queen drama

Chapter 40

Zhao Zheng said: "I found it. Before the emperor's grandfather passed away, I finally found out in the identity of Wu Ji that the crown prince's son-in-law died of illness, and there was an imperial physician in charge. Since the prince's rebellion, the imperial physician was afraid of being implicated. The hospital, but accidentally revealed after drinking that someone wanted him to attack the prince's son and tampered with the soup..."

The death of the prince's son-in-law greatly stimulated the prince who was extremely dissatisfied with the late emperor. It was the last straw that broke the camel's back. , Provoked the prince's heart of treason.

Meng Xuanyun said: "Prince Jane did it?"

Zhao Zheng said: "Zhao Tingyan is old and cunning, he will not give orders by himself, but let a confidant, through layers of connections, go to bribe the imperial physician. This confidant originally disappeared, and did not show up until the year of the late emperor's death, and was targeted by me."

Meng Xuanyun thought to himself, no wonder it is called a blood debt. If the former emperor thought that Zhao Tingyan was enjoying the benefits of the fisherman, but in fact he provoked the prince to rebel, Zhao Tingyan was the mastermind, and the other princes were all pawns...

The death of the prince's son is one aspect. Zhao Tingyan was able to grasp the prince's emotions so accurately at that time and forced the prince to turn against him. Did he put someone next to the prince? What about the other princes?

You must know that the result of the initial investigation was that Zhao Tingyan had no contact with those princes.Therefore, their previous guess was correct, Zhao Tingyan must have made a move.

Meng Xuanyun said: "Then today, did you intend to have a showdown with Prince Jane?"

Zhao Zheng said: "It was not the time for the showdown. At first, I was afraid that he would continue to hide, so I planned to go to him and provoke him with the events of the past, but he couldn't sit still. After all, he has been holding back all these years. , when the late emperor was still there, he was still afraid. When the late emperor was gone, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he wanted to take the risk and get rid of me."

Meng Xuanyun said: "Then what should we do next?"

The assassin had already caught him, and the news that the emperor was seriously injured was also spread.

Zhao Zheng said: "Next, I will use my plan and order all the imperial doctors from the imperial hospital to gather in the Funing Hall and stay up all day and night. The head of the hospital will publicly say that I have been injured to the vitals, and I am unable to recover. Guess who is the first Someone who cares about the next emperor? If the next emperor is not that person, what will happen to him?"

Meng Xuanyun was angry and funny: "Do you have to use this method to force him to jump out by himself?"

Pretending to die?It's really no taboo!

Zhao Zheng said: "Why not. I will be on the dragon bed and witness his every move."

"..."

Meng Xuanyun felt that it was a bit intrusive, how could the emperor pretend to be a corpse himself, wouldn't he be afraid that Prince Jane would come up and chop him twice?

"It's too dangerous. If they are all Prince Jane's people, what will you do? If you leave them all to a substitute, you can just stay in the dark... Will Prince Jane not come?"

Zhao Zheng said firmly: "He will not stop coming. I have no heirs, and he will finally be able to compete for the throne in a fair manner. How can I miss it. I have already dug a hole, and I am just waiting for him to jump down."

Zhao Zheng dragged the young master and muttered for a while, filling in many omissions. The young master nodded repeatedly, looked at him strangely, and thought, Your Majesty, you are even better than a showman.

A day later, Funing Hall was fully furnished.Zhao Zheng was dying, lying on the dragon bed, guarded by Sun Taiyi.The clan and the six ministers gathered in Funing Hall, and after visiting the seriously injured and unconscious emperor, they began to discuss the candidate for the crown prince.

Zhao Zheng had only ascended the throne this year, and it was not yet time for his wedding. It is said that there was only one noble person in the harem, and no dragon heir was born.He had a special background, his biological father, Prince Shen, had been succeeded by the late emperor. Although Prince Shen's lineage was the closest to Zhao Zheng's blood, he could not inherit the throne in terms of etiquette, so he was excluded first.

The rest are the living princes of the late emperor, the name of Prince Jian Zhao Tingyan was mentioned by the ministers as expected.

"Although Prince Jian lost his official position because of the scientific examination fraud case, who knows that he was implicated by Zhao Jin? When the late emperor was here, he ordered Prince Jian to lead the six departments, which shows the trust and appreciation of the late emperor for Prince Jian."

Prince Shen’s eyes were red, and he strongly demanded to deal with the assassins first, but no one listened to him now, Prince Shen had gained power because of Zhao Zheng, and now there is no one on Prince Shen’s side who can inherit the throne, so his words carry weight Naturally, it is not as good as Prince Jane.

