Male supporting role is not a stepping stone

Ding Sheng is indeed a veteran who has been in the palace for more than 20 years. Without Yang Yan's instructions, he made up the reason why the eldest prince came to him. After going out, he arranged a waiting place for the princes and ministers. He kept talking about the instructions of the great prince.

The ministers did not expect that the eldest prince, who they always thought was a fool, would be so considerate. They praised him and appreciated his kindness. However, several princes were not very happy. Why did the eldest brother suddenly come to his senses? Was he stimulated by his father's illness and prepared to seize power?

This was not good news for them. After all, the eldest prince had the advantage of status. As the eldest son, he could legitimately succeed to the throne without the crown prince if his father really couldn't survive this time.

Several people felt a sense of urgency in their hearts. They no longer cared about continuing to show filial piety in front of the old emperor. They quietly withdrew without attracting attention and went to discuss countermeasures with their confidants.

Yang Yan sneaked into the side hall without anyone noticing, so of course he couldn't follow the eldest prince out blatantly. After they all left, he pretended to have just finished defecating and returned to the crowd, just in time to see the private actions of several princes.

But he didn't take it seriously. The old emperor always held the military power firmly in his own hands. Most of these princes had civil officials in their hands, and they couldn't do anything no matter how much they tried.

As for whether he would be resisted by the ministers after seizing power, I dare to ask if there is anything more legitimate than the eldest prince, the eldest son, succeeding to the throne?

Ding Sheng quickly took out the jade seal away from everyone's sight, and when passing by, he used his wide sleeves to cover it and handed it to Yang Yan in person.

He didn't bother to think whether he was afraid that handing it to the eldest prince would go wrong, or he was unwilling to sow discord. After getting the things, Yang Yan quietly winked at the eldest prince and went back home first on the pretext of feeling unwell.

The ministers witnessed a green hat fall on his head tonight, and their eyes were full of sympathy. No one doubted it, but thought that he was in a bad mood because of this matter.

As for him only caring about his own concerns and not worrying about the emperor's health when the emperor was seriously ill and his life was uncertain, was it disrespectful to the emperor?

This matter will be decided by the emperor after he recovers, and it is not their turn to point fingers here. Anyway, if the emperor wants to punish them, it will not be on their heads, so why bother?

Yang Yan swaggered out of the palace with the jade seal without anyone noticing.

Ding Sheng is indeed a talent in internal affairs. He actually remembered to prepare several blank imperial edicts for him. After finding Wu Xingwen to fill them out, he distributed them to his subordinates, and everyone scattered to the military camps in various parts of the capital.

Military strategist Wu Xingwen personally went to the West City military camp to gather 5,000 Northwest soldiers, and they marched to the capital in a mighty manner. The gatekeeper was the old emperor's confidant. He still refused to let them go after seeing the imperial edict, and was killed by Yang Yan, who was specially left in the capital to respond. This palace coup officially kicked off.

Along the way, half of the way was opened by the imperial edict, and half of it was forced. Yang Yan led the army into the palace within an hour, and after killing the commander of the imperial guards, he took control of the entire palace.

He controlled the time just right. Before the ministers had time to accuse him of rebellion, the imperial physician announced that the old emperor had suffered a stroke. Although he saved his life, he might have to lie in bed for the rest of his life.

Moreover, his eyes were crooked and his mouth was crooked. He couldn't even speak clearly. His hands were shaking and he couldn't hold a pen. Obviously, he could no longer handle state affairs.

Yang Yan was also unambiguous. He immediately knelt on one knee to the eldest prince and asked him to ascend the throne and become emperor.

The ministers thought that he led his troops into the palace to take advantage of the rebellion and establish himself as the emperor, but they didn't expect such a result. Those who were prepared to fight him to the death could not help but hesitate.

Although the eldest prince was a little mediocre, he was the eldest son and had the right to be the emperor. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with supporting him as the emperor. At least it was much easier to accept than the rebellion of Duke Ning.

Just like this hesitation, a few people who were used to changing their stance according to the situation had already knelt down and said "Long live", and most of the people followed him hesitantly, and the matter was settled at this point.

Although the other princes hated it to death, they knew that the overall situation had been decided. In order not to be the first bird to be dealt with on the spot, they could only swallow their reluctance and bow their heads to accept their fate.

The eldest prince didn't expect that the throne he had dreamed of for 20 or 30 years would be so easily obtained. For a while, he was overjoyed. After accepting the cheers and kneelings of the crowd, he couldn't wait to first confer the title of Ningguo Duke, the great contributor, as the King of Ning.

The Dalin Dynasty only rewarded kings of different surnames at the beginning of the founding of the country. After several generations, they were gradually deposed for various reasons. After that, the two generations before this dynasty had never rewarded them again, because the successive emperors were unwilling to share the power in their hands.

