When things got to this point, all the ministers seemed to understand something. After all, Emperor Jingren and Emperor Huiwen always appointed people on merit, and there were countless officials in the country, but not many officials could enter the Jinluan Hall to participate in political discussions. Almost all of them were outstanding and talented.
A thoughtful person.
As a result, someone quickly responded: "I will listen carefully to the edict."
Some people took the lead, and naturally others immediately joined in. In a moment, most of the officials were kneeling on the ground.
The officials headed by King Rui still stood, all silent, wanting to see what decree Sima Chun was going to announce.
Glancing at Sima Rui, whose eyes were as deep as ink, Sima Chun had a fleeting look of pride and self-mockery on his lips, and then looked sideways at the eunuch chief Ye Shen standing beside him. Ye Shen then unfolded the imperial edict in his hand and was about to read it.
However, his hands suddenly shook, and Minghuang's Imperial Edict almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and caught the Imperial Edict in time.
Before Ye Shen had time to rejoice, two cold gazes suddenly swept over him. He raised his eyes slightly and saw Sima Chun's gloomy and cold eyes. Ye Shen's heart suddenly jumped and he hurriedly lowered his head and read loudly.
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: I have a cold heart. I plotted against the late emperor to steal the throne. I listened to slanderous words and killed loyal and good people... Since I succeeded to the throne, I have had no interest in government affairs. As a result, treacherous ministers have been in power, sycophants have succeeded, and the harem has interfered in politics, causing chaos in the government and the opposition.
unrest, people
I feel uneasy...I have no face to see my ancestors after my death...Fortunately, with the blessing of my ancestors, Princess Jiayi Mu Qingyun is wise, kind and noble, and has won the favor of the late emperor. Today, she is still
The government is under Princess Jiayi, who will ascend the throne after me and become the emperor!"
After reading this, Ye Shen suddenly paused, looked up at the Queen Mother opposite, then looked at Lin Bingquan and Zhang Zishan below and frowned slightly. The three of them were shocked and had a bad intuition, so they heard Ye Shen continue to read.
Said: "The Taiwei Lin Bingquan and the Minister of Household Affairs Zhang Zishan beheaded the public, implicating the nine clans; the Queen Mother... was buried for the late emperor. When I passed away, my concubine Zhang was buried as a sacrifice. I admire her here!"
As Ye Shen recited the long imperial edict eloquently, the expressions of almost all the ministers in the hall kept changing. Even the calm and composed Prince Rui, Taifu Han, and the Protector Marquis could not help but change their expressions slightly and frowned.
What kind of imperial edict is this? It is clearly an edict to sin against oneself and to pass the throne!
And what about treacherous ministers being in power, sycophantic ministers succeeding in their ambitions, and harem intervening in politics? This obviously refers to the Queen Mother, Taiwei Lin and Lord Zhang, right?
Although Prince Rui and others questioned the authenticity of the emperor's imperial edict, and officials such as Xu Yushi and Qingliu also criticized the emperor with words and writings for plotting to usurp the throne, this matter was almost widely known outside, but after all, there was no evidence, and now the emperor actually
After personally issuing an edict to admit it, no wonder everyone gasped.
But didn't the rumor say that Lieutenant Lin poisoned the late emperor and set fire to the Mingde Palace? Why did the emperor take the blame on himself? What on earth was going on?
In addition, it is true that the Ninth Princess is wise and benevolent, and it is true that she has won the favor of the late Emperor. However, after all, the Ninth Princess is a woman and only the adopted daughter of the late Emperor. She is not a true royal bloodline. How could the Emperor pass the throne to the Ninth Princess?
?
Taiwei Lin and Lord Zhang were beheaded in public, implicating the nine clans, and the Queen Mother and Concubine Zhang were buried with them. Is the Emperor clearing all obstacles for the Ninth Princess to ascend the throne?
After finally waiting for Ye Shen to finish reciting the imperial edict, everyone let out a long sigh of relief, knowing that today's matter would never end easily, so they all held their breath and waited in silence.
Sima Chun kept his head slightly lowered, making it difficult to see his expression. It wasn't until Ye Shen finished reading and asked him for instructions that he raised his head and said, "Tell the world immediately!"
"My slave obeys the order!" Ye Shen quickly and respectfully agreed, and then left the Golden Palace with the first and only imperial edict issued by Sima Chun.
Only then did everyone in the palace come to their senses. It seemed that the emperor was not just showing off in front of the ministers, but really wanted to expose the emperor's moral failings to the world. If they still didn't understand what the emperor meant at this moment, everyone would think their lives were in vain.
.
Not only did Prince Rui and others have no expressions of joy on their faces, but they all had solemn expressions.
Although there is no evidence, it is an indisputable fact that Sima Chun and Lin Bingquan poisoned the late emperor to steal the throne. The late emperor originally preferred Jiuer (Ninth Princess) to inherit the throne. As soon as Sima Chun's self-incriminating edict and the so-called succession edict came out,
On the contrary, it proves that the late emperor did pass the throne to him, otherwise it would be unfair for Jiu'er (Ninth Princess) to inherit the throne again.
Unexpectedly, Sima Chun was allowed to seize the opportunity. This was their mistake!
"Your Majesty!" Lin Bingquan took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "This is absolutely impossible!"
He originally thought that his grandson's terminal illness was no longer a cause for concern, and he also had the edict of succession for his grandson, so he had been carefully wary of his daughter and Zhang's concubine and his daughter. Unexpectedly, his grandson would actually set him up now, in front of the civil and military officials of the court.
Even if he wanted to recover the imperial edict, it would be impossible.
