With the things on the front line arranged, Zhao Xiaoxi took 50,000 cavalry elites and escorted Zhao Xu, who was placed in the ice coffin, back to Bianliang. At the same time, the good news of the Great Song Dynasty's recovery of Youzhou also began to spread throughout the state capitals of the Great Song Dynasty.

Just when countless people of the Great Song Dynasty were promoting the great achievements of Zhao Xu, the young son of heaven. Another 800-mile expedited secret fold was sent to the officials of the six departments of the capital, as well as those princes and nobles who stayed behind.

Hearing the news of Zhao Xu's untimely death, the princes and nobles who stayed in Beijing, as well as the ministers of the six Shangshu, were all dumbfounded. They never expected that what they feared most would eventually happen.

With the spread of this news that had not yet been made public to the people, the atmosphere in the entire Bianliang City suddenly became tense. The forbidden army of the imperial city, under the order of Wang Shiyue, all entered a state of alert.

In addition, the city defense of the Beijing Division has also become loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Those county kings' mansions are now full of people. Many people think, after Zhao Xu's death, who will inherit the throne?

Around the issue of heirs, those younger brothers of Zhao Xu in the imperial city began to constantly win over the civil and military officials in Beijing. They all hope that they can get the support of many ministers of the DPRK and China in the first time.

Only Wang Shi asked these veterans, and as soon as they learned the news, they all announced that they were sick and did not see guests. Compared with those civil officials, who didn't know the situation of Zhao Xu's edict, Wang Shiyue already knew that they were victorious.

In order to see clearly, how many people in the capital are staring at this chair representing the emperor. Zhao Xiaoxi instructed the post officer who ordered him to return as quickly as possible, and announced the news of Zhao Xu's death on the battlefield to the ministers who stayed in Beijing.

But about the heir to the throne, he kept it tightly sealed. There are also Wu Wei in the Buyi Pavilion of the Beijing Division, as well as the secret agents arranged in the army, and any secret agents who will lead to the Beijing Division. All of them were intercepted on the way to Beijing.

According to the rules of the inheritance of the imperial throne, in the eyes of the princes and nobles, the most suitable person to inherit the unification is undoubtedly the several county kings in Beijing. But those who are really qualified to inherit the throne are the older county kings.

Previously, Zhao Xu left Beijing, and these county kings were descendant officials. began to jump up and down to form a party for personal gain. Now that Zhao Xu is really in trouble, these so-called royal relatives are even more active.

According to the rules of the eldest and youngest, now Zhao Xu died suddenly, and he has no children under his knees. The person most qualified to inherit the imperial throne is Zhao Li, the oldest of the county kings and was named King Shen. It's a pity that he is a prince with eye disease.

For helping a prince with eye disease to be the emperor, many people feel that it is hindering the holy face. So Zhao Ji, who was crowned the king. In the eyes of the minister of civil and military affairs who does not know the truth, he is the most suitable prince to inherit the imperial line.

Looking at this period of time, the princes and nobles who suddenly increased their visits, Zhao Ji, the thirteen-year-old Duanwang, naturally looked very happy. Even in the eyes of his cronies, he began to put on a shelf of a quasi-emperor.

Originally, according to the rules, it was necessary to wait for Zhao Xu's body to return to the court, and the minister of civil and military affairs went to the temple to take out the edict. But I'm afraid of the edict. Zhao Ji, who will leave any unfavorable last words, immediately let the attached officials. The words unveiled the edict in advance.

Faced with this kind of unruly thing, Wang Shiyue, as the supervising minister, faced the officials who came to urge. said very politely: "This is not in line with the ancestral system, everything will be discussed after the emperor's dragon body returns to the dynasty!" If King Duan insists, he can ask the clan to deliberate! ”

Seeing that Wang Shiyue did not agree, the six were also awarded the Shangshu who supervised the government of the court. Only one agreed in advance. However, the other five scholars either shirked the importance of this matter, and they had to obtain the consent of all the supervising ministers.

However, more of these Shangshu suggested that the royal elders of the clan should agree to it, and they would not stop it. After all. The edict is enshrined in the Jongmyo Temple, and if you want to take it, you must get the consent of the elders of the imperial family.

Although these elders, who live in the temple all the year round, rarely ask about state affairs. In the end, they are also royal legacy. This kind of matter of promoting the new emperor is still left to the Zhao family to watch and handle by themselves.

Zhao Ji, who learned the news, naturally looked a little angry and said: "This king has an appointment, this king is really old and confused when he sees him." At this time, if he still refuses to ask the edict to announce the succession of the new emperor, is he not afraid of the chaos in Hantang? ”

The strategists and ministers of the Duanwang Mansion were wary of this situation and said, "Lord, I'm afraid this matter is different." It stands to reason that the prince will inherit the unification, which is already expected by everyone. But right now, Wang Shiyue is reluctant to give in, for fear that there is something different.

Lord Wang, don't forget, this horse master has a close relationship with the one in Qiongzhou. If this is the case, let the one in Qiongzhou know. The prince thinks that with that character, he may not make a rebellious move! ”

When Zhao Ji heard this, he frowned and said, "Then what do you mean?" ”

The strategist immediately said: "What Weichen means, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, the prince will enter the palace now." Let the two palaces bring to the clan and watch the edict of the emperor in advance. If the edict of the first emperor is intended for the prince to inherit the unification, then it will be announced in advance in the court.

As long as the prince succeeds in ascending to the throne, no matter how dissatisfied he is, he will not dare to say anything. Unless he really dares to take the risk of doing the opposite. In this way, the subjects who believe in the world will also feel that he is a disloyal minister.

