The nurse holding the box couldn't bear to see this scene, so she hurriedly closed her eyes and closed the box.

"This group ...... These bastards ......" Qi An stumbled against the railing behind him, retching in pain, "what a bunch of brutes......"

The nurse said softly, "Your Highness...... Will we accede to their request?"

Qi An was stunned for a moment when he heard this, closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, and said fiercely: "Send someone to agree to their request first, this Xijing is Qi Chuan's territory, and he is also close to Fan Changlong." Since Fan Changlong refuses to send troops to watch this king's good show, then I will let him pay it back!"

"Yes. The nurse replied and put the tray away.

Qi An stood up in embarrassment, straightened his clothes, and said to her: "You go and send someone to keep an eye on Qi Yu and Yuan Juzheng, who just left the palace today, saying that they are going to welcome the holy driver." This plan must not be known to them, or it will be in the king's ear again. ”

The nurse was stunned, lowered her head, and said in a low voice: "Yes, the slave will definitely do it." ”

With that, she hurried back.

Qi An breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at the cloudy and uncertain weather over Chang'an City. He solemnly tied a ribbon made of gold wire and a jade pendant around his waist, and wore a solemn crown on his head, representing the crown prince's position.

Before leaving, King Qi specially issued a holy decree to Chang'an, asking all the princes and kings of the country and the ministers of the court to gather in Chang'an, but the specific reason was not revealed at all, and he couldn't figure out what medicine was sold in King Qi's gourd. But the reunion of hundreds of officials is also a rare thing in the palace, in order to welcome the arrival of the princes from all over the palace, the palace is busy up and down, and he, the prince, has to wear full clothes to welcome the princes all day long.

But none of this matters, King Qi is seriously ill and will die soon, and the day of his succession to the throne is coming, before that, he must take the first step to pull out Fan Changlong's henchman. Qi Yu hurriedly told him that night after the plan was over, he was immediately anxious, this self-conscious guy didn't expect to be so unreliable, he could only do it himself, and the nurse suddenly offered him a plan, taking the opportunity of the bandit's rebellion, let them use the banner of Fan Changlong, he could play upward, saying that Fan Changlong had already had a rebellious heart, and he should cooperate with the bandits. In this way, the gang headed by the New Party will inevitably be exterminated.

This plan was very clever, and Qi An, who had been accustomed to playing the trick of planting false accusations in the struggle against the New Party in the DPRK and China over the years, immediately began to prepare. Fan Changlong's wait-and-see attitude made Qi An feel a God-given opportunity.

He didn't think much about it, so he didn't need Qi Yu, and he could be on his own. And he said that the emperor got the military power, and the next step was to get rid of Qi Yu and his annoying master, the former prime minister Yuan Juzheng.

Thinking of this, Qi An's eyebrows furrowed again. A large part of the reason why Yuan Juzheng is still prestigious after retreating to the second line is his son, Yuan Wei, the general of Zhenxi.

Although Yuan Wei was not on the front line than Qi Yu in the battle against Chu, the 100,000 Zhenxi Army led by him was the elite of the entire Qi army, and it has been guarding the border of the Western Regions. Beyond the border is the Western Regions country, since the founding of the Great Qi and the Western Regions for decades of war, the two sides have fought back and forth, the border corpses are all over the field, and they have suffered from war. Then one year, the emperor drove a personal expedition, led 100,000 horses to break through the Western Regions, entered the capital of the Western Regions, and captured the queen of the Western Regions at that time, so that the endless war stopped. Due to the vast territory of the Western Regions, the emperor did not dare to advance, so he built a long city wall on the border, so that 100,000 elites were stationed here, no matter whether the defense was changed or not, 100,000 horses and armaments must not be less, until the last resort, the military department Shangshu has no right to use the most important family foundation of the Qi country.

As a result, the 100,000 Zhenxi army was isolated from the imperial court all the year round, and their direct leader, the general Zhenxi, became the commander in the true sense, and his prestige in the army was even greater than that of the imperial court. Today's Zhenxi general is Yuan Juzheng's son Yuan Wei, since he took office, he has pacified several border riots, so that the Western Regions no longer have the heart to attack, and every year to the Great Qi bowed down and paid tribute on time.

Qi An had a gloomy face, standing on a high jade platform, overlooking the luxurious and majestic Qi Palace, without saying a word.

