Liu Zhiyuan was lying on the soft couch, not moving, and the place where Liu Chengyou touched his hand was cold, obviously his father had been dead for a long time. Liu Zhiyuan's sudden death not only made Queen Li at a loss, but even Liu Chengyou didn't know what to do for a while.

At this time, Liu Chengyou was crying and crying, until Empress Li stopped him a moment later. After all, Queen Li has been by Liu Zhiyuan's side for many years, and she is also older and more experienced. immediately called Liu Chengyou and said: "Your Majesty has died, and now it is in front of you to stabilize the situation in Kaifeng City and take power smoothly." ”

Liu Chengyou reacted, wiped his tears, and said, "Not bad." ”

"So what do you do?" Empress Li asked.

After all, Liu Chengyou was inexperienced, and he was immediately at a loss and didn't know what to do.

Empress Li said: "Now that the news of His Majesty's death, many people still don't know, and my mother has locked up the palace maids and eunuchs who know the news. "After all, it's a woman, and her heart is not ruthless enough.

"Su Fengji, Shi Hongzhao, Su Yu and others are all His Majesty's reused henchmen, and they should have no second heart. Now, summon them to the palace as soon as possible, let them know about it, and support you to ascend the throne. Empress Li said again.

Liu Chengyou nodded mechanically, his father's death made him very confused, and he couldn't find a better way to do it in a state of confusion.

Empress Li called a few eunuchs and asked them to immediately invite Su Fengji, Shi Hongzhao, Su Yu and other important ministers of the imperial court, and the eunuchs hurried away, leaving the two mothers and sons sighing at each other.

Yang Lian was silent for a moment, and seeing that Empress Li seemed to have no ideas, he couldn't help but step forward and said, "Empress, second prince, I have a suggestion." ”

Empress Li glanced at Yang Lian, saw that he was dressed as a guard, frowned, and said, "Who are you?" ”

Before Liu Chengyou could answer, Yang Lian saluted Empress Li and said, "Queen, I am Yang Lian, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty." He knew that his identity could not be concealed all the time, so it was better to simply say it directly, which would be beneficial.

Empress Li opened her lips wide, why did the envoy of the Tang Dynasty come? She reacted very quickly and said, "Someone is coming......"

Liu Chengyou hurriedly said: "Mother, it was the child who brought him in. ”

Yang Lian arched his hand and said, "Don't worry, the queen, although Yang Lian is a Tang person, there is no malice here." The civil strife in Han was not good for the Tang Dynasty. When he said this, he was a little insincere, but Yang Lian also knew that a big man who remained stable on the surface and kept underneath inside was the most ideal big man - of course, this is for Datang.

Empress Li hadn't reacted yet, she didn't understand what Yang Lian's intentions were when she came here.

Yang Lian nodded and said, "Empress, I have a good relationship with the second prince, and Datang and Dahan have a very deep friendship, believe me, this time I came to help Dahan." ”

Liu Chengyou also said: "Yes, mother, Yang Lian is a good person." ”

Empress Li snorted coldly, she naturally didn't believe that Yang Lian could be a good person? In this troubled world, whether it is a military general or a civil servant, how many are good people? If you're not careful, I'm afraid you'll be swallowed up and there's nothing left.

"Queen, with all due respect, the Son of Heaven died, the situation in the Han Kingdom is in danger, not to mention the festival envoys in various places, even in this Kaifeng City, it is inevitable that there will be dissidents. The rebellion of Yang Wei and Wang Zhang a few days ago illustrates this matter. Yang Lian said.

These words made Queen Li nod again and again, although she didn't care about political affairs, but how big the case of Yang Wei and Wang Zhang was, how could she not know? The case has not yet been concluded, and the Criminal Department has been busy collecting incriminating evidence. Empress Li also believes that if there is one Yang Wei, there will be a second Yang Wei. Yang Lian's words made her vigilant.

"On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, there was a horrific poison dove incident in the imperial court, which proves that there are unscrupulous people hidden in this imperial city. I'm afraid that the news of the death of the Son of Heaven has already spread at this time. At this time, those with bad intentions must not be allowed to succeed. I have a few opinions, one is to mobilize the Janissaries of the Imperial City, the east gate to guard the west gate, the west gate to guard the east gate, the north gate to guard the south gate, and the south gate to guard the north gate. If possible, consider changing the generals with troops. Yang Lian said that this is to ensure the safety of the imperial city.

"The same is true for the guards in Kaifeng City, in addition, let Gao Huaide lead the troops to patrol around the city, if there are strange whereabouts, gatherers, and those with blades, they can be killed on the spot, and all hidden dangers will be strangled!" What Yang Lian said was categorical and murderous, and when she heard Queen Li's body tremble, she thought that this Yang Lian was actually a ruthless person.

When Liu Chengyou heard this, he nodded, since his father died, he is the successor of the Han Dynasty, how can he be willing to be taken away by someone? Yang Lian's layout is exactly what he wants.

After Yang Lian offered his plan, he stopped talking, and after thinking about it carefully, Empress Li and Liu Chengyou immediately acted according to Yang Lian's plan. The defenders in Kaifeng City and the Imperial City immediately moved, walking in strict accordance with the marching route formulated by Liu Chengyou, until dusk, the defenders of each gate changed their garrisons.

