Chapter 514

Tang Yin finally waited until the emperor of his dreams granted him the imperial edict, and he finally ascended the throne of the Wind King.

The news quickly spread outside the palace. When the people waiting outside the palace heard the news, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

Tang Yin's actions to protect his reputation have indeed won him a lot of public support. The most important point is that Liang Xing's reign during this period has plunged Yancheng into a tense and terrifying atmosphere, making people feel like they have returned to Zhongyin. In the Tian era, Liang Xing's prestige in the eyes of the people was also reduced sharply. In addition, Tang Yin's background is far inferior to that of traditional dignitaries such as Liang Xing, Wu Yu, and Ziyang Haochun. Even a young man with an ordinary background can ascend to the throne of the Feng King. This makes the people vaguely feel that they can also be promoted to a noble position. One day, the imperial court was no longer controlled by the traditional dignitaries. Due to these various factors, the people were also willing to see the result of Tang Yin becoming king.

With the receipt of the emperor's edict, Tang Yin suddenly transformed from a county chief who controlled military power to a veritable monarch. He no longer had to go out in the palace and could live in the palace in a legitimate manner.

Tang Yin's counselors and generals were naturally very happy. People were waiting outside the main hall, just waiting for the ministers inside the hall to get out early so that they could go in to congratulate Tang Yin. Now, except for Liang Xing, the attitude of the ministers towards Tang Yin has changed 180 degrees. They must be respectful and respectful and try their best to flatter him.

Surrounded by ministers, Tang Yin walked up the steps in the center of the hall and headed straight for the Wind King's chair. Sitting on this chair is the Wind King, the supreme ruler of the Feng Kingdom. He also sat on it when Tang Yin entered the palace before, but was pulled down immediately by Qiu Zhen and others. Now he is sitting on it again, It is already upright and worthy of its name.

Tang Yin walked to the king's chair and turned around. Before he could sit down, Zhang Xin, one of the ministers, suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty, wait a moment!"

Unexpectedly, he had been crowned king by the emperor, and yet someone would dare to stop him from sitting on the throne. Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and stared straight at Zhang Xin's face.

The ministers on the left and right also felt that Zhang Xin was too ignorant of current affairs. Now that Tang Yin was the emperor's personally appointed King of Wind, wouldn't it be suicidal to go against him at this time? As soon as he finished speaking, a minister immediately made a dissatisfied voice and said, "Why did Mr. Zhang prevent the king from sitting down?"

"Yes, Master Zhang doesn't understand the rules too much?!"

The anger that Tang Yin had just felt disappeared in an instant. Looking at the ministers below, he felt extremely funny. Before the emperor's edict arrived, they simply regarded him as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh. Now it's good, almost all of them have switched sides and started to speak for themselves.

The world is hot and cold, human relationships are hot and cold, and nothing is more duplicitous than this.

Zhang Xin vomited and ignored the other ministers who scolded him. Instead, he said cautiously to Tang Yin: "Your Majesty, please do not misunderstand what Wei Chen means. Wei Chen thinks that the king should replace this king's chair. This chair is too big." It was unlucky. The previous king died on it, and the following Zhongtian did not sit for a long time. Later, Liang Xiang... oh... Liang Xiang sat for a shorter time, only twenty days, so the king should summon all the skilled craftsmen from all over the country to join. Du, build another king’s chair for the king.”

After hearing this, all the ministers present secretly slapped their thighs and regretted it. Yes, why didn't they think of this? Instead, Zhang Xin, an old fox, took the lead. Liang Xing almost turned his nose with anger. He originally thought that Zhang Xin still had some integrity, but he still opposed Tang Yin becoming king at this time. Unexpectedly, he could flatter him better than anyone else.

Tang Yin blinked his eyes at first, and then couldn't help but laugh out loud. Zhang Xin, Liang Xing's confidant, had thought very carefully for him! He didn't have so many superstitions and sat on the king's chair without any worries. He said quietly: "Master Zhang said that this king's chair is unlucky. I also want to see who can pull me out of this chair." Come down!"

After hearing this, the ministers below looked at each other. Except for Liang Xing, they all knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and will last forever!"

"Haha!" Looking at the people kneeling down below, Tang Yin smiled leisurely and said to Zhang Xin: "But I have to thank Mr. Zhang for the reminder. This is also the first advice I received after becoming the Wind King."

"The king is going to kill the humble minister!" Zhang Xin was shocked and happy. He knocked his head on the ground and didn't stand upright for a long time.

Tang Yin glanced at him again with a smile. At this time, out of the corner of his eye, he happened to catch a glimpse of Qiu Zhen and others outside the palace gate, looking into the palace from time to time. Tang Yin understood that his brothers were impatient to wait. He straightened his waist, waved to the ministers and said, "Everyone, please get up. I am a little tired now, so you can go back for now."

"Oh..." The ministers did not stand up. They looked at each other and asked one after another: "What about the king's coronation ceremony..."

"It's not urgent. It doesn't matter if you wait for two days." Tang Yin said lightly.

