"Your Majesty, there is an error in the royal seal. Please verify the imperial seal."
Although the thunder was loud, it could not suppress Gao Taiji's shouts. Officials who were close to him could hear it clearly. Then, under the questioning of people behind him, the news that Gao Ge Lao wanted to verify the imperial seal spread throughout the square.
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Yong Dang dared to be so decisive. Could it be that there was really something wrong with the jade seal?
Qin Feng, who was already suspicious and hesitant, once again stopped Cai Jian who was about to make a move.
"Look again, Yong Dang is determined to win. Our new Majesty may be in danger this time."
"Isn't that better? As long as we help His Majesty to suppress the arrogance of the Yong Party, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will definitely reuse him. It is better than the current situation where his grandma is not close to him, his uncle does not love him, and he is half-dead."
Cai Jian said rather unwillingly.
"Nine times out of ten bets, you lose, but the icing on the cake is the sure win. Lao Cai, as an official, you must not be greedy. Accumulating a little makes a lot, and making sure profits without losing money is the right way."
On the sacrifice platform, Zhu Sheng suddenly turned around and glared at Gao Taiji.
"Old Gao Ge, I ask myself that I have treated you well since I came to the throne, but why do I have to force you so hard today?"
"National affairs are important, and we dare not interfere with personal affairs."
Gao Taiji raised his head and replied without any guilt.
"Good, good, good, such a high-ranking elder who serves the country wholeheartedly."
When Zhu Sheng heard this, he laughed angrily, pointed at Gao Taiji and said three good words in a row.
The craftsmen hired by Ma Hong were indeed very skilled in craftsmanship, and the imperial seals covered with imitation jade seals were exactly the same as the genuine ones. Even Zhu Sheng could not tell the authenticity from the fake ones.
However, the Imperial Jade Seal is made from a piece of beautiful jade that is rare in the world. The carving can be very lifelike, but the material is quite different.
Although they are both beautiful jade, if you hold them in your hand and examine them carefully, you can still find subtle differences in texture, color, and weight.
Once the jade seal is found to be fake in public, the Yong Party will definitely take the opportunity to launch an attack.
He lost his jade seal just half a year after he ascended the throne, and even made a fake one to deceive the world during the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony. Such a person is not worthy of being the emperor of Dayan.
Zhu Sheng had even mentally helped Yong Dang think of a reason to impeach him.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to verify the jade seal.
The situation has developed to this point, even though Zhu Sheng was unwilling at all costs, he had no choice but to use his trump card.
Compared with being forced to abdicate, it seems easier to accept eternal infamy.
Having made up his mind, Zhu Sheng first glanced at the right side of the sacrificial platform, where Yu Qingzhi was standing before, but at this time, the white shirt was missing.
I thought you were on my side this time, but it turns out you are a snob too.
That's all, let me bear all this alone.
Zhu Sheng sighed deeply in his heart, and then shouted loudly with a solemn look on his face.
"I don't allow it."
At the same time, he glanced at the Yong Dang group.
"Your Majesty, please accept your advice!"
"Your Majesty, please accept your advice!"
Gao Taiji and others are just unwilling to give up. Today, the jade seal will be tested whether you agree or not.
Voices of admonishment came one after another from the mouths of the Yong Party members, and even some royal relatives and nobles who had nothing to do with the Yong Party stood in the ranks of the Yong Party.
In the blink of an eye, the admonition team swelled to more than 300 people, accounting for nearly 60% of the officials in Beijing.
If you don't move, it will be fine. If you move, it will be like a thunderous force. King Yong is really patient and good at tactics.
Qin Feng, who had been observing the direction of the wind, secretly praised in his heart, and then pushed Cai Jian, who was still in a daze.
"Admonition!"
"Admonition?"
Cai Jian said in surprise.
Qin Feng was about to explain when he suddenly heard an incompatible shout from the Yong Dang group.
"The jade seal must have been lost and made a fake in an attempt to get away with it. That's why I didn't dare let Mr. Gao Ge check it. Zhu Sheng is an incompetent and immoral person. Drive him out and support King Yong to ascend the throne."
The whole place was in an uproar!
Zhu Cheng, Gao Taiji and other Yong Party leaders' expressions changed, and they quickly turned their heads to see which bastard had shouted out.
It's okay to think about this kind of thing in your heart, how can you express it with your mouth now?
"Okay, it seems that you have already planned to do something treacherous. Fan Li people, take these rebellious officials and traitors with ulterior motives..."
The sudden shouting from the Yong Dang group just now was caused by the shadow guards arranged by Zhu Sheng. The purpose was to give Zhu Sheng an excuse to directly use force.
If the Yong party dared to resist, Zhu Sheng would not mind cutting off a few heads to scare chickens and monkeys.
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a sudden sound of horse hoofbeats. Everyone followed the sound and saw Liu Qi, the son of Liu Chuanfang, coming on horseback.
Although he is the eldest son of the chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Qi is not well-known in the circle of nobles in Kyoto, far less famous than his younger sister Liu Yingrong.
Therefore, many officials in the field did not recognize him. After asking around with his colleagues, they found out that he was the son of the chief minister.
Yesterday, I heard that the old chief assistant vomited blood and fainted. At this time, his son galloped into the festival site on horseback. Could it be that the old chief assistant had...
Everyone was startled at first, and looked up at Liu Qi again, but did not see Xiaobu on him. The royal family members breathed a sigh of relief, but everyone in the Yong Party realized that something might have happened.
Sure enough, Liu Qi rode her horse to the foot of the sacrifice platform, jumped off the horse awkwardly, and bowed to Zhu Sheng.
"Your Majesty, my father has woken up and will be coming to attend the ceremony later. I have been specifically asked to report."
