Chapter 993: You are unkind first, don't blame me for being unfilial
"My age?"

Su Mingzhe was amused by the Empress Dowager's reply.

However, he had expected this and was not very angry.

After all, Su Mingzhe knew very well how frustrated the little emperor had been living these years, although he didn't say it out loud.

"Grandmother, can't you just give up your power? If you refuse to leave, you are forcing me to make a cruel decision!"

That night, Mrs. Gao was in a coma and vomited blood several times. She almost died.

Fortunately, there was an imperial physician serving him, so he was able to breathe a sigh of relief.

When the news reached the harem, the Empress Dowager was worried about her mother's condition. She was so connected with her mother that she vomited blood several times.

When the imperial doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau heard that the Empress Dowager was vomiting blood, they immediately kept watch over her day and night.

Unfortunately, no matter how the imperial doctors tried, the two men's conditions became increasingly serious.

Less than a day later, the Empress Dowager fell into a coma.

The Empress Dowager has always been in charge of government affairs behind the scenes. Now that she is in a coma, even if Su Mingzhe becomes the little emperor, the ministers are running around like headless flies.

No one took the opportunity to suggest that the little emperor should rule the country himself.

Su Mingzhe just looked on coldly.

the other side.

Ah Zhu's condition gradually improved, and Duan Zhengchun had been away from Dali for too long, so he returned to Dali.

Ruan Xingzhu was left to continue taking care of Ah Zhu.

After Qiao Feng joined the Imperial City Division, he learned the truth about his parents' murder, and followed Eunuch Wei to start the siege of Gusu Yanziwu.

In the blink of an eye, it was May and the weather was getting hotter.

Because of her advanced age, Madam Gao could not hold on any longer and passed away first.

The people who served the Grand Empress Dowager in the inner court were afraid that the Grand Empress Dowager would be upset and her condition would worsen, so they did not dare to let her know the news.

Even so, the Empress Dowager's time awake became less and less every day, and she was in a coma most of the time.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager was really about to die, different voices began to be heard in the inner court and the imperial court.

This day.

Someone came to see Empress Dowager Xiang and made a suggestion. It would be better to hold a wedding ceremony for the young emperor as a way of bringing good luck to the Grand Empress Dowager.

After asking the Queen Mother about the prime minister of the capital, he found out that the Grand Queen Mother had been in a coma and could not be in charge of the household or make decisions.

Finally, she decided to quickly hold a ceremony to enthrone the young emperor as a queen, in order to bring good luck to the Empress Dowager.

In addition, a country cannot be without a ruler for a day.

Since the Empress Dowager is in a coma, it is time for the young emperor to take charge of state affairs.

With Empress Dowager Xiang making the decision, the court officials quickly followed the procedures.

The draft has been going on since April.

It is now May. Even if one wants to have a happy occasion, all procedures will be simplified and the final enthronement ceremony will be scheduled for June.

Just when the enthronement ceremony was about to be held, another incident was revealed. When Su Mingzhe heard about it, he was so angry that he kicked over the imperial desk.

According to the old system, before enthroning a queen, the titles of concubines must also be determined.

However, the Empress Dowager had already made up her mind about these matters.

In addition to Meng as the Queen, there are nine young ladies who are temporarily positioned as Master Attendants, and all other girls are "released".

In other words, the Empress Dowager only found a wife for her grandson.

Of the nearly one hundred daughters of aristocratic families summoned into the palace, ninety percent must be sent out of the palace.

Su Mingzhe had already developed feelings for many young ladies, so when he heard the news, he was naturally so angry that he exploded on the spot.

"You are really old and unwilling to die. You are a thief!"

"Old woman, I was thinking that after I took power, I would let you recover slowly." "Now I give you a chance, but you don't live up to your expectations, so don't blame me for being cruel!"

No wonder Su Mingzhe was angry.

You should know that in the Song Dynasty's harem system of concubines, there was generally one queen, four wives (the four noble, virtuous and virtuous concubines), and seventeen concubines (Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, etc.).

