Chapter 130: He Has Actually Been There All Along

Once the beaded curtain was scattered, a cold light shot out in all directions, like the Empress Dowager’s pair of bottomless eyes. The empress dowager coldly stared at Shu Wu, said word by word: “Shu Daoshi, delusional will, is a great crime of deceiving the king!”

Shu Wu’s face changed slightly, after a few moments of silence, he respectfully saluted and responded, “I have no monarch in Daqing today, why would I deceive the monarch?” In the face of the Empress Dowager, this university scholar is not even an inch!

The empress dowager stretched out that old hand, slowly plucked open the bead curtain, walked out from behind the curtain, stood beside the dragon chair. The Crown Prince hurriedly supported the old man.

“His Majesty’s Bintian in Dadong Mountain was the result of the collusion and assassination of the Supervisory Court’s Tisan Fan Xian and Dongyi City, and it happened suddenly, so how can there be any talk of a posthumous edict?” Empress dowager stared at Shu Wu’s eyes, calmly and unusually said, “If there is a posthumous edict, where is it now?”

Shu Wu’s heart was slightly cold, knowing that the Empress Dowager’s words were to push herself towards the side implicated with Fan Xian, she sighed and answered, “The posthumous edict is now in the hands of Tanyu Gong.”

At these words, the courtroom was in an uproar. Today at the beginning of the Crown Prince’s enthronement ceremony, had already pointed out Fan Xian’s crimes, directly knocked Fan Xian into the endless abyss, where did the ministers think that Shu Daoshi would suddenly move the so-called posthumous imperial edict, and that the posthumous imperial edict …… was actually in the hands of little Lord Fan.

The Empress Dowager coughed twice, looked at Shu Wu, and said, ”Is that so? Fan Xian is a great crime, the court secretly seized him for several days, do not know that he returned to Kyoto, Shu University Sergeant is clear ruthless. Why do you know about the posthumous edict?”

Shu Wu bowed to the ground, said in pain: “His Majesty was assassinated in the Great Eastern Mountains, all the heavens are grieving, but the matter is only half a month, the military states and counties will be said to be true, is Tanyu Po Gong did. I know Tanyuu Gong’s character well, and I would never dare to commit such a horrendous act. As for the matter of the posthumous edict, it is indeed true, and I have seen it with my own eyes.”

The Crown Prince’s hands were a little cold, and his heart was even colder. He had never imagined that before the outbreak of the Da Dong Mountain matter, his father would even leave a posthumous edict! What was written on the posthumous edict was clear without using his brain to think about it. The crown prince suddenly felt a touch of sadness, it seemed that his father really hated himself to the bone.

He was silent beside the Empress Dowager, a bitter smile spreading in his heart, knowing that his grandmother was mentally exhausted to the extreme today, otherwise she would never have made such a blundering response. As an esteemed Empress Dowager, why would she need to dwell on these details with an old minister? Just words have been opened, if he wants to sit on the dragon chair smoothly, then he must fight down this suddenly appearing posthumous edict matter!

“Fan Xian colluded with the Four Gu Swords to commit this great evil.”

The Crown Prince looked at the ministers underneath and slowly said, “That Fan Xian has a habit of smearing his face and deceiving the world. Shu Daoshi do not be deceived by such traitors. If the father really has a posthumous edict, the palace as a son, of course, a thousand thoughts, looking forward to seeing the father’s handwriting again …….”

At the time of the words, the crown prince has been slightly sad voice. The bottom of all the ministers to persuade, he took the opportunity to stabilize his mood.

The meaning of this sentence is very clear, the posthumous edict this kind of thing can be forged. You Shu Wu as a door under the middle book of the emperor, how can you secretly with Fan Xian this criminal personal contacts?

The crown prince looked at Shu Wu, frowned and said: ”This palace has always deeply respected the old bachelor as a person, but what I heard and saw today is really disappointing to this palace. Surprisingly, secretly harboring court criminals, think of the father when the old bachelor how valued, today’s bachelor is even confused and malicious as such. I don’t know what face to see my father in the future!”

