Painting Doctor Jinhua

Regardless of whether what Zu Ting said was true or not, the fact that His Majesty was crazy was a fact before our eyes.

"His Majesty!"

Zhao Yanshen called out and tried to walk towards Gao Wei, but Gao Wei grabbed a broken arrow from the ground and shouted in fear: "Don't come over, or I will kill you..."

"I will kill you!"

Zhao Yanshen sighed and dared not move forward anymore.

The other officials also looked at each other with their eyes on the nose and their noses on their hearts, each thinking about something without saying anything. Among them, half of the officials were from aristocratic families and had deep friendships with Li Mi and Cui Heng.

While Xiao Jinyu and King Lanling were implementing reforms and governance in the three states of Shuo, Heng and Yan, Li Mi and Cui Heng were not idle either. They visited the major clans in Yecheng, spread their good names, and made friends with many like-minded officials from the major clans.

In addition, these aristocratic families have also seen some of the ridiculous things Gao Wei has done since he ascended the throne. Therefore, if he really wants to depose and enthrone the emperor, as long as it does not harm their own interests, it will be a good thing for them!

Therefore, Li Mi and Cui Heng had already informed these officials early on that no matter what happened today, everyone should just let things take their course and wait and see.

"The Emperor has passed away. We are deeply saddened!"

"Your Majesty is really seriously ill. Although he accidentally killed the emperor, he has violated filial piety and is no longer fit to be a king!"

"Zhao believes that we should choose a wise ruler to succeed the throne. What do you think?"

Zhao Yanshen is now the Shangshu Zuo Pushe. He has been in charge of state secrets since Emperor Wenxiang came to power. He has served four emperors and often participated in important and long-term national decision-making.

This person has always been cautious and prudent, does not like to talk much, and does not show his emotions. When Emperor Xiaozhao Gao Yan was in charge of the government, the ministers repeatedly advised Gao Yan to ascend the throne, but he was the only one who did not speak up. Later, it was Gao Yan's good friend Wang Xi who hinted to him privately, and then he expressed his opinion to Gao Yan and let Gao Yan succeed to the throne.

And today, he actually took the initiative to propose that the current emperor abdicate the throne. I wonder who he wants to push to the throne?

"Zhao Pushe, I think that since we are choosing a wise ruler, we should select the person with the highest reputation among the royal family who will be most beneficial to the development of our Great Qi. I think Prince Lanling is the most suitable..." Cui Heng spoke first.

Now Cui Heng has inherited his father's ambition and serves as the Chief Censor.

"I also think it is appropriate!" Li Mi also said.

Half of the officials remained silent, while the other half were discussing in low voices. But at this moment, a woman's voice came from the back of the hall.

"How dare you plot to depose and enthrone the emperor? Even if you want to depose and enthrone the emperor, the legitimate son of the previous emperor is still alive. Why do you have to choose from the royal family?"

"Are you all Lanling Wang's accomplices, trying to depose and kill the emperor and usurp the throne?"

When the officials heard the voice, they looked and saw that it was Empress Dowager Hu who walked in with Langya Prince Gao Yan, accompanied by Hu Changren and a group of servants.

Hu Changren is the elder brother of Empress Dowager Hu and currently serves as the Minister of the Chancellery.

When Empress Dowager Hu walked in and saw Gao Zhan nailed to death on the dragon throne by an arrow, her eyes suddenly filled with tears and she burst into tears.

"Emperor, you died miserably! Who, which traitor killed you?"

Empress Dowager Hu burst into tears and pointed her right hand at Prince Lanling and Xiao Jinyu.

"It must be you, and you too. It was you two who killed the Emperor!"

"Someone come! These two killed the king, take them down now!"

Fenghuang's expression changed slightly, and he wanted to say something, but Xiao Jinyu looked at him, which made him stop the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

At this time, Gao Yanzong, Gao Xiaoheng and Duan Deheng also rushed into the hall, and they were all a little anxious when they saw this situation.

But what they didn't expect was that no one in the hall dared to move. Hu Changren was dumbfounded. He was about to order people to go into the hall, but he found that the people standing at the door of the hall were not his people.

Fenghuang then breathed a sigh of relief and cast a cold look at him. Hu Changren didn't dare to say anything.

He had clearly sent troops from the capital to the outside of the city, but it seemed that they had not yet attacked.

Hu Changren waited anxiously.

