The crown prince and the crown princess went to Zhongdu, and there were no more than 100 followers, and the ministers did not dare to admonish him, because the sick emperor was a sick tiger, and no one dared to anger him.

Huang Huai and Jin Youzi of Wenyuan Pavilion received the report from Shandong, and they couldn't help but be shocked at a glance: "In Jining, Shandong, the rebels of the White Lotus Sect once again raised the banner to rebel, and they set out to besiege Qingzhou!"

The White Lotus Sect is like an inexhaustible leek, and it has been searching for the remnants in Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong before, and they all said that they had been caught, but they didn't expect that now the White Lotus Sect could still entangle 20,000 horses and start a huge rebellion.

"I'm going to see the emperor," Jin Youzi said, "The military situation is urgent." ”

The fief of the Han King is in Qingzhou, although Qingzhou is deep and has a lot of food, but it is attacked by the White Lotus Sect day and night, and it can't be helped, things can't be delayed, and the two of them hurriedly came to the palace and asked to meet the emperor. However, they did not wait for the emperor's summons, and it was King Zhao who came out of the palace.

King Zhao was dressed in a heavenly master uniform and a tortoiseshell crown, looking at the fairy spirit, and his speech was also condescending: "Father is playing Jiao, don't bother, when the Dharma is done, my father will see it." ”

"Your Majesty," Huang Huai said, "How long will it take?"

"At least two or three days, at most seven or eight days. King Zhao said expressionlessly.

When the two of them heard this, they immediately said: "This is a major military matter, how can it be delayed? His Royal Highness the King of Han can be in Qingzhou, Qingzhou changes three times a day, if you don't send reinforcements early, won't it cause a big disaster?"

When King Zhao heard that something had happened in Qingzhou, he seemed to hesitate for a moment, and said, "Give me the song, and I'll go in and ask." ”

The two pinned their hopes on King Zhao, waited for a long time for King Zhao to come out, and said: "My father has a will, so that Liu Sheng, Marquis of Anyuan, will go to the military department to receive the talisman and immediately send troops to Shandong." ”

Huang Huaijin Youzi breathed a sigh of relief, thanked him, and hurriedly hurried back to the cabinet to draft the edict. However, after a while, Yang Shiqi came back from outside and frowned when he saw the two of them writing cursively.

"Qingzhou is the territory of the King of Han," Yang Shiqi said: "The three guards of the King of Han add up to a total of 27,000 people, brave and good at fighting, the emperor did not let the King of Han exterminate the rebels, what did he send Liu Sheng to do? Last time Liu Sheng couldn't do it in Shandong, he almost lost his title, why did the emperor send him this time?"

Jin Youzi said: "No matter how powerful the King of Han is, now he is also besieged, the imperial court sends a large army to attack from both sides, won't the White Lotus Sect be defeated soon?"

"The emperor only said to send Liu Sheng," Yang Shiqi said: "Didn't say that the king of Han should control the soldiers and horses, right?"

"Just let Liu Sheng go," Huang Huai said, "King Zhao won't be able to remember what he said." ”

"King Zhao?" Yang Shiqi said, "What is the matter with King Zhao?"

"We didn't see the emperor," Jin Youzi said: "King Zhao came out, saying that the emperor was fighting Jiao, and we were not allowed to disturb him, and after saying it for a long time, he agreed to put Song Shu on a plate and bring it in, and he passed on the will to us." ”

Yang Shiqi suddenly snatched the edict in their hands, "I don't see the emperor, but with King Zhao's dictation, how can I mobilize troops and horses at will!"

Yang Shiqi took Shandong's note and walked quickly to the front of the palace: "Father-in-law Yang, I have a military plane to ask the emperor, I can't delay for a moment, and I hope that my father-in-law will be well-giving." ”

Yang Qing is regarded as an upstart among the eunuchs over the years, although he can't be compared with old people like Zheng He and Ma Yun, but he is indeed favored, Yang Shiqi wanted to see the emperor, but was stopped by Yang Qing and said: "The emperor doesn't see anyone." ”

"How can the emperor not see anyone?" Yang Shiqi said: "Could it be that the emperor is sick and has a flawed face?"

"That's not it," Yang Qing touched his smooth chin: "The emperor will not be able to see outsiders for a while this time, but Zhai Jiao has already explained everything he wants to do before, and Master Yang can ask King Zhao." ””

"His Royal Highness King Zhao serves the imperial front," Yang Shiqi said, "Why don't you see the grandson?"

"His Royal Highness Taisun is going to Shanxi. Yang Qingdao: "You know, the matter of the Taiyuan Jin Palace, the clan was shocked. The emperor ordered the grandson to go over and personally inspect and bring the abolished king of Jin. ”

Jin Gong Wang Zhu is the third son of Emperor Taizu Gao, who died as early as the 31st year of Hongwu, and the eldest son of Zhu Jixi was the eldest son, who was benevolent and filial, but he had a lot of complaints about the emperor's launch of Jing Nan to ascend to the throne, and the emperor also heard about it. So Zhu Jixi's younger brother Zhu Jixi took the opportunity to constantly slander Zhu Jixi in front of the emperor and list the crimes, which lasted for many years. So in the twelfth year of Yongle, the emperor abolished Zhu Jixi and set up Zhu Jixi as the king of Jin.

