Chapter 36: The New Emperor Succeeds to the Throne
Without waiting for Gu Cheng to react, Gu Yifeng pointed again, and the hurricane dissipated in an instant, and this Cheng Wang fell to the ground fiercely, smashing out a huge deep pit.
As the smoke and dust dissipated, although Gu Cheng was not unconscious, his body was already paralyzed, and he did not have the slightest strength to move the air.
"In the third round, the prince wins!"
Under Chang Fu's announcement, the prince's competition officially came to an end, there is no doubt that the new emperor's position is the crown prince's, and in the audience, all the royal relatives are ugly.
Especially the Hou Ye who opened the gambling game, now he has lost his capital, and the gambling game of this underground bank is basically impossible to rely on.
Everyone had no choice but to leave, and the three of Gu Yifeng, except for the unconscious Gu Ran, both of them were stopped by the old emperor and returned to the Taihe Hall together.
"The two emperors, I have entrusted Qintian to supervise the day, and three days later it will be a good day and an auspicious day, and then I will read the edict of abdication in front of the hundred officials and pass the throne to the crown prince."
"Recently, I have also read the military report, and there is a faint tendency of collusion between Da Chu and Da Han, so you can't act rashly. King Cheng, you are the youngest vassal king, and now that your royal brother has ascended the throne, you still need to be helped, you know? ”
The old emperor said to the two brothers with a serious expression.
"Father, the sons and daughters must wholeheartedly assist the imperial brother and guard my territory."
When Gu Cheng heard this, he immediately knelt down and said to the old emperor.
"Father, son-in-law still has a request. Chengwang's younger brother has been guarding the frontier for several years, and now he has returned victoriously, asking his father to reward him, rewarding the three-clawed golden dragon robe, sealing the king of the south, changing the fief to the three states in the south of the Yangtze River, entering the dynasty and not trending, praising and worshipping the nameless, and going to the palace with a sword. ”
Gu Yifeng knelt down at this time and pleaded to the old emperor.
As soon as these words came out, not to mention the chief manager of Changfu and the old emperor, even Gu Cheng felt flattered, if he did this to Gu Cheng after he ascended the throne, it would definitely make people suspect that he had ulterior motives.
But if the old emperor is allowed to give the title, it will naturally be interpreted by the courtiers as a check and balance on the prince to avoid a major change in the court situation.
Even, the old emperor's move will make the people who support the king rebel, once the old emperor dies, there will definitely be people who rebel against Gu Yifeng in the name of the Qing monarch.
How could this prince not know the consequences of such an act?
But he still said it, and he said it himself, if there is no other meaning, then there is only one interpretation, that is, Gu Yifeng really appreciates his third brother Chengwang.
"Brother Huang! The younger brother categorically can't afford to be given such a title! In all dynasties, few people have yet been able to get this gift, father, please take back the imperial brother's advice! ”
When Gu Cheng heard this, he was also abrupt and panicked, not too stupid, so he immediately shirked it.
The old emperor looked at the two of them, not saying a word, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Emperor, have you thought about it? If it is given to the king, not to mention anything else, the second child will definitely make trouble. ”
The old emperor pondered for a long time, and then said to Gu Yifeng.
"Father, the son's mind has been decided, and in the future, the third brother will be the son's help, the pillar of the country, why not have this reward? As for the second brother, he carefully used power and made mistakes repeatedly, and his sons have evidence of this. Please let his father's fief let him become a vassal. ”
Gu Yifeng continued to speak, his tone was neither humble nor arrogant, but he took out a letter from his sleeve very indifferently, this was Fang Xuan's handwriting, he had been secretly investigating the guilt of the second Gu Ran, and finally handed over such a letter.
Originally, according to what the old emperor thought in his heart, Gu Ran would at least give the second prince a fief when he was dying, so that he could become a vassal, but now if he did it in advance, he could also make the court understand the general trend and retain Gu Ran's face.
"Well, according to what you say, I will be summoned in three days."
The old emperor bowed slightly, and then waved his sleeves, Chang Fu immediately understood the meaning and left the Taihe Hall with the two princes.
Outside the Taihe Palace.
"Big brother, you, it's different."
After the two came out, Gu Cheng said to Gu Yifeng.
"What, you're getting handsome?"
Gu Yifeng raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and then said with a smile.
"No, I've become alert. Big brother, now there are only two of us, you give your brother a quasi-word, just in front of your father, what you said, are you sincere? ”
Gu Cheng seemed to have made up his mind, and then looked at Gu Yifeng and asked solemnly.
"Can this be faked? Since the beginning of the dynasty, Taizu has said in advance that His Majesty is not allowed to fight by blood, and it is okay to take the heir, but not to see blood. But how many times have they done it? ”
"Although you and I are different from each other, we are both the princes of our father's emperor and brothers, and this palace really hopes that you can help me, help Daqian, and create a peaceful and prosperous world."
Gu Yifeng said very seriously, and looked at Gu Cheng, his eyes were very clean, not mixed with any selfish interests.
He is exactly such a person, although he had the intention of subduing Gu Cheng at the beginning, but under the memory of his predecessor, he seemed to be touched by something, and this brotherly love was one of the most desired emotions.
"Okay, big brother, I believe you."
Hearing this, Gu Cheng nodded vigorously, no longer hesitated, and high-fived Gu Yifeng, and then the two princes laughed loudly on the palace road.
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Three days is only a short time in the eyes of cultivators.
Gu Yifeng is still honestly checking in the prison, and during this period, Gu Cheng also came a few times, bringing some news about Gu Dye and the border, and he really regarded him as a brother.
Gu Ran was naturally still in a coma, after all, the ice explosion technique was too terrifying, directly injuring the five internal organs, without the treatment of more than six grades of pills, it was impossible to wake up immediately.
Although he didn't wake up, but there was the second princess there, and he could also take his place, and at this time he had already come to the front of the council hall, and Gu Yifeng was even more dressed in the dragon robe prepared by Chang Fu, with a golden bead crown on his head.
As the bronze bell rang, the civil and military officials all stepped into the hall of the council with great solemnity at this moment, and Gu Yifeng stood straight in front of the hall, only a few steps away from the dragon chair.
"Carried by heaven, the emperor said."
"Now the prince is virtuous and sage, pro-virtuous and good, I observe the prince's mind, because I am not safe in the dragon's body, it is not suitable to lead the government of the great cadres, and now the throne is planned to be passed on to the prince Gu Yifeng. It belongs to the order of Lun and enters the sect. Chin this! ”
As Chang Fu read the old emperor's edict of abdication, Gu Yifeng took the edict in a dragon robe, and under the witness of hundreds of civil and military officials, the old emperor passed the jade seal, and went back to the Taihe Hall with Chang Fu's support.
Passing on the throne is not a complicated matter, coupled with the old emperor's poor health, many cumbersome etiquette is omitted, as for the failure of the ancestral temple, the name is included in the ancestral temple, all of which need to be discussed with the current emperor by the Ministry of Rites.
"Long live my emperor, long live!"
As Gu Yifeng sat on the throne, the hundred officials immediately knelt down.