Chapter 998: Enthronement IV
In charge of guarding the palace were the Janissaries in the north and south.
Now Cheng Zhe, who has been promoted to the commander of the north and south of the government, stood majestically on the palace wall in military uniform, holding the hilt of the sword in one hand and carrying the other behind him, his eyes scanning the crowd with extreme caution.
This is an extremely important day for Ningguo.
Three days ago, my grandfather called him back to Cheng Guogong's mansion and repeatedly told him not to make any mistakes.
In fact, after Li Chen'an's guy returned to Kyoto, the Jingzhao Mansion, the Imperial City Division, the City Defense Division, and the North and South Offices had all made careful arrangements.
Although the gates of Kyoto are still open day and night.
The people who entered and exited the city gate did not go in and out of the city to examine them carefully.
But the officials in these yamen were all in high spirits, paying attention to every suspicious face.
The spies of the Imperial City Division were all out on official business, but the three thousand Imperial Wind Guards led by the eldest grandson Hongyi were scattered at those extremely important intersections in Kyoto.
Cheng Zhe turned his head to look to the side, and the eldest grandson Hongyi, who was dressed in red, was also on the city wall at the moment.
The wind blew her hair, and it blew her drape.
The winter sun sprinkled on her body, and the sunshine that was not too warm was probably because of her red clothes, which made it a little warmer in Cheng Zhe's eyes.
Cheng Zhe's heartstrings flickered, and a smile appeared on his originally extremely serious face.
He withdrew his gaze and looked back.
The palace was extremely quiet.
Those officials in the yamen who are in charge of all the affairs of Ning Guo probably don't have the heart to take care of official affairs at this time.
This is an unprecedented enthronement ceremony -
It's unprecedented because it's too simple!
It did not follow the rituals of the emperor's accession to the throne in history, such as sacrificing to the sky, such as sacrificing to the temple, and so on.
This is not surprising.
Because there is no official news so far to officially confirm Li Chenan's true identity.
His surname is still Li!
did not change his surname to Qiao, let alone Ning.
But this is Ningguo!
The emperor of Ning was not surnamed Ning, which in fact meant that he was not properly seated.
In the past, there would have been many ministers who stood up against it, but when he ascended the throne, no one raised a voice.
It wasn't that he used the means to suppress it.
But when Ji Tai was in power, Ning Guo had been suffering for a long time.
It was also at the time of the fall of Ji Tai that the officials of the entire imperial court Ji Tai were cleaned up.
Now almost all the people in the court are his grandfather Li Wenfu's protégés, in fact, these people are also his people!
Even the five great princes had already surrendered to him when he became regent.
So, as Grandpa said, it no longer matters who he really is.
Importantly...... He is the emperor of Ningguo!
I think of March 3 of the twenty-third year of Zhaohua.
He and Qi Zhixue went to Guangling City to participate in Zhongli Ruoshui's poetry meeting to select his son-in-law.
Cheng Zhe suddenly laughed.
The fool who was talked about by everyone, more than two years have passed, and he has become the emperor of Ningguo!
He remembered the song "Butterfly Loves Flowers" and the song "Will Enter the Wine".
I remembered the tavern under the big banyan tree in the alley of Erjinggou.
I was reminded of the changes in Kyoto.
I thought of the eldest grandson Jinghong who liked to lie under the crooked neck tree of the Imperial City Division.
I also remembered the Shang Di who composed music and played the piano in the old rain building.
Of course, there is also the Ji Tai who covers the sky with one hand.
The only thing he didn't think of was the Zhaohua Emperor who spent a lot of money to build Changle Palace!
Many people will forget the Zhaohua Emperor who reigned for twenty-three years, not only did not make any achievements, but also allowed the traitorous Prime Minister Ji Tai to cause trouble in the dynasty and make the people of Ning unhappy.
That's a nightmare!
It's an unbearable past.
People don't want to remember the pain, they look forward to a happy future.
Therefore, Emperor Zhaohua died in a daze, and no one went to find out the truth.
Just by a rumor-
Hacked to death by thunder!
Two years ago, also in winter, he was hacked to death by thunder!
In fact, it doesn't matter to the people how he died, the important thing is that he died to have a regent Li Chen'an!
Cheng Zhe looked into the distance of the palace again.
He looked in the direction of the East Palace.
In the past, there was a fat man living in the East Palace.
Cheng Zhe is quite familiar with His Royal Highness the Prince, because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is harmless and approachable, and the two actually have a good personal relationship.
If Cheng Zhe was asked to play the judge, he would probably not tick Ning Zhiyi's name in the book of life and death.
He deserves to die the least, but he deserves to die the most!
This is a contradiction.
The last thing he deserves to die is because he has never done anything bad in his many years as a prince.
He's even very dedicated!
Even if Ji Tai took control of the imperial court, he was still learning about what was happening in Ning Guo through various means.
When Li Chenan was still the fool in Guangling City, his grandfather was actually extremely optimistic about His Royal Highness the Prince.
This is why he has the responsibility of uniting with the Dingguo Marquis Mansion to protect the prince.
But he's the most damned.
Because a Li Chenan appeared out of thin air!
Cheng Zhe didn't know the real reason why Li Chen'an became the regent so suddenly, but as the eldest grandson of Cheng Guo's mansion, he knew that there must be a secret behind it that he didn't know.
He couldn't ask.
It's just that Li Chen'an wants to be the emperor, and Ningguo can't have that crown prince.
That fat man is dead, and the royal blood of the Ning Dynasty ...... I heard that it has not been completely broken, but grandpa said that the general trend has been decided, and under such a general trend, no one can swim against the current, and no one can turn up a few waves.
He turned his head to look at the other side of the palace again.
I still remember that place is the Fengyi Palace of the harem, the bedroom of Queen Lu twenty years ago.
He saw the tall, big-leaved banyan tree.
I went there when I was a child, and I climbed on the big-leaved banyan tree to catch it.
But now, twenty years later, the big-leaved banyan tree, which should have been lush in winter, has now become bare.
It's been a long time since I've been to that palace again.
Unexpectedly, the large-leaved banyan tree had withered.
Fengyi Palace is the dormitory of the queens of the past dynasties.
After Li Chen'an ascends the throne, who will live in Fengyi Palace?
Since the big-leaved banyan was wilted and dug up, the new owner would not like to have a dead tree in the yard.
And the same goes for the sycamore.
If Zhongli Ruoshui lived in it......
Cheng Zhe smiled again, wondering if she would plant peach blossoms in that palace?
Qi Zhixue said that the emperor kid is Zhongli Ruoshui's true destiny!
If it weren't for that kid, Zhongli Ruoshui would have died of incense, how could he be the great master he is today!
Therefore, March 3 of that year was the beginning of the change of fate for many people.
Not only the fate of men, but also the fate of this nation!
Or even the fate of the whole world!
Cheng Zhe looked outside the palace wall again.
The morning sun breaks through the mist.
The golden sunlight shone on the old roofs, and the roofs seemed to be gilded with a layer of golden light.
The sun shines on the faces of the people, and the gloom on their faces is gone, and there is a new hope!