dream red mansion

After all the ministers left, Lord Shoufu and Shui Rong went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning together.Everything about the emperor has to be informed to the queen mother.Moreover, whether it is Shui Rong or Mr. Shoufu, they are all courtiers after all, and such important matters as the election of the prison country must of course be approved by the Queen Mother.

"What! You say the emperor—assassinated!"

"Empress Dowager!" The Empress Dowager almost couldn't sit still, and Mother Qin hurriedly supported her.

"Empress Dowager, please take care! You still need to preside over important affairs in the court!" Lord Shoufu persuaded.

How could the white-haired man send off the black-haired empress dowager without being sad, "You guys tell the Ai family the whole story. What happened? Why was the emperor assassinated when he was so good?"

Lord Shoufu looked at Shui Rong, and Shui Rong narrated the scene in a deep voice. "Empress Dowager, this is what happened! The servants and others are ineffective, please punish the Empress Dowager!" Shui Rong knelt down and pleaded guilty. .

There was silence in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and it took a long time to hear the Queen Mother's voice, "Forget it, what's the use of pursuing these things at this time? Your Majesty, Your Majesty still can't return to Ai's house." Thinking of Liu Qin's filial piety in daily life, the Queen Mother was shocked again. sad.

Now is not the time to be sad, Liu Qin passed away suddenly, and the big mess in the court still needs to be resolved urgently.The queen mother suppressed the pain in her heart, "The emperor left so suddenly, and he neither established a crown prince nor left a posthumous photo. Although Ai's family is a woman and child, they also know that a country cannot live without a king. You two are important ministers in the court. What's your opinion on this matter?"

Hearing the queen mother asked about this matter, Mr. Shoufu told the queen mother the result of everyone's discussion.

The aptitudes of the heirs among several clansmen of the royal family were too mediocre, and the Queen Mother did not want to choose the crown prince from them unless it was a last resort.I only hope that Jia Yuanchun will fight for some strength and leave blood for the emperor.The Queen Mother pondered for a moment, and said: "This plan is feasible! Just follow what the Qing family said."

"Follow the Queen Mother's order." Lord Shoufu and Shui Rong responded.

"Let's start preparing for the emperor's funeral when the candidates for the prison country are selected." After a pause, the queen mother said: "Try to find the emperor's body, if you can't find it, then set up a clothes tomb." Speaking of this, the queen mother His breath choked and he couldn't speak any more.Who would have thought that being the king of a country would end up like this.

Mr. Shoufu and Shui Rong looked at each other and sighed. "Take care, Empress Dowager! Retire!"

When exiting the Compassionate Ning Palace, Shui Rong glanced at the Queen Mother from a distance, with an indifferent expression.In just a moment, after leaving the palace gate, it returned to normal.

Shui Rong strolled in the palace, everywhere in the palace is as usual today, nothing unusual.The maids and eunuchs are still thinking about how to get the attention of their masters, while the concubines are thinking about how to dress up to be more outstanding, and the intrigue and flattery are still the same.

There was a sneer on Shui Rong's face, these people are really sad!I don't know when the sky will change!They are just pawns in the hands of the superiors, and they are destined to be mediocre in this life.

Master Shoufu's calculating face came to Shui Rong's mind, "Old fox!" Shui Rong clenched his fists.The matter of Liu Qin has already become a fact, and everything will be overthrown and restarted, so I can't sit still and wait for death.Thinking of this, Shui Rong quickened his pace.

Back in the mansion, Shui Rong didn't have time to rest, so he called all the counselors to the study room to discuss matters, and the lights in the study room were not blown out until midnight.

"Come back so late? Is the court busy recently?" Even though Shui Rong's movements were light, Xiang Yun still woke up.

Shui Rong smiled apologetically at her, and kept moving his hands. "The palace will be very busy these two days, and the king may come back very late."

"Got it." Xiangyun yawned and lay down again.

"Be careful, don't catch a cold." Shui Rong straightened the quilt and lay down beside Xiangyun.

"Huh?" Xiangyun frowned slightly, "You're so cold!" Shui Rong just wanted to move to the side, but Xiangyun hugged him, "I'll keep you warm. Hehe!" With a childlike tone .

Shui Rong was startled, and hesitantly stretched out his hand to hug Xiangyun. "If you feel bored, you can invite Miss Lin to come over for a gathering, or you can go out and have a look around. If you want to play a horse-sling, you can find the wife of Mr. Li, the servant of the household department. Do you want to..." Shui Rong said in a rambling voice .

"Yeah." Xiangyun tried his best to maintain the last trace of clarity.

Shui Rong looked at Xiang Yun with complicated eyes, and brushed her hair gently, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Xiangyun could vaguely see Shui Rong's lips moving, but she couldn't hear what she was saying, and finally fell asleep again.

When he wakes up, the person next to his pillow is no longer there, Xiangyun thinks about what happened last night, is it a sweet dream?How could Shui Rong say those things?He would also be interested in Beijing gossip?And chattering, not like him at all. "Hehe!" Xiangyun laughed out loud.In fact, she really hoped that it was true, the usual water-soluble is too serious.

The atmosphere in the early court was unusual, and many ministers had already sensed it.Although he didn't know what had happened, he sailed carefully for ten thousand years, and stood silently at the side, watching his nose and nose and heart.

"The Queen Mother is here~"

Everyone was surprised, too late.The Empress Dowager seldom comes to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, so something big happened! "The Empress Dowager is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

"Everyone, stay flat." The queen mother turned and sat down with a wave of her hand.

