The news of Zhu Xiongying's death reached Yingtian, but his body was still on the way, so only a set of Zhu Xiongying's clothes was placed in the coffin in the canopy hall.

The harem concubines guarded the coffin and sobbed quietly behind the curtain, Chang and the three grandchildren burned paper money in front of the coffin, and the ministers in plain clothes knelt behind them.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu walked slowly through the main hall, the dust in his hand inadvertently swept over Chen Ying's head, he slowly walked to the coffin, and said to the Empress Dowager Chang: "Back to the Empress Dowager, the slave maid asked people to go to Zhongshan to find Xu Guogong, but they didn't find anyone. ”

The violent death of her son was a big blow to Chang's, she couldn't understand why her son, who was originally in control, went to duel with Zhu Di, she didn't have time to grieve, and now she is the backbone of the palace.

Although she is the queen mother, she is a woman after all, she needs a stronger pillar to support her in the precarious world, and Ma Du in Yingtian is of course her best choice.

Unlike Zhu Xiongying, Chang's still trusts Ma Du after all, after all, the two families are world friends and in-laws, and she also understands that Ma Du is not a person who is greedy for power and profit.

Hearing the news of Zhu Xiongying's death and arranging the mourning hall, the Empress Dowager Chang asked Ma Du to preside over the overall situation, but this eunuch said that he didn't find it, and Chang's willow eyebrows couldn't help but reprimand: "How could the Duke of Xu Guo not see the tomb under the order!" ”

Ashikaga Yoshiman knelt down and replied: "The slave maid has sent people to look for him everywhere, but no trace of Xu Guogong can be found in any case, and the slave and maid think that Xu Guogong is ...... Fled to sea. ”

"Fleeing to sea? Alas......" Chang sighed and said: "I can't blame him, I have to blame Emperor Daxing when I talk about it." It doesn't matter if Xu Guogong is gone, but now that the society is about to collapse, who will be the pillar of the sky. ”

Chen Ying, the imperial historian of Zuodu, seemed to hear Chang's words, stepped forward and climbed a few steps and said: "Queen Mother, Weichen has a word that is not unhappy, Emperor Daxing suddenly collapsed and the country is in danger, and now the most important thing is to establish a new monarch and find the pillar of optimus again!" ”

The ministers seemed to have been holding it in their hearts for a long time, and when they heard Chen Ying say this, whether it was political enemies or friends, Chang shook his head with a bitter face, "The body of Emperor Daxing has not yet reached Yingtian, and it is not in accordance with the rules of etiquette to set up a new monarch now." ”

Huang Zicheng persuaded loudly: "Queen Mother, now the subjects of the world are afraid that the vassals will waver, and they should do extraordinary things at all times, and they should set up a new monarch as soon as possible to settle the world." ”

"Well, the mourning family will listen to your ministers. Although Emperor Daxing did not set up a prince, but before the expedition, he let the emperor's eldest son supervise the country, and seeing the importance that Emperor Daxing attached to him, he was the eldest son and grandson, and he was the new monarch. ”

"The Queen Mother is wise!" The ministers bowed to the ground together, and Huang Zicheng kneeled to the side of the emperor's eldest son, Zhu Wenkui, "Please Your Highness get up and take the throne in front of the coffin!" ”

"Wait!" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu suddenly shouted to stop.

Chang and all the ministers in the palace stared at Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in unison, and many courtiers pointed at him and scolded him, now is not the year of "Zhengde" or "Apocalypse".

Although Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has real power, he has never established any authority on the bright side, and no one is afraid of him in the front court of the harem, and even the seven-rank petty official in the green robe pointed at his nose and scolded the widow, and he is not qualified to put his beak on the affairs of the court.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu wiped the saliva on his face and sneered in his heart, but said to the hundred officials seriously: "The slave just wants to tell you that although Emperor Daxing did not appoint a prince, he left an edict. ”

Chang Shi hurriedly asked, "Where is the edict?" Why didn't Emperor Daxing mention it to the mourning family and the hundred officials before he set out on the expedition. ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, Emperor Daxing is reluctant to establish a prince because he really doesn't want to cause disputes in vain, but it is extremely risky to go out to fight against the battlefield, how can he not be prepared, and the edict is on the beam of Fengtian Palace.

Emperor Daxing did not tell everyone, he really didn't want to be forced by the Queen Mother and hundreds of officials to force the prince in the future, if Emperor Daxing returned safely, if he unfortunately died, he would tell the world.

Although the slave and maid are eunuchs, they have been deeply entrusted by the Daxing Emperor, and now at a critical juncture, I have to say that I ask the Queen Mother for forgiveness for the recklessness. ”

Zhu Xiongying's trust in Ashikaga Yoshimitsu before his death was indeed extraordinary, whether it was a courtier or a Chang family, but handing over such a major matter to a eunuch still couldn't help but make people suspicious.

