Chapter 284 The first heir
A few days later, this imperial edict that shocked all scholars all over the world was spread all over the country. It caused a very violent response among the big turbans.
The scholars were all one-sidedly opposed, and these scholars were cursing, scolding the court officials for being in vain, scolding the emperor for being blind, and actually wanting to Si Chen, the hen, scolding Emperor Maode, who was ungrateful, wanted to peep at the throne and do Wu Mei's business. In short, all the people related to this matter were scolded and scolded, and they wanted to write these people to death with a pen.
But compared to those scholars, ordinary people don’t care much about this. At most, they are pastoral seasonings after dinner, and only talk about royal gossip. The ones who are really having fun are the big turbans.
At the same time, King Kang Zhao Gou, who had been far away in Hebei but did not come to rescue Bianliang City, also returned.
Neither Zhao Ji nor Zhao Heng gave him a good face. Although Zhao Gou argued that he was gathering troops and was about to march towards Bianliang City, he received the imperial edict. However, neither Zhao Ji nor Zhao Heng believed his remarks. As for what Zhao Gou was thinking, they all knew very well.
Zhao Gou simply wanted to hold heavy troops and wait for the fall of Bianliang City. At that time, he could become the emperor if the entire royal army was wiped out.
Among Zhao Ji's many sons, Zhao Gou was not valued. Otherwise, he would not have been allowed to go to the Jin army camp as a hostage before. When Zhao Gou did such a thing, Zhao Ji simply put him in the Ten Kings Hall and put him under house arrest.
As for the Hebei rebels, they were handed over to Yan Fei. Anyway, both the royal family and the imperial court now have no money or food, and even the daily expenses in the palace rely on Yan Fei's support. He can't support so many people.
In the eyes of Zhao Ji and Zhao Heng, Yan Fei, who possesses the magic of turning stones into gold, would not care about these things at all. In their minds, the gods like Yan Fei didn't care about the wealth and honor in the world at all. However, they never thought that Yan Fei was a fake god, and all the rights were handed over to Yan Fei, and it would be difficult to get them back later.
Now Yan Fei has completely mastered the army and controlled most of the civil service system. By controlling the supply of materials and military salary, he gradually took everything into his own hands. Now the only thing that is in trouble is the only royal family.
"Your Majesty, the first two stages of immortality have been successfully passed. Now the last step can be carried out." In Zhao Ji's Taoist temple, Yan Fei congratulated Zhao Ji with a smile. "Now, as long as your Majesty starts asking the sky and gets the response of the sky, you can get the permission of the sky to break the boundary of life and death from then on to immortality."
"Okay, okay." Zhao Ji cheered excitedly, grabbed Yan Fei's hand and thanked him with gratitude. "Thank you for your help! If I get immortality, I will never forget the kindness of my fellow Taoist. If I have any help, I will definitely respond to everything."
Yan Feilian's smile became brighter and he waved his hand slightly, "This is nothing, it's just a trivial matter. But I want to remind Your Majesty that if the heaven refuses to let it go, it will be a life. Your Majesty, have you figured it out?"
Zhao Ji's expression paused, and a look of fear flashed across his face. He was a truly fearful person. In history, he was captured by the Jin people and was taken to Wuguo City as a slave. He suffered such a great humiliation and never thought of dying for his country. Even his empress and concubines gave birth to many evil seeds of Jin people, he could help the Jin people raise them with a smile. This shows how greedy Zhao Ji was afraid of death.
Yan Fei now said that he might die while seeking immortality, and Zhao Ji was obviously afraid.
"Fellow Daoist Yan." Zhao Ji's voice was a little panicked, "I would like to ask for help from fellow Taoists."
"This matter is very difficult to deal with." Yan Fei sighed repeatedly, making Zhao Ji even more frightened. He even simply prayed to Yan Feixing for help from him regardless of his identity.
"Okay, for your sincerity, I will tell you a little." Yan Fei accepted Zhao Ji's gift calmly, sighed, "The only thing I can tell you is to be sincere. No matter what happens, you must maintain your sincerity. Only with your sincerity can you impress the heaven and give you a chance to change your life another day. If your heart is not sincere, it will definitely not be successful. Your Majesty is the son of the heaven, so just think that he is begging his father for giving alms."
"Thank you, fellow Taoist!" Zhao Ji kowtowed with gratitude. His lifelong dream was about to come true, and he was already so excited that he was almost irresistible.
Yan Fei looked at Zhao Ji, who was trembling with his beard and sneered in his heart. However, he sighed repeatedly, "This time I helped you ask for immortality is actually a secret of heaven. I don't know what kind of punishment will be. I feel uneasy."
"Fellow Taoist, please be relieved." Zhao Ji showed gratitude and said comforting repeatedly. "As long as I can do it, I will never say anything."
Yan Fei sneered in his heart, saying, "I don't know who you are, and I'm absolutely right. If you really want to live forever, the first thing you have to do is to find a way to drive me away or kill me just by killing me." How could a person like you, who has such a strong desire for power, be assured and bold as he handed over the power he holds to others."
