Chapter 1938 Preparation Ceremony

"No...I don't dare!" Under the gaze of everyone, the eldest prince Zhao Xuan said aggrievedly.

Zhao Lun secretly cried out in his heart that it was a pity!

If Zhao Xuan had just insisted, he could have taken advantage of the situation and captured Zhao Xuan! For the crime of disobeying the decree, Zhao Xuan was directly thrown into prison!

Zhao Lun knew very well that the origin of his imperial edict was erroneous. Although it seemed very safe, he was also worried about what would happen to him. Therefore, he did not mind eradicating anyone who threatened him.

The eldest prince Zhao Xuan is obviously one of them!

Based on Zhao Lun's understanding of Zhao Xuan, Zhao Xuan would never be willing to stay away from the throne and would definitely take action afterwards. Therefore, if he had the opportunity to kill Zhao Xuan, Zhao Lun would never show mercy.

Thinking in his mind, Zhao Lun turned to look at Qi Kai, the Minister of Rites, and asked: "Shang Shu, it is up to you to arrange the enthronement ceremony. My father's body needs to be buried, and the situation inside and outside the court needs to be stable. Therefore, this enthronement ceremony As soon as possible, understand?"

Qi Kai glanced at Zhao Xuan subconsciously, but at this time, Zhao Xuan's eyes were dull and his expression was numb, obviously he would not give Qi Kai any reaction.

With a secret sigh in his heart, Qi Kai cupped his hands to Zhao Lun and said, "I understand, I understand!"

The enthronement ceremony is naturally the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites. Before the new emperor officially ascends the throne, no one is qualified to preside over the old emperor's funeral. Therefore, Zhao Lun's request is not excessive. In the case of an imperial edict, the enthronement ceremony should indeed be held as soon as possible. .

Zhao Lun nodded with satisfaction, looked at the others and said, "Everyone, what else do you want to say?"

Everyone was silent in response.

A lot of things happened today, which were beyond their expectations. Even though the people present could be said to have seen the world, they were still shocked and inexplicable and needed time to digest.

As for Zhao Lun's accession to the throne, they could not say anything without an imperial edict.

Seeing that no one opposed him anymore, Zhao Lun nodded with satisfaction, then turned around to look at the old emperor's coffin, knelt down suddenly, and wailed loudly: "Father, why did you leave, son?" I can’t bear to leave you..."

The whole hall echoed with Zhao Lun's earth-shattering cry. The sound was really sad and made the listeners shed tears. Those who didn't know about it would probably be moved by the filial piety shown by Zhao Lun.

However, everyone at the scene obviously did not have such thoughts. Facing Zhao Lun's acting skills, they just secretly despised him in their hearts, but they did not dare to show any dissatisfaction on their faces. This was their new member of Yanfeng Kingdom. Emperor, who dares to offend.

Not only did everyone not dare to show any displeasure or sarcasm, they also acted with Zhao Lun.

For a time, the entire hall was filled with the wails of everyone.

The emperor of Yanfeng Kingdom is dead!

This news quickly spread throughout Yanyang City, and naturally also reached the ears of spies stationed in Yanyang City from other countries.

At the beginning, these people thought this was false news. After all, this matter was too big for anyone to believe easily. But after inquiring from various parties, they were sure:

The news is true!

The old emperor of Yanfeng Kingdom has indeed passed away!

After confirming the authenticity of the news, the spies stationed in Yanyang City from other countries called for aerial messengers to convey the news back to their countries. For a time, the entire sky above Yanyang City was filled with aerial messengers.

At this time, everyone in Yanyang City had no time or energy to care about this. They were all immersed in the death of the old emperor.

The palace of Yanfeng Kingdom was completely white at this time. The eunuchs and maids walking around were all wearing plain clothes with grief on their faces.

After it got dark, the ministers left the palace one after another. Only the prince and the princess were still waiting in front of the old emperor's coffin.

The Ministry of Rites is now the busiest person in Yanyang City. After leaving the palace, Qi Kai became busy. He took the enthronement ceremony extremely seriously and seriously.

Previously in the hall, he had unequivocally supported the eldest prince Zhao Xuan, which would inevitably make Zhao Lun unhappy. But now that Zhao Lun has gained power, it is hard to say whether he will retaliate against him afterwards.

When it was time to take a gamble, Qi Kai did not back down and took the gamble decisively.

But now, the outcome of the gamble has been decided, and he accepted the result calmly, but he was unwilling to leave this position.

He has to work hard, maybe he can change his image in Zhao Lun's heart and keep his position.

When he decided to take the gamble, Qi Kai was already prepared to lose his position, but if there was a chance to keep his position, he would not let it go.

And this preparation for the enthronement ceremony is his best opportunity to perform.

"Almost no one supported the third prince before. If the third prince really wants revenge because of this, it should be started by someone else, not me, the Minister of Rites." Qi Kai thought in his mind: "For example, Yuanji, the Minister of Personnel! And Hou Zhong!”

The Ministry of Rites has always had the lowest status among the six departments, but the Ministry of Personnel is different. If Zhao Lun wants to completely control the court, he must control the Ministry of Personnel. Otherwise, Zhao Lun will not be able to control the overall situation.

Therefore, if Zhao Lun wanted to take action, he should first take action against the officials. After all, Yuan Jike did not support Zhao Lun before, and Zhao Lun also had reasons to take action.

Besides Yuan Ji, there is also Hou Zhong!

Although Hou Zhong's position is not visible to the public, it is very important and very sensitive. Only people he trusts very much can be placed in that position.

Obviously, Hou Zhong is definitely not the person Zhao Lun trusts the most.

Therefore, Qi Kai feels that if Zhao Lun wants to establish his authority, he is most likely to attack Yuan Ji and Hou Zhong, and Hou Zhong is the first one to be targeted, which is the most likely!

Thinking of this, Qi Kai felt more at ease in an instant, and even thought that he must do a good job in the coronation ceremony, and then show goodwill to Zhao Lun, maybe, his position will be saved, after all, he only confronted Zhao Ke before, but did not "go to war" with Zhao Lun.

Yuan Ji and Hou Zhong also had the same idea!

After leaving the palace, the two of them came together without any prior agreement, and went to Yuan Ji's house together.

In the study, the atmosphere was a bit solemn, and Yuan Ji and Hou Zhong's faces were very ugly.

Originally, both of them thought that today would be their glorious day, and the merit of following the dragon was the greatest merit.

However, the development of the matter was completely beyond their expectations. Not only did Zhao Ke fail to ascend the throne, but he was actually taken away by the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice. As for whether he could get out of the prison, no one dared to guarantee it. After all, Zhao Lun would not miss such an opportunity.

The person they supported did not succeed, but was put in prison. Yuan Ji and Hou Chong's mood can be imagined.