Dayue Palace, Guanshi Hall.

This was originally where Sun Yong handled daily government affairs and privately summoned his ministers to report, but today, this place has become his place to stop.

The Emperor of Dayue, who had been urgently replaced with a burial dress and was not as distorted as before his death, was lying in a temporary coffin. He looked quite calm. If he hadn't had his face pale and no blood, it would have made people think he had fallen asleep.

However, from the black finger marks exposed above the collar, it can still be seen that the death of Zi today was not a natural death, but a murder!

After the ministers arrived hurriedly and saw the face of Emperor Daxing, they were really shocked and terrified, and at the same time, the last bit of suspicion in their hearts was dissipated. Your Majesty was really murdered! Then a bigger question arose. Who dared to be able to get close to Your Majesty and murder him?

But at this time it was obvious that when the imperial guards who were also like a bereaved in the imperial guards ahead were asking about the cause of the emperor's death, King Huai and the princes who had been in the hall earlier all cried around the coffin where the emperor was lying. As ministers, they naturally had to cry a few times to express their sorrow for His Majesty's death.

So, in the next half hour, there were only bursts of crying in the entire Jinshen Hall, some sobbing and some howling, which was enough to affect everyone who came here, and sadness came from it, and it was uncontrollable.

It was not until he cried for a while and felt that he had already expressed his grief for His Majesty's death that Wang Han straightened his body a little, gave Lin Tianxiang a wink, and asked him to go out with him.

As of now, the response in the palace is obviously extremely hasty, and at least the matter here should be arranged by Lin Tianxiang, the chief general of the imperial guard. This means that he must be an insider in the palace last night, so Wang Han naturally wants to ask him clearly.

The two walked out of the Jinshen Hall and stood opposite each other in the corner. After Wang Han looked up and down for a while, Lin Tianxiang felt uneasy and couldn't help but speak first: "Wang Xiang..."

"I'll ask you, do you know the inside story of yesterday? Don't think about lying and lying to me. I still have this little vision." Wang Han said with a calm expression. At this time, he would no longer see the low-key and good-looking man in the court for many years, and the murderous aura in his eyes flowed. It seemed that as long as there was any problem in the other party's words, he would immediately let someone take it down.

This is the pressure that Lin Tianxiang had never felt on the new Zuoxiang, which shocked his body. Then Qiqi Ai Ai said: "The King is related to the reputation of the royal family, and the officials really dare not talk randomly."

"Hmm?" Wang Han was a little stunned. The information contained in this sentence was quite large, but immediately, he became firm: "Just tell the truth!"

"Yes. Earlier last night, Your Majesty summoned all the princes into the palace to have a banquet and stay at the New Year together. They were not allowed to leave until the second hour before they left. The officials were responsible for their duties, so they naturally had to stay for one night. Then at the third hour, they received news that the prince's carriage had been parked in front of the palace and had not left."

Lin Tianxiang's words made Wang Han slightly stunned. Only then did he realize that the figure of the prince was not seen in front of His Majesty's coffin just now. This was really unreasonable. At the same time, an astonishing guess also emerged from his heart. If anyone could get close to the emperor so easily, so close that he could strangle him to death with his hands, was the only sons who would not be wary of.

But the prince... he was about to tell himself that this was impossible. After all, the prince was the crown prince. He had been waiting for so many years. How could he suddenly not be able to wait and take such a risk? But immediately, he thought of the British King of the Northern Expedition, and the recent statements in the court and the public that His Majesty intends to abolish the crown prince and re-establish the British King as crown prince. Could it be that this has become a fact and has become an inducement to make the prince go all out?

Lin Tianxiang glanced at him and whispered: "The servant was only worried about what happened to the prince there, so he took people to investigate, but the result... he found that there were only a few servants there, but there was no sign of the prince. Moreover, those servants were obviously guilty and uneasy when they saw me waiting for me.

"The officials also felt something strange, so they questioned them sternly, but they said, "The prince did not leave the palace. But we led the army to carefully check the palace, and there was nothing unusual. The prince must be not among them, so where would he be?

"It's really because of the security of the imperial palace, the lower official quickly sent someone to the harem to find someone to investigate. As a result, when the soldiers of his subordinates ran away, they heard a fight from the harem... If the lower official hadn't realized that there was a problem and asked someone to check it back, I'd be afraid that there would be no such change. Someone actually fought near His Majesty's bedroom!

