The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 797 Proclamation
Entering mid-September, the weather has gradually turned cooler.

At this moment, outside the north gate of Jing'an Prefecture, a large number of soldiers lined up at this moment, enclosing an open space on both sides of the official road.

On the official road in the middle of the open space, there are officials of all sizes, as well as the vassal kings who came here after being notified.

According to a rough estimate, there are at least 200 officials and vassals present here.

They have been waiting for three hours since morning.

Of course, they didn't stand all the time during these three hours. After all, they had attendants when they traveled, and they brought tables, chairs and food with them.

Half an hour ago, they received a report that the imperial envoy was less than twenty miles away, so they withdrew their attendants and stood up in line.

But even though they only stood for half an hour, those who were in poor health were already out of breath and almost fainted.

"Hold on, the imperial envoy will be here soon!"

Governor Zhou Maosong wandered around, regulating everyone's words and deeds.

In fact, he was not the only governor at the scene, the governors of the five southern counties and the feudal lords were all here right now.

However, because this place is Jiangxi, Zhou Maosong, as the host, naturally has to be busy.

When he was wandering around, he saw Zhang Kequan trotting over and told him, "My lord, the imperial envoy is here!"

Zhou Maosong didn't dare to delay, and immediately came to the front of the team.

Looking ahead, there are indeed banners dancing, and there are troops accompanying them behind.

The imperial envoys were gradually approaching, and the troops behind were also getting closer, and troops from the left and right were arriving ahead of schedule.

Through close observation and comparison, people like Zhou Maosong can easily distinguish the huge difference between Dusi's army and Yong's army.

At this moment, they understood people like Yang Hongwen, and it was an extremely reasonable choice for them to surrender.

Finally, the team of imperial envoys stopped 20 meters ahead, and several governors immediately went up to meet them.

"Chen Jiangxi Governor Zhou Maosong..."

"Chen Nanhai Governor..."

"Chen Lingbei governor..."

After everyone reported their names, they knelt down in front of the imperial envoys, and saluted at the same time, saying: "Ask Your Majesty Sheng An!"

The imperial envoys represented Zhao Yanxun, so they naturally wanted to pay their respects at this moment.

The attendant opened the sedan chair curtain, and Xie Xiaofang came out from inside.

Stepping up to several governors, Xie Xiaofang said slowly: "Your Highness Sheng'an, get up!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

After several people got up, they saluted Xie Xiaofang himself.

"Meet the old man!"

"Long time no see, Mr. Ge looks refreshed..."

Xie Xiaofang is a cabinet minister, his status is extremely respected, they naturally want to flatter him.

What's more, now that this person came here with the king's order, every word and deed represents Zhao Yanxun's will, how dare others offend him easily.

In fact, two of the five governors in the south have a good relationship with Xie Xiaofang. Strictly speaking, they belong to the same faction.

Because of this, Xie Xiaofang wanted to mention these people.

Therefore, when Cheng Wenguang got off the sedan chair and walked forward, Xie Xiao conveniently introduced it to everyone.

"This is the Deputy Envoy of Appeasement. He was the Chief History of Prince Yong's Mansion. Let's get acquainted!"

The point of his words is to say that Cheng Wenguang is the chief history of Prince Yong's mansion. This sentence alone made everyone present understand in an instant how detached Cheng Wenguang's status is.

As a result, everyone's eyes on Cheng Wenguang changed, and they all saluted and said hello.

After a brief acquaintance with everyone, Cheng Wenguang reminded: "Mr. Ge, I don't think there is any need to delay, let's announce the edict this morning!"

"Exactly, exactly!"

After saying this, the two walked forward together, and the five governors followed behind.

Soon, they and their party came to the front, and everyone at the scene saluted one after another.

"All feudal lords listen to the edict!" Xie Xiaofang read out this sentence with a serious expression.

The very harmonious atmosphere stopped here, and the vassals who were pointed out knelt down after a short hesitation.

The rest of the officials at the scene saw the five governors kneel down, so they all knelt down too.

