1046. Chapter 1046 Establishing a New King
The Queen Mother was a resolute person in some respects. After sending Qiu Yaozong away, she immediately sent someone to invite the cabinet ministers into the palace.
There were six cabinet ministers headed by Mr. Xu. Outside the palace gate, Mr. Xu and Lu Shiming met. They looked at each other and gradually came together. Lu Shiming asked in a low voice, "Mr. Xu, did you know that the Queen Mother summoned you at this time? Why did we enter the palace?"
"It won't be a good thing if we are asked to enter the palace so late." Mr. Xu looked ahead with a heavy gaze. He had a hunch that entering the palace today would not be an easy matter.
When they were about to arrive at Cining Palace, they met other cabinet ministers, and everyone's eyes were full of confusion.
Entering the hall, they immediately saw the Queen Mother sitting there, but the Queen Mother's expression didn't look right, and her eyes were a little swollen, as if she had just cried.
Mr. Xu was heartbroken and stepped forward to salute, "I have met the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother urgently summoned us to the palace at this time. I don't know why?"
The Queen Mother held a silk handkerchief in her hand. She wiped the tears from her eyes and said sadly, "Master Xu, there is news from the front. The Emperor fell off a cliff in Anhe. There is no news until now. I'm afraid... I'm afraid it's something bad. A lot of good luck."
As soon as she said these words, all the ministers standing below were stunned.
"Queen Mother, are you serious about this? There is no news at all in Anhe City. I am afraid that someone is deliberately trying to disturb the hearts of our Jin people. If something really happened to the Emperor, General Ye would have sent someone to deliver the news." Mr. Xu said immediately.
"Master Xu, do you think Ye Chunnan is trustworthy? Maybe the emperor's accident is related to him. We don't know what the situation in Anhe City is like now. If the emperor's confidants had not risked their lives to come back to tell the truth, the Ai family would still be there. I don’t know anything." The Queen Mother said sadly, and her words actually described Ye Chunnan as the person who killed the emperor.
"Since the Emperor sent General Ye to fight, it proves that General Ye is trustworthy." Lu Shiming said in a low voice, "Queen Mother, this matter is of great importance. Please be sure to find out the truth."
"Yes, Queen Mother, who came back to report this matter?" Mr. Huang also asked.
The Queen Mother looked at Lu Shiming with red eyes, "Ye Chunnan still remembers the deep hatred of the Ye family back then. It's not surprising that he would harm the emperor. The Ai family called you into the palace today just to let you make up your mind about what to do next." manage."
"We want to meet the people from Anhe City first." Mr. Xu said. There was no panic on his face. In his opinion, the emperor would not have an accident so easily. Even if there was an accident, it would not happen easily. Maybe you believe that the emperor was killed based on one-sided words.
"He was seriously injured. The Ai family asked him to go to the Royal Hospital for treatment first. He should not have woken up yet," the Queen Mother said.
"Queen Mother, the Emperor has great martial arts skills and is surrounded by secret guards. It is impossible for anything to happen easily." Lu Shiming did not believe that something would happen to the Emperor. He felt that this must be a conspiracy.
"The Ai family doesn't believe that something will happen to the emperor, so they have sent people to Anhe City. News should come back soon," the Queen Mother said in a low voice, "But we have to be just in case. If the emperor really What should we do if something goes wrong? You are cabinet ministers, and no matter what, you must protect the foundation of Jinguo."
Mr. Xu said, "What does the Queen Mother mean by this?"
"A country cannot live without a king for a day. The Ai family wants someone to stabilize the hearts and minds of the civil and military officials during the time when the emperor is missing, so as to avoid bad news from spreading and causing chaos in the Jin Kingdom." The Queen Mother said in a deep voice.
Lu Shiming and Mr. Xu looked at each other. The Queen Mother's words were too obvious. She wanted to take advantage of the emperor's absence to establish a new emperor. If something really happened to the emperor in Anhe City, how could there be no news at all? Even if someone If you want to report back, you should first go through the cabinet. How did you find the palace, and why is he seriously injured and unconscious now?
"The Queen Mother, if you do this, wouldn't it be telling the world that the emperor is missing? This will only make people more panic-stricken." Mr. Xu said in a deep voice.
"That's just a temporary speculation. The emperor has no heirs. If something unexpected happens this time and the clan is in chaos, Mr. Xu, who of you can guarantee that the court will not be in chaos?" the Queen Mother asked sternly.
The emperor has been suppressing the clan since he ascended the throne. If the news of the emperor's accident comes back, the clan will be the first to react.
Several ministers looked at each other and had to admit that the Queen Mother's words were not wrong.
"I still don't believe that something will happen to the Emperor. I believe that the Emperor will come back soon." Mr. Xu said in a deep voice.
The Queen Mother said with tears in her eyes, "The Ai family has never thought this way before. Now the crown prince is just to prepare for future troubles. If you have other good ideas, you can put them forward."
Lu Shiming knew the Queen Mother's attitude towards Yaoyao before. After hearing her say so much today, without even mentioning her daughter, he knew that the Queen Mother would never think that Yaoyao was still pregnant with Dragon Yi at this time. "The Queen Mother, Not long ago, the Emperor received the Empress, and if I remember correctly, the Empress is already pregnant with the Emperor's heir. Even if something unexpected happens, the Emperor still has flesh and blood in this world, so there is no need to rush to establish a heir apparent."
If you really want to establish a heir apparent, who else is more suitable than the child in Yaoyao's belly at this time?
The Queen Mother's eyes darkened. She had really forgotten Lu Yaoyao's existence. If something happened to the Emperor, how could Lu Yaoyao still be alive? Shouldn't he be buried with him? "Master Lu, the Ai family knows that the Queen is your daughter. If I remember correctly, the Queen was not pregnant before she was captured by the Witch King... but they identified her based on the Witch King's words. Pregnant with a dragon? She has been in the priest's hall for so long. If she is really pregnant, I'm afraid the child's origin is also unknown! How can the Ai family hand over Jinguo to a baby of unknown origin? Do you think the clan will agree? "
When Lu Shiming heard the Queen Mother's words, a surge of anger surged in his heart. This was clearly an insult to Yaoyao. If these words spread, how would Yaoyao be able to gain a foothold in the palace even if she returns to Kyoto? Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother could be so vicious, "The Queen Mother, the Gong Court Judge of the Imperial Hospital has already reported to the Emperor that the Queen Mother was pregnant before she was taken out of Kyoto. Your words are humiliating the Queen and the Emperor!"
"Shut up!" the Queen Mother shouted angrily, "Even if the Ai family believes that the Queen's child is the Emperor's, what if she is born a daughter? What's more, it is urgent now. Not to mention the clan, the Beiming Kingdom is eyeing the Jin Kingdom now, will they wait? ?”
What a strong word! Lu Shiming's face turned red with anger. After all, the Queen Mother still believed that Yaoyao's child was not the emperor's. This was simply the greatest humiliation and harm to Yaoyao.