There was no need for Hu Bizhu to remind him, Yuan Yao's bloody corpse had already scared An Shu into a master, and after a long time, he nodded in shock, still unable to believe the facts in front of him.

Hu Bizhu let go: "Your Majesty wants to find a doctor to come to the palace, but the palace has no choice, and the only way to do this is in a hurry." ”

An Shu hugged Hu Bizhu tightly: "Queen, don't panic, let's hide His Majesty's body first and then find a way." ”

The two of them worked together to drag Yuan Yao to the bottom of the bed, and An Shu wiped the blood stains while analyzing: "Your Majesty's disappearance and other things can't be hidden for long, and the only thing the queen can rely on now is the general, so it's better for the slave to invite the general over immediately and discuss countermeasures together." The queen and the general are on the same big ship of the Hu family, and the general will never want the queen to have an accident. ”

Hu Bizhu was already out of shape at this time, and she didn't hear what Anshu said, Mu Ran nodded and agreed: "Okay, you go and come back quickly!" ”

After An Shu left, Hu Bizhu shrank in the corner with her hands and knees, her mind was blank, even if Yuan Yao was already dead in front of her at this moment, she still couldn't imagine that she would do such a thing, maybe it was the experience of being caught and raped by the Queen Mother in bed that made her subconsciously not want to repeat that experience again, even if she killed the king for this, she did not hesitate. It wasn't until Hu Shen's knock on the door outside that she returned to reality: "Uncle doesn't have to be formal, come in." ”

Hu Shen was also panicked, rubbing his hands and complaining: "Queen, how could you do such a thing, this is a great crime to exterminate the clan!" ”

Hu Bizhu was counting on Hu Shen to give advice for him, but as soon as he came in, he accused himself, and he was also a little unhappy: "Everything has been done, if the uncle now takes the palace with righteousness, maybe he will not only be innocent, but also meritorious." ”

At this moment, among the three of them, An Shu was still sober-minded, and persuaded them: "Queen, general, time is pressing, let's come up with countermeasures as soon as possible to tide over the difficulties in front of us!" ”

Hu Shen also gradually regained his composure: "Your Majesty died, you can't hide it, let's say that Your Majesty died suddenly, bury it quickly, don't let others see the body." ”

Hu Bizhu: "Your Majesty is in the prime of spring and autumn, who would believe that he died suddenly?" ”

Hu Shen said fiercely: "As long as you control this palace, who dares not to believe it?" He said to An Shu again, "An Shu, you quickly go and inform my son Hu Shouzhong, the supervisor of Yulin, and immediately lead troops to guard the gates of the imperial city, and don't let the people of Huazidu take the lead, and then transfer a team of Yulin to protect the queen." ”

An Shu answered, turned and left.

Hu Shen: "There is another matter, Your Majesty died suddenly, and there are no heirs left, and the candidate for this new monarch still needs to be decided by the queen." ”

Hu Bizhu: "Whether it is considering intimacy or popularity, this new monarch is none other than King Changle, and this palace will send someone to Yanzhou to invite King Changle to return to the dynasty and take the throne?" ”

Hu Shen's face sank: "Isn't the queen scared?" With the relationship between King Changle and His Majesty, if he ascends the throne, can he not thoroughly investigate the cause of His Majesty's death? Taking a step back, even if he doesn't bother with why His Majesty died suddenly, he is not related to our Hu family, once he is in power, can our Hu family still maintain its current status and glory? ”

Hu Bizhu: "But among the clans near the branch, there is no one who has anything to do with my Hu family." ”

Hu Shen: "Then you can't choose King Changle, the queen also said, from all aspects, King Changle is the best choice for the new emperor, and he will only regard this throne as what he deserves, and will he have a trace of gratitude to the queen?" Anyway, this throne is going to be given away, why not give it to a person who has absolutely nothing to do with this son, then he will definitely be grateful to the queen and my Hu family, the queen thinks about it carefully, can there be such a person? ”

Hu Bizhu pondered for a long time: "Not long ago, for some reason, Wang Yuanye of Puyang was cut off by His Majesty for two counties, and ordered him not to leave the feudal country for life, he should be regarded as a sinner in the clan." ”

Hu Shen muttered: "King Puyang, it's a pity that he is already in his twenties, so I'm afraid that he won't listen to us in the future......"

Hu Bizhu: "You have to be guilty again, and you can't be old, how can there be such a person in the clan in recent generations?" ”

Hu Shen's eyes suddenly lit up: "Does King Puyang have a son?" ”

Hu Bizhu was at a loss: "How does this palace know?" ”

Hu Shen: "The minister will go to Zong Zhengyuan Shuofeng to investigate, without further ado, the minister will retire first!" "This sect is one of the nine kings, in charge of the affairs of the sect. The princes and princes of the Yuan family, but any family that has birth, old age, sickness and death, and the increase or decrease of personnel, must be reported to Zongzheng to update the music disc and separate descendants. Fortunately, the current Zongzheng Yuan Shuofeng had taken refuge in their Hu clan a few years ago, and there were some things that could be said clearly, and there was no need to hide them.

