Zhao He's regicide happened in a hurry, and no one was prepared.
After the courtiers in the palace formally paid homage to the new king Wan Xiang, Shan Yin had already perished.
Half a day later, Wan Xiang and his ministers discussed the arrangements for Wan Shan Yin's funeral and then came to his mother's palace, only to find that Wan Yuan Sa, wearing a neat queen's robe, lay peacefully in the jade coffin and committed suicide.
Beside the jade coffin, there was a suicide note left for Wanxiang. The words were brief. Apart from the instructions to Wanxiang, the only request in the words was to order Wanxiang to bury him and Shan Yin together.
Wan Yuansa's life can be considered quite legendary.
When she was young, she got pregnant due to the aura of "Nanming Lihuo", and suffered a lot of gossip and ridicule. Later, she met the love of her life, Shan Yin. From then on, she was loved by thousands of people. It was a good result.
Wan Xiang felt extremely sad. Although he had noticed the death wish in his mother's eyes when they first met, he did not expect that this day would come so quickly.
Due to the extremely critical situation of the country, Shan Yin and Wan Yuan Sa's funeral arrangements were kept simple.
In just three days, the king Shan Yin passed away and the succession of the new king Wan Xiang was settled.
After discussion among the ministers, Shan Yin was given the posthumous title of "King Minming".
The so-called "捍" character represents the disasters suffered by the country and individuals during his reign. This posthumous title has the meaning of sympathy.
In the Zhuque Hall.
Wanxiang sat high on the throne. She did not change the royal robes, but still wore her own robes filled with golden and red flames.
It looked like a ball of fire surging above the throne.
The ferocious ghost face was placed on the armrest, and Wanxiang looked at the more than 800 courtiers standing solemnly below.
On the day when Zhao He committed regicide, it was not a large court meeting, so only some courtiers who had state affairs to discuss were in the palace.
Today is the first court meeting of the new king after he ascends the throne. All the civil and military officials of the dynasty go to the palace to meet the king.
Wanxiang first ordered the ceremonial officer to tell Shan Yin what he had entrusted to him before his death, and then reviewed Shan Yin's imperial decree in Wanxiang one by one.
After all the civil and military ministers in the palace bowed to pay homage, Wanxiang turned his eyes and looked at Taiwei Jinsu.
"Lieutenant, why was it that no one was able to stop Zhao He when he entered the palace to kill the king?"
In the kingdom’s three-gong and nine-qing system, the ‘Taiwei Mansion’ is in charge of the kingdom’s generals.
The "Lang Zhongling" is in charge of the palace guards, and the "Weiwei" is in charge of the palace gate guards. These two positions are both under the jurisdiction of the "Taiwei Mansion".
On that day when Zhao He committed regicide, the guard Su Yuanqian and the prime minister Zuo, the leader of the officials, were both killed by Zhao He, so at this moment Wanxiang directly questioned Taiwei Jinsu.
Jin Su stepped out of the queue of courtiers and solemnly replied:
"Your Majesty does not know that four months ago, Commander-in-Chief Shi Gandang was seriously injured in a sneak attack on the northern front.
After the news came back, 'King Minming' reported the matter to Qiaozu in the ancestral temple, and Qiaozu later dispatched elites from the capital to fight on the northern front.
For the safety of Qiao Zu, most of the elites in the palace were taken away by Qiao Zu, which led to the fact that no one was Zhao He's opponent when he ran rampant in the Suzaku Hall three days ago."
After a brief pause, Jin Su continued:
"The war on the western and northern fronts was tense, and all those who could fight in the DPRK and China rushed to serve on both fronts.
Nowadays, all the generals in the dynasty are old and decrepit, and not even one of them has practiced the "Contemplation of Three Meridians and Seven Wheels" to the seventh level.
I thought that the palace was the safest with layers of protection, but I didn't expect that Zhao He suddenly rebelled and went on a killing spree in the palace, resulting in the brutal murder of 'King Minming' and many courtiers.
