Because of the fear of exposing her whereabouts, Lu Zhi, Mrs. Wu and Chen, went into the inn separately, and stayed in the room for three days after checking in, and did not dare to go out, and even the meals were sent to the room by Xiao Er.

Lu Zhi was worried that she would be found by Duan Chen or Duan Yi, and at the same time, she secretly laughed at her self-esteem, how could a mere woman be worthy of that chair, especially at such a critical time.

Although she thought so, she still passed the three days cautiously.

Early in the morning of the third day, she returned to the dock in accordance with the previous agreement with the shipowner, and waited to get on the ship, but waited and waited, watching the ship send wave after wave, Lu Zhi sent Qiu'er to inquire several times, and the answer was to wait.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Lu Zhi finally couldn't bear it anymore, and got out of the carriage in person to inquire, she didn't ask the boatman who was sailing, but directly inquired about the people at the dock and asked the person in charge of the dock boat company.

When Lu Zhi went, the person in charge of the boat company was lying on a deck chair in a hut on the dock roasting charcoal fire, the man saw Lu Zhi and her party, looked her up and down, suddenly got up, put away a lazy appearance, nodded and came to Lu Zhi.

With a flattering smile, he opened his mouth and was about to speak, but as if he suddenly remembered something, he coughed lightly and said, "This nobleman, why do you come here to find a villain?"

Lu Zhi glanced at this person with some suspicion: "The shopkeeper is polite, the little woman is not a nobleman, just a person who plans to travel far away." This time, I just asked when the ship to Jiangnan will set sail?"

"I see. The person in charge of the boat company sighed: "To tell the truth, we sent someone to re-explore the waterway, although the waterway is unblocked, but the weather in the south of the Yangtze River has been very bad recently, not only there are strong winds and rains, but the river water is suddenly turbulent." Therefore, the ships that were originally scheduled to be sent to Jiangnan were suspended, and they could not be sent until the weather had passed. ”

Lu Zhi frowned when she heard this: "Is the weather really so bad?"

"It's very bad. The man looked at her and said, "You also know that there are many strong winds blowing from the sea in the Jiangnan area, and this time it happened to be encountered, and it will take about five days to leave." ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhi immediately frowned: "It will take five days to make the trip?"

"No, no, no. The man hurriedly waved his hand: "It will not take five days, the wind has been raging for a day, and it will take a few days for the boat to sail, and the noble man will only have to wait two or three more days before he can travel." ”

Lu Zhi was still a little worried, after all, they had a case of gaffes, but the person in charge of the ship repeatedly said that he would wait for three days at most, and the ship sent to Jiangnan would definitely take place.

He was so sure that he swore a gambling curse, and Lu Zhi said that he believed what he said.

Before leaving, the person in charge personally sent Lu Zhi outside the house, walked a few steps, Qiu'er turned around, and looked at the man: "Since there have been no ships sent to Jiangnan in the past few days, shouldn't the shopkeeper issue a notice, so that everyone can know, lest someone wait at the dock today like my young lady." ”

The person in charge was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then nodded with a smile: "What the girl said is very true, the little one will be small in a while, no, immediately order someone to post a notice to inform everyone." ”

After leaving the dock, Lu Zhi had to find a new inn to stay in, and she informed Mrs. Wu and Chen about the matter, asking for their opinions and opinions.

Mrs. Wu and Chen said that they had no opinion on how to recruit them, and everything was up to Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi actually couldn't make up her mind to ask the two, but when she asked, she asked in vain, so she could only sigh and say that she would think about it again.

After lunch, she thought about it and asked Chun'er and Xia'er to explore the official road, she abandoned the official road and took the waterway before, firstly because the waterway is fast, it only takes a few days to arrive, and secondly, because it is too easy for people to grasp her whereabouts by taking the official road, in case they think of her, the daughter of destiny, they can catch her back in a few days.

But now, she always felt that something was strange, why did a shopkeeper who monopolized the waterway passenger ship business treat her so politely? Even Qiu'er beside her was polite and polite.

Even if she cheekily guessed that it was because of her extraordinary bearing, and because she was a silk silk, no matter how she said it, that person's attitude was inevitably too much.

After that, it actually made her feel a little crisis, and she began to think about the official way that had no advantage in any aspect.

Chun'er and Xia'er went for an hour and came back, frowning and saying to Lu Zhi: "Miss, now that the official road has set up a card, a card is set up every dozens of miles, and the people who come and go are carefully checked, especially those with more than ten people." ”

Qiu'er was a little worried when she heard this: "Miss, could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already discovered that we are leaving, so he set up a checkpoint to arrest us?"

"No, it won't. Lu Zhi shook his head, thought carefully for a moment, and then lowered his voice and said, "What he wants to arrest is not us, but more important people." ”

"Miss refers to ......"

Duan Chen. ”

After three days of sleepless vigil, Duan Yi finally came out of the mourning hall, and immediately a minister said that the country could not be without a king for a day, and asked Duan Yi to ascend the throne.

Although the people on the left have other plans, they also know that at this moment, they cannot stop it, because Duan Yi has not returned, and they have no reason.

Of course, if Princess Zhenjiang suddenly jumped out at this moment, saying that Emperor Zhengde had defiled her and forcibly occupied her, and Duan Chen was the emperor's eldest son, it would be another matter if Duan Chen should inherit the throne.

However, now the entire capital is like an iron bucket, completely under the control of the forbidden army, if they say it at this moment and agree with it, it will be a rebellion and slander the emperor, no matter which name is enough for them to die nine times.

Therefore, they can only pretend to echo: "I implore His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne!"

Duan Yi looked coldly at the King of Zhenjiang and the Princess of Zhenjiang who were kneeling together, and he didn't even excuse himself, and said directly: "When my father was alive, I told the palace many times, if he went one day, don't care about those courtesies, and immediately ascended the throne to protect the country, so the palace is not polite today, only respects the will of the father." ”

As soon as Duan Yi's voice fell, Deng Hai on the side immediately stepped forward to read the holy decree.

Duan Yi came to the Jinluan Palace, and under the witness of hundreds of civil and military officials and the royal family, he climbed on the high platform and sat on the dragon chair, and was shouted long live by everyone, and then issued a proclamation to announce it to the world.

Immediately afterwards, Duan Yi issued the first holy decree, ordering the Ministry of Rites to immediately prepare to open the imperial mausoleum and bury Emperor Zhengde and Empress Xiao.

Hearing this, the leftists immediately spoke out against it, saying that this was against etiquette and disrespectful to the emperor, while the rightists understood the key and naturally got up to refute it, and the two factions quarreled.

Duan Yi sat on the dragon chair, looked and listened coldly, and after half a sound, he slapped the dragon chair and said: "You are afraid that Aiqing, who is against it, I am afraid that I don't understand what it means to be a son of heaven and a courtier." ”