I Am Immortal In The Cultivation World

Eighteen years of Hongchang.

The age is in Renyin.

May 23rd.

Dark clouds cover the moon, and everything is silent.

A carriage wrapped in black cloth stopped at the back door of Prince Qin's Mansion.

When the guard on duty saw the old man getting off the car, he didn't dare to stop him at all, and hurriedly went to the mansion to report.

Qin Wang Zhao Yuan heard that Zhang Zhengyang was visiting late at night, guessed in his heart that there might be something big, so he quickly invited him to the study, and ordered the guards to screen away the left and right servants, and no one should come near him!

Zhang Zhengyang was alone, the first sentence he said after entering the study made Zhao Yuan pale.

"Your Majesty collapsed, two hours ago!"

"Ah! Father..."

Zhao Yuan exclaimed, stood up abruptly, and then said dejectedly: "Father even kept the news of his death a secret, presumably there is an arrangement."

"good."

Zhang Zhengyang nodded and said: "The first emperor issued a will, appointing the old man and four others as Ministers of Gu Ming, to assist the sixth prince in governing the country."

"Then what about you?"

Hope flashed in Zhao Yuan's eyes, the bell of Shangyang Palace hadn't rung, and the news of Emperor Hongchang's death hadn't been spread yet, so things might turn around.

Zhang Zhengyang said: "My lord and young ministers are suspicious, the sixth prince is stubborn by nature, I don't think he looks like a king!"

Zhao Yuan nodded slightly, and waited for the rest of the text, the so-called "not like a gentleman" is just a name, there must be other reasons for Zhang Xiang to risk violating the last emperor's edict.

"The other three ministers who care about life, one is an eunuch, one is an ignorant woman, and one is a vulgar noble!"

Zhang Zhengyang said: "How can the important affairs of the state be left to these people to decide? Only after the emperor's night clothes and food did he have such a revival. The old man must not let his eyes be ruined by the hands of children!"

"Mr. Zhang is right!"

Zhao Yuan was able to guess the identities of the other three people, and he admired the arrangement of his father's will.

The inner eunuch eunuchs the prince, and the outer master Jin Yiwei and the inner executive secretary. The birth mother of the six princes is the concubine Sun, and the father and brother in the family are in charge of the Beijing camp. Cheng Guogong is over eighty years old, and he has the greatest prestige and seniority among the nobles.

Zhang Xiang has been in charge of the government for nearly twenty years, and his party members spread all over the Shenjing court and local state capitals.

Only these three powerful and powerful Gu Ming ministers who are not part of the court officials can check with Zhang and give the six princes enough time to grow and take power.

Apart from admiration, Zhao Yuan was also jealous.

The current empress has only one son, and after the crown prince conspired to dethrone, Zhao Yuan would be the eldest son.

So, why does the throne fall on the old six?

Zhao Yuan could understand his father's good intentions, and made a will to limit Zhang Xiang's power, but it didn't mean he would obey!

Zhang Zhengyang said: "Those three people are in the palace at this time, and the last edict has not yet been issued. If your highness is thoughtful, I will do my best to assist you!"

"Has Zhang Xiang forgotten the urgent report from Northern Xinjiang?"

Zhao Yuan changed his voice and reminded: "The struggle for power at this time may delay the war. Once Beijiang is defeated..."

"So what about the defeat in Northern Xinjiang? Left and right are nothing more than ceding land and indemnity. You can fight back in the future, but there is only one throne. If you miss it, you will have no chance!"

Zhang Zhengyang's ten-year old fox, who didn't know that Zhao Yuan was already moved, added more fire: "The defeat in Northern Xinjiang is not a bad thing. After His Highness ascended the throne, he can easily secure the throne by using the war to divert the conflicts in the court."

"Father was enthroned as King Qin back then, and now I am King Qin, so I should be the successor!"

Zhao Yuan finally stopped hiding his thoughts, and promised: "After this king ascends the throne, Prime Minister Zhang will still be the chief assistant, in charge of internal and external affairs of the court."

Zhang Zhengyang bowed and bowed: "Chen, thank Your Majesty for your kindness!"

"Master Zhang doesn't need to be polite."

