Chapter 423

The next day, that is, on the sixth day after the battle between the Xining and Huiqiang armies, the capital suddenly 'blew up' two shocking news.

First, the news of the Emperor's tragic death on the battlefield in the north has been confirmed.

Second, it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Dynasty, the throne Zen to the eighth prince Chu Xuanyun, will soon ascend the throne, when the new emperor enthronement ceremony, will be located in the palace, Xuande in front of the ceremony, and by the current Dynasty Queen Mother personally presided, the ministers were present, announced to the world, and welcomed back to the Zhengcang Emperor's spirit, waiting for the Zhenguo General Zuo Yuanfeng to lead the army to return triumphantly.

Although for some reason, the date of this enthronement ceremony has not yet been determined, but the people in the capital can't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they see that the dust has finally settled in their worries, and even when they see the officers and soldiers still everywhere in the capital, they have become less nervous.

It's just that more and more soldiers patrol back and forth in the capital, as if to prevent any accidents, but the people in the capital don't care about these because of the certainty of things, they only know that now the war in the Xining Dynasty has subsided, and the new emperor is about to ascend the throne.

It's just that the day when the new emperor ascends the throne, which has not been determined for a long time, still hangs in the hearts of many people.

In the palace at this moment, it was different from what the people in the streets of the capital expected, in the palace, there were no people coming and going to prepare for the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, but a group of Praetorian Guards, guarding outside a palace with a serious expression.

This palace is the ...... of the current Empress Dowager Wen Zhengyang Palace.

In front of the Praetorian Guards, opposite to them, there was an empty palace gate.

There was no one to guard it, and there was no one to announce it, and the gate did not seem to be locked, but no one dared to step forward so easily that it could be driven straight in.

The news of Emperor Zhengcang's death has been confirmed by Song Guifei and the Eighth Prince and other ministers, and I don't know what the reason is, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually gave the right to inherit the throne to the Eighth Prince Chu Xuanyun, but the owner of this palace is Emperor Zhengcang's biological mother, the Empress Dowager Wen.

Even though the Wen family has always been in this palace without quarrel and has never been involved in political affairs, the Wen family's status in the palace is incomparable.

No matter how capable Concubine Song is, it is impossible for Chu Xuanyun, the eighth prince, who is about to ascend the throne as emperor, to dare to make any moves against the Empress Dowager Wen at such a time. What's more, the new emperor's enthronement ceremony in the near future will need to be presided over by the queen mother herself.

And above the main hall in the Zhengyang Palace, the Empress Dowager Wen who was sitting on the right seat looked indifferent, and when she talked to the two people in the next seat, she didn't even have the slightest sense of crisis.

I only heard the Queen Mother ask:

"Wu family boy, this Song Guifei has been surrounding Zhengyang Palace for some time, although the prince has promised to give up the right to inherit the throne to the eighth prince under your secret persuasion, but they have not withdrawn the Praetorian Guard, this palace feels that if it continues to drag on for now, I am afraid it will arouse the suspicion of Song Guifei's mother and son."

The so-called 'Wu family boy' is, of course, Wu Baichuan's second son, Wu Jue, of the Wu family in Jiangbei.

And the other person sitting in the hall is Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the Xining Dynasty, the wife of Zuo Yuanfeng, Marquis of Anguo, and the mother of the world-famous iron-blooded god Zuo Idiot.

As soon as the queen mother's voice fell, she saw that the eldest princess also said with some worry on her face:

"What the Queen Mother said is good, Wu Jue, that Song Guifei's mother and son not only want to seek the throne of the imperial brother, but also let the Queen Mother personally preside over the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, it is really shameless!"

Wu Jue was entrusted by Zuo Idiot to come to the palace to help after the emperor left Beijing, and he has been staying in the palace with Her Royal Highness the eldest princess for a period of time, and they have long been familiar with each other, and there are many less restraints, so after hearing the queen mother and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess say more, Wu Jue did not get up, but still sat on the chair and said:

"I've been thinking about that for a long time. In fact, the night before yesterday, I quietly sneaked into the palace to persuade His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to temporarily agree to Song Guifei's mother and son to give up the inheritance, in fact, because before this, I received a secret letter sent by Zuo Idiot, and it was I who spread the news that the emperor was seriously injured on the battlefield in the north and was afraid that his life was in danger. ”

"What?!" The Queen Mother and Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess were both stunned when they heard this, and then heard Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess complain a little:

"You kid, don't you tell the Queen Mother before you do something? Is it a secret letter sent by an idiot? What about faith? Take it to Hongu and take a look. ”

saw Wu Jue shaking his head and saying:

"Because he was afraid that the secret letter would leak out, Zuo Idiot sent a message from a credible person, but he only attached this thing to persuade His Royal Highness the Prince."

Wu Jue said, then stretched his hand forward, palm upward, holding the thing he said and presented it in front of the queen mother and the eldest princess.

"Is it a pardon for an idiot? No wonder His Royal Highness the Prince, who has been alert since childhood, can listen to your persuasion, and it turns out that the idiot actually handed over this thing to you. Her Royal Highness the eldest princess saw the token in Wu Jue's hand, and said immediately.

Wu Jue nodded when he heard this, turned his eyes to look at the Queen Mother who was seated and said:

"The queen mother, Zuo idiot sent a message, saying that the emperor and General Zuo will arrive outside the capital in three days, the general of the capital guarding the city Wu Yuanshang in accordance with the order of the queen mother, promised to throw himself into Song Guifei's mother and son, and now the patrol of the capital is under the command of General Wu, and it is also quite trusted by Song Guifei's mother and son, as long as the emperor and General Zuo and Zuo idiot and others arrive, they will open the city to greet each other, directly attack the front of Xuande, and wipe out Song Guifei's mother and son and the rest of the chaotic party!"

When the Queen Mother heard this, she couldn't help but glance at each other with Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, and they could both see shock and joy in each other's eyes, so they only heard the Queen Mother ask:

"Such an important thing for you kid is only now said, there is really no way to take you, if it weren't for the fact that you have been responsible in this palace since the emperor left Beijing, the mourning family wants to sue you in front of the emperor and the child of Zuo idiot, see if you dare to let the mourning family and the eldest princess be frightened!"

Wu Jue smiled lightly casually when he heard this, slowly waved the folding fan in his hand, and said to the Queen Mother and Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess:

"The kid promised Lord Zuo to do his best to ensure that the Queen Mother and Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess are safe and sound in this palace, how can you break your promise?"

After a pause, Wu Jue suddenly put away the folding fan, looked at the Queen Mother and Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, bowed her hand, and said with a serious expression:

"In this case, next, there will be Empress Dowager Lao and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess."

Hearing this, the Queen Mother slowly stood up, glanced at Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, who got up immediately, and said:

"Let's go! When I go to the palace with the mourning family, I will meet Song Guifei, and I want to see what tricks they can play with their mother and son! ! ! ”

Outside Zhengyang Palace, a group of Praetorian Guards guarded outside the palace gate for many days, but they didn't want to suddenly hear the sound of the gate and slowly opened!!

I saw that the queen mother, supported by Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, slowly stepped out of the threshold after the eunuch and palace maid, only to hear the queen mother's expression cold, looking at the general of the Praetorian Guard who was replaced unexpectedly, and said in a deep voice:

"Go and tell Song Guifei and the Eighth Prince, let their mother and son come to the gate of Zhengyang Palace immediately and meet the mourning family!" (To be continued.) )