Lord Lu received the order and decided to do something big.
Without Liu Zhao's intervention, he took charge of the court officials who were blocking the gate of the Golden Palace, and drove them out of the palace and back to their homes.
He also named a few people and agreed to meet in the government hall early the next morning to discuss important matters.
Liu Zhao sat in the Golden Palace with no intention of leaving.
The eunuchs were worried and anxious, but they could not persuade him.
Lin Shuping made a prompt decision, "Go and invite the Queen!"
Now only the Queen can convince His Majesty.
Outside the Prince of Qin's Mansion, Xiao Qin'er and Liu Zheng had been kneeling for a whole day. Their knees were in excruciating pain, and it felt like their legs were no longer their own.
It was getting dark, but the gate of the Prince of Qin's mansion was closed tightly, as if it would never be opened.
Xiao Qin'er was desperate!
Is it over?
Is it really over?
She cried silently.
Liu Zheng tried to comfort her, "If you can't bear it, you can go to the carriage and rest. I will continue to kneel."
Xiao Qin'er shook her head, "It's fine with me!"
When he was in a panic, the side door of the Prince of Qin's mansion opened.
A row of carriages drove out.
This is the Queen's carriage.
Xiao Qin'er recognized him at a glance. She was trembling all over and extremely excited.
The carriage stopped in front of her and the windows opened.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen!" Both mother and son kowtowed in greeting.
Even if I feel wronged, my life is in the hands of the other party, so I can only surrender!
Gu Ji looked at Xiao Qin'er coldly, then glanced at Liu Yi who was lying unconscious on the ground, without saying a word.
Xiao Qin'er was very panicked!
Not a word?
It really makes people anxious to death!
At least say something! Even just one word.
The window suddenly closed, the carriage started and moved forward slowly.
Xiao Qin'er was dumbfounded and didn't understand at all.
"Your Majesty..."
She cried out loudly, her heart filled with panic.
The maid Aqing came to Xiao Qin'er and said, "Princess, please go back."
"What does your Majesty mean? Can you tell me?" she begged.
Ah Qing said expressionlessly, "Princess, return home and wait for news. The palace will handle the matter."
"Wait, wait, what news are you waiting for?" Xiao Qin'er stuttered.
"When the decree comes down, the princess will know. Please leave as soon as possible. The queen does not like people kneeling at the door of the palace."
Is that so?
After delivering the message, Aqing left.
Xiao Qin'er stood there in a daze.
Liu Zheng asked quietly, "Mother, should we continue kneeling?"
Xiao Qin'er patted her cheeks and said, "Go back home!"
I tried to stand up, but my legs were completely numb.
Fortunately, the old woman was quick to act and supported her.
She was carried into the carriage by the old woman and lay down directly.
Liu Zheng wasn't much better, but he was young and strong. After getting on the carriage, his legs gradually regained feeling.
He returned to the palace, asked the doctor to prescribe medicine to treat his leg, and waited patiently for news.
…
Gu Jiu entered the palace in a carriage.
The Golden Throne Hall was dimly lit and eerily quiet!
The Golden Palace, which is bustling and magnificent during the day, seems to turn into demons and monsters at night, ready to come out and eat people at any time.
Gu Jiu ordered people to light candles to make the hall brighter.
She saw Liu Zhao sitting on the steps, without any imperial baggage at all, and couldn't help but sigh.
You know, Liu Zhao is very concerned about his reputation on weekdays.
Gu Jiu waved his hand and all the palace servants retreated.
She walked forward, sat down next to Liu Zhao, stretched her legs, and said, "It's my first time sitting in the Golden Throne Hall at night, so it's a bit strange."
Liu Zhao held her hand but said nothing.
She leaned on his shoulder and whispered, "Do you want to cry?"
Liu Zhao snorted, very dissatisfied.
He is an emperor, how could he cry? She underestimated him.
Gu Jiu hooked his palm and asked, "Does it feel uncomfortable?"
Liu Zhao remained silent. This was no way to comfort him. It was clearly like stabbing him in the heart with a knife, one after another, without mercy.
Women are so scary!
Gu Jiu muttered to himself, "I feel bad for you. This position is really too difficult. Especially if you want to be an emperor who can make a difference, it is even more difficult."
What's not difficult?
It is easiest to be a truly tyrant ruler, doing whatever he wants, not considering the affairs of the country and the family, and only caring about personal desires.
"But I know your personality. You like challenges and you like to face them head-on. If I ask you to back down, you'll probably start a huge argument with me."
Am I that stingy?
Liu Zhao stared at Gu Jiu suspiciously.
Wouldn't it hurt your conscience if you took advantage of him to criticize him when he was feeling bad?
Gu Jiu pursed his lips and said, "Do what you want to do and stick to what you think is right."
"I haven't received any comfort at all." Liu Zhao finally spoke, his voice full of accusations.
The words of comfort are not sincere at all, okay.
Can you show some sincerity and be sincere?
Gu Jiute said disdainfully, "It seems you are not that sad. Why don't you get up quickly and go back to sleep."
That’s too much!
Liu Zhao snorted twice to show his dissatisfaction.
Gu Jiu said with a straight face, "You are already a mature man. You must stand the test and stop acting like a child."
Liu Zhao wanted to vomit blood.
"When did I act like a child?"
"That's what you are doing now. You look like I'm unhappy and you need to comfort me. You're no different from a three-year-old."
"How can a three-year-old child be as majestic and powerful as me?"
