After fainting for the last time, he never got up again.
It was Kou Zhun who asked the eunuchs to carry him out of the Chui Gong Hall.
However.
Not long after he was carried out of the Chui Gong Hall, he appeared in the side hall.
Kou Zhun also appeared in the side hall again.
Kou Ji naturally followed Kou Zhun.
It's just that Zhao Yuanyan doesn't seem to know Kou Ji.
He bowed his hands to Kou Zhun and said, "Prime Minister Kou, I arrived late and could not hear the last words of my brother. I hope Prime Minister Kou will inform you."
Kou Zhun did not hide anything. He told Zhao Yuanyan everything Zhao Heng said before his death.
After Zhao Yuanyan heard this, he gritted his teeth.
In Zhao Heng's last words, he didn't have any words of advice to him, which made him very dissatisfied.
But he did not show it on his face, but said to Kou Zhun with a sad face: "Since the emperor has handed over the power of regent to Kou Prime Minister, then there will be Lao Kou Prime Minister.
If Kou Xiangruo has any orders, just give them to me."
Kou Zhun sighed and said: "I originally wanted you to rush to the palace before the death of the official family, meet the official family, and let you talk about your brotherhood. It's a pity that the official family didn't wait until you came.
when."
Zhao Yuanyan nodded and said: "Prime Minister Kou is interested..."
Kou Zhun nodded and said: "Old minister, I have nothing to explain. Now that the official family has passed away, the hearts of the people in the government and the public are unstable. There is a lot of turmoil in the clan. As the chief minister, the prince must restrain them well."
Zhao Yuanyan said in a deep voice: "I understand."
"Then there is Prince Lao."
"It should, it should."
"..."
After that, Zhao Yuanyan exited the side hall and entered the Chui Gong Hall. After waiting for the clan members to arrive, and after they had finished crying, he called them aside and warned them not to take the opportunity to cause trouble.
Kou Zhun and Kou Ji were in the Chui Gong Hall, comforting the officials who had arrived late but were still crying.
When it's almost dawn.
A figure howled loudly and rolled into the Chui Gong Hall.
All of a sudden, the people in Chui Gong Hall were startled.
When Kou Zhun saw this, he shouted: "Ding Wei, what are you doing?"
Ding Wei ignored Kou Zhun's scolding and rolled to Zhao Heng's body, crying loudly.
"Official! Official! I'm late!"
"I didn't get to see you for the last time. It's a capital crime! It's a capital crime!"
"But Chen also has his own reasons!"
"The traitor Zhou Huaizheng actually sent people to kill the traitor in the minister's house, threatening to kill the traitor. Everyone in the minister's house was killed by those traitors... I... I also jumped into a dry well before escaping.
He survived... and even broke a leg..."
"minister……"
"..."
Ding Wei cried loudly in front of Zhao Heng's body.
Kou Zhun was about to yell, but when he heard Ding saying that everyone in his family had been killed, he kept his mouth shut.
Kou Ji whispered to the side, "I'm crying for a blind man to see..."
Kou Zhun glared at Kou Ji, and Kou Ji quickly shut up.
But he felt that what Kou Ji said had some truth to it.
Zhao Heng is dead, and Ding Wei's support is gone.
The reason why he cried so sadly and spoke of himself so miserably was because he was performing it for Zhao Zhen and Liu E.
He hoped that Zhao Zhen could see his loyalty and make him his confidant.
He hoped that Liu E would see his misery, take pity on him, and make him his confidant.
Ding Wei was no better than Li Di. He had already found out everything that happened in the palace before entering the palace.
He knew that his mortal enemy Kou Zhun was now in the first rank and had the power of regent.
He needs a new backer.
If it were before, he wouldn't have to do this. He would be able to gain a foothold in the court just by relying on his own confidants.
But when Zhou Huaizheng rebelled, it happened that Ding Wei was entertaining his confidants at his house.
When the group of rebels rushed into Ding's house, they happened to encounter Ding Wei and his confidants who were extremely drunk.
The rebels cut them one by one, showing no intention of holding back.
Ding Wei's confidants were killed.
Nowadays, there are only some petty officials with official and noble status left.
These minor officials are not enough to support him to continue to stand in the court.
In the past, the relationship between him and Liu E was just a cooperative relationship.
Now he plans to devote himself wholeheartedly to Liu E.
Ding Wei kept crying until daybreak.
Liu E, who had been kneeling aside and crying softly, finally spoke.
"Ding Aiqing, you and I are very heartbroken when the official family dies. But we still need to take care of ourselves and support the country for the prince. This is what the official family wants to see most."
After Ding Wei heard this, he finally stopped crying. He tremblingly cupped his hands to Liu E and said: "I obey the emperor's decree... I must take care of myself for the sake of the Song Dynasty and the official family..."
Kou Zhun, Kou Ji's ancestors and grandson looked at each other when they saw this.
They all knew in their hearts that with Ding Wei's words of "obeying the emperor's decree", a new round of fighting was about to appear again.
