Zhao Concubine because of the last time the emperor went to the palace, was punished to go to the cold palace, recently the palace has been busy everywhere, no one has been in for three days to send things, today there are palace maids to go in to deliver food, found that Zhao Concubine has been hanged in the room, it seems that she has been dead for two or three days, and the body has stink.

The palace maid was almost scared to death on the spot, and even crawled out to report to Gonggong Li, Gonggong Li thought about it, and went to tell Qi Yanzhi instead.

A concubine of a cold palace, it doesn't matter if she dies or not, and a big day like today doesn't need to occupy everyone's attention, but Concubine Zhao committed suicide at this time, the intention is self-evident, she wants to bury the emperor.

"Master Hou, how do you think this matter should be handled? There is also a precedent for the funeral of the concubine in this dynasty, and some people in the court said that the emperor chose a concubine to accompany the emperor to the funeral, and it was the emperor's benevolence and righteousness that suppressed this matter, and now since Zhao Concubine she ...... Do you think it? Gonggong Li asked for instructions.

Qi Yanzhi has the same concept as Yu Ning, there is no need to bring another person to the funeral when one person dies, so the matter of accompanying the funeral is to him, and there is no need to discuss it at all. Even if Concubine Zhao is dead now, he does not advocate accompanying the funeral, her death is her choice, and pushing the boat down the river means that he agrees with this matter.

"Let's choose a day to be buried, Concubine Zhao has a loss of virtue during her lifetime, and she is not allowed to enter the imperial mausoleum." He said expressionlessly.

Gonggong Li sighed in his heart, the Marquis of Qiyang was resolute in this matter, but there was a precedent for the funeral, the Holy Ancestor died that year, and the queen committed suicide to accompany the funeral, which was talked about by later generations. Therefore, emulating the Holy Ancestor has become something that later emperors will do, and if the emperor breaks a precedent, I am afraid that he will be criticized.

"Master Hou." When Qi Yanzhi was about to leave, Gonggong Li stopped slightly, he looked around, and whispered: "Master Hou, Concubine Zhao has been dead for some days, and the body can't be left, there is no suitable day for the next few days, and it will be bad if you put it down, I think it's better to use her to bury the emperor, so as not to let some courtiers talk about this matter, what do you say?" ”

Qi Yanzhi frowned, he thought that there was no need to waste time discussing this matter, there were too many things recently, he was anxious, and he didn't want to talk nonsense in his heart. But he didn't show it, and said patiently with his temper, "Gonggong Li, even if the emperor wants to accompany the funeral, he shouldn't be able to accompany anyone, right? ”

Gonggong Li choked for a moment, this is true, Zhao Concubine's suicide is a ruined move, after the death of the emperor, she has no future in this life, and finally bet that if this one is successful, she will win all the concubines, after all, not everyone can be buried with the emperor, and the emperor did not say that he would be buried with the queen before he died.

"If you want a concubine with a loss of virtue to accompany the burial, it is better to bury the first queen and the first emperor together." Qi Yanzhi said, "I want the emperor and Zhao Concubine to be buried together, I'm afraid I won't be able to be peaceful." ”

Gonggong Li knew that Qi Yanzhi had already decided, and it was not good to change it, so he nodded yes and went down to make arrangements.

However, this move unexpectedly received a lot of opposition, everyone's opinion is that the first queen's funeral is not the emperor's intention, I think the emperor does not have this meaning, I am afraid it is not good to rashly go against the emperor's wishes. In the end, there were two plans to negotiate, one was to choose another concubine from the emperor to accompany the burial, and the other was to move the emperor's biological mother to the former emperor for burial.

Yu Ning felt that it was not suitable, the funeral was absolutely unacceptable, there was no room for negotiation, as for the burial of his biological mother, he felt that it was quite unnecessary, once his biological mother had died for a long time, it was of little significance to move the burial or not, and the name was not enough, he did not deliberately elevate the identity of his biological mother because he became the emperor.

"The ministers don't need to discuss it anymore, just follow the original proposal and bury the former queen and the former emperor together." Yuning Road.

"Your Majesty!"

Yu Ning waved his hand, signaling that he didn't need to care about this matter, so he followed Qi Yanzhi's proposal and buried the former queen and the former emperor together.

However, a wave of unsettled waves arose, and on the way to the emperor's coffin to the imperial tomb, a riot broke out.

I don't know when a large number of people gathered here, they gathered and squatted on the way to the imperial tomb, and the guards did not dare to forcibly expel them, so they came to inquire about the emperor.

Yu Ning glanced at Qi Yanzhi, and Qi Yanzhi said without thinking: "Expulsion, all violators will be arrested." ”

Yu Ning groaned and ordered: "Do as the Hou Ye wants." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Yu Ning never refutes Qi Yanzhi's meaning in front of others, even if he doesn't agree with it in his heart, he will only discuss it with him in private.

"Sir, do you think it's the remnants of the former prince?"

