What Shen Qianshan didn't expect was that before his plan was implemented, news of Shen Zhongbai's sudden death came from the palace.
"Why did Shen Zhongbai die suddenly?" Gu Qiang was very confused. This obviously didn't make sense.
"Eunuch Shen, could you please tell me how the Emperor died suddenly?"
There was a kind of doubt in Shen Qianshan's heart. Shen Zhongbai had not yet had any children at such a young age, so it was not in line with common sense for Shen Zhongbai to die like this.
"If you reply to the prince, our family is only responsible for passing the news. We don't know about this kind of thing." Eunuch Shen actually didn't know why Shen Zhongbai died suddenly.
The imperial physician in the palace is checking the cause of death for Shen Zhongbai, because Shen Zhongbai's death was too strange.
"Your Majesty, our family's message has been brought here. That's what happened. We have to go to other places to inform." Eunuch Shen said goodbye to Shen Qianshan and left.
"Eunuch Shen, walk slowly."
The emperor's death was a big event, not to mention that it was too sudden. No one in the court was in power, and Shen Qianshan's power in the court was so great that only Shen Qianshan had the ability to take power.
As for who will become the emperor in the future, it is another matter.
"I need to go to the palace for a visit. You should stay here." Shen Qianshan ordered.
Gu Qiang nodded. She understood that this was the most tense and suspicious time since then. If Shen Qianshan made a wrong step, he would most likely be accused of poisoning Shen Zhongbai.
Just as he was about to leave, a guard hurried over.
"Your Majesty, General Meng has gathered his troops and entered the city, and is now rushing to the palace."
Shen Qianshan and Gu Qiang looked at each other and understood that General Meng was responsible for this incident. He must have given Shen Zhongbai some medicine.
Concubine Meng was his sister and the most suitable person to administer the medicine, and Concubine Meng was the one who often accompanied Shen Zhongbai.
"You go notify Chu Tiankuo and ask people to gather troops to stop General Meng. I will go to the palace to organize the overall situation."
He always thought that General Meng was being threatened by Shen Zhongbai, but he didn't expect that he actually wanted to usurp the throne.
Gu Qiang stayed in Lingyin Pavilion after notifying Chu Tiankuo. After all, if she went out rashly and was caught, she would become a burden to Shen Qianshan.
After a night like this, people in Kyoto were in panic. No family in Kyoto dared to go out for one night, and most of Kyoto was illuminated by torches.
All kinds of sounds of killing and fighting resounded throughout Kyoto.
Inside the palace, Shen Qianshan sent someone to close the door as soon as he entered the palace, and the entire palace was on alert.
As soon as he entered Shen Zhongbai's bedroom, he heard anxious sounds coming from inside.
"What should I do? This is obviously poisoned, but we don't know what kind of poison it is."
"Why did this body start to rot like that?"
I don't know who said this, and Shen Qianshan walked in quickly.
"Is the Emperor poisoned?"
Shen Qianshan talked about the key points.
The imperial doctor saw him and was about to salute, but was stopped by Shen Qianshan.
"Why did this body start to rot so quickly?"
Shen Qianshan was even more confused. How long had it been since he died, the body had begun to decay, and the rate of decay was so fast that it didn't look like natural decay.
"General Meng leads the troops to attack the city. You can capture Concubine Meng and see if there is any poison in her place."
At first glance, this incident showed that Concubine Meng and General Meng jointly wanted to seek power and usurp the throne, but they underestimated Shen Qianshan's strength.
Dawn had just broken in the sky. After a night of fighting, Chu Tiankuo had been beaten into the imperial city due to lack of manpower. Because the door was closed, General Meng was temporarily unable to attack the city and rested aside.
Shen Qianshan has notified nearby reinforcements and will arrive soon.
"General Meng, your sister is still in our hands. If you force your way in, we won't be polite."
Chu Tiankuo shouted to General Meng below the tower.
General Meng ignored them at all, and after he had rested, he sent people to attack the city again.
"How long will the reinforcements be left?" Chu Tiankuo asked Shen Qianshan.
After looking at the sky, Shen Qianshan said calmly: "It's almost here."
His quick words supported Chu Tiankuo, "The reinforcements are coming soon, as long as they are not allowed to break through the city gate."
An hour later, there was another sound of horse hooves in Kyoto.
General Meng, who was guarding the people behind, hurriedly came to report to them: "General, there are so many reinforcements coming from behind that we can't leave."
"Reinforcements?" General Meng couldn't imagine where there would be reinforcements nearby. He looked at Shen Qianshan and seemed to understand something.
It turns out that Shen Qianshan had made preparations and trained an army nearby early in the morning. No wonder he was so calm. If he hadn't sought power and usurped the throne today, his army would have been facing Shen Zhongbai.
"Reinforcements are coming." Looking at the sky in the distance, Shen Qianshan whispered these words.
Everyone on the city tower looked towards the direction he was looking at, full of dawn.
Soon, General Meng's army was wiped out and captured.
"I just don't understand why you would attack Shen Zhongbai?"
This question has been bothering Shen Qianshan, and he can't figure out what grudge Shen Zhongbai has against him.
"Why did you attack him? Do you know Master Wu Dequanwu?"
