(Easter egg at the end of the chapter, the map of the country that everyone has always wanted to see!)
In the twenty-fifth year of Tai'an, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, in the capital.
As the saying goes, the new year brings new atmosphere, but when this new year comes, the situation in the capital has not changed at all, and it is still a lifeless atmosphere.
And all this is because the zombies are coming, but the court is unable to fight them, causing the people to lose hope.
Several counties in the north are still cut off from news, and eight counties in the Central Plains have not yet been cleared of zombies. This is a knife hanging over the heads of the people.
If this knife falls, everyone will die.
Under such high pressure, careerists from various places emerged and raised the banner of rebellion to overthrow the Jin court.
Many chief officials and local officials were dismissed from their posts, but this did not solve the problem at all, and the situation continued to get worse.
In the past year, the Jin Dynasty was in a state of turmoil due to internal and external troubles.
Today, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the first grand meeting of the new year is about to be held, but most people have no expectations for it.
Can the collapsed situation be improved with just one court meeting?
The common people think so, and so do the officials.
Outside the main gate of the palace, a large number of officials gathered here, waiting for the palace gate to open.
"Yesterday, less than two months after taking office, the commander of the Shannan capital, Zhao Zhen, was dismissed by the emperor's decree. It seems that he will inevitably be imprisoned!"
"I just don't know how long the governor of Shannan, who took office in December last year, can stay in office!"
"Hey... I can't say for sure. After all, the situation in Shannan is too chaotic!"
"It's okay if Shannan is in chaos. After all, it's far away from the capital... Places like Guangyang in Hedong are really killing people!"
"Yes, the Forbidden Army can barely maintain its front line now, and the defense line may be broken at any time. What if..."
Before the man finished speaking, someone reminded him: "Be careful what you say!"
If the defense line was really broken, it would not be impossible for the Jin Dynasty to collapse overnight.
While the officials were worried, a "rumbling" sound was heard from the palace gate.
Everyone stopped chatting and walked towards the palace gate one after another.
Half an hour later, the officials had appeared in the main hall.
Today's court meeting, in addition to civil and military officials, there are also members of the royal family and nobles present.
Standing at the front is a young man, the emperor's grandson Zhao Weilong.
Everyone was waiting for the emperor to ascend to the throne. When they heard footsteps coming from behind, the officials all looked solemn.
However, to everyone's disappointment, the emperor himself was not present, but the eunuch Chen Changhe came.
What does this mean? Doesn’t the Emperor of the Great Chaohui appear?
Chen Changhe naturally knows the reason best.
It's not that the emperor doesn't want to come, it's that he simply can't come.
Since the second half of last year, the emperor's health has not been very good. He only takes strong medicine to support his affairs and acts like a normal person.
But just yesterday afternoon, the emperor found it difficult to even stand up and needed help to move around.
Today there will be important announcements in the imperial court, which must not be canceled. However, the emperor does not want his courtiers to see his weakness, so he simply asked Chen Changhe to deliver the decree.
I saw Chen Changhe walking up the imperial steps, arriving in front of the dragon chair, and looking at the ministers below.
"There is a will!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present bowed down and prepared to listen to the will.
I saw Chen Changhe pick up a bright yellow scroll from the hands of the young eunuch behind him, and read: "The Emperor of Heaven carries the decree..."
"I have received the order of heaven, and I admire it as a precept, and use it to establish vassal vassals to assist, and to show my close relatives and sages. It is also the order and code of the ancient sages and kings..."
To establish a vassal auxiliary? Is this to make the vassal king? Who wants to make the vassal king?
When everyone was astonished, they heard Chen Changhe continue to read: "The emperor's ten sons and others are filial to friends and generous, gentle and respectful, have branches and leaves in their actions, and have no integrity in their ways. They practice the moderation of gentlemen, study the principles of virtuous people, and are only happy and kind. Aspirations are not close to fame..."
