Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine

"What should I do?"

"Don't panic, stay in the palace, I will go and see it myself."

It was not only the Prince of Jin who received the news, but also the Prince of An's Palace, the Prince of Lu's Palace and other palaces. So when the Prince of Jin arrived at the Meridian Gate, the Prince of An, the Prince of Lu and others all came.

Only the Prince of Yong and the Prince of Dai were missing, but yesterday was exactly the time when the two took turns to take care of the sick, so they should be in the palace now. The Prince of Hui did not come either, but for some reason, the Prince of Lu was an impatient person. He stood at the gate of the palace and shouted, asking the guards to open the palace gate, but no one paid attention.

Not long after, several people who looked like generals of the Imperial Guard appeared on the gatehouse of the palace gate. The leader said to the people below: "This is an extraordinary period. The Queen Mother issued an imperial decree, ordering the princes to return to their palaces and wait for the imperial edict from the palace before leaving the palace. Those who violated it will be punished for treason."

"Treason, I'm plotting your mother's Xipi, open the palace gate quickly, otherwise when I go in, I will twist your heads off and use them as stools!" The Prince of Lu cursed.

"I hope Your Highness Prince Lu will not show off his ability to talk. I will just follow your orders. Before His Majesty passed away, he left a will. Now several ministers are discussing the succession of the emperor with His Majesty. Your Highnesses, please return home quickly and do not do anything irreversible."

"Will? Did you make this will to fool people? I have never heard of a father who died and his son could not go to the funeral. You should open the palace gate for me quickly, otherwise I will treat you as traitors."

"Your Highness Prince Lu, disaster comes from the mouth. The ministers will be able to identify the authenticity of the will."

"Where is Prince Yong?" Prince An suddenly said this.

The man on the gate tower was stunned for a moment and replied: "Where is His Highness Prince Yong? I, a gatekeeper, cannot know."

Prince An's face suddenly became ugly. Without saying much, he turned around and left with his people.

This action surprised the Prince of Lu. Seeing that the Prince of Jin also turned around and left, he hurriedly rode his horse to follow him.

"Second brother, fifth brother, why are you leaving?"

As he said this, he also reacted. It was obvious that Queen Wei had intervened in the current situation in the palace. Under such circumstances, it was naturally impossible for Prince Yong to have anything to do with it. Not to mention whether Emperor Hongjing had established a will or not, even if there was a will, it might have been replaced by someone else.

"They are so bold!"

Isn't it so bold? !

But what's the point of saying this now? You shouldn't let the other party take the lead, but who would have expected that Emperor Hongjing would suddenly die and catch people off guard.

Prince An and Prince Jin obviously knew the truth and planned to go back to the mansion to arrange the next regulations. Thinking of this, the Prince of Lu did not dare to delay and hurriedly took people to the Prince of Lu's mansion.

Many people gathered in the Qianqing Palace at this time.

There were dozens of ministers who had just entered the palace, including the King of Dai, the Queen of Wei, and several concubines, who were crying and wailing beside them, which was annoying.

The Queen was also full of grief, but she was trying hard to suppress her sadness. She told several ministers about the situation before Emperor Hongjing died last night and his last words.

It was reasonable that when the emperor made a will, there should be several trusted ministers present. Unfortunately, Emperor Hongjing left too quickly. He only hastily wrote a will and stamped it with the seal, and then passed away in a hurry.

"Eunuch Li was there at the time. Eunuch Li, please bring the will of His Majesty to all the ministers for a look."

Li Dequan came up with a sad face, holding a vermilion tray in his hand, on which was the will.

After seeing the remains of Emperor Hongjing first, and then Li Dequan, and now with the will, everyone's doubts have faded by half. After Chen Ge Lao, Meng Ge Lao and others checked the will one by one, they confirmed that the handwriting on it was written by Emperor Hongjing, and there was no problem with the seal. They looked at each other and returned the will to Li Dequan.

"I believe that the ministers and ministers of His Majesty's will have known that His Majesty meant to pass the throne to the third son of the emperor, the King of Dai. The King of Dai is the son of Your Majesty and me. His noble character is obvious to all. I hope that the ministers will help him in the future."

Everyone focused their eyes on the King of Dai. His eyes were red and filled with tears. Obviously, he was also extremely sad. Otherwise, men would not cry easily, so why would he cry like this?

Now that the will has been issued, it doesn't seem to be a forgery, so we can only acquiesce.

Tian Ge Lao, Meng Ge Lao and others all bowed down, "We will not let down the trust of the late emperor, and the trust of the queen, and we will work hard for the country and the people until our death."

According to the system, after the death of the late emperor, the Ministry of Rites and the cabinet ministers or Hanlin officials should discuss and submit the "late emperor's funeral etiquette notes" to the successor emperor according to his will. Only after the successor emperor approves can it be implemented according to the etiquette.

This so-called etiquette is of course cumbersome and complicated, but it cannot escape the hearing of the funeral, the big coffin, the small coffin, and the mourning of officials, royal relatives, nobles and women inside and outside the court, the honorific posthumous title, and so on. In other words, even the queen is not qualified to make decisions on the funeral of the late emperor, only the next emperor can.

And those who have the status and qualifications of the emperor without holding the enthronement ceremony are called the successor emperor.

