The next morning, L.A. was still there.

In the palace, a terrible cry sounded: "Your Majesty has collapsed!"

Immediately, the eunuchs and palace maids in the entire palace cried loudly in unison, and an elder brother and concubine Gong E rushed to the palace with their palace maids and eunuchs.

"Beep ......" After a while, a loud horn sounded in the palace.

In the dormitory, the queen was kneeling in front of the collapse of the Shengwei Emperor and sobbing silently, and behind her was a large group of palace maids and guards. They were all dressed in white and wept in low voices.

"Let go of the Lone King! let go of the Lone King! The Lone King wants to go in!" Suddenly an untimely roar sounded outside the door of the dormitory. At the same time, the guard said: "Niangniang has an order! No one is allowed to trespass in the palace, otherwise he will be killed!" The man said: "But the lonely king is the crown prince! You dare to stop the lonely king! You ......" The man said that he was speechless, as if he was sad and anxious.

The man is none other than Zhu Tianpeng, the crown prince of the dynasty. He had made a mistake and was imprisoned in a secret cell, but somehow he came out.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister has arrived!" an announcement sounded. Then a palace maid came in, came to the queen's side, and said in a low voice: "Niangniang, Qin Hui is here." The queen said lightly: "Let him wait outside the palace." "The maid of the palace is out.

"Lord Shangshu Kong of the Ministry of Rites has arrived!" another announcement sounded. The palace maid who had just gone out came in again, and the queen didn't look at it, and said coldly: "Go out." The maid was so frightened that she sat down on the ground, and then went out crying.

Outside the hall, Qin Hui said: "Niangniang, the prince is the prince of the empire, and he should pay homage to the holy relics." The queen shouted: "If you dare to talk nonsense again, the palace will raid your family and exterminate your family!" Suddenly there was silence inside and outside the palace.

And a long time passed. A woman in a red dress entered. It's the crescent moon princess - Zhu Enchanting. As soon as Zhu Yourao came in, she didn't stay, and came to the queen's side. Whisper a few words. The queen's face became a little pale, then she gritted her teeth and said, "You can do this." In addition, you immediately blockade the palace and Los Angeles, and at the same time send spies into the five states of the world to stop the thieves from causing chaos. The crescent princess said, "Yes, mother." With that, he withdrew.

After a few more moments, the queen got up. Out of the palace gate.

All the ministers knelt down and bowed together: "The ministers knock to see the Virgin Mother, the mother is a thousand years old and a thousand years old!" The queen said lightly: "Flat." Everyone thanked and said, "Xie Niangniang!" The queen said: "Go to the Jinluan Palace to discuss matters." Then they departed with the queen. Outside the door of the dormitory, a soldier was secretly guarded, strict and solemn. No one dared to enter.

In the Jinluan Palace, the queen sits on the phoenix seat. The ministers below stood quietly. The crowd stood still, then knelt down and said, "Knock on Our Lady Chitose, please ask Our Lady." The Holy One was fine yesterday. Why did it suddenly collapse this morning?" The queen's face was expressionless, and Feng's eyes swept over the ministers one by one, and said lightly: "The saint's old illness recurred last night and collapsed in his sleep. The ministers were stunned when they heard this, and said, "This ......"

The queen said lightly: "What happened to the matter, the palace believes that it will be revealed within three days." The ministers said, "The ministers bow down to the Virgin." ”

Your Highness, a red-robed official came out of the right column and said: "Our Lady of Enlightenment, the Holy One has died." The subordinate was grief-stricken. You must find out who caused the recurrence of the old disease. The queen nodded, and the man stepped back.

