Chapter 417 Surprise
"This covenant is to avoid doubts from the Lord's Kingdom, so I passed it on like this, and finally it was to be sent back to the lineage of the late emperor. This is the final way back. Although the son of the late emperor Zhao Dezhao is no longer there, his eldest son Zhao Heng is still there. Moreover, Zhao Heng is now adopted by Empress Huarui as his grandson, which is more in line with the inheritance of the late emperor's lineage. Because the throne should be inherited by Empress Huarui's grandson, Zhao Heng, the eldest grandson of the late emperor. This is in line with the agreement of the Jinkui Covenant!"
Li Ying was anxious and said, "How can that be done? Then, will the imperial edict of the official family be executed? If you disobey the imperial edict of the official family, you will destroy the nine clans!"
Speaking of the latter, Li Ying's voice was a little hysterical.
Huarui interrupted, "Don't worry, don't argue, let others talk and listen to everyone's opinions."
Li Ying turned his attention to Cheng Yu, the leader of the Hanlin Bachelor. He was a well-educated man, resourceful, and was formerly a close aide to the official Zhao Guangyi, and was deeply appreciated by Zhao Guangyi. He hoped that he could come out and find a way to save the throne of his grandson.
Cheng Yu smiled slightly, stepped out, bowed to Queen Huarui and said, "I think that although the Jinkui Covenant is true, it proves that there is indeed such a thing. It can also be explained based on this that the throne of the official family was obtained based on this covenant. However, it is necessary to remind everyone of an important thing. If you don't pay attention to this matter, it may mess up the whole thing! I will be sorry to Queen Mother Du, the spirit of the late emperor in heaven, and to the favor of the official family for you!"
When he heard that he was talking about the matter so seriously, all the ministers raised their ears and looked at him.
Zhao Pu smiled and said, "Mr. Cheng, needless to say it is so serious."
"Of course it's serious! It's because you, Lord Zhao, didn't notice this, so you said those wrong remarks. That would mislead the direction of our entire Song Dynasty. When you wake up, it's too late to regret it!"
"Is that so? I'm a little curious, let's hear it?"
"Okay, listen, let me ask you—What is the Golden Chamber Covenant agreed upon?"
"The throne inheritance. The late emperor passed it to the official family. The official family passed it to..."
"Okay, we have already heard the content, so there is no need to repeat it. I will ask you again. When should the official pass the throne to the people behind? When was I talking about it!"
Zhao Pu's heart skipped a beat, and he understood what the other party meant. He stammered: "Of course it is time to pass the throne."
"Inaccurate!" Cheng Yu said loudly: "This is important, we don't need to hide it. We have to make a clear statement. We will only pass on the throne to those who come after the death of the official family, right?"
Zhao Pu smiled bitterly and didn't know how to answer.
Cheng Yu was a little proud: "I'll ask you again - has the official family passed away?"
Yang Yanpu, who was standing aside, said in a deep voice: "Although he has not died, he is now surrounded by the Liao army in the county government in Liangxiangcheng. There are only a thousand guards around him. He can no longer hold the throne, so he issued an order to pass on the throne to others!"
"That's right! General Yang said it well!" Cheng Yu slapped a few times, "General Yang talked about the key point of this matter! - The official family is deeply surrounded and cannot take over the throne, so he issued an order to let the third prince Zhao Yuankan be temporarily regent! - Everyone, please note that the official's word is to temporarily regent, rather than passing the throne to the third prince. In other words, the third prince is only to temporarily exercise imperial power for the official family!"
Speaking of this, Cheng Yu suddenly raised his voice: "The official family has not yet died, and has not even been captured by the Liao army, but has been surrounded by the Liao army. But you are here to discuss what kind of Jinkui Covenant to pass the throne of the official family to the people behind. Where is the official family? To be serious, what is the difference between this and rebellion? Lord Zhao, so I said that you don't know the true nature of this matter now, and you will make a big mistake in the future! But you will not be able to take it away!"
Cheng Yu's words made Li Ying feel ecstatic and grinned and laughed: "That's right. That's right! The official family just asked my grandson Zhao Yuankan to temporarily regent and did not pass the throne. Therefore, your Golden Chamber Covenant is useless, and it is not necessary now!"
Yin Hui also smiled and said, "Yes. Cheng Hongru is still powerful. He can see the true meaning of this matter at a glance. If it weren't for this, we would have been frightened by the Golden Chamber Covenant and messed up the whole thing!"
Li Jihe smiled and said, "Yes, this is not a matter of inheritance of the throne, but a matter of the designated persons of the government to temporarily exercise the power of the throne. Therefore, we can only do it according to the intentions of the government. If the government returns to heaven one day in the future, we will take out the Golden Chamber Covenant and handle it according to the above agreement."
Li Ying said proudly: "Yes, I'm afraid that at that time, Zhao Dezhao's family had no descendants..."
He had already guessed that in order to pass the throne to his descendants, Zhao Guangyi, the official family, would definitely kill all the descendants of the late emperor lineage. But this was something that could be done or not, and he was also proud and said everything in his heart. Fortunately, he stopped halfway through the words. But the meaning of his words was already very obvious. How could he not hear that those present were not traitorous and sly official veterans? For a time, many people's faces changed color, especially the royal relatives of the late emperor lineage.
