Chapter 756 The Emperor's Death
Chang'an, Imperial Palace
Song Mo was awakened.
The first thing he saw when he woke up was a few people, led by Xie Zhan, kneeling beside the dragon bed.
The Empress Dowager, who had hurried over after hearing the news, gave Xie Zhan a look, then walked past them and came to the dragon bed. "Emperor, are you awake?"
Behind him, the queen and her entourage were chasing after him.
Xie Zhan knelt there with his back straight, his eyes watching his nose and his nose watching his heart, not caring at all about the Empress Dowager's disgust. Before waking up the Emperor, he had already gone to see the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager was very surprised to see him, but she did not immediately agree to his suggestion to wake the Emperor.
After he left the Empress Dowager's palace, he immediately went to see the Queen.
So this is the scene before our eyes.
Facing the Empress Dowager's concern, Song Mo nodded slightly, then asked in a hoarse voice, "What time is it now?" He felt that he had slept for a long time this time. The last time he woke up, it was still hot, but now he felt cold as soon as he woke up.
Liang An replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, it is September 26th of the seventh year of Tianhe."
It's already so cold at the end of September? Song Mo was dazed.
"Lin Shen, you are so brave that you dare to wake up the emperor without permission? What crime should you be punished for?!" In just a moment, the Empress Dowager began to attack Imperial Physician Lin.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me." Imperial Physician Lin kowtowed while begging for mercy.
At this time, Xie Zhan spoke up, "Your Majesty, the plan for the Three States Free Trade Zone led by Wang Yun and others is about to fail."
Hearing that his good plan was ruined by his ministers again, Song Mo was furious and cursed, "Useless, all useless!"
"Why don't you let me wake up earlier?"
Xie Zhan remained silent. What good would it do to wake him up earlier? Pingzhou was not an easy place to deal with.
Imperial Physician Lin slammed his head to the ground, his voice tearful, "Your Majesty..."
After his anger subsided, Song Mo felt weak and allowed himself to lean against the pillow behind him.
Song Mo understood that this was his last moment of life.
Then, after hearing the explanation from Imperial Physician Lin, Song Mo knew that once he was awakened, his death would not be far away.
Song Mo felt a mixture of emotions. He knew that he didn't want to remain unconscious. As an emperor, he would rather die awake than die in a coma just to live longer.
So, after thinking it through, Xie Zhan did not blame them for waking him up at this time, and he also understood the potential undercurrents of the scene before him.
"Send someone to invite Chen Wan, Sang Baiqing, and Lin Ran."
After Song Mo gave the order, he took two deep breaths. At this moment, he also felt that his body was already exhausted.
The Empress Dowager was about to speak, but Song Mo raised his hand to stop her. He didn't have much time left and didn't want to waste it on trivial matters.
In fact, Song Mo didn't need to give any orders. There was something unusual in the Taiji Hall, and Chen Wan, Sang Baiqing, Lin Ran and others were already on their way.
Lin Ran was the first to arrive. He was the Praefectus Imperialis, responsible for the security of the Imperial Palace. Xie Zhan took advantage of his off-duty time to act, otherwise...
Everyone knew what happened when Song Mo woke up, and Chen Wan and Sang Baiqing arrived quickly.
When the two arrived and saw Xie Zhan in person, they couldn't help but be shocked. Xie Zhan was not dead? Then who died in the fire?
After everyone arrived, Song Mo ordered, "The Empress Dowager, the Queen, Xie Zhan, Lin Ran, Chen Wan, Sang Baiqing and others stay, and everyone else leave!"
Following Song Mo's order, everyone in the palace retreated.
Chen Wan and Sang Baiqing looked at each other. Things were about to change. Before the emperor's death, there was no sign of the heads of the cabinet families.
Finally, Song Mo's gaze fell on Xie Zhan, "Xie Zhan, now tell me, can you clean up this mess?"
Xie Zhan immediately stated, "I will definitely fulfill my mission!"
Hearing this, Song Mo's eyes lit up, "Did you get that thing?"
Xie Zhan: "Your Majesty, yes."
The other three: "Thing, what is it? What kind of riddle are these two people playing?"
"Do you have any way to solve the problem mentioned in the secret letter you sent to me last time?" Song Mo leaned forward slightly, with expectation in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, I have..." Xie Zhan took a few steps forward on his knees, then he took the courage to hold Song Mo's hand and whispered his response to him.
After hearing this, Song Mo was very happy.
"Hahaha, okay, okay." Song Mo laughed out loud, tears welled up in the corners of his eyes. It was a pity that he couldn't see this scene of turning the tide.
The Empress Dowager, Imperial Physician Lin, and Liang An were all confused.
"Liang An!" Song Mo shouted.
"The servant is here!"
