Chapter 48: The Edict of Succession
"Wang Banban, the intended purpose!" After the three of them had finished explaining, Zhao Shining said hoarsely in front of the great order.
"Ah!" replied softly, then moved over the bookcase, took out a blank decree, and looked at him.
Seeing that Wang's companion was ready, Zhao Shining opened his mouth and said: "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity......!
Just said these eight words, I don't know if he remembered the words on the jade seal of the country, or thought of the fact that the emperors of the past dynasties did not live more than 100 years, and suddenly laughed.
"Since I came to the dynasty to weigh the system, there have been many mistakes in the national discipline and the outline, and in the place of knowing and employing people, I can't stabilize the common people inside, and I can't defend the enemy outside the country, and I am ashamed of the trust of the emperor and the ancestors. Only the eldest prince has a pure temperament, and is a good choice for the heir, and is hereby established as the crown prince, because of the observance system, that is, the emperor's throne. The special Taifu, Zhenguo Gong, and Zhou Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, were the first and auxiliary ministers, holding the Taizu Command Sword, leading the Guards Corps Commander, and commanding the military and political power of the empire. If the civil and military officials and the noble royal family have disobedient behavior, the Duke of Zhou can act cheaply and be killed. I hope that Zhou Gong will be loyal to the sky, help the new emperor, and manage the military and politics. This is a complaint at home and abroad, and the salty envoy knows about it. Chin!"
Zhao Shining finished his words intermittently, and Wang Banban wrote while wiping his tears, and when he stopped writing, his face was already crying! This edict is not only an edict of succession, but also an edict of Zhao Shining's sinful self, so that he can serve with his whole life, and see with his own eyes that Zhao Shining is sleepless at night, how can the old man who reviewed the chapter not cry.
"Wang Banban, bring it, I want to take a look!" Seeing that he finished writing, Zhao Shining was worried and asked to read it with his own eyes, so Wang Banban hurriedly took it and handed it to him.
After receiving the edict, he hurriedly read it, then handed it back to Wang Banban, and said, "Use the treasure of Qinling Fengtian!"
Except for Zhou Yi, who didn't know anything about the seal, the rest of the people present couldn't help but jump when they heard this treasure of Qinling Fengtian, and their hearts were shocked. The emperor's seal is called the treasure, and the edict of the crown prince is generally used to seal the crown prince's treasure, and the treasure of Qinling Fengtian is the jade seal used when telling the ancestors and ancestors, and the status is much higher than the treasure of the emperor of Qinling.
Zhao Shining used this treasure, and it is obvious that the most important part of this edict is not only that the crown prince Zhao Mu is the emperor, but also that it attaches more importance to the position of the first assistant minister given to Zhou Yi.
Wang Banban walked aside, took the treasure of Fengtian from the palm of the seal, held it with both hands, and then pressed it on the edict with tears in his eyes. At this point, this edict already has a legal basis and has become a real edict of succession! This edict does not need to be seconded by the imperial court, and it only needs to use this treasure of Fengtian, and it is already legal!
"Zhou Aiqing, everything is entrusted to you, don't live up to my expectations!" Holding the edict in his hand, without a trace of hesitation, he handed it to Zhou Yi.
Get up and leave your seat, walk to the couch, kneel on your knees, hold the edict with both hands, Zhou Yi said in a deep voice: "Minister Zhouyi, swear to the sky, I will live up to your majesty's trust!"
"Well, all Aiqing, don't leak today's affairs! When I return to heaven, I still need to assist Master Taifu!" nodded, Zhao Shining was relieved that he did not swear by the Holy Dao, but by the sky. Then, he looked up at the others and gave him heavy orders.
"Yes!" everyone knelt down and hastened to receive the order.
"Well, you all Aiqing, you all step down! I want to talk to the queen, and go!" It seems that all the aftermath has been arranged, and the worries in my heart are put down. Zhao Shining said with a rare smile and asked Zhou Yi and the others to step back.
