It's been less than a night since they were apart, how could this happen? Not to mention Feng Changqi, even Qingxiu couldn't believe it, and the two of them stared at each other in unison: "Could it be that the news is fake?" When we met with His Majesty last night, everything was fine, how could a person suddenly .......?"

Wu Xi can understand their current mood, but there is really no need to use this kind of thing to make a show.

He sighed: "It's true, there is even a discussion in the capital about what taboos are there when the emperor dies, and there will be no fake news if I think it is." ”

"I don't believe it!" Feng Changqi completely collapsed, she turned around suddenly, and ran in the direction of the secret passage, at this time, what kind of danger would there be if she went to the palace again, she didn't care, she just wanted to return to Bai Huan's side as soon as possible! What happened to people is something you have to see with your own eyes to count! It's always Feng Changqi who doesn't believe that Bai Huan died of illness.

Wu Xi frowned, and quickly stepped forward to stop the person.

"What is the difference between you going to the palace now and throwing yourself into the net? Calm down—"

"How do you calm me down!" Feng Changqi slapped Wu Xi's hands away vigorously, tears kept sliding down the sides of his cheeks, "I don't believe it, I'm going to see A-Niang......."

Seeing that the person was about to go back into the secret passage, Wu Xi didn't say a word and directly struck Feng Changqi on the back of the neck with a knife, directly knocking the person unconscious. Feng Changqi's body was weak, and he gradually fell backwards, Wu Xi and Qingxiu were relatively close, and hurriedly stepped forward to support the person, so as not to fall to the ground.

"What now?" Wu Xi looked back at Yueqing, and Yueqing also frowned at them, "Let's find a place to settle down first." ”

In this case, it is impossible for Feng Changqi to rush to the northwest directly, and he can only hope that Yu Wuwang will receive the news as soon as possible and rush to this side.

Meng Liguo Palace, Huaming Palace.

Dozens of ministers dressed in court clothes stood tremblingly in front of the palace gate, they were silent in unison, and only looked up from time to time to inspect the situation in the palace. They were waiting for someone.

In the Huaming Palace, he sat in his position with an inkstone, his eyebrows slightly raised, and his gaze was thoughtful. At the end of his sight, there was Bai Huan's lifeless appearance, her eyes were tightly closed, her face was as pale as paper, at this time, anyone with a discerning eye could see that her life was no longer in the world.

There were only two left in the huge room, one dead and one alive, and the eyes of the living stared at the face of the dead without blinking, and this situation seemed particularly strange in every way. However, the person concerned didn't think it, and Zhu Yan even found it interesting: "It is said that Empress Meng Liguo is a beauty who has captivated the country and the city, and she just thought about other things before, but she didn't find out until she died......... It's also a pity. You obviously have a choice to live, but you want to die, do you really think that everything is empty after death? Hehe, dreaming. After your death, the Meng Li Kingdom that you have built with great difficulty will only become more and more chaotic until a new regime changes. The daughter you want to protect desperately can't save her life. ”

There was only the voice of Yan in the room, and he felt bored, so he silenced and said no more.

"Your Highness, Your Highness!"

Holding Yan turned his gaze and raised his eyebrows: "Why are you so alarmed?" ”

The father-in-law who came to report the news said with a panicked face: "The courtiers have all come to Huaming Palace, and now they are all waiting outside the palace!" ”

"They? What are they doing in Huaming Palace? Didn't you hear the news of Your Majesty's death and come over to see her tragic death? Holding Yan glanced at the people on the bed and sneered, "If that's the case, let them all go back." Your Majesty is dead, and the king is sad and sad, and he is really in no mood to see them. ”

The father-in-law gritted his teeth: "Your Highness, the adults came to Huaming Palace not to pay homage to His Majesty's remains, but to ask to see His Highness, and they also said that there are very important things they want to discuss with His Highness." ”

It's not good to discuss when things will come, but at this time, the Yan Yan is in a bad mood because he didn't catch Feng Changqi, and he really didn't see their thoughts. He waved his hand and refused again: "No matter what matters as Your Majesty's future, there is no one in this king except for the Ministry of Rites today, let them all go back." ”

Although the voice of the Yan Yan was not loud, the firmness in the words could not be ignored, and the internal officials knew that if they delayed any longer, they were afraid that they would be punished, so they withdrew from the palace and passed the message to the ministers.

The ministers who were waiting quietly outside the palace saw his appearance, and their hearts tightened: "Gonggong Li, what does His Highness say over there?" ”

Gonggong Li shook his head: "Your Highness, no one wants to see it." ”

A minister glanced in the direction of the palace, sighed and said, "It is normal for His Highness to be reluctant to see people, after all, His Majesty is his blood relative........ Lord Shen, why don't we take a break in two days and let His Highness take a break before mentioning the matter of the new monarch? Your Highness is in pain........"

