Chapter 663 Succession (please subscribe for additional updates)


    “This is a good strategy…”


    The Thai king''s eyes lit up: "Maybe the prince is anxious to jump to the wall tonight? Then I''m really going to laugh to death..."


    He almost did not hesitate and wanted to choose the game: "Let''s not move first, and... I''ll send someone out to inquire about the news immediately. The palace people should do whatever they want!"


    "yes!"


    Mr. Wu sighed in his heart. Just as he was about to go out, he heard the Thai king ask, "Is there any bad plan?"


    "The worst strategy is to raise all the troops in the palace, ambush the palace gate, surround the prince, and then force the palace to follow the trend..."


    Mr. Wu sighed.


    The Thai king shook his head like a wave of waves: "My mansion has fewer soldiers than the Eastern Palace Guards. Besides, they may not dare to besiege the prince... Even if they kill the prince, they will definitely not dare to attack the palace... In the end, they will only be cheaper than King Kang..."


    ''If Your Majesty is still here, with the prestige of founding Taizu, whoever rebels will die... But if he has died and attacks the palace, with the help of the imperial concubine, there is still a glimmer of hope. ’


    Mr. Wu added in his heart, but he didn''t say much. He looked at the King of Thailand and bowed and left.


    …


    Palace.


    Shenwumen.


    This gate is several feet tall and majestic. There are guards of the Imperial Guards above the city gate.


    The attackers surrounded them in ten times, and thousands of people defended the city may not be able to capture them.


    Fang Xing looked at it silently and knew that with his light skills, he could barely turn over, but no one could do it except himself.


    ‘The main thing is to guard this place, just scatter some of the other gates in the palace, and I can’t stop me…’


    He stopped the ceremonial guard and asked Eunuch Su to call the door.


    Such a core palace guard must be the emperor''s confidant and will not be loyal to anyone else, especially the prince or the kings!


    In normal times, it would be difficult to capture even if it was brought to 10,000 people.


    Not to mention where there are ten thousand soldiers hidden in the capital?


    I am afraid that the imperial guards stationed in the suburbs will come to quell the rebellion in less than half a day.


    Fang Xing came to follow the formal process, so he was very calm and asked Eunuch Su to negotiate.


    The guard of Shenwu Gate, named "Kou Feng", is a general who is deeply loved by the emperor. He even regrets that it is not a chaotic time now, otherwise he must be a famous general.


    He is naturally loyal to the emperor, but now he knows roughly what happened in the palace, so he can only be loyal to whom in the position of the emperor.


    Eunuch Su came over with the Queen Mother’s decree and golden talisman arrows. Without hesitation, he immediately ordered: "Open the door!"


    Chala!


    The sound of scale armor mopping the ground sounded, and two hundred Eastern Palace Guards surrounded the prince and entered the Shenwu Gate.


    "Zhao Hu, you lead two teams of people and stay at this gate."


    Fang Xing walked into Shenwu Gate and ordered directly.


    "this…"


    Kou Feng''s eyes suddenly became deep.


    "yes!"


    Zhao Hu responded loudly and urged the Eastern Palace Guards to garrison the Shenwu Gate.


    "Eunuch Su, let''s go!"


    Fang Xing looked at Eunuch Su.


    "Yes, your highness, please."


    Eunuch Su bent his waist several points. Even though the prince guessed something, he actually dared to interfere in the palace defense directly. This move was really accurate, fast, cruel and vicious.


    The key is... no one can stop it.


    Even after tonight, the general trend is coming.


    ‘At this time, you don’t forget to be careful, and you are indeed cautious. ’


    Kou Feng was convinced, looking at the direction of the harem, his eyes were filled with tears, and he said to himself, "Your Majesty... there are successors."


    The nine palaces open in sequence.


    As usual, Fang Xing left some guards in each sect. When he arrived at the emperor''s bedroom, there was no armored soldier around him except for a few eunuchs and palace maids.


    "this…"


    Eunuch Su was shocked when he saw this scene.


    If this person is open and honest, why should he set up a police officer along the way? But when he gets here, why does he ignore his own safety?


    ‘It’s hard for the father and son to doubt it…but the prince is indeed pure filial. ’


    Eunuch Su took Fang Xing into the emperor''s bedroom and saw many imperial physicians kneeling all over the ground.


    There is also an old woman with silver hair next to her, and she is naturally the queen mother.


    "The Emperor''s Grandmother."


    Fang Xing stepped forward and shouted softly.


    The emperor''s grandmother seemed to have just cried, her eyes were red, and when she saw Fang Xing, her voice was dry: "Crown Prince... Your father suddenly had a heartache tonight and had already left. All the ministers in the cabinet were on the way. You should be responsible for your heart now."


    "Father?!"


    Fang Xing walked into the hall and immediately cried.


    The reason why he does not carry armor is naturally because he has absolute confidence in his own strength.


    What''s more, it''s not nice to talk about it when you take armored soldiers to break into the emperor''s bedroom.


    Now that you are already a winner, you must be graceful and worry about influence.


    Not long after, all the ministers in the cabinet arrived and they were crying.


    "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."


    The Prime Minister of the Cabinet was named Yuan Zhao, who was the planner when the emperor raised an army. When he saw the emperor''s great deeds, he immediately burst into tears.


    At this time, no matter how suspicious he was in his heart, at least he was crying on the surface. Next was Prime Minister Gaoyang, Minister of Personnel Sun Qiming and others.


    "You are all important officials of the court. Now the Ai family is heartbroken, so I won''t say much. The emperor''s son died suddenly and his country''s major affairs are in your hands. Yuan Zhao, what do you say?"


    The Empress Dowager looked at the Prime Minister.


    Daqian established a cabinet to divide the power of the prime minister of the previous dynasty, but the prime minister also had a high position and was of great power.


