Chapter 1119: The Crown Prince
Except for Tao Ye and the leader of the forbidden army, whose faces remained unchanged and stood at the front of the crowd, almost everyone else changed their complexions after Concubine Hui's words fell.
"Niangniang said, Your Majesty died violently?"
A trembling voice burst out of his throat, with great grief and uncontrollable fear.
With tears in her eyes, Concubine Hui looked at the minister who was questioning, bit her lip and nodded, "The Queen Mother died suddenly, and the emperor didn't withstand this blow for a while, and her heart was in pain, and her heart was unbearable......"
In order to maintain the emperor's face, this is the best explanation that Hui Guifei and the commander of the forbidden army thought of.
The queen mother died of illness, and the emperor was grief-stricken...... In this way, no matter what else is, the reputation of a filial son can be regarded as an implementation.
"The palace listened to the chief of the chamberlain, and on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, His Majesty received news that the vassal king Nan'an led a large number of private soldiers to secretly enter Beijing, and His Majesty has been worried about the surplus for several days...... That's ......"
As soon as this remark came out, after the announcement of the death of the emperor and the queen mother, it was undoubtedly another thunderclap, which immediately caused an uproar among the courtiers.
gave everyone a relatively long time to discuss, and when everyone finally gradually confirmed the authenticity of this matter again and again from the mouths of the commander of the forbidden army and the chief of the inner chamberlain, and accepted the shock, Concubine Hui carried Gu Yuqing and knelt down.
This kneeling caused a group of courtiers not to even dare to shout, not only the noble status of Concubine Hui, but also her bulging abdomen, which was His Majesty's widow!
After being stunned, everyone hurriedly brushed and knelt down.
was stopped by Concubine Hui with tears in her eyes, "Everyone, listen to me." ”
The voice is mournful, remove the main palace, and use me directly, which makes people feel more and more sad.
"Now, the Queen Mother passed away suddenly, Her Majesty followed the Queen Mother again, the whole country was mourned, the King of Nan'an was uneasy and kind, the heart of the tiger and wolf, and he was eyeing the throne. I have been deeply favored by Your Majesty, although I have the heart to protect this situation for Your Majesty, but I am just a woman, I am not knowledgeable enough, my ability is not enough, the safety of the common people, and the stability of the court, please everyone!"
With tears in her eyes, the words fell, and Concubine Hui bowed to the courtiers.
Behind her, Gu Yuqing's eyes were also red and swollen, and she knelt down and bowed, "The Queen Mother has always favored me, and now that her old man has passed away, I can't do anything, I just ask you to help the new emperor to stabilize this country, so that her old man can close her eyes with peace of mind, if it is useful to get the Hou Mansion of China, I will definitely die!"
Gu Yuqing is the prospective daughter-in-law of Concubine Hui.
At this time, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, one after the other, performed such a big worship ceremony, one is the favorite concubine of the palace, and the other is the eldest daughter of Gu Zhen, Marquis of China, the future queen, the courtier of the Manchu Dynasty, how can she stand such a ceremony.
After listening to the words of Hui Guifei and Gu Yuqing like sitting on pins and needles, an old minister with a lot of prestige in the court stepped forward with tears in his eyes and helped Hui Guifei in vain, "Niangniang, please get up, Niangniang's gift, how can the ministers afford it!"
Concubine Hui said in a firm tone, "You deserve my gift." Without your support, it would be difficult for the new emperor to sit firmly in this situation. Whether the common people are stable, whether the world is peaceful, whether the imperial power is protected, these important tasks are on your shoulders, I just kneel and beg for your support, but you have to do your best, such a bow is really insignificant. ”
Concubine Hui's sincerity made the Manchu ministers breathe a sigh of relief from the grief after learning that the emperor and queen mother had died violently one after another.
Looking at the plain clothes in front of her, not decorated, and the pitiful and righteous Concubine Hui, I couldn't help but feel compassion in my heart.
As soon as the emperor left, they, orphans and widows, ...... If King Nan'an really succeeds in his treacherous scheme, not to mention how the court is and how the world is, His Majesty, the heir of the harem, I am afraid that he will be the first to suffer humiliation.
The old minister who stepped forward to help Hui Guifei sighed deeply, "In this way, Weichen has the courage to accept the worship of Niangniang, Niangniang can rest assured, there is an old minister, and the old minister will never allow this imperial power to fall into the hands of any vassal king." ”
The other ministers chimed in, "Rest assured, the ministers will do their best to assist the new monarch." ”
In this way, Concubine Hui Guifei got up weakly with Gu Yuqing's support.
is pregnant with Liujia, and she can't rest for a moment these days, Concubine Hui's weakness is not a fake, she is really tired!
Leaned on Gu Yuqing's body and let her sit down.
Seeing her sit still, a minister said: "Your Majesty and the Queen Mother ascended to heaven together, this funeral is unprecedented, Niangniang should quickly designate a person who is fully responsible for this matter, so that Your Majesty and the Queen Mother can be buried for burial." ”
Tao Ye's eyes, which had been lowered before, were raised, with a solemn expression, and said: "The country can't be without a king for a day, we should still take advantage of the fact that the king of Nan'an has not yet moved, and quickly establish the crown prince." ”
The person who spoke before immediately retorted, "Your Majesty and the Queen Mother's bones are not cold, and they will not be buried immediately, but they will first set the crown prince to ascend the throne, which is really disrespectful to Your Majesty and the Queen Mother." ”
Tao Ye immediately glared at the man very "upright".
"In all dynasties, the emperor died, all of them were mourned by the crown prince and buried in person, if the crown prince is not set first, then our majesty is not different from the first emperors, what is your majesty's nature, do you know, do you think your majesty can feel at ease?"
Our Majesty is the most respectful!
The minister was speechless by Tao Ye's words.
Although he was uncomfortable when he was glared at by Tao Ye, he had to admit that Tao Ye was right.
One is to help the funeral, and the other is indeed that the country cannot be without a king for a day.
If such a big thing is not led by a person whose status is different from everyone else and far above everyone else, there will be chaos.
What's more, there are also vassal kings who came to mourn, and there are also Nan'an kings who are already secretly in Beijing...... These people, with noble status, are by no means something that courtiers can suppress.
If they have bad intentions, only the crown prince or the emperor can suppress them, others, who dares!
Tao Ye saw that the man was convinced, so he said, "Let's confirm the crown prince first!"
Seeing that almost all the courtiers nodded in agreement, Concubine Hui gave the chief attendant a look.
The chief chamberlain immediately stepped forward, "Ladies and gentlemen, although Your Majesty is in a hurry, but before that, the candidate for the crown prince has already been decided. ”
As soon as his words came out, Tao Ye immediately glanced at him dissatisfiedly, "I know why you didn't say it earlier, causing us to be anxious here!"
Although this is a play that has been colluded for a long time, Tao Ye's voice is full of emotion, and the chief waiter was glared at him by his fierce accusation, and his chest immediately ached, and his complexion changed several times.
In this way, the scene is more and more realistic.
"Yes, since His Majesty has already made an imperial summons, you should have said it earlier!"
Others also complained.
"Who is it that Your Majesty has set up?"
The chief chamberlain smiled bitterly, "The slave only knows that His Majesty's holy decree is hidden in the dark grid, where do you know who to choose." ”