"Yes!"

The guards swords, their swords, walked towards the assassins.

Da Ji had a worried look on his face, looked at Fang Xiu, and expressed his concerns: "Master, will this anger Emperor Yan?" ”

Fang Xiu said coldly: "Since he dares to send someone to assassinate his true appearance, he should be ready to bear the wrath!" ”

"But...... After all, the imperial court has just ended the war with the Zhou State and urgently needs to recuperate, if the Yan State invades on a large scale at this time, the imperial court may fall into passivity. ”

Daji thought this in her heart, but she didn't say it.

Because she knew that the master must have thought it through careful consideration in making such a decision.

All she has to do is trust her master unconditionally!

Fang Xiu seemed to understand Daji's words and stopped, and said: "Yan people are afraid of power but not virtue, if they blindly tolerate it, it will only make them even worse!"

The last time Emperor Yan sent troops to invade, Benxiang had turned a blind eye and did not declare war with them, and this time he sent assassins to assassinate Benxiang and Qing'er, who was about to participate in the Zen Rang ceremony, if Benxiang didn't do anything again, they really thought that Benxiang was a soft persimmon to be held at will! ”

"The slave family understands."

Daji nodded obediently.

This time.

Fang Xiu seemed to have thought of something, looked at Li Yingyue on the side, and said: "The letter, you have also read it, you should know that you will end up where you are now, and it has a great relationship with your brother, maybe when he proposed marriage, he didn't have the idea of letting you stay in Chang'an for the rest of your life......"

“......”

Li Yingyue's slender jade hand held the letter and was silent for a long time.

She was hit so hard today that she only felt that her mind was in a mess at this moment, and she didn't know what to say, let alone what to do.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu didn't continue to stimulate her, just looked at the guards beside him, waved his hand and said, "Go home!" ”

"Yes! Xiangye! ”

............

Zhou Guo.

Jinnan City.

The wind and the sun are beautiful, and the sky is cloudless.

Outside the Jongmyo Temple.

Emperor Uncle Ning, standing at the forefront, read the edict of abdication on behalf of Emperor Zhou.

"The five virtues of the husband are changing, the three are rejuvenating, the material is virtuous, and the ...... is enlightened"

The high voice reverberated throughout the palace.

Xie Qian led the hundred officials and knelt quietly on the ground.

In front of them, there was also a man on his knees.

It is Li Yingyue, the eldest princess of Zhou who is about to ascend the throne!

Of course, it was Qing'er who pretended.

Minutes and seconds passed.

After a stick of incense.

The edict was read.

Qing'er, who was dressed in a dragon robe, slowly got up, stepped forward, and took the jade seal symbolizing imperial power from King Ning's hand.

Slowly turned around, looked around, his eyes burst out with a sharp light, and said word by word: "The mandate of heaven can not be refused, the artifact can not be long, the ministers can not be without the owner, the machine can not be unified, the moon is only accepted by the emperor, dare not admir, Bu Zhi Shou Turtle, Zhao has a big horizontal, Zheng Zhi Sanyi, Zhao has a revolution, carefully choose the first day, ascend the altar and receive ......the emperor's seal."

The enthronement edict was read.

The emperor of the Zhou State was officially succeeded by Li Yinyue!

Under the leadership of Xie Qian, the civil and military officials of the Zhou State saluted one after another, and said loudly: "The ministers see my emperor!" Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

On a high platform.

Qing'er looked down at the hundreds of officials kneeling together, and her mood was extremely melancholy.

When she followed His Highness to leave Jinnan two years ago, she never thought that there would be such a day.

So far, she is a little confused, whether His Royal Highness's marriage to the prime minister of Qianguo is a blessing or a misfortune......

Meanwhile.

Emperor Zhou, who was imprisoned in a certain palace, stared out of the window with bloodshot eyes, and let out an angry roar.

"Traitor!"

"Rebel!"

"I'm going to kill you! Kill you! ”

An almost mad roar echoed through the palace, but there was no response.

Whether he accepts it or not, the change of throne has become a fact.

Except for the eunuchs in exile, no one cares about his thoughts as the "emperor" anymore.

Success and defeat have been the same throughout the ages.

After the end of the Zen ceremony.

Originally, Emperor Zhou handled government affairs in the Qianqing Palace.

Qing'er, who was dressed in a dragon robe, sat on the dragon chair with a cold expression.

Xie Qian and the other two cabinet scholars stood in place and saluted respectfully.

"Your Majesty!"

Qing'er looked at them and asked, "Have you prepared the will that I asked the cabinet to draw up?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it has been prepared, and it will be announced to the world immediately!"

Xie Qian took out a holy decree from his arms and presented it to Qing'er with both hands.

Qing'er reached out and took it, browsing from top to bottom.

This was the first holy decree issued by her after her accession to the throne, and the content was to make Fang Fang Xiu regent.

