Chapter 38 Backhand

As soon as Xu Jinghong's words came out, everyone in the bedroom, including the three Highnesses, was stunned, and the scene was a little deserted. However, many people still agree with him, because everyone really can't afford to take this risk. If, as he said, the person he chose is the murderer of his father, it will really hurt the face of the court.

Lv Zhonghe was moved, and he became more cautious when he saw Xu Jinghong's expression. Because from the situation he had, the emperor was assassinated this time, which was probably done by Xu Jinghong. Unexpectedly, he was not only bold, but also had such a thorough arrangement that he was fully prepared for the follow-up.

Lv Zhonghe did not break this point after this happened, and he also had his own considerations. First, even if he said it, I'm afraid that it is impossible to really condemn Xu Jinghong without any evidence, but it may cause him endless trouble. Because until now, he can't figure out the depth of Xu Jinghong's strength, and he doesn't know how much power is used in the court.

Second, because Lv Zhonghe also hopes to change the emperor. Although he had the idea of being loyal to the emperor before, he even did not hesitate to be an enemy of other families. But after seeing what the emperor did after regaining power, and his guard against and weakening himself, Lv Zhonghe obviously felt a threat. Although the emperor did not want the life of his family for a while, he was afraid that they would soon follow in the footsteps of other families, which was difficult for Lv Zhonghe to accept. After all, he is not comparable to those stupid and loyal people. As the head of a rich family, what he has accepted since childhood is that the interests of the family should be the first priority.

So this time Xu Jinghong risked the world to do such a king-shou thing. Lv Zhonghe is supportive. He also wants to see if this young man has the ability to end after doing such a big thing. If he had no way in this regard, Lv Xiang would not mind winning by himself. However, Xu Jinghong's words just now still surprised Lv Zhonghe. It seems that the young man has made sufficient preparations.

The last thing I can't agree with Xu Jinghong's words is Prince Zhao Jue. Although he is not mentioned in this sentence, its implied meaning naturally suspects that it has something to do with him, because logically speaking, once the emperor dies, this position is his. So Zhao Jue couldn't help it anymore and said in a cold voice, "Xu Dusi, are you implying that the prince is the culprit who killed his father?"

Xu Jinghong shook his head calmly and was not scared by the prince's murderous eyes and voices: "I dare not say so."

"So what do you mean by this?" Zhao Jue stared at him with hatred and asked.

"I'm just talking about things." In the face of the prince's anger, Xu Jinghong was still light: "As a minister of the Song Dynasty, I naturally need to consider for the court. What I'm saying is in case, and in this matter, I can't afford to make any mistakes, otherwise I will be ridiculed by future generations!"

"You..." The prince's face was distorted. He really wanted to go up and kill this guy who dared to offend himself and prevent himself from ascending to the throne. But he still had a trace of sobriety and did not make such an unconformity. He just swore in his heart that once he ascended the throne, the first person to kill was Xu Jinghong!

At this time, Zhao Huang, the king of Yong, also said, "Brother, since you have never done such a rebellious thing, why are you so angry? I think Xu Dusi's statement is very reasonable. After all, this is related to the stability of my Song Dynasty. Naturally, it can't be sloppy at all!"

When the prince heard what he said, he was even more angry and almost went crazy. Of course, he knew the reason why King Yong would say this, because the other party also coveted the throne. Once he ascended the throne, he would have no idea at all. Now, Xu Jinghong said this, which undoubtedly helped him, at least so that he could not immediately ascend to the throne with justifiableness. How can this make him not be shocked and angry? When King Yong said this, he raised the matter to a very high level, so that the prince did not know what to say for a moment.

At this time, those ministers had woken up one after another, and the officials who had been keeping King Yong immediately supported this statement. And when they say it in the name of the national community, those officials of the crown prince really dare not object too much, because it will make them too selfish.

Finally, everyone turned their eyes to Lv Zhonghe and waited for the highest-ranking person in the court to make the final decision. After a moment of meditation, Lv Zhonghe said, "Indeed, after all, your majesty's death is not an ordinary cause of illness, but... So before the murderer is arrested, we really should not decide the ownership of the throne, so let's wait until this case comes out before making a decision."

"But Lv Xiang, the country can't live without a king for a day. Now that Your Majesty has died, do we have to suspend the throne because of such concerns? The secretary of the Ministry of Ceremonies is very unhappy. Since he is a person on the prince's side, he needs to help the prince, and also starts from the word courtesy to refute.

Lv Zhonghe smiled and said, "How can things in the world be generalized? Since ancient times, such a strange thing has never happened, so we treat it carefully and make no mistake? As for the concerns mentioned by Lord Shangshu, in fact, they are nothing at all. We can let the three adult princes regent. In this way, everything in the court can still be the same!"

