Emperor Nagasawa [Rebirth]

According to the laws and regulations throughout the ages, after the death of the emperor, the prince will naturally succeed to the throne.However, if the prince is still young, there are direct elders such as grandmothers and mothers who listen to the government behind the curtain to assist him in making decisions; In this way, all the immediate family members died, and even the two younger uncles were only more than ten years old, so the third prince was temporarily acting as regent.

The current dynasty weakened the responsibilities of the imperial historian of the former dynasty, and handed over all its powers to Prime Minister Zuo.Therefore, the three princes of Jiang Guo are the Taiwei, the right and left prime ministers.That is to say, as long as Jiang Xi succeeds to the throne, these three people will be in charge of Jiang Guo during the years when he was not grown up.

But the three of them did not share power equally. As the teacher of the emperor, Taiwei and Jiang Wang's grandfather's right minister obviously had more power than the left minister.Therefore, to solve the problem of the Son of Heaven and Queen Jiang, Xiang Zuo faced the problem of how to kill those two immortals.

The right minister is now in the year of Er Shun, and he fell ill immediately after hearing that the emperor and King Jiang were assassinated, and he would not live long.In front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, the left minister summoned Li Yuyi, who was the most trusted by the emperor during his lifetime, and ordered him to go to the right minister for a diagnosis and treatment.Similarly, he also took a large number of officials to the right prime minister's mansion.

Doctor Li did not believe it from the bottom of his heart when he heard about Jiang Ze and Jiang Su's death.After all, Jiang Ze is too amazing in his heart, not to mention being assassinated and killed by this wave of inexplicable assassins together with Jiang Su, even if he really died, Li Yuyi felt that he would come back to life in the next moment and return to the imperial court to guide him. The person who delivered the news said, "Drag out this group of people who are bewitching people with evil words and behead them."So overall, he's pretty calm.

But he is more intelligent than calm.Seeing that the left minister's face was full of worry, but his eyes were cold, he understood the current situation somewhat in his heart.

So after rushing to Youxiang's mansion, when he was diagnosing Youxiang in front of a crowd, Li Yuyi sighed while stroking his white beard.He did acupuncture and moxibustion for the right minister, and at the end, he said to the ground, "If you hit the right minister, I'm afraid you won't be able to make it through. My condolences, I can't save you if you don't have good medical skills. Let's find a doctor with better medical skills" and so on.

As for the doctors who were originally called in to diagnose the Right Prime Minister, seeing that the imperial physician said so, they all knelt down and expressed that they were powerless.

... Although all the doctors thought that the right minister was not terminally ill, as long as he was healthy and kept from being stimulated, he could be cured.

When Prime Minister Zuo heard the news, a worried expression appeared on his face.In his heart, he still had some doubts about the serious illness of the right minister, so he ordered his subordinates to call the doctor in his mansion again.But after hearing that the Fuzhong doctor said that the pulse of the right phase was very strange, that he might not live long, and that he was helpless, he finally felt relieved.

He sighed and sighed with the officials who came with him, and was about to go back to the court to deal with government affairs, when suddenly he seemed to remember something, and ordered all the family members of the Luo family to be invited out - it was heard that the wife of the right minister was sick in the right After the fall, the health is not very good, anyway, the imperial doctor is here, if there are still people who are overwhelmed with grief, they can be treated in time.

The members of the Luo family, except for the seriously ill old lady, were all called out soon.Including Luo Yulan who went home to visit her grandfather, they all came out holding their baby who was just a few months old.

Zuo Xiang looked around, and then his eyes stopped on the child in the arms of Luo's parents and grandson's daughter-in-law.

He looked at it for a long time before he squinted his eyes and smiled kindly: "Perhaps I'm a little tired. Looking at the truth, I actually feel that the young master's features are somewhat similar to the prince's."

Jiang Xi has always been raised in the harem, except when she was taken out to all officials to see once during the full moon, only the nanny and others saw her more often.After a long time, Zuo Xiang only vaguely remembered that Jiang Xi was not Jiang Ze's son, but his facial features were actually more like Jiang Su.

At present, the disappearance of the prince has not been publicized.Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing if the crown prince could be found in this Right Prime Minister's Mansion?

Luo's grandson's complexion changed slightly, and the eldest grandson's daughter-in-law's complexion was also a little stiff.But she quickly came to her senses, narrowed her eyes and smiled and said, "Chen'er is really lucky to be like the prince."

Jiang Xi resembled Jiang Su, and Jiang Su was originally the son of Jiang Feng and Mrs. Luo's Ru family. It seems that it is not a strange thing that the grandson of the Luo family is similar to Jiang Xi.

