Succession to the throne is so important.

Before the decree is read, no one is allowed to snoop on the business except the emperor himself, even if he is close to the chief of the chamberlain, he is not allowed to overstep the secret agent.

Seeing that his words were approved by the ministers, the chief chamberlain continued: "The secret grid hidden in His Majesty's edict of succession, according to the regulations of the ancestors and ancestors, there are a total of six keys to activate this secret grid. ”

After the head of the chamberlain spoke, the secretary of the military department took up the topic and said: "Yes, these six keys are hidden in six different secret grids, and the key to open these secret grids was given to the six major books of the six departments of the imperial court as early as when His Majesty ascended the throne that day. ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu nodded and said: "Although over the years, the personnel of the six departments of the imperial court have changed, but this key has been passed down from generation to generation. ”

Tao Ye took the lead in taking out a key that he had carefully hidden for several years from the placket of his clothes, and said: "This key, since the previous criminal department Shangshu took it over, I don't dare to leave day and night, but I don't have to go back to get it again!"

Tao Ye said that the four Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Officials also took out the keys they carried.

Only the Ministry of Industry is still in the book, and the key is hidden in the secret room at home, and you need to go home to get it.

Today, in the name of the emperor, Concubine Hui gathered all the ministers in the Palace of Raising Hearts, except for deliberately revealing the news in front of King Nan'an, the rest of the others did not know.

Now, the matter of the new crown prince has not yet been completely decided, so how can we allow the news to have half a chance to be revealed.

Immediately, Concubine Hui gave a glance to the commander of the forbidden army.

The commander of the forbidden army immediately stopped the Ministry of Works, who was about to leave the Heart Cultivation Hall and go home to get the key, "Your Excellency, wait a minute. ”

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu paused, turned around and looked back at the commander of the forbidden army who was walking towards him.

The commander of the forbidden army looked solemn and said: "Please forgive me, at this time, the new emperor has not yet determined the identity of the crown prince, and the death of His Majesty cannot be revealed to the public, so as not to cause a great disturbance in the world, so ...... The key in your hand is better for me to pick it up for you. ”

Before the commander of the forbidden army finished speaking, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry turned pale, "Do you think I will reveal the news? What do you think of me? I am also a minister of His Majesty's humerus, why, if your commander of the forbidden army is reliable and credible, I can't be trusted?"

For a time, in the Heart Cultivation Palace, the smell of gunpowder was full.

The sword rattling, the commander of the forbidden army did not give an inch, and said: "After all, the situation is special, please ask the adults to be aggrieved for the time being." ”

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu's green muscles appeared, and his eyes glared at the commander of the forbidden army, "Wronged, why should I be wronged, I am loyal to Your Majesty, and I will never betray Your Majesty in the slightest, you doubt me so much, it is an insult to my personality!"

The commander of the forbidden army took a deep look at the Ministry of Industry Shangshu and said: "Three months ago, Your Majesty sent an adult to the Qiantang River to secretly supervise the destruction of the Qiantang River bridge embankment, this matter is related to the change of officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, involving a wide range, and the severity does not need to be said, the adults also know, the only people who know are Your Majesty, the adults and me, why did the adults wait until the adults arrived in the Qiantang River, and the adults' brother-in-law also knew?"

The Ministry of Works' face suddenly turned red.

This matter, because it involves the appointment of officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the new year, the emperor attaches great importance to it, and the Qiantang River embankment is vulnerable, which must involve corruption and bribery, if this matter wants to be thoroughly investigated, it must be carried out secretly.

And he really said it when the emperor told him not to leak anything, and he couldn't stand his wife's soft grinding and hard bubbles.

Na Cheng thought that when he set off the next day, his three brothers-in-law all got the news and had to follow him to the Qiantang River for a secret investigation.

As a result, it was a secret investigation that was said to be good, and when they arrived at the Qiantang River, the three brothers-in-law were afraid that others would not know, and they wantonly told their intentions.

When those officials learned of his order, they naturally tried every means to curry favor and bribe, hoping that he could cover up a good word or two in front of the emperor.

As a result, because of a lot of interference from all sides, he didn't even see the Qiantang River, and he was urgently recalled by the emperor who got the news in Beijing.

For the sake of his many years of service and diligence, the emperor only fined him one year's salary, demoted him to one grade, and temporarily continued to serve until the new Ministry of Industry was elected.

But his three brothers-in-law were arrested and imprisoned the next day, and their detention has not yet been resolved.

Seeing that he was silent, the commander of the forbidden army said no more, but said: "Where is the key in your mansion hidden, and how to open it, please tell me in detail." ”

The Ministry of Works' face was flushed, and under the shame and indignation, he bit his lip and said it in a deflated manner.

The commander of the forbidden army immediately turned around and left, but after a while, he returned with the key.

The six keys were gathered, and the commander of the forbidden army and the chief of the chamberlain led the six Shangshu of the imperial court straight to the imperial study, and the rest of the people waited in the Yangxin Palace with Concubine Hui.

Although the words imitated by Gu Zemu are all similar, these ministers in the court and the central government have followed the emperor for half their lives, and they know the emperor's words well, and they don't know if they can pass the test smoothly.

It seems that her face is calm, but in the heart of Concubine Hui, thousands of troops and horses have already galloped by, and under the anxiety, she only feels that her slightly bulging abdomen is tense for a while.

She is a person who has given birth and raised, and she knows best what it means to have a tight belly.

If she miscarries at this time...... The consequences are unimaginable.

Feeling Hui Guifei's trembling, Gu Yuqing couldn't help but reach out and put her hand on Hui Guifei's shoulder, "Niangniang is uncomfortable?"

Concubine Hui shook her head, and was about to speak, when she heard the footsteps approaching outside, her body suddenly tensed, and she turned her eyes to look in the direction of the gate.

A heart, all beating violently.

Before the eyes fell, the door was pushed open, and the chief attendant held the bright yellow holy decree in both hands, and walked in the front first, followed by the others who went forward.

Next, the chief attendant reads the decree.

Because the emperor had already revealed many intentions to make Xiao Yu the new emperor, and in addition, among the emperor's heirs at this time, except for Xiao Yu, who was of the right age, there was no one else.

As for Xiao Yan...... Except for the commander of the forbidden army and Tao Ye who knew about his existence, in the eyes of others, he was still a ghost.

Therefore, after the chief attendant finished reading, no one raised any objections.

Next, according to the process, the retainers review the authenticity of the holy decree.

The holy decree was passed from one minister to another, and Hui Guifei's heart also jumped and jumped, until the last minister read it, and there was no doubt that Hui Guifei's heart was completely down-to-earth.

He let out a sigh of relief, picked up the teacup in his hand, and was about to bring it to his mouth, when he suddenly heard the military department Shangshu say: "Hey, it's not right!"

Concubine Hui's hand holding the teacup shook suddenly.