Dao fruit.

"Your Majesty~"

At the same time, in the capital, several ministers of the Political Affairs Hall gathered in the palace at this time, showing sadness on their faces.

But before, the Empress Dowager and the Empress jointly issued a decree, announcing several important officials to enter the palace overnight to discuss important matters.

It was strange to pass the decree in the middle of the night, and it was led by the female family members in the palace, and the foreign ministers were allowed to enter the harem quickly. Even some veteran officials who had retired, or had recently returned to the center, or lived in seclusion, received the decree.

The information revealed in these incidents does not need to be analyzed deliberately to know that it is extraordinary, and it also made the summoned Ma Yang, Wang Fu, Zhang Lian, Wang Jing, Geng Chi, Xu Yingyi, Cen Bo and others, from There is some information in it.

Sure enough, after entering the palace and before coming to the emperor's bedroom, he felt the sadness without going in. Afterwards, several important officials were not called into the palace, but were led by a young eunuch into the side hall .

The empress dowager and the empress had been waiting there long ago, but the expressions of these two were not very good. The empress dowager said that although her face was full of sadness, she still maintained her phoenix appearance to some extent, but the empress not only had red and swollen eyes, but the tears in her eyes were even worse. Rolling and dripping.

If it wasn't for this face to meet the important ministers, the empress would have to come forward, I am afraid that the empress dowager would not let this appearance of the empress fall into the eyes of the ministers.However, there is no time for these ministers to care about the queen's performance. There is only one piece of news that they are eager to know, and that is whether the emperor is alive or dead, whether he is dying, or already...

This question did not last long.It will be resolved by the Queen Mother herself.

About five hours ago, the emperor, who was reviewing the memorials in the imperial study, felt unwell.Unable to continue, he returned to the palace to rest. Unexpectedly, after this rest, he did not see any improvement. Although many imperial physicians and imperial physicians were busy, bringing various medicinal materials and soups for treatment, the emperor's condition was still Getting heavier and heavier.The breath also gradually weakened.

Finally, amidst the busy sound.The emperor slowly closed his eyes, and once he closed them, he never opened them again.

Li Kun, the emperor who left a strong mark in history, has undergone many vigorous changes.After experiencing many bizarre and tortuous experiences, enjoying the power of the supreme being in the world, and experiencing the glory of a generation of kings, at the last moment, he passed away silently like an ordinary mortal.

But the emperor's departure was an end to his life, but to the entire dynasty.But it is a turning point, and for more people, it is a beginning!After the Queen and the Queen Mother got the news from the Tai Hospital.They had already rushed over, but they didn't help the situation. When the emperor just closed his eyes, although the empress dowager and empress were in a mess, they still remembered the previous experience.Then he had to let Eunuch Wei and Eunuch Wang use their strength to maintain the vitality of their flesh and blood, and at the same time send someone to find Qiu Yan.

only.The emperor has just passed away, and the transfer of power has not been completed. The empress dowager and empress called the ministers into the palace in the capital. Ceremony, if the name is not right, it breaks the rules, and it will inevitably be resisted by all ministers and aristocratic families.

However, the queen and queen mother who live in the deep palace do not have a detailed understanding of these things, but Wei Gonggong and Wang Gonggong are in charge of a certain amount of power, and they are clear in their hearts, so they wake up with words, so that the queen mother knows the reason, and then Take the queen to meet the ministers in the side hall.

Although before entering the palace, these ministers were more or less psychologically prepared, but after hearing the exact news, these ministers still felt a lot of emotion in their hearts, and even Ma Yang and others showed their true feelings .

But there are also those who remain calm, such as Xu Yingyi, who was ready to meet today, entered the palace, got the news, but still used a little energy to order the guards in the palace to wake up, and called the responsible person again. The eunuchs at the gate of the palace ordered him to guard the gate and not let people go back and forth easily.

After finishing all this, Xu Yingyi met with Cai Que and the others again, and started to discuss——

"This news must be kept secret, at least within these two days, it cannot be easily leaked, so as to save the trouble of regeneration!"

"That's right. The situation is unclear now, and the emperor's will has not been finalized. We really can't let the news spread out, lest it be used by those who want to."

While the two of them were talking, the other important ministers also made their own actions. Although some of them had feelings for the emperor and would hurt the death of the emperor, but at the same time, as courtiers holding power, their identities were not simple, so after the initial After being sad, you have to consider the political significance of this matter and the political storm it will cause!

"I don't know where the prince is now?"

Soon, a senior official like Ma Yang asked the most concerned matter of all the ministers, and only his detached position could easily ask this kind of matter.

