The Major General's Country Wife

In Emperor Renhe's bedroom, Prime Minister He and the Empress Dowager looked at each other, and the meaning of confrontation was obvious.

There are only a few people in the huge bedroom, all the maids and eunuchs are hiding away in fear, not daring to approach easily when no one is summoned.

Even the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital were huddled in a corner at the moment. It was not for them to intervene in the contest between the top figures of the dynasty, and they only hoped to save their own lives.

"The empress dowager is getting old, and I am sorry that the emperor can't control his emotions for a while, so I understand the truth." Prime Minister He suddenly restrained his momentum, and spoke first.

"Hmph." The queen mother didn't appreciate it, and said coldly: "The prime minister wants to murder the emperor, so let's just let it go? This dynasty is the He family, and you, the prime minister, will cover the sky with one hand?"

"The empress dowager speaks seriously." Prime Minister He said: "Of course, the matter concerning the emperor must be thoroughly investigated. However, some things cannot stand scrutiny."

Prime Minister He glanced at the restless queen, and said, "My lady, please express my condolences. The emperor's funeral and the stability of the harem all need my lady."

"Bengong." The empress looked at her father sadly, she silently nodded and did not speak any more.

"Call all the officials to call the clan." The queen mother ignored Prime Minister He and the queen, and still ordered her own people to go to work.

Prime Minister He did not stop him, and when he saw the person leaving, he just said to the Queen Mother: "The Queen Mother has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and I may not understand the affairs of the previous dynasty. I will report to the Queen Mother."

After he finished speaking, he did not wait for the queen mother to respond, and talked directly, from the emperor's arrangement of the second prince to take Nanyi to the arena, and the first prince's kidnapping of the grandson of the old censor Hong.

"Hiss." The queen mother took a step back in surprise, she did not expect that all these things were arranged by Emperor Renhe, and that a generation of emperors would actually do such dirty, dark and unspeakable things.

"The Queen Mother doesn't believe it?" Prime Minister He asked.

The Empress Dowager remained silent, her heart was overwhelmed, if these things got out, Emperor Renhe would be notorious through the ages, and the royal family would lose all face.

She secretly looked at Prime Minister He and the queen, knowing that the emperor died of poisoning, which was inseparable from the two of them, just to be respectable to the country and the royal family.

These things can be suppressed, and the wisdom of the Wanli Jiangshan royal family is greater than everything else, let alone coveted by others.

"A thorough investigation into the poisoning of the emperor will be handed over to the prime minister." The queen mother restrained all her emotions, and said with a trace of unwillingness in her eyes.

"The empress dowager is wise." Prime Minister He said, "The truth is, we will never let those who murdered the emperor go unpunished, and we must conduct a thorough investigation and arrest all relevant people bit by bit."

"Thank you, Prime Minister." The queen mother said lightly.

Prime Minister He sneered in his heart, this is unwillingness, how could he cause trouble, so he said again: "There is one more thing to report to the Queen Mother, the Imperial Forest Army of Old Censor Hong's Mansion should withdraw."

"This matter is under pressure." The Empress Dowager was in a state of confusion, how could she care about these things, the emperor withdrew the imperial army just after his death, wouldn't it make people think that Emperor Renhe had mishandled the Yushifu matter.

"Queen Dowager." Prime Minister He said, "You know, how did Prince Lin die?"

"What?" The queen mother was startled, could it be that this matter is also related to the emperor.

She felt heartache, dizziness and dizziness. She supported the mother beside her, and said shortly, "Prime Minister should think it over before talking."

"Don't think about it, it's the truth." How could Prime Minister He be threatened by her? He just wanted to threaten the Queen Mother, the most noble and powerful woman in the world, with these things.

When Prime Minister He gave Emperor Renhe's instructions, how did he and the second prince use the matter of the eldest prince to stir up Prince Lin's anger, taking advantage of the fact that there was no one at that time and Prince Lin was powerless.

Using a wet handkerchief, covering Prince Lin's mouth and nose time and time again, preventing him from breathing freely, carefully told the story of Prince Lin's death so that no trace could be seen.

"Your Majesty." The Empress Dowager wept, she couldn't say anything more, any of these things would be infamous for a long time, especially the matter of Prince Lin.

If the clan rebelled, the throne would definitely fall aside. How could they be worthy of the ancestors of this line, and how could the living people have a good end.

"It's really stupid, stupid." The Queen Mother said with a dull look, "Everything is arranged by the prime minister, Ai's family is old and tired, mother, let's go."

"Hmph." Looking at the Queen Mother's back, Prime Minister He said with disdain, "Your son committed his own crimes, and no one can blame him."

……

Seeing the Queen Mother and her party from a distance, Xu Changfeng's mind changed, and he realized that Prime Minister He must be holding him back, and he dared not interfere in anything.

"Heh." He sneered, and he just quieted down, even ignoring the cause of his son's death and the murderer, which is really incredible.

He shook his head, no matter what, this should be the best result, Emperor Renhe deserves to die, it is his own fault, there is no need to find a murderer to avenge him.

"Xiao He." Xu Changfeng suddenly turned his head and shouted.

"Brother Xu." Xiao He in the back line ran forward.

"Send the little eunuch out of the palace." Xu Changfeng said: "Looking at the situation, the Empress Dowager has already been suppressed by Prime Minister He, and will definitely search for the little eunuch when he makes a move."

"This." Xiao He hesitated, worried about hurting others.

"Don't worry, no one will be involved." Xu Changfeng patted him on the shoulder and comforted him.

"En." Xiao He nodded heavily, he believed in Xu Changfeng, no one except him dared to help him easily, nor did he have the ability.

After he left, Xu Changfeng looked at Emperor Renhe's bedroom. Maybe soon the palace would be chaotic, and it would be controlled by Prime Minister He, and his people would be dispatched.

