As time passed, the traces of the previous night's rebellion were swept away, and the princes and nobles who had gathered inside and outside the palace began to disperse and return to their residences.

Despite this, the sound of sorrow and mourning can be heard everywhere on the iron net mountain.

Corpses and blood can be swept away, but the cruelty and grief of the death of loved ones will not be erased.

Ye Zhenzhen couldn't bear to see these sad scenes, so after getting out of the car, she didn't say much to Jia Baoyu, who escorted her sister and brother back, and after Ying Ying saluted, she took the maid into the Taishi Courtyard.

Jia Baoyu said a few polite words to Ye Hao, and then also took his soldiers and prepared to go back and rebuild the camp that was destroyed last night for the soldiers to camp.

"Brother Ziheng."

Feng Ziying, Chen Yejun, and Wei Ruolan came with horses.

Jia Baoyu hugged his fists to greet him.

"Last night's mutation, Brother Ziheng is still okay?"

"Brother Meng Feng cares, and Brother Fool is fine. I don't know what about my uncle and aunt? ”

"The courtyards of the three of us are close to each other, and when the accident broke out last night, the three of us were in one place, but they were not affected too much, but the other families were ......."

Feng Ziying let out a long sigh.

The soldiers of the three of them were not small, and they reacted quickly and made a strong defense, but they were spared.

It's just that other mansions are not so lucky. In the face of the chaotic soldiers deliberately connived at by Emperor Jingtai, the end can be imagined.

Jia Baoyu knew in her heart why Feng Ziying and the three of them were blocking themselves here, gave the three of them a look, and said: "With such a change, it is already a blessing to be able to keep your family safe, and nothing else, only after the situation is clear." ”

As he spoke, he led the team forward.

Feng Ziying and the three of them understood, rode their horses to follow Jia Baoyu's side, and followed him to Jia Baoyu's previous camp.

After ordering Jiang Cun and the others to arrange the rebuilding of the camp, Jia Baoyu found a tent for his own soldiers who were still intact and received Feng, Chen, and Wei.

Like most of them, because they couldn't enter the palace, they were still in the dark about what happened last night, so they naturally wanted to ask someone who might know......

Jia Baoyu knew what he meant, and out of friendship, he could tell them that he didn't want to mention it.

But when it comes to major and secret matters, he will not reveal them directly.

"So, last night's incident was really planned by His Majesty, alas......"

When she got confirmation from Jia Baoyu, Feng Ziying let out a long sigh.

Regardless of whether Emperor Jingtai is loved or not, he is always a monarch. The indescribable indignation that had hurt the lives of so many innocent people in the end was actually the work of their common king, and that last night's incident was naturally very strong.

Chen Yejun and Wei Ruolan also had similar expressions, among them, Wei Ruolan was more angry because of her bookish business, and she also issued a few angry words, which gradually subsided under the persuasion of Feng Ziying and others.

Then the three of them seemed to see that Jia Baoyu meant everything, and it was not good to ask too much, thank you, and get up to leave.

Suddenly, Jia Baoyu's personal soldiers walked in, and said, "My lord, the news just came from the palace that Your Majesty has died!" ”

"What?"

……

When Jia Baoyu came to the main hall again, what he saw was a gloomy and bleak image.

In addition to the eunuchs on the periphery, more than a dozen ministers in the middle looked at each other.

In front of them, at some point, several large screens had been placed around them, and through the refraction of light, some figures could be seen busy inside.

Jia Baoyu also had a heavy face and walked to Ye Qiong's side.

Ye Qiong glanced at him and said in a low voice, "Don't ask, wait and see." ”

"Yes." Jia Baoyu also replied in a low voice, and then stood beside Ye Qiong and waited silently.

After a long while, I saw Feng Xiang leading the old lady out of the house.

Li Shoushan and the others hurriedly asked, "How is it, why did Your Majesty ......?" ”

Imperial Physician Wang's face was frightened, and when he heard this, he said cautiously: "The reason why Your Majesty died is because of poisoning......

The ministers immediately asked: "Where does the poison come from?" ”

"Your Majesty was stabbed in the abdomen, probably caused by the poison quenched on the knife......"

As soon as everyone heard this, they immediately remembered that Emperor Tai was indeed stabbed by Mu Qiubo, but they didn't expect that the knife was actually quenched with poison!

