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With the summons of Emperor Deqing, Zhao Junchen, Zhu Hejian, Zuo Lanshan, Bao Wenjie and others entered the Taihe Palace.

Among the crowds, Zhao Junchen and Zhu Hejian are the most eye-catching.

Zhao Junchen and Zhu Hejian, one is a newly promoted cabinet assistant, and the other is about to become the new crown prince, both of whom are important and immeasurable figures.

Considering the current age of the two of them, if nothing else, these two people will definitely become the protagonists of the temple center in the next thirty or fifty years! The changes in the pattern and future direction of the center of the imperial court are inseparable from the will and attitude of the two of them no matter what!

With such an idea, all the court officials in the Taihe Hall couldn't help but turn around and look.

Many people think in their hearts that the scene of Zhao Junchen and Zhu Hejian entering the Taihe Hall side by side on this day will definitely become a historic scene.

However, after seeing the scene of Zhao Junchen and Zhu Hejian entering the Taihe Palace, everyone was stunned like Emperor Deqing.

Because, when he entered the Taihe Palace, Zhao Junchen was supported by Zhu Hejian when he walked!

I saw that Zhao Junchen's face was slightly pale, his expression was full of weakness and haggardness, and he also looked weak in his legs and feet when he took steps, as if he had not recovered from a serious illness.

Perhaps in order to take care of the "weak and powerless" Zhao Junchen, when Zhu Hejian, who is now "physically healed" and "energetic", supported Zhao Junchen to walk, he deliberately slowed down the speed, and it was enough to spend a cup of tea before the two walked from outside the Taihe Hall to Emperor Deqing.

Finally walked to the bottom of the imperial steps, Zhao Junchen gasped a few times, and then bowed to the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian with a grateful expression: "Thank you for taking care of His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince...... Alas, my physical condition is too poor, if it weren't for the support of His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, I am afraid that I would not be able to finish this journey at all. ”

As he spoke, a trace of complicated emotions flashed in the depths of Zhao Junchen's eyes, both sarcasm and admiration.

Hearing Zhao Junchen's words of gratitude, Zhu Hejian raised his sleeve and wiped the sweat on his forehead, taking the opportunity to block the ruthlessness and hatred in his eyes.

Then, Zhu Hejian quickly regained his gentle and polite appearance, bowed back to Zhao Junchen, and said: "Zhao Gechen doesn't need to thank you, you are a great hero of the imperial court, and the current weakness is also because you have done your best for the people of the imperial court, and I should make a little effort." ”

As he spoke, Zhu Hejian secretly gritted his teeth, but his voice was still a little trembling.

At this time, Zhu Hejian's sweat was completely soaked in his underwear, his body trembled slightly, and he only felt dizzy, as if he would fall unconscious at any time, but his willpower was extremely firm, and he was still strong and self-reliant.

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In fact, because of the careful treatment of the divine doctor Zhang Decheng, Zhao Junchen's physical condition has gradually recovered, and he is fully capable of entering the Taihe Hall by himself.

However, after Zhao Junchen arrived outside the noon gate in a sedan chair, he deliberately made a request, claiming that he was weak and weak in his legs and feet, and hoped that Zhu Hejian would personally support him to enter the Taihe Palace to meet Emperor Deqing.

Zhu Hejian is now creating his image of being gentle and polite and sympathetic to hundreds of officials, and it is naturally impossible to refuse Zhao Junchen's request in front of everyone!

And Zhao Junchen's request, on the one hand, is to pave the way for his resignation in advance, and on the other hand, it is also to plot against Zhu Hejian and take revenge on Zhu Hejian for calculating his own affairs this time.

Zhao Junchen is very aware of Zhu Hejian's physical condition - in short, Zhu Hejian's current physical condition is much worse than Zhao Junchen's.

Zhu Hejian is not only congenitally deficient, but also extremely serious special physique - that is, what is often referred to as allergic reactions in later generations, once he is exposed to allergens, he will have asthma, coma, convulsions and other manifestations.

Over the years, Zhu Hejian has been using his allergies to pretend to be sick in order to stay in the center of the capital, whenever the imperial doctor diagnoses his body, Zhu Hejian will contact his allergens in advance, and will soon become a cold and sickly body, weak pulse, and Chinese medicine practitioners do not understand the principle of allergic reactions, so naturally they cannot find the cause, and can only attribute Zhu Hejian's symptoms to congenital deficiencies and wind evil.

It wasn't until Emperor Deqing made up his mind to depose the crown prince and replace the prince that Zhu Hejian finally stopped deliberately damaging his body by using his allergy symptoms, and it seemed that his body was cured.

However, Zhu Hejian has deliberately caused his allergies for a long time and frequently over the years, and often takes some big tonic medicine to forcibly refresh his mind, how much damage has it done to his body?

Therefore, Zhu Hejian seems to have recovered from his illness, but his physical condition is still extremely poor, and he deliberately pretends to be full of physical strength and energy, just to dispel the doubts of Emperor Deqing and hundreds of officials, and smoothly inherit the position of prince!

