The best ring

At this time, the palace was already white, and the huge palace was filled with a dull and oppressive feeling.

Several princes and princesses who received the news rushed to the old emperor's bedroom almost at the same time. They looked at each other, and some of their eyes were not sad, but wary and hostile.

There is only one throne!

If the princes were still hiding before, it was because the old emperor was still there and there was someone on the throne.

Now that the old emperor has passed away and the throne is vacant, several princes who are ambitious for the throne no longer hide their thoughts. If they still hide at this time, it is completely unnecessary, and it will also make the officials who follow them lose confidence.

"Humph!"

Several people snorted coldly almost at the same time, and then entered the old emperor's bedroom together.

As soon as they entered the bedroom, several people changed their faces almost at the same time. The previous look of wariness and hostility immediately turned into sadness and grief.

"Father!"

Several people knelt down almost at the same time and cried bitterly to the old emperor lying motionless on the bed.

No matter what they think of the old emperor on weekdays, at this moment, they must cry, and they must cry sadly and emotionally.

They are not crying for themselves, nor for the death of the old emperor, but for others to see.

You know, there are still many people in and outside the palace besides them.

In addition to the princes and princesses crying, the ministers are also crying. The whole palace is full of crying and filled with a sad atmosphere.

However, how many of these cries are from the heart is unknown.

There are not many sad feelings among the people, but there are many feelings.

The old emperor has been in power for many years and has always been quite strong. Although Yanfeng Country has been on the decline in recent years, this is not a problem of the old emperor alone. For the ability of the old emperor, whether it is the people of Yanfeng Country or people from other countries, they all recognize it.

Over the years, the old emperor has been in poor health. Many people are looking forward to his death, but he has survived again and again and has lived until now. However, now the old emperor has finally died. The Yanfeng Kingdom under his rule will also become history. The Yanfeng Kingdom will develop without the influence of the old emperor. It is unknown where it will go.

Everyone has expectations and uneasiness in their hearts.

Suddenly, while everyone was crying, the eldest prince Zhao Xuan stood up and said, "We are all very sad that our father passed away, but now the most important thing is to confirm the candidate for the monarch. The country cannot be without a monarch for a day. Internally, a new monarch is needed to support the government and decide on the burial of the father. Externally, we need to guard against other countries from spying and not give them any chances. Therefore, we must determine the candidate for the new emperor as soon as possible."

"That's right!" The second prince Zhao Ke also stood up and said, "I agree with my brother. Confirming the candidate for the new emperor is the top priority now."

"What the two brothers said makes sense. I also agree to confirm the candidate for the new emperor first." The third prince Zhao Lun said immediately.

Here they come!

Everyone looked at the three princes who spoke one after another, and said in their hearts.

In everyone's mind, the most important thing for entering the palace this time was not the death of the old emperor. When the old emperor was alive, he was indeed very powerful, but now, the old emperor has passed away after all. He has become the past. Those present are all old officials, and they naturally know that the most important thing for them now is not the past, but the future.

It is the future of Yanfeng Country and their future.

However, who will become the new emperor is still unclear in everyone's mind.

Qi Kai, the Minister of Rites, said, "Your Highnesses, the three princes are right. The country cannot be without a monarch for a day. Moreover, the affairs of His Majesty will also need to be arranged by the new emperor. Therefore, the most urgent task is to establish the candidate for the new emperor."

"I agree with what Qi said." Li Yang, the Minister of War, said, "Several neighboring countries have been eyeing our Yanfeng country. If they know that our Majesty has passed away, they will certainly be ready to move. Therefore, we must establish a new emperor to stabilize the morale of the army."

Several other ministers also spoke up to express their agreement.

However, they only agreed to establish a new emperor immediately, but as for who it was, none of them said.

"Where is Eunuch Zhao? He has been serving His Majesty personally. Do you know whether His Majesty left a will?" Qi Kai asked.

At this time, everyone realized that Eunuch Zhao, who had been following the old emperor, was missing. Everyone was inevitably confused about this.

A eunuch in charge said a little nervously, "Eunuch Zhao is dead."

Dead? !

Everyone was shocked.

"How did he die?" Hou Yi, the Minister of Works, asked hurriedly.

"He was killed by His Majesty. As for the reason, I don't know." The eunuch replied.

Killed by His Majesty?

Everyone looked puzzled, not knowing why the old emperor took action. Only Zhao Lun's face changed at the scene. He could probably guess why Eunuch Zhao was killed. He had guessed this before, and now it seems that his guess is correct.

Fortunately, he was not implicated.

Zhao Lun didn't know whether Eunuch Zhao didn't confess him, or the old emperor didn't pursue it, or didn't have time to pursue it. These are not important. The important thing is that he didn't get into trouble.

"Then do you know whether His Majesty left a will?" Qi Kai asked the eunuchs and palace maids.

Everyone shook their heads.

Seeing this, the ministers looked a little solemn. They realized that things were in trouble.

But Zhao Xuan's face was full of joy, and he even forgot that the old emperor's body was not cold yet.

Zhao Xuan said: "My father should not have left any will. If there was, he would have taken it out long ago."

At this point, Zhao Xuan looked at everyone and said: "I was entrusted with an important task by my father to handle state affairs on his behalf. Now my father has no will, so I should inherit the throne and continue to handle state affairs."

Zhao Xuan's words made many people at the scene change their faces.

His words were not unreasonable. The old emperor had arranged for him to handle state affairs on his behalf. Although he was not canonized as the prince, he was the only one who had this right, and other princes did not have it.

After the old emperor passed away, it would be fine if he left a will, but he left nothing. Zhao Xuan's "regularization" seemed to be a matter of course.

Of course, many people now have different ideas.

Some people thought that the old emperor did not think highly of Zhao Xuan when he only let him handle state affairs but did not appoint him as the crown prince. Zhao Xuan was just a target thrown by the old emperor. The old emperor did not want him to inherit the throne, at least that was the case at the time.

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