Han Qi felt a great danger, but at this time he had no reason to refuse. The emperor doesn't know about the personnel now, so as the empress dowager with the most noble status in the current royal family, it is absolutely justifiable from the perspective of etiquette, and he has no reason to oppose it.

Entering the emperor's bedroom, seeing that Zhang Guifei, who had not left the emperor's side for the past few days, was gone, and the queen was trembling and standing beside the Empress Dowager Cao, who was sitting precariously, Han Qi and the others knew that there was going to be a showdown today.

Looking at the Empress Dowager Cao's lips tightly together, and her eyes revealing a shocking coercion, it reminded people that this woman was not only submissive in front of the emperor, but when the palace guards were in turmoil, it was she who calmly commanded the eunuchs to quell the chaos.

After everyone saluted, Empress Dowager Cao asked in a calm voice: "Han Servant, I don't know what happened today, how do Servant Shot plan to deal with it?" ”

Han Qi said: "They are all fools who don't know anything, they borrow money from merchants, wishful thinking, and now there is a dispute and a lawsuit, but they come to disturb the official family, and the crime is unforgivable." ”

Empress Dowager Cao did not comment on this, but asked again: "The Khitan army has already entered Hebei, and the city has just fallen, right?" Don't know how to resist the enemy? ”

The privy envoy Wen Yanbo said: "The minister has mobilized the army of Heshaanxi to Qin Wang, and the army will arrive soon, and it will definitely be able to block the Liao army north of the Yellow River." ”

Empress Dowager Cao asked: "I don't know how much grain and grass reserves there are in Hedong and Shaanxi?" After the army marched eastward, what should Western Xia do if he took the opportunity to attack Shaanxi? What should the Liao State do if it takes the opportunity to attack Hedong Road? ”

Wen Yanbo said: "Guo Kui on Hedong Road is invincible, and the Khitan categorically cannot take advantage of the situation to attack Hedong Road. ”

Empress Cao asked, "What about Shaanxi?" ”

Wen Yanbo said: "In the remote places, it doesn't matter if you give up some. ”

Empress Cao asked expressionlessly, "Wen Shumi is not afraid of the resurgence of Western Xia?" ”

Regardless of the fact that she did not continue to struggle in military affairs, she asked a third question: "Han Servant, when the first emperor was sick, you said to the first emperor, 'The country cannot be without a king for a day', and now the official family is unconscious, what do you think?" ”

Han Qi and the others were all stunned when they heard this, and they knew that Tu Qian had seen the dagger. To be honest, Han Qi didn't expect this day to come so quickly, leaving him with little time to prepare, but he still had some confidence and said loudly: "If Your Majesty can't wake up, then you can only let the ministers discuss the establishment of a new monarch." ”

Empress Cao's face was still expressionless, and her voice did not rise and fall at all: "Now that the matter is urgent, how long do you plan to discuss it?" And the old body has something unclear, please shoot the servant to solve the doubt. The ministers discussed the establishment of a new king, so after the discussion, who will decide? ”

When these words were asked, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo and others felt that they were squeezed into a corner. If in a few days, they will build momentum and make a "public expectation", although it is also a few of them who decide who will be the emperor, but it can also cover up the fact of "manipulation and abolition". But now that Empress Cao has raised this issue nakedly, they don't dare to say that it is up to them to decide who will be the emperor, that is looking for death, even the emperor who was pushed up by them will also find an opportunity to destroy his family.

According to the etiquette law, it is now logical to be able to decide who will be the queen mother and empress of the emperor, but Han Qi does not dare to put this decision in the hands of the Empress Dowager Cao. Everyone knows that in the past few years after Zhao Shu ascended the throne, Concubine Zhang has bullied Empress Dowager Cao a lot. Therefore, Han Qi played a move of Taijiquan: "The ancestor of the Great Song Dynasty, the royal family and the scholars share the world." The establishment of a new monarch is a major national event, and it must not be careless. ”

Empress Dowager Cao nodded: "Yes, Zu Xun is so." It's just that now the official family has no sons and half daughters, and the old body and the queen are both women who can't interfere in politics, but there is no one on the royal side who can call the shots. It seems that the establishment of a new monarch this time is all up to you? ”

No one dares to answer this, who dares to admit that not only will they die without a place to be buried, but even their children and grandchildren will have to play. There was a moment of silence in the hall.

