surnamed Wang

Chapter 280 Three Fires

Half a month later, the capital was decorated with lanterns and festoons to congratulate the new emperor on his enthronement. The common people didn't care who would be the emperor, as long as they could feed and clothe them well.

Wen Fuding ranked first in the first battle in Zhongdu, so he should be regarded as the national teacher and serve as the officiant in the ceremony.

After burning the yellow paper and sacrificing to the heaven and the earth, Wang Bingde, the emperor, can be regarded as a true god.

Only one sixth princess from the entire royal family came to attend the ceremony, and the third princess moved out of the palace long before Wang Bingde entered the city and moved into her own princess mansion.

Although Su Qiaoqiao, who has the status of a princess, was released from the sky prison, Wang Gangquan's death made her feel very guilty, and she has been locked in the room for half a month.

In addition, the three princesses dismissed or beheaded many officials before, which made the ceremony even more deserted.

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After the enthronement ceremony, it will be the first court meeting of the new emperor. All civil and military officials must be fully dressed and present. If anyone fails to come with an excuse, it will be regarded as disrespectful to the emperor, especially Wang Bingde is still seeking power to usurp the throne and sit on the throne. It became more sensitive, and someone might die because of it.

"Who is not here today?"

Looking at the slightly deserted court hall, Wang Bingde asked in a deep voice.

"Returning to Your Majesty, there are Pingzhang political affairs Lord Lu, You Cheng Sun Lord, Zuo Zongzheng Lord Zhou, Prince Shaofu, Prince Taibao, Prince Shaobao Cao, Jing, and Xiang..."

The officials who replied spoke eloquently about a dozen of them, most of them were from the former Ministry of Emperor Xiaocun, who assisted him when he was still the prince.

Wang Bingde's complexion became more and more ugly, and he said coldly:

"Choose a few of them and behead them to show the public. If the rest still don't want to repent, they will all be killed."

An official hurriedly stood up to dissuade him, saying, "Your Majesty, killing people just after taking the throne, I'm afraid it will chill people's hearts!"

Seeing this, the rest of the officials quickly knelt down and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Wang Bingde didn't care about these things, since he came to power now, it was a good time to get rid of the old disease, if he missed it, it would be difficult to do it in the future, he said coldly:

"Whoever dares to intercede for them will be punished as the same crime."

There was a sudden silence in the court, and many thoughtful officials below had already seen the clues. The new emperor took office three times, and the fire was probably going to spread to the officialdom.

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Next, the civil and military officials began to report the military and political situation in various places as usual, and Wang Bingde also answered them one by one, seeming to be able to do a job with ease.

Before finding out the nature of the new emperor, many officials still didn't want to touch the dragon's beard and Nilin, and most of the reports reported good news but not bad news, trying to get away with it. Wang Bingde seemed to look normal, but in fact he kept these people in his heart .

At the end of the court meeting, Wang Bingde announced two things. One was that there was a serious shortage of officials in central Beijing, and many government affairs could not operate normally. Therefore, it was necessary to recruit virtuous people and open Enke in advance;

Although Pan Yuanzheng was once a vassal king, he was implicated in the previous rebellion by Wang Bingzhen, and his family was demoted to Zhongzhou. At that time, Emperor Shengen specially ordered the Pan family not to enter Beijing forever. It seems a bit out of courtesy.

But now that the new emperor is in full swing, no one wants to touch this bad luck. Besides, a down and out vassal king can't make any waves. If the sage is thirsty for talents and wants to use the Pan family again, it will be a big deal to be cheeky and make friends with him at that time. After all, as long as people are not offended to death in officialdom, there will always be room for maneuver.

After the court was over, Wang Bingde sat alone on the dragon chair and did not leave for a long time.

Nie Yingxue, who had been guarding outside the hall, came in. She quietly came to Wang Bingde's side and asked softly:
"what happened?"

