Only when he walked out of the Emperor's bedroom did Li Xian's expression ease up. Zhang Jianzhi, on the other hand, remained calm. After leaving the Emperor's bedroom, the first thing he said was to order the Immortal Welcoming Palace Supervisor to hand over the Ten Treasures of the Emperor and the twelve Tiger Talismans.
Hearing Zhang Jianzhi's words, Li Xian's body suddenly shook. A strange impulse rushed from the back of his waist all the way to the top of his head. His entire body had a kind of numb and limp feeling. This kind of feeling seemed to have only been felt in bed during the days when he and Wei Fei had just married.
He suddenly realized that he had succeeded. From now on, he would become the Emperor!
Yes, he had once been an emperor, but he had only been an emperor for a month before he was deposed as the Prince of Luling and imprisoned in the Yellow Bamboo Ridge of Fang Province. However, even when he ascended to the throne, he wasn't too excited because he only had the title of Emperor at that time. All the power was in the hands of his mother, but it was different this time.
This time, who else could threaten him?
He was the emperor!
The high and mighty Emperor!
The Emperor of the Nine Five Supremes!
An overweening emperor!
Li Xiantao was drunk and passed out. Li Zhan and Wang Tongjiao led a group of guards and escorted the supervisor of the Welcoming Immortals Palace to Er Zhang's residence. They found the Son of Heaven's Nine Treasures and the Twelve Tiger Talismans, and respectfully presented them to him.
The Emperor's Seal was originally called "Imperial Seal", but Wu Zetian felt that Imperial Seal sounded the same as Xi, which was inauspicious, so she changed it to "Treasure".
Zhang Jianzhi and Cui Xuanhui meticulously inspected every single jade seal, 'Fate Receiving Treasure', 'Fate Sealing Treasure' …
When Qin unified the world, Shihuang established the Emperor's Seal, the Emperor's Royal Seal, the Emperor's Letter Seal, the Emperor's Royal Seal, the Emperor's Letter Seal, the Emperor's Royal Seal, the Emperor's Letter Seal, the Emperor's Letter Seal, the Emperor's Royal Seal, the Emperor's Letter Seal, a total of six seals. In the Han dynasty, two more treasured seals were added, and later generations followed the Han system, resulting in the Chuan Guo Seal and the Eight Treasures Seal.
However, in the Tang Dynasty, another piece was added. This was because when the Tang dynasty was first established, there was no Heirloom Seal engraved on the Heshibi. The Heirloom Seal had long been regarded as a token of "divine imperial authority, legitimate and legitimate". Anyone who ascended to the throne without the Heirloom Seal was ridiculed as a "white emperor".
The Tang dynasty lacked the Imperial Seal, so they had to carve their own "Imperial Seal of Acceptance" to console themselves. They were also embarrassed to completely copy the Imperial Seal of Acceptance. Although the design was copied from the Imperial Seal of Acceptance, the eight big characters were changed a little. What was engraved was "Heaven of Acceptance, Longevity of the Emperor".
Therefore, the number of seals in the Tang dynasty was the same as that of the Han dynasty. However, in the fourth year of Zhenguan, Li Tang brought Empress Xiao and the Imperial Seal back to Li Tang when he attacked the Turks. Since the Imperial Seal was found, it was not appropriate to smash the one he carved to make up the number. Therefore, the Tang dynasty had an additional seal.
There were a total of ten seals, all carved from white jade with a hornless beast as the button. Other than the Imperial Seal of Acceptance, which was four inches square, the other seals were one inch and two fen. Therefore, it was very easy to identify which side was the Imperial Seal.
However, before the Tang dynasty recovered the Imperial Seal, the seal they carved to make up the number was an imitation of the Imperial Seal of Acceptance, which was also four inches square. Therefore, these ten seals were eight Imperial Seals of the Emperor. One Imperial Seal of Acceptance was the same size as the Imperial Seal of Acceptance.
Zhang Jianzhi and Cui Xuanhui opened the seal boxes one by one and carefully examined them, afraid that someone else had substituted a flower for a tree. After examining the eight seals, they came to the last two seals held by the soldier. The two did not even look at the Imperial Seal of Acceptance, but looked at the Imperial Seal of Acceptance at the same time.
Two pairs of trembling hands reached out at the same time and gently opened the seal box. A Imperial Seal was quietly lying in the seal box. The seal was four inches square, made of white jade with a hornless beast button, and handed over the five coils of Qi. Hidden in the seal script were the words, "Receive the mandate of Heaven, live forever and prosper!"
