Jiao Shun felt uneasy, so his reaction was naturally half a beat too slow.

Upon seeing this, Dai Quan urged again and again: "Master Jiao, hurry up and return to Qianqing Palace with the old slave. Don't keep Long Live Lord waiting!"

Looking at the sad and anxious look on his face, the emperor was probably not sober normally this time, but was undoubtedly having a flashback.

"Thank you, father-in-law, for leading the way."

Jiao Shun replied hurriedly, and then followed Dai Quan to Qianqing Palace.

It was easy for Jiao to keep up with Dai Quan, but he still had a cold sweat on his forehead due to his guilty conscience.

After all, the emperor was not unwavering. He had previously thought of using New Confucianism to dilute his voice. If suddenly he discovered that he had turned the pickets into an army...

But it was too late to make amends at that moment. We could only hope that the emperor would come back and say, "Time is tight and the task is heavy." There was no time to discuss the matter.

The whole journey was silent.

Just as the two of them rushed into the main hall of Qianqing Palace, they heard crying suddenly coming from behind the curtain.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty~!"

That movement that prolonged Yin'er couldn't be Concubine Wu, who else could it be?

After hearing the cry, Dai Quan's expression changed drastically. His exhausted legs weakened and he threw himself directly in front of the curtain. He sobbed sadly: "Your Majesty, the old slave is back. He is back."

Seeing this, the anxiety in Jiao Shun's heart disappeared, and then he couldn't help but feel sad. No matter how you say it, Emperor Longyuan is his Bole, but now he is dead...

He sighed quietly and knelt down.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a person stumbled out from the curtain. She accidentally tripped over Dai Quan and almost fell down. Fortunately, Jiao Shun quickly helped her with his quick eyes, and then quickly withdrew his hand and said respectfully: "I have seen the imperial concubine. "

It was Concubine Wu who rushed out. She first glared at Dai Quan who was lying on the ground, then covered the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and said with some uneasiness: "The emperor has announced that you are here to see him, please hurry in."

ah?!

So the emperor hasn’t died yet?!

Then why were you crying so hard just now?

Jiao Shun resisted the urge to roll his eyes at Concubine Wu, stood up and carefully entered the curtain.

They saw three imperial doctors and four palace maids kneeling around the dragon bed, while the Queen was sitting at the end of the bed, holding Emperor Longyuan's hand and weeping.

Seeing Jiao Shun coming in from the outside, the queen subconsciously wiped her tears, stood up and said, "Master Jiao, please come closer and speak."

Then he took the initiative to step aside.

Jiao Shun hurriedly took a few steps forward and looked at Emperor Longyuan with red eyes and tearful eyes. He saw that Emperor Longyuan had become emaciated and his right eye, which was always open, almost protruded out of the frame. The hair looks hideous and terrifying.

The still intact left eye was only half-opened, tilted in the direction of Jiao Shun, and met his eyes. His dry lips immediately flapped and made a weak sound.

Jiao Shun wanted to kneel down in front of the bed, but he hesitated and quickly put his ear to it.

But Emperor Longyuan asked with difficulty: "How about the new policy?"

It seems that the fact that he falsely preached the imperial edict has not been exposed yet.

Alas~

This emperor may not be considered wise and mighty, but he is definitely ambitious and ambitious.

It's a pity that it's not a holiday...

The tears that Jiao Shun had originally dug out were gradually replaced by real tears. He immediately reported the progress of the cable telegram and then the latest progress of the Beijing-Western Railway.

As for the current state of engineering, the popularization of the sniper gun, and even the progress of the research and development of tanks, there are good news and no worries.

During this period, the prince was brought over first, and then the queen mother. However, seeing that the emperor was entranced by what he was listening to, they all stood by and did not disturb him.

It was not until the two prime ministers and assistants came together that the report on the New Deal came to an end.

Seeing Jiao Shun stop, the emperor looked at the direction where the two prime ministers were kneeling and then raised his hands tremblingly.

Jiao Shun tried to reach out and hold it, but then heard Emperor Longyuan say in a harsh voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Although the voice was still weak, it was much louder than before.

Jiao Shun hurriedly called to the prince and said, "Your Highness, please come closer."

The prince came closer, wiping his tears, and at Jiao Shun's signal, he stretched out his hand to hold the emperor's wrist.

Just as Jiao Shun was about to withdraw his hand, Emperor Longyuan suddenly tightened his grip and even tried to raise his head.

Seeing this, the queen hurriedly stepped forward and gave him a cushion.

Emperor Longyuan leaned on the cushion and panted for a long time, and then he spoke again: "After I leave, the prince must be diligent in learning and obeying the rules, and abide by the virtues... Under the assistant of Jiao, Jiao Jiaoqing, the general will

My new policy continues to be implemented. If, if...if people like Taizu die and the government ceases to exist, I will not be able to rest in peace even under the Nine Springs!"