After stepping out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhou Yi took the lead, pressing the Taizu Ling Sword in one hand and holding the brocade box containing the edict of succession in the other. He looked at the dim sunlight in the sky with a solemn face, and his heart felt heavy. More than half a year ago, he was a small cottage bandit leader in Tutra County, the eastern province of the Rolik Kingdom, but now he is the first assistant minister of the Qinling Empire in the Eastern Continent, and his encounter really makes people feel like in a dream!
"Master Taifu, Xiaguan Zuoqiu, please bring me more in the future!" Zuoqiu, the head of the Internal Affairs Office, suddenly walked up quickly, introducing himself while flattering Zhou Yi.
"Well said! In the future, everyone will work together to ensure that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne smoothly!" Zhou Yi pulled the corners of his mouth and responded with a smile. Then he turned to the Great Sect Order and the Great Elder of the Offering Courtyard and bowed deeply, and said, "I will need a lot of help from the two of you in the future!"
Dazong Ling's expression was solemn, and he did not smile, and said: "As long as Lord Zhou does not live up to the trust of the Qinling royal family, Zhao will do his best to help!"
"Master Taifu, has the machine gate already served the adult's subordinates that day?!" The Great Elder did not respond, but asked rhetorically, and Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment, then nodded and acquiesced in the matter.
"Well, the person that Grandma Tianji values will not be wrong, but in the future, the Lord will be sent, even if he sends someone to announce it, the Offering Courtyard will do its best to help!" Seeing him nod his head and admit it, the Great Elder's face softened slightly, no longer the appearance of a dead man, and he responded to him with his hand.
It seems that this Tianji Gate is far from being as simple as he thought before, judging from the attitude of the Imperial Worship Academy, this Tianji Grandma must have a very high status in the imperial martial arts. Thinking about it like this in his heart, he said a word in his mouth, and then turned to Zuoqiu and said, "Manager Zuo, if there is nothing to do, please take this official to the Guards and handle a handover!"
This guard army guards the imperial city, and its position is extremely important, and it must be firmly controlled.
Zuoqiu naturally had nothing to do, and immediately took him to the base camp of the Guards, summoned all the generals, and introduced them one by one.
After some investigation, looking at the expressions of these guard officers, it seems that Zhao Shining is not confused to the end, and this guard army is still firmly in the hands of the royal family.
The guards have been serving the royal family for a long time, so they naturally recognize the Taizu Ling Sword, and seeing that he is not a great sect order, but he is carrying the Taizu Ling Sword on his waist, he immediately accepted the command solemnly.
"Guarding the gates of the imperial city, Your Majesty is unwell, and will not go to the court to listen to the government for the time being. Without the order of His Majesty or this official, no official from the court or the central government is allowed to step into the imperial city for half a step!" After pondering for a moment, Zhou Yi ordered. As long as it is delayed until Zhao Mu returns to Beijing, such a ban can naturally be lifted. Before that, it is still necessary to avoid people in the holy courtyard from entering the palace, so as not to turn elbows and armpits.
"Obey!" the generals suddenly received the order, and the purpose of this order was naturally clear to these people, so they could willingly obey the order without much explanation.
After a little talk with Zuo Qiuxu, Zhou Yi agreed to his surrender, so as to avoid his chattering flattery.
When he returned to the house, it was already the beginning of the lanterns, and from entering the palace in the morning to returning in the evening, Zhao Min and the other women had been waiting anxiously.
Seeing him return home with a calm face, this worried heart was put down.
"How's it going?" Sitting at the dinner table, seeing the tasteless appearance of the food he was holding, Min Min asked with concern.
"I'm afraid it's just a matter of the next few days!" put down the dishes and chopsticks, silently thinking in his heart that Zhao Mu would come back soon, and said with his eyes looking at Min Min.
"But the eldest prince hasn't returned to Beijing yet, won't there be a gap in between!" Min Min also became worried.
