Bedroom.

Emperor Xiang Yanran has been extremely ill in the past few days, with a high fever and shortness of breath. Occasionally waking up, he was also in a daze, muttering a few words in his mouth, and then fell asleep again after a while.

The imperial doctor ordered Song Yi to take a group of imperial doctors to diagnose the disease, and his eyes were red.

The emperor's serious illness came too quickly and suddenly, which made them all frightened in their hearts.

Empress Dowager Shen, Empress Cui, and Prince Xiang Tiange were all accompanied by the bed at any time, and they did not dare to leave the emperor's bedroom for a moment.

Cai and the great eunuch actually said one less person.

In addition to the queen mother, queen, and crown prince, there is also the uncle Shen Dafu, who is also accompanied in the palace.

Empress Dowager Shen is nearly seventy years old, she is already very old, and she feels that there is no absolutely reliable person around her, so she recruited her younger brother Shen Dafu to her side, and there is also a reliable person to call her.

As for the other concubines and concubines, they were ordered by the Empress Dowager Shen that none of them were allowed to come. lest there be extraneous branches, accidents, and sons.

"Queen Mother, the minister did his best!

Two months ago, when the emperor was first ill, the minister advised him to cultivate for half a month, and not to work early in the morning, but the emperor did not listen. The disease has not been rooted.

A few days ago, the emperor drove out on an expedition, and after returning to the palace, the disease worsened. The minister did his best... But the emperor still couldn't wake up. Still, schedule as early as possible...! ”

Song Yi cried at Empress Dowager Shen.

Empress Dowager Shen was beside the bed, also wiping her tears, sighing, "The mourning family is old, the energy is low, and I didn't look at the emperor carefully, if it was decades earlier, I would definitely urge the emperor to recuperate, and I would never make such a big mistake!" ”

Empress Cui and Prince Xiang Tiange, mother and son, hugged their heads and cried.

Emperor Xiang Yanran was lying on the dragon couch and suddenly woke up leisurely.

"Your Majesty, how are you?"

Empress Dowager Shen and Empress Cui couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"The son's illness is self-aware. Da Chu is in a critical period, how can the sons and daughters not deal with the government every day? The battle of Danyang is a matter of life and death for my Great Chu, facing Xiang Bi, the king of Wu, how can Erchen not fight in person? ”

Xiang Yanran's face flushed, she looked at Empress Dowager Shen with her eyes open, and said softly: "Erchen returns to the light, I'm afraid that time is running out, and it can last a few days." Let's get the big deal done! ”

Empress Dowager Shen also knew that now was not the time for parents to be short, so she wiped her tears and said: "The selection of the crown princess is quite important!" Does the emperor have a favorite candidate? ”

"The queen mother decides!"

Xiang Yanran said.

He is not familiar with the younger children.

"The queen mother has been thinking about this for many years and has found a few suitable candidates."

"Shen Xiaomei of Shen Mansion, dignified and elegant, quiet and delicate, fourteen years old, immediately declared the crown prince and concubine. When the crown prince ascends the throne, he will be the queen. ”

"There is also Xiao Gongwang's granddaughter, Xiao Xiao, the county lord, thirteen years old. The queen mother has seen her a few times in the palace, and her conduct looks good, she can be a concubine! After two or three years, when Shen Xiaomei gives birth to the prince and her status is stable, it will not be too late to marry her into the palace. ”

Empress Dowager Shen said.

"Okay!"

Emperor Xiang Yanran glanced at Empress Dowager Shen.

This Shen family... Except for the Empress Dowager Shen, no one can be on the stage. He has always disliked the Shen family, and rarely summons people from the Shen family. However, he is dying, and now he still needs Empress Dowager Shen to preside over the overall situation.

Shen Xiaomei, he has no impression, and he doesn't know how people are.

It's just that the Empress Dowager Shen's opinion, the emperor doesn't have time to care about these things, so he has to agree.

Prince Xiang Tiange knelt aside, listening depressed.

This Shen Xiaomei, he has often played together since he was a child, of course he is familiar, a bit of a local tyrant and a little childish, alas~! has a buddy like Shen Wanbao, and he wants to marry his sister as the queen.

