The emperor died, and died so tragically. At this time, the importance of tracing the murderer has to be postponed. Logically speaking, it is first time for everyone to cry together to comfort the friendship between emperor and ministers that has lasted for decades.
But fortunately, most of the courtiers were blocked from the gate. Only Meng Yuan, Wei Ge and other important officials of the court were qualified to come here. Everyone is a thousand-year-old fox, so there is no need to deal with those falsehoods.
The old prince stared at His Majesty's tragically dead body and remained silent for a long time. Meng Yuan went up to check His Majesty's body, and then shook his head: "Your Majesty has been laid to rest."
The eyes of all the adults turned red, and then they all knelt down and saluted His Majesty's body with Meng Yuan who retreated. After everyone bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, Mr. Wei Ge stood up and paid homage to the old prince again——
"The imperial court cannot be left without a master for a day. Now His Majesty, all the princes and even His Royal Highness have all died. Your Majesty's line has been severed. I still ask the old prince to take charge of the overall situation——"
Mr. Wei Ge took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please follow the ancient law and select outstanding members of the clan to adopt your Majesty's name to inherit the throne!"
Everyone took a breath, shocked by Mr. Wei Ge's boldness, but they all understood that such words could only be said by Mr. Wei Ge. He had this identity and responsibility and should speak out.
At this time, the old prince coughed violently a few more times. When he saw that all of his Majesty's bloodlines were gone, his already old face seemed to be a little older.
Upon seeing this, Meng Yuan quickly stepped forward to support the other party. He said with some concern: "Your Majesty, your body..."
"It's okay."
The old prince waved his hands. He knew that he didn't have much time left. At this moment, he was just holding on for breath. His pale face, even if he kept coughing, was still as miserable as gold paper.
"It's too early to talk about the succession of the clan at this moment." The old prince looked around at the ministers around him and found that all the important ministers from all departments of the imperial court had arrived. From this point of view, it was just the right time.
"Also, go and invite Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess to come over."
After the old prince finished speaking, he collapsed directly on Meng Yuan, which really scared everyone. Now the old prince is the only person who can take charge of the overall situation. If he passes away at this time, it will be really terrible.
The world is going to be in chaos.
Meng Yuan hurriedly helped the old prince sit down on the ground, and while using his true energy to protect his heart, he quickly sent someone to call the imperial doctor. No matter what, the old prince's life must be suspended.
As the old prince fell, the atmosphere in the hall became increasingly silent. Mr. Wei Ge also looked solemn at this moment. After a long time, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Wen Kongheng, whose face was also pale.
"Commander, are you injured...?" Mr. Wei Ge's words made everyone look over. On the way to Zixiao Palace, they saw a pile of corpses in front of the inner city. They were really shocked.
people.
Wen Kongheng did not hide anything, he covered his broken arm and said: "Xia Zhang, the admiral of the East Factory, conspired with others to assassinate His Majesty, but was discovered by this commander. His conspiracy was exposed and he planned to fight with this commander to the death. Fortunately, evil will not prevail against good...
....”
"Wait a minute, does the Commander-in-Chief have any idea about what happened in Zixiao Palace today?" Mr. Wei Ge's eyes became serious.
Previously, they were frightened by a room full of dead bodies. The first thing Mr. Wei Ge said was to find a suitable person to inherit the throne. This was for the sake of the overall situation, and it did not mean that they would not care much about His Majesty's death.
Whether it was through deception or conspiracy to assassinate, the emperor was plotted against. This matter certainly cannot be settled so easily. It is just a matter of priority.
Moreover, this is the most important moment for the confrontation between the imperial court and the aristocratic family, so even if he is stabbed in the back, Mr. Wei Ge will put the overall situation of the imperial court first and stabilize the fundamentals of the imperial court first, and then discuss other matters.
But now that the matter has been discussed, it is impossible for him to avoid it. However, he hopes to stop it briefly and everyone will work together to settle this big trouble of the family first, and then go back to seek an explanation for His Majesty's death.
However, Wen Kongheng obviously did not understand what Mr. Wei Ge meant. The commander-in-chief said: "This is the plot of the East Palace. The Crown Princess and others intend to seize the throne. For this reason, they do not hesitate to disregard human ethics and justice, and dare to attack
Your Majesty, take action."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the hall was shocked, and Mr. Wei Ge's face was extremely ugly. On the one hand, he was dissatisfied with Wen Kongheng's efforts to expand the situation, and on the other hand, he was angry at the crown prince's conspiracy to assassinate the emperor.
When they are in their position, standing in this place and speaking out without solid evidence or absolute certainty, it is impossible to speak casually, so Wen Kongheng cannot speak freely.
"With these words, Commander Wen is accusing me of conspiring to assassinate my father?"
While everyone was talking, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess had already arrived outside the palace gate. She happened to hear Wen Kongheng's words, so she took advantage of the situation and picked up the conversation.
"Meet the Crown Princess."
All the ministers saluted, and then Meng Yuan supported the old prince and came forward. The princess returned the salute, and then saluted the old prince again: "Well, your prince."
The old prince tried his best to open his eyes, coughed a few times, then grinned and said: "I was not stabbed to death by your sword, so I am indeed fine."
The old prince's words were like a thunderbolt. Doesn't this mean that the fire in the main courtyard last night was caused by the crown princess?!
Everyone's eyes were focused on the Crown Princess, who saw her smile gracefully. Her breathtaking beauty made many people lower their heads in shock, suppressing what was in their hearts.
"What the prince said is that I really made a big mistake last night."
The Crown Princess's answer once again silenced everyone. Her Highness actually didn't even bother to defend herself. How could she dare to admit such a serious crime in person? Was it ignorance or simply fearlessness?
However, the old prince did not seem to mean to blame the other party for this. He just sighed: "The past is gone. The grievances back then were indeed caused by the royal family being sorry for you, but why do you want to offend these innocent descendants?"
The old prince's sighs became weaker and weaker, and he even had no strength to cough. Seeing this, the princess just said with regret: "No matter what the prince said, the boat is now done. His majesty has passed away, and all the princes have left with him.
, this great position is vacant, no matter which branch you arrange to inherit it, I’m afraid the world will not be at peace.”
The old prince did not speak. The truth was worse than what the princess said. His body knew very well that it was exhausted. It was a miracle that he could still stand here and talk now.
No matter who is determined to inherit the throne today, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the descendants of the royal family. Rumors will spread, and with the help of interested people, it seems that the old prince can see a future where the Luo family is full of wars.
Even if he is alive, he is not sure that he can conquer the kings of the world, not to mention that he is already on his deathbed, and it is unknown whether he can survive the night.
"You don't want to fight for power, you want to take revenge on all of us..."
The tall and straight figure of the old prince gradually became rickety. Looking at the smiling Crown Princess, he coughed a few times while covering his chest, and then said expressionlessly: "Fortunately, Meng Yuan, this kid, has been fooling around all his life and finally did it.
The right thing to do."
The Crown Princess' eyes narrowed slightly, and she saw the old prince suddenly coughing up a mouthful of blood, then he took a deep breath, and with all his strength, he said: "Your Majesty has not given up the throne. Your Highness Yu is not the son of the first Crown Prince! There is another real grandson."