It's late at night, it should be a good dream, Lord Xiyang is old, and he usually pays more attention to health, if it is a weekday, most of them are already sleeping soundly with a beautiful concubine in their arms. But how can he sleep today? Even with a few henchmen and staff, they couldn't rest in peace, and they all accompanied Shoufu to eat tea in the study, and they didn't even dare to eat more snacks - the more hungry they were, the more flexible their thinking became, and the more they could solve problems for their benefactors.

However, even if it is hungry now, I am afraid that it will not help, several staff members looked at each other, and they didn't see anything in each other's eyes: the situation is like this, the old lady sealed the Qingning Palace, only did not go out, and tied the emperor to her side, and authentically responded to the nickname of the bolt. This trick is really amazing, if you don't break into the palace, there will be no heir emperor, no heir emperor, where will the enthronement ceremony come from? But how many years and how many dynasties, how can there ever be a reason for a minister to break into the Empress Dowager's palace? Without a pass token, Wenchen can't even enter the door of the harem, so he wants to break in? This is not the landlord's compound, you find two strong people to accompany you, rush to the courtyard and pick up the emperor and leave. It is indeed not far from the Wenhua Palace to the Qingning Palace, and it is a little more than a mile away, but there are several high walls inside and outside, and the soldiers are guarded by the inner attendant - this inner attendant is also practicing martial arts, and the 'internal exercise' will be held on weekdays.

Of course, to say that the benefactor has no relationship of his own in the palace after so many years, it is too underestimated to underestimate him, and it is not difficult to take the relationship to the two guards, but the difficult thing is that the gains and losses of this matter are extremely clear. - Let someone break in, but it's yourself who loses your head. Not to mention that it is a great achievement to snatch the heir emperor to ascend the throne, how old is the heir emperor this year? What can you do? The queen is in poor health all the year round, and she can't even manage palace affairs, and the rest of the concubines, except for those who have no name in Nannei, have all been martyred. Do you want eunuchs to supervise the country? It is necessary to have the queen mother. Can the Queen Mother let go of this opportunity to settle accounts after the autumn? Breaking into the palace now, it is tantamount to sandwiching your head in the armpit, and you don't plan to leave anything behind.

Yes, the Emperor Daxing who went can be described as magnanimous and mellow, soft and dignified, and he is also a monarch and minister with Lord Xiyang, but this can't be filled with the honor and disgrace of the whole clan, right? It's that Lord Xiyang is willing, but the doorkeeper is still unwilling, although the head is in charge, but the hair falls down, is it guilty to be different from people? This robbery will definitely not work, the old lady is afraid that she knows that she is the only remaining candidate in the inner palace now, so she is so determined, and she is spending it with the cabinet.

What can the cabinet do? There is no way but to die. No matter what 'the country has a long monarch, the blessing of the society', this prince who has been registered for many years is here, and suddenly he is set up an emperor's own brother, not to mention the many regulations and laws that have been violated, and more importantly, this move seriously violates the guidelines in the hearts of readers! Even Lord Dongyang, who has always dared to speculate the most, remained silent this time. At this time, who dares to come out and put the old lady's thoughts on the table, then his whole family is finished, and he must not gain a foothold in the officialdom in this life, but he is afraid that even the original closest three sames - the same year, fellow villagers, and the same social circle will turn him away.

However, there is no way to die so much, tomorrow is the first seven days of Emperor Daxing, and the prince does not show up, this is really unreasonable, in the funeral of Emperor Daxing, many of them need the heir emperor to come forward, what should no one do? The priest of the Ministry of Rites is already going crazy, but fortunately it is cold, otherwise, when the funeral is over, I am afraid that even the spices will not be able to cover the smell!

Thinking about it so absentmindedly, as soon as Lord Xiyang coughed, several staff members immediately took their minds - eating tea until now, Dong Weng has been silent, and people who don't know are afraid that they will think that the old man is asleep.

