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There is no moon tonight, black clouds are rolling in the sky, and there are occasional thunders.

The majestic imperial palace looked very gloomy at night, and the court ladies who were walking on the stone intersection looked back timidly from time to time, always feeling that there would be a big black hand stretched out somewhere.

On the towering wall, several black shadows flashed, all moving in one direction, that was the Zhengde Hall, the residence of the emperor.

In the Zhengde Hall, a group of imperial physicians gathered around the bright yellow tent, looking anxious. "The Empress Dowager has arrived----" Following the eunuch's sharp voice, a woman in a dark yellow palace dress came in.

Empress Dowager Meng came to the emperor's bed with a sullen face. Seeing the emperor lying on the bed unconscious, she couldn't help being angry and said to the group of imperial doctors: "It's been three days, and you still can't do anything, because you don't want this job. Is it?" Liu Hanyan, the head of the Imperial Hospital, said under pressure: "Queen Mother, I am incompetent and have used dozens of prescriptions, but the emperor still has no improvement. We are really helpless. Empress Dowager Meng said coldly: "Okay, since you are incompetent, then another batch of imperial physicians will come over, and someone will put all these quack doctors into prison and ask them to be executed the next day." Liu Hanyan immediately knelt down and said in a panic: "The Queen Mother, please spare me!" The other imperial physicians also begged for mercy with terrified expressions on their faces, but the Empress Dowager Meng was unmoved at all. Soon, a line of guards came and dragged the group of imperial physicians away with skillful movements. Obviously, this situation is not It happened for the first time.

The emperor on the dragon bed has been in a coma for more than two months, and now his body is thin, and his already yellow face is faintly black.Empress Dowager Meng gently stroked the emperor's face, eyes showing pain, "Han'er, don't scare the empress mother, wake up quickly."

The supervisor next to Empress Dowager Meng suddenly came in from the door, approached her sideways and said, "Empress Dowager, Prime Minister Meng, Duke Qi, Li Shangshu and Old Prince Qu are here, and..." Looking at the empress dowager's face, some dare not Mention, Empress Dowager Meng supported her forehead, and said a little tiredly: "Tell me, who else is there?" The supervisor said cautiously: "It seems that Prince Yi has also come." Empress Dowager Meng sat up all of a sudden, and said with cold eyes: "Impossible, Qu Yi, didn't he die a long time ago?" The chief supervisor lowered his head and said nothing, while the Empress Dowager Meng said solemnly, "Go, go and meet them."

Chaoyuan Pavilion, Qi Guogong and others are waiting for the queen mother. These days, the queen mother takes the place of the emperor, and anyone who wants to meet the emperor is blocked by the queen mother. It seems that the emperor has not been to court for more than two months. Several people obviously sensed that something was wrong, but even so, the old foxes were calm and neither arrogant nor impetuous, only the old prince Qu was a little impatient, and said to Prime Minister Meng: "The Queen Mother is your own sister, Meng The prime minister should know a thing or two."

Prime Minister Meng said: "Foreign ministers are not allowed to enter the palace without an edict. I don't know much about the affairs in this palace." Old Prince Qu snorted coldly, not believing it at all.The Meng family is the Empress Dowager's mother's family, so it is impossible for them not to know anything, this is just an excuse, when Prime Minister Meng thinks about the current situation of the emperor, his heart is full of sorrow.It turned out that the emperor went hunting outside the palace two months ago, but was bitten by an unknown poisonous snake, and fell into a coma after returning. The imperial doctors tried everything, but it didn't work. Now they can only hide the news Day by day, I only hope that the emperor will get well soon.

Prime Minister Meng came here this time to stand on the side of Queen Mother Meng, so he wanted to win over Old Prince Qu, and said to him with a smile: "Why did Old Prince Qu suddenly disappear for half a year three years ago?" Pulling his beard, he said impatiently: "What's none of your business?" Although he knew that the old prince Qu had always had a weird temper, he didn't expect that he would be so rude when he spoke, which made him feel a little embarrassed for a while.Li Shangshu smoothed things over and said: "I heard that Prince Yi came back suddenly today. He disappeared for three years before. Everyone thought he was unlucky, but he came back suddenly today. The temperament of your uncle and nephew is really similar. ""Yes." Prime Minister Meng smiled in agreement, and he had taken over the step, but Qi Guogong was sitting upright, as if he was not very interested in their topic.