"Announce the decree!"
"yes!"
Liang An immediately took out the secret decree he had prepared earlier, which announced the imperial order to appoint his eldest son Song Yu as the crown prince.
"Xie Zhan, I now appoint you as the Regent!"
"Your Majesty!" the Empress Dowager shouted.
Song Mo lowered his eyes and said nothing.
The Empress Dowager continued, "How can the establishment of a regent be treated as a joke?"
Child's play? Did she think she was just kidding? Or did she think she still had time?
Song Mo pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled sarcastically.
"Xie Zhan, I entrust the kingdom of Dali and the young emperor to you. Remember, assist the young emperor wholeheartedly!"
"Emperor!" The Empress Dowager stood up unhappily.
At the same time, Xie Zhan lifted his robe and knelt to express his loyalty, "Your Majesty, I will never let you down."
Song Mo looked deeply at Xie Zhan who was kneeling in front of him. The heir was still young, while Xie Zhan was mature and powerful. It was very likely that Dali would not be able to escape the situation of a weak ruler and strong ministers, but he had no choice.
However, it was his plan to restore Xie Zhan's name, and the man in Pingzhou would not let Xie Zhan go.
This will deeply bind Xie Zhan to Dali Jiangshan.
Perhaps because he was about to die, he seemed to vaguely see the end of Dali.
He handed over the power of regent to Xie Zhan as a reward, a comfort, and a way to give Dali a glimmer of hope.
At least before the fight with the man in Pingzhou comes to an end, Dali's rule is still very stable.
If Xie Zhan loses, then the Dali Kingdom will be finished. Because no one can resist Lu Songli's tactics.
After explaining all these things, Song Mo's face turned pale and he shook his head at the ginseng tea that Liang An brought him.
"Emperor, do you still have me, your royal grandmother, in your eyes?" The Grand Empress Dowager was extremely displeased.
Only then did Song Mo look at the Grand Empress Dowager. He knew what the Grand Empress Dowager meant. She was simply displeased with him for handing over the regency to Xie Zhan.
Even his grandmother wanted to rule the country from behind the scenes. Did she think she could compare to Lu Songli?
Leave it to her, which problem can she handle?
Give it to her, just to satisfy her addiction for two days?
"Grandmother, I have made all the arrangements. You just need to enjoy yourselves."
"Emperor, do you not trust me?" the Empress Dowager asked bluntly.
The other people in the hall didn't dare to breathe.
"Yeah." Song Mo replied casually.
"It's better for me to rule from behind the scenes than for Xie Zhan, an outsider, to be the regent, right?"
Song Mo asked her, "Grandmother, Dali is in turmoil right now. If you rule from behind the scenes and Dali is destroyed, you will be the sinner of Dali."
"Even if you die in the future, you will not be able to face the ancestors of the Song family. Are you sure you still want to rule the country from behind the curtain?"
"I'd rather keep things as they are. Even if Xie Zhan becomes the regent, he won't dare treat you unfairly."
Not really, right? The Empress Dowager thought uncertainly.
"Xie Zhan, you must obey my orders. Remember what you promised me before and don't let me down." Song Mo made the final decision.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. As long as Dali is alive, I will live as long as Dali is dead. I will never compromise!"
Xie Zhan's resounding statement startled everyone present. No, Xie Zhan was actually so loyal? These words were tantamount to swearing to live and die with the Dali Dynasty.
"After I pass away, you will choose a suitable time to hold the funeral..." After Song Mo said this, his heart ached and he felt like he couldn't breathe.
Of course he knew what the consequences would be after saying this, but Song Mo no longer cared.
After his death, he didn't care about the flood behind him.
Song Mo knew his posthumous title wouldn't be very good. After all, he had been on the throne for six or seven years without much achievement. Even the Dali Empire was in turmoil, so it would be a good thing if the court officials didn't give him an unpleasant posthumous title.
Song Mo's eyes were fixed on one place.
His life was so short.
Unfortunately, after he ascended the throne, he encountered many difficult problems, including various natural and man-made disasters, and powerful opponents who kept disrupting the situation, so he really didn't achieve anything during his reign.
He always thought he was a smart man, but before he died he sadly discovered that he was just a mediocre person, only a little smarter than ordinary people, but there was still a gap compared to the chosen ones in this world of great contention.
It’s the time, it’s the fate, it’s the sadness, it’s the regret!
Song Mo's hand suddenly dropped.
"Your Majesty!" Everyone was shocked!
"Imperial Physician Lin, please take a look at the Emperor!"
Imperial Physician Lin quickly got up from the ground, stepped forward, and put his trembling hand under the emperor's nose.
After a moment, he suddenly knelt down, "The Emperor has passed away!"
"emperor!"
There was a constant sound of crying in the palace.
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