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Black clouds overwhelmed the city, and the whole of Yanjing entered the highest level of martial law overnight, not only all markets, shops, and trade clubs were closed, hotels, inns, and restaurants were all closed, and all outsiders had to re-register at the local police station, even Yanjing people were not allowed to go to the streets, and they had to stay at home. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe four gates have been closed, the Praetorian Guard Corps has entered a state of combat readiness, and the Yulin Army and the gendarmes have appeared on the street outside the palace to cooperate with the police and secret agents under the General Administration of the Interior to search from house to house, which makes the people hiding behind the door peeking through the cracks in the door feel upset and eight times, this is a new thing that has never been seen in the past years, how can the Yulin Army leave the palace and go on duty on the streets?

The shuttle of troops on the streets made the citizens feel a little panic even more, even when the Taiping Rebellion approached Yanjing two years ago, there had never been such a state, and some well-informed people vaguely felt that it might be related to the fire in the palace on the first night, but the palace fire could be used by the army to send martial law? The gentry and nobles inquired about the news through various channels, but they could not even get out of the door, how can this be understood?

There is a side hall dozens of meters outside the Anfu Palace - Jixian Palace, which was originally a resting place for foreign ministers to wait for His Majesty the Emperor to receive him, but over time, this has gradually become a kind of discussion and government affairs place for important ministers before reporting to His Majesty the Emperor.

Today's Jixian Hall is particularly solemn and solemn, which can be seen only from the number of soldiers on duty outside the hall. The Yulin Army has three steps, one sentry, five steps and one post, and even many officer-level Yulin troops are standing far away.

No one is allowed to stand ten meters outside the hall, even soldiers on duty are not allowed to enter within ten meters, and if there is anything, they can only report it in advance.

There were ** people sitting in the hall, the atmosphere was so gloomy that it seemed to be trampling the house, and all the people were sitting there, but no one spoke, just staring at the ground or the beams of the house without making a sound.

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't talk like this, this matter can't be delayed, if it drags on, it will really be a mess, yesterday someone set fire to the west gate of the palace, this matter can't be hidden, and now there is such a big mess, it's time for you to decide." Master Chen and I can't afford to take on this responsibility. "The one who spoke was a man in his prime, wearing an apricot yellow military robe showing that he had royal blood, he was Situ Mingzhao, the commander of the Imperial Yulin Army, and he could be regarded as a royal clan of the same generation as His Majesty the Emperor, but he was separated by blood, but in terms of loyalty, he had no problem with Situ Mingyue, and the Lord Chen in his mouth was Chen Zifang, the head of the inner court guards, and the two were responsible for all security affairs in the palace.

Although the two of them won the trust of His Majesty the Emperor, but this national affairs were not something the two of them could ask, the first time they found that His Majesty the Emperor was still dead, they blocked the scene, and carefully inspected the situation, and found that His Majesty did not die in assassination, so the two discussed with a unified voice, the Imperial Forest Army and the inner court guards killed the assassin, but His Majesty had a heart attack and died silently. It's just that the two of them didn't dare to hide such a major matter, and immediately reported to Ning Yuanwang, the first deputy minister of the Imperial Administration, and Lu Wenfu, the minister of the interior, one of whom was the first person under His Majesty the Emperor in name of the empire, and the other was the chief assistant of the empire in charge of internal affairs.

After learning the news, the two, who didn't even have time to wear court clothes, immediately felt Anfu Palace, and personally inspected the scene and carefully interrogated the situation. Lu Wenfu's sophistication made Situ Mingzhao and Chen Zifang fall into a predicament for a while, but fortunately, God saved people, and invited several imperial doctors from the imperial hospital to unanimously believe that His Majesty the emperor was emaciated and died of sudden exhaustion, which made the chief of the inner court guard and the commander of the Yulin Army relieved, and when it was confirmed that no one on both sides did the work of the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital, both of them couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, after all, carrying such a burden was really unbearable.

But a small bottle of medicine found from the dead little eunuch has made things have some new changes, although this medicine has nothing to do with His Majesty's death, but His Majesty's entourage of the little eunuch does not leave the house, how can he have this kind of poison used for suicide in the rivers and lakes, this is undoubtedly strange, but this is not the time to delve into this matter, what is in front of him is the issue of the throne, this is the real big thing, and a little carelessness will cause earth-shattering changes.

