Fengqi crabapple

Chapter 263 The Emperor Dies
All the officials saw the emperor's illness was in danger, and they all stood in the front square in a panic.After a while, Guo Kuan came out to announce that the ministers above the second rank and the cabinet ministers were waiting outside the Wuying Hall, and the rest of the civil and military officials left the palace immediately.

As soon as they met these people, everyone tacitly understood: The emperor can't hold it anymore!
The harem got the news early, and the queen and all the concubines also rushed to the Wuying Hall.The emperor was lying on the bed with no strength left to speak, and two high pillows were placed under his head so that he could see the people around him.Seeing the queen coming in, he pointed at the queen expressionlessly, and then pointed out the door.

Guo Kuan understood and sang: "The emperor has an edict that the queen is banned from Chiyun Palace and cannot leave the palace unless summoned. The eldest maids Biyu and Bizhu of Chiyun Palace and the chamberlain Kangtai were killed with a stick. The remaining maids and chamberlains were all dismissed and sent to the House of Internal Affairs. Make another arrangement." The emperor closed his eyes and nodded.What the queen did was to confine her to the cold palace, which is already treating her leniently.

The queen sneered and left without looking back.Today the empress is wearing a crown of nine dragons and nine phoenixes. The beads held in the mouth of the dragon and phoenix tremble slightly with the empress's footsteps, and the wildness in her heart expands infinitely in this trembling. The resplendent palace is like a wasteland.

Once on the king's side, there are strangers in two places.

What's so scary about the cold palace?Since the emperor only favored Concubine Ji, has Chiyun Palace become a cold palace long ago?If I hadn't won the emperor's heart and wanted to attract the emperor's attention and still have some friendship left, would I have treated my own son so harshly?

Seeing that the emperor was still alive, Concubine Su calmed down a little.Thinking that this is not too bad, I will let Pei Shangshu think of a way tomorrow. If the overt thing doesn't work, he will do it secretly. A quick victory. As long as Xie Ruitang is eliminated, even if the prince is not established, the throne will still be different after the emperor dies. King Kang’s?
Having made up her mind, Concubine Su smiled and stepped forward, just about to say something nice, when she saw that the emperor's eyes were already straightened, his face was gray, he was only exhaling but not inhaling.Concubine Su panicked and took two steps back, but she tripped and sat down on the ground.

Yu Yuanjian came in with two imperial doctors, took their pulses, and then left.The crown prince and several princes were waiting outside. When he saw the court judge coming out, King Xian asked eagerly: "How is your father?"

Judge Yu shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, I can't do anything. The emperor's internal organs have long been in ruins. Today he took too many pills, which broke the last balance of yin and yang in his body. If not for this, the emperor could at least be dragged on." Three to five months. Alas, this is really a life-threatening elixir!"

"Catch all those imperial masters and bring them to trial!" King Cheng said bitterly.

At this time, Guo Kuan came out to see the crown prince, several princes, elders and ministers.Kang Wang's heart suddenly turned cold: there is no chance, in this life, he will kneel and kowtow to the third child.
Sure enough, in front of the emperor's bed, Guo Kuan read out the imperial edict that had been prepared for him. The prince succeeded to the emperor's throne, appointed four auxiliary ministers, and also asked several princes to return to their fiefdoms immediately and not stay in the capital. .

The prince received the edict, and the emperor raised his hand.The prince knelt in front of the bed, stretched out his warm hand, and held his father's hand.This is the first time he has held his father's hand since he grew up.Only then did he realize that his father's hands were as thin as withered.

The prince couldn't help feeling sad, tears blinded his eyes.

The emperor's eyes seemed to be looking at the prince, but his empty eyes seemed to be looking at nothing.After waiting for a long time, the emperor still didn't say anything, just patted the back of the prince's hand lightly, pointed to the brothers behind him, and closed his eyes wearily.

That night, the emperor died.

For a time, the harem was filled with cries, especially the queen mother who was sending the black-haired man to the white-haired man. She cried until she fainted.

From the time the imperial edict was promulgated, the prince had been staying in Wuying Hall.He immediately asked Zhao Muchhe and Ling Feng to seal off the palace, and notified Yan Shiyi that the whole city was under martial law. If there was a riot, they would be killed without mercy!

Ling Xue and An Qing had already transferred all the soldiers from Dongzhuang back to the Prince's Mansion. A group of people were specially keeping an eye on King Kang and the ministers close to him. If there was any change, they would immediately notify the Jingwei.Feng Mingze of the Shenji Battalion was already under control. Only the right army in the Fifth Army Camp was from King Kang. Feng Guangcai, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army, had already invited him to the Governor's Mansion for tea and took control of him.

Only the factory guards are out of control.The prince thought to himself.

That night, Kang Wang did not leave the palace either, he quietly went to Zixia Palace to discuss countermeasures with his mother and concubine.

"Now only the factory guards are not under the prince's control!" King Kang happened to be saying this to Concubine Su. He said unwillingly: "If the third child is allowed to ascend the throne, not only will I have to kowtow to him for the rest of my life, but also my descendants. Everyone must kneel and kowtow to his descendants!"

Concubine Su hesitated and said: "The East, West Factory and Jinyiwei have all changed people. They have always been against us, and they will not help us for no reason."

"What if we can grant them enough benefits? Tonight is the last chance. As long as the imperial edict has not been read out, my son will still have a chance!" King Kang felt that if he didn't give it a try, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

"Your father... left too hastily and completely disrupted our plan..." Concubine Su was in a state of confusion. She was not willing to let her son die thousands of miles away, but she was also afraid that her hasty plan would go astray. In the end, Not even your life is guaranteed!
Mother and son were still making decisions when they suddenly heard a burst of crying from the courtyard of Zixia Palace. They hurriedly looked outside and saw King Cheng supporting Concubine Yuan as she walked towards the palace.Concubine Yuan cried louder when she saw Concubine Su.

"Sister Concubine Su! Our life is so miserable! How can we live if the emperor is gone?" Concubine Yuan hugged Concubine Su and burst into tears. She was sincere and would not let go.

"Sixth brother, what's going on?" King Kang asked with a frown.At this time, they had no time to socialize with Concubine Yuan and her son.

Prince Cheng looked helpless, spread his hands and said, "I can't help it. After all, my father has passed away, so my mother and concubine will inevitably lose their composure. When I see Concubine Su, I just want to find some comfort."

Concubine Yuan was tired from crying, so she took Concubine Su's hand again and began to talk about what happened when they first entered the palace.

King Cheng also asked King Kang some questions about the feudal vassal. King Kang was absent-minded, but they both stayed in the palace secretly during the chaos by accompanying their mother and concubine. For a while, there was no reason to send them away.Concubine Yuan and her son sat there for an hour or two. When they saw that it was almost dawn, they got up and left.

King Kang was so angry that he kicked the chair to the ground.At dawn, it was time to go to court. He had to go to court this morning anyway, because he had to read the imperial edict to all civil and military officials, announcing that the emperor would be buried in heaven and that the crown prince would inherit the throne.

"Asshole! The sixth man is here to disrupt the situation! He is here to watch over me for the prince!" King Kang cursed.

King Cheng washed and changed his clothes in Concubine Yuan's palace, and went up with a solemn face, without the slightest sign of tiredness from a sleepless night.Cheng Wang was walking on the road in good condition, and suddenly sneezed:
It seems that someone is scolding me?
(End of this chapter)