A fire, blazing. The whole forest turned into purgatory.

Yin Yang, who was in a coma, was awakened by the heat wave of the fire, and hurriedly got up and retreated a few steps before suddenly coming back to his senses, and suddenly the whole person was stunned!

"Your Highness! …… Your Highness!! Looking at the sea of fire in front of him, Yin Yang shouted hysterically, and then, the iron-clad man fell to his knees helplessly and cried loudly.

"His subordinates are incompetent and can't keep His Highness safe, and now they can't even save His Highness's body! …… I—What face do I have to live in the world? ”

With a sad cry, Yin Yang drew his knife and rested it on his neck.

Just as he was about to do it, he suddenly had a stir in his mind - "No! Life to see people, death to see corpses! Besides, even if His Royal Highness has been killed, I must report this matter to the government and the court, and bring the murderer to justice, so as to give the world the truth. Otherwise, wouldn't His Highness have died in vain?! ”

Thinking of this, Yin Yang slowly put down the knife, put the knife into the sheath, and knelt on the ground with tears in his eyes and kowtowed a few times to the sea of fire. He got up and searched for other colleagues and horses, but found nothing, and presumably all of them were burned to the sea. At the moment, he had to press the grief and indignation, and ran away in the direction of Anning County.

On the same day, after the Anding County Ya pressed to Yin Yang to report the case, he immediately sent all his manpower to search the big forest, but only after the fire was extinguished, he found a few charred corpses that could not be identified at all. The whole of Anding County panicked, the prince was attacked and killed in the territory, this is a big deal!

In a panic, the county government had to quickly report the matter to the top boss Jingzhou Prefecture. Immediately, an earthquake occurred in the entire Jingzhou, and the whole state was shocked and in an uproar. The people and horses of the military government where the Jingzhou Prefecture is located were all dispatched, and nearly 10,000 people once again turned the entire forest and every inch of land up and down Jingzhou, and they did not find any clues related to Li Ke at all.

When his subordinates were busy with this matter, Jingzhou Thorn Shi wrote down the song and reported it to the imperial court.

Although Jingzhou has done a good job of secrecy as much as possible, the world has an impermeable wall, and within a few days, the news of King Wu's assassination in Anding County, Jingzhou, shook the capital and the world in an uproar!

The entire imperial court is even more chaotic!

It was Fang Xuanling who received the report from Jingzhou. He has always been an old man, but he almost fainted on the spot, and he didn't know how to report the matter to the emperor. When he went to the imperial study to see Li Shimin, Li Shimin was chatting and laughing with his eldest grandson Wuji, and he was in a good mood.

Seeing Fang Xuanling's rare frightened and nervous expression, Li Shimin asked him in surprise what had happened? Fang Xuanling knew that the matter could not be hidden, and he had to come up with countermeasures at the first time, so he handed over the report to Li Shimin to see.

After Li Shimin finished reading the report, the whole person instantly seemed to be petrified, not moving, not speaking, and even his eyes were dull, but his face was as white as white paper.

"Your Majesty...... Take care! Fang Xuanling, who had also experienced the pain of losing his son, couldn't help but burst into tears and knelt on the ground to beg.

The eldest grandson Wuji was shocked, and he couldn't care about the etiquette of the monarch and the ministers, so he almost snatched the report from the stupid Li Shimin and looked at it, and exclaimed on the spot - "Ah!! …… This! ”

Li Shimin suddenly felt dizzy and shook his forehead with his hand. Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji were shocked, and hurriedly hugged him left and right and helped him sit down.

At this time, when I looked at Li Shimin's face again, it was blood-red, even his eyes were bloodshot, but his mouth was panting and foaming at the mouth, which was very scary!

"Quick, quick to call the doctor, the doctor !!"

At this moment, even the two prime ministers panicked - "Your Majesty the Emperor, this is a sign of a wind attack!" ”

Before the imperial doctor arrived, Li Shimin fainted first. I saw that his whole body was clenched, his fists were clenched, his teeth were clenched, his face was flushed, and there was white foam at the corner of his mouth, which frightened the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and the imperial doctor, and others, and their souls were not possessed!

The eldest grandson Wuji was the most frightened, he was Li Shimin's brother-in-law and knew him in a young man, and he was most familiar with the people of the Li family. He knows that the Li family has always had a family inheritance of "wind disease", no matter men, women, old or young, as long as this wind disease attacks, it will leave a disability that does not change its mobility, or it will be paralyzed, stupid and even dying!

Moreover, this disease is very deeply hidden, and when it does not occur in ordinary times, it is no different from ordinary people; Once it happens, it is extremely violent, and it is impossible to prevent it!

