Chapter 506 His Majesty Has Passed Away

It was just dawn.

Su Mansion.

"Master, it's almost time to go to court!"

The servant outside the door walked to the door of the study and reminded quietly.

"I know!"

In the study, Su Jianan slowly put down the information in his hand, rubbed his eyes, and a trace of fatigue appeared on his face.

Since the beginning of spring, different degrees of plague and influenza have broken out in various parts of Dazhao, and the casualties in various places have been heavy, and the people are complaining.

He has to deal with these things every day, and he has been exhausted, not to mention that he has to be wary of the governors and prefects of various states.

Over the years, the court's control over the local areas has become weaker and weaker, and the military power between the states has become more and more rampant.

Especially the North State and the South State!

As the old land of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the North State is naturally the top priority for Dazhao to strictly guard.

The governor of the North State is He Wansheng, the first god of war in Dazhao. As a hero who destroyed the Northern Qi Dynasty, He Wansheng can be said to have made many military exploits.

Then, he was canonized as a general and served as the governor of the North State. In order to stabilize Beizhou, the court gave him great power and great freedom of military power.

Although this is the top priority for stabilizing Beizhou and the country, the proliferation of military power has also made Su Jianan a little uneasy in recent years.

The court's control over Beizhou has been visibly weakened in recent years. In recent years, the court's jurisdiction over Beizhou has been infinitely weakened. In addition, the Qintiansi is in the hands of the eldest princess, so that the court seems to be a little powerless over Beizhou.

Because of this, Su Jianan is worried.

Another place is Nanzhou.

Since the governor of Nanzhou was assassinated a few years ago, Nanzhou has not appointed a new governor in recent years. Families in various regions of Nanzhou fought hard for this position, but in the end there was no result. The court has also been discussing this for many years, but no one is willing to give up the power of Nanzhou. In addition, a series of reasons have caused the position of the governor to remain undecided, which has also led to the governors of counties and prefectures in various parts of Nanzhou holding the military power of various regions.

But Nanzhou is relatively stable, with a prosperous economy, so there is no need to worry too much for the time being.

The most important thing for Dazhao now is how to deal with the problem of Beizhou.

The problem of Beizhou has been delayed for more than ten years and has never been perfectly solved. In recent years, it has become more and more serious. Last winter, there was a heavy snow in Beizhou, and many people were frozen to death by the snow disaster in various places. If it were not for the news blockade of the court, I am afraid that a large number of refugees would have been unable to stop going south.

The snow disaster also caused the people of Beizhou to be unable to survive, and the rebellious forces became increasingly serious.

Even last year, even the eldest princess personally took the masters of the Imperial Astronomy Department to Beizhou. Although the chaos in Beizhou was finally quelled, it was only a temporary solution.

Su Jianan knew very well that the contradictions in Beizhou were very complicated, with historical problems and the influence of reactionary forces.

Eighteen years have passed, and the remnants of Beiqi have not been completely eradicated. They are hiding in the dark and brewing opportunities, ready to dream of restoring the country at any time!

A Beizhou has dragged down the economy of Dazhao for more than ten years. If it continues to be left alone, no one is sure what will happen in the future. After all, for Dazhao, in addition to this, they also need to face the forces from the Western Regions and Southern Xinjiang that are eyeing them covetously.

Thinking of this, Su Jianan had a slight headache, and for a moment he hesitated and sighed.

He didn't know whether he was right or wrong to do this. All he did was for Dazhao's century-old foundation.

Your Majesty neglected the government affairs, and as the prime minister of Dazhao, he must abide by the wishes of the late emperor and guard the country of Dazhao.

Dazhao's country of more than two hundred years cannot be destroyed in his hands, and he cannot be a criminal of Dazhao.

Su Jianan rubbed his forehead and slowly stood up.

It's late, it's time to go to court!

Although His Majesty has not been concerned about the government affairs for a long time, the daily court meeting still has to go on as usual.

The court meeting was basically handed over to Su Jianan and the six ministries to discuss and conduct together.

After changing clothes with the help of the maids in the mansion and tidying up his appearance in front of the bronze mirror, Su Jianan walked out of the room.

When he left the yard and was about to walk outside, a black shadow appeared in the yard.

Then he quickly came to Su Jianan and whispered something in his ear.

In an instant, the prime minister, who was a veteran of the two dynasties of Dazhao, suddenly changed his face, trembled, and opened his eyes in disbelief: "You, what did you say?! Really?"

The black shadow nodded.

Su Jianan's face became extremely ugly, and he became angry: "Why didn't you report it to me earlier?!"

