The Empress Dowager was a decisive person in certain aspects. After sending Qiu Yaozong away, she immediately invited the cabinet ministers into the palace.
There were a total of six cabinet ministers led by Lord Xu. Outside the palace gates, Lord Xu and Lu Shiming met. The two looked at each other and gradually walked together. Lu Shiming asked in a low voice, "Lord Xu, do you know why the Empress Dowager has summoned us to the palace at this time?"
"It can't be a good thing for us to enter the palace at this time." Lord Xu looked ahead with a heavy gaze. He had a premonition that entering the palace today would not be a simple matter.
When they were about to reach the Palace of Benevolence and Peace, they met other cabinet ministers. Everyone's eyes were filled with confusion.
After entering the main hall, they immediately saw the Empress Dowager sitting on the throne. However, the Empress Dowager's expression did not seem to be right. Her eyes were a little swollen as if she had just cried.
Lord Xu's heart skipped a beat. He stepped forward and bowed. "Your subject greets the Empress Dowager. May I know why you summoned us into the palace so urgently?"
The Empress Dowager held a silk handkerchief in her hand. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes as she said sorrowfully, "Lord Xu, there is news from the front that the Emperor fell off a cliff in Anhe. There has been no news until now. I'm afraid... I'm afraid that the odds are against him."
As soon as she said this, all the ministers standing below were stunned.
"Empress Dowager, is this true? There is no news from Anhe City at all. I'm afraid that someone deliberately spread the news to disturb the people of Jin Country. If something really happened to the Emperor, General Ye would have sent the news back long ago. "Lord Xu immediately said.
"Lord Xu, do you think Ye Chunnan is trustworthy? Perhaps the Emperor's accident had something to do with him. We don't know what the situation in Anhe City is now. If the Emperor's confidant hadn't risked his life to come back and tell us, I wouldn't have known anything. "The Empress Dowager said in a sorrowful tone. Her words actually described Ye Chunnan as the person who killed the Emperor.
"Since the Emperor sent General Ye to fight, it proves that General Ye is trustworthy." Lu Shiming said in a low voice. "Empress Dowager, this is a serious matter. Please investigate the truth."
"Yes, Empress Dowager, who came back to report this?" Lord Huang also asked.
The empress dowager looked at Lu Shiming with red eyes. "Ye Chunnan bears a deep grudge against the Ye Family. It is not strange that he would harm the Emperor. Aijia called you into the palace today to let you decide what to do next."
"We need to meet the people from Anhe City first." Lord Xu said. There was no panic on his face. In his opinion, the Emperor would not have met with an accident so easily. Even if there had been an accident, it was impossible to believe that the Emperor had met with an accident just based on one side of the story.
"He was seriously injured. I sent him to the Imperial Hospital for treatment. He shouldn't have woken up yet," the Empress Dowager said.
"Empress Dowager, the Emperor's martial arts are very strong and he also has secret guards around him. It's impossible for something to happen to him so easily." Lu Shiming didn't believe that the Emperor would have an accident. He felt that this was definitely a conspiracy.
"I don't believe that anything will happen to His Majesty either, so I've already sent someone to Anhe City. There should be news soon," the Empress Dowager said in a low voice, "However, we have to be careful. What if something really happens to His Majesty? You are all cabinet ministers. No matter what, you must protect the foundation of the Jin Nation. "
Lord Xu said, "What do you mean by that, Empress Dowager?"
"The nation cannot be without a ruler for a day. I want someone to stabilize the hearts of the civil and military officials in the imperial court while the Emperor is missing. This is to prevent bad news from spreading and causing chaos in the Jin Nation," the Empress Dowager said in a low voice.
Lu Shiming and Lord Xu looked at each other. The Empress Dowager's words were too obvious. She wanted to appoint a new ruler while the Emperor was not around. If something really happened to the Emperor in Anhe City, how could there be no news at all? Even if someone wanted to report back, they should have gone through the cabinet first. How did they find the palace and why was he seriously injured and unconscious?
"Empress Dowager, if we do that, wouldn't it be announcing to the world that the Emperor is missing? In this way, I'm afraid that people will be even more anxious, "Lord Xu said in a low voice.
"That's just a guess. The Emperor doesn't have any children. If something happens to him and the royal family is in chaos, who can guarantee that the imperial court will not be in chaos, Lord Xu?" The Empress Dowager asked sternly.
The Emperor had been suppressing the royal family ever since he ascended to the throne. If the news of something happening to the Emperor spread, the royal family would be the first to rebel.
The officials looked at each other and had to admit that the Empress Dowager was right.
"I still don't believe that something will happen to the Emperor. I believe that the Emperor will be back soon," Lord Xu said in a low voice.
The Empress Dowager said with tears in her eyes, "I have always thought so. The appointment of the Crown Prince is just to prepare for the future. If you have any other good plans, you can bring them up."
Lu Shiming already knew the Empress Dowager's attitude towards Yao Yao. After hearing her say so much today without mentioning her daughter, he knew that the Empress Dowager definitely didn't think that Yao Yao was still pregnant. "Empress Dowager, the Emperor has received the Empress not long ago. If I remember correctly, the Empress is already pregnant with the Emperor's child. Even if something happens, the Emperor still has blood in this world. There's no rush to appoint a Crown Prince."
If they really wanted to appoint a Crown Prince, who was more suitable than the child in Yao Yao's belly?
The Empress Dowager's eyes darkened. She had really forgotten about the existence of Lu Yaoyao. If something had happened to the Emperor, how could Lu Yaoyao still be alive? Shouldn't she be buried with him? "Lord Lu, I know that the Empress is your daughter. If I remember correctly, the Empress wasn't pregnant before she was captured by the Shaman King … How can you determine that she's pregnant with a dragon's descendant just based on the Shaman King's words? She has been in the Priest Hall for so long. If she is really pregnant, I'm afraid that the child is of unknown origin! How can I hand over the Jin Kingdom to a baby of unknown origin? Do you think the royal family will agree? "
Lu Shiming heard the Empress Dowager's words and anger surged in his heart. She was clearly humiliating Yao Yao. If these words were spread, how could Yao Yao establish a foothold in the palace when she returned to the capital? He didn't expect the Empress Dowager to be so vicious. "Empress Dowager, the Imperial Hospital's Dean Gong has already reported to the Emperor that the Empress was pregnant before she was taken out of the capital. Your words are humiliating the Empress and the Emperor!"
"Shut up!" The Empress Dowager shouted angrily. "Even if I believe that the Empress' child is the Emperor's, what if the child is a daughter? Moreover, it is urgent now. Not to mention the royal family, the Dark North Kingdom is now eyeing the Jin Kingdom covetously. Will they wait? "
This was simply sophistry and forcing logic! Lu Shiming was so angry that his face turned red. At the end of the day, the Empress Dowager's words still implied that Yao Yao's child was not the Emperor's. This was simply the greatest humiliation and harm to Yao Yao.
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