His Majesty the Emperor was obviously in a severe pain in his heart just now, coupled with anger, and it was very likely to cause a wind disease for a while!

……

The imperial doctors were busy until late at night, and the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling also waited outside the room for half the night. The two of them personally sat here and decided to keep the news tightly sealed, otherwise if this matter came out, the court would be in chaos!

He and Tianming, several imperial doctors came out of the room exhausted and reported to the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling that His Majesty the Emperor really had a sudden wind illness, but fortunately they were found and rescued in time, but fortunately, their lives were temporarily unharmed. However, it is not yet known whether this will lead to other pathologies or sequelae.

The eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling were suddenly anxious!

Now at this critical juncture, the emperor suddenly fell ill, could it be that the disaster fell on the Tang Dynasty, making it even worse!

"Fang Xianggong, at this critical moment, you and I must stand up to stabilize the situation, so as not to plunge the court into panic and chaos!" The eldest grandson Wuji said with a stern face, "Your Majesty suddenly fell ill, which caught people off guard. We have three big things to do right now. The first is to do everything possible to save His Majesty, and keep the news tightly sealed; the second is to enable the cabinet Zhu Pi, temporarily preside over all court affairs on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor, so as to ensure the stability of the imperial court; The third is to dispatch capable men to deal with the case of King Wu with all their might. Fang Xianggong, what do you think? ”

Fang Xuanling frowned deeply and thought for a moment, then nodded solemnly: "Situ is not chaotic in the face of danger, and he has no objections in the future." It's just that His Majesty fell ill, and it can be concealed for a while, but it can't be hidden for a long time. And someone in the harem must come forward to preside over the situation, otherwise the harem is full of mouths, and it is inevitable that the news will leak; In addition, the incident suddenly activated the cabinet Zhu to approve the punishment, instead of His Majesty the Emperor's approval, and Fang also agreed. But there must be at least three prime ministers and the crown prince or the prince in charge of the state, you see......"

The eldest grandson Wuji's eyebrows couldn't help jumping, and he said in his heart: Fang Xuanling, so cunning! Quietly threw this hot mountain stick into my hand! …… In these extremely sensitive and extraordinary times, who should we let preside over the work of the Cabinet?

Li Tai, King of Wei?

King Li Zhi of Jin?!

King Wu has just been assassinated, the emperor suddenly fell ill, if which prince is now pushed to the stage to supervise the state council, one is to be ordered to hide the dragon Tengyuan, and it is very likely that he will be corrected to the East Palace in the near future; Second, there must be a suspicion of melon fields and plums, which will inevitably make people mistakenly think that he is the biggest beneficiary, and he is the black hand behind the scenes!

The eldest grandson Wuji, with a sad and stern expression, didn't know how to answer for a while.

Fang Xuanling was silent, waiting for the next step of the eldest grandson Wuji.

"Why don't I wait and ask Your Majesty?" After holding it for a long time, the eldest grandson Wuji squeezed out this sentence.

This matter is so important that the eldest grandson Wuji does not dare to make a decision easily. In addition, he had the courage to launch Li Zhijianguo's failed pen, which made him feel even more apprehensive.

"That's it, it's okay......" Fang Xuanling was still silent, and said, "I just don't know, when will Your Majesty wake up?" ”

"This can only be left to fate......" Eldest Sun Wuji let out a long sigh.

"Then if Your Majesty does not wake up one day, will the court be abandoned one day without an owner? In this way, my Datang is really going to mess up. Fang Xuanling seems to be deliberately embarrassed by the eldest grandson Wuji, which pot is not opened.

The eldest grandson Wuji's face became more and more ugly, and he simply threw the burden back to Fang Xuanling like a liar-"Then you say, which prince will be the director of the state!" ”

Fang Xuanling smiled indifferently, "Previously, didn't King Jin have the experience of being a director of the prison state?" ”

"King Jin? He can't! The eldest grandson Wuji immediately waved his hand, and he was anxious and annoyed in his heart and scolded Fang Xuanling: You are so uncomfortable! Didn't you make it clear that you would abandon the King of Wei and let me break with it? Fang Xuanling, Fang Xuanling, on weekdays, you are a humble gentleman who has no quarrel with the world, but now at such a critical juncture, you have resorted to a trick!

"That'...... I had to let King Wei come. Fang Xuanling said in an inquiring tone.

"King Wei...... King Wei, he ...... It's not appropriate. Thinking of the failure of supporting Li Zhi in the past, and the current emperor's condition is unknown, the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly felt a burst of uneasy in his heart for no reason, and his mouth squeaked.