At this time, Xiao Jinyu, who was standing at the top, finally spoke!

"We don't need to explain how the emperor died. Minister Zu has already explained the whole story, and all the ministers have seen it!"

"There is no need to explain why Lanling Wang and I are here. Everyone knows that this is a killing trap set by His Majesty for the two of us!"

"We have no choice but to take the risk and come here to ask the emperor for justice for the people of the world!"

Empress Dowager Hu burst into laughter.

"Ask the emperor for a crime? You are so bold. How can a mere Lanling Princess, a woman, ask the emperor for a crime? What crime has the emperor committed?"

Empress Dowager Hu asked in a series of sharp voices.

After asking, she quickly discovered that both King Lanling and the young man in white robe standing next to her son Gao Wei were looking at her with extremely fierce eyes!

Empress Dowager Hu couldn't help but shrink back.

Xiao Jinyu only glanced at her coldly, then turned to the ministers in the palace and said loudly with a stronger tone: "The emperor is guilty! And the empress dowager is even more guilty!"

Empress Dowager Hu was a little confused. She looked at Xiao Jinyu who was standing tall and graceful on the high ground, and found that she, the empress dowager of a country, was not as imposing as this young woman!

"Empress Dowager Hu encouraged her son to be violent and murderous, indulge in extravagance, frame loyal and honest people, slaughter civilians, and even enjoy peeling people's faces. She has lost her humanity and her crimes are more insane than those of Jie and Zhou.

Such an unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and even inhuman emperor is hated by God and the people, and all the people in the world hate him!

What crime did the emperor commit? "

"And Queen Mother Hu, do you also want me to tell you directly in front of all the ministers about what you and He Shikai did?"

Facing Xiao Jinyu's stern gaze, Empress Dowager Hu became angry and pointed at Xiao Jinyu and cursed:

"You bitch, you are talking nonsense. You have always been at the border, how can you know what the emperor does? Yet you are slandering him!"

"And all of you ministers, are you all dead? Why don't you arrest this woman who is misleading people with her lies?"

"This evil woman instigated Prince Lanling to rebel. She is the biggest disaster. Isn't it said that the Shang and Zhou dynasties were destroyed because of beautiful women?"

"Isn't it obvious? She is the greatest evildoer in Qi State. Why do you still allow this evil woman to speak here?"

Empress Dowager Hu was madly attacking and speaking very quickly, with a very ferocious expression, but she soon discovered that even after she said this, the ministers standing in the hall remained motionless, and even looked at her with contempt in their eyes.

Empress Dowager Hu had an affair with He Shikai, and Henan Prince Gao Xiaoyu had accused her of this when he was alive. Later, Zhaojun Prince Gao Rui also used this matter to criticize He Shikai. However, because the late emperor also favored He Shikai very much, and Gao Xiaoyu had been poisoned before, the ministers did not dare to remonstrate with him. However, this matter had long been a recognized fact in the minds of court officials, and now they just gave her face and did not say it openly.

We all have a scale in our hearts to judge who is the evildoer who brings disaster to the country!

At this time, another beautiful woman walked into the hall. This person was Feng Lingyi, the last woman favored by Gao Zhan during his lifetime.

Just as everyone was wondering what this woman was doing here, they heard her loudly say, "The Queen Mother not only had an affair with He Shikai, but also with Shamen Tanxian. Not only that, the Queen Mother also gave the Emperor a drug, causing his illness to relapse, becoming more and more serious and more and more crazy!"

"So, even if the Emperor didn't die at the hands of Your Majesty today, he would have died from the poison of the Queen Mother!"

"what?"

Feng Lingyi's words were like a stone hitting the water, causing a thousand waves. The ministers who had been silent all cried out in surprise and asked questions.

"The Queen Mother actually wants to murder the Emperor?"

Feng Lingyi nodded: "The Queen Mother helped the Retired Emperor to poison the Grand Empress Dowager. The Retired Emperor also wanted to kill her to silence her, but the Queen Mother had the help of He Shikai, so she was spared. The two of them teamed up to poison the Retired Emperor. This was said by a palace maid beside the Queen Mother!"

As Feng Lingyi spoke, she called a palace maid to confront Empress Dowager Hu!

Many people knew the people around Empress Dowager Hu.

This palace maid was indeed an old lady serving Empress Dowager Hu.

When Empress Dowager Hu saw this, her eyes widened and she was about to pounce on the palace maid with bloodshot eyes, but the palace maid hid away!

