Chapter 546: Death Threat
Jingzhao was full of rumors, and just when the courtiers didn't know what to do, a will came out of the Zichen Palace.
The will, of course, was issued by the Empress Dowager Zuo, and the edict ordered the Jingzhao hundred officials to be in the Xuanzheng Palace as early as in the past, just as in the past when Emperor Jingxing was alive.
The courtiers who received the will were troubled in their hearts. Jingzhao's situation, they know, the war has just been decided, and the Zuo family is so suspicious, they don't know what to do. This time, what did the imperial court summon them to the Xuanzheng Hall for?
Xuanzheng Palace, the highest palace in the palace, is on the central axis of the palace. It was here that the emperor of Daeyong watched the court and listened to the government, and it was here that Daeyong's political decisions were made. When the courtiers stepped into this place, they couldn't help but concentrate solemnly, and felt a great pressure coming over them.
In front of the hall, there is a high imperial chair, in the past, Emperor Changtai and Emperor Jingxing were sitting there, looking down on the ministers. Today, it's empty.
This time, the officials of the five provinces, six departments, nine temples and five prisons, who are qualified to appear in the Xuanzheng Palace, all came, which is rare to be so complete.
Officials in Zhongshu Province are somewhat sparse. Their chief official Lou Lefeng is still recuperating from his injuries, and the person in charge of the affairs of Zhongshu Province is just a few minor officials of Zhongshu Sheren;
The provincial officials under the door looked at Zuo Liangzhe's face and acted on his face, so they naturally appeared here. Since the removal of the post of subordinate minister, there have been many fewer officials in the subordinate province;
As for the other officials, they all lowered their heads and looked at the smooth floor of the Xuanzheng Palace, as if they could see the flowers on the floor. This time, most people don't know why.
There was also a small group of officials with grief on their faces. Now that Dayong has natural disasters, rebellions, and turmoil, he is already devastated, and it is too far from the court in their minds.
"The emperor has arrived! The Queen Mother has arrived! Just when the officials were thinking, the people at the door of the Xuanzheng Hall were already singing loudly.
The courtiers' already lowered heads were lowered, and their waists were still bent to show respect, and no one dared to look up at the holy faces of the emperor and the queen mother.
It wasn't until the Empress Dowager Zuo said "Zhongqing is flat" that the courtiers straightened up. Some courtiers raised their eyes slightly, glanced at the emperor without a trace, and couldn't help but take a breath.
The queen mother wore a dress that could only be worn by a ceremony, embroidered with mountains and rivers; The twelve phoenix hairpins on their heads hold pearls as big as eggs, shining under the reflection of the candlelight of the Xuanzheng Palace.
The new emperor she was holding in her arms also put on his robes, and the small crown of twelve was also worn on his head; The new emperor tilted his head and fell asleep, which made this crown even more weird.
Now Emperor Jingxing has not been long in the sky, there is still turmoil in Jingzhao City, the royal family is in the period of filial piety, and in order to show the virtue of the people, the queen mother has always been in plain clothes. Now, what is this festive dress for?
What made the courtiers even more strange was that the Queen Mother did not sit down on the Luan chair with the new emperor in her arms, but just stood in front of the imperial chair, like a delicate wood carving, without moving.
Some familiar courtiers glanced at each other, and the meaning in their eyes was clear: What is the Queen Mother doing?
"Ladies and gentlemen, today the mourning family and the emperor summoned you to come, just to ask everyone: You are still not Dayong's courtiers, in the center of your eyes, is there still the emperor, and is there Dayong!"
The Empress Dowager Zuo spoke, she didn't say anything about Jiang Bowen's siege and death, nor did she say anything about the situation in Jingzhao, but said these words, which made the courtiers stunned for a while.
"The mourning family lives in the palace, but they also know that Dayong is in danger now! There are thieves who are approaching Jingzhao, and they are about to perish Dayong! You don't even know it! ”
"The Shen family raised troops in Xining Road, killed nearly 100,000 soldiers of Dayong, and now approached Jingzhao with the so-called Praetorian Guard, Jin Wuwei did not move, and let the Shen family spread rumors. Do you know or don't you know about such a loss of country? ”
Zuo stood in front of the high imperial chair with the new emperor in his arms, looked down at the courtiers in the Xuanzheng Palace, and said these words coldly.
These words, there was almost no pause in between, but they poured straight into the hearts of the courtiers like cold slag, making them cold.
Such a queen mother, such a scene, and such a direct accusation are something they have not encountered before.
At this moment, the woman standing high on the Xuanzheng Hall symbolizes the royal majesty of Dayong, and she is still their master at this moment!
"The Lord humiliates his ministers to death! Now you are sitting in Jingzhao, watching the traitor Chen Bing Jingzhao persecute our orphans and widows! As a courtier of Dayong, what kind of face do you have to meet the first emperor and Taizu? Wait, that is the one who perishes forever. Even so, the mourning family and the emperor would rather die than be humiliated! ”
When Zuo said the last sentence, tears actually fell, and there was a choked sound in his words. After saying these words, she actually took a few steps forward with the new emperor in her arms, and further on, there was a high staircase, connecting the floor of the Xuanzheng Hall and the staircase of the imperial chair!
The courtiers instantly figured out what the Queen Mother wanted to do, did the Queen Mother want to hold the emperor and seek death?
At this moment, the courtiers all raised their heads in shock, they looked at the mourning Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother's face was dead, and suddenly they didn't know what to do.
