Chapter 37 The Battle for the Throne

As the king of a country, Zhao Zhe was killed by a chamberlain in his bedroom, which was an absolute shock for the whole Song Dynasty. But if it is influential, it is the servants in the palace who rushed to see this scene in front of them, because this is a disaster for them!

Think about it, a servant of the same identity as them suddenly killed the emperor, and no matter who will blame everything on them who are the same eunuchs. Because of their weak protection, the emperor was killed, and even... Some people can also propose vibly that all this is clearly negotiated between these eunuchs and the murderer.

It was precisely because they thought of this that after waking up, the servants rolled and crawled, crying and screaming to the dragon bed. But at this time, this dragon bed with beautiful embroidery has been soaked with blood and become an eye-catching red color. The two bodies that have lost their lives are still entangled together, which is even more shocking!

The waiters shouted loudly, and the sound quickly came from the harem and went straight out. After all, this is the emperor's residence, and it's not early, so it's very clean. In such a quiet time, the eunuchs' screams, which were eight degrees high enough to stimulate the pain of the eardrums, quickly flew into the ears of the forbidden army outside.

The leader of the forbidden army guarding outside today is called Zhang Kaizhi. After hearing such a sad cry, he knew that something big had happened inside. Although there were screams in the past, it was the movement of the eunuchs who were beaten for making mistakes, and it would not last so long. Today, the eunuchs shouted so unscrupulously that something was obviously wrong, which made him dare not delay and immediately took more than 30 subordinates to the direction of the sound.

And when he rushed to the door of the bedroom, looked in, and understood the scene presented in it, Zhang Kaizhi's heart also sank to the bottom of the valley, and his feet were also a little weak. The emperor actually died on the dragon bed, and looking at this situation, he was still assassinated, which was really incredible!

However, after all, Zhang Kaizhi is not comparable to those eunuchs who have never seen the world. After a certain god, he made an order: "Hurry up and invite the imperial doctor on duty in the palace..." Even if he saw at a glance that the emperor was dead, as a general, he did not dare to really say this judgment, only this heavy The task should be handled by professionals. Then, he made another decision to take care of the servants who were still confused. No matter what happened in the end, he should still control the situation.

Those chambermaids have long been so scared that they dared not take any action. Now when they see the forbidden army coming up, they do not resist, and obediently let them take themselves outside the bedroom to watch.

On this day, when the people in the capital were eating, the sound of bells and drums kept coming from the palace. First, they were stunned, and then they made a judgment that surprised everyone with the clear rules - I'm afraid it was the death of the emperor.

Although there is usually such a sound of bells and drums in the palace, it is mostly a movement that can only be seen during some celebrations or festivals, or the Great Dynasty meeting. And now, at this time, it is still dusk. Of course, there is only one big thing that can make such a bell and drum sound in the palace.

The officials and people in the whole city were shocked by this sudden incident, and when the voice reached the National Security Department, everyone was obviously a little stunned. At this time, everyone was having dinner. Hearing the sound of bells and drums from afar, many people put down their chopsticks and looked out. Only Xu Jinghong didn't even frown and still put a piece of tofu that had just been picked up in his mouth.

"Dushi..." Several people just wanted to say something, but were stopped by Xu Jinghong: "Let's talk about everything after dinner. I think soon, we will be busy."

Everyone had a meal in a strange atmosphere, and Xu Jinghong ordered people to prepare their court uniforms. At this time, the old dog came over and said with emotion, "I didn't expect that the Ye family really had the ability to give the emperor so soon..."

"If they don't have that ability, they won't dare to let go of power for decades." Xu Jinghong understands very well.

"Then what should we do with these people next?" The old dog said worriedly, "Debased on the situation, their strength is still not small. We can't give them a chance to recover."

"Don't worry, they can't make too many waves. Now it's different from the past." Xu Jinghong is full of confidence: "But we can't attack them at this time, otherwise it will only cause too much trouble."

The old dog is also clear about this. With Ye Mingyang's resourcefulness and experience that has been rolling out in the conspiracy, he will definitely leave a way for himself when doing this. If Xu Jinghong wants to cross the river and tear down the bridge, I'm afraid they will also blame them of the king's crime.

But the old dog still said an angryly, "Then shall we just watch them rise again?"

"They can't get up. I always have a way to deal with them." Xu Jinghong sneered, then put on his court uniform and walked out. He knew that he should go to the palace.

