Raid

Another day later, Li Sheng woke up leisurely.After finally falling asleep, she was somewhat awake at the moment.

She rubbed her head subconsciously, and couldn't help but recall what happened yesterday, her complexion changed.There is an indescribable feeling in my heart.

Yesterday, Rong Zhi came in through the window and saw her in plain clothes with a disheveled appearance.Later, that audacious person actually came to scold her.

Sure enough, this person was rebellious before, and many times in the past he secretly poked at her to make her unhappy, and yesterday he even took the opportunity to scold her.

In the end, Rong Zhi was still holding on to the edge of the sword, forcing her to stab him with the sword.I knew that this person was crazy. When I was in Beiqi, this person went crazy in front of her many times. Fortunately, she was still soft-hearted in the past.

Later, she even cried while being hugged by Rong Zhi.Thinking of this, Li Shengxi couldn't help but spurn himself again.I'm 23 years old, and I'm not 13 years old, and I'm still crying like this.I am really sorry for the seal of King Ning that my brother gave her.The more you live, the more you live back.

Thinking of Emperor Hongxing, Li Shengxi couldn't help feeling a little more sad.

Brother...he is gone after all.

Thinking of this, Li Shengxi couldn't help but droop his eyes.

Li Shengxi's thoughts are complicated here, so she, who has always been cautious, never noticed that there was another person in this room until that person spoke: "Your Highness—"

Li Sheng was startled, she followed the voice and saw Rong Zhi sitting at the table not far from the bed with his back to her.

"Why are you still here?"

"It was so hard to come in. I was afraid that His Highness would not see you today or anyone, so I stayed here. Your Highness has never been careless, so I don't think I will blame you." Rong Zhi was neither humble nor overbearing.

Li Shengxi felt a little funny, "Didn't you still call my name so hard last night? Why do you know that I am Your Highness now?"

Rong Zhi was at a loss for words.

Seeing him shut up, Li Shengxi only felt a little better.

She has never been a person who cares, and she roughly guessed why Rong Zhi did that last night.However, for some reason, she was a little bit reluctant, "You have read a lot of poetry and books, and you said that I have no way last night. Isn't that how you should treat people who have no way? The Chixiao Sword is not far away. I was not on guard last night. If you kill me, I will surely die."

"Scholars die for their confidantes. Only I die for His Highness, and there is no reason for me to kill His Highness." Rong Zhi was a little surprised at Li Sheng Xi's reluctance, but Li Sheng Xi should be in a better mood at this time, he It's also a lot easier.Facing Li Shengxi's deliberate "excuse", he was not angry.

"Did you forget, how should you call yourself?" Li Shengxi deliberately provoked, he had seen all the embarrassing appearances last night, if he didn't do something, it would really be difficult to calm down.

Rong Zhi was taken aback for a moment, feeling annoyed at his negligence for a moment.

Even if he didn't turn around, Li Shengxi could imagine Rongzhi's expression at the moment, and her mood improved a lot.

Li Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, "Forget it, go as you please, just be more careful in front of others."

Rong Zhi was taken aback, before he could say anything, Li Shengxi behind him said again: "You are not going out yet, are you going to watch me change clothes?"

Rong Zhi was overjoyed, got up quickly, and bowed to Li Sheng.

This made Li Shengxi angry again.Rong Zhi didn't care so much, just about to go out, he felt a little confused: "I'm afraid that if I go out now, if people see me, some people will say that His Highness is promiscuous during the national funeral."

He stayed in Li Sheng's house all night and only went out during the day. Others didn't know what to think.If it was any other time, it would be fine, neither he nor Li Shengxi were the ones who cared about these small things, not to mention that many people also thought about it.

But it's different now, it's the time of national mourning, if such rumors spread, it might be bad for Li Shengxi.

Now that Li Sheng is very powerful, every step is on the tip of the knife, so he must be careful every step of the way.

What's more, Li Shengxi finally felt better. If there are rumors and gossips again now, I'm afraid she will be in a bad mood again.

Thinking of this, Rong Zhi continued: "Why don't His Highness beat me out, ask outside, and say that today I took advantage of people's unpreparedness and came in through the window, but His Highness noticed and drove me out?"

Li Shengxi nodded when he heard the words, "So, it's a way."

So, the inner guard who was guarding outside saw Rong Zhi rushing out with a look of distress, and after Li Shengxi drove him out, he closed the door again.

When Wei Wei was stunned, Rong Zhi explained to them "kindly".

Of course, these inner guards would not believe it. After all, others may not know what happened between him and Li Shengxi last night, but those who guarded outside more or less knew something.

But it doesn't matter, he originally came up with this idea, not to guard against them, but to guard against other people who wanted to use this to attack Li Sheng.

The inner guards are not reckless, after Rong Zhi's hint, they immediately understood what Rong Zhi meant.

Seeing this, Rong Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, now that Li Shengxi has pulled himself together, he doesn't need to worry about the rest.

He looked at the blood holes on his clothes, hurried back to his room to wash, and changed his clothes.

