Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 14797 Court Meeting
Wei Xianchen shook his head and said, "Your Highness, my identity is not to be seen in public now. I cannot let others know that the royal family still has such a force, so I must go back to the Imperial Beast Garden and gather all the people in the Imperial Horse Bureau. If Your Highness needs me, I will be the sword in your hand, but I cannot go to the palace with you."

At this time, Decai also came back, and he brought a few palace books with him. Then he said to Zuoqiu Zheng: "Your Highness, please change your clothes." Zuoqiu Zheng had to wear mourning clothes now, and Decai had prepared all of them. Zuoqiu Zheng nodded, and while he asked the palace maids to change his clothes for him, he said to Decai: "Eunuch Decai, the affairs of the harem are left to you to handle. Let Fusheng come in and let him go to the main hall with me. Arrest all the people in Qinglan Palace. Oh, and what about Concubine Lan's body? You must preserve it as well. You must turn her into a ghost, and then interrogate her carefully to see who she is. You must also investigate the palace maids and eunuchs in the harem, one by one." Decai responded, and at this time, the bell outside had already rung for more than forty times. It seemed that the ministers had also arrived at the main hall. You must know that the bell had to ring a hundred times. After all, this was the death of the emperor, which was not a trivial matter.

Zuo Qiu Zheng then walked out the door, and Zhao Hai and the others followed Zuo Qiu Zheng and walked out together. At this time, the entire Capital Star was in chaos. All the ministers above the fifth rank put on their clothes and rushed to the palace for their lives, because as long as they were in the Capital Star, if they did not reach the palace after the bell stopped, it would be a capital crime. The one hundred and eight bells meant that something big was about to happen. If they were too late, no one could save them.

When Zuoqiu Zheng and his companions arrived at the main hall, all the princes and ministers above the fifth rank had come to the main hall. They were all asking each other what had happened. But when Zuoqiu Zheng appeared in the main hall, everyone was stunned, and then there was an uproar, because Zuoqiu Zheng was wearing mourning clothes, and everyone understood what this meant.

Zuoqiu Zheng walked up to the imperial platform, he looked at the princes and civil and military officials below, then said, "Today, my father was poisoned to death by a traitor. From today on, the national mourning period will last for one month. All matters must be handled according to the etiquette of the national mourning period. If anyone dares to violate the law, the law will be ruthless. Now, all the adults can go home and prepare." Everyone responded, and then they saluted to Zuoqiu Zheng before leaving the hall. Zuoqiu Zheng then said, "Lord Zhang Ruyi, Lord Zhang Qingshan, Lord Xu Kang, Lord Liu De, National Master Zhao Hai, please stay." Zhao Hai and the others stayed, but the others all left.

After everyone else left, Zuoqiu Zheng looked at them and said, "For the next period of time, please help me maintain the government and prepare for my enthronement." They all responded, and Zuoqiu Zheng waved his hand and said, "Please come in, sirs." They all responded, and then left the hall, even Zhao Hai left.

Afterwards, Zhao Hai returned to the Beast Taming Garden. He didn't have a house on the Capital Star, and he had been living in the Beast Taming Garden before. He had to go back there and change his clothes. He now finally understood why the people from the Elder Council were so sure that Zuo Qiu Zheng would return to the Capital Star. It would be strange if Zuo Qiu Zheng didn't return to the Capital Star after such a big thing happened. It's just that they didn't know that Zuo Qiu Zheng could return to the Capital Star through the teleportation array, and Zhao Hai finally didn't have to wait any longer. He immediately gave orders to Bai Yan, asking Bai Yan and the others to take action. He believed that the people from the Elder Council should all be there now, and it was time to take action.

Soon Zhao Hai and the others changed their clothes. The people from Huang'an Temple also came to the palace to bathe and change clothes for Zuo Qiuwen. You should know that in the Star Empire there is a saying that after a person dies, his soul will slowly leave his body. During this process, the person will be in great pain, just like a cow being skinned. At this time, if anyone touches the body of the deceased casually, the soul of the deceased will be in great pain. Only those who have attained the Tao will be safe if they touch the body. Therefore, when people of Zuo Qiuwen's status die, they usually ask some people who have attained the Tao to help them change clothes, but ordinary people cannot do that.

At this time, the garrison also entered the capital star. They began to control the streets to prevent anyone from causing trouble. All the ministers returned home and changed into mourning clothes, then returned to the palace again. They had to guard the emperor's tomb.

