Xu Huai knelt in front of the dragon couch in a daze, watching Jianjidi Jin's thin body motionless under the quilt, looking at Jianjidi's thin arms that were softly placed, looking at Jianjidi's thin pale cheeks and tightly closed deep sleeping sockets, listening to Princess Yingyun, Concubine Zheng cried...

"Marty Xu, Your Majesty has passed away. At this time of storm, as if the giant pillars of the sky collapsed, we are all sad and incisive. But that's true, we need to endure the grief in our hearts and handle the affairs of Your Majesty's aftermath so that we can live up to your Majesty's trust..." Zhou He walked to Xu Huai, reached out to hold his arm, and wanted to pull him up and speak.

Zhou He was appointed as the Minister of the Jung-secret, the Minister of the Jung-secret, and was in charge of the prime minister's rule. He was in charge of the court's order before the prince, and was ranked with the prince.

Theoretically, even if it is clearly stated that King Zhao Guan of Huai ascended the throne, Zhou He should take the lead in presiding over the aftermath of Emperor Jianji, and even Zhou He should lead the ministers to persuade the new emperor to ascend the throne.

Generally speaking, where can there be opportunities for foreign generals to intervene or talk too much?

However, a secret edict completely disrupted the order familiar to Zhou He and others.

At present, all ministers in the court know the existence of secret edicts.

Especially after the secret edict was passed to Mount Chu, even if Emperor Jianji woke up, he did not leave a single word - this also means that the secret edict held by Xu Huai was the last decree of Emperor Jianji.

During the Battle of Ruying, Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others tried every means to delay and obstruct, but they could not interrupt Emperor Jianji's determination to lead the expedition in person.

That time, Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others clearly saw how loyal the three imperial guards of Deng Gui, Liu Yan and Zhang Xin, who were directly under the Imperial Camp, were to Emperor Jianji.

They had this understanding and naturally knew that Emperor Jianji had a new mourning and the soldiers were sad and angry. As long as the news of the secret decree was made public, the scholars and ministers of the court joined forces with the Huai Palace, they would not be able to fight against the secret decree at such a special moment.

Therefore, regardless of whether Zhou He is willing to admit it or not, Xu Huai, who holds the secret edict, has actually replaced his position as the commander of the ministers - it can even be said that Xu Huai was the real minister of life.

At least before the new emperor ascended the throne, no one could directly confront Xu Huai, who held a secret edict.

Although Zhou He was even more eager to know what the secret edict had written, he could only ask Xu Huai to get up and discuss the fate of Jian Jidi in a negotiated tone.

Xu Huai stood up in front of the dragon couch, looked at Emperor Jianji's thin face without rest, and listened to Princess Yingyun and Concubine Zheng crying - he thought that Emperor Jianji would be able to last a few more days, but he never expected Emperor Jianji to die at the moment of his meeting.

Faced with Zhou He's urging and the anxious look of King Huai Zhao Guan, Xu Huai's thoughts were a little confused. After pondering for a while, he looked at the people in the inner hall and said slowly:

"The ministers who are waiting in the hall should first know about your Majesty's death - what should be done after your Majesty's affairs? Xu Huai also thought it would be better for the ministers to discuss together. Zhou Prime Minister Huai, Princess Shu, Prince Yingyun, Prince Wuwei, Prince Zheng, What do you think?"

Zhou He wanted to speak but stopped, so he looked at Hu Kai, the King of Wuwei County Zhao Yi, and finally looked at King of Huai Zhao.

The corners of King Huai Zhao Guan's mouth twitched slightly, and his face looked very ugly.

He could still hear the point of Xu Huai's meaning, which was to ask Concubine Zheng and Princess Yingyun to walk out of the inner hall together and discuss with the ministers about the succession of the emperor's death.

The signal sent by the ministers was nothing more than the dragon throne that was not the only one of his king Zhao Guan of Huai.

