Seeing this, Ren Qingyang and Chu Jiu hurriedly rushed out, and Chu Jiu grabbed it to help Shibasaki Hideki, and shouted repeatedly: "Dad, Dad, how are you?" Dad, what's wrong with you? Ren Qingyang was also surprised, seeing that Hideki Shibasaki's face was dark, he couldn't stop spitting blood, and even blood was flowing from his nostrils, and he was shocked: "It's not good!" That burst of blue smoke was highly poisonous. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Chu Jiu's astonishment, grief and anxiety came to his heart and cried. Shibasaki Hideki said that this was indeed Toei's poison, and he had been poisoned at the time of the explosion, and the poison spread quickly, and even if he found an antidote, it was too late, and he would definitely die.

When Shibasaki Hideki was dying, he once again instructed Ren Qingyang to return to the capital and destroy the Dongying evil python with her friends, which was his wish, and asked her to help complete it, and told Chu Jiu to go with her and tell them to leave here as soon as possible, because he killed the ninjas and samurai who were chasing him, exposing the target of his residence, and there would be other Dongying people chasing these dead ninja warriors later.

He said that when he died, he would scatter his ashes in the sea so that he could return to Dongying. He said that the happiest thing about him was that God finally gave him a grace, allowing him to find his son before he died, and when he saw his own flesh and blood, he was satisfied and happy, and passed away with a smile.

For more than ten years, Chu Jiu has always thought that he is an orphan without a father and mother, and has never experienced half of the joy of family. Chu Jiu's sorrow came from it, and he couldn't help crying loudly.

Just near this house, Ren Qingyang helped Chu Jiu cremate Hideki Shibasaki together, and according to Hideki Shibasaki's last words, the two came to the beach and sprinkled Hideki Shibasaki's ashes in the sea, so that he could return to his homeland with the waves. After returning to Ren Qingyang's two bamboo houses, Ren Qingyang saw that Chu Jiu was sad, so he stayed here with him for a few days.

After a few more days, Chu Jiu's mood gradually calmed down, and Ren Qingyang was ready to go to the capital with him, destroy the Dongying evil python, and fulfill the wish of Shibasaki Hideki. Before leaving, Ren Qingyang went to worship in front of his parents' graves, said goodbye to them, and the two set off for Beijing the next day.

Daming capital. On this day, it was the seventh year of the Apocalypse, and on August 11, Zhu Youzhen received news from the palace that the Emperor of the Apocalypse sent an edict from his chamberlain to summon him immediately. Zhu Youzhen saw that this chamberlain brought the imperial gold medal, and he suddenly understood very well in his heart what the imperial brother meant by summoning him to meet him at this moment. He soon entered the palace, and when he saw the emperor's brother who was about to die, he knelt on the ground, asked the emperor brother for peace, and cried bitterly.

As soon as the Emperor of the Apocalypse saw Zhu Youzhen's face, he showed a relieved smile, he looked at his younger brother in front of him lightly, and gasped slightly: "Youzhen, you are finally back." Zhu Youzhen wept and said: "Brother Huang, the younger brother left Beijing without saying goodbye, and begged the imperial brother to punish him." The Emperor of the Apocalypse didn't blame him at all, and muttered, "It's good to come back, it's good to come back." ”

Zhu Youzhen cried: "Brother Huang, I'm sorry, it's all the courtiers who are not good, so you are worried about me." I'm back and never leaving you again. The Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at Zhu Youzhen weakly, sighed lightly, and said with some sadness: "Don't call me Brother Huang, let's call me Brother as before." ”

Zhu Youzhen suddenly heard that he used "I" instead of "I", although it was only a word difference, but it made him feel relieved, as if those happy and relaxed moments of childhood had returned, it was a kind of happiness that was so far away that he couldn't remember clearly.

"Brother Huang, I'm ......" Zhu Youzhen's tears couldn't help but burst out of his eyes, and he looked sadly at the dying emperor brother on the dragon's collapse, and didn't dare to speak. The Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded slightly, and Zhu Youzhen called lightly with some hesitation: "Brother...... Brother ......" a smile appeared on the apocalypse emperor's sickly face.

Zhu Youjian was in pain, and comforted him: "Brother, your illness will definitely get better soon, now it's important to recuperate." The Emperor of the Apocalypse shook his head slightly, and said weakly with half-open eyes: "Death and life are common sense, people can't avoid it, and everything has a certain number in it. Only in succession to win people, the people of the sect and society depend, what a pity for brothers. Born in the family of the emperor, he was destined to bear the burden of governing the country. I know that you have always been intelligent, benevolent, honest, and honest, and you are more suitable to be the emperor than me, and I believe that you will govern the Ming Dynasty better than me, and I am very relieved of you. ”

Zhu Youzhen was shocked, his eyes showed a complicated color, and he hurriedly said: "Brother, don't say such stupid things, you are still so young, as long as you are carefully conditioned, the dragon body will recover and live forever." He couldn't stop crying. The Emperor of the Apocalypse stretched out his hand and took his brother's hand, looked at him pleadingly, without the slightest politeness, and said bluntly: "Come, my brother should be Yao Shun." Although this sentence does not clearly indicate that he wants to succeed to the unification, the meaning is all in plain sight.

Zhu Youzhen was stunned when he heard this, he immediately panicked, his mind was in chaos, his heart had never been so frightened, such a big thing as succession, how much to hold a court meeting, courtiers to discuss and discuss, now he has no mental preparation at all, and suddenly felt terrified, afraid to be, dare not respond, do not know how to answer.

