"Stop arguing, let's discuss the affairs of His Majesty after his death." The left prime minister Li Liangcheng finally came out of his emotions, looking old and exhausted. However, he could still hold on and keep the overall situation stable. "Should we invite the princes and princes here, and send someone to notify the harem." "Let's wait until dawn to talk about the harem. The princes and princes..." Li Liangcheng nodded heavily, "Send someone to notify them now, and ask them to come quickly. It's about the affairs of His Majesty after his death, and the princes and princes cannot be absent." "Wait a minute." Chen Guanfu stood up again, "May I ask the imperial doctors why His Majesty died? Didn't he say that there was no problem during the day? It's only been a few hours, why is it so sudden?" His words suddenly disrupted the rhythm. It was equivalent to challenging the authority of the left prime minister Li Liangcheng. Li Xiang's face was indeed gloomy, but he did not object. Yu Zhaoan looked around and decided to agree with Chen Guanfu, "We should indeed find out the cause of death first. Otherwise, when the princes and nobles come and make a fuss, we will be derelict in our duty if we don't know anything." "That's true. The imperial doctors, please stand up and explain the whole story so that we can have a clear idea." "Interrogate the palace servants on duty tonight one by one. Hand this matter over to the Jinyiwei." "Don't hand it over to the Jinyiwei." Qiu Defu suddenly said, "The palace has its own laws and regulations, and it's not the turn of the Jinyiwei to intervene."
"Eunuch Qiu, you can't make mistakes now!" "You might as well say that we are shielding someone. But, everything we do is in accordance with the rules. When a palace servant makes a mistake, when is it the turn of the Jinyiwei to intervene? There has never been such a rule. Besides, what happened tonight? The trial hasn't started yet. Why are you going to frame everyone in Taiji Palace?" Qiu Defu spoke harshly and refused to give in. If a palace maid makes a mistake, the twenty-four yamen in the palace will have their own special people responsible for arresting and interrogating her. When will it be the turn of the Jinyiwei to intervene in the affairs of the palace? How can it be a disgrace. Yu Zhaoan stepped forward to make a decision, "It is not convenient for us to intervene in the affairs of the palace. Regarding the interrogation of the palace maid, please ask Eunuch Qiu to take care of it. Several imperial doctors, you go first. Explain the matter clearly. As long as it is finally found out that the matter is really as you said, you have done your best, and the court will naturally not embarrass you." With Yu Zhaoan's guarantee, the imperial doctors also opened up their mouths, and presented what they saw, heard, and did tonight, and the medical records and medicine records, just to save their lives. At night, the imperial doctors rested in the side hall. Two apprentices were left in the bedroom waiting for orders. If there was any situation, they would be able to come immediately. At about three o'clock in the morning, one of the apprentices hurried to the side hall and said that the emperor was dying. When the imperial doctors heard this, they didn't dare to delay at all and rushed to the bedroom with their medicine boxes. In order to save time, the imperial doctors never took off their clothes, shoes and socks when they went to bed these days, and the medicine boxes were placed next to the pillow. So when people woke up, except for the half minute of rushing on the road, there was basically no delay. They rushed to the bedroom as soon as possible. When they arrived at the bedroom, the old emperor still had half a breath left. He was in a coma and gasped for air with his mouth open. He died before he could catch his breath. The imperial doctors used all their life's knowledge to rescue him, inject medicine, acupuncture, suction phlegm... the life-saving pills at the bottom of the box, and all the means they could use, but they still couldn't save him. What happened next was to accept the fact that His Majesty had passed away and inform all the important officials in the court. "Why did His Majesty suddenly fall ill in a coma?" Chen Guanfu asked sternly. "I don't know." "You are the imperial doctors, but you don't know?" "I haven't had time to check yet." "Ridiculous!" "Check now, we must check clearly. His Majesty was fine, why did he suddenly fall ill and died without taking a breath. I'm afraid there is something strange about this." "What can be strange? His Majesty has been in a coma for many days. In this case, he may die in a coma at any time. It's normal."
The imperial doctors hadn't started to check yet, but the ministers started to quarrel. Qiu Defu suddenly got angry, "Shut up! You are making His Majesty restless! When His Majesty was alive, you quarreled endlessly. Now that His Majesty has passed away, you are still quarreling endlessly. This is ridiculous. Several imperial doctors, hurry up and check His Majesty." Qiu Defu was the chief eunuch, the most useful person around the old emperor. He was omnipotent in the palace, and his words still carried a lot of weight. When he roared, the imperial doctors seemed to have found their backbone. Behind people's backs, Qiu Defu secretly made a gesture, and a young eunuch quietly withdrew and ran quickly to the palace's office to ask the most professional and experienced eunuch in the palace to come and check. Of course, His Majesty's body cannot be defiled by such a lowly person as a coroner. Therefore, this matter must be done quietly, without disturbing anyone. It can only be done privately before His Majesty is buried. In his heart, he had doubts about the imperial doctors. Is it possible that these imperial doctors were bribed? Is it possible that the palace servants who serve His Majesty were bribed? Taiji Palace is not clean! Although Qiu Defu accepted the imperial doctor's statement that His Majesty might die at any time, he did not accept that His Majesty would suddenly die tonight. He was fine during the day, and he was fine after all the tossing. Why did something happen in the middle of the night? Is it because he was stimulated during the day and couldn't bear it? But His Majesty was clearly unconscious and unconscious. Qiu Defu guessed many possibilities, but he did not rush to draw conclusions. The imperial doctors checked and said everything was normal and no problems were found. The real problem is that long-term coma has caused body failure. In this situation, one cannot live long. The imperial doctor's conclusion made all the courtiers present feel relieved, and they felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted. Qiu Defu immediately took the initiative and said: "Please come over, princes and princes. After they have seen His Majesty, they will be buried. The funeral ceremony still needs to be handled by the Ministry of Etiquette, and the Qin Tian Jian will assist. Once the expenses are met, if the Ministry of Household is short of money, We will pay from the internal funds. However, our family is just a slave, and the amount of internal funds we can use is limited. After all, we still need the courtiers to determine the successor to the throne as soon as possible, open the internal funds, and bury His Majesty in a grand manner." "Now that money is being spent everywhere, His Majesty's funeral ceremony should be simple!" "No!" Qiu Defu was the first to object, "His Majesty has been in power for fifty years, how rare it is. His Majesty's lifelong civil and military achievements are worthy of the ancestors of heaven and earth. Even if there have been mistakes in recent years, it is allowed. In short, His Majesty's mourning The ceremony cannot be simplified. Mr. Li, what do you think?" Li Liangcheng said simply, "Based on Eunuch Qiu's wishes, how much money should be prepared for His Majesty's funeral?" "According to our family's wishes, His Majesty's funeral ceremony shall not be less than five hundred thousand taels." "Absurd! It's the lean season right now, and it will take several months for summer grain to be harvested. The three camps outside are waiting for money to be sent. The little money the Ministry of Finance has at the bottom of the box is probably not enough to even send beggars. Unless you are fifty. Ten thousand, all from internal funds.” "How much do you think is appropriate?" "One hundred thousand!" "Too simple."
"How about this, two hundred thousand? The Ministry of Household Affairs will contribute one hundred thousand, and the internal funds will contribute one hundred thousand. Eunuch Qiu, please make a statement." Yu Zhaoan set the tone before Prime Minister Li.
