Chapter 265: Guardian of the Royal Family

The reason why Qi Ke was surprised was not because the eldest princess faked her death and entered the palace, but because he didn't believe that the other party would kill him.

In any case, there was no reason for her to do so.

Unless Lin Yan really wants to seek power and usurp the throne.

"You know what? I spent a long time laying out, just for today, I really can't live for a few days, I originally wanted to take you with me, and leave the world to the children to fight. ”

But her next words made Qi Ke feel a little relieved, "You look at this edict, if you want, you can cover the jade seal, if you don't want to, then I will do it for you." ”

Qi Ke stretched out his hand to take the edict in her hand and quickly skimmed through it, it was not the edict of abdication he imagined.

But he couldn't understand the content.

In the edict, a system called a constitutional monarchy was recognized in his name, and the first assistant Zhang Ge Lao was authorized to preside over the formation of a new cabinet.

As an emperor, he immediately sensed sensitively that there was definitely something wrong with this constitutional monarchy, otherwise Qi Xinwei would not have taken such a big risk.

"What does that mean?"

He looked sharply at the eldest princess.

"To be honest, I don't know much about this constitutional monarchy, to put it simply, it is to divide part of the emperor's power to the cabinet, and there will be multiple checks and balances in the cabinet to prevent one person from dominating."

That is, it will reduce the power of the monarch and empty him.

Hmph, it's so beautiful to think about!

"Eldest sister, you are also a descendant of the Qi family, as soon as this edict is issued, the rule of my Qi family will exist in name only in Daliang, are you worthy of your ancestors by doing this? Is it worthy of the first emperor? ”

Qi Ke was so excited that he had even forgotten his difficult situation, his voice became higher and higher, and he questioned her angrily.

Contrary to his extreme rage, Qi Xinwei seemed very calm.

"Wrong, I did this, it was for the sake of the foundation of the beam, as the emperor, didn't you find that the current beam has already been stormy and precarious?"

"So what? I have been an emperor for more than 30 years, conscientious, and never dare to slack off, this is a problem accumulated over several generations, not caused by my Qi Ke. ”

Anger made him almost lose his mind, and he even changed his self-professes.

"Yes, you also know how dangerous it is for a country's fate to be maintained by only one person, if it continues like this, the beams will be gone, will my Qi family still exist at that time?"

Qi Xinwei does not support the constitutional monarchy on his lips, but in fact, he already agrees with it in his heart, and at this time, he persuaded Qi Ke to come, and it turned out to be a set.

"I ......"

Qi Ke opened his mouth violently to refute, but he opened his mouth but didn't know how to respond, and was racking his brains, when he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest and let out an earth-shattering coughing sound.

"No wonder you have to hide in the dormitory and not come out, it turns out that you are also sick, and you are old when you see it, why bother not to admit it."

She didn't actually mean sarcasm when she said this, but put her heart into her heart, "Do you think that a dying old man can support such a huge country?" Now that I am in danger of internal and external troubles, there is a danger of overturning the nest anytime and anywhere, do you want to be that sinner for the ages and put all the people in fire and water? ”

This questioning can be described as deafening, which made Qi Ke's face change greatly, and he was speechless for a long time.

"No matter what, I can't sign it, and I can't let Gaozu's inheritance be ruined in my hands."

He suddenly raised his head, his eyes blood-red, "You don't have to force me, it's a big deal for me to sign and abdicate the edict, whoever you want to support, let whoever you want to be this puppet, whatever you want." "Jiuhe Library

It's not that he's generous, but it's really his life in the hands of others, so what can he do if he doesn't give in?

Just like Qi Xinwei said, it is not impossible to kill him directly, then cover the jade seal himself, and then support a puppet emperor.

What's more, he has been procrastinating for so long, and there is no movement outside at all, which is really abnormal.

In other words, Qi Xinwei came prepared, not only to control him, but even to probably control the entire capital.

He is not afraid of death, because his death is not only useless, but also beneficial to them, and he is alive, and he can act with a camera, leaving a glimmer of hope.

"Okay, that's what you want."

Qi Xinwei was as good as a stream, and immediately took out the second edict as if he was doing a trick from his arms.

Qi Ke was so angry that he almost turned his back on her, she had already prepared everything, and she could deal with whatever he asked.

When he opened the edict, he only felt his eyelids twitch, "Do you want to be lucky?" ”

The sixteenth prince Qi is only six years old this year, the youngest of all his children.

Qi Xinwei appointed him as the next emperor, and his thoughts are self-evident.

"Didn't you say it a long time ago? We want to set up a puppet emperor, is there a more suitable person than Yun'er? ”

The eldest princess raised her head and sneered.

At this time, Qi Ke was speechless, and was silent for a while before he asked in a low voice, "What are you going to do with me?" ”

"You and the queen moved to the Dongshan Palace to retire, Yun'er's mother can stay in the palace, and the rest of the princes go to the fief, you can take their mother away, of course, there is no administrative and military power in the fief."

Qi Chengyun's mother was just a noble concubine, from a humble background, originally just a palace maid, and there was no power in the family.

There is also a reason why they chose to carry it, at least they don't have to worry about the monopoly of their relatives.

As for the power of the princes in the fiefdom being withdrawn, it is also expected, the emperor has become an empty shell, how can the princes still retain the royal power.

"The palace attendants and palace maids will be cut by two-thirds, and the former dynasty will be changed to a cabinet, and His Majesty will only be responsible for issuing edicts, receiving foreign envoys, and presiding over the Spring and Autumn ceremonies."

"Also, in the future, successive Majesties can only marry a maximum of five concubines."

Qi Ke listened expressionlessly, since the emperor has become a puppet, no matter how strange these restrictions are, they are all reasonable, there is nothing to be surprised about.

Of course, the constitutional monarchy is very rich in content and involves all aspects of the operation of the country, but these have nothing to do with what Qi Ke is worried about at this time.

"I have one more question, how the hell did you get into my dormitory without moving?"

The eldest princess knew his intentions, but she still patiently explained.

"In this palace, when it was built, there was a huge underground passage underneath, and under normal circumstances, only the guardians of the royal family knew about it."

"Guardian of the Royals?"

Qi Ke's eyes narrowed slightly, this time his surprise was really not faked.

"Why don't I know anything?"

Immediately, he looked at Qi Xinwei and suddenly realized, "Are you the so-called guardian of the royal family?" ”

The eldest princess smiled lonely, "Yes, I am, according to the edict left by the ancestor back then, in addition to protecting the royal family, the guardian also has the power to remove the emperor in times of crisis. ”