Xiao Gui Rui Sui

Eunuch Xiaogui ordered someone to arrange the meal, and turned around to invite Lin Xiao to have a meal.But when I see people, I don't know how to call them properly.Although he knew it was Lin Xiao, he couldn't call him Master Lin. Lin Xiao wore a human skin mask to show that he didn't want people to know his true identity.It would be too rude to call him a young master. All the previous events clearly showed that Mr. Lin is not a man's favourite...

Seeing him open his mouth, Lin Xiao hesitated before saying, "My lord, please have dinner." He raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "It's good for my father-in-law to call me Mr."

gentlemen?what kind sir?Eunuch Xiaogui was suspicious in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.Seeing his old-fashioned appearance, Lin Xiao couldn't help laughing.Eunuch Xiaogui is not very old, only in his early twenties, but he has been around a lot in this palace, and he is smooth and sophisticated.Looking at him like that, he probably wouldn't ask if he had any doubts.There were only the two of them left in the room. Eating alone is boring. Lin Xiao is not the kind of person who insists on eating without talking and sleeping without talking. Looking at the respectful little Gui Gonggong who wanted to give him vegetables, he joked: " Isn't Eunuch curious why I want you to call me that?"

Seeing Lin Xiao's question, Eunuch Xiao Gui responded, "I'm curious." Speaking of which, he was quite familiar with Lin Xiao. After all, when Situ Li sneaked back to the palace to rescue him, he accompanied him.Father-in-law Xiaogui has a good impression of Mr. Lin, who was born as the number one scholar.When he was young, his family was very poor. He liked to study, but his family had no money to pay for him to go to school. Every time he sneaked to the window of the school to listen to his teacher's lectures, but he was not good at reading, and he couldn't keep up with his progress. , Gu has a kind of envy and admiration for those who can do learning.

"Literally, I was Situ Li's husband!" Lin Xiao smiled lightly and told the truth.

Eunuch Xiaogui was stunned for a moment, his expression a little embarrassed. "Your Excellency, don't play tricks on your slaves." In his opinion, even though Lin Xiao is the number one scholar, it is impossible for him to be Situ Li's husband, and his age alone is not reliable.But for Lin Xiao to call Situ Li by his name so casually, Father-in-law Xiao Gui has a better understanding of the relationship between the two.

Lin Xiao smiled and said nothing, and found another topic, "It was thanks to my father-in-law for reminding me that I was able to make it happen."

Knowing what he was talking about, Eunuch Xiaogui said with trepidation: "It is a slave's honor to be able to serve the emperor!" When he first met him, he thought that Situ Li was a good man, so he deliberately made it easier. But he inadvertently learned a big secret. Forced by the situation, he thought over and over again, and then he made a tip-off. He didn't expect that he had the right treasure in the past, and he was the chief executive of the Ouchi today.

Seeing that Eunuch Xiaogui was so cautious, Lin Xiao shook his head, thinking to himself that he was bored, thinking about the similar age of the two, Ji Xiaobai was more energetic.But think about it, if Eunuch Xiao Gui is like Ji Xiaobai, I'm afraid he doesn't know where to throw his body.

Thinking of Ji Xiaobai, Lin Xiao frowned slightly.He hasn't seen anyone else for a long time, so it's not like Situ Rui abducted him secretly, right?But he ordered Jiuzhong to keep an eye on him, and he also saw Situ Rui going to court a few days ago...

Just as he was thinking, he heard a dull bell ringing suddenly. Just as he was wondering, Eunuch Xiaogui's expression changed and he knelt down towards the southwest.

This is... Emperor Qing is dead?

After a while, Situ Li came back with two imperial edicts in his arms.

"He also issued a will?" Lin Xiao asked curiously.

"No, I begged for it." Situ Li handed him one of the imperial decrees, and Lin Xiao opened it without any hesitation.After reading it, Lin Xiao squinted at Situ Li, "It's really yours." Situ Li discussed this matter with him before, but he didn't expect to solve it in this way.

"His imperial decree is more effective than mine." In this matter, the last emperor's edict is more convincing than the new emperor's, and I am not afraid that those old and stubborn will not buy it.