Early the next morning, Luoyang's civil and military officials and even ordinary people all felt the abnormal atmosphere. Overnight, countless feather forest forbidden troops appeared in the city, and the gates of the palace were heavily guarded, strictly prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving. But soon, the mystery in everyone's hearts was solved, and news came out in the palace that Emperor Yuanyao collapsed last night, and before his death, he instructed Empress Hu Bizhu to succeed Yuan Changqing, the three-year-old son of Puyang Wang Yuanye, as the heir and inherit the unification. Because the new emperor was young, Wang Yuanye of Puyang entered Beijing together and assisted the general Hu Shen together. Immediately, several carriages drove out of the palace and galloped away in the direction of Puyang.

This explanation is really unconvincing, not to mention that Yuan Yao's sudden death is too strange, and the mere establishment of Yuan Changqing as the heir cannot be trusted. Yuan Yao only finished punishing Yuan Ye not long ago, and turned his head and let his son be the Son of Heaven, isn't it too ridiculous. In addition to the Hu family, headed by Situ Weiyong, more than a dozen officials of the court, including Zhou Zhengzhi, the imperial servant, and Dong Xun, the imperial servant, gathered at the palace gate, hoping to meet the empress Hu Bizhu, who was about to become the queen mother, and ask for clarification. But how could they wait for Hu Bizhu to receive them, they were only greeted by a random stick, the reason was that they gathered to make trouble during the state funeral and disturbed people's hearts.

In the dead of night, Zhou Zhengzhi was lying on the bed and asked the servant to remedicate the stick wound he had suffered in the morning.

Zhou Zhengzhi couldn't help but be alert: "Didn't come to the door until midnight? Has the other party given their name? ”

Jia Ding: "Huazidu, Xu Yicheng." ”

Zhou Zhengzhi started violently, and he didn't care about the stick wound on his buttocks: "Hurry up, please!" ”

After the three of them exchanged pleasantries, Hanako said first: "Duke Zhou asked to see the queen during the day, he must have many doubts about His Majesty's death, right?" ”

Zhou Zhengzhi: "Exactly, I heard that Situ Weigong also invited General Zhonglang to go with him, but General Zhonglang refused. ”

Hanako nodded: "Yes, because Hua knows that this will not have any effect, and the facts have proved Hua's prediction." Turning his palm to Xu Yicheng, "Gonggong Xu has served by His Majesty's side for many years, and he may be able to answer some doubts for Gonggong Zhou." ”

Zhou Zhengzhi bowed to Xu Yicheng: "Please also ask your father-in-law to give advice." ”

Xu Yicheng replied: "Don't dare, since Your Majesty was born, the old slave has been serving by Your Majesty's side, and naturally knows more about Your Majesty's affairs than others." The old slave said two things: first, yesterday the queen was ill, and His Majesty went to visit Lantian Palace, and then he never returned, and suddenly died. The old slave didn't dare to speculate, but if he wanted to say that with His Majesty's body, he would suddenly die for no reason, and the old slave would not believe anything. Secondly, Zhou Tingwei also knew that Puyang Wang Yuanye had framed His Royal Highness the King of Changle for rebellion, His Majesty was very annoyed, if it weren't for His Royal Highness the King of Changle to intercede, His Majesty would have killed him earlier, and mentioned this matter with the old slave a few days ago, His Majesty is still gritting his teeth, so the most unlikely heir for His Majesty is the King of Puyang, and what the queen said about His Majesty's edict must not be true. ”

Zhou Zhengzhi was shocked: "Zhou does know about the king of Puyang, so Zhou will go to the queen today to ask for confirmation." It turned out that His Royal Highness King Changle had interceded for him in front of His Majesty, and I said how could His Majesty not delve into this matter. If it is really as Xu Gonggong said, then today's matter is a big conspiracy. ”

Hanako nodded slowly.

Zhou Zhengzhi went straight to the point: "The two of you came to visit late at night, what do you want Zhou to do?" ”

Huazi reached into his arms and took out a piece of cloth: "The court is unfortunate, the traitors are chaotic, and the only one who can revive the society and avenge His Majesty is His Royal Highness King Changle, this is my petition, Situ Wei Gong, the servant Dong Gong and other princes who were expelled from the palace gate with Zhou Gong during the day have all signed, and Zhou Gong is alone." ”

Zhou Zhengzhi pondered for a moment, and signed the words "Zhou Zhengzhi" at the end of the article.

Huazi put away the cloth and handed it to Xu Yicheng: "There is a father-in-law." ”

Seeing Zhou Zhengzhi's puzzled face, Xu Yicheng explained: "The princes are in prominent positions, and the goal of leaving Beijing rashly is too big, so the matter of sending the letter will be handed over to the old slave, anyway, His Majesty is not there, and the old slave is already a dispensable person." ”

Just do it, Xu Yicheng changed into a set of night clothes, and when he came out of the Zhou Mansion, he slipped out of Luoyang City directly and went straight to the Yuanrui camp in Yanzhou.

Almost at the same moment, a man in black also secretly climbed out of Luoyang City and galloped north. It's just that Xu Yicheng's destination is in Yanzhou, but this person is heading towards Hengzhou, he is Sun Chaozong.