The moon is bright and the night is still young

Chapter 25

As the first snow fell quietly like goose feathers, Ji Guo ushered in another year of cold winter, but the old monarch failed to see the heavy snow after all, and passed away in his sleep.

When the monarch passed away, he mourned for three days, and the whole country mourned.

The coffin of the old monarch was placed in Guangyang Hall, and all the ministers outside the hall knelt down in a large area, crying and howling, it was difficult to tell whether the grief was true or false.The imperial concubine cried pear blossoms with rain, knelt on the ground and sobbed uncontrollably, feeling almost breathless.The queen wore a white dress and no headgear. She knelt there expressionlessly, staring blankly at the coffin in the palace.

"The king passed away, and we are devastated, but the country cannot be without a king for a day. When His Majesty was alive, he discussed the affairs of the afterlife with Gao, and left a legacy, which was hidden in the pillow of Guangyang Palace." Rong Lin Standing at the gate of the hall, the moment the words came out, the hall fell silent.Rong Lin strode into the hall, and after a while, he came out holding a pillow, and pulled out the edict inside in public.

Rong Lin calmly recited this edict that determined someone's fate aloud until the end: "The orphan Yan Zong, benevolent and humble, possesses both wisdom and courage, he is alone in his position, may he be diligent in governing the people and bless the lonely people. "

When the will was announced, the imperial concubine was stunned on the spot, as if she felt that she had heard wrongly, and forgot to wipe away the tears on her face.Gao Wei was so angry that his face turned red, he stood up and pointed at Rong Lin and yelled, "Impossible! This edict is absolutely false! Father and mother promised me to succeed him!" "Why not?" Possibly." Without waiting for Rong Lin's reaction, the queen slowly got up, her gaze still not leaving the coffin, "I am the mother of a country, my family has both civil and military skills, and everyone's will, talent and virtue, are no better than a reckless man like you ""Guo, you are so shameless! Playing dirty with my old lady!" At this time, the imperial concubine is like a shrew in the market, and her face that was originally all over the world now looks resentful and ferocious. "Your Majesty has clearly said that Wei Er is his favorite. Your Majesty hates the idea of ​​forming cliques the most. Your son is blatantly colluding with courtiers. Do you really think His Majesty doesn't know? Comparing with your mother and son, if the great Wenxiang is gone, your family's property is not enough for your brother for two days, and you are still worthy of being on the phoenix seat?" No matter how insulted by the Qi family, the queen always insisted Say nothing.For her, her goal has been achieved, and she is the one who wins. Qi is just a dog jumping over the wall, and there is nothing to be afraid of if he can't make waves.

"It seems that the plan of the elder brother and the queen is very successful. They can deceive the master of the country. It is really a great skill."

Everyone was taken aback, including the queen, who turned their heads to look at the source of the voice in surprise.In the flying snow, Gao Qi held the imperial edict in his hand, held his head high, and walked towards the front of the hall step by step.Everyone looked at Gao Qi who was uncharacteristically so shocked that they couldn't believe their eyes. Is this handsome and handsome man with an imposing face like a fan, really the sick third prince who can hardly speak?

Gao Yanzong and Gao Wei looked at Gao Qi like a ghost, Gao Qi walked past them neither humble nor overbearing, and finally stopped beside Rong Lin. "Oh? Why did the Third Highness make such a statement?" "My lord, the edict in my hand is the real edict written by His Majesty. Thanks to the intelligence of the princess, I saw through the queen's trick of dropping the edict. As a national teacher, you should also follow Like the Queen, she is very familiar with His Majesty's handwriting, please come and identify the difference between these two edicts?"

Then Rong Lin unfolded the two edicts to check, and after a closer look, Rong Lin found out the clues.Although the two edicts are exactly the same, but looking carefully, in the edict in Rong Lin's hand, although the word '孤' is powerfully written, it does not have His Majesty's unique style of writing.When the old monarch wrote his self-proclaimed words, he especially liked to draw upwards at the point below, which caused the end of the point under the solitary character to be slightly upward with a slight hook, which is almost invisible unless you look carefully.

Rong Lin explained this point to everyone, and several veteran ministers also knew about the habit of the old monarch, further confirming its authenticity.The queen's face turned pale for a moment, she rushed over to grab the edict, and gradually realized that what Rong Lin said was indeed true.She naturally knew about the monarch's habit, but the candlelight was dim at night, and she was emotionally excited, so she didn't notice this detail.The queen's eyes went dark, and she collapsed on the ground like falling into an ice cave.

It's over, it's over.
Rong Lin re-read the will, except for the last part, the content remained unchanged.

"The lonely son Gao Qi, benevolent and humble, possessing both wisdom and courage, is alone in his position. May he be diligent in governing the people and bless the lonely people."

(End of this chapter)