When he received the edict of passing the throne, he should have secretly killed his grandson and immediately ascended the throne. He should not have cared about such a trace of blood ties. At the same time, he should have thought about using his grandson's name to kill the Ninth Princess and others, and the situation would be more stable before continuing.
Therefore, I let my grandson go, otherwise I would not be in this passive situation today. I really regret it when I think about it!
However, it was a good thing that the grandson took the crime of poisoning the late emperor on himself to save him from having to bear the crime.
Looking down at Lin Bingquan from a high position, Sima Chun raised his eyebrows and said with a half-smile, "Why don't you tell me?"
"The emperor succeeded to the throne in accordance with the imperial edict of the late emperor. How can we say that he plotted to murder the late emperor and steal the throne? Doesn't this make the world question the imperial edict of the late emperor?" Lin Bingquan said righteously: "There is also this
Once the imperial edict is made public to the world,
It will damage the majesty of the royal family and the court. How will the people of the world view the royal family, the emperor and the court? How will future generations evaluate the emperor? In addition, the ninth princess is not of royal blood, how can the emperor pass on to the ninth princess? Please think twice!"
"Your Majesty, please think twice!" Lin Bingquan and Zhang Zishan's followers knelt down and shouted in unison.
With his skinny right hand supporting his chin, Sima Chun's eyes flashed with a secretive dark light: "I issued the edict to sin against myself. Naturally, the fault lies with me. It has nothing to do with the late emperor, the royal family and the court. Besides, I don't have much time. I believe in the world.
People will understand when they see my repentance and determination, but I don’t care at all how future generations will evaluate me!”
"But......"
Lin Bingquan was naturally unwilling and wanted to say something else, but Sima Chun stopped him with a wave of his hand.
Seeing Lin Bingquan's meaningful eyes, Sima Chun knew that what he wanted to say was the edict of succession he gave to Lin Bingquan. He slightly raised his lips with a strange smile: "There is no but! I have done wrong things and I should reflect on myself."
I take the blame, now I just hope that you all will assist Princess Jiayi and safeguard the foundation of our Jin country!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone's expressions changed dramatically.
The party members who were attached to Lin Bingquan were naturally disappointed. You must know that a large number of them joined Taiwei Lin after knowing that the emperor had written an imperial edict to pass the throne to him.
Now the emperor suddenly announced in public the decree to pass on the ninth princess, and even kept silent about the edict of passing the throne. However, the edict of passing the throne was kept secret and had not been announced. It was obvious that the emperor did not recognize Taiwei Lin's edict of passing the throne. Now they
Even if I regret that I was on the wrong team, I'm afraid it's too late.
Zhang Zishan's face was pale, his whole body was shaking uncontrollably, and he would have almost collapsed to the ground if the minister beside him hadn't noticed something was wrong and helped him in time.
Before the great cause was accomplished, he was about to be beheaded in public and implicated the nine clans. His daughter had to be buried when the emperor died. How could he bear this sudden blow?
His followers were even more frightened and desperate. As a result, the Zhang family was completely ruined, and they would not end well either.
As for the ministers who relied on Sima Chun and Lin Yufeng, their expressions were complicated, and they all felt bad.
Coldly admiring the different expressions of the ministers, especially Sima Rui's always stern face, there was a crack. Sima Chun's eyes were filled with a cheerful smile, and he was about to order the guards in front of the palace to escort Lin Bingquan and Zhang Zishan.
Go, Lin Yufeng, who had been in shock and daze since the imperial edict was read out, suddenly stood up and pointed angrily at Sima Chun with trembling hands: "Your Majesty, Aijia is your biological mother, how could you decree that Aijia should be given to the late emperor?"
Buried with him?"
Raising his eyebrows and glaring at Lin Yuyan, who was so angry that his face turned ferocious, Sima Chun's eyes were stern, and there was ridicule in his casual tone.
"Didn't the mother-in-law keep saying that she loved the late emperor deeply? Now that the late emperor is gone, the mother-in-law should follow the late emperor like a concubine under the nine springs, in the hope of renewing the relationship between husband and wife with the late emperor in the next life. I am here to fulfill my mother-in-law's wish.
Concubine, why don’t you understand my filial piety and painstaking efforts?"
"Don't mention that bitch in front of the Ai family!" Lin Yufeng's face was livid, his eyes flashed with bone-gnawing hatred and resentment: "The Ai family is a lady from a famous family, how can she be compared to that bitch from a humble background?
of?"
Compared to the ruthless Queen Mother, the gentle and quiet Concubine Yu was naturally more respected by the ministers. Therefore, when they heard that the Queen Mother actually insulted the deceased Concubine Yu in public regardless of her status and dignity, the expressions of all the ministers suddenly changed.
Concubine Yu was not only the concubine of the late emperor, but also the mother-in-law who loved and cared for her daughter and the biological grandmother of her grandson. Of course Master Cai would not tolerate anyone insulting Concubine Yu. When he opened his mouth to say something, the Protector of the Country beside him stopped him.
He shook his head discreetly, indicating that he should not act rashly.
Sima Chun had already lost his heart to this biological mother who had always been arrogant and arrogant and believed that all the women in the world were not as noble as her. He sarcastically said in a secret voice: "Concubine Yu was from a humble background, but Concubine Yu was loved by the late emperor.
He respects you, as for you, my concubine, the late emperor doesn’t even want to look at you. I heard that the late emperor once said that after his death, he will be buried with Concubine Yu, and you, my concubine, will be buried in the concubine’s mausoleum!"
After hearing this, Lin Yufen staggered back two steps and fell weakly on the chair, his eyes filled with disbelief: "No! This is impossible! He would never treat the Aijia like this, never...
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