After receiving the edict from the accompanying officials, Xie Xiaofang read aloud: "The regent's edict..."

After entering the capital, Zhao Yanxun had no choice but to make concessions under repeated persuasion by officials and ministers, and accepted the title of Regent.

"The burial of the first emperor is imminent, and the emperors of the five counties in the south will rush to the capital immediately after receiving the imperial edict, without delay..."

The content of the imperial edict was very short and clear. After Xie Xiaofang finished reading it, King Su, who was at the front, took it over.

Before Xie Xiaofang could speak, Cheng Wenguang took two steps forward and said in a low tone, "Everyone, you can leave now, and you will be heading north tomorrow morning, so don't waste time!"

Whether it is the imperial edict read by Xie Xiaofang or Cheng Wenguang's reminder, there is no possibility of negotiating.

Regarding going north to Beijing, although the vassals present were repelled in their hearts, they could only murmur in their hearts.

As powerless vassal kings, they have no confidence to say no to Zhao Yanxun.

"I'll wait and remember!"

Under the leadership of Su Wang, all the vassal kings left one after another, and there were many fewer people at the scene.

"Elder Ge, I don't know if Your Highness...has a purpose for us?" Zhou Maosong couldn't help asking.

These vassal kings had their results, and their hearts as officials were still hanging, so naturally they couldn't help asking questions at this time.

"Of course there is a purpose..." Xie Xiaofang replied.

Immediately afterwards, Xie Xiaofang took out the second imperial edict, and the expression on his face also became grim.

"Listen to the order..."

These two words were uttered from Xie Xiaofang's mouth, without the slightest emotion, directly making everyone's hearts tense.

After all the officials knelt down, Xie Xiaofang immediately read: "The Regent's order..."

"You are the ministers of the Jin Dynasty, why did you rebel against the court and help the rebellion? Together with King Ning to commit rebellion?"

From the very beginning of the edict, there was a lot of questioning, and every sentence was like a knife piercing into their hearts.

After some scolding, the content of the imperial edict began to change. Zhao Yanxun expressed his magnanimity and was willing to give these people the opportunity to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds.

"His Highness Shengming..."

After the imperial edict was read, everyone couldn't help crying when they were in great sorrow and joy.

How much of this is regret, how much is gratitude, and how much is pretending... Only God knows.

Of course, none of this is important, anyway, they will check slowly next time, and none of them that should be cleaned up will be able to escape.

"Elder Ge, Mr. Cheng... let's enter the city!"

"We've been exhausted all the way, and we've already set up a banquet in the city to welcome the two of you!" Zhou Maosong said with a smile.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Wenguang said in a deep voice: "There is no need to pick up the wind and wash away the dust. Let the officials present today go back separately, so as not to delay the operation of the yamen in various places!"

Hearing this, Zhou Maosong glanced at Xie Xiaofang, after all, this is the envoy.

"As it should be!"

Even Xie Xiaofang had spoken, Zhou Maosong naturally stopped being entangled, so he stepped forward to negotiate with the officials.

Except for the nervousness at the beginning, the mood of the officials gradually calmed down after the edict was announced.

At this time, they were unwilling to leave. If they could stay in Jing'an Mansion for a while, they would be able to know more about the situation and have a clearer control over the situation.

But now, those two big shots have spoken, and even if they want to stay, they can't help it.

The officials dispersed one after another, Xie Xiaofang and Cheng Wenguang re-entered the sedan chair, and then rushed to the city gate.

After entering the city, they did not rest in a hurry, but immediately went to the cell to interrogate Zhao Yanjue who had already been imprisoned.

At the same time, the Yong army came with them and took over the defense of Jing'an Mansion, and all the people from Jiangxi Dusi withdrew from the city.

A total of [-] troops went south, only [-] entered Jiangxi, and the rest went to other counties.

Even if there is only one guard in each county, Zhao Yanxun is fully confident that he can suppress all monsters and monsters.

(End of this chapter)