Chapter 1533 838 New Emperor

The emperor is dead!

The short sentence made a sound, and the surroundings were silent, as if there was an invisible barrier that cut off the noise on the street...

Time seemed to stand still for a moment.

Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai were both stunned.

The news was really unexpected.

In an instant, many past events flashed through their minds, and the scene was frozen in the scene when they parted in the suburbs of the royal capital...

The mood of the two of them is a bit complicated, neither happy nor sad, but they did not expect the emperor who had been entangled with them for so many years to suddenly go away.

Silence spread for a moment, and no one cared that more and more people around them were pointing at them.

Xiao Yi was the first to ask: "How did the emperor die?"

"It is said that Her Royal Highness Princess Yongyang may be suspected of murdering the monarch..." The gray-robed youth immediately replied.

The second sentence of the gray-robed youth was beyond Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai's expectations, and the two were startled again. The death of the emperor has something to do with Yong Yang!

The young man in gray robe did not stop, and continued to insist, saying that the first princess Yongyang went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to meet the emperor to discuss military affairs. The aunt and nephew were alone in a room. Entering the bedroom, the emperor was already lying on the dragon couch without a sound. After examination by the imperial physician, he said that the emperor died of suffocation. Yongyang naturally denied killing the monarch. After several cabinet ministers and Dali Siqing discussed it, they temporarily imprisoned Yongyang in the princess' mansion and sent heavy troops to guard it.

Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai both frowned upon hearing the young man's eloquence, and even Xiao Yi, who has always been cynical, had a rare dignified expression on his face.

Xiao Yi didn't have much affection for Dayu and the emperor, but Yong Yang was different. To him, Yong Yang couldn't help but be a friend of his grandfather, like a grandmother. As a general, Yong Yang deserves his respect; as a relative, Yong Yang deserves his respect.

His "Grandma Yongyang" came from the bottom of his heart.

Xiao Yi pondered for a while, then ordered: "Let Yue Ze find a way to go to the palace of the eldest princess Yongyang!" Yue Ze was a man who was placed in the Xishan military camp by Guan Yubai many years ago. He was transferred to Wangdu to serve as the Zuodududu of the Wujun Dudufu.

"Yes, Lord Shizi." The gray-robed youth clasped his fists to lead the order, then turned on his horse and rode away with Xu Xiaowei.

The sound of hooves is gone, but the air around is still dignified...

Watching the backs of the two go away, Xiao Yi squinted slightly and said firmly, "Xiao Bai, I don't believe Grandma Yong Yang would kill the emperor."

No matter how dissatisfied Yong Yang was with the emperor, she didn't need to kill the emperor. Besides, what good would killing the emperor do to her? !

Guan Yubai's knuckles gently tapped twice, "Now we have to wait for further news from the capital."

After a pause, he pondered and continued: "His Royal Highness Princess Yongyang has accumulated power for a long time in both the army and the royal family. Unless there is conclusive evidence, she will not be easily moved, but during this time, Her Royal Highness is afraid It's about being a little offended..."

Following the unhurried voice of the official language, Xiao Yi also calmed down a lot, his eyes flashed, and he said slowly: "Also, the crown prince will be enthroned next."

Prince Han Lingfan and Yong Yang have always been on good terms, and they are not too stupid, so let's look at the prince...

The surroundings were silent for a moment, Xiao Yi's nose moved, and he smelled the fragrance. He saw Xiao Er who was holding two hot dishes at the door of the restaurant was standing there nervously. He cleared his throat nervously, and asked carefully. Said: "Two guest officials, do you want to sit..." Go inside?

Xiao Er was frightened and wished he could slap himself and see how clumsy he was, actually letting nobles like "Master Shizi" and "Master Hou" sit outside!

Xiao Yi beckoned and motioned for him to serve, Xiao Er swallowed his saliva, put the two dishes in his hands on the table tremblingly, stammered and asked them to enjoy it slowly, and then walked away shaking his legs, thinking in his heart. I wondered if I should send a pot of champion red to make amends.

The restaurant's dishes are well done, just looking at it like this, at least the color is full of fragrance, and the tempting aroma spreads with the heat...

Xiao Yi rudely took the lead. For him, no matter what happened, he had to eat and sleep well before he could move on.

Soldiers will block it, water will cover it, and everything will have a solution.

Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai and the others did not continue their journey south, and Xiao Yi directly ordered all the soldiers to stay there.

The news of the emperor's death quickly spread among the three thousand secluded cavalry camps, and only a faint ripple swayed. After all, whether the emperor dies or the crown prince ascends the throne, it has no meaning for the Southern Border, which has declared independence. !

Seeing that the Southern Border Army suddenly stopped moving, several towns in a radius of more than ten miles were terrified, but Xiao Yi and the others were as motionless as mountains.

In that delicate atmosphere, five days had passed in the blink of an eye, and that night, another galloping horse came chasing after him, bringing news from the Royal Capital. Although it was already the third watch at the time, he was immediately led to the central tent.

Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai both just got up, the former is informal and has a somewhat messy hair on the temples; the latter is meticulous and elegant like the son of an aristocratic family.

