The lightning made the whole palace flicker and darken, as if it were cloudy, but when I looked back, the downpour did not stop for a moment.

Fu Jinzhan walked into the dormitory of the Long Live Palace, retreated left and right, and entered the saint alone, when she lifted the curtain and walked in, she saw Guo Shao sitting on the front of the collapse, looking very strange. When there was another thunder and lightning, with the help of extremely bright light, Fu Jinzhan saw that Guo Shao's face was really pale and his expression was extremely worried.

"Your Majesty......" Marigold bent her knees slightly.

Guo Shao coughed in a muffled voice, stretched out his hand and patted the side of the slump, but did not speak. Marigold understood, walked up and sat down beside him with a heavy heart, and carefully observed Guo Shao nearby, guessing his physical condition.

There was no trace of a smile on the emperor's pale face, and the scene of silence was very depressing.

Marigold didn't say anything in her heart, looking at the expression in front of Guo Shao, she didn't even know what Guo Shao was thinking at this time...... Faintly, she was even a little scared, because Guo Shao, like the previous emperor Chai Rong, was the emperor and the Son of Heaven!

She has experienced, the emperor of the four seas, the supreme in the world, is very terrible on her deathbed! At this time, people can easily lose their minds, and suspicion and violence will make one person completely become another! Crazy people have great power that is difficult to disobey, and the degree of horror is unimaginable.

At this moment, Guo Shao suddenly spoke: "We have to let Li Chuyun die first!" ”

"Huh?" The sound without warning startled Marigold and looked at him stunned.

Guo Shao said in a deep voice: "As long as there is no Li Chuyun, Marigold can control the situation." ”

After hearing this, Marigold was in a mess, and blurted out: "Your Majesty is in the prime of life, don't think about the worst......"

Guo Shao shook his head and said, "I know best what my situation is. Now, as long as I can leave all this to Marigold, I can think about it, at least I don't have to regret it. ”

"What...... What regrets? Marigold asked.

Guo Shao said without hesitation: "My sister used to be kind to me with her heart, but I didn't have time to repay her for anything, and I never let go of it for many years...... Now it's different, I give the whole country and the four seas to the marigold, and I can rest assured. ”

When Marigold heard this, he was stunned, as if he had been struck by the thunder and lightning outside the palace!

She really didn't expect that as the founding emperor, at such a time, she would think about this! It's not that she doesn't believe in Guo Shao's personality, but the superior who can achieve great things will not be emotional, which is a matter of course, otherwise it is difficult to make great achievements...... Guo Shao has obviously achieved great things, but after he has everything, at this juncture, he still thinks about this......

Marigold didn't cry out loud, but she felt that her whole body was out of control, and her tears fell down without realizing it.

She suddenly felt warm and rough fingers on her cheeks, and then she came back to her senses, and saw Guo Shao's gaze in front of her, his eyes were still bright, and he said in a deep voice: "Now is not the time to cry, you cry your eyes red, you have to be exposed." The longer I hide my condition, the more time I have to lay it out. ”

Marigold opened her mouth, unable to make a sound. She felt that something in her chest had become a fragment, and her emotions were almost out of control, she wanted to say that what she wanted was not such a "return", but suddenly it happened: Guo Shao's achievement in his life is the Great Xu Dynasty, if the Xu Dynasty collapses, he is afraid that it will be really difficult to look at.

She said in her heart: Now is indeed not the time to cry, even if ten thousand arrows pierce the heart, you have to endure it! Even if you are broken and your six relatives don't recognize you, you have to keep the hard work of your life!

Marigold's teeth clucked, wiped a handful of tears with his sleeve, and said in a trembling voice: "Although Li Chuyun is leading the troops, he still has to listen to His Majesty's holy decree at this time. ”

Guo Shao was surprisingly calm, and he said in a calm voice: "Li Chuyun's opportunity is not now, his timing is after I am gone." ”

Marigold thought for a while, looked at Guo Shao's eyes and nodded slightly.

As soon as Guo Shao ascended the throne, he began to lay out the reform of military power, which can be described as very prescient, and in the current power structure, it is not easy for anyone to directly raise troops to rebel; What's more, Guo Shao has insurmountable prestige and military spirit.

However, the noble concubine Li Yuan'er is Li Chuyun's own daughter, and Li Yuan'er also has a prince...... The prince's grandfather was the highest-ranking general of the forbidden army. If there is no owner in the court, everything can happen!

Guo Shao said: "The founding prince followed me to fight in the south and the north, and I was intimate, and now that I am leaving, I also want to have someone close to me to accompany me." ”

Marigold looked at him when he heard this.

Guo Shao covered his mouth and coughed dryly, and then said: "I first asked the Privy Council to tell the Northwest Front the news of the Northeast, and then transferred Li Chuyun to return to the Dynasty halfway, so I have a reasonable reason, not so abrupt." As soon as Li Chuyun comes back, he will hand over the military power and get things done, so as to avoid a lot of unnecessary bloodshed. ”

Marigold endured everything and asked, "Are the activities of the Liao State in the Northeast real?" ”

"Really." Guo Shao said, "I didn't make up lies to deceive Li Chuyun. It's just that most of the Liao army's increase in the northeast is to prevent Daxu, and they don't dare to enter the customs easily...... Unless there is too much civil strife! ”

When Jin Zhan heard this, the weight in his heart increased a few points, and the threat of the foreign enemy Liao State could not be ignored...... Her shoulders were trembling slightly, looking at Guo Shao, he seemed to be a towering tree, if this tree fell, Marigold seemed to be watching the sky fall.

