Guo Chong opened his mouth full of blood, pointed at the people in front of him and yelled curses in a shrill voice. Then, he fell down from the chair and slowly slid to the ground, losing all breath.
Lu Zhongtian, Guo Xu and others looked at all this in horror. After Guo Chong fell for a long time, Lu Zhongtian said to Zhao Yuankang in a dumb voice: "Go...go and see...how is the emperor doing?"
Zhao Yuankang stepped forward hurriedly and cautiously. Guo Chong's face was covered with messy hair. Zhao Yuankang reached out to brush away the messy hair, and suddenly jumped up in fright. He saw Guo Chong staring at him with wide eyes, and blood stains on his face, like
Like a ghost.
"Useless thing!" Lu Zhongtian cursed.
Zhao Yuankang then boldly checked Guo Chong's breath, only to find that he was dead.
A generation of emperors once cherished the ambition of being one emperor for eternity. They once determined to reform the current shortcomings and worked hard to revive the great Zhou Dynasty. With thousands of grievances in mind, Guo Chong worked hard to govern and was thrifty and self-denial. In this bloody dusk, he vomited blood and died without closing his eyes.
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Guo Chong could not be called a good emperor. He was suspicious and soft, unwilling to take responsibility, and liked to play with the art of balancing the emperor. He was too concerned about the royal face and was indecisive. However, he had selfish motives and caused long-term chaos in the court. The great Zhou Dynasty was under his control.
After several years of rule, there was almost no peace. However, I have to admit that Guo Chong still has his merits. He wants to change and do something. He is also very smart and knows the ins and outs of many things.
He was very tolerant and tolerant of others. When the Zhou Dynasty came into his hands, it was actually very difficult to survive and had accumulated numerous shortcomings. It is obviously wrong to put all the responsibility on him alone. He was just the reason for the decline of the Zhou Dynasty.
A driver on the road. Although he worked very hard to prevent Zhou Dynasty from sliding into the abyss, he did have limited intelligence, a character that was not strong enough, and lacked the courage to move forward. He looked forward and backward, which only consumed the fighting spirit of his ministers and the national strength of Zhou Dynasty.
Instead of holding the reins of the horse, he seemed to be waving a whip.
What was even worse was that he committed a major taboo in the matter of the crown prince. He could neither comply with the main forces in the court and establish Huai Wang Guo Xu, but also refused to go against his own preferences and establish the eldest son Guo Mian in accordance with the ancestral rules. From the beginning, he fell into a state of hesitation.
中. His ambiguous attitude fueled Guo Xu's ambitions, and also caused the courtiers who were originally in a wait-and-see attitude to switch to Guo Xu's side. As a result, they had no choice but to fight to the end.
The desperate actions of Guo Xulu, Lu Zhongtian and others were not so much a result of their ambitions as they were reaching the end of the road and there was no way out. Guo Chong cannot escape the blame for this series of tragedies.
After the death of Guo Chong was confirmed, there was a brief silence in the palace. Lu Zhongtian, Guo Xu and others were not without feelings. Guo Chong was Lu Zhongtian’s son-in-law, and Lu Zhongtian’s daughter Lu Mei was the Empress Mei. Regardless of this relationship,
In terms of the relationship between monarch and minister, before and after Guo Chong ascended the throne, Lu Zhongtian and he were still on good terms with each other. Guo Chong also respected Lu Zhongtian. Although people like Lu Zhongtian were in high positions and powerful, they were not enemies.
Young Master, almost every day people say bad things about him, report the faults of people around him, and impeachment of Lu Zhongtian also happens from time to time. But Guo Chong has never paid attention to these, and he relies heavily on Lu Zhongtian. All matters big and small are only mentioned by Lu Zhongtian.
When it comes out, there is basically no rejection.
The rift between the two parties actually started during the political reform.
But that was not actually a big feud. Lu Zhongtian’s only dissatisfaction was that allowing Yan Zhengsheng and Fang Dunru to go to Beijing to carry out reforms actually weakened his own power. He was somewhat dissatisfied with Guo Chong’s approach and thought that this
It was Guo Chong's distrust of himself. If the emperor really wanted to reform, why couldn't he do it. Although he opposed the reform, it was not because of the reform itself, but because of people and power.
Therefore, in fact, the relationship between Lu Zhongtian and Guo Chong, the son-in-law, and between the emperor and his ministers is actually quite harmonious in general. But now that Guo Chong is dead, it can be said that he was forced to death by himself and was harmed by the usurpation action planned by him.
I was so angry. Lu Zhongtian still felt a little guilty and sad in his heart.
For Guo Xu, after the excitement of murderous madness, he slowly returned to reason. When Guo Chong died, he suddenly realized that the dark clouds above his head seemed to have dispersed, but in fact, his backer had also fallen. His father, brother, and the Queen Mother
In this dusk, I was either killed or forced to death. Although no one seemed to stop me from ascending to the throne, I seemed to have become a helpless orphan. This feeling of suddenly becoming alone made me feel uncomfortable.
Guo Xu panicked.
Even though his father, who never let him die in peace, did not let him become the prince, his love and teachings for him over the years, and every moment he spent with him, came to his mind uncontrollably. Guo Xu suddenly collapsed and collapsed.
He burst into tears. The cry was naturally filled with sadness as he lamented his father's death, but at the same time, it also contained the excitement and anxiety of finally being able to overcome any obstacles. It contained various indescribable emotions.
"Your Highness Prince Huai, please forgive me and accept the change. This is not the time to cry. After the emperor's death, you will have to take on the great responsibilities of the world. You must start this matter immediately. There are still many things waiting for us to do." Wu Chunlai
He comforted someone beside him.