After crying and kneeling all night, Liu E had no intention of crying anymore.
With the help of the palace maid, she stood up and said: "Here, help Ding Aiqing go down to rest. Let the imperial doctor diagnose and treat Ding Aiqing. You must save Ding Aiqing's leg."
"Here~"
The chamberlain officials received Liu E's order and helped Ding Wei leave the Chui Gong Hall.
After Liu E waited for Ding Wei to leave, she looked at Kou Zhun and said, "Kou Aiqing, you still need to take care of the matter of the new king's enthronement."
Kou Zhun cupped his hands and said: "It should be so..."
Liu E nodded and said: "The official burial chamber is placed in the Daqing Hall. What does Kou Aiqing think?"
Kou Zhun nodded slowly.
Immediately.
Liu E summoned the eunuch and asked the eunuch to serve as a prisoner and inquire about Zhao Heng's coffin production.
The prisoner worked hard all night and made a coffin for Zhao Heng's body to be temporarily placed in.
Liu E ordered people to place Zhao Heng's body in the coffin and carry it to Daqing Hall.
The mourning hall was rearranged.
Kou Zhanshi stayed in the Chui Gong Hall and arranged the place where the new king would ascend the throne.
Wait until everything is arranged.
Kou Zhun ordered his men to ring the bell on the head of the imperial city.
A total of eighty-one rings.
Only when the emperor or empress dies can the bell be struck eighty-one times.
The bells rang throughout Bianjing City.
The officials heard the sound of the bell, dressed in mourning clothes, and arrived outside Yide Gate.
After the eighty-one bells have rung.
Kou Zhun ordered people to open the palace gate and welcome hundreds of officials into the court.
The corpses of the rebels outside the palace had already been cleaned up by the Forbidden Army soldiers and washed with water for a long time. The blood stains had been washed away.
But the arrow holes in the city wall, the gaps made by the boulders, and the strong smell of blood reminded all officials of what happened last night.
After the officials entered the palace, they first arrived outside the Daqing Hall.
After worshiping Zhao Heng first and crying, he rushed to Chui Gong Hall.
In the Chui Gong Hall.
All the officials knelt on the ground.
Guo Huai stood under the empty imperial steps. After all the officials had arrived, he loudly said: "Proclaim the imperial edict of the official family..."
Then, an eunuch serving in the chamber came to him holding Zhao Heng's last edict.
Guo Huai first saluted the edict, then took it with both hands and began to read it.
Although Kou Zhun had read the edict in front of hundreds of officials last night, it was not formal.
The reason why he read out the edict in advance was to reassure the officials and the people, and at the same time, to let those who had ulterior motives get rid of their inappropriate thoughts as soon as possible.
Guo Huai read out the edict word for word.
"It is passed down to the Crown Prince Zhao Zhen...I admire this."
After Guo Huai read out the last word, all the officials knelt down and shouted in unison: "I...obey the decree..."
Guo Huai handed the edict to the eunuch who served at home. After placing it on the table, he stood up straight, shook his fly whisk, and shouted: "Welcome to the new king..."
Kou Ji pushed Kou Zhun, and Kou Zhun held Zhao Zhen's hand and appeared in Chui Gong Hall.
Kou Zhun took Zhao Zhen all the way to the imperial steps before handing him over to Chen Lin who was following behind.
Chen Lin supported Zhao Zhen and climbed up the imperial steps.
Under Chen Lin's guidance, Zhao Zhen sat down on the dragon chair in an orderly manner.
"Get up~"
Guo Huai shouted loudly.
All the officials stood up.
"Kneel down~"
All the officials knelt down.
"Bye~"
"I'm here to see the official..."
"I respectfully invite the officials to move to the Ancestral Temple..."
Zhao Zhen stared blankly at the ministers kneeling at his feet without saying a word.
After a long time, under Chen Lin's reminder, he timidly said: "Accurate...accurate..."
Under the watchful eyes of all the officials, Zhao Zhen put on imperial clothes, got on the dragon boat, and followed the officials out of Yide Gate.
Outside the palace gate, people had already gathered.
Organized by two yamen officers from the Kaifeng Prefecture and the Inspection Department, they knelt on the ground.
The reason why Kaifeng Prefecture and the officers of the Inspection Department need to organize it is because the people actually have no intention of kneeling when they see the emperor, and the court does not have such rules.
In the past, when Zhao Heng was patrolling in the Dragon Boat Festival, the people not only did not kneel down, but also rushed to see him one by one (this matter is clearly recorded in official history and is not made up by straw.).
Nowadays, the reason why people need to kneel down is firstly to welcome the new king, and secondly to express their submission to the new king on behalf of other people.
Zhao Zhen's dragon chased him to Jinling Palace.
After entering Jingling Palace, we worshiped the sky and made sacrifices. Then we went to worship the ancestors of the Zhao family and all the sages.
Zhao Zhencai sat on the Dragon Boat Festival and returned to the palace.
