In the palace of Emperor Wu of Liang, Emperor Wu of Liang was looking at the report sent urgently from the front line, and said: "My Liang soldiers are brave enough to defeat the enemy, and General Xiao and General Fuyuan are both brave and good at fighting, in fact, it is a fortunate thing for my Liang!" ”

After speaking, he coughed seriously again, and when Gonggong Feng saw him in front of the palace, he hurriedly stepped forward to serve tea, beat his back for Emperor Wu, and said with concern: "Your Majesty has been coughing for several days, so let's call someone to pass on the imperial doctor." ”

Emperor Wu of Liang said: "** I'm sick, but it's been worse than before these days. ”

Gonggong Feng then said: "The old slave is the imperial doctor. ”

So, he asked the little eunuch outside the main hall to pass on the imperial doctor.

Emperor Wu of Liang then said to Feng Ying: "I'm old, my body is not as good as before, and it's time to find someone to take over." ”

Feng Gong said fairly: "Your Majesty is in the prime of life, and the good times are still to come!" ”

Emperor Wu smiled when he heard this: "The widow's own body knows by itself, although this 'Divine Turtle is long-lived, it still has a time. Now that Zhong'er is virtuous, if the widow passes on the throne to him, he can rest assured. ”

Gonggong Feng smiled and said: "His Royal Highness the Great Prince, his talents are outstanding, his moral character is excellent, and he is indeed the most outstanding among the princes. ”

After hearing this, Emperor Wu agreed with great satisfaction: "I will send someone to call Zhong'er later, and the widow has something to tell him." ”

While speaking, Imperial Physician Zhang arrived.

After Imperial Physician Zhang came in to salute Emperor Wu, he stepped forward to check Emperor Wu's pulse and observe Emperor Wu's complexion.

After a while, Imperial Physician Zhang said: "With all due respect, Your Majesty's weak spleen and lungs must be an old disease, plus overwork in recent days, the body has not been able to get enough rest, and new diseases cause old diseases. ”

Gonggong Feng said: "Your Majesty has been busy with border wars and trivial matters in various places in recent days, and often watches reports late at night. ”

Emperor Wu listened and said: "It's okay, the ** sick and widowed can hold on." ”

After saying that, he coughed out again, and coughed for a while, coughing out some blood.

Gonggong Feng saw it, and hurriedly said to Imperial Physician Zhang: "You have to take a good look at Your Majesty, see what prescription to prescribe, how to recuperate, and tonic, and be sure to cure Your Majesty." ”

Imperial Physician Zhang said: "The minister will definitely prescribe the most effective prescription for His Majesty, and then said: "Zhuru, a hundred medicinal materials with two flavors need to be found in the palace." ”

After hearing this, Gonggong Feng said to Emperor Wu: "Don't worry, the old slave will send someone out of the palace to get these two medicinal materials." ”

After speaking, Imperial Physician Zhang and Feng Ying retreated together.

Emperor Wu of Liang picked up the pen and prepared to write a testament, which began with the words: "I am afraid that the time is short, and the major events in the court, the eldest son of the emperor, Xiao Zhong, can take on a great responsibility and allow him to inherit the throne." ”

As he was writing, Xiao Zhong came in, and after saluting, Emperor Wu asked him to come forward.

Coughing and saying, "Come to the widow." ”

Xiao Zhong stepped forward and asked with concern, "Father, the emperor should pay more attention to his body." ”

Emperor Wu looked at Xiao Zhong and said: "Father and Emperor are old, some things are inevitable, now you are knowledgeable and talented, and you are already familiar with the affairs of the court, and you can rest assured that the widow will hand over the world to you in the future." ”

Xiao Zhong listened, and immediately said: "My father is destined to live a hundred years old, as for the great task of the world, I am afraid that the sons are not competent, the second and third brothers are smart and intelligent, and they are knowledgeable about the past and the present, and the sons are willing to assist the gentleman and help him with his shortcomings." ”

Emperor Wu of Liang said: "You don't have to be modest, how can the two of them compare with you, Jing'er has been stubborn since he was a child, he doesn't learn and has no skills, let him inherit the unification, it will be tantamount to ruining my Liang; Jing'er has some knowledge, but he is a taciturn person and has a lot of city government, and his biological mother's status is humble, so he is not a suitable candidate. ”

Xiao Zhong said: "But the son has no ambitions, I am afraid that he will live up to the trust of his father." ”

Emperor Wu said: "It's okay, you are still young, the widow will appoint a trusted minister to assist you from time to time, don't be afraid, sit in this seat for the widow." ”

coughed twice, and then continued: "Since ancient times, self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world." Your life's events are also very important, I heard your mother say that you and Gao Min's daughter are in love, so the widow will marry you two. ”

When Xiao Zhong heard Emperor Wu say so resolutely, although he did not want to inherit the throne, he was afraid that he would disobey his father's will and aggravate his condition, so he did not refute it again, and thought in his heart that his father's condition would improve in a few days, and he would refuse this matter again.

In a bamboo forest on the outskirts, Xiao Wen was already waiting there, and Mrs. Xue also hurried from not far away.

Seeing Xiao Wen, he said, "Congratulations to Your Highness!"