Finally, the Queen Mother came late.

The Empress Dowager Meng glanced first but did not see Qu Yi. She cast a cold glance at the supervisor beside her, and then said to the four with a light smile, "I kept you waiting for a long time." The three of Li Shangshu hurriedly saluted: " Don’t dare.” But Elder Prince Qu just waved his hand, showing no respect, Empress Dowager Meng didn’t get angry when she saw this, or she didn’t dare to be angry, who told the other party to hold the Imperial Tomb Army Talisman in his hand.

After a few people sat down again politely, the Empress Dowager Meng did not open her mouth while drinking tea, and the other three were unwilling to open her mouth first, but Old Prince Qu couldn't sit still for a long time, and said straight to the point: "The emperor has been ill for more than two months. What is the Queen Mother going to do?" The Queen Mother Meng's hands trembled, but her tone was unusually calm: "Where did the old prince hear the rumors, the emperor stayed in the palace well, how could he get sick?" Old prince Qu sarcastically She said: "Then the queen mother will lead us to see the emperor. Is it okay?" Seeing the other party's aggressiveness, the queen mother suppressed the panic in her eyes and said calmly: "The emperor has been suffering from cold recently, and it is not suitable to see people. Your Excellency, why don't you go back first." "The Empress Dowager just said that the Emperor is not sick, and now she says it's cold, isn't it contradictory." Old Prince Qu said, Empress Dowager Meng drank the tea as a cover, wiped the corners of her mouth carefully and said: " It's just a little bit of wind and cold, it's not a problem, but I'm afraid that the adults will lose their manners after seeing a few people, so it's better not to see them, and it's the same when we meet again in a few days."

"Why does the queen mother make so many excuses? Isn't it just that the emperor's brother was bitten by a poisonous snake and is dying of illness." A wanton voice came, and when they heard it, they saw a person walking by the door, with a black face. The sleeves of the clothes swayed slightly with the steps, and a large black peony was embroidered on it, which was low-key and luxurious.

"Yi'er" is the old prince Qu, "Qu Yi" is the empress dowager Meng, when the other people saw Qu Yi, their expressions were also different, especially after hearing the news that the emperor was terminally ill.

Qu Yi first nodded to Old Prince Qu, then greeted the other adults with a smile, and then sat down. His movements were lazy and natural, but they revealed the unique restraint and dignity of the royal family everywhere.

Empress Dowager Meng flashed sinister eyes and said: "It has been three years since King Yi died, who are you, dare to pretend to be the heir of the emperor, come here, let me take down this liar pretending to be King Yi." Qi Guogong's expression was a little subtle , Li Shangshu remained neutral, but Prime Minister Meng glanced at his sister with some disapproval, Old Prince Qu scolded angrily: "Are you blind? What does Yi'er look like? You don't know him, but everyone else does. Believe me If you don’t believe me, I’ll invite the elders of the Huangling clan to come over and have a look.” The Empress Dowager Meng sneered and said, “The Ai family said that he is not King Yi, so he is not.” Qu Yi, let's say it was manslaughter in the future. Anyway, she is the queen mother, and no one dares to do anything to her.It's just, "Where are the people, the Imperial Forest Army, and the guards?" Empress Dowager Meng finally realized that something was wrong.

Qu Yi shook his bamboo bone fan, a cold smile flashed on his face, and he said lightly: "Come here." A large number of hidden guards flooded into the hall in an instant, and all pointed their weapons at Queen Mother Meng.

Prime Minister Meng was horrified, and said slightly: "Prince Yi, the Queen Mother is also your aunt, how can you be so rude." This is the first to admit his identity, "Queen Mother? She will not be here soon. Qu Yi snorted softly, took out something from his bosom, and threw it at Qi Guogong. Qi Guogong looked at the bright yellow shaft surface and the sapphire shaft, and had some guesses in his heart. He opened it slowly, and his eyes widened when he saw the contents. Dazed, Li Shangshu and Prime Minister Meng also stepped forward to look at it, and they were also taken aback when they saw it, "Why?" Prime Minister Meng looked at his sister, and his eyes made Queen Mother Meng have bad thoughts.