This is the fault of the 'Taiwei Mansion'. As the head of the 'Taiwei Mansion', I was unable to stop the tragedy, and I no longer have the dignity to be high up in the court.
I ask your majesty to beg for the bones and wish to return to the army!"
Jinsu said, taking off his hat and bowing to Wanxiang.
Immediately afterwards, more than two hundred courtiers walked out of the official queue, took off their official hats and held them in their palms, and spoke loudly in unison.
"I beg you to give me your bones, and I beg you to die in old age!"
The expressions of all the other ministers in the palace changed drastically. Taiwei Jinsu is about to resign!
Now that the country is in a critical situation, Wan Xiang has just ascended the throne and does not yet understand the major and minor matters in the DPRK.
In addition, Zuo Prime Minister Yuan Jiang and dozens of court officials were killed by Zhao He, dozens of important positions were vacant, and even daily operations were stagnant.
This is the moment when the DPRK needs veterans to step forward to stabilize the situation.
As one of the three princes, the Taiwei was the head of the hundred officials in the court after the death of Yuan Jiang.
But it happened that the Taiwei suddenly proposed to resign at this moment, which inevitably made all the ministers suspicious.
Some courtiers suddenly remembered the scene three days ago when Taiwei Jinsu was driven out of the Suzaku Hall by Wanxiang, and they had a clear understanding in their hearts.
Perhaps the Taiwei used this to demonstrate his authority to everything.
Facing the resignation of Taiwei Jinsu and the more than two hundred generals, Wan Xiang stretched out his hand and covered his face with the ferocious ghost face on the armrest.
In an instant, there was an invisible pressure pouring into the hearts of the ministers in the palace.
Wan Xiang said calmly:
"If anyone else wants to resign, please come forward!"
The voice, as clear as the cry of a phoenix, echoed in the hall.
The ministers in the palace quietly looked around, but no one spoke.
Wan Xiang waited for a moment, and when no one responded under the throne, he said in a solemn voice:
"Since the ministers consider themselves unable to undertake state affairs, I am unwilling to force them.
Your Majesty’s request..."
Wan Xiang paused briefly and said in a sonorous and forceful tone:
"That's right!"
As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military ministers in the court were shocked.
These are more than 200 ministers of the Nine Kingdoms. Once these people resign, problems will arise in the normal operation of the kingdom.
Even the more than 200 officials who had resigned looked up at everything in disbelief.
I and others don’t really want to resign!
"Your Majesty! Please think twice!"
"Your Majesty! You must not..."
As soon as Wanxiang finished speaking, more than a dozen officials came out to report to Wanxiang urgently.
Two golden-red rays of light flashed from the eyes under the Wanxiang ghost face, and a burning breath suddenly appeared in the hall.
The ministers who were trying to persuade him felt the pressure and immediately fell silent, and the noisy hall immediately fell silent.
After a while, the clear voice of Wanxiang sounded again.
"By standing order!"
Xin Chuan, the head of the Nine Qing Dynasties, who was "by regular order", came out and stood in line to salute.
"I'm here!"
‘Feng Changling’ is in charge of the rituals of the ancestral temple, and officials are promoted and dismissed. ‘Li officials’ are subordinate to ‘Feng Changling’.
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"Draw up the decree!
The official positions of the officials who are resigning today will be temporarily held by the deputies of the ministries and departments where they are located. Those who are good will be promoted to full-time positions, and those who are not good will be removed and good officials will be re-elected!"
Xin Chuan looked serious and bowed to accept the order.
"I obey the decree!"
Wanxiang said again:
"Tingwei Mansion!"
This time, no one in the palace responded, but all the officials in the court looked at the people who came out to resign.
‘Tingwei Mansion’ belongs to the line of generals, and at this moment, the three chief officers of ‘Tingwei Mansion’ are all resigning.
Seeing that no one in the hall responded, Wan Xiang spoke again:
"Where is the imperial censor?"