"King Xiang...... Still haven't moved? Lord Xiyang asked.

Mr. Su, who has always been the most trusted and respected in the hearts of the officials in the capital, has a prestige that is not even less than a book, and owes his body, "Still closed the door and thanked the guests, and did nothing." ”

"Dishonest." Lord Xiyang coughed twice, and he nodded tiredly at the beautiful maid who was waiting, and suddenly a light ginseng soup was delivered, and Lord Xiyang took a sip. "Emperor Daxing treats his brother with sincerity, but his brother has failed him."

Mr. Su also sighed, and said, "Lord Dongyang and Lord Nanyang have not made any big moves, after entering the palace with you this morning to meet with you, Lord Dongyang went to the Wenhua Hall on duty, and Lord Nanyang went to the Daxing Emperor Lingqian to salute, and then returned to the house." Although there were a lot of people waiting to see him in front of the house, he didn't see any of them. ”

"It's not honest." Lord Xiyang was very pessimistic, he exhaled deeply and shook his head, "Yang Mianren will endure for ten days at most, and if there is no movement within ten days, he will jump out." ”

Mr. Su said in a deep voice, "How can you say that he is also a minister......

"Son of Heaven, the strong soldier and the strong horse do it." Lord Xiyang said lightly, "Isn't it because of this reason? can endure for twenty days, which is already considered to be a little bit of conscience for him. ”

The bureau is here, and the cabinet has no way to deal with the queen mother, but the queen mother has many ways to deal with the cabinet, and it is a way to hang it out. You must know that scholars are like this, although they value their faces more than the sky, but there is no shortage of speculators at any time, but now, they don't have the perspective of Lord Xiyang, and they can't see the situation from a high vantage point, so they don't dare to wade into the water easily. Once you understand the situation, will there be fewer people who want to take Yang Mianren's route? If you can't take the queen mother within a few days, there will be many variables over time. After all, supporting the emperor, revenge is in the present, and the benefits are in the future, and supporting the king of Xiang, this benefit is very fast!

Mr. Su had no choice but to take out the method that was not a solution, "The proprietor, now that the donkey skills are poor, he has to ...... I had to wrap up public opinion, right? ”

If we can connect in advance and create a momentum of hundreds of officials jointly signing a letter, we will first wrap up the officials who may be shaken, first, to deter the queen mother, and second, to unify public opinion, and the magic is naturally infinite.

Those who can enter the study, except for the two maidservants, will not be stupid, and someone immediately asked, "What does Mr. Su mean, is it to ask the proprietor to take the lead?" ”

"The situation is like this, unless the proprietor comes forward, he cannot convince the public." Mr. Su said calmly, "If Yang Mianren is not the proprietor, who can hold him?" ”

"The killing aura is too heavy, isn't it? In this way......" the man shook his head and sighed, "if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent, but there is no way back." ”

What's more, if there is such a movement, the queen mother will be soft, and the dignity of the inner court will be exhausted, how to control the subordinates in the future? The Queen Mother is not convinced, then there is really no room for maneuver, she has no other way to go, who knows what she will do to the heir emperor who is raised by her side? It's a great trick, but it's just as risky.

Mr. Su had obviously already thought through the front and back, and at this time he talked eloquently, "If you do this, you should take a two-pronged approach." Outside, contact hundreds of officials to write a letter, ask the emperor to ascend the throne, and inside, contact the loyal and strong eunuchs who are loyal to the emperor, and rob the Qingning Palace. ”

There was a hint of ruthlessness on his face, "Then, please ask the queen regent to send the queen mother to Qing Xiu!" ”

What Qing Xiu means here, there is no need to say more, everyone was silent for a while, just staring at Lord Xiyang. Someone muttered softly, "The lord is abolished, ominous......"