The crown prince’s eyes gradually chilled, a strong aura that rarely appeared on him began to infect all the courtiers in the hall along with the words in his mouth.

“Grand Maester Shu Wu, colluding with the imperial court’s admired criminals, pretending to be the late emperor’s decree. Come people ah …… expel him from the temple. Remembering his seniority, escorted into the prison to be tried later!”

This statement, the hall full of clamor. All the ministers of Qing Guo know very well that there is never any gentleness to speak of when it comes to the struggle for imperial power, especially since Shu Daoshi is exceptionally forceful today in moving out the so-called posthumous edict, and the crown prince is bound to choose the most ironic means of suppressing it.

It s just that the crowd did not get used to it for a while, the gentle crown prince, will show a domineering spirit so similar to that newly deceased s majesty …… within a moment!

At this moment, everyone’s heart was like a party of wooden fishers being gently struck by a wooden whip, letting out a staccato sound.

Because of Shu Wu’s sorrowful outcry, the process of the crown prince’s ascension to the throne was forcibly interrupted. All the ministers had stood up, their black or white plain clothes and wide sleeves fluttering helplessly. The crowd was dumbfounded, their mouths open and speechless, the ripples on their sleeves fluttering lightly.

Inside the empty Taiji Hall, all the ministers were silent, looking at the several eunuchs holding the arms of Grandmaster Shu, at the same time, the remaining light glimpsed the outside of the Taiji Hall, shadowing a lot of people walking – it should be the palace guards, those with short straight swords- All of the ministers knew that if they did not do well today, they were afraid that it would end up with a blood splattering in the hall!

Shu Wu laughed bitterly, did not do the slightest struggle, let the eunuch beside him tied his own arm. The things that they do has been done, if the ministers in the temple at this time, deterred by the authority of the Empress Dowager, the position of the Crown Prince, the power of the Princess, still silent, then even if they take out the posthumous edict to how?

The empress dowager said the posthumous edict is false, who dares to say the posthumous edict is true?

He shook his head, looked at the Empress Dowager with his old eyes, quietly looked at the Empress Dowager, and sighed in his heart, why did Fan Xian insist on not contacting the ministers with the posthumous edict? If he had contacted all the ministers last night, with the protection of His Majesty’s posthumous edict, these ministers would always have been more bold, so why would he be as lonely as he is today?

That Qing emperor’s handwritten edict, of course, was not the empress dowager thrown into the brass basin burned, burned only the envelope of a piece of white paper, burned only the last remnants of Shu University doctor to the empress dowager’s expectations of that point.

The eunuchs half-assisted and half-guarded Shu Wu to the outside of the hall, the guards outside the hall with a murderous aura were waiting.

The crown prince was slightly relieved, these stubborn civil ministers, after all, is still deterred by the power of the royal family, do not dare to be too reckless. The Empress Dowager’s heart also felt slightly calmer, hoping to hurry up and drag Shu Wu, this illiterate old man down, so that the ceremony of the Crown Prince’s ascension to the throne would be over.

Shu Wu was dragged away in a sorry state. One side was dragged, the old man in his heart, his reputation here, do not see will die, but when the crown prince really sit firmly after the dragon chair, will meet their own cup of poisoned wine or a side of white damask?

Just at this moment, there are many people heard a hidden sigh.

The sigh came from the first of the civil official class, the door under the Chinese book of the chief university scholar, the beginning of the new literary movement of Qing Guo, in the dynasty has a very high reputation of …… Hu Daoshi.

Hu Daoshi looked at Shu Wu, shook his head with a bitter smile, then came out of the column, knelt down, kowtowed, raised his head, opened his mouth.

“I ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to withdraw his will.”

The group of ministers were in an uproar.

