After the divorce, the queen mother was pampered by powerful ministers

Chapter 4 Palace Change
Su Wunian stood in the mourning line, her eyebrows raised slightly.

This youngest prince, who is far away in the fief, has a good reputation and is as timid as a mouse, usually shrinks and flatters in front of him, but today he treats him differently.

The Twelve Princes walked briskly, as if they couldn't wait, and ran towards the pinnacle of power.It was as if a gust of wind was blowing in front of Su Wunian, tearing up the hem of the plain white skirt.

"Uncle Twelve." In the Palace of Bliss, the young emperor's voice was hoarse and tender.

"En." The Twelfth Prince pretended to be extremely sad, and said in a low voice: "The Empress Dowager devoted all her life to benefiting all the people of Qingyuan Kingdom, but unfortunately she died of illness at a young age, all because of those thieves in Nanchen Kingdom! Forced to let the Empress Dowager go to Nanchen Kingdom as a hostage, the Empress Dowager will not die without knowing her fate..."

He put his hands on his eyes, pretending to cry.

The young emperor and the eldest princess Xiao Yunji watched coldly, this sycophant who used to follow behind his mother, it was only the first day after her mother passed away, so he was eager to act like a demon at her funeral, he really couldn't wait.

The Twelve Princes changed the topic, "Now that the young emperor is left, I am afraid that he will not be able to take on the important task of helping the world. The Empress Dowager has thought carefully and left a secret decree."

"Empress Dowager Yizhi—"

Everyone inside and outside the hall bowed their heads and knelt down one after another, respectfully silent, but the King of Zhen stood aside with a cane.

Everyone in the world knows that the empress dowager ordered the king not to kneel down no matter when, where and whoever he is. This is the only gift in the world.

Su Wunian was stunned for a moment. In the past ten years, she had never kneeled before anyone, but in order not to attract attention, she finally chose to kneel on the ground like other officials' family members.

Twelve princes Xiao Yuanying opened the imperial decree in his hand in front of everyone, held his head up and chest out, and began to recite in a spirited manner:

"By God, the empress dowager said: Ai's family has been ill for a long time, and I fear that time is running out. The young emperor will not be able to take on the important task of governing the country. The young emperor's responsibility to govern the country, the day this secret decree is made public, is the time when Yuan Ying assumes the responsibility of Xieyou emperor to govern the country. Announce it to the world, and let the emissaries know."

Civil and military officials all looked at each other and discussed in low voices.

Who knows, the Shu City of the Twelve Princes has been governed in a mess by him. He has a good reputation and neglects political affairs. It is absolutely impossible for the Empress Dowager to let him assist the young emperor in governing the country.In all kinds of speculations, if he really governs the country in the future, I am afraid that the country will be in chaos.

"Uncle Twelve Emperors, when did the Empress Mother give you such a secret decree?" Eldest Princess Xiao Yunji asked with piercing eyes.

"On the ninth day of September, this king entered the palace to visit the sick empress dowager. Before she left, she was handed over to this king." The Twelfth Prince replied fluently, without changing his expression, as if he had already memorized the answer in his heart.

Su Wunian, who was in the mourning team, had deep eyes. This Twelve, who was usually honest and honest in front of her, was the first person who couldn't hold back. He forged the emperor's decree and tried to coerce the emperor to make the princes.If this world is really in his hands, I am afraid that the efforts I have made in the past ten years will be in vain, and Qingyuan Kingdom will face the suffering of war again.

Some brave men stepped forward to question the authenticity of Yizhi, and the first to bear the brunt was Liu Yuan, a Hanlin scholar who was in charge of Chengzhi.

The Twelve Princes seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and handed the decree to Liu Yuan, a Hanlin scholar who came forward for inspection.

At this moment, the Hanlin scholar noticed that the emerald ring worn by the twelfth prince was a birthday gift he gave to his wife last month. The lady couldn't put it down and never took it off.

His face turned pale in an instant, and he knew the answer clearly whether Yizhi was verified or not.

