Chapter 327 The Princess Regent
The Emperor suddenly laughed: "You can't do this. You will put the Crown Prince in an unjust position. The Crown Prince will never feel at ease. You killed his father, and he will hate you for the rest of his life!"
The Princess's hand stopped in mid-air. This was indeed the problem she was most worried about. If he struck with this sword, the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince would not forgive him!
In the Fengyi Palace, there was no bloodshed at all.
The Crown Prince was supervising the Ninth Prince reciting poems, and Su Xiaoxiao was snuggling in the Queen's arms and acting coquettishly.
The people sent by King Cheng were dealt with by Su Xiaoxiao before they even got outside the Fengyi Palace.
Su Xiaoxiao knew everything that happened in the Qinzheng Palace.
[If it is not convenient for Aunt Princess to do it, then let the souls of those who were killed by him do it! ] Su Xiaoxiao's eyes flashed with determination, but she soon regained her composure and continued to nestle in the Queen's arms.
Gu Huaiyu listened to Su Xiaoxiao's voice and felt uneasy. Could Xiaoxiao be talking about her father?
He immediately stood up and said hello to the empress: "Mother, I'm going out for a while!"
The empress said calmly: "Sit down and listen to Xiaojiu's recitation!"
The eldest princess hesitated with her sword, and the emperor suddenly screamed, shouting: "Go away, go away, stay away from me!"
In a moment, hundreds of female ghosts came towards the emperor, some of them had broken hands, some had lame legs, and some touched their bloody heads with their hands.
They all shouted: "Dog emperor, give me your life!"
"Go away, stay away from me, it's not me, it's not me!" The emperor was terrified, and the eldest princess and Su Bowen were a little confused. What was going on?
The princess dropped her sword, supported the emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, what happened to you?"
The emperor broke free from the princess's hand and rushed towards the dragon pillar, but was pulled back by the princess.
Although he was lucky to save his life, he was already in a state of madness.
The princess acted decisively and asked Su Bowen to stabilize the emperor.
She said to Yang Shun outside the palace, "Yang Shun, go and invite the queen and the prince!"
The princess knelt in front of the queen and the prince and said, "Queen, King Cheng is plotting a rebellion, the emperor was assassinated, please let the prince ascend the throne!"
The funeral bell in the palace rang three times, and the distant sound spread throughout the capital.
All the civil and military officials and the wives of the imperial officials were dressed according to their ranks and walked towards the palace in a mighty manner.
Someone whispered, "How could the emperor suddenly die when he was in his prime?"
The other party obviously didn't want to discuss this topic, and said lightly, "You'll know when you get to the palace!"
Zhao Antai caught up with Tang Taishi, and the two looked at each other and entered the palace gate tacitly.
King Cheng's body was still lying in a pool of blood, and the blood on General Sun's head had dried black. All the rebels under King Cheng were beheaded, and the Qinzheng Hall was full of corpses and blood.
The emperor's coffin had been installed and parked aside.
Tang Taishi walked forward tremblingly and asked, "Princess, what's going on?"
The princess covered her face and cried, "After discovering the jade seal and dragon robe in the princess's mansion, the emperor knew that someone wanted to alienate my sister and me. In order to lure the snake out of its hole, the emperor imprisoned me and General Su's family, just to expose the fox tail behind the scenes.
I thought General Su came out of prison as promised, and General Su went to meet the enemy, and I went into the palace to rescue him. Unfortunately, I came too late, and the emperor had already been made a king... …”
The princess calmed down and continued, “Fortunately, God has a good vision and the prince is fine. Since everyone is here, please ask Grand Tutor Tang to announce the new emperor’s succession!” Grand
Tutor Tang burst into tears, but his voice was loud and powerful: “The country cannot be without a monarch for a day, please let the new emperor ascend the throne!”
After that, he knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: “Long live our emperor!”
Other officials also knelt on the ground one after another: “Long live our emperor!”
The princess personally took Gu Huaiyu and led him to the dragon throne.
Gu Huaiyu is still a little confused. He knows that his father’s actions are wrong, but he didn’t expect that his aunt would push him to the throne like this.
He felt a little uncomfortable. He had always been trained as a crown prince. He knew that if nothing unexpected happened, he would be an emperor sooner or later, but he had never thought of ascending the throne in this way.
And there was King Cheng. Uncle Cheng was the most aloof from the world, and even his children were brought up by him to be submissive. No one could have thought that he would rebel.
But he did rebel. If General Su had not deployed in advance and led a small number of elite soldiers to attack Huanglong directly, and directly killed General Sun, the chief commander of King Cheng, before they sent out their troops, he would not have succeeded.
The people below were cheering long live the king, but he was lonely and confused in his heart.
The princess aunt saw his trance, put her hand on his shoulder, and whispered: "Raise your head, you are the emperor, you have to set things right and lead Dashuo to go higher and further!"
"Father..." Gu Huaiyu still couldn't help it. He knew that his father had brought this upon himself, but he didn't want to step on his father's corpse to ascend to the throne.
The princess aunt whispered: "Don't worry, he's fine, he's just not suitable to be the emperor!"
Hearing this, Gu Huaiyu felt a little relieved. Master Tang was right. The country cannot be without a monarch for a day. Even a figure like King Cheng wanted to rebel while his father and the princess were fighting. If he didn't stand up, Dashuo would be caught in endless struggles.
He slowly raised his head and looked at the civil and military officials kneeling in front of him. He did not feel the joy of standing at the pinnacle of power. He only felt that there was a heavy burden on his shoulders, which made him breathless.
At this time, Su Xiaoxiao came over. She did not walk to the dragon chair by herself as usual. She just raised her head and looked at Gu Huaiyu with a smile, thinking to herself: "Brother Crown Prince, no, I should call you Brother Emperor from now on. You will be a good emperor. Don't worry. I will protect you no matter how many difficulties and dangers there are." Gu Huaiyu's heart was suddenly filled with strength .
He also smiled at Su Xiaoxiao, then straightened his back and said calmly: "It is surprising that Prince Cheng is plotting treason. The late emperor passed away and the whole country is in mourning. Where is the Qintian Supervisor and where is the Minister of Rites?" Qintian
Supervisor Cheng Xingzuo and Minister of Rites Gaoming stepped out at the same time, saluted and said: "Your humble servants are here!"
"The late emperor passed away suddenly, but he was diligent in his work and loved the people. The funeral matters will be left to you two to be in charge."
Cheng Xingzuo and Gaoming received the order.
Gu Huaiyu looked at Su Bowen again and said, "General Su, although King Cheng has been exterminated, the remaining factions have not been completely eliminated. There is no guarantee that they will not take advantage of the loss of the country to cause chaos. I appoint you as the general who protects the country. All the troops in the capital will obey your command. You must ensure the safety of the capital."
Su Bowen also received the order.
"Aunt, you were imprisoned, but you still remembered the important affairs of the country and personally killed the rebels. Your wisdom and strategy are obvious to all. I will appoint you as the regent to assist me in handling state affairs."
Everyone couldn't help but admire the arrangements made by the young emperor. The new emperor was the youngest but he knew how to appoint people.
But he arranged for the eldest princess to be the regent, which really surprised everyone.