Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 626 The will is a fake

At this moment of solemnity and solemnity, the whole court is quiet, and all the officials are kneeling, Xue Juzheng remembered the words in the letter sent by Zhao Pu the day before yesterday, his head became bloodshot instantly, and he knelt on the ground, took two steps outside, and came to the Under the dragon chair, he kowtowed to the ground and shouted loudly: "It must not be done!"

As soon as the word "absolutely impossible" came out, everyone in the court became terrified. Pan Mei, Li Jilong, Lu Duosun, Tao Gu, Wang Yuefeng and others who came bearing the pain, their faces sank. The eunuch started to walk towards Xue Juzheng's direction, but on the contrary, Zhao Guangyi, who was about to sit on the dragon chair, breathed a sigh of relief.

Yes, enthronement cannot be so smooth, there will always be some twists and turns.Zhao Pu's old fox has never made a move, and Xue Juzheng, an old man, suddenly surrendered to him completely, these are abnormal in the first place.

After Xue Juzheng yelled these two words, he took a deep breath, remembering that the former emperor Zhao Kuangyin trusted him——his ability was mediocre, but he was able to be an extremely human minister, sitting in the position of prime minister among all officials. Contains His Majesty's great trust in him.

At this moment, Xue Juzheng suddenly felt unprecedentedly clear and clear, and he knew what he should do.

Since Zhao Pu said that he has already conspired with King Xiangfu and asked him to contribute, then he will go all out and contribute!It can be regarded as repaying His Majesty's kindness over the years, and it can be regarded as worthy of the position of prime minister.

Xue Juzheng didn't even look at the eunuch who was supporting him. He straightened his body and looked at Zhao Guangyi in front of the dragon chair. And he called out with full confidence: "The imperial edict of His Majesty presented by King Jin is fake, and His Majesty has another real edict. We should follow His Majesty's edict...so Jin Wang cannot succeed to the throne for the time being, until he finds it in the hands of King Xiangfu." Your Majesty’s true will will determine the position of the Son of Heaven.”

The audience was dead silent, the needle could be heard, no one dared to speak, and even held their breath involuntarily.

Zhao Guangyi was surprisingly calm at this time, staring at Xue Juzheng with cold and bottomless eyes, and said word by word: "Xue Xianggong, lying about the will of the late emperor is a death penalty for deceiving the emperor and punishing the nine clans!"

Xue Ju's positive expression changed slightly, and after a little silence, he respectfully responded, "My Majesty Song has passed away, and the new emperor has not yet ascended the throne, so how can you deceive the emperor?" Today, the day King Jin ascends the throne, he appears to be extremely tough, and he will not give an inch!

"Your Majesty ascended to heaven at the Jade Emperor. It was Bai Canghai, the assassination officer of the Huaxia Weifu, who colluded with Wei Wang Zhao Dezhao to assassinate him. At that time, this king happened to be by His Majesty's side, so he left a will. This matter was at the time of the Jade Emperor. Dozens of people Both officials and servants can testify. Before this, the late emperor was always in good health, so how could he say the will?" Zhao Guangyi stared into Xue Juzheng's eyes, and said calmly, "Xue Xianggong, where are your majesty's wills?"

Now that Xue Juzheng had opened his mouth, he could only grit his teeth and continue like an arrow with no turning back. At this moment, he sighed and replied: "The edict is now in the hands of King Xiangfu."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the court. Ye Chen's prestige in the Song court and the late emperor's favor for him made Xue Juzheng's words extremely credible and influential. is huge.

Zhao Guangyi's face changed slightly, his hands were a little cold, and his heart was even colder.It never occurred to him.Before the Yuhuangding incident broke out.That elder brother of mine actually left a will!What is written on the will can be understood without thinking about it.

"No, my elder brother will never leave a photo, because he would never have thought that he would die on the top of the Jade Emperor, otherwise he would not have done the thing that lures the snake out. Xue Juzheng said all Lie, what is his purpose, he wants to delay time. He has met Ye Chen in secret, and even conspired with Ye Chen and Zhao Pu." Zhao Guangyi is a clever man, thinking of Zhao Kuangyin's personality, he has already made a judgment in his heart .

Immediately afterwards, he suddenly realized that he was confronting Xue Ju right now, and it was a mistake to get entangled in these details.He should have asked Xue Juzheng to be dragged down from the very beginning, so that he would not have the opportunity to say so many disturbing words.

Thinking of this, Zhao Guangyi looked at Xue Juzheng, frowned and said: "This king has always respected Xue Xianggong as a man. But what he heard and saw today really disappointed me. Thinking about how much the late emperor valued Xue Juzheng back then. Today Xue Xianggong is actually muddleheaded and vicious In this way, he secretly colluded with the king of Wei, who was in rebellion against the king, and used the name of King Xiangfu to try to prevent this king from ascending the throne."

Zhao Guangyi's eyes gradually turned cold when he said this, and an inexplicable tyrannical and cold aura began to radiate along with the words in his mouth, making all the courtiers in the palace feel awe-inspiring.

"Prime Minister Xue Juzheng, the king of Wei who colluded with the murder of his father and rebelled against him, under the pretext of the late emperor's will, come here... and drive him out of the palace. Thinking of his age, he will be imprisoned for later trial!"

