"So what now?" Chaohua asked.

Liu Shu thought for a while and said: "Looking at their reactions, this person is very likely to be Li Yan, whether it is or not, the news that spreads must be that everyone knows that the emperor has been assassinated, and then those rumors will reach the ears of those ministers, and send a message to the palace, so that the queen mother will not admit this matter for the time being." It is necessary to make a sufficient gesture, and wait until the situation is about to be out of control before admitting that the emperor had an accident and promoting Li Rong to the throne. ”

"However, we have done so much, just to push Li Rong up, if Li Rong turns his face and denies people after ascending the throne, what should we do?" Chaohua still felt that this matter was inappropriate.

After all, Li Rong is an adult, and he is still a shrewd adult, in the state of his parents who are dead at home, he can rely on his relatives with the Fu family to get to the emperor, and he can earn a way out for himself so simply.

Such a person would not be a fool.

If Li Rong is just using their Liu family now, and then turns his face and denies people, after all, the emperor occupies the name of righteousness, and the affairs of the Liu family will be more troublesome.

Liu Shu snorted coldly and didn't take Li Rong to heart.

"He has no foundation at all, and even if he has this ambition, he has to have this ability."

Besides, Li Rong was just a transition, how could he possibly give Li Rong the opportunity to develop his own power in this position of emperor?

Thinking of this, Liu Shu said to Chaohua again: "You don't care about these things for the time being, spread this matter first, take the cards well, and don't let people check the head of the Liu family." ”

"Yes."

After returning to Liu's house, Chaohua immediately went out to run errands.

However, in one night, the rumors of the emperor's assassination instantly swept the streets and alleys of the entire capital.

As long as you go out, you can hear these things in roadside teahouses and restaurants, and even more and more outrageous, saying that the queen mother is now hiding the emperor's death because the Liu family wants to replace him.

Liu Shu didn't expect that the rumors would spread in such a direction, but the rumors were not controllable, although such rumors were unexpected, but now that I think about it, it is a good thing.

When Chaohua came back to report, Liu Shu asked: "Do all those ministers in the court know?" ”

"Rumors have spread around the ministers' mansions, and I think there is no one among the officials who doesn't know about these things, but the criminal department has not taken action yet. However, the Empress Dowager urgently sent someone to the Criminal Department, and the officials of Dali Temple also went with her, but they have not yet come out. ”

Liu Shu nodded: "I know, don't worry about this matter for the time being, is there any news from the King of Jiu'an?" ”

"Not yet."

"This matter must be grasped quickly, even if the emperor is dead, if the king of Jiu'an is still alive, Li Rong will have a lot of people on the throne."

"My subordinates understand."

After Chaohua left, Liu Wan suddenly came over with Qinwa, she probed her brain outside the study, Liu Shuche lowered her face, and scolded: "Liu Wan! In! ”

Liu Wan immediately took the food box from Qinwa's hand, asked Qinwa to wait outside, and then entered the study with a smile on her face, put the food box on the table, Yu Guang saw Liu Shu coming from the bookcase, Liu Wan took out the snack from the food box, and said flatteringly: "Big brother, don't be angry, I won't run outside in the future, what I said last time was all angry words, if you get angry with me again, I will write a letter to my mother and burn it." ”

“……”

Liu Shu glanced at the delicate dim sum on the table, and then at Liu Wan.

"You're going to take one and gag me. Can you really remember not running around, how did you hit the corpse outside the city? ”

"Who knew they would kill people on the side of the road." Liu Wan muttered quietly, and asked curiously, "Big brother, has this matter been found out?" What the hell is going on? I just heard from the family who went out to buy that there are rumors outside that the emperor was assassinated and killed, this is too coincidental, will it be ......?"

"Shut up!"

Before Liu Wan finished speaking, Liu Shu scolded with a cold face.

"You just stay at home for me during this time, I will let people watch you, if you take half a step out of the house, I will dispose of Qinwa!"

"Big brother!"

Liu Shu didn't want to say more, so he directly called someone to come in and take Liu Wan out, and specially instructed: "Look at her well." ”

Liu Wan was taken away before she could say more, and when she returned to Hanzhang Courtyard, Qinwa made sure that the two people were guarding the courtyard outside before closing the door and turning to Liu Wan's side.

Liu Wan sat at the table, holding her chin and thinking.

She originally wanted to try Liu Shu's attitude, but she didn't expect Liu Shu to react so much to this matter, it seems that he will act soon, I don't know whether this gamble is won by the emperor or Liu Jiasheng.

She was like a gambler at the table, waiting for the final result with fear.

……

Three days later, the ministers asked the Queen Mother to explain what happened to the emperor.

The rumors spread among the people finally spread to the court, and the ministers who couldn't hold their breath aggressively asked the queen mother to explain in the court.

The Queen Mother prevaricated for the first time.

Second......

Third ......

Finally, the Empress Dowager announced in the court: "The emperor's assassination has been completed by the Criminal Department and the Dali Temple Supervision Hospital." ”

"The Queen Mother, the emperor was assassinated, how can such a big thing be hidden like this? Doesn't it terrify the subjects? ”

The Queen Mother glanced at the ministers below: "The mourning family doesn't want to be like this, but the emperor died without an heir, and the king of Jiu'an, the emperor's mother, is not in the capital. ”

"This ......"

There was silence in the hall for a while.

The Queen Mother continued: "The news of the emperor's death under the pressure of the mourning family is also a last resort, and they are secretly investigating the news of the King of Jiu'an, hoping that the King of Jiu'an can return to Beijing as soon as possible, so that it will be too peaceful, but now the King of Jiu'an does not know whether he is alive or dead, and everyone thinks that how to deal with this matter?" ”

After a moment of silence, a minister stood up: "Back to the Queen Mother, the country cannot be without a monarch for a day, at this time, I can't wait for the king of Jiu'an, if the news of the emperor's death spreads to Biansai, I am afraid that Biansai will also cause cholera." The ministers thought that they should choose a suitable person to inherit the unification in the clan to reassure the people of the world. ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

As soon as these words came out, ministers who had been prepared for a long time stood up one after another. They had long known the Queen Mother's plans, and they were waiting for this moment.

On the contrary, the minister who questioned the emperor's news at the beginning did not expect this to be the case, and stood there at a loss for a while.

At this moment, a minister said: "The minister thinks that General Feng'en Li Rongnai is a member of the royal family, and he is kind and humble, and he is suitable for the unification." ”