Qi Tai got up and looked at Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, "How do I know if the edict is true or not, and whether it has been changed." ”

"Qi Shangshu is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, if even you can't tell the truth or falsehood, then the slave and maid can't see it. In front of the slaves and the governor, the emperor asked people to put the edict on the beam of the Fengtian Palace.

Fengtian Temple is guarded by Jinyi Guards for twelve hours in turn, even if there is a mistake in the edict, it should be the fault of the Governor of Andu, and it is not the turn of the slave to be responsible. ”

Hearing that An Huzi was also in the know, everyone immediately looked at him, and An Huzi immediately said to the Queen Mother: "What Ashikaga Gonggong said is true, since the emperor's edict was placed on the beam of Fengtian Palace, Weichen has always let the Jinyi guard be strictly guarded, and no one will do anything about it." ”

An Huzi has served Zhu Biao for many years, and Chang knows his loyalty, and there are many of his classmates and friends among the hundred officials, and his trust in him naturally exceeds that of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

Hearing him say this, everyone believed it for seven or eight points, and Chang asked a few officials to follow An Huzi to Fengtian Temple to get the holy decree, and soon a brocade box was sent to Chang's face, and there was a seal on it, and she knew at a glance that it was Zhu Xiongying's handwriting.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu stepped forward to unseal the seal, took out a bright yellow scroll from the brocade box, and held it in front of Tsune. Chang waved his hand and said, "Read it directly to the ministers!" ”

"Whoa!" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu answered before opening the scroll, but after only one glance, his face changed: "This is fake!" Queen Mother, this edict is absolutely fake. ”

"How can you see it......" Tsuneko was about to scold Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, but his eyes glanced at the edict and swallowed the words that followed.

Zhu Xiong has both English and martial arts, not only has learned a good martial arts, but also has a good calligraphy comparable to a famous master, the ugly words on the edict are simply unsightly, at least Chang thinks it is ugly, and then look at the candidate for the new monarch can be 200% sure that it is a fake edict.

The candidate for this new monarch is not any of Zhu Xiongying's sons, but Zhu Yun, the king of Wu, who has never been a vassal prince.

I don't know if Zhu Xiongying sucked too much aura from Chang's body, or because she fell into Lu's calculation when she was pregnant in October. Zhu Yun has been one step slower since he was a child, he didn't cry when he was born, he walked later than others, he spoke later than others, even small things such as eating and dressing, and even less so when it came to studying.

Chang's painstaking training for many years, not to mention comparing with Zhu Xiongying, is not even a middle-aged person, if he still has any merit, that is, filial piety and benevolence, I didn't see that even the three princes didn't cry at this critical juncture, and he still cried at the empty coffin with a big mouth and a handful of snot and tears.

Chang didn't expect to look away, this stupid son also has the intention of competing for the throne, yes, who doesn't want to be the emperor, but if you want to fight for the throne, you always have to think a little hard, and you have to be decent to get a fake edict, which one is fooling.

When they heard that it was a fake edict, all the ministers got up and went up to check it, and there was no need to seriously distinguish whether the edict was fake, but this ugly word looked familiar, as if they had seen it somewhere.

Huang Zicheng was already angry and pointed at An Huzi and scolded, "In the past, I saw that you were still a little upright, and you actually colluded with King Wu to do such a rebellious thing, and you were a minister in vain!" ”

Zhu Yun, who had been crying, finally moved, wiped his tears and looked up and said, "Who is it!" Who's calling this king! But no one paid any attention to him.

Huang Zicheng turned to Chang and said: "The Queen Mother now respects you in the world, if something like this happens, one is your son and the other is the royal eagle dog, how to deal with it, please ask the Queen Mother to decide." ”

When the ministers in the palace heard this, they seconded the proposal, and there were many unreasonable points in this case, but now is not the time to make this case clear, but to quickly cut through the chaos and eliminate some people who should not have thoughts, and set up a new king.

Chang also knew very well what was the most important thing now, and looked at the stupid son beside him helplessly, no matter whether he was wronged or not, he had to be wronged now, and it was not too late to return his innocence when the world was stable.

She didn't mention the crime and said directly: "King Wu is forbidden to go out without an edict, and Jinyiwei commanded An Huzi to be taken into the edict prison for good care." ”

"Queen Mother Shengming!" The ministers sent sycophants one after another, but a discordant voice said: "Is it too arbitrary for the Queen Mother to do this?" ”

Everyone couldn't help but follow the prestige, only to see a Han general who entered the palace at some point, wearing a fine armor on his body, loose and not the slightest majesty, but wherever he went, the officials gave way one after another.

Chang Shi was surprised, "Xu Guogong, you didn't run away!" ”

"Wechen has always been lazy and doesn't care about the government, but how dare he stand by and watch when the Ming Dynasty is in danger. And Rong Laochen worshiped the Emperor Daxing, and then talked to the Queen Mother. ”

Ma Du took three incense sticks and lit them in front of Zhu Xiongying's spirit, and worshiped them seriously, but Chang sighed on the side and said: "Emperor Daxing can't stand his grandfather, and he doesn't deserve such a big worship as his grandfather." ”

"It is the duty of the old ministers to worship the emperor of Daxing."