Otherwise, Xu Huai could find a reason or excuse to keep Concubine Zheng, who gave birth to the prince, in the inner hall, and prevent her from meeting the ministers, or even prevent Concubine Zheng and Concubine Zheng from meeting the meeting.

Obviously, Xu Huai had no intention of acting in his heart at this time.

Although Zhao Guan had expected this, he could not help but feel an evil fire rising in his heart when he saw this scene happening.

After a while, Zhao Guancai suppressed his anger and even held back his mind and refused to ask what the secret edict was. He just said calmly: "Marquis Xu is young and scheming, and he is very polite. We should discuss with the ministers before deciding..."

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The inner and outer halls of Funing Palace were separated by two screens. Emperor Jianji passed away. The ministers waiting in the outer hall had already heard the movement, but no one in the inner hall came out to announce the matter, so they could only wait patiently.

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Zheng Cong was in a state of anxiety.

Zhao Fan rushed to Wuyang, but he didn't even see Xu Huai's face; after he arrived in Jianye, he thought about seeing Hu Kai, Zhu Han, Wang Fan and others in every way, but was also turned away.

When there was no better choice, Hu Kai and Zhu Qing were still more inclined toward King Huai. Although Hu Kai and Zhu Qing were extremely restrained in keeping a distance from the Huai Palace, they could not completely stop the people around them from having already seen their thoughts and secretly made friends with the people of the Huai Palace.

These clues gathered through the eyeliner secretly spread in Jianye in Chuzhou, which made Zheng Cong feel very bad.

At this time, Emperor Jianji died, but Zheng Cong was not qualified to enter the inner hall - he knew very well that Xu Huaizhen wanted to discuss many things with Zhou He, King Huai Zhao Guan, Hu Kai and others and others to go to the hall to announce that the Zheng family had no room for resistance except to accept it.

At least there is no room for resistance at present.

Listening to the rustling footsteps, he looked at Xu Huai and Zhou He, King of Huai Zhao Guan, Hu Kai, King of Wuwei Zhao Yi, and Qiao Jien walked out one after another from behind the screen blocking the inner hall. Zheng Cong, who would not frown even if he fought bloodily on the battlefield, couldn't help but feel colder and quieter.

It was not until he saw Princess Yingyun supporting his sister Concubine Zheng and walking out from behind with her young prince that Zheng Cong's heart suddenly jumped, as if it was suddenly reviving.

Zheng Cong knew that if the overall situation was settled, his sister Concubine Zheng would not have the chance to come out with the prince to meet the ministers at this time. What's more, the gloomy face of King Huai Zhao Guan also shows that everything is as Zhao Fan expected:

Xu Huai, holding a secret edict, rushed to Jianye so anxiously, just waiting for a price; Xu Huai had not announced the secret edict to Zhou He, King of Huai Zhao Guan and others!

As long as the secret edict has not been made public at this time, as long as the secret edict is still in Xu Huai's hands, no matter what was written before, it cannot be modified.

Zheng Cong tried his best to give Xu Huai a friendly look, hoping that Xu Huai would understand that the Zheng family had the greatest kindness to Chu Shan.

Xu Huai stood up and looked at the pointed toes of the official boots, not responding to Zheng Cong's eyes, nor did he look at the face of King Huai Zhao Guan.

"Your Majesty, you're dead!"

When he walked to the outer hall, Zhou He saw that Xu Huai did not stand in the middle, and even lowered his head and silently discussed it. He discussed it with Hu Kai for a while. Finally, he stood up and announced with a sob that Emperor Jianji had just passed away.

Although I had expected this moment, the hall was silent for a while, and a sad atmosphere spread.

The ministers who can stand in the Funing Palace Hall have experienced many twists and turns and storms, and their minds are very hard and cold.

However, since the fall of Bianliang, under such difficult circumstances, Emperor Jianji led his ministers to overcome all difficulties and stabilize the situation bit by bit. The ministers in the hall were basically seen by everyone.