"Feng Lingyi, you bitch, how dare you slander me!"

"Whether it is slander or not, you can ask Princess Lanling to test the medicine that the Queen Mother took when she was alive, as well as the medicine that the Emperor took when he was alive!"

"If you don't believe Princess Lanling, then let the famous doctor Xu Zhicai come and check it out!"

When the ministers saw this, they mostly believed what Feng Lingyi said, but then they thought again that there seemed to be more to Feng Lingyi's words, as if he had dropped two more shocking pieces of news!

First, the Empress Dowager helped the Retired Emperor to poison the Grand Empress Dowager? Does this mean that the Grand Empress Dowager did not die of natural causes, but was poisoned? And it was the Retired Emperor Gao Zhan who ordered the Empress Dowager Hu to kill her?

Second, the Queen Mother had He Shikai's help? Wasn't He Shikai sentenced to death by the Dali Temple four years ago?

"You ministers are right in your guess. He Shikai is still alive. The one who was beheaded and thrown into the streets was just a scapegoat found by the Queen Mother. The real He Shikai is being kept in the palace by the Queen Mother as a male favorite and counselor!"

"If you don't believe me, you can go to the Queen Mother's bedroom and take a look!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a voice came from outside the palace: "No need to look, I have already brought this traitor here!"

It was Gao Yanzong who walked in carrying a man dressed as a bald monk. Although the man lowered his head, many ministers recognized him. This man was He Shikai!

Gao Yanzong was afraid that others could not see clearly, so he rudely pinched He Shikai's chin and made him look up.

"It turned out to be him. This is ridiculous! In order to save his life, the Queen Mother used an innocent person as a scapegoat!"

"No wonder your majesty acts so absurdly, there must be He Shikai behind the scenes giving advice!"

"Killing the left prime minister, and even asking His Majesty to order Prince Lanling and his wife to return to the capital, and setting up a killing spree, this must be the work of this villain and Mu Ti Po!"

"Why keep such a villain alive?"

"Such a treacherous villain must be beheaded to appease the public anger!"

The ministers were filled with righteous indignation, and looked at He Shikai with eyes that wished they could eat him alive. Empress Dowager Hu could not even raise her head!

He Shikai shivered for a long time, but when he saw Lanling Wang and Xiao Jinyu, he suddenly stopped shivering and laughed:

"So Lanling Wang is also capable of rebellion, hahahaha... Even a loyal and brave man like Lanling Wang would resort to rebellion!"

"Even if Your Majesty is insane and unfit to be the emperor, the retired emperor still has a legitimate son, Langya Prince Gao Yan. Why should we support Lanling Prince to succeed the throne? And even if we want to establish a royal family, there are so many royal family princes. In the line of Emperor Wenxiang alone, there are Hejian Prince Gao Xiaowan and Guangning Prince Gao Xiaoheng..." He Shikai said this and deliberately turned to Gao Yanzong, "Don't we still have Ande Prince Gao Yanzong? In this case, which one of you is not qualified to be the emperor?"

Gao Yanzong's eyes flickered, and then he punched He Shikai in the face, causing his nose to bleed.

"Fourth brother, I will drag him out and behead him right now!"

He looked at Lanling King and said something, then immediately dragged He Shikai out and ordered the soldiers to behead him!

Empress Dowager Hu was even more frightened, but she still suppressed her inner fear and said, "He Shikai is right. Even if Gao Wei is guilty and cannot be emperor, my son Gao Yan is the legitimate son and can inherit the throne!"

All the ministers fell silent again and looked at Zhao Yanshen!

Hu Changren added: "That's right. Even if we want to depose the emperor, we must let the eldest son of the emperor, Prince Langya, succeed to the throne!"

Langya King Gao Yan did not say anything, but his eyes revealed a hint of timidity. Especially since Queen Mother Hu's behavior had already made him lose all face, how could he dare to argue with these ministers!

Just when the ministers were hesitant and didn't know where to stand, Xiao Jinyu unexpectedly said: "Because Langya King Gao Yan is the legitimate son of the retired emperor, he cannot inherit the throne!"

"Why?"

"Hasn't everyone ever thought about why Emperor Wenxuan, Emperor Xiaozhao, and even the current Emperor Retired, as well as Your Majesty, all went crazy after ascending the throne?"

Everyone fell into deep thought, stunned for a moment, waiting for what would happen next.

