Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Feng Yibo held Prince Zhongshun's leg, and walked out of the palace in such a swaggering way.

Behind him, there was a long bloodstain.

Yuan Chun hugged the child by his side, afraid that the little prince would see the corpse, so he buried the little prince's head in his chest.

Along the way, the palace servants and servants were frightened and fled in all directions when they saw this situation.

It was only when they reached the gate of Tai Chi Palace that the three of them had a dead body before being stopped.

The guards faced Feng Yibo with a waist knife in their hands as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Guard brothers, please open the palace door, the empress has something to say to the courtiers outside."

Seeing this, Feng Yibo smiled, and pointed at Yuan Chun beside him, saying:
"Prince Zhongshun just started violently and wanted to assassinate the empress and the emperor's heir. I shot him to death for escort. Now I am meeting with the officials together with the empress to explain the situation."

When Yuan Chun heard this, he hurriedly said:

"Open the gate of the palace, I want to see all the ministers."

Several guards looked at each other, whispered a few words, and one of them stepped forward and said:

"Please come here, Madam, we want to confirm your safety."

Seeing that Yuan Chun really took a few steps forward, the guards breathed a sigh of relief.

Afterwards, the officials who had been waiting for a long time saw the palace gate of the harem of Tai Chi Palace suddenly open.

All the officials immediately fell silent, and then hurriedly returned to their respective positions and stood up.

At a glance, they saw Yuan Chun coming out with the little prince in his arms, and some people were about to open their mouths to greet the new king.

But soon, all the officials couldn't help taking a few steps back.

Without him, I just saw Feng Yibo dragging the body of Prince Zhongshun behind him.

"Good thief! How dare you kill someone in the palace?"

"Where's Captain Long? Haven't taken him down yet!"

"..."

For a while, all the officials outside the palace gate were in a mess, but no one stepped forward.

Some people yelled uncontrollably, while others cursed loudly.

These are all pretty good.

It may be that someone had a stress response after experiencing the assassination of the emperor.

Seeing that Prince Zhongshun was dead, his first reaction was to turn around and run.

Most of the officials who stayed in the capital were buzzing in their heads.

They haven't experienced such a thing before, so they can't understand it for a while.

The dignified prince just died like this?
Feng Yibo dragged Prince Zhongshun's body outside the palace gate.

When he came out, he had to use his hands together to get out of the palace gate.

It is really that the threshold in the palace is too high, and the corpse is almost stuck.

After coming out, he threw the body of Prince Zhongshun forward.

The remaining civil and military officials immediately took a few steps back.

Those who shouted and cursed just now were silent when they saw this.

Feng Yibo took the opportunity to announce loudly:
"Prince Zhongshun, the culprit who assassinated the king and killed the Emperor Daxing, has already been executed. Brothers of Long Jinwei, please control those who waved the flag for Prince Zhongshun just now! Maybe there is an ulterior connection between the two sides!"

As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly got out of control again.

Captain Long, who was guarding the coffin of Emperor Daxing, had already separated a part to surround this side, and was hesitating whether to go forward and take Feng Yibo down.

Hearing this now, I was a little dazed.

Three hundred Dragon Forbidden Captains, more than 100 came back.

Now that they heard that this matter was related to Prince Zhongshun, those who had experienced the assassination couldn't help but feel a little unbelievable, and hesitated for a while.

However, the reactions of civil and military officials are still different.

Some people said in disbelief:
"Prince Zhongshun assassinated the king? How is this possible!"

Others continued to curse:

"Nonsense! I think he's crazy!"

Others yelled at Long Jinwei:

"Why don't you take this person down, don't hurt the emperor's heir!"

"..."

Seeing this, Yuan Chun knew it was time for her to play.

She took a few steps forward with the child in her arms, stood side by side with Feng Yibo, and said loudly:
"My lords, please listen to my words!"

Having said that, she stretched out her hand and pressed it falsely.

Seeing this, all the civil and military officials in front of the Tai Chi Palace immediately fell silent.

"I can testify that everything General Feng said is true!"

When the officials heard this, they immediately looked at each other in blank dismay.

If Feng Yibo's one-sided opinion, they can still question it.

Now that Concubine Jia, the future queen mother, came forward, they could no longer doubt the authenticity of this matter.

"Just now in Fengzao Palace, Prince Nishou Zhongshun wanted to strangle us orphans and widows with a hemp rope."

Speaking of being almost strangled to death, Yuan Chun had a miserable expression on his face.

She seemed to be a little scared in retrospect, and tightened the child in her arms before continuing:
"He also said that he had assassinated Emperor Daxing on the way to the funeral, and now as long as we kill our mother and son, we can ascend to the throne!"

"Not only that, but he also lured General Feng to take advantage of him. He wanted General Feng to fight with him, saying that if he killed our mother and son, he would be promoted to prince."

When Yuan Chun said this, he looked at Feng Yibo gratefully, leaned over slightly holding the child and said:
"Fortunately, General Feng understands the righteousness and has always refused to agree,"

Feng Yibo repeated several times: "Don't dare! This is what I should do."

Whether it's the assassination of Emperor Jingshun, or the assassination of Concubine Jia and the prince.

