King Rui's eyes widened, obviously unwilling to die.
As the sixth son of the orthodox emperor, he has been smart and alert since childhood, and has been praised by his father many times.
He originally wanted to compete with Zhao Mu for the throne, but as a result, palace changes occurred one after another, and Emperor Longqing and Emperor Tianshun took turns to appear. He could only grind his teeth and wait for the right time.
Emperor Tianshun died unexpectedly tonight, and he had no children. King Rui thought it was a God-given opportunity.
So he summoned dead soldiers to attack the palace confinement, intending to kidnap hundreds of officials to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. However, he did not even enter the palace gate and became a dead soul under the sword.
A lifetime of painstaking calculations will all come to nothing without even making a sound. It is better to be a rich prince!
"Thank you Ai Qing for your hard work in eradicating the traitors."
Concubine Shu gently caressed the baby and coaxed him to stop crying. This was how she would rely on her power in the future: "My palace... The Ai family often hears praises from the late emperor for loving you and being loyal to the country. It is true!"
Marshal Xie kowtowed and said, "My lord, I would like to pay my respects to the Queen Mother. She is a thousand years old."
Wow!
All the officials in the palace cried out in surprise. How could this barbarian be thicker-skinned than Tang and Zeng? The new monarch had not even decided yet, so he directly called her the Queen Mother.
Some people wanted to refute, but glanced at the heads on the ground and the shadowy soldiers outside the palace, not daring to make the first move.
If you argue with Mr. Ge, you will lose your official position at most.
Reasoning with a warrior barbarian will probably lead to a white knife going in and a red knife coming out.
"Okay, okay."
The Queen Mother tried her best to hold back her joy, but she could not laugh out loud in front of the late emperor's corpse, and said: "Thank you, Aiqing, get up quickly. The Ai family is a womanly family, and we will need to rely on Aiqing to govern the country in the future."
The words just fell.
He Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue knelt down, kowtowed three times and bowed nine times: "My lord, pay homage to Your Majesty and pay homage to the Queen Mother!"
Old fox!
Tang Mingyuan cursed secretly, letting this guy gain the merit of supporting him in vain, and then knelt down to worship.
The officials looked at each other with bitterness in their eyes. They could no longer deny it now and rushed to recognize the baby as the new king.
The Queen Mother sat on the couch and looked at the officials kneeling down below, and she couldn't help feeling a bit proud.
"Everyone loves you."
After all the ministers had stood up one by one, he then said: "Your Majesty is born, and his name will be chosen by the clan. How about you give me a reign name for your beloved ministers?"
The ministers discussed in low voices for a moment, then Tang Mingyuan stepped forward and said.
"Those who are Tai will have good fortune, longevity, peace and tranquility; those who are prosperous will be beautiful and prosperous, so the word "Taichang" can be chosen!
"Very good."
The Queen Mother hugged Emperor Taichang tightly, stood up and said, "Your Majesty is tired. I will leave the affairs of the late Queen to Tang Aiqing, Xie Aiqing and Xu Aiqing to work together."
"According to the order."
Tang Mingyuan narrowed his eyes slightly. Anyone who is contaminated by imperial power will undergo transformation.
Concubine Shu was the most beautiful in the harem, and she had never been rumored to be scheming or power-seeking. Now she was taking advantage of the death of the late emperor to balance the situation in the court.
The method is very naive, but very effective!
The personnel department is very important. If the Queen Mother can bring Mr. Xu under her command, her reputation will no longer be empty.
"History is indeed a circle."
Emperor Tianshun has just been eliminated, and now the Queen Mother has taken over power. Even if this woman is eliminated, there will be others in the future.
Tang Mingyuan only felt exhausted.
…
Enzehou Mansion.
Main hall.
Eunuch Wu was pacing back and forth, his expression uncertain.
Emperor Tianshun died suddenly, disrupting all plans. First of all, the emperor was not born yet, and even if he was born, he would be too young.
Secondly, he failed to completely capture Dongchang and did not have enough power to support his son's ascension to the throne.
"Master Hou, Master Hou..."
Gan'er, who was out looking for news, ran in and reported breathlessly: "The new king has been decided. The late emperor's legitimate son, Concubine Shu, will be the regent and queen mother!"
Eunuch Wu said in surprise: "Seriously?"
"The news was not hidden, it has spread throughout the palace."
