In the eighteenth year of Yonghui, many major events happened in Tai'an City. First, the famous Song family in the literary world was in danger. Under Lu Xu's calculations, they were eliminated from the literary world almost overnight. The old master of the Song family was angry to death.
The current head of the family also took the blame and resigned.
Fortunately, the Song family's young daughter Feng has a good relationship with the prince Zhao Kai, so it is possible for her to make a comeback in the future.
Then there was Prince Yu Zhao Kai who returned to the capital after killing everyone in Beimang. This prince who was already famous all over the world attracted the attention of everyone in the city as soon as he entered the capital.
Just when everyone thought that this prince would show off his talents in the capital and compete with other princes, they did not expect that this prince would be so low-key, only going in and out of restaurants every day. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is romantic.
For a time, everyone, including many students, was disappointed, and there was a sense of hatred that iron could not become steel.
However, not long after, during the ceremony of returning to the ancestral temple, there was a huge explosion, and the Qintian Prison, which had stood for hundreds of years, was turned into ruins. The ensuing war caused the entire Tai'an City to lose more than one million people.
People trembled.
At the beginning, there were rumors that Zhao Kai had offended God, so God punished him. However, this news was quickly overturned, because His Royal Highness Prince Yu was established as the crown prince not long after, and the other princes were
After being granted the title of king and traveling to various fiefdoms, His Highness the Crown Prince had almost no rivals.
Next, Chen Zhibao, the white-robed soldier saint, left Beiliang and became the second king with a different surname in Liyang. Although he was only a county prince, incomparable to Xu Xiao, it was enough to prove that the royal family valued it. When this prince entered the capital,
The scene was no less than when the prince entered the capital, and the emperor personally received him.
Immediately afterwards, the emperor went on a killing spree in Tai'an City, killing most of the domineering princes and nobles in the capital. For a time, all the nobles were in danger. In comparison, this move was seen by ordinary people.
It's very satisfying to come.
Since the prince came to supervise the country, the atmosphere in the court has changed drastically. Whether it is Zhang Julu's Zhang Lu, Gu Jiantang's Gu Dang, or the newly developed princelings headed by Qi Yanglong and Xuanyuan Jingcheng, they rarely appear in court.
There was a lot of noise in the hall, but there was a harmonious atmosphere.
I originally thought that in a few years, the prince would be able to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, but I didn't expect that this day would come so quickly. Within a few months of establishing the prince, the emperor announced to the world that he would directly pass the throne to Zhao Kai.
Became the Supreme Emperor.
It only took less than a year for this illegitimate prince to enter the capital and ascend the throne, which shocked everyone, which shows the brilliance of his methods.
The new emperor was about to succeed to the throne, so he invited the most powerful people in the world to go to Tai'an City to watch the ceremony.
Outside Tai'an City, there is a lot of traffic. Normally, the road with a width of more than ten feet can meet the passage of horses and vehicles. But these days are very special. These days, there are so many motorcades coming to the capital that even
Merchants from the richest side had to dismount their horses and walk when entering the capital.
The wide road was divided into two halves, with one half for civilians and lower-ranking officials to walk on, and it was extremely congested.
The other half was reserved for the high-ranking officials and lords from various places who came to watch the ceremony. There were armored officers and soldiers guarding both sides of the road, and ordinary people were not allowed to enter at all.
In addition to the soldiers, there are also many officials from the Ministry of Rites waiting to arrange check-in arrangements for the distinguished guests coming to Beijing. Of course, for different levels, the grades of officials received are also different. For ordinary princes, there are three or four grades.
The official reception is enough, but for several powerful vassal kings, the official reception is much higher, and important officials of the court need to receive them in person.
For example, Yanchi King Zhao Bing was personally received by Lu Daolin, the newly appointed Minister of Rites, which shows that Liyang attaches great importance to the vassal king.
Originally, it was already a very high standard to receive a reception from a first-grade official, but this time the standard was even higher. Hundreds of officials and support staff stood in a row, with a golden four-axle carriage in the middle. All third-grade officials could only
Standing aside and bowing his head, such a standard is rare.
Ordinary people are all talking about this, and they don't know what kind of status they have to be treated like this.
At the same time, outside the capital, two huge teams met unexpectedly. There were more than a thousand people in total, and together they were as long as math teachers.
It was Xu Fengnian, the prince of Northern Liang, and Zhao Sui, the king of Jiaodong. Because Xu Xiao and Zhao Sui had a irreversible relationship, Zhao Sui also deliberately waited for Xu Fengnian on the official road.
Seeing Xu Fengnian, Zhao Sui immediately pulled him onto his carriage. Zhao Sui looked at Xu Fengnian with white hair and said:
"My nephew is so brave, he didn't bring more experts here. It is said that the new emperor is very powerful, the second in the world, and he even wrote a conspiracy such as a favor order. What if he takes the blame for me and others?
Something bad happened.
You also know that I don’t have any experts in Liaodong, so I’m counting on you, but you’re not very good at it either.”
Zhao Sui didn't have a good impression of most people in the capital. Previously, because he and Xu Xiao were too close, he was plotted by Li Yang and Yuan Benxi, and more than 30 of his generals were killed. His vitality was severely damaged. This time
He didn't bring the prince here because he was afraid of what the new emperor would do.
Xu Fengnian also laughed at this. Zhao Sui was not familiar with Zhao Kai, but he was very familiar with him, and said:
"Uncle, don't worry. Isn't there still Beiliang?"
Zhao Sui looked at Xu Fengnian who looked calm and felt relieved:
"Yes, you still have Beiliang's 350,000 troops. To be honest, I told my son before I left. If the new emperor wants to deal with me, I will let him take all his wealth to seek refuge in Beiliang.
Don't shut him out when the time comes."
A lesson learned. Now Zhao Sui has long lost the fighting spirit he had when he was young. He just wants to leave a way out for his son. Like Zhao Ying, the king of Huainan, he just wants to destroy him.
Before Xu Fengnian could speak, a burst of hearty laughter sounded outside the carriage:
"Hahaha, Uncle Emperor, what you are saying is that I am not the kind of person who would burn bridges when crossing rivers."
As soon as these words were spoken, the two people in the carriage immediately stepped out of the carriage and saw a young man wearing a brand new dragon robe standing in front of them, looking at them with a smile on his face.
Xu Fengnian was okay, but Zhao Sui's expression suddenly changed. What kind of treatment is this? The new emperor who was about to ascend the throne was asked to come out to greet him in person. It was like a dream, and he immediately knelt down to salute:
"See Your Majesty..."
In response, Zhao Kai waved his hand gently, and a force directly lifted him up and said:
"Uncle Emperor, you don't have to be polite. The ceremony has not been completed yet. I am not yet an emperor. Even if I were, there is no need to kneel down. I have never liked this kind of etiquette.
If you look at Xu Fengnian, you are very enlightened."
After saying that, he looked at Xu Fengnian with a smirk on his face. Xu Fengnian was stared at by two people and had no choice but to bow and say:
"I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
"Okay, okay, just stop saluting. As for the little ninety-nine in your heart, no one knows."
After speaking, he directly put his hand on Xu Fengnian's shoulder and said to Zhao Sui:
"Uncle Emperor, let the officials from the Ministry of Rites take you to the post house to rest. I have something to do with this guy."
After saying that, he hooked Xu Fengnian's shoulder and left directly, leaving Zhao Sui with a confused face. Didn't Ganqing come to pick him up? What is going on? Are Beiliang and the royal family so close?