The red building is so arrogant

Jiao Shun felt uneasy, and his reaction was naturally delayed by half a beat.

Seeing this, Dai Quan urged again and again: "Lord Jiao, hurry up and go back to Qianqing Palace with this old slave, don't make Long Live Lord wait in a hurry!"

Looking at his sad and anxious face, the emperor probably wasn't normally sober this time, but had a flashback.

"Eunuch Lao will lead the way."

Jiao Shun hurriedly replied, and followed Dai Quan to Qianqing Palace.

It was easy for someone to keep up with Dai Quanjiao, but he still broke out in a cold sweat with a guilty conscience.

After all, the emperor was not unwavering. He had thought of using the New Confucianism to divide his right to speak. If he suddenly found out that he had turned the picket team into an army...

But it is too late to make amends at this moment, and we can only look forward to the emperor's return to light, "time is tight and the task is heavy", and there is no time to discuss this matter.

Speechless all the way.

Just as the two of them rushed into the main hall of Qianqing Palace, they heard crying suddenly behind the curtain.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty~!"

The movement that dragged on Yin'er was not Concubine Wu, who else could it be?
After hearing the cry, Dai Quan's complexion changed drastically, his already exhausted legs went limp, and he threw himself down in front of the curtain, sobbing sadly: "Your Majesty, the old slave is back, back."

Seeing this, Jiao Shun's anxiety disappeared, and then he couldn't help but feel sad. No matter how you say it, Emperor Longyuan is his Bole, and now he is dead...

With a faint sigh, he bent his knees and knelt down.

Unexpectedly, a person stumbled out of the curtain at this time, accidentally tripped by Dai Quan and almost fell, but Jiao Shun quickly helped her up, then quickly withdrew his hand, respectfully said: "I have seen the imperial concubine. "

It was Concubine Wu Gui who rushed out. She first glared at Dai Quan who was prostrate on the ground, then covered the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and said with a little uneasiness, "Your majesty sees you, you can go in quickly."

what? !

So the emperor hasn't died yet? !

Then why did you cry so heartbreakingly just now?
Jiao Shun resisted the urge to roll his eyes at Concubine Wu Gui, stood up and cautiously entered the curtain.

There were three imperial physicians and four maids kneeling around the dragon bed, and the empress was sitting sideways at the end of the bed, holding Emperor Longyuan's hand and weeping.

Seeing Jiao Shun coming in from the outside, the queen subconsciously wiped away her tears, got up and said, "Lord Jiao, come forward and talk."

Then he took the initiative to retreat to the side.

Jiao Shun hastily stepped forward, looking at Emperor Longyuan with red eyes and tearful eyes, and saw that Emperor Longyuan was already thin and bony, and his right eye, which was always open, almost protruded out of the frame. The hair looks hideous and terrifying.

The left eye, which was still relatively intact, was only half opened, leaning towards Jiao Shun's direction, meeting his three eyes, and his dry lips immediately moved, making a weak sound.

Jiao Shun was about to kneel down in front of the bed, but he hesitated for a moment, and put his ears on it.

But Emperor Longyuan asked with difficulty: "How about the new policy?"

It seems that his false edict has not been exposed yet.

Hey~
This emperor may not be considered wise and powerful, but he is definitely ambitious and ambitious.

It's a pity that there are no holidays...

The tears that Jiao Shun had dug out were gradually replaced by real tears. He immediately reported the progress of the cable telegram and the latest progress of the Beijing-West Railway.

As for the status quo of engineering, the popularization and promotion of renzhu guns, and even the progress of tank research and development, they all reported good news but not bad news.

During this period, the crown prince was brought here first, and then the queen mother, but because they saw the emperor was engrossed in listening, they all stood by and did not disturb.

The report on the New Deal did not come to an end until the two prime ministers came hand in hand.

Seeing Jiao Shun stop, the emperor belatedly glanced at the direction in which the two prime ministers were kneeling, and then tremblingly raised his hand.

Jiao Shun tried to reach out to hold it, and then heard Emperor Longyuan's voice say: "Prince, prince."

Although the voice was still weak, it was much louder than before.

Jiao Shun hurriedly greeted the prince and said, "Your Highness, please come closer."

The prince came up to him wiping away his tears, and at Jiao Shun's gesture, he stretched out his hand to support the emperor's wrist.

Jiao Shun was about to withdraw his hand, but Emperor Longyuan suddenly clenched it tightly, and even tried to raise his head upwards.

Seeing this, the queen hurried forward to put a cushion for him.

