Without a Trace Volume 8 Xinjun Chapter 36 Hundred Officials
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The complex and changeable situation in Beijing made Feng Huanyu feel powerless, he never realized that this matter would be so full of variables and unpredictable. Although he has a lot of eyeliner, no matter how strong the dark forces of the wind are strong, it is not easy to get in touch with those officials who are completely under house arrest. Every time he tried his best to contact those courtiers, he couldn't help but admire in his heart, at this moment, Xiao Shi's method was undoubtedly the best way to stop the evil character. However, the shackles fell on him not so beautifully. The streets were filled with spies and those sergeants in the open and in the dark, making him almost feel like he couldn't move an inch.
"If you continue like this, you have to be blind and deaf!" Feng Huanyu's face was gloomy and he said, "Wurin, can you still enter and leave the palace again?" ”
Feng Wulin shook his head helplessly, "Father, now the palace is more guarded, and the time of the shift change is often changed by the Xiao family's will, which is not as easy as a few days ago. Moreover, it seems that Feng Wuxi has not come out after entering the palace today, and in my opinion, I am afraid that the winner will be decided tomorrow. With the respect of the queen, as long as there is an edict, maybe you can get your wish. She frequently summoned the major elders and important ministers, and she should have put in a lot of lobbying efforts, coupled with the original huge power of the Xiao family, I am afraid that the move to change the sky is imminent. ”
Feng Huanyu's brows furrowed more and more tightly, and he also knew very well the meaning of his son's words, launching rashly at this time was very likely to bring about a catastrophe. However, although the stakes are huge, and the gains are likely to be unusually rich, it is important to know that this time it is the throne in front of you! As long as he can support a puppet to come to power, then he will be able to call for wind and rain again, and make those who turned his backs on him look good!
But. What he is most angry about is that he does not have the support of the military, and no matter how strong the dark forces are, it is always an empty word to get involved in the army. The emperor probably learned the lessons of the past. For the garrison in every place near the capital, cronies were planted. Even if it is a villain like Zhang Qian, the commander of the Nine Gates, who sees the wind and makes the rudder, he supports the famous prince of Ningjun Wang Feng. We will not easily turn against each other.
"Alas, after years of hard work, I have never been able to master the imperial court military horses, which is really a pity."
Feng Huanyu's face couldn't help but show a look of frustration, he hadn't moved the brains of the provincial garrisons. However, the generals and commanders of the provinces are not allowed to use military horses without orders, and even if they send troops, they are only within the territory of the province, which has no effect on the overall situation. The military horses stationed in Gyeonggi were subordinate to the infantry army commander Yamen, the Fengtai battalion and the Xishan Ruijian battalion. These Gyeonggi military horses were the most valued by the emperor, and most of the main generals were the sons of nobles, and he couldn't find any way.
There was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the door, and Feng Wurin immediately flashed to the door in two steps, even though he knew that the people who came and went here were his father's henchmen. But he still didn't dare to be careless. The person who came was Tianyi, and I saw him kneeling respectfully in front of the threshold and said, "Enlighten the Lord, the queen has made a decree." Tomorrow, a hundred officials will be summoned to discuss in the Taihe Palace. ”
Feng Huanyu and Feng Wurin were all shocked in their hearts, they both understood that their previous guesses were true, so their faces were extremely solemn. After Feng Huanyu instructed Tianyi to inquire about the news again and again, he paced around the room with his hands behind his back. Feng Wulin silently watched his father. I knew he was about to make a final decision.
"Wurin, you will take out all the henchmen and dead soldiers I have accumulated over the years tomorrow, and don't stay in the city." Feng Huanyu finally made up his mind, "This opportunity is rare, I must give it a try." Even if it doesn't work, the most you can do is start over in the future. As he spoke, he showed a sinister smile, "Although those old princes have long lost their real power, they are all the older generation in the royal family after all, and only they can doubt the truth of the edict." In addition, what Xiao wants to say tomorrow is nothing more than the emperor's serious illness and death, but if someone comes forward to question the cause of the emperor's death, so what? ”
Feng Wurin couldn't help but be silent, how could he not hear his father's intentions. According to the results of the previous exploration, the emperor had already died a few days ago, and the Xiao family dragged on to this day, if someone asked her a malicious intention, it would be impossible to say anything. What's more, looking at the previous situation, the Xiao family is undoubtedly building momentum for the succession of the young son, so the charge of rebellion is buckled on her head, and I am afraid that it can also cause temporary trouble.
"Wurin, you go and contact the ministers and princes now, and make sure they make trouble tomorrow!" Feng Huanyu said categorically, "In addition, you send someone to inform Du Shi and let her watch coldly, and don't get involved in this situation." This time it was too risky, and I just tried my best. However, if you add the report sent from the southwest, there is a great chance that the situation will be turbulent, and as long as you can pull the Xiao family off the queen's throne, it is not impossible to succeed. You try to time the Southwest War Report, and make sure that it arrives at the critical moment. ”
Although Feng Wurin had the heart to object, he knew that his father's temper had always been like this, so he finally nodded and agreed. When he went out, he couldn't help but glance back at Feng Huanyu, a trace of complicated emotions flashed in his eyes, and then he turned around and left. In the heavenly family, if you fail once, you can't save your life, and my father is fighting so hard regardless of life and death, presumably for this reason. "The throne, and the supreme imperial power, one day, I will hold you in my hands!" Feng Wurin swore secretly. His steps were quicker, the night had begun, and it was up to him to do what he did.
