After hearing what the Emperor said, the Emperor felt extremely annoyed. He had acted too hastily this time, giving Jia Ke, who already had the advantage, a legitimate opportunity to take action.
He was upset there, but the Supreme Emperor was even more upset than he was. He could be said to have been a complete failure in his life. He thought he could see people very clearly, but he didn't expect that he had never seen through people's hearts.
When the prince rebelled, his confidant Huo Tu followed the prince and rebelled against him. Later, he promoted Jia Ke, thinking that he was loyal to him. Who knew that he was a truly ambitious man? After he took control of the military power,
It was too late to react on my own.
The only way the Emperor can think of now is to temporarily appease Jia Ke and let him become a powerful minister. Finally, after Jia Ke passes away, let the descendants of the royal family make a comeback. Although the Emperor knows that this chance is slim, it is the only way at the moment.
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While two generations of emperors were complaining and sighing here, Dai Quan, who was standing aside, already knew that the matter had reached a critical moment. If Jia Ke's mercenaries did not come to the capital, the decree was not sent to Jia Ke's hands.
When a mutiny occurs, Jia Ke himself will not be able to control the situation. Even if Jia Ke does not want to usurp the throne, those under him also want to be the founding fathers.
So Dai Quan quickly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have something that I don't know whether to say or not."
The Supreme Emperor glanced at Dai Quan and said, "You old guy, just tell me if you have anything to do. Now only you can come up with ideas."
Dai Quan was extremely moved when he heard the Emperor's words. He knelt on the ground and said with a cry: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the matter is now in crisis. We cannot allow Jia Ke to lead troops into the capital, otherwise things will be out of control.
Please make an order immediately and send eunuchs to deliver the order to Jia Ke's camp."
As soon as the Supreme Emperor heard this, he immediately understood what it meant. If the decree reached Jia Ke's camp at this time, then Jia Ke might be more restrained when he saw that the emperor had made such a big concession, but the generals under him might not
You can make trouble.
The Supreme Emperor glanced at the Emperor and said: "You should send someone to deliver the decree to Jia Ke's camp now without any delay."
The emperor also understood Dai Quan's intention, and now the decree was only to hand over the power to Jia Ke. If he waited for Jia Ke to come and take it, he might even give his life to him.
The emperor did not delay and began to write the decree in the palace of the Supreme Emperor.
But this time the emperor felt that the pen in his hand was as heavy as a thousand pounds. He knew that with this decree, he would have nothing to do with power in this life.
But for his own life and for the sake of his ancestors, he could only endure such humiliation.
After a while, the emperor wrote down the decree and then brought it to the Supreme Emperor for him to read.
However, I don't know whether it was intentional or the emperor's negligence. The emperor did not write the imperial edict to depose the queen.
After all, the Supreme Emperor was old, so he thought this matter was not the most important. He thought that the Queen would be deposed and Jia Yuanchun would be established only after the Emperor's major affairs were settled, so he didn't take it to heart.
With the help of Dai Quan, the Supreme Emperor raised his body and looked towards the decree. He saw that it was written in accordance with his instructions: The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven. The edict said: Jia Ke's outstanding achievements are shining in the annals of history. Now that he has returned from the Northern Expedition, Jia Ke is specially awarded the title.
As Prime Minister, I also hold the post of General and handle all important military and state affairs on my behalf. From now on, you don’t need to report anything to me, and you will directly send me to the Prime Minister to get along with you. I appreciate this.
The Supreme Emperor nodded after reading this, and then waved his hands feebly, which meant to send the imperial edict quickly.
The emperor turned around and said to Xia Shouzhong: "Who in our palace is closer to Jia Ke?"
Xia Shouzhong thought for a while and said: "Jia Ke has no contact with anyone in the palace. If we can say that he is relatively close, only Gao Quan, the manager of the Qianqing Palace, has sent several imperial edicts to Jia Ke and has some contacts with Jia Ke." .”
After hearing this, the emperor immediately ordered, "Let Gao Quan deliver the order."
After the emperor finished speaking, he handed the imperial edict to Xia Shouzhong, which meant that he was asked to handle the matter.
Xia Shouzhong felt helpless after receiving the imperial edict, and slowly exited the Emperor's palace. When he arrived in the courtyard of Ningshou Palace, he breathed a sigh of relief. He had been too depressed in the Emperor's palace just now.
Xia Shouzhong sighed. He originally thought that the third prince would be able to suppress Jia Ke when he became emperor, but he didn't expect that Jia Ke would get the job done.
After Xia Shouzhong sighed, he quickly headed to Qianqing Palace with a few young eunuchs.
The emperor felt very unhappy when he saw Xia Shouzhong leaving Ningshou Palace, because he knew that once this imperial decree was spread, he would really be alone.
The Supreme Emperor looked at the sad and angry look on his face, coughed, and then said: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. I have one more thing I haven't told you. I originally wanted to wait until I die to explain it to you in detail. Now it seems the time has come.”
After the Supreme Emperor finished speaking, he waved his hands to the people in the four weeks, and the maids and eunuchs who were in the Supreme Emperor's palace immediately left.
Only the Supreme Emperor, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor are left in this palace.
The Emperor did not speak immediately, but said to the Empress Dowager next to him: "I think the ginseng soup is not enough, please make me some more."
