Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 652
Chapter 653: Emperor Qin died
In the fifth year of Tiantong, on June [-]th, the imperial palace of Chang'an City, Qin Emperor Yingzhuang was already on his deathbed, and Queen Qin hurriedly summoned Li You and Baili into the palace. Since Chang'an City was besieged, people in Chang'an City Panicked, many officials of the Qin State had their own little Jiujiu in their hearts. At this time, only Li You and Bailijin could be trusted.

When Li You and Baili entered Yingzhuang's bedroom, Queen Qin and Prince Qin Yinghan were already lying beside the bed in Yingzhuang. Seeing Li You and Baili approaching, Queen Qin and Yinghan hurried get up.

When Li You and Baili came in to the sickbed, Ying Zhuang's consciousness was so blurred that he couldn't even speak. When he saw the two of them, he raised his hand with difficulty and pointed at Ying Han. Zhuang meant that at this moment, Ying Zhuang still thought about his son who was less than ten years old.

Li You nodded with tears in his eyes, and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister understands, please rest assured, the old minister and others will definitely protect the crown prince and preserve a trace of blood for Ying Qin."

Ying Zhuang heard this, a smile appeared on his pale face, and then he closed his eyes full of unwillingness.

"Your Majesty!" The moment Ying Zhuang died, everyone in the palace fell to their knees and shouted loudly.

After a while, Li You and Baili came in front of Empress Qin and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty Longyu has returned to heaven. The old officials and Dr. Baili are deeply entrusted by His Majesty. Now Daqin is in troubled times, and you still need your Majesty to preside over the overall situation! "

Empress Qin wiped her tears, and said: "Li Xiang, Doctor Baili, Your Majesty, the Dragon King has returned to heaven, and the six gods in this palace have no master. Qing and others are the ministers of the Emperor Daxing's will. You can decide what to do, my palace." There is only one request, and that is to keep Han'er no matter what, and this is also the greatest wish of Emperor Daxing during his lifetime."

"Thank you for your trust!" Empress Qin gave all the power to Li You and Bai Lijin, but there was one request, that is, to save Ying Han's life no matter what.

"Your Majesty, now that His Majesty Long Yu has returned to heaven, and Deng Jun is besieging the city outside the city, I am afraid that many people in the city will have different opinions, so the old minister thinks that the news of His Majesty Bintian should be kept secret for the time being, so as not to cause chaos." Baili Jin said.

"Your Majesty, what Doctor Baili said is true. It's an eventful time, so it's better to be on the safe side." Li You also echoed from the side.

"My heart is in a mess, you can handle other things according to your needs!" Empress Qin said, hugging Ying Han tightly.

"Here!" Li You and Baili Jin responded.

After receiving Queen Qin's instruction, Li You sealed off the palace in the name of the prime minister, kept the funeral secret, and tried his best to hide the news of Ying Zhuang's death. Of course, it is impossible to completely conceal it. What is needed is to be able to hide as long as possible.

After leaving the palace, Li You and Bailijin did not leave the palace, but chose to discuss matters in the side hall of Tai'a Hall.

"Doctor Baili, Your Majesty is no longer here. We still need to have a good discussion with you about where we, Great Qin, will go next," Li You said.

Bailijin nodded and said, "Now that Deng Jun is besieging the city, we have no way out. We just have to fight or surrender. I don't know what Li Xiang thinks?"

Li You thought for a while, and said: "The truth is deeply favored by the Great Qin State. From the standpoint of the truth, of course it is a bloody battle to the end. Even if the battle lasts to the death, we will not hesitate, but you and I are entrusted by Your Majesty. Your Majesty hopes that we can keep the crown prince, but the crown prince is only a child under ten years old, how can we keep him alive under the chaos of war?"

"Li Xiang still insists on surrendering!" Bailijin sighed and said, the two of them had discussed this topic a few days ago. They are still there, and they still have fantasies in their hearts, but now that Ying Zhuang has passed away, leaving only a ten-year-old child, it seems that the only way to save Ying Han's life is to surrender.

Li You nodded and said: "Of course, if you want to keep the crown prince, you must first surrender, and the other is to select elite escorts to escort the crown prince out of the encirclement. It can't be all day long, such a day, even we can't bear it, let alone a child."

