I have been experimenting with medicine in the Palace of Longevity for 30 years

Chapter 507
Xuan Yang.

With the passage of time, the news of Emperor Longqing's death has spread here.

Immortal Chongyang and Liu Sheng were still on the road, and the sky had already started to snow heavily. It seemed that the heavens were mourning the death of Emperor Longqing.

Although the coffin has not yet been greeted back, nine heavy and solemn bronze bells have already sounded in the imperial city.

As the news of Emperor Longqing's death was officially announced to the world, there were cries everywhere in the palace.

Although Emperor Longqing's accession to the throne was short, he was benevolent, virtuous, and generous to others. In just a short period of time, he had already changed many of the ills of Emperor Jiaming, and he was indeed a wise emperor.

Many people are sincerely sad, but more people just follow the trend and mostly perform.

On the contrary, outside the imperial city, ordinary people cried loudly.

They have experienced the reign of Emperor Jiaming and personally felt the changes since Emperor Longqing ascended the throne. Their crying is the real sadness from the heart.

Who knows what it would be like to change to another emperor?
Changle Palace.

The lord of the harem, Empress Li, had long heard the news of Emperor Longqing's death, shed tears every day, she was pregnant, and the fetus in her womb almost aborted.

The imperial physician in the palace tried his best to save the fetus in the womb.

As for the affairs of the outside world, they are all handled by the three elders.

Jingyang Palace.

Concubine Hu Gui had been waiting for a long time, and when she heard the bell ringing, she immediately beamed with joy, and hurriedly told the eunuchs beside her: "Go, Xuan Xu Shoufu, Gao Ge and Yang Shangshu of the Ministry of War will enter the palace."

Since the fall of Yan Shoufu, Xu Ji, a cabinet scholar, has taken the place of Shoufu.

Not long after, Xu Shoufu, Mr. Gao Ge and Yang Shangshu of the Ministry of War hurried to the front hall of Jingyang Palace.

"Xu Shoufu, is everything ready?"

Concubine Hu Gui sat lazily at the head, holding a cup of tea in one hand, took a sip of tea lightly, and then asked.

"Imperial concubine, we have already negotiated. The country cannot live without a king. The late emperor accidentally fell. We all agree to elect the eldest prince Zhao Wei to be enthroned as emperor!"

Xu Shoufu quickly stood up, bowed and saluted.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Hu Gui put down the teacup and nodded lightly: "It's not too late, let's do it!"

"If it's done well, all of you will be ministers who care for the emperor's son!"

"Yes!"

Xu Shoufu agreed, and winked at the others, and the two quickly followed him and left Jingyang Palace.

"Shoufu, will it be okay to do this?"

After leaving Jingyang Palace, Yang Shangshu quickly stepped forward and asked.

"What's the matter, look at your timid appearance, when will you be able to squeeze out the one surnamed Zhuo?"

On the other side, the rough-looking elder Gao Ge scolded.

"I'm just worried, the Martial Sage Riding Dragon and the Daxuan Sword Immortal are there."

Yang Shangshu said in a rambling manner.

"Shh, keep quiet!"

Xu Shoufu interrupted Yang Shangshu to continue speaking.

After leaving Jingyang Palace and returning to Wenyuan Pavilion, it happened that Zhuo Yungui went to take care of Emperor Longqing's loss and was not here.

Only then did Xu Shoufu open the restriction on Wenyuan Pavilion, and said slowly: "Now that the late emperor has passed away, only the two sons born to Concubine Hu Gui can inherit the throne."

"Even if those two great masters come, we can only choose from these two princes."

"Besides, since ancient times, the elders are not the younger ones. Even if this matter is made public, no one can say that I am waiting for the three of them."

"I think that Concubine Hu Gui is probably not a good one. If she doesn't follow her wishes, the emperor is still young, so he will definitely listen to his mother's advice."

"At that time, there will be nothing wrong with me and Mr. Gao Ge, but Yang Shangshu, I am afraid that you will squeeze out the hope of entering the cabinet with the surname Zhuo, and it will be completely reduced to empty talk."

Hearing this, Yang Shangshu thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and said, "Master Shoufu, what should I do now?"

"Tomorrow, you first organize the ministers you trust, draft a memorial, and invite the eldest prince Zhao Wei to inherit the throne."

After a while, the three of them had almost reached an agreement, and Yang Shangshu hurriedly left Wenyuan Pavilion.

On the way, he ran into Zhuo Yungui who was about to rush back to Wenyuan Pavilion.

"Master Yang, where are you going in a hurry?"

Seeing Yang Shangshu hurrying, Zhuo Yungui asked casually.

"Uh, Master Zhuo!"

