I have 800,000 private soldiers. The emperor forces me to hand over military power?

It was October 27th, the first year of Daxingan's reign.

The second emperor Zhao Qian died in Wuzhou City Government Prison.

Because he was defeated in Tumu Fort, he committed suicide after being captured. Later historians recorded this event as the "Daxin Tumu Fort Incident".

Emperor Zhao Qian suddenly committed suicide, which did not cause shock among Chen Huaian and the Longcheng Jingnan army.

Chen Huaian even took the initiative to absolve the soldiers responsible for guarding Emperor Zhao Qian from any guilt.

Chen Huaian knew very well that Zhao Qian wanted to use his death to label Chen Huaian as a regicide.

Under the constraints of feudal etiquette and law, the crime of regicide will be recorded in the annals of history and be infamy for thousands of years, and everyone can punish it.

It's a pity that this trick is of no use to the time traveler Chen Huaian, so he won't accept it.

To him, it seemed that there was no difference whether the person who committed suicide was the new emperor Zhao Qian or the prisoner Zhao Qian, and it could not stop him from unifying the world and striving to dominate the Central Plains.

Chen Huaian did not even stay in Wuzhou City for a moment, and left the handling of Emperor Zhao Qian's remains and burial to Wuning King Liu Xinwu.

As for him, he led the vanguard of the Longcheng Jingnan Army non-stop and pursued along the march route of the 200,000-strong Imperial Tiger and Ben troops who were sent to Yunzhou.

Fight to feed war, never stop for a moment.

On the other side, when the news that Emperor Zhao Qian committed suicide in Wuzhou City was spread back to the Imperial City of the capital, it caused shock to both the government and the public.

Especially for Prime Minister Qin Ruhui, who had just received the secret report, he immediately ordered to block the news of the emperor's death, and then went straight to the palace with his confidants to meet the empress Su Waner as soon as possible.

Imperial City, Kunning Palace.

The red-clad guards commanded by Qin Ruhui have surrounded Kunning Palace so tightly that not even a fly can fly in.

In the hall, Queen Su Waner, wearing a bright red phoenix robe, held a two or three-year-old child in her arms, leaning on the bed and shivering.

She would not have been favored by Emperor Zhao Qian, if the late Emperor Zhao Mang had not made her the Crown Princess during his reign, and then gave birth to a son for Zhao Qian.

I am afraid that after the death of the late emperor and when Zhao Qian ascended the throne, he was already relegated to the cold palace.

She had heard rumors before.

Emperor Zhao Qian's Northern Expedition to quell the rebellion, and the day when the king's master returned home in triumph, was when she was deposed as queen.

Because Zhao Qian wanted to make his beloved concubine Wen Renyu the queen.

Therefore, when Prime Minister Qin Ruhui led a group of red-clad guards, they rushed straight to Kunning Palace with murderous intent and surrounded Kunning Palace.

Su Wan'er in the palace suddenly felt ashen and her face turned pale.

She felt that this was the ruthless and unjust emperor Zhao Qian, who was going to take action against her, the new queen in name only.

Born in a deep palace, Su Waner naturally understands the principles of a ruthless imperial family.

But as a mother, she could not accept being separated from her own flesh and blood.

Therefore, Su Wan'er, who had already made plans in her mind, decided that she would kill the young prince Zhao Lingwu with her own hands and then commit suicide in accordance with Emperor Zhao Qian's imperial edict to depose the queen.

He must never let his son fall into the hands of that demon concubine Wen Renyu.

Creak!

With a creaking sound, the door to the queen's palace was pushed open from the outside.

When the maids and eunuchs in the palace saw this, they all knelt down and buried their heads deeply.

With tears in her eyes, Su Waner looked at Prime Minister Qin Ruhui who appeared at the door of the palace, and asked with a choked voice: "Prime Minister Qin, has the imperial edict to depose the emperor arrived?"

Forehead!

At the door, Qin Ruhui's expression froze. After hesitating for a moment, he waved his hand and ordered sternly: "You all stand down!"

"yes!"

Hearing this, the palace maids and eunuchs who were kneeling on the ground were relieved and hurriedly got up and exited the palace.

Qin Ruhui closed the door of the palace himself, and then walked step by step towards Queen Su Waner on the bed.

"Prime Minister Qin, what do you mean?"

Su Waner didn't know what was going on. She looked at Qin Ruhui who was approaching her step by step, and then took out the dagger she had prepared from under the pillow.

Then, he pointed the sharp tip of the knife at Qin Ruhui.

After thinking about it, she put the dagger on her neck again.

At this time, the little prince Zhao Lingwu in her arms seemed to be aware of the danger. He was so frightened that he cried loudly and plunged into the arms of his mother, Queen Su Waner.

Woohoo!

For a time, the huge Kunning Palace was filled with the helpless and desperate sobs of orphans and widowed mothers.

Outside the house, the red-clothed guards with swords drawn to protect them turned a blind eye to the sobbing inside the house.

thump!

Suddenly, Qin Ruhui was more than ten steps away from Su Wan'er. He knelt down directly in front of her with a plop and whispered: "Queen, something bad has happened. The emperor has passed away!"

ah?

On the bed, Su Waner was confused and couldn't believe it.

Qin Ruhui continued: "Empress, after the Emperor was defeated at Tumubao and captured alive by the rebellious traitor Chen Huaian, he could not bear the emperor's humiliation and chose to commit suicide in order to preserve the dignity of the royal family."

brush!

At this moment, Queen Su Waner, who was on the bed, could no longer hold the dagger in her hand tightly and fell directly onto the bed.

Even the little prince Zhao Lingwu, who was crying loudly just now, stopped crying at this moment.

I don't know whether he understood Qin Ruhui's words or was frightened by his mother's actions.

Qin Ruhui said again: "The Empress, this matter is of great importance. I have no choice but to go to Kunning Palace to meet with you."

"A country cannot live without a king for a day. The ministers are here to discuss with the empress the young prince's enthronement!"

Teng!

On the bed, Su Waner suddenly stood up.

The original tearful and pitiful expression had long since disappeared from her alluring face.

Instead, there was a person with a heroic spirit and a stern mother who respected the world.

Su Waner came to Qin Ruhui with the little prince in her arms and asked word for word: "Prime Minister Qin, is this serious?"

Qin Ruhui still knelt on the ground, nodded heavily, and said: "My dear, it's absolutely true, how dare I make fun of such a big thing!"

call!

Su Waner took a deep breath and said, "Prime Minister Qin, please tell me what to do."

Qin Ruhui said: "The young emperor succeeds to the throne, and the empress listens to the government behind the curtain. The prime minister has an overview of the military and political power of the court, until the young emperor comes of age and takes charge!"

"How does the Queen feel about this arrangement?"

Su Waner smiled bitterly and replied: "Xiang Qin, you have already made your decision, can the Ai family still say no?"