Please call me the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty

Fu Maoguang conducted a detailed study and investigation of the samples and finally discovered that the poison did not originate in the Central Plains, but came from the Western Regions.

Fu Maoguang truly deserves to be called the great physician of the Ming Dynasty!

At the same time, Liang Tianqi took out the handkerchief and a set of clothes.

"Ms. Ke, look, are these yours?"

Because the handkerchief had Ms. Ke's name printed on it, she couldn't deny it and had to admit it.

Fu Maoguang then examined Ke Shi's clothing and found that there was still a small amount of Western Region Heartbreak Powder on her clothes and handkerchiefs, but it was not enough to cause death.

Liang Tianqi then asked, "Before his death, the late emperor left behind an edict of succession. Where did you hide that edict?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Ke quickly denied it: "No, I didn't receive any edict of succession."

"No?

Come on, search her body.

The constables under Liang Tianqi only listened to Liang Tianqi.

They did whatever Liang Tianqi told them to do, regardless of who they were or whether they were men or women.

At this moment, a burly man walked over and came to stand in front of Madam Ke.

"What...what are you going to do?" Mrs. Ke was so frightened that she took several steps back.

The burly man suddenly picked up Madam Ke, with her feet up and head down, and shook her body incessantly.

"Oh my goodness, put me down!"

"Clatter!"

Something fell from Mr. Ke's chest.

It was the edict left by Zhu Youxiao.

The burly man tossed Ms. Ke aside.

Mrs. Ke had just been shaken dizzy by him; her heart was pounding, her body was limp, and she was sitting on the ground unable to get up.

The burly man handed the edict of succession to Liang Tianqi.

Liang Tianqi examined it closely and saw that it was stamped with an imperial seal, and that it was in the handwriting of Zhu Youxiao.

It can be confirmed that the emperor wrote it himself. It clearly states that Prince Xin, Zhu Youjian, should succeed to the throne.

Wei Zhongxian saw this and his expression changed.

He thought to himself, "That old woman is so damn careless! It's one thing to leave your handkerchief and those clothes there, but how could you carry such an important edict on your person?"

Why don't you just find a place, lock it up, and that's it?

Actually, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on Madam Ke, because Madam Ke had also thought of it. However, Wei Zhongxian and Cui Chengxiu had just come out of Wei Zhongxian's residence, and before Madam Ke could make a move, she was captured by the men sent by Liang Tianqi.

Liang Tianqi then handed the imperial edict to Empress Zhang.

After Empress Zhang read it, she had Zhu Youjian, Zhou Ling'er, and others read it again.

Empress Zhang immediately announced: "The late emperor's edict is here, passing the throne to Prince Xin, Zhu Youjian. If anyone disobeys, the whole world will attack him."

Tomorrow, Zhu Youjian will ascend the throne.

At the crucial moment, Empress Zhang Yan also made a decisive move.

After Zhu Youxiao's death, she became the one who called the shots inside and outside the palace.

Even if Wei Zhongxian was incredibly bold, he wouldn't dare to openly oppose Empress Zhang.

Zhu Youjian still wanted to decline.

Zhou Ling'er pushed it forward, saying, "Aren't you going to thank the imperial decree?"

Empress Zhang looked at Zhu Youjian with her eyes filled with earnest expectation.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian knelt down in the court and said, "Zhu Youjian kowtows to receive the imperial edict. I will obey the Empress's decree."

At the same time, Liang Tianqi ordered Wang Shaohui, Madam Ke, and Wei Liangqing and his wife to be imprisoned.

He also imprisoned Hong Mudan. Liang Tianqi did this to protect her.

night.

At Wei Zhongxian's residence.

Wei Zhongxian convened a meeting with everyone.

He paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, sighing repeatedly, "Gentlemen, things have come to this, what good solutions do you have?"

Cui Chengxiu advised from the side, "Your Excellency, don't be too anxious. There's still one night left, we still have a chance."

"If Zhu Youjian had succeeded to the throne, I'm afraid none of us would have survived."

How could our family not be anxious?

It's regrettable that Madam Ke was so careless as to let someone else take the imperial edict.

If Zhu Youjian did not leave a will, how could he have succeeded to the throne?

Commander Tian Ergeng of the Embroidered Uniform Guard waved his large hand: "Your Majesty, tonight you are permitted to lead five hundred Embroidered Uniform Guards to storm the Prince Xin's residence and kill Zhu Youjian. Let's see how he will succeed to the throne tomorrow!"

Cui Chengxiu quickly stopped her: "Your method is too simplistic and crude."

If things could be resolved so easily, why wait until now?

"Why not?" Tian Ergeng said dismissively.

"Oh dear! Haven't you noticed that Zhu Youjian is different from before?"

To be honest, Zhu Youjian in the past was quite honest, even a little simple-minded.

However, Zhu Youjian suddenly changed, becoming wise and powerful.

The Later Jin army was so powerful that Daišan personally led 1 cavalry to attack Shanhaiguan.

Zhu Youjian led 3000 men to meet the enemy and actually defeated Daishan's 1 men, capturing Daishan alive. This was simply unbelievable.

"If we launch an attack rashly without absolute certainty, we might suffer the consequences," Cui Chengxiu analyzed.

"Lord Cui, I find you civil officials to be a real nuisance."

"I can just lead the Imperial Guards in and kill him, that's all. Why make it so complicated?"

Choi Seong-soo shook his head again: "I know you're brave, but the situation is different now."

"What's different?"

"Empress Zhang Yan has found the imperial edict and read it aloud in public. Tomorrow, Zhu Youjian will inherit the throne."

If we were to kill Zhu Youjian, it would be no different from killing the emperor.

This is utterly treasonous; it deserves the extermination of nine generations of the offender's family.

Tian Ergeng hurriedly took off his hat: "The matter is too urgent, I can't care about anything else now."

He said this and walked towards the door.

Just then, Sun Yunhe rushed in from outside in a panic: "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"

Seeing his flustered appearance, Wei Zhongxian frowned and asked, "What happened this time?"

"Several thousand troops suddenly arrived in the capital; it's unclear who let them in."

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhongxian was genuinely surprised and asked, "Where did these several thousand men come from?"

"We haven't found out the details yet."

"Continue to investigate."

"Yes."

"Actually, this was a trick played by Gao Di, the general of Shanhaiguan."

In reality, after receiving Zhu Youjian's letter, he only brought 1000 men.

Gao Wencai opened the city gates and let their thousand-strong army in.

Then, Gaudi ordered them to change into the clothes of ordinary people and merchants, and they left the city again.

After leaving the city, they changed into military uniforms and entered the city from outside.

After several such trips, Wei Zhongxian's spies were completely bewildered, not knowing how many troops had arrived.

Wei Zhongxian asked Cui Chengxiu, "Aren't you the Minister of War? Where did this army come from? Did you bring it back?"