Chapter 313 - Appointment of a Coroner

(Cat flutter Chinese) "Spread the will of the mourning family and convene hundreds of civil and military officials to discuss the court."

"Yes." Yi Kang, the head of Ningshou Palace, responded, turned around and sent people to spread the decree everywhere.

The Queen Mother instructed again: "Yu Cairen, take the three princes and go to the Qiankun Palace with the mourning family." ”

"Yes." Yu Cairen was very excited.

Shen Cairen watched Yu Cairen take the third prince and follow the Queen Mother to the Qiankun Palace, sad and jealous, Yu Cairen is going to be the Queen Mother, she is going to be the Queen Mother? !

"Woo woo......" Shen Cairen was sad from the heart, kneeling on the ground and crying miserably, crying in his heart was his dead prince: Emperor, my eldest emperor!

If the eldest prince is still there, this throne must be done by the eldest prince, and the queen mother will also be her own, but now that the eldest prince is long gone, the queen mother has no chance to sit on it, but I am afraid that she will be cleared out of the palace soon, and spend the second half of her life in the cold palace.

"Your Majesty, it's good to go, the eldest prince is over there to greet you, the emperor has to treat the eldest prince well when he goes over there, woo woo ......"

Shen Cairen saw that everyone in the hall walked out, knelt down and crawled to the bedside, took one of the emperor's hands, and cried sadly, "Your Majesty!" Suddenly, she stared at the emperor's cold big hand in surprise for a long time, suddenly threw away the emperor's hand, covered her head and exclaimed, "Ah-"

This terrifying cry was very terrifying, but fortunately there were only a few palace maids around, and no one cared about the sadness of this stupid genius who had been a little stupid since the loss of the prince.

"No, no, it's not the emperor......" Shen Cairen muttered, got up in shock, ran out of the hall in a panic and ran to the Qiankun Palace, shouting all the way: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother......"

The atmosphere in the Qiankun hall was solemn and solemn, the queen mother stood on the jade platform, Yu Cairen stood beside her with the three princes in her arms, and hundreds of civil and military officials knelt down in the hall.

The Queen Mother hugged the three princes, and issued an edict, "All the lovers, the emperor drove the expedition in person, unfortunately sacrificed his life for the country, the whole country was sad, woo ......" The Queen Mother choked up and couldn't continue. Weeping bitterly.

The ministers were all grief-stricken, some with calm faces, some with tears, and some with tears.

The Queen Mother finally stopped her grief, and continued to announce with a cry, "Mourning the family, mourning the family to establish a new emperor......"

The Queen Mother wiped the tears that fell from her, she was extremely sad in her heart and couldn't say anything, Yu Cairen's anxious heart on the side was about to jump out, and the tears in her eyes were not tears of sorrow, but tears of excitement.

"Mourning the Family and ......"

"The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, and slowly, you can't make a new king...... The emperor is not dead! Shen Cairen stepped into the threshold, and his voice exploded in the hall.

"What!? Shen Cairen, the emperor's body is lying in the Zhongzheng Hall, what nonsense are you talking about? Yu Cairen's Empress Dowager suddenly appeared, stretched her face and reprimanded, and ordered in a solemn voice, "Shen Cairen, this place is the sacred Qiankun Palace, you can't be allowed to go crazy indiscriminately, come to someone, drag Shen Cairen out, and take strict care of it." ”

"The minions obey." The two eunuchs immediately fell to the upstart who was about to become the queen mother.

"Queen Mother, the emperor is not dead, the emperor is not dead, the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother ......" Shen Cairen ran forward and knelt down and shouted, the two eunuchs stepped forward and grabbed her arm, she struggled and shouted, "Queen Mother, the people in the main hall are not the emperor." ”

Shen Cairen was dragged out of the hall by the eunuch, and shouted loudly across the threshold, "Please ask the Queen Mother to verify her identity and then set up a new monarch!" ”

"Queen Mother, Shen Cairen is too sad and crazy in words. The country cannot be without a king for a day, and the ministers have been summoned to listen to the decree and implore the queen mother to make a decree to establish a new king. Prime Minister Li hurriedly urged.

