The emperor died.

The entire Imperial City was in a panic.

In the Heart Nourishing Palace, the queen was on the side of the dragon bed, and the whole person fell into silent sobbing.

In the Zichen Palace, when Zhang Guifei heard the news, she was stunned, and she couldn't seem to believe that the emperor was gone.

Gāo Zhān fell to the ground, crying silently.

The little eunuchs and palace maids near the left also lay down and cried.

Li Dingyuan may not be a good emperor, but he is a good person, he has worked hard for more than ten years, and he has not been able to make the Han Kingdom rich and strong, but he has made the people around him live a stable life.

Li Qing entered the dormitory and fell to the ground crying.

Gāo Zhān took out the edict and handed it to the princess.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty's testament, you will ascend to the Great Treasure on the same day and inherit the unification."

Tears wet Li Qing's cheeks, looking at the man lying on the dragon bed, the man who used to support him with a generous back, went like this, and in the future, he could no longer see him.

No, I can't live up to his hard work, the woman ascended the throne as the emperor, there has never been a woman in all dynasties, in order to allow me to inherit the treasure smoothly, through the great victory in the north, when the power of Su Lu is in full swing, he can be supported by Su Lu, suppress the ministers, coerce the four seas, and ascend to the unification.

Gāo Zhān wept and took out another edict from his bosom: "Your Highness, this is Your Majesty's edict of sin, Your Majesty said, if there is disharmony, you can excuse it here." ”

Li Qing took the edict of sin, walked to the dragon bed in two steps, put the edict of guilt on the lamp, and watched the edict burn, Li Qing's cheeks were full of determination.

"Rest assured by my father, the courtiers will definitely live up to the high expectations of my father, and the unification of the Han Kingdom will last for a long time."

"Spread the edict, Your Majesty will return to the sky, and enter the palace immediately with six books."

A few little eunuchs bowed down, turned around and rushed out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and went straight to the outside of the palace.

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In the morning, the people who had been frightened all night on Suzaku Street finally dared to go out of their homes.

Last night there was a night of fighting, screaming, as if it was the same as when the emperor's eldest son rebelled that year.

"Huh?"

The people who walked out of their homes looked at the clean street, their faces were full of disbelief, last night was a killing sound, how come the street is clean today, there is no bloodshot at all.

"Your Majesty has returned to heaven"

Riding in white clothes and white hats, he came from the direction of the city gate, went west, and went straight to the west camp with his knots.

This is the period of national mourning, no military affairs can be used without permission, and the seal letter of the governor of the four major battalions of Gyeonggi must be confiscated.

"The emperor has died."

On the long street, people reacted and began to talk about it.

There are sharp-eyed ones, and suddenly they shout.

"Look at Cao Shangshu's house, a seal has been affixed."

"He Shilang's family is too, there is blood at the door."

"The same is true for the high master, and it is really these officials who have been killed."

"Great, it's good to kill, corrupt officials should be killed, I'll go buy a cannon battle."

"Go together, these guys are officials, and no one cares about running people to death on the street last time."

For a time, the long street was bustling with activity.

Ouchi of the Imperial Palace.

The only four of the six Shangshu stood in the Heart Cultivation Hall, looking at the huge coffin in the hall, and the four of them suddenly had an ominous premonition.

Zuo Ping didn't go to the stack in the past, but he suddenly resigned yesterday, and His Majesty didn't even refuse, so he directly approved it, if he said that there was no greasy in it, who would believe it.

Qian Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, lowered his voice and asked Li Huaiyuan: "Li Shangshu, you are a member of the royal family, and the future Dazong Zheng should know something." ”

Li Huaiyuan's head was about to shrink into the crotch of his pants, and he was very suspicious that the emperor was killed by Su Lu, because Su Lu's requirements were too high, and the emperor didn't want to satisfy him, so he was killed. Killing Shangshu the day before yesterday, killing the emperor yesterday, what else did he Su Lu dare not do.

No, this Shangshu can't be done, it's too dangerous.

Yang Biao, the head of the household, and the nose of the heart, he has never formed a party, nor is he private, everything he does is from the heart, he can be a household Shang, he is already very content, and Qian Qianyi and Zhang Tinghe are different.

Being able to pay tribute to the position of Hubu Shang, Lao Yang was already very satisfied, so he ignored the whispers of the three of them, and just lowered his head in silence.

