After the two left, the people from Taichang Temple went to collect the body and prepare for the funeral. The emperor needs to ring the bell on the funeral day, and the dull bell rang through the deep palace, but Xiao Zhige's heart was still like water, and he led An Changqing to the Queen Mother's Palace slowly.
They didn't use the car, so they walked through the corridor of the palace unhurriedly and arrived at the Queen Mother's Palace.
The sound of the clock has stopped, and Mrs. Zhao sat on the main hall, trying her best to maintain the only decent. The queen sat where she started, her face haggard and her eyes swollen. In the huge palace, there are only these two distinguished masters, and two old aunts who serve them closely.
When Xiao Zhige and the others arrived, the soldiers guarding the door saluted in unison. When the voice reached the inner hall, the wrinkles on Empress Dowager Zhao's face became a little deeper.
She looked at the husband and wife who were walking side by side with a moment of remorse. She never imagined that she and the Zhao family had been planning and planning for many years, but in the end, this pair of despised husbands would pick the fruit.
"Eternal God Emperor"
When the late emperor was there, Empress Dowager Zhao was the empress of the middle palace, and she bore children for the late emperor. No concubine could surpass her. Later, when Emperor Anqing ascended the throne, although he was mediocre and incompetent, it was also easier to control. The power of the Zhao family covers the sky, and she is even more powerful in the harem. For decades, she has been a high-ranking empress dowager. But I didn't expect that it would turn out to be someone else's fish.
"You are here."
Empress Dowager Zhao raised her eyelids, trying her best to maintain her dignity and dignity even at this time. Emperor Anqing had passed away, and the court was in chaos. She felt that Xiao Zhige could still use her and the Zhao family, and her expression brought out a bit of confidence.
Xiao Zhige raised his eyes to look at her, the Queen Mother Zhao's expression was the same as before, sitting high above, holding a bodhi bead in her hand, like a Bodhisattva overlooking all sentient beings without sorrow or joy. When Xiao Zhige was young, every time he saw her, he was always apprehensive. However, looking at her after years, she felt that there was no mercy in her eyes, and some were just full of calculations and meanness.
Even in such a situation, she has to use the remaining chips to calculate. It's a pity that the dealer in this game was replaced by Xiao Zhige, and Xiao Zhige did not intend to continue this game.
He didn't answer the Queen Mother Zhao's words, and he didn't salute them. He just informed them calmly: "The emperor died at the hands of Xiao Qi'an, and Taichang Temple has already started to prepare for the funeral. The Queen Mother and the Queen should also have a place to go."
It is self-evident where this "going place" is going.
Empress Dowager Zhao's eyelids trembled, and she subconsciously clenched the Buddha beads: "You forced the emperor to death, and now you want to force Aijia and the queen to death? Your succession is not justified, if you don't have the support of Aijia, don't you be afraid? Is the world criticized?"
Xiao Zhige said lightly: "The empress dowager's words are bad, Xiao Qian forced the palace to kill her father, what did it have to do with me? The emperor was buried in the sky, and the empress felt ashamed, so she died to follow the emperor. And the empress dowager is old, and the grief is too much. I died. How could the world criticize me?"
"I am the only one left with the three sons of the father and the emperor. Inheritance is justifiable in the name of Datong, who would dare to object?"
Every time he said a word, Empress Dowager Zhao's face turned pale, and when he finished speaking, she was already slumped on the couch with a pale face, and murmured: "You are much more ruthless than your father, you want to How is the Zhao family?"
"The Zhao family colluded with the abolished prince, forced the palace to rebel, and should be punished... Nine clans."
Queen Zhao's expression was decadent, and she had no chance to say the several rhetoric she had prepared earlier. If it wasn't for Xiao Zhige being her enemy now, she would have almost slapped her palms and praised her.
The Bodhi Bead in her hand fell to the ground, and with a muffled sound, the Queen Mother Zhao closed her eyes and said in a low voice: "The king loses the pirate, the king loses the pirate..." She had already accepted her fate.
The queen beside her was not so quick and unwilling to accept her fate. After listening to Xiao Zhige's three words, she decided her life and death, and said sharply: "I am the Empress of the Middle Palace, the Empress Dowager in the future, you can't kill me!"
Xiao Zhige came here just to inform them that he didn't care about the Queen's resistance, and he didn't even give her his eyes, so he took An Changqing and left. Seeing this, the queen wanted to jump up to stop her, but was blocked by the soldiers who came in.
The soldier was holding two white silk ribbons in his hands, and the queen's voice in the inner hall gradually calmed down from hysteria, and it took less than a moment.
- Following the Anqing Emperor, the Queen and the Empress Dowager also died.
At such a moment, there was silence on the palace road. Occasionally, patrolling soldiers passed by, and even the footsteps seemed to be deliberately lightened.
An Changqing turned to look at Xiao Zhige, and said softly, "Are you going to see the concubine's palace?"
In the last life, An Changqing once lived in Qiwu Palace, where not only the memories of Xiao Zhige and Li Concubine's life, but also his unique memories. Now that all the enemies in the front have been cut off, it's time to take a look.
"it is good."
So the two went to Qiwu Palace again. The location of Qiwu Palace is remote, and it used to be no different from the Leng Palace. After Li Concubine's death, it was abandoned for a long time. Weeds are overgrown in front of the palace gate, and there are cobwebs hanging on the door. Emperor Anqing always regarded this place as bad luck, and even the housekeepers who cleaned it were stingy.
Xiao Zhige stepped forward and pushed open the closed palace gate, and only called An Changqing in after the dust had settled down. The light in the palace was dim, but fortunately it was bright at this time, and after the door was opened, it could be seen clearly.
