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Chapter 115

"Where did the Liu family get so much money?"

When the Empress Dowager asked this question, both the Empress and the Crown Prince fell silent. It seemed inappropriate for them mother and son to say such things at this time.

"I found out that all this silver was placed in the Liu family by His Royal Highness, the eldest prince, the Prince of Wei. When the Zhenbei Marquisate said that the Liu family had lent them 200,000 silver, the Liu family transferred the silver. It took me a lot of effort to find out the whereabouts of this silver."

Prince Heng's words made the Queen Mother look ten years older. She said bitterly, "Prince, the Liu family is plotting a rebellion."

"Grandmother, no matter what my eldest brother wants to do, this amount of money is not his legitimate income. I think the most urgent thing is to control them."

The Crown Prince suggested that the person should be taken under control immediately. Even if the Empress Dowager had some ideas, she had to agree at this time. After all, the Empress Dowager was old, and after suffering such heavy blows one after another, her body could not bear it, so she went back to the Cining Palace first.

"Mother, please go back to the palace and rest first. I will be here to guard you."

The prince saw that the queen looked exhausted, so he persuaded her to go back and rest. The queen smiled bitterly and said, "My son, how can your mother sleep when your father is like this? Let your mother stay here with you."

The queen was accompanying the prince, not the emperor on the dragon bed.

The empress never had any feelings for the emperor.

"Thank you for your hard work, mother."

The prince did not insist, and at this time the mother and son being in the Qianqing Palace was the best deterrent.

No one should think of causing trouble.

Prince Heng had already brought his men to control the King of Wei and the King of Wu. The people from their faction wanted to complain, but Prince Heng said coldly, "This is the order of the Queen Mother. Are you going to disobey it?"

Looking at the stern faces of the Imperial Guards, no one dared to disobey the order and could only watch as the Imperial Guards captured the King of Wei and the King of Wu.

"Uncle, may I ask what crime have we committed? Why do you want to arrest us?"

The King of Wei questioned Prince Heng, and Prince Heng sneered: "King of Wei, you really won't cry until you see the coffin. I am really surprised. You are an idle prince with only a title but no fiefdom. The silver in your private treasury is more than that in the national treasury. Where did you get all that silver?"

"What are you going to do with that money?"

When the King of Wei heard what Prince Heng said, he immediately became anxious: "Granduncle, you can't wrongly accuse my grandson. My grandson's family is not as wealthy as those in Kyoto City. Where did the money you mentioned come from?"

Prince Heng did not say much to him: "Save these words for when you are in court."

The King of Wu asked why he was arrested. The King of Heng simply snorted coldly and took the two princes away with a wave of his hand.

The old man never dreamed that after being an idle prince all his life, he would have to serve the royal family when he was old.

After the people were arrested, the ministers became even more panicked, fearing that they would be the next one.

However, most of them were civil officials, and they were powerless in the face of such chaos.

The Grand Tutor and the Prime Minister stepped in to stabilize the situation.

"My Lords, there is no need to be nervous. Even if it is the Emperor... aren't there the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and the Crown Prince here?"

They didn't dare to curse Emperor Long Yu Bin Tian publicly, but they had to prepare first.

They even arranged for the Minister of Rites to lead the people of the Ministry of Rites to prepare in advance, for fear that it would be too late by then.

Gu Nianping was also assigned work, and as a member of the Ministry of Works, he also had to prepare for the construction of Huangling.

When Prince Zhou Yuchen of Qi was ill, he was shocked to hear that the emperor had been poisoned. Despite his illness, he wanted to go to the palace to serve the emperor.

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cannot make the decision, let the ministers make the decision together.

The Prime Minister and the Imperial Tutor did not dare to make a decision either. In the end, they asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to make the decision. After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be the ruler of a country in the future. "Since the Third Prince is so filial, please invite him to the Palace of Heavenly Purity."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has made the decision. Now the Qianqing Palace is surrounded by the imperial guards and is the safest place.

Ministers above the first rank were waiting in the Qianqing Palace, wondering whether the emperor would wake up or fall asleep forever.

The eunuch brought His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi to the Qianqing Palace and announced the news.

"His Royal Highness Prince Qi has arrived!"

It was this sound that woke the sleeping emperor up.

"The King of Qi is here to see you."

The emperor uttered a few words with some difficulty. Although the imperial physician found it strange, he still conveyed the emperor's instructions. The prince and other ministers also entered the emperor's bedroom.

The emperor was just having a last breath, and he spoke out his plans for his afterlife: "The crown prince will ascend the throne in front of the coffin, and the Prince of Qi will be the regent!"

The Emperor of Great Zhou died.

The eunuch in charge of the seal presented the imperial seal to the new emperor, along with several imperial edicts written and sealed by the emperor.

The Prime Minister and the Grand Tutor stepped forward to check. Since it was the late emperor's last will, it must be carried out.

"Your Majesty, this imperial decree..."

The Grand Tutor presented one of the edicts to the new emperor Zhou Yukun. Zhou Yukun opened the edict and was a little confused: "This..."

This was an imperial decree granting marriage, authorizing Gu Nianchu to divorce Shen Ling, the son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, and marry into the Qi Palace as the principal wife of the Qi prince.

In the first half, everyone expressed their understanding.

Even if the emperor wanted to give an explanation to General Gu, he had to make the decision for the daughter of the Gu family and let her divorce Shen Ling. It was he who arranged the marriage in the first place. Now that it has been revealed that the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is a hellhole, he must give an explanation to the Gu family.

We also have to appease the General’s Mansion.

However, he did not expect that the price of his appeasement was quite high. In order to satisfy the general, he actually granted marriage between Gu Nianchu and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi.

A divorced woman actually became the principal wife of the King of Qi.

With such sincerity, even if General Gu was extremely dissatisfied, he would have to stop.

The Grand Tutor and the Prime Minister looked at each other and saw recognition in each other's eyes.

No wonder the emperor asked His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi to be regent when he was dying. This is like giving a slap in the face and then giving a sweet date.

"Your Highness, Prince Qi, this is the will of the late emperor. You..."

Wang Taifu held the imperial edict and asked Zhou Yuchen seriously. Zhou Yuchen bent down with difficulty and knelt down: "I obey your order. Thank you for your grace."

Zhou Yuchen accepted the imperial decree granting marriage.

Wang Taifu kept the one for Shen Ling, and gave the one for Gu Nianchu to the Prime Minister: "Mr. Prime Minister, please go to General Gu's mansion in person. I, the old man from Zhenbei Marquis's mansion, will go there."

Tutor Wang brought his men to the small courtyard where Shen Ling lived. The guards directly dismantled the door to let Tutor Wang enter the courtyard.

"Zhenbei Marquis's son Shen Ling accepts the order!"

Shen Ling had recovered almost completely in the past few days, so when he heard the imperial edict, he hurriedly changed his clothes, set up an incense table, and knelt down to receive the order.

"Zhenbei Marquis' son Shen Ling favors his concubine over his wife. He has no respect for filial piety and brotherhood. He has bad character and is lacking in moral integrity. He is ashamed of his wife. I grant you a divorce. You can part ways and marry yourselves."
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