A cold light flashed in the Queen Mother's eyes, and she understood what it meant, so she stood up and silently exited the palace, leaving the palace to the father and son.
Seeing that all the people had gone out, the Supreme Emperor called the Emperor to his side, and then said in a voice that could only be heard by the two of them: "There are still ghosts and gods in this world, and in the underworld, our ancestors have laid down great As long as the inheritance of the dynasty continues and the ancestors underground support you, you will be able to tide over the difficulties."
After the emperor heard this, he was stunned. Although he knew some things about ghosts and gods, this was the first time he heard that their ancestors had established themselves in the underworld.
So the emperor asked impatiently: "Why didn't our ancestors take action to protect our world, except for Jia Ke, who is a scourge?"
After hearing this, the emperor looked sad, "Now the secret of heaven has changed, and the ancestors are also unable to do anything. Besides, the underworld cannot directly interfere with the affairs of the world. It can only get rid of Jia Ke's predecessors in the underworld for us. I will not agree with you on this matter." As I said, after I pass away, you will naturally understand when you go to the Fengxian Hall to worship your ancestors."
After saying these words, the Supreme Emperor was already exhausted. He closed his eyes and refused to say another word.
Besides, when Xia Shouzhong arrived at Qianqing Palace, it was already in chaos.
Ever since they knew that the palace was surrounded by the Forbidden Army, these people knew that something was wrong. So many people began to find their own ways. Gao Quan and Jia Ke had dealt with each other several times, and they had some feelings for each other, so they came to him to intercede. There are just too many people.
When Xia Shouzhong entered the side hall of the Qing Palace, Gao Quan was surrounded by a group of eunuchs complimenting him.
Xia Shouzhong coughed next to him, which attracted their attention. Everyone was watching Xia Shouzhong coming, and they were startled. But his expression calmed down immediately. These eunuchs in the palace are the most down-to-earth eunuchs. If it were before , naturally came over one by one to pay homage to Xia Shouzhong, but now that Jia Ke was about to attack the capital, who would care about this eunuch who couldn't deal with Jia Ke now.
Only Gao Quan knew that Xia Shouzhong still had some rights, so he came up to him and saluted him and said: "General Manager Xia has come to Qianqing Palace. I have something to tell you."
Although Gao Quan was now giving Xia Shouzhong a gift, he no longer had the fearful expression on his face like before. There was even a hint of arrogance on his face.
Gao Quan also understood the current situation. He had dealt with Jia Ke several times, and he had helped Jia Ke. He wanted to come to Jia Ke, and he would prove that he would not be any worse in the future, and his subordinates would not be so bad after all. It's the same, he and Jia Ke are life-and-death rivals, and if there is even the slightest difference, they will be killed immediately.
Xia Shouzhong didn't care about this. After all, a fallen phoenix is not as good as a chicken, so he smiled and said to Gao Quan: "Eunuch Gao, the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty are here this time to ask you to run an errand. Send an imperial edict to Mr. Jia Kejia. In the camp."
After Xia Shouzhong finished speaking, he sent the imperial edict to Gao Quan.
When Gao Quan heard that it was an imperial edict, he didn't dare to neglect it. After taking it with both hands, he carefully asked: "Eunuch Xia, what does your Majesty mean by this? Let me know what to do, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do when I meet Mr. Jia." How to tell."
Xia Shouzhong felt that there was no need to hide it anymore, and said to Gao Quan: "Anyway, just take a look for yourself first, so that you can be prepared when you meet Mr. Jia."
Only then did Gao Quan carefully open the imperial edict. He was surprised and delighted when he saw it. What surprised him was that the emperor actually handed over all the rights of the imperial court to Jia Ke. What he was happy about was that he had some contact with Jia Ke over the years. If Jia Ke takes charge of the court, his status will also rise.
Gao Quan read the imperial edict and carefully rolled it up. This time he raised his head and looked at his hand, which no longer had the last trace of caution.
"Eunuch Xia, since this is the case, I won't delay. I will take people out of the capital soon and go to Lord Jia's camp to deliver the order. However, I have been staying in the capital and don't know Lord Jia's specific marching route. , I want Eunuch Xia to send someone to give me guidance." When Gao Quan said this, he had straightened his back and put himself on the same level as Xia Shouzhong.
When Xia Shouzhong saw Gao Quan, a villain who had succeeded, he wanted to drag him out and beat him to death with sticks. But he did not have the courage. In the past, when the emperor was in power, dealing with Gao Quan was like squeezing an ant to death. But now that Jia Ke is about to return to Beijing to assume power, this eunuch who has a fairly good relationship with Jia Ke will definitely become the most powerful person in the harem based on the past situation. How dare I offend him now.
So Xia Shouzhong said with a smile: "Don't worry, Eunuch Gao, I will send a few secret guards to escort Eunuch Gao all the way to Lord Jia's camp."
Gao Quan nodded, and then said to the eunuchs around him: "Everyone, we are here today. The emperor has appointed Mr. Jia as prime minister and general. I will go to Mr. Jia's camp to deliver the decree to him. Let’s talk again when I come back.”
When the eunuchs around him heard Gao Quan's words, they were all surprised. However, everyone had already expected Jia Ke to take power, so they did not show any different expressions. They just did not expect that the emperor would compromise.
However, in the eyes of everyone, the emperor was just struggling to his death. Even if Jia Ke agreed, those under him would not let the emperor go so lightly.