the new monarch to govern diligently, and do not live up to the grace of his ancestors. ”

After reading, Feng Yunxiao glanced at the people in the hall, then looked at the crown prince, and said, "The will of the monarch is very clear, the prince is on the throne, and the king assists." However, this king has important things to do, so he can't stay in the imperial capital for a long time. But in order to comply with the monarch's wishes, this king will lead the southern frontier himself and share the worries of the crown prince. ”

Without waiting for the prince to speak, Fengyun Xiao said lightly, "The prince doesn't have to thank this king, as an imperial uncle, this is what this king should do." ”

"General, you are clearly deceiving the king!" Among the civil and military officials, an old man looked at the wind and clouds angrily, and scolded loudly, "If it is really written in the holy decree, this official will immediately die on the pillar of this hall." If not, ask the general to take out the holy decree and give it to the civil and military officials......"

Before the old man could finish speaking, a plume of black smoke rose from the top of his head, and he immediately fell to the ground and died on the spot.

"The holy decree was written by the national teacher himself to help the monarch, if you doubt the holy decree in the hands of the general, then you suspect the national teacher!" A masked woman in black fell from above the main hall, and glanced at the old man who fell to the ground in a cold tone, then glanced around at all the civil and military officials present, and finally looked at the prince and said, "Prince, this person suspects that the holy decree in the hands of the general is fake, and the prince can personally come forward to verify it." ”

The masked woman is the poisonous lady Yan Ji, the right envoy of the national teacher.

Looking at Yan Ji, a trace of emotion flashed in the prince's eyes, and then he looked at Fengyun Xiao with a slight smile and said, "Even if you succeed, even if you don't trust anyone, it's impossible not to believe in your imperial uncle." There is no need to verify the evidence, since the imperial uncle said that the holy decree is so, there must be no mistake. ”

Glancing at the crown prince, Feng Yunxiao looked at the civil and military officials, and said slowly, "This king will go south in the near future to assist the new monarch in managing southern Xinjiang." As for the new king's accession to the throne, I will leave it to you. In addition, I hope that everyone here can work together to help the new monarch, otherwise this king will not mind bringing troops into the palace and killing him on the spot in this Qiankun Palace!"

After speaking, Feng Yunxiao looked at the prince, threw the holy decree in his hand to the prince and said, "Prince, the holy decree will be handed over to you for safekeeping." ”

Just as the prince was about to receive the decree, a black flame enveloped it, and then the decree turned into ashes.

Yan Ji said lightly, "Oh, why was the prince so careless, and he actually turned the monarch's holy decree into a cloud of ashes." Alas...... If this spreads, how will the world think of you, the new monarch who is about to take charge of the empire?"

The crown prince glanced down at the holy decree that had turned to ashes, and a cold glint flashed in the corner of his eye.

He naturally knew that this was Yan Ji playing tricks, and the purpose was to make him unable to see the true content of the holy decree.

Raising his head, the crown prince looked at Yan Ji and Fengyun Xiao with a smile and said, "Since there is an imperial uncle to help manage the southern Xinjiang, it is naturally the best." I only hope that Uncle Huang won't work too hard, so he will feel guilty about success. ”

The corners of Feng Yunxiao's mouth pulled an arc and smiled, and then strode towards the outside of the Qiankun Palace.

Yan Ji, on the other hand, glanced at all the civil and military officials present, and then followed Feng Yunxiao and left the hall.

In the main hall, only the prince standing quietly beside the crystal ice coffin and the ministers who looked at each other were left.

After a long time, the crown prince turned to look at the ministers and said, "The monarch will be buried in three days, and the prince will ascend the throne in seven days." ”

According to common sense, when his father died, he should observe filial piety for seven days. Especially when the monarch of the empire is dead, filial piety should be observed.

And the matter of the crown prince's accession to the throne should not be said by the prince himself, but by the ministers present after deliberation and unanimous decision.

But at this time, the crown prince no longer needed the advice of these ministers.

And these ministers all know the proportions, and they don't come up with one or two stupid things like this, which is not in line with the ancestral system and does not conform to the rules.

Turning around, the crown prince looked at the throne directly above the main hall, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.