The black shadow lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Master, we just got the information. The blockade of the capital is too serious. The guards outside the city have entered the city. Our city defense army is like a vain... The palace is probably fallen at this time!"

Su Jianan's body swayed, and he stood unsteadily and retreated repeatedly.

"Master!"

The servant next to him hurriedly supported him, but was pushed away by Su Jianan.

His head was dizzy and he almost fainted on the ground.

The news was so explosive that he was a little unresponsive at the moment.

After a while, Su Jianan suddenly thought of the girl who came to see him yesterday.

Zhou Qiu Ning!

At this moment, Su Jianan's face was gloomy.

He was fooled!

He was cheated!

The girl was so meticulous that she cheated the city defense army token from him. Unexpectedly, she let the forest guards into the city... This was her real purpose!

He, Su Jianan, was smart all his life, but he was used by a little girl!

"What a cruel, cruel heart!"

Su Jianan's face was gloomy. He seemed to have thought of something and took anxious steps to walk outside.

However, after taking only two steps, he stopped again. I raised my head and glanced at the sky not far away. It was already gray and it was almost dawn!

It's too late!

It's too late!

Thinking of this, Su Jianan's face turned pale, and he already understood something.

All of this is probably planned and conspired by His Royal Highness behind the scenes!

I'm afraid from the beginning, his goal was today!

Is this his real purpose? ! !

And he, Su Jianan, unknowingly became this accomplice!

His indulgence led to tonight's accident.

Su Jianan's pale face was gloomy and scary. He looked up and looked in the distance.

That's where the royal palace is.

Su Jianan slowly closed his eyes. After a while, when he opened his eyes again, he had gradually calmed down.

The gloomy look in his eyes disappeared, replaced by coldness.

"Master, what should we do next?"

The black shadow next to him asked softly.

"Enter the palace and go to court!"

Su Jianan's tone was cold and a bit sharp.

"I would like to see how long your Highness will continue to cause trouble!"

"..."

Gray night.

Outside the palace, many ministers have gathered at the east gate.

It was almost time to go to court, and officials arrived at the east gate one after another.

In the past, these ministers gathered outside the palace gate. While waiting for the door to open, familiar officials would gather together and discuss major events in the government in twos and threes, or discuss political affairs, or inquire about the city, or chat about the capital. Another beautiful woman came to the brothel...

Although Dazhao has regulations, officials of the third rank or above of the imperial court are prohibited from going to such romantic places. But after all, this kind of thing is true or false in private, and the court will not interfere too much.

However, today, there was silence outside the East Palace Gate.

Silence fell.

Even the atmosphere seemed extremely solemn.

It rained heavily all night last night, and the entire capital was bathed in a gray sky. The floor outside the palace gate is still wet, and there is an indescribable smell in the air.

It seemed dull and extremely uncomfortable.

Outside the palace gate, there was a scene of silence.

The officials stood outside the palace gate in twos and threes, looking at each other and communicating in silence.

Even the officials who had been the most enthusiastic and outgoing in the past were silent today. Everyone looked at each other with deep thoughts.

Many people felt worried.

Not long after, the sound of a carriage came from not far away, and this sound called back the souls of many people.

"Su Xiang!"

"Xiang Su is here!"

When they saw Su Xiang's carriage appear, many people seemed to have found a backbone and came forward one after another.

As soon as Su Jianan got off the carriage, he was surrounded by a group of officials.

"Su Xiang, did you sleep well last night?"

Someone asked quietly.

Su Jianan glanced at the official and said nothing. But the gloom in his eyes was clearly visible, and it could be seen that Su Xiang seemed very angry.

Seeing Su Xiang's expression at this time, many people present felt their hearts sinking.

Could it be that something really happened?

Officials who can go to court will have good intelligence and insight. The turmoil in the capital last night could not escape the eyes of some people.

Although I don’t know what happened specifically, someone did notice the turmoil in the capital and the palace last night.

In the middle of the heavy rain, some clues finally emerged.

Early this morning, someone discovered that there were many more soldiers in the city, and even the imperial army outside the palace had changed a group of people.

This made many ministers uneasy and vaguely aware that something might have happened in the palace!

All in all, why are there so many soldiers? Why did the imperial guards suddenly change at the drop of a hat?

There is definitely something wrong with this.

Some people have even predicted that something big must have happened in the palace last night.

However, they did not dare to make any further suspicions.

At this moment, seeing Su Xiang's appearance, everyone already understood!

Sure enough, something happened!

I'm afraid, there's a lot going on this time!

