Chapter 70: The hemp bandits are here! (Make up for yesterday's.)
The emperor died, all affairs were suspended, the bells rang from day to night, and all the plans of Xu Fan and others were disrupted.
I can only book an inn to stay temporarily.
As for the so-called embassy, it was shabby and small. Xu Fan would not live there. Originally, he planned to rent a brothel.
However, Xu Tong considered that a place like a brothel was not as clean as an inn, so he simply gave up the idea to Xu Fan.
It was not until evening that the inside story and details about the emperor's death were passed on.
After all, there is no airtight wall in this world. Although the palace has high walls, they cannot stop people's eyes from gathering there.
In addition, the emperor's presence in people's hearts was really low. It was hard to attract everyone's attention this time, and of course the news was flying all over the sky.
It's quite funny to talk about this incident. Xu Tong destroyed twenty-six demons with one sword. The emperor was so angry that he scolded his mother and started having fun again, drinking and eating meat. After drinking a bottle of cold wine, he lay down
He seemed to be asleep on the table.
At that time, some of the eunuchs who were serving him thought that the emperor was drunk. When they realized that something was wrong with the emperor, they stepped forward to check his breathing. Oh dear, they discovered that the emperor was no longer breathing.
When Xu Tong and others heard the news, they couldn't help but look at each other.
I didn't expect that the Northern Barbarian Emperor died so mysteriously.
"The emperor of the Northern Barbarians is really a coward. He only has the title of emperor. He wants power but no authority, and he wants money but no money. He has to rely on Empress Xiao to maintain the dignity of the emperor. In the end, he even died in such a miserable way.
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When Xu Fan learned about the death of the Northern Man Emperor, he couldn't help but feel sorry for the unlucky emperor.
After saying that, I then thought about it and thought about it, the emperor of Tianqian was also like this. The only difference was that his unsatisfactory son couldn't have a better uncle than Yeluqi.
"Okay, let's not laugh at the fifty steps and the hundred steps. Our emperor is not much different."
Xu Tong was sitting aside drinking tea. When he heard this, he just shook his head in his heart: "It's not much different, just a few hundred million points."
The emperor of the Northern Barbarians was a coward, but the emperor of Tianqian was different. Zhao Meng was so hidden that the description of him in the script he had was just a brushstroke.
It can be seen that this person is definitely not the kind of emperor who is willing to be a puppet.
Zhao Meng holds the innate divine fetus in his hand, and his strength is among the best. He asked Shen Lian to look up the celestial phenomena of comets hitting the moon, probably just to wait for this day and become a blockbuster.
Xu Fan looked at him like this, and he would inevitably be frightened by the strength shown by Zhao Meng in the future.
Of course, Xu Tong would not tell Xu Fan easily about this. In his heart, Xu Fan was very similar to his former friend.
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who?
The great eunuch Li Xi.
He will do whatever it takes to survive. As long as he is given a chance, he will not miss it. Even if he castrates himself by himself, he will not show any mercy as long as he can survive.
This kind of person treats you with all his heart when you call him a brother, but when it is time for your brother to hurt you, he will be more ruthless than anyone else.
Xu Tong sympathized with Xu Fan, but it was by no means the overflowing Virgin Heart. This guy was still worth using, just as Xu Fan was using him, so he was also on guard against Xu Fan.
"Come on, now we want to go back early, but I'm afraid we can't."
Xu Fan rested his head on his hands and lay down softly on his back, looking as if he was beyond love.
"Are you so anxious to rush back?"
Seeing Xu Fan's different attitude, Xu Tong frowned and asked, "Or where did you get the gossip?"
Xu Fan's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he quickly sat up and explained: "Brother Yang, I didn't hide it from you on purpose. I heard that Xiao Leshan was in seclusion, so I wanted to use your power as soon as possible to carry out this mission.
After the negotiation is concluded, let’s go home early.”
Xu Fan confessed very frankly that he deliberately concealed Xu Tong. When he said this, Xu Tong probably understood what was going on.
Xu Fan was worried that once Xiao Leshan came out of confinement and directly held him as a hostage in Beiman, he would be in big trouble.
Don't forget, the relationship between Xiao Leshan and Xu Lai is not clear. It would be best to leave this matter to Xiao Leshan, otherwise Xu Lai will be blamed for murdering his son.
That's why he deliberately concealed this news, because he was worried that he would compete with Xiao Leshan, and he must compete with Xiao Leshan before leaving.
After understanding Xu Fan's thoughts, Xu Tong was not angry. He patted Xu Fan's shoulder and comforted softly: "Don't worry, no matter whether I am Xiao Leshan's opponent or not, since I want to keep you safe, Xiao Leshan shouldn't even think about it.
I won’t touch you at all!”
Facing Xu Tong's relief, Xu Fan seemed to have a surge of heat in his heart, and Xu Tong's figure in his eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of holy light.