The first emperor treated his courtiers leniently, although there was power in the middle, but the first emperor was generous and benevolent, and the courtiers couldn't say anything against it.

Soon, the emperor died, and the edict announcing the world was issued in all directions, and the envoys rushed to various places with the festival to read the edict.

On the palace of diligence, the ministers who were dressed plainly and wore white crowns did not follow.

This edict was not reviewed by the three provinces at all, and it was directly transmitted to the whole country, and this time the imperial power was too excessive.

Qian Qianyi stood up and said: "Princess, the minister does not agree to such an edict to be spread to the world, such a practice is against the ancestral system, you should be cautious." ”

One after another, the ministers stood up: "The ministers seconded the proposal." ”

Li Qing stood in front of everyone, his eyes were full of tears, and he didn't say a word. According to the ancestral system, she should sit on a high platform today and supervise the country on behalf of the emperor.

But she didn't want to sit on it, she just wanted to see her father sitting on the high platform again, from now on, she could no longer rely on her father, and she didn't have her father's backing.

Pang De, the left attendant of the military department, stood up: "The country cannot be without a king for a day, and the minister thinks that His Majesty should take the throne and talk about the rest." ”

Zhou Ping, the right attendant, also stood up: "The minister seconded the proposal, the country cannot be without a king for a day, please Your Highness take the throne." ”

Qian Qianyi and several ministers looked at each other, on such an important day today, Cao Ze did not come, and the head of the Ministry of Industry did not come.

There must be something wrong, and several people have such speculations in their hearts, which makes several people whisper, and no one dares to say anything.

"Hongu does not agree"

The voice of Princess Li He sounded at the door of the main hall, and the voice of the forbidden army scolding also sounded at the same time.

Li Qing glanced at Gāo Zhān, gāo Zhān meeting, walked to the door of the main hall, and ordered: "Let Princess Li He enter the hall." ”

Li He was richly dressed, wearing phoenix wings and golden hairpins, purple and blue court clothes, and swaggered into the main hall.

"I don't agree, there is no edict from my father, why let Li Qing enter the throne, this palace is the eldest princess, according to the system, it should be the inheritance of the palace."

In the main hall, the ministers standing in the front did not speak, Zhang Tinghe and Cao Ze, who belonged to the eldest princess's family, were killed, and for the throne, she could only stand up and fight by herself.

However, several ministers understand that this is just a struggle before death, Beiyang Housu Road into Beijing, which means that no matter whether His Majesty has an edict or not, the only one who inherits the unification can only be Princess Li Qing.

If Beiyang Hou was dragged in the north and failed to enter Beijing, the eldest princess still had a chance, now, it's too late to say anything.

Li Huaiyuan suddenly came out of class and knelt down: "The old minister is grateful for His Majesty's heavenly grace, and he feels that his body is getting worse and worse, and the minister is begging for bones." ”

Everyone looked at Li Huaiyuan in confusion, what is the situation with this old guy, he didn't go to the love stack in the past, in order to recover, even Dazongzheng was invited out, why is he leaving by himself now.

Li Qing waved his hand: "Yes." ”

Li Huaiyuan picked up his hat, walked out of the main hall in a hurry, and said goodbye to the emperor to the hall where the coffin was parked behind.

Li Qing glanced at Li He, who was pale, turned around and stepped on the imperial steps, stood still on the imperial steps, turned around, looked at Gāo Zhān and said, "Gāo Zhān, read out the last will of the Emperor." ”

Gāo Zhān took out a fold from his bosom and stood on the edge of the imperial steps.

"I have been mediocre for 16 years, and I have not contributed an inch to the country, but since the day before yesterday, I have not felt guilty about the country.

Looking at the eleven emperors of the dynasty, what I did was completely insufficient to build a temple with my ancestors, but in my twilight years, I was fortunate to pull out Su Lu in the end of the micro and achieved the achievement of opening up the territory and expanding the territory.

There are many ancestors and ancestors, and those who have this merit are the only ones who are Taizu Taizong and I.

Beiyang Housu Road has made meritorious contributions to expanding the territory, and he was knighted as the king of Anguo County, and the Ministry of Rites has lenient discussions, and he and Princess Li Qing have chosen a day to complete their marriage. ”