"Why?" Fang Xuanling broke the casserole and asked to the end.

"Tsk!!" The eldest grandson Wuji boss was impatient, "You ask me, who do I ask?!" …… In short, wait for Your Majesty to decide! ”

Fang Xuanling still nodded quietly, "At the moment, it seems that this is the only way." Dare to ask Uncle Guo, in the harem, which concubine should be invited to take care of His Majesty and preside over the harem? ”

Fang Xuanling asked skillfully and awkwardly, deliberately calling the eldest grandson Wuji "Uncle Guo", the implication is that this is more or less a family matter of the royal family, and you can only come forward to deal with it when you are the uncle of the country. At the same time, it pushed the eldest grandson Wuji to another cusp. After the eldest grandson Empress Immortal went, Li Shimin has not been established again, and the harem is also ownerless. Now at this critical juncture, the meaning of asking which concubine to take charge of the harem to take care of the sick emperor and preside over the harem is also similar to the selection of the prince to supervise the country.

The eldest grandson Wuji became more and more distraught and annoyed, "This matter ...... I had to ask Your Majesty! ”

Fang Xuanling looked puzzled, "Your Majesty is seriously ill, how can you do everything yourself?" At this critical moment, if even you are so wise and lose your opinion, where will we go? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was almost choked to death by Fang Xuanling's words, and his face turned red. At the moment, he was not good at attacking, so he had to grit his teeth and think to himself, and after a while, he held back a sentence: "Concubine Yinde!" …… Just Yin Defei! ”

"That's fine." Fang Xuanling nodded, "Concubine Yin De is gentle and graceful, and she is also famous, so she is indeed a suitable candidate." ”

The two tacitly knew that Concubine Yin De had only one son, Li You, who was killed for rebellion in her early years. Now she has no heirs, and her virtue among the four concubines is relatively high, and she has never been caught in power disputes, and now letting her take care of the emperor and preside over the harem can indeed reduce a lot of unnecessary troubles and suspicions.

Otherwise, try to be Concubine Yang, Li Ke's mother? Or Concubine Wei, the daughter of the Wei family who "Wei Du in the south of the city goes to the sky five feet", or Concubine Xu, who has recently been favored and rumored to be rampant after the closure?

If the above three concubines suddenly surface, they may cause great turmoil in the imperial court!

"In short, you and I will stabilize the overall situation of the court first. As for who will be in charge of the country, it will be decided after His Majesty wakes up. The eldest grandson Wuji felt that if he didn't block the mouth of Xuanling in the house, he was afraid that he would not be able to stand it, so he made a "closing speech", he said, "In addition, Jingzhou must send important members of the cabinet department to deal with it properly." Just let Chu Suiliang go, how about it? ”

"Okay." Fang Xuanling didn't say a word and agreed.

Although Fang Xuanling knew that the eldest grandson Wuji intended to support Chu Suiliang at this critical time, he couldn't come up with any reason to oppose it.

Chu Suiliang is now a special person in the court. On the surface, Chu Suiliang, the youngest cabinet member, and the eldest grandson Wuji are allies of the united front; But many things that happened before proved that the two were just inseparable, and Chu Suiliang seemed to be loyal to only one person, that is, the emperor. On the premise of not violating the will of His Majesty the Emperor, he can only look forward to the eldest grandson Wuji, or he can get very close to Qin Mubai, Li Tao and others.

Therefore, for Chu Suiliang, the eldest grandson Wuji has long had a grudge, thinking that he is very likely to be unreliable at a critical moment. Rather than this, it is better to wait for him to react and kick him away first. Don't expect him to help much, just don't fight back at a critical moment.

At this moment, Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji were thinking about one thing in their hearts: King Wu was assassinated and the emperor fell ill, which was bound to cause an earth-shattering change. All the hidden contradictions above the court before will erupt at this moment and transform into fierce conflicts.

In other words, the mystery of who will die in the battle for the East Palace is about to be revealed.

At that time, I don't know who will decline and who will rise and fall, how many will rise and fall, how many will be in the ascendant, how many will not recover, or how many changes will be made, and how many heads will fall to the ground......

[Note: The Li family's "wind disease" seems to be a bit like "high blood pressure", and some historians say that it is congenital heart disease. If the former is the former, then the violent death of Li Shimin in history and the near-blindness of his son Li Zhi in middle age can be reasonably explained; In history, Li Shimin's beloved daughter-in-law died at the age of twelve, which is more like congenital heart disease. It is also said that the heart disease of the little son was inherited from the eldest grandson queen, and the queen also died of this disease. ]