Emperor Longyuan leaned on the cushion and panted for a while, and then he said again: "After I go, the prince must, must study hard and cultivate his virtue... With the assistance of Jiao and Jiao Jiaoqing, the prince will If my new government continues to be implemented, if, if... if people like the Taizu die and the government dies, I will not be able to rest in peace under the nine springs!"

What I said earlier was stumbling, but the last sentence was almost shouted out.

The two pavilion elders also heard clearly, and their faces were a little ugly for a while.

It's all right for the emperor to be obsessed with the New Deal for the time being, but in front of the two cabinet ministers, what's the matter with entrusting Gu to Jiao Shun over them?

Although there is no leader in Zhan Shi's mansion now, Jiao Shun, a young Zhan Shi and emperor's teacher, is barely qualified to be a minister of Tuogu in theory, but he is still far from being able to be a "heavy" word!

But before they raised any objections, Emperor Longyuan, who seemed to have exhausted his last ounce of strength, closed his eyes, and slowly loosened his tightly clenched hands.

Seeing this, Jiao Shun hurriedly called the imperial physician to come forward and investigate.

The three imperial physicians immediately got up and worked together, and it took a full quarter of an hour to solemnly announce the emperor's death.

There was a burst of crying in the hall, especially the queen mother, whose husband died not long ago, threw herself on her son's body and cried so much that she almost fainted.

The two elders also cried for a while, and then urged the queen to go outside to discuss the national funeral.

In fact, there is nothing to discuss about this matter. According to the rules, the prince presides over the funeral, and the Ministry of Rites and the Neifu assistant are enough. After the death of the Supreme Emperor, the emperor should preside over it, but Emperor Longyuan is usually in a vegetative state. It fell on King Zhongshun and King Nan'an.

The queen patiently listened to these regulations, wiped her tears and said: "Ai's family is now burned and has no idea, everything is left to the two elders, just follow the rules-but the prince is young after all, and still needs someone to be by his side." Guidance, how about including Zhan Shifu as an assistant?"

The two court elders naturally didn't like it, but Zhan Shifu's assistance to the prince is a matter of course, even if they reject Jiao Shun, they have no way to object, they can only secretly scold Wang Zhe for not being a son of man, if it is not for him to clear his reputation How could the sudden resignation make Jiao Shun, a young Zhan Shi, the actual helm of Zhan Shifu?

So while going to invite the Minister of Rites to enter the palace, he could only hold his nose and invite Jiao Shun out.

In this way, before the Minister of Rites arrived, Jiao Shun presided over the affairs of Emperor Longyuan's death under the banner of the prince. As for the inner palace, how could the slave be the master of the master?That is purely to obey orders.

When the Minister of Rites arrived, he had almost arranged the preliminary matters, and the Minister of Rites wanted to intervene, and he wanted to find out the inside story of it.

So when all the officials heard the news and went in to express their condolences, what they saw was Jiao Shun's orders, and even the dignified Minister of Rites could only follow behind.

This made many people angry, but it also made more people stop thinking about Jiao Shun.

Among them, the one with the most complicated mood was King Zhongshun.

After hearing that the emperor had passed away, King Zhongshun discussed the pros and cons of the matter with Mr. Jiang.

First of all, the death of two generations of kings will definitely cause chaos in the palace for a while, which is suitable for taking advantage of the chaos to fish in troubled waters.

But there is also the disadvantage of too many people, not to mention the two national funerals held at the same time, Emperor Longyuan - especially Jiao Shun, will definitely share a lot of rights.

So Mr. Jiang suggested that try to make Jiao Shun, who is the co-manager in charge of the funeral, a target of public criticism. The more dissatisfied the officials are with him, the more beneficial it will be for King Zhongshun's next actions.

However, after King Zhongshun entered the palace, he realized that Jiao Shun had already become the focus of everyone's attention without having to do anything himself. Although this was a good thing, King Zhongshun felt a little annoyed that he stole his limelight.

He was hesitating, whether he should go up instead of ignoring his signs, so he could show his tough style on the face of the officials.

Suddenly, a court lady came to look for Jiao Shun, saying that the prince had summoned him on business.

Jiao Shun was a little baffled when he heard the words, what could the prince do with him at this time?
But if the queen is summoned, now that he is a member of the coordinator of the funeral, there is no need to borrow the name of the prince.

Full of suspicion, he followed the court lady to the Qianqing Palace - the emperor's body is still here, so the harem concubines and the prince are also waiting here, but the officials can't all rush into the harem, so they only stay in the front hall Condolences.

As a result, I saw Concubine Wu Gui in the side hall.

Concubine Wu Gui was clearly not in a good mood. Earlier she mistook the emperor for death and cried out impatiently, but ended up having an oolong and was kicked out of the bedroom because of this.