What I said before was stumbling, but the last sentence was almost shouted.

The two pavilion elders also heard clearly, and their expressions were a little ugly for a moment.

It was just that the emperor was still obsessed with the New Deal for the time being, but in front of the two ministers of the cabinet, he bypassed them and entrusted Jiao Shun to him. What was going on?

Although Zhan Shifu is leaderless now, Jiao Shun, the young master of Zhan Shi and the emperor's teacher, is theoretically barely qualified to be a minister of Tuogu, but he is still far from being able to be called "important"!

But before they could raise any objections, Emperor Longyuan, who seemed to have exhausted his last bit of strength, closed his eyes and slowly loosened his tightly clenched hands.

When Jiao Shun saw this, he hurriedly called the imperial doctor to come forward and investigate.

The three imperial doctors immediately got up and started working hard. It took them a full two-quarters of an hour before they solemnly announced the emperor's death.

There was a burst of crying in the hall, especially the Queen Mother, whose husband had just died not long ago. She threw herself on her son's body and almost fainted from crying.

The two pavilion elders also cried for a while, and then asked the queen to express her condolences and go outside to discuss the matter of national mourning.

In fact, there is nothing to discuss about this matter. According to the rules, the prince will preside over the funeral, the Ministry of Etiquette, and the Assistant Director of the Internal Affairs Bureau. After the death of the Supreme Emperor, it was the emperor who presided over it, but the Longyuan Emperor was generally in a vegetative state, so it was not possible to do this.

It fell on King Zhongshun and King Nanan.

The queen patiently listened to these regulations and wiped her tears and said: "The Ai family is now in ruins and has no idea. Let the two pavilion elders follow the rules - but the prince is young after all, so he still needs someone to be by his side.

Guidance, how about including Zhan Shifu and co-managing it?"

The two cabinet elders were naturally unhappy after hearing this, but it was only natural for Zhan Shifu to assist Prince Zuo. Even if they rejected Jiao Shun, they could not object. They could only curse Wang Zhe secretly in their hearts for not being a son of a man. If he hadn't wanted to clear his name,

How could Jiao Shun, the young master of Zhanshi, become the actual helmsman of Zhanshi's mansion after his sudden resignation?

So while going to invite the Minister of Rites to enter the palace, he could only hold his nose and invite Jiao Shun out.

In this way, before the Minister of Rites arrived, Jiao Shun took charge of the posthumous affairs of Emperor Longyuan in the name of the prince. As for the inner palace, how could a slave be the master of his master? He was simply taking orders and following orders.

By the time the Minister of Rites arrived, he had already laid out all the preliminary matters. If the Minister of Rites wanted to intervene, he wanted to find out the inside story from him.

So when all the officials heard the news and entered to express their condolences, what they saw was Jiao Shunyi giving orders, and even the dignified Minister of Rites could only follow him.

This made many people angry, but also made more people stop thinking about Jiao Shun.

Among them, the one with the most complicated mood was King Zhongshun.

After hearing that the emperor had passed away, King Zhongshun discussed the pros and cons of the matter with Mr. Jiang.

First of all, the death of two generations of kings will definitely cause chaos in the palace for a while, which is perfect for taking advantage of the chaos and fishing in troubled waters.

But there are also disadvantages of being too arrogant, not to mention that two national funerals are being held at the same time. Emperor Longyuan's side - especially Jiao Shun, will definitely gain a lot of power.

Therefore, Mr. Jiang suggested that we should try our best to make Jiao Shun, who was co-administrator of the mourning, a public figure. The more dissatisfied the ministers were with him, the more favorable it would be for King Zhongshun's next actions.

However, after King Zhongshun entered the palace, he discovered that Jiao Shun had become the focus of everyone's attention without even having to take action. Although this was a good thing, King Zhongshun was a little resentful that he had stolen his limelight.

I was hesitating whether to go up and show off my signs, so that I could show off my tough style to the ministers.

Suddenly, a palace maid came running to look for Jiao Shun, saying that the prince had summoned him for something.

Jiao Shun was a little confused when he heard this. What could the prince do to him at this time?

But if the queen was summoned, as a member of the co-organizer of the funeral, there would be no need to borrow the prince's name.

Full of suspicion, he followed the maid to the Qianqing Palace - the emperor's body is still here, so the harem concubines and the prince are also waiting here, but the ministers can't all rush into the harem, so they only stay in the front hall.

Condolences.

As a result, I met Concubine Wu in the side hall.

