Du Wei felt that this was definitely not a smart idea and the risk was too great!
Although the old Augustine VI has withdrawn from the center of power for more than two years, many people still pay attention to him: including the temple!
It is conceivable that if the death of Augustine VI spreads quickly, then the person who will applaud the most will naturally be Pope Paul XVI. It is not because Paul XVI hates Augustine VI so much. It is just that as long as this old emperor dies, then
According to the habitual thinking of most people, the regent should naturally inherit the throne and be crowned the new emperor of the empire.
As for the church, they must be really looking forward to seeing the appearance of an imperial emperor who calls the Pope "godfather"! Just imagine that in some grand public occasions, His Majesty Chen, the supreme emperor of the empire, bows down and salutes to Pope Paul XVI.
, respectfully calling him "godfather", such a scene is definitely a great victory! And for the royal family, its meaning is not just as simple as losing face.
According to Prince Chen's previous practice, every month or so, he would arrange for Augustine VI to appear in public, such as attending a decision-making meeting in a palace, or attending a review ceremony, etc.
In fact, since Prince Chen held the baptismal ceremony that excited the church, accepted the Pope's baptism during the ceremony, and honored the Pope as Godfather, some impatient voices have been heard within the church recently:
I hope the regent will be crowned soon!
For those magicians, they are eager to see a "godson" emperor, rather than a "godson" regent. Many people have complained impatiently about Prince Chen's delay in being crowned emperor:
Anyway, the power is already in your hands, and the old emperor has taken a back seat, so why are you so coy about not being crowned?!
On some occasions of religious prayers, someone within the church has conveyed some urging messages to Prince Chen overtly or covertly, hoping that Prince Chen can fulfill his original promise as soon as possible.
"I don't expect to be able to hide the entire imperial capital's dignitaries forever with just one substitute, but it can still be done to buy us some time in the short term." Although Prince Chen's voice was very soft, Du Wei noticed it.
His word is "we".
Obviously, Du Wei sensed a clear message from this: Until now, he is the most trusted person of the young king.
Du Wei sighed.
"Three days." Prince Chen said calmly: "Three days later is the annual 'Fengfeng Festival'. I have arranged a public prayer ceremony, which can be regarded as the last grand banquet held in the palace before the New Year. At that time
On the occasion, I will let this 'Father' appear in public once. Then... we can gain two months, and I will announce to the public that the father is unwell, and justifiably let him live in seclusion.
He won't have to show up for a long time after coming down."
Du Wei sighed, this seemed to be a hopeless solution.
After all, this incident happened so suddenly, disrupting the previous plans, and it was really difficult to think of any proper solution in just a few days.
"But." Du Wei reminded: "At the Qingfeng Festival banquet, almost all the veterans in the imperial capital will attend. Those old guys have been with the late emperor all their lives, so there is no guarantee that no one will see any flaws. Moreover,
, Your Highness. You should know better than me. Once this kind of thing is leaked, it will be a huge scandal!" His tone was very serious: "I must ask you clearly: Are you really unwilling to be crowned emperor?"
Prince Chen's voice was very firm: "My heart was decided long ago...I want to belong to Charlie!"
"But Charlie is only ten years old, he won't suddenly grow up in two or three months." Du Wei sighed: "And this substitute can only buy us two or three months at most. Three months later
, how can we come up with a reason that convinces everyone to publicly pass the throne to Prince Charlie?" Du Wei shook his head: "Your Highness, you are in the prime of your youth. If you are not a regent, you will be a ten-year-old.
Your child becomes the emperor and he is still your biological son. This approach will probably be opposed by everyone."
The conversation between Du Wei and Prince Chen was not hidden from the "substitute". In fact, this guy had been sitting on the bed tremblingly, looking at Du Wei and Prince Chen with fear on his face.
Before Prince Chen left, he left Du Wei here. He gave Du Wei a task: to teach the substitute some etiquette that needed to be paid attention to when attending the banquet three days later.
Although Du Wei is not a court etiquette master, this matter is too secretive after all! Prince Chen is not willing to let more people know about the substitute...
Moreover, on the night when the old emperor died, the regent immediately and without hesitation secretly executed all the waiters, servants, court ladies, and palace guards in the palace!
Among them were six palace physicians who treated the old emperor.
It was announced to the outside world that when a careless court physician and a court magic pharmacist were exchanging the efficacy of a dangerous magic potion, they accidentally caused the poison to leak. As a result, an unfortunate accident occurred, which made
Several palace physicians and attendants died in this misfortune...
Du Wei didn't think much about this weird mission. After all, if one less person knew about it, there would be less chance of leaks.
Before leaving, Prince Chen suddenly looked at Du Wei and said something strange: "According to what I know, you should be an excellent disguiser. You have the superb ability to disguise a person."
After saying that, he didn't seem to mean anything else, so he just turned around and left.
Du Wei sighed and watched Prince Chen walk out of the palace.
Now there is no one guarding outside the palace. After executing a group of original guards here, Prince Chen ordered that "all the daily security work of His Majesty the Emperor will be handed over to the palace magicians."