"Lord Ning, what should you do now? Your Majesty has died, I am afraid that this matter will not be hidden for a long time, and we cannot continue to hide it, if we let the outside world know, we have not been able to come up with countermeasures, this will be a mess, you are the Minister of Administration, and all the ministers are only looking forward to you. Even the words of praise are difficult to make the first vice minister of the General Administration of Administration stretch his eyebrows at this time, at this time they all know that I am the first vice minister of administration, and they want me to come out, but other good things have not thought of me? Ning Yuanwang didn't want to support this head in his heart, but the position was there, and he was in charge of the administrative affairs of the empire, although Tian Yi was slippery, what he said couldn't help but say that it was unreasonable, and it couldn't be decided by who would sit on the throne by his finance minister.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty died of overwork and emaciation, I think in fact, I am afraid that all of us are somewhat mentally prepared, after all, Your Majesty has been seriously ill and critically ill several times, this is not a new thing, I just hate that I can't worry about the king as a courtier, but let Your Majesty tired, we are really ashamed. Clearing his throat, Ning Yuanwang weighed his words with a wooden face and said: "It's just that the current situation in the empire can't tolerate our sadness, Your Majesty's future affairs must be handled together with the new emperor's accession to the throne, these two things are one thing, maybe everyone knows that the first thing now is to select the new emperor first." ”

"yes. "Lord Ning is right. "This is the first priority, but it must be addressed immediately. ”

The ministers all echoed Ning Yuanwang's words, but no one dared to mention who should take on this important position.

"It's just that Your Majesty passed suddenly without leaving a will, this matter of establishing a prince has always been a private matter of the royal family, and I, as a foreign minister, are really not good to intervene. Ning Yuanwang gently pushed the responsibility, "Since Lord Situ is a member of the royal family, he has always been with His Majesty, so let's listen to Lord Situ's opinion first." ”

Situ Mingzhao suddenly sweated on his back, and secretly scolded Ning Yuanwang in his heart for this old fox, who actually put a fire under his ass to roast, when will it be his turn to speak on this throne, and if he is not careful, he will end up in a catastrophe, as a royal clansman, he can't have any ideas, why bother to wade into this troubled water?

"Lord Ning, you are joking, Situ Mingzhao is just a commander of the Yulin Army, how can he talk about such a big matter from his qualifications, although the matter of the throne is a private matter of the royal family, but His Majesty once said that the royal family has no private affairs, please discuss this matter, I will listen to it." Situ Mingzha pushed the topic aside in a few words.

"Lord Ning, this is not the time to shirk responsibility, Your Majesty has gone, the country cannot be left without a king, we should discuss a way as soon as possible." "Foreign Minister Sarriden is also an old minister of the Empire, but he is always neutral and does not involve anything else, but he is quite popular in the Imperial Court.

"But ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty has not left a will, nor has he made a prince, nor has he even explicitly stated which of His Royal Highnesses should inherit the great treasure, how can we decide? How can such a matter of establishing a monarch be said to be established immediately? Is it enough for you and me to decide such a major matter, once the courtiers criticize, what can I say?" The vice minister of administration rolled his eyelids and said coldly: "At present, several princes are all in Yanjing, and if you are not careful, it will cause a sword and a disaster, so it is better to be cautious according to my own intentions." ”

"Listening to what you mean, Lord Ning, it seems that you will wait for Your Majesty's affairs to be done before deciding on the new emperor?" Lu Wenfu's heart sank secretly, he didn't expect that at this bone joint, the first assistant of this leader and ministers would have such a ridiculous idea, if so, I am afraid that it will immediately set off a monstrous wave. Could it be that His Majesty didn't reveal any intentions to him in the first two days, or did he really not know what was at stake?

"That's fine. Your Majesty's future affairs can not be delayed, of course, the issue of the new emperor's election is a major matter related to the rise and fall of the empire, even His Majesty has never made up his mind to establish a prince, but at this time it is necessary to settle it in a few words between a few of us, this is too child's play, with the intention of the official, or many parties to discuss, and many parties to solicit opinions before they can decide, in addition, although the royal family has no selfish affairs, but the opinions of Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty the Queen Mother are not solicited, just rely on you and me A few foreign ministers will arbitrarily decide?" Ning Yuanwang looked at the other party indifferently, secretly proud in his heart, but on the surface, he was righteous and strict, and he looked like the world was for the public.

"Lord Ning, have you thought about it, if you can't immediately decide on the new emperor, how much unpredictable chaos will be caused by the news of His Majesty's death, and foreign enemies will look at it. The inner enemy is lying on his side, haven't you considered the consequences in such eyes?" Lu Wenfu had completely broken off this person's idea of public heart at this time, this person clearly had ulterior intentions, so he said so, but this guy is worthy of being an old thief who has been cultivating for decades in the General Administration of Administration, but on the surface, he is mainly public-minded, and his words are not leaky.

"Lu Wenfu, as the Minister of the Interior, you don't want to stabilize the crisis, but you are alarmist here, do you really think that once Your Majesty is gone, you can do whatever you want? I have to report that you have hooked up with He Zhiqiu, who has been belittled by His Majesty, and wants to do bad things, are you all blind when we are all blind?" Ning Yuan looked at Yin Yin and smiled, but his eyes quickly glanced at Ji Lin, the Minister of Military Affairs next to him, who had not said a word.

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