Regardless of what Chen Yu said to King An for the time being, it is certain that since this battle has begun, the two sides have not considered ending it easily.

Geng and the end of the thirty-first year

This is the last winter day of the Genghe years, after the cold winter and then the beginning of spring is the new son of heaven to replace the new year name, people say that once the son of heaven is a courtier, the end of this year is a good time for the old minister to resign.

Xue Ji had just come out of the Zichen Hall to see King Ning, and he was greeted by heavy snow and bleak cold wind, and he had just left the house full of charcoal fire, where could he stand this, and he immediately shivered.

"Lord Xue, it's freezing this day, how about a drink?" Xu Yan put on his cloak and followed out from behind with an umbrella.

Xue Ji glanced at the sky, it was not too late.

"Okay."

Although Cui Wanxi has followed King Ning into the palace, her Cui tavern is still open as usual, and the shopkeeper has changed, and the rest has not changed.

Xue Ji and Xu Yan are also often here and familiar with the environment here, so they got out of the carriage and walked into the store, without being greeted, and went up to the second floor to sit in the private room they were used to on weekdays.

The servants in the store were also clever, and when they saw that it was these two, they didn't have to say much, and they directly served the wine and food as usual.

Xue Ji poured a full glass of wine into his mouth, the wine trickled down his throat, and warmth gradually swelled up on his body. When it was warmer, Xue Jicai opened the conversation as if he was chattering: "How are you in the Criminal Department? Lately, I guess it's been a bit of a leisure, right?"

Xu Yan smiled bitterly when he heard this, and waved his hand again and again: "If I can really be idle, I will thank God!" I was in the Criminal Department, and I had to take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites and Rites all day long, and I cried with my sister a few times, but I didn't see her talk to her master."

If you think about it, you can understand that Xu Yan is the person who has followed King Ning since he was a child, and King Ning trusts him the most, but when he is about to ascend the throne, King Ning must discuss everything with him...... He's really busier than the prime minister.

"Speaking of officials, there are a lot of resignations today."

Xu Yan sighed: "Those who should not resign, and those who should not resign are in a hurry to return to their hometowns."

"Oh?" Xue Ji propped up the table with his elbows, played with the wine glass in his hand, and looked at Xu Yan with his spirit: "How did you say this?"

Speaking of these things, Xu Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Tell me how many years that Cheng Bu has occupied the Yushitai, hasn't he thought about going home as soon as possible to retire?"

Xue Ji remembered that Master Cheng also had nothing to say, if it was to raise the bar, I was afraid that no one in the world could match him. "The official position of the Imperial History Observatory is not high, he can't get any troubled water, and he can leave him a good reputation in the history books in the future.

"Sooner or later, let him go home and rest."

The two of them looked at each other and smiled helplessly.

"Who are the resignations?"

Xu Yan moved his fingers and tapped lightly on the tabletop, muttering for a moment. "None of them matter, only one, you can guess."

Xue Ji frowned slightly, and a voice could be faintly heard in his heart.

"Isn't it?"

"Exactly."

There is no need to break the road, who else can the former ministers of the former dynasty who want to withdraw the most at this time besides Zhang Fu?

A pot of wine has just bottomed out, and the person below has brought a new pot over, and as soon as the lid is lifted, the aroma of wine is overflowing. Xue Ji was fascinated by the aroma of wine, and he was in a trance for a while before he woke up.

"He's still the prime minister, just leave?"

"It's not so easy, he wants to take advantage of the danger and step on this blade, and if he sets off a storm, where can he run first? If the master's seat is not secured, he will not want to leave for a day."

When the early spring is coming, the weather is getting warmer, the snow in the city is melting, and the branches are pulling new shoots, Genghe 31 years have been completely over, and with the spring breeze ushering in the first year of Changning.

On the auspicious day drawn up by the Ministry of Rites, the palace road was swept clean by the eunuchs in the morning, and the red carpet was laid out all the way outside the Zichen Palace

Cover the ground and play music.

Hundreds of officials entered the palace gate in a procession one after another, and stopped in front of the Zichen Palace, each of them cleaned up their clothes, and waited for the sound of the silent whip to sound.

There was a sound of silence, and the front of the hall fell silent.

The second silent whip sounded, and the hundred officials stood solemnly.

