The first emperor died and the new emperor succeeded to the throne, there are too many affairs involved, and if one link is not handled well, it will cause chaos in the court.

Since the first emperor was at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, no one could have imagined that he would suddenly encounter such a big change, so that the imperial tombs had not been repaired, and how to manage the funeral of the first emperor was a big problem. However, fortunately, now that there is cement, the speed of building an imperial tomb has been greatly improved, as long as the manpower is sufficient, it is not difficult to repair the imperial tomb in a month or two.

Another is the issue of the succession of the new emperor, the crown prince Zhang Yuanlang was the emperor in front of the body of the first emperor, the succession is unquestionable, and the rest is to hold the enthronement ceremony, issue the edict of the first emperor, the edict of the new emperor and so on. This set of etiquette has formed a fixed pattern in all dynasties, and there is not much controversy, just let the Ministry of Etiquette handle it in accordance with the procedures.

Immediately afterwards, it is to give the title of the first emperor and concubine of the harem, and the list will calm people's hearts, of course, this should be handled after the new emperor's enthronement ceremony.

Empress Xue, the imperial concubine Jia Yuanchun, the little emperor Zhang Yuanlang, and four auxiliary ministers: Han Fei, the prince of Zhongguo, Du Yun, Wang Ziteng, and Jiang Feng, came to the side hall of the East Palace to discuss the aftermath.

Empress Xue glanced at everyone, and said in a mournful voice: "The first emperor is in a big line, the palace and the sister of the concubine are in turmoil, the first emperor's edict, military affairs are mainly based on the four auxiliary ministers, about the funeral for the first emperor, and the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, the four auxiliary ministers can discuss it, the first emperor stopped the court for more than a month, delayed a lot of court affairs, and according to the meaning of the first emperor, the main thing is to be loyal to the country, and the four auxiliary ministers are discussing and doing it, and if the sisters of the palace need to come forward, just report it!" ”

Han Fei hurriedly said: "The mood of the queen mother and the concubine mother, Weichen and others can understand, and they don't dare to bother the two mothers for trivial matters, the town and the country are all experienced ministers, for the first emperor's funeral, the new emperor's enthronement ceremony and the delayed government, will be properly handled, this two mothers can rest assured, Weichen has an important matter here, it is related to the safety of the capital, we must first agree on a way to come out!" ”

Wang Ziteng was shocked: "Zhongguo Gong, does it mean that the situation in Datong Mansion has changed?" ”

Datong Mansion and the capital are close at hand, although the two ladies are not involved in government affairs of the harem concubines, they also know the importance of Datong Mansion to the capital, and the two exclaimed in unison: "Zhongguo Gong, what happened to Datong Mansion?" ”

Han Fei sighed and said: "That demon girl was sacrificed by Ding Lei, the guard of the Hetao, and was confused by the demon girl's witch magic, and the emperor was delirious and made a will, so that Ding Lei was also in charge of the defense of Datong Mansion, and Wei Chen interrogated the demon girl and learned that Ding Lei and Beihu had already colluded, and the real identity of the demon girl was the county lord of a tribe in Beihu, because she practiced demon arts, she was admitted to the palace to plot against the emperor, and even had a plot to harm the prince. The capture of the demon girl will sooner or later be known to Ding Lei, for fear that he will take advantage of the instability of the court during the national mourning period to collude with Beihu to raise troops to rebel, and the capital will be in danger! ”

Du Yun said solemnly: "This matter is indeed worrying, can the loyal prince have a good plan?" ”

"The official has been thinking about it for a long time, and he has come up with a way to ask the two ladies and the adults to discuss!" Han Fei coughed and continued: "This official suggests making multiple preparations: first, spread the news that the demon girl was killed on the spot, pretending not to know about Ding Lei's collusion with Beihu, and stabilizing Ding Lei; second, to order the Jinyi Mansion lurking in Beihu to create chaos and disrupt Beihu's determination to go south; Third, the secret order Xuanfu and Ningxia Wei used the drill to approach Datong Mansion and Hetao respectively in the name of drills to contain Ding Lei; Fourth, use the tiger talisman to transfer the Beijing camp to secretly prepare for defense. ”

"Good strategy!" Jiang Feng praised loudly: "According to the plan of the loyal country, if Ding Lei dares to act rashly, the imperial court will be able to deal with it calmly!" As long as he survives this time, once the situation stabilizes, the court can take the initiative to deal with him! ”

"The old minister agrees with the policy of loyalty to the country!" Du Yun and Wang Ziteng also expressed their support one after another.