Of course, the ministers were also worried about the turbulent situation in the future.

When Zhou He announced that the great mourning of Emperor Jianji was discussed by the ministers, everyone became active again, and they all passed their eyes or whispered in a low voice, and looked at Xu Huai intentionally or unintentionally.

As a bedroom, the outer hall is not very spacious.

Concubine Zheng, Princess Yingyun, Princess Yingguan, King Zhao Guan of Huai, Zhou He, Privy Councilor Hu Kai, and Prince Zhao Yi of Wuwei County, all had seats. Of course, Xu Huai also had seats. In addition, Wang Fan, as Xu Huai's father-in-law, had to sit on the seat.

Others, including Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan, Zheng Cong, and Qiao Jien, could only stand in the hall to discuss the arrangements for the mourning. For this matter, someone would also send Zhu Han and other ministers with official duties to the palace.

When the king dies, there are regulations on the great mourning, and the discussion on hanging, mourning ceremony and entry into the tomb, including Emperor Jianji, we have to carry out small mourning today. In fact, there is not much room for discussion. Usually, after the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Heavenly Prison drafts the array, the successor emperor and other ministers decide.

However, at this time, everyone was very obedient to avoid the sensitive topic of "Emperor Heroes", and determined the person in charge of the small burial, big burial, and hanging discussion and other links, and decided that the final destruction of many things would be made by Concubine Zheng, Princess Yingyun, Princess Huai Zhao Guan, Princess Wuwei, Zhou He, Hu Kai and Xu Huai, seven people.

Although there are many people who are eager to try, they did not ask about the secret decree in the end.

Everyone knew in their hearts that if Xu Huai issued a secret decree at this time, it would be decided whether Prince Yin ascended the throne or King Huai ascended the throne, and no one could change the established situation.

King Zhao Guan and Zheng Cong and others did not have a complete chance of winning, especially Xu Huai arrived in Jianye late last night, and neither side had the chance to contact Xu Huai. They had no idea which side Xu Huai was inclined to at this time, and who would dare to force Xu Huai to express their opinions at this time?

King Zhao Guan and Zheng Cong were not in a hurry, and Xu Huai was not in a hurry. If any ministers dared to act rashly, wouldn’t they be afraid of a sudden disaster?

"I am young and don't change my affairs, and I am embarrassed to bear the great responsibility," After the ministers discussed many details, Xu Huaicai bowed to Wang Fan and said, "For the great demise of Your Majesty, I have to ask my father-in-law to discuss with you on my behalf, Your Highness, and Concubine Zheng..."

When Emperor Jianji died, the prince and the ministers needed to mourn, especially the ministers who led the mourning must stay in the palace and cannot leave at will. When Xu Huai heard that Xu Huai pushed his father-in-law to replace him in the decisions of all matters and mourn during the mourning period, everyone was a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it was impossible.

"It's better if you stay in the palace for you," Hu Kai said, "You have been rushing to Jianye for several days, and you must be very tired. The Jingsheng Hou Mansion has not lived in it for a long time, so it's not advisable to live in a hasty place. I have ordered the mansion to free up a courtyard and let you settle down for the time being..."

"There is no need to trouble the Shuxian. Zhufengtang has a warehouse built in the mouth of Longzangpu River. It covers a large area. It is very convenient to go to the city and the palace if you have any problems. I will still live in the warehouse." Xu Huai refused.

Hu Kai speculated that Chu Shan might use this opportunity to compete for some favorable conditions, but he believed that Xu Huai would not do too much and would not let down the trust of Emperor Jianji. In the midst of turmoil and panic, Hu Kai also hoped that the throne would be determined as soon as possible with the heart of the military and civilians, so he wanted to invite Xu Huai to his house to persuade him to stop when he was about to get off, but he did not want Xu Huai to reject it neatly.

Hu Kai looked at Xu Huai's eyes unexpectedly, and forced himself to not ask questions at this time...
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