Returned to Chui Gong Hall.
After all the officials knelt down again, Zhao Zhen allowed them to get back on their feet.
Subsequently, a series of edicts were issued to the ancestors of the Zhao family.
These edicts were all discussed by Kou Zhun, Liu E and others, and then Zhongshu Sheren drafted the edicts, stamped them with jade seals, and read them out in the name of Zhao Zhen.
After the ancestors of the Zhao family were named, it was natural to add posthumous titles and temple titles to Zhao Heng.
It was agreed that Zhao Heng's posthumous title would be Emperor Fu Ji's ancient magic power Rang De Wenming Wu Ding Zhang Sheng Yuan Xiao, and his temple name would be Zhen Zong.
Ming Dynasty issued a report to inform the world.
Zhao Heng's life came to an end.
Then, there was the edict to designate Liu E as the empress dowager.
When the eunuch read out the edict naming Liu E as empress dowager, the officials began to get ready to make a move, but no one spoke.
Wait until Concubine Yang is crowned Crown Princess.
The officials finally spoke.
The imperial censor immediately left the office and shouted loudly: "I have questions!"
Afterwards, dozens of famous officials came out of their duties and shouted, "I have questions!"
Seeing this, Zhao Zhen was a little at a loss, but he still pretended to be calm and sat on the dragon chair, looking at Kou Zhun with pleading eyes.
Kou Zhun knew what the imperial officials were going to say, so he immediately asked Kou Ji to push him and appeared in the palace. He said with a cold face: "If you have any questions, please talk about it later. Don't disturb the new king's enthronement ceremony."
The imperial censor raised his head and said loudly: "This matter is so important that we cannot wait or delay it."
Kou Zhun narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Then what do you want?"
The imperial censor said loudly: "Of course we need to find out about this matter, otherwise the official enthronement ceremony will be worse than not being held. If Zhou Huaizheng's words are verified to be true, then the enthronement ceremony will become a joke if word spreads about it."
"Bang!"
Kou Zhun slapped Kou's bus and shouted: "You're outrageous!"
The imperial censor cupped his hands and said: "In front of the officials, I don't dare to be arrogant. I just discuss the matter. I don't want the officials to have a reputation of being unfilial after they ascend the throne."
Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Zhun blankly.
He didn't understand what the imperial censor was talking about.
He still doesn't know that Liu E is not his biological mother.
Kou Zhun glared at the imperial censor and said in a deep voice: "Go and invite the empress dowager..."
Immediately, a young eunuch hurriedly ran out of Chui Gong Hall and went to Daqing Hall to invite Liu E.
After a while.
Liu E appeared in Chui Gong Hall wearing plain silk.
As soon as Liu E entered the Chui Gong Hall, all the officials were excited.
"Liu E, you demon queen, how dare you occupy the position of empress dowager?"
"Liu E, you, Li Daitao, deceived the world, what crime should you do?"
"..."
With a cold face, Liu E walked to the imperial steps under the scoldings of the officials.
She turned to face the officials and said coldly: "You want to bully my orphans and widowed mother?"
"Nonsense!"
The imperial censor shouted with a stern face: "As ministers of the Song Dynasty, we shall swear allegiance to the officials to the death, so how can we dare to bully the officials? It is you we are looking for, and it has nothing to do with the officials."
You, Li Daitao, deceived the world, made God dissatisfied, and issued a warning. Why do you sit on the throne of the Empress Dowager?
What qualifications do you have to sit on the throne of the Queen Mother?"
Liu E stared at the officials and shouted coldly: "Then what do you want from me? Ask yourself to eliminate the queen, or hang yourself in this hall?"
Just as the imperial censor was about to speak, Liu E said again: "I am the queen conferred by the late emperor. Without the late emperor's will, what qualifications do you have to point fingers at me?"
This palace is the eldest empress of the official family and the eldest mother of the official family.
According to etiquette and law, why can’t I hold the position of Empress Dowager?”
"Demon Queen! You, Li Daitao, have done all the wrong things, how dare you say such nonsense here."
"shameless!"
"..."
The officials seemed to be angered by Liu E's unyielding attitude, and they shouted at Liu E indiscriminately.
Zhao Zhen, who was sitting on the dragon throne, looked at the ferocious officials and said weakly, "You... don't bully the eldest lady..."
Although Liu E was very strict with him on weekdays, he didn't like Liu E in his heart.
But Liu E has raised him for so many years, and he has some affection for Liu E.
Seeing the officials scolding Liu E and spewing all kinds of curse words, he couldn't help but say something for Liu E.
However, his voice was too low and the officials were too busy arguing to hear him.
Chen Lin coughed slightly and reminded loudly: "The officials have ordered you not to bully the Queen Mother..."
The officials were stunned when they heard this, and all looked at Zhao Zhen.
The imperial censor said angrily: "Guan family, this demon queen Liu E has caused your mother and son to be separated for many years and unable to enjoy a family relationship. You actually protect her?"