Chapter 418: The Death of the Ancestral Dragon (continued)
A quarter of an hour later, Zhao Gao suddenly woke up from his short-term sadness, looked at the direction in which the black dragon disappeared in the sky in disbelief, and asked himself: Your Majesty has really returned to heaven?
This matter reveals strange things, although since he saw His Majesty vomit blood with his own eyes last month, during this time, His Majesty's body seems to be deteriorating, but in his own perception, his aura has not declined.
You must know that the six-rank martial artists can faintly perceive their doomsday, not to mention that with His Majesty's martial arts cultivation, how can there be no warning?
If His Majesty had already noticed it, with his wisdom, how could he suddenly return to heaven without leaving a back hand?
Zhao Gao was extremely frightened when he thought about it, and his back was drenched in cold sweat.
Zhao Gao served the Qin Emperor for many years, ascended to the throne as a teenager, and was able to subdue the ministers of the Great Qin in the first year, until he personally led the ministers to plan to destroy the Six Kingdoms and dominate the world.
Zhao Gao concluded in his heart that this was very likely to be a game, and His Majesty may be seriously ill, but he will never die easily.
It's just that His Majesty is planning, Zhao Gao can't guess through, but for him, as long as he can guess whether Emperor Qin's death is fake, it is enough, and then, he just needs to deal with it carefully and get through it safely.
By the way, before His Majesty left, Hu Hai succeeded to the throne, and Fusu assisted, and now at a critical moment, it is to convene hundreds of civil and military officials, and then "report the funeral" to the two sons.
Thinking of this, Zhao Gao breathed a deep sigh of relief, since His Majesty arranged it like this, he had a deep meaning, he only needed to arrange it according to his intentions, as for showing that he was very smart, and proclaiming everywhere that he had seen His Majesty's plan, that was the way to die.
Therefore, Zhao Gao took a long breath, and his voice rolled out: "Your Majesty returns to heaven, and the whole country is su." ”
Several Janissary Commanders on duty in Xianyang Palace arrived with the Praetorian Guards as soon as possible, and looked at Zhao Gao, who was standing alone at the door of the Heart Cultivation Palace, with tears streaming down his face, and asked with a panicked face: "Lord Tingwei, what did you just say about Your Majesty?"
Zhao Gao let tears flow down his eyes and choked up: "In the 499th year of Emperor Qin, on the first day of Ji Dongshuo, the emperor was in the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, turned into a dragon and ascended to heaven, and my Great Qin Optimus Prime collapsed, and the whole country mourned. You sent people to inform the civil and military officials to enter the palace, especially the prime minister, Zongzheng and Fengchang, to handle His Majesty's funeral. ”
"Send someone else to pick up the two sons, whether it is for His Majesty's filial piety or inheriting the throne, they are inseparable from the two sons. ”
For some reason, Zhao Gao did not tell the commander of the Praetorian Guard about Emperor Qin's "will", perhaps in his eyes, the Praetorian Guard was not qualified to participate in this matter.
Several generals of the Praetorian Guard looked at each other, Your Majesty turned into a dragon and returned to the sky? This is too unbelievable, if it is not the new court captain standing in front of him, and the Zhongshu Order, who was in charge of the palace guards in the past, he and others have to arrest him, just look at Zhao Gao's face, it doesn't seem to be a fake, is His Majesty really returned to heaven?
Zhao Gao looked at the faces of several people, how he didn't know what a few of them were thinking, and couldn't help but say sharply: "Could it be that this official will still deceive you? If Your Majesty has not returned to heaven, and this official spreads rumors like this, do you think Your Majesty will let me go? ”
The great commanders finally had some faith, Zhao Gao was not a fool, he really dared to make such a big fuss, His Majesty was afraid that he would be the first to kill him with his own hands, and hurriedly sent his own personal guards out to deliver the message.
However, these are far from enough, Zhao Gao continued to order: "Your Majesty has returned to heaven, people's hearts are unstable, there will definitely be some ghosts and ghosts who will jump out to make trouble, but we are deeply favored by the emperor, so we naturally want to be loyal to Your Majesty and Daqin all our lives." ”
"Pass on the official's order, the Praetorian Guards patrol Xianyang Palace normally, but anyone who has unclean hands and feet, as well as those who want to break into Xianyang Palace without knowing whether they are alive or dead, will be killed. Dressed in black, guards patrol Chang'an, but anyone who makes trouble on the street will be killed. As for Chang'an, the official will talk to the prime minister about this matter, no matter what, before the new emperor ascends the throne, the official is not allowed to make any trouble. ”
It was probably Zhao Gao's murderous words that calmed the great commanders, but they calmed down and promised in unison: "The last general will obey the order." ”
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The vision of Emperor Qin's transformation of the dragon to heaven was actually seen by many people in Chang'an, and the people were panicked, and before the rumors spread, the news of His Majesty's return to heaven was spread by the Praetorian Guards to the ears of hundreds of officials.
The first reaction of the hundred officials was not to believe it, what are you kidding? How could Your Majesty return to heaven? Even if you tell me that Your Majesty has suddenly broken through the realm of heaven and man and enjoyed the blessings of heaven and man from now on, it is more credible.
When the hundred officials hesitated, Li Si, who got the news, immediately rushed to Xianyang Palace, and in his feelings, Emperor Qin's breath only had a faint residue, as if he was not in the palace.
Li Si walked up to Zhao Gao, arched his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Lord Tingwei, what happened?"
Zhao Gao said with a sad face: "Prime Minister, the lower officials saw with their own eyes that His Majesty turned into a dragon and returned to the sky, and the Great Qin Heaven collapsed. ”
Li Si really showed a look of shock on his face, with his understanding of Zhao Gao, he naturally didn't feel that he was talking nonsense, but for some reason, instead of feeling sad, Li Si felt relieved, and there was a sense of comfort that the pressure was gone.
Fortunately, Li Sicheng's mansion is not shallow, and his face is just right to show sadness: "I don't know if Your Majesty has left a will?" The most important thing now is to organize Your Majesty's funeral and send a message that the two sons will come back to preside over the overall situation. ”
Zhao Gao echoed: "The lower officials have sent someone to notify the hundred officials, as well as send a letter to the two sons, before the two sons come to the future, please ask the prime minister to preside over the overall situation." ”
"In addition, before Your Majesty turned into a dragon, there was an edict that the succession of Prince Hu Hai, the assistance of Prince Fusu, and the succession of the new emperor also need to be presided over by the Prime Minister, and I hope that the Prime Minister will work a little harder. ”
Li Si sighed and said, "We are deeply favored by the emperor, how dare we not serve our lives?"
Then Li Si gave several orders, and the mourning hall of the Qin Emperor was immediately erected, and the dragon robe of the Qin Emperor was used instead of the deity, which could be used for the sacrifice of civil and military officials.
After Zong Zheng and Feng Chang arrived, they immediately arranged for manpower, and countless white cloths were transported out of the warehouse, from the prime minister to the common people, and the entire Chang'an City was a piece of vegetarian.
He also arranged for someone to go to the Lishan Mausoleum to prepare for the follow-up.
After the civil and military officials who stayed in Chang'an entered the palace, there were countless carriages and horses, from Chang'an, into the provinces of the world to report the funeral, and went to a place, from the governor down, all dressed in white, looking at Chang'an from afar.
The ancestral dragon died, and there were countless mourners and weepers, and the whole country mourned.
Only after the remnants of the Six Kingdoms learned the news, they celebrated with each other, and the person who had a deep blood feud with him finally left.
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In Shudi, Lin Ze felt it, looked up at the sky, and saw that the clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, like the sky falling.