As for the county lord Xiao Xiao, the arrogant gate valve girl, her temper is bigger than the other.

Alas, his crown prince is also miserable.

Shen Dafu knelt on the side, and couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the words, and tears flowed down his face.

Shen Xiaomei married the crown prince as a concubine, and she was the queen.

The Shen family is out of the house, and it is unspeakably expensive.

The Shen family finally has another backer.

is still the Empress Dowager Shen, who is still smart, and always thinks about the wealth of the Shen family. This time, let the Shen family be stable and rich for decades.

Even if the Empress Dowager Shen dies, Shen Xiaomei, as the queen, can support the Shen family.

After this matter is dealt with, the harem is at least stable.

...

Cai and the great eunuch came in a hurry, and when they saw that Emperor Xiang Yanran had woken up, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, kowtowed, and cried with joy: "Your Majesty, you can be regarded as awake!" Just now, Prime Minister Kong asked to see him outside the palace, and there was a great news of great news! ”

"Ho Xi?"

"The hussar general Xiao Duhou and the Wei general Li Yu crossed the river to the north today and defeated the coalition army of the ten princes at the Wujiang camp, and the 500,000 army was wiped out. The rebel kings fled to death, and the imperial army was chasing. After this battle, Jiangbei has won the game! ”

Cai He hurriedly said.

"Good, great! The small dusk marquis Jiangbei is stable. ”

Xiang Yanran's eyes lit up, and his spirit was suddenly shocked, and he wanted to get up. However, he was so agitated that he coughed violently.

Soon, Xiang Yanran lay on the bed again, looking a little depressed.

He sighed and gave up on getting up.

He knew that his condition was serious this time, and the attack was too fierce. I'm afraid, it's hard to survive.

King Wu Xiangbi was destroyed, and Jiangnan was stable.

The alliance of the princes of the Ten Roads was destroyed, and Jiangbei was stable.

In the world of the Great Chu Dynasty, he worked hard all his life, survived a catastrophe, leveled the princes of the Ten Roads, and finally stabilized it.

After recovering these fiefdoms of the ten kingdoms, the national strength of the Great Chu Dynasty will skyrocket, and the finances, grain and grass, and soldiers can be greatly increased by nearly double.

The internal troubles have been eliminated, and there will be great hope for the Xiongnu in the northern expedition.

It's a pity, I'm afraid he won't see the day of the northern expedition against the Huns.

"Immediately, Prime Minister Xuan Kong Hanyou, Imperial Historian Wang Su, Minister Jiuqing, come to see me!"

Xiang Yanran said.

It's a pity that Taiwei Li Rong is still guarding the frontier in the northern Shuofang area, not in the imperial capital of Jinling.

Otherwise, Taiwei Li Rong is the most suitable for the military minister.

He was not very worried about Wang Su and Kong Hanyou, as well as the ministers of Jiuqing.

Wang Su is now the leader of the Gate Lord's Noble Faction.

And Kong Hanyou is the leader of the Confucian sect.

They all have their own selfish intentions, thinking about the interests of their own faction first, and when they encounter major events, they may not put the interests of the Great Chu Dynasty first and the Xiang family and the royal family of the Xiang family first.

Once they take control of the government, the Gengzi New Deal that he has worked so hard to do may die halfway through, come to an abrupt end, and will have to go back to a few years ago.

Taiwei Li Rong couldn't come back in the past few days.

Empress Dowager Shen is also old, and her energy is low, so she can't cope with the changes in the court.

can only let the little dusk marquis come back, and take a top first, in case Prime Minister Kong Hanyou and the imperial historian Wang Su set aside the young prince.

"Cai He, you go on a trip, go to Jiangbei quickly, Xuan Hussar General Xiao Duhou, Wei General Li Yu back to Jinling, come and see me quickly! Don't delay! Let the two of them enter the palace together with the three ministers and the nine ministers. ”

Xiang Yanran thought for a moment.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Cai and the big eunuch hurriedly took the order, took some little eunuchs, rushed out of the palace, rushed to Jiangbei in the starry night, and quickly recruited the little dusk marquis and the county lord of Danyang to return to Jinling City.

Before the emperor was unconscious, the Empress Dowager Shen had the final say. Now that the emperor is awake, of course listen to the emperor.