Qian'er said: "It is said that the late emperor's legitimate son was born just an hour ago. Mr. Tang Ge and Marshal Xie jointly supported him. He even had a year name."
"Okay, okay!"
Eunuch Wu kept applauding. Who would have thought that God would follow people's wishes, but by some combination of circumstances, the ultimate goal would be achieved.
"Our family is the ultimate winner."
He waved his hand and retreated, took out the jade pendant from his sleeve, and said quietly: "Old ancestor, the Great Shang has successfully restored the country. You have the dignity to meet your ancestors."
The jade pendant buzzed and vibrated, and a voice came from it.
"I ate the incense offered by the Great Shang, and my soul has become extraordinary. I am ready to die early."
"What about the broken jade pendant?"
Eunuch Wu's true energy circulated, and he crushed a corner of the jade pendant, and a shrill scream came from inside.
"what you up to?"
"Let's give our ancestors a ride."
As Eunuch Wu spoke, he ignored his ancestor's curses and broke the jade pendant at his waist: "From now on, there is no bloodline of the Great Shang, only the Emperor of Daqing!"
Wisps of remnant souls emerged from the broken jade, condensing into a ghostly face that was half virtual and half real.
The rich scent of incense enveloped the ghost's face, but as the breeze blew by, the scent of incense quickly dispersed, pulling the ghost's face into a hideous and terrifying shape.
"You unfilial descendant, you have wasted my trust and dared to betray your ancestors."
"Da Shang died long ago!"
Eunuch Wu said: "Our ancestors always said that it is our duty to restore the country, but our family has never thought about restoring the country. We just want our children to be an emperor in peace and contentment."
"Jiejiejie..."
The grimace screamed and mocked: "Do you think the emperor is your son? I have already found out that the woman is carrying a princess."
Eunuch Wu retorted: "How can a princess inherit the throne?"
"What do you think?"
Most of the ghostly face had dissipated, and before his soul disappeared, he said: "You are an unlucky person, all the tricks will be in vain, I am waiting for you below."
"Ancestor, my descendants are wrong, you..."
Eunuch Wu reached out to scratch the ghost face, and it disappeared like a cloud of mist, leaving no trace of breath anymore.
After being stunned for a long time, he finally came back to his senses.
"The Governor is so scheming that our family will not lose unjustly!"
The only person in Daqing who can secretly change the crown prince is Duke Zhou. No wonder Tang Ge Lao and Marshal Xie strongly support it, and they may have already reached an agreement secretly.
"Our family must leave. Due to the temper of the governor, there will definitely be consequences."
Eunuch Wu packed up the gold and silver jewelry and just walked into the yard when he saw Gan'er who had just inquired about the news and led dozens of Tiqi into the back house.
The head chamberlain said: "Master Marquis, the Governor has invited me, please come and take a trip."
Eunuch Wu unfolded the package and scattered it on the ground. The gold and silver shone brightly, at least several thousand taels.
"Rich father-in-law, please let our family live. This is just money to buy our way. Our family also has several secret treasury with millions of gold and silver, all of which are used as money to buy our lives!"
"Our family loves gold."
The rich father-in-law bent down to pick up the gold ingot, wiped the dust off and stuffed it into his cuffs, then changed his voice.
"But our family is more afraid of death. Why are we standing there, instead of arresting people?"
Tiqi got the order and surrounded Eunuch Wu.
In order to keep his body light and healthy and inherit the bloodline of the Shang royal family, Eunuch Wu did not practice the Epiphyllum Collection. In terms of martial arts, he was no match for Tiqi.
Half an hour later.
East Factory Dungeon.
Eunuch Wu was kneeling on the ground with his hair tied up and his hair disheveled.
Duke Zhou blew on the hot tea, sipped it slowly and said with a smile.
"Master Marquis, if you have any last words, just tell them and our family will deliver them to you."
Eunuch Wu was silent. He wanted to ask where his daughter was, but he didn't dare. With the title of princess, her daughter may still live, but once her identity is exposed, she will definitely die.
Zhou Yi waved his hand: "Pull it down and do it more decently."
After a while.
The autopsy worker came in and reported in a low voice: "Master Governor, Marquis Enze has not passed the cleansing room."
"Huh?"
Zhou Yi's mind was spinning, and he had some vague guesses in his mind. He couldn't help stroking his hands and smiling.
"It's so fun!"
(End of chapter)