Xiao Wen turned around and said, "What do you like, my lord? ”

Xue Taifu said: "The old minister just received the news that His Majesty's condition has suddenly worsened, and now he is short of two medicinal herbs. ”

Xiao Wen asked, "What do you mean, let me find medicine for my father?" ”

Xue Taifu said: "Yes, it's just a good medicine or a poison, the choice is in the hands of His Highness." ”

Xiao Wen heard this and said anxiously: "Do you want me to kill my father?" ”

Mrs. Xue replied: "Now is the best opportunity, the queen has just fallen, and Chen Xian is not here." Isn't it just catching turtles in an urn when you do it at this time? ”

Xiao Wen said: "But there are still 8,000 forbidden troops under my father's command, and Youlanche is not a vegetarian, so many people, with the strength of you and me, how can you deal with it?" ”

Xue Taifu said again: "Borrow a knife to kill people." ”

Xiao Wen was a little surprised when he heard this, and said, "You mean to get rid of the eldest brother by the hand of Youlanche?" ”

Mrs. Xue smiled and said, "Your Highness is really smart. However, in addition to borrowing a knife to kill people, we also have another 'praying mantis catching cicada yellow finch behind'. ”

Xiao Wen also smiled when he heard this, and after the two of them made a plan, they secretly left the bamboo forest.

The person who went out of the palace to look for medicinal materials found the medicinal materials and returned to the palace and handed them over to Imperial Doctor Zhang of the Tai Hospital.

Imperial Physician Zhang asked the apprentice to boil the medicine, boiled the medicine and gave it to Emperor Wu to take in the morning and evening.

After taking it for two days, his condition seems to have improved.

And Xiao Jing also remembered his mother's words and came to the forbidden army to find his uncle.

said: "Now my mother is trapped, and only my uncle can rely on her. Uncle must help his nephew win the big position! ”

And Youlanche is an upright and selfless person, just right, seeing Xiao Jing say this, he knows what he meant.

said: "Now that the rules of the palace are empty, and she has been demoted to the palace, Your Majesty is already an extrajudicial grace, and she has not condemned me, Your Highness is still good at doing it yourself, don't do anything wrong!"

Xiao Jing said: "Doesn't my uncle want to save the queen?" ”

You Lanche sighed and said: "My sister, when she was at home, she never stopped for a moment, and she never heard a word of persuasion from others. The minister still has important matters to do, and if His Highness has nothing to do, the minister will retire first. ”

With that, he turned and left.

Xiao Jing looked at the back of Youlanche's departure, and muttered: "Now I can't even count on my own uncle, even so, I have to rescue my mother." ”

As soon as the words fell, a little eunuch came over and saluted and said, "Your Highness, Your Royal Highness the Great Prince is invited to the lotus pond." ”

Xiao Jing listened to it and wondered, "What is the eldest brother looking for me?" ”

The little eunuch said: "I didn't say it, but I also asked His Highness to move to the lotus pond." ”

Xiao Jing thought to himself, either because he wanted to be unfavorable to himself after hurting his mother, or he felt ashamed of himself and his mother.

While thinking, he walked towards the lotus pond.

Bypassing a few long streets, passing through the promenade, I came to the lotus pond, only to see that there was no one around. Then he asked in surprise, "What about the eldest brother?" ”

The little eunuch said, "Please wait a moment, His Royal Highness the Great Prince will come soon." ”

So, Xiao Jing didn't have time to think about it, so he sat aside and looked at the withered and fallen lotus leaves in the pond.

While admiring, a person unconsciously appeared from behind, holding a stick in his hand, and hit Xiao Jing on the back of the head, and Xiao Jing was caught off guard and knocked unconscious.

The man said to the little eunuch, "Do you know what to say? ”

The little eunuch said: "Just now it was the eldest prince who called the third prince here, and it was also the eldest prince's person who knocked me and the third prince unconscious. ”

The man smiled and said, "This is very good, if you just say this, the benefits will naturally be indispensable to you." ”

After that, he threw Xiao Jing into the lotus pond.

Then he said to the little eunuch, "After a stick of incense, if no one comes, you can go and call someone." ”

The little eunuch said, "Yes." ”

On Emperor Wu's side, as soon as he drank the medicine, he felt very uncomfortable, spit out a mouthful of blood, and became dizzy and delirious. frightened Gonggong Feng and the others, and immediately ran to pass on Imperial Doctor Zhang.

Hearing the news, Imperial Physician Zhang rushed over, and after taking the pulse for Emperor Wu, he said, "It's not good, Your Majesty has been poisoned." ”

Gonggong Feng said in shock: "How can a good person be poisoned, it's not that there is a problem with the medicine, but it has obviously improved two days ago." ”

Imperial Physician Zhang said, "Where is the leftover decoction that Your Majesty has drunk?" ”

Gonggong Feng took the porcelain bowl on the table next to him and handed it to Imperial Physician Zhang.

Imperial Physician Zhang sniffed it, took out the silver needle and tried it, and said, "The medicine is poisonous." ”

Gonggong Feng said angrily: "Who is so bold as to dare to poison His Majesty's medicine?!"

Taiyi Zhang said: "Tai Hospital will try poison before sending medicine after boiling medicine, and there will be no mistakes. ”

Gonggong Feng said: "In this way, the person who delivered the medicine was poisoned. ”

said: "Come on, call that bold eunuch who delivers medicine!"