The Empress Dowager’s face changed slightly, her hand hidden in her sleeve shaking slightly. She did not expect, Hu Daoshi actually stood out at this time, even if he and Shu Wu personal friendship again, but when this state throne passes the sacred moment, this Hu Daoshi ……

Hu Daoshi lowered his head, under the jaw three inches of clear beard incomparable serenity, said: “His Majesty has a posthumous edict, I dare to ask the Empress Dowager’s will, when the temple to announce His Majesty’s will.”

Without waiting for the Empress Dowager and the Crown Prince to speak, Grand Maester Hu lowered his head and said again, “The matter of Dongshan is full of doubts. If Tanyu Gong has already returned to the capital, then it should be summoned to the palace to present the so-called posthumous edict in person. The matter of treason, when the three departments of the trial, can not be military intelligence hastily decided? His Majesty’s life and death is a major event in the world, until today, no dragon body, not heard the tiger guards return, the Supervisory Yuan is in chaos ……”

The words of this chief of civil officials of the Qing Kingdom were getting faster and faster, so much so that even the Empress Dowager’s cold refutation did not stop him from speaking.

“I thought that the most urgent thing is to know the truth about Dongshan. And the only one …… who can know the truth about Dongshan is Tanyu Gong.”

“Whether the posthumous edict is true or false must always be seen.”

“Whether or not Tanyuu Gong should be killed by a thousand cuts must be captured and then discussed.”

“Therefore, I think that catching Tanyuu Gong is the first thing to do. I implore the Empress Dowager to make a clear ruling.”

Silence on the temple for a long time, the empress dowager only iron green face, looking at Hu Daoshi even said three times: “Good! Good! Good! …… good you kill Hu!”

Killing Hu is the Qing Emperor His Majesty gave the Hu University Sergeant the bandit number, the reward for its just and clear heart. Today, the situation on the temple is dangerous, this Hu in a long time after the silence, suddenly issued a clanging sound, even in front of the face of the Empress Dowager and the Crown Prince, not letting go of every inch of the word, word for word straight to the hidden feelings!

The Empress Dowager’s eyes slowly narrowed, cold light gradually. However, the Crown Prince’s face was still as calm as usual, his eyes swept downwards.

The Crown Prince naturally has his own close friends in the court, although because of the tactics of the Princess, those ministers have been swaying between the Crown Prince and the Second Prince for years, but at a time like today, they still stood out bravely. Yan Xingshu, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, looked at Grand Maester Hu and said coldly: ”Previously, the Empress Dowager had decreed that Fan Xian’s title be stripped away and ordered that the Fan family be copied, and it is a bit inappropriate for the Grand Maester to still refer to him as Tanya Duke. Fan Xian is the crime of treason, the two university professors, today never forget to refute for it, I do not know behind this can have what is an ulterior secret.”

Shu Wu was at the door at this time, surprised and pleased to look at Hu Daoshi who was kneeling under the dragon chair.

Grand Maester Hu did not even look at Lord Shangshu, and said contemptuously, “I am a minister of the Qing Kingdom, a minister of His Majesty, and I am the Head Bachelor of the Chinese Academy under the Gate, and I am authorized to deal with matters of state. If His Majesty has a posthumous edict, I will read it, what is there to hide?”

At this time, the three princes in the row below the dragon chair each had mixed feelings. The second prince was mentally mocking his grandmother and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, thinking that the matter is about the chair, you guys have to take the bright path, no wonder you will cause so much trouble. The eldest prince is a face in silence, secretly calculating the two university scholar said the posthumous edict, in the end is true or false.

Only the youngest of the three princes, slightly lowered his head, feeling the hard feeling coming from the calf, the heart is a little chilly. I thought to myself that if a large group of guards really rushed in …… what should I do? Of course, can not let the crown prince brother to kill all these old ministers!