Zhao Tingyan pursed his lips, and falsely cupped his hands and said, "If you really can't find a suitable person, that's the only way to go."

Recently, Zhao Tingyan and the clan have been walking around frequently. The clan thinks that the hulking Prince Jian is not bad, and most of the six ministers belong to Prince Jian. Seeing that both sides are nodding, someone outside the hall said loudly: "Although the emperor has no heir, the candidate for the heir has already made a decision. Let the holy will prevail."

Wang Yongshun, the chief servant, and Xia Linchun, the emperor's personal servant, walked into the hall surrounded by a young man. The young man was holding a bright yellow cloth in his arms, with a strong figure and a calm walk.

"Shizi Xiaoyaohou!"

Zhao Tingyan recognized that this was the emperor's newly hired confidant, and he wished to poke a hole in this person with a sharp knife.

Meng Xuanyun raised his chin: "Prince Jane, my lords, I have an imperial decree, so please forgive me for not being able to salute you."

When everyone heard this, their eyes all focused on the bright yellow cloth in Meng Xuanyun's arms.

How could Zhao Tingyan not know that Xiaohou Meng came out with the imperial decree at this time, and it must be to spoil other things. Zhao Tingyan must not let Meng Xuanyun read the imperial decree, and stopped him with a cold face: "My son Xiaoyaohou, the emperor is critically ill, and the candidate for the crown prince Unless you can speak your mind, step back quickly, and don't disturb the clan's discussion with the ministers."

Meng Xuanyun deliberately revealed the imperial decree: "I have the holy will in my hand, why can't I read it?"

Zhao Tingyan said in a hurry: "What evidence do you have to prove that your edict is true? Right now, the emperor is seriously injured. In order to prevent someone from taking advantage of the loophole, it is impossible to be careless."

"Okay, then please take a closer look."

Meng Xuanyun generously handed over the imperial decree to the two respected old princes of the clan. The clan members first saw the meaning of the imperial decree clearly. It turned out that Zhao Zheng had no heirs, and they were afraid that some misfortune would cause turmoil in the court. The emperor's nephews who are qualified to inherit the throne are all gathered, and the clan is asked to choose someone with outstanding qualifications to inherit the throne.

Many clan relatives were moved by this imperial decree. The emperor's nephew mentioned by Zhao Zheng is also a descendant of the late emperor, and has inextricable connections with the clan. Prince Jian is old enough to ascend the throne as emperor, and he will definitely hold great power. But if you are younger, you will rely more on the clan and veterans.

This imperial decree made many clan members see the hope of rising. The two old princes checked the imperial decree excitedly. The handwriting on the imperial decree was written by Zhao Zheng himself, and the jade seal on it was correct, so it should be true.

There is no unbreakable alliance in the royal family, only more lucrative interests. The two old princes looked at each other and said: "It is indeed the will of the Holy One."

Since the clan recognized the imperial decree, it must be obeyed.Prince Jian's face was blue and white, thinking back then, the late emperor had scolded him and set up Zhao Zheng, but Zhao Zheng and the clan wanted to choose someone else like the late emperor.He is also past the age of knowing the destiny, even if he really got the throne, how many years can he be the emperor, he can't just bear it, wait for the next opportunity to be justified, the throne is given up this time, I am afraid it will be difficult to come back.

Prince Jane also finally realized the feelings of the prince who was provoked by him back then, and he had no choice but to do something.

"Wait a minute!!" Prince Jane shouted.

Meng Xuanyun and the clan all turned their heads to look at him.

Prince Jane said coldly: "Your Majesty Xiaoyao, you are not a member of the royal family and have no right to interfere with the selection of the emperor."

Meng Xuanyun asked back: "Prince Jian, are you trying to resist the edict?"

With a wave of Prince Jane's hand, soldiers rushed in from outside and surrounded the people who were in Funing Palace at the moment.

The clan and the courtiers all looked at each other in blank dismay. The clan didn't expect that Prince Jane would be so real. Even though most of the courtiers were biased towards Prince Jane, they didn't expect that this person would actually rebel at this time.

"This decree is false, and this king is the one who should inherit the throne!"

Prince Jane has already gone all out, seized the imperial decree, and tore it to pieces.

"Bold! You are treason!" Prince Shen scolded angrily.

Prince Jane smiled slightly: "The emperor will die soon, who is this king planning to rebel against?"