At this time, the palace was already covered in plain white, and the huge palace was filled with a dull sense of depression.

The princess and princesses who received the news rushed to the old emperor's bedroom almost at the same time. Several people looked at each other, and some of them were not sadness, but alertness and hostility.

There is only one throne!

If the princes would still hide it before, it was because the old emperor was still there and there were people on the throne.

Now that the old emperor has passed away, the throne is vacant, and several princes who are ambitious about the throne no longer hide their ideas. If they still hide at this time, it is completely unnecessary, and it will also make officials who follow them lose their confidence.

"snort!"

The few people snorted coldly almost at the same time, and then entered the old emperor's bedroom together.

As soon as they entered the bedroom, the few people changed their faces almost at the same time. The look of alertness and hostility before immediately turned into sadness and sorrow.

"Father!"

Several people knelt down almost at the same time and cried bitterly at the old emperor who was lying motionless on the bed.

No matter what they think of the old emperor on weekdays, they must cry at this moment, and they must cry sadly and emotionally.

They did not cry on their own, nor did they cry for the death of the old emperor, but for crying for others to see.

You know, there are still many people in the bedroom, besides them.

In addition to the princes, the princes were crying, and the ministers were crying, and the whole bedroom was filled with a sense of sadness.

However, it is unknown how many of these crying sounds come from the heart.

Everyone was not very sad, but they felt a lot of emotion.

The old emperor has been in power for many years and has been quite strong. Although the Yanfeng Kingdom has been on a downward trend over the years, this is not a problem for the old emperor alone. The ability of the old emperor is quite recognized, whether it is from the Yanfeng Kingdom or from other countries.

Over the years, the old emperor has been in poor health. Many people are looking forward to his death, but he has survived again and again and lived until now. However, now the old emperor has finally died. The Yanfeng Kingdom under his control will also become history. The Yanfeng Kingdom will develop without the influence of the old emperor. It is unknown where it will go.

Everyone was expecting and nervous.

Suddenly, while everyone was crying, the eldest prince Zhao Xuan stood up and said, "We are all very sad when our father died of illness, but at present, the most important thing is to establish the candidate for the monarch. The country should not be without a monarch for a day. Inside, a new monarch needs to support the government and decide on the burial of the father. Outside, we need to beware of other countries being snooped and not given any opportunity. Therefore, we must determine the new emperor as soon as possible."

"Not bad!" The second prince Zhao Ke also stood up and said, "I agree with the emperor's statement that establishing a new emperor is the top priority now."

"What the two brothers said makes sense, and I agree to establish a new emperor first." The third prince Zhao Lun said immediately.

Here comes!

Everyone looked at the three princes who spoke one after another and said in their hearts.

In the hearts of everyone, the top priority was not the death of the old emperor. When the old emperor was there, he was indeed very powerful, but now, the old emperor has passed away after all, and he has become the past. Those present are all old people in the officialdom. Naturally, they know that the most important thing for them to come now is not the past, but the future.

It is the future of Yanfeng Kingdom and their future.

However, everyone still has no idea who will become the new emperor.

Qi Kai, Minister of Rites, said: "The three princes are right. The country cannot be without a king for a day. Moreover, the funeral of Your Majesty also needs to be arranged by the new emperor. Therefore, the most urgent task is to establish a new emperor."

"I agree with the words of Secretary Qi." Minister of War Li Yang said: "The surrounding countries have always been eyeing our Yanfeng Kingdom. If they know that our Majesty has passed away, they will inevitably be ready. Therefore, we must establish a new emperor to stabilize the morale of the army."

Several other ministers also expressed their agreement.

However, they just praised the establishment of the new emperor, but as for who it was, they didn't say anything.

"Where is Eunuch Zhao? He has been serving Your Majesty closely. Can you tell me whether Your Majesty has left a will?" Qi Kai asked.

At this time, everyone realized that Eunuch Zhao, who had been following the old emperor, had disappeared. Everyone was inevitably confused about this.

A eunuch in charge said with a little nervousness: "Eunuch Zhao is dead."

Dead?!

Everyone was shocked.

"How did you die?" Hou Yi, the Minister of Works, asked quickly.

"I was killed by His Majesty. As for the reason, I don't know." The eunuch replied.

Killed by His Majesty?

Everyone showed doubts on their faces, not knowing why the old emperor took action, only Zhao Lun's expression changed at the scene. He could probably guess why Eunuch Zhao was killed. He had speculated about this before. Now it seems that his guess is correct.

Fortunately, he was not implicated.

Zhao Lun didn't know whether it was because of Eunuch Zhao's failure to confess, or the old emperor did not pursue the investigation, or because he had no time to pursue the investigation, none of these matters. What's important is that nothing happened to him.

"Do you know, did Your Majesty leave a will?" Qi Kai asked the eunuchs and the palace maids said.

Everyone shook their heads.

Seeing this, the ministers looked a little serious, and they realized that things were in trouble.

But Zhao Xuan's face was happy and even forgot that the old emperor's body had not yet been cold.

Zhao Xuan said: "The father probably did not leave any will. If there were any, he would have taken it out long ago."

Speaking of this, Zhao Xuan looked at everyone and said confidently: "I was entrusted by my father with an important task to handle the government affairs on my behalf. Now my father has no will. In this way, I should naturally inherit the throne and continue to handle the government affairs."

Zhao Xuan's words changed the faces of many people at the scene.

His words were not unreasonable. The old emperor had arranged for him to handle the government affairs on his behalf. Although he was not appointed as the crown prince, he was the only one with this right, and no other princes had it.

After the old emperor passed away, it would be fine if he left a will, but nothing was left. Zhao Xuan naturally "turned into formality" seemed to be a matter of course.

Of course, many people now have different ideas.
Chapter completed!