On this day, Zhu Hejian rode a horse for dozens of miles, and waited for Zhao Junchen for more than an hour with the cold wind, and he had already exhausted his mental and physical strength, just relying on the ginseng tablets secretly contained in the bottom of his tongue to forcibly refresh his mind and grit his teeth to hold on.

The distance between the noon gate and the Taihe Hall is more than 400 zhang, after Zhu Hejian was forced to agree to Zhao Junchen's request for support, Zhao Junchen also deliberately made it bad, and pressed all the weight of his body on Zhu Hejian's body.

Zhao Junchen's approach was to speed up the consumption of Zhu Hejian's physical strength and spirit.

If Zhu Hejian is exhausted and faints on the spot, his true physical condition will be completely exposed, and all the disguises that he has been seemingly energetic for a while will be wasted!

At that time, Emperor Deqing will reconsider the matter of making Zhu Hejian the new prince, and Zhao Junchen will be able to easily get rid of a major disaster in the future.

However, Zhu Hejian's firmness of will was completely beyond Zhao Junchen's expectations.

When Zhu Hejian helped Zhao Junchen walk, Zhao Junchen could clearly feel Zhu Hejian's body trembling, obviously the end of the crossbow, but he still gritted his teeth and held on, without showing any flaws, let alone falling or falling into a coma.

After entering the Taihe Palace, the pace of the two of them was slow, it seemed that Zhu Hejian was trying to take care of Zhao Junchen's physical condition, but in fact, Zhu Hejian himself was already at the end of his crossbow, even if he wanted to, he couldn't get up quickly.

Therefore, Zhao Junchen's eyes when he looked at Zhu Hejian at this time were full of ridicule and admiration, not only to ridicule Zhu Hejian's sacrifice to satisfy his ambitions, but also to admire Zhu Hejian's firmness!

And Zhu Hejian was also faintly aware of Zhao Junchen's intentions, so his eyes were full of ruthlessness.

If he hadn't secretly chewed and swallowed the ginseng slices contained in the bottom of his tongue into his abdomen, forcibly improving some physical strength and spirit, I am afraid that he would have passed out halfway!

But on the surface, the two still get along harmoniously and like each other!

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said that Emperor Deqing did not find out that Zhao Junchen was plotting against Zhu Hejian.

After seeing Zhu Hejian helping Zhao Junchen into the Taihe Palace, Emperor Deqing's attention was focused on Zhao Junchen's body, and he did not notice Zhu Hejian's face sweating and his body trembling slightly.

At present, it is the critical period when the center of the imperial court most urgently needs Zhao Junchen's contribution, if Zhao Junchen is seriously ill at this time, the household department will not be able to quickly get back on track, whether it is the front-line war or the situation in the temple, it will be completely chaotic!

After Zhao Junchen and Zhu Hejian exchanged a few polite words, they were about to salute Emperor Deqing, but Emperor Deqing hurriedly said: "Zhao Aiqing is unwell, don't be polite, get up quickly!" ”

After stopping Zhao Junchen's salute, Emperor Deqing looked at Zhao Junchen carefully and asked with a concerned expression: "I haven't seen Zhao Aiqing for three months, what's wrong with Zhao Aiqing's body?" Why do you need someone to walk with support? Could it be that he is seriously ill? ”

After Zhao Junchen sighed, he explained with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, after the minister arrived at the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu this time, because the situation there is too complicated, and the military and political affairs are also extremely heavy, the minister does not dare to live up to His Majesty's trust, and has been conscientious, forgetting to sleep and eat, especially during the battle against the Mongolian coalition army, he is even more day and night, tired, so he exhausted his mental strength and vitality, and when everything was settled, he soon fell seriously ill, and he has not recovered. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen's face was bitter, and he said: "I really don't hide it from Your Majesty, before the minister left the Huamachi camp, he was in a coma and almost died, if it wasn't for the minister who discovered his body in advance, and invited the divine doctor Zhang Decheng from the capital to the Huamachi camp in time, I'm afraid that I will never see Your Majesty again!" ”

Then, Zhao Junchen hesitated slightly, but soon showed a firm attitude, as if he had made up some determination, and said again: "Thanks to His Majesty's trust, the minister has been repeatedly promoted and reused, and so far he has become a young master of the dynasty and a scholar of the East Pavilion, and can enter the cabinet to assist the government and set an example for hundreds of officials.

But the minister's body is already overwhelmed, according to Doctor Zhang, the minister must recuperate for a long time, and can no longer have any hard work, otherwise his life will be endangered, this situation is obviously not suitable to continue to stay in the court to shoulder heavy responsibilities, it will only cause trouble and delay His Majesty and colleagues...... Therefore, I hope that Your Majesty will allow the minister to resign from illness! ”

After speaking, Zhao Junchen ignored Emperor Deqing's obstruction, knelt down and saluted again, his expression full of shame that he could not repay Emperor Deqing.

