After worshipping heaven and earth, the little emperor brought hundreds of people such as civil and military officials to the Sheji altar to worship the people.

After the complicated etiquette, everyone turned to the Taimiao to pay tribute to the ancestors of the Liu family.

It's just that this time, only the prince and grandson entered the temple together, and the rest of the people were waiting outside.

After all the sacrificial ceremonies were completed, the civil and military officials followed the emperor's dragon chariot to the Tai'an Palace, where the throne ceremony was officially carried out.

Tai'an Hall is one of the most magnificent palaces in the entire imperial city, and only major events related to the national unity, such as the new emperor's accession to the throne, the canonization of the crown prince, and the canonization of the queen, will be carried out here.

Yuan Ming followed the little emperor to the Tai'an Hall as a personal guard, and as soon as he entered the main hall, he saw that the emperor's exclusive dragon chair was placed at the bottom of the head, and there were several jujube red Taishi chairs, on which several people were sitting.

Among them, the position closest to the dragon chair, sat a tall man wearing a purple and gold robe, his appearance was upright, his facial features were solemn, his face was short, his eyes were full of divine light, and he had a majestic demeanor that was not angry and self-threatening.

Sitting next to it was an old man who was also wearing a purple gold robe, with a clear face and a fairy wind bones, who was the head of the jade pot of the national teacher.

Beside him, there sat an old woman with gray hair and a dragon-headed cane, with a kind face.

There is also a dignified woman next to the old woman, wearing a water blue gauze skirt, and the whole person looks gentle, like a woman from a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, with a little soft charm.

Behind these people there were several chairs, on which a few people were seated.

Yuan Ming knew early on that in addition to the military generals and relatives of the emperor at this succession ceremony, there would be Changchun Guan and some other immortal cultivators in the Great Jin Kingdom who came to watch the ceremony.

It's just that they don't participate in the worship of the Heaven and Earth Society and their ancestors, and only wait here to observe the official ceremony of the succession ceremony.

After the little emperor returned, he walked into the main hall, and the monks sitting in the hall got up one after another to salute, and the little emperor immediately made a Taoist chief to return the salute.

Among the civil and military officials, except for the six chiefs and the three provincial governors, as well as a few generals with more authority who remained in the main hall, the rest of the officials were all outside the hall, waiting in order of rank.

Yuan Ming, as the personal guard appointed by the little emperor, made an exception and was under the emperor's head with the inner servants.

The civil and military officials knew the relationship between Yuan Ming and the little emperor, and they were not surprised by this, but the monks sitting at the front couldn't help but cast puzzled glances at him.

Yuan Ming didn't have any nervousness, his eyes calmly scanned down, and even looked at those monks.

Among them, the middle-aged man in purple robe and short beard is the grandfather of the little emperor Liu Tianming, who built the foundation and passed on the throne to the little emperor's father more than fifty years ago, and went to Changchun to practice by himself.

After that, he never interfered in the affairs of the Great Jin Dynasty again, and never even returned to the capital.

It is rumored that the father of the little emperor was an ordinary person with no spiritual roots, who inherited the unification at the age of the weak crown and became the emperor for almost 30 years, but suddenly died and passed the throne to Liu Tianming.

When he died, Liu Tianming's grandfather never returned, but this time he returned to the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty for Liu Tianming's succession ceremony, which shows the importance he attaches to this grandson.

The old lady who sat in a row with him was the head of the Bailuo Villa, the largest immortal cultivator family in the Great Jin Kingdom except for the royal family, although she was not the person who cultivated the highest in the villa, but she had always been the person in charge of family affairs.

The gentle woman next to them was the Luo Water Fairy, the elder of the Water Spirit Palace in the Great Jin Dynasty, whose strength was second only to Changchun Guan, and sitting behind them were the elders of the other sects.

When Yuan Ming was looking at the others, he obviously felt a gaze falling on him, it was a gaze with divine thoughts to probe fluctuations, which came from the National Teacher Jade Pot Dao Master.

Although this gaze was only for a moment, Yuan Ming still caught it keenly.

When everyone returned to their places, the father-in-law who was in charge of the chamberlain stepped forward, shook off the dust, and shouted at the top of his voice:

"The succession ceremony has officially begun, and the edict of succession is announced."

After he finished shouting, the great sacrificial wine of the Guozijian immediately held an ebony tray with a yellow silk roll on it, and walked slowly towards the little emperor.

When he passed by the princes and grandchildren, most of them lowered their heads and did not dare to look, and only a few dared to raise their eyes and secretly watch, their eyes full of envy

Among them, the eyes of the eighth prince are the hottest.

This is not to blame him, because the little emperor Liu Tianming is young after all, he has not yet been canonized as an empress, nor has he given birth to a dragon son, so if he wants to choose one person to inherit the throne, he can naturally only choose from his uncles and brothers.

Among these people, in terms of ability, popularity, and qualifications, there is no one who can compare with him.

In addition, the prime minister of Zhongshu Province has also passed his anger with him in advance, and the Zaizhi of Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province have all proposed to let him inherit the unification, and the six central officials and household departments also support him to ascend to the throne.

And the most important thing is that he has received tacit approval and support from the Changchun view.