As for this qualification and status, it is naturally not something you can say, but it must be recognized by all officials. This is why the King of Dai and the Queen of Wei went to such great lengths.

Now that Elder Tian and Elder Meng have verified the will and confirmed it is correct, with these elders and important officials here, there will naturally be no problem for other people. When the King of Dai thought that he would eventually ascend to the throne after all his hard work, a hint of excitement flashed across his face.

"etc!"

Just when Mr. Tian Ge and Mr. Meng Ge were about to bow at the feet of King Dai, Mr. Chen Ge suddenly spoke up.

"Mr. Chen Ge, what are you—"

Mr. Chen Ge straightened his clothes, raised his hands and bowed to the sky: "I have doubts about this edict. More than a month ago, His Majesty felt unwell. He summoned me, Zongda scholar and Hong Shangshu to come together. A posthumous edict. The person passing the throne in this edict is not His Royal Highness, but someone else. "

Chapter 195

As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was shocked.

The pupils of Dai Wang tightened for a while, and he clenched his fist in his sleeve and said behind him: "Please don't talk nonsense, Mr. Chen Ge. Everyone knows that my father has concentrated a lot of power, and he has been unwilling to establish another prince. How can he make a will in advance."

Mr. Chen Ge did not hesitate to ask: "Since His Majesty the King knows very well that His Majesty does not want to establish a prince anymore, where did he get this posthumous edict?"

After hearing this, King Dai's expression immediately darkened.

Without him, it's just Chen Ge's old intention that has too strong a meaning. It also pointed out that many ministers in the court supported the appointment of the acting king, but Emperor Hongjing never agreed. Since there was no agreement at the beginning, how could it be possible to issue a posthumous edict and pass the throne to the acting king now?

For a moment, everyone's eyes were filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Queen Wei is the lord of the Sixth Palace, and last night she was on behalf of the king. It’s okay if you don’t think about it carefully. If you think about it carefully, there are really many suspicions. At this time, some people also thought about King Yong who had never appeared. It stands to reason that in this situation, it is impossible for King Yong not to appear.

Zong Mu and Hong Qi have arrived behind Mr. Chen Ge, obviously confirming what Mr. Chen Ge said. These three people were also the ones who had not expressed their attitude no matter what Empress Wei and King Dai said just now.

There are more than ten important ministers in the court, some of whom are ranked six ministers and are in charge of one department. Some are cabinet ministers and the mainstay of the court. At this time, the boundaries between Han River and Chu were clearly defined, but although other people did not express their stance, they did not show any leaning towards either side.

Meng Ge Lao spoke up at this time, "Since Chen Ge Lao and others have doubts about the imperial edict, and they can't count it out without proof, I don't know where the imperial edict is now. Chen Ge Lao please order someone to get it quickly, so that it can be settled." People's hearts."

Mr. Chen Ge looked at him with a sneer: "Mr. Meng Ge has always wanted to establish the king as the crown prince. If I tell you where the edict is, I will not automatically send it to your door."

"You——" Mr. Meng Ge became angry and flicked his sleeves: "The dog bit Lu Dongbin!"

The situation reached a deadlock for a while. Queen Wei was panicked and was still thinking about how to persuade Mr. Chen Ge. But at this time, the situation on the court had changed again.

Except for Mr. Meng Ge and Qu Zhi, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, who were still standing where they were, several other courtiers moved away from the two of them. Although he did not express his support for Mr. Chen Ge, he also showed his own attitude, that is, he would not make any expression until the situation was clear.

Huo Ming, the Minister of Rites, tried to persuade him to make peace: "The edict that His Royal Highness Dai Wang just produced is true and has been verified by us. The Grand Scholar of Chenge Laozong and Hong Shangshu are veteran ministers, so naturally they cannot hold such a thing. It’s a joke. If we hadn’t summoned hundreds of officials and relatives in Beijing to gather with several other princes, we could compare the two and see for ourselves who is right and who is wrong.”

No one responded to Huo Ming's words. King Dai's face was gloomy and his eyes were shining. It was obvious that he was making some extremely important decision. Mr. Chen Ge was staring at King Dai and Queen Wei closely.

From the moment he planned to stand up, he had no intention of going back alive. However, there are many ways to die, some are heavier than Mount Tai, and some are lighter than a feather. He certainly didn't want to die in vain, and in the end he had to live up to Emperor Daxing's trust.

"Mr. Chen Ge, I respect you as a veteran of two dynasties, but you actually messed up the imperial court for your own selfish reasons. The edict was written by His Majesty himself before he came to the throne, how could it be faked?" Empress Wei said suddenly, looking furious. Full of grievances.

"The Empress is the mother of the world, and I certainly have no disrespect intended by me. But Huo Shangshu also said just now that we can summon all the officials, noble clansmen and several other princes and highnesses to see for ourselves who is right and who is wrong."

If Huo Ming said this just now because he wanted to make peace with Xini and did not want to anger Dai Wang and others, Chen Ge Lao's words were obviously a run on the matter.

However, even if there is a run, the other party still should not complain.

The truth seems to be exposed only through a layer of window paper. I am afraid that the edict in the hands of King Dai is really false. For this reason, Queen Wei later explained that she was afraid that the kings would have different intentions, so it would be best to decide on a new king early, but no one paid any attention to her.