Chapter 500
The First Corps of the Pingyuan Army, headed by Cai Yuhu, withdrew from the palace. Their evacuation was not due to Ziyang Haochun's order, but because of the latest chapter of Qiu Zhen's Fei Ge Chuan Shu.
In Qiu Zhen's view, Liang Xing was eager to occupy the palace, and his purpose was of course to claim the kingship. This would just give him a leg up, and he would be able to justify his claim to Liang Xing in the future.
The Pingyuan Army exited the palace, and the Sanshui Army outside did not stop them at all. They automatically and consciously made way for a passage to let the Pingyuan Army pass. Liang Xing and Ziyang Haochun were surprised and happy. They both couldn't believe their eyes. The Pingyuan Army actually followed Ziyang Haochun's order and withdrew. Liang Xing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and sighed secretly, God opened his eyes and helped him achieve great things!
As soon as the Pingyuan Army exited the palace, Liang Xing immediately commanded the Sanshui Army to enter the palace. As for where the 10,000 Pingyuan Army officers and soldiers were going, he had no intention of caring about them. As long as he could be the first to become king, the others would There are solutions to all problems.
Liang Xing wanted to be king, but he ignored one thing. Ziyang Haochun, who was on the same front as him, also wanted to be king. After entering the palace with great fanfare, Liang Xing also pretended to send people to appease the concubines in the harem, saying that he was not rebelling, but was just targeting Tang Yin, who had occupied the palace with ulterior motives, so that the concubines need not be afraid.
Then, he entered the main hall where the court meeting was held. Looking at the huge king's chair in the center of the hall, Liang Xing was very excited. In order to sit on this chair, countless people died. Tang Yin and Zhong Tian fought hard, but they didn't expect to have the last laugh. But it is myself. Thinking about it, he slowly walked to the throne, turned around, and slowly sat on it.
As Liang Xing sat down, his retainers, guards, and ministers loyal to him looked at each other, winked at each other, and then knelt down on the ground in unison, shouting loudly: "Your Majesty, great blessings will spread to the sky, and the blessings will last forever! Great blessings for all generations!" Qitian, forever!" "Haha?" Liang Xing looked at the people kneeling below and couldn't help but laugh. Sitting here, he is the king of a country, the lord of all people, high above him, and no one can get around him. No matter how powerful or wealthy the other party is, he is just like an ant in front of the king.
Just when Liang Xing was feeling a little distracted, he suddenly heard someone shouting from below: "Prime Minister Liang, that's not where you should be!" With one sentence, the smile on Liang Xing's face suddenly froze. He turned his head and looked, The speaker was none other than General Ziyang Haochun.
Liang Xing was stunned, and then said with a smile: "A country cannot be without a king for a day, and I, Dafeng, have been without a master for a long time. Now we are in troubled times, people are panicked, and everything is waiting for improvement. At this time, someone must stand up and take responsibility." , inheriting the throne, he is actually a veteran of three dynasties, so he naturally does his duty and is willing to take on this important task!" After hearing this, Ziyang Haochun almost became angry. If the period when Zhong Tian became king can be counted as one dynasty, Liang Xing is indeed a veteran of three dynasties, but so is he. Why does the throne belong to him, Liang Xing, and not to himself? He sneered and said, "What Mr. Liang said was better than what he sang! When it comes to the elders of the three dynasties, there are many ministers. Why is it that you, Prime Minister Liang, are the only ones to be the king?" The smile on Liang Xing's face gradually turned into a sinister smile. , leaned forward and said quietly: "Among the ministers, I have the highest prestige. If General Ziyang can find someone with more prestige than me, I can also give way to him!" Ziyang Haochun didn't even think about it. He turned back and nodded his nose and said: "Me!" "You?" "Yes! In terms of the length of being an official in the court, I am far better than you. In terms of prestige, my son Yang Haochun is not as good as you, Liang Xingzhi." "Down!" Ziyang Haochun said firmly.
"Haha??" Liang Xing laughed and said: "If I remember correctly, it was you, General Ziyang, who repeatedly advocated sending troops to Ning State. As a result, we lost as many as 200,000 troops due to strong winds. If you were the king, Aren't we, Dafeng, going to destroy the country? "The Battle of Hedong can be said to be a shame that Ziyang Haochun will never be able to wash away. Of course, he has a certain responsibility, but the main reason for the failure is Zhong Tian and Ning Guo. Liang Xing brought it up again, which undoubtedly poured salt on Ziyang Haochun's wounds. The latter had a bad temper. After hearing this, his anger shot into the sky. He roared and stepped forward two steps. Bu Bu, shouted: "If you hadn't interfered with it and made our troops insufficient for the expedition, we would have suffered such a disastrous defeat. The responsibility for all this lies with you!" "Hmph! If I hadn't stopped me, I would have been killed. You will kill more soldiers of the Feng Kingdom!" "Liang Xing..." Ziyang Haochun roared with anger, gritted his teeth, pulled out his sword, and rushed towards Liang Xing.
