Upon hearing Liu Yi's words, the expressions of the three people present changed suddenly.
However, soon after the three people looked at each other, they secretly gritted their teeth and walked into the Xiude Hall together.
In the main hall of the Xiude Hall, His Majesty the Emperor, who had been seriously ill for a long time, put on a clean imperial uniform and sat leisurely on the throne, waiting for everyone to enter.
The three people walked into the main hall and saw the emperor sitting on the throne. Everyone's expressions were visibly panicked.
But soon, the three of them suppressed the shock in their hearts, returned to normal, and knelt on the ground: "Old minister, I bow to the emperor..."
The third prince, Zhao Li, knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"My son, I bow to my father..."
The emperor coughed slightly, his face flushed unnaturally. He glanced at the three people kneeling below and said slowly: "It is already sunset and the palace doors are closed. You have no permission to break into my palace."
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His voice was a little hoarse: "Do you know what the crime is?"
This kind of thing can be big or small, at least it breaks the rules of the palace, at worst...
It's treason.
Tong Jian lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have been discussing with Prime Minister Ma and Prime Minister Yan for a whole day, and they all think that King Qi is kind and kind, and is more suitable for me to be the Crown Prince of Da Qi..."
He paused, took out a document from his sleeve, held it in both hands, and said: "Your Majesty, I have found out that when His Royal Highness King Wei went south to supervise the army last year, the Southern Army was defeated in the Huaihe River.
, in order to cover up the defeat, the King of Wei colluded with Zhou Shizhong, the general of the Southern Army, and lied about the results of the war, and also killed heroes along the Huaihe River and took credit for it!"
"As soon as I found out, thousands of Han households were killed!"
Tong Jian said in a deep voice: "Such crimes are shocking! King Wei is the heir of the Holy Emperor. The crime of deceiving the court and deceiving the Holy King can be ignored. However, with the character and virtue of King Wei, he will never be allowed to ascend the throne.
Guard, inherit the great treasure!"
Emperor Yongping raised his eyebrows and said slowly: "Since it happened last year, why did Prime Minister Tong tell me now?"
"Return to the Emperor."
Tong Jian knelt on the ground and said: "Some of the Han people killed by King Wei were unregistered households. In addition, the local government was afraid of King Wei's power, so they never reported it. I only found out a few days ago, but
I am thinking of the face of the Tian family and the feelings of your Majesty's flesh and blood, so I can only pretend not to know."
"Today, I heard that the Holy One is going to announce that I am King Wei, and I can no longer hide it. I have to expose King Wei in front of the Holy One!"
Ma Cheng, who was on the side, also knelt on the ground and continued: "Your Majesty, last year King Wei brought the Southern Dynasty Crown Prince Li Mu to the capital and claimed that he was fighting against the Southern Dynasty to seek peace. As a result, the Southern Dynasty Crown Prince made such nonsense in my court that I was very angry.
Qi’s face has been completely lost!”
"This King of Guards is guilty of two crimes!"
"King Wei is a man of great ambition and talent, but cruel methods. He is in no way like a human king!"
The emperor did not speak, but looked at the two prime ministers quietly and said slowly: "In that case, when I summoned you two in the morning and asked you to draft the edict, why didn't you present these matters to me?
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Both prime ministers lowered their heads and said nothing.
The emperor coughed again, and his face turned rosy, but it was an unhealthy rosiness.
Emperor Yongping looked at Zhao Li and said slowly: "The last time I coughed up blood and fainted, you knelt outside Xiude Hall for three whole days. I was somewhat moved at that time."
"However, after that, my energy was declining, and you began to replace the generals of the imperial guards on a large scale. Up to now, you have basically replaced the imperial guards who guard the palace..."
Having said this, the emperor laughed at himself: "People outside praise you as a benevolent king and a pure filial piety..."
"what do you want to do?"
The emperor looked calm but not angry: "Do you want a palace change?"
Zhao Li knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "Father, I have misunderstood. After my father was seriously ill last time, I was ordered to take charge of political affairs. However, my father's health was deteriorating day by day. I was worried that someone with good intentions would take advantage of the imperial guards. The palace
After discussing with several prime ministers, we started to change the generals of the imperial guards..."