The imperial censor is also one of the three princes. His main responsibilities are to manage books, memorials, and supervise civil and military officials. He always obeys the orders of the king.
After hearing Wanxiang's summons, Zhong Wei, the imperial censor, stepped out of the queue and said loudly:
"I'm here!"
Wanxiang Mansheng said:
"Check out the officials who have resigned today. Those who are clear will be sent back to their hometowns and given plaques to show their achievements. The remaining ones will be punished according to the law!"
As soon as these words came out, the hearts of all the civil and military officials in the palace became tense.
‘The sky is going to change!’
Just from Wanxiang's will, we can see Wanxiang's acting style.
"Plop...Plop..."
Dozens of officials who had resigned had their legs weak and collapsed to the ground.
The more critical the country is, the more opportunities it has to take action.
The 'Suzaku Kingdom' has been fighting endless battles with the 'Lihun Mountain' and the 'Wanling Tribe' for decades, and it mobilizes countless resources every day.
As officials in charge of the military commander system, they are the easiest to manipulate it.
A cold light flashed in the eyes of the imperial censor Zhong Wei, and he said in a deep voice:
"Where are the guards? Take the person who wants to resign quickly away from here!"
“Here—!”
The former commander of the inner court guards had been dismissed due to negligence in guard duty. The newly appointed commander of the inner court guards responded and waved his hand slightly.
Sixty imperial guards in full armor immediately rushed to the palace and took more than two hundred panic-looking officials who had resigned from the Suzaku Hall.
Jin Su left with the officials with an ugly look on his face, his heart dropped to the bottom of his heart.
These people were bewitched, threatened, and lured by him, and that is why they are advancing and retreating together with him today.
If he could force the new king Wanxiang to retreat, he would naturally have all the power in the court in his hands from now on. But now that a disaster is approaching, how can those who are threatened by him not fall into trouble?
Jin Su knew that he might be doomed.
Not only did Jin Su understand this in his heart, but all the officials in the palace could see it clearly.
After more than two hundred courtiers were taken away, silence returned to the palace.
The thoughts of the courtiers in the palace changed rapidly, and even their postures became more solemn and respectful.
Wanxiang has no management experience, but whenever he encounters something, he will naturally know what to do.
This is true whether in the military or at this moment.
It's as if someone has experienced these things personally or someone has taught them how to deal with them.
But what she was thinking about at this moment was not the ministers in the palace.
'Practitioners who are individually strong have a mentality that tends to favor the weak and the strong, and will only obey the management of those who are stronger than themselves.
Even if Zhao He's rebellion doesn't happen now, the same thing will happen in the future.
Moreover, practitioners can cause too much harm to ordinary people and can easily cause large-scale destruction.
Perhaps practitioners should be gathered together and managed individually.”
At this moment, in view of Zhao He's rebellious behavior, Wan Xiang suddenly had a strange idea in his heart.
She felt that all practitioners, regardless of their level of cultivation, would be separated from the normal system of the kingdom and managed independently.
The method of cultivation should also be restricted and cannot be taught at will.
Ordinary people are governed by ordinary people, and practitioners should be governed by practitioners.
The two should be distinguished, perhaps this will be more conducive to the management of the kingdom.
There are so many practitioners in the world that it is not easy to restrain these people alone.
Moreover, Wanxiang only had a vague idea in his mind at this time and had no specific plans or strategies.
Therefore, this matter needs to be resolved after the war in this world is resolved before it can be implemented.
What Wanxiang doesn't know is that the world of spiritual practice gradually and naturally evolved out of this situation.
Because of different concepts and needs, each practice sect was born.
No matter when Shan Xing was in power or when Shan Yin was in power, the 'Prime Minister's Mansion' had always been in charge of hundreds of officials and civil servants, and the 'Taiwei Mansion' had been in charge of military equipment. The situation of the 'Censor' as a group was very embarrassing.