"Three Regents?" The ministers were stunned when they heard it. It was not until this time that they found that among the emperor's sons, in addition to the prince and King Yong, there was still King Jing! Many lively people seem to smell a different calculation from this change.

Although Lv Zhonghe, the prime minister has gradually become less important these days, but it is just an illusion made by him to protect himself. In fact, with the power of the Lu family in the dynasty, coupled with the fall of other families, the power of Lv's opponents has become extremely powerful. Now, the emperor who suppressed him is dead, so Lv Zhonghe no longer needs to hide his light and bide his time. At his sign, those hidden forces began to rise.

"I thought what Lv Xiang said was very true. It's about the national body. You can't be hasty!"

"I also think so. Let the three highnesses be regent together first..."

Nearly half of the officials supported Lv Zhonghe's opinion. Of course, many of them were King Yong or King Jing. In this way, the power of the prince seemed a little thin. In the end, they had no choice but to accept such a result that made them very unwilling. The prince failed to ascend the throne at the first time, but had two more opponents on the same starting line!

You know, in this way, the three regency will give a clear signal to the Manchu Wenwu. The status of the three people is equivalent, so if they want to compete for connections, they will become just right.

Xu Jinghong looked at all this and admired Lv Zhonghe in his heart. Sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy. He, a good old man who has been silent, once he takes action, is so straightforward. Moreover, in this matter, Lv Zhonghe is passive and appeared without knowing it. It is even more valuable that he can make what he wants so easily.

Next, there will be a big funeral. And all this can still be done with the ability of officials of the Ministry of Ceremonies. At dawn, the whole palace, and even the whole Daliang City, had become a white sea, and everyone's faces showed sadness. Even for this emperor, many people want him to die, but at this time, they have to pretend to be sad.

The three princes, who were obviously in a hostile relationship, were arranged to kneel in front of the predecessor's body for several days of mourning. The imperial affairs also stopped completely during this period, and the ministers stayed in the palace with different respect and inferiority to guard the spirits of the former emperor. Everything was carried out in line with the established regulations.

However, as the prime minister of a country, especially a country that does not even have an emperor now, Lv Zhonghe still has too many things to worry about, but he can't stay in the mourning hall all the time. In addition to making overall arrangements, he also has to worry about the current situation in the capital. He did not forget that the danger caused by the grain shortage in the capital has not yet passed, and no one can guarantee that those people will not suddenly make trouble at this time.

So he called several leaders of the patrol camp, the Beijing camp and the National Security Division to the side hall next to the mourning hall and made a detailed order to them.

"In the past few days, it is impossible for government offices to open again, so the security in this city is extremely important. Several generals, I will ask all of you at this point. With that, Lv Zhonghe solemnly saluted.

Meng Huchong and other generals quickly returned the gift and promised to maintain the stability of the capital.

"Oh, it's a pity that the food on the other side of the two lakes has not been shipped yet, and I don't know if this distant water can quench my thirst." Lu Zhonghe sighed uneasily. The traffic there is not as good as that of Shu and Jiangnan. There is no very smooth waterway, and the time, manpower and material resources required to transport grain by land are much greater, so he sighed.

And Xu Jinghong over there also secretly regretted that he should not have burned the grain with a fire. If it really caused chaos, it would be too much to outweigh the gains.

Actually, he was just regret afterwards, because he didn't expect things to change like this at that time. Moreover, it is precisely because of the destruction of food that a series of changes will occur later. If not, the emperor would not have been ill at all, how could Xu Jinghong have this chance to kill? Therefore, sometimes, when you stand at another point in time to look at what is happening in front of you, you always feel that the ideas and practices at that time are so wrong.

"... Xu Dusi..." Lv Zhonghe called Xu Jinghong back from his thoughts. He was stunned and found that there were only himself and Lv Zhonghe left in the hall, so he smiled and said, "I don't know what Lv Xiang has any instructions?"

Lv Zhonghe said with a straight face: "You know that things will come to this point. I won't agree to your previous lobbying."

Xu Jinghong naturally knew what he meant, so he calmly met the other party's eyes: "I did this out of helplessness. If I don't replace someone, my already precarious ship, Da Song, is in danger of overturning at any time. Besides, isn't it good to do this? King Jing also took the first step smoothly!"

"You said it lightly. Do you know how dangerous it is for me in the Song Dynasty when the king is newly lost, but the new king can't stand? And there will soon be a fight between these three highnesses. At that time, how huge the consumption will be for my court. Have you counted all this? Lu Zhonghe is still unhappy.