In addition, there must be varying numbers of concubines (third rank), beauties (fourth rank), talented women (fifth rank), and noble ladies (sixth rank) to fill the harem.

Generally speaking, the emperor had less than forty or fifty daughters, which was considered to be very chaste.

As for the Master Attendant, she was not even as good as a noble lady and could only be regarded as a maid who served the Emperor to sleep.

Now, the Empress Dowager has only chosen a queen for Su Mingzhe, and nine royal attendants.

How could Su Mingzhe not be furious!

What an old woman! She won’t feel comfortable unless she makes things difficult for herself!

In that case, don't blame yourself for not respecting the elderly.

The next day, the Minister of Rites rescinded the imperial edict drafted by Empress Dowager Xiang, saying it was not in accordance with ancestral rules.

When Empress Dowager Xiang learned that the imperial decree she had issued on behalf of the Grand Empress Dowager was actually revoked by the ministers on the grounds that it was not in accordance with ancestral system, she immediately blushed with shame and wished she could hang herself.

You have to know that Empress Dowager Xiang came from a family of scholars. She attached great importance to face and was the most rule-abiding.

Now, when she used the imperial edict for the first time, it was returned to her by the Ministry of Rites, who said it was against the rules.

Empress Dowager Xiang felt that she had brought shame to the Xiang family's ancestors. If it weren't for the chaos in the court and the collapse of the empire, and if she wasn't needed to stand up and save the tide, she would have really wanted to die.

Now, she could only shamelessly find the ministers in the capital to renegotiate the issue of enthronement.

At present, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty is headed by Fan Chunren.

Fan Chunren is the son of Fan Zhongyan.

Although during the reign of Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty, Fan Chunren opposed Wang Anshi's reforms and was classified as a member of the old party and conservative faction.

However, within the old party, Fan Chunren belonged to the royalist faction.

The Empress Dowager did not give the young emperor face in many ways. Fan Chunren saw it and felt anxious.

Now, knowing Empress Dowager Xiang's embarrassment, Fan Chunren immediately said that since the Ministry of Rites wanted to respect the old system, then the emperor should be given more concubines and beauties.

After getting the Empress Dowager's opinion, he overturned the imperial edict plan set by the Grand Empress Dowager and drafted a new one.

Wang Yuyan, Li Qingzhao and nine other "imperial attendants" were suddenly upgraded in rank and included in the ranks of the seventeen concubines.

In addition, among the nearly one hundred daughters of aristocratic families, there were more than sixty young ladies who were favored by the young emperor and were also kept and given the ranks of imperial concubine, beauty, talent, and noble lady.

The final list of those released contained only a dozen or so pretentious "rich ladies".

This time, after the imperial edict was issued, it was successfully approved by the Ministry of Rites.

The enthronement ceremony process continues to move forward.

Because the Empress Dowager was often in a coma, no one told her about this.

It is now June, and the enthronement ceremony is getting closer.

Suddenly, a major case of treason broke out in Jiangnan.

The Murong clan of Yanziwu in Gusu, as descendants of the State of Yan during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, retained the Yan State's jade seal, yellow robe, etc., and secretly stirred up incidents in various places, attempting to start a rebellion.

Under the careful deployment of the Imperial City Administration, Murong Bo, who faked his death, Murong Fu, who caused trouble everywhere, the four major ministers of Yanziwu, Deng Baichuan, Gongye Qian, Bao Bu Tong, Feng Bo'e, and the maid A-Bi were all captured in one fell swoop.

Mantuo Villa belongs to Murong Fu’s maternal family.

Li Qingluo was naturally among those being captured.

At the same time, all the martial arts secrets from various schools and sects in the world collected in Langhuan Blessed Land and Huanshi Water Pavilion were confiscated.

All of a sudden, Li Qingluo had another identity - the disciple of the great devil Xiaoyaozi.

When the news reached Kaifeng, Wang Yuyan, who had just lost her virginity to Su Mingzhe and was still recuperating, was so frightened that she fainted.

(End of this chapter)