Then a red-robed official came out of the left column and said, "Our Lady of Enlightenment." The Holy One is a matter of national society. Now that the saint has died, the ministers are grief-stricken, but the country cannot be without a king for a day, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is twenty and two years old, and he should immediately ascend the throne and preside over the government. Then everyone said in unison: "The ministers ask Our Lady to allow Prince Tianpeng to ascend the throne as emperor." ”

The queen glanced at the ministers lightly, then turned to Kong Zhengyi and Qin Hui, and said lightly: "Master Kong, as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, what do you say?" Kong Zhengyi stepped forward and said: "Our Lady of Enlightenment, the Holy One has a new collapse, the reason is unknown, and the ministers should find out the cause of the Holy Lord." According to the precepts of the emperor, the prince of Tianpeng should be temporarily the prince of the auxiliary state, assist the Holy Mother to preside over the government, and only after the holy trip can he ascend the throne as the emperor. The queen said lightly: "Not bad." Tianpeng was previously imprisoned in the heavenly prison, without the will of the Holy Lord and the decree of the palace, who released it privately?" Eunuch Zhao hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Our Lady, it was released by the slave maid. The slave maid saw that the saint had collapsed and needed the prince to preside over the government...... "The queen said lightly: "Come on, Eunuch Zhao and Prince Tianpeng left the prison without the holy decree, which is harmful to the law of the country, and all the eunuchs and others will be taken into the prison of Tian, and the prince of Tianpeng will be locked in the secret room and think about it." After the emperor's visit, he can ascend the throne as the emperor. ”

Qin Hui hurriedly said: "Holy Mother, no! Although Prince Tianpeng has committed a major offense, but now that the Holy Lord has newly collapsed, how can the Prince be imprisoned?" The Queen said lightly: "Prince Tianpeng does not respect the laws of the country, he had a big mistake before, and now he is out of prison privately, which is related to the cause of the Holy Being, and he should be temporarily imprisoned and pray for the Holy One." When the prince heard this, he cried and said: "Queen Mother, the child really just wants to come out to see his father for the last time, the child is not guilty, please ask the queen mother to be gracious." The queen said lightly: "Tiancang, you don't have to quibble. If you have no problem, after the Holy Trip, you will be the emperor of my Great Qi. Don't you want to pray for the blessings of the saints? Everyone was stunned. Prince Tianpeng said: "Yes, willing, Tianpeng must pray for his father!" The courtiers were speechless when they heard this.

The queen said lightly: "The death of the saint is a secret matter, and no one is allowed to spread it." Now that the war at the border is tight, if anyone spreads the news, the palace will definitely kill and not spare it! All the ministers said in unison, "Yes, Our Lady." Then they departed.

The queen returned to the palace, and the crescent princess followed.

The queen asked: "Enchanting, have you ever found out why our army was defeated overnight?" Zhu Enchanting said: "Sister, when I arrived at the Crescent Pass, the back and middle passes of the Crescent Pass had been lost. The front pass was defended by thousands of soldiers led by Zhang Fan. Now there are about 50,000 soldiers in the front pass of the crescent pass, and I will then send the old shadow to take charge, and the Rong army will not break through the front pass for the time being and enter the Great Qi country. Hearing this, the queen's expression eased slightly, and then asked: "As long as the crescent moon pass is not lost, and there are 50,000 soldiers to defend, it should be fine for the time being." It's just that why did the army led by Gao Yu lose 250,000 soldiers overnight after breaking through the Youyue Pass, and even lost the Youyue and Crescent Moon passes?" High-ranking officers were bought. Last night, he was able to stun 200,000 soldiers, so that the Rong army walked on the ground and drove straight in. ”

The queen said angrily: "Where did Zhang Fan's little child die?" Zhu Enchanted said: "Sister." Zhang Fan was ordered to deploy in the mountains on the north bank at that time, and he only led five thousand foot soldiers, when he reacted. The armies along the Youyue Lake have all been captured, and there is no way to return to the sky. The queen said angrily: "Zhang Fan Xiao'er is not in charge of military affairs in the army, he went to the mountains and forests to avoid the enemy, and when he comes back, the palace will not spare him!" Zhu Enchanted said: "It's a pity that Zhang Fan was taken away." The queen was stunned when she heard this.

The queen said: "What about Gao Yu? Are there any of them still alive?" Zhu Yourao said: "Gao Yu is dead, and only one of the Gao family, Gao Xiong, came back alive and still injured." The queen said: "Check! You must find out to this palace whether it was the Qin family, the Gao family, the Kong family, or Zhang Fan who betrayed us." If you get something. This palace will definitely wipe him out!" Zhu Yourao nodded.