As soon as this remark came out, the whole hall was in an uproar.The ministers are well aware that when it comes to the struggle for imperial power.There was never any tenderness at all.Especially Xue Xianggong pointed out very forcefully today that King Jin's edict was false.King Jin will inevitably choose the most iron-blooded means to suppress it.

However, at this moment.Everyone's heart felt like a wooden fish was lightly hit by a piece of wood, making a thud.

Because of Xue Juzheng's mournful cry, the process of King Jin's ascension to the throne was forcibly interrupted. All the ministers had already stood up from their kneeling postures, and their black or white plain clothes and wide sleeves fluttered feebly. lightly.

In the empty Daqing Hall, all the ministers were silent, watching the eunuchs support Xue Xianggong's arms, and at the same time, they glimpsed outside the Daqing Hall.There are many shadowy people walking, they should be guards in the palace.Those guards with short straight knives, all the ministers knew that if they didn't do well today, they might end up bloody with blood splashing in the Daqing Palace!
Xue Juzheng gave a wry smile, did not struggle at all, and let the eunuch beside him bind his arm. What he should do has been done, and the next step is to see how much energy Zhao Pu still has left in the court. All the ministers in the palace, frightened by King Jin's prestige, greedy for life and afraid of death, still remain silent, then he has nothing to do.

The eunuchs half supported Xue Juzheng to go outside the hall, where the murderous guards were waiting outside.

Zhao Guangyi breathed a sigh of relief. These stubborn civil servants were still afraid of death after all, and did not dare to be too presumptuous.Now hurry up and drag Xue Juzheng, an old man who doesn't know the current affairs, and just finish his enthronement ceremony smoothly.

Xue Juzheng was dragged away in embarrassment.While being dragged, the old man thought in his heart that he was the prime minister after all, King Jin would not necessarily kill him right away for the sake of his own reputation, but when King Jin really sat firmly on the dragon chair.Will it be a glass of dove wine or a white silk to greet me?
At this moment, many people heard a faint sigh.

The sigh came from Lu Yuqing, the first political adviser in the civil service class at this time.

Lu Yuqing used to have a very close friendship with Zhao Pu, but because of Ye Chen's betting on the river embankment repair in Kaifeng two years ago, Zhao Guangyi took the opportunity to secretly use means to sow dissension.The most important thing is that since that incident, Lu Yuqing has become more and more valued by Zhao Kuangyin, and even Lu Yuqing has foolishly formed a death feud with Ye Chen several times, but Zhao Kuangyin still reuses him and has more and more power in his hands.Now it seems that the Deputy Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty who was famous for his diligence, thrift and rigidity in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty was neither Zhao Pu nor Zhao Guangyi, but the deceased Emperor His Majesty.Obviously, Zhao Pu, an old fox, knew this very well, so when Lu Yuqing secretly leaned towards Zhao Guangyi two years ago, he didn't react at all.

Lu Yuqing looked at Xue Juzheng, stepped out with a solemn and resolute face, knelt down, kowtowed, raised his head, and opened his mouth.

"I ask His Royal Highness King Jin to take back his will."

The ministers were in an uproar.

Zhao Guangyi's complexion changed slightly, and his hands hidden in his sleeves trembled slightly. He was obviously extremely angry. He never expected that Lu Yuqing would come out at this time to fight against him in a clear-cut manner. At the same time, he finally understood that Lu Yuqing was originally My elder brother specially sent the biggest dark child by my side.

Lu Yuqing lowered his head, his three-inch beard under his chin was extremely quiet, and said loudly: "Now that there are two copies of His Majesty's will, I think we should find out the authenticity of the two copies, so that we can discuss the emperor's ascension to the throne based on the content of Your Majesty's will."

Suppressing his anger and maintaining a dignified demeanor, before Zhao Guangyi could speak, Lu Yuqing bowed his head and said again: "I think the most urgent thing is to find your majesty's real will. I implore the king of Jin to make a decision."

The situation in the hall today is dangerous, no one thought that after a long silence, Lu Yuqing would suddenly make a clanking sound.Actually, in front of King Jin and his officials, compared to Xue Juzheng's refusal to give an inch, every word and every word pierces the secret!
King Jin naturally has his own cronies in the court. At this time, this moment is naturally not what Zhao Guangyi wants to see, but it is a favorite for those who want to show themselves in front of the new emperor, and they scramble to stand up. .

Tao Gu, Chengzhi of the Imperial Academy, is the best at doing this kind of thing. He is the one who reacts the fastest every time, standing up first, looking at Lu Yuqing and Xue Juzheng, and saying coldly: "Ye Chen has been in a coma for several months. They are born without seeing people, and dead without seeing corpses, so how could the late emperor leave an edict for him."

"Furthermore, His Royal Highness the King of Jin happened to be by the late Emperor's side when His Majesty Yuhuangding passed away, so the late Emperor had time to leave a will. Not only was this reasonable, but it was also testified by dozens of officials and servants who were on the Jadehuangding at that time. The prime minister is now talking tricks and making a fuss, and I don't know if there is some ulterior secret behind it. Could it be that he is conspiring with King Wei and Bai Canghai?"

(End of this chapter)