Sooner or later, those who are in the way of the eyes will surrender to me.

Late at night.

The entire palace of King Qi was brightly lit, hundreds of huge lantern holders were placed on both sides of the main road in the palace, and a long red carpet made of gold silk and velvet was spread on the ground. The guards were so busy that they got into the lampshade that could hold one person and lit the lantern. The bright lights are like stars in the night sky, illuminating the palace in the daytime. Rows of maids dressed in formal dresses and silk draped over their long skirts, holding Kong Ming lanterns in their hands, emitting the glow of candles.

In the wide square outside the main hall, the maids stood in a phalanx in a regular manner, and in front of them were hundreds of civil and military officials, all dressed in court clothes, standing with their hands down, and they could not see the edge at a glance. On the periphery were dense guards clad in thorns and armor, and the lights and candles shone on the iron armor on their bodies, reflecting the cold glow.

At the outermost end of the huge phalanx are the princes and kings of various places. Most of the princes were princes, and they were in charge of the development of public security in a region, and they were all under the orders of the imperial court. This time, the king of Qi returned to the palace and issued a holy decree requiring all officials to gather to welcome him, and he did not dare to slack off, so he hurried to Chang'an.

It was already night in the whole Chang'an, and the streets were lit with rows of expensive candles, the main roads were under martial law, and the Praetorian Guards were guarding the alleys, waiting for them.

On the wall of the palace of King Qi, several court officials stood in line, silently looking at the direction of the main road, and in a while, King Qi's convoy would come from this direction.

Fan Changlong, the secretary of the military department, stood with several new party figures, with a beacon tower in the middle, and on the other side were the crown prince Qi An, Qi Yu and the former prime minister Yuan Juzheng and other people from the old party. The current prime minister, Liu Zhan, bowed his body, his face was obscene, his mouth was full of yellow teeth, and his eyes were squinted blankly, as if he was about to fall asleep. Although he was in the prime minister's position, he turned a deaf ear to the dispute between the old and new parties, remained neutral, had no desires and no desires, and was a good man, so that neither party was too targeted at him.

The bright streets were swept spotlessly, and the battle to meet the car had been waiting for several hours, until midnight, King Qi's convoy still had no intention of coming, Fan Changlong's son Fan Lingxiang couldn't help but yawn, and sleepiness came up.

After a long time, the long-lost sound of horses' hooves finally sounded in the silent street.

Everyone looked at each other, and a figure appeared on the main road, riding a horse towards the palace of Qi, and there was no one else.

Fan Changlong frowned, he didn't know what was going on, he straightened the court clothes on his body and calmed down.

The figure came to the palace of King Qi after a while, Fan Changlong raised his eyes, and by the candlelight around him, he finally saw the appearance of the person who came, it was the general of Zhenxi who was responsible for guarding the convoy of King Qi, Yuan Wei.

Yuan Wei hurriedly stopped the horse, raised his head and looked at the Qi Palace, which was full of lights, turned over and jumped off the horse, facing dozens of pairs of eyes on the city wall.

He took out a bright holy decree from his bosom, spread it out in front of everyone, and shouted to the city wall: "My emperor has a decree, and all Aiqing listens to the decree!"

As soon as these words came out, as if the emperor was coming in person, the court officials on the city wall did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and hurriedly knelt down to the ground in front of the holy decree.

After a while, the eunuch's loud voice sounded in the palace of King Qi: "My emperor has a will-"

Several eunuchs repeated loudly one after another, and the dense phalanx on the square knelt down in unison, prostrating themselves to the ground to welcome the order. For a moment, however, no one stood in the square.

Yuan Wei looked at the holy decree and shouted word by word: "Today, after a hundred years of war, the people have been displaced, the fields have been cultivated, and there have been violent encroachments, until the people of the Great Qi are struggling to make a living, and I am heartbroken......

Hearing this, the people on the city wall invariably sighed in their hearts, and Fan Changlong fell to the ground, with an ominous premonition in his heart.

Every time Yuan Wei finished reciting a sentence loudly, the eunuchs in the palace repeated it at the top of their throats, and the eunuchs from all over the square continued continuously, resounding throughout the Qi Palace like an echo.

“...... I did not live with the people, but only in the foundation of the emperor, and I was heartbroken, and I did not dare to relax......"

