Chapter 208: First Opportunity
The rain came and fell heavily, and it didn't stop until the next day.
When Jin Ling and Qi Huan came to the Chengtian Palace, the front of the hall was already full of entourages from various kings and princes in the rain.
In the rain, the Chengtian Temple was wrapped in white silk flowers, and it became more and more gloomy.
Under the black oil-paper umbrella held up by the palace people, Qi Huan and Jin Ling entered the Chengtian Hall one after another.
Qi Huan's position was a little behind Sima Yu.
Sima Yu knelt in front of the spirit, and beside him kneeling together were eight underage princes and seven princesses.
In the back row are the princes of the Eight Kingdoms.
The mourning eunuch led Qi Huan to kneel on the right behind Sima Yu, and on the left were King Liang and the virtuous prince Xinhou.
Jin Ling, as the goddess of blessing, was led by the little eunuch to the high platform of blessing near the entrance of the hall.
The rain in the courtyard was pouring down, and the entourage of all countries wearing filial piety clothes bowed their heads and shrank into a ball.
The mourning music sounded, and the eunuch led the people to kneel and bow three times and bow to the spirit.
Only then did everyone kneel up straight, and then they heard the eunuch say loudly: "The emperor has a life, and the palace concubines who have no heirs will all be martyred, and someone will give them poisonous wine!" ”
Jin Ling sat on the futon on the high prayer platform and watched a team of palace mermaids with black trays in their hands and golden cups on the trays. Passed through the white veil and entered the sides of the coffin.
"Your Majesty...."There was a cry behind the white veil.
Martyrdom!
What kind of world is this, and you still have to be buried.
Although Jin Ling and these concubines have never met, Jin Ling still feels too cruel to watch them drink poisonous wine and be buried.
A cry was mixed with the palace people's low voice: "Drink it quickly!" ”
Obviously, these palace concubines don't want to die!
"Stop!" Jin Ling suddenly stood up and shouted loudly, "The goddess instructed that these palace concubines who have no heirs are not suitable for burial, otherwise the first emperor will not be able to sleep in peace, and the country will not be able to live in peace!" ”
The crying inside suddenly stopped.
There was no sound in the whole hall except the sound of rain.
Everyone looked at Jin Ling in unison.
Da Sima slowly got up and looked at Jin Ling and said: "The funeral of the palace concubine is the will of the first emperor, and the fairy said so, but is he going to openly resist the will in front of the first emperor?" ”
"I only pass on the instructions of the goddess! The goddess said that only those of these palace concubines are willing to die, but if there is a trace of unwillingness in their hearts, then they can't! The goddess needs to purify her mind and wait until they are willing to accompany the emperor, so that the emperor can sleep peacefully. ”
Without waiting for Da Sima to speak, Jin Ling said loudly: "The goddess still has instructions, and the person the emperor relied on the most was Da Sima. The first emperor went over there, and he had to face the reproach of the holy monarch and loyal ministers of the previous dynasty alone, and he needed Da Sima to accompany him! If Da Sima is loyal to the emperor, he should be martyred to accompany the emperor! If you are not loyal, then you should hand over your military power, dismiss your post, go home and think about it behind closed doors! ”
The rain was pouring down, and Jin Ling's voice was unusually clear.
Everyone heard clearly, this is going to Da Sima to accompany the funeral!
Everyone was stunned, even Sima Yu was surprised. He never thought that Jin Ling would say such a thing in front of everyone.
Everyone looked blankly at Jin Ling, who was sitting cross-legged on the altar.
Dressed in white and silver, his face was pleasant.
"You talk nonsense!" Da Sima roared and pounced on Jin Ling. Kill her! Da Sima only had this idea in his mind at the moment.
"He's a goddess!" Huangfu Zhuo blocked Da Sima halfway, "Let her finish!" ”
"What a goddess!" Da Sima couldn't face full of resentment, "She is the remnant of the previous dynasty!" Didn't you hear what she just said about the holy monarch and loyal ministers of the previous dynasty! She is the same as the queen of the previous dynasty, she is the remnant of the previous dynasty! ”
"I'm the wine fairy of the emperor!" Jin Ling looked at Da Sima and said lightly, "Da Sima is so disrespectful, but he is insulting the emperor for having no eyes?" The emperor was so kind to you, you don't want to accompany the emperor, you ask yourself, won't your conscience hurt? It's very simple, Da Sima will either accompany the emperor or hand over the military power, it's not a good thing for a person like you who is disloyal to the emperor to have a heavy army! You are all the ministers of the humerus of the Great Wei, and you are all responsible for the rise and fall of the Great Wei! ”
Jin Ling said and raised her voice again: "Do you know that yesterday, Da Sima took King Lu into the palace, and even His Majesty and the Queen Mother had no way to take him!" The heart of disobedience is obvious! Such a person has a heavy army, can you rest assured? He has already had a few chances to get rid of your nine kingdoms, and the goddess knows that he has bad intentions, so she uses Jin Ling's mouth to warn everyone! ”
When it comes to military power, the nine princes and marquis are not much touched, and the competition for military power is a matter for Da Sima and Xinjun, and it has nothing to do with them. But Jin Ling said that Da Sima wanted to get rid of the Nine Kingdoms, and that was a matter for each of them.
"I was forced!" King Lu, who was still blue and swollen in his face, suddenly stood up and shouted, "Da Sima uses Lao Lu as a shield!" My Lao Lu came early yesterday, but Lao Lu just wanted to do his filial piety in front of the emperor's spirit, and it was the big Sima Dao who put his neck on his neck and asked Lao Lu to see His Majesty! ”
As soon as King Lu said this, the palace was suddenly in chaos.
Several gray-haired old men in royal robes all looked at Da Sima with fierce eyes.
Sima Zheng died, and they first received the holy decree that they did not have to go to Beijing to mourn in their respective fiefdoms, and a few days later received the holy decree that the princely and knightly men must go to Yingtian on the morning of the 27th. They are not without doubts about this. This time, they were all on guard.
At this moment, Jin Ling said that Da Sima wanted to get rid of the Nine Kingdoms, and everyone was immediately in chaos.
Even the Empress Dowager Long, who was behind the white veil, walked out: "Since the goddess has a life, Da Sima chooses it himself!" ”
"Queen Mother!" Da Sima burst into tears, "Brother is loyal and dedicated to His Majesty!" Dowager! Don't listen to this witch! The Queen Mother has seen the queen of the previous dynasty, and many of you have also seen it. She is the remnant of the previous dynasty, and she is here to take revenge! ”
Da Sima originally planned to test the attitude of the nine princes on the day of Sima Zheng's funeral. Naturally, those who follow others live, and those who oppose others die.
Jin Ling actually pointed the finger at him at this time, making him the target of everyone.
Although he is in charge of half of the military power, and the guards in this palace are also his cronies, it is not good for him to openly provoke the imperial power in front of the Nine Kingdoms.
Especially the Empress Dowager Long even stood up and spoke.
and Huangfu Zhuo, who stood in front of him, was a diehard party of the Sima clan. He can't beat Huangfu Zhuo. He can only make a fuss about Jin Ling's identity!
In addition to the King of Qi, the King of Lu, the King of Chu, the other six kings have seen the queen of the previous dynasty At the beginning, Jin Ling came in as a wine fairy and sat on the high platform, and everyone did not dare to take a closer look.