Chapter 1 The Sky Collapses at the Beginning, and the Emperor Seizes Power

"Chen Huaian, the crown prince of Jin Dynasty, and his family members: accept the order——"

The Great New Dynasty, the first year of Jian'an.

The palace of Prince Jin was completely deserted.

The sonorous and solemn voice of Sun Heling, the Minister of Rites of the Imperial Court, who delivered the decree, echoed at the Jin Prince's residence in Longcheng, an important town in the northwest.

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Huaian, the crown prince of the Jin Dynasty, who was dressed in linen and mourning clothes, and hundreds of people from all over the palace knelt down to receive the order.

"Following Heaven's destiny, the emperor issued an edict:"

"The King of Jin passed away, and the whole country mourns him. I express my deepest condolences;

Chen Polu, King of Jin, was the sworn brother of the late Emperor Zhenwu and the closest relative of the country;

During the lifetime of King Jin, he conquered Mobei five times, marched out of Qinchuan seven times, pacified the southern barbarians, and conquered the Xiongnu in the north. His military exploits and hard work were outstanding;

Since being granted the title, I have followed the law and abided by my duties, been loyal to the king above, and safe for the people below..."

As Sun Heling, the Minister of Rites, solemnly and solemnly read out the contents of the imperial edict, Chen Huaian's eyes became uncertain.

The past events emerge vividly, this is already the twenty-fourth year that Chen Huaian has traveled through time.

The Great New Dynasty he traveled through was not the new dynasty established by Wang Mang after usurping the Han Dynasty in history, nor did it even belong to any dynasty in the Twenty-Four Histories.

Strictly speaking, the Great New Dynasty can be regarded as another dimension that exists parallel to Chinese history.

The Daxin Dynasty was established by Zhao Mang, Emperor Zhenwu of Daxin, during the "Five Husties" period, just over thirty years ago.

The Daxin Dynasty was able to unify the world in troubled times, and the eight kings with different surnames under Zhenwu Emperor Zhao Mang were indispensable.

Among them, King Chen Polu of Jin (the first of the eight kings with different surnames and the only one with the same name as "king") has the most outstanding military exploits.

The Daxin Dynasty was able to conquer the Central Plains from a corner of the Hetao area to conquer the world. Jin King Chen Polu made great achievements through hard work.

Chen Polu led his troops to conquer more than half of the dynasty's territory of more than 13 million square kilometers.

The 300,000 Polu troops under his command were the elite troops of the dynasty. They were famous and powerful in all directions.

During Emperor Zhenwu's reign, he also gave Chen Polu enough rewards to match his military exploits.

In addition to being awarded the title of King of Jin and ranking first among the eight kings with different surnames, things like "going to the palace with swords and shoes, not kneeling when going to court, iron coupons for elixirs, and gold medals for immunity from death" have also not fallen.

Even in his later years, Chen Polu was secretly given the "Golden Whip for Beating the King", which can be used to knock out kings and beat treacherous officials.

However, all this changed six months ago when Emperor Zhenwu Zhao Mang suddenly died during his southern tour and Prince Zhao Qianling succeeded to the throne.

Emperor Daxin II Jian'an Zhao Qian first confiscated two-thirds of the 300,000 Polu troops under Chen Polu on the grounds that "the war in Mobei resumed and the King of Jin was old".

Later, on the grounds of "consecrating Zen to worship heaven", Chen Polu took away all the Polu army's military power except for the eight thousand defenders of Longcheng, the fiefdom of the King of Jin.

Before that, Chen Huaian, a time traveler, had already smelled the danger. He reminded his father Chen Polu more than once that "the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, and the bird is hidden behind the bow." This has always been the repertoire of emperors of all dynasties.

But when faced with the new emperor's seizure of power and his son's remonstrance, Jin King Chen Polu, who had been loyal and unyielding throughout his life, just said calmly: "How can a minister have two minds?"

Chen Polu even took the initiative to hand over the death-free gold medal given to him by the former emperor Zhao Mang when the new emperor Zhao Qian was worshiping the gods, which was a perfect gesture of a minister.

Unexpectedly, Chen Polu, who had already surrendered his military power and the alchemy certificate, suddenly suffered from gangrene on his way back to his fiefdom from the capital after participating in the ceremony held by the new emperor Zhao Qian, and died of it. Death.

When the news of his father's death came back to the Jin Palace, Chen Huaian was grieved and finally confirmed his previous speculation about "the rabbit dies and the dog cooks, and the bird disappears and the bow is hidden".

With the elimination of external hidden dangers and the establishment of the new dynasty, Zhao Qian, the new emperor of Jian'an, naturally no longer needs Chen Polu, a king with great achievements.

In particular, this king with a different surname has just passed his sixtieth birthday. Not only is he physically strong, but he is also full of energy.

Even Zhao Qian didn't need the title and fiefdom of King Jin!

Otherwise, how could he not issue an edict after the death of King Jin and before his burial.

To this day, the coffin of Prince Jin was buried in the mausoleum in the morning, and the emperor's imperial edict was delivered to Prince Jin's residence in the afternoon.

If Chen Huaian guessed correctly, Zhao Qian's imperial edict was not specially written to praise his father Chen Polu's life achievements, let alone to allow him, the eldest son of the Jin Dynasty, to inherit the title and fiefdom.

