The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 1147
"My lord, my condolences! The most important thing right now is to take care of the phoenix's body." Gu Chengyu was arguing with the queen, but he was a little anxious.

The palace was too chaotic before, but now he suddenly remembered that Daoist Tianji was recommended by Xia Qing, this matter must be reminded to the prince, Xia Qing has no good intentions, so he must be taken down immediately.

With something on his mind, he naturally became a little impatient with the queen's temptation.But she is a queen, how dare he express dissatisfaction?
"Gu Shaoqing, you are still young. If you try your best to help the prince, the prince will definitely not treat you badly in the future."

Seeing that Gu Chengyu didn't answer, the queen also showed a bit of impatience on her face.

"Your Majesty is serious. As a courtier, it is the duty of a humble minister to assist the emperor!"

The queen snorted coldly, "Gu Shaoqing, we smart people don't speak dark words. Let me ask you, what did the emperor say to you before he died? Or did the emperor give you something important?"

The queen and the emperor have been husband and wife for decades, and they know the temperament of the person next to them very well.The emperor is the best at holding back, and often catches people off guard.

Before, because of the iron certificate of Dan Shu, the emperor appointed Dun'er as the prince, and this matter was coerced by her.But Dun'er was originally the son of the eldest son, so he should be the prince.

She didn't want to know who the emperor's candidate for the crown prince was, as long as Dun'er was the crown prince in the end, that would be enough.

But before the emperor died, he summoned Gu Chengyu alone, who knew if Gu Chengyu would have something against her and Dun'er?
She couldn't let herself and Dun'er be held in the hands of a courtier, it would keep her awake at night.

The emperor is really confused, to think so highly of a fourth-rank official.Dun'er has a good temperament, but she just doesn't please the emperor.

The more the empress thought about it, the more unhappy she became, and her heart was full of resentment towards the emperor.

The empress stared at Gu Chengyu with her dark eyes, and her cruel eyes were concentrated on him, Gu Chengyu already felt the pressure.

Before, he had thought that the queen and the prince would ask. After all, the emperor summoned him alone, so he must have explained something.

It is not easy to find an excuse to prevaricate.Now that the middle palace and the crown prince are dominant, can he disobey the Queen's wishes?
"Your Majesty! The emperor summoned the minister alone, just to explain some affairs in the court, and ordered the minister to assist the new emperor with all his heart."

Gu Chengyu's mouth was bitter, but the emperor had caused him a lot of trouble.That box was a hot potato, and he still didn't know what was in it, so he was made things difficult by the queen and the prince.

What should he do if it says something important?The emperor passed away, and before the new emperor ascended the throne, it was not his pleasure to be the leader.

Who knows who the throne will end up being?The vassal king is going to Beijing to mourn the funeral, will Prince Jing and Prince Gong make any changes?
The third prince who became a monk, although he sent people to watch him, so far, there is nothing unusual, but who knows if he is really calm?
If something happened to the capital, would the prince still be able to sit on Diaoyutai?
No, the time has not come, so we have to wait.

"Hmph!" The queen patted the armrest of the rose chair, feeling great hatred in her heart.

"Gu Shaoqing, those who know current affairs are heroes! The emperor has passed away, why don't you surrender to the prince?"

The queen's face was already a bit angry, this Gu Chengyu just didn't know what was good and what was wrong.The crown prince will be enthroned as emperor, but Gu Chengyu refuses to surrender, do you still expect the crown prince to use him?

If he doesn't say the emperor's last words today, then let Dun'er find a fault and relegate him to a poor place to serve as a county magistrate.

This person is too self-important, so don't think that without him, Gu Chengyu can't succeed in the court.

So what if the other party is capable?Waiting for the new emperor to ascend the throne, adding Enke to recruit scholars, still worrying about not being able to find incompetent officials?
Gu Chengyu felt the Queen's malice toward him, and it seemed that the Queen was already very dissatisfied with him.

"Qi Niang Niang, the emperor really has something to tell me to do before he dies!" Gu Chengyu had an idea, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

"Oh? What exactly is it?" The queen let out a sigh of relief, and then leaned forward, with a look of anxiety on her face.

She stirred the handkerchiefs in her hand, and Gu Chengyu could sense her nervousness.

"The emperor confessed to the humble minister."

Gu Chengyu paused, and when the Queen's brows stood on end, and she was about to scold her, she said: "The emperor is afraid that His Royal Highness will hold a grudge against the third prince, and he does not want to keep the third prince alive, so he specially ordered this humble minister to save the third prince's life."

The queen's face sank when she heard the words, she gritted her teeth and said: "The emperor doesn't believe in this palace and the prince? What is the use of this palace after realizing that low life? A dog, if you keep it, you will keep it, and it is worth being the emperor to do it for him again and again." planning?"

Seeing that the queen was furious, Gu Chengyu breathed a sigh of relief.It is in his interest to successfully provoke the queen's anger and make her lose her mind.

It's just that after the emperor passed away, the empress was much more rampant than before.This is to look at the prince's upcoming succession, and she will also become the empress dowager?

That's right, no matter who is the new emperor, she will become the most honorable person in the whole world.However, whether he can live for a long time or not depends on who succeeds him.

After a while, the queen calmed down, and then she turned her suspicious gaze to Gu Chengyu again.

"Before the emperor died, did he only explain this matter?"

Gu Chengyu's heart trembled, and the queen was not easy to fool.

"Actually, there is one more thing"

The prince was discussing the national funeral with the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Rites, when he suddenly heard a burst of crying and howling from behind.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is late!"

He raised his eyes and saw that it was Xia Qing, his face darkened.This old man, as the chief assistant, has been passed away for an hour since his father, yet he didn't show up until now.

Xia Qing walked past the officials and knelt down in front of the prince.

Seeing that his face was pale, his whole body was trembling, and he couldn't even support himself while kneeling, the prince couldn't help frowning.

Xia Qing looked up at the prince, and the prince suddenly found that there was a trace of a rope strangling the other party's neck, and that bruise was very obvious.

"Your Highness, the old minister is guilty! Ashamed of trusting the Emperor and His Highness, I wanted to commit suicide to apologize, but was rescued by the servants of my family. Please allow the old minister to repent to the Emperor, His Royal Highness. If you want to kill or cut him later, His Highness should punish you."

The prince raised his eyebrows, and wanted to ask Xia Qing which song he sang.But suddenly it occurred to him that Daoist Tianji was the one who recommended him to his father.

There was a lot of turmoil in the palace before, but he forgot about it.Thinking of this, the prince was furious.

The officials below all looked at each other in blank dismay, they already knew the cause of the emperor's death just now.It is absurd that the emperor took the poison of Taoist priest Tianji for more than ten years.

"You really deserve death. Father died because he took the poison of Taoist Tianji. Taoist Tianji was recommended by you, tell me! Are you and Taoist Tianji? A group of you? You are ambitious towards Dayan, and want to murder my royal family, could it be that you are a secret agent sent by Daxing?"

The prince pointed at Xia Qing with an excited expression and shouted angrily.

　Thanks to the book friend Yutian Doudou for rewarding 100 coins!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)