Zhao Yuan hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, he was extremely vigilant, Zhang Zhengyang did not hesitate to betray his father for the sake of power, and the first thing he did after ascending the throne was to eradicate his henchmen.

"It's not too late, the overall situation must be decided before the edict is promulgated!"

Zhang Zhengyang said: "The old man has gathered all the servants in the house, and he has also recruited Commander Lin, who is stationed at the east gate of the palace, to fully support His Highness and quickly enter the palace to control the situation."

"So good!"

Zhao Yuan ordered the commander of the guards to gather the manpower, and then summoned the chief of the palace, Shi, to order several martial arts gyms in Shenjing to meet at the east gate of the palace with his waist card.

Zhao Yuan controls these martial arts behind the scenes. When the crown prince was in power, they were only used to make money, but now they have turned into power struggles.

In other words, any prince will raise a potential force in case of emergency!

Soldiers are precious and fast, and the opportunity cannot be missed.

Since Zhang Zhengyang entered the palace, Zhao Yuan had brought thousands of people to the east gate of the palace within less than half an hour.

Wearing strong and sharp, wielding knives and guns, it is quite imposing to overwhelm a group of people.

When Commander Lin saw Zhang Xiang who was accompanying him, he ordered to open the city gate.

"Meet Your Highness, the ministers are still in Shangyang Palace!"

"Commander Lin has made great contributions this time. After this king ascends the throne, he can be named a Marquis."

Zhao Yuan's unstinting rewards made the people behind him burst into momentum, and they all thought that once they entered the palace, the overall situation was settled.

...

Shangyang Palace.

Brightly lit.

The sixth prince lay on the dragon bed, sobbing softly.

The royal family is not without kinship, not to mention the ten-year-old children who are usually the most favored by Emperor Hongchang.

Eunuch Wang, Duke Cheng, and Zhang Zhengyang stood in front of the bed and waited quietly, with exhausted expressions on their faces.

Concubine Sun sat aside and called her servant to ask, "What time is it now?"

"Back to your mother, it's already four quarters of the Yin hour."

The servant knew what Sun Huangfei wanted to ask, so he took the initiative to answer: "It's less than half an hour before all the officials go to court."

Concubine Sun glanced at Zhang Xiang, where the old god was present, and she was relieved in her heart. Maybe this person doesn't care about the gains and losses of power, and is a generation of people who are truly loyal to the monarch and the country!

not long ago.

Emperor Hongchang passed away in the middle of the night, and before he died, he issued an imperial edict, appointing four people as ministers of Gu Ming to assist the sixth prince.

Concubine Sun and the others realized right away that Emperor Hongchang was splitting up Zhang Zhengyang's power, so as to prevent his young ministers from making the country unstable.

Therefore, when Zhang Zhengyang was about to leave Shangyang Palace to read the imperial edict, he was stopped by three Gu Ming ministers.

Zhang Zhengyang has been in charge of the government for nearly twenty years, and there are many forces hidden in the capital. If they take advantage of the darkness to collude with each other and plot evil, the other three will be powerless to resist.

After several rounds of back-and-forth discussions, the four of them settled down on the rules.

No one can leave Shangyang Palace before dawn, and the funeral will not be held in secret until all officials go to court to read the imperial edict.

Concubine Sun's confidants went out of the city to inform the Beijing camp, and the prince ordered his servants to summon the Jinyiwei. After the early imperial edict was announced, they would have enough strength to confront Zhang Zhengyang.

Only Cheng Guogong, the old god, was there, and he seemed not to care about the affairs of the country.

suddenly.

There was a commotion outside the palace gate, followed by a series of screams.

Concubine Sun quickly sent someone to check what happened outside.

Cheng Guogong glanced at Zhang Zhengyang, and saw that the other party was still expressionless, as if he was not surprised by the changes outside.

The servant came back with a face full of horror: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Qin Wang and Zhang Xiang led troops in and killed anyone they saw..."

As he spoke, he suddenly froze, and looked at Zhang Zhengyang together with other people in the palace.

Zhang Zhengyang remained silent, and slowly raised his hand to grab the skin behind his ears, tearing off a layer of old skin, revealing his true appearance.