Before he could rush to Liang Xing, the latter's guards and retainers had already stepped forward to stop him. Liang Xing sat on the king's chair and sneered at the extremely angry Ziyang Haochun. Before entering the palace, Ziyang Haochun had some effect on him, but now that he had entered the palace, he only had to take the last step of becoming king. , Ziyang Haochun is no longer useful, but staying here is still a big trouble. His eyes flashed and he shouted coldly: "Ziyang Haochun is trying to assassinate me. What are you waiting for? Take him down quickly!" As soon as Liang Xing finished speaking, the guards and retainers swarmed up and grabbed him without explanation. Ziyang Haochun fell to the ground, then pulled his shoulders and back, and tied him tightly. Ziyang Haochun could not move his hands and feet, but his mouth was not idle. He cursed loudly: "Liang Xing, you are such a scorpion-hearted, ungrateful little man, I really should not have agreed to help you in the first place..." He has not yet After cursing, a famous disciple found a piece of rag from nowhere, crumpled it into a ball, and stuffed it into Ziyang Haochun's mouth.
Liang Xing waved his hand and said lightly: "Drag him down and imprison him with Wu Yu until he is released." "Yes!" The guards agreed, pulling Ziyang Haochun out like a dead dog. Walk.
After watching Ziyang Haochun being taken away, Liang Xing turned his gaze, looked at the ministers who were loyal to Ziyang Haochun and stood there with a smile, and asked softly: "My lords, do you want to imitate Ziyang Haochun?" As for Yang Haochun, do you still want to support me in becoming king?" The ministers came to their senses, looked at each other, and paused for five or six seconds. Then, people knelt down one after another, kowtowed and shouted: "The king is a thousand years old, a thousand years old. "Thousands of years old!" There is no real loyalty and friendship at all in the court, there is only naked mutual use and interest. When you are powerful, people will naturally support you and respect you. But once you lose power, as long as those who followed your lead don't add insult to injury, that's fine.
Now the ministers can see that Liang Xing's intention to become king can no longer be stopped. At this time, following Ziyang Haochun will only lead to death. If you don't surrender to Liang Xing and become a minister, how long will you wait?
Seeing that the ministers of the Ziyang Haochun faction were all calling themselves the king, Liang Xing felt relieved and the smile on his face became stronger. He blinked his eyes and said faintly: "My lords, it is now fashionable to call me the king." Morning! Should you do something first?" Not understanding what Liang Xing meant, all the ministers looked at Liang Xing in confusion.
Sighing secretly, Liang Xing said: "Don't you think it's time for you to jointly submit a letter to the world and persuade the emperor to inherit the throne?" With one sentence, the dreamer was awakened, and people understood Liang Xing's intention. mean. Liang Xing was much smarter than Zhong Tian and the city was deeper. He did not want to take the initiative to become king. Instead, he asked ministers to jointly submit a letter to persuade him to become king. In this way, it seemed that he had no choice but to become king due to the needs of the situation. This makes it easier for people to accept it and gain support from the people of Feng Country.
"Yes, yes, yes! We should jointly submit a letter to persuade Liang Xiang to become king!" "That's right, write it now!" "I'll write it!" The ministers responded in a variety of ways.
Not long after Liang Xing entered the palace, more than 20 ministers of the court wrote a letter urging Liang Xing to become king, copied several copies, and posted them all over Yancheng.
The ministers' first petition was politely rejected by Liang Xing. He said that he had little talent and little knowledge and no ability to be a monarch. Soon, the more than 20 ministers issued a second joint petition, which was very similar to the previous one. They praised Liang Xing, eulogized him, and praised him as if he were a god descending from heaven, as if there was no one else in the Feng Kingdom except him. As if a person has the qualifications and ability to inherit the throne, he can do everything he can to flatter him.
Liang Xing still pretended to refuse the ministers' second attempt to persuade him. Next, the ministers wrote a third joint petition. This time, Liang Xing did not refuse. The drama had been done. Everyone had to be humble, and he finally nodded in agreement, expressing his willingness to inherit the throne.
When the announcement that Liang Xing agreed to inherit the throne of Feng was posted, Yancheng suddenly burst into cheers and excitement. Every household held lanterns and streamers, drums and music played, and firecrackers continued to sound. This is not to say that the people support Liang Xing very much. All this was arranged in advance. Most of the people cheering on the street were Liang Xing and the servants and retainers of the ministers in the court. It was compulsory for the people to put up lanterns and colors. It is stipulated that if you don't do this, you will be punished by the government.
It can be said that this happy scene was entirely written, directed and performed by Liang Xing.
Qiu Zhen and other senior leaders of the Tianyuan Army sat back and watched as Liang Xing successfully became king. After that, Fang gave Tang Yin Feige Legend, explained the matter, and asked Tang Yin what he meant and how he should respond.
The letter Tang Yin received was a brief description of what happened in Yancheng.
After Lotte read the letter from beginning to end, cold sweat began to flow. Liang Xing actually became king in Yancheng? This...how could this happen? We have hundreds of thousands of troops in Yancheng. Isn't there anyone who stands up to stop Liang Xing?
He swallowed and handed the letter back to Tang Yin with trembling palms. At the same time, he said in a trembling voice: "Sir, this is the content of the letter. You... what do you think..." Tang Yin waved his hand, interrupting Lotte's question, and looked at him. He said quietly: "Qiu Zhen and the others are trying to rape me!" As he spoke, he clenched the letter into a ball, and said quietly: "I will bloodbath Yancheng!"