Standing high at the side of the dragon chair of the crown prince, coldly looking down at the kneeling Hu Daoshi, the mood is very complex, thinking that the aunt’s judgment is really right, in the two arms of Qing, in addition to the military that one, the civilian ministers of this one has never had their own brain, this brain is His Majesty the emperor allows them to have, and at this time, this brain is beginning to bring infinite trouble to the crown prince’s path to the throne.

“The two university professors have stood out ……,” the crown prince in his heart faintly self-deprecating thought, and then indifferently opened his mouth and said: “As a courtier, but falsely claimed the posthumous edict. Hu Daoshi, you also go to reflect on yourself.”

As soon as the words fell, another eunuch guards stepped forward and held both sides of Senior Hu. In an instant, the Taiji Hall was filled with an atmosphere of trepidation. The two Grand Maisters of the Door and Middle School were against the Crown Prince ascending to the throne! Both university scholars were going to be claimed and imprisoned!

When was the last time in the history of Qing Kingdom that such a situation had occurred? No minister could recall, all they knew was that these two university professors were the leaders of the civil officials, and if the Crown Prince was unable to subdue them from the surface, and could only use such violent means to suppress them, then many problems would eventually arise.

The problem of the heart of the court.

And this problem was immediately displayed right on the road where Grand Maester Hu was escorted to the outside of the Taiji Hall. When Grand Maester Hu and Grand Maester Shu looked at each other at the door of the hall and smiled speechlessly, the civil officials who had stood in solemn silence for a long time inside the Taiji Hall actually fell down on their knees with a crash!

Black pressurized a large area!

“Please ask the Empress Dowager to think twice, please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to think twice.”

Fully half of the civil officials knelt down in this instant, shouting in unison! This was no longer just pleading for mercy for the two Grandmasters, this was already a demonstration against the pair of grandparents and grandchildren on the dragon chair, it was telling the people of the Li family that those who were not afraid of death in the court of the Kingdom of Qing were not just the two Grandmasters, but many others as well.

The civil officials belonging to the aspect of the eldest princess, as well as the column of military generals who had been incredibly silent, looked at this scene and couldn’t help but be unusually moved. They didn’t understand what these civil officials kneeling on the ground were thinking, what exactly did they want? Were they really prepared to exonerate Fan Xian, were they really going to prevent the Crown Prince from ascending the throne? Apart from their mouths and names, what strength did they have?

Looking at the group of ministers under her feet, the Empress Dowager felt a dizziness in her head and was a bit unsteady on her feet. The Crown Prince’s face also finally became gloomy as it was no longer difficult to remain calm, he did not expect that a posthumous edict that did not even appear in front of the crowd would bring such a great misfortune to today’s enthronement ceremony!

Is there really anyone in this world who is not afraid of death? There shouldn’t be. If the civil officials were all such bright and upright, clanking ministers who were not afraid of life and death, then what else would the Qing Kingdom need the Supervisory Yuan for?

In this instant, the Prince’s mind is a bit dazed, he does not understand why there are so many people against himself, usually can not be detected at all, under the eyes of the kneeling of these officials are basically neutral factions …… Could it be that Fan Xian gave them some kind of sorcery?

Kill them all?

What if he doesn’t?

The prince’s brow a depressed pain began to spread through the brain, in the heart repressed thought, Fan Xian Fan Xian, it seems to underestimate your energy in Kyoto.

However, at this time, the empress dowager, who had already sat back on the chair, lowered her voice in the gap between her lips and cursed out the name of a person, only then reminded the crown prince that this scene of the group of ministers kneeling down and advising him was not at all something that Fan Xian could have initiated.

Only then did it occur to the Crown Prince that everyone, including his aunt, seemed to have vaguely forgotten someone. That last Chancellor of Qing, Lin Ruofu, who had been entangled with his aunt for more than ten years, had been forced out of Kyoto by His Majesty, and had lived in seclusion in Wuzhou for several years, whereas back then, he had been a powerful man with countless disciples!