After listening to Zhao Junchen's words, a trace of doubt and gloom flashed in Emperor Deqing's eyes.

Now is the time when the imperial court is most inseparable from Zhao Junchen, but Zhao Junchen chose to resign from illness at this time, Emperor Deqing inevitably suspected Zhao Junchen's intentions, thinking that Zhao Junchen's actions were to blackmail himself!

But on the surface, Emperor Deqing looked moved, and sighed: "Zhao Aiqing has done a lot of important things for the benefit of the country and the people in Shaanxi and Gansu during this time, and there are also great achievements in the total annihilation of the Mongolian coalition army, I have been deeply gratified these days, but I didn't expect Zhao Aiqing to pay so much, and even have a situation of overwork and illness, Zhao Aiqing's loyalty is really an example of a hundred officials!" ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Deqing changed his words and said: "However, with Zhao Aiqing's current age, it is a pity to resign so easily!" Zhao Aiqing is the pillar of the country, and the court can easily leave you! Even if the condition is serious, you may be cured when you can, and you don't have to rush to call the illness and resign...... Well, the medical skills of the Divine Doctor Zhang, I am naturally trustworthy, speaking of the body of Lao Qi is cured by the Divine Doctor Zhang, but my palace is also a gathering of famous doctors in the world, as the so-called art industry has a specialization, maybe the Divine Doctor Zhang's helpless condition can be rejuvenated by the diagnosis and treatment of my imperial doctor! ”

After speaking, Emperor Deqing raised his voice and said: "Spread my will, summon the imperial doctor Wen Caining to come to Taihe Palace, and diagnose Zhao Aiqing's body in front of me and hundreds of officials!" ”

Wen Caining is the head of the imperial doctor in the palace, and his medical skills are not inferior to Zhang Decheng, and he is also a confidant of Emperor Deqing.

Emperor Deqing suspected that Zhao Junchen was pretending to be sick to blackmail him, so naturally he couldn't believe Zhang Decheng's diagnosis, so he asked Wen Caining to confirm it personally.

For Emperor Deqing's decision, Zhao Junchen is not afraid at all, he is indeed seriously overdrawn at present, there are still a large number of tonic residues in his body, and his physical condition is slightly better than Zhu Hejian, Wen Caining's diagnosis will only confirm Zhao Junchen's statement.

And at this time, seeing that the duet between Zhao Junchen and Emperor Deqing came to an end, Zhu Hejian, the seventh prince on the side, finally recovered some vitality.

I saw Zhu Hejian suddenly raise his voice and say: "Father, now you and the hundred officials are discussing the affairs of the court, but the son is just a prince and should not be involved. ”

After hearing Zhu Hejian's words, Emperor Deqing was stunned again.

Emperor Deqing hoped that Zhu Hejian would stay in the Taihe Palace, and now it was a great opportunity for the officials to get acquainted with him.

But Zhu Hejian's statement is indeed reasonable, when he has not officially become the crown prince, Zhu Hejian is obviously not suitable to participate in court politics.

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Emperor Deqing's attention was still focused on Zhao Junchen, so he didn't think much about it, and after a little hesitation, he nodded and said, "In that case, Old Seven, you can go back to your own mansion to rest, and I will talk to you tomorrow." ”

Zhu Hejian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately saluted and said goodbye to Emperor Deqing, and then forcibly endured his dizziness and left the Taihe Hall as fast as he could.

Of course, Zhu Hejian is already exhausted, even if he uses his fastest speed, it is just an ordinary speed in the eyes of others.

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said that after seeing Zhu Hejian walking out of the Taihe Hall with vain steps, the eunuch Jia Lun immediately walked to Zhu Heyu's side and stretched out his hand to support Zhu Hejian's body.

After having support, Zhu Hejian suddenly collapsed on Jia Lun's body.

Zhu Hejian commanded in a weak tone: "Quick! Get out of the palace quickly! My present situation must not be discovered! ”

Jia Lun nodded slightly, on the surface he was just supporting Zhu Hejian, but in fact, he was bearing all the weight of Zhu Hejian's body, and rushed outside the noon gate in this way.

Outside the noon gate, Zhu Hejian did not delay, and immediately sat in the sedan chair with the help of Jia Lun, but he no longer had the strength to ride a horse.

After entering the closed environment of the sedan chair, Zhu Hejian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Recalling Zhao Junchen's performance, nine times out of ten he deliberately plotted against himself, Zhu Hejian gritted his teeth and said: "Zhao Junchen's methods are so vicious!" This revenge will be avenged! ”

Zhu Hejian has been able to hold on until now, completely relying on his breath, and now he is finally a little relaxed, and he suddenly feels dizzy.

"Quick...... Go home! ”

After exhausting the last bit of strength and saying this, Zhu Hejian's body suddenly weakened, and then he was completely unconscious.

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