If the edict is above, the emperor does not want the prince, then the prince can also make arrangements as soon as possible. Taking advantage of the fact that the Chinese and martial arts ministers in Beijing are optimistic about Wang Ye, they will take the lead in eliminating dissidents. Of course, it is best not to take this step, otherwise the Jingshi will be in chaos. ”

As a close minister and strategist of Duanwangfu, they only have Zhao Ji in their eyes. As long as Zhao Ji inherits the unification, these close ministers will inevitably become extremely popular ministers in the future. For the sake of the future, they naturally have nothing to think about.

The prince who becomes the prince is the one who loses the talent, and these strategists understand this truth. After listening to the strategist's words, Zhao Ji was also clear. In the hands of Zhao Xiaoxi, who recovered the Li Dynasty, there was indeed a large army that shocked the southeast.

If Zhao Xiaoxi led troops into Beijing, with the magnates he had previously attracted in the court. I can't really know who this emperor's position is. Even if he felt that the throne belonged to him, he knew that it would not be a foregone conclusion until the last moment.

As a child of the royal family, Zhao Ji also knows that every change of the new emperor is dangerous and abnormal. It is also common for a river of blood to flow if one is not careful. If he doesn't inherit the imperial throne and really let Zhao Xiaoxi ascend the throne, he is afraid that his life will also be in danger.

Faced with this situation, Zhao Ji finally said: "Okay, this king will enter the palace now, ask the imperial sister-in-law and the queen mother, and let the clan announce the content of the edict in advance." Anyway, I'm afraid that this matter is on the line, so I have to send it! ”

What Zhao Ji didn't know was that any county palace in the capital, including him, was under the strict monitoring of the cloth pavilion. Their every move will inevitably escape the surveillance of Zhao Xiaoxi's secret agents.

Watching Zhao Jizhen enter the palace, the people who were watching also knew what he wanted to do. Soon the news was passed on to the secret agents in the palace as soon as possible. At this time, the royal secret guard had been taken over by Zhao Xiaoxi.

These spies who were only loyal to the emperor did not know that the matter was a foregone conclusion compared to the princes and nobles who jumped up and down in the city. These secret agents know clearly who Zhao Xu's edict is who is willing to inherit the unification.

To tell the truth, in the eyes of the commanders of these royal agents. At present, the only one who is really suitable to inherit the throne is indeed Zhao Xiaoxi. With Zhao Ji's talent, he can only be a king of success, and he can't even keep the fruits of Zhao Xu's victory with his life.

At this moment, the new emperor who inherits the throne must be able to control the situation at home and also deter the border countries. The most important thing is to be recognized by the generals of the Great Song Dynasty.

Although the emperor only needs to be surnamed Zhao, it doesn't matter what these generals do. I have to say that every time the new emperor wants to sit firmly in the country, it is impossible to do it without the recognition of these military generals.

At present, Zhao Ji only knows how to win over some civil officials, as well as princes and nobles who are usually more ostentatious. For those martial arts families, he only showed a little kindness, which naturally showed that he forgot that the biggest hidden danger in the Great Song Dynasty at the moment.

The fighting on the front line did not stop, Zhao Ji did not worry about state affairs, and thought about how to stabilize the army that penetrated deep into the Liao realm. But with one mind, he formed a party in Bianliang City. In the eyes of the spies who deal with the royal family, this is not the quality that a lord of the country should have at all.

Zhao Ji, who came to the palace, first comforted the princess and the queen mother who were in pain at the moment. In the end, he said that the people in the capital are now panicking, and they need to check the matter of Zhao Xu's edict as soon as possible.

For these Zhao Xu's concubines, as well as his mother's concubine. They live deep in the harem, and they also know that according to the current system, Zhao Ji is the most likely to inherit the unification. In the face of the future new emperor, they should indeed show goodwill.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, as the widows of the former emperor, if they want to stay safe in the palace in the future, they must get the favor of the new emperor. Otherwise, at their current age, they don't know how much suffering they will have to suffer in the future!

As the Queen Mother Feng arrived at the temple, the elders who guarded the temple naturally came out of the temple to greet her. Regarding their intentions with Zhao Ji, these widows naturally disagreed.

Until Zhao Jixiao was righteous, several widows felt that it seemed reasonable to let the royal family check the edict in advance. Just when Zhao Ji felt that things were about to succeed, a black-clothed masked man appeared in front of them.

Seeing this masked man who appeared, Zhao Ji was naturally startled and said, "Someone, there are assassins, escort!" ”

It's a pity that except for the guards he brought, none of the other temple forbidden troops showed up at all. After a while, the masked man turned out a token and said, "You are all elders of the clan, I believe you won't know this token, right?" ”

'Hidden Dragon Order! ’

The old man who knew what this meant, immediately said, "Your Excellency is the contemporary dragon protector?" ”

The man in black nodded: "Yes, it is the envoy." I don't think I need to say more, you should know what I'm here for. Although the emperor has passed away, he has a will before his death. The edict needs to wait for the dragon body to return to Beijing before it is announced in the main hall of the court.

Anyone who violates this order has the right to stop the Dragonguards. If he does not listen to the dissuasion, he has the right to act on behalf of the king. I hope that everyone, don't make it difficult for Benlong! ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Ji naturally felt very dissatisfied. But these clan elders know that this dragon guard team that only obeys the emperor's orders does have such power. He stepped forward to stop it, so it would be impossible to watch the edict in advance! (To be continued......)