I endured my leg injury and stepped into the gate of the main hall of the Taimiao with everyone.

The door of the main hall has been repaired, and the light in the hall is much brighter than the last time I entered, and I have regained my sight, so I can see the inside of the hall very clearly. The four walls are hung with the portraits of the monarchs of the Tiancao Kingdom since the past dynasties, the main hall in front is a huge shrine in the shape of a ladder, for the tablets of the emperors of the past dynasties, there is a large tripod in front of the shrine, the floor in front of the tripod has a circular pattern similar to the Tai-level gossip diagram that I saw last time, the pattern is in the middle with his back to the gate and a person sitting cross-legged, it is today. In the empty hall, in addition to the emperor sitting cross-legged on the ground, there were four or five people standing on the right side, one was the supervisor of Si Tiantai, whom I had seen in the dungeon where General Lin was held, and the other four were dressed in the official uniform of the imperial doctor.

When everyone saw the emperor sitting quietly in the main hall, they didn't dare to make a sound, and only stood one meter away from stepping into the palace gate. Seeing that the emperor was dignified, a flash of joy flashed in the eyes of the nine kings, but King Jing's face sank. I frowned, not having time to pay attention to them, my mind was occupied by something else, remembering that the last time I entered, there was a platform several steps high in the center of the circular pattern, but now it had disappeared without a trace, as if there had never been a building like this in this temple. The black wood figurines on the periphery of the circular pattern and the strange jade placed at the four dots of the pattern are all gone, I bit my lip, the emperor has scattered the protective formation, could it be that the spiritual power of the protector has been restored? Thinking of this, my heart is relieved.

The emperor didn't speak, and everyone's eyes looked at the imperial doctor and the Tiantai supervisor who were standing aside, but these people were like old monks in a fixed state, with their eyelashes drooping, their faces expressionless, and they didn't look at this side. King Jing gritted his teeth and knelt down towards the emperor's background: "The minister Mu Xuan knocked to see Your Majesty." ”

The nine kings and courtiers also knelt down one after another to meet the emperor, and I had to kneel down with him. In the middle of the night, the emperor sitting in front of him neither moved nor made a sound, and hung a group of people there. King Jing raised his eyes and glanced at the emperor: "The minister Mu Xuan ......"

"I know you're kneeling there!" The emperor suddenly spoke, his voice was not loud, but his tone was cold and impatient, "No need to be reminded by Uncle Wang. ”

King Jing's head was lowered, and he didn't dare to make a sound. I couldn't see the expression on his face, I guessed that King Jing must be very angry in his heart, several old ministers are all old and fine, and when they saw that the situation was wrong, they didn't dare to speak out, and the nine kings didn't say a word. After another half an hour, the emperor said, "Uncle Wang, why did you bring so many people to see me?" ”

King Jing was named, and he had to bite the bullet and say: "Back to the emperor, there are rumors in Beijing that someone is vain to protect the country, and the ministers are worried about the emperor's safety, so they disturb the emperor to pray for the people......"

"Uncle Wang sees it now, what's the danger to me?" The emperor said lightly, "There are rumors in the capital, Uncle Wang didn't know how to appease the people first, but he took the courtiers to disturb the queen mother, it is really not a matter of priority!" ”

"The minister is reckless, please forgive the emperor!" Rao is King Jing is no longer reconciled, so he has to bow to reality. Jiuwang said: "Your Majesty, Uncle Wang is also concerned about the safety of the country and the emperor, please read Uncle Wang's loyalty and patriotism, and don't punish Uncle Wang." ”

The plea of the Nine Kings was not a taste in King Jing's ears, but he didn't dare to say anything at this time. The emperor was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "I don't mean to blame Uncle Wang deeply. I only heard the nine kings continue: "Your Majesty, I received an urgent report just now, the northern border pass reported an emergency, and the wolf smoke is rising on the front fire platform, please return to the palace to preside over the overall situation." ”

"I pray for the blessings of the people of the world, and tell the world to be seventy-seven and forty-nine, and now I have returned in a few days, isn't it dishonest in the world!" The Emperor's voice grew slower and slower, "Since I have entrusted you with the post of Prisoner, are you so overwhelmed?" ”

"The emperor forgives the sin, and the younger brother is terrified...... "The nine kings hurriedly bowed to the ground. The emperor's tone became more and more strange: "I will let you be fully responsible for the affairs of the court, and the urgent matter in the northern Xinjiang will be ......."