This thought turned around in Zuo Xiang's mind, Li Yuyi had already walked in front of the child, looked at the child for a moment without any surprise, then turned to face Zuo Xiang before the child wanted to throw himself into his arms, In addition to being respectful, there was a hint of flattery: "The prime minister is right, the young master and the prince are indeed somewhat similar in outline. However, the prince is naturally more handsome."

Even though he said that, his whole heart had sunk to the bottom: Of course he could recognize that the one embraced by Luo's parents-in-law was indeed the prince!

——The right minister is seriously ill, the prince appears here, and Luo's parents-in-law even deny the identity of the prince... Could something really happen to Jiang Ze and Jiang Su?

His hands folded in his sleeves began to tremble, but he still tried his best to restrain himself: the prince is now in the right minister's mansion, and the right minister's condition is still good, the situation is not the worst... maybe there is still a glimmer of life!

After walking around the Right Prime Minister's mansion, Prime Minister Zuo didn't leave too many people to watch over here in order to prevent others from criticizing him and to look for the little prince.Except for a few spies, there are only Li Yuyi and one of his own doctors.

He didn't know that after he left, the members of the Luo family went back to their rooms. The grandson of the Luo family and his wife entered the room and softly called: "Sir, is the sir still there?"

Zhang Yi walked out from the shadows, took Jiang Xi's words and said succinctly: "Your Majesty has received new news from His Majesty and King Jiang. They have already noticed that there is a rebellion in the capital, so they will plan."

"really!"

Seeing the happy faces of the two, Zhang Yi nodded: "Your Majesty knew the news when he woke up earlier, but he pretended to be seriously ill in order to cooperate with His Majesty, so that the rebels would show their feet. In seven days at most, Your Majesty and King Jiang will be able to get back together." Return to the palace to preside over the overall situation."

"However, I still have important matters during this period, and I will hand over the crown prince to the two... Please take care of the two good students."

The disappearance of the prince did not cause any splashes under the assassination of the emperor and King Jiang.In fact, after receiving the news of the emperor's death, the left minister quickly took advantage of the convenience of the right minister's illness, quickly took control of the government, sealed off the entire palace, and concealed the news of the prince's disappearance.It's a pity that in the next few days, even if Prime Minister Zuo secretly dug the entire capital three feet into the ground, he still couldn't find the slightest trace of the little prince.

Since you can't find it, you don't need to look for it anymore.Anyway, Jiang Ze and Jiang Su were both dead, Zuo Xiang simply sent his eldest grandson who was about the same age as the prince into the palace, as long as the nanny and imperial doctor who took care of the prince day and night in the palace could prove that the infant baby was the prince, he— - It is the prince!

But at this moment, another piece of bad news came from the front line: Taiwei Yuan Xiu avoided all the assassinations he arranged, and it would take only five more days before Jiang Ze and Jiang Su's bodies were returned. Arrive in Kyoto.

These days, the right minister has never woken up from the news from the spies in the right minister's mansion, and he might even be paralyzed after waking up, so the left minister didn't put too much thought on it.However, when he suddenly heard the news of the Taiwei, he was furious.

If the Taiwei returned to the capital safely, besides the separation of powers, it is very likely that the one in the palace is not the little prince.But even if there is no proof of death, just the army in the hands of the Taiwei can make Zuo Xiang very nervous.

Only by uniting with the officials of the Manchu Dynasty can pressure be forced to hand over the tiger talisman.At that time, without the Tiger Talisman, Yuan Xiu would have no threat.

Therefore, apart from sending assassins to ambush the Taiwei on the way back, the remaining thing for the left minister is to buy the officials.

In January, the Chinese New Year is approaching.

That night.

It was only two days before the Taiwei returned to court.Two days later, if Yuan Xiu still held the military power, then the situation he had managed to lay down with one hand would fall to Yuan Xiu, and Yuan Xiu would become Jiang Guo's veritable regent.

Zuo Xiang then entertained all the officials in the mansion, including the eldest son of Right Xiang.

Compared with the right minister, his eldest son is mediocre.In the past few days when Prime Minister Right was seriously ill, he perfectly played a playboy to the extreme, even in a panic, he vaguely respected Prime Minister Left.

The right-handed faction is now leaderless, but it has been operating in the court for so many years, and it should not be underestimated.Therefore, the main purpose of tonight is to persuade the eldest son of the Right Prime Minister to make the Right Prime Minister's faction completely fall for him, and to obtain the support of the neutral faction.

After drinking for three rounds, Prime Minister Zuo saw that the faces of the people finally relaxed under the strength of the wine, and he sighed: "The court is precarious, and you all have worked hard to stabilize the court recently."

When everyone heard the words, they naturally waved their hands to express that they were not working hard.Now the emperor's body has not been transported back to the capital, the right minister is seriously ill, the Taiwei is still on the way, the left minister is now hosting a banquet... His heart can be seen.

But now, what can they do?If they don't go to the banquet, I'm afraid they won't have a place in the court in the future.