As expected, Sun Heling, the Minister of Rites, who was responsible for delivering the edict, praised Jin King Chen Polu eloquently according to the content of the edict, and then suddenly changed the subject and continued:

“Today, I have made a decision that the country will be peaceful and the people are safe, the troops will stop fighting, and the people will have a rest. I am determined to reduce armaments;

The King of Jin still has 8,000 Polu troops guarding Longcheng, and they will immediately be put under the control of the Northwest General, Huwei General Wu Qingyun..."

Buzz!

Hearing this, Chen Huaian's mind suddenly exploded.

The eight thousand Polu Army in Longcheng were not only the last support of Chen Huaian and hundreds of family members of the Jin Palace, but also the last bloodline of the Polu Army left to him by his father, Chen Polu.

In order to stop the war and rest with the people, even if the eight thousand Polu troops were disbanded and turned into civilians, it would be better than handing them over to the northwest general Wu Qingyun!

Looking at the entire Daxin Dynasty, who doesn't know that Wu Qingyun has been the sworn enemy of his father Chen Polu for decades.

How can these 8,000 Polu troops be brought to a happy end if they are left in his hands?

However, what caught Chen Huaian even more unprepared was yet to come.

Sun Heling, the Minister of Rites, continued to read out the imperial edict:

"The King of Jin has made great contributions throughout his life. To show respect, I have decided to seal the title of King of Jin. No future king should confer the title of King of Jin, so as to show that the King of Jin's contributions to the country and society of the Great Xin Dynasty will be passed down through the ages;"

"The King of Jin's son Chen Huaian will be renamed the King of Beihai, and will be granted the land of Beihai. His family will move north immediately!"

"I decree this--"

Swish!

When Sun Heling, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, read out the imperial edict, everyone in the King of Jin's mansion who knelt on the ground to receive the edict wailed.

Xu Ruoyun, the wife of King of Jin, and Chen Huaian's biological mother fainted on the spot because she could not bear the heavy blows one after another.

Chen Huaian's eyes were cold and his anger was full.

The dog emperor Zhao Gan, what a trick to kill people without bloodshed, cutting the grass and eradicating the roots without bearing the infamy of the world, it is simply killing people and breaking their hearts!

To put it nicely, it is called pardoning the King of Beihai and granting him the land of Beihai. To put it bluntly, it is exile and waiting for death!

The name of Beihai sounds nice, but in fact it is an extremely cold and barren land in the north, where bandits are rampant and Hu horses are rampant. It was here that Su Wu was exiled to herd sheep.

From Longcheng to Beihai, there are thousands of miles apart, the journey is long and dangerous. Without the guards of the 8,000 Po Lu Army, how can the more than a thousand women, children, old and young in the palace withstand such a toss?

Seeing this scene, Sun Heling, the Minister of Rites who was responsible for conveying the imperial edict, felt compassion and could not help but recall the kindness of Jin Wang Chen Po Lu to him.

If it were not for the secret help of Jin Wang, how could he, Sun Heling, become a respected official of the court today? I am afraid he would have become an unknown lonely soul in front of the mass grave outside Zhuxian Town.

But it is difficult to disobey the imperial order.

Faced with the deadly chess game "granted" to the widow of the Prince of Jin by the current emperor, he, a mere third-rank civil servant, had no good plan to break the game.

"Your Highness, please accept the decree!"

Even if he couldn't bear it, Sun Heling had to hand over the imperial decree that would decide the life and death of the family members of the Prince of Jin to Chen Huaian.

At this point, Chen Huaian had no choice.

For the livelihood of thousands of people in the palace, he could only bite the bullet and accept the decree: "Your Highness, the King of Beihai, Chen Huaian, accepts the decree and thanks you!"

Chen Huaian took the imperial decree, stood up and turned away.

"Stop!"

Suddenly, an arrogant shout came from behind.

Dengdeng, Dengdeng, Dengdeng!

Accompanied by the crisp sound of the iron hooves of the war horse hitting the bluestone bricks, a general wearing armor and a sword on his waist rode forward, with a pockmarked face with a gloating expression.

This man's name is Chang Chenghu, and he is the deputy general of Wu Qingyun, the general of the Northwest Army.

Chang Chenghu rode a tall snow-white horse, looked down at Chen Huaian, and shouted arrogantly:

"Hey, King of Beihai, where is the command token of the 8,000 Po Lu Army in Longcheng? Hurry up and hand it over to me!"

"Hmph!"

"I'll kindly remind you that hiding the military token is a crime of treason, but you will be executed for nine generations!"

Hearing this, Chen Huaian turned around suddenly, and two cold rays of light burst out from his starry eyes on his stern face, piercing directly at the deputy general Chang Chenghu on horseback.

In an instant, the aura was fully opened, and the murderous aura suddenly appeared.

Chang Chenghu on horseback was frightened by Chen Huaian's glare.

Even the warhorse under his crotch seemed to smell the murderous aura in the air, and neighed and stepped back a few steps out of the animal's instinct for survival.

Just as Chen Huaian was about to speak, a cold and strange mechanical synthesized sound suddenly rang in his mind——

[Ding! ]

[The system of the natural emperor is being activated...]

[The system has been successfully activated! ]

[The system of the natural emperor: Dear host Chen Huaian, the reward of 800,000 soldiers issued by the system has been received, and the function of summoning historical legendary generals is to be unlocked! ]

As a large amount of information poured into his mind, Chen Huaian was first shocked, then overjoyed, and the corners of his mouth could not be suppressed. A trace of cunning that was not easily noticed flashed across his murderous eyes.

After 24 years, Tong Dad, you are finally here!!!