Empress Xue and Imperial Concubine glanced at each other, and said, "Since the four auxiliary ministers have the same opinion, let's act according to the plan of the Loyal Prince, and the military affairs of the defense of the capital are under the control of the Loyal Prince!" ”

Han Fei's strategy seems to have worked, and from the news found from various channels, Ding Lei did not act abnormally.

The threat to the capital was temporarily lifted, and the imperial court continued to methodically treat the funeral of the first emperor and prepare for the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, these two things were carried out at the same time.

At this time, Du Yun sent someone to invite Han Fei to the cabinet, handed him a copy of the recital, and said: "Shouzheng, the kings from all over the country have written to ask to go to Beijing to worship the first emperor, and to congratulate the new emperor at the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, what do you think?" ”

Han Fei didn't think about it, so he said: "Father-in-law, I can't agree to this matter, the emperor is young, and after King Fan enters Beijing, it is inevitable that someone will be ready to move, and it will be difficult to clean it up then!" ”

"The old man and several ministers also mean this, however, how to reply to the kings of various places is controversial, it is said that such internal affairs of the royal family should be in the name of the queen mother, if so, the queen and the imperial concubine must be honored first."

Han Fei understood what Du Yun meant, according to the normal procedure, the queen of the first emperor is naturally the queen mother of course, but now the emperor is not born to the queen, and the emperor's biological mother should also have a suitable honorific title.

"What do you think of my father-in-law and the cabinet members?"

Du Yun glanced at Han Fei and said: "The cabinet has two opinions, one advocates that the queen should be honored as the queen mother, and the imperial concubine should be respected as the imperial concubine; The other advocated that the empress and the imperial concubine should be honored as the empress dowager at the same time. The two opinions have their own reasons, and there are precedents of the previous dynasty, and the old man can't make up his mind, keep upright, what do you think? ”

Imperial Concubine Jia Yuanchun is Han Fei's sister, he naturally hopes that his sister will be respected as the queen mother, last night Jia Zheng went to the Han Mansion to discuss affairs, and between his words, he also hoped that he would fight for Jia Yuanchun for the queen mother. He didn't know if this was the meaning of the Jia family or the meaning of the imperial concubine Jia Yuanchun, but with his current status, it was inconvenient to interfere too much in this matter.

Han Fei thought about it, picked up the fold, and said: "Father-in-law, let's talk to the two mothers directly, so as not to make the two mothers feel guilty, which is harmful to the court situation!" ”

Han Fei rushed to Empress Xue's bedroom, and saw that the imperial concubine Jia Yuanchun and the little emperor were also here, so he immediately blew away the eunuch and palace maid, and handed the fold to the two ladies to read.

"Loyal to the country, you can't let King Fan enter Beijing!" The two ladies were well aware of the cruelty of the struggle for imperial power and immediately expressed their opposition.

"The two mothers, Weichen and cabinet ministers also oppose Fanwang's entry into Beijing, but this matter should be replied to as the queen mother!" Han Fei saw the subtle changes in the faces of the two, and knew that both of them cared about the title of the Queen Mother, and said: "The first emperor hopes that the two mothers will be of one heart and one mind, and Weichen will have the courage to discuss the honorific title with the two mothers openly and honestly today!" ”

The key point of this matter, there is no doubt that in Queen Xue, the honor of the Queen Mother, the master of the harem, of course she does not want to share it with others. But she is also an understanding person, the background of the imperial concubine Jia Yuanchun, especially Han Fei, a powerful foreign aid, she dare not offend easily.

Empress Xue groaned for a while, and said: "The last wish of the first emperor is to let the palace and the sister of the concubine be of one heart and one mind, naturally I hope that there is no distinction between each other, the palace is very much in favor, yesterday the father of the palace came to visit the palace, and the palace also talked about this meaning!" ”

Empress Xue suddenly mentioned her father, Han Fei was stunned for a moment, and then came to her senses, Empress Xue proposed an exchange condition, and immediately said: "Weichen suggests that the Empress Dowager be the Empress Dowager of the East Palace, and the Empress Dowager of the West Palace!" In order to reflect the benevolence and filial piety of the new emperor, Weichen suggested pardoning the first emperor's punishment of Xue Guozhang and restoring Xue Guozhang's marquis! ”

Empress Xue smiled and said, "The Duke of Zhongguo has thought it through, and this palace will be played!" ”

(End of chapter)