There are one and two, and the minister's interference in the emperor's canonization and the selection of the regent of the harem is an extremely ominous sign. Once the balance of power is out of balance, even if the queen is on the throne with the support of civil officials, she will feel uneasy, and promoting eunuch relatives to check and balance is also her only choice, this kind of thing, just like Taizong seizing the throne and Emperor Daxing being abolished, although it seems to be a personal action, or they are all 'forced to be helpless', but the negative impact on future generations is extremely far-reaching. After all, it's easy to learn well, but it's hard to learn badly! With this incident, Lord Xiyang's seemingly peaceful political career in his later years suddenly became full of crises, and if he didn't get it right, he might end up ruined.

Lord Xiyang closed his eyes again, sat there like a stone Buddha, and was silent for a long time, Fang said in a low voice, "Tartary...... How's the movement? ”

Everyone was shocked - it has only been more than ten years since the capital was moved, and the country is strong, and many people's thinking has not yet changed, and they all think that the Tatar murderer is still thousands of miles away from the capital. I was awakened by the words of the elder of the pavilion: in the past ten years, the Daxing Emperor has lightly dismissed the meager endowment, and the people's strength has gradually eased at the same time, Tatar Shili has also warmed up, that is, at the end of last year, the Daxing Emperor has just reiterated the importance of rectifying the armed forces, which shows that the border situation is no longer so ideal.

No one would believe that the Tatars did not work carefully in the capital, and if they took advantage of the dispute between the monarch and the ministers, the time of the chaos in the DPRK and China came over...... From the border to the capital, it is two or three hundred miles away!

The atmosphere suddenly became dull again, and Mr. Su sighed in his heart: If it is according to him, he will still work hard to cut through the mess quickly. But at the age when Lord Xiyang is about to die, I am afraid that he no longer has such a sharp spirit.

He beat his spirit, and planned for the proprietor, "Since this is the case, it is better to rely on the old man-"

"Mr. Sue!"

"Brother Su!"

There was an exclamation in the room, and the rest of the staff members all stood up, either shocked or stared at Mr. Su with disdain. Mr. Su didn't smile at this, he looked at Lord Xiyang, and said in a deep voice, "The proprietor, now that he is already skilled, he should continue to make decisions, but he will suffer from it!" ”

Lord Xiyang shook his head, but he vetoed it very decisively, "The first lord treats me kindly, I am old, and the aftermath is just around the corner, if I betray the lord at this time, I am afraid that I will not even die at ease." ”

Lord Xiyang was indeed in the hands of Emperor Daxing, and was promoted to the head of the cabinet, and his words were plain, but they naturally reflected a firm determination. Only then did everyone show a sense of peace of mind and admiration, and some people with temperament also glanced at Mr. Su a few times.

Mr. Su doesn't care, as a staff member, he tries his best to make suggestions and make the proprietor take a few more paths, which is his duty, as for whether to adopt it or not, it is the proprietor's own business. It's just that now Lord Xiyang is not that or that, and he can't help but feel a little anxious: Dongyang doesn't need to say that Nanyang has always stood up by the holy will, and his attitude on this matter must be weak. The cabinet of three people has gone to the second, the British public is a military general, the status is not good to intervene in the dispute between the monarch, the five ministers, the rest is a Hu Daren, that is, a Ministry of Rites, the power is small, relying on seniority to stand up, in this matter, the orthodox faction seems to hold the righteousness, in fact, it is full of dangers, the proprietor has to take care of the feelings of the monarch and the ministers, and he is unwilling to take risks, how can this not make people anxious?

After several days of exhaustive calculations, Mr. Su already felt that his heart was exhausted, and at this time he also felt a dizziness in his brain, he stroked his forehead, took a deep breath, and forcibly suppressed the feeling of panic, and was about to calculate again, when a gentle knocking sound suddenly came from outside the house. A beautiful maid turned around and went out, came back in a short time, and whispered a few words in the ear of Lord Xiyang.