Bailijin also agrees with this very much. Even an adult can hardly accept the days of hiding, let alone a child?
"It's different when surrendering. Deng Guo has always treated the royal family who voluntarily surrendered with courtesy. Although they lost their freedom, at least they can guarantee good food and clothing. Besides, Deng Guo will definitely not give up for the sake of reassuring the hearts of the Qin people." Anyone who dares to harm the crown prince." Li You continued.

During the rise of Deng Kingdom, how many countries were destroyed by Deng Kingdom, South Korea, Jing Kingdom, Wu Kingdom, Yue Kingdom, Nan Kingdom, Shu Kingdom, Chen Kingdom, these surrendered royal families have been properly resettled, among which preferential treatment is the best The most important thing is that the royal family of Chu State brought Guangling County to take the initiative to merge into Deng State, and after the surrender, as long as there are capable people, Deng State will also reuse them.

Bailijin thought for a while, and then said, "Li Xiang, if we decide to surrender, we still have a problem."

"Dr. Baili is talking about Bai Qi?" Li You soon understood.

Bailijin nodded, and said: "That's right, Bai Qi is in charge of the military, and Bai Qi is proud and arrogant. It would be better if we had His Majesty's will, but His Majesty did not leave a will, and His Majesty told you and me Bai Qi wasn't there at the time, and the old man was worried that Bai Qi would not agree."

Hearing this, Li You also showed a trace of worry on his face. Bai Qi is indeed a big trouble. Now there is only one Chang'an city and tens of thousands of horses left in Qin State, and these tens of thousands of horses are all in Bai Qi's hands. Even if they want to Surrender, without Bai Qi's consent, is very difficult to do, and Bai Qi may even be killed on the spot in the name of disturbing the morale of the army.

After thinking for a while, Li You said: "Although Your Majesty did not leave a will, we can ask the queen to issue a decree, and then we will go to talk to Bai Qi. With the queen's decree, we, even if Bai Qi is not willing, will not What about us, besides, there are not all Bai Qi's confidantes in the army, with the empress' intentions, there must be some generals in the army who will listen."

"It has to be like this!" Bailijin said: "There is one more thing, that is, should we support a new monarch? Jieshi Kaicheng surrendered, in the name of the crown prince or the new monarch?" Bailijin asked .

Now that Ying Zhuang has passed away, it stands to reason that a group of important officials headed by Li You and Bai Lijin should support the crown prince as soon as possible, but in order to stabilize people's hearts, Li You and others chose to keep the funeral secret. Not many people died of Zhuang Jia, not to mention, the Qin State is about to fall, and at this time, the crown prince Ying Han is supported, and Ying Han, the emperor, will not be able to be the emperor for a few days, and he will even bear the title of the king of subjugation for this.

After careful consideration, Li You sighed, and said, "Let's use the name of the new king. Although this is very unfair to the crown prince, your Majesty is wise and decisive, but it's a pity that he was born at an untimely time. The ending is not your Majesty's fault. You really shouldn't bear the name of subjugation, so you have to wrong the prince. Moreover, the generals in the army may not listen to the queen's decree, but someone will listen to the new king's decree. Instead of taking the queen's decree It is better to hold the imperial decree to discuss with Bai Qi."

Bailijin thought about it and agreed, so after the result was reached, the two immediately went to see Queen Qin and told Queen Qin about the decision. Some are not happy, although his son is the prince of Qin, but the demise of Qin has nothing to do with his son, why do you want your son to be the king of subjugation?
But Li You and Bailijin have their own persistence, Li You said: "Madam, it is true that the veteran also knows that this is very unfair to His Royal Highness, but if the prince does not ascend the throne, the two veterans are not sure how to persuade Bai Qi to surrender. Please forgive me. In addition, if the prince is only the crown prince, Deng Guo may not pay too much attention to it, but once the prince ascends the throne, he will be the emperor of my Great Qin. Deng Guo will definitely treat the prince courteously in order to reassure the hearts of the Qin people. For the future of the prince, please think twice."

Empress Qin struggled a lot when she heard the words, and said, "Li Xiang, is this really the only way to do it?"

Li You nodded and said affirmatively: "Your Majesty, doing this is the best choice for the Crown Prince and Daqin."

"Well then, I will trouble Li Xiang and Dr. Baili to preside over the specific matters!" Empress Qin gave up struggling.

Li You and Bailijin were overjoyed when they heard the words, and said: "Your Majesty is wise, if this is the case, then there is no need to hide the news of Your Majesty's Long Yu's death. The ministers will mourn for the Daxing Emperor first, and then support the Crown Prince on the throne."