At this moment, Guo Shao reached out and took out a folded silk bag from his arms and handed it to Marigold.

Marigold took it and looked at him: "What is this?" ”

Guo Shao said: "Testament, just in case you are not ready at that time." In case there is a day when there is an edict written by me myself, let Hong'er (the son of Fu's second sister) inherit the unification and the regent of Jinzhan . ”

Fu Jinzhan held it in his hand, and his hands were trembling: "Your Majesty...... Really, really that serious? ”

Guo Shao was silent.

Marigold asked again: "What kind of illness can you tell the concubine?" ”

Guo Shao shook his head and said, "I don't know, Lu Niangzi can't diagnose it." But with the medical skills of this world, the internal organs are bleeding, and I am afraid that the gods will not be able to do it. ”

Jin Zhan wanted to speak and stopped, and said directly on impulse: "The Fu family is also a famous family, a family of military generals. ”

Guo Shao said: "The Fu family is not in the imperial court, as long as the regent of Marigold is unwilling, it is difficult for the Fu family to mix." If Marigold is willing, it is what I have left yours and whatever you want. ”

Marigold looked at Guo Shao intently: "Brother Shao, isn't it the most important thing to pass on the country to your descendants?" ”

Guo Shao shook his head and said nothing.

After a long time, Guo Shao said again: "While I can still move now, I will summon the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to the Council Hall tomorrow." asked Cao Tai to pass on the decree in front of me to authorize Marigold to preside over the military affairs of the imperial court in the west hall. ”

Marigold was speechless.

That night, she stayed in the Long Live Hall to serve Guo Shao's diet and daily life, but she couldn't sleep at all after going to bed, and she was worried that the bad weather tomorrow would make the ministers speculate in vain, and she wanted to sleep, but the more she wanted to fall asleep, the more she couldn't sleep......

As soon as it was dawn the next day, Guo Shao got up with all his strength. He sat in front of the bronze mirror and asked Marigold to comb his hair in a bun, and Marigold noticed that his hair had fallen out badly, and she was even more uncomfortable at this time, and the whole person seemed to be in a dream.

Guo Shao stretched out his hand to smooth the collar of the lining, dressed it very neatly, and examined his appearance in front of the bronze mirror. Perhaps, his ascension to the throne and the night of candles in the cave room are not as serious as they are now.

Marigold put the yellow hat on him, and saw Guo Shao tilting her head to look at a large map embroidered on the wall, her nose suddenly became sore, and she almost cried again, only to feel a salty warm current in her throat flowing into her stomach.

Although Guo Shao tried his best, between getting on and off the sedan car, the palace people should be able to detect that his physical strength was exhausted, and no matter how he pretended to be in poor health, the weather of the whole person was completely different.

…… As for the council hall, Guo Shao and Jin Zhan walked up to the two chairs side by side on it calmly.

"The ministers pay their respects to Your Majesty, Queen West......" The ministers bowed according to the ceremony.

Guo Shao said personally: "Flat." ”

When Zhu Wenwu got up and took his seat, Cao Tai stepped forward and immediately read out the holy decree, saying that the state affairs were tiring, and I trusted the Queen of the West very much, and asked the Queen to return to the West Hall from now on to help review the chapters and preside over the national policy.

After Cao Tai finished reading, Guo Shao kept his voice and said, "Do you have any objections?" "Glaring and looking back.

No one was silent in the council hall, and people looked at Fan Zhen slightly, and Fan Zhen didn't even mean to speak. So Wang Pu first hugged his fists and said: "The ministers obey the order!" The ministers said, "Yes!" ”

Guo Shao immediately got up and walked away. There was a chaotic shout behind him: "Congratulations to Your Majesty ......"

After Guo Shao left the council hall, he immediately took out a handkerchief and held his mouth and coughed twice, Cao Tai chased after him and said: "Recently, it has rained hard, and the official family occasionally feels cold. If you talk nonsense in the palace and spread rumors, the palace maid of Wanfu Palace will end well! ”

The palace people who followed were so frightened that they bowed their heads and didn't dare to say anything.

Cao Tai immediately changed his expression, bowed beside Guo Shao and said, "The official dragon body is important, don't get drenched in the rain anymore." ”

"Humph!" Guo Shao made a sound.

He didn't go back immediately, but first came to the "secret room" in the east hall of the Jinxiang Palace, the small room where he stored the files and things. The walls of the room were littered with maps and notes, and on the desks and shelves were many files, as well as booklets in which he recorded his thoughts and strategies.

Guo Shao grabbed the notebook with his scribbled handwriting, and turned around to see Cao Tai standing behind him, wanting Cao Tai to take it and burn it...... It is all his own ideas, which have not been framed by "righteousness", and it is obviously inconvenient to make them public.

But he put it down again, and said in his heart: Keep it for future generations to see when they govern the country, maybe it will also have some use, so as not to be blinded by high-sounding truths.

Guo Shao sat down on the chair and looked at the slightly messy things in this room, and all kinds of complicated feelings came to his heart. People are really very small, even emperors who have achieved great feats are so weak and powerless in the face of birth, old age, sickness and death.....