"The ministers are already here!"
Led by Mr. Chu, all the civil and military officials came quickly. Everyone first focused their attention on the emperor who was not far away.
Then he quickly looked away and knelt down on the ground outside.
After the emperor passed away, Chao En received the hint from Jiang Wan's eyes and sounded the death knell.
This is a national mourning. Not only the ministers, but also the entire Kyoto people are probably sleepless all night.
Jiang Wan suddenly felt a little nervous. This was a moment to witness history.
"What's wrong?"
Song Jiuyuan gently squeezed her palm, thinking that she was worried, so he whispered in her ear:
"Don't worry, everything is under control."
"Um."
Jiang Wan glanced at the insignificant eighth prince, and gradually let go of her worries.
She and Song Jiuyuan were also hidden in the crowd, and they lowered their sense of presence.
The concubines in the harem also got the news, and they cried really sadly. After all, they all depended on the emperor for their survival.
The princes and princesses were all here, and everyone's expressions were very complicated, ranging from numbness and happiness to pride.
The Queen Mother glanced at Qiangwei behind the second prince with disgust, then cleared her voice and said sadly:
"The four princes forced the palace, the queen died to protect the emperor, and the emperor was angered to death."
She shed a few tears as she spoke. After all, it was the flesh that fell from her body. How could she not feel distressed.
But what is more important at this moment is her family. The ministers did not dare to express their anger. The Queen Mother continued:
"The emperor's sixth son is also responsible for his death. We will deal with the relevant personnel later. A country cannot live without a king for a day. The most important thing now is to support the new emperor to ascend to the throne."
"The Queen Mother is right."
Mr. Chu sighed sadly and was the first to agree with the Queen Mother's words.
The Taifu also stood up and said: "The late emperor passed away. I am extremely saddened, but I have to care about the people. Please express my condolences to the Queen Mother."
"When the late Emperor was here, the Sixth Prince was the most valued."
"The Sixth Prince participated in forcing the palace, I'm afraid..."
"The fourth prince is no longer here, I think the second prince can take on a big responsibility!"
Several ministers lowered their voices, which still made the second prince blush.
It seems that the sixth brother has a lot of people. When he ascends the throne, he will have to replace them with his own people.
Of course, most of them supported the second prince. After all, Song Jiuyuan's actions seemed to be on his side.
"The late emperor had long expected this day."
The Queen Mother spoke quietly and said in the second prince's proud eyes: "He had made a will earlier.
Chao En, please read it to everyone. "
The people of the second prince's faction were shocked, and even the fifth princess who was grounded had bright eyes.
"yes."
Chao En bowed slightly and then entered the emperor's chamber. He didn't know where he took out an imperial edict.
After hearing this, everyone knelt on the ground, even the Queen Mother was no exception.
The second prince clenched Qiangwei's hand excitedly, his eyes bursting with intense light.
"The emperor wrote this imperial decree when he was ill."
Chao En's eyes were as bright as water, even though he betrayed the emperor in the end.
But the emperor was not bad to him earlier.
"Father-in-law, announce the new emperor quickly!"
The Queen Mother urged, she had been pampered for so many years and had not knelt for a long time.
Upon hearing this, Chaoen's high-pitched voice rose, and he first recited the official words of the imperial edict.
Jiang Wan felt dizzy after hearing this, until Chao En paused and said:
"The emperor has already chosen a new emperor, and he is..."
He drew out his voice, causing everyone present to raise their eyes, and the second prince lifted his robe.
He was ready to receive the order.
Chao En took a deep breath and said with all his might, "He is the eighth prince!"
"What?!!"
The second prince paused in his movement to stand up, and almost fell down when his body swayed.
He asked in disbelief: "Father, did you read it wrong just now?"
"Chao En."
The Queen Mother also said sternly: "You are an old man next to the emperor, so don't eat everything in!"
Not to mention them, even the ministers were surprised by this result.
After all, the Eighth Prince was so inconspicuous that he was not within the scope of everyone's consideration.
The fifth princess collapsed and raised her voice, "Father would never do this!"
"This is the imperial edict left by the late emperor."
Chaoen was doing official business and was obviously not threatened by them.
This is indeed the address written by the late emperor when he was hesitating. The only exception was that he did not mention which prince he was, and the eighth one was added by Song Jiuyuan later.
The sixth prince, who was looking embarrassed on one side, suddenly laughed out loud, "Second brother, just now you asked me what it feels like to make someone else's wedding dress?
The feeling is really indescribable, but you should be able to feel it now. "
The sarcastic words made the second prince look livid. He still couldn't believe it, and the sword in his hand flew towards Chao En.
"Your Highness."
Song Yi dodged to block the sword in the second prince's hand, protecting Chao En, "My father-in-law is only fulfilling the will of the late emperor."
"impossible?!"
The second prince blushed and glanced at Song Jiuyuan with malicious eyes.
"Song Jiuyuan, are you playing with me?"
"What did your Highness say?"
Song Jiuyuan said with a dull face, "I never said that I would take sides. Everything is based on the late emperor's will."
"Boy, calm down."
The Queen Mother was the winner in the palace fight after all, she said calmly: "You ministers also know it.
The late Emperor usually paid little attention to Xiaoba, so it was never his turn to be the emperor!
The Aijia have reason to suspect that this edict is a forgery. You are forging the edict! "
"Yes, this edict must be a forgery!"
The second prince hurriedly agreed, and he suddenly remembered that it was no wonder Song Jiuyuan was so cooperative.
It turned out that he had other plans for a long time.
"Mr. Chu."
Song Jiuyuan handed over to Mr. Chu, "You are a veteran of the three dynasties, so you must be very familiar with the handwriting of the late emperor.
I am also more familiar with the imperial edict. Why don't you come and see if this edict is fake? "
"Mr. Chu, you must tell the truth, this is related to the country and the country of Dafeng."
The Queen Mother was very worried. Although Mr. Chu was an upright person, she was also worried that Song Jiuyuan would use other methods.
"I'll take a look."
Mr. Chu stepped forward and carefully touched the imperial edict in Chaoen's hand, and then looked at it carefully.
In the frightened eyes of everyone, she said quietly, "The Queen Mother, this imperial edict is not forged."
"impossible!"
The second prince is going crazy. There is nothing more devastating than facing loss while being so close.
"Where's the handwriting?!"
The Queen Mother herself craned her neck to see. She understood the late Emperor.
Even if the late emperor passed the throne to the second child, he would not pass it to Xiaoba!
"It is indeed the late emperor's own handwriting."
Mr. Chu raised his eyebrows and said, "If the Queen Mother doesn't believe it, you can ask the ministers to come forward and take a look."
"this……"
The Queen Mother's eyes were full of disbelief, and she murmured, "Impossible, impossible.
No matter in terms of literary talent, martial arts or family background, the second child is better than Xiaoba. "
"The civilian girl probably knows the reason."
Jiang Wan stood up slowly and spoke calmly: "I was the person the Emperor had the most contact with during the last period of time. I can help you clear up your doubts."
"You are in the same group, in the same group!"
The second prince looked crazy, even more so than the sixth prince. The corners of Qiangwei's mouth behind him slightly curved.
"Say, if you can't explain why, the Ai family will resist the decree!"
The Queen Mother had already made a decision in her heart. If they didn't trust Song Jiuyuan so much, how could they come up with the imperial edict in public!