On August 25, the 29th year of Wanlie, Xiao summoned the ministers and announced the news of the emperor's death. Except for a few officials who had already received the news, the rest of the people were shocked. Prince Li and several other princes of the older generation saw the Xiao family's calm and calm expression, and Ning Jun Wang Feng did not hesitate to enter the palace and did not return to the palace, they all thought that the Xiao family would act in an overbearing manner, so they were all ready to choose this time to make trouble.
"The emperor has been a guest last night." Xiao Shi's face was full of anger, but she did not tell the truth, she suppressed the news of the emperor's death from her ministers and only informed the three important ministers, just to prevent possible riots.
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden chaos in the court, and when a group of courtiers heard the bad news, they all fell to the ground and wept bitterly, mourning. Many of them are worried about their future, many people have different thoughts, and only a small number of people are sincerely mourning the death of the emperor. After all, for Ling Yun, Emperor Wanlie Feng Huanzhao calmed the Quartet with his extraordinary skill and courage, and although the dynasty had minor illnesses, it was still a prosperous scene as a whole.
Xiao Shi saw that the courtiers below let out a loud cry, and commanded with a cry: "The emperor had a last word on his deathbed, you are all pillars of the court, and you must be good to assist the new monarch in the future, and you must not abolish the righteousness of the monarch and ministers with your own selfishness!" ”
Naturally, there was no problem with this sentence, and the ministers under the rank immediately kowtowed unevenly, and there was a bit of chaos. Moments later, however, someone spoke. "The queen mother, we are all courtiers of the court, and we should do our best to serve the former emperor Longen, but at present, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not returned to Beijing, I wonder if the former emperor left an edict? If the first emperor has a will, please declare the queen now, the country cannot be without a monarch for a day, someone must inherit the throne. ”
It was Qingjun Wang Feng Huaide who spoke, these words were prepared by him last night, and they naturally sounded very decent, without a trace of flaws. As soon as he got up, the officials who spoke in favor or against it immediately stood up one after another, and many different voices immediately appeared in the court.
Except for the Empress Xiao, all the ministers have not yet learned of the news of the return of the crown prince without a trace, and the Xiao family sat behind the curtain of the throne and did not speak, so the focus of everyone's debate is on whether the crown prince will succeed to the throne immediately. It was probably because Feng Wuxi had bought a few officials who couldn't bear it and wanted to take the opportunity to show their loyalty to their master, so those people jumped out.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no merit in going to the Huimeng, and besides, the emperor has died at this moment, and he has not rushed back, and he has lost the loyalty and filial piety of the son of man and his ministers." The man spoke very directly, with a smug look on his face, "King Ningjun is also the queen's concubine, and he is deeply favored by the emperor and the queen, so he should inherit the throne. It wasn't until he finished saying that he remembered that Xiao had not indicated whether the emperor had left an edict, so he immediately regretted that his intestines were blue, but he could only hold on to himself.
"Nonsense, the queen has not yet said whether there is an edict of the first emperor, and you are just here to make a lot of nonsense, do you regard the ministers as nothing?" Prince Feng couldn't hold back any longer, coldly glanced at the officials like clowns, and reprimanded sternly, "Those who are courtiers should take the words of the monarch as the most important, how can you be so loud at the beginning of the death of the emperor?" "He is an important minister of the two dynasties, and he leads the respected status of the Zongren Mansion Zongzheng, so the court was silent for a while, and only his voice shocked everyone.
Empress Xiao nodded secretly, this is the time, and sure enough, it is most appropriate for a respected old man like Prince Yu to come out and stabilize the situation. She was glad that she had made the best choice in time, otherwise, I am afraid that she would be the one who was angry with this old man at this time. She raised her eyebrows and was about to speak, but who expected that someone would stand up and make trouble at this time.
The person who spoke was Feng Huaishu, the left waiter of the Ministry of Works, only to hear him stand out of the ranks, and said in a slightly yin and yang weird manner: "Queen Mother, you just said that the emperor died last night, but Weichen once heard a imperial doctor say that the emperor had died five days ago, but the queen mother ordered someone to block the news, and no one among the courtiers knew the reason." As soon as his words came out, it immediately caused an uproar, even if Hai Guanyu and the others had already been prepared, their faces couldn't help but change greatly at this time. Feng Huaishu is silent and rarely speaks on weekdays, and at this critical moment, he suddenly made a big remark, and it is impossible to say that there is no one behind him.
"Lord Feng, do you mean that the queen deliberately concealed the news of her death?" Hai Guanyu took a step forward and reprimanded angrily, "It has been less than a day since the emperor died, and you dare to offend the holy driver so much, and even dare to slander the intentions of the queen's mother, what are your intentions?" "Although Hai Guanyu has no longer been as diligent in state affairs as before in the past two years, after all, he has been powerful for many years, and when he is angry at this moment, it is even more terrifying than the previous hooligan." As a physician, he thought he was working hard for the emperor's dragon, revealing that Gong Mi Xin was a capital crime, not to mention that he dared to frame Niang Niang Fengjia? ”
He glanced around at the ministers again, and said coldly: "The emperor's great behavior is the pain of the people of the world, if anyone dares to make a big statement, don't blame the true appearance is not welcome!" "Lingyun Zhiwei Traceless Chapter 8 Xinjun Chapter 36 Hundred Officials