"All direct descendants of the Gao family suffer from this hidden disease. They can just not become emperors. But once they ascend to this position, the hidden disease in their bloodline will be uncontrollable and will be stimulated, causing them to go crazy!"

"Do you want an emperor who will go crazy sooner or later, or a normal monarch?"

Xiao Jinyu's words once again caused an uproar, with exclamations and shouts rising and falling in the hall!

Even Gao Xiaoheng and Gao Yanzong showed incredible horror in their eyes!

Gao Changgong's expression also changed slightly.

"You are talking nonsense! If you say so, Gao Changgong is also of Gao's bloodline. If he succeeds to the throne, will he also go crazy?"

Empress Dowager Hu seemed to have found a reason to defeat them, with a sly smile on her face, looking very complacent.

Gao Changgong's face darkened slightly, but Xiao Jinyu said calmly: "He is not of the direct bloodline, and I am by his side. Even if he has this hidden disease, I will suppress it for him for his entire life and it will not be triggered!"

"I am a miracle doctor!" she emphasized again.

"Hahaha...you're the one saying all this. Do you think you can fool everyone here just because you're a miracle doctor?"

"Isn't your selfish motive obvious? You just want to help Lanling Prince ascend to the throne, so you made up all these ridiculous excuses! It's simply unheard of!"

Empress Dowager Hu was still laughing wildly, but all the officials had understanding and horror on their faces. Some of them were old officials who had experienced the reigns of Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang, Emperor Xiaozhao Gao Yan, Gao Zhan and Gao Wei, and had witnessed the symptoms of madness of these four emperors. They were not exactly the same, but they were similar, that is, tyranny, madness and murder!

Although Emperor Xiao Zhao did not go crazy and kill people, he died young.

Prince Lanling Gao Changgong has always been gentle, generous and kind, without any bad habits such as alcoholism and debauchery. He respects his princess very much. Moreover, this Princess Lanling is not only extremely talented but also a miracle doctor. Even if there is any accident, she will let this miracle doctor cure her!

Facing Hu's mocking laughter, Xiao Jinyu did not refute, but said: "Hu, do you think we are really willing to take over the mess in Yecheng?"

"The Qi State has been weakened by you and your son, and the treasury is empty. The people are full of resentment. You have been threatening to punish the tyrant. The soldiers in Jinyang have become disappointed with the monarch of Qi because you have withheld food and wages several times. You have excluded capable officials such as Zhaojun Wang Gao Rui. The monarch and his officials are alienated, but you are completely unaware of the suffering of the people and are still building large-scale projects and indulging in extravagant pleasures!"

"The Zhou Kingdom heard that the King of Qi was incompetent, so they only needed to spread a rumor to get His Majesty to order the assassination of the Left Prime Minister Hulugu. Believe it or not, as long as the news of the Left Prime Minister's death spreads, the Zhou Kingdom will definitely gather an army of 200,000 and attack Jinyang of our Great Qi!"

"As long as Jinyang is captured, Yecheng will be in our pockets, and you, the Hu family, will become prisoners of the Zhou army..."

Fear gradually showed on Empress Dowager Hu's face. She pursed her lips and was about to say something else when the Left Prime Minister Hulugu walked into Zhaoyang Palace.

"Princess Lanling is right. Our Great Qi is now facing internal and external troubles. If the people in Yecheng are still demoralized, and the monarch only seeks pleasure and does not think about making progress, does not know right from wrong, is licentious and tyrannical, and kills loyal ministers at will, then the fall of Qi will be imminent!"

"Left Prime Minister, are you okay?" A minister asked worriedly when he saw Hulugguang.

Huluguang said: "I was saved by Prince Lanling and Princess Lanling, and luckily I escaped from Liu Taozhi's knife!"

Upon hearing this, all the ministers in the hall became even more indignant, and there was hostility in their eyes when they looked at Emperor Gao Wei again.

Gao Wei shrank back again and didn't dare to look at everyone.

At this time, Zhao Yanshen said firmly: "Queen Dowager, please retreat to the harem and stop dealing with government affairs. Our Great Qi is in danger now, and we need wise people to save our Great Qi!"

After saying that, Zhao Yanshen turned to Xiao Jinyu, bowed and said, "Please thank you, Right Prime Minister, for returning to the court to take charge of the important affairs of Yecheng and put order out of the chaos!"

"Please ask Prince Lanling to take the throne!"