Chapter 22 Yang Xiang conspired to rebel (please collect and read)

In the fourth year of Zhengyong, on February 2, the dragon raised its head.

At the beginning of the new year, Prime Minister Yang Xuangan reported to His Majesty that a ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven will be held!

"Since my emperor ascended the throne, the officials have governed Qingming, Haiqingheyan, and the weather has been smooth, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. The invasion of Wu Kingdom has also been repelled by your majesty, and he has made great achievements in opening up territories."

Above the court, Yang Xuangan said in a deep voice: "My emperor is more virtuous than the three emperors, and has more merit than the five emperors. It is time for me to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, so as to rectify the orthodoxy of my great Yu world!"

"I second the proposal!"

In the court hall, at least 70% of the officials knelt down to accommodate Yang Xiangzhi's memorial.

On the dragon chair, Emperor Zhengyong was so angry that his liver ached, and he subconsciously looked at the few people still standing.

But these people just stood and no one spoke.

"This matter... will be discussed again!"

After retiring from the court, Yang Xuangan and several staff members were discussing in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Prime Minister Yang, why do you want your Majesty to hold a ceremony to worship the heavens? Although your majesty is diligent, he is not up to the level of holding a ceremony to worship the heavens..."

"What do you know?"

Yang Kang said: "This will allow us to secretly mobilize troops, horses and ordnance for future use, and it will also damage its prestige and lose the support of the people."

He opened the folding fan with a 'swish' sound and said: "Emperors throughout the ages, those who are qualified to offer sacrifices to heaven, are all the founders of a country, or the ones who recreated the world."

"Your Majesty... there is still a little bit left."

"Mr. Yang is brilliant!"

"As expected of Prime Minister Yang!"

"Concubine Shu is now four months pregnant, and she can give birth to a dragon child in at most half a year."

"Once Concubine Shu gives birth to a dragon son, she will be my crown prince of Dayu!"

"Isn't there a queen..."

"Queen? Hahaha, how can the queen compare to the grandson of Prime Minister Yang?"

The people below all agreed, and Yang Xiang was also extremely proud.

"There is another benefit to this move. As long as His Majesty nods and agrees, then..."

"Master Prime Minister! Master Prime Minister!"

Suddenly, some of his subordinates ran in quickly. Regardless of the strange expressions on the faces of several staff members in the hall, they hurriedly ran to Yang Xiang.

Yang Xiang frowned slightly, but he also knew that if his subordinates could bother him under such circumstances, there must be something important.

I can only think about it and ask suspiciously: "What's important?"

"Master Xiang... Concubine Duan is pregnant."

"What?!"

Yang Xuangan stood up suddenly, gritted his teeth and said: "Is this true or false?"

The subordinate said: "Master Prime Minister, due to the assassination of Wu Kingdom years ago, His Majesty cleaned up the harem and killed many of our spies, but there are still a few who were hidden deeper."

"In the early hours of this morning, they spent a lot of effort to spread this news... It is absolutely true and cannot be false!"

"Father, what happened?"

Yang Kang said strangely, Prime Minister Yang was a little far away from them, so he couldn't hear clearly.

Yang Xuangan signaled his men to step back and said: "Concubine Duan is pregnant."

"Huh?"

"What?"

"Concubine Duan is pregnant?"

"Xu Mujun has a daughter?"

Several people were talking about it, and someone immediately said: "Master, Concubine Duan is pregnant, whether she is a boy or a girl, it is bad news for us!"

"Not bad."

Another aide said: "With the current situation, Xu Mujun is trapped in Datong Mansion and is not allowed to return to the capital. He will just sit and watch our fight."

"But if Concubine Duan becomes pregnant, Xu Mujun is very likely to return to the capital."

"Xu Mujun is a soldier, how dare he abandon hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Datong Mansion?"

"Brother Chen is wrong. If Xu Mujun wants to come back, no one can stop him..."

"Now the arrow is on the string and has to be fired, Prime Minister..."

"Okay, stop arguing!"

Yang Xuangan said: "The top priority is to call on all the officials to come forward and force your majesty to sacrifice to heaven!"

"Chen Yongzhi."

"Master Prime Minister, my subordinates are here."

"You take charge of the Guang'er Imperial Army and let them return to the capital as quickly as possible."

