Huo Zheng walked out of the hall with the gold box containing the edict of succession, and as soon as he walked to the door, he suddenly turned around and said to everyone in the hall: "Today, the emperor of Daxing has black blood, and no one present is allowed to spread the news. ”

In the main hall, the temple people and palace maids all trembled and knelt down and kowtowed and said yes, in the palace, the right prime minister Wang Yi saw that the emperor's body was surrounded by black blood, so unbearable, so he ordered someone to clean up the emperor's body......

The left and right two ministers, Wang Yi and Huo Zheng came all the way to the Xitui Palace, and the other two auxiliary ministers of Shaofu Zhao Shu and Zuo General Yang Lin had just been ordered to rush here, and the two of them saw this and stepped forward to greet the left and right prime ministers.

Shaofu Zhao Shu stepped forward and asked, "Huo Xiangguo, Wang Xiangguo, why did Your Majesty urgently summon me and others late at night?" ”

Huo Zheng just wanted to read out the edict, and saw that the left general of An Guojun's faction, Yicheng Marquis Yang Lin, relied on his ancestors' military exploits, and his domineering color, he couldn't help but feel a little bored, thinking that he might follow An Guojun to the throne in the future, and he might be awarded the position of the third duke, pressing himself, this person has always had a grudge against himself, why not take advantage of this golden opportunity to get rid of Yang Lin?

Huo Zheng's heart moved, so he secretly put away the edict, and said with a sad face: "General Yang, Lord Zhao, Your Majesty is seriously ill, and the national teacher is already treating Your Majesty, and now that the Holy Communion has improved, Your Majesty will hand over this edict to the Prime Minister for safekeeping, and tomorrow will officially read out the candidate for the auxiliary minister. ”

The right prime minister Wang Yi glanced back at Huo Zheng, wanted to speak and stopped, his heart moved, and he was silent, although the emperor helped Wang Yi to the position of the right prime minister, but he was on the throne for too short a time, and the foundation was not deep, in fact, except for the emperor, most of the courtiers still looked at the meaning of the left prime minister Huo Zheng......

When General Zuo Yang Lin heard this, his heart moved, looking at the faces of Huo Zheng and Wang Yi, the old emperor was not good, and glanced at the people around him, Zhao Shu, the Shaofu who came with him, had publicly supported Gongzi Xiu to be the prince, and was deposed to Huai'an County, and now he was reinstated, and he was considered his own person, Prime Minister Huo Cheng also tended to An Guojun, but he didn't deal with himself very well, he was loyal to the emperor, and he was the emperor's confidant, so he shouldn't be a demon, and now there is only this new right prime minister Wang Yi, with a neutral attitude, three to one, Looking at Prime Minister Huo Cheng's tone, the four people present must be the appointed auxiliary ministers, it seems that the succession of An Guojun is self-explanatory!

When General Zuo Yang Lin heard this, he stepped forward with a sad face and said, "Prime Minister Huo, do you want to see Your Majesty?" ”

Zhao Shu's face was solemn, and he also echoed the desire to see the emperor himself first.

Huo Zheng refused: "Not now, the emperor has already slept, and when His Majesty wakes up tomorrow, he will summon you and others, let's go to the outer palace to rest first!" News will come from the Inner Palace tomorrow! ”

Yang, Wang, and Zhao had to leave at their orders, and now when the country is in emergency, they can only listen to the arrangements of Prime Minister Huo Zheng.

The right prime minister Wang Yi was about to turn around and leave, Huo Zheng stepped forward and secretly patted him on the back, Wang Yi understood and slowed down.

Waiting for Yang and Zhao to go away, Huo Zheng said: "Wang Xiangguo, please take a step to speak." ”

Before Huo Zheng could explain, Wang Yi saw Huo Zheng leaving him, and asked anxiously: "Why did Huo Xiangguo deceive General Yang and Zhao Shaofu just now?" Your Majesty has died, this edict has been issued, should we immediately summon An Guojun into the palace to stabilize the overall situation? Could it be that you? ……”

A layer of cold sweat suddenly appeared on Wang Yi's forehead.