"! Mother, never! The emperor must not have anything to do! Ministers, who are always courtiers of Dayong, have ever had the heart of disobedience? The one who has a heart of disobedience is the Praetorian Guard outside Jingzhao City! If the mother is ...... Isn't that the right for the thief's heart? ”
Zuo Liangzhe suddenly came out and knelt on the ground, crying out sadly, comforting Zuo.
Immediately, the officials of Menxia Province also knelt in the hall, saying words to Zuo Liangzhe, all of them persuaded the Queen Mother to think twice.
Being so provoked by the officials of Menxia Province, the courtiers' confused minds quickly came back to their senses. The queen mother wants to kill herself in front of the ministers with the new emperor? !
How is this possible?
And the words spoken by Zuo and Zuo Liangzhe also came to their hearts. These words are obviously accusing the courtiers, but they are really a confession, in response to the rumors that the Zuo family is a spy of Xiyan.
Zuo Liangzhe is already a very popular minister in Dayong, and the emperor born to Zuo is the emperor of Dayong. If they are Xiyan's spies, then they are opposing and persecuting themselves, is there such a strange thing?
Moreover, the war of Jingzhao has just been decided, Jiang Bowen's body is still hanging in Jingzhao Mansion, and the situation in Jingzhao has not subsided, so there are such rumors, which is clearly smearing the Zuo family and the Queen Mother, and it is clearly the enemy's intentional move!
Who is the enemy of Dayong at this moment? Of course, it's Chen Bing's Shen family and the Praetorian Guards outside Jingzhao City!
Wei Yanqing and Zheng Diheng in the Xuanzheng Hall glanced at each other, and they both saw helplessness in each other's eyes: The Queen Mother is going to take the Shen family, or to let Jin Wuwei and the Praetorian Guards open the knife!
In this situation, if Jin Wuwei uses the Praetorian Guard, what about the previous kindness of the Praetorian Guard to save Jingzhao? What will the people of Jingzhao do?
Even if Jin Wuwei obeyed the order to start a war with the Praetorian Guard, then it would be another battle to the death. This time, will Jingzhao still be able to hold on? How many casualties will the people of Jingzhao have?
Wei Yanqing and Zheng Diheng didn't dare to think about it anymore. No matter what the situation, they don't want to face it, but the situation in Jingzhao must be solved.
What a dilemma.
Zuo looked at the courtiers below, and a look of determination flashed in his eyes. The hearts of the courtiers were already shaking, but it was not enough! It's not enough for them to make a choice!
Thinking of this, Zuo glanced at the new emperor in his arms, and his eyes did not rise and fall at all. Immediately, she took a step forward and lifted the new emperor in her arms high.
The new emperor was awakened by this action, and immediately struggled and cried. The constant cry sounded in the empty Xuanzheng Hall, and the courtiers were shocked and anxious.
"Mourning the family and the emperor, how can they suffer such shame? Today, the mourning family and the emperor went to see the first emperor! Your Majesty, the mourning family is sorry for you! ”
The tears on Zuo's face became even more fierce, and after saying this, she made a move that shocked all the courtiers, and even threw the new emperor who was raised high to the ground of the Xuanzheng Palace!
With one throw, the new emperor fell from such a high place, and such a small child would definitely touch the ground and die.
Wei Yanqing's heart and eyes rose to his throat, and he didn't have time to think at all, so he jumped over to the bright yellow baby, grabbed him before the baby landed!
After throwing down the new emperor, Zuo also wanted to jump to the ground, but fortunately, the two quick-eyed servants grabbed her instantly, and she didn't fall.
She sat down in front of the royal chair, crying mournfully, and the twelve phoenixes trembled.
The new emperor, who was crying non-stop, cried even more after this change. In the end, he even cried so much that he was convulsing.
It wasn't until the new emperor's nurse and the imperial doctor came to appease him that the new emperor's crying gradually became smaller, but the courtiers in the Xuanzheng Palace, each of them felt frightened.
They didn't expect that the Queen Mother would be so ruthless, if Wei Yanqing didn't catch the emperor in time, then ...... So......
The faces of the courtiers are extremely ugly, if the new emperor dies, then what will happen to Dayong?
Wei Yanqing was also afraid for a while, and he felt that his hands were trembling a little. He looked at the crying queen mother, his eyes were extremely complicated, what kind of woman is this, she can be so ruthless that she wants to kill her child? Or has the royal master of Dayon been forced to do this?
The Queen Mother and the Emperor, in the final analysis, are also orphans and widows. Even with so many courtiers, what could they do for this pair of orphans and widows?
Like Wei Yanqing, there are other courtiers. This scene in the Xuanzheng Palace, a farce that would have only appeared in the script, would actually appear on the royal master, they really didn't expect it!
"Empress Dowager Qiyu, now that the situation in Jingzhao has just been settled, if you start fighting again, it is the people of Jingzhao who will suffer. Besides, Jingzhao can't withstand another siege! The only way to do this is to appease the Praetorian Guards. ”
After the crying and shouting subsided, Zheng Diheng said. The Queen Mother has already done such a thing in the Xuanzheng Palace, and as courtiers, all they can do is to try their best to solve the Praetorian Guards outside Jingzhao City.
A fight to the death with them? Zheng Diheng didn't want it at all, and he wasn't sure at all. Therefore, there is only one way, only appeasement.
When he suggested this, he thought to himself,