"Yes!"

"Wang Guang."

"Master Prime Minister, my subordinates are here!"

"You go contact the major martial arts schools in the capital and ask them to provide help and follow my orders."

"Yes! Prime Minister!"

"Kang'er."

"Father."

"Tell the Tianming Sect that if they want to take over Dayu, they must find one... no, two strong masters! Otherwise, don't come to me." "Yes! Father!"

"Zhaifang!"

"Prime Minister Yang."

A man who obviously did not look like a Central Plains man, with a short stature and a dark complexion stood up.

"Your Gu...are you sure it works?"

"Hehehe..."

The village leader sneered: "Of course my poison is effective. As long as your people put it in the food that Emperor Zhengyong eats, the poison will gradually absorb his energy. In three months at most, he will die suddenly." He died, and no one could find out the cause of his death!”

"According to my wishes, give him the most intense poison directly and ensure that he dies violently within an hour or three!"

"No!"

Yang Xiang frowned and said: "Emperor Zhengyong cannot die in a short period of time. I have to wait for his Zen position, hahaha..."

Under Yang Xuangan's arrangement, all the staff present said goodbye and left.

But at this time in the palace, Emperor Zhengyong was extremely excited.

"Mr. Liang, are you telling the truth? Concubine Duan is pregnant?"

The old doctor knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely true!"

"Concubine Duan is one month pregnant, I guarantee it with my life!"

"Okay, okay...cough, cough, cough, cough..."

Emperor Zhengyong suddenly coughed and subconsciously covered his chest, almost unable to breathe.

Imperial Physician Liang quickly came forward to support Emperor Zhengyong: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

"I'm fine!"

"Eh..."

Imperial Physician Liang just held Emperor Zhengyong's wrist and said strangely: "Your Majesty, your pulse is very strange. This..."

"What's going on?"

Emperor Zhengyong frowned and allowed Imperial Physician Liang to continue taking the pulse.

After a few breaths, Imperial Physician Liang knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, have you been feeling low on energy, very lethargic, dizzy, palpitation, and cold during this period?"

"How did you know?"

"Your Majesty, you have worked too hard during this period. I hope you can get more rest."

"I know, please give me a prescription to cheer me up, go down."

"This...is, Your Majesty!"

Imperial Physician Liang withdrew, and Emperor Zhengyong breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Concubine Duan is pregnant, this is really great!"

"Yang Xuangan... Let me see what other tricks you have up your sleeve, hahaha...!"

Zhengyong four years, the third day of the second lunar month.

Thirteen officials from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Husbandry came to the table. My emperor's virtue is greater than that of the three emperors, and his merits are higher than that of the five emperors. It is time for him to offer sacrifices to heaven.

Emperor Zhengyong refused.

Zhengyong four years, the eighth day of the second lunar month.

Thirty-two officials from Dali Temple came to the table to worship the emperor.

Emperor Zhengyong refused.

In the fourth year of Zhengyong, it was the fifteenth day of the second lunar month.

Seventy-six professors from the Imperial College jointly signed the petition to express my gratitude to the emperor.

Emperor Zhengyong refused.

At the same time, more than 200 students from the Imperial College gathered to oppose Emperor Zhengyong's sacrifice to heaven, and were expelled by the imperial army.

Zhengyong four years, February 28th.

All the officials came to the table, and my emperor offered sacrifices to heaven.

There was an old master who hit a pillar and died. It was snowing heavily at night, and it was covered with snow.

Zhengyong four years, the second day of March.

Emperor Zhengyong issued an order to offer sacrifices to heaven!

That night, the imperial army secretly opened the city gate, and countless soldiers rushed forward.

There were also martial arts figures who emerged from the shadows and took the lead in strangling the guarding imperial guards.

Yang Xiang shouted: "Your Majesty is fatuous and deceived by villains!"

"I have been entrusted by the late emperor to assist my emperor."

"Today, Wang Zhongyi and his eunuchs are deceiving Your Majesty and making false suggestions about offering sacrifices to heaven. This is really disrespectful."

"Qing Jun side, punish the eunuchs!"

Amidst the constant shouting, countless imperial troops poured in from the Meridian Gate and attacked the Jiaotai Hall!

(End of chapter)