There is a small courtyard in the West Humu Lane of Tiandu City, the steps at the door are overgrown with weeds, the black lacquer gate has long been mottled, and the outside looks like a long-abandoned house. Bypass the shadow wall, pass through the front hall, enter from the east side corner door is the main room, there is a secret door in the main room, after entering is another world, carved beams and painted buildings, water pavilion song platform, elegant and quiet.

In a small building near the lake, a handsome man in a purple python robe was sitting lazily on a soft couch, and two beautiful maids kneeling beside him rubbed his legs and shoulders. It was Susukino Sokai who was over-grieved by the death of the emperor and recuperated at home.

Susukino Zongqi half-squinted his eyes and asked lazily, "The news has been released?" ”

The man in black who was half-kneeling in front of him bowed his head and replied, "Yes." The letter has been received by the royal palace. ”

Susukino Zongqi's fingers stroking the sandalwood armrest tapped rhythmically, and nodded with satisfaction, "How is Zongqi now?" ”

"Back to the Lord, he released the news last night, early this morning Tan Yushi and the other two Yushi impeached Susukino Zonghu in the court, at this time the general has led people to the Ping'an Dao Palace, accompanied by King Xin and the prime minister, the things prepared in advance have been put away, and there should be results after noon." The man in black paused and continued, "Also, when will the letter from the north be moved?" ”

The man pondered for a moment, "When the Susukino sect is settled, I will send a letter to the north." In the near future, the Tiandu will be in chaos, you keep an eye on the Xinwang Mansion for me, and you can't let the secret door take people out of the Tiandu City. ”

"Yes, my subordinates obey!"

"You go, ask in the palace, and say that I am too sad, and my 'illness' will not get better for a while, and I will continue to recuperate, and I will not be able to go to court for the time being."

The man in black retreated, and the man on the couch closed his eyes, and a grim smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

……

Since Fan Yun's accident, Huaxi Xiangfang has asked people to blatantly make trouble from time to time. Huaxi thought about the recent instability of the situation, and the Xun family took the opportunity to take revenge because of Xun Rou's matter, so they wanted to temporarily close the Xiangfang, so as not to cause other changes. I didn't want Susukino Shin to let her continue to open, but I withdrew the original small house and sent someone from the secret door to manage it.

At the same time, another big event happened in Tiandu.

The Great King Susukino Sonori was imprisoned. Originally, the suspicion of assassinating the second king Susukino Zongfeng has not been shaken off, and it was found that he had hidden the dragon robe in the mansion, and the tailor who had been killed in the dragon robe was also miraculously resurrected, and in one fell swoop he had a heart of disobedience as early as the reign of Emperor Chengwu.

In an uproar, a popular contender for the crown prince was pulled down. The Three Kings Susukino Zongqi is still sick at home, and it seems that he intends to avoid the battle for the throne. At this time, the remaining candidates for the crown prince were only the second king, Susukino Soga, and the voices opposing his succession gradually disappeared, and even the attitude of King Zhidu was loosened.

In the imperial study room of the inner garden of the palace, Queen Xun was anxious about the prime minister, the general and the generals of various departments, as well as the most important relatives of the royal family.

Queen Xun sits on the top, although she is not a twenty-eight girl, but Queen Xun is well-maintained, and she is plain, which shows her elegance and charm. With tears in her eyes, she said to the important ministers sitting at the head: "This palace is cold for Your Majesty, if it weren't for Your Majesty's sudden departure, and no one presided over the affairs of the court, the palace would have gone with Your Majesty......" The tears were hazy, and the voice was sad, but it really seemed that he had a deep love with the previous king.

Xun Yuqing said comfort: "The queen mourns the death of Her Majesty on the Queen's Day, and the new monarch has not yet been established, you must take care of your health." ”

"What Lord Xun said is very true, please mourn the mother." The crowd agreed.

Queen Xun gently wiped away her tears, her face suddenly became serious, and said: "The country cannot be without a king for a day, Your Majesty has been dead for a few days, and the new monarch needs to preside over the funeral ceremony, but now the government and the opposition are in turmoil over who will succeed to the throne, and the country will not be a country if it goes on like this." I invited the secretary of state to come over today, just to discuss. Although the palace has three, why should the elder sect take him...... Hey, it's the palace that is ashamed of the first emperor...... Now that there are only two kings and three kings left in the adult emperor, this palace wants to ask the meaning of the king, who should be appointed? ”

The people of the two kings faction proposed: "Since ancient times, the great king has broken the law, so naturally he should appoint two kings." ”

