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Tang Ling stood up in place in a daze, as if he was stunned and frightened.

After a while, she reacted, and her misty eyes slowly looked at Cai Xiao, Qiu Yi, Song Sheng and other ministers in the main hall, and asked in a trembling voice: "Do you think that who instructed this cheap maid to poison her father?"

Hearing Tang Ling's question, Cai Xiao, Qiu Yi, and Song Sheng swallowed their saliva in unison. Song Sheng's eyes rolled, and he asked cautiously, "Your Majesty...... How is Your Majesty now?"

Tang Ling's tears flowed down, and he couldn't cry and said, "Father and Emperor have collapsed the sky......"

There was a sound of inhalation in the hall. First, the Praetorian Guards present knelt on the ground one after another, and then Cai Xiao, Qiu Yi, Song Sheng and other ministers also knelt on the ground.

Cao Lei walked up to Shangguan Xiu and stammered, "Brother Xiu, is this ...... This ......" happened so suddenly that even Cao Lei, who had always been straightforward, couldn't say a complete sentence at this time.

Shangguan Xiu was also so shocked by this sudden change that he couldn't speak, he pulled Cao Lei's clothes, lifted the placket, and knelt on the ground. Luo Ren, Cao Lei and others also knelt down one after another.

"Your Majesty-" Song Sheng wailed and cried loudly, he cried and said intermittently: "It was King Yu who harmed Your Majesty, it was King Yu who harmed Your Majesty......"

What kind of person is Song Sheng, the Minister of Internal History, shrewd to the bones. The Son of Heaven died suddenly, and he must have left no legacy, so who is the one who inherits the throne?

No matter how much the Son of Heaven loved Tang Yu and how much he liked Tang Yu during his lifetime, he was still just a prince after all, and the crown princess was Tang Ling, who was the first heir in line with the name, even if the Son of Heaven died strangely, even if King Yu had no reason to kill the king and kill his father, but if he wanted to cater to the heart of the future emperor, he had to say so.

"Yes...... Did Brother Yu kill his father?" Tang Ling's body was shocked, as if he had been hit by a hammer, and he sat down on the ground.

It's over! King Yu is finished! Shangguan Xiu, who was kneeling at the end of the main hall, sighed in his heart.

Now he finally understands that the assassin's assassination of the Son of Heaven is not a killer weapon, and the assassin's framing of Tang Yu is not a killer weapon, the real killer is on this last cup of poisonous wine.

It can be said that all the foreshadowing is foreshadowing, and it is a foreshadowing that leads the spearhead to Tang Yu, and this last cup of poisonous wine is the real fatal blow. The real murderer behind the scenes is to clean up his own atrocities of killing the king, and he has planted this crime on King Yu's head logically, how can King Yu defend himself now?

Thinking of this, Shangguan Xiu slowly raised his head and looked at Tang Ling. And Tang Ling also looked at him, her eyes were full of tears, but her eyes were smiling.

It turned out to be her!

The emperor was poisoned, and the murderer may be the emperor's favorite prince during his lifetime, which can be called a big scandal. Tang Ling cried for a while, she slowly stood up, looked around at the people present, and said in a condensed voice: "What happened in the palace today, no one is allowed to spread it, have you understood it?"

"Yes, Your Highness!" everyone replied in unison.

Tang Ling waved his hand and pointed to the palace maids gathered together, and ordered the Praetorian Guards: "Put them all under house arrest!"

"Obey!" the Praetorian Guards agreed, escorting out all the frightened palace maids in the main hall.

Tang Ling took a deep breath, looked at Cai Xiao, the first minister, Qiu Yi, the minister of the seal, Song Sheng, the minister of internal history, and Wu Peng, the general, and asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, now that such a big thing has happened in the palace, how should you deal with it?"

Before she could finish speaking, she heard the sound of roaring footsteps outside the main hall. People subconsciously looked out, and saw that the square outside the Jinluan Hall was densely packed with Praetorian Guard warriors, not to mention no less than 3,000 people.

As far as the eye can see, the black pressure is overwhelming, and the Praetorian Guards are wearing helmets and armor, robes and belts, armor and skirts, holding halberds, and swords under their ribs, the momentum is violent, the murderous aura is soaring, and the aura of slaughter has already permeated the Jinluan Palace.

With the sound of clattering armor, two generals in golden helmets and golden armor walked in from outside.

After these two entered the main hall, they held the swords under their ribs with both hands, didn't look at the others, and walked straight to Tang Ling, and then the two knelt down on one knee together, and intervened and said: "Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, the guards of the front palace have been assembled, listen to the dispatch of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess!"

"Okay! The two generals obey the order!"

"The last general!"

"Anyone who trespasses into the palace will be killed! Anyone who leaves the palace without a token will be killed!"

"The last general obeys!"

The two gold-armored generals intervened again to give salutes and took the order. The two of them left, but the Praetorian Guards standing outside the Jinluan Hall did not disperse.

Seeing this, everyone present also understood that Tang Ling had already controlled the palace guards, and now if anyone dared to say a word in front of her, the next fate would undoubtedly be a different place.

Song Sheng's heart trembled, and he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "The first emperor collapsed, Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager should ascend to the top of the treasure as soon as possible, stabilize the government and the opposition inside, and calm the people's hearts outside!"