"The officials did not dare to neglect, so they quickly brought their troops to capture the assassin. Then they saw that Eunuch Wei, who was beside His Majesty, was fighting with an assassin, and they were still at a disadvantage. When we arrived, Eunuch Wei even shouted, "This is the personal guard beside the prince, so we asked us to hurry to save His Majesty. The prince has entered the bedroom.

"But it was precisely because of this distracting cry that the assassin gave the assassin the opportunity to take advantage of that Eunuch Wei was severely injured and died on the spot. Seeing this, we were anxious and rushed over immediately. Dozens of soldiers killed the moment with swords and guns. Then I led people to his Majesty's bedroom, but found...discovered..."

Speaking of this, Lin Tianxiang looked completely frightened. After taking a few deep breaths, he said in a trembling voice: "I found that Your Majesty has passed away... and beside him is the prince who is fierce and in a messy manner. Obviously, he has fought with Your Majesty... In other words, Your Majesty was killed by the prince and by the prince himself..."

After telling this amazing fact, he seemed to relax a little more, and the following words became smoother: "When the Xiaguan saw this, he was also very frightened and immediately took down the prince... This fact is too horrible. The prince killed His Majesty. It is a huge matter in any dynasty, so the Xiaguan did not dare to make decisions at will. He could only order his subordinates not to leave the palace, and send the most trustworthy people to convey information to all the adults and the princes.

"After that, His Highness Yong arrived in time and handled everything calmly, so that everything in the palace could be arranged in an orderly manner. First, his Majesty's dragon body was buried, and then the prince was taken into custody. As for the subsequent matters, the King and all the adults decided on their own. The subordinates dared not be the master."

While listening to him explaining the whole story little by little, Wang Han kept looking at the change of expression on his face, and he really didn't see anything strange. Of course, this may also be that his expression had changed a lot. In fact, not only Lin Tianxiang, but also everyone, including Wang Han, were panicked and a little at a loss.

This fact is too great and too sudden. Who would have thought that His Majesty was suddenly harmed when his condition improved? And the one who caused him was the prince...

Now, it’s good that Wang Han doesn’t even know how to deal with the next thing.

According to the saying, the country cannot be without a king for a day, which means that when the old emperor dies, the new emperor should succeed to the throne. This is a routine move that will not change in any stable court, and it is placed on top of all other things and must be done.

Originally, according to conventional rules, the crown prince and crown prince will succeed to the throne, and there is no need to argue. Not to mention that the crown prince is in his thirties now, even if he is only three years old, as long as there is no rebel minister who wants to usurp the throne, the throne will still be his.

But now, the most unlikely accident happened - the emperor was killed by the prince and was taken away by the imperial guards on the spot. In this way, as the murderer and as a truly unfaithful person, how could the prince be qualified to take over the throne?

If this is true, I am afraid that no one in the world will agree, and the foundation of the Dayue court will be completely shaken, and the chaos in the world may be in an instant.

Of course, Wang Han understood this, so he was completely confused. Who should be the successor to exclude the prince?

Naturally, he could not make the decision alone. After looking at Lin Tianxiang, Wang Han sighed and returned to the hall, and then whispered to several important officials in the court. Suddenly, the big men in the court who had experienced countless storms and asked themselves that they would not be scared by anything were completely shocked. They all seemed to be immobilized, and could not speak.

This fact is indeed too terrifying. Some people from the prince's party wanted to refute it, but after seeing the fact that there was no prince in front of the coffin, they stopped talking. At the same time, as people around the prince who can be valued, they naturally knew how dangerous the prince's situation was. In a desperate situation, he took the risk and thought that it was natural.

Wen Ming and other British kings were excited at this time. After exchanging glances with each other, they began to get ready to move. Originally, British kings were the most powerful contender for the candidate for the crown prince recently. Now that the prince is excluded, he is much more sure of being able to take the throne, so naturally he cannot let it go.

But before Wen Ming and the others could speak, someone beside Wang Han spoke first: "What Wang Xiang said is indeed related to the stability of our dynasty, but I think the most urgent thing now is to decide the new king immediately. The country cannot be without a king for a day!"

This made everyone nod and deeply recognized it. The person who said this was also very important. He was the former assistant to the political affairs hall, and now the right prime minister, Tang Qianwen.
Chapter completed!