In the Qinzheng Palace, the lights are quite dim.

Lord Ji, who was standing closest to the emperor's position, always stared at the square brick under his feet and did not squint.

In fact, even if he raised his eyes to look, he couldn't really see it.

And Lord Zhen and Jiang Xuan, who were standing a little farther away than him, knew that they couldn't see clearly anyway, so they simply lowered their heads.

The only one who watched the emperor write the edict from beginning to end was Yan Guogong.

But he was the farthest away, and he couldn't stand anymore, and he was sitting on the golden silk nanmu circle chair behind Jiang Xuan.

But no matter what kind of posture they were waiting, the moment the emperor stopped writing, everyone's hearts suddenly felt nervous, and it was difficult to suppress it.

Because they understand that a decision greater than heaven in the Great Qi Dynasty has been finalized at this moment with the completion of this edict.

In the main hall, everyone's attention was focused on the edict, and no one was eager to know whether the name on it matched what they had in mind.

At this time, however, there are people who are more anxious than they are.

That is the Empress Dowager Wu who has been guarding the side hall.

is different from the queen, the queen's indifference is from the inside out, and the Empress Dowager Wu is mostly an acting component.

And when she heard that the emperor was summoning ministers in the palace, she almost couldn't perform.

The emperor kept himself and the empress out, but hurriedly summoned those people!

What the emperor said and did in it, of course she did not know. But after all, she has been guarding the side hall, and she knows who has entered!

Empress Dowager Wu still pretended to be calm on the surface, but her heart had already exploded.

Who are the people the emperor is looking for?!

Among these people. None of the Wu family can reach out!

It's okay for Lord Ji, although he is the first assistant in the cabinet, but he always remains neutral. He never participated in party struggles, and only obeyed the emperor's will.

But Yan Guogong is different, although he is somewhat similar to Lord Ji, and he has been away from the court for many years, but the identity of the second prince and the old father-in-law alone is enough to make the Empress Dowager Wu panic.

As for the Marquis of Jingyuan and Lord Yu, it is not difficult to see from the trial process that day. These two are all in the same group! Although their thoughts about the prince's belonging have not been revealed in a big way, the Empress Dowager Wu is clear in her heart. They can't ask for it if they can be as impartial as Lord Ji, and if they want these two people to help the emperor's eldest grandson, they are absolutely impossible......

thought that the emperor was looking for these people at such a critical moment. Empress Dowager Wu's heart was about to be cold.

Something is wrong......

Empress Dowager Wu said secretly in her heart. Then he pretended to be calm, called Mama Li to him, and said a few words.

Immediately afterwards, Mama Li walked out of the side hall alone and did not come back for a long time......

Inside the Hall of Diligence.

After the emperor wrote the edict, he personally carefully rolled it up and put it in a carved dragon pattern nanmu box without prosthetizing his hands. Fall on the golden lock.

Father-in-law Chang took a few steps forward and asked where to put it.

The emperor waved his hand: "No need to move around. Just put it next to my pillow. ”

Father-in-law Chang immediately took it and placed it squarely within reach of the emperor's pillow.

When Chang Gonggong was about to take a few steps back, the emperor called out to him again.

I saw that the emperor took a strong breath, then reached out and gently brushed it on the box next to the pillow, and took off the key on the golden lock by the way.

"Put this in the hands of Lord Ji." The emperor commanded.

Father-in-law Chang hurriedly took it, walked up to Lord Ji, and presented it with both hands very solemnly.

As early as when the emperor spoke, Jiang Xuan and the others couldn't help but focus their eyes on Lord Ji.

I saw that Lord Ji was stunned at first, then knelt on his knees, and made a big salute to the emperor before reaching out to take the key handed by Chang Gonggong.

The emperor's voice sounded again: "This edict is written by me myself, and you are all witnesses. Wait for me...... After that, you will be in the main hall, in front of the court, open the box, and read the edict. ”

Edict ......

The emperor finally had to admit that his time was approaching.

Lord Ji's expression remained unchanged, still as serious as just now: "The minister respectfully obeys the will of the Holy Lord." ”

Before the words fell, he made another big salute to the emperor.