In Mr. Su's surprised gaze, Lord Xiyang, who has been silent tonight, like a stone carving, suddenly lifted his eyebrows, his eyes were shining, and he was happy to move the color for a while, and said three times in a row, "Okay!" Good! Good! ”

He almost couldn't wait to get to his feet, "Lead him into the ashram and talk!" ”

Mr. Su's heart also moved suddenly, he was surprised and delighted: judging from Dong Weng's performance, I am afraid that the turning point that Dong Weng has been waiting for has come!

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"A certain family is here today," don't look at Feng En in front of the emperor, he is so humble that he can't wait to let his forehead grow on the ground, as soon as he leaves the court, he is also full of shelves, even in front of Shoufu, he has the confidence to call himself a certain family. "It was ordered by the queen mother and the imperial concubine."

He took out an edict from his bosom and handed it to Lord Xiyang, "The treasure seal of the two palaces is here, and the old gentleman is invited to look at it." ”

Lord Xiyang just glanced at it, and saw that it was only briefly written that the two palaces did send Feng En to speak here, and what he said represented the meaning of the two palaces, so he put it aside, and first straightened his clothes and crown, and then he wanted to worship Feng En, "Chen Yang Dongli meets the envoy——"

Even if it was secretive, Feng En also came with his intentions, representing the will of the concubine, and this gift was done to the queen and the imperial concubine - but although Feng En felt a lot of face, he didn't dare to bear it, and hurriedly bent down to help him up, "Old man! Too much courtesy! You are old, please sit down, now the big and small masters, but they are counting on you! ”

"My father-in-law sits too." The situation was urgent, and neither of them was too humble, and after a few moments, they sat relatively peacefully, and Lord Xiyang personally poured tea for Feng En—there were only the two of them in the house, and there was no one else to serve. "I don't know if my father-in-law is here, but is it blocked?"

Feng En will come today, in fact, he has already explained his position, Lord Xiyang is not asking about the guards who guard the palace, with Feng En's identity as the head of the East Factory, no one can stop him. He asked about the position of the powers in the palace, the death of the Son of Heaven, the resignation of the imperial court, the celebrant could not approve the new emperor before he ascended the throne, and the cabinet and the palace had actually lost the ability to communicate news.

"No," Feng En shook his head, and suddenly showed a wry smile, "Even a certain family is here, old man, please think, will there be anyone in the palace heading towards the Ten Princes' Mansion?" ”

Feng En was ordered by Taizong to inspect the Taisun Palace in the past, offended the Taisun, and later the Taisun ascended the throne and was immediately thrown into idleness. Of course, in the future, he will master Dongchang, that is, he has the ability to win the favor of Emperor Daxing, but no matter what, it is true that he has a deep relationship with Qingning Palace, and even he does not support the Queen Mother to change the establishment of King Xiang, which shows that those big mink in the palace have a high degree of unity.

Hugh said that eunuchs were vicious, and in terms of loyalty, sometimes they were much better than scholars. Lord Xiyang sighed secretly in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "Is the emperor still healthy?" ”

"It's still healthy," Feng Endao said, "Qingning Palace is not a confidant palace person now, and it is difficult to enter the house, but last night, Jingci Xian Shi Niangniang entered Qingning Palace to visit the old lady and saw the emperor, and the emperor was raised in front of the old lady, and his spirit was still very stable." ”

One sentence was very informative, Lord Xiyang pondered for a moment, and before he could speak, Feng En said again, "But...... The fairy master Niangniang asked, the stronger the old lady's heart is, and she is already determined to establish King Xiang as the emperor. Inside and outside the Qingning Palace, there are healthy servants guarding us, and we can only enter the pilgrimage alone when we work in the imperial city......"

If the possibility of breaking into the palace was tactfully vetoed, Lord Xiyang's hope seemed to have been cut off at this time, his heart sank, and after thinking about it, he finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said, "In this way, please also ask your father-in-law to pass the word, the old minister will definitely not disappoint the queen mother." ”

This is tantamount to showing loyalty, stating that he will fight to the death with the Queen Mother, of course, it must be a big move, and the intensification of the situation seems to be uncontrollable. However, Feng En also smiled reassuringly—at this moment, he could finally be completely sure of Lord Xiyang's intentions.