Or buy people's hearts with the prince.

The actions of these loyal princes in the two populations made all the officials a little unbelievable.

But now, I have to believe it.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will understand that the royal heirs are weak.

If Prince Zhongshun really did this, he would become the only candidate to inherit the throne.

Even if they kill their brothers and nephews, they can only admit it by pinching their noses.

After all, this is a contradiction within the royal family, and the seizure of the heir apparent has always been bloody.

It was only because the incident happened suddenly before that they couldn't turn this corner for a while.

At this time, if you think about it carefully, you know that this possibility is really not small.

At this moment, what appeared in Yuan Chun's mind was Feng Yibo's advice to her before he came out.

"First, it must be explained that Prince Zhongshun was killed by me just after he assassinated you. When he did it, he wanted to bribe me, and he personally admitted that he killed the Holy One and wanted to usurp the throne."

Seeing that all the officials were lost in thought and did not refute, she was relieved and continued:
"Seeing that the bribe was not going to work, Nishou jumped over the wall and wanted to do it himself. General Feng was forced to step forward to stop him, and the two began to fight. Fortunately, General Feng was very skilled and quickly shot him to death. Only then did we save our mother and son. "

Speaking of this, she looked like the rest of her life after a catastrophe, and said with emotion:

"Now that I think about it, I'm still a little scared. If I die, it's nothing. If something happens to the emperor, then the Daxing emperor will never be seen again. I really don't dare to think deeply..."

This remark caused all the officials outside the gate of Taiji Palace to fall into a brief silence.

"Please rest assured, my lord! It's just that General Feng has killed the rebellious leader, the most urgent thing is to control the rest of the gang, so that no one will escape after hearing the news."

It was the first time that Li Shouzhong spoke out in support of his disciples as it was a matter of life and death.

When there is no leader among the dragons in the court, his attitude as the minister of the Ministry of Rites is particularly important.

"That's right! We believe in General Feng's character, and even more in what the empress said, it is true that Nishou is fascinated by the throne!"

"It's not the first time General Feng has saved your mother, so why are you making such a fuss?"

"It's good that the empress is safe and sound. Since the rebellious leader has been punished, it's time to arrest his accomplices as soon as possible!"

Someone started it, and people from the founding line also came out to support it.

"General Feng has always been dedicated to the country, who doesn't know about the Great Wei?"

"Donghai County is all persuaded by General Feng to join us. If he hadn't been forced into a hurry, how could he have taken the killer lightly?"

"Worthy of being Feng Jiaxuan, he is really good at both civil and military skills!"

"..."

As soon as Li Shouzhong spoke out, many people supported him.

Except for the support of the founding of the country for Yuanchun, most of the rest are officials from the south.

Although many of them were once under Li Shouzhong's sect, it was unexpected that so many people came forward at this time.

In fact, there is no other, but they all know one thing.

As long as the new emperor succeeds, Li Shouzhong has a high probability of joining the cabinet.

Whether it was Zhang Songyue and Chen Qinzhi who fell ill, or Xia Yubing, the former minister of Qiandi, lost his backer.

In the cabinet, no matter what, a position can be vacated.

And Li Shouzhong is not only the minister of the Ministry of Rites, but also the relatives of the Jia family.

The matter of joining the cabinet is basically a certainty.

Seeing his mentor make a move, Feng Yibo immediately reversed the situation.

Taking this opportunity, he directly bowed to Yuan Chun and said loudly:
"Now that the rebellious leader has been put to death, in addition to arresting his party members as soon as possible, I have the courage to ask the new emperor to ascend to the throne as soon as possible, so as to stabilize the hearts of the people!"

Anyway, let's first determine the status of Yuanchun's mother and son.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, Yuan Chun became the queen mother.

So what if some people now question their imprecise rhetoric?

At that time, surely no one will be blind to question the Queen Mother for the sake of a dead rebel, right?
Of course, being imprecise is only relative.

If Feng Yibo didn't know, Prince Zhongshun wouldn't be so stupid as to really tell about his assassination of Emperor Jingshun.

But as long as they go to check, the fact of this treason should be confirmed soon.

At that time, it was logical to say that Prince Zhongshun fell short because of his complacency.

"The ministers dare to invite the new emperor to ascend the throne!"

"A country cannot be without a king for a day, and the ministers wait for the new emperor to ascend to the throne!"

The civil and military officials outside had already prepared for this event, but the rhythm was disrupted by the death of Prince Zhongshun.

Now that Feng Yibo took the lead, he immediately followed suit to persuade him to join.

Especially the founder of the country, the most positive.

When Emperor Jingshun died, half of their hearts were relieved.

The other half is waiting for the little prince to ascend to the throne, and these old relatives will follow suit.

In addition, Prince Zhongshun is also dead, and the upstarts have no leader.

These founding nobles, with the new emperor as their backer, and without the opponent of the upstart, feel like they have stood up again.

Among them, the few employed members of the Jia family were all happy at this moment.

Just now when they heard that Yuanchun's mother and son were almost assassinated, the hearts of everyone in Jia's residence rose to their throats.

