Chapter 152: The Old and New Princes

However, compared with the escape of the people of the imperial city, the more significant changes are still in the temple. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After the New Year, the national teacher Feng Huazhen was investigating the disappearance of the imperial family in the city of Yujing, when he was suddenly attacked by a group of assassins of unknown origin. The national teacher He Xuren, a master of cultivation who almost single-handedly reversed the situation of the palace change, he took down this group of assassins on the spot and tortured them, and the final result was extremely amazing.

It turned out that this group of assassins was secretly raised by Ji Honglian, the guest of the East Palace and the young master of the crown prince, because this matter was very implicated, and the national teacher Feng Hua did not act arbitrarily, but went to His Majesty the Emperor.

His Majesty was furious when he learned of this, and immediately ordered the crown prince to be grounded, and the prince's mansion was blocked, and a group of guest secretaries and East Palace staff were controlled, and the results of the investigation were even more unpredictable.

Because the authority of the national teacher Feng Huazhen was prosperous, he was jealous and hated by the prince Qi Qi, and during the New Year, he had a banquet in the mansion, and the prince bluntly said that "demons should be punished".

And there is also a group of cultivators in the East Palace who serve as guest ministers, and the one with the highest status is none other than the crown prince and young Fu Ji Honglian. This person heard the words of the prince and recommended himself to be an assassin under his command, so he conspired with the prince how to eradicate the national teacher Feng Hua, and cooperated with the Imperial Forest Army to do the "Qingjun side".

It's a pity that Feng Huazhen didn't die, the conspiracy was exposed, and the crown prince Qi Qi was immediately imprisoned. A group of Donggong guests naturally tried to escape, but they were blocked by the Huhai cultivators led by the national teacher Zhenren, and the fighting momentum was huge, and several streets and alleys were razed to the ground, but fortunately, most of the residents here had fled.

The young prince Ji Honglian was killed on the spot by the Huhai cultivators, and afterwards Yunxiao was crowned to promote the Dharma and protect the country, and awarded the second product to worship.

In addition, in the prince's mansion, a large number of hidden armor, muskets, and even siege artillery and a large amount of gunpowder were found, which could fully equip 500 well-trained soldiers.

If it is said that the previous assassination of the national teacher Zhenren can be said to be Ji Honglian's slander and harm to the master, then the hidden armor is obviously the prince Qi Qi's rebellious intentions, and it is at a time when the country is in turmoil!

His Majesty the Emperor, who had always been hesitant on the issue of whether to hunt in the south before, was extremely decisive in his decision on this matter, and immediately issued an order to depose the crown prince of Qi Qi, and then imprisoned in the palace.

As long as the courtiers with a little clearer vision can see that this is not the intention of the crown prince Qi Qi to rebel at all, but His Majesty the emperor and the national teacher Zhenren have joined forces to depose the crown prince, cut off the power of the East Palace, and cooperate with the disappearance of the previous imperial family, which is obviously a newcomer who wants to take on the position of the crown prince!

But such words can only be buried in the heart, and no one dares to say it. It has long been rumored that His Majesty the Emperor wants to pass on the throne to make Xian, but at such a time, if the crown prince is deposed, who will bear the crippled society of the Qianchao?

At the ceremony of persuading farmers to open farming, His Majesty the Emperor went to the Taimiao to invite the emperor's blood exhaustion left by Taizu, as well as a sacrifice to the heavens left in the Taimiao at the beginning of His Majesty's accession to the throne.

This sacrificial text was left after the palace change in the year of Jiazi, and it was not burned with the sacrifice, and the content was equivalent to the emperor's sin himself, and he attracted the traitor to usurp because of his immorality.

But the most important thing is that the text of this sacrifice to the heavens mentions the Empress Wu and the old prince of the year, saying that their mother and son did not know about the usurpation of Hong Guogong, and that the drowning of the sinking well was for the heart of the people, and the old prince was taken away by the national teacher Feng Huazhen, and suffered from the vicissitudes of life outside the temple, and now he is welcomed back at the juncture of national crisis.