There are currently only two servants in charge of waiting in this palace, both of whom are Prince Chen's absolutely trusted confidants, and there are no guards outside. Instead, they are replaced by a group of palace magicians guarding the palace in the dark.
Looking at the empty hall, Du Wei's eyes fell on this poor substitute.
In fact, this guy's appearance is indeed similar to that of the old emperor. And after some special processing and makeup, it is almost difficult to see anything in dimly lit places.
However, if someone seems to be familiar with the old emperor, it is still easy to see the flaws in public. Moreover, it is difficult to grasp a person's tone of voice, voice, intonation, and some subtle movements.
Perfect.
This substitute was obviously found temporarily, and he looked so trembling that he really couldn't help but have an imperial air. Although the old Augustine VI was not a good emperor, he had been the ruler of the continent for his whole life, and he still had some imperial dignity in his movements.
.
Moreover, Du Wei knew very well: after waiting for two days at the banquet, the result of waiting for this poor substitute was also obvious: silence!
But now I can't think of any answers to these troublesome things.
Du Wei first started to get busy. He took out the storage ring he carried with him, took out some potions stored in it, and played with the bottles and jars in front of this "substitute".
Seeing Du Wei playing with these magic potions quickly and seeing the bubbling potions, the substitute was obviously even more frightened.
With a trembling voice, he suddenly summoned up the courage to plead to Du Wei: "Please, don't, don't kill me...I..."
"I won't kill you." Du Wei tried his best to make his voice softer. After all, this guy is also an innocent and pitiful person, but politics is like this.
With that said, he handed over a bottle of prepared potion: "Drink it, the taste will be very bitter, don't spit it out. Then you can have a good sleep."
The last words of "get some sleep" probably misunderstood the poor old man. He suddenly jumped out of bed. He knelt down in front of Du Wei with a plop, grabbed Du Wei's pants and begged: "Please
You, don’t kill me, don’t kill me!”
Du Wei pulled him up and took a closer look, only to realize that this guy was not an "old man" at all. He was actually only about forty years old. But it was obvious that Prince Chen's men had already done some tricks on him.
With simple makeup, the wrinkles on the face are obviously painted...
Du Wei felt even more embarrassed about wearing such crude makeup. It was simply impossible to hide it from the old ministers who had followed the old emperor for decades...
"I don't want to kill you." Du Wei grabbed the man's collar, lifted him up, and shouted in as vicious a tone as possible: "I think you are not an idiot! You should roughly understand what we need you to do.
Something! Right!"
The man's body was shaking so much that he left, but he nodded.
"Very good." Du Wei said coldly: "Then you should also understand that this matter must not be leaked! So, you are worried that you will be silenced in the end, right?"
"...Yes." The man's face was very desperate, and he trembled: "Sir... I, I, I am just a tailor. I used to tailor clothes for His Majesty... A few nights ago, the Regent, for some reason,
Suddenly I was caught here...I, I don't know anything..."
He looked at Du Wei pitifully, his voice stammered, and his teeth chattered when he spoke.
"Oh? Are you a palace tailor?" Du Wei's eyes lit up: "Have you ever tailored clothes for the old emperor? That would be much easier. Since you have seen His Majesty up close, you should also know His Majesty's behavior.
Some actions and habits, right."
"I...I..." His teeth chattered and he was speechless.
Du Wei grabbed his chin and looked at his face carefully for a while.
He had met the old emperor several times, and then he took out a pen directly from his arms and drew on both sides of the guy's face.
The muscles on this man's face were shaking violently, but he finally did not dare to struggle. Finally, he closed his eyes with tears in the corners of his eyes.
Du Wei sighed and his tone became more friendly: "Tell me, what is your name?"
"Grum, my lord, my name is Grum."
"Okay, Grum." Du Wei seemed to smile: "Do you have a family?"
"Yes... some adults." Grum trembled and said, "I have a wife and two daughters..."
"Well, are they in the imperial capital?"
"No, sir, they are not here." After Groom said a few words, his voice became smoother: "After the coup two years ago, I was scared and worried that something like this would happen again in the future, so I simply sent them away.
Went back to my hometown."
"Where is your hometown?" Du Wei casually drew a few strokes on his face and asked casually.
"South, Lille Province, my lord... my hometown is in the Lille Province."
"Oh, I've been to that place. Lille Province, just south of our Luo Lin family's Luo Lin Plain." Du Wei smiled peacefully: "I have been to Banjia City, and I also met some interesting people there.
Things. Well, do you know Half Angle City?"
"I, I know, sir..." Groom seemed to be less nervous. This Lord Tulip Duke seemed to be very approachable and kind, and he had a little more hope of survival in his heart: "Half Corner City... my
My hometown is not far from Banjiao City."
Du Wei smiled: "My wife and I first met outside Banjiao City. Oh, I also blackmailed her severely that time. She was still a naive little girl at that time.
.Well, what about you? Groom, tell me, what are your wife and daughter like?"