"The two mothers are now in ruins. The two ladies said: 'The woman only knows her husband and children, and she can't take care of the affairs outside the palace, so she can only rely on the old gentleman, and we will do our best'," he said, "The queen has already sent a letter to the Ten Princes' Mansion, and if King Xiang still has the duty to be a minister and a brother, he will also take action." ”

King Xiang didn't move, in fact, it was equivalent to the biggest movement, otherwise, he would have been busy trying to avoid suspicion and prove his innocence. Not to mention the resignation of the table, how do you have to leave to go back to Changsha, at this time to stay in Beijing, even if you don't enter the palace, the intentions are very unpredictable. Even if you don't dare to really go back, it's good to make a gesture, but now that the queen wants to write in person, it can be said that there is no affection between uncle and sister-in-law, and they tear their faces. But this matter can indeed only be brought forward by the queen, and in the eyes of Lord Xiyang, the queen's actions are a little too late.

"The imperial concubine said again, maybe there is someone who can help a little." Feng En also said, "This person's name is Hu Lin, and he is an imperial doctor in the Tai Hospital, and Emperor Daxing Layue is ill, and Hu Lin is the chief doctor. ”

Lord Xiyang also had an impression of this matter, and for this reason, he and a few colleagues muttered: Everyone has been on duty in the Qianqing Palace, why can't you see it? The palace is already the imperial concubine, just look at the emperor when he is critically ill, as long as she serves by the side, the queen can only come to visit from time to time, and she knows that her relatives are far away. Even the attending doctor seems to be chosen by the imperial concubine, if something happens, the imperial concubine wants to fight for her adopted son, and when the time comes, I don't know what kind of turmoil will happen......

"Emperor Daxing's illness this time is also abnormal, only Hu Lin is used as the main treatment, and Ran Wanfang administers the needle, I don't know if the adults have an impression of this matter." Von asked further.

In the bottom of Lord Xiyang's heart, a premonition gradually rose, he nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Could it be that there is another hidden reason in this matter?" ”

"Not bad." Feng En's expression was solemn, and he said, "When Emperor Daxing Layue was ill, Hu Linbai was the imperial concubine, and this illness was actually because of the ...... in summer."

It is not easy to explain this intriguing story, and Feng En said it very carefully, not slowly, and every detail has been confirmed again and again from different angles. Lord Xiyang heard the strange light, and his heart was bright, and he already had a complete insight into the path hinted at by the two palaces.

Good! Although this matter is not big, it is enough to turn things around and lay the foundation for the country. Rao is his city is very deep, joy and anger are invisible, after these few days of suffering, suddenly got a turnaround, and can't help but feel agitated, as soon as Feng En finished speaking, he couldn't wait to ask in a deep voice, "Tai Hospital files, can they still be kept?" ”

"Qingning Palace didn't know anything about this matter, the imperial concubine only talked to the emperor, the emperor-" Feng En suddenly sighed and changed his words gloomily, "After Emperor Daxing heard about it, he immediately changed the attending doctor. Because of his sudden collapse, Hu Lin and Ran Wanfang are still in custody in Dongchang, but this is a routine matter, and the two have not suffered much hardship. ”

Regarding the details of Emperor Zhao's death, Lord Xiyang also remembers very clearly, Emperor Daxing had a headache at most and caused a genetic disease, which did not seem to be cured, but then again, after all, it was sudden death, and the imperial doctor also had to be investigated and demonstrate the prescription. Detained in Dongchang is not Jinyiwei, although he has expressed the power of Dongchang, but at this time, it seems that it is really a blessing from heaven, he said categorically, "Okay, father-in-law, you can report back to the two palaces, this matter, your subordinates know it, and naturally know how to handle it!" ”

Feng En bowed slightly, "A certain family will naturally send people to guard near the Tai Hospital Archives, so as not to be in case." ”

In just a few words, the two of them suddenly reached an agreement and drew up an unspoken tacit plan, and their mood was very different from a moment ago. Lord Xiyang was relaxed, but also a little puzzled: How did he come up with such valuable information today? If it had been a few days earlier, I was afraid that the situation would not have dragged on to this point at all......

