"All the Imperial Doctors" entered the palace in a hurry, causing panic inside and outside the palace. The palace maids in a hurry in the Long Live Palace, the fierce consultation and debate of the old men, and the turbulent atmosphere began to spread from the Long Live Palace......

Marigold had spent all day in the Hall of Long Life, and she could see the old men shaking their heads, sighing, and frowning in thought, and she could already feel that hope was getting slimmer. She finally left this place of panic and came to the Sanqing Palace.

The little Taoist aunt Qingxu who had saved her was still sleeping, and Marigold ordered someone to lift Qingxu's quilt and lift it from the bed. Marigold called Qingxu to find a way...... But the little girl looked dazed.

Marigold couldn't help but order: "Escort Qingxu Dao Gu to the Long Live Palace." ”

Qingxu still said vigorously: "Queen Mother, the poor Dao is not Langzhong, and I don't even understand the pulse!" ”

"It's the Queen!" Jin Zhan said angrily, she still cared about the title at this time, because she felt that the title of the Queen Mother was unlucky, "If you can save me, you should save the official family again." ”

Qingxu was half-pushed and half-dragged out of the Sanqing Palace. Marigold was about to leave, but was attracted by the statue of the Yuan Shi Tianzun in the main hall of the Sanqing Palace, the clay statue is very exquisitely made, the expression and posture are lifelike, especially the movements seem to be alive.

Marigold immediately stopped.

She turned around and stood in front of the futon of the statue for a while, and the eunuchs and palace maids beside her hurriedly avoided retreating. Marigold slowly knelt down on the futon and looked up at the tall statue of the god overlooking the main hall.

"Maybe I shouldn't have lived to ...... now" As soon as Marigold spoke, her voice choked uncontrollably, because her mind came to the scene of Guo Shao swearing to the sky on the way to Huainan many years ago.

The scene at that time seemed to be right in front of him, and Guo Shao's voice seemed to still linger in his ears: The one who violated the mandate of heaven, Guo Shao. The old man wants to condemn himself, and he will do it to me.

Marigold prayed with great reverence: "Please take my life from the gods and let him live well......"

Marigold has not been bowed down to for many years, and her status is revered, usually by accepting begging and thanksgiving; But now, Marigold knelt helplessly and grovely before the idol.

The expression of the statue was very peculiar, at first glance it looked calm, and on closer inspection, it seemed to be sneering, as if it was mocking the fragility of mortals.

Marigold stood up, lit three sticks of incense on the candle and put them in the censer, bit her fingers, dripped blood into the censer, knelt down on the futon, closed her eyes, and begged God with all her heart to take everything she had......

……

The rain in the northwest has stopped, but it is already afternoon. The Chinese army issued a military order to set off tomorrow morning.

Someone outside the tent reported: "Dashuai, someone from Tokyo is here." ”

Li Chuyun's expression changed suddenly. This commanding commander on the battlefield is like a frightened bird in Zhong Li's eyes at the moment, and any slightest movement can make him nervous.

"Handsome?" The voice outside the account sounded again. Because Li Chuyun didn't say anything for a while.

Li Chuyun said with some hesitation: "Bring it here first......"

After waiting for a long time, a cloth-robed man was brought into the big tent by the soldiers. When the cloth-robed man came in, he took out his things and said: "The villain is a person from the palace of the Protector of the Kingdom (Luo Yanhuan), and he brought a letter written by Ah Lang, please take a look at it from Duke Li." He said in a deep voice, "Something big has happened in Tokyo!" The official family is seriously ill, and I heard that he is unconscious! ”

Unexpectedly, Li Chuyun did not show any surprise at all. Zhong Li naturally didn't have too many surprises, they already knew about it in advance...... Not only because of the military order to suddenly transfer back to the army, but also because of another news.

"Go down." Li Chuyun was very calm.

The cloth-robed man had a look of surprise on his face, and muttered: "My Ah Lang also knew that it would not be long before he sent a villain......

When the messenger went out, Li Chuyun was a little moved and said: "Luo Yanhuan is a brother who has died. ”

Zhong Li didn't say anything, but when he heard this, he felt that although Li Chuyun had a city government, he was almost a little hot in terms of sophistication...... If Li Chuyun reached Zhongli's age and experienced enough, he would understand: Luo Yanhuan was able to send this letter mainly because of brotherhood; Rather, it is a clear choice to be a grasshopper on a rope.

Zhongli thinks...... In this kind of choice of life and death positions, depending on the situation, some people will choose earlier and more simply; Some people will wait a little longer, preferring to wait until things are clearer. That's it, that's the difference; What a brother who has died, it's still too light.

Li Chuyun and Zhong Li looked at each other, and their expressions became more solemn. It's not that they weren't shocked, but they were mentally prepared.

Zhongli groaned, "I didn't expect things to get so fast...... There was a subtle excitement and excitement in his words.

The corners of Li Chuyun's mouth twitched, and it could be seen that he was really sad about the emperor's news. From his subtle and unpretentious reaction, Zhongli felt that Li Chuyun was enduring great pain.

Zhong Li whispered: "Li Gongzhen has the demeanor to achieve great things, and he is calm, steady and wise at a critical moment!" ”

Li Chuyun sat on the stool with his legs apart, with a cold face, subtly alternating between sadness and helplessness, ignoring Zhongli.