"Danger is inevitable, but I believe that as long as we work together, this risk is not a problem." Xu Jinghong smiled and said, "Now we don't have any threat from foreign enemies. Both the barbarians in the southwest and the Hu people in the north have been severely damaged in the previous battle, so it is impossible for them to take advantage of the new mourning of our monarch. As for the folk changes, I think the court can deal with them calmly.

"What about the upcoming battle between the three highnesses?"

"This will be better." Xu Jinghong looked into Lv Zhonghe's eyes: "At the beginning, you seven could suppress the imperial power like that, and now we can naturally lead the change of imperial power with some force. Therefore, all this is still in our hands.

"..." Lv Zhonghe was stunned for a long time before he nodded speechlessly. He didn't expect that this young man's ambition and domineering would be so great, but when he thought about it, he even dared to do such a big thing as the king. May I ask what else in the world that he dared not do? At the same time, Lv Zhonghe also had a trace of vigilance in his heart. What kind of person is this Xu Jinghong? Can he really suppress him? But now they are two grasshoppers tied together, and they can only advance and retreat together.

"Since you are ready for everything, I won't say more. By the way, from today, the safety of this palace will be maintained by your national security division and the forbidden army. I don't want anything to happen in the palace at this juke, especially between the three highnesses. Lv Zhonghe said what he wanted to tell Xu Jinghong.

Xu Jinghong naturally agreed, at least at this time, he also hoped that everything could be calm.

When he was about to leave, Lv Zhonghe suddenly thought of something and stopped him and said, "Wait... Are you sure that the person who did this will never tell the secret?"

"Of course!" Xu Jinghong said confidently, "I have already started to do it. Soon, this threat will not exist!"

"That's the best." Seeing that he was so sure, Lv Zhonghe was also greatly relieved.

When Xu Jinghong walked out of the palace gate, it was already the afternoon of the next day, hanging in the middle sky with a warm sun, shining on the earth. Xu Jinghong was even more enthusiastic when he was illuminated by the sun. He knew that after yesterday's change, the position he wanted to get and regain was one step closer to him.

I don't know when Xu Jinghong's desire (river crab) has not only been other people's ministers. Although it seems that everything is far away from him now, he still believes that as long as he works hard, he will be able to get all this. Now, with the death of the emperor, the three princes have dispersed their power. It is not difficult for him to remove them one by one, because he has had some cooperation with Lv, Xu and other families.

Looking at the few pedestrians on the street, Xu Jinghong was worried about the situation in the capital. To be honest, when watching everything happen in his favor, he doesn't want to see chaos again. But he can't guarantee this, because the food transported from the two lakes is more difficult than Jiangnan and Shu. They must be transported by land and water, which is very troublesome.

And once the people in Beijing are in turmoil again, coupled with the state of being ownerless today, it is likely to cause chaos in the whole country. However, Xu Jinghong is not afraid of these real things, because he believes that with his prestige in the army and the help of the Xu family, it should not be too difficult to deal with this turmoil.

While thinking about this, Xu Jinghong has returned to the Guoan Division. As soon as I entered the door, I saw Ye Mingyang smiling at himself in front of the door: "Xu Dusi, congratulations!"

"Joy and joy. I don't know what Ye Situ is doing here?" Xu Jinghong asked perfunctorily.

"I don't know if we have a chance to start again in this situation? I'm really a little anxious."

"This... I'm afraid we have to wait for a few days now."

"Oh? I hope Xu Du Simo will deceive us, otherwise..." Ye Mingyang left this and left Shiran, leaving Xu Jinghong standing there with a gloomy face. He knew that the other party would blackmail him with this matter, but he also believed that the Ye family could not hold him for too long. At this time, he saw Mao Shun, who had been uncertain about his whereabouts, came over.

In his study, Xu Jinghong asked, "How's it going? Did you figure it out?"

"Of course, the people in our intelligence department are not vegetarian. The person Ye Mingyang left in Beijing has been dug out by us. Now as long as the team says a word, we can do it.

"That's the best." Xu Jinghong turned his head to the old dog on the other side and said, "Today's two update, let you take 200 brothers there. Remember, don't leave any alive!"

"Ye!" The old dog said solemnly. For the Ye family, they have already planned to eradicate it afterwards, so this can't be surprising. Moreover, this is also quite exciting for old dogs. They have a low status and kill countless people, but they have never killed such high-ranking officials. Now they are naturally very excited to have this opportunity.

"After today, there will be no one in the world who can threaten me with the death of the emperor!" Xu Jinghong finally said a decisive word slowly!

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Once again, the emperor died during the Qingming Festival!!!!!!