Chapter Fifty-Six: Slaughter
It was only at this time that Meng Hongye and Zha Gaoyang found Liu De standing on the side without revealing the mountains and waters. I feel that I am worthy of being a saint, if I don't want others to notice me, I will stand there like air!
"Yes, follow the order of the Taifu! Liu Mou set off immediately!" Liu De arched his hand, then turned around and walked out of the palace gate, not looking at Meng Hongye and the others.
It wasn't until he left that Meng Hongye and Zha Gaoyang breathed a sigh of relief, with the presence of the sage, it was really like a man's back!
"Since Sage Liu personally stepped out, then this matter will be fine! Ladies and gentlemen, the first emperor has died, and the new monarch has not yet ascended the throne. At present, it is necessary to mourn quickly, this name and temple number can not wait any longer, but it must be decided as soon as possible, so as to announce the civil and military officials! After all, they are still waiting at the gate of the imperial city!" Zhou Yi mentioned another urgent matter, that is, to give Zhao Shining the name and temple number.
The so-called nickname is to use one or two words to make a general evaluation of the emperor's life, which is regarded as the conclusion of the coffin, and the temple name is the name of the emperor when he was enshrined in the middle of the temple after his death. These are all things that must be done before the king is announced to the world after his death, and it should have been formulated by the new monarch himself after he ascended the throne, but the current situation cannot wait for Zhao Mu to return to Beijing, so he urged to settle down quickly!
However, his last sentence was deliberately said to Meng Hongye and Zha Gaoyang, who were waiting at the gate of the imperial city with many civil and military officials, and there was no need to say much about the meaning.
"What do you mean by Taifu?" Zhang Ji heard this, and hurriedly answered the call to ask for his opinion, he was indeed very good at patting sycophants. Such an obscure sycophant made Zhou Yi very useful.
Meng Hongye was silent, quietly watching Zhou Yi arrange everything in an orderly manner, but he was surprised that he knew so much at such a young age, and he didn't even forget about the temple number of the first emperor.
After a little groaning, this nickname and the temple name are related to Zhao Shining's lifelong conclusion on the coffin, he believes in himself so much, he really wants to add a suitable name to it.
Raising his eyes at Meng Hongye, he said: "The first emperor attached great importance to the propagation of literature and Taoism all his life, and treated his subordinates and the people with benevolence.
"Emperor Renzong Wenkang!?" Meng Hongye heard it, and measured it in his heart. This week, Zhou Yi and Zhao Shining are really right, one is entrusted with the power of the country and the dynasty behind him, and the other is full of good reputation! However, although Zhao Shining was quite wary of the Academy of Literature later, after all, he still single-handedly contributed to the prosperity of the Academy of Literature, and arranging a posthumous mourning for him is also the proper meaning of the question. Therefore, after thinking about it, he still nodded in recognition of Zhou Yi's words.
The queen was already exhausted at this time after receiving so many stimuli and blows, and sat on the side early to listen to a few people discuss.
Hearing Zhou Yi offer such a beautiful gift to Zhao Shining, her eyes couldn't help but shine. Alas, Shining is finally right, and he can smile at Jiuquan!
"Your Majesty, do you think it's good to arrange like this?" Zhou Yi saw that Meng Hongye had no objections, so he bowed down and asked her.
"There is no objection to this palace, everything is decided by Taifu!"
Zhou Yi stood up and said to this Wang companion: "Please prepare the decree of the king companion!" At this time, Meng Hongye, Zhang Ji, Zha Gaoyang and himself were all here, Lin Bo was already dead, and almost half of the cabinet and departments gathered, and it was completely possible to draft the decree and spread it to the world.
"The old slave obeys!" Wang Banban turned around and sat down next to the bookcase, took out the holy decree and began to write, and the sad look on his face was also moved by Zhou Yi's temple number of the first emperor, which was somewhat relieved.
Seeing that this matter had been decided, Zhou Yi looked at Zhang Ji, and then said: "The funeral for the first emperor, as well as the preparation for the new monarch's accession to the throne, will be handed over to Lord Zhang!"
The latter hurriedly received the order, this is definitely a first-class beauty difference, and it can be regarded as a good thing to show that he is Zhou Yi's confidant in front of the ministers!
"Ladies and gentlemen, there are still a large number of civil and military officials gathered outside the gate of the Imperial City, let's go and meet them in person!" The matter here came to an end, looking at the two military academy saints bound to the ground, Zhou Yi said loudly, now is the time for himself to stand up in front of the ministers.
It's getting brighter!
Outside the gate of the imperial city, hundreds of civil and military officials and scholars waited anxiously, just now Meng Zhangyuan and Cha Zhangyuan have been invited into the palace by Zhang Jiyan, and I don't know how things are going, and the big guy's heart is a little uncertain.
At the same time, there were quite a few other officials and scholars from the Holy Academy, as well as nobles and nobles, who slowly poured into the square outside the door, asking what was going on! After all, tonight's movement was really not small, and even those who realized it hindsight could feel a trace of nervousness from the abnormal actions of their colleagues near their homes.
"Hey, I don't know what's going on in this palace, why did several bigwigs rush in overnight? You came early, what do you know, tell me quickly!" After an official hurriedly arrived, he looked at the hundreds of colleagues in front of him, and almost all the officials and nobles in Beijing gathered here, and asked the person in front of him with doubts.
"cough, I heard that at first, it was the Lin Zhangyuan of the Military Academy, the Zhang Zhangyuan of the Zongheng Shengyuan, and the father and son of the King of Chu County who entered the palace with some civil and military ministers, and then Taifu Zhou of the Rite Academy followed and brought people in. After that, we followed Meng Zhangyuan and Cha Zhangyuan, and the two Zhangyuan masters were also invited in by Zhang Zhangyuan! As for what happened, I really don't know!" The person asked shook his head and told what he had heard.
