Chapter 113: A plan within a plan
"Good birds choose trees to perch, my father-in-law is a wise person, and this prince will definitely not waste talents!" Nangong Cheng took care of this eunuch properly and stayed in front of the emperor, feeding the medicine and serving, all of which were taken by himself, without the slightest pretence of others, which seemed to be very in line with his reputation as a filial son.
It's just that the decoction that is sent every time is not a cure for the sick, but a poison that kills people. Nangong Cheng wants the emperor to die in the third watch, and he will definitely not be left until the fifth watch, such a major event related to imperial power naturally has to be done by himself, if he is not entrusted, he will lose more than rights.
The emperor was so poisoned that he couldn't sit up, couldn't speak, and could only barely take medicine every day. Nangong Cheng didn't think about poisoning his biological father at first, he thought, no matter what, he was also the eldest son of his father, even if his father liked other princes on weekdays, he would not ignore the etiquette and law, and ignore his face at all.
But he was wrong, and he saw under his father's pillow the decree that had been the decree of succession that had been planned for so long.
It was he Nangong Han who was written on it, not him Nangong Cheng. Oh, father, father, you are really partial, my eldest son does not stand, but I want to set up such a sick son as the emperor! Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust!
He has stayed by the emperor's side all day since he entered the palace, and he can be said to have never left an inch. He wants to sit on this throne before Nangong Han returns.
"Someone! Doctor! Doctor! Come on in! Father's ...... Father, Emperor, ...... No way......"
Nangong Cheng looked grief-stricken, as if he was really hurting for the loss of his father, and the imperial doctor beside him had already been replaced by him as his own, as long as Nangong Cheng started this scene first, the people around him would naturally accompany him to finish the performance.
As expected, a imperial physician hurriedly rushed in from outside the hall, prostrate on the edge of the emperor's dragon bed, checked the emperor's pulse with his hand, his face changed suddenly, and he stammered: "The eldest prince must not be too sad...... Emperor...... The emperor died...... The prince also asks for condolences ......"
Nangong Cheng immediately took two steps back solemnly and knelt down: "My father has died, the whole country is mourning, and the ministers are coming!" ”
At this time, the ministers have heard the death knell, the death of the emperor has become a fact, and there are naturally many ministers in the court who support the ten princes and the seventeenth princes, but now these two princes are out of the imperial capital and are not in the court, and now in addition to the young prince and princess, only the eldest prince is left in the palace.
Naturally, the duty of serving the emperor also fell on the great prince, if it was impossible to say that the great prince would not move a little crooked mind, but the ministers did not expect that the great prince would be so bold and reckless, and dare to do things that killed his father and seized power.
"Your Majesty...... Emperor! Several of the emperor's most important ministers came first, and a few of them were in pain when they saw the emperor's body, and shouted that God treats people unfairly, this emperor is a good emperor through the ages, and God should not be like this, taking away this good emperor who is honest and honest for the people.
"Ministers, mourn! The emperor drove Hexi to enjoy bliss, and now the people's hearts are definitely unstable, and the country cannot be left without an owner for a day, so let's discuss the matter of establishing an emperor early. ”
"My father-in-law is right, this emperor went up suddenly, and he didn't set up a prince, I don't know if he left a holy decree and set up which prince as the emperor?"
"For such a major event, our family has never been ordered, but I have only seen His Majesty write a holy decree and not order the servants to promulgate it, I don't know if it is a matter of establishing a prince." The eunuch deliberately glanced at the emperor's dragon bed, and the emperor was still lying on it, and a corner of yellow cloth was exposed under the pillow.
"This ...... How good is that? ”
"Meow ......"
Suddenly, a black cat broke into the temple, and without going anywhere, he jumped into the emperor's dragon bed, and with his two paws Balabala pulled out the yellow cloth from under the pillow.
"This ...... This is the Divine Decree! One of the ministers exclaimed suddenly.
"Quick, get the decree quickly, don't let this cat destroy it!"
The eunuch on the side quickly snatched the holy decree away: "Fortunately, fortunately." ”
"Father-in-law, presumably this is the holy decree left by His Majesty, you can read it quickly, and we can rest assured."
Nangong Cheng had not spoken for a long time, but at this moment he said loudly: "No! ”
The ministers were puzzled, and some thought that he was afraid that he would hear that it was not his own name, and he was unhappy, so he stopped it.
"Ministers, don't misunderstand, as a son of man, I just want to bury my father first, and then read the holy decree, after all, my father's bones are not cold, and it is unseemly for me to make a noise here."
This remark is decent, which not only shows that he Nangong is honest and filial, but also shows that he really doesn't know what is written in this holy decree, and he has served the emperor in the palace these days, and there is really nothing wrong.
"The eldest prince, the burial of His Majesty is not to be completed in a moment, and the people's hearts are in urgent need of appeasement, but it is indeed disrespectful to His Majesty to make this uproar, why don't I go to the main hall to read the holy decree and summon all the courtiers, what do you think?"
This really fell into the hands of Nangong Cheng, Nangong Cheng naturally agreed, and only agreed with dignity on his face: "That's okay, pass it on to the ministers." ”
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: The great prince Nangong sincerely inherits the emperor's life, and his character is valuable, and he will succeed me to the throne, that is, he will inherit the throne and amnesty the world on the same day."
Nangong Cheng naturally became the emperor, but this play has not yet been performed, although he also has henchmen in the court, but his Wen Taowu is slightly inferior to the tenth prince and the seventeenth prince, and he also knows in his heart that compared with these two people, there must be fewer people supported by the court.
One thing to do now is to win people's hearts, it is inevitable that some people do not believe that his throne is logical, and he naturally wants to convince this group of people.
Hearing this edict of succession, Nangong Cheng's face was even more shocked, obviously not knowing that he was handpicked as the successor.
When this group of ministers saw this, they naturally didn't suspect that the eldest prince was doing anything to this edict, naturally, such a little bit was not enough.
He also wants providence.
"Look, look! The cat that just took out the holy decree is now crawling at the feet of the great prince! ”
"It seems that it is the will of heaven for the eldest prince to succeed to the throne! The black cat is auspicious, and you see, the hair on the belly of the black cat seems to be in the shape of a dragon! The eldest prince succeeds to the throne, and the destiny of heaven returns! ”
"The Great Prince is destined to return! Please succeed quickly! ”
For a while, Nangong Cheng seemed to be forced to succeed to the throne by the ministers, and he was helpless to take the throne.
"Zhongqing's family, although the prince is not yet sophisticated in governing the country, but the prince must work hard to live up to the expectations of the people and the expectations of his father!"
"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"
I don't know who took the lead, all the ministers knelt down and surrendered to Nangong Cheng.
"Zhongqing is flat."
Nangong Cheng finally waited for this moment, he had been planning for so long, all for the sake of everyone bowing down to him at this moment, no matter how he was, the smile on his face couldn't help it.