Therefore, if there is no accident, the Eighth Prince, Lord Xian, is the new Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty.

I saw that the old sacrificial wine came to the dragon chair with the edict, and the little emperor had already got up, took the jade seal of the country, solemnly covered the edict, and pressed the imperial seal.

Afterwards, the great sacrificial wine held the edict in his hand and read it out as smoothly and loudly as possible:

"The emperor of Fengtian carried the edict and said: Our dynasty inherits the martyrs, should be obedient to the people, since I ascended the throne, respect the heavens and the ancestors, abide by the guidelines, everything is based on the people, and the law is all people-oriented. I want to show the ambition of the grand plan, but the immortal fate is difficult to resign, for the long-term plan of the country, and it is now rumored to be located in the brother Qingwang Liu Tianze. That is, to proclaim to the world, and to make the salty make known. ”

King Xian, who was ready to take a few steps forward to inherit the unification, was stiff when he heard the words "Liu Tianze", as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and the whole person was stunned in place.

It's not Liu Guangxuan, it's Liu Tianze, it's not King Xian, it's King Qing.

Not only King Xian was stunned, but the civil and military officials in the hall, including King Qing himself, were also stunned.

King Qing is the fourth brother of the little emperor Liu Tianming, and originally only Prime Minister Luo of Shangshu Province belonged to him. No one expected that the heir to the throne would be him.

After being stunned for a moment, King Xian's expression suddenly became distorted, and he rushed out in disregard of etiquette.

"Wrong, wrong, must be wrong, how can it be King Qing? It's me, it's supposed to be me! King Xian changed his previous majesty, waved his hands, and shouted loudly.

Everyone was shocked when they saw this, but no one dared to speak for a while.

They all looked cautiously at the little emperor, wanting to see how he reacted.

However, the little emperor just watched King Xian go crazy with a calm face, and did not react in the slightest.

"Your Majesty......" At this time, Prime Minister Lou finally couldn't help it and stood up.

His "Your Majesty" made everyone's eyes look at him.

"Do you have something to say?" The little emperor chuckled and asked.

"Your Majesty, the ownership of the throne is a matter of social affairs, and it is a major matter of the country, and it is not a child's play. We had already discussed this matter with Your Majesty, and we had decided on a suitable candidate at that time, so why did we suddenly change it? Prime Minister Lou didn't mention who the original candidate was, but just asked.

Everyone looked at the little emperor one after another, and even the national teacher Yuhu Daoist and Liu Tianming's grandfather, who didn't care about secular affairs, also cast inquiring glances.

When the little emperor heard this, he seemed to be waiting for someone to ask, so he immediately stood up and said: "Uncle Eighth Emperor, in the past few years that you have participated in state politics, you have formed a party for personal gain, and you have been corrupt and bent the law, and I know that these are nothing. But if you instruct others to intercept and kill my Great Jin envoy halfway, this is an unforgivable sin. ”

His tone was flat, but his voice was like rolling thunder, exploding above the court.

When King Xian heard this, his face changed suddenly, his gaze turned and he glanced at Yuan Ming.

Seeing his reaction, clear-eyed people already knew that what the little emperor said was that Yuan Ming was assassinated and disappeared when he went to southern Xinjiang a few years ago.

"I want to ask Uncle Eight Emperors, what did Yuan Ming do to make you hold such a grudge that you want to instruct the deputy envoy Lin Junsheng to kill him on the way I sent him as an envoy?" The little emperor asked sharply.

This old matter, which many people kept secret, was finally revealed on the most inopportune occasion.

"Did King Xian do it?" Someone among the courtiers exclaimed.

"Why did he do that?" Some people are puzzled.

The Chinese courtiers changed their expressions one by one, whispering non-stop, and although the generals were silent, they couldn't help but look at General Yuan. At this moment, his face was pale, but he was still silent.

"Your Majesty, the minister has been wronged." King Xian glanced left and right, and immediately fell to his knees, shouting.

"Wronged, tell me, where did I wronged you?" The little emperor sneered and asked.

"Your Majesty, I really don't know what you said about instructing Lin Junsheng to kill Yuan Ming. Besides, the minister has no reason to harm Yuan Ming at all. King Xian bowed his head to the ground and argued.

The little emperor didn't pay attention to it at all, and shouted, "Bring Lin Junsheng up." ”

As soon as the words fell, the two armor soldiers had already escorted Lin Junsheng to the main hall.

Lin Junsheng was disheveled at the moment, looking flustered, but there was a trace of imperceptible calmness in his eyes.

After he knelt on the ground, the little emperor spoke again: "Lin Junsheng, let me ask you, who instructed you to murder Yuan Ming on the way to southern Xinjiang?" ”

"Your Majesty, this is really impossible for the minister to answer, Yuan Ming and I have been playmates since childhood, how could we murder him? On the way to the envoy back then, it was Yuan Ming himself who coveted the beautiful scenery of the waterfall and fell into the water, which was an accident, not the minister's doing. When Lin Junsheng heard this, he immediately replied.

His set of arguments was a draft that had already been typed, and there were no other witnesses on the side at the beginning, and he did not believe that the emperor could have tangible evidence to prove that he was a murderer.

When the little emperor heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? So you're saying I've wronged you? ”