Qi Yanzhi didn't nod or shake his head, but said, "Today's funeral of the emperor, the time is set, and anyone who tries to stop it is a thief, and he can't be spared." ”

Yu Ning nodded, and learned from Qi Yanzhi again, the principle was unkind before, if he connived at these people today, it would definitely damage the authority of the emperor, even if he was saddled with the name of a tyrant, he could not compromise.

Moreover, Yu Ning felt that these people would not come for no reason, and nine times out of ten it was the remnants of the former prince who did it, and it was not wrong to arrest them.

However, these people seemed to be waiting for the guards to make a move, and as soon as the guards stepped forward to drive them away, they immediately gathered around and resisted loudly, shouting that the officers and soldiers did not care about the lives of the people, and the emperor could not be so tyrannical.

"Whoever dares to obstruct the burial of the former emperor and spread rumors, they will all be arrested and questioned!" Officers and soldiers shouted.

However, this is like cooking oil on fire, the officers and soldiers are about to be tough and make trouble, the more fierce the resistance of the people, and they are not afraid of the officers and soldiers, and in the process of resistance, they even started with the officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers began to care about the lives of the people and did not take any serious action, but later the scene became more and more uncontrollable, and some officers and soldiers were even injured by the people, so they had to violently face each other, and in this way, the people even caught the handle of the emperor's "tyranny" and incited more people to participate in the trouble.

Qi Yanzhi frowned, at first, those people deliberately made trouble, but later those who were instigated were rebelling from the heart, if they were allowed to do so, it would definitely be detrimental to the emperor's reputation.

He first gave Ambassador Qi who followed him a look, and then said "strong pressure" to the emperor.

Yu Ning immediately ordered the leader of the Praetorian Guard around him, and the leader got the emperor's order, and immediately led a team of Praetorian Guards to suppress the troublemakers, and captured a few people who took the lead in making trouble.

There was a sneaky man in the crowd, and when he saw the people being arrested, he picked a contemptuous smile at the corner of his mouth, and then quietly disappeared into the crowd. At this time, Qi Da stared at this person and quietly followed.

The troublemakers were suppressed by the iron-fisted Praetorian Guards, and the marching procession was able to move on, but fortunately the auspicious time for the emperor's burial was not delayed. However, in today's farce, the people have some objections and complaints against the emperor, and some literati even began to use this to criticize and write.

Yu Ning sighed with Qi Yanzhi in the study, "I thought it would be difficult to be in power, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult, and if you make a mistake, you will be denied everything." ”

Qi Yanzhi said: "Political imperial power, there is never true benevolence, let alone meet everyone's position, those politicians who care about the wind and criticism are often hypocrites, the emperor just does what he should do, with a clear conscience." ”

I understand the truth, but it's not something that can be adapted to in a day or two, Yu Ning can't be as tenacious as Qi Yanzhi, so he will naturally suffer from it.

"Sir, the people arrested that day have not been tried for anything, do you think it is time to release them?"

Qi Yanzhi shook his head, "I can't let it go, since I make trouble, I should pay the price, when will it be over." ”

Most of these people were bribed by others, and they were given enough benefits, and they all regarded death as if they were at home, and they were not afraid at all, and they were locked up to eat and drink, probably as they wanted.

Yu Ning nodded, he is very dependent on Qi Yanzhi now, and some decisions are made that he will not make at all, such as the ongoing general investigation, with the emperor taking power, the original princeling party and the three princes' party need to be gradually eliminated. Yu Ning is under a lot of pressure every day, but with Qi Yanzhi's support, he is not so empty in his heart.

"Your Majesty, when are you going to marry Miss Qi and enter the door?" Qi Yanzhi suddenly asked.

Yu Ning's face turned red, he put down the court affairs in his hand and fell into the love of his children.

Qi Yanzhi asked this question because he regarded this matter as a family affair of the emperor, not just to deal with the ministers of the court and the central government to discuss the marriage of a queen.

Once a person becomes the emperor, he has no private affairs, and all his private life will be talked about in public, such as when to establish the queen, when to fill the harem, when to have an heir, and to mention the matter of the prince when there are heirs, it is simply annoying.

However, at this time, after mentioning the establishment, Yu Ning was full of joy, and he even planned to personally inquire about the wedding.

"I originally wanted to wait for a while and wait for everything to be on the right track before getting married, but Mr. thinks it's feasible?" Yu Ning subconsciously asked for Qi Yan's opinion.

Qi Yanzhi laughed, "Your Majesty, this is a private matter between you and Miss Qi, you don't need to ask others, you think that when the time is ripe, you will marry someone else and enter the door." ”

Yu Ning laughed embarrassedly, he is currently in a very good relationship with Qi Wanru, and he has also thought about marrying her into the door as soon as possible, but because he has been really busy recently, he is afraid of neglecting Qi Wanru, so he dragged it out.

"If you say that, I can't wait to marry tomorrow."

Qi Yanzhi raised his eyebrows and said, "Then marry, life is much better when you have a daughter-in-law." ”

Yu Ning was really moved when he heard him say this.