After Wanyan Yungong was made the crown prince, although it has been difficult to convince the public, but over the years, his position has not been shaken, and during Wanyan Yong's serious illness, he was also appointed as the crown prince, so after the emperor collapsed, the prince still has the greatest chance to inherit the throne. Therefore, there are still many speculative officials who have also taken refuge in the side of the prince.

Now Wanyan Yungong's power in the dark is not small, in addition to Wanyan Baisa and An Ze, in terms of civil officials, there are the imperial apostle Shan Yi, the Ministry of Rites Lang Wanyan Hezhou, the Ministry of Officials to wait for Lang Pucha Hezhu, and in terms of military generals, there are the right deputy capital inspector, Xingping Army Festival Envoy Su Shi Lie Hu Shahu, Daxing Mansion Tongzhi Stay, Marshal Right Supervisor Army Shuqi Gaohu and others.

In fact, Wan Yan Yongyi has been ill for almost two years, but he has not improved, and anyone who understands a little bit knows that the emperor's illness may not be cured, it is just a matter of time. Therefore, Wan Yan Baisa said that the emperor is probably approaching, and no one doubts it. And at this time, it is normal for Shangshu Province to block this news, and it is not surprising. Therefore, everyone said to Wanyan Baisa that once the emperor collapsed, Wanyan Yungong would definitely be supported to succeed him.

After these things were done, Wan Yan Yungong also gave Wan Yan Yong the last bowl of medicine today. According to Anze, the power of the medicine will kick in two hours, and all that needs to be done now is to wait patiently.

Wanyan Yungong took Taitu and Hailancha and others to wait in a small room outside the palace, and most of the eunuchs and guards in the palace were sold by Wanyan Yungong, so no one cared about him.

Although the time is passing minute by minute, when I wait, I always feel that time passes very slowly, as if it has stopped. Taitu and Hailancha were still calm, but Wanyan Yungong was also restless and restless in the room. After a while, he went to see the funnel, and then paced back and forth in the house, and from time to time he looked at the door, and saw the eunuchs, the palace maids, and the guards coming and going, as if nothing had happened.

Wan Yan Yungong's heart couldn't help but feel like a heart again, is An Ze's medicine effective? Can you really settle the problem in two hours? Will the matter be exposed, and will anyone find out that they have poisoned themselves? Or at this time, the father died with the scriptures, but there were people inside who did not mourn, that is, they did not tell themselves, but planned to set up someone else as the emperor. The more he thought about it, the more anxious Wan Yan Yungong's heart became, and he just hated to stand by Wan Yan Yong's bed and watch him swallow his last breath.

I don't know how long it took, Wanyan Yungong was holding back a fire in his heart, and he didn't even eat lunch, but at this time he didn't feel hungry, and suddenly vaguely heard a noisy sound from the palace, which seemed to be mixed with the sound of crying. Wanyan Yungong only felt that his heart was beating hard, and hurriedly came to the door, while Taitu and Hailancha were also a little nervous, and followed Wanyan Yungong's side and looked out together.

At this time, I saw an inner eunuch leading more than a dozen people out of the palace in a hurry, all with frightened looks on their faces. I was about to go outside the palace. Wan Yan Yungong recognized that the leader was Dai Fuan, a personal attendant of his father, who usually served by his father's side, and would not leave easily, he was in a hurry to come out now, so it must be......

Wanyan Yungong finally couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, rushed out of the house at once, stopped them, and asked in a trembling voice, "Dai Fuan, what happened?" ”

Dai Fuan didn't expect that the prince would suddenly run out of a room and stop him, and he couldn't help but be startled. For a while, I didn't know whether to tell the prince or not, so I was hesitant and couldn't speak at once.

At this time, Taitu shouted sharply: "Dai Fu'an, why didn't the prince answer the question, tell me quickly, what happened?" ”

He is different from Wanyan Yungong, but he is a master in the world, this question is naturally full of power, which made Dai Fuan suddenly feel a heavy pressure, and involuntarily said: "The emperor's illness has worsened, and he specially ordered me to invite the Taishi Zhang Hao, the left and right prime ministers and others to enter the palace to see the fight." ”

After Yan Yungong listened, he immediately understood that his father was having a toxic attack, and he couldn't help but be surprised and happy, he couldn't help but suppress his feelings, and said: "The emperor is getting sicker, and I, as the crown prince, should naturally go to serve first, then there is a reason to recruit foreign ministers first, you don't have to ask the minister first, quickly lead me to see my father, and then make plans." ”

Dai Fuan hesitated slightly, and at this time, he also vaguely understood, it seems that meeting the prince here is not an accident, obviously the prince has been premeditated. He is also a very clear person, otherwise he would not have become Wan Yanyong's confidant, at this moment, several thoughts turned in his heart: since the prince has already taken steps, he is absolutely unstoppable, and the emperor is afraid that this time is really not good, then this throne will be the prince's sooner or later, so it is better to follow the prince, and maybe he can still get the trust of the prince in the future.

