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"Empire Hegemony" Chapter 228
In a magnificent hall in the imperial city, a grand banquet was being held, and countless important court officials and generals in formal dresses were toasting and having a happy conversation.
?The siege of the royal capital has been lifted, and the soldiers and horses of all walks of life have made great contributions to the king. The old emperor also wanted to take this opportunity to win over important officials and stabilize people's hearts.
The old emperor was already terminally ill and bedridden, but he still kept his spirits up. He made a brief appearance at the banquet in a wheelchair, and then left hastily.
Seeing the old emperor's sickly appearance, although the banquet was very lively, the important officials of the court were all in a heavy heart.
Now it's an eventful time, and the court needs a strong person in charge to stabilize the overall situation, but the old emperor is so weak that they are all worried.
The prince presided over the banquet in place of the old emperor who had left the venue. Although the prince was eloquent, he seemed to be able to handle it with ease.
But obviously, the crown prince's prestige is far inferior to that of the old emperor. In the eyes of some senior ministers, it is still unknown whether the prince's highness can successfully ascend the throne, so there is also a lack of respect.
The fourth prince is very enthusiastic about the throne, so he is also an active figure at the banquet, constantly talking with those important court officials and generals, trying to draw them into his camp.
However, the important officials of the imperial court are all old fritters who have worked in the officialdom for many years. Before the situation is clear, they will naturally not easily express their opinions in such a public place, and the fourth prince also secretly scolded the old fox.
The banquet was held in a peaceful atmosphere, and the court band was also playing vigorously, but everyone knew that in such a peaceful atmosphere, there was an undercurrent surging.
? Zuoxiang Wang Huchen has always been honest and unwilling to join forces with other people, so except for some former disciples, there are few important court officials around him who come to talk to him.
On the contrary, Prime Minister You was always surrounded by a group of officials, from time to time there were laughter and happy conversations.
"Lord Prime Minister Zuo, there is news from outside the palace that Lord Yang Yunming is dead."
When Prime Minister Zuo Wang Huchen was sitting there alone pouring himself a drink, a servant bowed and walked up to him quickly, and reported the news in a low voice.
"I see."
As if he had expected all this, Prime Minister Zuo Wang Huchen's face remained unchanged, and he picked up the wine glass to drink alone, and at the same time, his eyes drifted to Yang Hong, the Duke of Ding a few tables away.
An internal servant also hurried over from the outside and walked up to Yang Hong, the Duke of Ding, who was chatting and laughing with several generals.
?After hearing the servant's report, Duke Ding Yang Hong's smile froze on his cheeks, and after shaking his body, if the servant's quick reaction wasn't there, he would have fallen to the ground.
"Snapped!"
Although the servant helped Dingguo Gong Yang Hong in time, the wine glass fell to the ground and shattered, which still attracted everyone's attention. They didn't know what happened.
? Prime Minister Zuo Wang Huchen also got up and walked quickly towards the prince, telling the prince the news of the death of Yang Yunming, the successor of the Yang family.
"What, Yang Yunming is dead?"
After the prince learned that the successor of the Yang family had died, he was also full of astonishment, because the news was so sudden.
"Bastard! I want to kill you!"
At this time, the roar of Yang Hong, the Duke of Ding who had recovered, sounded extremely angry.
Seeing that the Patriarch of the Yang family, who has always been moody and angry, lost his composure at the royal banquet, everyone was full of doubts, what could have stimulated him so violently.
After Yang Hong roared a few times, without even saying hello to the crown prince, he led the Yang family away angrily, looking extremely anxious.
The major families and important ministers also have their own news channels, and after only a moment, they knew what happened to the Yang family.
If Yang Yunfeng's killing was just to make the Yang family lose a Marquis, then Yang Yunming's death directly hurt the Yang family.
You must know that Yang Yunming is the successor carefully cultivated by the Yang family, and he will be the one who will succeed the Duke of the State in the future.
But now that he was besieged and died in the street in broad daylight, everyone is also guessing who is so bold and reckless.
This royal banquet was cast in a haze because of the matter of the Yang family, because everyone's thoughts were no longer on the banquet, and they sent people to spy on the situation one after another.
The prince presided over the banquet until late at night, waiting for all the guests?After they all left, he returned to his East Palace with a dark face.
"What's the situation outside now?"
The crown prince didn't know who would dare to kill the successor of the Yang family so boldly. After he returned to the East Palace, he also immediately summoned the officials.
Fortunately, after these officials got the news, they also inquired about the news from many sources, and learned a lot about the situation outside.
"Your Highness, the assassins who assassinated the two Marquis Yang Yunming and Yang Yunfeng seemed to appear out of nowhere, and they had already fled by the time the city inspectors reacted."
"What are the people in the City Patrol Division doing to eat, and let people commit murder on the street, killing two Marquises?!"
The prince is also very angry, because he and the left prime minister, Wang Huchen, are plotting to get rid of the Yang family and the Lu family, two powerful military families, in order to consolidate the imperial power.
When something like this happened at this juncture, isn't it just a warning?
"What is the Yang family going to do now?" the prince asked angrily.
"The members of the Yang family have already taken action. They dispatched three battalions of guards into the city, and began to search for the murderer wantonly. Moreover, they have taken over the city patrol department, and several chief officials of the city patrol department have been dismissed. prison"
After hearing the report from the subordinates, the Prince's face also showed a sullen look. He did not expect the Yang family to be so arrogant and domineering, and even sent the imperial guards into the city without authorization.
The prince said with a dark face: "Is it the three battalions of imperial guards entering the city?"
"Sixth, Twelfth and Thirteenth Battalions."
"Wow, that's great!"
The prince laughed angrily. He never thought that after he personally took control of the Imperial Guard, there would still be people who would dare to act without his order. It seems that the Imperial Guard had to be purged again.
"Your Highness, Lord Yang Guo heard that he has sent a message. If the murderer cannot be found, he will take everyone on those streets to pay for his life." A subordinate official continued.
The prince's face was uncertain, and after thinking for a while, he ordered: "Order Hu Ziyang, the former general, to send the fifth battalion of imperial guards into the city to assist the Yang family in hunting down the murderer."
"No!"
"Get ready, I'll go to Yang's house to have a look."
"No!"
"By the way, what is Prime Minister Zuo doing?"
The prince suddenly thought of Prime Minister Zuo Wang Huchen. He should be anxious at this time, why there is no movement.
"Your Highness, Mr. Zuo Xiang returned home after the banquet."
"Send someone to invite Prime Minister Zuo, and ask him to go to the Yang Mansion with me."
"No!"
When the city was full of soldiers searching for the murderer and making a fuss, Zuo Prime Minister Wang Huchen was playing chess with the big housekeeper as if nothing had happened. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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