In the jumping firelight, Xiao Yi's eyes flashed with brilliance, making the capable man who came to report almost dare not look directly.

After the salute, the man said respectfully, "Master Shizi, Lord Hou, the Great Master met His Royal Highness Princess Yongyang in the name of handing over military affairs. His Highness said that when she entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the Emperor had already died... …”

Then, the man recounted what Yong Yang had said about the incident, from how she found out that the emperor had died on the dragon couch, to Han Lingfu and Eunuch Liu arriving later, and then the whole palace shook...

There are not many clues revealed in it. After all, before Yong Yang arrived, the emperor had already died.

This matter can only be summed up in a dozen sentences, and soon, the camp fell into silence for a while.

The jumping firelight reflected the figures of several people in the camp on the tent.

The man subconsciously bowed his head and held his breath.

Guan Yubai asked: "Can you decide when the prince will ascend the throne?"

The man let out a long breath and replied, "The Ministry of Rites and Qin Tianjian are still choosing an auspicious day, and the emperor's body should be suspended for seventy-seven and forty-nine days..."

Guan Yubai stroked his sleeves, half-drooping his eyes.

According to Dayu's rules, after the new emperor ascends the throne, he will worship the former emperor as the emperor, and then the official funeral will take place, and the spiritual position of the Daxing emperor will be welcomed into the Taimiao.

Therefore, the prince should be officially enthroned before the emperor awakens.

"But..." The man hesitated for a moment, then continued to report, "Recently, some people in the imperial family and the court are discussing that the prince is not actually the heir chosen by the emperor, but is forced to delay by the coercion of Zhennan Wangfu. The military strategy, the emperor will definitely abolish the prince in the future, and now the prince's ascension to the throne is not in line with the holy will. Moreover, these rumors have spread to the people, and now there is a lot of discussion in the capital..."

The man didn't go further. In fact, some of the noble courtiers in the capital were stupid. How could ordinary people dare to criticize the royal family? Most of them knew that the rumor spread so quickly. Someone is pushing behind.

Thinking about it, the man glanced at Xiao Yi's expression secretly. He thought that the prince would be angry because the rumors involved Zhennan Wangfu, but he didn't expect that he heard something interesting instead, and the corners of his lips were slightly hooked up. interest.

The man blinked, almost wondering if he was wrong.

A cold light flashed in Xiao Yi's eyes. Leaving aside Yong Yang, whether Dayu's court would have nothing to do with his Southern Border had nothing to do with it, but...

"Since the court is saying that my Zhennan Prince's Mansion forced the emperor to make Han Lingfan the crown prince, then my Zhennan Prince's Mansion would have wasted my reputation if I didn't force it!"

As he said that, the smile on Xiao Yi's lips deepened, and he laughed heartlessly.

The man didn't dare to answer, and he sighed secretly for the person behind the scenes. The prince has always acted arbitrarily. If people don't offend me, I won't offend others. If anyone offends me, I will repay. No matter what the people behind the scenes are planning, once the prince intervenes, the other party wants to fish in troubled waters, but it will not be so easy!

"Come on, pass on Captain Xu!"

Xiao Yi gave an order, and after a while, Xu Xiaowei hurried to the big tent.

"Xu Xiaowei, you rush to the capital to spread the word for this prince," Xiao Yi decisively ordered, still smiling, his tone deliberately slowed down, "Just say, the new emperor He Dayu, the king of Zhennan, Han Lingfan ascends the throne! "

"Yes, Lord Shizi." Xu Xiaowei responded with bright eyes. Good job! Having the opportunity to go to the capital of Wangdu is enough for him to brag about it when he returns to the southern border to drink and fight with his comrades!

Seeing that Xiao Yi acted under the name of his father without shame, and Xu Xiaowei didn't think it was a problem at all, Xiao Si's brows twitched. This is also considered to be effective!

Xu Xiaowei took the order and hurried away. From beginning to end, Guan Yubai drank the warm water silently and did not express any opinion. Silence means approval. It is true that Southern Border did not have to get involved in this mess. However, coming and going is not indecent. Since the other party has made a move, they should also express it.

Guan Yubai looked very different from Xiao Yi in temperament, but as children of military generals, the two often agreed surprisingly on principled issues.

Xu Xiaowei, who had left the tent, casually packed a burden, and even hurried overnight, heading north to the capital with the man who came to report the news...

On this journey, he stayed up all night for nearly three days and three nights, and finally arrived at the capital.

In order to make this errand beautiful, Xu Xiaowei deliberately cleaned himself up before entering the palace, and deliberately picked up the morning prince and Baiguan when they were discussing government affairs in the Jinshen Hall, and swaggeringly used Zhennan Wangfu to envoy. 's identity.

Soon, a small servant brought Xu Xiaowei into the Jinshen Hall.

Under the scorching gazes of the officials, Xu Xiaowei strode into the hall with a high gaze, with a hint of arrogance in his steps, causing the officials on both sides to frown slightly, secretly arrogant.

However, Xiaowei Xu didn't care. The southern border was independent. He is no longer a soldier of Dayu. Why should he bow down to Dayu? The object of his allegiance is their son-in-law, and what he needs to defend is their territory and people in the southern border!