And when Xu Jinghong came to the gate of Guoansi, he saw Ye Mingyang, dressed in cloth, waiting for him. Seeing the wink given by the other party, Xu Jinghong followed him and said with a smile, "Ye Situ is really powerful. As soon as he took action, he gave me the king of a country in the Song Dynasty..."

"Hey, this also needs a lot of cooperation from Xu Dusi. If you hadn't removed the most loyal bodyguards around him, my people would not have been able to complete such a task. Ye Mingyang seems to be modest. But Xu Jinghong can still hear the threat in the other party's words - you don't want to get rid of everything. If you want to take this opportunity to be against us, you won't be better, because you are also one of the masterminds of this matter.

Xu Jinghong smiled indifferently: "Don't worry about some small things. However, there is one thing I still want to tell Situ about the conditions promised you before. You should also understand that if such a big thing happens now, there will definitely be a disturbance in the court, so it is impossible for me to let your Ye family go out of the mountain again before this matter is completely settled.

"I naturally understand this. As long as Xu Dusi can keep his word, I will be very satisfied." Ye Mingyang also said with a smile.

After making this explanation, Xu Jinghong rode a horse and went to the palace surrounded by dozens of brothers. At this moment, he felt proud again. He knew that the next step would be a critical moment to determine the future of the Song Dynasty and the whole nation. He must not fail in this matter! And the more difficult the task he faces, the stronger his fighting spirit will be!

There are already too many officials outside the palace. After hearing the shocking sound of bells and drums, they put down everything at hand and rushed into the palace. But now there is no one to preside over the overall situation, so the forbidden army refuses to let them in. On the contrary, Xu Jinghong's late choice is the most appropriate.

After a long time, the palace gate was opened under the order of Prime Minister Lv Zhonghe. As soon as they entered the palace, everyone gathered their anxious and uneasy eyes on Zhang Kaizhi's body: "What happened in the palace?"

"Dear gentlemen, just half an hour ago, your majesty was in the bedroom... assassinated by a traitor..." Zhang Kaizhi told the truth, which immediately shocked everyone again.

Although they are ready for the emperor's death, in fact, they can guess that the emperor's recent physical condition will not be long. But they still didn't expect that the emperor would die like this and be killed! This matter is different. In this way, there will inevitably be a bloody storm in the Song Dynasty!

"What the hell is going on? Why was Your Majesty assassinated in the palace? What do you forbidden army do? Lv Zhonghe asked in a harsh voice.

"This... It was the eunuchs in the harem who assassinated Your Majesty, so there is nothing we can do about the forbidden army in front of us." Zhang Kaizhi quickly shifted the responsibility. Although he knew that he would be greatly implicated after this incident, and the position of the commander of the forbidden army could not be preserved, he still tried his best to hope that he could suffer less blame.

Lv Zhonghe didn't say anything more and took his ministers to the bedroom. At this time, his eyes were peeking at Xu Jinghong, who was not far away from him, because he vaguely felt that this matter must be related to the teenager. Otherwise, why did the emperor suddenly be assassinated by the people around him as soon as he discussed big things with him? But what he couldn't figure out was that this young man who had just emerged from the army and didn't have many roots can even have his hands in the palace.

"Father... Father, why did you go... Who dares to do such a rebellious thing? As long as I let my son know, I must smash him into ten thousand pieces!" When the ministers walked near the bedroom, the heartbreaking cry from inside was heard by them.

As the son of the emperor, the prince, King Yong and King Jing are naturally the advanced palaces of the ministers. At this time, whether they are sincere or to perform for others, they must pretend to be in pain. At this time, these princes, who paid great attention to appearance in the past, were all crying and communicating with tears.

The ministers were still shocked to see that he died tragically on the dragon bed. Although it had been sorted out by the imperial doctors, it still seemed to be a terrible emperor's body. How bold and murderous it takes to assassinate the emperor so miserably!

At the same time, everyone also has a great question. Who is behind this matter? Naturally, they can't believe that there will be such a crazy waiter in the palace who dares to do such a rebellious thing. Among them, there must be a great conspiracy, and some people want to get great benefits in this matter.

The ministers were stunned by everything in front of them. Either because they were heart-wounded by the emperor's death, or thought about what they should do after that, they all forgot what to do next. But some people have not forgotten this. When several princes must play the role of filial sons and cannot do anything, someone must stand up and lead the overall situation.

"Lord Qiu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Lord Hao of Dali Temple..." At this time, Lv Zhonghe stood up uninance and soon began to issue instructions: "You two government departments are good at investigating the case. Your Majesty's assassination will be handed over to you to find out. No matter what means you use, I must find out the real murderer behind the scenes!"