"This is to prevent any trouble in the palace and the entire Yandu."
The emperor coughed twice again and said leisurely: "That's all."
A smile appeared on his face: "I asked you to go to the council hall to fight for it. I would do the same things you did if it were me."
"After all, it's always best to hold power in your own hands."
The emperor raised his hand and said, "You all, please get up."
"Liu Yi, give them a seat."
At this time, there was no one else in the Xiude Hall, so Liu Yi could only do it himself, going back and forth three times, moving three chairs and placing them behind the three people.
Although the three of them were worried, they still sat down cautiously.
Tong Jian also looked back at the outside of the hall.
Sizheng Weijiang of the Cleansing Department, who was said to be arriving soon, has not yet appeared...
The emperor coughed again and his voice became weaker: "I know why you came to Xiude Hall today."
"If I am still sleeping, then the world will fall apart today, and tomorrow morning, the third child will be able to take the throne smoothly, and the situation in Yandu will be settled."
The emperor smiled and asked: "Is that so?"
Zhao Li was so frightened that he knelt on the ground again and kowtowed: "My son... I have absolutely no such intention..."
The two prime ministers also stood up and lowered their heads in denial.
The emperor ignored them and said to himself: "If I am not asleep, you can kneel on the ground to persuade me to change my mind like just now."
Having said this, the emperor sighed leisurely and said: "My Xiude Hall is really well ventilated both inside and outside, so there is no news that cannot be spread."
At this time, the emperor, who had been in power for more than thirty years, was already a little out of sorts.
His face was flushed and he was a little excited.
"You know well, at this time, I should have fallen asleep."
"The reason why I can talk to you now is because I took medicine."
The emperor closed his eyes and seemed to be relieved suddenly: "Feng Yu from the Taiyuan Hospital said that after taking this medicine, I will not survive for twelve hours. My body is not good enough, most likely..."
The emperor glanced at the three people and said with a smile: "It will be difficult to see the sun tomorrow."
Upon hearing these words, the three of them suddenly raised their heads and looked at the emperor.
The emperor continued, minding his own business: "Tonight, you will stay with me in the Xiude Hall."
"Tomorrow morning, if there are no changes in the government and the opposition, you can follow your own wishes..."
As he said that, the emperor looked at the edict held in Ma Cheng's hand and said, "Use the seal on that edict to support the third heir."
After a pause, he continued: "The other way is to pass the throne to the fourth child according to my wishes... After my death, you read the imperial edict in front of all the civil and military officials and invite the fourth child to enter the palace and take the throne."
At this point, the emperor seemed a little tired: "It's up to you to choose which way to go."
All three people were a little confused.
But the emperor had closed his eyes to rest his mind and stopped talking.
The great eunuch Liu Yi on the side said softly: "His Royal Highness, King Wei, has already left the city with His Highness King Liang."
"In addition, several heads of the Lang family have also arrived outside Yandu City."
Having said this, Liu Yi paused and said: "Furthermore, the Imperial Guards from the southern expeditionary army should have also gone north and are heading towards the capital of Yan."
Upon hearing these words, both prime ministers changed their expressions slightly.
They knew that King Liang had 10,000 people, but most of them were composed of young men from Zhu Lizhen, who had never been on the battlefield. Most of them were playboys and could not make a big impact.
But the Lang family...
It is one of the eight major families of Zhu Lizhen. In the early years, it was in charge of the imperial army all year round!
Until now, there are still many children of the Lang family in the Forbidden Army.
As for the Forbidden Army in the Conquest of the South, they were 100,000 people who had just been supported by the three battalions of the Forbidden Army not long ago. Now...
On the way back to Yandu?!
Zhao Li suddenly raised his head, looked at his old father, gritted his teeth and said: "Father, the fourth child is plotting rebellion!"
Emperor Yongping opened his eyes and glanced at his son with a half-smile.
He didn't speak, but the meaning in his eyes was already obvious.