Chapter 247: One Country and Three Dukes
When Qiu Xingzhi heard the words "He Wuji's head", the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, but he did not speak.
Song Huafu and Jia Yuanen watched helplessly as He Wuji's bloody head was thrown at their feet.
Jia Yuanen plucked up the courage to bend down and take a closer look. It was really He Wuji's head.
"It is true that He Wuji was brave and resourceful, but he was too confident. Therefore, the imperial edict given to him by the late emperor asked him to die and follow the late emperor. The imperial edict also said that Wang Tiezhu should stay to assist the government, so He Wuji had no choice but to take matters into his own hands!" Li Yufeng
The tears on his face had long disappeared. At this time, he calmly told Song Huafu and others
Officials were constantly being "invited" outside the palace gate, some yelling, some crying, and some flatteringly smiling and expressing their willingness to be loyal.
Song Huafu and Jia Yuanen sighed and closed their eyes, "If you want to kill, just kill!"
"You are willing to die, but your family members may not want to die. Please invite the families of the two adults in!" Wan Jun'er also began to give orders.
The wives, children, and grandchildren of Song Huafu and Jia Yuanen were all taken in.
"Grandpa, where are we? When are we going home?" Song Huafu's grandson asked
"Dad, a lot of bad guys came to the house and took us here! Daddy, I'm so scared!" Jia Yuanen's little daughter began to cry.
Qiu Xingzhi sneered, "Humph! The brothers who followed the late emperor and me from Fan Yang! Now they have become more capable! They are all promising!"
Zhao Renjun raised his hand and was about to slap Qiu Xingzhi again. Several people around him stopped him: "General Zhao! You can't hit Mr. Qiu anymore! We were all supported by Mr. Qiu back then! We can't be ungrateful!"
"General Zhao! We don't care about others, but Mr. Qiu must not be killed!"
"Mr. Qiu can't kill! Mr. Qiu can't kill!" For a moment, the guards in red were all excited. Zhao Renjun had to put down his hands when he saw this scene. "I was anxious for a moment! But Mr. Qiu refused to acknowledge the new king. If this is the case,
Let him go, and the Wei Dynasty will be in chaos!"
Li Yufeng walked to the throne, knelt down the child brought by the eunuchs in front of Zhu Yaoshi's body, "While all the ministers are here, let the new king succeed to the throne in front of the late emperor's spirit!"
Zhao Renjun was the first to kneel down, "Kneel down and worship the new king, long live my emperor!"
Most of the other ministers just looked at it, as if it had nothing to do with them. A few people knelt down but their voices were very low.
Qiu Xingzhi continued to sneer, "The late emperor's body is not cold yet, and he has not yet been laid to rest. You are rushing to appoint a new king of unknown origin. You are too impatient! Are you worthy of the late emperor's favor? Late emperor, I am blind in eyes but bright in heart. Poor late emperor!"
"Mr. Qiu is too sad, please come and take good care of Mr. Qiu!" Li Yufeng waved his hand, and a group of eunuchs grabbed Qiu Xingzhi and took him out.
As soon as Qiu Xing left, Zhao Renjun immediately asked the red guards to force the ministers to kneel down and worship the new emperor, but Song Huafu and Jia Yuanen never knelt down.
"Shang Shuling, Taiwei, and all the ministers have knelt down. You two have not knelt down to worship the new emperor. Are you trying to rebel?" Li Yufeng glared at the two of them.
"The two adults are also the late emperor's confidants. The late emperor also ordered the two adults to assist the government. Why are they so ignorant of current affairs?" Wan Jun'er became a good person and persuaded Song Huafu and Jia Yuan'en.
The ministers who were kneeling on the ground were also puzzled by Monk Zhang Er. Some of them actually shouted at Song Huafu, "Since Shangshu Ling is the auxiliary minister, why do you have to make such extravagant matters?"
"Jia Taiwei, isn't the title of Assistant Minister enough? Do you want to be crowned king?"
"As assistant ministers, you two disobeyed the late emperor's decree. This cannot convince us!"
"Master Song and Master Jia, since the late emperor has asked you to assist the government, this new monarch is naturally approved by the late emperor!"
Song Huafu hesitated a little, Jia
Yuan En shouted angrily, "You bastard! I was favored by the late emperor, so naturally I can't betray the late emperor just to covet the title of the so-called auxiliary minister! I was originally a commoner, and the late emperor promoted me to a high official. Now the demon concubine has caused trouble and killed the late emperor.
