Zhao Heng lay on the couch and stared blankly to the east.
Kou Zhun looked toward the east with concentration, and saw darkness in the east.
He frowned and asked the eunuch beside him, "What time is it now?"
The eunuch hurriedly bowed his waist and whispered: "At midnight..."
Kou Zhun immediately looked at Zhao Heng, and Zhao Heng said blankly: "The third watch? Then why did I see the dawn... I also saw my father, and he was waving to me... I also saw the second emperor brother
……I……"
Zhao Heng stared at the dark sky in the east and muttered to himself.
Liu E covered her face and burst into tears.
The eunuchs and palace maids beside her had already fallen to their knees, covering their faces and crying softly.
Kou Zhun grabbed Zhao Heng's hand and reminded him sadly, "Guan, please hold on, hold on... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be here soon."
Although Kou Zhun had long been disillusioned with Zhao Heng, now that Zhao Heng was about to die, his heart was filled with sadness.
Even though Zhao Heng is mediocre, he is really good to him.
The two of them, the monarch and the minister, have been together for decades, and they have some feelings for each other.
Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.
Even if they are enemies, after fighting for a long time, they will feel a little bit sympathetic to each other.
What's more, their monarch and ministers have been together for decades.
Kou Zhun was disheartened towards Zhao Heng, but it was only related to the government affairs and did not affect their personal relationships as kings and ministers.
Zhao Heng didn't know whether it was because he was having a flashback or what happened, but his hand actually had some strength. He grabbed Kou Zhun's hand and suddenly tightened it.
"Kou Zhun...I...I don't want to die..."
Zhao Heng's face was full of horror.
He thought he was already prepared to face death, but when he finished explaining everything and quietly waited for death, fear began to emerge in his heart.
Kou Zhun didn't know how to comfort Zhao Heng now. He just held Zhao Heng's hand and kept lamenting and sighing.
It's okay that he didn't sigh. When he sighed, Zhao Heng became even more panicked, "I...I really don't want to die...find a way to save me..."
"Save me quickly! I want to live!"
Zhao Heng shouted in horror.
Liu E glanced at Kou Zhun and choked with sobs: "Let the imperial doctor show it to the officials again."
Kou Zhun was stunned and instantly understood what Liu E meant.
Liu E wanted the imperial doctor to come over and say some soothing words to Zhao Heng so that Zhao Heng could die peacefully.
Otherwise, if Zhao Heng is allowed to continue making a fuss, who knows whether he will shout something that is unbecoming of a king.
Kou Zhun waved to the imperial doctor who was kneeling beside him, and the imperial doctor gritted his teeth and stepped forward.
"Quick, show it to the officials..."
The imperial doctor opened his mouth to speak, but Kou Zhun glared at him.
The imperial doctor understood this and quickly shut up and helped Zhao Heng to diagnose his pulse.
Zhao Heng just stared at the imperial doctor blankly, taking three or four breaths to ask.
"Can I still be saved?"
"Can I still be saved?"
"..."
The imperial doctor just felt Zhao Heng's pulse, but didn't say a word.
It's not that he can't say comforting words, it's that he doesn't dare to say them.
Facing Zhao Heng, he didn't dare to tell a lie.
If you tell a lie, you will most likely be labeled as a bully.
Even if the situation forces him now, he can't.
"I still have..."
Zhao Heng was halfway through shouting when he suddenly froze.
He stared blankly ahead and whispered: "Queen Zhang Huai...Queen Zhang Mu...aren't you all dead? Why are you still in front of me?"
Kou Zhun, Liu E and others followed Zhao Heng's gaze and saw nothing.
Kou Zhun gritted his teeth and whispered to Liu E: "Illusion..."
Liu E wiped away tears and nodded heavily.
"I can't hold on for too long..."
"Send two more people...and ask them to take the prince to the imperial city quickly."
"It should be so..."
"..."
Kou Zhun, Liu E whispered small words.
Although they are political enemies, in this scene, they are not fighting each other.
It wasn't that Zhao Heng's instructions had any effect, but that in this situation, they had no time to fight and no intention to fight.
Whether it is Liu E or Kou Zhun, the purpose of fighting is to gain power and stabilize the court.
Zhao Heng's life and death, as well as the smooth handover of the throne, are absolutely decisive for whether the imperial court can be stabilized.
At this time, there is no room for any mistakes.
Liu E immediately sent two eunuchs in a low voice to leave the imperial city.
Zhao Heng seemed to be crazy, shouting and scratching at the air.
He called the late two empresses at one moment, and the late Emperor Taizong at another, and the late second prince.
He seemed to feel that these people appeared in front of him and came to bless him.
With their blessing, he seemed to be able to continue living.
Zhao Heng suddenly scratched at the air frantically.