Sure that there was nothing wrong with the content, she nodded and said, "This matter will be left to you to handle, and there should be no mistakes." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Xie Qianbi bowed respectfully, took the holy decree with both hands, and took a step back.

This time.

Li Chunhua, who took over as the second assistant of the cabinet, stood up and said solemnly: "Your Majesty! The minister has one thing that he wants to ask His Majesty. ”

Qing'er looked at him and said lightly, "Say." ”

Li Chunhua saluted and said: "According to the contract reached between the imperial court and the Qianguo, the Qianguo has the right to send troops to be stationed in all provinces and prefectures of our Great Zhou, but the number of troops stationed is not clearly stipulated in the contract.

The minister believed that defense is the foundation of a country, and the number of troops allowed to be stationed in a country should not be too large, and it is best to limit it to no more than 1,000 troops. ”

Speaking of this, he paused, and continued: "It's just that the regent may not be able to agree to this number, so the minister wants to ask His Majesty to negotiate with the regent. ”

The voice fell.

Qing'er showed a chill in her eyes, looked at Li Chunhua, and asked coldly: "Is it your idea to limit the number of troops stationed, or is it the idea of the entire cabinet?" ”

"This ......"

Li Chunhua hesitated and glanced at Xie Qian.

After a few breaths of silence, he made a decision and replied: "It's the minister's idea, and the minister hasn't discussed it with Xie Ge Lao yet. ”

When Qing'er heard this, she snorted coldly, stood up from the dragon chair suddenly, and said angrily:

"Don't think that I don't know what you think, it's just that I just think that the imperial court has signed a contract with Qianguo, and Fang Xiu has also become the regent of my Great Zhou, and the overall situation has been decided, and the Qianren will no longer care about these details!"

"I tell you this day clearly! You're making yourself smart! Now, my Da Zhou is still Da Zhou, and you are still Da Zhou's courtiers, all rely on this paper contract!

"If you think crookedly again, and try to squeeze Fang Xiu and the cadres out of the court, even if I am the one who wants to exclude you!"

As soon as this remark came out.

Several scholars all knelt down.

"The ministers know their mistakes!"

Qing'er looked at them, sighed in her heart, sat back on the dragon chair, and said coldly: "How you discussed with the cadres at the beginning, how will you act in the future!" ”

"From now on, in addition to promulgating the holy decree, I will no longer interfere in the affairs of the imperial court, the six ministries and nine secretaries, each province and each government, any matter, will be handled by your cabinet vote, and the eight hundred li will be urgently submitted to the regent, and the regent will decide, what I said, do you understand?"

The voice fell.

Several scholars subconsciously glanced at each other, and they could see a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.

After being stunned for a few breaths, he said in unison: "The ministers understand!" ”

"Let's go down!" Qing'er waved her hand impatiently.

"The ministers are leaving."

Xie Qian and the others saluted again, turned around and left the Qianqing Palace.

As they walked on their way to the cabinet, they whispered.

"With Your Majesty's sage, you shouldn't fail to see that the more troops you garrison, the more like a puppet the imperial court will become...... Why did Your Majesty allow a large number of troops to be stationed in Qianguo? ”

"Maybe it's just for fear of angering the dry people?"

"The old man always felt that it was more than that...... You have all heard it just now, and Your Majesty said that from now on, Your Majesty will not care about the affairs of the court, and all affairs will be handled by the cabinet and the regent, so that Your Majesty will not be equal to ......."

Speaking of this, he lowered his voice and said, "It's not just a decoration." ”

"Be careful!" Xie Qiandao.

"This is only said in front of a few elders, and the old man said it." The Cabinet University Scholar.

There was a moment of silence.

Li Chunhua, deputy assistant to the cabinet, said: "Since Your Majesty has said so, from now on, we will still act according to the results of consultations with the cadres, and don't think about getting rid of the control of the cadres. ”

When the words fell, Xie Qian immediately said, "That's what the old man meant. ”

When the other two scholars heard this, they sighed in their hearts and responded, "Since this is the case, I will do what Elder Xie Ge wants." ”

............

The news that Emperor Chan of Zhou gave up the throne and the eldest princess Li Yinyue ascended the throne as emperor spread all over the countries in less than three days!

At the same time, newspapers with a certain degree of influence and credibility, such as "Chang'an Weekly", "Jiangyue Tabloid Newspaper", and "Da Zhou Monthly", published an article at the same time:

"The two countries of Qian and Zhou concluded an alliance: the prime minister of the Qianguo State and the regent of the Zhou State! 》

The news is out.

The world was shocked!

Yan Guo.

Palace.

Emperor Yan listened to the eunuch read the newspaper, and his face became a little ugly.

As he expected.

Because of this war, the two countries will fall into a state of endless death.

