Chu Li is dead.
Chu Dichi was unable to accept it and was in a coma for three days. However, these three short days were enough to change the situation in the imperial capital.
The Emperor of Chu was paralyzed, the new emperor died, and the eldest prince committed arson. There were many people involved. For a moment, the civil and military officials were like headless flies, with no one to lead them, and they were inevitably at a loss.
At this time, the second prince stood up and believed that he was the eldest son and should take the throne rightfully.
The third prince naturally would not stand idly by.
The seventh prince also left the Royal Academy and joined the struggle for power.
In order to avenge the eldest prince, the Sixth Prince naturally tried his best to seize power. As long as he won the throne, he could allow the eldest prince to stay in the imperial capital.
For a while, there was confusion on all sides.
In order to seize power, each prince tried his best, mobilized all the connections at hand, and gave it a try.
Only the Eighth Prince knelt in front of Zhaolan Palace every day, crying bitterly:
"Ninth brother!"
"Wow - Ninth brother, why did you leave just like that? You are still so young. God is blind. It turns out that being an emperor is the most dangerous thing in the world. Even if it is given to me, I don't want to be an emperor."
"Ninth brother!"
He cried so hard that he lost his appetite.
Concubine Xin loved her son and was naturally distressed. Seeing Concubine Wen being severely injured and no longer having the glory she once had, she couldn't describe the feeling in her heart.
For more than ten years, she has been competing against Concubine Wen, and it has become a habit.
When there is no heir, compete for the emperor's favor.
After having offspring, compare children.
Now, the Ninth Prince is dead, Concubine Wen is decadent, and Emperor Chu is paralyzed. She realized that she didn't hate Concubine Wen, nor did she even dislike her. She even felt that she was very pitiful.
A child is a piece of flesh that falls from its mother.
The saddest thing in the world is the death of a loved one.
Thinking of this, she shed a few tears.
The Ninth Prince was so young, he hadn't even married or had children yet, yet he died here. It was really pitiful.
After the new emperor left, various forces began to fight each other, and the royal family's ruthlessness was fully demonstrated at this moment.
No one cares about brotherhood.
The only thing they care about is the position of the supreme ruler.
They supported their respective princes and fought for it with all their might, and some even targeted the Regent and the Wen family:
"If the Regent does not recall the capital, he will definitely be plotting something bad!"
"The Regent Prince disobeyed the order and returned to the capital first, and he also had close contact with the Ninth Prince. I seriously suspect that the Emperor's paralysis is inseparable from the Ninth Prince!"
"The Wen family is to blame!"
"In my opinion, Concubine Wen should no longer be in charge of the harem. She and the Ninth Prince both have evil intentions and should be executed!"
Concubine Wen was angry.
When Li'er was around, this group of people bowed and nodded, were extremely respectful, and fawned like dogs.
Li'er is gone, but his body is still warm, and yet they are all so despicable!
Concubine Xin said, "The new emperor's body is still warm, and you are already throwing dirty water on him. His throne was determined by the emperor himself. Do you mean that the imperial decree of succession is fake?"
Chu Aotian wiped his tears:
"You bastards!"
The ninth brother's body was still lying in the Yutang Palace and had not been buried yet. These people wanted to tear the ninth brother to pieces and divide up the power.
It's really disgusting!
At this time, Concubine Wen suddenly remembered something important:
"A few days ago, the new emperor drafted several secret decrees and stored them in the Jade Hall Palace. He also asked the five cabinet elders to personally write them on paper!"
She was so lost in grief that she only remembered this now.
Qin Ge Lao's eyes were red, and he sighed: "Madam Wen Fei, please take it out. We will do our best for the new emperor."
Concubine Wen raised her hand, "Aunt Li."
Soon, Aunt Li came holding a brocade box with a sealing strip on the outside to ensure the privacy of the contents.
Lord Qin took the brocade box and opened it in front of everyone. There were four secret decrees inside.
"The new emperor's secret decree!"
Everyone knelt down to listen to the order.
Qin Ge Lao took out a letter and read aloud:
"I know that I have no talent for governing a country and cannot handle this important task. For the sake of the common people, I will abdicate the throne to the regent. There must be no mistake!"
Everyone was startled:
"What?!"
"Abdicate the throne to the Regent?"
"When the new emperor was still alive, he actually wrote such an imperial edict? Did he die in vain? Could it be that the fire in Zhaolan Palace was related to the regent..."
A huge conspiracy theory gradually took shape:
In order to seize power, the regent first forced the new emperor to write such a decree, and then set fire to the new emperor to death, so that he could take power into his hands.
Concubine Wen wiped her tears.
Although I was heartbroken, I couldn't help but think of Chu Li's solemn instructions before his death:
In the future, no matter how the situation changes, we must fully support the Regent!
She knelt on the ground with tears in her eyes and said:
"This is written by Li Er himself. Since Li Er came to power, he has been incompetent in all government affairs and unable to cope with them. He has abdicated the throne to the Regent."
"I, along with the Wen family, will obey the new emperor's order!"
The Wen family was the first to surrender.
Subsequently, seven or eight officials accepted the order and surrendered, but most of them were unwilling to do so.
Even though Concubine Wen spoke to the Regent, they were still unwilling to give in and asked:
"This secret decree is written in vernacular Chinese? Since ancient times, which emperor has ever issued an imperial decree in vernacular Chinese?"
This secret decree must be fake!
Master Jiang wiped his tears and said, "Master Zhang, the Ninth Prince is not well educated, so it is already very good that he can write the imperial edict clearly."
"..."
The Ninth Prince is uneducated.
Lord Qin picked up the second secret decree, which stated the dispatch of three military generals from the Wen family and the protection of the Wen family.
The third secret decree was about the protection of Concubine Wen and the arrangements for the General's Mansion.
The fourth secret decree was for the eighth prince.
Qin Ge Lao said:
"My eighth brother and I have been as close as brothers since childhood. Considering that my eighth brother has a kind heart and excellent moral character, I specially grant him the title of Xianwang, and grant him Xiyun, Luolan, and Qinghe City as fiefs. He will enjoy a salary of a thousand gold coins, which will be inherited for five generations. The next king shall not take back the fief and title for any reason, and there must be no mistake."
Chu Aotian widened his eyes in disbelief.
Ninth brother...
The ninth brother actually granted him the title of Prince Xian.
Ninth brother actually misses him so much!
"Ninth brother!"
Chu Aotian burst into tears, climbed up, and rushed to Yutang Palace, determined to hold the body of his ninth brother and bury him with his own hands.
Qin Ge Lao hurriedly reminded:
"Eight... Your Highness Prince Xian, the imperial decree."
"My imperial edict... No, ninth brother! Imperial edict... Ninth brother... Imperial edict..." Chu Aotian shook his head left and right, running to the left and right, his head shaking like a rattle.
In the end, she ignored the imperial edict and ran into the Yutang Palace crying:
"Ninth brother!"
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