Seeing this situation, Kou Zhun knew that Zhao Hengming was about to die soon. He didn't care to whisper any more. He straightened his back and shouted loudly: "Where is the prince? Why hasn't the prince arrived yet? I asked you to pick him up. When he arrives,
You haven’t picked it up yet? Do you all want to die?”
There was a hint of anger in his words.
But in this situation, no one dares to question his words.
Even the officials, who usually showed no fear of power and were upright, kept their mouths shut obediently.
"The prince has arrived!"
"The prince has arrived!"
"..."
Under the Imperial City, Guo Huai shouted loudly while running up to the Imperial City with Zhao Zhen on his back.
When Kou Zhun heard this, he grabbed Zhao Heng who was shouting and shouted: "Guan family! Guan family! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here!"
Zhao Heng ignored him and still shouted into the void, "Father! Father! Father, please don't leave..."
"Father!"
"Father!"
The previous call was from Zhao Heng.
The last sound was shouted by Zhao Zhen who had just climbed to the top of the city.
However.
In the end, father and son could not say another word.
After Zhao Heng finished shouting the word "Father", he froze on the dragon bed and made no move again.
The imperial doctor stepped aside from Zhao Henglong's couch and slowly knelt down.
Kou Zhun, Liu E, and even the civil and military officials on the city walls all trembled in their hearts.
Zhao Zhen jumped off Guo Huai's back, stumbled to Zhao Heng's dragon bed, grabbed Zhao Heng's hand, and shouted in horror, "Father? Father? Father, what's wrong with you? Father,
Would you like to say something to the child?"
Liu E covered her face with her hands and burst into tears.
The eunuch knelt down beside Zhao Henglong's bed, and the maids burst into tears.
Kou Zhun did not comfort Zhao Zhen, but closed his eyes and sighed. He raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and told Kou Ji: "Push me to the edge of the city wall."
Kou Ji pushed Kou Zhun to the edge of the city wall.
Kou Zhun looked at the tens of thousands of Forbidden Army soldiers below the city, sighed, and lamented: "The official... passed away..."
"Shua..."
"Shua..."
"..."
Hundreds of thousands of Forbidden Army soldiers knelt on the ground one after another.
All the civil and military officials on the top of the city also knelt down on the ground.
After Kou Zhun waited for everyone to kneel down, he unfolded the edict that was placed in Kou's car and read out: "The edict says..."
After reciting a long paragraph of gorgeous words, Kou Zhun paused and continued to read in a heavy voice: "It is said that the crown prince Zhao Zhen... admires this."
Hundreds of civil and military officials, as well as hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Forbidden Army, all kowtowed.
Kou Zhun read out the edict and confirmed the legitimacy of Zhao Zhen's succession.
Hundreds of civil and military officials, as well as hundreds of thousands of Forbidden Army soldiers, kowtowed and expressed their submission.
Kou Zhun put away the edict and shouted to hundreds of civil and military officials and hundreds of thousands of Forbidden Army soldiers: "When the official family is in danger, I grant the old man the power of regency. Order, Divine Guards, two sides of soldiers and horses, stay and defend the imperial city; Order, Dragon
Guard both sides of the army with troops and horses, clean the battlefield, cooperate with the inspection department, Kaifeng government office, and post lists to calm the people."
"Here~"
"Order, two groups of Tianxiong troops to escort the rebels out of Beijing and temporarily imprison them in a military camp outside the city."
"Here~"
"Order, the Ministry of Rites, and the Third Division to prepare for the official funeral."
"Here~"
"..."
Kou Zhun issued orders one after another.
Whoever is clicked will consciously speak out and respond.
He explained all the reasons for cleaning up the aftermath of Zhou Huaizheng's rebellion, Zhao Heng's great mourning, and Zhao Zhen's ascension to the throne.
After he finished explaining, Kou Zhun said again: "Each department and government office should perform its own duties. If anyone takes the opportunity to cause chaos, he will be killed without mercy."
"Here~"
All civil and military officials agreed in unison.
Kou Zhun continued: "Each government office sent out a newspaper to inform the world of the death of the official family."
All the officials responded in unison.
Kou Zhun waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Go and do your work..."
Immediately, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under the city began to stand up and move.
All civil and military officials also started to move.
Kou Zhun stopped paying attention to them and returned to Zhao Heng's dragon bed.
Zhao Zhen had already burst into tears. He hugged Zhao Heng's body and refused to let go. No one could persuade him to do anything.
Liu E pulled him twice, but Zhao Zhen struggled to shake him off.
Kou Zhun went up to dissuade him, but was stopped by Kou Ji.
Kou Ji sighed and said to Kou Zhun: "Grandpa, I'll do it."
