1060. Chapter 1060 Eliminate Dissidents

Kyoto, palace.

"The Queen Mother, the young prince is missing." A eunuch hurriedly walked into the Cining Palace and said to the Queen Mother in a panic.

"What do you mean the young prince is missing? Didn't I tell you to take a good look at him?" the Queen Mother asked angrily. Seeing that the cabinet was about to issue an imperial edict to make Merong Yi the new emperor, where could he go at this time.

The young eunuch cried and said, "The young prince knocked out all the palace guards who were guarding him, and now he has disappeared."

The Queen Mother was so angry that the hairpin on her head trembled. "Order to seal the city gate and get the young prince back to the Ai family before dark."

"Yes, the Queen Mother..." The little eunuch turned pale at the Queen Mother's anger.

If he couldn't find the young prince, he would definitely die.

Merongyi was hiding in Lu Xiangzhi's room at this time. He was pacing irritably with his hands behind his hands, "What should I do? Why hasn't the emperor come back yet? The Queen Mother has already convinced all the cabinet ministers. What if... what if she conspired?" What if you succeed?"

Lu Xiangzhi's eyes were dizzy when he walked away, "Can you sit down and talk first?"

"How can I still sit still?" Merong Yi almost jumped up and shouted, "There is still no news about the emperor's brother. The Queen Mother has won over many court ministers now. If this continues..."

"You underestimate the emperor. The queen mother lives deep in the palace. Even if she can bribe the imperial guards and imperial guards, what about the city defenders? Do you think it is so easy to change the emperor?" Lu Xiangzhi asked with a sneer.

Merongyi suddenly stopped and felt enlightened. He turned back and frowned at Lu Xiangzhi, "You reminded me why the Queen Mother has done so many things, but there is no movement at all from these imperial guards and city defenders." , cabinet ministers can be bribed, and some court ministers can also be bribed, but these troops are the confidants of the emperor's brother. It is impossible for the Queen Mother to bribe them in a day or two. Why do they seem to be silent? Do you want to watch the Queen Mother seize the opportunity? Bit?"

"You finally figured it out." Lu Xiangzhi laughed, but luckily it wasn't a pimple.

Merongyi turned around and glared at Lu Xiangzhi, "Brother Huang already knows about it...Has Xue Lin found Brother Huang?"

"Other than this, how can we explain the tranquility in Kyoto?" Lu Xiangzhi asked with a smile, "Mr. Xu is the emperor's confidant, right? Why did he agree to the Queen Mother appointing you as the new king? You asked the imperial guards to blockade the palace, and the imperial guards listened to your orders. Really? Do you think they were bribed by the Queen Mother?"

"If the emperor didn't stop the queen mother, did he still allow the queen mother to do this?" Merongyi couldn't figure out why. If the emperor had known about it, then he would have just ordered the queen mother to be placed under house arrest, and nothing would have happened.

Lu Xiangzhi motioned for him to sit down, "The emperor must have his reasons for doing this. If it can be solved by just putting the queen mother under house arrest, you are still the prisoner of the king, can't you put her under house arrest? My little prince, since the queen mother has the power to seize the throne His heart is definitely not that simple, maybe the emperor just wants to know how much power the Queen Mother hides."

Merongyi sat down dejectedly, "I thought I knew the Queen Mother very well, but now I realize that I don't know her at all. She is like a stranger. How could she do such a thing to the emperor's brother..."

"When a person is deceived, what he does is crazy." Lu Xiangzhi comforted him, "If you stay here, the Queen Mother will find you sooner or later."

"So what if I find it, I won't do what the Queen Mother wishes." Merongyi said coldly, "I can't do anything to betray the emperor."

Lu Xiangzhi said, "I'm worried that the Queen Mother will use any means to force you in the end."

"What can I be threatened with?" Mo Rongyi sneered, "No matter what, you can delay it as long as you can."

"Then you stay here with me, and I'll go out to find out the news first." Lu Xiangzhi had no choice but to say.

Merongyi nodded, "Okay."

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Nowadays, apart from the cabinet minister Wang Weiyuan, the most active person who is working for the Queen Mother is the uncle Qiu Yaozong. When he heard that the young prince was missing, he immediately led people to search everywhere in Kyoto. Relying on his status as the uncle, He didn't even let the ministers' mansions go. If any minister refused to let him in, he would arrest him for treason.

Suddenly, the entire Kyoto fell into chaos.

Lu Xiangzhi saw this scene in the corner and knew that this was the Queen Mother punishing the ministers who opposed the establishment of a new king in the court this morning.

It seems that we will be arriving at the Lu family soon!

No, he had to hurry up and tell his father and teacher about this.

Lu Shiming was still at Xu's house, talking to Mr. Xu.

"Mr. Xu, I know that you are thinking about the overall situation. Now we have no news about the emperor. If the Queen Mother really succeeds, it will not be easy to recover in the future." Lu Shiming still doesn't understand why Mr. Xu is willing to obey. The Queen Mother's orders.

"It's calm in Kyoto now. Even the secret guard is silent. Master Lu, can't you tell?" Mr. Xu took a sip of tea and looked at Lu Shiming with a smile.

Lu Shiming was stunned for a moment, "Mr. Xu, what do you mean...the emperor has already known about it, and everything in Kyoto now is with the emperor's tacit approval?"

"Even if it's not like this, it's still almost the same." Mr. Xu said with a smile.

"If this is really the case..." Lu Shiming sighed softly, "The Queen Mother is setting herself on fire and destroying the mother-son love between her and the Emperor. It will not do her any good at all."

Mr. Xu shook his head, "The Queen Mother's love for mother and son is only for the young prince. She doesn't have much motherly love for the Emperor... I'm afraid."

Lu Shiming was speechless for a moment when he heard this.

"Master, Master Lu wants to see you."

At this time, a servant came to report and interrupted the conversation between Mr. Xu and Lu Shiming.

"It seems something happened." Mr. Xu said calmly and asked his servants to invite Lu Xiangzhi in.

Lu Xiangzhi hurriedly walked in and saluted Mr. Xu and Lu Shiming, "Teacher, dad, Qiu Yaozong led people to search everywhere in Kyoto for the whereabouts of the young prince, and took the opportunity to arrest many ministers and send them to prison. The Queen Mother is eradicating dissidents. what should we do?"

Mr. Xu and Lu Shiming looked at each other, "What?"

"Both Minister He and Master Liu have been arrested. If they don't stop, I don't know how many people in the court will be arrested." Lu Xiangzhi said with anger in his voice.

"It seems that the Lu family will be found soon." Lu Shiming said to Mr. Xu with a smile.

Mr. Xu frowned, "The Queen Mother is impatient."

"The young prince... is hiding in our house." Lu Xiangzhi whispered.

Lu Shiming suddenly raised his head, "What are you doing hiding in our house, young prince?"

"He refused to listen to the Queen Mother..." Lu Xiangzhi said helplessly.

"Go and persuade the young prince to return to the palace. Even if he hides, it will be useless. The queen mother will definitely force him to ascend the throne. Let him obey the queen mother's words for the time being and wait until the emperor comes back." Mr. Xu said in a low voice.

Lu Shiming said angrily, "Does the Queen Mother still want to kill the court ministers? Can the Secret Guard and the Imperial Guard just ignore it?"

"I went into the palace to persuade the Queen Mother to let the young prince return to the palace as soon as possible." Mr. Xu said to them.

"I will go home to see the young prince now." Lu Shiming nodded, "I hope the emperor will come back as soon as possible, otherwise the Queen Mother will not know what she will do."

Mr. Xu looked at the gloomy sky and said, "It's going to rain heavily."