Guo Xu just howled, unable to hold back his tears, and did not get up.
Lu Zhongtian wiped the turbid moisture from the corners of his eyes and shouted in a deep voice: "Guo Xu, don't cry. There are so many things waiting for us to do, now is the time to cry. The emperor is dead, and things will be much more troublesome. We have to hurry now
Find the jade seal, otherwise we will not be able to issue the imperial edict to pass the throne. Don't get up yet."
Guo Xu stopped his sorrow and stood up slowly. He stepped forward and stared at Guo Chong's face. He wanted to reach out to close Guo Chong's eyes, but he did not dare to reach out. Seeing this, Zhao Yuankang pulled off a curtain and stepped forward. Guo Xu took it.
He came through the cloth curtain and covered Guo Chong's body.
"Prime Minister Lu, Your Highness, I will take people to search for the national seal." Wu Chunlai said.
Lu Zhongtian nodded and said: "Go quickly."
Wu Chunlai left quickly, and Lu Zhongtian turned to Zhao Yuankang and said: "Yuankang, please go out of the palace in person, first to see what's going on outside, and secondly to announce Yang Jun's entry into the palace in the name of the emperor. By the way, the news of the emperor's death is absolutely
It cannot be leaked, and strict precautions must be taken inside and outside this place, and no one is allowed to enter or exit."
Zhao Yuankang said in a deep voice: "I humbly obey my orders!"
After Zhao Yuankang left, Lu Zhongtian walked to Guo Xu, patted his shoulder and said: "Guo Xu, don't be sad. The emperor said that the Great Zhou Dynasty is going to perish, so you have to show it to him. If you want to revitalize the Great Zhou Dynasty, as long as you can
Let the Zhou Dynasty be revived, and the emperor will forgive you even under the spring. Think of Li Shimin. He was despised and reviled by the world during the Xuanwumen Incident, but the prosperous age of Li Tang was created in his hands. Now mention it
He, people will only praise him
He is the only emperor of all time, a wise and mighty emperor. Who will remember that he killed his brother and forced Li Yuan to abdicate? As the saying goes, the monarch of the country should take the country into consideration. The son of heaven is not bound by the normal rules of human relations. He does everything he can and must do it.
.understand?"
Guo Xu's eyes shone with light.
Lu Zhongtian said softly: "So, don't think too much. The matter has reached this point and there is no way back. We can only move forward. Do you understand?"
Guo Xu said in a deep voice: "I understand."
Wu Chunlai led people to conduct a carpet-like search in the Yanhe Hall. From the mouth of the chamberlain, he learned that the national seal was kept in the hands of Qian Delu and was usually stored in a secret room in the warehouse that only Qian Delu had the key to.
.So Wu Chunlai rushed to the warehouse to check it out immediately.
The warehouse was not locked, but was tightly closed from the inside and could not be pushed open from the outside. It was obviously tied from the inside. At first, Wu Chunlai thought that a servant or maid had hidden in, so he ordered people to break the door bolt and rush in.
I went in. However, there was no one in the warehouse. I found a narrow secret room in the wall on the east side of the warehouse. The lid of a small bronze niche was open inside, but there was nothing inside. I searched the warehouse but could not find the national seal.
Wu Chunlai had an ominous premonition.
Wu Chunlai did not give up and searched everywhere, including the emperor's study, the Spring Pavilion and the Summer Pavilion, but all failed. In desperation, he had no choice but to come back and report in frustration.
"Your Highness, Prime Minister Lu, there is no trace of the national seal. It seems that Qian Delu has taken it with him and escaped from the palace. What should we do?"
Hearing this, Guo Xu said angrily: "Qian Delu, this little slave, ran away and took away the national seal. It's simply abominable. Without the national seal, how can we prepare a decree to pass the throne? What can we use to seal it?"
Lu Zhongtian frowned and thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "If there is really no jade seal, there will be some trouble. The officials will be suspicious if the edict of succession is not covered with the jade seal. But if you want to stop us with this, it is just wishful thinking. I will order someone to engrave it again overnight.
One is. When spring comes, immediately summon the best jade craftsmen in the capital into the palace and order them to carve a jade seal overnight. As long as the handwriting on the seal is the same as the handwriting on the imperial edict."
Wu Chunlai said: "This is not difficult, but it will take time. I'm afraid the night will be long and I will have many dreams."
Lu Zhongtian said: "Don't be afraid. I will go to see Yang Jun later and have a showdown with him. As long as Yang Jun joins, we can mobilize troops and horses to blockade the whole city. By then, the situation will be under control. Tomorrow morning, we can summon the ministers to the morning meeting and read out
The imperial edict of passing the throne has been issued. But you are right. Before that, one must not make any more mistakes, and the other must pay close attention to the movements in the city. Especially...the movements in Prince Liang's Mansion and Lin Jue. Once they know what is going on in the palace,
I am afraid that there will be chaos. In fact, I am not afraid of chaos. They don't have much strength. I am worried that they will run away with oil on their feet. How can they run away? After the new emperor ascended the throne, he was about to attack them. I, Liang Wang and Lin
I have to settle old and new accounts."
Guo Xu nodded and said: "Yes, we must not let him escape. We must block all the city gates. The first thing I did after ascending the throne was to chop off Lin Jue's head. All this today is Lin Jue's fault.
Forced to make me an unfaithful and unfilial person, I will execute him late in the market and behead all members of his Lin family. My imperial uncle and Guo Kun are also not good people, so they must be killed too.