Kou Zhun hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.
Kou Ji stepped forward and put his hand on Zhao Zhen's shoulder.
Zhao Zhen wanted to throw away, but he heard Kou Ji say: "The officials don't like you crying..."
Zhao Zhen heard Kou Ji's voice and gave up the idea of throwing away the hand on his shoulder. He turned around and said with tears in his eyes: "Kou Ji! My father is gone..."
Kou Ji patted him on the shoulder and said: "Everyone is destined to die, and no one can escape it. If the official is alive, he will definitely not like to see you cry."
Zhao Zhen was stunned, looked at Kou Ji with tears in his eyes, and asked, "Why?"
Kou Ji sighed: "Because I am not a father and I like to watch my son cry."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he cried even harder.
Kou Ji took the opportunity to take off Zhao Zhen's hand holding Zhao Heng, pulled Zhao Zhen aside, and secretly waved to Kou Zhun.
Kou Zhun understood and quickly ordered the eunuchs to carry Zhao Heng away.
Seeing this, Zhao Zhen wanted to catch up, but was held back by Kou Ji.
Kou Ji took Zhao Zhen and walked to the edge of the imperial city. He pointed at the mountains of corpses and seas of blood that were being cleaned below and said, "Don't cry yet, and don't be too anxious to be sad. First, take a look at what's underneath."
Zhao Zhen wiped away tears, curiously poked his head out and glanced down.
When he saw the piles of corpses at the top of the city, he was startled and backed away.
But Kou Ji dragged him hard and asked him to get close to the edge of the city. He said to him: "You just lost your father, but what about these people in the city? Their children also lost their father, and their wives lost their husbands."
, the parents lost their son.
If your father is gone, you can still have a grand burial; but if they are gone, you can't even dare to have a grand burial.
Do you know how they died?"
Zhao Zhen shed tears and looked at Kou Ji blankly.
Kou Ji sighed: "They all died in order to protect you and your father's throne. They obviously had the same purpose, but they killed each other, ultimately leading to the death of tens of thousands of people."
Kou Ji looked at Zhao Zhen and said, "You will be sitting in that position soon..."
Kou Ji pointed to the corpses at the bottom of the city and said solemnly: "I stepped on the lives of tens of thousands of them. So..."
Kou Ji asked: "What right do you have to cry? Why do you cry? Their wives and children didn't cry, so why do you cry?"
Zhao Zhen stopped crying and just looked at Kou Ji blankly.
Kou Ji's words, coupled with the corpses in the city, caused quite a shock to him.
Kou Ji continued: "You have shouldered the lives of tens of thousands of people and sat in that position. The last thing you should do is cry. You should try every means to sit firmly in that position. You must not only sit firmly in that position, but also do your best.
good.
Only in this way can we be worthy of the lives of the tens of thousands of soldiers under the city.
When you want to cry, just think of these soldiers, and then think of their wives, children, and families.
They didn't cry, so why do you have the right to cry?"
Zhao Zhen stared at Kou Ji with red eyes and asked, "Then what should I do to be worthy of them?"
Kou Ji was stunned, feeling that he had gone too far.
So he pretended to be serious and said: "At the very least, we must reach the level of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty..."
Kou Ji only said this to coax him.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhen nodded seriously, gritted his teeth and said, "I will..."
Kou Ji was stunned, looking at Zhao Zhen's face full of seriousness, he hesitated and said: "It will be difficult..."
Zhao Zhen raised his head, looked at Kou Ji seriously, and said, "You will help me, right?"
Kou Ji opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Seeing Zhao Zhen staring at him seriously, he nodded stiffly and said dryly: "Of course I will help you."
When Zhao Zhen saw that Kou Ji had agreed, a bright smile appeared on his face.
However, the smile didn't last long before it immediately collapsed.
"Father?!"
"Father!"
Zhao Zhen's tears flowed down again, and he ran away after chasing Zhao Heng's dragon bed.
Kou Ji opened his mouth and wanted to stop him.
But he has already run away.
Kou Ji stood on the top of the city and sighed, "It's in vain..."
"The advice was not in vain. Our family heard it clearly and took it to heart."
Chen Lin didn't know when she appeared behind Kou Ji and said quietly.
Kou Ji turned around and saw Chen Lin, "Why don't you go to the official family to cry?"
Chen Lin said calmly: "There's no rush..."
Kou Ji looked Chen Lin up and down, and saw that Chen Lin didn't feel any sadness at all. He was slightly surprised and said: "The official family passed away, and you don't seem to be very sad?"
Chen Lin was stunned and sighed: "Before the death of the Guan family, our family thought that our family would be very sad. But after the death of the Guan family, our family actually didn't feel sad at all. We even felt sad in our hearts.