After figuring it out, Dai Fuan hurriedly said: "The prince is right, the emperor is seriously ill, I'm afraid he was also mistaken, the prince please come with the slaves." ”

Wan Yan Yungong nodded, and immediately ordered someone to inform Wan Yan Baisa, and then took Taitu, Hailancha and others to follow Dai Fu'an into the palace.

The group went all the way unhindered and came to Wan Yanyong's dormitory. At this time, Wan Yanyong was lying on the dragon bed, unconscious, but his chest rose and fell slightly, and he still had his last breath. In the dormitory, there are four imperial doctors, who are busy sweating profusely, and they are also busy checking the emperor's pulse, massage, and pricking people, hoping to wake up Wan Yan Yong, and there are also two Wan Yan Yong's favorite concubines and several chamberlains waiting on the side.

When everyone saw that Dai Fuan turned back all of a sudden, and instead of bringing the ruling minister, he brought the crown prince, and they couldn't help but be a little surprised, and they all looked at them for a while, a little dazed.

It was a few imperial doctors who understood first and were busy greeting the prince, while others also reacted and greeted the prince one after another. Wan Yan Yungong said: "Father was fine just now, what's going on?" ”

Ji Simiao, the imperial physician at the head, hurriedly said: "A quarter of an hour ago, the ministers heard an edict that the emperor's illness was aggravated, so the ministers rushed over immediately, but when they arrived here, the emperor thought that he couldn't wake up. The two mothers are here first, and Your Highness has something unclear, so you can ask the two mothers. ”

A concubine Fei Manshi hurriedly said: "The emperor is fine in the morning, and his spirit is good." I also got out of bed and walked around. But after lunch, the emperor felt dizzy, and then went to bed to rest, and felt that his chest was blocked, so we hurriedly ordered someone to ask for a doctor, and the emperor ordered Dai Fuan to ask for ...... After the imperial doctor came, the emperor fell unconscious. ”

Wanyan Yungong nodded and said, "Okay, my father is seriously ill and needs to recuperate, the two concubines should avoid it for the time being, and pass on the harem to all the concubines in the palace to stay in the palace, not to act rashly, and not to enter without edicts." Come and send the two concubines back to the palace. ”

Immediately, two of An Ze's disciples came out and said, "I respect the prince's order." Then he said to the two concubines: "Two mothers, huh." ”

At this time, the two concubines also realized that the atmosphere was a little wrong, and they didn't dare to stay here for a long time, so they agreed and followed the two little disciples.

As soon as the two concubines left, although the rest of the people in the house still couldn't fully understand what was going on, they all knew that now it was the prince who had the final say, and they all knelt down for the prince and kowtowed. The imperial doctor said in a trembling voice: "The prince forgives the sins, the prince forgives the sins." ”

Wanyan Yungong shook his hand and said, "What kind of crime do you ask this king, why don't you go and see your father's sick body?" ”

Several imperial doctors hurriedly got up from the ground, gathered around Wan Yanyong's sick side, and took turns to look at them again, but their faces changed greatly. Wanyan Yungong's heart moved, and he hurriedly came over, and said nervously: "How is it?" How is my father? ”

Several imperial doctors looked at each other, and after a long while, Ji Simiao said in a trembling voice: "Return to the crown prince, the emperor...... The emperor has returned to heaven with the scriptures. ”

Although his voice was not loud, but in the sound of Wanyan Yungong, it was no less than a shock, and suddenly a big stone in his heart finally landed, and he was overjoyed, his father finally returned to heaven with the scriptures, so from now on he will be the emperor, and the Dajin Dynasty is in his own hands, and he will no longer have to live this kind of fearful and cautious days, and he can do whatever he wants. Thinking of this, Wan Yan Yungong couldn't help but laugh out loud.

At this moment, Wanyan Baisa and Sushi Liehu Shahu also rushed to the dormitory with hundreds of guards, and when they saw Wanyan Yongyi die, the two couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said to Wanyan Yungong again and again: "Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince." ”

But this posture frightened several imperial doctors, and hurriedly knelt down for Wan Yan Yungong, and said in a loud voice: "The prince forgives the sins, the prince forgives the sins." ”

Wanyan Yungong picked up Ji Simiao, and said with a smile: "Imperial Doctor Ji, you have served your father and the emperor with all your heart, and this king knows it in his heart, so what is the crime." It's just that my father's illness has been incurable for a long time, and it is not something that can be reversed by manpower, and it is not your fault. Do you say yes? ”

A few people still couldn't understand the meaning of Yan Yungong's words, and Ji Simiao hurriedly said: "What the prince said is that the emperor died of a long-term illness, and it is not something that can be recovered by manpower. ”

Wanyan Baisa turned his face and said, "Confused, has the prince ever said such a thing?" ”

Ji Simiao was startled, knowing that he had said the wrong thing again, so he quickly knelt down again, kowtowed like a chicken pecking rice, and said: "Yes, yes, it is a diagnosis of the ministers, and the emperor died of a long-term illness." But I knew in my heart that there must be something here, and Zhongdu couldn't stay any longer, so I made up my mind that as long as I could go home alive today, I would immediately escape with my wife and children and flee to the Southern Song Dynasty.

