In the middle of summer in the northwest, the weather can change as soon as it happens, and in one day, the low tents built on the grass are almost blown into the sky. The whole heaven and earth seemed to be caught in the raging wind and rain.

Zhong Li crawled into the tent of the Chinese army and took off the hat, revealing a gray beard that had been blown by the wind, and the clothes on his body were dripping.

In the depths of the tent, Li Chuyun was sitting upright on a stool, looking at the paper in his hand, pressing the paper tightly with one hand to prevent it from being blown by the wind. He glanced up and said nothing.

Zhong Li had already taken off his robe, walked next to Li Chuyun, found a wooden stool to sit down, and glanced at the paper pressed in front of Li Chuyun.

"Mr. Zhong is here." Li Chuyun greeted without raising his head.

"Here we are." Zhongli also responded simply. In the sound of the whirring wind and rain, the tent felt shaky.

After a while, Zhongli spoke again: "Is something wrong in Tokyo?" ”

"Oh?" Li Chuyun was immediately attracted to attention, and looked up at Zhong Li with a strange gaze, "Why did Mr. Zhong say that?" ”

Zhong Li said: "Isn't it Li Gong who thinks so? Li Gong read the letter many times. ”

The two immediately looked at each other.

…… Wei Renpu took the rolled medallion and put it on the candle to bake it, and when the lacquer on it was a little soft, he took out the seal letter, carefully stamped it on it, and handed it to the armor standing in front of him: "The rainstorm will stop for a while, and it will be delivered to Tokyo immediately." ”

"Order!"

……

The capital city of Tokyo is also pouring rain at this time. The rain on the heavy eaves of the palace flowed down like a waterfall, and the water accumulated on the brick floor, and the whole imperial city seemed to be soaked in water.

"Ka!" The dark and gloomy sky suddenly flashed with lightning, and the heavens and the earth were terrified!

Guo Shao suddenly raised his head, making him feel the illusion that the magnificent Long Live Hall built on a high platform was trembling.

"Slaves and maids greet Your Majesty." The shrill voice of the eunuch Cao Tai came from outside the curtain.

Guo Shao turned his head, and saw a respectful and thin figure bent over outside the translucent floor-to-ceiling curtain, and he slowly spoke: "Such a heavy rain...... Cancel the proceedings of the Parliamentary Palace, as well as the early dynasty. ”

"The slave obeys." Cao Taidao.

"That's right......," Guo Shao said, "Send Luan to drive and bring Lu Niangzi to accompany me and let her dress up." ”

Cao Tai hurriedly said: "The slave obeys the order." ”

He didn't have anything to say, and after saying that, he walked backwards and left carefully. Guo Shao watched the figure disappear, then he took out the handkerchief and pressed his mouth hard, and made a few reluctantly "cough cough cough" a few times, and took off the handkerchief, only to see a red blood stain on it.

Guo Shao immediately grabbed the handkerchief in the palm of his hand, sat on the couch for a long time, and then put the handkerchief on the candle on the lampstand a little and threw it into the copper basin below.

He wanted to get up from the couch, but suddenly he realized more strongly that the strength in his body seemed to be drained, and his body was soft and had no strength. And the panic, the discomfort is not pain, but it seems that there are 10,000 ants biting in the heart. The whole person couldn't feel at ease.

He slowly stood up, feeling his legs trembling slightly in his robe. It has been raining heavily in the past two days, the weather has changed, and the body seems to have deteriorated very quickly, and it is even worse than the previous few days.

Guo Shao slowly walked to an antique silk picture in the middle with "Daxu Imperial Territory" written on it, looked up motionless, and his mind was almost blank for a long time.

Half an hour later, a woman's voice came from outside: "Concubine to meet Your Majesty." ”

Guo Shao said: "You come here, everyone else should step down." ”

"Whoa." The voices of several people came in.

After a while, Guo Shao felt that someone was holding him, and immediately heard a choked call: "Your Majesty......" He turned his head and saw that Lu Niangzi, who was smeared with vermilion rouge on her lips, was dressed very brightly, but tears fell down her face.

Guo Shao glanced at her expressionlessly, turned around and sat down on the chair and said, "Give me another pulse ......" He said again in a low voice, "I coughed up blood this morning." ”

Lu Niangzi bit her red lip, and the fat powder on her face had been smeared with tears. She quickly wiped her eyes, held her breath and put her fingers on Guo Shao's wrist.

With both her left and right hands handled, she carefully observed Guo Shao's pupils and mouth. Lu Niangzi tried to restrain the tremor in her voice: "Your Majesty's pulse is very strong, but it is very chaotic, and the concubine is only shallow in her education, I really don't know what the disease is." Do you want to consult with other famous doctors? ”

"Nope." Guo Shao said categorically, his expression was solemn, "Lu Niangzi's medical skills, I have seen it with my own eyes." If you can't diagnose and cure a disease, I don't believe how clever other imperial doctors are. ”

Lu Niangzi said: "Your Majesty's dragon body is important. ”

Guo Shao said in a deep voice: "The country is also very important. ”

Lu Niangzi stared at Guo Shao with her eyebrows, not knowing how to answer.