Chang wiped his tears and said: "Grandpa has a lot, and now that the court is in danger, I hope that Grandpa will make decisions for these old and weak women and children of the mourning family regardless of previous suspicions." And he bowed down.

Ma Du hurriedly held up, "The old minister should not be so courteous to the queen mother, it is the duty of a courtier to help the court to assist the monarch, and now it is the most important thing to eliminate the treacherous and establish a new monarch." ”

"Emperor Daxing left an edict but it was dropped, but it doesn't hurt, Emperor Daxing has three sons, and the eldest son of the emperor, Zhu Wenkui, is very intelligent, and he was entrusted with the important task of supervising the country......"

Ma Du interrupted Chang's words, "Don't worry, the old minister just said that before establishing a new monarch, he must eliminate treachery. As he spoke, he took out a scroll from his bosom and said to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu: "Ashikaga father-in-law, this is the edict of the Ming Emperor you said." ”

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's face changed slightly, "The slave maid has never seen His Majesty's edict, as long as you open the Queen Mother and the ministers, you can distinguish the truth from the false." If it's fake, if it's really daring to ask how to be in the hands of the grandfather, it's your bag. ”

"That's right, it's my father's bag. The fake edict just now was written by Bengong himself, but this is not a real edict either! Anhuzi, come on, my father-in-law is too lazy to bother. ”

An Huzi said to Chang's: "Emperor Daxing has never made any edict, the edict in the hands of Xu Guogong was put by Concubine Shuniang and asked Weichen to put it, and the content of the edict is to establish the third son of the emperor as the emperor!" As for why Ashikaga father-in-law lied and said that it was the edict of Emperor Daxing, it was because he and Concubine Shu teamed up to usurp the Ming Dynasty! ”

This statement was full of surprise, everyone gasped, Chang's color changed when he heard the words, snatched the edict in Ma Du's hand, and opened it to see that the content on it was indeed the emperor's third son, Zhu Yunjian, but it was much more real than what Ma Du wrote, it was completely Zhu Wenying's handwriting, and all kinds of seals were also correct, and he couldn't see half a point of mistakes and omissions, so he had to hand it over to the minister for study.

With a slight sound of footsteps, a woman stood up from behind the curtain, saying that women should be pretty and filial, and the concubine in plain clothes was full of tears, and it was really me who saw Youpiao, no wonder she was deeply favored by Zhu Xiongying.

She bowed to Chang and said: "Queen Mother, this edict was indeed handed over by the concubine to Commander An, but it was handed over to the concubine by Emperor Daxing himself before he set out on the expedition, and the concubine never opened it, let alone knew that the third son of the emperor was the emperor."

However, Xu Guogong personally admitted that he had changed the edict, and it must have been him who colluded with King Wu and An to command and plot against the Ming Dynasty to frame the concubines, and asked the Queen Mother to be the concubine. ”

She still looked at the pony with a blank eye, "Niangniang, you know the concubine, so say something for the concubine." ”

The pony queen has a gentle temperament and is not good at competing for favor, but she is not stupid at all, not to mention that it is also related to her son's vital interests, but she is silent.

However, someone else spoke, Huang Zicheng stepped forward and said: "Concubine Shu's words are unreasonable, if Xu Guogong really colluded with King Wu to plot wrongdoing, how could he make a testament full of mistakes and omissions." Emperor Daxing had no reason to abolish the elder and the young, and handed over the edict to a harem concubine. ”

Ru held the edict and said: "The heroic pen of the Emperor Daxing is all powerful through the back of the paper, even if the paper is made of silk cloth, the ink marks can often be seen on the back, but this edict does not." I have long heard that Concubine Shu is good at calligraphy, and it is even more difficult to distinguish the true from the fake by imitating the handwriting of the Emperor Daxing, which seems to be true. ”

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Ma Du now understands a little bit that Lao Zhu was also thinking about killing him before he died, and when he saw him being attacked, people from the court jumped out to defend him, and it was really fucking good to have students!

A rough voice shouted: "That is, even if Xu Guogong really has bad intentions, he should collude with King Yan, how can he collude with King Wu." ”

Ma Du raised his eyes and saw that it was indeed Chang Sheng's pig teammate, this guy was quite clever when he was young, and when he was older, he was just like his brother.

Chang also sighed and looked at Concubine Shu with a sneer, "The mourning family also thinks that this edict is fake, and Emperor Daxing will not pass on the throne to the son born to the daughter of a criminal minister even if he is confused, what do you say Guo?" ”

Everyone knows that Concubine Shu's surname is Zheng, but the Queen Mother calls her Guo, and the ministers only think that it was the Queen Mother's slip of the tongue, but Concubine Shu's face turned pale when she heard this, and her body trembled like a sieve.

Ma Du was surprised, "The Queen Mother even knows?" ”