Three silent whips sounded, and Qin Xu, the old King of Ning and now the Son of Heaven, stood on the high steps, the dragon robe woven with gold and silver on his body and the heavy twelve crowns on his head showed the momentum of his Son of Heaven.

Hundreds of officials worship, three kneels and nine kowtows, and the last kowtow is followed by the resounding mountain shouting long live.

Qin Xu's face did not change, and he raised his hand to signal the hundred officials to be flat.

Yu Huan stepped forward, and as the voice of the announcement reached everyone's ears, the process of the enthronement ceremony began.

Xue Ji was in the midst of a hundred officials, and his heart set off turbulent waves, he didn't feel anything before the enthronement ceremony, and he really felt infinitely generous until today. Today, the Son of Heaven on the throne can ascend to the pole, how fortunate he is to have his strength.

The enthronement ceremony took most of the morning, and when it seemed that everything had settled, Qin Xu got up and left, and the hundred officials gradually retreated.

From this moment on, everything in Geng and Nian has become a thing of the past, and there will only be Changning in the future.

February of the first year of Changning

It's time for the apparent calm to end, and those who had been planning for a long time have finally begun to act.

On this day, the early dynasty seemed to be no different from usual, dealing with the recitals in various places, filling the gap left by the resignation of the old minister last year, it was almost time to disperse the dynasty, Qin Xu suddenly got up, and said in a deep voice: "A few days ago, the Ministry of Rites has already drawn up the matter of sealing the six palaces, and in addition, I have one more matter."

As soon as these words came out, the ministers of the DPRK and China actually already had a number in their hearts.

Sure enough, he said, "My biological mother, Qi, was the first emperor's concubine, and now that I have ascended the throne by my father's edict, then the concubine Qi should be posthumously crowned as the queen mother, what do you think?"

This is a stone that stirs up a thousand waves.

Originally, the hundred officials had already heard about the pickled things that Concubine Qi had done before her death, and it was not easy to endure it and let Qin Xu ascend the throne smoothly. In the eyes of hundreds of officials, if Qin Xu knew the proportions, he shouldn't mention this matter, at least in the mouth, Concubine Qi could still be called Concubine Gui naturally.

But now that he has mentioned this matter, it is to remove the layer of shame leaf from the old things, and after the courtiers spit and fight against each other, Concubine Qi may not even be able to keep the name of the noble concubine.

Xue Ji didn't rush to speak after hearing this, but just frowned with his hands tightened, lowered his head and thought for a while.

With the friendship of nearly ten years of acquaintance, and with his understanding of Qin Xu, this is by no means a reckless person. What will be the result of throwing this sentence, Qin Xu must know in his heart, knowing what the result will be, he still said so...... Then he did it on purpose.

Xue Ji looked at Qin Xu on the seat and suddenly chuckled.

Yes, these things will end sooner or later, and since they are going to make trouble, then they will be over at once.

As everyone expected, Cheng Bujing took the lead in taking a step, standing among the civil and military officials, holding the jade wat in his hand, and raising his head high.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's inappropriate."

Qin Xu had expected it, his expression did not change, and his tone was not shocked. "Why not?"

Cheng Bu bowed and said bluntly: "Concubine Qi murdered the first emperor, she is guilty of a serious crime, the first emperor has been merciful and has never taken away her concubine title has aroused a lot of suspicion, Your Majesty will posthumously crown her as the queen mother, if the women of the world follow suit one by one, I wonder how many poisonous women will be produced in the world."

I have to say that Cheng Bujing is really fearless and bold.

There was a burst of inhalation in the hall, and all the officials smacked their tongues.

bluntly said in front of His Majesty that his biological mother was guilty of a serious crime, and even alluded to the word "poisonous woman", this person has lived to the end, right?

Qin Xu thought that everything was expected, and even if he heard it, he would not be angry, but when these words really reached his ears, he realized that his anger could not be suppressed at all.

Qin Xu suppressed his anger and sneered, "Why haven't I heard of such a crime against my mother? When my father was alive, he never mentioned it. Master Cheng, the rumors in the market can not be heard

What have I heard?"

Cheng Bu waved his sleeves and put his hands behind his back, still looking righteous: "Is it true or false, how can Your Majesty not know in his heart? Your Majesty, as the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty, how can you cover up for personal gain, if you posthumously seal the Qi clan today, you will be criticized by the world tomorrow, and the minister asks Your Majesty to think twice!"