The news of the emperor's death was quickly delivered to the commander of the Jinyiwei, Wang Jingzhi, via a letter sent by a flying pigeon from the Jinyiwei. He immediately reported it to Dushanbo. Dushanbo burst into tears. He immediately realized that a major change was about to occur in Longdu.
Then he ordered the White Tiger Army, which had just set out for a day, to stop its advance immediately.
The next day, news came that the rebels were attacking the palace. Dushanbo was furious and immediately ordered the army to break camp and return to Longdu to join King Qin. That night, Dushanbo personally led 3,000 cavalry to return to Longdu day and night. He only used
We arrived in Longdu in seven days.
Dushanbo knew that Longdu City was in chaos, so he immediately summoned the generals of the various regiments of the Forbidden Army and rushed to the White Tiger Army camp. When the generals of the Forbidden Army saw their leader returning, they immediately expressed their willingness to obey Dushanbo's command, and Dushanbo also went smoothly.
He took over the military power of the 120,000 Imperial Guards in Longdu City.
That night, the imperial army entered the city and the whole city was under martial law. Anyone who paraded on the street would be killed without mercy. After cutting off two hundred heads, everyone hid in their homes. The chaos in Longdu City finally subsided.
Longdu was calm on the surface, but the court was even more chaotic. Since ancient times, there have been cases of self-respecting soldiers and palace changes, seizing power and seizing the world. Naturally, many people were worried that Du Shanbo would replace him and become the new emperor. Fortunately, Du Shanbo rushed to the Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices as soon as possible.
Late Emperor, facing the body of Emperor Taiqian, Du Shanbo cried bitterly and almost fainted. Everyone was moved by this.
After Dushanbo learned about the cause of the Longdu Rebellion, he was very dissatisfied with Zhang Kuan's daughter. He believed that it was her who had brought disaster to the country and the people. He first threatened the officials with troops and moved the harem to the throne. But Dushanbo had no power.
In front of all the officials, the imperial concubine Xue Chi, the commander of the Royal Forest Army, committed suicide and apologized. Xue Chi refused and was about to resist, but his head was smashed by Li Canglan, the adopted son of Dushan Bo, the three-eyed tiger, with an iron egg.
As soon as Du Shanbo took action, he directly killed a second-grade military attaché of the dynasty. Everyone was frightened. Then Du Shanbo recommended to the imperial concubine that Li Canglan be the commander of the imperial army. The imperial concubine was so frightened that she dared not obey.
When all the officials thought that Dushanbo would be a traitorous minister who hijacked the emperor to order the princes, Dushanbo summoned the Senate, the prime ministers, and the ministers to start the funeral ceremony of the late emperor. However, the funeral ceremony must be presided over by the crown prince, so the problem returned
On the issue of the crown prince.
Du Shanbo didn't like Zhang Kuan forming a party for personal gain, so he abandoned Zhang Kuan and other court officials and decided to establish a heir apparent at a meeting with the nine elders of the Kaiyuan Yuan. However, the nine elders kept choosing, and only the fourth prince Xuanyuan Zijin and the fifth prince Xuanyuan Zixiao were the two.
People are most suitable.
At this time, in order to win Du Shanbo's support, Zhang Kuan discussed with his grandson Xuanyuan Zixiao all night long. The next day, Xuanyuan Zixiao personally found Du Shanbo and begged to marry Du Shanbo's granddaughter Ye Yuying, the most talented woman in the world, as his concubine, and promised
Wait until he ascends the throne and becomes emperor one day,
Ye Yuying must be appointed as the queen, and she also said that today only Dushanbo can command the army. Three hundred years ago, our dynasty established a general of the world's soldiers and horses to command the country. Now we hope to regain the wisdom of our ancestors and recommend Dushanbo as the commander-in-chief.
The marshal of the world's soldiers and horses.
Dushanbo knew in his heart that Xuanyuan Zixun was making a compromise. When Dushanbo was alive, he was the most powerful person in the world. When Dushanbo dies of old age, Xuanyuan Zixun will regain power. This is a man who is forbearing enough.
A smart enough person.
Du Shanbo felt that he had the character of the late emperor, so he decided to support the appointment of the fifth prince as the crown prince. In this way, the dispute over the crown prince ended, and the fifth prince Xuanyuan Zixiao finally became the prince of the supervising country.
At the ensuing registration ceremony, the imperial concubine made a rare appearance. She was imprisoned in the West Palace by Li Canglan. She could only be seen during such ceremonies. Du Shanbo believed that the imperial concubine was not a queen and had no right to interfere in internal affairs, and had repeatedly usurped , the reason for keeping the West Palace was for the sake of Zhang Kuan and the prince. The imperial concubine naturally endured the humiliation and burden for her son, and was willing to stay behind closed doors to eat fast and chant Buddha's name, so they lived in peace and harmony.