Wang Bingde crossed his hands and fingers, looked out of the hall, and said with a lonely expression:

"After today, I will really be alone."

"Is he really dead?" The man Nie Yingxue was talking about was naturally Wang Gangquan.

"I don't know either." Wang Bingde shook his head, "Wen Fuding said that all the dragon energy in the world has belonged to me, Wang Bingquan must die, but Daoist Zhou has figured out a ray of life, and I ordered him to search for it secretly."

"I hope I can find it." Nie Yingxue sighed, "No matter what, he saved my life, and now I will avenge him. If he dies because of this, Rongrong and I will become mortal enemies for life."

Wang Bingde turned his head, held the opponent's right hand on his shoulder, and apologized:

"It's hard for you, I will seal you queen in a few days."

Nie Yingxue smiled sweetly and continued to ask:
"Lu Feng, what are you going to do with it?"

"He is an old minister of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Naturally, I will not keep him. He must have known it in his heart, but I will continue to do what I promised him."

Nie Yingxue nodded when she heard the words. After the founding of the country, the killing of heroes has been unavoidable throughout the ages, no matter how virtuous the monarch is, the old counselor of the vertical and horizontal faction has calculated his life, and I am afraid that his own death will also be counted in it.

Such painstaking efforts are just to avenge the hatred of the country and the family. No matter how smart you are, you can't escape the word "people's heart".

Wang Bingde didn't want to talk about the business of killing donkeys anymore, and asked instead:
"Have you found the whereabouts of Emperor Xiaocun?"

Nie Yingxue shook her head, "He was escorted by Zhou Xuantong, and the old eunuch dismissed the secret guards before leaving. It will take some effort to rely on our spies alone."

"It's okay, the dark guard can be reorganized, but it's a pity that Zhou Xuantong, a loyal dog, can't be used by me."

Nie Yingxue showed hesitation, hesitated to speak.

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

"Since he has already given up the throne to you, why does he have to spend so much time looking for it?"

Wang Bingde said in a deep voice: "He walks lightly, taking advantage of the righteousness of the world, but I bear the infamy of disloyalty and unrighteousness."

Nie Yingxue shook her head, "That's not what you really think."

She knew the other party too well. If he really cared about infamy, he wouldn't have spent decades plotting a rebellion.

Sure enough, Wang Bingde was taken aback when he heard the words, and then murmured:
"This is not the result I want."

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Longqi Bay, which has been fishing for generations, is far less violent than the storms on the temple. In the past few days, the change of imperial power has spread even in this small village where the sky is high and the emperor is far away.

I heard that the new emperor not only killed many officials in one go, but also wanted to set up Enke to recruit talents. Although there were few scholars in the village, the villagers who had few resources for conversation still talked about it tirelessly.

Young people who often carry goods in and out of the provincial capital for business will also bring back new news from time to time. Every time the men in the village come back, they will gather together to discuss major issues in Beijing, which seems to be blaming Fang Qiu for pointing out the world.

Whether married women or unmarried women in the village, seeing this situation, they would inevitably roll their eyes a few times, and secretly say something like "I'm not very capable, but I'm not small".

In their eyes, the men in the village are all mountain peasants. After working hard at sea during the day, they have to work hard on their own mother-in-law when they come back at night. Long knowledge.

On the other hand, the new teacher in the school is different. Not only is he very capable on board, able to endure hardships and stand hard work, but he is also a man of great learning. He can read books such as the Three Character Classic and Hundred Family Names from the beginning to the end, and often even cites the classics in chapters.

The children all praised this young gentleman when they returned home. Not only did his lectures be interesting, but they could understand them completely, unlike the old gentleman before.

Moreover, Ah Yue's appearance in long gowns was extremely elegant, and many young girls who hadn't left the court would come to the window of the school, on the surface to listen in, but in fact to peek, and they would only give up when they saw this thin-skinned son until his face turned red.

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(End of this chapter)