As soon as this remark came out, some people from the king's faction immediately objected, "Whether the king is involved in rebellion has not yet been investigated, and it seems inappropriate to make such a hasty decision on the successor." ”

The prime minister was not optimistic about the three kings of the Xun family, but he had no choice, and most of his protégés supported the king, so the old prime minister supported the king Susukino Zonghu according to the principle of "establishing a successor and standing up" in accordance with the ancient law. Later, Susukino Zonghu was imprisoned, and he, an old man, naturally saw the doorway inside, regardless of whether Susukino Zonghu was framed or not, at least one thing was that he had lost in this seizure, and it was better to wait and see what happened than to get involved in disputes. Anyway, he had made a mistake before, and he just pushed the boat down the river and kept silent.

The prime minister did not speak, but stroked his long white beard, and his eyes, which were not big, narrowed into a slit, and looked as if he was asleep. The officials present saw that the old man was silent, and they were all silent and did not make a statement.

"Prime Minister, you are a veteran of the Three Dynasties, what do you mean?"

Hearing the queen's inquiry, the prime minister paused for a moment, until the person next to him touched him with his elbow, he relieved himself, got up and arched his hand: "Well, the old minister is old and his ears are not good, I hope the mother will forgive the sin." The matter of the new monarch must be decided by the queen. "Everyone thinks that the old prime minister means, he does not object but will not express support.

Empress Xun frowned, scolded "old fox", looked at the people below, and turned her gaze to the silent Susukino Shin, "What does King Xin mean?" ”

Susukino Shin didn't get up, glanced at the officials of the two factions sitting opposite, and said lightly: "As the imperial uncle of the three kings, I have watched them grow up since I was a child, and I know the temperament best. This king said a truthful thing, according to the king's character, if he said that he had the heart for the throne, this is true, but said that he was rebellious, this king did not dare to agree......"

At that moment, the people of the king's faction were happy, who didn't know that King Xin's position in the dynasty was very important.

However, Susukino only paused for a moment and continued, "Nowadays, everyone respects the two kings more, but I warn you that you seem to have overlooked one person. The three kings have been smart since childhood, although their sex is ...... At least he didn't do anything to fight in front of the bed of the first emperor, compared to the big king and the second king, the third king can be regarded as benevolent and filial...... This king felt that the three kings, Susukino Sokai, were more suitable to inherit the throne. ”

As soon as Sukino Shin said this, everyone was surprised, and even the old prime minister's eyes opened, and his eyes flashed when he looked at Sukino Shin.

Queen Xun was also deeply surprised, among the three, she actually preferred the child Sukino Zongqi in her heart, at this time, listening to Bo Ye Xin say this, she couldn't help but secretly wonder that she had tried many times without success, why did he Bo Ye Xin relax today?

The corners of Queen Xun's lips were almost imperceptibly hooked, "The palms and backs of the hands are all meat, and the reasoning is my son, so I shouldn't favor one over the other." However, the election of a new monarch is related to the country, and the palace should focus on the overall situation. King Shin was the brother of the first emperor. Emperor Xian often said when he was alive that King Xin was the person who knew him best in the world, and this palace believed in King Xin's vision. I don't know what everyone thinks? ”

"King Zhidu, what do you think?" Someone set their sights on King Zhidu.

King Zhidu and King Mohan are the two princes of the opposite sex in Xiyue, and the only difference between Mohan, the king of the opposite sex who was later canonized for his military exploits, is that the first King of Zhidu is the nephew of the first generation of Xiyue monarchs, and the two families are from Beixun, so the Zhidu family and the Susukino family have been married for generations. Although Zhidu is of the opposite sex, he is also an authentic relative of the emperor.

Hearing someone ask, King Zhidu glanced at King Xin beside him, and said in a deep voice: "The rules of the ancestors cannot be broken, and this king still thinks that the ancient rites should be followed." "That means that there is a long run, and if there is no king, then it is naturally the second king.

"The old minister reconsiders." The general who has always supported Susukino Sokai echoed.

In this way, the people present were divided into three factions, the faction that maintained its position and supported the king, the faction that supported Susukino Sokai led by the general and the king of Shito, and finally the Susukino Sokai supported by Susukino Shin and Empress Xun.

The atmosphere in the study room has become hot again......

At that time, Susukino Zongqi, who was originally recuperating at home, was sitting in the Yilian room, and when he heard the news from the palace, he was so angry that he smashed the teacup in his hand, "Susukino Zongqi thought that you were pretending to be sick to avoid trouble, and you made trouble for a long time, but I didn't expect you to calculate me behind your illness." Good, good......"