Among the ten princes and others, it seems that more than one wants to be crowned king.
Only then did everyone notice that Zhao Yanyuan, the tenth son of the emperor, Zhao Yansong, the eleventh son of the emperor, and Zhao Yanxiao, the twelfth son of the emperor, were all there.
Could it be that he was going to confer the title of Three Kings? All the officials were shocked.
Not to mention that the eldest Zhao Yanyuan was only fourteen years old and could not even reach the age of sixteen kings. The youngest of the three, Zhao Yanxiao, was only twelve years old.
"It is advisable to build thatched soil separately to defend our country, and to marry Yu Zhan and solidify the rock forever. The tenth son Yanyuan can be named King Guang, the eleventh son Yanxun can be named King Heng, and the twelfth son can be named King Sui …”
"It is advisable to order a minister to choose a day, prepare a list of rituals and orders, and the master will carry them out."
This edict is just to inform the world that these three princes will be sealed.
At that time, a special ceremony will be held, a book of treasures will be awarded to him, and then the time for the vassal will be decided.
After Zhao Yanyuan and the others thanked him, all the ministers just stood up and heard Chen Changhe shout loudly: "There is a will!"
Well, everyone who just stood up now kneels back to where they were.
I saw Chen Changhe pick up another imperial edict and read aloud: "The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, and the edict says..."
"I have been ill for a long time, and I think that all the opportunities in one day can't last long. I hereby order the emperor's grandson to ascend to the Wenhua Palace with the seal, to be in charge of the common government, to supervise the army and supervise the country..."
One stone stirred up a thousand waves. This edict established Zhao Weilong's position as superintendent of the country. This was something no one expected.
The ministers were surprised, but the three princes who had just been crowned kings felt endlessly aggrieved.
Their biological sons are no match for Zhao Weilong, his grandson.
"Every matter reported by Baisi, I have asked the emperor's grandson to decide on it. I admire this!"
Under the gaze of all the officials and relatives, Zhao Weilong kowtowed to the imperial edict and said: "Your Majesty, Zhao Weilong, accepts the edict!"
Chen Changhe put away the imperial edict, quickly walked down the imperial steps, and helped Zhao Weilong up from the ground.
"Your Highness, please ascend your seat!"
At this moment, several young eunuchs had placed a "miniature" version of the dragon chair on the side of the throne.
Zhao Weilong took a deep breath. He was undoubtedly excited at this moment, and his gaze towards the imperial steps became more and more intense.
He was seen taking steps, and under the gaze of nearly a hundred people in the palace, he walked up the imperial steps step by step.
Looking at the throne in front of him, they could only meet within five steps.
But now, the throne does not belong to Zhao Weilong.
So he stopped at his "Little Dragon Chair", then slowly turned around, and for the first time in the Huangji Hall, he overlooked the officials from a higher perspective.
"Your Highness, please take a seat!"
At Chen Changhe's reminder, Zhao Weilong slowly took his seat. This was an unprecedented feeling.
At this moment, the ministers also understood why they had to issue the edict conferring the title of king on the three princes before issuing the edict to supervise the country.
This is tantamount to clearly telling all officials that the emperor must belong to Zhao Weilong, and for this reason the emperor is willing to kick his own son out of the feudal vassal.
At this moment, no one is bothering about the age at which the princes were entrusted. After all, no one wants to worry about it anymore, they just want a smooth transition of power.
After all, the Jin Dynasty could no longer withstand turmoil.
"I'm going to pay homage to Your Highness!"
In the Huangji Hall, there was a mountain cry, and the whole world knelt in front of Zhao Weilong.
"All the ministers are equal!"
Zhao Weilong originally thought that he would take this opportunity to say something, but in the end he only said these four words.
Be careful with your words and deeds. The more this time comes, the more you need to be calm.
Zhao Weilong's ability to achieve this step actually shows that he will be a qualified emperor, even though he is not yet sixteen.
