After I disguised myself as a man, I became everyone's white moonlight

All this happened so quickly that by the time many of the ministers reacted, it was already a foregone conclusion.

If the Eighth Prince still had a fighting chance before, now he is completely out!

Zhou Hanjin didn't want to live like neither a human nor a ghost, and he didn't want to live a life of falling from a great height and being bullied by others.

That's why he bit his tongue and committed suicide.

Otherwise, with his ambitious nature, he would never commit suicide!

Zhou Yichen said in a cold tone, "Zhou Hanjin, too many soldiers died because of you. You can't atone for your sins even if you die a hundred times, so I won't let you die easily."

Zhou Hanjin endured the pain and managed to utter a few words vaguely, "I...didn't lose to you...but...I chose the wrong timing."

He won't accept his fate, never will, even if he loses!

Zhou Yichen pushed Zhou Hanjin towards the secret guards he brought with him, "Take him away, lock him up, watch him carefully, and don't let him commit suicide!"

Zhou Hanjin was pulled out.

Everyone's eyes finally fell on His Majesty who was pierced by the sword.

His eyes were dazed, his pupils were dull, his face was pale, and blood had soaked through his bright yellow shirt.

This Majesty, who once had great power and a very noble status, is now no different from an ordinary person.

Zhou Yichen ordered, "Call the imperial physician here quickly."

Although he gave the instructions, anyone with eyes could see that His Majesty was beyond saving.

His injuries were too severe that even a great immortal could not cure him.

Zhou Yichen gently lifted his head, placed it in the palm of his hand, and quietly pressed the wound that was still bleeding.

"Don't talk, save your strength, the doctor will be here soon."

His Majesty's vision quickly blurred, and he vaguely felt as if he saw his first wife.

She was a beautiful woman of noble birth, whom he had truly loved and respected.

Because he always remembered that when he was still an unknown prince, the other party chose him and married him despite her parents' opposition.

However, the throne is something that can change a person's mind. He began to fear her because of her noble birth, and too many women began to surround him.

So much so that before they knew it, the two of them were drifting further and further apart.

He will always remember the beautiful look of the other person on his wedding day when he lifted the red veil and smiled shyly.

That was the most beautiful face he had ever seen, and no one would be prettier than her in his entire life.

The corners of His Majesty's lips curved up, as if he had seen something beautiful, and his eyes were full of yearning and nostalgia.

"I pass the throne to my third son, Zhou Yichen, to inherit the throne."

This sentence was said so suddenly that none of the court officials could react.

His Majesty moved his lips as if he wanted to say something, but unfortunately he said nothing in the end. He closed his eyes, tilted his head, and dropped his hand.

An emperor died in such a sloppy way!

All the ministers were dumbfounded. This was the most sloppy succession of throne, and it ended with the emperor's death.

It was so fast that it was shocking and there was not even time to react.

The most surprised one among them was Zhou Yichen. He thought that his father must hate him so much that even at the critical moment of life and death, he would not pass the throne to him!

After all, he had been neglected in every way since he was a child and had never received a word of praise from him.

As a result, the emperor who disliked his father actually passed the throne to him without hesitation!

Zhou Yichen noticed that a tear had slipped down the corner of his father's eye.

He unconsciously put his fingers over it and gently wiped away the tear with his fingertips. Then he stared at the tear on his fingertips for a long time in silence.

The throne came to him so suddenly and so quickly that he felt like he was in a dream.

It was clear that he was still worried about the future of the Great Zhou yesterday, but today the Great Zhou was suddenly handed over to him.

All the ministers witnessed His Majesty's last words. They first shouted "He has passed away", then pretended to cry a few times to express their condolences to the late emperor, and then knelt down to Zhou Yichen without stopping.

"See Your Majesty."

As the rising and falling sounds of worship came, Zhou Yichen finally felt a little bit of reality.

The Ministry of Rites will naturally be responsible for preparing for the national mourning, and all matters related to the coronation ceremony of the new emperor Zhou Yichen also need to be arranged.

In addition, arrangements for His Majesty's tomb also need to be made immediately.

Since His Majesty was obsessed with immortality, he should have built a mausoleum long ago at his age, but he became furious when his ministers reminded him of this.

He even felt that the other party was committing treason and cursing him to death, so he dismissed the minister who gave him advice without saying a word.

Since then, no one dared to mention the construction of the mausoleum in front of His Majesty.

This resulted in many people being extremely busy and exhausted due to the sudden death of His Majesty.

On the second day after Zhou Yichen ascended the throne, he was not busy with his own affairs. Even his father's funeral was temporarily put on hold. The first thing he had to deal with was the war.

Before, his people only vaguely knew that His Majesty was extravagant and always thinking about immortality, which caused some losses to the national treasury, but they did not expect the losses to be so huge!

Zhou Yichen didn't have time to sort out his complicated emotions, and that night he sent someone to bring him all the account books of the treasury's income and expenditure.

Seeing this, Zhou Yichen's emotions of forgiveness towards his father, which he had finally managed to muster, were ignited again.

When my great-grandfather was alive, the country was prosperous and the country was flourishing. Even the national treasury was well-stocked.

As a result, after just twenty years in my father's hands, he squandered all the money and used it all for illegal activities.

Either they are used for pleasure, or for seeking immortality; in short, none of them is used in the right way.

Zhou Yichen had no choice but to summon General Tang and Prime Minister Rong into the palace to discuss how to repel the enemy at the lowest cost without having to humble themselves and ask for peace?

After the old marquis and the Duke of Wei calmed down the turmoil in the palace yesterday, they rushed to Xiyang City overnight.

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By the time the news of Zhou Yichen's ascension to the throne reached Xi'an City, it was already four or five days later.

The city of Xi'an was in a wartime and information was not as well-informed as before. In addition, there was concern that spies might take the opportunity to sneak into the city, so the screening of people coming and going was very strict.

Chu Xi was a little surprised when she heard the news. In the original plot, although there was a palace coup, the novel only wrote about the night of the coup, when Zhou Yichen led people to rescue the emperor, and then...

Chu Xi had no idea which direction this was going.

Zhou Yichen ascended the throne unexpectedly and became the new emperor of Great Zhou. This made Chu Xi vaguely feel that the opportunity for him to leave would be soon!

The news soon spread to Western Chu, Japan, the northern grasslands and other countries.

Zhou Yichen's ascension to the throne directly affected their three-party alliance.

The three forces formed an alliance in the first place due to various considerations and reasons, the most important of which was that they understood Emperor Tianwu and felt that given his temperament, he would most likely not dare to confront their coalition force head-on!

Zhou Yichen is different. His confidant Chu Jiang is in Xi'an City. His temperament is different from his father's. He is a man who will fight for every inch of land.

In addition, the 70,000 new reinforcements sent by Western Chu have arrived.

The commander-in-chief is a close confidant of the fifth prince and has a grudge against Qi Minsong.

This resulted in the fact that although Western Chu had 120,000 to 130,000 soldiers, power was not concentrated.