Unexpectedly, the new emperor had not yet ascended the throne, but he had set a precedent in a muddleheaded way. Some loyal ministers frowned after hearing about it.

However, they were intimidated by the power of the new Ning Wang, and they were afraid that strong opposition would anger him. If he suddenly rose up and rebelled, it would be bad, so they could only acquiesce to the absurd decision of the eldest prince.

But they were all worried about the future of the court. Could such a person with no political sensitivity really be a good emperor and manage the government?

Regardless of what the ministers were thinking, Yang Yan placed all the second to eighth princes except the fourth prince under house arrest in the palace in the name of attending to an illness, and ordered the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to choose an auspicious day for the ascension to the throne. It was unstoppable for the eldest prince to become the new emperor of the Da Lin Dynasty.

After experiencing a small fright, all the ministers were released to their homes. Along the way, they were silent and worried about themselves and the future of the country. As for the seriously ill old emperor, few people still remembered him. .

On the contrary, the eldest prince, who used to always complain about his father's partiality, is relieved now that he got his wish.

He seriously told the eunuchs and maids in the palace to take care of him, and to treat the eunuch with all his strength. He would not hesitate to send people to find rare medicinal materials whenever necessary, and he behaved like a filial son.

It's a pity that the old emperor was injured by the energy that Yang Yan penetrated into his body. He has been in a coma until now, and has not been able to personally feel his rare filial piety.

Although it will take some days to officially ascend the throne, the eldest prince is eager to move into the palace and has no intention of leaving this place.

After sending away all the ministers, he ordered people to clean the palace, and then sent people to take the eldest princess and her children into the palace. It was only then that he remembered that there was another person who needed to be dealt with.

Although he promised Duke Ning Guo to let Ding Sheng go, he thought about it and still didn't want the news about threatening Yuxi to spread today. Duke Ning Guo was an accomplice, so he wasn't worried, but Ding Sheng was a variable. Of course, he was the best at keeping secrets in the world. It's a dead person.

But when he thought about looking for someone, he found that the cunning old eunuch had quietly slipped out of the palace at some point.

"This dog slave is really fast!" The eldest prince was very sad after hearing this, "Ning Guogong, no, this king, um, um, I should call you Prince Ning."

The eldest prince changed his words unaccustomedly, with a smug smile on his face: "Didn't Prince Ning capture that old guy's daughter and grandson? You will take them to the sky prison right now and wait for that old guy Ding Sheng." He has fallen into a trap, leave him to me..."

He made a gesture of wiping his neck, and Bai Shengsheng's fat face looked particularly ferocious.

"But I let him go after I got the jade seal..." A look of embarrassment appeared on Yang Yan's face, "I don't know where the mother and son have gone now. Why don't I send someone to look for them?"

This is of course not true. As he said before, Jiao Niang and her son are also pitiful people. Although he used them as hostages to threaten Ding Sheng, he never actually asked anyone to disturb them.

Even Ding Sheng was able to escape from the palace so smoothly because he turned a blind eye and let people out.

Calculating the time now, it is estimated that he has left the capital with his daughter and grandson. As for their whereabouts, of course they can be found out if they want to find out, but why does he insist on not leaving a way for others to survive?

"Why didn't you discuss this with me beforehand?" The eldest prince was so anxious that he forgot about changing his name.

"Isn't this something that was promised to Manager Ding before?" Yang Yan asked innocently.

"Prince Ning, you are too honest!" The eldest prince looked at him with a look of hatred, "Forget it, everyone has been let go, it's too late to say anything now."

He thought about it and felt that if he really sent people to hunt him down, he might actually make them anxious, which would be bad if any rumors spread.

"There's no need to look for it," he finally waved his hand helplessly and said, "I hope Ding Sheng, this dog slave, can recognize his identity and keep his mouth shut. Otherwise, I will dig deep into the ground to capture him and that person. The mother and son were dug out together and executed by Ling Chi! "

Yang Yan was not surprised at all by the sudden outburst of violence from him. With the change of status, a person's temperament would naturally change. Moreover, the eldest prince was not a kind person to begin with.

"I think Mr. Ding cares about his family and doesn't dare to do anything unwise." He just responded calmly.

"Prince Ning has been tired all day today. Why don't you go back to the palace and rest early." Because of this incident, the eldest prince was already a little dissatisfied with him, but it was not a big deal and he was not good either. Now he felt like a hero and said coldly.

How could Yang Yan not see his grudge? He couldn't help but sneer in his heart. This man and the old emperor were worthy of being close relatives, and both had the same coldness.

It's just that the old emperor has a very deep background and is very capable on the surface, but the eldest prince is much more tender and can't even hide his emotions.

"Then I will leave first." Yang Yan pretended not to notice, and after a brief salute, he turned around and returned to the house.