Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 1083 The first emperor died, and the funeral was kept secret

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty the First Emperor, the dragon has ruled Bintian."

The next day, seeing the slippery CRRC mansion order who had not left the Funing Hall for a long time, he bravely entered the hall, and then came out terrified.

He hastily sent someone to find Queen Ji Kou.

When Prince Heng and Wu Ji entered Funing Palace again, what they saw was Qingji lying on the dragon couch with a peaceful expression, covered with bedding, who seemed to have died.

"Father!"

"Grandfather!"

Neither of them expected the incident to be so sudden, so they couldn't help kneeling down, feeling very sad.

"Mother, when Erchen and Wu Ji met the father last night, the father was fine, why did he die?"

Ji Kou held a handkerchief, wiped away tears, sighed faintly and said, "Heng'er, your father's body is not as good as Yiru's every day, so the sudden death is also reasonable."

"When he summoned you last night, did he explain his funeral?"

"This……"

Prince Heng and Wu Ji looked at each other.

If it is said that Qingji explained something about his funeral before his death, it should be about the imperial examination system and the Tuen Order.

Due to the haste of the incident, both Prince Heng and Wu Ji were unexpected.

Wu Ji frowned and said, "Father, the emperor's grandmother, now that the emperor's grandfather has died, the hearts of the people in the government and the public are bound to fluctuate."

"Father, don't be sympathetic to yourself. You should take the world as your responsibility and keep the funeral secret. After you control the situation, you will announce the death of the emperor's grandfather, and then hold the funeral for the emperor's grandfather, hold a state funeral, and follow the trend."

At this important moment of power transfer, this is what a prince who is about to succeed to the throne should do.

Crown Prince Heng also knew this, so he set his sights on Ji Kou and asked, "Mother, how many people know about Father's death?"

"Besides you, me, Ji'er, and Jiao Hua, it's the maids and eunuchs who serve in the Palace of Funing."

Hearing this, Prince Heng was determined, and said to Jiao Hua: "Jian Hua, you send someone to put all the Gong'e eunuchs in Funing Palace under house arrest and put them under strict supervision. Without my order, no one is allowed to leave Funing Palace Half a step."

"promise!"

Jiao Hua agreed immediately.

After Qingji's death, Prince Heng became the master of the empire and also his new master.

"Mother, are all the seals and tiger charms of the emperor still in Zide Hall?"

"Here I am."

"Can I entrust it to my son-in-law?"

"Your father passed away, those things are yours, why do you need to say the word 'trusteeship'?"

"it is good."

Prince Heng immediately ordered Wu Ji to bring all Qingji's seals and tiger charms, including the Chuanguo Yuxi, and then issued orders.

The Red Flame Army and the Eastern Palace Guards were mobilized from the camp outside the imperial capital to guard the imperial palace. At the same time, the defenders of Jinling City changed their defenses to ensure their absolute control over the imperial capital Jinling.

……

The movement of the imperial guards changing defense was not small, and it couldn't be hidden from anyone.

Even the guards of the imperial palace were replaced by the Eastern Palace Guards and the Red Flame Army. How could such a thing be hidden from others?

The subjects living in Jinling, the imperial capital, have a bad premonition in their hearts.

Not to mention the Eastern Palace Guards, the Red Flame Army was formed and trained by Prince Heng as an elite army, and they followed the emperor's grandson Wu Ji on the westward march, and their loyalty was unquestionable.

This is something that Qingji acquiesces to.

He has already regarded Prince Heng as his successor, so it is understandable that the latter has a personal armed force in case of emergency.

At this time, at the mansion of Gou Jian, the general of Zuo Cheqi, Gou Jian was receiving Wu Gao from the palace in the study.

Wu Gao, who ranks among the chief servants, is second only to the CRRC Mansion Commander in his status in the palace.

He's still a sticky son.

If there is no accident, Wu Gao will become the official of CRRC after his death.

It is worth mentioning that Wu Gaoyuan's name was "Zhao Gao", and he belonged to the offshoot of the Ying Qin clan. His family fortune fell, and he had to become an eunuch and serve in the palace.

During the Yuzheng assassination of Wu more than ten years ago, Wu Gao stepped forward and helped Qingji block a blow...