Yang Shangshu originally had a ghost in his heart, but seeing Zhuo Yungui's question, his complexion changed slightly, and then he replied: "The late emperor has passed away, and I will call all the ministers of the military department to discuss matters such as stabilizing the morale of the army according to Lord Shoufu's wishes."

"This is a big deal, Mr. Xu is thoughtful."

Zhuo Yungui nodded when he heard that, but didn't say much.

Seeing that the other party was not suspicious, Yang Shangshu greeted Zhuo Yungui and left in a hurry.

After Yang Shangshu left, Zhuo Yungui showed a hint of suspicion. This matter of stabilizing the morale of the army can only be summoned, so why did he call Yang Shangshu into the palace.

It doesn't seem so simple.

At this moment, a jade talisman on his waist flickered slightly, and the message in it was read with a movement of his divine sense.

"The two Ge elders and Yang Shangshu have been to Jingyang Palace this morning."

The message was extremely short, but with just a few words, Zhuo Yungui read a huge amount of information.

"Heh, let's see what storms you can create."

Zhuo Yungui put away the jade talisman, then sacrificed a red messenger talisman, then let out a sneer, and walked slowly towards Wenyuan Pavilion.

Day two.

Following the death of Emperor Longqing, the whole country mourned, and the folks banned all weddings, ceremonies, entertainment and celebrations, and the entire city of Xuanyang was filled with fluttering white silks.

The people spontaneously took to the streets to mourn for Emperor Longqing.

Jingyang Palace.

The eldest prince, Zhao Wei, was wearing a black-patterned gold robe and auspicious cloud-patterned gold track belts around his waist, and was kicking a ball on the lawn.

Several young eunuchs stood in the middle of the yard tremblingly, not daring to move.

Zhao Wei volleyed the ball, and the ball flew out like a cannonball, hitting the chest of one of the young eunuchs.

The little eunuch flew out together with the ball as if hit by a stone.

As soon as it landed, a mouthful of blood spewed out, obviously the force on the ball was not small.

"Trash, change!"

Zhao Wei cursed, and two eunuchs beside him took the injured young eunuch away, and replaced him with another one.

At this moment, Concubine Hu Guifei walked over and saw the actions of the eldest prince Zhao Wei, instead of punishing Zhao Wei, she said with a smile: "My lord, your cultivation has improved again."

As the eldest prince, Zhao Wei has abundant cultivation resources, which can be said to be everything one needs. At a young age, he is already at the seventh rank of martial arts.

"Mother concubine!"

Zhao Wei was about to step down, when he saw Concubine Hu Gui coming, he immediately showed a bright smile, and ran over in three steps at a time.

"Prince, in a blink of an eye, you are already this old."

"Seeing you, I feel old."

Concubine Hu Gui gently stroked Zhao Wei's head, only to find that his head was almost reaching her chin.

"My concubine is so old, she is still so young and beautiful."

Although Zhao Wei was stubborn, he did not hesitate to praise Concubine Hu Gui.

"You child."

Concubine Hu Gui laughed, and then asked seriously: "My son, your father passed away, the country cannot live without a king, and now you are not young, do you want to be the emperor?"

"Sit on the seat above the ten thousand people."

Zhao Wei behaved extremely well-behaved: "Everything is obeyed by the concubine mother."

"If the concubine mother asks the child to do it, the child will do it."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Hu Gui smiled and nodded his head with her finger: "You child, this little mouth is always so sweet, unlike your father."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhao Wei raised his brows and interrupted: "Why did my concubine mention that heartless man?"

"Since the Empress Youxi, when has he been to this Jingyang Palace?"

Upon hearing this, Concubine Hu Gui quickly covered his mouth, and then said: "Silly boy, you can't talk nonsense now."

"After you ascend the throne and take control of the government, if you want to do something, do it."

Since Empress Li became pregnant, Emperor Longqing Zhao Ying basically lived in Changle Palace, accompanying Empress Li.

This made Concubine Hu Gui extremely jealous of Empress Li, and she often complained in front of the two princes on weekdays.

In front of Concubine Hu Gui, Zhao Wei often showed righteous indignation, saying that if he ascended the throne in the future, he would definitely seek justice for Concubine Hu Gui.

Hearing what Hu Guifei said, Zhao Wei still pretended to be obedient and nodded.

Concubine Hu Gui stroked Zhao Wei's head in satisfaction, and said with a smile: "My lord, then you just wait for the good news from your mother."

After a pause, she continued to order: "It's better to change into the mourning clothes, and don't be left behind by outsiders."

Seeing Zhao Wei nodding, she returned to the front hall and waited for news from Wenyuan Pavilion.

(End of this chapter)