Chapter 977 How Much of Emperor Li Yang’s Majesty Is Left?

Chapter 977 How much of the majesty of Emperor Li Yang is left?

At the Mawei Posthouse in the capital, Xu Xin, who had destroyed Zhao Huangchao's previous arrangements before leaving, went out and joined Xu Fengnian and Xu Xiao.

There were many people in front of the three of them, including the Northern Liang Iron Cavalry who entered the city with Chu Lushan's coffin, and the envoys sent by the Zhao family to welcome them.

The envoys of the Zhao family brought luxurious python clothes and jade belts, all in accordance with the regulations of the prince, which seemed to reveal the intention of the Zhao family emperor.

Is this to give the Xu family another king? To appease them?

No way! The Zhao family emperor would not be so stupid!

The Northern Liang army is at the gates of the city, is there still a way to turn back?

Zhao Dun and Yuan Benxi, until now, are still engaged in these unpresentable calculations, no wonder they have never been useful in their lives.

As Xu Xin was talking, he turned the three python robes into powder. This scared the officials and eunuchs who came with Zhao Siku. However, no one in Beiliang cared about them and just carried the coffin on the road.

"Little Prince, I met my godfather. He asked me to bring you a message. He said that as long as the emperor still has the surname Zhao, everything can be discussed, even if a princess succeeds the empress..."

Zhao Siku said in a low voice, with a look of reminiscence in his eyes. After he entered Tai'an City in his life, he had two masters. One was his godfather after entering the palace, a young eunuch.

In his memory, this godfather seemed to have great power and could walk around Tai'an City at will. Many years have passed, and he has always been very young.

"I know."

Xu Xin just responded casually, without saying whether he agreed or not.

Zhao Siku didn't say anything more, but just led the way silently.

After an unknown amount of time, perhaps because they had missed the best auspicious time, the Beiliang group finally arrived with a coffin outside the imperial city gate.

"Hey! It's so lively!"

"Bi Yan'er, Tan Tan Weng, Qi Yanglong, Zhao Ying... In the past, we had to send greeting cards to see them, but today, we just let them wait..."

Outside the imperial city gate, Xu Xiao rode slowly on his horse, looking at the familiar figures from afar, laughing and making jokes, as if to ease the tense atmosphere.

When the Beiliang group arrived, the officials behind the many bigwigs couldn't help but whispered that the outfits of these three masters today were too... unique and unconventional!

It is said that in important occasions such as the imperial ceremony, officials should wear official robes and nobles should wear python robes, just like the several Zhao vassal kings who rushed to the capital.

But the three Beiliang leaders in front of him, Xu Xiao was wearing white armor with a knife hanging from his waist, Xu Fengnian was wearing a white robe with two knives on his waist, and Xu Xin was only wearing white. The Beiliang soldiers behind them were also wearing white and carrying a coffin, just like a funeral procession.

"Xu Xiao, long time no see."

A vassal king wearing a python robe took the initiative to greet Xu Xiao. His face was a little haggard and looked particularly weak.

Huainan King Zhao Ying, a vassal king who was on good terms with Xu Xiao in the past, was calculated by Yuan Benxi after the defeat of the Eight Dragons in the fight for the throne. He was confined in the name of a vassal.

When Xu Xiao entered the capital to inherit the throne, he took the initiative to go to Huainan Road to meet someone, but Zhao Ying, who was already scared at that time, avoided him.

But today, he greeted him warmly.

"Stop, Zhao Ying."

"As for our friendship, some things have nothing to do with you, so naturally it's none of your business, but for more things, don't say anything. It's too late for me to make the decision now, and there's no turning back."

Xu Xiao shook his head on horseback, and Zhao Ying heard this, and a bitter smile flashed across his slightly pale face.

Outside the gate of the imperial city, countless dignitaries and officials changed their expressions when they heard Xu Xiao's words, especially those vassal kings of the Zhao family, whose eyes became more fierce.

Don't look at how they each fought fiercely with Zhao Dun of Liyang, but only because they all had the surname Zhao, they all had the legal basis to sit on that chair.

But if someone from another surname wanted to grab it, that would be another matter.