Lin Xiaomo saw that Situ Li was still holding the edict and refused to give it to him, so he signaled with his eyes, Situ Li coughed, his face was a little unnatural, but he still gave him the edict.

Lin Xiao looked at the imperial decree, and then looked at Situ Li with a half-smile, "Send her away like this? It's okay... so as not to be upset..."

Eunuch Xiaogui stood silently in the corner, watching Lin Xiao casually flipping through the last emperor's last edict and talking about it, his heart was calm.

The Supreme Emperor died, and the whole country was in mourning.Rui Wang Situ Yi, who was wandering abroad, also returned to Beijing to attend the funeral after hearing the news. Seeing the new scene of the new emperor in Beijing after he ascended the throne, he felt a little proud.Although Situ Li sternly refused to cooperate with them at the beginning, and even disdained the throne, didn't he become the throne obediently later?Brother Liuhuang has a solution!

Looking at Situ Yi, who was obviously more cheerful than before, Situ Li's red pupils were dark.This man ran away from the palace for several years, but there was no news, and now he delivered it to his door... Hehe..., thinking of what Situ Yi said to him back then and his current situation, he thought to himself, if it wasn't for the imperial edict It's ready, he has to put this burden on his shoulders!At present, Situ Li ordered him and the Ministry of Rites to be responsible for the funeral of the late emperor.

Situ Yi was stunned, he was in charge of the late emperor's funeral?How can he be responsible if he is used to being carefree?Thinking about the troublesome things, he immediately refused.Situ Li stared at him meaningfully and said: "Father is critically ill, King Rui is not here to wait on him, he is a son of man, and now he has to shirk responsibility, is King Rui going to be an unkind and unfilial person, or is he trying to resist the order?" Disrespect?"

"Chendi..." Unexpectedly, Situ Li would use his identity to suppress him, Situ Yi was speechless.

Seeing his reluctance to accept the decree, Situ Li's red pupils sank slightly, and it fell into his hands. Do you still want to be an idle king?That is a dream!He also wanted to be the idle king, but who made him do it?

Taking advantage of the national funeral, Situ Li struck while the iron was hot, and asked Eunuch Xiaogui to read the edict in front of civil and military officials, and made Situ Ji, the eighth son of the former emperor, the emperor's younger brother.As soon as this remark came out, all the officials were in an uproar.

Except for a few important ministers who knew about it, everyone else was very surprised. They felt emotional in their hearts. They really don't know what Situ Li thinks.Seeing other people secretly guessing whether the late emperor had some dissatisfaction with Situ Li to establish the emperor's younger brother, several people sighed. If they knew that this was Situ Li's intention and not the late emperor's, would they still think so?

The Eighth Prince of the First Emperor is now 16 years old, and he does not even have a title, not to mention Gong Jian Mansion, and many ministers don't even know what the Eighth Prince looks like.Its silence is better than that of Situ Li back then. After all, Situ Li is famous for having such special red pupils.

Immediately, ministers came out, saying that there is no precedent in this dynasty to surpass the crown prince and confer the title of Taidi. The emperor has no concubines, and he has no heirs, but it is not impossible to have children. How can the late emperor's edict be counted?

A few more people came out to agree, most of them talked about the hereditary throne, and said that the rules should not be broken, otherwise, wouldn't uncles be able to seek the throne for their nephews in the future!Some ministers took a wait-and-see attitude, and they were all guessing what Situ Li's intention was for this move.The edict was read out by Situ Li, which means that Situ Li knew about it in advance, but he still let the edict, which is obviously not good for him, be published. Did he want the ministers to refute the invalidity of the edict?

Situ Li had no expression on his face. Except for two or three old and stubborn ministers who opposed him earlier, all of them had women of the right age at home and wanted to stuff people into the harem.When Situ Li had just ascended the throne, these people rushed to play for Situ Li to become a queen, and even if he didn't become a queen, he would be a concubine, so as to spread the branches and leaves for the royal family.Although he suppressed the matter of becoming a concubine, he would be annoyed to death by these people if he didn't make a concubine.The purpose of setting up the emperor's younger brother is to get away in the future, and it is also to silence these people.The emperor's younger brother stood up, let's see who still wants to stuff his daughter into the palace!He didn't want to hurt Xiao's heart because of a woman.

