"Dajian" means critical illness, and Zhao Heng knew it naturally. But who is critically ill? Is it the father? But if the father is really critically ill, he will definitely come to me to order and summon his father. And how can the emperor come? The emperor also said that he has not entered the palace to see his father recently. The father did not give the order. If he entered the palace rashly, it might make the father angry. Zhao Heng was shaking. A woman knocked on the door and said, "Crown Prince, drink some herbal tea."

Hearing this delicate and gentle voice interrupted Zhao Heng's thoughts, then opened the door. A beautiful woman was standing in front of the study with tea, looking at Zhao Heng with a pair of smart big eyes with a smile, and also seeing Zhao Heng's sorrow.

"Your Highness, do you have any concerns?"

"Yes, there are some things that are difficult to decide."

The woman seemed to see something and said, "Your Highness, if you have something unknown in your heart, just do it. Can you get a result if you are upset here?" Then she walked to Zhao Heng, handed the tea on her back, and said, "I believe your decision, no matter what, Xiao E will accompany you."

Zhao Heng felt warm after hearing this. He didn't want to do so, but he was afraid of wrong decisions. When people were confused, they were missing only one sentence, one sentence that could push themselves to make decisions. Zhao Heng strengthened his belief, then held the girl's hand and said, "Okay, Xiao E, wait for me to come back." Then he walked out of the study.

The woman shouted, "Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Then she went to tidy up Zhao Heng's clothes and said, "It is both an important matter, and you also need to bring a prestigious confidant with you." Zhao Heng nodded and walked out of the study with big strides.

There were several ministers waiting here in the main hall. The emperor was seriously ill, so not all ministers would attend court in the past two days. There was only important matters, so they submitted the court early and decided after the emperor saw it. But on weekdays, the emperor was diligent in political affairs and rarely arrived late. At this time, these ministers were talking a lot. Of course, some people were already aware of it and pretended not to know. Just as everyone was talking in a low voice, Wang Jien walked out with a sad face and said, "Please wait for a moment. I have sent someone to notify the ministers of various departments, and they will arrive later." Then he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, "Your Majesty passed away this morning."

As the prime minister, why was Lu Duan not present? He smiled and said, "Eunuch Wang, may you be joking again?"

"The Emperor's Dragon Body, how dare I talk nonsense? The Empress is already in the back of the palace and ordered people to inform all the ministers."

At this time, a few adults came to ask quietly, and people were curious, not to mention that there were few people attending court during this period, and now they have to summon all the ministers, and everyone present wants to understand the situation first.

On weekdays, Prime Minister Lu Duan always looks smiling and is very friendly. However, this person is sometimes confused and a little loses his work, so some people like it and are disgusted by it. Some people think that this confused person can be the prime minister, but I really don’t know how the emperor listens to his sweet words. I think his ability is several times higher than him, and he angrily stands up for himself; some people naturally like him to be optimistic and easy to deal with. Some are some very clever little officials, who are happy to see such people. The more confused he is, the better he is to make small moves below.

Wang Ji'en did not take Lu Duan seriously on weekdays. Although he was a prime minister, he always felt that he was just a fool. Now he was in his sixties. He was afraid that he would not live for a few years and not be able to become a big climate. After hearing what he said, he had a little more chance of winning. You, the prime minister, don't know what the emperor is doing. You are perfect, you are a little proud in your heart, but you still feel very sad.

The ministers were also crying sadly, saying words like "the national fortune is not good" and "Tianlu Talent". Although Lu Duan knew it in his heart, he still said with grief and anger: "Impossible! The emperor is healthy and must be blessed by gods and Buddhas. How could he do it?"

At this time, many court officials rushed here, crying and grief. Wang Jien felt that the time was almost right, so he glanced at Li Changling, the assistant minister, who was the governor. Li Changling nodded and understood, sobbed and said, "Sir, please listen to me." Then he pretended to calm down and said to the ministers, "It is a difficult time for my great Song Dynasty when the emperor collapsed. I know very well that this is something that all ministers don't want to see, and I can feel the grief. It's just that the emperor is gone. We must do a good job behind the emperor, and we should just give up the emperor!" Then he said to Wang Jien: "Old Master, don't you know how good the Queen is?"

Wang Ji'en replied: "The Empress is extremely sad. She is in the back hall. I will go and invite the Empress now."

Li Changling said: "I'm sorry for the prince. If the Empress is in good health, please be sure to come out and take charge of the overall situation."

Wang Jien said, "The villain understands that he will definitely bring this to him." He went to the back hall to meet the queen.

Li Changling said sadly: "The sudden death of the emperor is indeed the incompetent ministers of our country and cannot share the worries of the emperor, which will lead to overwork and illness, and will eventually be destined to heaven." Then he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said righteously: "But the country cannot be without a king for a day. We must quickly support the new emperor to succeed to the throne and prosper our Song Dynasty."

What a loyal minister, what a touching behavior, what an upright speech, but this should be said by Lord Lu Duan, the prime minister of all officials. You should not be the subject of political affairs. At best, you are considered a deputy prime minister. If Lord Lu is not here, you can still say that Lord Lu is here now. Why are you embarrassed to interfere in your affairs? Although several masters think so in their hearts, no one dares to say it. After all, Prime Minister Lu is here, and they don’t say anything. What ability do you have to blame others? It’s better to be vigilant and provoke less.

