Zhang Zong and Xue Rengui led their troops to Li Hong's bedroom, but they didn't expect that the guards here had changed and they wanted to stop him from entering. This made him furious. After scolding the other party, they rushed in. The other party hesitated for a moment and wanted to stop him, but Xue Rengui next to him waved his hand, and the Yulin Army behind him rushed forward and directly controlled all the guards in front of the palace gate.

Zhang Zong walked into the hall with great strides behind him, with the Yulin Army led by Xue Rengui. As soon as they entered the hall, they immediately saw two teams of people confronting each other, one was Li Chongye and Empress Pei, and the other was of course the current Empress Dowager Wu Meiniang.

"Sir, you are finally here!" Li Chongye was obviously relieved when he saw Zhang Zong coming in, and immediately ran forward to salute. When he saw Xue Rengui next to him, he felt relieved. After the Yulin Army entered the palace, they were safe.

"Zhang Zong, what the hell are you doing? Who asked you to lead the troops into the palace?" At this moment, Wu Meiniang asked Zhang Zong sternly, but she was also looking at Xue Rengui and Yu Linjun while talking, and the expression on her face became gloomy.

"I am just following the will of Your Majesty, so as not to have any evil intentions!" Zhang Zong directly pointed out that even the guards outside the hall had been replaced by Wu Meiniang. If he did not lead troops into the palace, but was blocked in the bedroom before leaving, the situation would be bad.

Of course, Wu Meiniang knew what Zhang Zong said, and she snorted coldly. As for the news of Li Hong's death, she was not surprised. Obviously she had known the news, but Li Hong was her son after all. After learning about the news of her son's death, she didn't look sad at all, and even had the heart to seize power. It was really heartbreaking to think about it.

"Your Majesty passed away, the prince was young, and the Ai family was the queen mother, so naturally they could not sit down!" Wu Meiniang forced herself to defend herself at this time.

"It's not worth worrying about the Queen Mother. Although the prince is young, he is almost an adult. Moreover, I have summoned all civil and military officials to the palace to discuss matters. After the prince ascended the throne, he will naturally arrange his majesty's funeral!" Zhang Zong said tough again. When Li Hong was there, Wu Meiniang was almost placed under house arrest in the palace and completely cut off contact with the court. Now that Li Hong has passed away, he will never let the other party rekindle.

Seeing Zhang Zong's attitude so tough, Wu Meiniang was also angry and anxious. She had already put a spy next to Li Hong, so less than an hour after Li Hong passed away, she received the news and immediately rushed to control the overall situation and gain more benefits for herself. However, she didn't expect that she would be one step late and Zhang Zong actually left the palace to bring in reinforcements.

Thinking of this, Wu Meiniang looked at the murderous Yu Linjun next to her and Xue Rengui standing beside Zhang Zong, which finally calmed down. Judging from the current situation, she would not get any advantage if she stayed there. After all, Zhang Zongfang was like a thief, and it was impossible for her to have any chance to contact the court.

The most important thing is that all civil and military officials are about to enter the palace. Most of these people are Li Hong's confidants. Even if Li Hong dies, they will only be loyal to the crown prince Li Chongye who succeeds the throne, and even take a step back. Even if Li Chongye has some accidents, the ministers will only ask Empress Pei to come forward to take charge. It is not her turn as the Empress Dowager.

"If the Empress Dowager wants to see Your Majesty, she can stay with Your Majesty with the Queen, which is also the last journey for him!" Zhang Zong saw Wu Meiniang standing there and did not move, so he spoke again. Since the other party was unwilling to leave, he might as well go to Li Hong to guard him. After the officials arrived, Li Chongye would succeed to Li Hong's throne in front of Li Hong's spirit, so that Wu Meiniang would die of her heart.

"Hmph, no need. The Ai family is tired. Let's talk about it when you finish the treatment!" Wu Meiniang snorted coldly at this time, and after saying that, she shook her sleeves and left. She had long lost feelings for Li Hong. Staying here would only make her feel uncomfortable. It would be better to leave early so that she can be calmer.

Looking at Wu Meiniang's departure, Li Chongye couldn't help but look disappointed. He did not hate Wu Meiniang as much as Li Hong. Although he was in an opposing position, the other party was his grandmother after all. But Wu Meiniang's performance today made him extremely disappointed. At the same time, he finally understood why when Li Hong was alive, he often said that Wu Meiniang was cruel and ruthless.

Zhang Zong was relieved when he saw Wu Meiniang leaving. Like Li Hong, he had long had no hope for Wu Meiniang, and the other party did not stay, which made him less worried, so as not to be distracted to monitor Wu Meiniang after the officials arrived.

With Wu Meiniang's departure, all the previously replaced guards were withdrawn, and Xue Rengui did not stop him. Then he personally deployed the guards around the hall and contacted the Yulin Army outside. In this way, the safety here was completely guaranteed.

After waiting for about an hour, all the civil and military officials who received the news also arrived one after another. Most of these officials did not know what happened, so they all speculated on the way to the palace that they had also discussed with the separated officials. After all, this entry into the palace was too unusual, and they actually let them enter the palace on Dazhong. This has never happened before.

When the officials were almost there, Zhang Zong and Li Chongye came forward with Li Hong's will, and first announced the news of Li Hong's death, which made the officialdom present also in an uproar. After all, the news came too suddenly, and almost everyone did not expect that, of course, a few well-informed people had already received the news.

However, whether you know in advance or not, after the shock, they all showed a look of sadness, and some people even burst into tears, but it is unknown how sincere this pain is.

After the ministers were sad, Zhang Zong took out Li Hong's will and read it in public. The will was also written very clearly. At the beginning, it was announced that the crown prince Li Chongye would inherit the throne.

In addition, after the will, some arrangements made by Li Hong for the court were announced, such as ordering Li Jingxuan and Liu Rengui and other important officials to assist Li Chongye. The most noticeable one was the arrangement of Zhang Zong. The will appointed Zhang Zong as his subordinate minister and went directly to the government affairs hall to participate in government affairs. Although he was only half a prime minister in name, he was actually nominally the prime minister.
Chapter completed!