Zhao Hai also changed his clothes and returned to the palace, and the other ministers all came back one after another, and the same went for the princes. They all changed their clothes and came back, but their faces did not look good. Zuoqiu Wen's sudden death made their plan completely fail. You must know that Zuoqiu Zheng is the prince now, and it is only natural for him to ascend the throne. If they dare to mess around now, it would be a mess. But they still did not give up. They contacted the ministers who supported them, and prepared to doubt why Zuoqiu Zheng suddenly came back. Of course, they must save these words for when Zuoqiu Zheng is ready to succeed to the throne. They cannot mention them now. If they mention them now, it would be disrespectful to Zuoqiu Wen. If they dare to mobilize troops, they would be ignoring the corpse and attacking each other. That would really become a joke in the world, and I am afraid that no one will support them anymore. So they have to wait. Now they can only guard the tomb for Zuoqiu Wen, but they can't do anything.

Originally, when someone like Zuoqiu Wen died, his tomb would be kept for three months. However, in the Star Empire, because the empire is so large and times have changed, the time for keeping the tomb has become shorter. Now it is only kept for seven days, and after seven days, the body can be buried.

During these seven days, everything in the Star Empire was basically stopped, especially some entertainment activities, which were directly stopped. If anyone dared to go to entertainment venues at this time, he would be guilty and would be punished. Those ministers had to stop even having sex, otherwise, if it was discovered that his child was conceived during the national mourning period, they would also be punished. Zuo Qiuzheng also guarded Zuo Qiuwen's tomb for seven days, and then arranged for Zuo Qiuwen to be buried.

The royal family has their own special cemetery, and there is a rule in the royal family. Generally, after the emperor ascends the throne, his tomb will begin to be built. Zuoqiu Wen has been the emperor for many years, and his tomb has been built long ago, so there is certainly no problem with burial. Originally, Decai was to be buried with him, but now Zuoqiu Zheng really can't do without him, so he can only stay and help Zuoqiu Zheng deal with the affairs of the harem. Zuoqiu Zheng also took some time these days to turn Concubine Lan into a member of the undead clan. Concubine Lan also said that she was indeed a member of the Elder Council, and this time it was indeed the Elder Council that gave her an order to kill Zuoqiu Wen.

Zuoqiu Zheng was so angry that he executed all the eunuchs and palace maids in Concubine Lan's palace, leaving no one alive. No one objected to this. Zuoqiu Zheng did not kill too many people, which was already very good. You know, Zuoqiu Wen was assassinated, not died of natural causes, so Zuoqiu Zheng only killed so many people, which was already considered good.

After Zuoqiu Wen was buried, a grand court meeting was scheduled. The purpose of this grand court meeting was to confirm Zuoqiu Zheng's identity and then arrange for his enthronement. Zuoqiu Zheng was very clear that today's grand court meeting would not be that simple, but he was not afraid. He had already prepared for it all. Soon the grand court meeting began. Zuoqiu Zheng stood on the imperial platform, looking at the people below, and then said, "My father has been buried, but the country cannot be without a monarch for a day. Please discuss this matter, ministers." He did not hesitate to say it directly. He wanted to see how the people below would react.

You know, he has not been idle these days. He has transferred Gongsun Yulong and others back to the Capital Star through the teleportation array, so Zuoqiu Zheng now has a bottom line in his mind. Of course, he doesn't know that someone wants to ambush them halfway, and those people have now all been dealt with by Baiyan and others. The people in the Elder Council know about this, but they only know that they sent people there, but Zuoqiu Zheng did not appear there, but went directly back to the Capital Star. They still don't know how Zuoqiu Zheng returned to the Capital Star, and they don't know that their subordinates have all become undead.

When the people in the hall heard Zuo Qiuzheng say this, they all started buzzing with discussion. At this time, Zhang Ruyi stood up and said, "Your Highness, there is nothing to discuss about this matter. Before his majesty passed away, he had already issued an edict that your Highness would succeed the throne, and the four of us are the regents. The matter has been settled, and there is no need to discuss it anymore." Zhang Qingshan and the others all nodded.

At this time, Chen Yuanshou stood up and said in a deep voice: "Master Zhang, this is wrong. These are all your one-sided words. We have never seen His Majesty, and we have not even seen the imperial edict. How can we believe your words?"

Some ministers immediately jumped out and expressed their doubts about this matter. All of them supported different princes. If Zuoqiu Zheng was allowed to ascend the throne smoothly, then they would be too many and everything they had done before would be in vain. They might even be suppressed by Zuoqiu Zheng. So they had to jump out to oppose it, even though they knew that the chance was very small, but they had to do it because if they didn't, they would have no chance.

Zhang Ruyi glanced at the people who jumped out, snorted coldly and said: "Who said there is no imperial edict? We not only have the imperial edict, but also the projection of the day when the late emperor issued the edict. Do you want to see it now?" Zuo Qiuwen's study is controlled and everything that happens in the study can be recorded, so Zhang Ruyi is not afraid of such doubts.

When Chen Yuanshou heard what Zhang Ruyi said, his face changed, but he couldn't say anything else. They really had no way to question this. At this moment, Zuo Qiuyu stood up and said in a deep voice: "I have a question that I don't understand. I want to ask the prince. I wonder if the prince can help me solve it?"