"Since you are being unreasonable, what right do you have to judge my actions?" The Changqing Of Gojoseon sneered. "If you want to ridicule me, just say it. Why do you need to find a high-sounding reason?
"My man's hands are stained with blood for the people of the world. But you …" Ban Han's face showed some disdain. "You are just playing with other people's lives for power. No one's hands are clean, but you can't compare to my man when it comes to why his hands are dirty. "
Ban Han used the words "my man" to express his disdain for the Changqing Of Gojoseon with his eyes.
"Shut up, what do you know?!" The Changqing Of Gojoseon threw himself in front of the door frame. "If it wasn't for Emperor Yunqing, I …"
"Lord Liu, send people to watch over him. Don't let anyone get close." Ban Han turned his head and said to Liu Banshan, "After His Majesty's coronation, he will be dealt with properly."
"Yes." Liu Banshan looked up at the Changqing Of Gojoseon, whose face was twisted, and couldn't help but smile.
The Changqing Of Gojoseon was full of complaints, but before he could say anything, he saw Ban Han turn around and leave without any interest. The anger of the Changqing Of Gojoseon exploded as if someone had poured oil on it. This attitude of "I don't want to listen to anything you have to say, your grievances have nothing to do with me" made him feel even worse than someone pointing at his nose and yelling at him.
He kicked the bars hard and cursed loudly.
Whether it was royalty or nobles, when they lost their minds, everyone was the same. They had no manners at all.
Liu Banshan looked at the Changqing Of Gojoseon, who was about to go crazy, and arranged for a large number of soldiers to guard the place. Then, like Ban Han, he turned around and left the prison without saying a word.
For a person like the Changqing Of Gojoseon, what he couldn't stand the most was when others didn't take him seriously. When others didn't care about him, he would feel that he had been provoked. His whole person was like a toad that had been poked in pain, and he couldn't wait to jump up.
Walking out of the prison, Ban Han went straight back to the Great Moon Palace. She happened to run into a few courtiers who had finished talking with Rong Xia. She nodded at them and left first. Seeing her enter the Great Moon Palace as if there was no one around, the courtiers exchanged a look and left with their heads bowed.
"You're right. The Changqing Of Gojoseon really wanted to sneak out of the city today." Ban Han walked to Rong Xia and sat down. "They even disguised themselves as people whose faces were burned. It's exactly as you expected."
Before leaving in the morning, Rong Xia told her that the Changqing Of Gojoseon was very likely to blend in with the common people and escape from the city. In order to not be recognized by the patrolling soldiers, he would dress up as people with pockmarks or disfigured faces. Ban Han thought that Rong Xia was just guessing. She didn't expect that the truth was as Rong Xia expected.
"He has always been very satisfied with his appearance, so when he escaped, the first thing he wanted to do was to fix his face." Rong Xia put down the pen and smiled at Ban Han. "An extremely conceited person always thinks that others care about his face as much as he does."
Ban Han was speechless.
"Don't say such a killjoy." Rong Xia took her hand. "Come and eat."
The two washed their hands with the help of the palace maids. Ban Han suddenly asked, "The coronation ceremony is the day after tomorrow. Are you nervous?"
"I won't be too nervous if you're watching me from below."
Ban Han couldn't help but laugh. "Am I that powerful?"
"For me, Huahua is the most powerful."
"Okay, remember to keep it up."
After the meal, a eunuch came to report that the former Crown Prince wanted to see Rong Xia.
Ban Han stood up and said, "You guys talk. I'll go behind the screen and rest for a while." With her present, the Crown Prince would not be able to relax. It was better for her to avoid him.
The Crown Prince stepped into the side hall of the Great Moon Palace. Other than a few eunuchs, only Rong Xia was there. He wanted to go forward and salute, but Rong Xia personally stopped him.
"Your Highness, you don't have to be so polite."
The Crown Prince shook his head slightly. "You can't ignore the etiquette."
After his insistence, he still saluted Rong Xia. Rong Xia returned half a salute. The atmosphere between the two was not as tense as the previous dynasty's Crown Prince and the current Emperor.
"I came today because I have something to give to Your Majesty." The Crown Prince held the wooden box in his hand in front of Rong Xia. "I don't have anything valuable right now. I can only give you this to congratulate Your Majesty on the coronation ceremony."
Rong Xia personally took the box and opened it. It was the imperial jade seal. Below the imperial jade seal was an imperial edict. The imperial edict was written by the Crown Prince himself. Most of it praised Rong Xia's character and ability. The other half wrote that the Crown Prince was willing to give up the throne and let Rong Xia rule the world.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your righteousness."
The Crown Prince smiled and shook his head. After exchanging a few words with Rong Xia, he stood up and took his leave.
It wasn't that he didn't have any fantasies about the throne, but reality was reality. It wasn't something that could come true just because he wanted it. He was still living in the Eastern Palace for the time being, but with his current status, it was somewhat awkward for him to live here.
A taijian came to help him but he waved his hand and refused. Walking through the gates of the Eastern Palace, he encountered the cold-faced Crown Princess. His steps paused and they looked at each other without words.
The two were at a point where they had nothing to say. The Crown Prince knew that the Crown Princess was displeased that he had given the throne to someone else, but he had to consider the Eastern Palace and Muhou.
The Crown Princess curtsied to the Crown Prince. Just as she was about to speak, she saw the Crown Prince turn to go to the side hall.
She couldn't resist asking: "Where does the Crown Prince want to go?"
"I'm going to the study to read."
