A few days ago, it was finally the beginning of autumn, and the leaves beside the streets of the city began to gradually turn yellow and fall, and the situation in Rongguo also looked a little sad in such an autumn day.

"The emperor has not woken up for a long time, and the crown prince is not in good health, and now no one can make decisions to deal with the disasters in the north and the affairs of the court, I think it is time to choose a suitable person to temporarily take care of the government on behalf of the emperor." The person who said this was an old man who had always spoken with a lot of weight.

At this time, almost all the ministers and princes who could be present were in this large hall that could accommodate a hundred people, and after listening to the words of this elder, everyone looked at each other with different expressions - some excited, some distressed, all kinds of appearances, and so on.

"Then I wonder who Lord Zhao thinks can take on this important responsibility?" A minister stood up and asked rhetorically.

The elder touched the snow-white beard on his chin, and said in a natural tone: "During the emperor's illness, Prince Yi has been helping to take care of the government and politics, not to mention doing well, plus Prince Yi still has the royal call written by the emperor himself, I think the person who can temporarily take care of the government is none other than Prince Yi!" ”

"Lord Zhao's words are wrong!"

As soon as Zhao Guang's words came out, he immediately attracted fierce opposition from other ministers, "The first emperor lost his mind in his later years, and his mind was like a child at the age of seven or eight. Moreover, the first emperor has passed away, and now is the current monarch, and who to pass on the throne should also be decided by today! ”

"Yes, yes, he should inherit the throne, and the person who temporarily replaces the government should be the crown prince!"

"No matter how bad it is, it should be the third prince and the fifth prince, why is it the turn of Prince Yi!"

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For a while, the civil and military officials at the bottom quarreled over who could temporarily replace the government, and the appearance of blushing with their necks was red-faced, if people who didn't know thought that they had strayed into the vegetable market in the bazaar.

"The queen has arrived, the eldest princess has arrived—"

Just as everyone was arguing, a sudden shrill voice suddenly made the hall much quieter.

"The queen, a harem woman, what is she doing here at this time?"

"Then who knows, let's see how it goes."

The topic of discussion suddenly shifted from the government to the queen herself.

Under the gaze of everyone, the queen was supported by the palace people and walked to the top and sat down, looked at the empty dragon chair beside her, and the queen touched the armrest of the dragon chair with a complicated expression, and then straightened her face and said: "The emperor is sick in bed, and this palace, as the mother of a country, should stand up at this time to help the emperor stabilize the dynasty." The palace learned that the ministers were discussing who to temporarily replace the emperor to take care of the government, but I don't know if everyone can discuss a result? ”

"This ......" It stands to reason that people in the harem are not allowed to interfere in politics, so as soon as the queen's problem came out, all the ministers below couldn't help but look at each other, and their faces showed embarrassed looks.

Murong Jun on the side saw that the atmosphere was a little delicate, so he couldn't help but stand up and say: "There is no result yet, I don't know what the queen mother suggests?" ”

"This palace is just here to observe, and there is no suggestion, so let's just continue to discuss." The queen took the tea that the palace people had just offered at hand and took a sip slowly.

Seeing that if they don't wait for them to come up with a result, the queen will not leave easily.

With the presence of the queen, everyone was obviously much more restrained.

A minister who was considered to be old-fashioned and tenacious on weekdays stood up with a red face and said: "Queen Mother, this is a matter of the court, is it a little inconvenient for the Queen Mother to listen here?" ”

Although everyone had some such thoughts in their hearts, it was just that this benevolent brother stood up and accused the queen so bluntly, and everyone couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up to this benevolent brother in surprise.

The queen was gently stirring the foam in the teacup with the tea lid, and when she heard this, she couldn't help but pause when she heard this.

"This palace is the mother of a country, and now that the emperor is seriously ill, why can't this palace stand up and share the affairs of the court for the emperor?" As soon as the queen's words fell, Murong Xing, who was standing beside the queen, hurriedly glanced at Liu De on the side.

Liu De understood, and hurriedly and carefully took an object covered with a red cloth to the table next to the queen and put it down.

Everyone didn't know what the queen intended to do, so they couldn't help but have a puzzled look on their faces.

The queen waited for a while, and after everyone in the Zhijiao sect began to be a little impatient, she raised her eyelids and motioned to the palace people to lift the red cloth covering the object.

"Wow!" As soon as the red cloth was lifted, there was an uproar underneath.

- I saw that under the red cloth was a carefully carved jade seal!

The jade seal has always been kept by each generation of emperors personally, how can it appear in the queen now? There was a vague bad conjecture in everyone's hearts.

Just after the whispering voice below gradually began to get louder, the queen explained unhurriedly: "This is what the emperor handed over to the palace before he fell into a coma, I don't know if the palace has the right to listen now?" ”

When the queen said that, her voice couldn't help but rise a little suddenly, and at the same time, the minister who had just stood up to question the queen only felt a cold eye sweep towards him, and he suddenly snorted, took two steps back and lowered his head, not daring to say another word.

