The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

After the emperor sat down, Feng Shun shouted as usual, "If you have something to say, please stand up and report. If not, please leave the court!"

At this time, the ministers in the court also brought out the matters that they were going to discuss at the court meeting.

In fact, the things we talk about every day are almost the same.

Either a disaster befalls this place, or there is a man-made disaster there.

There were also those who needed relief funding from the imperial court.

The emperor sat still and watched the various departments in the court start arguing.

There are also conflicts of interest among the various departments in the court; they are not a monolithic group.

There would also be endless arguments over the placement of personnel in various places and the discussion of where officials should be posted.

Not to mention the civil officials, even the military generals were divided into several groups.

Among the military generals there were officials from the Zhenbei Army who had followed the emperor to conquer the world, as well as veteran military officers who surrendered from the previous dynasty.

There were also provincial governors who had been guarding the borders to resist foreign enemies in the previous dynasties.

At that time, the old emperor of the Shang Dynasty was incompetent, Shang Yunzhuo committed atrocities, killed his father and brother, and colluded with foreign enemies.

When Zhao Nanxiao attacked Chang'an, the border army and the provincial governors did not return to Chang'an in time to support the Shang Dynasty emperor.

In addition, the Zhao father and son had powerful weapons, and they occupied Chang'an City so quickly that many people who had some ideas about it didn't have time to react.

Zhao Nanxiao had already proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an City.

Now seeing the emperor like this, some thoughtful people are thinking in their hearts.

The emperor still did not speak, but listened to the officials' argument.

At this time, the Minister of War said, "Minister Lu, Xihe, Shuofang, and Yanmen are all urging us to send our weapons as soon as possible."

Minister Lu stood up and said, "Sir Wang, two months ago, the Ministry of Revenue allocated 80 taels of silver to the Ministry of War for the purpose of manufacturing weapons. Only two months have passed, and your Ministry of War has sent us another 50 taels of silver. Our Ministry of Revenue cannot afford this amount of money!"

Minister Lu also became anxious, as every department was asking him for money.

The prince is not here now and there is no one to support him, so these people have set their sights on the national treasury.

Half of the money was spent on the confiscated government property of Yao Hou Mansion and other criminals a few years ago.

The Ministry of War really cannot approve this request.

Minister Wang was also in a dilemma. He looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the memorials sent from the north are all urging us to send weapons to Yanmen and other places as soon as possible. General Wang and his men are being attacked by the Hu people and the remnants of the Shang Dynasty. If the weapons cannot be supplied, I am afraid that our soldiers will suffer heavy losses."

The emperor glanced at the Minister of War with a gloomy look, "Lord Wang, what do you think is the reason for the huge consumption of military equipment in the north?"

Minister Wang: “.........”

Minister Wang was stunned, but he didn't think much about it.

He was a man who followed the emperor to conquer the world and had made military achievements in the past.

"Your Majesty, I think the Hu people have now learned to use explosives. Our army is not at an advantage now."

The emperor took a look at Minister Wang and thought that this man was loyal but lacked strength.

From now on, someone else will sit in this position.

When the Minister of War mentioned weapons, Zhu Maosheng, the Military Equipment Supervisor, felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

His heart was also filled with fear. The Ministry of War asked for money, which was allocated to them, and the weapons were also made by their Military Equipment Bureau.

Zhu Maosheng began to wipe the cold sweat from his face.

Although the emperor doesn't know about it now, he will find out sooner or later!

The emperor sat on it and glanced at the ministers below.

They lowered their heads, not daring to look at him.

At this time, there was a noise outside the hall.

Mu Qing hurried into the hall and reported, "Your Majesty, the Yanmen Pass is eight hundred miles away, urgent!"

The emperor's expression was stern, "Quick, please come in!"

At this time, a soldier covered in tatters ran in, "Your Majesty, Yanmen has been lost, and General Wang Sheng was killed!"

The emperor staggered and almost slipped even though he was sitting.

The ministers in the court also began to worry, "Your Majesty, Yanmen is an important place. If Yanmen is lost, I am afraid that the Hu soldiers will enter the Central Plains directly from Yanmen!"

"Your Majesty, I wonder where the prince's army has arrived and whether they can resist the Xianbei army!"

"Your Majesty, perhaps we should send envoys to negotiate peace with the Hu people and end the war as soon as possible."

Now the ministers in the court dare not watch the fun anymore.

If this continues, I'm afraid the fight will reach our doorstep.

As soon as one minister spoke, others immediately followed suit.

Some people even proposed again that if the princess could not marry, the emperor's grandson should be made a hostage.

For a while, there was a lot of noise at the court meeting, and several forces began to argue.

At this time, Yang He hurried in again, "Your Majesty, eight hundred miles, urgent!"

All the ministers in the court fell silent. Within a quarter of an hour, two urgent letters of eight hundred miles were delivered.

This is not good news.

The emperor said weakly: "Send it!"

Soon, the person who came in this time was not an ordinary soldier. He was not so disheveled, but his face looked weathered.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince was ambushed in Shangjun. He was hit by several arrows and fell off a cliff. His life or death is unknown now!"

"Puff..." When the emperor heard this, he could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The whole person fell straight onto the table in front of him.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Feng Shun rushed towards the emperor.

Mu Qing and Yang He also immediately ran towards the dragon throne.

When the ministers in the court saw the emperor like this, they all shouted: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Feng Shun supported the emperor's body and shouted, "Call the imperial physician! Call the imperial physician quickly!"

The emperor was carried to the back hall, and Doctor Xu from the Imperial Hospital brought several other doctors to examine the emperor.

Now he doesn’t have to hide from people anymore, as the emperor himself vomited blood during the grand court meeting.

This news cannot be blocked even if you want to.

The high-ranking officials from the three provinces and six ministries in the court did not dare to leave at this time and they all stayed outside the palace.

Now we are facing internal and external troubles. Those who used to have some ulterior motives are now more restrained.

Yanmen was lost, the prince was missing, and the emperor was in a coma. There was really no good news.

For those officials who did not want to rebel and only wanted to keep their family's wealth, all they wanted was to fleece the Zhao father and son.

But I really didn't mean to kill the sheep.

At this time, a strange young eunuch hurriedly ran towards the East Palace.

After going through layers of notifications, he finally met Qin Wan.

He immediately knelt down in front of Qin Wan and said, "Crown Princess, something bad has happened. We need to rush for 800 miles. The Crown Prince was ambushed in Shangjun and was hit by several arrows. He fell off a cliff!"

Qin Wan held the note in her hand and looked at the young eunuch, "Which palace are you from?"

The young eunuch was stunned for a moment, then replied: "I am from the Taiji Palace!"

Qin Wan looked at the man kneeling on the ground with sharp eyes, "Someone, take him down for me!"

The young eunuch's eyes turned unfriendly at this time, and he saw that Qin Wan didn't look frustrated at all.

He suddenly pounced towards Qin Wan.

“Bang…Bang…”

Two gunshots were heard and the young eunuch fell directly to the ground.

"The body has been disposed of!"