Chapter 375: The Emperor Dies

By the way, this is the medicine I took out of the Tai Hospital before, and it will not damage the body after taking it, but the face will become pale and the pulse will become much weaker. If there is an accident and the plan cannot go smoothly, you can take it! ”

As he spoke, Situ Yu took out a small wooden box from his sleeve and handed it to Zhuo Yu. When the latter opened it, he saw that there were indeed two brown pills lying in the box.

"I heard from the people in the Tai Hospital that this medicine was developed by a certain imperial doctor in order to frame each other and compete for favor during the reign of the emperor. It's just that the imperial doctor was beheaded for fornicating with a lady, and you haven't been drafted since you succeeded to the throne, so this recipe was thrown into a corner. I got up two times ago, so I quietly went to get this medicine, you can take it just in case! ”

The other two people understood the accident in his mouth, but they were afraid that some old man in the DPRK and China would think that this matter was strange, so he had to take a second look at Zhuo Yu's "remains". After all, it is unbelievable that he fell ill because of the medicine he was in, and it was a shame to say it. It's normal for such statements to arouse some suspicion.

Zhuo Yu put away the medicine as he said. However, in order to make it easier to carry, she deliberately found a clean small porcelain bottle and vacated the two very small pills from the box.

The original plan was implemented early tomorrow morning, and the three of them simply went through the process again, and after confirming that it was correct, Situ Ji and Wei Chijin quietly left here.

Situ Yu naturally didn't need to say that Zhuo Yu temporarily handed over the government to him when he "just fell ill" before, and even many ministers were speculating whether he would have other thoughts about the throne. Now that Zhuo Yu has claimed that he has not improved, he naturally has to stay in the palace late every day to deal with the day's political affairs, and the guards at the palace gate are almost aware of him, so naturally they will not be suspicious of him leaving the palace so late.

As for Yu Chi Jin, he has not gone out since he entered the palace that day, but in order not to make others suspicious, he went back to the regent palace on the second day of Zhang Wan's death, and later secretly ran in by himself. In order for him to be here as a matter of course tomorrow when the plan begins, he must go back tonight.

Both of them left, and the still lively dormitory instantly quieted down. Zhuo Yu was lying on the bed, only feeling that he was very awake, and he didn't feel sleepy at all. Of course, although she was a little apprehensive about tomorrow's plans, she was surprisingly not particularly nervous.

Speaking of which, this is the second time she has faked her death, right? I remember the last time, it was the Queen Mother who suddenly sent someone to knock her unconscious, and then set a fire here. How long ago was that, though?

Zhuo Yu's thoughts drifted away unconsciously, and his eyelids gradually became a little heavier. Before falling asleep completely, she muttered as if indistinctly, "Time flies so fast......"

On the second day, the morning court was still the same, and the courtiers seemed to have become accustomed to having Situ Shu preside over the morning court, and they didn't talk about it like on the first day. It's just that after the next dynasty, Situ Yu went to visit Zhuo Yu as usual, and after a while, the bad news of the emperor's death suddenly came out.

At this time, nearly half of the courtiers had not yet left the palace, and after hearing the news, many of them grabbed the surrounding palace people and asked, "Is the news true or false?" The emperor is young and strong, how could he die so easily! ”

Among the palace people who were called to ask, there were some who really didn't know about it, and there were also people who Wei Chi Jin had arranged a long time ago. However, no matter which side of the person was, at this time, without exception, they all cried with a sad face, and hurriedly replied: "Naturally, it is true." The adults should have heard the bell just now, right? ”

Of course, these courtiers heard the dull sound of the bell. It's just that such a long bell can only be rung when the emperor dies, and it is not very different from the previous celebrations or sacrifices. It had only been knocked once when Bai Su had died before, and it sounded again in such a short period of time, which would only make these courtiers think that they had heard it wrong.

After receiving the reply from the palace people, everyone's hearts sank. Those who are more active have begun to calculate in their hearts who is most likely to inherit the throne; There were still a small number of loyal ministers or those who didn't want to believe it, but they turned their feet directly and walked towards Zhuo Yu's bedroom.

Such a huge team came towards this side, and was seen by Xiao Quanzi from afar. He hurriedly ran in to inform Zhuo Yu.

The latter had just sprinkled a layer of powder on his face, trying to make his face look more like a dead man. At this time, when he heard that those courtiers had come so quickly, he quickly hid the things in his hands, and then ran to the bed to lie down.

It's just that because there is so little thing that Fang just wiped on her face, her face doesn't look pale enough. Zhuo Yu thought about it, but still took out a small porcelain bottle from under the pillow, and then swallowed the medicine that Situ Yu gave her inside.

Situ Ku, who was outside the door, saw those ministers coming together, and did not stop them, and directly let them in. When those people saw Zhuo Yu lying on the bed with a pale face and no anger all over her body, they finally believed the news that she had died.

For a while, a group of ministers knelt in front of the bed, old tears in their eyes. The loyal ministers were naturally crying for the lack of a Ming monarch in Wu State, and those who just wanted to test the truth were pretending to follow the howl twice and forget it.

When the news of the emperor's death was announced to the world, the people did not have much reaction. After all, in the past few years, there have been several turmoils in the palace, and the people on the throne have been changed one after another. They are just ordinary people, and their impression of the emperor is just a name and title, as long as the person sitting on it is a Ming monarch and will not increase taxes, they naturally don't care.

It's just that compared with the harmonious atmosphere in the capital, the court at this time is in a tense situation.

After Zhuo Yu's "death", the throne hung in the air again, and this situation was almost exactly the same as when Bai Su was killed last time. Only this time, there will not be another Zhuo Siyi with a non-existent pregnancy to compete for the throne; There will be no more Zhuo Yu "coming back from the dead".

At this time, the ministers of the court were arguing over the choice of the new emperor. The loyal ministers believe that even if there is no one in the royal family, there is still a regent, and Yu Chijin's ability is obvious to all.

And those ministers who hide selfish motives are naturally unwilling to let such an iron-faced and selfless person sit on the throne. For their own interests, they advocated careful consideration of candidates, but anyway, they did not agree to let Wei Chi Jin return to the throne.