When the emperor heard that the token of the Inner Palace Forbidden Army was missing, he was furious and coughed on the spot.

The voice floated out of the hall, causing the hearts of everyone outside the hall to follow suit.

After a long time, the emperor could barely hold back his cough, but he still couldn't say a whole word for a long time.

I saw him looking at Jiang Xuan eagerly, and stretched out his hand to point outside the hall: "Yu Linwei, go quickly!" ”

Jiang Xuan quickly understood.

It is no accident that the token of the Inner Palace Forbidden Army has disappeared. At this time, even if the token is recovered, it may be difficult to firmly control it in your hands.

The emperor's intention was to let him quickly stabilize Yulinwei and not change again.

Jiang Xuan took the order and left, as the commander of Yu Linwei, he quickly mobilized Yu Linwei, and deployed defenses along the palace walls inside and outside, surrounding the entire palace.

In this way, even if the forbidden army in the inner palace changes, it will not be able to break out of the encirclement.

The emperor did not let Yu Linwei change guards with the forbidden army of the Inner Palace, which was already the limit of what he could do at the moment.

If someone in the palace had already reported and colluded with people outside the palace, the situation would not be optimistic......

After the arrangement of Yu Linwei was completed, Jiang Xuan immediately rushed back to the Qinzheng Palace.

In front of the main hall, he almost collided with Chang Gonggong, who ran out in a hurry.

"Can you find the token of the Inner Palace Forbidden Army?" Jiang Xuan asked anxiously.

Chang Gonggong shook his head.

Jiang Xuan realized that on Father-in-law Chang's overflowing face with sadness, two lines of tears couldn't stop flowing down.

Jiang Xuan suddenly felt a buzzing in his ears, and stood on the spot: "Your Majesty ......"

"The emperor has died!" Father-in-law Chang called in a low voice, and then had to go to the side hall to report the funeral.

Jiang Xuan took a deep breath. Only then did he stabilize his pace and walked into the Qinzheng Palace.

It was already dark, and the hall was empty. Under the light of the few candles, it looks even darker.

At this time, the emperor lay flat on the couch, motionless, as if he were asleep.

Lord Ji, Lord Yu and Yan Guogong knelt on the edge of the couch, no one cried, but they all quietly wiped the corners of their eyes.

Jiang Xuan just walked up to Lord Yu and knelt down. There was a sound of crying outside.

Empress Dowager Wu rushed over with the queen and others.

This cry came from among the eunuchs and palace maids who followed behind.

The moment they saw the emperor, they cried even more.

Empress Dowager Wu saw this. With a horizontal eyebrow, he immediately stopped them.

"Whisper to me! It's not time for you to cry! ”

Empress Dowager Wu has words in her words, but this order is still extremely effective.

Silence suddenly returned to the hall.

Mrs. Wu's face was gloomy, but she didn't see any sadness. Didn't even look at the emperor. Instead, he looked around sharply.

In the end, her gaze fell on the emperor's dragon collapse.

Just because next to the emperor's pillow, there is the carved dragon pattern Nanmu box, and the bright golden lock on it attracts all the attention of the Empress Dowager Wu.

"What's in there?" Empress Dowager Wu stretched out her hand and asked directly.

Lord Ji did not hide it: "The emperor just wrote the edict of succession. ”

"Oh? To whom? Empress Dowager Wu's tone was extremely casual, as if she was just asking what the weather was like today.

Lord Ji was very firm: "The emperor has an order to wait until the ministers are gathered." can be read in public. ”

Empress Dowager Wu was noncommittal, and only looked at the door of the main hall frequently. Seems to be waiting for someone.

Not long after, Xu Ying, the side concubine of the East Palace, arrived with the emperor's eldest grandson.

Behind them, there was Mama Li, who quietly nodded at Empress Dowager Wu as soon as she entered the door.

Empress Dowager Wu immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that this meant that the forbidden army of the Inner Palace had all been surrendered, and the Qinzheng Hall at this moment was all under their control.

Empress Dowager Wu looked at Lord Ji and the others again, and ordered: "Take out the edict now and let the mourning family see it!" ”

Master Ji was not in a hurry, and said what he just said again.

This time, before Empress Dowager Wu could speak, Xu Ying couldn't wait to jump out first.

"Bold! The Queen Mother's decree, do you dare to disobey it? Xu Ying's ability to blair is simply better than Lu Manyu's, "Hurry up and bring the edict!" ”

Empress Dowager Wu immediately glanced at her and motioned for her to be silent.