Zhu Enchanting asked: "Sister, wasn't the eldest brother okay yesterday? Why did he ...... overnight" The queen said lightly: "The matter of the eldest brother is strange, he was with a Li Ruconcubine when he collapsed." On the surface, he died of exhaustion, but in fact, he may have been poisoned by someone in the aphrodisiac he was taking, or he was not well injured and died of suffocation due to strenuous exercise. Or Zhang Fan didn't cure his illness at all. But at first glance it seems simple. After that, it looks complicated. Linking the defeat of our army and the fact that Tianpeng came out of the secret prison alone, we can also see that this is a long-planned rebellion. It's just that now we have to do our best to find out the real murderer, otherwise the royal brother will not be at peace in the spirit of the sky. ”

Zhu Enchanting said: "Okay, we have to closely monitor the whereabouts of the family, the prince and Zhang Fan, they almost defeated the border army, and plotted to kill the emperor, and the goal was basically achieved." It's time for the fish to come out of the water. Zhu Yourao said: "Not bad." Then I'll send someone to check it out immediately. With that, he left. The queen nodded faintly, and then walked towards the dormitory.

At the same time. Confucian. Kong Zhengyi was sitting in the hall in a daze, surrounded by maids waiting aside, and there was a sumptuous meal in front of him, but he never moved. He felt uncomfortable, as if he had a premonition of something.

In the Gao Mansion on West Street, the family is even more mournful. In the lobby, Gao Hu sat in the hall and wept silently, and his front was sprinkled with fragments of precious porcelain and antiques. A young woman was silently wiping tears from his eyes.

The woman is none other than Mingyue. Mingyue said: "Father, grandpa is gone, I will definitely avenge him!" Gao Hu sighed: "Don't say it, my father was fine yesterday, and he was taken care of by the elderly, but he died like this for no reason." I don't understand, I'm not reconciled. But...... But...... I'm incompetent!" Mingyue said: "Father, the child is already in the middle of the congenital stage, as long as it takes a few more years, Mingyue will definitely kill the thief and avenge his grandfather!" Gao Hu said: "It's too early to say this." You'd better pack up your belongings and find a place to hide. My Gao family rebelled, otherwise how could my father have died so inexplicably. Wait until tomorrow, not this evening, someone will come to our house and destroy it. Mingyue said, "No, father." Mingyue will definitely not let the Gao family fall. ”

What can Gao Hu say, he was a gentleman when he was a child, he didn't have much ability, and when he became an adult, he was greedy and lustful, and Gao Yu was not used to seeing it, so he got him an errand as the city lord of Shuoyue City. Now he only has such a daughter as Mingyue, and a few days ago he quarreled with his father because of Mingyue's matter, who knows that it has become a farewell since then.

Unlike the bleakness of the Gao Mansion, there were many large and small officials gathered in the Qin Mansion, and they did not seem to be sad because of the death of Emperor Shengwei, but on the contrary, they were a little happy.

In the secret room of the Qin Mansion, Qin Hui was talking to Qin Shou.

Qin Hui asked sharply: "Shou'er, did the emperor die of exhaustion because he ate the Rejuvenation Pill you sent!" Qin Shou said in fear: "Father, how dare the child deal with the emperor like this." Emperor Shengwei is in good health, and the rejuvenation pill that the child gave him is just right, and he can't eat the dead. Qin Hui said sharply: "Now Lao Tzu doesn't want to tell you this. You have to cut off your tail, or Lao Tzu will kill you. Hearing this, Qin Shou said in horror: "Father, the child really didn't harm the saint." The child just increased the medicinal effect of the rejuvenation pill a little bit. Qin Hui shouted: "What else, did you release Zhu Tianpeng?" Qin Shou immediately said when he heard this: "No, absolutely not." The child just told Gonggong Li about it before, and he didn't mention it to anyone else. Qin Hui said angrily: "Chop the grass and eradicate the roots!" Qin Shou hurriedly said: "Yes, father." With that, he ran out.

Qin Hui muttered to himself, "Is he dead or not?" said and shook his head, then pressed the mechanism on the chair, and then left the secret room. (To be continued......)