Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

Chapter 154: Turning the Hands to Clouds and Rains

The guard looked around as if he was looking at a group of dead things. "At that time, we were hiding in the late emperor's bedroom. The late emperor's will was the target of the Dragon Shadow Guard's sword."

That is to say, if important officials in the court disobey the order, they will take action themselves.

The Dragon Shadow Guards showed their ferocious fangs for the first time, filled with murderous intent, making all the civil and military officials silent and trembling, and no one dared to raise any objections.

The princes and princesses had fainted from fright. They were so spoiled that they had never seen such a bloody scene. They were all terrified.

The four assistant ministers were not having a good time either, their hearts were beating like thunder and their faces were pale.

She was a living person just now, a duke and the mother of a country who could call the wind and rain, but in the blink of an eye, she became a headless corpse, and her blood dyed the earth red.

Zong Ling snorted coldly, his face looked very unhappy, "Master Prime Minister, how did you get in touch with the Dragon Shadow Guard?"

Logically speaking, the Dragon Shadow Guards are the secret guards of the royal family. However, as the patriarch of the royal family, he does not have any Dragon Shadow Guards.

Prime Minister Duan quietly looked at the inconspicuous young man among the figures, his heart beating fast, "They are the ones who came here."

Who could have imagined that this bloody massacre was instigated by Rong Jing alone, who could do whatever he wanted.

He is a low-key and inconspicuous person, but he is the mastermind behind the whole incident, and no one would believe it if others told them about it.

Such a person is too cruel, too scheming, too cold-blooded and too dangerous. The late emperor was right to be cautious.

Unfortunately, he couldn't control Rong Jing and was no match for him.

I wonder if there is anyone in this world who can move him.

Zong Ling was half-believing and half-doubting. The Minister of Justice asked in a low voice, "So, is there really a will?"

He could no longer tell what was true or false, it was so confusing.

Prime Minister Duan was silent for a moment, "Of course it's real. Didn't you see that it was Jinyiwei Commander Xiao Linfeng who took it out personally?"

In fact, he was even more confused. The will was written by him personally, so how could it be true? However, the Dragon Shadow Guard and the Jinyi Guard Commander were serious, and no one doubted that it was fake.

But how did Xiao Linfeng and Rong Jing get involved? They had ignored each other before, and they avoided each other as much as possible.

The new generation of people in the world replaces the old generation. Today’s young people are amazing. Note (1)

How great it would be if it were our own descendants, what a pity.

Xiao Linfeng is still unmarried, so how about picking one of your own children to marry him?

He only believed that the binding of interests could last long, and they were already in the same boat.

He looked at the Dragon Shadow Guard, "Sir, what should we do now?"

The Dragon Shadow Guard looked at Rong Jing silently. Rong Jing nodded slightly, and he said, "Wake up the Sixth Prince, have him take the throne in front of the coffin, and preside over the funeral ceremony."

The Sixth Prince was awakened, but he was trembling all over, his face was pale, and he was frightened out of his wits.

No matter what others asked him to do, he would just stare blankly with his eyes wide open.

Even when everyone knelt in front of him and shouted "Long live his mother!", he did not react.

My own mother and uncle were beheaded right in front of my eyes. It was such a huge shock.

The attendant beside him carefully reminded, "Your Majesty, please stand up."

"Stand up." The little emperor's eyes were dull.

"Arise."

"Arise." The new emperor was like a puppet. In the eyes of everyone, they had different expressions and their minds were full of calculations.

White mourning banners fluttered, white paper flew everywhere, and the musicians sang mournful music.

All the civil and military officials in the court wore white mourning clothes and kowtowed every nine steps as they escorted the late emperor and the eldest princess to the funeral. The scene was grand and the cries of grief were overwhelming.

Rong Jing remained hidden in the crowd, remained calm, and watched from the sidelines, hiding all his emotions perfectly.

Only when the eldest princess was buried did he lose control of his emotions, and his cries were heart-wrenching, containing countless pain and bitterness.

The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop, the son wants to support his parents but they are no longer there, this is the deepest hopelessness and sorrow.

From then on, he was a motherless child. No one called him Jing'er gently anymore, no one asked him if he was tired or thirsty, and no one looked at him with concern anymore.

The pain of losing a loved one is like being pricked by needles and is unbearable.

Mother, I’m bidding farewell!

We are not destined to be mother and son again in this life, but we can be mother and son again in the next life.

After a funeral, everyone was exhausted and went back home.

By the side of the ancient road, two outstanding young men, one in black and the other in white, stood facing each other, their clothes fluttering in the wind.

Rong Jing cupped his hands and said, "Master Xiao, thank you for your help."

If you want to cause trouble in the palace, you can't avoid the Jinyiwei. And, as the commander of the Jinyiwei, Xiao Linfeng is the one that everyone is trying to win over.

He has always been impartial, watching the fight between tigers, but taking action at the most critical moment.

If Xiao Linfeng hadn't come to the rescue, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly. No one could match his understanding of the Holy Heart.

Xiao Linfeng said calmly, "No need, this is just a deal. I will help the Sixth Prince ascend to the throne in exchange for the power of holding the seal."

The person in charge of stamping the emperor's edicts is the person most trusted by the emperor and has great power.

Now that the new monarch is still young and unable to rule the country himself, the position of holding the seal is very delicate, which is equivalent to the assistant ministers ceding part of the power to him.

He was originally the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, second only to the emperor and above everyone else. Now he has even more power.

This is unprecedented.

According to convention, a new emperor appoints his own ministers. When the previous emperor dies, the new emperor will arrange for his own confidants to take over the Jinyiwei. The previous Jinyiwei commander will have only one fate, which is death.

He knew too many secrets, and there was no other way except death.

However, Xiao Linfeng broke this convention and continued to be a powerful figure in the Great Qi Dynasty.

Rong Jing looked at him deeply. This was their first and last collaboration. "A fire is like boiling oil, flowers are blooming, the moon is full and then it wanes, the water is full and then it overflows. You should take care of yourself." Note (2)

Throwing down these words, he turned and left. Xiao Linfeng's voice came from behind him, "Are you leaving?"

"Yes." Rong Jing kept walking.

"Give her this."

Rong Jing turned around, and the two of them looked at each other in the air. Their expressions were very subtle. Neither of them mentioned who it was, but they both knew who it was.

Princess Jingning, Ning Zhiwei.

Xiao Linfeng came over, stuffed the brocade box in his hand into his hand, then turned over, jumped onto the horse, whipped the horse and urged it away.

Rong Jing's eyes were deep and dark.

After a long time, he got on the carriage parked on the side and said, "Let's go."

The attendant asked cautiously, "Sir, are you not waiting for the Duan family?"

"No need, they will catch up with us. There will be chaos. Let's go quickly." Rong Jing's eyes were extremely cold as he looked towards the direction of the capital.

Farewell, capital city. From now on, the sea is wide enough for fish to leap and the sky is high enough for birds to fly.

"What did you say? Say it again."

On the way back to Beijing, Prime Minister Duan's face changed drastically and he couldn't believe it.

The subordinate reported cautiously, "The fifth prince was taken away by a group of men in black. They said they were from Duke Chen's mansion."

"Duke Chen is dead..." The Minister of Justice has already sent people to execute the three dukes' families and their entire clans, leaving no one alive.

"Report, everyone in Duke Chen's mansion has disappeared."

Prime Minister Duan's face changed drastically. Oh no, the news leaked out. The Chen Guogong Mansion is the Empress Dowager's maternal family. It is extremely powerful. One of their direct branches is a general stationed in the southwest.

"Oh no, something big is going to happen."