Chapter 543： end (middle)

By the time the emperor was completely indulged in pleasure and suspicion, Prime Minister Qin had already taken over most of his burdens. Even if he still had to obey the emperor's orders, Prime Minister Qin, who had always had a talent for speaking, had always been able to achieve himself. desired target.

Qin Xiang took advantage of this to achieve many of his own goals, collecting money and power, doing it well, but also maintaining the operation of the empire.

Qin Xiang has been sitting below the emperor and above the ministers. Even if Emperor Jingyan suspected him, he never thought of rebelling or helping others to change the dynasty, because he knew that Emperor Jingyan was the safest alive.

But he didn't expect that in just three short years, because of Emperor Jingyan's suspicion and a small trick, things would eventually develop like this.

Although all the officials and the people demanded to kill him, he was confident that as long as he could see Emperor Jingyan alive, he could coax the other party to keep his life, and that was the case.

But the onlookers are clear, everyone is still waiting for the court to put things right, but he has already seen the collapse of Da Zhou. He can sit in this position, and his accurate vision is the most important thing.

There are too many rebels, and Da Zhou can't suppress them. When a new regime is established, Da Zhou's royal family must be the first to be eliminated, followed by his Qin family.

Qin Xiang worked hard, but he didn't just want to make the Qin family rich and prosperous, but there was only one way to get out of this situation.

Let Jin Guo or Xixia annex Dazhou, and he was in Xixia at that time, the time and place were favorable, and he occupied all three aspects.

And today, he took the initiative to come to see Emperor Jingyan, in addition to the righteousness of their monarchs and ministers, he was also loyal to Xixia.

He executed Emperor Jingyan, and the second prince would definitely push him out to take the blame. In this way, he would have nothing to rely on except for Xixia, and Xixia would be able to better rule Dazhou by holding on to his handle.

As for how long the second prince can be a puppet, he should not consider it.

The emperor looked at the poisoned wine on the table, and felt sad and angry for a while, he was still immersed in Qin Xiang's reproach, and said angrily: "If it wasn't for you being too greedy and scheming for power and profit, how could I come out? What's the plan?"

Qin Xiang laughed and said: "Isn't that all condoned by the sage? The aristocratic family has been suppressed by the emperors of all dynasties and can't lift their heads, but when the sage is here, the aristocratic clan is gradually flourishing. You allow the aristocratic clan to enclose their land and keep them hidden, I will wait. What's wrong with officials imitating it?"

When Qin Xiang said this, it was also a little funny, he would actually say these evasive words to the emperor, he raised the jug and poured a glass of wine, handed it to the emperor, and said with a smile: "Holy, it's useless to talk too much, the sky is dark at this time. Early, hurry up and get on the road, the queen may still be waiting for you on the road."

The    emperor widened his eyes and his hands trembled slightly. Even though he had expected death, he was still afraid when it came to an end.

He looked at Qin Xiang who was holding the wine glass steadily, and suddenly Fuzhi asked, "Why did you come to deliver the poisoned wine in person? Aren't you afraid that the second child will take you and apologize to the world?"

The emperor suddenly thought of the Xixia commander he saw today, and his expression changed suddenly, "You..."

"Your Majesty," Qin Xiang interrupted him, "The guards outside are all Xixia soldiers. Do you want the minister to see you off, or let someone from outside come in to see you off?"

Emperor Jingyan was silent for a while, but he finally stretched out his left hand to hold the wine glass, closed his eyes, and drank it all in one go.

Qin Xiang was also nervous in his heart, and was staring at him closely, so he didn't realize that the emperor was using his left hand, and he was relieved to see him throw the wine glass to the ground.

The poisoned wine prepared for the emperor was also of the highest quality. In less than a quarter of an hour, the emperor quietly closed his eyes, and there was no blood dripping from the corners of his mouth. He looked as if he had fallen asleep, and his face even remained with some rosy.

Qin Xiang tried his nose, sighed, and then turned to go out.

The Xixia guards came in and checked, and they proved that the person was dead, so they withdrew and gave their position to the guards of the Great Zhou Palace.

The second prince's confidant, the eunuch, walked in on his knees, and carefully lifted the late emperor to the bed together with several inner prisoners, and arranged his clothes for him.

Although Emperor Jingyan had been dressed before, after so much tossing, his clothes were still wrinkled, and his crown was not correct.

Emperor Jingyan is dead, but he deserves no less honor.

This inspection found his hand. Emperor Jingyan had bloodstains on his right fingers. The inner supervisor frowned slightly and wiped off the bloodstain with a handkerchief. He was about to put his hand in his sleeve when he saw the sleeve with his sharp eyes. There was an abnormality inside, his heart trembled, he lowered his head to cover his expression, turned his head to an inner supervisor and said, "Go and report to the sage, the late emperor is fully dressed, and the sage can come over."

The little inner supervisor thought that the second prince was going to come, so he stepped back and ran to report to the second prince.

The second prince is not stupid. Hearing what the little inner prisoner said, he knew that his personal inner prisoner was hinting at his past.

He didn't dare to see the late emperor's remains, but he had to go, so he got up and expressed his filial piety to the late emperor.

Commander Xixia and Prime Minister Qin had no objection and watched him leave.

Qin Xiang's eyes were slightly dark, and he said, "I didn't expect that I was wrong. The second prince is more ruthless and vicious than I thought."

He thought that the second prince would never see the emperor's remains.

The second prince walked quickly to the tent. He knew that there were eyeliners everywhere. Qin Xiang had been in business for many years, and his power in the palace would even be higher than him. Therefore, as soon as he came in, he knelt in front of Emperor Jingyan's bed and burst into tears. Out.

Seeing that the second prince was crying, the inner prisoner in the room did not dare to stay for long. The second prince's personal inner prison waved and everyone left.

Seeing that there were only two people in the room, the personal inmate hurriedly showed the emperor's sleeve to show the second prince to see.

When the second prince saw the words on it clearly, his face turned ashen, and then turned pale. He looked at his father who was lying on the bed with a change of expression, waved the inner prisoner to step down, and then stepped forward and hugged his body and cried bitterly.

Emperor Jingyan was dead, and the second prince transported his corpse back to the palace and issued an official edict that he would ascend the throne three days later.

It was not that he was in a hurry, but that he had to be in a hurry. As soon as Emperor Jingyan died, there were many generals. The officials of the prefectures shouted for the Qingjun to side, but in fact it was a rebellion.

He knew that his throne came unorthodox, but in the past dynasties, the throne was more unorthodox, and those who had the ability to sit firmly did not sit firmly in the end, and later generations had mixed reputations?

Anyway, he doesn't know what happened after his death, so he doesn't care about his reputation.

But on the eve of his ascension to the throne, Qi Xiuyuan's army finally arrived at Lin'an City, and immediately surrounded the West Gate and South Gate.

Before the second prince could persuade Qi Xiuyuan to surrender, in the evening, General Yuan's army also arrived outside the city gate and directly surrounded the north and east gates.

The second prince was silent for a moment, then asked: "I ordered all places to stick to the city, why did Yuan Qi and the two come here without hindrance? Why haven't they reported?"