Qu Yi leisurely read out the content of the imperial decree: "Queen Qu's murdered the noble concubine of Dunhuang and drowned my eldest son. He has a vicious temperament and has no queen's virtue. He specially cut off his queen's position, reduced him to a talented person, and buried him in the imperial tomb. Autumn in the first year of 360 in the Qu Dynasty." Prime Minister Meng said with a sullen face, 'Autumn in the first year of 360', isn't it the year when the first emperor died.

The Empress Dowager Meng was stunned, and said calmly again: "Nonsense, how could the late emperor issue such a decree? You must have forged it. How dare you slander the mother of the current dynasty? You should be punished for your crime." Qu Yi smiled. He said: "Whether it's a fake or not, the adults will know it at a glance. My lords, you are all old people who have served my father and emperor. You can't even tell the truth from the fake." Qi Guogong raised his head and said seriously: "The old minister can testify that this is indeed the late emperor's decree." Li Shangshu's eyes flickered again and again, and finally said: "I also think it is true." Only Prime Minister Meng did not say anything, but his eyes were also a little bright heavy.

Empress Dowager Meng is a little flustered now, it's impossible, how could the first emperor know this?

Seeing Qu Yi get up and approach step by step with a smile, the Empress Dowager Meng shouted: "Don't come over, people, why don't you come here." Then she said to the others: "The emperor is still here, and Ai's family is still the Queen Mother. How dare you be so presumptuous."

But at this moment, the little eunuch who ran out from the Zhengde Hall cried, "The emperor has passed away." With one sentence, Empress Dowager Meng was thrown into limbo, and she sat softly on the chair.Qu Yi glanced at the supervisor next to the queen mother, and the supervisor nodded slightly.

Suddenly, several people in the hall had different expressions, but Prime Minister Meng suddenly stood in front of the queen mother, and said to Qu Yi: "The emperor came suddenly, and there is no child under his knees. There are some matters that need to be discussed carefully. Does Prince Yi say so?" "Naturally "Qu Yi said, falling back to his original seat inadvertently, with a bit of carelessness.

Qi Guogong suddenly knelt down and said: "The former emperor only had two children, the emperor and Prince Yi. Now that the emperor has gone up, I implore Prince Yi to ascend the throne."

Li Shangshu also knelt down and said, "I respectfully invite Prince Yi to ascend the throne." Except for Prime Minister Meng, everyone else expressed their approval for Prince Yi's ascension.

At this time, Qu Yi said: "My lords are also tired today, why don't you go back and rest for a night, let's talk about it tomorrow." After thinking about it, they left one by one. Soon, only Qu Yi, Old Prince Qu, Queen Mother Meng and Prime Minister Meng were left in the hall.

Qu Yi walked up to Prime Minister Meng and said, "Your Majesty, you don't have to look at me like that. In fact, I still respect the scholarly and noble people of the Meng family. After all, my father taught me to read more since I was a child. Please believe me, Mr. Meng. What I want is the Queen Mother Meng alone, and I have no ill intentions towards the entire Meng family." Prime Minister Meng was taken aback, thought for a moment before making a decision, bowed to Qu Yi, and left Chaoyuan Pavilion.The Empress Dowager Meng saw that her only backer was about to leave, she was really flustered now, she called out "Brother", but Prime Minister Meng just paused, and stepped up the pace of leaving.

Looking at the Empress Dowager Meng who showed her distressed appearance for the first time, Qu Yi smiled slightly, and said to the surrounding people: "Pull the Empress Dowager down." "Yes"

"Where did you get your imperial decree?" Seeing that there was no one else in the hall, Old Prince Qu asked, "Imitation" Qu Yi said nonchalantly, "You are so sure that Duke Qi and the others will come according to your idea." "They They are all smart people," Qu Yi said, his eyes full of confidence.