Zhang Zhen, another Hanlin scholar, came up to him, researched it, and announced loudly, "This is the imperial decree personally prepared by the empress dowager, it is absolutely true!"

Liu Yuan looked at Zhang Zhen in amazement, "You..." Then he turned his head and glanced at the mourning team, where his wife and children were supposed to be kneeling, but they were nowhere to be seen at this moment.The heartbeat stopped suddenly for half a second, and the whole body froze, not daring to speak nonsense.

Anyone who knows how to read words and expressions has already noticed the strangeness in Liu Yuan's face. Although there is Zhang Zhen's sworn verification result, there are still many doubts.

Hundreds of officials, including Shen Pingjin, the right minister, Chu Yijing, the general of Xuanwei, and the minister of the Ministry of Industry, all had doubts about the secret decree.

"Since the Empress Dowager intends to let the Twelve Princes help the government, why has she never mentioned it in front of the ministers before?" the brave Xuanwei General Chu Yijing asked in a rough voice.Although the voice is rough, Chu Yijing's figure is long but not rough, his face is sharp and angular, and his eyebrows are slanted and straight. He is close to his fate, but he is still handsome.

"Xueshi Liu, you hesitate to speak, but do you have a different opinion?" Shen Pingxi, the right minister, asked.

"You guys don't believe my words? Don't you believe in the Twelve Princes? The Twelve Princes were the empress dowager's favorite younger brother. Every year, the rewards and gifts continue to flow, which shows the empress dowager's trust in the twelve princes. The responsibility of supporting the emperor is handed over to ten The Second Prince, it is justifiable and reasonable!" Zhang Zhen stood up excitedly, filled with righteous indignation.

General Xuanwei Chu Yijing curled her lips and rolled her eyes, cursing secretly in her heart: Pooh~ Who in the world doesn't know that the Twelve Princes are an idiot who only knows how to flatter?Where is the slightest ability to govern the country?
"Liu Xueshi, can you verify the authenticity of the Yizhi?" the minister of the Ministry of Industry asked with a frown.

This question once again pushed Liu Yuan, a Hanlin scholar, to the cusp of the storm.

Liu Yuan glanced at the Twelve Princes, eyes full of threats, then looked at the suspicious civil and military officials, and finally looked at the place where his wife and children were kneeling.Thinking about it left and right, his heart became ruthless, he gritted his teeth, turned around and slammed his head into the wooden pillar of Diao Feilong Yutian, blood spattered on the spot, and passed out.

"Scholar Liu!"

"Scholar Liu—"

Everyone crowded around nervously, and at this moment the answer was clear in their hearts, Xueshi Liu was clearly under coercion, he would rather sacrifice himself than be the lackey of that thief.He didn't lie, he was worthy of the people of the world, he was worthy of the empress dowager, and he also saved the lives of his family.

All civil and military officials were about to make trouble, but the Twelfth Prince Xiao Yuanying seemed to be planning a strategy, and said indifferently: "The empress dowager has long expected that there would be rebellious officials and thieves who planned to steal the country, and when this king issued the secret decree, they took the opportunity to create chaos and then steal the country! Therefore, I left a group of imperial guards for this king to prevent people from causing chaos at her funeral."

Before the words were finished, a group of people wearing the armor of the palace guards rushed into the Palace of Bliss in an orderly manner, holding long knives in their hands, and surrounded the civil and military officials and their families who came to express their condolences.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, "It's like a thief calling for a thief! King Ying, you forged the Queen Mother's decree and forced Liu Xueshi to death. We will never give in to your lust!" Someone said passionately.

In the next second, "呵——" a knife pierced his heart.He spat out blood, the knife was pulled away from his body, and he fell to the ground with a "boom", dying with regret.

"Ah! Ah!" The timid official's wife turned pale with fright and screamed again and again.

The bolder woman covered her daughter's eyes to prevent her from seeing such a bloody and terrifying scene. In fact, her hands were trembling and her lips were whirling.

(End of this chapter)