He also found a bastard of unknown origin to pretend to be the late emperor's son and succeed him. I, Jia Yuan'en, would rather die than submit to the thief!"
"Ignorant of current affairs! If someone comes, kill his whole family first!" Li Yufeng was furious.
The guard in red immediately raised his knife and hacked Jia Yuanen's family to death in the main hall. Jia Yuanen threw himself at the guard who was wielding the knife. Zhao Renjun glanced at him and Jia Yuanen also fell into a pool of blood.
Song Huafu remained silent, and Li Yufeng continued to ask, "Does Shangshu Ling want to be a loyal minister who assists the government, or does he want to rebel and be killed?"
Song Huafu's family members were all kneeling on the ground and crying loudly. Song Huafu lowered his head and knelt down slowly on his knees, his voice trembling so much that he could not speak properly.
"My lord, my lord, my lord, my lord, my lord, my lord, long live, long live, long live your Majesty!"
With Song Huafu kneeling down and Jia Yuanen being killed, Li Yufeng Wanjuner and Zhao Renjun supported a child named Zhu Chonggui as the new emperor of Wei.
At this time, Lu Jinglian and Yan Ruohua had just walked to a place fifty miles outside Luoyang City and stopped to rest, when they happened to bump into Wang Tiezhu coming from the east.
Wang Tiezhu was a little surprised when he saw Lu Jinglian and Yan Ruohua walking west with the ceremonial guard. When he was about to ask a question, Lu Jinglian spoke first.
"Marshal Wang has made great achievements again this time. It seems that he will go back to Jinling to receive the reward!"
"No, no, I've already become a general, and any reward I get is just some gold, silver, and cloth!"
"In that case, why did Marshal Wang bother to take people to Jinling? Isn't it a good idea to station in Luoyang and wait for orders from the court?"
Faced with Lu Jinglian's question, Wang Tiezhu shook his head, "You don't know that the emperor's dragon body is not in good condition. I have to rush back as soon as possible to protect him! If there is an accident, it will be bad!"
"Sure enough, the Emperor did not misbelieve Marshal Wang. The two of us were sent by the Emperor this time to discuss with Marshal Wang the plan to support the new king in the future!"
"Funding the new emperor? The emperor is dead?" Wang Tiezhu was a little confused.
Lu Jinglian and Yan Ruohua took out their respective edicts and handed them to Wang Tiezhu. Yan Ruohua added Wang Tiezhu's name to the edict. Wang Tiezhu didn't read much, and Yan Ruohua's handwriting was similar to that of Zhu Yaoshi. He saw that he became the assistant minister.
The important ministers were naturally overjoyed.
"Why is this edict not given to me? Only you two have it!" Wang Tiezhu's focus exceeded Lu Jinglian's expectations.
This time, Yan Ruohua almost exposed his secret. Lu Jinglian calmly handed the copy to Wang Tiezhu, "This edict is for Marshal Wang! Lord Yan and I received the edict at the same time, so we were only given one copy."
! Marshal Wang is the head of the auxiliary ministers, so you must keep this edict carefully!"
Wang Tiezhu picked up the edict and looked at it left and right, always feeling uneasy. At this time, Wang Tiezhu's military advisor Mashumou said, "Marshal Wang, Master Lu and Master Yan are sincere to you. If they don't give the edict to the marshal, the marshal will rashly
What will the emperor think when he returns to Jinling?"
Wang Tiezhu then remembered that he and He Wuji were almost killed in the Taiji Hall. The emperor was already very suspicious, otherwise he would not have sent two more civil servants to assist him in the government.
"Why is Marshal He Wuji not among the candidates for auxiliary administration?" Wang Tiezhu had so many questions, Yan Ruohua was breaking into a cold sweat, and Lu Jing even laughed.
"Hahahahaha, the emperor was indeed right about Marshal Wang. He had expected that Marshal Wang would ask this question! To put it bluntly, the emperor felt that Marshal Wang was a loyal man without any scheming, so he chose you to assist the government. Marshal He has always been
He is a combination of wisdom and courage. If Marshal He has all the power, the Emperor will not be at ease!"
"Marshal Wang, don't mind Mr. Lu's words. As long as you have this edict, you will be able to find the prince and welcome him back to Jinling."