When the ministers expressed their opinions, Situ Li spoke. Not long after the late emperor left, you will not respect the late emperor's last edict. If you do not respect the late emperor's last edict, you will commit rebellion. You are thinking...

Before Situ Li could finish speaking, the noisy ministers all knelt down.Under the big hat of committing trouble, no one dared to speak up to refute.Only then did Situ Li give the order to the Ministry of Rites, and after the funeral period, except for the matter of being named the emperor's younger brother with the handbook.

Situ Rui and Situ Yi who were standing below looked at each other, and they both saw doubts in each other's eyes.

After the court, Situ Yi grabbed Situ Rui and asked impatiently: "What do you think about the emperor's younger brother?" According to what he knew about Emperor Qing, Emperor Qing was not the type who would issue such a will.Back then, Emperor Qing almost ignored the eighth prince, and he didn't give him a title when he was fifteen. Although he didn't like to see Situ Li, Situ Li had a mother concubine who was one of the four concubines, but Situ Yi's mother But she is Zhaorong who doesn't even have a mother's family.

Similarly, Situ Rui didn't believe that this was what Emperor Qing meant. After all, Emperor Qing wanted him to be emperor at the beginning, but later pushed him to Situ Li.Suddenly thinking that Situ Li used some means to ask Emperor Qing to prevent his mother and concubine from setting up a concubine for him, he had an answer in his heart. "Li Huang Taidi should be Situ Li's meaning."

"Ah? Why?" Situ Yi was puzzled.Even if Situ Li didn't want to be the emperor, but now he is the emperor. Doesn't it mean that if he established the emperor's younger brother, he would cut off the possibility of his son becoming the emperor?

"He won't have any heirs." Situ Rui explained the reason.

Situ Yi was shocked, "What? Situ Li...could he..." He gestured.

Seeing Situ Yi bending his fingers, Situ Rui nodded.Situ Li is indeed a crook.

Situ Yi was astonished as if he heard some big secret, and thought that Situ Li didn't even have a concubine, so he couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic.No wonder Situ Li was so resistant to being emperor before.The three thousand beauties in the harem dangle in front of your eyes every day, but you can only watch helplessly, it is really...

Seeing the presence of the two princes, some ministers gathered around to inquire about the news.This posthumous edict is really puzzling. Even if the first emperor really wanted to establish the emperor's younger brother, why didn't he establish the Deqian king Situ Rui who has both ability and virtue, but instead the silent eighth prince Situ Ji, but instead of establishing the Deqian king, Isn't there another King Rui, Situ Yi?Why is there no distinction between seniority and mediocrity?

"Since the first emperor issued a will, and the emperor ordered the Ministry of Rites to start arranging the canonization matters, there is no need for you adults to discuss this matter, so as not to upset the emperor." Situ Rui said seriously.

Someone sighed. Originally, they wanted to send their daughter to the palace, but they wanted their daughter to win the favor and give birth to a son, so that they could become a great treasure in the future. But he is just a prince with an embarrassing status. If the emperor's younger brother can't tolerate others after ascending the throne, wouldn't he suffer?

People who have such thoughts can't help feeling sorry for them, but there are still some people who decide to send their daughters to the palace with the thought that even if their grandsons are not destined to become great treasures in the future, as long as their daughters are favored, their own family will enjoy endless prosperity and wealth.

The news that the emperor's younger brother was going to be established spread like wind, and everyone in the harem was shocked.Situ Ji, who was hit by a pie falling from the sky, was stunned, his mother Li Zhaorong was frightened, and the Queen Mother was furious.

How can it be!How could the first emperor issue such an absurd edict?She doesn't believe it!She doesn't believe it!

The Yongshou Palace was in a mess. The Empress Dowager sat on the chair and was still angry. At the end, she got up and shouted: "Go to the Imperial Study Room!" But she regretted it just after drinking. After being warned by Situ Li, he still has lingering fears when he comes back, and the bone in his right hand was almost crushed, and it still hurts to this day.But it is related to her status and honor, and the future of the Liu family, even if she is still apprehensive, she has to ask for it!

