The emperor was seriously ill, and King Duan was imprisoned. There is no impermeable wall in the world, not to mention that Princess Taiping and King Duan almost met each other in Wangchun Garden that day, and Princess Duan carried Xiao Lin's corpse all the way.

The news that Xiao Lin died at the hands of the king because of his outspoken admonition to his father spread far and wide. Everyone thought of the shy and thin boy, and they couldn't help but sigh. Duanwang's family is colorless, and after this incident, Duanwang is afraid that he will not have the opportunity to win the treasure.

Because the emperor was sick in bed, the entire summer resort exuded a sense of tension that the wind was blowing and the grass and trees were all soldiers, and the emperor's relatives, ministers, and generals were all worried, and they were all courtiers.

The emperor was sixty-eight years old, he was a long-lived emperor, he had a dark disease in the early years of the battlefield, the old diseases broke out frequently in recent years, and the body was not as good as before, Xiao Lin's untimely death made the emperor feel a double blow, and the emperor fell into a coma after vomiting blood that day, and he did not wake up until the third day.

The first thing the emperor did when he woke up was to issue an order to apply for King Duan, abolish the prince, and confine him in the imperial mausoleum, and he would never be allowed to come out.

"Ahem...... the emperor covered his mouth and coughed violently, and King Wucheng hurriedly calmed him down.

After stopping the cough, the emperor who was easy to recover his breath took out two bright yellow silk silks from the bedside table and handed them to King Wucheng with a solemn face.

King Wu Cheng was stunned for a moment, and he didn't dare to reach out to take it for a while.

The emperor stuffed it into King Wucheng's hand, held his hand, and said in a deep voice, "I know that the time has come. ”

"Brother Huang!" King Wucheng is compassionate. Two brothers, obviously he has been sick all these years, he always thought that the person who took the first step would be him.

The emperor raised his hand with difficulty and motioned for him to listen to himself, "The prince has grown a little in the past few years, and you are good to assist him." If he is confused again, you are Uncle Wang, and who else can discipline him but you. Under the light of the candle, the emperor's expression was complicated and difficult to distinguish, "The prince obeyed Tai Pingyan, which is not good." You look at her for me, don't let her lose her proportion. ”

King Wu Cheng's heart jumped, and he faintly guessed the content on the silk, his heartbeat accelerated in vain, and he felt that these two thin silks were like the weight of a thousand gold.

"Our brothers have fought so hard to fight the country, you have to show me." The Emperor suddenly clenched his hand and looked him in the eye.

King Wu Cheng's lips were closed, and he said in a half-loud voice, "Brother Huang, don't worry." ”

The emperor smiled and looked down at the bright yellow, "You put it away, don't let people know." Otherwise, there will be a catastrophe of death, this unspoken sentence, the brothers knew it, "If the situation gets out of control, you will take out my edict, and I believe you." ”

King Wu Cheng's eyebrows jumped, and he got up and knelt on the ground, "Brother Chen understands." ”

The emperor suppressed his muffled cough and continued, "The fifth child is not angry, but he is my son after all, I only have so much blood and bones, so let him live in the imperial tomb, and you can save his life for me." ”

Who will take the king's life, King Wucheng couldn't help but smile bitterly, the emperor really gave him a problem, but what else could he do except agree. Then Wu Cheng said, "Brother Huang, rest assured." ”

"Go down, and pass the prince in."

King Wu Cheng touched his chest, took a few steps back and left, and when he came out, his expression was as usual.

Outside, the sick prince King Rong and the princesses were there, and when they saw King Wucheng coming out, they couldn't help but move slightly.

The crown prince and Princess Taiping took a few steps to meet him, "Uncle Wang." ”

King Wucheng bowed his head slightly and said to the prince, "Your Majesty invites the prince in." ”

The crown prince glanced at Princess Taepyeong before leaving.

At this glance, King Wucheng's heart was heavy, and the emperor fell into a coma.

"Father's complexion is good?" Princess Taepyeong asked out loud.

King Wu Cheng said, "It's better than when I first woke up, I advise the imperial brother to rest more, but you don't know your father's temperament, and the nine cows he decided can't pull it back." He shook his head.

Princess Taiping's eyebrows frowned slightly, not without worry, "No matter how big the matter is, it can be more important than his body." ”

"I said the same thing about him, but my words didn't work, your father loves you the most, and he may be able to listen to your words." King Wu Cheng's tone changed, "But this matter is also a good thing, it can make the imperial brother happy, and it is also good for his condition." ”

Princess Taiping looked at King Wucheng suspiciously.

"The royal brother has just decided to give a decree to marry Ah Qi and the girl of the Jingguo Mansion, Ah Qi's marriage has always been a matter of the royal brother's heart, and he is happy to give the marriage, and the royal brother will be happy, and the disease will be cured."

Princess Taiping gathered her sideburns and smiled slightly, "That couldn't be better." ”

"Not really." King Wu Cheng said.

Xiao Jing, who was approaching at this time, supported King Wucheng and said, "Grandfather is not looking good, I will help you go to the wing room to rest for a while." ”

Princess Taiping hurriedly said, "It's my negligence, my uncle has been worried for several days, you should have a good rest, if you are sick, it is our unfilial piety." ”

"I'm old, and I'm useless." King Wucheng sighed faintly, and said that he took his grandson's hand and went to the wing.