"Yan'er is accompanying the emperor in the bedroom." The one who answered this was actually the sobbing empress. After she finished speaking, she glanced at the empress dowager. The latter understood what she meant, and knew that the empress was urging herself. Let these ministers issue an order as soon as possible to call Qiu Yan back to Beijing.

The last time the emperor entered the underworld, it was Qiu Yan who came to help, and was protected by gods and men, so that the emperor could return to his soul. Now the empress and queen mother naturally regard these as life-saving straws. After making a decision with the ministers, the next step is to go Go to the Ancestral Temple to worship the ancestors, and then go to the Temple of Heaven to pray to the gods, hoping that the newly canonized king god can lend a helping hand again.

It can also be seen that the emperor is indeed the pillar and backbone of the palace. Even if the queen mother is usually majestic and able to restrain some of the emperor's thoughts, she will still be at a loss when encountering a turning point that really affects the fate of the world, such as Now, the empress dowager regretted letting these courtiers know that the emperor had passed away, and began to worry about gains and losses again. Should she say another set of rhetoric, so that if the emperor wakes up afterwards, it will not cause confusion.

However, in the final analysis, even the Queen Mother understands that there is no need to do it again. The previous emperor's death was full of strangeness. Even if she is a woman, she can still see the strangeness in it and know that there may be hidden secrets.

But this time the emperor passed away, there were early signs. The empress dowager and empress were well aware of the emperor's physical condition, so they subconsciously did not stop the spread of the news. Unwilling to let go of any chance, this is the extravagant hope that the courtiers will be of any help after they know about it.

Last time, Li Kun mentioned Qiu Yan's name before he entered the underworld, and Qiu Yan was also in the city, so the Empress Dowager could handle it calmly and blocked the news, even the most important ministers were not told.

But now, Li Kun has passed away silently without leaving a single word, and Qiu Yan is not in the capital. As a result, in order to achieve their goals, the queen mother and queen have to rely on the strength of other people. The most important goal is undoubtedly It is the ministers who hold power and assist the emperor in governing the world.

Even the black-faced prince Wang Fu had lost his power before, but after Li Kun felt that his health was getting worse, he invited him back to Beijing again. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that this was a heavy responsibility, and he meant to ask Gu , but no one expected that before the emperor could say anything, the matter would develop to the point it is today.

But the empress and the empress dowager knew about this, so they called him, Ma Yang, and Zhang Lian, who were no longer prime ministers, and they were actually inheriting Li Kun's original intention.

However, they didn't know that among the ministers present, there were many who didn't want Qiu Yan to have a chance to intervene!

Xu Yingyi, Cai Que and others have already regarded the death of the emperor and the ascension of the new monarch as an opportunity, and the timing this time can be said to be just right, just when Qiu Yan was not in Beijing, such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, they Of course, they wanted to make a good use of it, so after talking in low voices, they all planned how to maximize their benefits, especially with the opportunity of the "legacy" to maximize their own factions and forces.

Not to mention, Qiu Yan had already revealed to the emperor about their cooperation with the evil gangster that day. Recently, their peripheral forces have been removed one by one by the emperor under the pretext of corruption, unauthorized power, and vegetarian food. Sweeping can be said to be extremely dangerous.

According to the normal sequence, once the peripheral claws and teeth are pulled out, even the prime minister and the prime minister will become a toothless tiger. If you want to lose your career prospects and fall from the peak of power to the bottom, you often have to go through many things that make people push the wall down.

But now, the sudden death of the emperor was undoubtedly great news for Xu Yingyi, Cai Que and other family representatives, giving them a shot in the arm.

The rest of the ministers, such as Wang Jing, Geng Chi, and even Meng Qingbin, Xu Jin, Cen Bo and others, also had the same idea. After the initial grief, what they thought in their hearts was to use this opportunity to make people happy. The forces to which you belong get benefits.

At this time, how many people would be willing to let others reach out?Not to mention thinking about calling Qiu Yan back, even someone like Meng Qingbin who has a good relationship with Qiu Yan understands that letting Qiu Yan come over now may not be of any help, but may make the situation even more chaotic.

What's more, even if Qiu Yan rushed back, he would not be able to reach the capital for a while, and he would not be able to quench his near thirst.

But they didn't calculate that for women like the Empress Dowager and Empress, who may have scheming and know how to wield power, their views on the situation are vastly different from theirs.

For these two, the big things are not as important as the emperor opening his eyes again, so when the ministers were thinking about each other, the queen mother's words made them all stunned——

"You are all important ministers of the emperor's humerus. Now that such a big incident has happened, you still have to rely on you to stabilize people's hearts. In addition, you must call Qiu Shangshu back as soon as possible..."