Apprentice of the Heavens

Chapter 3 Xixia Palace
Western Xia Palace
Xia Xiangzong was lying on the dragon chair, admiring the graceful figure of the dancing girl below, with his arms around the concubine in light gauze, her fingers kept wandering, which made the concubine shy.

"Report to the emperor, please see him outside the palace of King Qi"

A guard entered the hall and knelt on the ground with his head down, as if he was afraid of seeing something he shouldn't see. There was just one more corpse on the mass grave yesterday.

Being disturbed, Xia Xiangzong frowned, and couldn't help wondering what his nephew was doing in the palace at this time, and felt a little uneasy.

"not see"

He waved his hands and said impatiently, but just after he finished speaking, he saw Li Zunxu had already entered the hall
"My nephew has seen the emperor"

Xia Xiangzong Li An'an looked at Li Zunxu, who was self-confident, and felt an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Li Zunxu, who let you in, do you want to rebel?"

Suppressing his uneasiness, Li An'an scolded, and kept winking at the guard kneeling on the ground, only to find that the guard just lowered his head as if he didn't see anything

My heart skipped a beat
"Your Majesty, this is the last time that my nephew will call you Emperor, because your incompetence has caused the people of Xixia to be displaced and the national power to decline. It is time for the Emperor to abdicate."

Li Zunxu lightly reprimanded Li An'an for his incompetence, Xia Xiangzong's Li An'an's face was ashen, and he was furious.

Looking at the guard who kept his head down as if he didn't hear anything, he felt more uneasy, stood up and shouted in a hurry

"Rebellious officials and traitors, come and take down this traitor for me"

"Li An'an, stop shouting. Now the entire palace guards are mine. You are also a generation of emperors. You should know that you will win and lose, but don't lose the dignity of the emperor."

Li Zunxu didn't even address the emperor and called Xia Xiangzong by his first name.

Hearing Li Zunxu's words, Li An'an couldn't help but staggered and fell to the ground. The shivering concubine and dancer who were shivering in the corner were not helped.

"Xu'er, I'm your uncle, you can't kill me"

Li An'an saw that Li Zunxu was wearing armor and seemed to be about to unsheath his long sword at any time, so he hurriedly played the emotional card,
Seeing that Li Zunxu was still approaching step by step, he felt fear in his heart, and hurriedly said again:

"Zunxu's nephew is wise and powerful, surpassing Qin Huang and Hanwu. Uncle, I feel that my talents are insufficient, so I am willing to give up the throne to my nephew."

After speaking, he looked at Li Zunxu who had stopped, and heaved a sigh of relief. Although he secretly hated him, he could only continue to persuade him flatteringly.
Now it is man for the knife and I for the fish.

"I can write the imperial edict now, nephew Zunxu, you don't want to lose the reputation of killing the king, do you?"

Li Zunxu stood where he seemed to be thinking. The entire palace was extremely silent. Li Anan knew that the words had come to this point, and it was useless to say more. After speaking, he quietly began to wait.

The shivering concubine and dancer in the corner dared not even breathe, for fear of accidentally becoming a corpse on the mass grave.

The atmosphere in the hall was dignified, dripping water could be heard, just when Li Anan became more and more panicked, Li Zunxu spoke slowly

"Imagine the purpose"

"Yes, long live my emperor, long live, long live"

Li Anan, who was almost scared out of his wits, knelt down and shouted long live if he was amnesty hastily agreed, but he lowered his head and had hatred in his eyes.

"Oh, uncle's kneeling is actually breaking my little nephew, it can't be done."

Li Zunxu's face, which was full of murderous intent, immediately turned into fear and fear. He hurriedly helped Li An'an who was kneeling, and said as if helping to pat the dragon robe.

It's really a scene of harmony between uncles and nephews.

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Second day

The officials who hadn't been to the court for half a month suddenly received a call from the emperor. Although they didn't understand why, they didn't dare to neglect, and they all came to the palace before dawn.

Seeing that the palace gate has not been opened yet, people in twos and threes start to gather together

"I don't know what it is, the emperor called us so anxiously, what news does Mr. Wang have?"

A young official approached a middle-aged official and asked

Lord Wang didn't answer but closed his eyes and waited quietly.

The officials in front of the palace gate had different thoughts, those who knew the inside story closed their eyes and rested their minds, while those who didn't know got together in twos and threes to discuss,

The ones who are more clever are those officials who close their eyes and rest their minds, obviously feeling that something big is happening

In a palace, Li Ming looked down at the various attitudes of the officials outside the palace, and silently wrote it down in his heart.

As the gate of the palace opened wide, the officials rushed in. Careful officials on the road noticed that there seemed to be a lot more imperial guards patrolling the palace today, but they didn't make any noise, and continued to walk quickly as if nothing had happened.

in the hall

As the officials poured in, they found that there were already people in the hall,
Why is King Qi here?

Some officials who didn't know the truth looked at each other with puzzled faces and muttered in their hearts.

"The King is here"

As the eunuch's sharp voice sounded, the officials shouted, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, my emperor!"

"Everyone loves you in peace, let's declare the decree"

Li An'an was wearing a dragon robe and looked down at the officials below, cast his eyes at the imperial army outside the hall, and waved his hands helplessly

"I have been in power for thirty years, and the world was overthrown. Fortunately, thanks to the spirit of my ancestors, I survived the crisis. However, I look up at the astronomy and look down at the hearts of the people.... The way of the husband, the world is for the public, and the selection of the virtuous and capable, Now he has followed Yao Dian and retreated to the king of Qi."

Following the eunuch's recitation, the whole court exploded in an instant, and everyone was talking about it, and they kept looking at Li Zunxu.

Three concessions and three persuasions, the whole abdication did not have any twists and turns, and a new chapter began with the addition of the dragon robe to Xixia.

How can there be any loyalists, but a few bones on the mass grave
The first year of Xixia Guangding
Ce made Li Yanzong the Supreme Emperor, Su Yun the Empress, and Li Ming the Crown Prince. Officials rose and fell.

After the banquet, all the dust settled.

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Inside the imperial study
Li Zunxu looked at the memorial on the case with a headache, and wished he could kill Li Anan with a sword. Li Anan left too much mess

"What troubles my father?"

Li Ming, who had just entered the imperial study, saw his father rubbing his temples with a troubled expression, and asked involuntarily.

"Ming'er, why are you here? Here, take a look."

Li Zunxu couldn't help feeling better when he saw Li Ming's arrival. He put down the memorial in his hand and pampered Li Ming's head.

Li Ming did not resist, looked at the contents of the memorial, thought for a moment and analyzed it against the history in his memory.

"Father, the Kingdom of Jin is now an old tiger. Although it is still powerful, its national power is declining. Mongolia is a young lion that is thriving. In my opinion, it should negotiate peace with the Kingdom of Jin. , rest and recuperate, otherwise the Mongol power and the Jin Kingdom will be wiped out, I'm afraid..."

I didn't say anything later
"Hey, how can a father not know about these things, but Xixia has been corrupted by Li An'an, and the internal treasury is empty. If you don't plunder the money of the Jin Kingdom, it will be a big problem."

Li Zunxu recounted his difficulties helplessly.

"Father doesn't have to worry about money, but my son read ancient books and found a treasure that is said to be the treasure of Emperor Liang Yuan."

"Oh, really?"

"My ministers dare not lie, the records in the books are just outside the city of Jiangling in the Song Dynasty"

"Song Kingdom?"

Li Zunxu muttered, couldn't help but think about it, and finally decided to send someone to take a look.

(End of this chapter)