"This ......" Tang Ling frowned, and turned his eyes to look at Cai Xiao, Qiu Yi, and Wu Peng. Song Sheng's support alone is far from enough, she must also get the support of the other three.

Cai Xiao, Qiu Yi, and Wu Peng are not stupid people, in this case, do they still need to choose? Cai Xiao, Qiu Yi, and Wu Peng knelt down and kowtowed one after another, and said in unison: "Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager should ascend to the top of the great treasure as soon as possible, and Weichen swears allegiance to the new monarch, bow to the end, and die!"

As soon as the three of them finished speaking, they heard an earth-shattering shout from outside: "Swear allegiance to the new king!

Tang Ling looked at the ministers kneeling in front of her, and then looked at the Praetorian Guard array outside, she narrowed her eyes slightly, and said expressionlessly: "All ministers above the first rank can stay in the Jinluan Palace, and the rest of the people will immediately go to the side hall to rest, and no one is allowed to leave the palace without the order of the palace." ”

Her order was tantamount to putting Shangguan Xiu, Qi Fei and the others, including the three generals of the Duwei Mansion, under house arrest.

Shangguan Xiu, Luo Ren, Cao Lei, Yuan Mu, Ding Leng, and Jia Caixuan were taken to a small courtyard by the Praetorian Guard warriors. The head of the Praetorian Guard said in a deep voice with an expressionless face: "You are here to rest for the time being tonight!"

"When can we leave?" asked the outspoken Cao Lei subconsciously.

The Praetorian Guard glared at him coldly, said nothing, and turned to leave. Cao Lei still wanted to chase him out, so he heard a click, and the Praetorian Guards standing outside the courtyard gate stretched out the halberd in his hand to block Cao Lei.

"Those who dare to disobey the order will be killed!" shouted the Praetorian Guard warriors in unison.

Cao Lei still wanted to argue with the Praetorian Guards, but Shangguan Xiu stepped forward, grabbed his clothes, and said in a deep voice: "Don't say any more, go back to the house and sleep!"

"Huh?" Cao Lei wondered if he had heard it wrong, the old emperor was poisoned, and now they were under house arrest in the palace, and Brother Xiu still had the heart to sleep?

"Brother Xiu, we have to do something now, right?"

"What else can I do?" Shangguan Xiu took a deep breath and said, "The only thing we can do now is to sleep well and not think about anything." ”

He could have a hunch that next, something earth-shattering would happen in Shangjing, and in this incident, they couldn't do anything, they were just the most insignificant little people among them.

Shangguan Xiu meditated in meditation, pondering the ins and outs of the whole thing.

It can be said that the student assembly of the Imperial Academy and the Imperial Lingwu Academy is a cover, it is only designed for one person, and that is Tang Yu. From the moment Tang Yu walked into the rally, he had already fallen into the trap carefully designed by others.

The mastermind behind the scenes planted the dead soldiers raised in the Imperial Academy and the Imperial Lingwu Academy, and let them form the backbone of the assembly, recruiting students who were dissatisfied with the nobles everywhere, and increasing the momentum, with only one purpose, to attract Tang Yu in.

At this stage, Duwei Mansion has become the target of the mastermind behind the scenes, because the secret agent of Duwei Mansion who broke into the rally can just confirm that Tang Yu did participate in the rally.

The next assassination action, for the mastermind behind the scenes, it is good to succeed directly, and it is logical to blame Tang Yu, if it is not successful, it doesn't matter, by the way, it can be a foreshadowing.

The last poisonous wine is the real killer weapon, buy the palace maid, place it next to Tang Yu, take the opportunity of Tang Yu to toast to the Son of Heaven, pour the poisonous wine to the Son of Heaven, and then the palace maid will take poison and commit suicide, and there is no proof of death, so Tang Yu is already speechless.

The Son of Heaven died suddenly, and the throne could only be inherited by the first heir, that is, Tang Ling, who was also the ultimate beneficiary.

The whole thing was completely designed by Tang Ling, poisoning his father and blaming his brother, the evil and far-reaching intentions of the plan, which made people feel creepy.

The word heart like a scorpion could not be more apt for her.

It's just that it's useless for Shangguan Xiu to understand all this now, in Tang Ling's conspiracy, why didn't he play a role in fueling the flames?

The next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, the succession ceremony of the new monarch began in the palace.

The salute roared and shook the sky, but unfortunately, Shangguan Xiu and the others could only stay in the small courtyard and could not see anything about the spectacular succession ceremony.

Fortunately, the people in the palace have not forgotten them, and the Praetorian Guard warriors who guarded them have delivered food on time.

The ceremony of the new king's enthronement lasted for a full day, and in the evening, the leader of the Praetorian Guard entered the small courtyard.

Shangguan Xiu and the others walked out of their respective rooms one after another, looking at the leader of the Praetorian Guard with big eyes and small eyes.

The leader of the Praetorian Guard glanced around at them and said with an expressionless face: "Pass on Your Majesty's message, you should leave the palace immediately!"

Hearing this, everyone felt a sense of relief. They were about to go out, when the leader of the Praetorian Guard said, "Lord Shangguan, please stay, Your Majesty is invited." ”

Shangguan Xiu is no longer an ordinary civilian, but was canonized as a first-class viscount by Tang Peng, and has the official position of deputy commander of the Tianyan Division of the Duwei Mansion, and the leader of the Praetorian Guard has a polite attitude towards him.