"Everyone must be wondering, why is Ai's family here?" The queen mother glanced at the palace full of civil and military personnel, and everyone bowed their heads. "Master Shoufu, it's up to you to explain everyone's doubts." The Queen Mother's tone suddenly paused.

Lord Shoufu came out in response.I saw Lord Shoufu's face was solemn, and he was silent for a long time before he said sadly: "My colleagues, the emperor - he passed away!"

"Your Majesty—" All the ministers knelt down again.

Mr. Shoufu briefly described what happened again.

"Ai's family is heartbroken about the matter of the emperor. But national affairs are the most important thing. Today, Ai's family came here to hope that everyone would recommend a person with both ability and political integrity to be the supervisor of the country. If there are people in the court who preside over important events, the emperor will also Don't worry. If you have a suitable candidate in your mind, you may as well speak up."

All the ministers in the hall looked at each other, the emperor was not in the prison country to act as the emperor, this person can't just talk about it casually.In the future, my future is all related to this person, so I have to think twice.So, at this time, even if there are thousands of words in my heart, I dare not speak out easily.

Seeing that no one made a sound for a long time, the queen mother was already angry in her heart, and she became much colder when she spoke. "Why can't the civil and military courts find a suitable person? Huh?"

All the ministers in the hall bit their bullets and accepted the scrutiny from the Queen Mother's eyes, but still no one made a sound.

The Empress Dowager was furious, but her tone was much softer than before. "On weekdays, the Ai family often heard the emperor say how eloquent and eloquent the ministers of the court are. But the performance of the Qing family today, the Ai family is really disappointed. But Don't come here to fool Aijia just because the emperor is not here!"

"I dare not wait!" All the ministers in the hall hurriedly knelt down.

"Empress Dowager, I have a suitable candidate in my heart." As soon as these words came out, everyone cast grateful glances at Shui Rong.

"Oh, who is it? King Beijing Jing, you can tell me for everyone's reference."

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, I think that it is most suitable for Mr. Shoufu to take up the post of supervisor of the country. Mr. Shoufu is a veteran of the two dynasties. He is highly respected. He has always been respected by everyone, so I recommend Mr. Shoufu." Xu, let's talk.

"Yeah, yes." Many of the officials echoed Shui Rong's words.

Lord Shoufu hastily waved his hand, and declined, "Queen Mother, the old minister is getting old. I am afraid that the job of supervising the country is more than enough energy."

"Hey! Lord Shoufu, don't rush to refuse. We are still discussing." The queen mother comforted. "Do other ministers have different suggestions?"

There was another silence.Just when everyone thought that there was no other candidate, Lord Censor Tian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate stepped forward. "Empress Dowager, I believe that the post of supervisor of the country is most suitable for the king of Beijing Jing."

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately aroused discussions among the officials.

Lord Tian ignored the whispers of the whole hall and continued: "King Beijing has already made a lot of contributions to the court at a young age, and his ability is obvious to all. Moreover, he is humble and won the hearts of the people."

Lord Shoufu heard this and looked at Lord Tian with an extremely strange expression on his face.

"King of Beijing Jing." The queen mother pondered carefully. "It is indeed a rare talent."

"Empress Dowager, I agree with Lord Tian's words."

"The minister also agrees."

"My minister agrees."

Ministers continued to stand up, so the number of people who supported Shui Rong was almost the same as the number of people who supported Mr. Shoufu.

"Thank you for your kindness." Shui Rong bowed to everyone. "But—" Shui Rong's tone changed, "This king is a prince with a fief, and I want to go back to the fief. Otherwise, it doesn't make sense."

"My lord, why do you have to make so many excuses? When the emperor went to Guangdu Temple, he clearly issued an imperial decree that you and Mr. Shoufu will jointly handle state affairs. Doesn't your majesty agree that the lord will not return to the fiefdom?" Lord Tian clasped his fists and said. "Empress Dowager, I have no selfish intentions. I only hope that our great Qi will prosper and survive this ordeal smoothly."

"The Qing family is right." The Empress Dowager waved her hand, signaling Lord Tian to return to her seat.What should I do?The queen mother secretly thought about countermeasures.

"In your opinion, Lord Shoufu, what should be done about this matter?" The Queen Mother asked.

Lord Shoufu and the Queen Mother looked at each other, and said: "Queen Mother, I have a plan. Everyone can write down the candidates in their hearts on paper, and after they are all collected, the votes will be counted by a special person. The person with the highest number of votes will be the candidate for the supervisor."

"Okay, that's very good. Don't you want to do it, little Li?" The Queen Mother glanced at Eunuch Li, and Eunuch Li immediately went down to prepare.

After a while, everyone cast their votes, and Eunuch Li sent a little eunuch to collect them.For the sake of fairness, the Queen Mother ordered the votes to be counted on the spot.

The results of the counting of votes came down, but the result was beyond everyone's expectations.Mr. Shoufu's voice was based on Shui Rong, but he did not expect that he lost to Shui Rong by a few votes.

"The Queen Mother." Eunuch Li looked at the Queen Mother worriedly.

The queen mother knew in her heart that this was already the general trend.That's all, the queen mother announced: "From now on, the king of Beijing Jing will be the supervisor of the country."

"I obey the order. This minister will definitely live up to everyone's expectations." Shui Rong knelt down to thank you.

"The king of Beijing is taking on this important task, and all the nobles must help from the side." The queen mother looked at everyone and urged.

"Follow the Queen Mother's order."

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