So it wasn't until the concubines from all the palaces gathered in the Qianqing Palace that she belatedly determined that the emperor was really dead.

At that moment, she rushed to the bedroom and dragged the queen to inquire about what happened.

Then Concubine Wu Gui became worried, and summoned Jiao Shun alone in the name of the prince.

"I have seen..."

"Okay, let's get down without courtesy."

She waved her hand and avoided Jiao Shun's etiquette. Concubine Wu Guifei changed her sitting posture, raised her legs that were well-proportioned and toned due to years of dancing practice, and asked with a frown: "There are no outsiders here. Give me a word, how can you do it now?" Can’t take King Zhongshun?!”

"This……"

Jiao Shun said cautiously: "There is no conclusive evidence right now, if you insist on taking down King Zhongshun, I'm afraid the empress may not agree."

"Then let him preside over the funeral of the Supreme Emperor?"

Concubine Wu was shaking her legs irritably, her plain and small embroidered shoes were drawing circles back and forth. Binding of feet has been strictly prohibited in this dynasty since the founding of the People's Republic of China, but her pair of heavenly feet still deserves to be called the golden lotus.

Seeing that Jiao Shun didn't reply, she further pointed out what she was worried about: "Both parties are attending funerals in the palace, and they will inevitably have to socialize with each other. If the treacherous king takes the opportunity to attack the prince, what should we do?"

This has to be guarded against.

Jiao Shun thought for a while and suggested, "If your empress is worried that someone in the palace will be deceived and bought by her, you might as well temporarily invite a few vigilant and trustworthy officials and women into the palace to take care of the prince's food during the whole process."

"Family of officials and eunuchs?"

Concubine Wu Gui frowned slightly: "Do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"

"This... idea is from the minister, and the minister should avoid it."

"What are you avoiding or not avoiding!"

Concubine Wu Gui waved her hand and said impatiently: "Concubine Rong still protects him and refuses to confess. It can be seen that this treacherous king has some tricks. Apart from you, who else can I trust with this palace and sister queen?"

When she got to this point, Jiao Shun naturally wouldn't be hypocritical, and immediately ordered two people: "The minister boldly recommended two candidates, one of which is the princess of Nan'an County. The two palaces have always been at odds. If we properly disclose King Zhongshun plotted against King Nan'an, it is expected that the Princess will do his best."

Concubine Wu Gui nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "I have met Princess Nan'an, she is indeed a smart woman - what about these two?"

"The second candidate is Jia Tanchun, the third lady of the Rongguo Mansion..."

"Rongguo Mansion?"

Before Jiao Shun finished speaking, Concubine Wu Gui shook her head: "No, no, let's not talk about Concubine Xiande first, then Jia Baoyu will be dismissed from office and will never be used again. If the third lady holds a grudge because of this, Wouldn't it be in the arms of that treacherous king?"

"Your Majesty, please."

Jiao Shun hurriedly said: "The third lady has indeed made a marriage contract with me, and she will marry me as a concubine soon, so as to inherit the incense of my surname."

Concubine Wu Gui knew a little about his surname change, so she wasn't surprised by the fact that he was married, but she was not very satisfied with the candidate for the concurrent marriage, and said angrily: "Didn't I say that you and the Jia family Do you keep your distance? Could it be that what I said to you is just a deaf ear?!"

"Mother's redemption!"

Jiao Shun hastily knelt down and said: "I dare not lie to my mother, it is true that I married that third young lady as early as last year, it would be a bit of a shame to go back on my word now..."

"Hmm~"

Concubine Wu raised her eyebrows when she heard this, she thought that besides the two articles she memorized fluently, Jiao Shun really had other affairs!

Thinking of this, she subconsciously leaned forward, almost wanting Jiao Shun to 'confess the truth', but the time and place were completely inappropriate, so she forcibly held back, nodded and said, "Since that's the case, she is also one of them."

Immediately he sighed again: "Even so, there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. If we can get rid of this traitor king in advance..."

As she spoke, she looked at Jiao Shun with burning eyes, obviously hoping that Jiao Shun would be bolder.

If she can show the courage of the prince's biological mother and directly order Jiao Shun to do it, Jiao Shun will probably not refuse, but she doesn't have the courage herself, and she only hopes that Jiao Shun will take the responsibility. Thank you for being sensitive.

After waiting for a long while without Jiao Shun's response, Concubine Wu Guifei looked downcast and said angrily, "Forget it, forget it, go and do your work."

Jiao Shun agreed, took a few steps back and was about to turn around and leave, when Huyou heard her shout: "Come back."

Jiao Shun turned around suspiciously, only to see Wu Guifei ordering solemnly: "When you turn around, remember to write down the matter between you and the third girl as a memorial."