At this moment, Zhu Youzhen looked at his only brother with a shocked face, his eyes were full of boundless fear and panic, he was not mentally prepared for this, he was the brother of the emperor's brother, but he was the emperor's courtier, and the courtesy of the monarch and the minister could not be exceeded. Of course, he knew what the emperor's brother's words meant, but its weight was too heavy, too heavy to be true.

After being silent for a while, Zhu Youzhen replied in fear: "The younger brother is guilty of capital crimes, and the imperial brother said that the younger brother should die." The Emperor of the Apocalypse gasped and said kindly: "Don't shirk anymore, my illness, I know in my heart that my brother can only entrust the Ming Dynasty to you, and you can't live up to my will." He used the word "I" again, and there was majesty, command, and urgency in his eyes.

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly turned over and knelt on the ground, and said in shock: "The minister is guilty of death!" Capital crime! The emperor said this, the younger brother is really a crime that deserves ten thousand deaths, and crimes deserve ten thousand deaths. He knew very well that Wei Zhongxian was suspicious of him, and it was this that he had been obscure for a long time, it was so sudden, and he always knew that his brother was relatively dull, maybe it was a trap set by Wei Zhongxian, and he thought of Sun Chengzong's instructions when he left, and he also told him to beware of Wei Zhongxian's conspiracy, so he had to make a tactful excuse.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse can't last long, and he is determined to pass on his throne to Zhu Youzhen, but Zhu Youzhen doesn't know all this, he only knows that this may be a trap, very dangerous, and he must not agree. The two men fell silent.

At this critical moment, Queen Zhang Yan walked out after wearing light makeup and obeying the screen, breaking the deadlock, she said to Zhu Youzhen: "It is incumbent on King Xin, the matter is urgent, and it cannot be shirked, I am afraid that something will happen." ”

Zhu Youzhen was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly turned around, seeing that it was the emperor's sister-in-law, and before he had time to see the ceremony, the queen Zhang Yan had already walked to him quickly, and said: "The holy edict has been issued, and the king of letters has not hurried to thank the emperor." Her voice was filled with irresistible power.

Zhu Youzhen suddenly sobered up, he looked up at the imperial sister-in-law who nodded to him gently, and immediately turned to the Emperor of the Apocalypse again, seeing that the emperor's brother's eyes were wide open with sincere expectation, Zhu Youzhen immediately understood that this matter was reliable, and the imperial brother was not testing his loyalty, but really wanted to pass it on to himself.

Zhu Youzhen immediately knelt solemnly on the ground, solemnly kowtowed, and agreed to the last heavy entrustment of the imperial brother. Then, Empress Zhang Yan told Zhu Youzhen about the situation at that time, and it was she who sent her chamberlain to bring the imperial gold medal to the Xinwang Mansion and told him that the emperor was seriously ill and would enter the palace to visit him quickly.

Zhu Youjian listened to it, and it became clear. At that time, Wei Zhongxian controlled the inner palace and fabricated an imperial heir to come out so that after the Emperor of the Apocalypse returned to heaven, he would bring the Son of Heaven to order the princes. Not long ago, when the Emperor of the Apocalypse was about to die, Wei Zhongxian threatened the empress Zhang Yan and said that he would find a few pregnant women from outside the palace to enter the palace as palace maids, and the children born would be replaced by the prince, saying that he was the emperor's widow, and when the emperor died, he would be the prince directly, and then be the emperor. Wei Zhongxian said arrogantly: "The slave is planning like this, this is for the sake of Niangniang's safety. ”

Empress Zhang glanced at Wei Zhongxian coldly, and said disdainfully: "What kind of thing are you a slave?" What if the mourning family does not obey? Although Empress Zhang Yan knew that her own safety was in the hands of Wei Eunuch, she was still straightforward and sternly refused. Wei Zhongxian said menacingly: "If the mother doesn't obey, then don't blame the slave for being rude." ”

Facing the fierce and vicious Wei Zhongxian, Empress Zhang Yan was angry and reprimanded sharply: "Bold minions! Dare to threaten the Inner Palace! Wei Zhongxian said hatefully: "The queen's mother is serious, but the slave doesn't dare." Zhang Yan said awe-inspiringly: "The mourning family can be killed, but the will cannot be taken!" From thereon, you will die. If you don't obey, you die. It's better not to obey, and after death, you are worthy of seeing the spirit of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty in the sky. ”

This righteous and stern tone directly taught Wei Zhongxian to be weak-hearted, and his momentum was inferior. Wei Zhongxian never imagined that this queen was not as easy to deal with as he imagined, not only was his words sharp and-for-tat, but he would even rather have the jade burned to protect the Zhu family. Categorically refused, Wei Zhongxian no longer had any threatening words, and he had no choice but to give up, bowed and saluted: "Disturb the mother, beg for forgiveness." The minion then retired. Then he withdrew from the palace.

After Zhang Yan saw Wei Zhongxian leaving, she breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly reported the matter to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, but the dying Emperor of the Apocalypse said, "I know. It turned out that Wei Zhongxian was not afraid of the empress's small report, because he had already found the emperor and told him about it before he made the threat, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse was very happy, and he was so sick that he actually agreed.

Empress Zhang thought it was impossible, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse realized something, so she decided to immediately secretly summon Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, who had just returned to Beijing. Zhang Yan told Zhu Youzhen that after several hours of long talks with the Emperor of the Apocalypse, she finally convinced the emperor that passing on the throne to her younger brother was the best choice.

Empress Zhang Yan not only has a heart, but also is very patient, and smashed Wei Zhongxian's conspiracy. Zhu Youzhen felt that he was able to ascend the throne, and his imperial sister-in-law made great contributions. On this day, Zhu Youzhen bid farewell to Queen Zhang Yan, temporarily returned to King Xin's mansion, and strengthened the guards in the palace.

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