Guo Shao said quietly: "I am not ready, if it is spread out at this time, I have a serious illness, and many things will be difficult to control!" ”

Lu Niangzi said: "But...... If you continue like this, you won't be able to hide it for long. Even if Your Majesty no longer sees others, there will be people who pay attention to speculation that you are the Son of Heaven and the king of a country. ”

"Wait." Guo Shao closed his eyes. Fortunately, he is not confused at all...... At the very least, let Li Chuyun come back first and hand over the military power.

50,000 elites are in the hands of Li Chuyun, far outside the country, which makes Guo Shao very flustered at this moment.

Lu Niangzi's voice said: "The concubine is Your Majesty's prescription for some recuperation. ”

Guo Shao didn't say a word and sat upright in his chair.

Suddenly, there was a flash outside the palace, and then two loud bangs roared, Lu Lan's shoulders suddenly trembled, and he was so frightened that he lost his voice. When she looked at Guo Shao, Guo Shao's tall body was still sitting firmly on the chair unmoved, very calm and calm.

Guo Shao didn't speak again, he opened his eyes from time to time, closed his eyes from time to time, the whole person seemed to be settled, and the palace was very dull. Only the sound of heavy rain and the howling of the wind remained, and the world was in a tumultuous and shaky manner.

…… Cao Tai went to Jinxiang Hall to deliver the decree, and immediately hurried to Xuanyou Gate after finishing his work. He carried a large umbrella, and as he walked quickly, his boots and the hem of his robe were soaked with water and rain.

Thunder and lightning, the magnificent palace room, the tall eaves have a terrible appearance in the wind and rain, mysterious and hideous.

He shuttled through the rain and rushed to the temple of Zide, and walked in quickly, and the rain on his body immediately left a string of water stains on the floor. In front of a palace gate, several women wearing purple robes and combing their hair in buns stood there. Cao Tai walked straight inside, the eyes of the women were fixed on him, some wanted to stop him, but one of them shook his head slightly and put Cao Tai in.

Everyone around Marigold knew this eunuch, and they came to see the queen almost every day, and no one knew that he was the empress's confidant.

A curvaceous figure appeared in front of a window, with Marigold's side face facing the doorway. She sat dignifiedly, put down the teacup in her hand gently, raised her hand and waved it gently, and several palace ladies around her immediately bowed down and retreated.

Cao Tai stepped forward, bent down and whispered in his ear, which was almost close to the marigold: "Your Majesty canceled the early dynasty this morning, and I haven't been to the Jinxiang Hall for several days. The slave maid heard that no one had come close except for Lu Niangzi...... Hearing His Majesty's words this morning, I don't seem to have much energy. ”

Marigold didn't say a word, but the eyelashes on her eyes trembled.

Cao Tai whispered again: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty may be in poor health. ”

Marigold's hands tugged at the hem of her blouse, so hard that her knuckles turned white, as if she wanted to tear the fabric of her clothes, but she said, "I know." ”

"Whoa." Cao Tai hurriedly bowed and said.

Cao Tai took a few steps back and stood beside him with a bent over, paying attention to Marigold's face and movements. He was also pondering: The official family only let Lu Niangzi come close, because the woman was Lang Zhong and had excellent medical skills; Otherwise, of course Lu Lan is not as good as our mother.

"Niangniang, do you want to go and see the official family?" Cao Tai whispered.

Marigold shook his head and said, "If the official wants to tell me, he will say it." He didn't even say anything to you, he has his own reasons. ”

Cao Tai said thoughtfully: "What Niangniang said is ......"

At this moment, a woman at the gate of the palace said: "The queen forgives her sins, but it is the people from the Long Live Hall who came, and she sent a decree to invite the Queen to go to the Long Live Hall to face the saints." ”

Marigold glanced at Cao Tai. Cao Tai hurriedly said: "The slave maid will go and prepare for the car immediately." ”

After a short time, Marigold braved the rain to get on the yellow-covered chariot. The rain was falling, the covered curtain was soaked, and the water droplets penetrated the silk curtain, splashing inside, hitting the skin of Marigold Face and neck, and she only felt that the rain was cold.

She was very uneasy in her heart, and she had a vague premonition.

It is not surprising that there is always a time when people get sick when they eat grains, and everyone will occasionally catch some minor diseases. Even Guo Shao has had a cold more than once, but he doesn't need to hide it, this time he covered it up very carefully, which made Marigold feel that it might not be a minor illness.

Her heart was hanging in the air at this time, floating like the wind and rain outside the car, and she was very worried. At the same time, you need to be extra careful...... The royal family is not so simple, in addition to feelings, there are also various major relationships; In history, brothers, and even fathers and sons have not been killed once or twice.

But so many storms have come, and although Marigold's heart is like a knife, it is still calm. She is not an ordinary woman who panics immediately when something happens.

Long live the palace on the central axis of the palace, magnificent and conspicuous. The chariot was already approaching, there was a soft "pop", the sound of holding an umbrella came from outside, and the eunuch's voice said: "Please move the car." With that, he lifted the curtain open.

The two women bent down to help her down, and immediately several umbrellas on her head covered her so that she could not even see the sky. Marigold wore rain-proof leather boots and walked up the stone steps.

Marigold's heart was turbulent at this time, and she wanted to know what happened quickly, but she was also very scared, unwilling to confirm the bad prediction.

Walking through the stone steps on the rammed earth pedestal of the Banzai Hall in the heavy rain, Marigold didn't say a word, but he felt as if he had walked a long way....