On September 25, the eighth year of Chengyuan, the emperor returned to Beijing through Songzhou, Henan Province, and encountered the infiltration of rebel assassins.

Fortunately, Mrs. Chu protected the queen and the five princes survived.

Before the emperor died, he referred to the five princes as the new emperor, the first marquis of the wife of Chu State, and the regent and superintendent of the country.

Three days after the edict was issued, the crying and mourning in the hall were still endless, the soldiers and horses galloped inside and outside Songzhou, and the doors and windows of the teahouses and restaurants on the street were closed, and there were no idle people moving around.

A horse-drawn carriage slowly drove in from the city gate, and the soldiers in front and behind surrounded it.

Seeing these two cars, the soldiers and horses stationed outside the palace, which were almost impermeable, immediately separated from each other, and stood solemnly on both sides, without checking or asking.

The carriage stopped in front of the door, and the bag opened the umbrella with one hand, and Li Minglou, who was wrapped in a black cloak, got out of the car with the other.

Li Minglou drove straight through the palace gate, and the palace was full of soldiers, and the original forbidden army was gone...... They fought to the death while defending the Emperor.

The corpses were placed in the open space in front of the main hall, and in addition to them, there were some eunuchs and palace maids who had died, and on the other side were the rebel assassins who had been killed.

The Emperor was well prepared, pretending to be an Assassin with fresh faces, and the rebel banners were well marked......

Pretending to be An Dezhong's soldiers and horses, after Taiyuan Mansion was broken, Shi Chao fled north, and An Dezhong approached this side, which is a matter of course......

The details of the story were thoughtful, saving them the trouble, and they could summon the ministers of civil and military affairs into the palace to see the scene that night.

Li Minglou did not squint and looked past the corpse in front of the hall.

The crying in the house shook the sky.

The disheveled officials knelt on the ground, most of them arriving in the middle of the night, and they had not bothered to tidy up their appearance for three days, because people kept fainting because of excessive grief or without eating or drinking.

The eunuchs carried the soup and water through the process, persuaded the ministers to eat, carried the fainted officials to the next room and the imperial doctors treated them, and were busy coming and going.

The three coffins were placed in the center, hastily collecting the bodies of the emperor's three princes and Cui Zheng.

The queen hugged the six-year-old fifth prince, and took the concubines and princesses to kneel on the other side and cry bitterly.

"Madame is here." The eunuch standing at the door said.

His voice wasn't very loud, but the crying in the room died down, and all eyes looked at him.

Li Minglou took off his hood and walked in, put away his bag and followed him with a black umbrella, this was the order given to him by Yuan Ji, and he didn't leave an inch.

Now she can go anywhere with her entourage, and no one can question her for being rude.

"Mrs. Chu State! Why are you only back now? But officials can angrily ask about other things.

Li Minglou ignored him and walked up to the queen to salute: "Niangniang, there is no movement of rebels in a hundred miles outside Songzhou, please rest assured." ”

The queen nodded to her with tears: "Madame has worked hard. ”

She shouted to the eunuchs beside her.

"Hurry up and show Madame, Madame still has injuries on her body."

The eunuchs hurriedly brought the futon, Li Minglou sat down, and before a bowl of ginseng soup was served, Li Minglou took it, and the eyes around followed her every move, and saw her sliding down the sleeves to reveal her wrists wrapped in cloth......

It really hurts.

Injuries can also be fake.

The crying, silent, and dazed officials in the hall made eye contact with each other.

This matter was too sudden, too incredible, they had too much to ask, but they came but did not see Mrs. Chu State, only the queen holding the five princes and holding the edict.

The edict was dictated by the emperor, and Ah Yu, a close confidant of the great eunuch Hu Ping...... They don't know if they are cronies, it's just eunuchs...... Writing, the emperor's seal and jade seal on it are complete.

Another question can be asked about the emperor's newly transferred bodyguard, General Xiao Qi.

And the woman who survived the banquet and was still the regent of the marquis is gone.

"Madame has gone after the rebels."

The Empress and General Xiao Qi gave the answer.

A group of people can only hold back and wait, and by now, their strength has run out.

"Madame! What the hell is going on! ”

The officials took a deep breath and stood in front of the three coffins and asked.

Li Minglou said: "It's what Niangniang said." ”

A sentence of the queen mother can't perfunctory the courtiers.

"How can there be rebels in the palace?" An official asked, "Why was there an assassination when you entered the palace for a night banquet?" ”

And only you survived.

Li Minglou met their gaze: "Wasn't there a rebel army before I came?" ”

The emperor is still very serious about killing, and the foreplay is arranged.

The officials choked up at this question.

"If you want to ask, you shouldn't ask me." Li Minglou said, "I should ask Your Majesty how Henan Dao and Li Dudu guard!" ”

Her voice suddenly rose up, startling the officials, and the concubines and princesses all stopped sobbing and fell silent, and the room was deadly silent.

The dead silence made some officials sober up too, and they couldn't let her ask like this! She may just take the opportunity to get rid of Li Mingyu, and now the biggest soldier and horse that can compete with Wu Ya'er and his wife is Jiannan Dao!

"If you want to ask for sin, I should ask you first!"

"The rebels are from Hedong Road, how did you defend Hedong?"

"Could it be that you let it go on purpose?"

That's what kills my heart!

Li Minglou said: "Do you have evidence?" ”

She looked at the officials.

"Or do you want to add to your sin?"

"What do you want? Your Majesty's bones are not cold, are you going to rebel? ”

Is this a reckless charge for them? Officials were in an uproar.