"The Crown Prince doesn't want to talk to me now?" Shi shi looked at him with dissatisfaction. "I've been married to you for so many years. Even if I haven't done anything, I've worked hard. Why is the Crown Prince so heartless to me?"
"Shi shi," The Crown Prince rubbed his forehead tiredly. After being put under house arrest by the Fengning Emperor, he had become thinner with each passing day. Even the brocade robe he wore was empty. He sighed, "Don't call me the Crown Prince anymore. I'm not the Crown Prince anymore."
The Crown Princess couldn't resist asking: "I don't understand. Why did you refuse Rong Xia's request for you to ascend the throne?"
"Shi shi, I can't ascend the throne. I can't ascend the throne. Do you understand?" The Crown Prince's expression held some irritation, "You're not the Crown Princess anymore. Do you understand?"
"You're saying that if you ascend the throne, you won't be able to live?" Shi shi roared in a low voice, "Even if I can only be the Empress for a day, or half a day, so what? At least in history, when I was recorded, I was an Empress and not a concubine, the Crown Princess!"
"You're simply bewitched and unreasonable!" The Crown Prince was so angry his face paled, "If you want to be the Empress, then find a man who can make you the Empress. I can't give you what you want!"
The Crown Prince had never said anything too unpleasant to Shi shi. Today, his words were the sharpest he had ever said.
Seeing the Crown Prince leave in a huff, Shi shi stood dazedly in her spot. Was the Crown Prince already so dissatisfied with her?
"Crown Princess, you're fine …"
Slap! Shi shi slapped the palace maid's face, "What nonsense are you saying? Didn't you hear what the Crown Prince said? I'm not the Crown Princess anymore."
The palace maid who was hit had tears in her eyes as she knelt on the ground and begged for forgiveness. She didn't dare to complain at all.
This Eastern Palace was like a tomb right now. The people inside were lifeless, and the people outside didn't want to come in.
The day of Rong Xia's ascension was sunny and windy. A few white clouds dotted the blue sky, making people feel joyful for no reason.
The rules of the ascension ceremony were very complicated. They had to kneel in the east and bow in the west. Not only were the officials tormented, even the Emperor himself was not at ease.
"The Imperial Jade Seal."
An official from the Ministry of Rites announced. A woman in a red dress with golden peonies embroidered on it walked into the palace hall. She held up a gold-threaded Phoebe Zhennan wooden box and walked up the hall step by step.
A woman, the one holding the Imperial Jade Seal was actually a woman?
Some of the courtiers were shocked, while others were calm and did not react. But no matter what these courtiers were thinking, this woman wearing a palace robe and a golden crown led thirty-two strong guards to kneel in the center of the hall.
Ban Han held up the gold-threaded Phoebe Zhennan wooden box and said loudly, "May the Emperor live a long life. May the people live in peace and prosperity."
She stood up. The 32 guards were still kneeling on the ground, motionless.
The steps in the palace hall were made of pure gold. Ban Han stepped on the steps with her right foot and walked step by step towards Rong Xia.
The steps were divided into five sections, and each section had nine steps. She held up the wooden box and walked steadily until she reached the last step.
"Your Majesty." She wanted to kneel down and present the Imperial Jade Seal to Rong Xia, but Rong Xia held her arms and took the Imperial Jade Seal from her hands.
Rong Xia held the Imperial Jade Seal in her left hand and held Ban Han in her right hand. She turned her head and smiled at Ban Han.
The officials knelt down and shouted "Long Live" three times.
In the first year of the Ying Dynasty, the founding Emperor Rong Xia, who was only 26 years old, ascended the throne. The year was named Cheng 'an, so this year was also known as the first year of Cheng' an.
After Rong Xia officially ascended the throne, the first imperial edict was to confer the Crown Prince the title of Prince Heqin and to give him a mansion.
When the people heard about it, they all praised Rong Xia for being so kind and generous to the Crown Prince of the previous dynasty.
There were also officials who said that since the new Emperor had ascended the throne, he should have pardoned the world and the people should congratulate him. However, Rong Xia refused.
Rong Xia sat on the dragon throne and said with a calm expression, "The prisoners locked up in the labor prison all have their faults. Pardoning their crimes is not a celebration of the people, but an injustice to the common people. If you want the people to celebrate, why don't you exempt a year's worth of taxes from a few heavily affected areas? That is the true celebration of the people."
"Your Majesty is wise," Zhou Bingan stood and said, "This is a good move."
"Your Majesty is wise."
Afterwards, Rong Xia rewarded some generals and soldiers who had performed meritorious deeds. The civil officials that had been rejected by Jiang Luo were also called back by him. There were many things waiting to be done in the imperial court, but there was no chaos.
Especially when Rong Xia was not willing to grant amnesty to the world, but was willing to exempt the land of disaster from paying taxes, the people all clapped their hands and praised. At the same time, they also scolded the previous Emperor for being muddle-headed and absurd.
Many civil officials were restored to their positions. Pei Dongsheng, who did not use the right channels, was one of them. When he received the edict from the palace, he immediately cried tears of joy. In less than two days, his illness was half healed.
Lady Pei suddenly thought of the noble person she had met ten days ago. She had said that her father was the most suitable person to be the Chancellor of the Imperial College. However, not long after, her father really was restored to his position. Who was that noble person?
Who could call the Changqing Of Gojoseon Uncle?
Some were happy to work for Rong Xia. Some sat at home and pretended to be high and mighty. They pretended to be loyal to the previous dynasty to show that they were righteous. There were even people who wrote poems to express their disdain for associating with the people of fame and fortune.
However, their high and mighty attitude did not last long before they were "inadvertently" slapped in the face by the Ban Family.
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