Where is Tai Fu?Why hasn't he shown his face all this time? Is there another plan, or is he planning something? All of them are really cunning and cunning.

At this moment, the Tai Tuo is in his mansion, discussing with a group of confidantes, "No matter how capable Prime Minister He is, he can't stop the second prince from losing his virtue and lacking in benevolence. Such a person must never sit on the throne."

An aide said: "The third prince is weak and sick, and the fourth prince is young. It is not a worry for his family to commit a big mistake and be convicted."

"The eldest prince is the only candidate, and even small flaws are caused by the emperor." Tai Tuo said, "Who can say anything wrong with the heart of benevolence and filial piety?"

"That said." Another confidant said: "I'm afraid that when the time comes, Prime Minister He's faction will resolutely oppose it, and the neutral old censor Hong and the others will have entanglements with the eldest prince. I'm afraid they will give up their neutrality and oppose."

"Everyone's intention is to wait and see what happens?" Tai Tuo's eyes were heavy, and he quickly calculated gains and losses in his heart, "Or?"

"As long as you oppose the second prince." The staff said: "Only the eldest prince is selected, and there is no need to talk about the others."

"En." Taifu nodded. He wanted to be aggressive, but unfortunately, before he could do anything, Prime Minister He had already taken the lead.

That's good too, lest the murder of the emperor be revealed and end badly. If Prime Minister He catches him, no one will get any good, and maybe it will be cheaper for others.

When thinking of others, the fourth prince suddenly flashed in his mind, and he shook his head again. The matter hadn't started yet, so it was too early to think about it, so we should play it by ear.

At this moment, the death knell in the palace rang.

The news of the emperor's death had just spread in the capital, and amidst careful discussions and doubts, everyone was convinced that the dog emperor was really dead.

The common people were excited, one thing after another, they knew that the present emperor, the eldest prince and the second prince were not Mingjun.

If there is another emperor who uses knives on the people, or even persecutes the honest and honest censor, how will they live in the future?

For a while, the people were happy and worried for a while, wondering who the next emperor would be?They were deeply disturbed.

At this moment, under the fanning by the people sent by Yun Changsheng, someone finally mentioned the third prince, and listed his benefits one by one in a serious manner.

Since childhood, he has kept a low profile, treated people with kindness and sincerity, has a noble character and a kind nature, has no relatives around him, and has never had any bad rumors.

"Pfft." Yun Changsheng immediately laughed out loud when he heard Qiu Si's report, and said, "The third prince has been forgotten, so it's really not easy to find out something that everyone knows and convince the world."

"But." Yun Changsheng said: "Because of this, he is unknown to the world, we can do whatever we say, and no one else can refute it, even though the third prince does have these advantages."

"Yeah." Qiu Si doggedly nodded in agreement, and said: "Much better than the First Prince and the Second Prince. People in the world are still sharp-eyed. Knowing who ascends to the throne is beneficial to them."

"It's useless even if it's beneficial." Yun Changsheng said, he now has a better understanding of the ancient times, no, to be precise, these high-ranking officials and nobles in the ancient times.

It is impossible for no forces to reach the top. In their eyes, only interests or oppressive power can make them surrender.

Yun Changsheng instructed: "Pay close attention to the movement of the Prime Minister's Mansion and Taifu's Mansion, and the Yushi Mansion and Prince Lin's Mansion must not relax. If there is any trouble, you must know it as soon as possible."

"Oh!" Qiu Siyi patted his head and said annoyedly, "The Imperial Forest Army of the Yushi Mansion just withdrew, and now they are free to come and go."

"Oh." When Yun Changsheng heard this, he turned his eyes and understood his intentions. He wanted to get the support of Old Censor Hong, and even if he couldn't, he didn't want him to take the lead in opposing it.

"Oh." Yun Changsheng sneered, it was wishful thinking, he propped his chin with his hands, looked at Qiu Si with interest, and asked, "How is Hong Baozhi?"

"It's still the same." Qiu Si said without hesitation: "The body has been taken care of, and the few people under control are also honest. No one dares to criticize, and no one else has gone over."

When he said this, he smiled embarrassingly: "I thought I could catch a few more people, but I didn't expect that none of them passed."

"The eldest prince is now closing the residence." Yun Changsheng said: "Why is he still taking care of this matter? After all, he didn't do it voluntarily, otherwise there wouldn't be so many loopholes left."

"That's it." Yun Changsheng thought for a while, and said: "After tonight, if he is not needed for tomorrow and the affairs of the court, send someone to send them back to the residence, and they don't need to stay there anymore."

"Yes." Qiu Si said, turned around and went down to make arrangements.

Yun Changsheng looked outside the door, feeling not at ease, now is the most critical moment, there can be no mistakes, otherwise everything will be lost.

He also hoped that everything would be resolved smoothly without any disturbances, even if the things they had prepared were useless at all, Yun Changsheng didn't want bloody storms.

……

The next day, the court hall was opened, and all civil and military officials entered in turn.

The death knell of Emperor Renhe sounded yesterday, and they had already agreed in the palace, and today they decided on the candidate for the next emperor.

All the ministers were solemn and solemn. I don't know whether they were sad because Emperor Renhe left, or because they were worried about the ownership of the emperor.

Prime Minister He has already taken a step ahead and brought the second prince to wait in the Golden Luan Hall. Today he will push the second prince to the throne of God.

Seeing the ministers entering the hall one by one, lined up on both sides as if welcoming the emperor, he felt very happy, and finally waited for this day.

Prime Minister He glanced at each of the ministers, paused for a while on the Taifu's school, and sneered in his heart: Let's see how you can turn things around.

However, the next moment, he stared wide-eyed in horror, looking at the figures from far and near outside the hall, what's going on?