Wanyan Yungong nodded and said, "Very good, you must remember, don't make a mistake in the future." ”

When several ruling ministers got the news and rushed to the dormitory, Wanyan Yungong was lying on the dragon bed crying to death. And several ruling ministers immediately understood that the emperor had collapsed with the scriptures, so they didn't care about anything else, and knelt down in front of the bed one by one, kowtowed, and cried loudly. Only Wanyan Fushou wondered in his heart, usually before the emperor died, he would first summon the ruling minister, why did the prince come first.

A few people didn't know how long they cried, but then the chamberlains came over to persuade them, and several of the ruling ministers stopped their grief, wiped away their tears, and stood up. And Wanyan Yungong was still lying on the edge of the dragon bed, crying bitterly. The ministers came to advise the prince again, and it took a lot of effort to persuade Yan Yungong to stop crying.

Zhang Hao said: "Your Highness, my lords, it is really sad that the emperor collapsed, but the country cannot be without a king for a day, and the people cannot be without an owner for a day. We still have to support a new monarch to succeed to the throne as soon as possible. ”

Wanyan Yungong wiped a handful of snot and said: "Several old men, although Xiao Wang was made the crown prince by his father, and he was able to supervise the country for more than a year, but Xiao Wang has no material and no virtue, not as good as his father, I hate to be from my father and emperor in the ground, I really dare not succeed to the throne, please choose another person who is virtuous and virtuous in the four seas to inherit the throne." Xiao Wang only wishes that from now on, he will retire to the mountains and forests and guard the tomb for his father. ”

Zhang Hao said: "Your Highness, what is this saying, the first emperor has already set His Royal Highness as the crown prince, and later ordered His Royal Highness to supervise the country, try to ask His Highness if he does not inherit the unification, and who can succeed him, His Royal Highness does not have to resign, please immediately declare a hundred officials to the palace, and determine the name early." ”

Fusan Zhongyi also said: "With the wisdom of the first emperor, he made His Royal Highness the crown prince, which shows that His Royal Highness must be a person who can be trusted." Moreover, in order to keep filial piety with the first emperor, His Royal Highness can abandon the country with the country. Such a person of great filial piety, how can I compare. I also ask His Royal Highness to think about the great gold and the country, and kick the foundation as soon as possible to calm people's hearts. ”

Wan Yanyong was sick for a long time, and although he died a little suddenly, it was not a big accident. In addition to Wanyan Fushou, although the other ruling ministers were still dissatisfied with the prince's personality and ability, they never had the idea of appointing someone else as the emperor. And although it was a little strange that the prince rushed to the palace first this time, it didn't arouse their suspicion too much, after all, the prince could enter and leave the palace at will, maybe just in time. Therefore, several people unanimously advocated that hundreds of officials should be recruited immediately to determine the name of the great name. Although the doubts in Wanyan Fushou's heart are getting bigger and bigger, it is also the trend of the times at this time, and he can't find a reason to oppose it, so he has to follow everyone and advocate immediately supporting Wanyan Yungong as the king.

Wanyan Yungong was very happy in his heart, but he pretended to be very embarrassed on his face, excused himself repeatedly, and said that he would not agree to anything. Zhang Hao is an old minister of the Five Dynasties, so he naturally knows what to do at this time, so he was the first to take the lead, stepped forward and grabbed Wan Yan Yungong's left hand, and the servant San Zhongyi hurriedly grabbed Wan Yan Yungong's right hand, Su Shi Lie Zhining and Wan Yan Zongzheng pushed behind, Su Shi Lie Liangbi, Wan Yan Fushou, Bai Yanjing and others hugged the cluster, half pulled and half pulled, and finally pulled Wan Yan Yungong to the Golden Palace.

Then the bell and drum were beaten, and all the civil and military officials were gathered to the palace, announcing the news of the collapse of Yan Yong's warp, and bowing three times and nine bows to Wan Yan Yungong, officially recognizing Wan Yan Yungong's succession to the throne.

On February 7 of the fifteenth year of Jin Dading (1175), the emperor died at the age of fifty-two and reigned for fifteen years. After the crown prince Wanyan Yungong succeeded to the throne, he changed the yuan to "Cheng'an". Honoring the temple of Yan Yong is called Sejong.

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