After summoning the crown prince, the emperor passed the remaining sons and daughters into the house alone, and the eldest princess of Langya, who fell because the emperor was seriously ill, also came to meet with the emperor after a little relief.

The emperor's act of confessing his last words made everyone uneasy.

This uneasiness came true seven days later, and on that day, the emperor seemed to be in good spirits, and he summoned the emperor's relatives, civil and military officials, to the bedside, and passed on the crown prince, and the prince resigned.

That night, the emperor collapsed.

Jiang Yaoguang was dragged up from the bed, and when he was still staring in a daze, Dan Mei said, "The emperor has died." She suddenly opened her eyes, although the emperor's physical condition made her prepared, but when this moment really came, she still couldn't stop being shocked.

She got out of bed, put on mourning clothes, and went to the main house of Shuyang County.

In the past few days, the county lord of Shuyang has been sleeping with half his eyes open, and he has already been prepared, and when the children arrive, he will rush there. Jiang Jin is not there, he is the commander of the forbidden army, and he has not even returned home in the past few days.

On the boat, the county lord of Shuyang hugged Jiang Yaoguang and wept silently, the emperor treated her niece and daughter not much differently.

Jiang Yaoguang stretched out his hand to wipe her tears, and unconsciously wet her eyes. The summer night wind carried the water vapor on the surface of the lake, and she couldn't help but shudder.

The emperor died, Xiao Lin died, King Duan was abolished, the current situation is too dangerous, once Xiao Qi has some accidents, Xiao Bai is the heir of the certainty, will the ones she dreamed of come true?

The county lord of Shuyang seemed to see through her thoughts, she rubbed the top of her daughter's head, her chin against her forehead, and silently comforted.

When Jiang Yaoguang and his party arrived, the crown prince was already on the throne of the emperor, kneeling at the front and crying, Jiang Yaoguang and others knelt down and began to cry after choosing a position.

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The emperor's body had to be buried in the palace, and the next day, everyone began to pack up and return to Beijing.

After returning to Beijing, the emperor's coffin will be suspended in the palace for one month, during which ceremonies such as mourning, mourning, bathing, eating, gathering, and initiation will be held.

All civil, military, civil and military officials and ordinary people must mourn for 27 days, and they are not allowed to marry and have fun for 100 days.

After the mourning of the emperor, the court was on the right track.

The crown prince is not as wise and martial as the first emperor, which all the ministers know well, but it is better that he is not rigid and self-serving, follows the system of the first emperor, and does not wantonly promote his own people to suppress the old ministers.

The only thing that made the ministers frown was that there was an extra screen with a hundred birds and a phoenix in the upper study, and a woman sat behind the screen.

Who this person is, do not think about it.

King Wucheng was worried, he never imagined that Princess Taiping would be so ambitious, and the emperor even agreed. The first emperor's deathbed confession, at that time, King Wucheng still felt that the emperor was worried about the sky, and now it seems that the daughter is as good as the father!

King Wu Cheng sent away a few old ministers who did not leave Si Chen for three sentences, and kept pinching his eyebrows, didn't he persuade him?

A cup of tea appeared in front of him, and King Wu Cheng raised his head, "You have heard it too, what do you think?" ”

"Princess Taiping's biggest reliance is the new emperor's trust in her." Xiao Jing said lightly, with the temperament of the new emperor, it was in vain to tell him that Princess Taiping's participation in politics was not conducive to the stability of the country, and he believed in Princess Taiping, and Princess Taiping had no handle on what she was doing at present, and it was useless for the ministers to say that it was useless.

King Wu Cheng's heart moved.

Xiao Jing continued, "His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and it is when he is at a loss and helpless, and he is at a loss for the government, Princess Taiping is naturally overjoyed to relieve his worries, but after His Majesty adapts." People's hearts are fickle, and under power, even fathers, sons and brothers can turn against each other. The so-called inexorcisiveness, there is no basis for what he says now, and the ministers are tongues and lotus flowers cannot shake the status of Princess Taiping in His Majesty's heart, which makes His Majesty annoyed. ”

When the new emperor succeeded to the throne, Princess Taiping asked about politics, and after a long time, there was a dirty dispute between the new emperor and Princess Taiping.

However, the emperor cares about the feelings of his sisters and brothers, and Princess Taiping has been in business for many years, although she has left the study, she still holds a lot of power, which can affect the court situation.

After the sudden death of the emperor, Xiao Bai succeeded to the throne, and the imperial party under his jurisdiction and the Jiang family and Princess Taiping stood on three legs.

Looking at the current situation, the dominance of the family is afraid that it will be a disaster, although Princess Taiping is in power, it is not a disaster for the country and the people, it is not necessarily a bad thing for her to gain power, not she will be someone else.

"You mean to mess around with Taiping?"

"Could it be that Grandfather has any other way?" Xiao Jing asked rhetorically.

King Wucheng remembered the emperor who was poured ** soup by Princess Taiping, and shook his head helplessly, it was too difficult to convince the emperor. When the emperor found out by himself, he was a little worried, the emperor couldn't find out in his life, what should he do?

At that time, Taiping was not satisfied with going to the study to ask about politics, and wanted to sit behind the screen on the Jinluan Palace, just thinking about it made him feel a headache, and the first emperor left him with a big problem.