Looking at the people kneeling on both sides of the road in the imperial city, Zhao Xiaoxi also knew it. In this era, the death of the emperor is a major event that the whole country mourns. Especially when Zhao Xu had just become in power, he unfortunately suffered this catastrophe, which was also a heavy blow to the hearts of the people of the Great Song Dynasty.

But something has happened, no matter how sad and sad he is, Zhao Xu who is lying in the ice coffin will not wake up. At present, the war on the front line is anxious, and ensuring the stability of the Great Song Dynasty is also the most urgent thing to do at present.

It was with these in mind that Zhao Xiaoxi let go of his hatred of personally chasing and killing Murong Fu and hurriedly led his troops back to Bianliang. There is only one purpose, in terms of national hatred and family hatred, he finally chose to maintain the stability of the Great Song Dynasty first.

Only when the new emperor succeeds to the throne will the subjects of the world have a follower. In that way, it can also ensure that the impact of Zhao Xu's untimely death will be calmed down as soon as possible, and the Great Song Dynasty will be re-led to a strong track.

Zhao Xiaoxi, who was speechless all the way, met with Wang Shiyue and other old ministers, and did not say a word. directly led the civil and military officials to send Zhao Xu's coffin outside the temple. After some ceremony, he personally carried the coffin and placed it in the ancestral hall of the Jongmyo Temple.

Everything is ready, looking at the anticipatory civil and military officials. Zhao Xiaoxi calmed down, walked in front of the hundred officials and said calmly: "The emperor's untimely death is really the misfortune of my subjects in the Great Song Dynasty.

However, it has come to this point, and no matter how sad it is, it will not help. At present, the war on the front line is deadlocked, and the morale of the domestic army and the people is unstable, so it is necessary to arrange for the new emperor to ascend the throne as soon as possible. Inherit the emperor's unfinished will and restore the glory of the Great Song Dynasty.

Before the emperor's royal conquest, he had made an edict to enshrine in the temple, which was guarded by the temple relatives day and night. Now the elders of the temple worship heaven and earth to take the emperor's edict, like the civil and military officials read it. This king asks more, can the king of Jingzhong come to Qi? ”

Hearing Zhao Xiaoxi's inquiry, Wang Shiyue stepped forward and said, "Return to the words of the prince." At present, the princes of Beijing have arrived. Only His Royal Highness King Duan, due to the infection of the wind and cold, is not suitable to come to the ceremony for the time being. Please forgive me! ”

Hearing this, Zhao Xiaoxi, said very coldly: "If he is not dead now, it is to carry him, and carry him here for me." The emperor is funeral. What kind of system does he not come to worship? Come on, go and invite King Duan to come. ”

The cavalry soldiers who received the order soon rode to the Duanwang Mansion on horseback. Zhao Ji, the king of Duan, who was in panic all day, was invited to the temple. Seeing Zhao Xiaoxi standing next to the coffin, this Duan Wang knew that everything was over.

Unwilling to die, he finally rushed to the coffin, knelt down and cried: "Brother Huang, why did you go so early? If you go, how will we live! Someone wants to usurp the throne. Take away my Zhao family! ”

Zhao Ji's crying made the ministers in the temple also feel that what they were most worried about finally happened. At this time, Zhao Ji still didn't give up, didn't he deliberately look for death?

Just when everyone thought that Zhao Xiaoxi would be angry, Zhao Xiaoxi said very calmly: "His Royal Highness King Duan, this is the royal family's temple." You cry like this. Aren't you afraid of disturbing the emperor's Holy Spirit? It's a great sin of disrespect, you know?

You keep saying that someone is plotting to usurp the throne. Then in front of the emperor's holy spirit, there are also the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, as well as the clansmen of the temple. Name the usurper who plotted to usurp the throne, and let me know who is so bold. ”

Seeing Zhao Xiaoxi calmly ask these words, Zhao Ji also said angrily: "It's you!" King of Qiongzhou. When the imperial brother was in power, he had already announced the decree, and if he did not follow the decree, it would be a capital crime for you to return to Beijing. Then this time, you go back to Beijing. Is there a royal brother's holy decree?

In addition, you don't shepherd the people well in Qiongzhou, but you appear on the battlefield where the two armies are fighting, what are your intentions? This time, the royal brother was plotted by someone, and the rebellious man Murong Fu, if this king didn't say, he is your enemy in the rivers and lakes.

Now that the Queen Mother is also here, all the relatives of the temple are here, should you give everyone an explanation. Even this king has reason to suspect that the murder of the imperial brother this time was all planned by you, and the purpose was to usurp the imperial brother's country. ”

Listening to Zhao Ji's seemingly reasonable accusation, Zhang Dian stepped forward and said, "His Royal Highness King Duan, you ,,,,! ”

Zhang Dun, who was about to help Zhao Xiaoxi relieve the siege, saw Zhao Xiaoxi stretch out his hand to stop him, so he swallowed the words back into his stomach. Quietly watching what Zhao Xiaoxi would do, Zhao Ji's ill-intentioned but reasonable accusations.

Zhao Xiaoxi, whose face was calm as always, walked up to Zhao Ji and asked calmly: "King Duan, according to the seniority, you should call me a cousin." Even regardless of seniority, King Duan should call me Brother Wang. The previous rude behavior will not be pursued by this king for the time being.

Since the king of Duan was accused, the king did not follow the order and left the fief privately. Then the king wants to know, how did King Duan know that this king appeared in the Song-Liao War and was not edicted? Zhao Da handed over the emperor's decree to the queen mother and hundreds of officials. ”

Accompanied by a secret decree from General Zhao to cover the jade seal, it was handed over to Wang Shiyue and other ministers, and the queen mother also took a look. Everyone knew that such a victory in the Battle of Song Liao was directly related to Zhao Xiaoxi's support.