Zhang Jianzhi's old face, which had always been as calm as an ancient well, suddenly became excited. The wrinkles on his face seemed to ripple. As if he was holding a newborn baby, he carefully took out the Imperial Seal of Acceptance and raised it high above his head. Suddenly, he turned around and knelt down heavily in front of Li Xian. In a loud voice, he said, "God bless the Tang dynasty, long live our Emperor!"
This was a real achievement. Who would be willing to be left behind? Everyone knelt on the ground in excitement and shouted to Li Xian, "God bless the Tang dynasty, long live our Emperor!"
Li Xian stood there, as if he was riding on the clouds. Happiness came too quickly, and he could not adapt to it.
…
In the Palace of Welcoming Immortals, when the two Ministers forced the Emperor to abdicate, Princess Taiping and Shanghai Wan'er were summoning the Six Ministers, the Twenty-Four Ministers, and the Chamberlain of the Department of Chamberlain. They explained to them the situation of tonight's operation and the purpose of the operation in order to pacify everyone.
These people were the heads of the various departments and eunuchs in the palace. Many of them did not know what had happened tonight. The entire palace was in a state of panic. They had to pacify these people in order to stabilize the palace. Next, to ensure the smooth operation of this power center, they could not do without their cooperation.
Outside, there was the suppression of the army. Inside, there was the control of the most powerful and prestigious person in the inner court, Shanghai Wan'er. In addition, there was Princess Taiping as the representative of the royal family. These palace maids and eunuchs quickly calmed down.
Suddenly, Eunuch Hai quietly walked over. He stood on his tiptoes and whispered a few words to Princess Taiping. Princess Taiping nodded and said to Wan'er, "I'll leave this place to you. I'm going to the Palace of Welcoming Immortals."
The Palace of Welcoming Immortals had been completely controlled by the soldiers of the Yulin Forest who had participated in the mutiny. There was a sentry every five steps, and a sentry every ten steps. Only then was she allowed to enter the Palace of Welcoming Immortals. There were also soldiers with spears patrolling back and forth on the roads. They were full of killing intent.
Many of them did not know Princess Taiping. Because the people who had participated in the coup were complicated, many soldiers did not even know Xue Sixing, who had participated in the coup. Therefore, under the personal guidance of Xue Sixing, Princess Taiping had to stop several times. She had to show Zhang Jianzhi's temporary special pass stamped with a treasure before she could enter the Palace of Welcoming Immortals.
The chaos in the Palace of Welcoming Immortals had not completely calmed down. The surviving palace maids and eunuchs were all squatting in the yard. They did not move under the close supervision of the soldiers. These people were all marked with Zhang Jianzhi's mark. They could not be kept. Later, they would be sent to places like the Laundry Bureau or the Sinong Temple to be replaced by a group of reliable palace maids and eunuchs.
However, this could only be arranged after Wan'er had pacified the six ministers, twenty-four departments, and the eunuchs and eunuchs of the Inner Servants Department. For now, they could only be watched together.
The blood on the door had been frozen into ice. The corpses on the ground had not been moved away. Princess Taiping carefully avoided the corpses and followed Xue Sixing into the inner palace.
In the third yard, Taiping stopped. Yang Fan was squatting on the ground, looking down at a corpse in front of him. Taiping happened to see his side face. Yang Fan looked very calm, neither happy nor angry. Taiping walked over gently. Xue Sixing had heard about the affair between her and Yang Fan, so he stayed where he was.
Yang Fan heard the footsteps. He turned his head and saw it was her. He hurriedly stood up and stood in front of the corpse. But he was still one step late. Princess Taiping saw the corpse clearly. "Ah!" she exclaimed softly. She covered her mouth with her hands, and her eyes were full of horror.
The corpse was wearing a long robe. The belt of the robe was untied, and it was scattered on the ground. His hair was also loose. There was a knife stuck in his back. Half of the blade had penetrated into his body. What was shocking was that he did not have a head. There was a large pool of blood on his neck. Even though Taiping's courage was outstanding, seeing this kind of situation, she could not help but be startled.
Yang Fan blocked Taiping. He turned his head to a Yulin Royal Guards and said, "Take the corpse away!"
The soldier hesitated and said, "This … he is the rebel leader Zhang Yizhi. Without the Prime Minister's order, I am afraid it is not appropriate to deal with him. General … "
Yang Fan suddenly turned around, a murderous look appeared on his face. In a deep voice he said, "Do you want to ravage a corpse? Wrap it up and take it away! "
The Yulin Royal Guards was startled by Yang Fan. He hastily called two soldiers to go to the second bedroom and dragged out a bedding, and then wrapped the corpse up. Yang Fan pointed to the other headless corpse at the door and said, "There is also that one. Take it away as well. Look after it well." The Yulin Royal Guards did not dare to object anymore. He hastily wrapped the corpse up and lifted it up.