"Just wait and make arrangements!" Empress Qin nodded with tears in her eyes.

"Here!" Li You and Baili Jin responded and left.

After Li You and Baili walked in, Empress Qin hugged Ying Han, wept bitterly and said: "Han'er, you are not the king of subjugation, why should you bear the name of subjugation, God is so unfair to you!"

"Dang! Dang! Dang..." With the consent of Queen Qin, Li You immediately had someone ring the death knell, and the sound of the bell instantly spread throughout Chang'an City. When the civil and military officials of Qin State heard the death knell, they knew that the emperor had passed away. up!

Upstairs in Chang'an City, Bai Qi was discussing the upcoming battle with a group of generals, when they heard the bell, everyone was shocked, Bai Qi rushed out of the tower, came to the top of the city, and looked in the direction of the palace.

"Your Majesty, this is the death knell!" Meng Tong said to Bai Qi trembling all over.

Bai Qi was also very restless in his heart, nodded and said: "Your Majesty, you are dead!" After saying that, Bai Qi knelt down towards the palace, and all the generals behind him also knelt down.

After a long time, Bai Qi said to Meng Tong and Li Jin who were on the side: "Meng Tong and Li Jin, Your Majesty has passed away, and I will enter the palace immediately, so I will leave it to you two to preside over here, and the rest will follow me to enter the palace." .”

"Here!" Everyone responded.

After explaining the matter of defending the city, Bai Qi brought a group of generals to the imperial palace, and all the civil and military personnel of Qin State had also gathered in the Tai'a Hall, and the body of Qin Emperor Yingzhuang was also placed in the Tai'a Hall for the public to worship. The official pays homage.

Bai Qi knelt in front of Ying Zhuang's coffin, kowtowed his head respectfully, then came to Li You, endured his grief and asked, "Mr. Li, when did His Majesty die? Did you leave a will?"

Li You said: "Your Majesty passed away this morning. Before he died, he left a will. The crown prince will succeed to the throne, and the empress will be regent. The prime minister will assist Dr. Baili and Lord Wu'an in governing."

Ying Zhuang actually loved you and did not leave such a will, but in order for Ying Han to ascend the throne smoothly, Li You had no choice but to fabricate the facts, and in order to surrender smoothly, Li You also specifically said that the new king would be succeeded by the queen as regent, and he and Baili The only way to advance is to assist the government, just to make the Queen Qin's will justified in the future.

Although the will was fabricated, Bai Qi has no doubts about it. After all, the crown prince Ying Han is only ten years old and has no ability to govern independently.

"Li Xiang, I don't know when the new king's enthronement ceremony will be held?" Ying Zhuang died, and now Qin has no emperor, and hundreds of thousands of Deng troops outside the city are still watching, so the new king's enthronement is imminent.

Li You said: "It's an eventful time now. A country cannot live without a king. Although it is not in line with the etiquette system, extraordinary things can be done at extraordinary times. Therefore, the truth has been discussed with the queen and Dr. Baili. Tomorrow, I will be in the palace. Ah Dian held the grand ceremony for the new king's ascension to the throne, and the coffin of Emperor Daxing is temporarily stored in the side hall, what does Lord Wu An think?"

Bai Qi thought for a while and said, "That's very good!"

When the death knell sounded, not only the people in Chang'an City heard it, but also Deng Jun outside the city. Xue Rengui looked at Chang'an City, and asked Sun Wuji, the commander of the Spirit Snake Guards, "Mr. Changsun, the bell is ringing in Chang'an City. , what does this mean?"

Changsun Wuji replied with some excitement on his face: "General, this is the death knell, Emperor Qin is dead!"

"Really?" Xue Rengui couldn't believe it. They already knew that Emperor Qin was dying, but they didn't expect that Emperor Qin died in just a few days.

"It's indeed the death knell!" Xi Zhicai, the military commander of the Tianning Guard, said in the same way.

"God help me too! A good opportunity has come, order all the armies to prepare for battle, and put pressure on the Qin army in Chang'an City!" Xue Rengui said excitedly. He thought that even if Emperor Qin was dying, he would not die in a short time, but I didn't expect it to be so soon. Once Emperor Qin died, the whole Chang'an city would be in panic. The opportunity he had been waiting for for a long time finally appeared. The Qin army exerted pressure.

"Here!" Everyone responded.