After Li Concubine passed away, everything in the Qifeng Palace was burnt down. At this time, the palace, which was not a big one, was empty, but there was a hint of emptiness.
Xiao Zhige looked a little nostalgic, pointed to a window in the main hall and said: "In the past, the mother-in-law used to sit here and sew clothes for me. You can see that there are not many curtains in this palace, even when the mother-in-law was torn off. , made me a warm jacket."
When I look back on the suffering of my childhood years later, there is only memory and warmth for my relatives.
An Changqing looked in the direction of his finger, saw the familiar window, and suddenly smiled and rolled his eyes, agreeing: "The light here is good, open the window, you can still see the small garden in front of you, the scenery is not bad. I'll love it here too."
When An Changqing lived in the Xifeng Palace in the last life, the Xifeng Palace had already been renovated. At that time, he was at odds with Xiao Zhige, and he didn't want to get involved in the battle of the previous dynasty, so he took the initiative to retreat. He stayed behind closed doors in Qiwu Palace all day long. When he had nothing to do, he also liked to read books and make tea under the window.
Xiao Zhige didn't understand the deep meaning of his words, and led him into the inner hall. There was only a carved wooden bed left in the inner hall, and the only two curtains left beside the bed were covered with ashes: "Before I was six years old, , I have been sleeping here with my mother and concubine. At that time, there were not many palace people in the Qiwu Palace, and there were few candles for lighting. Every night, the huge palace was dark, and there were lights and shadows, and I was afraid. I have been pestering my mother and concubine and refused to go to the side hall to sleep."
He smiled very lightly: "But when I turned six years old, my mother-in-law insisted that I sleep alone in the side hall, no matter how much I harassed me."
An Changqing tried hard to imagine it, but she couldn't imagine how Xiao Zhige would be entangled with his mother and concubine, refusing to go to the side hall to sleep alone.
The two held hands and turned the dilapidated and empty palace around. Xiao Zhige occasionally recalled some past events, whether it was warm or bitter, and he did not hesitate to tell An Changqing. By the time the two of them came out, it was already evening.
The sunset glow was like fire, and half of the sky was red. Under the setting sun, this forgotten palace is even more lonely.
An Changqing said: "Find a craftsman to repair it again. We can live here in the future. Plant flowers and plants in the small garden in front, and then move the swing you made."
In fact, the location of Qiwu Palace is remote, and it is not suitable as a living palace. But An Changqing felt that in the future, the family of four would live in this huge deep palace, and it would be okay to be a bit headstrong.
Xiao Zhige obviously agreed with his idea, and agreed softly.
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The Anqing Emperor passed away, and he stopped for seven days.
Emperor Anqing reigned for more than 20 years. Taichang Temple wasted a lot of thought when formulating a posthumous title for him, and only reluctantly picked out a few suitable ones, but when they were presented to Xiao Zhige for selection, they were all rejected.
In the end, Xiao Zhige personally gave him the posthumous title "Yang".
It is called "Yang" for being ruthless and ignorant, and it is called "Yang" for treating people harshly against God's will.
Yang who is also faint.
When Taichang Siqing saw Xiao Zhige's proposed posthumous title, he wiped a cold sweat, but he didn't have the guts to persuade him, so he could only use it with gritted teeth.
Due to Xiao Qi'an's rebellion against the palace, the city was in depression, and the former dynasty was inevitably involved. In a hurry, he followed the right, and when Emperor Yang responded to the funeral, he kept it simple. As the only remaining prince, Fuling, Xiao Zhige sent the coffin to the imperial mausoleum that had been built a long time later. Although Empress Zhao was buried for the late emperor, she was implicated in the rebellion of the Zhao family, abolished her position as empress, deprived her title, and was not buried in the imperial mausoleum.
After being so busy for half a month, everything related to Emperor Yang ended when he was buried in the imperial tomb, and then, it was the beginning of the new emperor.
The Northern War King quelled the rebellion, and it was the people's will. After sacrificing to the ancestors of heaven and earth in Taichang Temple, he justly inherited the great lineage.
On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, in Chongyang, the King of the Northern Warfare sacrificed to the heavens in Mount Tai to enshrine Zen.
On September 15th, Taichang Temple issued an imperial edict. The Northern War King held the enthronement ceremony in Chongzheng Hall. The new emperor ascended the throne, changed the country's name Changshun, and granted amnesty to the world.
After the enthronement ceremony, Xiao Zhige had to deal with the affairs of the DPRK. The first to suffer were the Zhao family and their henchmen.
In these years of operation, the Zhao family has deep roots in the court, and the party members are all over the court. Xiao Zhige did not hold back at all, the Zhao family punished the nine clans, and after the rest of the party members verified their crimes, they were dismissed and exiled without mercy.
In just a few days, the number of officials in the courtroom was reduced by half.
In those few days, the Zhao family's blood stained the blue bricks of the Meridian Gate, and many officials felt that his methods were too brutal and not the actions of a benevolent ruler. It's just that his wrists are too ruthless, and no one dares to speak out against it face to face. However, the heroes who had the courage to oppose, all unified their attitudes and remained silent on this matter.
Xiao Zhige's expression on the dragon throne was condensed. The emperor's crown covered his eyebrows, but he became more and more majestic. He looked at the officials with different expressions, but he was not ready to be a benevolent monarch according to their requirements.
He fought for ten years, and he was doomed to kill without mercy.
The author has something to say: Cowardly: I am enthroned! It's time to become a queen.
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