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"But suddenly a palace coup occurred, Emperor Song Yun died unjustly, and the Song Dynasty fell. The other three friends all avenged the Emperor.

The Li family, posing as the Song Emperor's wife's relative, fought for power, under the slogan of revenge for the Song Emperor, gaining the support of these three factions. This promise was made only after the Li family seized power. Everyone, please circulate it and take a look."

The imperial edict was circulated among all officials, and its general content was: If Song Qingyun has descendants left in the world, please ask the Li family to treat his descendants well for generations; when the Li family has no successors, the Song family's bloodline has the same inheritance rights, and the Li family must return the country to the descendants of Song Qingyun's bloodline.

The Li family had never expected that in just over sixty years, the Li clan members had almost all lost their ability to reproduce due to Xiyue's harm, and there was no suitable heir in the direct bloodline, so the throne was about to be usurped by Xiyue.

The backup plan left at that time was exposed, and Song Qingyun's descendant, Song Lizhi, was brought up by Qiuqiu and taught the ways of the emperor for five years.

The four gentlemen of the capital who were once famous in the capital, the wise prince Song Qingyun, the young master Xu Ying of the Xu family, the young general Huo Mian of the Huo family, and the genius of the mysterious arts Zhang Yunzhi of the Zhang family, have a deep friendship and are brothers for life and death.

They were loyal to Song Qingyun, not to other members of the Song family, so when Song Qingyun was killed, they turned to support the Li family in order to avenge Song Qingyun.

This promise was the bargaining chip offered by the Li family to win over these three companies.

Duke Rong, who came from a humble background and had the spirit of a brave general, was a witness to the agreement between the monarch and his subjects.

At that time, Mr. Rong joined the Li family and made many outstanding achievements, and he was highly valued.

In order to show that he was not greedy for power, but was wholeheartedly dedicated to serving the country and the people, and was a righteous army seeking revenge for his master, the founding emperor of the Li family personally promised in front of all his followers:

Since there is no one in the Li family to support the country, this vast territory will be returned to the Song family.

He also wrote an imperial edict to express his open-mindedness, and in front of the other three people, he handed the imperial edict to his trusted general, Duke Rong, for safekeeping.

It is already difficult for a woman to ascend the throne. Xiyue has been in control of the harem for more than ten years, so she has some management skills.

She relied on cheating to control civil and military officials, and she herself did not have much political ability.

This sudden edict from Emperor Taizu caught Concubine Xi off guard.

She spent a lot of points and used props to briefly control the ministers, giving up most of the interests of the court, and only then was she able to win over the prime minister and other high-ranking officials.

Among these four old men, the Xu family controls most of the literati in Jiangnan; the Huo family controls most of the military power in the northwest; three generations of the Rong family have controlled the capital camp; the Zhang family is the most mysterious, one person can plan for a country and has the ability to cut the dragon veins.

These four families had long since withdrawn from the center of power and never entered the court. She had not taken any countermeasures and was about to overdraw from Xiao Qingting to buy four slavery talismans.

Xiyue was still bargaining with Xiao Qingting when she felt a powerful pressure coming towards her, and soon she could not contact Xiao Qingting.

The woman who wanted to ascend to the throne had the ability. She kept telling herself not to panic. She had too many points on credit, which had caused the system to run low on energy. She hadn't ascended to the throne on time and was unable to obtain the dragon energy. It was unknown if the system had been temporarily shut down.

As long as she ascended the throne, the fate of the country would be hers. Stabilizing the current situation was the most important thing.

Concubine Xi acted in a noble and cold manner and said loudly, "I know you don't like it, a woman ascending the throne, but in the past two or three years, the late emperor's health has been deteriorating. He can only relieve his headaches by teasing the little prince, so I have been handling all the memorials on his behalf.

Before this, I had been in charge of the harem for more than ten years, and both the late queen and the emperor praised me highly.

Besides, the emperor left an imperial edict, asking me to support the fifth prince to ascend the throne and assist in the management of government affairs.

But the youngest son was disfigured, and the eldest son killed his brother, which made the emperor angry. I, the palace, will never allow the sinner who angered the late emperor to ascend the throne. I can only encourage him to do so."

Duke Rong said: "Since no one in the Li family is fit to ascend the throne, then the throne will be returned to the Song family. This is the imperial decree written by our ancestor. As long as the old ministers are here, you will never be able to ascend the throne."

The ministers below were controlled by Xiyue and could not express their own ideas, so they basically kept silent.

Originally, Xiyue could have used Little Dragonfly to control the ministers to support her ascension to the throne. But now, the system was suppressed by Qiuqiu's spirit and fell into standby mode, unable to issue orders. The controlled ministers just stood there in a daze.

Since they had no verbal advantage, they could only suppress the rebellion by force. The imperial guards, who only obeyed the emperor's orders, fell into Xiyue's hands early on.

At the critical moment, Xiyue ordered the commander of the Royal Guards to control these four old immortals.

As the Imperial Guards stepped forward, they saw the Huo family's soldiers standing behind the old lady of the Huo family, as well as the troops from the capital camp who had surrounded the ministers.

The battle for the throne was bound to be a mountain of corpses and valleys of blood. The armies of both sides fought fiercely, and the imperial guards, who had not seen blood for a long time, were defeated.

Seeing that the situation was out of control, Concubine Xi could only feign compliance: "I wonder who in the Song family is qualified to inherit the throne? Not only do I have to be responsible to the late emperor, I also have to ask for a clear understanding on behalf of the people of the world."

Having been in charge of the harem and the previous dynasty for many years, Xiyue has to earn her own living. She must always stand from the perspective of justice to guide public opinion and make herself invincible.

At this time, Song Lanshi, Song Lanzhu, Song Ruizhi, Song Lizhi, and Song Jinzhi came hand in hand with a little monk.

The sickly Song Lanshi and the disfigured Song Ruizhi were both excluded, leaving only the fifteen-year-old Song Lizhi as the best candidate to take the position.

There is a set of assessment standards for new monarchs, which has been used since the Song Dynasty.

It was Duke Rong who publicly proposed the assessment, and the appointment of a new monarch could not be sloppy. Duke Rong generously stated that if Concubine Xi wanted to become emperor, she could also participate in the assessment.

The examination questions were given to Wang Yisou, the late emperor's tutor. He and Concubine Xi had some grudges against each other, but Concubine Xi had the emperor's support, so she could only suppress her hatred.

After the late queen passed away, his little granddaughter was chosen to enter the palace. She had originally agreed with the royal family that she would be the queen, but she died under unclear circumstances.

I raised my granddaughter myself, and she is smart and capable. How could she die quietly in the harem?

Shortly after her granddaughter's death, an old maid who had been released from the palace brought out her granddaughter's handwritten letter, which detailed how Concubine Xi was treacherous, how she bewitched the emperor, and how she suppressed concubines who posed a threat to her.

The letter mentioned that sometimes the granddaughter would do things that angered the emperor, and what she thought and said were completely different! She knew she was being controlled, probably through the legendary witchcraft.

The granddaughter's last wish: If she dies suddenly, she hopes that her family will not avenge her, but secretly send away the promising younger generations in the family, and the family will retreat and look for allies who can restrain and control Concubine Xi in order to fight against her.

I personally raised my granddaughter, who was a towering beauty, presence, and talent. Giving birth to a prince and ascending to the throne was her destiny. I never expected her to die in such an unclear manner.