He saw a white-haired official coming up and slapped Li Ying in the face. Li Ying made him turn around in the same place, thrust it, and spit out a mouthful of blood mixed with teeth and saliva. He was shocked and angry, pointing at the old man and scolding: "You! Who are you? Why do you hit me?"
The old man thorned his hands behind his back and said lightly: "Miss Kuang Yin, tell me who I am?"
Queen Huarui hurriedly bowed and said, "The Li Qing family is the King of Wings Zhao Hongsu, the younger brother of Emperor Xuanzu Wu Zhao. The late emperor and the uncle of the official family. He was entrusted by the prince Zhao Yuanzuo to serve as the commander of the military officer of the Palace Guard Office."
Li Ying was shocked and blushed and said, "You are Zhao Hongzu? No! Zhao Hongzu is already dead!"
Hua Rui said warmly: "Li Qing's family, Prince Yi, was searching for immortals and seeking Taoism in his early years, and was unwilling to interfere in common affairs, so he claimed to have passed away. In fact, he has been in seclusion and practicing Taoism. Because this matter is serious, he asked him to come out and take charge of the overall situation."
Among the ministers in the hall, some old ministers recognized Zhao Hongsu. I heard that it was him. Not only did they stretch their necks one by one, but they looked vaguely, but they were a little familiar. They couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Zhao Pu and Xiang Gong both saw Zhao Hongzhu. After hearing this, they hurried over and looked at it carefully. It was indeed Zhao Hongzhu. They hurriedly bowed and said, "Prince Yi, have you always practiced Taoism and became an immortal? After so many years, you are still so strong!"
Zhao Hongrus said, "You are not bad either!"
Although Cheng Yu is very old, he has never seen Zhao Hongsu. He stepped over and bowed, "Prince, why do you want to beat the ministers in the dynasty? Even the royal relatives do not have this privilege, right? What's more, Lord Li is also a royal relative..."
As soon as he said this, he had a slap in the face with a slap.
Although Zhao Hongrusu showed mercy on Cheng Yu's slap, he did not knock off his teeth, five red palms on his face were seductively seduced to his eyes. Cheng Yu covered his face and pointed at Zhao Hongrusu and said, "Prince, why did you beat me? You, you have to tell me a reason! Otherwise..."
"Or what?" Zhao Hongsu raised his palm coldly, "Or would you slap me again?"
Cheng Yu was so scared that he took two steps back, and he felt that a scholar could not explain it clearly when he met a soldier.
The ministers were also shocked by his momentum that their faces changed color when they said they were beaten.
Zhao Hongsu said: "The old Taoist is used to staying in the mountains and wild animals bullied me, so I will kill him, and the robbers bullied me, so I will kill him. That's the reason! The old Taoist doesn't know other principles, and he is too lazy to pay attention to it. Who else is talking nonsense? The old Taoist will slap him!"
Cheng Yu was so angry that his beard flew around and covered his face and looked at Queen Huarui and said, "Empress, do you let him do this?"
An old man stepped out and said loudly: "Li Ying wants to kill all my son-in-law and his family. Can't he slap him in the face?"
This person is Zhao Dezhao's father-in-law and the prince's tutor Wang Pu.
Li Ying kept vomiting blood and stammering: "I was saying it wrong casually. It was impossible for me to do such a thing."
"It's because you said it wrong casually, so Prince Wing only slapped you. If you really have this idea of fratricide, it's not just a slap!"
Li Ying knew that she was in the wrong and dared not interfere anymore.
Cheng Yu said, "Why did Prince Wing beat me? Am I wrong? If I pointed out my mistake, I would admit it. If I couldn't say it out, I would go to the Taimiao Emperor's spirit and hit it to death, and I would never be ashamed of public humiliation!"
Speaking of excitement, Cheng Yuhua's white beard shook and seemed very excited.
Zhao Hongsu said coldly: "There is still a reason to hit you? The old Taoist will hit anyone he wants. Don't mention slapping me in the face. I'm so angry that I can twist your head off as a bubble!"
Before Queen Huarui could speak, an old minister with white hair came out and said aloud: "Mr. Cheng, your previous statement seems reasonable, but it is actually a big fallacy. If you really talk about it, it would not be an exaggeration to slap Prince Yi in the face!"
Cheng Yu looked at it and saw that he was also a Hanlin man named Wang Zhu. Wang Zhu was once a minister of the Later Zhou Dynasty and was in charge of the Later Zhou Dynasty with the late emperor Zhao Kuangyin. After establishing the Song Dynasty, the late emperor Zhao Kuangyin once invited a banquet for the ministers. Wang Zhu got drunk and missed the Later Zhou Emperor and cried in public. A minister advised Zhao Kuangyin that he should be punished, but Zhao Kuangyin said that he was just missing his old master. It was normal, and there was no big deal. He let him go. Wang Zhu was very grateful after knowing it.
Chapter completed!