"There is one more thing that needs to be fulfilled by the boss." Feng En seemed to see his doubts, and said solemnly, "The imperial concubine Niangniang has been detained in the side hall a few days ago, waiting for the burial, and has not been able to get out of trouble, because she can't tell the queen about this. It was only after the queen mother rescued her yesterday that she learned about it...... If King Xiang ascends the throne, everything will be suspended, but if the emperor can ascend the throne, I am afraid that the old lady will be angry, but it will be the imperial concubine Niangniang......"

The imperial concubine single-handedly presided over the illness of Emperor Daxing, which is a well-known thing, her behavior was already suspicious, and now that the details are revealed, the queen mother must know that she did it unless she is stupid. And even if the heir emperor ascends the throne, she is still the queen mother, and it may be difficult to embarrass the queen, but it is not difficult to force the imperial concubine to be martyred.

"After all, the queen is a daughter-in-law, but I am afraid that I will not be able to keep the imperial concubine." Feng Endao, "Please also ask Lord Xiyang to read on her slight merits, and then slightly return to the little protection." The Queen also misses you for your kindness. ”

After that, he looked at Lord Xiyang calmly, and didn't seem to intend to explain anything more.

Lord Xiyang's mind was already spinning rapidly: the concubine was not compatible, and it was not news. In fact, the fact that the two of them were able to work together to give orders was beyond their expectations. Feng En's words have revealed a lot of information just now, as soon as the imperial concubine got out of trouble, Jingci Immortal Master went to Qingning Palace, the queen wrote a letter to the Ten Princes' Mansion, and Feng En sent a message to himself...... If there is no accident, these three actions are the handiwork of the imperial concubine, this woman, I am afraid that it is not simple!

Did the queen really want to save her? But not necessarily, most of them have no plan to break the situation, and they just go to the doctor in a hurry to make an exchange. The emperor is still young, and the imperial concubine is the adoptive mother of the emperor's second son, is it really necessary to keep such a powerful character in the harem? If there is only one queen left, everything will be much more refreshing.

Glancing at Feng En, seeing that he seemed to be smiling but not smiling, Lord Xiyang's heart moved, and suddenly his thoughts turned - the queen is short, and the imperial concubine is long. If everything goes well, between himself and the queen mother, there has been a hatred that cannot be cleaned, and if you don't leave an arm by the queen's side, I'm afraid that the queen will not be able to sit firmly in the position of the lord of the harem! If the Queen Mother overturns and regains power......

Besides, I heard that this woman has a deep relationship with Quan Jue around the emperor, if it weren't for her threading the needle, maybe the empress might not be able to determine Feng En's position and establish a relationship of trust with him. Went deeper and said, sending Feng En over, do you know if he is not calming his heart and strengthening his will? Even Feng En has fallen to the emperor, and there is no need to doubt the hearts of the people in the palace. All these plans, if they are from the handwriting of the imperial concubine, then after the matter is completed, the curtain will be lowered to listen to the government, who is behind this curtain-

The thoughts that came one after another, like beads on the abacus, made a crisp ticking sound in his mind, and Lord Xiyang also replied solemnly, "Please also rest assured that the two mothers will do their best to protect the imperial concubine." ”

Feng En finally smiled, got up and saluted, "The slave maid will write down this on behalf of the two mothers!" ”

Without further ado, even the first assistant will not play any slow pace at this time, just early the next morning, rumors have spread all over the officialdom of the capital, pointing to the real cause of the emperor's death.

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