Concubine Wu was obviously not in a good mood. Previously, she mistakenly thought that the emperor was dead and couldn't wait to cry. However, she made a mistake and was kicked out of the palace.

So it wasn't until all the concubines gathered in Qianqing Palace that she finally confirmed that the emperor was really dead.

At that moment, she hurried to the bedroom, took the queen and asked about what happened before and after.

Then Concubine Wu became worried and summoned Jiao Shun alone in the name of the prince.

"I have seen..."

"Okay, let's get married without any ceremony."

Waving her hands, without Jiao Shun's courtesy, Concubine Wu changed her sitting posture, raised her legs that were well-proportioned and toned from years of dance practice, frowned and asked: "There are no outsiders here, please give me the right words, what can you do now?"

Can’t we take down King Zhongshun?!”

"this……"

Jiao Shun said cautiously: "There is no conclusive evidence at the moment. If we insist on taking down King Zhongshun, I'm afraid the Queen may not be willing to agree."

"Then shouldn't we just let him preside over the funeral of the Supreme Emperor?"

Concubine Wu was shaking her legs irritably, and her small white embroidered shoes were drawing circles back and forth. This dynasty had strictly prohibited foot binding since the founding of the People's Republic of China, but her natural feet were still worthy of the title of Golden Lotus.

Seeing that Jiao Shun didn't reply, she further pointed out what she was worried about: "Both parties are attending funerals in the palace, and it is inevitable for them to socialize with each other. What should the traitor king do if he takes the opportunity to attack the prince?"

This has to be guarded against.

Jiao Shun thought for a while and suggested: "If the empress is worried and is afraid that someone in the palace will be bewitched and bribed by her, she might as well temporarily ask a few alert and trustworthy officials to be involved in the palace guard system and be responsible for taking care of the prince's diet throughout the process."

"Scroll for official women?"

Concubine Wu frowned slightly: "Do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"

"This... idea came from me, and I should avoid it."

"What are you trying to avoid?"

Concubine Wu waved her hands and said impatiently: "Concubine Rong is still protecting him and refusing to admit it. It shows that this traitorous king has some tricks. Now besides you, who else can I and the queen sister trust?"

When she reached this point, Jiao Shun naturally would not be pretentious and immediately named two people: "The minister then boldly recommended two candidates. One of them is the Princess of Nan'an. The two princes have always been at odds with each other. If it is properly disclosed,

Regarding King Zhongshun's plot against King Nan'an, it is expected that the princess will do her best."

Concubine Wu nodded after hearing this: "I have met Princess Nan'an before, and she is indeed a smart woman - where are these two?"

"The second candidate is Jia Tanchun, the third young lady of Rongguo Mansion..."

"Rongguo Mansion?"

Before Jiao Shun could finish speaking, Concubine Wu shook her head: "It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate. Let's not talk about the matter of Concubine Xiande. Jia Baoyu was dismissed from office and will never be used again. So if the third lady holds a grudge because of this,

Wouldn’t it be playing into the hands of that traitorous king?”

"The empress is graceful."

Jiao Shun said hurriedly: "The third young lady has actually made a marriage contract with me, and will soon marry me as a bride and groom, so as to inherit the incense of my family."

Concubine Wu knew something about his surname change, so she was not surprised by the merger. However, she was not very satisfied with the candidate. She said angrily: "Didn't I say that you and the Jia family should be married?"

Keep your distance? Do you just ignore my words and ignore them?!"

"Your Majesty, make atonement!"

Jiao Shun hurriedly knelt down and said: "I don't dare to lie to you, the truth is that I already had a relationship with the third lady last year. It's really a bit unreasonable to regret it now..."

"Hmm~"

Concubine Wu raised her eyebrows when she heard this, thinking that apart from the two articles she had memorized by heart, Jiao Shun indeed had other romantic affairs!

Thinking of this, she leaned forward subconsciously, almost wanting Jiao Shun to 'tell the truth', but the time and place were completely inappropriate, so she held it back and nodded: "In that case, she can be counted as one."

Then he sighed: "Even so, there is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days. If we can get rid of this traitor in advance..."

As she said that, she looked at Jiao Shun with burning eyes, obviously hoping that Jiao Shun would be bolder.

If she could show the courage of the prince's biological mother and directly order Jiao Shun to do it, Jiao Shun would probably not refuse, but she didn't have the courage herself. She just hoped that Jiao Shun would take the initiative to take over the responsibility, and Jiao Shun would naturally

Thanks for not being sensitive.

After waiting for a long time but no response from Jiao Shun, Concubine Wu looked weak and said angrily: "That's it, that's all, go and do your business."

Jiao Shun complied, took a few steps back and was about to turn around to leave, when Huyou heard her shout: "Come back."
Chapter completed!