Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 142 Forcing the Palace
In the evening of the same day, Zhao Guangyi came to inquire about Zhao Kuangyin's condition, and the answer he got was "The Holy Spirit is improving, but he has not yet woken up." Zhao Guangyi had to go back to the mansion.

For three consecutive days after that, Zhao Guangyi had to go into the palace every day to inquire about Zhao Kuangyin's illness. Empress Song used the same rhetoric every time to stop him, saying that the Holy Majesty needed to rest and not let him see him at the sick bed.

Because the Holy Majesty has not seen his face for several days in a row, rumors gradually spread inside and outside the court and among the ruling and opposition parties. Some said that the Holy Majesty was in a coma, unable to speak or see; There are rumors that the Holy Majesty has actually passed away, but the empress concealed the bad news and deliberately delayed the time until Zhao Dezhao, the king of Tianshui County, returned.

All kinds of sensational rumors were spread, and the hearts of the people in Tokyo were fluctuated. Many timid and sensitive citizens even started to prepare for hoarding food or leaving the capital to avoid chaos. The price has doubled in two days, which is a scene that only appears when troubled times are approaching.

These bad signs reached Empress Song through various channels. She also knew in her heart that it would be difficult to maintain this situation. However, in addition to silently crying every day and praying to God and Buddha in the palace hall over and over again, she prayed that the Holy Spirit would wake up as soon as possible. Apart from turning around, she couldn't come up with anything useful.

On the fourth day, Zhao Guangyi led dozens of relatives and dignitaries to appear suddenly, blocked the door of Funing Palace's bedroom in one fell swoop, and loudly demanded to have an audience with the Holy Majesty. The commotion shook the entire palace city.

A moment later, a waiter in Tsing Yi came out sweating profusely, and reported to Zhao Guangyi in a sharp voice: "The Queen Mother said that the Holy Majesty is not recovering from his illness and needs to rest quietly. I haven't seen foreign ministers these days, so don't make noise here." -"

"Go away!" Zhao Guangyi was impatient to chatter with a little waiter, and suddenly pushed the man by the buttocks, and then strode up the palace steps.

Dozens of relatives and noble ministers behind Zhao Guangyi followed, and the momentum was quite huge for a while.You must know that these dozens of relatives and important ministers who followed Zhao Guangyi to ask for an audience with Shengyan are not all his henchmen and supporters. Among them, there are quite a few ministers who are disturbed by the turbulent situation. They can't trust Queen Song. Desperate to figure it out.

Seeing that everyone was about to rush to the palace, the servants and the imperial guards who guarded the gate were stunned. The order they got from the Queen of Song was "no one is allowed to enter without calling", but all the relatives and ministers With high authority and unparalleled magnificence, and with King Jin taking the lead, how could they have the guts to step forward and stop these lowly and lowly servants and duty officers who have always been despised?He could only open his mouth resentfully to move aside.

Just as Zhao Guangyi led the ministers up the steps of the palace, the figure of Empress Song suddenly appeared at the gate of the palace, blocking their way.

"Prince Jin, you dare to lead everyone to forcefully break into the palace. What do you want?" Empress Song stared at the leader Zhao Guangyi. Probably because of the anxiety day and night recently, her face was obviously haggard, but her words were... His voice was stern: "You must know that this is the palace of the Holy Sage. Is it a place where foreign ministers can trespass?"

Zhao Guangyi showed no signs of fear, he bowed to Empress Song calmly, and said with a blank expression: "Your Majesty said: The Holy Majesty has not shown up for several days, the inside and outside news are cut off, the hearts of the people in the government and the opposition are fluctuating, rumors are everywhere in Beijing, and some people even claim that Your Majesty has already been assassinated by someone! The ministers thought that if things go on like this, the subjects of the world will be rioted, and the borders of the four directions will be uneasy, which may lead to chaos, so the ministers and others request to have an audience with the Holy Majesty in person, so as to show the hearts of the subjects in the world!"

What he said was aboveboard, well-founded, and true to the truth, which attracted many relatives and noble ministers who followed him to echo him.

"His Royal Highness King Jin is right!"

"The Holy Majesty hasn't shown up for a long time, and we, the courtiers, are worried about your Majesty's safety, so I implore you to meet him in person, why not?!"

"Today, I will rush into the palace together to seek an audience. If I can't see the face of the Holy Majesty, I will never leave!"

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The ministers were quite angry and anxious, but there were also very few who hid in the crowd and said very blatantly: "What's the use of isolating the inside and outside? Even if you want to be Empress Lu, empress empress, this is not the way to do it!"

Below the palace steps, dozens of eyes shot at Empress Song in unison, full of doubts and resentment towards this empress.At present, the ministers are limited by the law of respect and inferiority, and have not yet taken any action to openly confront Empress Song, but if Empress Song insists on stopping it to the end, obviously they will not be afraid to make a bold move.

Empress Song witnessed the anger of the ministers, she couldn't help being angry and afraid, she took a deep breath, and said loudly: "This palace said: Your Majesty has not recovered, and the sick body needs rest, how can you disturb me so easily?"

"Your servants, please have an audience with the Holy One, how can it be disturbing?" Zhao Guangyi took a step forward, confronting Empress Song tit for tat.

Every time he opened his mouth, he held back extremely tightly, never mentioning that the move was instigated by himself, and always emphasized that it was the unanimous request of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, in order to intimidate Queen Song.

After a moment of tense confrontation between the two parties, Empress Song had no choice but to give in. She glanced at the raging crowd below, frowned and said, "You wait for dozens of ministers to rush into the bedroom together, what's the matter? And you said it wouldn't surprise you?" Worried about the Holy One?"

As soon as this remark came out, many of the ministers felt that the empress's remark seemed reasonable. Even if they entered the inner hall to meet the Holy Majesty, not everyone would go in and take a look with their own eyes. They would choose to appoint some highly respected ministers as representatives Go in, as long as you find out that the Holy Spirit is in good condition, and spread the news after you come out, the hearts of the people in the government and the opposition will naturally be at ease.

After a quick discussion among the ministers, eight eminent and distinguished ministers were elected to meet and inspect the disease. Jin Wang Zhao Guangyi was naturally No. 1, followed by four other princes and three relatives.

Zhao Guangyi rolled his eyes, cupped his hands towards Empress Song, and said respectfully: "I will come in to have an audience with you, please stay here to appease everyone's hearts, so as not to cause trouble!"

He has always been vicious and suspicious. At this critical juncture, he was really worried that Empress Song would resort to some insidious and ruthless means regardless of the consequences, so he proposed to keep Empress Song outside as a hostage to prevent the palace A deadly ambush was set up inside.

Although Zhao Guangyi felt that Empress Song was just a short-sighted and cowardly woman, she should not have the courage to act recklessly, but the safety of the Holy Majesty was unknown at the moment, and it was hard to say whether the eunuch servants around her would The profit made her dizzy, so much so that she was urged to do something that would kill her.

(End of this chapter)