Zhong Li said in a low voice: "Today, we are not well prepared, there is a sudden emergency, and even turmoil. But Li Gong was not very prepared, and now was not the time to act rashly...... The more critical it is, the more you have to calm down. ”

Zhong Li understands that Li Chuyun has a lot of city government in his heart, and now he is persuaded to rebel, it will definitely not work, Li Chuyun is not so stupid! Because from the former camp of the Hexi Army to the center of the imperial court, there were too many people to hinder Li Chuyun, and the preparation was insufficient and the risk was too great; Once he acted rashly, Li Chuyun was completely unable to control the situation.

It's not that there is no way, it's just a desperate attempt to do extraordinary things, such as killing a group of people below Wei Renpu directly. But this approach is not to say that there is a great possibility of failure, and it is not the style of people like Li Chuyun...... Most of those who are willing to take risks and fish to die are mostly people who are "willing" to fight; Li Chuyun has too many things, and he is too old, and he doesn't have the courage of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.

Zhong Li thought of a strategy that was more acceptable to Li Chuyun, "Drag." Now the most important thing for Li Gong is to stay in Qingshan! You can't go back to Beijing too quickly, it's definitely over! ”

Li Chuyun glanced at Zhong Li coldly, and there was anger in his eyes.

But Zhong Li was awe-inspiring and risking his death...... In the past, the performance of countless days of management, prudent words and deeds, finally gained the trust, the trust of the heart; But now is the time to squander that hard-earned trust!

He said with a straight face: "Any wise emperor will definitely get rid of Li Gong at such a time!" The righteousness of the monarch and the friendship of life and death are useless, there is no choice today, and Li Gong has no choice!

As long as you get through this for a while, it will be easy to do it in the future. Perhaps there are not many people in the court who are loyal to Li Gong, but there are the most people in this world who know the current affairs, and there are even more people who are unwilling to do nothing all their lives and are struggling to find a prosperous future! As long as you wait, more and more people will be around you...... There are many things that Li Gong doesn't need to worry about himself, naturally there are many people who fight for you.

Even Shi Yanchao may become Li Gong's person! Don't believe it, Shi Yanchao used to listen to what he is doing now? Wasn't he only under the control of the previous emperor, and what is happening now? ”

Li Chuyun gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Zhongli! Do you think this guild is anti?! ”

Zhong Li was choked for a moment, and hurriedly said: "From the day he voted for Li Gong, he knew that Li Gong was loyal!" ”

Li Chuyun said coldly: "Then what do you mean now?" ”

Zhongli was silent for a moment, sighed and said, "Those who are about to enter the earth, fame and fortune are just as faint as smoke. The old man plans for Li Gong, his heart is for your good, in order to repay your kindness! ”

Li Chuyun remained silent.

Zhong Li said: "I am here to remind Li Gong, you don't have to choose now...... But there will be a choice later. ”

"Oh?" Li Chuyun's expression was complicated, and his face was haggard.

Zhong Li said: "Duke Li will be dedicated to the country in the future, and he can also be the pillar of the auxiliary king." At that time, you had the strength to achieve great things, but you were loyal to the royal family, isn't it more worthy of the admiration of the world? Why does fate have to be in the hands of others, and where to go can be decided by yourself, isn't it good? ”

Sure enough, Li Chuyun was silent when he heard this, and the thorns in his words also decreased.

…… After a long while, Li Chuyun frowned and said, "This letter has to be read by Wei Renpu." ”

Zhong Li hurriedly said: "Li Gong is wise! This is not the time to act rashly, you have to reassure everyone, and you can't rush to provoke anyone! ”

Li Chuyun got up abruptly and went straight out of the tent, followed by Zhongli.

Wei Renpu, Zan Jurun, and the military headquarters will be summoned. Li Chuyun told everyone that they had just received the news from Tokyo, and then showed the letter to Wei Renpu.

Li Chuyun no longer needs to cover up this matter for Luo Yanhuan. Luo Yanhuan dared to do this, so he didn't have the intention of hiding his friendship with Li Chuyun, and he couldn't do it...... Those people in the court, regardless of martial arts, know it.

The atmosphere in the big tent was suddenly sad, and even some generals cried in public. Zhong Li looked at this scene, and sighed in his heart, Li Chuyun really couldn't rebel immediately!

On the contrary, Wei Renpu behaved very calmly and was not ostentatious at all. In the chaotic tent, some people exaggerated their emotions, and even gave Wei Renpu, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, the illusion that he was being ignored.

But Zhongli's greatest attention was on Wei Renpu, and he didn't ignore this civil official for a moment!

When the army was still in the old city of Feng'an, the scene of Wei Renpu holding an old stele of the Sui Dynasty and crying was remembered by Zhong Li. It's as clear as a painting! Zhongli has insight into this civil official, and can deeply feel what kind of heart he is at.

Zhongli remembered the past recorded in the book, when the state was mourning, how the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty cried in the mourning hall and fainted, calling for the sky and grabbing the ground; But how many of them are really sad?

And the more people whose feelings are engraved in their hearts, when great changes come, they will not cry too much, and the pain that enters the heart is silent.................