!" Mashumou continued to persuade Wang Tiezhu
Wang Tiezhu looked at the edict again, "Okay, I, Wang Tiezhu, am a rough man, so I will do it according to the emperor's will!"
Lu Jinlian thought of something and immediately spoke again: "Marshal Wang, military advisor, please remember that if there are any other edicts from today on, they must be forged, and you must not be fooled by others!"
According to Ma Shumou's arrangement, Wang Tiezhu and Yan Ruohua guarded Luoyang, while Lu Jinglian went to welcome Murong Hua back.
After Lu Jinglian left, the person sent by Li Yufeng arrived and announced that Wang Tiezhu should commit suicide. Wang Tiezhu was about to commit suicide with a hammer. Yan Ruohua and Ma Shumou came and took out the edict: "Marshal Wang, you are confused! Your Majesty is in front of you.
The imperial edict was issued to ask you to assist the government, and entrusted you with the country and the new king of Wei Dynasty. How could it be possible for you to be killed? This must be a false edict!"
Wang Tiezhu reacted immediately and pointed the copper hammer at the person who issued the edict, "Who told you to do this? You are so brave!"
The visitor also knew that he was going to die, so he simply shouted, "I came here under the emperor's order! I was not ordered by anyone!"
Wang Tiezhu was about to hit him with a hammer, but Ma Shumou immediately pulled Wang Tiezhu and said, "Marshal, let me interrogate this person!"
Ma Shumou took the person who delivered the imperial edict down, and after pressing his head in the ice water for more than ten times, the man told all about Li Yufeng who had sent them to prepare the imperial edict to kill He Wuji, Wang Tiezhu, and Zhong Zhiming.
came out.
Wang Tiezhu was so angry that he smashed the person who delivered the edict to death with a hammer, and roared that he wanted to assemble his army to serve the king.
Yan Ruohua and Ma Shumou immediately knelt down to dissuade him, "It's too late for the Marshal to rush to Jinling now! It's better to prepare for war and defend Luoyang, make a good alliance with Tuguhun in the west, and make a truce with Liang in the south. After Lord Lu welcomes the new king back, we can send troops to attack again."
It’s never too late for a thief!”
Wang Tiezhu always obeyed Mashumou's words, and this time was no exception. He had no choice but to suppress his anger and put away the hammer.
Under the planning of Ma Shumou and Yan Ruohua, the petition against bandits quickly spread eastward, and all counties three hundred miles east of Luoyang expressed their willingness to follow Wang Tiezhu and King Qin.
The edict imposing death on Zhong Zhiming had just been read out. As soon as Zhong Zhiming raised his hand, people around him and the edict were chopped into pieces.
Zhong Zhiming rubbed his nose, "It is said to be a fake edict. Even if Zhu Yaoshi came to deliver such an edict in person, I would not sit still and wait for death! General Ling Yun's whereabouts are still unknown. I have not settled this account with them. How dare they
Come to the door yourself! Brothers, today I want to tell the world that I will raise an army to fight against rebellion on behalf of Tian Xingdao!"
The generals shouted long live, and some of them actually draped a yellow flag on Zhong Zhiming: "Commander Zhong, now that Zhu Yaoshi is dead, you have always been highly virtuous and highly respected. The Wei Dynasty cannot be left without a master for a day! If you don't stir up trouble for your brothers,
This heavy burden will probably chill the hearts of all the brothers!"
Han Rulin took the lead and knelt down, "Long live! Long live! Long live!"
Zhong Zhiming's subordinates and soldiers also shouted long live outside the tent, but Zhong Zhiming refused, "We and the Xingyi soldiers are not fighting for the throne to fight for the throne! Brothers!"
Before Zhong Zhiming could finish speaking, the generals began to shout, "It's all gone! It's gone! Marshal Zhong wants to be a loyal minister, and we rebels are not the same as him! Let's go, it's time to fall off the grass, it's time to go home
go home!"
Before Zhong Zhiming could explain, Han Rulin shouted, "My lord, we must continue to resist the rebellion. The morale of the military can be used, and the hearts of the people can also be used. My lord is clearing wasteland and farming in the Huaihe River to relieve the victims. If a person like you doesn't stand up to make decisions for the people of the world, how can you do it?"
Let thieves take over the world?"
"I think Marshal Zhong is a dishonest person. You have completely forgotten your promise to General Ling Yun to take care of all the brothers! I'm afraid you have almost forgotten General Ling Yun!"
Chapter completed!