The two officials who were named were shocked. Although they knew that the work was hot, they had to harden their scalp now. He took a step forward and bowed and said, "Yes, the subordinate must do his best to investigate!"

"Also, this matter is related to the dynasties of the court, so be careful when investigating this case." Lv Zhonghe added another sentence. This made the faces of the two officials suffer a little more, but they did not dare to refute, because what Lu Xiang said was reasonable. After exchanging glances, the two have made a decision. After the things here are over, they will interrogate the servants and must pry some clues from these people's mouths.

Poor these eunuchs who have suffered a reckless disaster, it depends on God's gaze if they want to keep their lives.

After making this order, Lv Zhonghe said again, "Yuan Shangshu of the Ministry of Ceremonies, if you are good at writing, let's make the last edict on behalf of your majesty..."

Every emperor has an edict after his death, which is the same as the suicide note of ordinary people. In addition to explaining what happened to me, it is to review the achievements of my life. Of course, most of these edicts were made by ministers, because no emperor would write a suicide note for himself when he was alive.

As soon as this word came out, they were still pretending to be very sad there. Several princes who cried loudly suddenly calmed down. They all pricked up their ears and waited for the most important thing to happen.

Sure enough, Yuan Shangshu asked, "Then this throne..."

"The country can't be without a king for a day. Since your majesty has passed away, we will naturally set up a new lord." Lv Zhonghe said lightly, "Do you think which of the princes can take on this important task?"

This word stunned everyone. Lv Xiang's words are too exquisite. We obviously have a prince. Normally, since the emperor has died, it is naturally up by this crown prince. But he actually asked the ministers who should be the emperor. It was clear that he did not intend to take the prince as the emperor.

Before he said this, King Yong was full of irritability. If it hadn't been for the inappropriate scene, he would have shouted loudly. Because the emperor's death was too strange and too sudden that he did not think about the throne for a moment, let alone the ministers behind him. If this really makes the righteous prince sit on the throne, then so much effort will be in vain, and my future will be over.

The prince was originally full of joy, and he felt that the current situation was the most beneficial to him. May I ask, at this time, can't I sit in this position with the status of prince? But no one expected that Lv Zhonghe would suddenly come to this hand, which obviously pulled the two princes to the same running line.

As two brothers who are saddened by their father's death, they can't say anything at this time, otherwise they will be regarded as unfaithful and unfilial. In that case, this position will be completely out of them.

Fortunately, the two of them can't speak, but the others can talk. Those officials who closely followed the prince and King Yong said after Lu Zhonghe's inquiry--

"Since the country has a crown prince, it is natural that the prince should succeed to the throne!" This is the man on the prince's side.

"A good saying goes, there are capable people living in it. Now I have endless internal and external troubles in the Song Dynasty, and such a thing has happened in the palace. There must be a prince with outstanding ability to lead everyone. Therefore, I thought it was time to choose King Yong..." The minister standing on the side of King Yong listed many examples of King Yong's great talent.

Naturally, the people of the princely party over there refused to show weakness and put forward different opinions one after another. For a moment, just before the emperor's body, many ministers began to quarrel, with no intention of being sad for the emperor at all.

Seeing such an ugly scene, Lv Zhonghe couldn't help sighing in his heart. Is this my king and minister of the Song Dynasty? In fact, it is no wonder that the ministers did this. After all, the relationship between them and Zhao Zhe, the emperor, is not deep. He has only been in charge of the government for a few years, and these ministers have only been given this position for a few days?

Moreover, the choice of this emperor is also related to the future fate of these officials. Compared with the dead emperor, his future and future are more important. Therefore, the ministers naturally have to compete fiercely.

"Why don't you shut up? Is this in the palace? Seeing that everyone became more and more fierce, Lv Zhonghe finally couldn't help shouting, which calmed everyone down.

"Actually, I thought we shouldn't be in a hurry about this matter." Until this time, Xu Jinghong, who had been watching the play, opened his mouth.

"Hmm?" Lv Zhonghe frowned: "What does Xu Dusi mean by this? This country can't be without a king for a day. How can it not be in a hurry?"

"That's right, but I still have a little doubt, and I hope you can answer it." Xu Jinghong smiled bitterly and said, "Do you dare to ask, who did your majesty suffer? Have we found out this? We can't even figure this out. How can werashly determine the successor to the throne? If the successor is finally found to be the culprit behind the assassination of Your Majesty, how should we choose? As soon as Xu Jinghong's voice came out, everyone showed shock. There was no sound in the whole bedroom, and even the crying princes were silent...