    Yuan Zhao had a ministerial body, and now he was sixty-seven years old. When he swept the hall with his turbid old eyes, he saw the prince''s face full of sorrow, but a noble lady next to the queen mother looked nervous.


    He sighed in his heart, knowing that the overall situation must be the most important at this time, otherwise the people of the world will suffer: "Does Your Majesty have a will?"


    “Not.”


    The imperial concubine next to the empress dowager struggled a little, but she couldn''t.


    It is not just a random edict that is called a last edict. The real edict has requirements for those who have formats, papers, and transcripts.


    After writing, you need to print it, then copy it in duplicate it and save it...


    It is difficult to forge it, unless the emperor wrote a handwritten blood letter and tied an edict, but the emperor fell too quickly and it was too late.


    At this time, if you want to forge it, you are seeking death.


    Unless the emperor issued a last order before and wanted to replace the crown prince, no one could stop the crown prince from assuming the throne.


    Even if there was a last order before, the crown prince has not yet been abolished, and it might be the beginning of the civil war between the imperial division.


    When Yuan Zhao heard this, he felt relieved and bowed to Fang Xing again: "Since that''s the case, I''ll ask Prince Lingqian to succeed to the throne and inherit my great Qianjiang..."


    "I...ah, I''m so confused now..."


    Fang Xing refused a few more words, and after the empress dowager and the ministers persuaded him, he reluctantly accepted the worship of the ministers.


    It''s late at night, Fang Xing first asked the Empress Dowager to rest and summoned several important officials himself.


    "Prime Minister, Second Minister, Dear Minister... You are all the pillars of my Daqian. Now, you need to agree on the charter first..."


    Fang Xing spoke and then looked at Yuan Zhao.


    These are all procedures. Yuan Zhao naturally said: "This is the right one. First of all, the morning court meeting tomorrow. The empress dowager should be invited to court and announce the news of the emperor''s grand ceremony. Then the prince accepts the worship of all officials and sets his name... According to filial piety, the father dies and the son keeps filial for three years. The emperor can use the sun instead of the year and the sun instead of the moon..."


    "How can you be so virtuous? How dare you use the sun to replace the year like the ancient sage king? Let''s use the sun to replace the moon..."


    Fang Xing waved his hand.


    Yuan Zhao was stunned: "Since this is the case, he would be filial piety for thirty-six days, and then officially ascend the throne and become emperor..."


    "Well, let''s leave these things to everyone."


    Fang Xing thought for a while and said, "The father was wise and wise, and he should be posthumously named "Wu" and Emperor Taizu Wu... As for the lonely year name, it is called "Longchang". There is no need to change this year, and the era will be changed in the next year..."


    …


    After a lot of trouble, all the officials walked out of the hall and saw that the sky was bright.


    Yuan Zhao looked worried and saw the crow Gaoyang coming over.


    The two looked and found that the guards were standing very far and greeted each other.


    "The Prime Minister needs to take care of himself. He will be in the morning in half an hour..."


    "Shoukang..." Prime Minister Yuan Zhao called Gao Yang''s word, and he was a little reluctant to speak.


    The two looked at each other and shook their heads obscurely.


    After exchanging a few messages with each other, Gao Yang said goodbye and left.


    Yuan Zhao felt relieved: "The prince was only a moment earlier than me... and he didn''t have the strength, so it was even more impossible for him to bribe the entire Imperial Hospital. In this way, Your Majesty...Is it really a time to die? ’


    As soon as he thought of this, his tears flowed down again: ''Your Majesty...Your Majesty...''


    …


    Inside the side hall.


    Fang Xing is using a few slices of pastries.


    These meals are very delicate and fragrant, but there is no soup or other food. Obviously, they are very careful to consider it, which can make him full and full of energy, and will not be physically distressed when he first appeared in the court.


    ‘The overall situation has been decided. ’


    In Fang Xing''s heart, he sighed silently.


    ‘But next is the key! ’


    ''Although what I took over is not a mess, there are hidden dangers...''


    ‘The world is settled soon, and the people are still unstable, the nobles are joining together, and civil servants are growing...’


    ''In the harem, it is hard to say, the Empress Dowager is, but none of the concubines are good at ease...''


    No matter which Empress Dowager supports, it will not hinder her status. She summoned the prince, but only supported orthodoxy and stabilized the overall situation according to customs.


    It may not be possible to say how close you are. If the new emperor offends the interests of the Empress Dowager in the future, he will suffer even more.


    ‘The most important thing is, who is my friend? Oh, the emperor has no friends…’


    Fang Xing thought silently. The emperor was the largest landlord in the country. It seemed that his **** should be sitting at the table of the landlord?


    However, the emperor is also equivalent to the largest slave owner in the world. All the people in the world are his slaves, so they need to let the slaves eat and wear warmth and live on?


    At least, slaves, as slave owners’ property, cannot be compromised too much.


    ‘The most important thing is that I do not have the prestige of the founding Taizu, and I cannot suppress the arrogant soldiers and powerful generals who came out of the sea of ??blood in troubled times, civil officials and poisonous soldiers…’


    ‘If you think you are an emperor, you will kill whoever you want and do whatever you want, it is just a whim…’


    ‘What’s sad is that with the current literacy rate, my rule is based on the literati and officials…’


    ‘But there are also good sides. Now that the country has just been founded, there are too many people in the world, and the cake is very big…’


    ''As long as you lighten the taxes and pay less taxes, restrict the big landlords, support the small landlords and self-cultivated farmers, and be a little more relaxed to the people and govern inaction, the population tax will naturally increase. Perhaps it can still be evaluated in later historical books as a "prosperous era"? ’


    Just as Fang Xing was thinking, a gentle voice sounded outside.


    (This chapter ends)