They were dissatisfied with many things Zhao Dun did, but the various measures taken by Beiliang after he went south were already extremely low-profile in the eyes of dignitaries and officials, except for the confession of guilt and direct abdication, but Beiliang was still so aggressive, did they really want to fight for a change of dynasty?

However, if they really wanted to rebel, why did the Beiliang people trust the Zhao family so much when only a few people entered the city? Aren't they afraid of being ambushed and killed? Or are the Beiliang people confident that they can deal with the entire Tai'an City with just these few people?

Outside the main gate of the imperial city, the officials of the capital, led by the Prime Minister Zhang Julu and the general Gu Jiantang, were lined up with frontier officials and local officials.

There were also the five great princes of the Zhao family, Zhao Bing, the Prince of Yan, Zhao Sui, the Prince of Jiaodong, Zhao Ying, the Prince of Huainan, and Zhao Heng, the Prince of Jing'an. As for the lineage of the Prince of Guangling, after Zhao Yi's death, the court supported a concubine to succeed him, and he could barely be considered a diehard of Zhao Dun's side.

When Xu Xin and the other two led the Beiliang army over, the gates of the imperial city were wide open, and the princes, ministers, civil and military officials filed in. Xu Xin looked at the yellow roof and red walls with a calm look, and was already thinking about changing the style of the imperial city. Moreover, Tai'an City was not auspicious, so a new capital had to be built!

Zhang Julu, the leader of the civil officials, walked on the right, Gu Jiantang, the leader of the military generals, walked on the left, and the five princes of the royal family walked slowly around Zhang Julu.

When the magnificent dragon wall appeared in the field of vision, Xu Xin was the leader, Xu Xiao and Xu Fengnian were on the left and right, standing on the white jade steps. As far as the eye could see, there were crowds of people, and the sound of jade hitting jade.

There was a dragon throne in the main hall, and in front of the hall was a red step, with four important artifacts of bronze turtle, bronze crane, sundial and Jialiang placed, and eighteen tripods were arranged on the upper and lower terraces.

When Xu Xin and the other two entered the palace, they immediately saw Emperor Zhao Dun in a yellow dragon robe, and next to him was Empress Zhao Zhi. The so-called mother of the country, the empress, stared at Xu Xiao with complicated eyes.

Several princes from Liyang walked into the palace gently. Not only the princes, but also several princesses, such as Princess Suizhu Zhao Fengya, who was familiar to Beiliang.

According to the old rules, at this time, the eunuchs spoke to start the morning court ceremony, and all officials inside and outside the palace had to kneel down to kowtow to the emperor, but this court meeting was very different from the past.

"Today's morning court, the father and son of the Northern Liang King Xu Xiao do not need to kneel. From now on, they can wear Liang swords and armor to enter the palace."

"The Minister of the Secretariat Zhang Julu does not need to kneel."

"General Gu Jiantang does not kneel."

"The King of Yan Chi, the King of Huainan, and the King of Jing'an... do not kneel."

"The Left Priest Huan Wen of the Imperial College does not kneel."

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"The Military Saint Chen Zhibao does not kneel. In the future, Chen Zhibao can wear casual clothes to enter the court and wear a sword to enter the palace."

When the eunuch read out the list of those who did not kneel, the officials below could not help but whisper.

Wearing a sword to enter the palace, hanging a sword to enter the palace, and seven things that do not kneel, how much of the majesty of the Liyang Emperor is left in the face of those people from the Northern Liang?

"My Lords!"

After all the officials saluted and stood up, the Liyang Emperor Zhao Dun stood up, and the Queen Zhao Zhi beside him also stood up quickly. The two seemed to have made a decision long ago.

In Wuying Palace, the emperor's six princes were very nervous. Today was the day for them to be crowned as kings or crown princes, but it was also possible that they would become commoners.

If the Beiliang incident had not happened, the emperor and queen would have originally planned not to crown the eldest son Zhao Wu, but to crown the queen's favorite son, the fourth prince Zhao Zhuan, as crown prince. Not crowning the eldest son, but deposing the eldest and crowning the youngest, was a recipe for disaster.

It can only be said that the emperor and queen of the Zhao family have been confused for many years.