Guo Chong opened his bloody mouth and pointed at the people in front of him and shouted loudly, with a shrill voice. Then, his body fell off the chair and slowly slid to the ground, leaving no breath.

Lu Zhongtian, Guo Xu and others watched all this in horror. After Guo Chong fell for a while, Lu Zhongtian said to Zhao Yuankang in a hoarse voice: "Go... go and see... what's going on with the emperor?"

Zhao Yuankang hurriedly stepped forward carefully. Guo Chong covered his cheeks with his messy hair. Zhao Yuankang reached out to brush away his messy hair, and suddenly jumped up in fear. Guo Chong stared at him with wide eyes, with blood on his face, like a ghost.

"Useless thing!" Lu Zhongtian cursed.

Zhao Yuankang then took the courage to explore Guo Chong's breath, but found that he was already angry and died.

A generation of emperors, who once had the ambition of an emperor for thousands of years, had been determined to reform the current shortcomings, and worked hard to make the Great Zhou prosperous. Guo Chong, who was full of mountains and valleys in his heart, worked hard to govern, and was frugal and self-disciplined. In this bloody dusk, he vomited blood and died without his eyes closed.

Guo Chong was not a good emperor. He was suspicious and gentle, unwilling to take responsibility, liked to play the balance of the emperor, and was indecisive in terms of the royal face. However, he was selfish and caused long-term chaos in the court. The Great Zhou Dynasty was under his rule for several years and had almost no peace. However, it has to be admitted that Guo Chong still had something to do. He wanted to change and do something, and he was also very smart. He knew the whole story of many things, and he also followed advice and was tolerant to others.

When he was in his hands, it was already difficult to sustain, and there were already many problems. It was obviously wrong to push all the responsibilities on him alone. He was just a driver on the road to decline of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although he tried hard to prevent the Great Zhou from sliding into the abyss, he was indeed limited ingenuity, not determined enough in character, and lacked the courage to move forward. He looked forward and took the initiative to consume the fighting spirit of his ministers and the strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Instead of holding on to the reins, he seemed to have waved a whip.

What was even more failure was that he had a big taboo in the matter of the prince. He could not adapt to the main force in the court to establish Huai King Guo Xu, and refused to defy his own preferences and establish his eldest son Guo Mian according to the rules of his ancestors. He fell into wandering at the beginning. His ambiguous attitude encouraged Guo Xu's ambitions and also caused the ministers who were originally in a wait-and-see position to fall into Guo Xu's side, which made them have no choice but to fight to the end.

Guo Xu and Lu Zhongtian and others took risks rather than being inflated, it was better to say that they had reached the end and had no way to retreat. Guo Chong could not blame this series of tragedies.

After confirming that Guo Chong died, a brief silence fell into the bedroom. Lu Zhongtian and Guo Xu and others were not indifferent. Guo Chong was Lu Zhongtian's son-in-law, and Lu Zhongtian's daughter Lu Mei was Empress Mei. Putting aside this relationship, just in terms of the relationship between the monarch and the ministers, before Guo Chong ascended the throne and after he ascended the throne, Lu Zhongtian was still accompanied by the monarch and his ministers. Guo Chong also respected Lu Zhongtian very much. Although people like Lu Zhongtian have a high position and powerful position, there are many enemies. Almost every day, people say bad things about him and report the faults of the people around him. The impeachment of Lu Zhongtian often happens. But Guo Chong actually has never cared about these things and relied heavily on Lu Zhongtian. As long as Lu Zhongtian proposes matters, they are basically not rejected.

The crack between the two sides actually began when the reforms began.

But that was not actually a big grudge. The only thing Lu Zhongtian was dissatisfied with was that letting Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru go to Beijing to reform was actually to weaken his power. He was a little dissatisfied with Guo Chong's behavior, believing that it was Guo Chong's distrust of him. If the emperor really wanted to reform, he could not do it. Although he opposed the reform, it was not because of the reform itself, but because of people and power.

Therefore, in fact, the relationship between the father-in-law and son-in-law and the monarch and ministers is actually quite harmonious overall. But now that Guo Chong is dead, it can be said that he was forced to death by himself and was pissed to death by the usurpation of the throne he planned. Lu Zhongtian still felt a little guilty and sad in his heart.

For Guo Xu, after the excited murderous madness, he slowly returned to rationality. When Guo Chong died, he suddenly realized that the dark clouds above his head seemed to dissipate, but in fact his backing also fell. His father and brother, the Empress Dowager, were killed or forced to death by himself at this dusk. Although no one seemed to stop him from ascending the throne, he seemed to have become a helpless orphan. This feeling of suddenly becoming a lonely man made Guo Xu panic.

Although the father, who died with his eyes uneasy, did not let himself be the crown prince, his love and teaching for himself over the years, and every bit of his time with him came to his heart. Guo Xu suddenly collapsed and collapsed and cried loudly. The crying naturally included the sadness of wailing at the death of his father, but at the same time, there was the excitement and uneasiness that finally did not have any obstacles, including various unspeakable emotions.