Looking at Xu Fan, it was as if stars were about to pop out of his eyes, while Gao Zhuo rolled his eyes quietly and thought to himself: "Another liar."
When the Northern Man emperor died, according to the rules, the prince should preside over the funeral and complete the enthronement ceremony.
But the unfortunate part is here.
In order to avoid Yang Hong, who was a tough opponent, Yeluqi ran to the Yuanqi Temple early to preside over the consecration ceremony of the Yuanqi Temple. It took at least half a month for the news to spread, and when Yeluqi hurried back, it was another half month.
After coming and going, it is estimated that the emperor's body will almost turn into smelly salted fish.
Xiao Leshan, who should be in charge of state affairs, is still in seclusion at this time. No one knows where he is in seclusion, and even if he knows, no one dares to disturb him.
In the hearts of everyone, the emperor's life and death were far inferior to King Xiao's Qingxiu.
For a time, who would preside over the emperor's funeral became a new problem.
Fortunately, at this time, a minister stood up and urged Queen Xiao to temporarily host the funeral and stabilize the court.
As soon as this proposal came out, the debate in the court immediately became quiet.
Yes, the queen is the mother of the world, and after the new emperor ascends the throne, he will be given the title of queen mother. Although the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, it depends on the situation.
It's not like there's no precedent.
Besides, if Empress Xiao comes to preside over the government, whoever dares to say no will probably be the first to jump out and blow the person's head off.
As a result, Empress Xiao did not care about the pain of losing her husband, and could only preside over the emperor's funeral with the support of ministers.
Although Empress Xiao was a woman, she was not a flower vase. Although it was her first time to listen to politics behind the curtain, with the strong support of the Xiao family veterans and the concerted efforts of all civil and military officials, she managed state affairs and funerals in an orderly manner.
As a result, Xu Tong and the others did not wait too long before there was news that they would be summoned to the court.
However, it was only possible to summon the envoy Xu Fan into the palace, which is understandable. After all, Xu Tong was not the envoy this time.
Although Xu Tong could not accompany him, Xu Fan was not timid at all this time. As long as Xiao Leshan did not leave the mountain, no one in the entire Northern Barbarians would dare to touch him.
Xu Fan was quite happy when he got the news.
I feel that it is not without hope for me to leave Zhongdu as soon as possible.
As a result, after Xu Fan was ordered to enter the palace, he didn't come back until evening, and his face was full of depression when he came back.
Before Xu Tong could ask, Xu Fan had already started to complain.
"This Empress Xiao is a good girl. She always talks in circles and gossips. When I asked her, she said she didn't understand the national affairs, but she had to wait until her son came back and the enthronement ceremony was completed before she could seal it..."
Xu Fan told Xu Tong verbatim all the details of his interview with Empress Xiao.
After Xu Tong heard this, he couldn't help but feel helpless.
As the saying goes, softness can overcome strength. If Xu Fan was facing Yeluqi, or the old emperor who had passed away, he could press forward step by step.
Even if you end up quarreling with the civil and military ministers, it is just a bargaining process in the end.
But in the face of Empress Xiao, Xu Fan had no chance to attack. The empress sat on the dragon chair in mourning and filial piety. Before Xu Fan could speak, tears almost came out of her eyes.
The appearance of a weak woman made Xu Fan unable to open his mouth or move his legs. He finally seized the opportunity, but he didn't even have time to finish two sentences. He either had a headache or cried softly.
stand up.
The shock caused Xu Fan to be stunned for a while, and Xu Fan turned into giving in, rambling on and on, which made his head ache.
"He is a Tai Chi master!"
Xu Tong would not underestimate the queen just because she was a prostitute. Villains like Xu Fan had suffered at the hands of the other party. I am afraid that the other party had made up her mind to wait until Xiao Leshan came out of seclusion.
After hearing Xu Tong's analysis, Xu Fan started to worry a little.
"Then what should we do? We can't wait here forever, right?"
"Humph! She thinks beautifully!"
Xu Tong grinned. He was a Tai Chi master and knew exactly how to deal with such people.
"She wants to delay, doesn't she? Then let's be polite, don't you say we are robbers??"
Xu Fan was not a fool. Hearing what Xu Tong said, he understood immediately. He stood up and kicked the table in front of him over: "Grandma T's, I'm a robber. If you don't give it to me, I'll rob it myself!"
After this curse, Xu Fan suddenly became embarrassed: "Then what are we robbing??"
"hey-hey!"
Xu Tong grinned: "Of course it's a pain in the body, what are we robbing..."
After Xu Fan was stunned for a few seconds, he suddenly came back to his senses. The two of them looked at each other and smiled. The dignitaries in Zhongdu probably never dreamed that they were enjoying themselves at home, eating hot pot and singing little songs.
While we were living our lives, the gangsters came...