The 18th year of Hongchang.

May 23.

Dark clouds cover the moon, and everything is silent.

A carriage dressed in black cloth was parked at the back door of the Qin Palace.

When the guard saw the old man getting out of the car, he did not dare to stop him at all, so he hurried to report to the mansion.

When King Zhao Yuan of Qin heard that Zhang Zhengyang was visiting late at night, he guessed that there might be something big, so he quickly invited someone to the study and ordered the guards to shut down their left and right slaves, and no one was allowed to get close to him!

The first thing Zhang Zhengyang said after entering the study made Zhao Yuan look pale.

"Your Majesty is dead, two hours ago!"

"Ah! Father..."

Zhao Yuan exclaimed in surprise, stood up, and then said dejectedly: "The father kept his death from him, I think there was something to do."

"good."

Zhang Zhengyang nodded and said, "The former emperor issued a will and made Lao Xie and four other people appoint him as ministers to assist the sixth prince in political power."

"What about you?"

Hope flashed in Zhao Yuan's eyes. Before the bell of Shangyang Palace sounded, the news of Emperor Hongchang's death had not yet been heard, and things might turn around.

Zhang Zhengyang said: "The young minister is suspicious. The sixth prince is naughty by nature and does not look like a monarch!"

Zhao Yuan nodded slightly and waited for the following text. The so-called "not like a man" is just a name, and there must be other reasons that Zhang Xiang took the risk of violating the will of the previous emperor.

"The other three ministers are in charge, one is an eunuch, one is an ignorant woman, and one is a vulgar nobleman!"

Zhang Zhengyang said: "How can the great affairs of the country be made to make decisions with such people? The old emperor only had this kind of revival after he had a night of clothes and food. I must not watch it and ruin it by the child!"

"Zhang Xiang's words are reasonable!"

Zhao Yuan could guess the identities of the other three and admired the arrangement of the father's emperor's will.

The eunuch and the grandfather of the Dog King and the grandfather of the Jinyiwei, the secret minister of the Jinyiwei. The birth mother of the sixth prince is the imperial concubine, and the father and brother of the clan are in charge of the Beijing camp. The Duke of Chengguo is over 80 years old, and has the greatest prestige among the nobles.

Zhang Xiang has been in charge of the government for nearly 20 years, and his followers have spread across the Shenjing court and local prefectures, and they are almost as powerful as the dragon's rebellion back then.

Only these three powerful ministers who do not belong to the court officials can restrain each other with Zhang and give the sixth prince enough time to grow and take power.

Zhao Yuan was respectful, but he was also jealous.

The queen now has only one son. After the prince plots to rebel and deposes him, Zhao Yuan is the eldest son.

So, why is the throne falling on Lao Liu?

Zhao Yuan could understand his father's good intentions and issued a last order to limit Zhang Xiang's power, but it did not mean that he would comply!

Zhang Zhengyang said: "The three of them are in the palace at this time. The will has not been issued to six ministries. If your highness has the intention, I am willing to assist you with all my strength!"

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

Zhao Yuan changed his voice and reminded: "At this time, the battle against power will probably delay the war. Once the northern border is defeated..."

"So what if you lose the Northern Xinjiang? The left and right are just cede land and pay compensation. You can get back in the future, but there is only one throne. If you miss it, you will have no chance!"

Zhang Zhengyang's decades old fox, how could he not know that Zhao Yuan was already moved, and he became angry: "It is not a bad thing to defeat the Northern Xinjiang. After His Highness ascended the throne, he could easily hold the throne by replacing conflicts in the court."

"My father ascended the throne as the Qin throne, and now I am the King of Qin, so I should be the successor king!"

Zhao Yuan finally stopped hiding his mind and promised: "After this king ascended the throne, Zhang Xiang was still the chief assistant and was in charge of affairs in the middle, inside and outside the court."

Zhang Zhengyang leaned over and bowed: "I, thank your Majesty for your kindness!"

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

Zhao Yuan hurried forward and helped him up, and was extremely alert. Zhang Zhengyang betrayed his father for the sake of power. The first thing he did after ascending the throne was to eradicate his followers.

"It is not advisable to go further, and the overall situation must be decided before the will is promulgated!"

Zhang Zhengyang said: "I have gathered the servants in the mansion together, and have won over Commander Lin, who is stationed at the east gate of the palace, fully support His Highness and quickly enter the palace to control the situation."

“So great!”

Zhao Yuan ordered the guards to summon people, and called the chief of the royal palace to send a sign to the Shenjing several martial arts halls, and quickly went to the east gate of the palace to meet.

The behind-the-scenes of these martial arts halls are all controlled by Zhao Yuan. When the prince was in power, he was just used as a business to make money, but now he has transformed himself into a power struggle for power.

Or any prince will raise a force in case of emergency!

Soldiers are the most important thing, and opportunities cannot be missed.

After Zhang Zhengyang entered the palace, Zhao Yuan had already brought thousands of people to the east gate of the palace for only more than half an hour.

Wearing a strong and holding a sharp sword and playing with a gun, the darkness overwhelming crowd was quite imposing.

Commander Lin saw Zhang Xiang accompanying him and ordered the city gate to be opened.

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

"General Lin made great contributions this time and after I ascend the throne, he can be granted the title of Marquis."

Zhao Yuan was so generous that the people following him burst out with aura. He thought that after entering the palace, the overall situation was decided.

...

Shangyang Palace.

The lights are brightly lit.

The sixth prince lay on the dragon bed and sobbed softly.

The royal family is not without family affection, not to mention that children who are only ten years old are most favored by Emperor Hongchang on weekdays.

Eunuch Wang, Duke Cheng Guo and Zhang Zhengyang stood in front of the bed and waited quietly, showing a look of fatigue.

Princess Sun sat aside and called the eunuch to ask: "When is it now?"

"Great Empress, it's already four o'clock in the hour of Yin."

The eunuch knew what Empress Sun was going to ask, and answered actively: "It's less than half an hour before all officials attend court."

Princess Sun glanced at Zhang Xiang, who was alive and relieved. Perhaps this person didn't care about the gains and losses of authority, and was a famous prime minister who was truly loyal to the king and the country!

Not long ago.

Emperor Hongchang passed away late at night and issued an edict before his death, appointing four people as ministers to assist the sixth prince.

Emperor Sun and others realized immediately that this was Emperor Hongchang's disparaging Zhang Zhengyang's authority to prevent the instability of the country's dynasty in the young ministers.

So, when Zhang Zhengyang was about to leave Shangyang Palace to read the edict, he was stopped by three ministers of the regent.

Zhang Zhengyang has been in charge of the government for nearly twenty years, and there are countless forces hidden in the capital. If he takes advantage of the darkness to make trouble, the other three people will be unable to resist.

After several tug-of-war discussions, the four of them set the rules.

No one can leave Shangyang Palace before dawn, and he will not leave the funeral for the time being, and wait for all officials to come to court to read the edict.

The confidant of the imperial concubine Sun left the city to inform the Beijing camp. The king ordered the eunuch to summon the Jinyiwei. After the early imperial edict was announced, he would have enough strength to confront Zhang Zhengyang.

Only the old god in Chengguo is here, and he seems to have no concern for the affairs of the country.

suddenly.

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

Princess Sun hurriedly sent someone to check what happened outside.

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

The eunuch came back with horror: "Empress, Your Highness, King Qin and Zhang Xiang led their troops in and killed everyone they saw..."

As he said that, he was stunned and looked at Zhang Zhengyang with the others in the palace.

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