Fortunately, Feng Yibo, an old relative, also went in, otherwise the wealth of the Jia family would have come to an end.

If Prince Zhongshun is really allowed to take the throne, the Jia family will be the first to be unlucky.

Now the son of the eldest daughter of the Jia family is about to sit on the throne, and the wealth of the Jia family can continue for several generations.

He even felt that the Jia family was about to regain its glory soon!
They are not good at speaking out by themselves, so they encourage the old relatives to persuade them to come in.

Hundreds of officials have no leader, and now the upstart has no leader.

The new party and other upstarts who were not under Li Shouzhong's sect watched the development of the situation in silence.

In fact, they also know that the general trend cannot be violated.

The upstarts know better that they are likely to eat melons with Prince Zhongshun.

Fortunately, although they were close to Prince Zhongshun, most of them did not take part in the conspiracy.

So at this time, many people are lucky.

Here, Yuan Chun, on behalf of the little prince, made three requests and three concessions, and then decided to ascend to the top.

Under Feng Yibo's reminder, Long Jinwei sent someone to contact the Jingying to control the Zhongshun Palace first.

Here, Emperor Jingshun's coffin is suspended in the Taiji Palace, and the crying of all the officials will not be repeated.

It is only said that after the arrangement is made, it will be presided over by Hao Zhenlin, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, followed by all civil and military officials.

Yuan Chun took the little prince to the outskirts of the city, and hurriedly held the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth.

On the way, the Ministry of Rites discussed the posthumous title of Emperor Jingshun and the year title of the little emperor.

There was no difference in Emperor Jingshun's posthumous title, and "Xiaojing" was quickly and smoothly settled on.

Father and son Tiantai and Jingshun also made a pair of "Wenjing".

It's a pity that it has never been "cured".

When it came to the New Emperor's Year, it caused a lot of discussion.

Hao Zhenlin's suggestion is to use the word "orthodox".

All the officials of the Ministry of Rites nodded one after another, and they all understood what he meant.

This is a vague indication that there is only one bloodline left in the royal family.

He is not orthodox who is orthodox?
But as soon as this year name came out, it aroused fierce opposition from Feng Yibo.

He has never been very involved in this matter, but this time he didn't even tact, and said directly:
"The prince is orthodox. If he insists on emphasizing it, it will make people think too much. I think this year name is a bit inappropriate."

Obviously, it was him who was thinking too much.

First, it is naturally because the little prince is probably his son.

If he called it "orthodox", he would inevitably feel a little guilty.

Second, this year name is not auspicious.

After all, the previous Baozong used this year name.

Although some don't understand why the apprentice is so uncharacteristically opposed to him so fiercely.

But Li Shouzhong thought about it, and then said:

"How about using 'Xuan Zhi'?"

Without even thinking about it, Feng Yibo immediately nodded and praised:
"What the mentor said is excellent!"

He didn't even think about the significance of this year name, so he praised it dryly.

Anyway, as long as it is not "orthodox", let alone "Xuanzhi", even "Xuande" will do!
In fact, the "Xuanzhi" proposed by Li Shouzhong has two meanings.

One is to promulgate and rule as the way, which means rule by doing nothing.

That is to say, the new emperor is not yet able to rule in person, so it can be regarded as "governing by doing nothing".

The second is to continue the "wenjing" of the father and grandfather, in order to expect the arrival of "governing" the world.

After pondering for a while, Hao Zhenlin understood the meaning, and followed suit with a few words of praise.

"Propaganda and rule it, the Lord of the Ministry has a great opinion!"

After all, when the immediate boss who is about to enter the cabinet speaks up, he will naturally follow suit.

Seeing that the three big bosses reached a consensus, other officials of the Ministry of Rites naturally had no objections.

After discussing the year name, the newly released "Emperor Xuanzhi" also arrived at the altar.

The etiquette for offering sacrifices to heaven and earth is not detailed yet.

It is only said that after offering sacrifices to the heavens and the earth, Manchu Wenwushan shouted long live, and the new emperor would officially ascend to the throne.

Afterwards, the officials sent the new emperor back to the Tai Chi Hall, and lined up on both sides.

Yuan Chun embraced the newly appointed Emperor Xuanzhi and climbed up to Dan Bi step by step.

As soon as she put the little prince on the dragon throne, the civil and military forces of the whole court shouted long live again.

After the ceremony, Yuanchun followed the advice given by the Ministry of Rites and announced the posthumous title of Emperor Daxing as "Xiaojing".

"General Feng killed Nishou and saved our mother and son overnight. This great achievement must be rewarded!"

Seeing that the matter of the new emperor and the former emperor had all been settled, Yuan Chun expressed emotion.

All the officials were mentally prepared for this.

Feng Yibo now has a lot of credit, such as avenging the late emperor, saving him, and persuading him to advance.

Therefore, it is also necessary to add an official to him.

But what happened next shocked them!
"General Feng is already a second-class noble, and he tried his best to save the general of Wei. I thought that I should be promoted to the Duke of the state, so why not..."

Yuan Chun pretended to ponder for a moment, then smiled and said:
"General Feng started in the south of the Yangtze River, why not the Duke of Chu! What do you think?"