At the same time, Su Fengji, Shi Hongzhao, Su Yu and others, important ministers of the imperial court, also came, after entering the imperial city, the three of them heard that the prince died suddenly, and they were all shocked, especially Su Fengji, who pounced on Liu Zhiyuan's body, burst into tears, and looked heartbroken, even more sad than Queen Li and Liu Chengyou.

After controlling the situation, Liu Chengyou sent someone to inform the ministers of the Han State, and the ministers got the news and rushed to the imperial city to pay tribute to the Son of Heaven.

Yang Lian mingled in the crowd, looking at the crying ministers, a little uneasy, because he felt that this matter was too smooth, although Liu Zhiyuan was in power, but he didn't believe that there were no dissidents among the ministers of the Han Kingdom. In the crowd, he saw Guo Wei's adopted son Guo Rong, and saw him with a pensive look, and he didn't know what he was thinking?

Speaking of Guo Rong, Yang Lian felt depressed, Guo Wei slipped back to Yedu, which is equivalent to the sky is high and the birds can fly, and the sea is wide and the fish jumps, and it will be difficult to attack him. And he wisely left Guo Rong in Beijing, which was tantamount to showing that he was loyal to the Han Dynasty, so that Yang Lian could not find a chance.

When Yang Lian was also thinking, he collided with Guo Rong's eyes, and both of them saw something unusual from each other's gazes, and in just a moment, both of them looked away again. Yang Lian also saw Zhao Hongyin, Zhao Kuangyin's father and son in the crowd, and the two were also crying, looking heartbroken.

The whole court was in mourning, and everyone was crying—of course, a small number of people were reveling in their hearts, but they could not detect it for the time being.

Seeing that the ministers were crying for a while, Empress Li stood up and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty has died, and it is useless to cry. The country can't be without a monarch for a day, but His Majesty did not formally establish a prince during his lifetime, His Majesty just told the mourning family that he planned to set up the second prince as the prince, I don't know what you think? ”

As soon as Empress Li's words fell, Su Fengji bowed to Liu Zhiyuan's corpse three times and said, "Queen, Your Majesty also told the old minister about this before his death, and the old minister also thinks that the second prince should be appointed as the prince!" ”

With Su Fengji's voice, Shi Hongzhao, Su Yu and others also shouted loudly, and they all said: "Yes, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and the second prince should be the emperor." ”

Among the ministers, except for these few people shouting loudly, the rest of the people are all looking at each other, in fact, everyone knows that these people are advocating the establishment of Liu Chengyou as the prince, as for Yang Wei and Wang Zhang, they are opposing courtiers, but everyone has seen the consequences of Yang Wei and Wang Zhang, and they have all been wiped out. Therefore, although some of the ministers were dissatisfied, most of them chose to remain silent, and they opposed it at this time, because they didn't want to live? Especially Shi Hongzhao holds the military power of Kaifeng, who dares to compete with him?

Su Fengji, Shi Hongzhao and others shouted for a while, and Empress Li waved her hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, and said: "The meaning of the Qing family has been understood, since this is the case, the second prince will be the emperor." After dealing with the funeral of the Son of Heaven, he officially ascended the throne. ”

As soon as Empress Li's voice fell, she saw Zhang Yanwei shouting: "Queen, the second prince has always been gentle, I'm afraid I can't take on the heavy responsibility!" ”

Zhang Yanwei is an old minister by Liu Zhiyuan's side and has followed Liu Zhiyuan for many years. In fact, when Zhang Yanwei spoke at this time, he was not against Liu Chengyou's succession as emperor. He knew very well that Su Fengji, Shi Hongzhao and others supported Liu Chengyou as the emperor, and once Liu Chengyou ascended the throne, they would become supportive ministers, and their power would inevitably be amazing.

At that time, I am afraid that the military and political affairs of the entire Han court will be firmly controlled by these few people. This is unbearable for Zhang Yanwei. The reason why he made trouble at this time was because he felt that at this time, even if someone spoke out against it, no one would do anything to him.

With Zhang Yanwei's voice, there were indeed a few people who spoke out against it, most of these people were courtiers who did not deal with Su Fengji, and they did not want to see Su Fengji and others control the power of the Han State, so they temporarily united and unanimously opposed it.

The ministers, who had been silent, suddenly became full of voices again, some supported Liu Chengyou, and some opposed it, which was lively.

Yang Lian looked at Zhang Yanwei coldly, and suddenly felt very funny, this person is making trouble at this time, he really chose the wrong time and the wrong place, it can be said that Liu Chengyou ascended the throne as the emperor, and he is already nine times out of ten, and Gao Xingzhou, Gao Huaide and his son have taken control of the entire imperial city with the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard, who can make big waves? At best, these people are just a grain of sand in the sea, nothing to worry about, and they will soon be annihilated.

Zhang Yanwei's opposition suddenly aroused the strong opposition of Su Fengji and others, and everyone said that Shi Hongzhao was a martial artist, and he scolded him regardless of the three, seven, twenty-one, and the tone was extremely ugly, which made the literati Zhang Yanwei's face blue and red for a while, and he had the heart to scold him, but he felt embarrassed.

Looking at the appearance of the ministers, most of them supported Liu Chengyou, Zhang Yanwei and others wanted to oppose it, but they were drowned in the saliva of Su Fengji, Shi Hongzhao, Su Yu and others.

The hall was full of people, and it was a pot of porridge, and at this moment, a gentle cough suddenly sounded! Although the voice was soft, it was like thunder, and everyone was shocked. (To be continued.) )