Princess Taiping asked in a low voice, "This is the second Zhang's corpse?"
Yang Fan nodded. He walked shoulder to shoulder with her toward the Palace. While walking, he said, "Master Zhang ordered us to cut off their heads and hang them on the Vermillion Bird Avenue as a public display."
Taiping bit her lip and said in a soft voice, "Erlang, don't be angry. This is … a necessary action."
Yang Fan let out a soft sigh and said, "I know, that's why I have no objection. It's just that the corpse has to be dealt with, we can't keep it in the Welcoming Immortal Palace forever. "
"Hmm …"
Taiping understood his mood. She nodded and said, "After the heads are hung for public display, I will arrange for people to stitch up their bodies and send them to the Great Mercy's Temple for cremation."
"Very well!" Yang Fan said in a low voice.
He stopped at the door of the Emperor's bedchamber and said in a low voice, "The Emperor is in a very bad mood right now. You are the Emperor's daughter. You should comfort her."
An inexplicable emotion suddenly welled up in Taiping's heart. Just like how Yang Fan felt for the second Zhang, she felt the same way for her birth mother. She was the one who took the initiative to participate in this mutiny and played a crucial role in it. She hoped that the mutiny would succeed, but when the mutiny did succeed and her mother became a prisoner, she couldn't help but feel sad.
Yang Fan was silent for a moment and said, "Master Zhang also told me that he hoped you could persuade the Emperor to immediately abdicate and write a letter."
Princess Taiping suddenly raised her head and said in astonishment, "Immediately? Didn't he say … "
She looked straight at Yang Fan, the flames of anger gradually rose in her eyes.
Yang Fan smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't know anything about this beforehand. I think even the civil and military officials who participated in the mutiny didn't know about it beforehand. Everyone was kept in the dark by Master Zhang. If I'm not wrong, only Huan Yanfan participated in the discussion on this matter. "
Princess Taiping slowly calmed down. In fact, among the people who participated in the mutiny, there were her trusted aides. It was just that others didn't know that Jing Hui was actually one of her people.
If these officials deliberately hid it from the Wu and Li families and used the excuse of using military force to purge the Emperor, but in reality, they planned to seize the throne immediately, then Jing Hui, as the main person in charge of the military force, would definitely know in advance. Then she would also know. Now that even Jing Hui didn't know, it was not surprising that Yang Fan, who was a participant who was guarded against, didn't know the inside story.
Yang Fan said lightly, "No one is a fool. Since they risked their lives to participate in the mutiny, who wouldn't want to seek the greatest benefit? But you and I actually didn't see through this point. We were deceived by Old Man Zhang, so we deserve it. "
Princess Taiping said angrily, "But this is not our original plan, I don't agree …"
Yang Fan cut her off and said, "We can't not agree! The Son of Heaven's Treasure has already fallen into his hands. If the Emperor insists on not issuing the imperial edict, he can still make a copy. Don't tell me that we can launch another coup at this time? "
Princess Taiping gritted her teeth and said, "Where is Master Zhang now?"
Yang Fan said, "They have already escorted the Crown Prince to Zichen Palace Hall. They are discussing how to announce it to the world tomorrow morning."
Princess Taiping was silent for a long time and slowly said, "I understand!"
Yang Fan looked at Princess Taiping's back as she walked towards her bedroom. Her back was proud and straight, like a taut bowstring. It seemed that if it was triggered, it would shoot out violently.
Yang Fan knew that with Taiping's unyielding character, she would not be able to accept this kind of scheme. She had never been the type to be manipulated by others. But this time, she had no choice but to accept it because Zhang Jianzhi had already calculated all the situations and made perfect use of the present situation.
In the past, Wu Zetian had used her strength to force Taiping to accept the marriage she had arranged. But she had used her own method to carry out a continuous and unremitting counterattack for ten years. This time, how long would she be able to endure Zhang Jianzhi's scheme?
Yang Fan was also a military general who had participated in the coup. Immediately supporting Li Xian to ascend to the throne was actually to his great advantage. The fame and wealth he would obtain would be more than he had expected. But he was also somewhat angry, angry at Zhang Jianzhi's scheme. He had an ominous premonition that this coup would not end perfectly …
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