It was the seventh year of the Great Tomorrow Apocalypse (1627 AD), the 21st day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar.

After taking a nap, King Zhu Youzhen made an exception and did not go to the courtyard for a stroll, but sat on the bed alone and shook his head and sighed.

After staying in the palace of King Xin, because of Zhou Xiaoniang's careful care, Zhu Youzhen's life gradually became regular: in the morning, he either read some policy and historical classics, or studied the acupuncture and cheating works of the dynasty collected by Zhang Hou; In the afternoon, I went to the courtyard to take a stroll to digest what I had learned in the morning and look for the gains and losses; In the evening, I read the newspaper of the imperial court, or listen to the current political news collected by Zhou Xiaoniang.

It should be said that Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, is also a person who is willing to persevere, and after forming a habit, he has rarely changed, Zhou Xiaoniang couldn't help but look at him puzzled and said, "What is this for?" ”

In addition to life, Zhou Xiaoniang never asked him about it. Listening to her question, he knew that she was caring about herself, so he took her into his arms mercilessly, his face pressed tightly against her long black hair that exuded a strange fragrance, and sighed: "Alas, the days of the imperial brother are probably numbered." ”

She had heard about it, and her heart was sad, but she still persuaded: "The emperor is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, which is a pity, but people's fate is destined, and manpower cannot go against the sky after all." ”

He said solemnly: "The imperial brother is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, although it is a pity, but it is even more a pity that the Ming Dynasty has thousands of miles of rivers and mountains." ”

Hearing him mention the Ming Dynasty, due to the ancestral motto of "the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics", although she was still puzzled, she still lowered her head and stopped talking.

Seeing that she didn't answer, he immediately realized his gaffe, but he held it back for too long, and still said regardless of it: "There is a gelding dog dictatorship, persecution of Qingliu, causing the government to be blind, and people in many places have risen up to resist; Outside, there are Houjin tigers eyeing each other, from time to time committing crimes against our borders and robbing our border people, and they are trapped both internally and externally, which cannot but make people worry. ”

She couldn't express her position, but when she saw that he looked at herself with an inquiring face after he finished speaking, she couldn't stop talking, so she said tentatively: "When the emperor chooses the successor, the husband, as the emperor's uncle, will do his best to assist and turn things around." ”

"Successor? Alas. He sighed, looking decadent and grieved.

She knew that the emperor's princes had all died at the hands of the geldings, and even if they were not born, only Concubine Wei, who was not sure whether it was true or false, was conceived, and Concubine Wei was Wei Zhongxian's grandniece.

He had told her about this more than once, and she didn't know what to do, so she could only continue to comfort: "Husband, don't worry, even if Concubine Wei is the niece and granddaughter of the gelding dog, what she is pregnant with is still the dragon seed of our Zhu family after all, and it is stronger than the country falling into the hands of others after all." ”

"The dragon species of the Zhu family? Hmph, not necessarily, right? He sneered and asked rhetorically, almost heartbroken: "Who can blame this?" I can only blame the royal brother for being too confused, cocooning and self-restraint. ”

She felt that it was not good to mix up those rumors, thought about it, and said: "Although the emperor is sometimes confused, the husband should still believe in the emperor, the emperor is the mandate of heaven, and I believe that he will have a way to solve it." ”

"Destiny? You still believe it. As he spoke, he felt that his words were a little heavier, and said: "Really, no one believes this except you, after all, power and interests are the most real." Jiangshan Sheji is not his carpenter's work, he is illiterate, what else can he do? It would be nice if he stopped making jokes. ”

She had heard a lot of jokes about the Emperor of the Apocalypse in private. When I listened to it before, I thought it was funny and laughed, but at this time, I deeply felt the helplessness of King Xin, and I didn't know how to answer his words for a while.

But I heard him say again: "Back then, after the Jiangxi Fu Army suppressed the Kou rebellion, the last chapter reported the victory, and there was a sentence in the chapter 'chasing the north', saying that they ran around in order to quell the rebellion, which was very hard.