"Go down first!" The emperor waved his hand weakly, his spirit was obviously much worse than before the edict was written, and when he saw that they were about to exit the main hall, he added, "The prince of Jingyuan will stay." ”

Jiang Xuan immediately stopped.

No matter how curious the other three were, no one showed it, and each respectfully retreated.

Just now, they were still figuring out the names on the edict, and now they seemed to have more certainty in their hearts.

The emperor made a special trip to call them, and only mentioned the matter of witnessing and reading the edict, but did not say a word about "assisting the new king" or anything like that. In this way, it is unlikely that the candidate for this new monarch is the underage one......

All three of them thought of this layer, but their performance was different.

Lord Ji, as always, does not change the color of the ground, is not sad or happy.

As soon as Lord Yu left the palace gate, he breathed a sigh of relief, and he couldn't tell what it was for.

Only Yan Guogong, although his face was expressionless, his spirit was a little more vigorous after all, and he walked much more easily.

But after all, he is old, and he is still the last to quit the Qinzheng Palace.

When they were all gone, the emperor beckoned to Jiang Xuan: "You come here." ”

Jiang Xuan immediately took a few steps forward and knelt on the side of the dragon collapse.

At this time, he was already the closest person to the emperor, and even Grandpa Chang was farther away than him.

At this moment, the emperor suddenly reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't blame me. I know that you have nothing to do with the death of Marquis Jing Yuan. Locking you up is because I know my time is running out...... I want to delay the matter of your attack on the lord first, keep the new monarch in the court, and then reward you. ”

"In addition, you and King Jing have been studying together since childhood, and the relationship is always different, and I don't want you to get mixed into the whirlpool of contention. Being a pure minister is more conducive to assisting the new monarch in the future! ”

The emperor suddenly unloaded his imperial power, as if he were just an elder talking.

Jiang Xuan sighed with emotion, and then listened to this "new monarch" and another "new monarch," it was inevitable that he felt a little harsh.

"The emperor is just sick...... "As soon as his words of persuasion came out, he felt insincere.

The Emperor interrupted him directly.

"Needless to say, no one knows my body better than myself."

"If I say all these words, I won't be embarrassed to see your father under the Yellow Spring......" The emperor smiled weakly, his expression darkened even more, "Speaking of which, not only are the times similar, but I have always felt that there seem to be many similarities between me and your father. ”

"He was born in the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, but he didn't inherit the old marquis's ability to gallop on the battlefield at all. I...... Why not? ”

Jiang Xuan was shocked.

He never thought that the emperor would blame himself in front of him.

Fortunately, the emperor didn't wait for him to answer, and said to himself: "It's only been more than ten years since I was in power, and everyone else thinks that I am in my prime, but I don't know that the strong support of more than ten years has already exhausted my vitality...... To this day, instead of being nostalgic, I still feel a little relieved. Perhaps, before your father left, he was in the same state of mind as me......"

"After all, there is another similarity between your father and me, that is, they both have a son who is worthy of great responsibility!"

Jiang Xuan couldn't care about his humility, and even his sadness was curbed a little.

Just because, there are too many meanings in this sentence.

Seeing his stunned look, the emperor smiled, and then got to the point: "So, you have to help each other!" Don't learn from us, be like the emperor and the old marquis......"

No matter how complicated Jiang Xuan's thoughts were, when he heard this, his eyes were still red.

"Go get the Forbidden Army's token!" After the emperor gave an order to Chang Gonggong, he looked back at Jiang Xuan, "From now on, the forbidden army of the inner palace is also the same as Yu Linwei, you will be in command, you must ensure that the edict of succession is read and the new monarch ascends the throne smoothly!" ”

Jiang Xuan was extremely solemn: "Yes." ”

At this moment, the two parts of the forces in the imperial city were all pressed on him alone.

Jiang Xuan had an indescribable sense of mission, and his body was boiling in an instant.

At this moment, Father-in-law Chang ran back to the hall in a panic that he had never felt before, and replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's not a good thing!" The Forbidden Army's token is gone! ”

(To be continued.) )

PS: It is said that today is the Goddess Day,,, good name!

It turns out that ,,, we female neuropathy finally have our own exclusive festival!

Ahem, it seems that it is not good to send blessings to everyone......

Then, come and wish me a happy holiday~( ̄▽ ̄~)(~ ̄▽ ̄)~