The Queen Mother was stunned for a long time, and there was a strong hope in her heart, hoping that Shen Cairen's words were true, and that the three emperors were still alive, and that the corpses and heads that could be transported back from the battlefield were black and swollen, but they could clearly recognize the emperor's face.

"Immediately send an order to the Tai Hospital, and appoint a coroner to go to the Zhongzheng Hall to verify the body."

Yang Jiaojian walked out with tears in his eyes, bowed down and asked, "Queen Mother, please ask for a physical examination for the emperor." ”

The Queen Mother looked at Yang Jiaojian and sighed: "The Mourning Family Quasi-Decree appoints Yang Aiqing as the coroner." ”

"Wechen took the order."

The Queen Mother's tears stopped, handed over the three princes to Yu Cairen, and was supported by Yikang to return to the Central Palace.

Yu Cairen stood on the jade steps with the third prince in his arms, feeling extremely lost, he was almost the queen mother and queen mother, and it was all damn Shen Cairen who came to talk nonsense, and it was a good thing. If the person in the Zhongzheng Hall is really not the emperor, then once the emperor comes back in the future, I don't know if the future throne will be the third prince.

Prime Minister Li Cheng's face was very dark, and he bowed to Yu Xiangluo and persuaded, "Niangniang, please go back." ”

Yu Cairen shook his head with tears in his eyes, and sobbed in a panic, "Li Xiang, the life of the third prince is not blessed." ”

"Mother, be careful, trouble comes out of your mouth." Li Xiang persuaded in a low voice.

"Yes, this palace remembers the prime minister's awakening." Yu Cairen suppressed the crying, and the whole person suddenly calmed down, holding the prince and bowing slightly to the prime minister.

Prime Minister Li Cheng and Yu Cairen stood in the main hall, watching the Queen Mother walk out of the Qiankun Palace, and the two of them were suspicious at the same time: Is the emperor really alive?

The body of the emperor was placed in the main hall, and Yang Jiaojian knelt down on one knee beside the bed, untied the clothes of the corpse with his hands, and carefully examined it. The Queen Mother sat on a chair, and several ministers and Imperial Physician Qi stood on the side and watched.

Yang Jiaojian got up after the inspection, and when he turned around, his eyebrows were already stretched, and he knelt in front of the queen mother and replied, "The queen mother, the minister and the emperor have been together for a few years, and have also served the emperor to bathe with his own hands, the emperor has slender fingers, he has always liked nail trimming, his complexion is delicate and white like light wheat, his body has no scars and knots, and there is no trace of fat on his abdomen, and the palms of this corpse are rough, the fingertips are dry, although the skin color of the body is also the color of light wheat, but it is slightly darker than the emperor's complexion, there is a shallow old scar on the upper arm, there is a slight loose fat on the abdomen, and the body hair on the abdomen is too thick. It even spread over the umbilicus, so this body is not the emperor's body. ”

"So the three emperors of the mourning family are still alive?!" The Queen Mother got up from her seat abruptly, almost tripped over the palace stool, Yi Kang helped her to sit on the stool again, and her grief turned to worry, "Why don't the guards of the three emperors know the life and death of the emperor, what happened on the battlefield?" Where are the three emperors of the mourning family? ”

"The Queen Mother, you should immediately send someone to Pingcheng to spread the decree and order General Yun to find the whereabouts of the emperor in Pingcheng." Yang Jiaojian admonished.

"Well, Wei Aiqing quickly drafted an order for Yun Fengjin to find the emperor."

"Yes." Wei Changyan replied weakly, knowing that the emperor still had the possibility of survival, the mood that had just gotten better was instantly lost, the queen mother trusted him very much, but the emperor had to stand aside when he came back to him, so Wei Changyan hoped that the rotten corpse was the emperor.