Finally, everyone felt that something was wrong, and almost at the same time, they looked up at the emperor, only to see that the emperor's body had collapsed limply to the ground. Several imperial physicians had already rushed forward, and the two of them put their fingers on the emperor's wrist. "Your Majesty!" King Jing shouted, and regardless of the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, he immediately stood up and rushed over, and the others also surrounded him, and suddenly there was a sound of anger in the hall. "The emperor ......" "What's wrong with the emperor?" "Doctor, what's going on......" I hurriedly dragged my injured leg and ran over, as far as I could see, I was shocked, but I saw that the emperor's eyes were closed, his face was pale, his anger was like a gossamer, there were blood stains on the corners of his lips, and a scarlet blood stain on his chest. The two imperial doctors called their pulses with pale faces, one rolled at the whites of the emperor's eyes, and the other took out a pill and stuffed it into the emperor's mouth, and the medicine was vomited out by the emperor in an instant. Cold sweat was on the foreheads of several imperial doctors, and their hands trembled uncontrollably slightly, King Jing grabbed the placket on the chest of one of the imperial doctors, and said angrily: "What's wrong with the emperor?" Say it! ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Huijing, the Emperor...... The emperor ......" There was a hint of crying in the voice of the imperial doctor, "I'm afraid...... I'm afraid it won't work......"

My head "buzzed" and suddenly it was a mess, how could it be? Didn't he have everything in place? He should be safe, he should be thoughtful for himself, how can it be...... Can't do it anymore?

"What?" Everyone was shocked, and the Nine Kings also caught him: "Why is this happening? Say it! Otherwise, the king will kill you at once......"

"Nine Emperor nephews, kill them, so that the emperor can't find the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat?" King Jing glanced at him and said in a dark voice, "You are kind! ”

"Uncle Wang, what do you mean? Qianyi was just worried about the imperial brother, and he was in a hurry......" The Nine Kings raised their eyes and glared at King Jing and retorted. But I heard a person say in a deep voice: "Don't quarrel between the two princes, let Imperial Doctor Liu finish speaking." ”

It was one of the four important ministers who came with King Jing, Prime Minister Chen Songnan, who spoke. After the fall of the prime minister, the emperor divided the post of prime minister into two, and this Lord Chen took the position of the left prime minister, among the other three people who came today, Li Zhengzhe held the position of the right prime minister, plus two Shangshu Liu Kuirui and Xu Zhiwen, all of whom were important ministers of the three dynasties, and their protégés were all over the world, but they were neutrals in the imperial court, and they never got involved in the struggle for imperial power. So whoever is in power will not touch them. Therefore, when the emperor was in turmoil when Wei Xiang fell and the court was in turmoil, Chen Songnan and Li Zhengzhe were selected from among them as prime ministers, and there was no objection from the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

At this time, the prime minister's face was worried, if something happened to the emperor, the court would definitely be in chaos, no, the two princes in front of him were already arguing, so they couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb anymore. Right Prime Minister Li Zhengzhe also glanced at the two princes with displeasure, and said to the imperial doctor: "Imperial Doctor Liu, what's wrong with the emperor?" Don't worry, speak slowly. ”

"Back to the Prime Minister, the emperor ...... him" Imperial Physician Liu wiped the sweat on his forehead, and his voice trembled a little, "The emperor heard that the border was in an emergency, and he was already angry, coughing up blood, and he just said so many words to the adults, he really couldn't hold it......"

(To be continued)