No matter which side wins, the Yan Kingdom will be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Even, there is a chance to wave his army to the south and unify the three kingdoms.

However, the final result was completely opposite to what he imagined.

The fierce fighting lasted only two months, and the civil and military officials of the Zhou State surrendered to the Qianguo.

Qianguo easily won this war and greatly increased its strength.

Although the national strength is still inferior to that of Yan State, it has been able to pose a threat, making Emperor Yan feel like a fish in his throat.

"I knew that Zhou Guo was a bunch of spineless soft bones, so I should have taken the lead and sent troops to attack Zhou, but now I let those useless cadres pick up a bargain!"

Yan Huang thought about it and felt a little annoyed.

Right now.

A eunuch stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, there is a merchant who said that he was entrusted by the prime minister of Qianguo to present a gift to Your Majesty!" ”

Prime Minister of Qianguo...... Gift......

Emperor Yan frowned slightly and asked, "What gift?" ”

The eunuch said: "That merchant doesn't know, only knows that it is quite precious." ”

"Do you want to be friends with my Dayan?"

"In this way, Fang Xiu should have escaped the assassination ......"

"He is really as cowardly as before, and when he encounters things, he thinks not of counterattack, but of calming things down."

Yan Huang thought so, his eyes showed a touch of disdain, and he waved his hand and said:

"Let him bring it in!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The eunuch replied and turned to leave.

Half an hour later.

The eunuch hurriedly returned to Emperor Yan, knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "The slave should die!" ”

"What's wrong?"

Emperor Yan frowned and asked.

The eunuch said with a bitter face: "The slave maid made an assertion, checked the gift box, and found ......"

Speaking of which, it came to an abrupt end, and it seemed difficult to speak.

Seeing this, Emperor Yan seemed to realize something, his face was ugly, and he said coldly: "What did you find?" ”

"Discovery...... The gift box contained the elite heads at the sticky rod, a total of forty-seven. ”

The eunuch pressed his head to the ground and said in a trembling voice.

Hearing this, Emperor Yan burst out with a strong killing intent, and the muscles in his cheeks trembled slightly because of anger.

"Fang Xiu'er, how dare you do this!"

Emperor Yan's old face showed anger, and he gritted his teeth.

The sticky rod is elite, each of which is a dead soldier trained by his own hands, and there are less than a hundred people combined.

Now, because of an assassination mission that was thought to be handy, half of it was lost, and the target who was assassinated was insulted in this way.

This moment.

Emperor Yan only felt a congested breath rise in his chest, he couldn't spit it out, he couldn't swallow it, and it took a while to ease it down a bit.

"All mistakes are the slave's fault! Your Majesty must take care of the dragon's body! ”

Seeing that Emperor Yan was not light, the eunuch showed fear on his face, and said loudly while kowtowing.

Emperor Yan glanced at him and said coldly: "What does Fang Xiu's sin have to do with you!" Get down! ”

"Slave, slave and maid retire."

When the eunuch heard this, he hurried away as if he had been pardoned.

Emperor Yan sat on the dragon chair and was silent for a long time before he said, "Summoning Liu Yuan into the palace!" ”

............

Qianguo.

Changan.

The Imperial Palace, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

Wu Mingkong stood in front of Fang Xiu, his good-looking peach blossom eyes, and looked at him carefully.

Fang Xiu was a little furious by her, and couldn't help but ask, "What is Your Majesty looking at?" ”

"I'll see if you're hurt."

Wu Mingkong didn't have a good airway:

"The dignified prime minister, the regent of the Zhou Kingdom, actually used himself as bait to lure out the assassins, you can figure it out!"

"Good luck this time, get out of the way, next time see if you can have such good luck!"

It turned out to be for this matter......

Fang Xiu smiled, and raised his eyebrows: "The minister is a person of the Holy Family, don't say a few small assassins, even a sword can't hurt the minister in the slightest." ”

"Phew!"

The little empress took a sip and said angrily: "This kind of nonsense, only you can say it!" ”

Fang Xiu laughed twice and did not refute.

Seeing that Fang Xiu was indeed not injured, the heart that the little empress had been carrying finally relaxed, and said, "I heard that you gave the heads of those assassins as gifts to Emperor Yan?" ”

Fang Xiu said: "Back to Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. ”

Got a positive answer.

The little empress was silent for a few seconds and asked, "Tell me, how do you plan to do it?" ”

Fang Xiu said: "The minister has no plan. ”

Seeing that he looked calm and composed, the little empress felt a lot more calm, pursed her lips, and said, "It's strange to believe you." ”

Fang Xiu shrugged his shoulders a little helplessly and said, "The minister really has no plans. ”

"I know ......"

Seeing that he didn't want to say, the little empress didn't ask any more questions, and changed the topic: "How is the Mingxiu Academy you told me about some time ago?" ”