After Li Shengxi washed up, he ordered people to pass on the meal.Everyone was relieved to hear that Li Shengxi was willing to see someone, and they were busy trying to ask for a meeting.But this time, they were driven away by Li Shengxi again.The reason is that I don't want to be disturbed to eat.

After the meal, Li Shengxi finally met the guests, and she ordered someone to call Rong Zhi and Chang Shi from Prince Yong's Mansion to come over.

After the death of Emperor Hongxing, those who rushed over from Linxi, in addition to the servants who delivered the decree, also had the long history of Li Xun's mansion.Obviously, this was taken by Li Xun specially to deliver the news to her.

The two went in together.

At this moment, Li Shengxi was still dressed in the army, but she was wearing a filial piety. Her brows were drooping, and she looked a bit tired and desolate, but she didn't have that heavy.Her eyes were extremely calm, and at a glance, there was no trace of waves, as if nothing had happened.

The two greeted Li Sheng together.

Li Shengxi raised his hand, then looked at King Yong Changshi, and asked, "How is the situation in Beijing?"

For the time being, there is no rush for matters in the army. In short, the generals are more secure than each other, so she doesn't need to worry about it for the time being.Moreover, presumably when she was eating, Rong Zhi had already informed the other generals of her thoughts and strategies.

After fighting together for a long time, they must have a certain tacit understanding, knowing what to do.That being the case, let them prepare first, and then discuss together after she and King Yong Changshi finished chatting.

The purpose of King Yong Changshi's visit was for this. Seeing Li Shengxi's question, he quickly explained everything to Li Shengxi.

Emperor Hongxing's body has long been short-lived, but in order to maintain the stability of the dynasty, so that people can't see the clues, in fact, he has been trying his best to maintain his body, so as not to let people see that something is wrong.

Before this, no one could see that Emperor Hongxing's body was at the end of its strength.Therefore, when Emperor Hongxing fell ill, he was almost on the verge of death.

Everyone felt it suddenly, except Li Xun.

Not long after Li Shengxi left Beijing, Emperor Hongxing told him about it.

So when he heard about this incident, he didn't have time to grieve. Instead, he took the lead in ordering people to control the gates of the imperial city and put martial law everywhere, prohibiting people from entering and leaving, so as to prevent people from making trouble.

Then he hurriedly announced the courtiers into the palace.

The courtiers entered the palace to see Emperor Hongxing for the last time, and originally wanted Emperor Hongxing to issue an edict to discuss the matter of the crown prince.

Who knew that Emperor Hongxing didn't care about the candidate for the crown prince, but hastily issued two imperial edicts, one by hand and one by mouth.

Together they named Li Shengxi the King of Ning.One asked Li Shengxi not to stop the Northern Expedition because of anyone.

Then he kept murmuring the word Beizheng until he died.

Li Xun is the eldest son of the emperor. Although he is disabled, but at the moment he is in charge, no one can say anything.

Li Xun immediately began to arrange the funeral of the emperor's father.

But Li Wang interrupted his action, Li Wang mournfully advised: "We are all grieving for the funeral of the Holy One. The funeral ceremony is indeed a big matter, but for the sake of the future, we must first decide on the candidate for the heir."

Li Xun stopped what he was doing, he looked at King Li, "What does King Li mean?"

"The first emperor had only two sons."

"This king is disabled, so I don't dare to think about the throne. Moreover, the Holy Majesty has abolished the position of the crown prince and replaced him with the title of King Yong. Naturally, the throne is not my turn." Li Xun hurriedly interjected.

He said that all the time, so it was a matter of course that the acting king Li Heng succeeded to the throne.

As for the ministers of the prime minister, they are suspended.

Because Emperor Hongxing didn't even make a decision on the crown prince before his death, so what about ministers and ministers?

Everyone began to discuss, but since those who can participate in the decision of the ministers of the prime minister, they must be ministers with a certain right to speak.

For example, King Li is now the head of the clan of veteran officials of several dynasties.

For example, Zeng Jin was the prince, but now he is only Li Xun, the eldest son of the first emperor, Yong Wang, who is among the servants of his sect.

There is also Zeng Jin's Sangong prime minister.But there is no Gu family who was very famous in the past.In terms of crowding out the Gu family, King Li and King Yong are on the same front.

Of course, Gu's children can enter the court as officials, but if they want to reach out to the central government like before, then don't dream.

This change of regime went very smoothly.

Therefore, the selection of the so-called Prime Minister is actually just a formality.

However, there are two factions among the ministers who assist the government. One is the old ministers represented by King Li.

The second is the former Donggong Group centered on King Yong.

Behind these two factions, one supports the new emperor, and the other supports Li Shengxi who is thousands of miles away.

But this is all something later, as far as now, the dispute between the two factions has not really revealed.And the two sides still have the same goal now, which is to stabilize the current court situation and prepare for the funeral of Emperor Hongxing.

In the end, it was drafted by the ministers, and Emperor Hongxing was given the posthumous title of "Wen" and the temple name Shizong.

Then there is the selection of the mausoleum and the burial of the dead.

Then, he ascended the throne today and changed his name to "Mingzhang" the following year.

Of course, this is all for later.