The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 803 Reaction

The royal family suffered a big blow in the family land, and the blow to Da Chu Jiangshan can be imagined.

Looking at ancient and modern times, many times, from the prosperous age to the end, there is no need for a long transition.

Originally, Jinghe Yichao, who was originally Haiyan and Heqing, stepped into the precarious wind and rain unprepared at this time.

Right now, the question of where to go for the great dynasty is on the desks of the cabinet ministers.

Just after dawn, the north and south halls of the classics hall became busy.

The people coming and going back and forth should have made this place as lively as before, but at the moment it is a bit too quiet, not to mention the almost silent movement and movement, but the sound of everyone's breathing is suppressed to a minimum.

Important cabinet ministers gathered in the North Hall at this moment.

The first assistant, Yan Yuan, the second assistant, Gu Yuncheng, and the third assistant, Cen Minzhou, all looked sad.

"Colleagues, everyone must have heard about yesterday's catastrophe," Yan Yuan said in a hoarse voice, "We must draw up the regulations as soon as possible to stabilize the court."

As he said, he didn't accept as many opinions as usual, but directly called names: "He Shangshu, Your Majesty's dragon control has returned to heaven, and the Ministry of Rituals has to take on the important task of offering sacrifices to officials and performing great etiquette!"

He Ben came out with tears in his eyes.

Yan Yuan, a student, was at ease, but the Emperor Bintian was away, and the various arrangements made by the Ministry of Rituals were just preparations in advance. The first thing to do was to bring back the remains of the emperor, concubines and the dead members of the royal family; the second was to discuss the issue of heirs.

"Qi Shangshu, Chen Du Yushi, before tomorrow, you have to send out the supervisors and inspectors in various places. The troops stationed in various places need to be appeased, and the border towns need to be more careful, but there are requirements for food, grass and military supplies. Do your best to satisfy! There must be no reason for the army to waver, mutiny, or civil strife!"

As soon as Yan Yuan finished speaking, Qi Hanming, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Chen Zeming, the imperial censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who had just taken office, both raised their hands and said yes.

After making all these arrangements, Yan Yuan looked at Gu Yuncheng and Cen Minzhou haggardly: "You two, the return of the emperor to Beijing and the succession of the throne are both state affairs and family affairs. It is important to ask the Queen Mother to discuss together."

Gu Yuncheng and Cen Minzhou both nodded, saying that this should be the case.

Before inviting the Queen Mother to discuss state affairs, Yan Yuan summoned the heads of the Six Ministries and Six Sections and the Chief Officer of the Imperial Academy to the North Hall, and then sent people to Shuntian Mansion, Internal Guards Mansion, City Patrol Department, etc. to take charge of Kyoto government affairs and Gyeonggi military affairs. Invite the principal together.

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While the cabinet ministers were busy maintaining and dealing with the aftermath, in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, the Empress Dowager Qin summoned her granddaughter Princess Yuanning with her sick body.

Yesterday, Xiaoyao entered the palace at night and told Aunt Qi about the important matter. Aunt Qi did not follow Sheng Yuan's advice, but called for the imperial physicians to wake up the Empress Dowager Qin to tell the important matter.

When the Empress Dowager Qin heard this, her face was like gold paper, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.

If the imperial doctors had not been prepared in advance, those who administered acupuncture and those who gave medicine, I am afraid that the Queen Mother Qin would also have left with her children and grandchildren.

How desperate and uncomfortable she was at that time, how calm and determined the Empress Dowager Qin was after she woke up.

She first asked people to invite all the concubines who were still alive into the palace, and then sent people to Yongxing Hou's Mansion and Princess Mansion to protect her granddaughter-in-law Princess Hui Sheng An and her granddaughter Yuanning Princess Jiang Yushan.

It was not until after a secret conversation with the grief-stricken concubines that the Queen Mother Qin, who had been busy all the time, finally had breakfast.

"Seeing that the sky is already bright, the ministers of the cabinet should have discussed important matters. Aqi, you bring Yuan Ning here. The Ai family has something to tell her!" After reluctantly drinking ginseng porridge, the Queen Mother Qin couldn't help it, and ordered stand up.

Seeing her like this, Aunt Qi didn't dare to persuade her, so she took people to invite Princess Yuanning herself as instructed.

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When Jiang Yushan sat in front of the Queen Mother, she was still in a daze.

She walked all the way as if she was stepping on cotton, one foot was deep and the other was shallow, which made her dizzy head even more confused.

Her father, mother, concubine and elder brother were all fine before leaving Beijing!
The emperor promised that as long as she did a good job in the Ministry of Industry, when they came back, she would let her study in all six departments, and in the future, she would also be crowned a king of the county and a prince.

When the concubine mother drove out of Beijing, she asked her to take care of herself, and when they came back, they would bring her many special gifts.

Before her brother left Beijing, she left her an apology letter, and the witty apology in it made her overjoyed to read.

And those sisters of hers wrote to her not long ago to describe the scenery along the way;
Even the youngest of the six younger brothers and younger sisters often enclose the landscape paintings they drew with the letter. In the last letter, they also said that they had prepared a whole box of gifts for her.

This, this, this... everything was fine before!
Why did the imperial grandmother tell her that they were all killed!

impossible!impossible!
Jiang Yushan's heart was screaming.

She suddenly had the feeling that she was split in two.

Half of her was panicking, confused, and screaming; the other half of her was as calm as if she was sitting in an ice cave, as if her soul was wandering out of her body, and as if she was watching the stage with cold eyes.

Except for the endless stream of tears like broken beads, she didn't make any unnecessary reactions.

"Yuanning." It's not that the Empress Dowager Qin didn't realize that her granddaughter was in a bad state.

But there is no way, they are not the old mother and young daughter of ordinary people.

As the only remaining daughters of a queen mother and emperor, they have no time to grieve, vent, or lick their wounds.

What they have to do is to stabilize the current situation, focus on the future, and use their crumbling bodies to support the same crumbling country and society!

They are not even qualified to fall before ensuring the smooth transition of the Dachu River and Mountains.

"Yuan Ning, if you, Brother Hui...he is not spared, you will be your father's only heir!" At dawn, the Empress Dowager Qin had already learned about her second grandson's early return to Beijing through a secret memorial.

Although the hidden guards have been sent to meet him, as long as she doesn't see this grandson with her own eyes, the Queen Mother Qin can only prepare for the worst.

"Brother Hui Wang is still here?!" When Jiang Yushan heard this, her empty eyes suddenly lit up.

All of a sudden, she was surprised and happy, hurt and worried, crying and laughing.

"I hope so!" The Empress Dowager Qin put on a wooden face, as if she didn't have much hope.

Her behavior made Jiang Yushan, who had lost her composure, couldn't help but silence.

"Yuan Ning, listen, we must make thorough preparations."

Jiang Yushan was startled when she heard the words, and looked over at a loss: "Grandmother, I don't understand."

The Empress Dowager Qin saw her like this, and Princess Yongping's confident appearance flashed in her mind, not only closing her eyes.

This behavior made Jiang Yushan even more nervous.

"Yuanning, we have no other choice." The Queen Mother Qin sighed, slowly opened her red and swollen eyes, and whispered, "The royal family... there is no one else except you and Yongping!"

These words in a calm tone immediately brought Jiang Yushan back tears.

(End of this chapter)