"The Queen Mother bullied you. Do you want to cry?"
This is too much! They are just rubbing salt into the wound, causing secondary damage.
Liu Zhao snorted and turned his head to show his dissatisfaction.
Gu Jiu pursed his lips and smiled, "I know you are upset and don't want to face the Queen Mother. How about this, I will handle the Queen Mother's matter."
"I have made my decision. I will not do anything to her. But the Pei family must pay the price for her."
"It's up to you. I won't interfere."
"Lord Lu has already guessed the whole plan. I will leave the rest to him."
"It should have been done long ago! Although Lord Lu is a descendant of the late emperor, he is an upright and flexible person and should be given more important responsibilities."
"You always speak for others."
"I'm filling in the gaps for you."
"You despise me!" Liu Zhao complained, feeling aggrieved.
Gu Jiu hugged him and said, "It's not the first day that I dislike you."
The more he told the truth, the more upset Liu Zhao became.
Liu Zhao demanded, "Are you my queen? Which side are you on? You always criticize me and find fault with me. I am very unhappy."
Gu Jiu pinched his nose and said, "If I don't criticize you, you will become arrogant."
"You just don't trust me."
"I will only help you find and fill in the gaps if I trust you. If I don't trust you, I won't bother to say a word, lest you hold me accountable later."
"I'm not that kind of person."
Hahaha……
This is a joke.
Isn’t it too late for Liu Zhao to settle the accounts after the autumn?
Liu Zhao is a man of vindictiveness and narrow-mindedness.
Of course, Gu Jiu is not much better in this regard, and he is also vindictive.
It’s just that the two people have different ways of getting back at each other.
Gu Jiu does not take anyone's life.
If Liu Zhao refused to obey, he would do it, and taking someone's life would be a piece of cake.
"I just didn't expect so many people would oppose me. It feels terrible."
Liu Zhao believed that his ascension to the throne was the popular choice, at least among the officials.
However, he did not expect that in the first year of Jingming, he would be forced to abdicate and depose the emperor, and that this would be recorded in history books and written about extensively by future generations.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "It should be said that the step was too big and it pulled the strings."
Liu Zhao wiped his face and tried to cheer himself up. "You also suggest that I slow down?"
Gu Jiu shook his head. "Now that things have come to this, there's no time to delay. I can only bite the bullet and charge forward."
"Aren't you worried that I'll lose the throne?"
"Don't worry! If anyone dares to rebel against you, I will stand up for you."
Liu Zhao liked to hear this.
He hugged her and said, "You must always support me and stand by me."
Gu Jiu patted the back of his hand and said, "If I don't support you, who else can I support? You just have too many thoughts."
"If you want to say that I'm narrow-minded, just say it directly. There's no need to beat around the bush."
Gu Jiu held his face in his hands. "You are indeed narrow-minded and petty. Have you found any clues about today's disaster? Have the Jinwu Guards found anything?"
"We're investigating, not so fast. I plan to suspend court for three days and take the opportunity to relax."
"Do you want to take a hot spring bath, Xiaozhu?"
“Very good!”
The capital was under martial law, people were in panic, and court officials were uneasy. At this time, the emperor and empress happily went to Xiaozhu to soak in the hot springs.
When Lord Lu learned about this, he was so angry that he vomited blood.
"Even at this hour, His Majesty and the Empress are still thinking about soaking in the hot springs. How can they not be anxious at all?"
The court officials were extremely worried, thinking that the emperor had withdrawn from court for three days in order to lick his wounds behind closed doors. Little did they know that the emperor had withdrawn from court only to sneak out of the palace and enjoy life.
As an emperor, how can you be so willful!
Forcing the emperor to abdicate is such a major event. As an emperor, he should at least show the appropriate anger, loss, reflection and other emotions instead of running to take a hot spring bath.
Even more frustrating was that Lord Lu had to conceal the emperor's actions, leading court officials to mistakenly believe that the emperor spent the entire day in Xingqing Palace reflecting on himself.
Lord Lu and Renqiu complained about Emperor Jingming Liu Zhao.
"He is the most willful emperor I have ever seen. No wonder someone forced him to abdicate within a year of his ascension to the throne."
Ren Qiu secretly rolled his eyes. "Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. This is very much in line with the Empress' style."
"It must be the Empress who has bewitched Your Majesty."
"Stop walking around and making people dizzy. I think relaxing in the hot springs right now is more helpful than staying in Xingqing Palace to reflect on yourself."
"How can you speak for His Majesty?"
Lord Lu was heartbroken and thought that Renqiu had rebelled.
As a subject, at this time you should stand against the emperor and persuade him to do the right thing.
Renqiu pointed at his head and said, "Don't always stick to the old ways when thinking about things. Be brave enough to break through and innovate. Take the case of the Duke of Lu. If you were a bunch of people who only talk about ancestral rules and court respect, you would never have thought there was a second way. When the emperor was forced to abdicate, there was no rule that said he had to stay in the palace to reflect on himself. There's nothing wrong with choosing to soak in the hot springs at this time."
"Can a hot spring bath solve the problem?"
"At least it can calm His Majesty's anger."
Lord Lu thought about it and felt that what Ren Qiu said made some sense.
He muttered, "I hope Your Majesty can kill fewer people this time."
Ren Qiu shook his head repeatedly, "Impossible! For such a serious matter, it would not be in the interests of His Majesty to not kill a few more people."
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