Shen Qianshan was stunned. Could it be that he had something to do with Wu Dequan
"Master Wu helped me save my life, but I didn't want to be killed by Shen Zhongbai. If I can't avenge him, then I will be an unkind and ungrateful person."
Shen Qianshan had no idea that there was such a thing. They had never discovered this matter and did not investigate it.
"So you pretended to send your sister to the palace and cooperated with Shen Zhongbai just to poison him?"
"Why didn't anyone discover the poison?"
Every time the emperor eats, someone will taste the food before eating it. How did he not be discovered
"If you put the poison in the tea, it won't be discovered."
Shen Qianshan thought about it carefully and felt that what he said was very reasonable. After all, no one would try tea.
"What kind of poison is this? Why are there no signs?"
He had asked the eunuchs serving in the palace before, but there were no signs before his death.
"This is Zilan. If you take it continuously for seven days, there will be no way to detoxify it. If you take it continuously for one month, you will be poisoned and die. Your whole body will fester and die."
"Poisoning with this kind of poison is not without symptoms. Within seven days of taking this poison, you will be weak, with insufficient energy and blood, insomnia and irritability, but you will return to normal after the seventh day."
Therefore, this kind of poison takes root seven days after being poisoned, and even the body has adapted to the poison without any reaction.
"Ninth Prince." General Meng suddenly looked at Shen Qianshan, with emotions in his eyes that he couldn't explain.
"Please ask the Ninth Prince to let my sister live. This is my only request. I hope the Ninth Prince can agree to this."
Looking at his sincere eyes, Shen Qianshan opened his thin lips and said, "Regicide is a serious crime. I can't let him go if I say I can, but I can let the people in your house and your subordinates go."
After all, these things have nothing to do with them, and they just follow orders.
In fact, Shen Qianshan had done his best to be benevolent and righteous. Although he did not save his sister, he saved others.
"I would like to thank the Ninth Prince."
As soon as he finished speaking, he drew his sword and swung it at his head, and he was gone.
"The rebel is dead, clean the battlefield."
Returning to the palace, Shen Qianshan summoned many ministers to discuss the matter of the new emperor.
The ministers recommended Shen Qianshan to become the new emperor. Because Shen Zhongbai had no heirs, Shen Qianshan ascended the throne directly.
Shen Qianshan, who had just taken over, took care of Shen Zhongbai's funeral affairs and then brought Gu Qiang in.
All the concubines that Shen Zhongbai had taken into the harem that had not been checked were sent out of the palace by Shen Qianshan, while those who had been checked stayed in the palace to retire.
Gu Qiang came to Shen Qiangwei's palace and saw Gu Suliang about to say goodbye to Shen Qiangwei.
"Don't you want to stay in the palace all your life and not go out to see it?" Gu Qiang looked at Shen Qiangwei and said.
"I am a woman who has entered the palace, how can I get out?" Thinking of her identity, Shen Qiangwei felt uncomfortable in her heart.
Gu Qiang gave Gusu Liangshi a wink.
"Actually, you can come out of the palace with me, and we can go out into the world together."
This was the first time Shen Qiangwei heard about traveling in the world.
She looked at Gu Suliang shyly, and Gu Qiang was a little relieved to see the two of them, but they still needed to deal with their matters themselves.
"If you are willing, I can help you disappear in the palace. From now on, there will be no Shen Qiangwei in the palace."
"really?"
Shen Qiangwei still wanted to go out.
That night, a flood broke out in Shen Qiangwei's palace and the entire palace was burned down. The palace people found a burned-dry female body in the ruins. Shen Qiangwei was judged dead.
When the late emperor died tragically, Concubine Shen burned herself in grief, promoted her status to imperial concubine, and was buried in the imperial mausoleum with the late emperor.
Gu Huaian was named an academician of Taiyuan Hospital and was in charge of the entire Taiyuan Hospital.
"well."
Gu Qiang sighed as she sat on the stone table in the yard.
"What makes you sigh like this?" Shen Qianshan walked out of nowhere.
Seeing him, Gu Qiang's eyes showed happiness.
"Are you done?" This was the first time she had seen Shen Qianshan these days. Since Shen Zhongbai's death, he had been dealing with affairs, and Gu Qiang would wait for him to fall asleep every time.
Although Shen Qianshan would come over as soon as he finished his work, it was already night.
"I have wronged you these days. You can go with me to the enthronement ceremony in a few days."
Shen Qianshan knew that Gu Qiang had been wronged these days because he had brought her in too hastily and had not prepared anything.
"No, you've been lucky these past few days." Gu Qiang touched Shen Qianshan's face distressedly.
The coronation ceremony.
There was a lively scene in Kyoto. Gu Qiang walked out of the palace wearing a bright red dress.
Looking at the woman in front of him, Shen Qianshan felt that his heart was about to melt. He finally made her the queen and made her shoulder-level with him.
"Are you nervous?" Shen Qianshan took Gu Qiang's hand and walked up to the seat.
Gu Qiang nodded, she was very nervous.
After walking around the streets, the two returned to the palace to accept the kneeling of the courtiers. Gu Qiang felt very happy when she looked at the people below and then glanced at Shen Qianshan beside her.
Finally, I met you.
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