The dead room became noisy, there were cries and shouts, and some old ministers fainted......

"Shut up!" The queen shouted, grabbed the soup bowl and smashed it on the ground.

The room was quiet.

"What do you want to do?" The queen hugged the five princes and burst into tears, "Are you trying to force our orphans and widows to death!" ”

She walked over to the coffin.

"Your Majesty, Xiangye, the three princes were all killed by the rebels, Great Xia is in danger, you don't talk about stabilizing the foundation now, but civil strife!"

"You don't need the rebels to come, you can kill our mother and son first!"

The fifth prince was woken up and taken away from his biological mother and concubine in the middle of the night, and he was always in a daze and did not wake up.

The hall knelt down and cried, "The ministers are guilty!" ”

An official knelt forward and wept: "Niangniang, the ministers are just for the foundation of Daxia, Your Majesty's death, if you don't find out clearly, the world will be uneasy!" ”

The queen cried: "Then you have to be safe before you can check it!" If you are not safe, who will check? How to check? The rebels are still watching from outside! ”

This is not a peaceful and prosperous era, this is a troubled era, the officials have calmed down, the rebels outside have not been pacified, and the wife of Chu is fierce inside...... Ask for sin? In this world, the way of sin is to rely on the sword! No knives, how to ask? Who asks whom?

Everyone looked at Mrs. Chu Guo sitting on the futon, dressed in a black robe, her face was not like a person, and she was followed by a guard, holding an umbrella like a knife.

She still has tens of thousands of horses in her hands, and her husband also has tens of thousands of soldiers......

"A country cannot be without a king for a day!" The queen said, "Please let the five princes ascend the throne first!" ”

The country must not be without a king one day, otherwise there will be no orthodoxy, and if the name is not right, it will be even more chaotic!

The officials understood the queen's painstaking efforts and kowtowed.

However, there was no objection to the accession of the five princes to the throne, and the lady of Chu was made a marquis......

"How can a woman be a marquis!"

"How can a woman be regent!"

"What is the name of the first marquis? Dare to call the first! ”

There was a loud noise in the room again, something that had never been heard before!

"Definitely!" But some officials also stood up in agreement, "This first marquis is also the wisdom of His Majesty!" ”

"That's right!"

"Your Majesty dares to crown a woman as a marquis, and he is the first person in ancient times so far!"

Looking at these seven or eight people, the officials were a little surprised, this is too fast, right? When did they get in touch with Mrs. Chu Guo? Or is it afraid that its power will turn against you?

"Stop arguing!" The queen made a final decision, "This is Your Majesty's decision, you have to ask, go and ask Your Majesty!" The mourning family doesn't understand this, and the mourning family only knows to obey His Majesty's orders! ”

So how do you ask...... The officials were silent for a moment.

The queen quickly cut through the mess and asked Li Minglou directly: "Madam, what should you do about the current matter?" ”

Li Minglou said: "Let the five princes ascend the throne, return to Beijing immediately, and then announce it to the world." ”

The queen nodded yes, choked up and looked at the coffin behind her: "Your Majesty has been waiting to return to Beijing." ”

Again the officials whimpered.

"Also, please choose a prime minister first." Li Minglou said again.

The whimpering suddenly stopped.

"Your Majesty asked me to be regent, but I will only fight and lead the troops." Li Minglou said, "The affairs of the government are still done by people who understand. ”

The queen sighed and looked around the room.

It's up to them to choose for themselves, the officials sit up straight, where does the queen understand this, she can't even tell who they are!

The queen said: "Lord Zhu, the head of the household." ”

The officials were stunned for a moment, and then they saw an official standing up.

"!" He shouted, "The minister is here! ”

The queen said: "Xiangye praised you a lot before his death, and now that Xiangye is gone, you will take his place." ”

Zhu Shangshu choked up: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Li Minglou said: "Niangniang, since there is a prime minister, the prime minister will discuss the affairs of the court with Niangniang, and the minister will go to discuss with Li Dudu about returning to Beijing." ”

The queen nodded, Li Minglou turned around and walked out, and the noise behind him just started.

Why did you obey the order, why did you decide the prime minister? The officials were stunned, when did this Zhu Shangshu catch up with the queen!

Everyone has been in the court for decades, so they don't believe that the queen is really a finger, and they don't believe that Cui Zheng praised this surnamed Zhu, how can they not know who Cui Zheng praises!

Everyone is crying here!

What's going on!

This will not work!

There are so many of them, where is the turn of this surnamed Zhu!

………

………

It was lively here, but the room next to it was much quieter, and officials who fainted or pretended to faint came here to drink ginseng soup and take the opportunity to sleep and rest.

Watching an official close his eyes and snoring, the person next to him stood up straight and stretched.

"Mr. Jiang!" A physician saw it, beckoned to the side and whispered, "You can rest too." ”

Jiang Liang turned around: "It's okay, it's okay, I'll also help out, Madame is not here, we have too few people, I'm really ashamed." ”

The doctors sighed: "Thanks to you for sending so many ginseng, otherwise where would we be able to save so many people." ”

Jiang Liang smiled: "It's hard work." ”

And it's not in vain, the officials who drank his ginseng soup gave more or less some money, and the one who bought the prime minister was even more generous! Replace it with ginseng, and the soup is enough to drink for a year!

Liu Fan also said that Linzhou is poor, and the officials from Linzhou are much richer than those people in the capital! Sure enough, the court officials are different.