The spring sun shines warmly on the body, making people feel comfortable and want to sleep.

Fang Zheng sat in the carriage, narrowed his eyes slightly, and sighed with satisfaction.

Changping leaned on his shoulder and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Fang Zheng lowered his head and looked at her, this woman, who seemed to never know how to worry, was also a little sad on her pretty face at this moment.

"Husband, my father's illness is getting worse and worse, and the imperial doctor has changed several prescriptions, but he has not seen a good one, you say that his father is ...... Will he ......"

"No, your father will be fine, people, who doesn't have a minor illness or disaster? It's okay to get through this. ”

Changping nodded in a daze, and said quietly: "I hope so, if there is anything to happen to my father, I will ...... I don't know what to do......"

Fang Zheng stroked her sideburns and said with a smile: "Don't worry, your husband and I will tell fortunes, this great immortal pinched his fingers and found that your father would actually live to be two hundred years old, tsk, it's amazing, if we don't exercise more, we won't be able to survive him......"

Despite being full of sorrow, Changping still punched Fang Zheng and scolded with a smile: "you!" Is there anyone who lives to be two hundred years old? Isn't that an old monster anymore? ”

"Don't believe me? I'll live to be two hundred years old for you! If I really want to live until that day, you have to write me a 'suit' by yourself......"

"Die! Wouldn't I be an old monster too? ”

Amid laughter, the carriage stopped in front of the palace gate.

Fang Zheng held Changping, and the two walked all the way to the emperor's bedroom.

"Wechen knocks on my emperor Wan...... Hey, come back and kowtow again......"

Before Fang Zheng's face saint procedure was completed, Changping had already stepped into the palace and hurriedly walked towards the emperor.

"That's it, the family is together today, and there is no need to be formal." The emperor's voice was hoarse and weak, but there was a faint smile.

"Father!" Changping saw the emperor lying on the bed, his body was like digging out a dead tree, panting weakly, and Changping's eyes suddenly turned red. cried and threw himself in front of the emperor, looking sadly at the emperor's sick old face.

"Mi'er, you're here, hehe, I'm very happy. You're in the Fang family. Did that kid bully you? The emperor stretched out his hand tremblingly, stroked Changping's hair and smiled.

Changping bit his lip and shook his head vigorously, but tears couldn't help but drip down.

"What are you crying about, I'm not dead yet......"

"Father!" Changping interrupted him. He shook his head at him in horror.

"Silly children, birth, old age, sickness and death are normal things for people, and there is no need to shy away from them. I've heard others call long live for most of my life, and I can't really live it when I'm coming. I have enjoyed a lifetime of glory and a lifetime of heart, enough is enough, but I am also tired......"

The emperor raised his eyes as he spoke, and saw Fang Zheng standing crampedly behind Chang Ping.

Feeling that the emperor's eyes were looking at him, Fang Zheng hurriedly bowed his waist and put on a flattering smile on his face.

Seeing his lowly appearance, the emperor frowned and looked away. Shaking his head and sighing deeply.

This kid is still the same as before, and he hasn't changed at all. seems to be cowardly and timid, but in fact he is bold and dares to do anything.

Fang Zheng was puzzled by the emperor's gaze and expression.

What does the emperor mean by this? One look at me, and immediately turn around. And then with this miserable expression, do I look so filed?

Fang Zheng, who has always been proud of his handsomeness, was stimulated by the emperor's eyes and his self-esteem was a little damaged, and he couldn't help but say, "Hey." Your Majesty, what did you mean by looking at me just now? If you have any comments on my appearance, please feel free to ask. Why shake your head and sigh? The Emperor ......"

The emperor glared at him: "Shut up!" ...... you talk a lot."

"No, this question is very important to me, I rely on this face to eat......"

"Shut up!" This time, even Changping couldn't help but scold, and the two fathers and daughters spoke in unison very tacitly, and then looked at each other and smiled.

Changping leaned on the side of the dragon couch, the two father and daughter chatted about family life, it could be seen that the emperor was very happy with the arrival of Changping, as if even the illness was a little lighter, the bedroom from time to time let out hearty laughter, full of energy, standing outside the palace solemnly standing in the small yellow door and the palace maids looked surprised, how many days have not seen the emperor smile so happily, could it be that the emperor's illness has been cured?

After chatting for more than half an hour, the emperor's expression showed a little tiredness, Changping stopped his mouth with interest, and under the pretext of looking for her mother concubine Li Guifei, he gave a salute and walked to the harem.