The echo sounded in Fan Changlong's ears over and over again, like a hammer hitting his heart.

"Now I have issued an edict, let Qi leave Yu Yu to succeed to the throne, and hope that the civil and military officials will do their best, work hard, and assist the great cause of the emperor......"

Qi Li: Who is this?

Fan Changlong thought that he had misheard, he hurriedly raised his head and looked to the side, Qi An had already straightened up with a spirit, looking at the city wall with a face full of disbelief.

“...... Qi Li was born to Gongsun Niangniang illegally, which violated the common sense of the DPRK and China, and he was very guilty for failing to allow his status. Qi Li has not yet reached the crown, and he still hopes that the master of the court and the middle school will teach him to cultivate him into a pillar of the material, and I will be blinded......"

Qi An's mind was blank at this time, and he didn't hear what Yuan Wei was saying at all, but just knelt in place sluggishly, as if petrified.

Not only him, but also the people of the new party and the old party were also shocked, as if they had been caught off guard by a bolt from the blue.

After a while, Yuan Wei closed the holy decree and said loudly towards the Qi Palace: "The first emperor died, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the whole country paid tribute to it!"

As soon as the words fell, the officials who were immersed in shock did not dare to slack off, and shouted in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

Yuan Wei raised his head and glanced at it again, and the bright ever-bright lights came into his eyes.

He flew on his horse and shouted, "The emperor will return to the palace in three hours, and he doesn't have to take the car!"

With that, he hurried his horse and galloped out of the city.

Listening to the sound of horses' hooves getting farther and farther away, Qi An's face was like dead ashes, and his pale face was like a deflated ball. It took him a long time to come back to his senses, and he turned his head to look at Qi Yu beside him blankly, and asked, "What's going on?" Who is Qi Li?"

Qi Yu stood up expressionlessly, patted the dust on his body, and said lightly: "Didn't the holy decree say it? He is the illegitimate son of the former emperor." ”

"How can this be?" Qi An's voice suddenly became hoarse, and he asked with a crying voice, "My crown prince...... Scrapped?"

Qi Yu was about to leave, but after listening to his words, he stopped again, looked back at him, and didn't say a word.

"Did you know it early on...... The news of the death of the First Emperor?" Qi An then asked, his tone already beginning to be hysterical.

"I don't know. Qi Yu shook his head and said, "General Yuan only told me and the master to let us go out of the palace to meet us, and I don't know who Qi Li is." ”

Qi An choked up for a moment, unable to speak. Fan Changlong, who was behind him, stood up, looked at his embarrassed appearance, and secretly laughed in his heart. This holy decree is like a judgment book for Qi An, no matter what the origin of the new King of Qi is, it is not a loss to be able to get rid of Qi An, a confidant. If he becomes the emperor, although he controls the military power, his life will not be easy after all.

Fan Changlong thought, the corners of his mouth slightly hooked, and looked at the empty city wall.

There are only faint lights on the whole street, like fireflies in the dark night, flickering slightly.

Fan Lingxiang behind him sneaked his head out and asked him, "Dad...... What's the situation?"

Fan Changlong didn't answer, just silently closed his eyes.

After a while, a huge bronze bell in the palace of King Qi was ringed. The dull sound of the bell was shocking, resounding through the sky, and the buzzing echo spread throughout the streets and alleys of Chang'an City.

The eunuchs in the city shouted at the sound of the bells: "My emperor has died—"

The civil and military officials and guards in the entire Qi Palace, the guards and maids knelt on the ground, and muttered in unison: "Mourning-"

Fan Changlong slowly opened his eyes and said lightly: "What should come is always coming...... The Emperor died. ”

"Huh, what?" Fan Lingxiang's eyes widened suddenly, as if he had just come back to his senses, and stammered, "This ...... This ......"

"What is this?" Fan Changlong glared at him, and said with a straight face, "You keep a low profile for me these days, don't go to Siyun Building to gamble again, do you hear?" In a few days, I will sacrifice to the heavens, and you can prepare for me. ”

"Yes, yes. Fan Lingxiang nodded hurriedly.

Fan Changlong glanced at him angrily, and saw that he was flustered.

Qi An on the side was still kneeling stupidly across the beacon tower, unwilling to get up. The expression on his fat head had become stiff, and his expression was blank, and he couldn't believe all this.