Seeing that although everyone was dissatisfied, they didn't dare to say anything more because the jade seal was in her hands, the queen couldn't help but turn her head and glanced at Murong Xing appreciatively—secretly thinking that if her daughter hadn't come up with the way to win the jade seal, she might not be able to speak at the moment.

Murong Xing smiled slightly, and a trace of contempt and pride flashed in his eyes.

The emperor handed over the jade seal to the empress for safekeeping, which invisibly gave the empress some additional powers.

The ministers below didn't want to say anything more, but then began to argue about the previous issues, and the prince, Murong Xun and Meng Yi were originally in a situation of equal strength, but they didn't know what means Meng Yi used, and some of Murong Xun and the people under the prince actually turned against Meng Yilai.

Under the elimination of each other's strengths, the people who finally supported Meng Yi to temporarily manage the government accounted for the majority.

"Prince Yi is outstanding, kind-hearted, and one of the blood of the first emperor, and now the prince is also sick in bed, who else is more suitable for this position than Prince Yi?"

"Yes, yes, if the prince is healthy, then naturally say something else, but at the moment, the prince can't be a director, can other princes be as qualified as Prince Yi?!"

No matter how it is discussed, the people who support Meng Yi's party are clinging to the fact that the prince cannot be a director, and Murong Xun and Murong Jun's biggest weakness is the identity of the prince, if the prince is always there, it will not be their turn.

Murong Xun saw that the situation was faintly wrong, his face sank slightly, and he glanced at Liu Zhen quietly.

Liu Zhen was originally mixed in the crowd and gag, Murong Xun's eyes swept over, he was full of excitement, and after hesitating for a moment, he cleared his throat and said: "If King Yi is orthodox, then King Yi naturally has this power, but what if King Yi is just an impostor?!" ”

As soon as Liu Zhen's words came out, the hall suddenly became deadly silent.

"What do you mean?!" The minister with the loudest voice just now shouted angrily: "The identity of Prince Yi was personally verified and confirmed by Jinshang, how can it be fake?" You are talking nonsense here, slandering King Yi, are you really not afraid of being beheaded?! ”

"yes, yes, it's so bold to start splashing dirty water when you can't say it!"

After hearing Liu Zhen's words, the people of Meng Yi and his party wanted to jump up and accuse Liu Zhen, Meng Yi even looked at Liu Zhen quietly, although his eyes were calm, but it was enough to make Liu Zhen's back cold.

It's just that since he has defected, if he doesn't go all the way to the dark, I'm afraid that both sides won't be pleased...... While thinking about it, Liu Zhen was ruthless, gritted his teeth and stood up.

"Since I can say this, it's not nonsense!" As Liu Zhen spoke, he took out a letter from his sleeve, "My ancestral home is in Xuzhou, and I was only transferred to the imperial city in the past two years. ”

"When I was in Xuzhou before, I met a mother and son by chance, the two lived in poverty, because I pity their mother and son, I have a lot of help for their mother and son, and because of their mother's poor health, I also helped his son bury his mother when his mother died."

"Then after I was transferred out of Xuzhou, I gradually cut off contact with the man, but before I broke off contact, the man once wrote me a letter, saying that he had a special identity and had an inseparable relationship with the first emperor, but he promised his deceased mother that he would never have anything to do with the court in this life."

"But the first emperor left him some things, he said that those things may bring him ruin, but he doesn't know whether to destroy them, because the things are too important, and I don't worry about letting others bring them to me, so I want to invite me to go to Xuzhou in person, and then make plans after seeing them."

"It's just that when I arrived in Xuzhou, this son has been killed, and I don't know what this son wants to show me, and most importantly, I clearly remember that there is a crescent-sized red birthmark on this son's left arm, which is exactly the same as the birthmark on Yi Wang's arm!"

The letter that Liu Zhen took out was just the letter written to him by the man in his mouth, although this can't prove anything, but if these messages are connected, they can't help but make people think about it.

At the beginning, Meng Yi took Liu Zhen under his command, and a large part of the reason was because Liu Zhen knew too much, but he didn't expect this person to betray him.

Meng Yi touched the silk silk on his waist, and his face was calm.

The Empress and the other ministers were extremely curious about the letter, "Really? It seems a little inappropriate to say that Prince Yi is a fake based on just a letter, but there are many doubts in this matter, and it is worth investigating. ”

The queen said slowly, and at the same time raised her hand, signaling the palace people to take the letter in Liu Zhen's hand.

As for the ministers of Murong Xun and his party, they naturally refused to let go of this great opportunity, so they hurriedly changed their words: "If Prince Yi is really the blood of the royal family, then I will take care of the government for the time being, and I have nothing to say, but since the identity of Prince Yi is doubtful now, I think that Prince Yi will not be able to take on this important responsibility!" ”