They didn't expect that Mu Qiubo would be so bold and vicious, and he would really plot to kill the king......

"Mu Qiubo is so bold......"

"It's a heinous crime, and it deserves death......

Many people immediately began to curse Mu Qiubo in prison.

But maybe they were eager to show their loyalty to the king, or maybe it was reasonable for Mu Qiubo to kill the king, and they didn't pay attention to the problem that the imperial doctor's tongue was knotted when he spoke.

In fact, even if they notice, no one cares.

When the emperor died, it was said that the sky collapsed, and it was normal for the little imperial doctors to be terrified......

Shoufu Wang Weiren said: "Mu Qiubo committed the murder of the king, the crime is unforgivable, this assistant proposed, Mu Qiubo should be punished in public, in order to thank the world." ”

"That's how it should ......"

"Do you want to wait for the Emperor Taishang to wake up before dealing with it?"

Wang Weiren immediately said: "I don't know how to wait for the Emperor Taishang to deal with it, but on this eventful time, Your Majesty died suddenly, if you can't give an explanation to the soldiers and subjects outside as soon as possible, I'm afraid that it will easily cause turmoil, what should I do when the time comes?" ”

Many people nodded when Wang Weiren said this, but one of them suddenly said suspiciously: "Something is wrong, if Your Majesty is really poisoned, then the imperial doctors should have noticed it when they diagnosed and treated Your Majesty before......

It is the servant of the ministry who speaks.

Although his words digressed, they immediately attracted everyone's attention, and then when I thought about it, I felt reasonable.

If Mu Qiubo's dagger was poisonous, and it was a lethal poison, they couldn't see it, and when the imperial doctor treated and bandaged Emperor Jingtai, he should also be able to see it?

Fortunately, Feng Xiang explained their confusion: "Your Majesty's poisoning, the imperial physician has already reported it before, but the stakes are very high, and the emperor is in a coma, so he does not dare to publicize it without authorization."

The Taishi also knew this, and the Taishi also felt that he couldn't publicize it, so he ordered the Tai Doctors to do their best to treat him, but he ......"

It's just that it wasn't saved in the end.

Because after Imperial Physician Wang and the others had returned to the screen, everyone could only look at Ye Qiong.

Facing everyone's eyes for verification, Ye Qiong's face did not change and nodded.

Everyone's hearts were suddenly relieved.

It makes sense.

As long as Emperor Jingtai died "normally", everyone was reluctant to say more. quickly put the topic back on Mu Qiubo.

However, the ministers had very different opinions on Mu Qiubo's disposal.

Some agreed with Wang Weiren's words and immediately beheaded Mu Qiubo to show public example, while others insisted on waiting for the emperor to wake up before dealing with it, and some thought that Mu Qiubo should be put on public trial after returning to Beijing......

Everyone has their own opinions, and it is difficult to reach a conclusion.

At this moment, Feng Xiang received a summons from the person below, and his face immediately changed.

The person who noticed it immediately asked, "Gonggong Feng, what happened?" ”

Feng Xiang said: "The second prince with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses has already arrived at Tiewang Mountain ten miles away and stationed ......."

The hall fell silent suddenly.

After a while, one of them asked, "Why did he come?" ”

If you don't know the life experience of the second prince, you naturally won't have any doubts. In the current situation, the second prince is the heir of the Great Xuanjiangshan, and he can preside over the overall situation when he comes.

However, now everyone knows that the second prince is no longer the second prince.

He is the evil seed of the demon monk Zhu Lan!

With such an identity, it is naturally impossible for anyone to worship him as the Lord of the Great Xuan!

"I don't know what the specific purpose is, but his banner is King Qin......"

King Qin? Whose king is Qin? Emperor Jingtai, or Emperor Taishang?

The ministers were at a loss for a moment.

No one has ever dealt with such a situation, and they don't know how to deal with the current second prince.

Say he's a seed?

The Emperor has not yet spoken......

Ye Qiong seemed to understand what everyone was thinking, he coughed, and said solemnly: "Now this situation is related to the stability of the imperial court and the foundation of Daxuan, and the Emperor Taishang fell into a coma again. What do you guys think? ”

When the ministers heard this, they felt that it was reasonable.

Dragons can't be headless.

One person said: "The Taishi is highly respected and deeply trusted by the Emperor, if you want to nominate a person, it must be the Taishi!" ”

His words were immediately echoed by many.