He Fei, a close confidant of the gelding dog, didn't have much ink in his chest, and pronounced 'chasing the north' as 'chasing the north'. It is explained that 'chassing' means 'chasing and fleeing', and 'chasing north' is 'chasing stolen goods'.

The imperial brother was furious, and the Jiangxi Fujun not only failed to get the reward, but was punished by 'fines'. Do you say that people laugh or not?

It's just a matter of inwardness, and there will always be a day of correction. Externally, he actually made jokes, and once, the three kingdoms sent envoys to pay tribute......"

As he was talking, he heard the eunuch screaming at the ram's throat: "The queen's decree has arrived-"

"The Queen's Will? If the imperial sister-in-law never preaches the decree when she has something, it is not that the royal brother has ......"

Guessing, Zhu Youzhen and Zhou Xiaoniang were stunned, didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, just about to speak, but listened to the edict of the eunuch and said: "The queen's mother's decree, I ordered the letter to King Zhu Youzhen to enter the palace immediately after receiving the decree, there must be no mistake!" ”

King Xin said, "Minister Zhu Youzhen receives the order", and couldn't help but turn around to look at Zhou Xiaoniang, but seeing that Zhou Xiaoniang was also looking at him, he nodded, didn't speak, got up and shook her hand vigorously, and went straight to the palace with the eunuch who passed the decree.

Entering the palace, the Emperor of the Apocalypse happened to wake up again. The king of letters, Zhu Youzhen, hurriedly approached to greet him.

Emperor Apocalypse's eyes flashed, he grabbed his hand weakly, his lips kept moving, because the voice was too low, and Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, listened hard to listen to it:

I should be Yao Shun, reuse Wei Zhongxian, and treat the imperial sister-in-law well......

King Xin was unprepared and at a loss, and said repeatedly: "The younger brother is not virtuous and incompetent, how dare he take on such a great responsibility?" ”

This coke spoiled a person, who? Wei Zhongxian.

Because Empress Zhang issued a strict decree that "no one is allowed to trespass without permission", Wei Zhongxian could not find out the situation of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and he couldn't help but be secretly anxious.

In order to restrain this anxiety, he forced himself to think: "It should be fine, didn't the emperor already say it when he visited Concubine Wei, and the prince conceived by Concubine Wei will inherit the throne." Although this is what the emperor said excitedly, the emperor is such a person, and it is often difficult to change what he says. ”

Thinking about it, Wei Zhongxian had some confidence, but he still couldn't help but think again: "But, after all, she is still an unborn, Zhang Yan has always been strongly opposed, she has isolated the emperor again these days, and she will not slander again, what if there are variables?" In that case......"

Wei Zhongxian didn't dare to think about it anymore, and hurried to discuss countermeasures with the Hakka clan. Before he could speak, he heard that he was anxious to send a letter to the king into the palace, and he had already guessed nine times out of ten, and was busy coming over to listen to the news.

It happened just as he had feared. Undoubtedly, he was most afraid of King Xin's succession, and his heart was like knocking over the five-flavor bottle, which was not what it tasted like. Seeing that the king of faith repeatedly refused, how could he have any reason not to like it?

Since Empress Zhang has been in the same boat as Wei Zhongxian, he is happy, Empress Zhang will be anxious, ignoring the repeated obstructions of his cronies, he turned out from behind the screen and said: "You are the only one to inherit this great position, and the king must not shirk again!" You must know that the ancestors of the Zhu family are all watching you. With that, he rushed to Wei Zhongxian's mouth.

King Xin understood, and when he remembered the strange feeling he had when he entered the palace, he turned to look at the Emperor of the Apocalypse, but when he saw that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was speechless, he frequently rushed to his chin, his heart was sour, he paused, knelt down in front of the Emperor of the Apocalypse's couch and kowtowed again and again: "Brother is ordered!" Brother on order! ”