Empress Dowager Cao said to herself: "Since the old man entered the palace, he has adhered to women's morals and has never interfered in politics. But today, no one is in charge of state affairs, and at such a critical time, if the palace is blocked again, in a few days, I am afraid that even the rumors of plotting against usurpation will spread, and I am afraid that the world will really be in chaos. ”

These words made Han Qi and the others sweat. This especially means that whoever disagrees with her opinion is suspected of rebellion. However, without the emperor's knowledge, the palace was closed for several days, isolated from the inside and outside, and the queen mother said that she couldn't be the master, and the person who made the decision in the future could really put a hat of rebellion.

Empress Dowager Cao continued unhurriedly: "The old man made an exception and recommended Zhao Sheng, the third brother of the first emperor, as the new monarch, and let you discuss it. ”

Seeing that the faces of Han Qi and the others were so gloomy that they were about to drip water, Empress Dowager Cao said again: "Even if the Qing family thinks that the third brother is not suitable for cooperating with the official family, then they must take him to the palace first and act as an agent for state affairs." Now the emperor has only such an adult son who can be the master of the royal family. He is the elder brother of the official family, apart from him, who else can represent the royal family? Moreover, the third brother had made a lot of achievements in Shaanxi at the beginning, and he was afraid that he would be able to stop the Liao army and calm the people. ”

"......" Han Qi lowered his head and didn't speak, but he kept scolding the old fox of the Empress Dowager Cao in his heart. Release Zhao Sheng out, and let Zhao Sheng decide who will be the emperor, isn't this a tiger returning to the mountain, and then seeking skin with the tiger!

However, there is nothing wrong with Empress Cao's theory, and it can even be said to be the most reasonable method at present. Who let the official family lying on the bed not have a man and a woman at all, Han Qi and they couldn't find a suitable reason to refute the Empress Dowager Cao. If Zhao Sheng is not let out, then it must be clear that the royal affairs are in charge of the Empress Dowager Cao, and when the Empress Dowager Cao issues an order to push Zhao Sheng to the throne, it will be even more unstoppable.

Although there was a propylene basin in the hall, Han Qi and the others were sweating profusely. Empress Cao stopped speaking after throwing out her suggestion, and the hall fell silent again. But the silence was soon broken again, and Ma Mingji, the new head of the Imperial City Division, quietly walked in and whispered: "Thousands of scholars outside the Xuande Gate are asking Your Majesty about his safety." The people also asked to see His Majesty's royal face. ”

Han Qi was shocked and asked, "Who leaked the news?" ”

Ma Mingji said with a bitter face: "The scholars said such a big thing, but they only saw the Empress Dowager's decree, and did not see His Majesty's holy decree, it must be Your Majesty's accident." When they saw that the palace ban was blocked, they were deeply afraid that a traitorous minister would fall into His Majesty's accident, and they would not stop until they saw the official family with their own eyes. ”

Empress Cao seemed to regret it and said, "This matter was originally the old body Meng Lang. ”

Han Qi didn't hear what Empress Cao said at all, he only felt a sweet throat, and a mouthful of old blood almost spurted out.

Who would dare to hide the emperor's unconscious affairs now? Whoever dares to hide it is a traitor. Whatever the common people say, the scholars can turn a deaf ear, but the scholars and doctors cannot be careless in infighting. Even if he, Han Qi, can forcibly push an emperor now, as long as he loses power in the future, then his fate is doomed, and even the fate of his family is doomed. He really didn't have the guts.

This matter was troubled until the evening, Zhao Sheng, who was picked up from the high wall, met with the scholars and the people outside the Xuande Gate on behalf of the emperor, and promised to defeat the Khitans and not let the people's money and property suffer, and the people gradually dispersed, but the scholars thought that at this time, when the country was in danger, they could rest assured that they should watch the court handle things well, so they still gathered outside the Xuande Gate. At the same time, the bells and drums of the Ouchi rang in unison, and the ministers were urgently summoned to the court to discuss the matter, and Li Buqi was also called by the Queen Mother - the Queen Mother lowered the curtain to listen to the government!