"The head of the Ink Academy, Gao Jun, is here!" There was a commotion in the crowd, and a carriage drove from not far away, and a middle-aged official got out of the car and strode to the front of the crowd surrounded by a group of officials from the Ministry of Labor.
"Hey, now all the books are here!" said the official who had just asked him lightly. This Gao Jun is the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, plus the Ministry of Officials and Household Departments controlled by the Academy of Literature, as well as Lin Bo of the Ministry of War, Zhou Yi of the Ministry of Rites, and Zha Gaoyang of the Criminal Department, and now the six Shangshu are all in the Imperial City. It's just that the rest of the family is in the inner palace of the imperial city, but this Ministry of Industry Shangshu is still outside the city, and the strength behind the various courtyards is undoubtedly revealed at this moment.
"Have the other Shangshu already entered the palace?" Gao Jun asked aloud, but his face twitched slightly. is the same as the six books, and the others have already entered the palace early, leaving only themselves at home who still know nothing. If it weren't for the subordinates of the Ministry of Works, I'm afraid he would have been kept in the dark! When he thought of this, his face was a little unbearable!
"Back to Lord Shangshu's words, all the adults have already entered the palace!" The official who was questioned hurriedly replied respectfully, although in the eyes of the big guys in the court, this Gao Jun is nothing, but in the eyes of these junior officials, he is also a big man!
His eyelids jumped, Gao Jun looked at the closed gate of the imperial city in front of him, and his heart was quite restless!
Without waiting for him to call the door, the gate of the imperial city slowly opened, and then a team of imperial city guards poured out with swords in their hands and hurriedly lined up in front of the hundred officials.
After that, Zhou Yi took the lead, Meng Hongye, Zhang Ji, Zha Gaoyang, Zuoqiu, and a bachelor of the Academy of Literature, who also strode out. Behind them, there was still a group of half-elves carrying two people who were tightly bound, and one was dragging them, and from their robes, they looked like Shangshu first-class officials.
Zhou Yi stood still in front of the hundred officials, and then beckoned, and the king accompanied the crowd out, took out a holy decree, and read it aloud: "The hundred officials accept the decree!"
There was an uproar, and hundreds of officials below Gao Jun quickly knelt down when they heard this.
"Her Majesty the Queen, the traitor Lin Bo, and the two saints of the Military Academy, led more than 100 people with wolf ambitions, and forced the palace last night! The emperor was seriously ill, and he could not bear the persecution of the rebellious ministers, and unfortunately died!
The eldest prince Zhao Mu has not yet returned to Beijing, and the palace specially appointed Zhou Taifu and the ministers to discuss and enshrine Emperor Daxing, and the temple name is Emperor Renzong Wenkang!"
Before the words fell, the officials were in an uproar!
陛xià is a big line!?
"Silence!" Zuoqiu stood up and shouted loudly, and then the Imperial City guards also shouted loudly!
Zhou Yi took out another edict and handed it to Wang Banban, who respectfully accepted it, unfolded the edict, and issued this edict of succession!
Seeing that Meng Hongye and the others had no objections, the hundred officials naturally had only to congratulate them!
After Gao Jun got up, he walked to Zhou Yi and bowed, and said: "Xiaguan Gao Jun, I am the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and I have seen the first minister!"
Although Zhou Yi has been in the court for a while, he really doesn't know this Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and the head of the Ink Academy, and when he saw him coming to salute, he hurriedly returned the salute.
"Wait a minute, Lord Gao! This official still has something to declare to the hundred officials, let's talk about it later!" After speaking, he made a move, and the half-elf guards threw Lin Bo's body in front of the hundred officials.
"The forest thief conspired against him, the first emperor died because of this, the crime is unforgivable, and the official has already punished him with a canon!" strode out, Zhou Yi mustered up his holy power, and the sound of the Holy Dao's coercion suddenly spread throughout the audience.
Looking at the familiar figure in front of him, the officials were silent!
"There are still two sages in the military academy who are involved in this matter, and they have also been captured by this official, and today in front of the courtiers and workers! This official wants to correct the law to show the majesty of the imperial court!" Then an even heavier sentence was thrown, and the hundred officials who had just been silent were dumbfounded on the spot.
Slaughter!?
There was only this word left in everyone's minds, and even Meng Hongye and they all looked at him in surprise.
The half-elf guards didn't care how much impact this matter had on these Qinling officials and Holy Dao priests, they only knew how to obey Zhou Yi's orders. After hearing the order, the Three Sages and the Four Sages were dragged in front of everyone like dead dogs.
Looking at the civil and military officials and the holy Taoist priests in front of them, the two of them were like ashes, and the dignified generation of saints were actually slaughtered like dogs in public, making them really humiliated at this time.
"Huh!" Zhou Yi pulled out the Taizu Ling Sword and said: "This is the Taizu Ling Sword given by the first emperor, civil and military officials, noble royal families, and holy Dao monks, if they dare to rebel, this official will kill them!"
As soon as the words fell, the two swords went down, and under the encouragement of his innate true qi, the fragile neck of the human body was instantly cut off, and the two human heads flew into the air with a cavity of blood.
Two Sages have fallen!
At this moment, not to mention the hundreds of officials and scholars, even Meng Hongye, Zha Gaoyang, Gao Jun and others looked at someone standing with a sword, and they all felt cold in their vests and weak hands and feet!
This is truly an act of slaughter! something that has not been done for a thousand years!