Chapter 109 Wei Rong succeeds to the throne
"Your Majesty, please stop shouting. They won't listen to you." The Queen found a soft couch to sit on and drank tea quietly.
The emperor was so angry that he vomited blood again, and the group of imperial doctors knelt on the ground and trembled, with their heads pressed against the ground, fearing that they would be affected.
"Your Majesty, I didn't want you to die so soon. If you want to blame someone, blame your good son for exposing the truth. Since that's the case, I have no choice but to do so." The Queen took out a black box from her arms, which contained a small black pill.
"No, no, no." The emperor shouted weakly, then turned his gaze to Wei Rong.
"Rong'er, save father." The emperor now placed all his hopes on Wei Rong.
"Just shut up. He can't even save himself, and you still want him to save you. Don't worry, when you're gone, he'll be the next." The Queen stepped forward and slapped the Emperor. This was the thing he wanted to do most in his life. It felt so good, so good.
The emperor looked at the queen in disbelief and was speechless for a moment, while the imperial physician kneeling on the ground trembled even more violently.
"Come here, hold the king and queen down and wait for your punishment." Wei Rong gave an order, and the imperial guards behind him began to move and walked forward.
The Queen discovered that the imperial guards actually obeyed Wei Rong's orders. In a flash of sword and flint, the Queen stuffed the pill into the emperor's mouth. Since he could not survive, the emperor could not live either.
The weak emperor was no match for the empress. The pills dissolved in water, and by the time the imperial guards rushed over, the emperor was almost dead.
"Hahaha, don't touch me. I didn't expect that you would win in the end." The Queen laughed.
"Suppress it and wait for your punishment." Wei Rong didn't want to pay any attention to the somewhat crazy queen, because he had more important things to do.
"Someone, please hold father's pulse." Wei Rong said in a gentle voice, with irresistible majesty in his words.
The most senior among the imperial physicians stood up tremblingly, took out the silver needles he carried with him and gave the emperor acupuncture, helping the emperor to hold on to his last breath.
"Aren't you gentlemen coming in yet?" As soon as Wei Rong finished speaking, Sheng Xia and Zheng Taifu came in with the Hanlin scholars, the Imperial Censor and others in the court.
"Your Majesty, I implore you to pass the throne to the tenth prince." Taifu Zheng took the lead and knelt down and said.
"I second the motion." Shengxia also knelt down and responded.
What else did the remaining two smart people not understand? First, they listened to a big drama about the Queen plotting to murder His Majesty. Now, Tutor Zheng and General Sheng stood on the side of the Tenth Prince. If they did not express their stance, they might not be able to walk out of the palace alive.
"I second the motion." The two men looked at each other and knelt down to say.
The emperor was furious, but he was speechless at this point, so Wei Rong stepped forward and said, "Father, I know you are speechless at this moment. If you agree, please blink."
What else could the emperor do? He couldn't help but blink. What was the difference between this and asking him to agree directly?
"The emperor has agreed. Lord Yue, please draft the edict of succession." Wei Rong looked at the Hanlin academician with a smile.
"I obey your order." Yue Hanlin didn't dare to refuse and responded in a low voice.
"Xiao Dezi, go get the imperial seal and the blank edict." Wei Rong walked slowly to the couch, turned around and sat down, and gave the order in a domineering tone.
"Yes, Your Highness." Xiao Dezi had been with the emperor for many years and had already become as cunning as a human being. If he wanted to survive, he had better do as he was told.
Xiao Dezi quickly brought the imperial edict and the imperial seal, and ordered someone to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone. When everything was ready, Yue Hanlin stepped forward tremblingly to write the edict of succession.
"Lord Yue, be careful not to let your hands shake." Wei Rong reminded with a smile.
"Yes." Yue Hanlin wiped the sweat from his forehead and took a deep breath. Although he was nervous, his years of professionalism enabled Yue Hanlin to quickly write the edict of succession.
I, with my humble virtue, have inherited the great throne. I have diligently and conscientiously served my country, not slacking off for a moment. The Tenth Prince, Wei Rong, is known for his kindness and profound understanding of government affairs, making him worthy of shouldering the heavy responsibility of the state. I now pass the throne to him, hoping that he will respect Heaven, protect the people, diligently govern, and forever strengthen the foundation of the nation. This announcement shall be made to all the land.
After reading it, Wei Rong nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, stamp it."
Yue Hanlin felt relieved after getting Wei Rong's approval. It was not until he pressed the imperial seal and issued the imperial edict that the succession became legitimate and in accordance with the will of heaven.
Wei Rong's long-cherished wish had come true, and he felt very complicated. He should have been happy, but when this day finally came, he felt empty inside.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Xiao Dezi's anxious voice came, and Wei Rong subconsciously stood up and walked forward.
The emperor looked at Wei Rong deeply and closed his eyes, never to wake up again.
"Imperial Physician, come and take a look." Wei Rong thought that he would not feel sad at all because of the emperor's death, but when the emperor really died, he knew that the fatherly love he wanted would never be obtained again in his life.
"His Majesty has passed away." The imperial physician said with a slight tremor in his voice.
Everyone knelt down instantly, and then someone rang the funeral bell, and soon the news of the emperor's death spread.
When the Prime Minister was preparing to enter the palace today, the Prime Minister's Mansion had already been surrounded by the army. The Prime Minister knew that the situation had long been beyond his control. He knew that he had lost, and rather than being humiliated, he would rather die.
The prime minister then took out the poison and committed suicide in his room. The trapped Xie Zhi came to find Zhao Quan, but saw Zhao Quan's corpse. Xie Zhi collapsed and screamed, and the prime minister's mansion was in chaos.
When the emperor passed away, all the ministers immediately changed into mourning clothes and rushed to the palace, kneeling in front of the hall. At this time, the Hanlin Academician and the Chief Censor announced the imperial edict in public, and Wei Rong became the emperor of the Wei Dynasty from then on.
After Zheng Su and the child were brought into the palace from the Tenth Prince's residence by the eunuchs, they were very busy. Fortunately, there were people from the Ministry of Rites to assist them, so the process went smoothly.
As the great general guarding the country, Shengxia naturally could not leave the palace. For this day, Shengxia had not returned for many days. In order to prevent Xia Yanjing from worrying, Shengxia asked Wei Rong to pass a message to Xia Yanjing.
Wei Rong naturally agreed without hesitation. He not only ordered someone to pass on the message, but also asked someone to bring Xia Yanjing into the palace to reunite with Shengxia.
Xia Yanjing was very worried after hearing the death knell, but he was also afraid that going out would cause trouble for Shengxia, so he was very anxious.
Fortunately, someone from the palace came to deliver the news, and Xia Yanjing finally felt relieved. He was very happy to know that he could enter the palace to see Shengxia.
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