But there were still people who said in a slightly lower tone: "Although the Taishi is highly respected, after all, he has been a scholar for many years, and the first assistant is the head of the hundred officials, at this time, it is more appropriate to recommend the first assistant......"

It was Wang Weiren's protégé who spoke, and he was deeply used by Wang Weiren, and he was also a relatively young person among the people present.

Everyone is not surprised by his words, after all, Wang Weiren has been the first assistant for so many years, how can he not have a little foundation? At this time, it is strange that these people do not come forward.

Therefore, this person's voice fell, and sure enough, several more people echoed.

Wang Weiren waved his hand again and again: "No, when the Taishi was the first assistant, the old man had just entered the cabinet, and he was not as good as the Taishi in terms of qualifications and prestige, how could he dare to go beyond the Taishi?"

Benfu also elected the Taishi to preside over the overall situation, and before the Taishang Emperor woke up, from Bensuke down, everyone obeyed the orders of the Taishi to ensure that the imperial court survived the difficulties smoothly! ”

Wang Weiren spoke in person, and his people naturally didn't want to say anything.

Ye Qiong shook his head and smiled: "Whether it is the old man or Yuan Fu, they are all courtiers, at this time, there are many things related to the heavenly family, and it is very inconvenient to deal with them as a courtier."

The old man thought that it was better to elect a prince from the clan to preside over the overall situation. ”

Wang Weiren was stunned for a moment, then thought about it, nodded and said: "The old master has become a country, and his words are reasonable. ”

Ye Qiong and Wang Weiren both agreed, and the others naturally had nothing to say.

But who to choose is another question.

Most of the princes of the clan on this trip came, although there were not too many, there were one or twenty of them, and there were several of them who were old and young and those who were not suitable for generations.

Everyone couldn't come up with a conclusion after a long time.

Ye Qiong waited for them to speak, and said: "The King of Hejian has both virtue and ability, and has always been loved by the Emperor Taishang, what do you think of him?" ”

When everyone heard this, they didn't know what to think, and suddenly fell silent.

Li Shoushan said: "If the King of Hejian is in good health, he is naturally the most suitable, but yesterday in order to protect the Emperor, he was seriously injured and fell into a coma, how can this be done?" ”

Feng Xiang on the side hurriedly said: "The prince of Hejian has woken up since last night, although his movement is still inconvenient, but his spirit has improved. ”

Ye Qiong looked at everyone: "The person who presides over the overall situation, as long as his identity is suitable, and he doesn't need to do things himself, do you have any other objections?" ”

What objections can there be?

The King of Hejian, but it is very likely that he is the illegitimate son of the Emperor......

If there are no other accidents, in the case of Emperor Jingtai's death, the Emperor Taishang will only have two sons, King Hejian and King Zhongshun......

Putting this aside, the status of the King of the River is also sufficient!

Wang Weiren was the first to echo: "According to the words of the Taishi, please ask the prince of Hejian to come out and preside over the overall situation." ”

The so-called presiding over the overall situation is just the final decision, and it is not to ascend the throne and claim the emperor, but everyone quickly agreed.

Still, there are sharp-minded people who seem to see something else.

They unconsciously glanced at the young man behind Ye Qiong.

If you remember correctly, Emperor Jingtai asked Emperor Taishang at that time whether he wanted to support the King of Hejian or his imperial grandson to become the emperor......

Although Emperor Taishang did not respond, but in the current situation, Emperor Jingtai's lineage must be abolished, although Emperor Taishang still has some imperial grandsons (the prince of King Zhongshun, and the heirs left by the prince who died before), but most of those people are rootless duckweed.

Therefore, judging from the favor of the Emperor Taishang, the future Jiangshan Sheji, the Emperor Taishang is likely to choose between the two "father and son".

Of course, the premise is that Jia Baoyu is really the grandson of the emperor......

However, these are still pure speculations, and everything will not be concluded until the Emperor Taishang wakes up.

It's just that taking precautions and preparing in advance has always been the choice of smart people. The situation is uncertain, and the best opportunity to bet is it.

It seems that the King of the River has the best chance......

It's just that I don't know, Ye Qiong and Lord Shoufu both elected the King of Hejian to preside over the overall situation, do they simply think that the King of Hejian is the most suitable, or have they already made a good bet?