Thinking of this, many ministers in the crowd turned pale, gloomy and worried.

Not long after, the palace door slowly opened.

"My lords, come to court!"

A eunuch stood at the gate of the palace and shouted at the top of his lungs.

Everyone present looked at each other, but for a moment no one moved. Everyone stood still, no one wanted to be the first to stand out.

Afterwards, Su Jianan glanced at all his colleagues present and walked straight towards the palace.

Seeing Su Xiang enter the palace first, the officials behind him followed him one after another.

As soon as they entered the palace, everyone noticed one thing. There were many more forbidden troops on the way into the palace, twice as many as before!

Noting this, many people's eyelids jumped.

Not long after, the ministers passed through the square in front of the main hall and finally arrived at the morning dynasty hall.

The main hall was empty and quiet.

Even the guards and eunuchs from the past were missing, which was a bit strange.

As all the ministers from the morning court filed in, they entered the main hall. At some point, there was a sound of footsteps outside the hall.

Immediately afterwards, the door of the main hall was slowly closed.

"What's going on?"

"what happened?"

When the ministers saw this scene, they were immediately confused.

Why is it closed?

Why is the door of the main hall closed?

What happened?

For a moment, many people were confused and felt more and more uneasy. Many people looked at Su Xiang, who was in the front.

Su Xiang looked calm, stared at the front, and said in a deep voice: "Be quiet!"

As Su Xiang spoke, the originally noisy hall slowly quieted down.

No one knew what happened, but since Su Xiang had spoken, the rest of the people naturally quieted down.

Everyone looked at each other and communicated with their eyes.

Just when the atmosphere was dull, footsteps were heard from the left side of the hall.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes went over.

At the back of the hall on the left, a figure walked out.

A eunuch.

The ministers present immediately recognized the figure in front of them. It was an eunuch chief eunuch beside His Majesty. He had some status in the court, and many ministers had some intersections with him.

After all, he was a confidant of His Majesty, so naturally they would make some friends.

But...

Since His Majesty has not attended court for a long time, this eunuch chief has not appeared for a long time. Shouldn't he be with His Majesty? Why is he here?

At the same time, someone noticed the clothes of this eunuch chief.

Black and white...

Some people's pupils shrank, and their faces showed disbelief.

Everyone saw this eunuch chief slowly walked to the left side of the hall. At this moment, the eunuch's face was full of heavy expressions.

"General Manager Xu, why are you here? Where is His Majesty?"

"Where is His Majesty? Why is he so strange today?"

"What happened?"

"..."

With the appearance of this eunuch chief, the ministers who had been holding back too many questions suddenly asked aloud, and the hall was noisy again for a while.

"Everyone..."

General Manager Xu glanced at all the ministers present, his expression was very heavy, and his eyes were slightly red.

The tone was trembling, and the voice was particularly sad.

"Last night, your majesty and three Taoist priests were practicing in the Health Hall as usual. Unexpectedly, the three Taoist priests fed your majesty poison and suddenly assassinated your majesty. Your majesty was seriously injured and hid in a secret room, but he could not escape the hands of the three thieves..."

"Your majesty, he passed away!"

"..."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present was stunned.

The expressions on the faces of all the ministers were almost frozen at this moment, shocked, stunned, and unbelievable!

They suspected that they had heard something wrong.

Your majesty... passed away?

The news, like thunder, exploded in everyone's ears!

Almost all of them were stunned and silent at the same time.

After a short moment of silence, the whole hall was boiling!

"What did you say? ! ! His Majesty has passed away?!"

"You are talking nonsense. How could His Majesty pass away?!"

"You are a traitor who dares to curse His Majesty. Die!"

"..."

A hot-tempered general rushed up immediately, grabbed the eunuch chief steward by the collar, lifted him up, and said angrily: "Tell me, what's going on?!"

"Where is His Majesty?!"

The eunuch chief steward was strangled by the neck, his face turned red, he had difficulty breathing, and he struggled to move.

But at this moment, no one cared about the life or death of the eunuch chief steward. What echoed in everyone's mind was the words of the eunuch chief steward.

His Majesty, passed away? !

At this moment, the ministers who had already received some news suddenly changed their faces, turned pale, and were shocked.

The crowd was boiling and rioting, and everyone was in chaos.

When Su Jianan, who was in the front row of the court, heard the news, his face turned pale, his body swayed, and he almost lost his balance. Then his eyes went dark and he fell backwards.

"Prime Minister Su, Prime Minister Su!"

"Prime Minister Su, what's wrong with you?!"

The whole hall was in complete chaos.

"..."

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