But Zhu Jixi attacked the queen of Jin was stubborn and cruel, poisoned his mother-in-law Jin princess Xie Shi, forced the maid of Jin Gong Wang Zhu Jixiang, and put Zhu Jixi and his nephew Zhu Meigui under house arrest, did not give food, and many palace people in the palace were killed. The emperor immediately inquired about the Jin Mansion in prison, and Zuo Wei told the truth all the circumstances of Zhu Jixi's framing of Zhu Jixi.

Yang Shiqi thought that the emperor would order someone to summon Zhu Jixi's father and son, but he didn't expect to send his grandson to Shanxi: "Jin can't be a domain, how can you let your grandson go there?"

"This is what my father meant," King Zhao walked over and said with a smile: "How can this king remember Master Yang, he has never questioned his father's will before." ”

"It's about the grandson, so the minister naturally wants to ask more. Yang Shiqi said: "The minister still needs to meet His Majesty, if this is really His Majesty's intention, Weichen should obey." ”

"Master Yang," King Zhao's eyes lit up: "Are you saying that this king is falsely preaching the holy decree?"

"The minister doesn't dare," Yang Shiqi said: "The minister just wants to meet the emperor and get this will from the emperor in person." ”

"The emperor is not in good health, and the Heavenly Master of Lingji Palace is praying for Jiao, and he can't see anyone. Yang Qing stood in front of Yang Shiqi and said, "What is the intention of Master Yang to break in?"

Yang Rong, Jin Youzi, and Huang Huai hurried over, "The emperor listened to the words of the Taoist priest and exiled the prince and grandson, and the ministers begged to meet the emperor!"

At the beginning, when these Lingji Palace Taoist priests treated the emperor, they said that the palace was too angry and self-punished, and the emperor asked what was angry, and the Taoist priests calculated and calculated, and finally pointed to the Qinggong. Now even the Taisun was driven away by the emperor, and he was asked to go to Shanxi to investigate the case of the Jin Wangfu, which should have been the people from the Zongren Mansion and the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department, but the emperor sent the Taisun there, which obviously made several people in Wenyuan Pavilion unable to sit still.

"The grandson went to Shanxi, it was decided by his father a long time ago," King Zhao sneered: "Before Zhai Jiao, this will has been made-"

As he spoke, he took out the yellow silk from his sleeve and threw it in front of Yang Shiqi: "You look carefully, is it written by the emperor himself?"

Yang Shiqi opened the holy decree and saw that it was indeed written by the emperor himself, and even stamped with a seal, and the date was even before the prince went to Zhongdu.

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"Do you see it?" Zhao Wang said: "If you see it, hurry up and issue a decree, Taisun's car is ready, and he will set off immediately and go to Shanxi!"

Several scholars who returned to the cabinet looked at each other: "The crown prince and grandson have all been sent out, what does the emperor mean?"

"We can't see the emperor," Yang Rong narrowed his eyes: "How can King Zhao be?" King Zhao has become the intermediary of the orders issued by the superiors, what does he say, how can we tell whether it is the emperor's intention or the meaning of his King Zhao?"

"It's weird," Huang Huai instinctively felt that something was wrong: "weird." ”

"I think it's going to change. Yang Shiqi said: "The emperor is not in good health, it has only been a few days, and some people have jumped up and down......"

"So what now?" Huang Huai said.

"I can't see the emperor," Yang Rong said: "I have to keep asking to see him, I don't believe it, there is such a big mess in Shandong, and the White Lotus Sect, which the emperor hates the most, is reversed, and the emperor still has a heart to fast, indifferent?"

The next day, Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong came to the door of the dormitory and asked to see the emperor again.

"It was said that the emperor was carefully fasting Jiao," Yang Qing said angrily: "You disturb the emperor's fasting Jiao, if the Dharma is not successful, who will be responsible?"

"The prince and grandson are related to the country," Yang Rong said: "Now that the prince and grandson are not in Beijing, and the emperor does not see the minister, can the father-in-law know that the government and the opposition, the rumors, and the public are surging in the public, has it reached a certain point?"

"Our family doesn't understand, and the emperor doesn't have anything to do," Yang Qing said: "It's just that I haven't seen you for seven or eight days, isn't there King Zhao to convey the holy will to you?

"It's because of King Zhao!" Yang Shiqi said: "The rumor refers to King Zhao!"

"King Zhao is not the crown prince, nor is he the grandson," Yang Shiqi said: "The emperor is sick, and he only sees King Zhao, what do people think? Is it that King Zhao has some idea that should not be there, deliberately blocking the contact between the emperor and the courtiers, or does the emperor have the intention of appointing the prince and grandson?