Xu Ying was about to shut up in recognition of each other, but found that Lord Ji didn't mean to take care of himself at all, so she immediately couldn't help it, raised her head and said: "The Qinzheng Palace has been surrounded by the forbidden army of the Inner Palace at the moment, and if you don't hand over the edict, several adults will not want to take a step out of the palace gate!" ”

Compared with Lord Ji's astonishment, Jiang Xuan was much calmer.

After getting confirmation from Xu Ying's mouth, Jiang Xuan was silently calculating in his heart, with Yu Linwei's strength, it should not be difficult to take down all the forbidden troops in the Inner Palace......

Lord Ji and the others also quickly regained their composure and still did not give in.

Empress Dowager Wu didn't want to really make a move, and seeing that Xu Ying's threat had no effect, her tone slowed down slightly, "No one stopped you from reading it in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, just read it out here in advance first, it's not against the emperor's order!" ”

The crowd could not agree. This is simply unreasonable quibble!

Lord Ji was already so angry that he couldn't speak.

This time, Lord Yu replied respectfully: "Please also ask the Queen Mother not to embarrass the ministers, etc., if the scene becomes chaotic and causes a dispute that disgraces the royal family, the Holy One has a spirit in the sky, and it may be difficult to rest in peace......"

Empress Dowager Wu saw that they were beginning to understand the reason, so she also opened the formation: "What Lord Yu said is wrong! The reason for the chaos at the moment is all due to the vacancy of the throne. Once the ownership of the new monarch is revealed, it will inevitably be possible to centralize power and prohibit it, so where will there be any more disputes? ”

Without waiting for Lord Yu to refute, Empress Dowager Wu's words became more and more straightforward: "The mourning family will put the words here at this moment, if you refuse to hand over the holy decree, don't think about walking out of this hall!" ”

"Since the new monarch has not yet been decided, it is the mourning family who has the final say! As for where you should go, weigh it up for yourselves! ”

Empress Dowager Wu spoke sharply, with a posture that could not be turned around.

In the main hall, there was a stalemate.

Empress Dowager Wu was so angry that she couldn't imagine that these people were still unmoved. Just because there was still a trace of expectation for the righteousness, she took a step back and said: "The mourning family will go to the side hall to rest first, and when you think about it, then invite the mourning family to come over!" Don't think you're going to put it off, before dawn, this has to be over! ”

Just as she was about to brush her sleeves away, Empress Dowager Wu suddenly remembered something again, and reminded in a deep voice: "The news of the emperor's death can't even be spread out of this Qinzheng Palace, so it's better for you to have less calculations in your hearts!" ”

Throwing off this last sentence, Empress Dowager Wu left with a group of people and others in a menacing manner.

The eldest grandson of the emperor, who had not said a word from beginning to end, also went to the side hall with him at this time.

Only the queen mother, with irrepressible sadness in her eyes, still looked at the emperor frequently when she left......

After a while, in the main hall, only Lord Ji, Lord Xu, Yan Guogong and Jiang Xuan were left again, as well as Chang Gonggong, who was crying beside the emperor.

At this time, a little eunuch next to the Empress Dowager Wu suddenly returned: "The Empress Dowager invites the Marquis of Jingyuan to go to the side hall!" ”

Jiang Xuan did not delay, only had a brief eye contact with the others, and then followed the little eunuch to the side hall.

In the side hall, only Empress Dowager Wu and Mama Li were there, and the eldest grandson and the empress avoided it for the time being.

Empress Dowager Wu spoke even more unscrupulously, and she was full of momentum as soon as she came up:

"The mourning family just hopes that the emperor's eldest grandson will be rightfully enthroned. If the palace can be calm all the time, it is naturally the best, after all, the mourning family does not want to leave any talk to the people of the world! ”

"If you can't, you have to do it, and you are not afraid! An Lebo had already taken control of the imperial city with the forces of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. The mourning family knows that you have Yu Linwei in your hand, so they specially brought you to remind you that you still have to think twice about hitting a stone with an egg! ”

"And your daughter-in-law, what are you doing at the gate of the palace at night, if she wants to plot against her, she will blame the mourning family for being ruthless!"

Jiang Xuan was suddenly startled, his expression remained unchanged on the surface, and he had a plan in his heart, and replied: "I think she just went to visit the Criminal Department, and learned that Weichen was summoned to the palace, so she hurriedly came over to find out the news...... Let Weichen send someone to send her away! ”

"No!" Empress Dowager Wu sneered, "If you have anything to say, just say it here, and the mourning family will send someone to help you convey it!" ”

(To be continued.) )