Huo Zheng heard this: "Wang Xiangguo, don't panic, Wang Xiangguo and go with me to the side hall to discuss military affairs?" ”

Huo Zheng understood that now except for the people in the inner palace, only he and Wang Yi knew the inside story, so they had to appease him first and find a way to attack Yang Lin.

When Wang Yi heard this, he had to follow him to the side hall.

After the two sat down, Huo Zheng spoke first: "You and I are ministers in the same hall, and the personal relationship in the past is not bad, so I won't go around the bend, Wang Xiangguo, don't you worry, don't you know my Huo's character?" I will never disobey the will of Emperor Daxing, but before An Guojun officially ascended to the throne, there were a few obstructive villains, and the prime minister had to be eliminated by the hands of the first emperor first. ”

Wang Yi stared at Huo Zheng for a long time, and didn't say a word, Huo Zheng was embarrassed, and said: "Wang Xiangguo, I know that you are an upright gentleman, and you can't rub sand in your eyes, but the current situation is complicated, the new dynasty is established, you and I are the same dynasty, don't you want to occupy a place in the new dynasty?" ”

Right Prime Minister Wang Yi sneered and said: "Huo Xiangguo, you have always been at odds with General Yang, but you can't use the state's public weapons to retaliate against dissidents, right?" Everything is waiting for the new monarch to ascend the throne, and when the world is stable, are you making plans? Now, what is that? ”

Huo Zheng said: "Wang Xiangguo, with the friendship between Yang Lin and An Guojun, the new dynasty is established, and with the energy of the old man, can he still hold him?" Once the son of heaven and a courtier, the position of prime minister of the old man has to be given to this surnamed Yang, so no matter what, I will get rid of him before the new monarch succeeds to the throne, if Wang Xiangguo is willing to help me, in the future, you and I will be in charge of the government to assist the new monarch, what do you think? ”

Seeing that Wang Yi was still righteous and awe-inspiring, and was silent, Huo Zheng simply turned his face and sneered: "Wang Xiangguo, if you don't support your true appearance, don't think of going out of this door from today onwards, come on." ”

The two guards pushed the door and stepped forward to receive the order, Huo Zheng said: "From today on, I am optimistic about Wang Xiangguo, and no one is allowed to enter or leave this place under the orders of the Prime Minister." ”

The two Praetorian guards took the order.

Wang Yi said awe-inspiringly: "Huo Xiangguo, the honor and disgrace of the prime minister is not important, I can't stop who you want to attack, and don't forget His Majesty's last words to Huo Xiangguo, please welcome An Guojun as soon as possible to calm the hearts of the people in the world." ”

Huo Zheng sneered when he heard this: "Wang Xiangguo, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are loyal to your public and the country, okay?" What do you think of me as someone? The prime minister is loyal to the emperor of Daxing, and he will wait until he finishes cooking with Yang Lin, the villain, and then say, hum! ”

After that, Huo Zheng flicked his sleeves and left, Wang Yi saw him leaving, his face was as usual, and he only hated that his time on the right prime minister was too short, and he was fledgling, so he couldn't restrain Huo Zheng, the left prime minister......

The next day, in the four seas returned to one hall, the left prime minister Huo Zheng organized the court meeting to officially read out the edict of the appointment of the four auxiliary ministers, among the ministers, only did not see the right prime minister Wang Yi to listen to the government, and the courtiers heard that the candidates for the four auxiliary ministers understood, although the heir to the throne was almost a clear card, but when the ministers really knew the news, they still talked about it.

At this time, the imperial historian in the main hall looked left and right for a long time, but he did not see the right prime minister Wang Yi going to the court, and he had some doubts in his heart.

Later, Huo Xiang went up to the ministers in front of him and read out: "Colleagues, Your Majesty is recuperating in the inner palace, temporarily dropping out of the court for three days, and currently the four auxiliary ministers are handling the government on their behalf, Zhao Shaofu, General Yang, the two of you want to share your Majesty's worries together with your own minister in the palace!" ”

Yang Lin and Zhao Shu looked at each other, and they did not doubt him, although they did not see the emperor himself, they basically guessed the emperor's current situation, and they received the will, waiting for the emperor's health to improve before going to meet the emperor himself.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, everyone retreated, and Cheng Gao was about to leave in the imperial history, when a temple man came forward to give a salute and said: "High school, please stay, Huo Xiangguo summons." ”

Gao Chong looked puzzled, summoned by his boss, he wanted to see him, not to mention that Gao Chong was also recommended and promoted by Huo Xiang, and he was Huo Zheng's confidant.