That blow originally couldn't hurt Qingji, but because of Wu Gao's loyalty and his role as escort, Qingji still entrusted him with a heavy responsibility and bestowed him with a national surname.

What many people don't know is that Wu Gao is not a descendant of Ying Qin's clan, but a grandson of Duke Ai of Qin.

His father and brother died in battle, at the hands of Wu Jun, and his mother hanged herself. This made the young Wu Gao full of hatred for Wu, so he learned from the pain and became an eunuch, just to hibernate and wait for the opportunity to take revenge.

Now, their time seems to be ripe.

After Wu Gao saw Goujian, he told Goujian that Qingji had already controlled Bintian.

Gou Jian suddenly realized.

No wonder, the guards of the imperial palace and the guards of the imperial capital changed their defenses at noon. There was no warning in such a hurry.

"Wu Gao, let someone spread the news of His Majesty's death immediately."

"Moreover, we must add fuel and vinegar to describe the death of His Majesty the First Emperor as a story of being pissed off by the prince or grandson, or even murdered..."

Gou Jian's face was full of ecstasy, and while pacing, he ordered: "Be sure to hurry up. Spread it out as much as possible, and let everyone in the world know about it!"

"it is good!"

Wu Gao left Goujian's mansion immediately.

At the same time, Goujian also sent people to find the old Luming, Yanying, and Yuyi together to discuss major issues.

After looking around for a week, Gou Jian looked at Lu Ming and the others present, unable to conceal his excitement, and said, "Second and third sons, I, Gou Jian, have been thinking about it for more than forty years, and finally I am looking forward to it."

"After the death of the Zulong, the land will be divided. Qingji is dead, and the crown prince will not be mourned. This is an opportunity for us to take advantage of."

When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help but change their colors. This is indeed a sensational news.

"My lord, is the news reliable?"

Yan Ying asked suspiciously.

"Absolutely reliable. This news was told to me by Zhongchang Attendant Wu Gao. He will not deceive me, and it is impossible to deceive me."

Gou Jian smiled and said, "This person has the same hidden ambitions as me. He wants to overthrow Great Wu and restore his homeland."

"What is your lord going to do?"

Yan Ying asked, and then said: "Now the crown prince uses the seal and tiger charm of the first emperor to switch defenses between the palace and the imperial capital. He has replaced the guards with trusted generals. He has completely controlled the situation in the imperial capital and the imperial palace."

"As long as he reads the will in front of the officials and announces the death of the First Emperor, it will be a matter of course for him to inherit the throne. No one can stop it."

Hearing this, Gou Jian gave Yan Ying a contemptuous look, and said slowly: "Can the prince control the imperial capital, can he control people's hearts? Can he control public opinion?"

"According to Wu Gao, before Qingji passed away, he met the prince and grandson that night. Someone saw the sound of axes and candles in Funing Hall, and Qingji even shouted, 'You can do it yourself'."

"The next day, that is, early this morning, Qingji will be buried."

"If there is no trick in it, how can it be justified?"

"Even if the prince and grandson didn't kill Qingji, we still have to make a big fuss and spread the word so that people in the world think that Qingji's death is inseparably related to the prince and grandson!"

The scheming Lu Ming heard the words and sighed: "My lord, with all due respect, even so, the crown prince who has already controlled the overall situation is still invincible."

"The power of the emperor is so great that life and death can be taken away. In a word, who would dare to disobey?"

Goujian said meaningfully: "Mr. Lu, don't forget that Qingji entrusted eighty feudal lords during his lifetime, and he possessed countless soldiers, horses, money and food."

"Among other things, Wu Fan and Wu Zhang, who are the most powerful among the feudal lords, are still staying in Jinling. They have never been close to the crown prince. If they knew that Qingji's death was tricky, the crown prince might be mad at Qingji. How could they let it go if they even killed Qingji?"

"The vassal kings rebelled, the wars resumed, and the lives of the people were ruined. This is bound to destroy this Great Wu Jiangshan."

"At that time, I will make a call in Kuaiji, and the aristocratic survivors from other countries' old places will definitely gather. At that time, no matter how strong the national power of Wu is, it will not be able to stop the invasion of the coalition forces of vassal kings, let alone the swarms of people from all over the world. Rebels!"

"Dayue Kingdom, restoration is expected!"

(End of this chapter)