The long street was dark, and the carriage drove towards the palace at the fastest speed.
There was not just one such carriage, but dozens of them.
The ones on it were all princes and princesses, as well as some ministers.
Everyone knew that the emperor was dead and Daliang was about to welcome a new monarch.
Each has its own plans in each other's hearts.
Finally, in the emperor's palace, all the princes, princesses, princesses and consorts, as well as powerful ministers, knelt in front of the bed.
The person closest to the emperor was a middle-aged woman wearing a phoenix robe.
She has slender eyebrows, golden lips, and a straight straight nose that adds a bit of power and domineering. Even though she is old, she still has a glimpse of the grace of her youth.
She is the queen of Daliang.
The queen came from a humble background and practiced martial arts since she was a child. She fell in love with the emperor, who was still a prince at the time, and the two finally got married.
They also fought together in the north and south.
The love between two people is a good story.
It's a pity that the scholar's delay can still be escaped.
As time went by, the high-spirited prince turned into a cunning emperor.
New people continued to join his harem, one after another.
The queen's health was broken due to war in her early years and she could no longer have children, so she built a Buddhist hall in the harem and practiced meditation every day.
My heart became cold and I no longer wanted to care about these messy things.
Now after so many years, she is still standing here wearing the queen's phoenix robe.
Legally, she is the mother of a country, and besides the emperor, she is the most powerful person on the scene.
After Zhou Yunyi and Zhou Yungan entered the bedroom, the queen spoke:
"The fourth prince and the sixth prince are here! His Majesty is looking forward to you two."
As soon as Zhou Yungan entered the bedroom, he immediately rushed to the dragon bed with a mournful face:
"Father, father, how are you? Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, my heart is really torn!"
Huang Guifei immediately took advantage of the situation:
"Your Majesty, come quickly, your father is chanting your name!"
Mother and son immediately crowded towards the bed. When the queen saw this, she couldn't scold her and moved away, leaving a vacant seat.
At this time, the emperor was completely unable to move. He had caught the wind and passed out on the concubine's belly.
Unexpectedly, he was still hanging alive.
He looked at Huang Guifei and her son with his cloudy, bloodshot eyes, his lips slightly opened:
"..."
Unfortunately, the voice was too low and most people present could not hear it clearly.
Huang Guifei was close, so she understood clearly, and what followed was a flood of joy.
She was stunned and made sure she heard correctly. The old emperor actually said that he would make her son his heir apparent!
This was not a dream, nor was she crazy, it definitely came from his mouth.
Even Song Heqing, who was sitting on the beam, could hear it clearly.
Huang Guifei felt as if she had been hit in the head by a pie, and she was overjoyed:
"Your Majesty, please rest in peace and recuperate. Qian'er will definitely live up to your expectations and become a qualified king."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall had different expressions.
The ministers present are already elite at this age and position.
They have a clear mind about who is more suitable to be king.
King Jing is headstrong, frivolous, petty... He is really not the king's choice, but why did the emperor choose him?
Concubine Chun on the side turned pale. It's over. Concubine Huang is the queen mother. How can she and her son survive?
Zhou Yungan secretly looked at Hua Baicao not far away. In fact, Hua Baicao was also surprised.
He didn't use any means against the emperor at all, because there were several masters watching him.
In other words, the emperor's dying words were true.
As for Zhou Yunyi, one of the central characters, he felt a little disappointed for no reason.
Not for the throne, but for the emperor's attitude.
Unexpectedly, no matter how hard he worked, his fourth brother would always come first in his father's mind.
The heart is indeed biased.
Just as the final hammer was about to hit the ground, the queen on the side spoke:
"I'm afraid my sister is too sad and heard it wrong. I am so close to the palace, and I have never heard your majesty say anything about establishing a heir apparent! It's just gibberish."
As she said that, the queen moved forward and pushed Huang Guifei away.
After all, she had practiced martial arts all year round and was much stronger than the imperial concubine. It was easy to squeeze her out and monopolize the emperor's bedside.
"The matter of establishing a crown prince is related to the foundation of the country. It's better for my sister not to talk nonsense!"
At this time, Huang Guifei and Zhou Yungan realized that the queen was trying to prevent them from seizing the throne.
Concubine Huang looked in disbelief that this queen, who ate fasting, chanted Buddha's name, and ignored other affairs, actually ignored the emperor's last words.
"Queen, you are telling lies with your eyes open. It is really disrespectful!"
"Oh, really. Ask the people present, apart from you mother and son, who else heard what His Majesty just said?"
Zhou Yungan cursed secretly: Isn't this nonsense? Others are so far away, how could they hear it.
Master Shen, the head of the hundred officials, saw the situation and said:
"I have never heard your Majesty say anything about establishing a heir apparent."
Huang Guifei: "Mr. Shen, we are your in-laws, it's too much for you to do this..."
Shen Shuyan on the side: "Father, you!..."
In fact, the most shocked person was the emperor on the bed. He had never thought that Prime Minister Shen, whom he had grown up with since childhood, would actually ignore his last words! Stand with the Queen.
How dare he! How dare he! ! !
I am the Lord of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, the Son of Heaven!
How dare he! ! !
The emperor tried his best to turn his head and glance at the people below, and happened to meet Prime Minister Shen's eyes.
Prime Minister Shen's eyes were filled with guilt, but he quickly calmed down his emotions and avoided looking.
The emperor suddenly remembered the ambition that a high-spirited young man made before the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival when he was young:
"I, Shen Feihong, if I can become an official from high school in the future, I will serve you, be a pillar, and seek welfare for the people of the world..."
Yes, he suddenly understood that the boy had not changed.
He has always been loyal to Daliang, for the people of Li. Maybe he, the emperor, is not that important.
When did the two of them start to become unfamiliar with each other?
But the other person hasn’t changed, so that means he has changed?
When did it start?
He no longer had the energy to think.
Queen, Queen, do you still hate me?
I am the emperor, the emperor! You are all my people, how can you hate me!
Seeing the emperor closing his eyes in excitement, the queen said:
"Actually, your Majesty has entrusted the imperial edict written by your Majesty to me a month ago regarding the Crown Prince's affairs. Xiao Li, please bring up the imperial edict."
At this moment, the emperor suddenly opened his eyes! The veins on his forehead popped out, and his eyes were wide open, staring straight at the queen's back.
How dare she falsely preach the imperial edict in public!
Poisonous woman! Poisonous woman!
"By God's blessing, the emperor decreed that the sixth prince, a filial, benevolent, virtuous and suitable prince, gentle and benevolent, wise and intelligent... is specially named the crown prince. I admire this!"
Faced with this turning point, everyone didn't know what to do for a while!
Shen Zailian quickly reminded Zhou Yunyi:
"Your Highness King Yi, why don't you thank me quickly?"
"Ah? Oh, thank you father for your kindness!"
Zhou Yungan couldn't kneel any longer. He didn't expect the queen to suddenly intervene, which was really unexpected.
He stood up, pointed at the queen and cursed:
"Fart, you actually dare to pretend to preach the imperial edict!"
The queen sneered:
"Prince Jing, you can see clearly. The black and white words on this paper are obviously His Majesty's handwriting, and there is also the seal of the national jade seal. This is absolutely true!"
"Haha, you can fool others with this, but you can't fool me! Hua Baicao, why are you still standing there?"
The result was not what he expected.