Zuo Xiang heard a few words of emotion, and said: "Everyone also knows that His Majesty's body will be transported back to the capital soon. At that time, I will have to arrange funeral arrangements, and I am afraid that I will be too busy to touch the ground again."

So everyone expressed their opinions one after another, that it is right to contribute to the country, and the scene was very harmonious.

Zuo Xiang said again: "I have to figure it out, I'm afraid it will take at least half a month. And the country can't live without a king. I think that I should support the crown prince to ascend the throne first."

Half of the people nodded when they heard this, while the eyes of the rest tightened slightly - the highlight of the night is finally here!

Seeing that half of the people looked serious, Prime Minister Zuo said slowly, "The new emperor is young, so naturally he needs to be assisted by us. It's a pity that Prime Minister Right is seriously ill now, and he is ordered to support the officials in the court."

Everyone complimented a few more times, and then listened to Zuo Xiang: "Have you thought about a question?"

"Prime Minister, please tell me."

"The Taiwei will return to the court in two days, and he will be the head of the military officials. Half of the tiger talisman is in his hands, while the other half is in the hands of the emperor." He paused meaningfully, and said slowly, " At that time, the balance between civil and military affairs will probably be broken."

The Son of Heaven was young, and half of the Tiger Talisman required the consent of the Taiwei and one of the two prime ministers before it could work.He continued: "What's more, the prince is young, and the military officer has always controlled the army. After a long time, he is afraid that he will have different opinions, which will be detrimental to His Majesty."

Since ancient times, all officials have cared about power.In the imperial court, Chinese and military are also very different, one is in charge of war and the other is in charge of state affairs. If they interfere with each other, there will be big problems.For civil servants, the bigger problem is naturally that the Taiwei reached into their pockets to grab things, not that they stretched their hands out of bounds.

The Prime Minister on the left is well versed in this truth, and he has great confidence in convincing everyone: "It is the truth and the eldest son of the Prime Minister on the right, Mr. Luo, that we should keep the tiger talisman, so that the government can be stabilized."

Suppressed by this remark, a few people immediately stood up and expressed their willingness to support the Left Prime Minister.In addition to them, there are three officials who are over [-] years old and express that they have more than enough energy but not enough energy. They hope that the left minister will allow them to retire and return to their hometowns.

But beyond that, many more people are still vacillating.

Zuo Xiang naturally saw through the uneasiness under the silence of the crowd, so he ordered people to drink again, and sighed: "Since you feel that I am too worried, you don't push too much."

"The gate is right there. You can drink this last glass of wine and go back as you like—the truth will never stop you."

Zhuge Yu poured the wine in the cup on the ground, stood up and smiled freely: "What a sin to commit."

Seeing that everyone focused their eyes on him, Shi Shiran said: "Since Zuo Xiang feels that the lieutenant has a different heart, how can I be sure that if the military power is handed over to you, Zuo Xiang, you will not have a different heart?"

The left minister had already prepared: "Of course the military power is not entrusted to me. I think you should elect three people to decide the future deployment of the army."

When Zhuge Yu heard this, he did not evade the sharp eyes of Prime Minister Zuo, but said word by word: "Civil officials force the Taiwei to hand over military power and break the ancestral system to control military power. This is treason."

Zuo Xiang laughed loudly.After laughing, he looked at Zhuge Yu and said slowly: "You talk about conspiracy against the truth when you open and close your mouth? What a confounding truth and slandering the courtiers." Just as he finished speaking, the door suddenly slammed, and was locked tightly. Closed tightly.

"Okay!" Seeing this, Zhuge Yu clapped his hands and smiled, "The good one goes back at will, and the good one will never stop!"

There was a dead silence in the hall.

For a while, only the oil lamp was burning quietly.The lights imprinted on everyone's uncertain cheeks, becoming more and more dark and unpredictable.

Zuo Xiang slowly got up.

He stared at Zhuge Yu tightly, his gaze was like a poisonous snake: "If you want to leave, you can give the truth a face and drink this farewell wine. But Mr. Zhuge, you can't go out easily if you slander the truth. .”

Zhuge Yu didn't need to look at the slack expressions of those who wanted to quit, Zhuge Yu still smiled: "After drinking this glass of wine, will they go out vertically or sideways?"

The left hand held back: "Then it depends on whether you are lucky or not."

The face of the person who was holding the wine glass and wanted to drink suddenly changed drastically, and he suddenly threw away the wine glass in his hand, staring at the left side in shock.Prime Minister Zuo said slowly: "Everyone, Truth is very patient—you still have a cup of tea to consider whether to stay or go."

After his words fell, a lazy sneer suddenly came from the hall: "A cup of tea, be patient? Heh, this kind of unheard of way of coercing the palace really opened my eyes."