Gao Zhong followed the temple people all the way to the Jin Palace, and came to the side hall of the outer palace, Gao Zhong pushed the door in, Huo Zheng saw him coming, and beckoned him to sit down.

Gao Zhong saw Huo Zheng's solemn face, and it seemed that the leader had a major event in his heart that needed to be decided.

Gao Zhong stepped forward and saluted: "Lord Xiangguo, why did you summon the lower officials here?" ”

Huo Zheng pondered for a long time and said, "Gao Chong, you have been working with the old man for many years, right?" ”

Gao Zhong said: "Yes, your subordinates are recommended by you, and the subordinate officials have been favored by Your Majesty, and they have been following you for almost eighteen years." ”

Huo Zheng sighed with emotion: "Okay, eighteen years, time flies so fast, it seems to be a blink of an eye......"

Gao Zhong and Huo Zheng talked about it for a while, and Gao Zhong saw that Huo Xiang had something on his mind, but he was not idle and bored to talk to him.

As soon as his center of gravity moved, he asked tentatively, "Eun Xiang, but there is something important in his heart that is difficult to decide?" ”

When Huo Zheng heard this, he bowed his head slightly for a while and said: "It seems that I can't hide it from you, there is really something in my heart, I want to ask your opinion." ”

Gao Zhong condensed and asked, "Enxiang said that it doesn't matter, the lower officials want to share your worries for you." ”

Huo Zheng was silent for a long time, took out the edict of succession from his cuffs and handed it to Gao Chong, after Gao Zhong took it and read it suspiciously, his heart was shocked, this edict of succession can only be taken out after the emperor returns to heaven.

Gao Zhong looked up at Huo Zheng with an incredulous face and asked, "Lord Xiangguo, is this ...... This... This is An Guojun's edict of succession? But how could His Majesty put the edict... This... Could it be that Your Majesty has ......?"

Huo Zheng nodded slightly with a sad face.

When Gao Zhong heard this explosive news, he was stunned on the spot, and it took a long time to leave the table and kneel on the ground, kneel in the direction of the inner palace and buckle his head, and said in a sad tone, "Your Majesty......"

It took Gao Zhong a long time to regain his calm, but he didn't expect the emperor to really return to heaven, he really didn't expect it, but when he looked at the edict in his hand, no, how could the emperor hide the emperor's death today?

There are regulations in the imperial court, and the emperor's death must be announced to the public as soon as possible, and it is concealed and not reported, but it is a big crime of rebellion? Thinking of the right prime minister Wang Yi who inexplicably did not come to the court today, Gao Zhong was covered in a cold sweat in an instant, what is this going to do? ……

Gao Zhong returned the edict to Huo Zheng and said, "Lord Xiangguo, what do you want?" ……”

Huo Zheng said: "I won't tell you, the first emperor has collapsed in Changle Palace at three o'clock last night, and now there is only the inner palace inside and outside the court, Wang Xiangguo and Benxiang know the details, you are the third person in the outer court to know the details." ”

Gao Zhong smiled bitterly when he heard this, he didn't know what to say, some things might as well not know, and knowing it would be a big trouble.

Gao Zhong's eyes rolled, and he probably guessed that Huo Zheng wanted to make a small move before An Guojun ascended the throne in order to consolidate his position in the new dynasty, anyway, he was already forced to get on the thief ship now, so he had to ask: "What is Enxiang planning?" ”

Huo Zheng said: "I won't tell you, the old man withheld this edict, and wanted to get rid of Yang Lin, one of the four auxiliary ministers, before the new monarch succeeded to the throne, as well as the right minister Wang Yi, Wang Yi said that he was unwilling to cooperate, and was placed under house arrest by the old man. ”

Gao Chong was shocked when he heard this, his eyes flashed, his mind quickly became active, and he pondered for a long time and said: "Enxiang, the lower official understands, and let me think about it......"