"Yes! Your Majesty." After hearing this, the ministers stood up one after another, resigned to Tang Yin, and then exited the hall one after another. The ministers even left the main hall, and Qiu Zhen and others couldn't wait to approach.

Now, it can be said that all the backbones of Tianyuan Army are present. Wen includes Qiu Zhen, Shangguan Yuanji, Zhang Zhe, Zong Yuan and others; Wu includes Shangguan Yuanrang, Jiang Fan, Wu Guang, Zhan Hu and others; commanders also include Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, Peng Haochu, Ziying, Guyue and others, this large group of people has recently become more numerous than the civil and military ministers just now.

"Your Highness, we are here to pay our respects!" Everyone changed their words quickly, and after they came closer, they all knelt down and kowtowed to Tang Yin.

"Everyone, please stand up!" Tang Yin looked around at everyone with a smile, but soon he saw a person in the crowd who should not stay here any longer, Zhang Xin.

When the ministers left the hall just now, only Zhang Xin stood there without moving. At this time, Qiu Zhen and others also noticed Zhang Xin's presence, and they all frowned secretly, wondering in their hearts why Zhang Xin was so blind and shamelessly stayed here at this time.

Tang Yin stared at Zhang Xin and asked casually, "Does Lord Zhang have anything else to say?"

Zhang Xin, who had just stood up, fell to his knees again with a plop and said in a trembling voice, "Your humble servant... Your humble servant has something important to report to the king!"

Tang Yin raised his head patiently and said, "Sir Zhang, just say whatever you want to say!"

"Your humble servant... reported Liang Xing and other ministers for framing and killing the loyal officials of the court, and caused a series of bloody cases." Zhang Xin said with courage, gritted his teeth and gritted his teeth. He is gambling now. Zhang Xin's mind is not simple. He knows that Liang Xing's detention of Wu Yu and the killing of nearly 20 ministers by the Sanshui Army are not over. Once this matter is investigated in depth, all the ministers in the court will be implicated, including himself, and Tang Yin will definitely investigate this matter and make a big fuss about it, taking the opportunity to get rid of the ministers in the court and replace them with his own confidants.

If he wanted to stay out of the matter and not be implicated, he could only show his goodwill to Tang Yin and do his best to help Tang Yin achieve his wish. Only in this way could he still have a chance of survival and even keep his official position.

Hearing this, the reactions of the people present were different. Liang Qi's heart immediately tightened and rose to his throat. Tang Yin was interested. Zhang Xin was Liang Xing's confidant. Zhang Xin naturally knew everything Liang Xing did. If he was willing to stand on his side and provide evidence or confession, it would be easy to overthrow Liang Xing and other ministers in the court.

Tang Yin squinted his eyes and looked at Zhang Xin with lightning, wondering what his real intention was. After a pause, he said faintly: "As far as I know, Lord Zhang and Prime Minister Liang are close friends..."

He deliberately did not finish his words and let Zhang Xin answer them himself. Zhang Xin was shocked and said hurriedly: "In front of the king, I dare not have a private relationship, let alone hide anything. If there is anything that is not good for the king or the court, I must report it to the king!"

Haha! Tang Yin smiled secretly in his heart, nodded, and said: "Master Zhang is loyal to me! If what you said is true and you can provide corresponding evidence, I will reward you heavily." After a pause, he turned his head and said: "Cheng Jin."

"Subordinate...I am here!"

Hearing Tang Yin's call, Cheng Jin immediately walked out of the Tianyuan Army. Tang Yin said to Zhang Xin with a smile: "If Master Zhang has any situation to report, just tell General Cheng, and General Cheng will naturally find out the matter."

Cheng Jin's official position is not high, only equivalent to the level of corps commander, but Zhang Xin knows that Cheng Jin's identity is not simple. He is the person in charge of the dark arrow, and the dark arrow is the most important spy organization around Tang Yin. Since Tang Yin arranged Cheng Jin to come forward in person, it can be seen how much he values ​​this matter.

He swallowed his saliva and said, "I will do my best to assist General Cheng Jin!"

Tang Yin nodded and said, "You should investigate this matter now. This matter concerns the lives of more than a dozen ministers. You must investigate the matter thoroughly. There must not be a "fish that slips through the net". Do you understand what I mean?"

Zhang Xin was so smart that he could not fail to hear the hidden meaning of Tang Yin's words. He wanted to drag all the ministers in the court into the water. Zhang Xin rolled his eyes and said, "My king, I will do my best to do it. However, I am also at fault in this matter. My king..."

Tang Yin was happy and said leisurely, "Since Lord Zhang is willing to make up for his mistakes, I can forgive the past mistakes."

"Thank you, my king! I thank you for your grace!" This is what Zhang Xin wanted to hear. As soon as Tang Yin finished speaking, Zhang Xin began to kowtow repeatedly.

Qiu Zhen and others were watching from the side, laughing in their hearts. This was the dignified Internal Secretary of Grain, a first-rank official, but now he was just like a lapdog wagging its tail and begging for mercy in front of the adults. This was the power of an imperial edict.