"Your Highness, please be mourning and adapting to the changes. This is not the time to cry. When the emperor dies, you have to take on the great responsibility of the world. You have to start this matter immediately. There are still many things waiting for us to do." Wu Chunlai comforted him.

Guo Xu just cried, couldn't shed tears, and did not get up.

Lu Zhongtian wiped away the turbid moist corners of his eyes and shouted in a deep voice: "Guo Xu, don't cry. How many things are waiting for us to do? Now it's time to cry. The emperor passed away, and things will be much more troublesome. Now we have to find the jade seal quickly, otherwise we will not be able to issue the imperial edict for the throne. We won't get up for me."

Guo Xu stopped his sad voice and slowly got up. He stepped forward and stared at Guo Chong's remains, trying to reach out to close his eyes for Guo Chong, but he didn't dare to reach out. Seeing this, Zhao Yuankang pulled off a cloth curtain and stepped forward. Guo Xu took the cloth curtain and covered Guo Chong's body.

"Xiang Lu, Your Highness, I will take people to search for the national seal." Wu Chunlai said.

Lu Zhongtian nodded and said, "Go quickly."

Wu Chunlai left quickly, and Lu Zhongtian turned to Zhao Yuankang and said, "Yuankang, you go out of the palace in person, first to see what is happening outside, and second to announce Yang Jun to the palace in the name of the emperor. By the way, the news of the emperor's death must not be leaked. We must strictly guard against inside and outside here, and no one is allowed to enter or exit."

Zhao Yuankang said in a deep voice: "As for humble duties!"

After Zhao Yuankang left, Lu Zhongtian walked to Guo Xu, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Guo Xu, don't be sad. The emperor said that the Great Zhou was about to perish, so you should show him. If you want to revitalize the Great Zhou, as long as you can revive the Great Zhou, the emperor will forgive you in the spring. Think about Li Shimin. He was also despised and scolded by the people of the world during the Xuanwu Gate. However, the prosperity of the Li Tang Dynasty was created in his hands. Now when talking about him, people will only praise him.

He is an emperor of all ages, a wise and powerful emperor. Who would remember that he killed his brother and forced Li Yuan to abdicate? As the saying goes, the monarch of a country should consider the country. The son of heaven is not bound by the normality of human relations, and he should do everything he can. Do you understand?"

Guo Xu's eyes shone.

Lu Zhongtian whispered: "So, don't think too much. Things have come to this point and there is no way out. You can only move forward. Do you understand?"

Guo Xu said in a deep voice: "I understand."

Wu Chunlai and his men conducted a carpet-style search in Yanhe Hall. From the eunuch, he learned that the national seal was kept in Qian Delu's hands and was usually in the secret room of the warehouse where only Qian Delu had the key. So Wu Chunlai rushed to the warehouse to check it out immediately.

The warehouse was not locked, but was closed tightly from the inside and could not be pushed open. It was obvious that it was tied up from the inside. At first, Wu Chunlai thought that an eunuch or a palace maid had hid in, so he ordered someone to break the door bolt and rushed in. However, there was no one in the warehouse. A narrow secret room was found in the wall on the east side of the warehouse. The lid of a small bronze niche was opened, and there was nothing inside. After searching the warehouse, he could not find the national seal. Wu Chunlai had an ominous premonition.

Wu Chunlai did not give up and searched everywhere. He searched the emperor's study and all the Chun Pavilions and Xia Pavilions, but they all returned without any help. In desperation, he had to come back in despair to report.

"Your Highness, Lu Xiang, there is no trace of the national seal. It seems that Qian Delu has been taken by him and escaped from the palace. What should I do?"

Guo Xu said angrily when he heard this, "Qian Delu, this dog slave, ran away and took away the national seal. It's simply abominable. Without the national seal, how can I engrave the throne? What should I use to stamp the seal?"

Lu Zhongtian frowned and thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "If there is no jade seal, it will be a bit troublesome. If the edict of the throne is not stamped, the officials will be suspicious. However, if we want to stop us, it is also a delusion. I ordered someone to carve another one overnight. When spring comes, I will immediately summon the best jade workers in the capital into the palace and ordered them to carve a jade seal overnight. As long as the handwriting on the stamp is the same as the handwriting on the imperial edict, it is enough."

Wu Chunlai said: "This is not difficult, but it will take time. I'm afraid the night is long and there are many dreams."

Lu Zhongtian said: "Not afraid, I will meet Yang Jun later and show up with him. As long as Yang Jun joins, I can mobilize troops and block the entire city. At that time, the situation is in control. Tomorrow morning, I can summon the ministers to court early and read the edict of the throne. But you are right. Before that, you must not make any mistakes, and secondly, you must pay close attention to the movements in the city. Especially... the movements of the Liang Palace and Lin Jue. Once they know the things in the palace, they are afraid that they will cause chaos. In fact, they are not afraid of chaos. They do not have much strength, so I am worried that they will run away. How can they run away? After the new emperor ascended the throne, they are about to take action against them. I have to settle the old and new accounts of Liang King and Lin Jue."
Chapter completed!