However, although I thought so in my heart, there was no change in Yan Fei's face. "I've been out for a long time this time, and I'm probably going to leave in a long time. However, when I leave this time, I hope to take the Taoist couple with me. Please help me with this matter."
Zhao Ji suddenly understood that he was talking about Emperor Maode. To be honest, Zhao Ji also disagreed with letting Emperor Maode get involved in the aura of the emperor. He did so simply to meet Yan Fei's request. He had long thought that once he sought immortality, he would immediately take back all his power. How could he give Zhao Fujin a chance?
However, at this moment, it was about to enter the most critical step. If Yan Fei was not satisfied, it would be possible that things would cause trouble for immortality. This is something that Zhao Ji could not accept in any case.
"What does that mean by fellow Taoist?" Zhao Ji decided to lift the ball to Yan Fei to see what he wanted to do. Satisfies him temporarily and everything is easy to say after asking for immortality.
"I hope Your Majesty can determine the status of Emperor Maode." Yan Fei calmly put forward his request to "determine the position of Emperor Maode's first heir. In fact, neither I nor Emperor Maode have any thoughts about the throne, just to be contaminated with the aura of the emperor."
Although Zhao Ji and Zhao Heng jointly issued imperial edicts to various places, indicating that Emperor Maode was moved into the East Palace. However, this was just an action, but the identity of Emperor Maode was not clearly confirmed. Yan Fei is going to attack these two emperors now, and determining the identity of the righteous becomes the most important thing.
In the land of China, which pays great attention to status, as long as you determine the status, it will determine everything. When Wu Zetian came to power, facing the Li clan group, the founding heroes group could withstand and fight back. In addition to his outstanding ability, the most critical factor was to determine the identity of the two saints early.
Zhao Ji fell into silence, constantly calculating his own gains and losses in his heart. Letting women get such treatment is also a huge impact on him. However, when he thinks that he even threw the throne to Zhao Heng, the rebellious son, it doesn't matter if he has multiple daughters to rob him. As long as he can get immortality, everything in the future will be his own.
Yan Fei did not rush and force him to express his opinion, but calmly opened a bottle of Coke and started drinking it. This carbonated drink is Zhao Ji's favorite. He treats this carbonated drink as a fairy jade dew these days. Not only did he use the most precious crystal cup, but he also tasted it in small sips every time, as if he was drinking Lafite for 1982.
As soon as he thought of Zhao Ji and Coke like he was drinking Lafite, Yan Fei couldn't help but laugh.
"What fellow Taoist said is very true." Zhao Ji, determined, nodded vigorously. "Since that's the case, I will issue an order to confirm the identity of the first heir to the throne of Fujin. But the emperor..."
Zhao Ji is just the Supreme Emperor. Although he still holds huge energy in his hand, he is just the Supreme Emperor after all. In nominally, this kind of thing must be approved by the current emperor Zhao Heng.
Zhao Heng was like Zhao Ji before, and he chose to agree to Emperor Maode to move into the East Palace just because of Yan Fei's pressure, but his identity was not clear. Now, it is possible to imagine how difficult it is to ask Zhao Ji to agree to determine the identity of Emperor Maode's heir rather than his son.
"Your Majesty, don't worry." Yan Fei smiled and put down the drink bottle in his hand. "I will deal with this matter."
Compared to Zhao Ji, Zhao Heng was easier to handle. Because this emperor was a typical coward. Although he was tough when he ascended the throne, he killed many ministers and exiled many officials in one go. But most of them were completed with the assistance of Geng Nanzhong and Tang Ge. Or the idea of those two people was finally implemented through Zhao Heng.
The most effective way to deal with this but cowardly emperor is to directly intimidate and threaten. Yan Fei, who held Zhao Heng's fatal threat in his hand, easily dealt with the current emperor, asking him to reluctantly agree to issue an order to confirm the identity of Emperor Maode's heir.
Of course, Yan Fei also fooled him and said that this was just a gesture. After his father ascended to heaven, Yan Fei would take Emperor Maode away. At that time, whether it was recording or the position of the heir to the throne, he would return to Zhao Heng's hands. Don't be too careful, he would definitely have no malice.
Zhao Heng, who had a weak personality, believed Yan Fei's promise and did not consider what to do if Yan Fei regretted it.
Of course, at this time, the ministers around him were swept away, all the power was in Yan Fei's hands, and he was still held in the hands of him. When the military avoided him, the civil servants and sects who had suffered heavy blows had no time to contact him, Zhao Heng had no other choice.
Having settled these two emperors is equivalent to squeezing their final use value. After Yan Fei, who has completely mastered the army, can push Emperor Maode to that position after sending these two emperors to the road.
As for the opposition of the civil officials, the opposition of the literati in all dynasties was so pale and powerless in front of the sharp blades of the military. Yan Fei was confident that he could "persuade" them well.
Chapter completed!