Xu Xiaowei walked to the hall with his head held high, clasped his fists and said loudly, "I am here at the order of the prince to congratulate Prince Dayu on his enthronement!"

He didn't kneel down, didn't call himself "the last general", the meaning between his words and deeds was clearly to draw a clear line with Dayu.

At this moment, all the civil and military officials present were stunned, and they truly felt that today's Southern Border no longer belongs to Dayu!

This sentence sounds like congratulations, but it also seems to be a demonstration. Again, it seems to be a bit intimidating.

The whole dynasty was silent, and the expressions of civil and military officials were different. Fright, anger, doubts, and apprehension were mixed together. Only the princeling's Prince En Guogong and others showed a strange taste.

For Prince Han Lingfan, this is really a congratulatory gift.

A few days before the emperor's funeral, there have been a lot of rumors in the capital... In the past few days, the rumors have spread so much that people in the court are in turmoil. Who is behind the plan? Is well aware.

It's just that the most important thing now is the crown prince's enthronement, and everything else is second...

Han Lingfan was able to successfully seal the crown prince because he borrowed the power of the Zhennan palace, so what's the harm in taking advantage of the power to ascend the throne now? !

Han Lingfan on the throne and Xu Xiaowei in the center of the hall looked directly at each other, smiled calmly, and said politely, "General Lao thank you for the kindness of King Zhennan!"

He received Xiao Yi's kindness.

After Han Lingfan's words were finished, the hall seemed to be quieter. It seemed that some of the restless and noisy hearts had calmed down and returned to their homes.

These two sentences back and forth, in this short period of time, the atmosphere in the Jinshen Hall suddenly changed!

After completing the task, Xu Xiaowei left majestically, leaving the chaos of the Great Yu Dynasty behind.

After that, the officials had no intention of discussing matters. After less than a stick of incense, they dispersed and went out of the palace.

The "congratulations" brought by the Zhennan Prince's Mansion caused an uproar among the court and the public. After the uproar, there was silence and fear of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. Soon, the rumors gradually subsided, except for the Gongjun Prince's party that was still stubbornly resisting.

On the same day, the first assistant Cheng Dongyang, the Minister of Rites, and Qin Tianjian went to Changle Palace, and the Minister of Rites personally performed:

"The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, there is a saying: 'A country cannot be without a ruler for a day', His Royal Highness, the crown prince appointed by the Daxing Emperor, is the orthodox of Dayu, and the minister invites the crown prince to choose a day to ascend the throne..."

Before the Minister of Rites could finish speaking, the handbook he handed over had already flown out of the Queen Mother's hand, and with a "pop", it was thrown right at the feet of the Minister of Rites.

In just over ten days, the queen mother had a lot of gray hair on her temples, and she suddenly aged several years. At this moment, the empress dowager's haggard face was full of anger, and she pointed at the ministers in front of her with trembling fingers and said angrily: "The emperor's death is unclear, and the prince wants to ascend the throne?! There is no king and no father, and he is extremely unfilial!"

The room was silent.

Several ministers looked at each other after speaking, but according to what the eldest Princess Yongyang said, after she entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she found that the emperor was dead. The prestige is very strong. Without real evidence, who would dare to convict her? !

But the queen mother is also right. The cause of Emperor Daxing's death is unknown. At this time, the crown prince is indeed easy to fall into the throne... However, today, in the palace, the "threat" thrown by the envoy of the king of Zhennan is in front of you, and now you can only Using a compromise method, first set the date for the crown prince's accession to the throne.

That's why they hurriedly came to Yong'an Palace to ask the Queen Mother. After all, at this time, there was really no need to offend the Zhennan Palace.

Cheng Dongyang sighed secretly in his heart, he took a half step forward, trying to convince the queen mother, but the queen mother did not give him a chance to speak, her cloudy eyes stared at Cheng Dongyang, and coldly ordered: "Come here, give it to Aijia. Emperor Xuan's imperial physician!"

Before the emperor's funeral, the dragon's body had been ill. In those days, the imperial doctor from the Imperial Hospital was on standby in Yangxin Hall. On the day of the emperor's funeral, the imperial physician was called to examine the emperor's body and confirmed that the emperor had gone first. ...

Several ministers exchanged glances again, vaguely guessing what the Queen Mother wanted to do.

After a while, Imperial Physician Wang came in a hurry and knelt down to greet the Queen Mother and the Queen, panicking.

But after a short greeting, Imperial Physician Wang was already sweating profusely.

Since the death of the emperor, the imperial physician Wang has been temporarily placed under house arrest in the palace, and has never slept peacefully. Now he is almost like a bird in shock. After all, imperial physicians who have always been involved in the death of the emperor often have no good end. His own loss of life was a trivial matter, and he was afraid that his family would be implicated...

The Queen Mother looked at Imperial Doctor Wang sternly and said directly: "Doctor Wang, tell the Queen and all the adults what you said to the Ai family again!"

"Yes, Empress Dowager." Wang Taiyi wiped the sweat with his cuff, and said frightenedly, "The emperor used Wuhe ointment before his death..."

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