"Today, His Majesty summoned the Great Sect Order, the Governor of the Internal Affairs Office, and the Worship Elder, and passed down the edict in front of these three people. The edict ordered the eldest prince to be the crown prince, and he would be the emperor as soon as His Majesty returned to heaven. Ordered me to be the first assistant minister, take over the worship court and the guards, take charge of the military and political power of the empire, and take charge of the Taizu Lingjian! He himself knows that he may not be able to wait for the eldest prince to return to Beijing! Alas, ......" sighed, Zhou Yi said.
Who knew that Min Min's eyes lit up, and then he stood up and paced back and forth in the room, seeing Zhou Yi at a loss.
"Brother Zhou, why don't we do it endlessly, let's make a bureau and attract many well-intentioned people into the urn, how about it?" Her footsteps suddenly stopped, and then she looked at Zhou Yi with shining eyes and said.
Yishang sat next to Zhou Yi and sighed in her heart, although she was smart, she was really inferior to this Sister Zhao, no wonder Brother Zhou respected her so much. In just a few moments, she was able to find a solution to this crisis, which she could never do.
"Oh! how to do it?!" Zhou Yi was immediately interested when he heard this. Min Min has always been familiar with military and political affairs, and she is inferior to her when she plays with these political methods.
"Well, first deliberately spread the gossip, that is, His Majesty Xià has been terminally ill and unconscious, and today he suddenly came to his senses and summoned you and the three close ministers to pass on the edict. In this way, if someone really has a different intention, he will definitely gather in the palace!In this way, we can gather these people together while His Majesty is still able to serve as a director!" Min Min sat down, and then explained his plan little by little.
"Wonderful! What we are actually worried about is that once His Majesty is gone, and the eldest prince is not present, he can't occupy the name of righteousness! I was too concerned about the eldest prince's accession to the throne before, and I forgot that His Majesty was still there!" Hearing her explanation, Zhou Yi suddenly realized.
"Well, we just need to do this and ......" Min Min said some of the details again, Zhou Yihe Yishang is amazing, this Min Min is really a scheming female Zhuge ah!
The three of them have made a decision, so Yishang arranged for the half-elf guards to quietly spread what happened today!And Zhou Yi's heart opened, and the fatigue of this day suddenly swelled with hunger, and he happily cooked three bowls of rice.
In fact, there is no need for them to deliberately pass it on, today Zhou Yi stayed in the palace for a whole day, during which the great sect order was summoned to the palace, and then someone saw the elder of the worship house and the head of Zuoqiu of the Internal Affairs Office enter the Heart Cultivation Hall together.
When Zhou Yi left the Heart Cultivation Palace, he wore the Taizu Ling Sword on his body, and inspected the guards under the guidance of Zuoqiu.
This kind of sign has long been spread to the ears of various power bosses in Luojing City, causing bursts of speculation.
"Great Sage, today Zhou Yi entered the Heart Cultivation Palace, and talked secretly with Zhao Shining for a whole day, and there were also the Great Sect Order, the Great Elder of the Worship Academy, and Zuoqiu, the head of the Internal Affairs Office. When he came out, the Taizu Ling Sword on the Great Sect Commander's body was worn by Zhou Yi, and Zhou Yi was still holding a brocade box in his hand! The disciple thought that Zhao Shining was already dying, and he had already passed down the edict!" Lin Bo stood in the Holy Hall, facing the Holy Saints and the Great Grandmasters, and told what he had heard and the speculation in his heart.
"Does Zhao Shining really think that with just one Zhou Yihe Rite Academy, he can ensure that Zhao Mushun will ascend the throne?!" the Second Sage Fu Xu said.
"Great Sage, that Zhou Yi has a Holy Dao Secret Treasure on his body, I don't know when the Holy Hall will make a move!?" Lin Bo suddenly mentioned the Holy Dao Secret Treasure, but it made the Great Sage's heart skip a beat. Yes, if there is really any secret treasure of the Holy Dao, so that the Rite Academy and Zhao Shining have no fear, it is really possible for Zhou Yi to get the edict of succession!
"Lin Bo, gather the civil and military officials from the military academy, contact Zha Gaoyang, and force the palace!" the Great Sage said loudly.