In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

Empress Lu only held power over the harem for a few dozen days. How could she know how to handle the complicated affairs of the previous dynasty?

She had no idea about state affairs, and all she cared about was keeping her current position.

As soon as she sat down, she impatiently made a request to the prime minister: "From now on, you will be fully responsible for the affairs of the previous dynasty. As for the new emperor, you must establish the eldest prince." She had two sons, the eldest of whom was only five years old.

The Prime Minister would not easily agree, but took the opportunity to put forward his own conditions, "Under such circumstances, the military power in General Qi's hands must be returned, and the Qi family army under his command must be restored to its original state."

The prime minister then gave a good reason, "If the young emperor ascends the throne, there will definitely be trouble at the border. If there is a brave general like General Qi in charge, those foreign enemies will not dare to offend easily."

Empress Lu immediately agreed, "Yes, it is also possible to confer the title of nobility on the Qi family."

The Qi family had no grudges against her Lu family. At most, Empress Lu was a little unhappy because she felt that the Qi family's incense was too expensive.

Prime Minister Pei twirled his beard and nodded, looking at the queen with his bright eyes in silence, knowing that she still had conditions.

At this point, both of them knew that if things went well, everyone would be happy, and if things went badly, no one would be happy.

Only when the conditions are made clear can we both benefit from it.

The condition proposed by Empress Lu was, "Zuo Xing and his gang must be eliminated."

Her reason was, "The late emperor and the emperor were in trouble, and these guards failed to protect them."

"Who does your Majesty want to appoint as the commander of the Imperial Guard?" the Prime Minister asked in a low voice. He agreed with the condition in his heart, but he didn't dare to make a promise directly.

There are tens of thousands of guards outside, leaderless after the emperor's death, and they will only follow the orders of the commander of the guards.

"People from the Lu and Li families."

Empress Lu's mother and Empress Dowager Li were sisters.

Naturally, the people that Empress Lu wanted to use were from these two families.

The prime minister nodded slightly, and the two made a deal on the spot: the prime minister would manage the affairs of the previous dynasty, and Empress Lu would be promoted to queen dowager and take charge of the power of the harem.

The Prime Minister said to the Queen, "The biggest problem now is that the eldest prince wants to take the throne, but it is not legitimate and the Emperor has not appointed a crown prince at all."

Empress Lu was so anxious that she could not sit still. She naturally knew about this matter. In private, she tried many ways to persuade the emperor to make the eldest prince the crown prince.

She also asked the Lu family to prepare several beauties to dance at the New Year's Eve banquet as a tribute to the emperor.

Unexpectedly, on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the emperor died.

This made Empress Lu lose the opportunity to persuade the emperor to appoint a crown prince.

"What should we do?" asked Queen Lu.

"Your Majesty, most people agree to make the eldest son the new emperor, while a few people would make someone who is useful to them the new emperor."

Empress Lu knew that the few people were Zuo Xing, who commanded a large number of troops.

The prime minister suggested to Empress Lu: "Your Majesty, try to use the self-torture trick to let everyone see their tyrannical faces, but this is also risky."

Empress Lu smiled bitterly, "If we don't do this, we will die."

At this time, the Prime Minister was discussing with Empress Lu how to successfully establish the new emperor.

On the other side, the emperor's body was still lying quietly on the dragon bed, but no one came to deal with it.

Most of the officials were thinking about the future direction of the court.

However, there are also a few people who are secretly thinking about how to take advantage of the opportunity to seek greater benefits. Among them, Wu Shangshu and Lu Fengyun are representatives of this type of people.

Wu Shangshu was a shrewd man, and he knew that now was a great opportunity. So he took the lead in offering advice to Empress Lu, successfully attracting her attention and gaining her approval. Since then, Empress Lu has listened to Wu Shangshu's advice and regarded him as an important counselor.

Lu Fengyun was a little slow in playing chess, so he had to think of another way out.

Time is too tight. As long as Empress Lu and Prime Minister Pei make a deal, the new emperor will be chosen.

Lu Fengyun was extremely unwilling.

Seeing that Empress Lu wanted to use Prime Minister Pei again, he was annoyed, "Our Lu family paid more than one million taels of silver, but you royal family members change your mind and refuse to recognize us. How can that be acceptable?"

He knew that as long as he made the eldest prince the emperor, he would be reduced to his original form. At the very least, he would lose his official position and wealth, and at worst, he might be convicted.

Lu Fengyun decided to take a gamble, "I want to use the Zuo family to achieve my own goals."

The Zuo family is a military family. If the descendants of the Zuo family take over the country, they will only rely on him to manage the government.

Lu Fengyun stepped forward and offered advice to Concubine Zuo: "My Lady Concubine, the Emperor has not appointed a crown prince, and you hold the most honorable position. You should propose to appoint the Second Prince as the Emperor."

The second prince, the new emperor's son, was born to Concubine Luo.

Lu Fengyun quietly leaned close to Concubine Zuo's ear and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the most urgent task now is to disrupt the situation, and then General Zuo will lead the army to kill Empress Lu and her son."

Lu Fengyun spoke eloquently and bewitched Concubine Zuo: "The Zuo family holds a large number of troops, while my Lu family has endless wealth and many talented people. As long as we eliminate the mother and son of the Lu family, and wait for the fetus in Concubine Zuo's belly to be born, we can make him the new emperor. In this way, the world will fall into the hands of the Zuo family."

Concubine Zuo had been worried, fearing that Empress Lu would kill her niece because of her giving the emperor aphrodisiac. She nodded and said, "Okay!" and made a promise: "If the Zuo family gains power, they will share the world with the Lu family."

Lu Fengyun smiled contentedly, this was exactly what he had dreamed of. Under the gaze of everyone, Lu Fengyun formed an alliance with Concubine Zuo.

At the same time, the Prime Minister also formed an alliance with Empress Lu.

All civil and military officials and royal relatives knew very well that a thrilling struggle would follow.

They can only watch and are not even qualified to participate.