The old chief assistant is awake!
When King Yong heard this, he thought to himself that it was bad at first, but then he guessed that it was Liu Qi who was lying.
Of course it was no coincidence that Liu Chuanfang vomited blood and fainted the day before the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony. It was simply because Zhu Cheng bribed the cook of the Liu family and secretly drugged him.
The dosage of the drug was tried several times, and it would neither poison Liu Chuanfang to death nor make her wake up in a short time.
The reason Liu Qi lied like this must be because he was instigated by someone behind his back.
Realizing that something was wrong, Zhu Cheng didn't care much, and glanced at Gao Taiji and others, signaling them to speed up the progress, lest things change later.
Qin Feng, who had been observing the wind direction, heard that the old chief assistant had woken up and was rushing here. He immediately made a decision in his heart and whispered in Cai Jian's ear.
"Lao Cai, impeach Yong Dang."
Cai Jian didn't know why Qin Feng suddenly changed his mind, but it happened to be what he wanted, so without asking why, he strode out of the queue and shouted loudly.
"Gao Taiji, Dai Yuanzhi served the old man and was arrogant. He disobeyed your majesty in public, which is against the rules of a minister. I ask your majesty to issue an order to remove the two thieves from their official positions, demote them to common people, and exile them to the southern barbarians, as a warning to others."
Over there, Gao Taiji got Zhu Cheng's instructions and was about to continue to put pressure on Zhu Sheng, but was interrupted by Cai Jian before he could open his mouth.
"You're talking nonsense. I think you, Cai Jian, are the biggest traitor in the court."
Dai Yuanzhi turned around and pointed at Cai Jian's nose and cursed.
"I agree with what Mr. Cai said."
Shan Zhongji, Shan Zhongji, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance, who was finally no longer alone, quickly agreed.
The rest of the royal family who had been undecided before heard that the old chief minister had awakened, and suddenly seemed to have a backbone. They also stood up to support Cai Jian and launched a counterattack against Yong Dang.
Having an old man is like having a treasure.
This is the decisive power of the old chief minister Liu Chuanfang. As long as he is in the court, any person with ulterior motives can only lie dormant and dare not make mistakes.
Seeing that the situation had become clear, Qin Feng, the censor of the Zuo capital, no longer held back, and led all the censors of the capital procuratorate to open fire on Yong Dang.
Liu Qi, who had turned the situation around with just one sentence, was now like a transparent figure and was automatically ignored by everyone.
Seeing the Minister of Rites, the censors on the left and right, and many other officials spitting at Yong Dang as if they were given chicken blood, Liu Qi was secretly complaining in her heart.
Of course Liu Chuanfang didn't wake up. The lie he just said was taught to him by Liu Yingrong to stabilize the morale of the army. It would be great if he could suppress the Yong Party. Even if not, it would buy some time for Zhu Yuyao to send the jade seal to the rooftop.
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Liu Qi was scared to death at this time, fearing that her lies would be revealed and that she would be torn to pieces by the angry Yong Party.
Zhu Cheng was extremely angry. He was angry that Gao Taiji's mouth was so slow that Cai Jian, the bastard, spoke first. He was even more angry with Dai Yuanzhi, that idiot. Why are you talking to Cai Jian? He continued to force Zhu Sheng to hand over the fake jade seal.
ah.
At this time, the Yong Party, the royal family, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were scolding each other, and the situation was extremely chaotic. Zhu Cheng tried several times to stop this senseless scolding, but with little success.
It was so noisy that few people could hear him.
Zhu Sheng stood on the altar and watched the chaos in the audience. This situation was not what he expected, but it was a bit better than the worst-case scenario he had estimated.
After all, the Tiantai is a sacred place, so it would be best if it could not be stained with blood, and its notoriety in the history books could be reduced a bit.
"enough!"
After watching enough of the drama and guessing that the fire was almost done, Zhu Sheng suddenly roared.
With the unique structure of the rooftop sacrifice platform, his voice can be clearly transmitted into the ears of everyone in the square.
The shouts were hoarse and the various shouts and curses suddenly stopped, and everyone turned their attention to Zhu Sheng on the altar.
"The Heaven Sacrifice Platform is a sacred place for worshiping the Emperor of Heaven, and the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony is a grand event to pray for blessings and blessings. You are the mainstay of the imperial court, but you are so unbecoming, ignorant of etiquette, disrespectful of the rules, and shameless. It really disgraces Dayan's face.
, disgraced the whole world."
On the altar, Zhu Sheng pointed at the ministers below and scolded him heartily, then he said to Fan Li who was guarding the audience.
"Bring out those who disturbed the ceremony and send them all to jail to await their punishment."
Gao Taiji, Dai Yuanzhi and other Yong party members immediately panicked after hearing this, and they all looked at Yong Wang Zhu Cheng for help.
But instead of panicking at all, Zhu Cheng smiled contemptuously, looking confident.
Zhu Sheng issued an order to arrest Fan Li, but after waiting for several breaths, he did not see any movement from Feiyu Wei.
"Fan Liren, are you deaf? Didn't you hear my order?"
Zhu Sheng glared at Fan Liren and scolded him dissatisfied.
"I... dare not obey my order. Your Majesty, please hand over the jade seal and let Mr. Gaoge inspect it."
Fan Liren glanced at Zhu Sheng with complicated eyes, and then shouted loudly.
Zhu Sheng only felt a bang in his head and his head went blank for a moment, and his eyesight went black and stars appeared. His body swayed backwards and almost fell to the ground.
"It's over!"
Qin Feng, Shan Zhongji and others had been fighting high just now, but now they were trembling all over and their faces were ashen.