The old prince Hongfu Qitian, so showing the benevolence and love of His Majesty the Emperor, and not punishing innocent people, it was naturally countless words of praise from the ministers on the spot.

His Majesty the Emperor and the national teacher Zhenren saw that the situation had been decided, so they naturally let the old prince appear, not someone else, it was Qi Dezhong.

As a master of cultivation, Qi Dezhong entered and exited the palace to avoid people's eyes and ears, and there were few courtiers who really knew him, and the joints that needed to be opened up had already been done.

Before the Taimiao, Qi Dezhong was dressed in a crown, hanging white beads, red silk group for tassels, green silk ears, rhino hairpins. There are nine chapters in Tsing Yi and Zhu Shang, the leather belt is coated with gold and silver hooks, and the knee pattern is volcanic ornament.

Such a set of court clothes and crowns will only be worn when they are canonized and paid homage to the temple, and this is exactly the case today.

Under the courtiers, Qi Dezhong was naturally canonized as the crown prince, and abolished the queen of the Han family and posthumously awarded the throne of the Wu family.

After a ritual, the monarch and the minister went to the Taiyuan Hall to discuss the matter, and the crown prince Qi Dezhong also attended, and this discussion was still a matter of the southern hunt.

The prince made a proposal, and he went south first, and led hundreds of officials to the sea to accompany him. The crown prince was the foundation of the country, and it was approved by the ministers at that time, and His Majesty the emperor also officially decreed that the prince should supervise the affairs of the south.

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In the Wenhua Palace, it was not the emperor Qi Hao who sat on the dragon chair at this time, but the current crown prince Qi Dezhong.

Interestingly, Qi Dezhong canonized the crown prince and did not change his name, according to the canonization decree, it was "only heaven and virtue, and he is the king of Qinzhong".

Changed out of the crown court clothes, Qi Dezhong was still dressed in a snow-green crane, sitting on the dragon chair with low eyebrows and lowered eyes, and the guards beside him were his eldest disciples, or the second rank of the dynasty, promoting the Dharma and protecting the country.

"Hu Ge doesn't have to be anxious, the palace has ordered Huhai to send many ships to the north, and let the families of hundreds of officials board the ship first. Qi Dezhong said after listening.

Hu Yun, the first assistant of the cabinet, has never sought no merit, but no fault, and now His Majesty the Emperor is acting like a prince of the East Palace, so that everyone can see how the future is going.

"Your Highness is kind. Hu Yun said: "It's just that the Huhai side has not yet built a palace, if the imperial family rushes south, I am afraid that it will be inconsistent with the courtesy." ”

Qi Dezhong said expressionlessly: "The people of Jiangnan are already suffering from harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and it is really inappropriate for the imperial family to go south to build a large number of buildings, and Huhai City is densely populated and narrow, and it is difficult to build a palace ban. ”

"But—"

Hu Yun still wanted to argue, but saw Qi Dezhong raise his hand to intercept him: "Hu Gehua doesn't need to say much, the palace has already sent someone to deal with it, you can board the boat when you pack up your furniture, and the palace can accompany you." If you wait one day late, Your Majesty will be one day late. ”

"The ministers retired. Hu Yun sighed slightly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not like His Majesty today, acting vigorously and resolutely, and does not like the old and mediocre cabinet.

Waiting until the ministers retreated one by one, Qi Dezhong exhaled slowly: "No wonder the Qianjun Dynasty has fallen to this point, it is dull and dying, and the teacher has to turn a blind eye." ”

Yunxiao, who was standing on the side, then spoke: "Master, I think you do have the qualifications to be an emperor. ”

"Then why don't you wait for the teacher to become the emperor and make you the crown prince?" Qi Dezhong glared at Yunxiao.

"No, no, anyway, Master, you won't be the emperor for a few days. Yunxiao waved his hand again and again.

During the dialogue between the master and the apprentice, they didn't take the position of the human emperor in their eyes at all, as if they could be abandoned at any time.