When Xue Rengui gave an order, Deng Jun's armies began to move. Meng Tong and Li Jin, who were in charge of guarding the city, did not dare to be negligent when they saw this, and quickly sent people into the palace to inform Bai Qi.

The soldiers carrying the message came all the way to the palace, went straight to the Tai'a Hall, came to Bai Qi under the eyes of everyone, and said, "I want to report to Lord Wu An that Deng's army outside the city has changed, please show me to Lord Wu An!"

When Bai Qi heard the words, his expression immediately turned bitter, and he said, "Order Meng Tong and Li Jin to be on guard, don't slack off!"

"Here!"

After sending the message that the soldiers left, Li You asked Bai Qi, "Mr. Wu An, but Deng Jun is going to attack the city again?"

Bai Qi smiled wryly and said: "Not yet, it's just a change, but the death knell was heard inside and outside Chang'an City, and Deng Jun was no exception. Now that His Majesty Long Yu has returned to heaven, and the hearts of Chang'an City are fluctuating, how could he Xue Rengui?" How about letting go of such an opportunity? I think the day of siege is not far away!"

Hearing this, Li You and Bai Lijin quickly looked at each other and nodded at each other. They both knew what the other was thinking. It seemed that the matter of surrender was soon. Otherwise, when Deng Jun attacked the city, they might not even have a chance to surrender.

Li You said to Bai Qi: "Mr. Wu An, Deng Jun is ready to move. The defense of Chang'an City needs to be presided over by Mr. Wu An. I will leave the affairs of the palace to my equal. Mr. Wu An should hurry up and preside over the army!"

Bai Qi nodded, indeed, he can't do much by staying here, so he said: "That's fine, I'll have to thank Mr. Li and your lords for the matter here, I'm going to go back to the tower." After saying that, he left up.

"Mr. Wu An, go slowly!" Li You said.

After Bai Qi left, Li You said to the crowd: "The enthronement ceremony of the new king is coming soon, the truth and Dr. Baili are going to discuss with the empress, and you will stay in the Tai'a Hall." After finishing speaking, he and Baili entered Left Tai'a Hall.

On the way to see Queen Qin, Bailijin said to Li You with a sad face: "Li Xiang, the Deng army is about to attack the city, and there is not much time left for us. Let's convince Bai Qi as soon as possible, or wait until Deng Jun is about to attack the city." Once the army breaks through the city, it will be too late."

Li You nodded with a serious face, and said: "That's right, we will meet with the queen right now to confirm the matter of enthronement tomorrow. After the crown prince's enthronement ceremony is over tomorrow, I will ask the queen to issue a decree, and you and I will persuade Bai Qi as soon as possible."

"Li Xiang, what if Bai Qi refuses to agree?" Bai Lijin said, persuading Bai Qi is necessary, but Bai Qi may not agree to surrender, in case Bai Qi refuses to agree.What should I do?

Hearing this, Li You showed a fierce expression on his face, gritted his teeth and said, "If Bai Qi is really so stubborn and ignorant, then don't blame the prime minister for being ruthless!"

Li You's meaning is already very obvious. If Bai Qi really does not agree to surrender, then Li You can only ruthlessly kill Bai Qi. As long as Bai Qi is dead, no one can stop Xiang Deng The army surrendered. As for whether Li You had the ability to kill Bai Qi, Li You naturally had a way.

"Alas..." Bailijin looked at Li You's fierce expression, and thought to himself: "Bai Qi is a famous general in the world, it would be a pity if he died like this, I hope he can understand the current affairs, otherwise a generation of famous generals will come to an end .”

The two came to Empress Qin's residence with their own thoughts. Li You said to Empress Qin: "Your Majesty, the ministers have already decided to avoid long nights and dreams. They have decided to hold the Enthronement Ceremony for His Highness the Crown Prince tomorrow. In addition, news came from outside the city. After the death knell sounded, Deng Jun began to move around, and there is not much time left for us, after tomorrow's enthronement ceremony, I will ask the empress to issue a decree."

Empress Qin nodded with blank eyes. At this moment, it is no longer up to her to make decisions about where Qin will go, and she does not want to make decisions. For Queen Qin, the most important thing now is to save her son's life. So he said: "I'm just a female class, women's family, I don't understand these things, since Li Xiang and Dr. Baili think it's appropriate, then let's do it!"

"Here!" Li You and Baili Jin responded.

(End of this chapter)