However, Lu Duan listened to Lord Li's speech with interest, and agreed to the side: "My Lord Li said, "You must help the new emperor ascend the throne quickly." Li Changling was even more proud, thinking, Lu Duan, you just watch it well. When we help the new emperor ascend the throne, you should go home and retire. I will be the prime minister. Why don't Lu Duan know their little plan? But, you say it, let you not let you finish the show, how should I perform the play in a while?

At this time, "The Empress is here." With the help of Lu Duan, the Empress walked up to the hall, and the ministers knelt down and saluted to pay homage to the Queen.

The queen sat down in the main hall. Although her appearance was obviously sorted out, she still could not hide her red eyes and tears at the corners of her eyes. The queen said straight to the point: "My lords and lords. The collapse of the late emperor is the foundation of the Song Dynasty in the future. Now she must choose to support a wise new emperor."

At this time, the ministers below were instantly in anger. There was already a prince in the court, so why should they support? One of the ministers said: "The Empress, the state has a prince and the family has a crown prince. Now that the late emperor has passed away, the prince should be summoned to the palace to inherit the throne."

Another minister said, "Today, the late emperor passed away, but the prince was not summoned, and he did not serve in front of the emperor. He was filial to the son. It shows that the emperor had no trust in the prince. Empress, did the emperor say before his death that he would inherit the throne?"

Empress Li said: "No, the late emperor only said that the wise men would succeed the king." Tears were left along the corners of his eyes, and the handkerchief wiped the corners of his eyes.

The minister said, "The Empress is mourning. It seems that the late emperor also saw that the prince's ability is not enough, so he did not summon the prince before his death. It is obvious that we are the one who is more capable to inherit the throne."

"Just, the late emperor suddenly collapsed and it is very likely that he would not have time to order the summoning of the prince. Since the emperor has already established the prince, the prince is well deserved to be the best candidate for the throne." said an adult.

In an instant, the court was divided into two factions, one supported the crown prince, and the other established a new king, which accused the crown prince of being inappropriate. Of course, some people remained silent, just by looking at the situation there, which faction was followed by the strong sect. No wonder in this situation, since the late emperor was seriously ill, the ministers in the court had already begun to act, some had already begun to show their kindness to the crown prince, and some had already colluded with Wang Ji'en. Now who became the emperor will be related to his future career and destiny, and he must strive for it no matter what.

At this time, Wang Jien shouted: "Sir, please calm down first and let the Empress decide."

The queen calmed down and said, "When the late emperor was there, he said that the prince was too kind and weak. If it were not for the eldest prince Yuan Zuo's heartbrokenness and the second prince Yuan Xi died of illness, he would not have made Zhao Heng the crown prince." After a pause, he said, "Recently, the imperial physician has said that the eldest prince's madness is not hindered. I think the eldest prince was deeply loved by the late emperor when he was young, and he was well cultivated, and his behavior and work were deeply favored by the late emperor. It is more suitable than the crown prince."

As soon as the queen said this, the ministers below had different expressions. Some were ministers who continued to fight for the crown prince, and some were regretful and sad. They felt that they had defected to the wrong person and were worried about their future. Some of them did not express their opinions and slowly showed tactful goodwill to the ministers who supported the new emperor.

Lu Duan saw all this, but he scoffed at those people in his heart. At this moment, Lu Duan suddenly seemed to have a sudden realization and said to everyone: "By the way, the old minister remembered it. The late emperor had a will for me, saying that he could show it after he returned to heaven for a hundred years. Now that the late emperor has passed away, I think it is time to take out this will."

Several ministers who were ashamed in the face said instantly as if they had caught a life-saving straw: "Mr. Lu, why didn't you say it earlier? Take out the will soon!"

"The last edict, what is the last edict? I have never heard the late emperor say that he left the last edict." Wang Jien thought, and his expression became solemn in an instant. He remembered the sneer on the corner of his mouth when the late edict died, and said, "Mr. Lu, you have to think clearly! You can't talk nonsense about this."

"It's important. I am the prime minister of the current dynasty. Would you still be polite?!" Lu Duan said to Wang Jien.

"Then why didn't you take out the will from the beginning?"

"This will be left here for a while. In addition, the old ministers are old and some things are easy to forget. I just remembered when the ministers discussed it. It seems that I really want to abdicate and give way to the wise, haha." Lu Duan said with a smile. "I will bring the will now."

Take it!? The will is not on him now. That's easy to deal with. As long as you get the will before Lu Duan, you will follow me to modify it. Wang Jien hurried over and said to Lu Duan: "Mr. Lu also said that he is old, so the villain will take this kind of rough work of taking things. Where have you placed the will?"

"The will of the imperial edict is in the imperial edict pavilion in the Secretariat. It is in the drawer on the third cabinet next to the main table?" Lu Duan recalled. "No, is it the fourth or fifth one? It is above or below?"

Seeing that he was not sure about it, Wang Jien was very angry. You old guy, you are so confused that you still have a shameless person who is here to become the prime minister.

"So, Eunuch Wang, please come with me." Lu Duan said immediately.
Chapter completed!