The middle-aged man known as Lord Shen was dressed in court clothes and was upright: "The country cannot be without a king for a day, and this matter must not be delayed." ”

"But Your Majesty doesn't want to see me waiting, is it possible to break into the palace?"

Lord Shen snorted coldly: "Your Majesty doesn't want to see it, then wait until Your Majesty is willing to see it, in short, there must be a solution to this matter today, otherwise after the news spreads outside, everything will be too late!" None of us can afford the consequences of social instability and people's turmoil! ”

Several ministers echoed one after another: "Lord Shen is right, we are willing to wait here with General Shen!" ”

Gonggong Li looked around left and right, and saw that these officials really had the intention of not leaving without seeing them, so he turned his head and went back to report the situation.

Zhuyan, who was already in a bad mood, became more and more gloomy after hearing these news: "Are they threatening this king?" Hehe, if they really think of themselves as characters, since they are willing to stand outside all day, then stand all day, just ignore it. ”

"Your Highness," Gonggong Li tentatively persuaded, "why don't you meet the ministers?" If they really have something important to discuss, they can make a decision as soon as possible, and if not, they can be driven out of the palace. ”

Rather than leaving these annoying spirits waiting outside the palace, it is better to take some time to persuade them all away.

After weighing the pros and cons, he adopted Gonggong Li's opinion.

At this time, he was sitting in Bai Huan's dormitory, Si Ren had just died, so that the civil and military officials saw that the remains of the first emperor were a little undignified, which was not conducive to establishing a positive image for themselves, and he took people to the main hall, and at the same time, Gonggong Li had invited all the civil and military officials over.

"Wechen see His Highness!" One person took the lead, and several people followed suit, and in an instant, a large number of people knelt down in the main hall, and the cry was very high.

Looking at the large number of people kneeling down under the black press, the corners of his lips hooked up a mocking smile. If Bai Huanquan knew and learned that his courtiers knelt at the feet of the murderer and shouted down the mountain, I am afraid that he would be so angry that he would die again, right? Holding his head high, he walked to the highest seat, his gaze swept down, and fell on Lord Shen.

He recognized this face, this person was a well-known genius of Meng Liguo, it is said that Bai Huan was able to re-establish Meng Liguo, which had a lot of credit to him, so he was the one with a high reputation among the ministers. When he first saw the inkstone, he was the first to salute, and if he could be included in the crown, he might have a lot of help to establish a new regime in the future.

"Your Excellency, please get up," Zhu Yan deliberately put on a sad look, and said to the ministers with a half-frown, "Your Majesty's affairs, I think you all already know, the incident happened suddenly, and this king really has no way to accept it....... If you have anything to say, let's make a long story short. ”

The ministers were already very grateful that they could take the time to meet them, and when they got up, they saw a touch of sadness between the other party's eyebrows, and felt more and more that this prince was worthy of admiration.

The person who took the lead in speaking was Lord Shen again, and he could hear him speak in a low voice: "We are here for this matter." The first emperor died, and Her Royal Highness, who was supposed to succeed to the throne, is now not in Meng Liguo, she doesn't know whether she is alive or dead, and only His Royal Highness can take on a big responsibility in the country, and he also asks His Royal Highness to take over government affairs to calm the hearts of the people. ”

Unexpectedly, they insisted on asking to see each other, but it turned out to be for this matter.

Holding Yan was very happy in his heart, but on the surface, he was silent, and even refused with righteous words: "Your Majesty has decided on the candidate for the prince a long time ago, how can I sit in this position?" ”

The ministers can understand the meaning of the words of the Yan, after all, once some positions are sitting, they may not be able to come down, the temptation of power is too great for people, and the temptation of the position of the Ninety-Five Honor above the ten thousand people is even more unstoppable.

But in the current situation, he really can't afford to refuse!

With a plop, Lord Shen knelt on the ground again: "Your Majesty has passed away, and the only person in the clan in Beijing who can take on the great responsibility is only His Royal Highness, if His Royal Highness is unwilling to take over the heavy responsibility, I am afraid that Meng Liguo will fall into chaos, and then the people's hearts will be disheartened, and the society will ........be in turmoil."

The other ministers also knelt on the ground, some of them were more extreme, and even kowtowed on the ground: "I hope Your Highness agrees." ”

Holding Yan tightly wrinkled his brows, and asked with a tangled face: "Is the matter really that serious?" ”

"This matter must not be taken lightly!"

Originally, he was still thinking about how to persuade these ministers to agree to sit in that position, but they never expected that they would take the initiative to bring it up. This is good, he can sit in the position of the Ninety-Five, and his reputation will be good, such a good thing of having the best of both worlds, how could he refuse?

Holding Yan stood up, and said with righteousness: "Since all of you feel that this king can take on a heavy responsibility, then this king is shouldering, if there is anything on weekdays, please take care of it more." After a pause, he added, "Although this king sits in this position, it is only for a temporary time. When the emperor returns, the king will return the position to her. ”