Five days later, Yun Fengjin replied to Beijing:

Chen Yunfeng Jin bowed to the Empress Dowager Jin'an, according to investigation, the enemy attacked the camp that day, the emperor was attacked by spies, hit the back of the neck with a wooden stick and fell into a coma, the military camp was lost in chaos, and Xiao Yi rushed out of the military camp with the emperor alone in the chaos. Wechen checked the whole army, visited Pingcheng for three hundred miles, the emperor is still nowhere to be found, life and death are unknown, Wechen still continues to search, Wechen believes that with Xiao Yi's escort, the emperor will be safe and sound, please wait for the good news with peace of mind.

After reading the recital, the Queen Mother summoned several important ministers to Ningshou Palace to discuss matters.

"The Queen Mother......" Prime Minister Li Cheng muttered for a long time on the side, and opened his mouth with a worried face, "Queen Mother, if the emperor does not think about returning to the dynasty, he will hide in the ...... of the people."

"What does Li Aiqing mean......" The Queen Mother looked at Prime Minister Qin and shook her head, "No, the three emperors can't leave the Xuanyuan family and look at the wind and snow alone." ”

"The Queen Mother knows that King Sheng, who was poisoned in bed, has woken up, and he has appeared on the battlefield recently, and he is still brave and invincible, and the enemy army is terrified."

"What if he woke up?" The Queen Mother frowned, her eyes widened and she resolutely denied, "King Sheng can't!" If the third emperor can't be found, even if the mourning family establishes a new emperor, they can't pass the throne to him. ”

Prime Minister Li Cheng's face was calm, worried about whether the emperor intended to pass on to King Sheng. If King Sheng returns to the throne...... Thinking of this, Prime Minister Li Cheng's fists clenched under his sleeves, suddenly raised his eyes, and inadvertently glanced at Yang Jiaojian.

Yang Jiaojian's eyes sensitively squeezed his brows at the fierce gaze shot by Shang Cheng, and he reluctantly opened his mouth to offer a plan, "Queen Mother, Weichen has a plan to make the emperor appear." ”

"What is Yang Aiqing's plan?"

"Queen Mother, please forgive Weichen for the crime of disrespectful words, if the news of the emperor's sacrifice for the country reaches the queen's ears, and the queen will definitely return to Beijing to mourn the dead, then, the emperor ......" Yang Jiaojian whispered a plan to the queen mother.

"Well, Yang Aiqing's plan is good." When the Queen Mother heard this, her eyes lit up, and she immediately acted according to the plan, "Wei Aiqing, announce that the emperor will die and will be funeral in ten days." ”

"The old minister obeys."

"Yi Kang, ordered An Zhaoyong to handle the funeral affairs quickly, the purpose is simple and public."

"The slave immediately asked Mr. An to pass the decree."

Wei Changyan and Yi Kang withdrew one after another, and the Queen Mother looked at Yang Jiaojian, before she showed a happy smile, "Yang Aiqing, if this plan is successful, the mourning family will reward you heavily." ”

"Queen Mother, Weichen is sincerely afraid, I hope I won't be scolded by the emperor." As the emperor's confidant, Yang Jiaojian is indeed very conflicted in his heart, this is the first time to go against the emperor's wishes to give advice to the queen mother and force the emperor to return to the court.

"Yang Aiqing, don't worry, there is a mourning family to call the shots for you, and the emperor doesn't dare to embarrass you." The Queen Mother smiled.

"Empress Dowager Xie." Yang Jiaojian smiled slightly bitterly, I was afraid that the emperor and the queen would hate him to the core, and it was a blessing not to be taken off his head.

"The mourning family is going to see the second emperor grandson, the second emperor grandson must be a smart and clever grandson, hehe!" The Queen Mother was in a happy mood, smiled with her lips, got up and went back to Ningshou Palace.

Ten days later, the day of the emperor's burial, because the emperor was humiliated by the Ran army, and the death was shown to the public, not to be buried in the imperial mausoleum to humiliate the ancestors, so the coffin was buried alone in the small green hill on the left side of the imperial mausoleum, the empty coffin, the big mound pile, a luxurious stone tablet was erected in front of the mound, and the tribute sacrifice was placed in front of the stele. Cat flutter Chinese