After the Imperial Academy scholar read out the imperial edict, Zuo Prime Minister Zhang Kuan led all the officials to kneel down and ask the fifth prince Xuanyuan Zixiao to serve as the prison prince. Xuanyuan Zixiao declined three times on the grounds of mourning, and finally reluctantly accepted.
Zhang Kuan also requested that the enthronement ceremony be held on December 28, which was the sixty-eighth day after the death of Emperor Taiqian, and he would be given the title of Dade. The next year would be the first year of Dade, and the prince of the supervising state agreed to it.
In order to show his ambition to Du Shanbo, Xuanyuan Zixiao immediately announced the execution of the chief rebels after he was appointed as the prince of the prison country. The rest of the rebels were pardoned from the death penalty and only had their homes confiscated and exiled to the frontier fortress. Subsequently, the prince of the prison country appointed Ye Xiangdong, the prince of the prison country, as the chief of the rebel army. The great marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, commanding the world's forbidden army, guard army, and rural army, Dushan Bo also reached the pinnacle of power.
Of course, Xuanyuan Zixiao did not forget to repay Zhang Dang. After Zhang Kuan petitioned, the Supervisory Office re-investigated Shi Chong's unjust case. The Prince of the Supervisory State personally cleared Shi Chong's grievances and appointed Shi Chong as the Minister of Household Affairs.
Dushanbo didn't care about Zhang Dang being reinstated. He also believed that Shi Chong was innocent, and Shi Jing was even more innocent. An important reason that prompted Dushanbo to depose Prince Xuanyuan Zixun was that he killed him. The Twenty-seventh Regiment and the people of Tucheng, a prince who asked Pao Ze to be slaughtered by the Inuyi sword in order to achieve his own political goals is not worthy of his support.
In the court, the ministers were discussing what posthumous title to give Emperor Taiqian. In the twenty-nine years since Emperor Taiqian reigned, the people's lives were not rich, he had not opened up half an inch of territory, and he had not accomplished anything worth remembering. Even the only plan for the northern part of the Great Wall caused people in the Central Plains to be displaced. Many people said privately: "The Taiqian Dynasty was actually the Great Qian Dynasty. Hundreds of thousands of people in the Central Plains migrated to barbarian and miserable lands, and nine out of ten died tragically in that desolate place. land."
Finally, after research by the Ministry of Rites, the posthumous title of "Zhuang" was given to Emperor Taiqian, saying: "Zhuang" is the name of "Zhuang" when soldiers are in urgent need; Zhuang is the name of "Ruiyu" when they conquer; Zhuang is the name of "Zhuang" when they are determined to defeat the enemy; Zhuang is the name of "Death in the Wilderness"; Zhuang is the name of "Zhuang" when he is defeated in repeated expeditions. Zhuang; being strong but not being successful is called Zhuang; being sincere and generous is called Zhuang; being brave and dedicated is called Zhuang; being powerful but not fierce is called Zhuang; being strict and respectful to the people is called Zhuang; walking in harmony with the right ambition is called Zhuang; being virtuous and strict is called Zhuang; being respectful and solemn is called Zhuang; Duan Ke and the people are called Zhuang; Duan Yicheng is called Zhuang; Duan Yicheng is called Zhuang; Qi Jing Zhongli is called Zhuang; Adhering to virtue without being cautious is called Zhuang; Being virtuous and respectful is called Zhuang; being strict, respectful and self-disciplined is called Zhuang; being strict and respectful with etiquette is called Zhuang; being mighty, virtuous and strong is called Zhuang. ; Overcoming hegemony is called Zhuang; defeating the enemy and overcoming chaos is called Zhuang; being diligent and courageous is called Zhuang; carrying out repeated conquests is called Zhuang; being resolute in military virtue is called Zhuang.
On the day of the funeral of Emperor Shengzhuang, hundreds of thousands of people in Longdu City wept bitterly. The old ministers supported the coffin, the prince of the prison state rose up, and the minister of the Ministry of Rites presided over the ceremony. The whole city was under notice. Du Shanbo cried several times. Have to faint.
After the imperial funeral, Zhang Dang, Dushanbo and all the officials were immersed in grief. Dushanbo seemed to be too sad and could not go to court for several days. The prince of the prison country had a good time enjoying his exclusive power. The Crown Prince also discovered that Nadu Shanbo was indeed a real soldier. As long as he did not involve military power, he could govern as he pleased. With Zhang Kuan's full assistance, the Prince managed the government affairs in an orderly manner.
The Prince of the Supervisory Kingdom was gradually gaining power. At this time, something happened that made him angry and helpless. The Seventh Prince led his army to fight with the Prince of Nanyang County, and was almost killed by the Prince of Nanyang County.