Everyone browsed the secret decree and saw that the handwriting on it was written by Zhao Xu himself, and they knew that Duanwang's accusation was obviously untenable. Even Zhao Xu's other younger brothers also knew that they had misestimated the brotherhood between Zhao Xu and Zhao Xiaoxi.

Zhao Ji, who had also personally seen the secret decree, continued to quibble: "Even if you have the secret decree of the imperial brother, it doesn't mean anything. No one in the court knows that you have ill intentions and have always planned to usurp the imperial brother's country.

If it weren't for your disobedience, why would the imperial brother exile you to Qiongzhou. This king thinks that the death of the imperial brother this time was planned by you. Otherwise, why would the royal brother, who was under the protection of the army, be poisoned? ”

Looking at Zhao Ji, who was a little messy, Zhao Xiaoxi suddenly said: "For your accusation, this king admits one thing, that is, Murong Fu does have a grudge against this king. This protection is unfavorable and makes the emperor suffer, and this king does have an unshirkable responsibility. ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhao Ji immediately laughed wildly: "You all heard it, right? He admitted that the death of the imperial brother was caused by him. How can such a person deserve to be here? According to this king,,"

'Shut up! ’

Zhao Xiaoxi, who coldly spit out two words to interrupt Zhao Ji's vain words, said very sternly: "Now that the emperor is in trouble, you don't want to pay tribute to the emperor, but you are trying your best to mess around here." You don't feel ashamed, this king feels ashamed.

This king has sent you a word, if you don't know it, you can't do it unless you do. The crimes you accuse the king of, everything is speculation, and half of the evidence may be presented. If there is, the king will kill himself on the spot. If not, then shut up.

On the occasion of the emperor's death, he asked the king to take care of the queen mother, as well as the concubines in the palace, and the princesses who were still young. You brothers, the emperor is only concerned about King Shen, and this king didn't understand it at first.

Seeing your face now, this king is ashamed to have a cousin like you. If you want to compete for a position, there is nothing wrong with it. But your face is not too filthy and does not leave a limit. Even his own brother can be murdered.

Rest assured, this king is not like you, but will only slander with empty mouths and white teeth. Do you really think that spending money to hire some dead soldiers and assassinate all those who oppose your succession will allow you to ascend to the throne as you wish? This king tells you, wishful thinking! ”

Clapping his hands twice, the masked dragon protector commander soon appeared in the temple. Seeing him appear, Zhao Ji suddenly looked a little nervous and said: "You are all in a gang, that is, you are partnering to usurp the imperial brother's country." ”

In the face of such accusations, the Dragon Protector said coldly: "His Royal Highness King Duan, when you came to the temple a few days ago, you wanted to check the edict left by the emperor in advance, which was against the ancestral system. What is wrong with this commander obeying the emperor's last order to stop it?

Now you can ask, the emperor's edict placed in the temple, has this commander ever approached? If you don't believe in this commander, then you should believe in the royal family of Zongmiao, right? Don't imagine everyone to be as sinister as you are. ”

As soon as the words of the Dragon Protector Commander fell, Zhao Xiaoxi saw that everyone had doubts, so he opened his voice and said: "Dragon Commander, you will inform the civil and military officials present of your identity. The king believed that they knew the importance of the matter, and that there were some things that they did not dare to say.

I also ask all the clan relatives to be a witness. Let's talk about whether the emperor's edict enshrined in the temple has been touched. This king thinks that it is better to explain some things clearly, and save future troubles. ”

At this time, the dragon protector turned out the hidden dragon order that represented his identity. told the origin of the dragon guard's secret guard to the hundred officials present. Hearing that this was a secret agent organization that only listened to the emperor's orders and controlled the world, the hundred officials were also shocked.

After the dragon commander said this, several clan relatives of the Zongmiao also came forward and said: "Since the emperor's edict is enshrined in the Zongmiao, we will guard it day and night. It must be ensured every time that the three of them are present at the same time to take care of them, and there has never been the slightest laziness.

Since the edict was offered to the temple, we have never read the contents of it, let alone seen anyone touch the edict. If you don't believe me, you can ask other clan relatives to see if what I say is false! ”

Such a fair statement made the civil and military officials who participated in the witness, and after comparing the two, they felt that Zhao Ji had fallen behind. Just as Zhao Ji was about to die and struggle, the Dragon Protector Commander stepped forward again, and a fierce look told him to shut up.

The tone was not as polite as before, but said very coldly: "Your Royal Highness Duanwang, I believe you should not have forgotten that the last time the commander met with you, he reminded you not to challenge the bottom limit of the imperial power, otherwise the commander will exercise power on behalf of the king."

Last night, there were masked and murderous attacks in the Shenwang Mansion, the Changjuma Mansion, the Liubu Shangshu Mansion, and the mansions of several old ministers of the Three Dynasties. I don't know if His Royal Highness Duan Wang has anything to say about him? ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers and ministers who were attacked last night, as well as Zhao Ji, the king of Shen, who suffered from eye disease, also looked very shocked and disappointed, looking at this usually elegant Duan Wang Zhao Ji. I really don't understand why this person is like this!

Only Cho Hyo-seok understands that the allure of that chair is too great, and the big one can turn an angel into a devil. This kind of battle for the dragon chair, has there been a time when it can end peacefully? And Zhao Ji's actions also prove that if you don't die, you won't die! (To be continued......)