Seeing the unfriendly Prince Yin Liu Chu, the Minister of War Zhou Kunran stepped forward and stood in front of Prince Yin.
"Your Highness Prince Yin, where were you when the poisonous smoke was released here?"
When the antidote was distributed, Song Jinxiu gave one to Prime Minister Wei Zhen.
With such a big mess going on, the old prime minister has to take charge.
However, as soon as Wei Zhen opened his mouth, Zhou Kunran was quick and snatched it away. Song Jinxiu had no choice but to add a peace amulet for Lord Wei.
Therefore, Zhou Kunran and Wei Zhen are the only court officials who were not poisoned here.
Prince Yin glanced at him and said meaningfully, "Oh, I'm going to get my father's imperial edict."
Zhou Kunran frowned: "What do you mean?"
Prince Yin ignored him and took out a bright yellow scroll from his arms and handed it to the Prime Minister Wei Zhen behind Zhou Kunran: "Prime Minister Wei is a veteran of two dynasties. He should recognize the original work of the late emperor. Take a look at it yourself."
The late emperor’s will?
Prime Minister Wei Zhen took the scroll suspiciously, and was shocked when he opened it.
This turned out to be the imperial edict that conferred upon Prince Yin the title of Crown Prince.
Zhou Kunran also saw it, and he said sternly: "This is unacceptable. The late emperor personally passed the throne to Your Majesty in front of all the civil and military officials. Everyone knows it."
He was still a fifth-rank official at the time, but he was not present.
Everyone was also stunned. "After the death of the previous emperor, your majesty worked hard and loved the people, and you have a large number of heirs. Now there are five emperors. How can you enthrone the crown prince?"
"Really? Then may I ask my royal brother why you haven't appointed a crown prince yet?" Prince Yin looked at Liu Renxiu.
Liu Renxiu frowned: "What do you want to say?"
Prince Yin chuckled and said, "Didn't Father tell my brother to appoint a crown prince after four days?"
Liu Renxiu looked at him without saying anything. His father did say that the emperor's father was concerned with the fate of the country and must be treated with great care and not rashly. He also repeatedly emphasized that one's character can only be seen after one becomes an adult.
Prince Yin chuckled again, "The reason why my father asked you to be crowned as the Queen Mother after you are four years old is actually because he was waiting for me, his brother, to return to the capital."
The old prince Hexian couldn't stand it anymore, so he jumped up and shouted angrily, "What nonsense! The late emperor was wise and intelligent, how could he leave such an imperial edict? I think you just want to make trouble."
After saying this, red threads flashed in his eyes, and he quickly sat down to recite the scriptures.
Prince Yin looked innocent, "Oh, you also said that my father was wise and intelligent, why did he leave such a will?"
After successfully attracting everyone's attention, Prince Yin shook his head and said:
"I don't know either, but my father is wise and intelligent. Since he left such an imperial edict, there must be a reason for him to leave it. Lord Wei, have you read the imperial edict? Lord Wei, do you think this imperial edict is fake?"
Prime Minister Wei Zhen asked in a deep voice: "Isn't it? And you, walking around in the Cining Palace at will, what crime should you be punished for?" He pointed angrily at the officials behind Prince Yin.
Song Jinxiu looked at Old Master Wei: Is the imperial edict real or fake?
Wei Zhenhu laughed: No matter it is true or false, it must be false.
Song Jinxiu blinked: Is it really true?
Suddenly, a female voice came, "Don't walk around casually, but what if we go to ask for another will from the late emperor?"
Concubine Liu was dressed in a maroon dress, with a dragon and phoenix crown on her gray hair, which was only worn by the empress dowager. She swept away her usual frail appearance and walked in with an imposing manner.
In her arms, she held a long purple box.
The box was opened, revealing the imperial edict.
Everyone: One more?
"The late emperor's will is now being read out. Why don't you kneel down and receive his order?" Concubine Liu shouted.
The old prince Hexian couldn't help but jump up and said, "Falsely conveying the will is punishable by death."
After saying that, he hurriedly sat down again. Song Jinxiu looked at him suppressing thousands of troubles and felt pity for him. She endured it again and again, but she was still reluctant to give him the last amulet.
Concubine Liu has come with bad intentions, so leave the amulet to the emperor.
Looking at the suffering old prince Hexian, Song Jinxiu sighed. She could no longer rely on the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital, so she had to rely on herself.
She was distracted by listening to the movements around her while also concentrating on preparing the antidote in the space.
I don't need to boil it anymore, I don't have time, I just mix it together and use a soy milk maker to make juice, it's astringent if it's astringent, it's bitter if it's bitter, I can't drink it myself.
Prince Yin smiled and said, "I knew you wouldn't believe me, so I kept this imperial edict from the Crown Prince hidden away. However, this imperial edict hidden in the Xianji Palace was taken out by activating the coffin in front of so many officials. It can't be fake!"
Liu Renxiu was furious: "How dare you activate the coffin without my knowledge?"
Prince Yin turned his head fiercely and glared at him: "If I ask to open the coffin, will my brother allow it?"
Liu Renxiu: "Of course not. The coffin is filled with my father's handwriting and divine talismans. How can we open it at will?"
"Oh, I knew my brother wouldn't allow it, so I just came here by myself."
Concubine Liu interrupted them, "Why are you talking so much? Eunuch Chen, please read the imperial edict."
As Concubine Liu finished speaking, a skinny old eunuch walked out from behind him.
Eunuch Hai exclaimed, "Manager Chen? What's wrong with you?"
This person was Chen Qing, the chief eunuch who served beside the late emperor.
"I stayed in Xianji Palace to guard the late emperor's will. This imperial edict is true. I will announce it now. In compliance with the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims..."
This time the imperial edict was even more absurd, as it actually reversed the edict of Prince Yin.
Song Jinxiu was a little puzzled. Did the late emperor have a grudge against Your Majesty? What's the meaning of leaving such an imperial edict? You will not die in peace until Cangwu is destroyed?
"Ridiculous, Prince Yin, Concubine Liu, and Eunuch Chen, you are absolutely ridiculous. The late emperor should not have left such a will."
If the late emperor was not senile and confused, then Prince Yin was the one who forged it.
The court officials reacted strongly. They had the same idea as Song Jinxiu and found it incredible.
Your Majesty is a rare benevolent and wise ruler. They are working together to create a prosperous and peaceful era. It is ridiculous that Prince Yin did this at such an inappropriate time.
King Yin: Ridiculous?
Originally, he would have waited another two years, until the emperor became ill and the emperors were no longer able to succeed him, and then he could legitimately and gloriously take over the throne.
But somehow, Cangwu's national strength has grown rapidly in the past six months, especially with the invention of telescopes and bows and crossbows. Its military strength has advanced by leaps and bounds, and even the most difficult Nanjiang has been defeated.
Moreover, the emperor's health was getting better and better. If he didn't take action, he might not have another chance.
Song Jinxiu didn't know that Prince Yin's early coup was caused by a series of reforms he had made.
And there was the emperor's health. Her body-strengthening pills were immune to all diseases. She had only refined one furnace in half a year, and obtained a total of six pills. She gave one to the old patriarch, one to the mother, one to the eldest brother, one to the younger brother, and one to the younger sister, and the last one to the emperor.
Even her favorite cabbage, Su Mo, was gone. Thinking of Su Mo, Song Jinxiu suddenly felt worse.
The cabbage that was pushed...
Therefore, Song Jinxiu became more and more displeased with Prince Yin, who reminded her of the rotten cabbage Su Mo.
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