Thinking about it this way, the queen mother was going to set up the royal study, but she was stopped before the door was even out.

Eunuch Xiaogui stood there solemnly holding the imperial decree, asking the queen mother to accept the decree.

The queen mother was taken aback for a moment, and immediately understood that this was the edict of the late emperor.Kneeling down to accept the decree full of surprise, when he understood the content of the will, his eyes were full of disbelief.

"The queen mother accepts the edict." Eunuch Xiao Gui handed the edict to the queen mother.

"No..." The Empress Dowager shook her head in disbelief with a pale face, "This can't be the late emperor's will! The late emperor wouldn't treat me like that! You guys forged it!" She said and stared fiercely. Eunuch Xiaogui said sharply, "Say! Is it because that scoundrel dislikes me and wants to drive me out of the palace!"

"The Empress Dowager clearly observed that this was written by the late emperor himself, and there is absolutely no falsehood!" Eunuch Xiao Gui said without changing his face.

The Queen Mother snatched the edict and opened it to see that it was indeed written by Emperor Qing, but... "Come here! Take down this lowly slave! You actually forged the imperial edict!"

Eunuch Xiaogui sighed, "Is the queen mother planning to...resist the edict and disrespect it? You are still in the filial piety period, even if you are the emperor's biological mother, I am afraid you can't..."

"Shut up! What are you? How dare you accuse Aijia? Someone! Catch him!" The Queen Mother sternly yelled.

Before anyone came forward, there were two people blocking Eunuch Xiao Gui's front. Judging by the clothes and equipment, they were the imperial guards.The first captain of the Imperial Guard stepped forward to report that Yongshou Palace had been surrounded.Eunuch Xiao Gui nodded and looked at the Queen Mother, "Please ask the Queen Mother to order someone to pack up the clothes and go to the Reclining Buddha Temple on the seventh day of next month to pray for the country. At that time, there will be escorts from the imperial guards." If the day is used instead of the month, there are 27 days, and 27 days later happens to be the seventh day of the lunar month.

The queen mother took two steps back, looking at a loss, and at the end, she suddenly screamed, "Call Situ Li! Aijia is his mother! He can't treat me like that!" After going through all kinds of hardships, she finally became a harem The lord, she will be exiled from the palace before she has time to enjoy it, how can she be willing to be a queen mother in name only!

"The empress dowager, calm down. The emperor is discussing state affairs with the ministers at this time. I am afraid that he will not have time to see you. Please rest well and prepare for the reclining Buddha Temple to pray for blessings. The servant will leave!" After saying that, he saluted and retreated, and the imperial army immediately opened the door and blocked the door. .

"You...you..." The queen mother was trembling with anger, seeing that this road would not work, she called her confidant to give some instructions, and the confidant nodded to let someone secretly bring the news to Liu Zhongyan.

Knowing the empress dowager's plight, Liu Zhongyan was also helpless.Even the Empress Dowager could not disobey the edict of the first emperor.Sighing and writing a letter to the queen mother, the queen mother hurriedly opened it, but the content was to advise her to go on the road.

"Even when I arrive at the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, I am still the queen mother, but what's the point? Do you want me to put on airs as the queen mother to a group of monks and nuns?" The queen mother looked angrily, almost tearing up the letter, but after reading is calm down.

On the seventh day of the lunar new year, the Empress Dowager was escorted out of Beijing by the imperial guards with a dark face. Looking at the tall and majestic city gate behind her, the Empress Dowager gritted her teeth, but finally bowed her head in resignation.

"The Queen Mother is on the road?" Situ Li asked casually, a little surprised that the Queen Mother didn't make a big fuss.

Lin Xiaobai glanced at him, "The mountain is high and the emperor is far away." The Reclining Buddha Temple is thousands of miles away, beyond reach.

Situ Li frowned, thinking that the Empress Dowager had sent someone to contact Liu Zhongyan, it must have been what Liu Zhongyan said.Now that the matter has come to this point, he doesn't want to pursue anything further, and just treats it as repaying Liu Zhongyan's love for preaching.