Impeaching hundreds of officials and monitoring the world, it sounds like the 'censor' has great powers and responsibilities.
But actually this right comes from the monarch.
In the past, because the 'Prime Minister's Palace' and 'Taiwei Palace' controlled civil and military ministers, sometimes even the monarch could not do his own thing, let alone the 'Censor'.
But at this moment, seeing the frightened eyes of the ministers looking at him, the imperial censor Zhong Wei suddenly felt elated.
The job of ‘Censor’ is essentially a tentacle that embodies the monarch’s will. It is like a dog raised by the monarch, which bites anyone he is asked to bite.
But the premise is that the monarch must be strong and able to make decisions for the 'censor', otherwise he can only bark a few times and not be able to act as a deterrent.
But things are different now. Wanxiang acted tough and decisively, uprooting the 'Taiwei Mansion' system in one fell swoop, frightening the officials and establishing his authority.
The resulting effect is that the 'censor' system suddenly has a deterrent effect.
Wanxiang's ability to control the court so easily was actually a matter of luck.
It's not that successive kings didn't want to take full control of their power, it's just that they couldn't.
Although the 'Prime Minister's Mansion' and the 'Taiwei Mansion' usually attack each other, whenever they encounter a threat from the monarch, the two will immediately form an alliance.
One of the important reasons why Wanxiang was able to quickly take control of the court was that Prime Minister Zuo Yuan Jiang was suddenly killed by Zhao He. Three days was not enough for the civil servant system to choose the leader of his lineage.
Otherwise, it would not be just the 'Taiwei Mansion' group that is exerting pressure on Wanxiang today.
If at that time the 'Prime Minister's Mansion' and the 'Taiwei Mansion' attacked Wanxiang at the same time.
Under the influence of the crowd, the courtiers outside the two major factions had no choice but to follow the trend and put pressure on Vientiane in order not to be isolated.
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The Zhuque Hall was empty and silent, and all the courtiers were changing their mentality.
After a while, Xin Chuan, 'Feng Chang ordered', scanned the surroundings and discovered that he had the greatest power and responsibility in the court at this time.
Among the three ministers and nine ministers, Prime Minister Zuo Yuanjiang was killed, Taiwei Jinsu was expelled, Yushi Zhongwei had no right to interfere in the government affairs, and there was a rift among the top officials of the kingdom.
When the Three Dukes are unable to fulfill their powers and responsibilities, as the head of the Nine Qings, ‘Feng Changling’ can only raise certain matters by him.
Thinking of this, Xin Chuan bowed his hands to the monarch.
“Your Majesty, the war on the northern front is now critical. The army of ‘Lihun Mountain’ may capture ‘Beigong City’ at any time. Your Majesty, please make an early decision on how to deal with this matter.”
Wan Xiang's thoughts were pulled back by Xin Chuanzhi's words, and he said calmly:
"What's the problem? Just send troops to support!"
All the ministers in the palace felt a little incredible after hearing Wan Xiang's words.
Xin Chuan forcibly suppressed the inappropriate words in his heart and spoke:
"Your Majesty has just returned from the Eastern Front and may not yet understand the situation in the kingdom well enough."
After a brief pause, he continued:
"Except for the Tenth Eastern Battalion commanded by His Majesty, the kingdom now has no soldiers at its disposal."
A golden red light flashed in Wanxiang's eyes and he said:
"The kingdom still has hundreds of millions of people, how can it be said that it cannot dispatch a single soldier?"
"Zhi Su Neishi" Tian Cangchu said:
"Your Majesty, the national treasury is empty and we no longer have the financial resources to pay for recruiting troops."
War is about resources and military power.
No money and no soldiers, this was the first problem Wanxiang encountered after taking over as king.
Wan Xiang looked at the courtiers below and said:
"How can we have no money and no soldiers? There are plenty of resources among the people that can be mobilized."
Upon hearing this, all the ministers in the palace felt their hearts skip a beat.
‘Is this trying to steal resources from the private sector?