Seeing that the chat was over, Fang Zheng hurriedly followed behind Changping, planning to follow him to pay homage to his mother-in-law. Mother-in-law is a creature more powerful than women, for example, husband and wife live, quarrel and quarrel, even oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, the shadow of the mother-in-law looms in it, so pleasing the mother-in-law is the most important thing for him.

"Fang Zheng, you stay." As soon as he took a few steps, the emperor stopped him in a faint voice.

"Huh?" Fang Zheng paused, turned around and said with a smile: "What's that...... Your Majesty, you can recuperate in peace, I will go to please my mother-in-law, and come back immediately to listen to the hadith......"

The emperor glared: "Where is so much nonsense?" I want you to stay, and you stay......"

"But...... If I don't visit my mother-in-law when I enter the palace, what should I do if her old man has an opinion about me? Fang Zheng was still hesitating.

This needs to have something to take advantage of by him, and the emperor has already thrown it on his head.

Other courtiers couldn't ask for it when they knocked their heads to see the emperor, but this kid was good, but he was reluctant.

Seeing that the emperor's face suddenly appeared a little ruddy, his panting was no longer short, and his cough was much better, Fang Zheng couldn't help but be surprised: "Huh? Your Majesty, you have a good complexion now, you are red, it is really eye-catching, are you well? ”

The emperor shouted: "That's because I was angry with you!" Don't hurry up and get over here! Bastard stuff! ”

Fang Zheng trembled with fright, and hurriedly ran over, and said in a loud voice: "The emperor is angry, angry, you are careful and take care of the dragon's body......"

The emperor took a few deep breaths, finally calmed down his anger, and then glared at Fang Zheng fiercely.

Fang Zheng smiled awkwardly.

"Fang Zheng, Mi'er was here just now, I have some things that are inconvenient to say, you can also see that I ...... I'm afraid I won't live for a few days! The emperor's voice was unusually sad.

Fang Zheng looked at the emperor's complexion, and he already knew it in his heart, and when he heard this, his face suddenly became a little sad: "Your Majesty, don't think about it, take care of your illness, and you will be fine in a few days......"

The emperor shook his head and said, "Are you coaxing me like a child?" My body knows it myself, so let's not talk about this, Fang Zheng. I am not afraid of death, but what I am afraid of is that after my death, the princes will have no restraint from now on, and the actions of vying for power will become more and more presumptuous. even staged a tragedy of fratricide. In this way, it is my sorrow. ”

Fang Zheng bowed his head and was silent. The emperor's worries are not unreasonable, in case the emperor dies one day. I'm afraid that there will be chaos in the capital soon, and if the emperor doesn't arrange the aftermath in advance, the world will be in chaos immediately.

The emperor coughed a few times and said slowly: "It is said that I want to abolish the prince, and you must have heard this rumor." I'll tell you the truth, this rumor is not wrong, I do have this in mind, and I am already very disappointed in the crown prince. His heart is too vicious and vicious, if such a person makes him the emperor, I am afraid it will not be a blessing for the people of our Chinese Dynasty. What's more, he once wanted to kill the king and kill his father, which can't be forgiven by me! So. I have made up my mind that before I die, I must depose him and set up a new prince! ”

The more the emperor spoke, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help coughing violently.

Fang Zheng hurriedly stepped forward and stroked the emperor's back. But I was shocked in my heart.

This is the first time that the emperor has bluntly said in front of him that he wants to abolish the prince, and it seems that this time the emperor is planning to play for real. However, has the prince been abolished? Many generals in the army have pledged their allegiance to the prince, is it really that easy to depose the prince? This is not a casual decree. Informing him that it's so simple will kill him......

There is one more problem. Even if the crown prince is deposed, who is the new prince in the emperor's heart? If it is King Shou or King Ying, then he and the fat man will be finished, pack up and escape from the capital as soon as possible, there is no way to fight......

Fang Zheng thought about it and immediately asked: "Your Majesty, who do you like the most about the new prince?" ”

The emperor was stunned, then glared at him fiercely, and said angrily: "You have been an official for so long, why don't you understand the rules at all?" It is a major matter related to the rise and fall of the royal family, can you also ask this as a courtier? If other ministers had asked me like this in person, I would have pushed him out and beheaded him! ”

Fang Zheng's neck shrunk, and he said with a dry smile: "The emperor is angry, angry, Weichen has always been this straightforward problem, hehe, if you listen to Weichen talk to you one day, I guess you will have to behead me......"

The emperor sighed and said, "I really don't know why I would reuse people like you...... Fang Zheng, when I mentioned this matter to you today, I naturally have to make it clear that before I die, there are two things that must be done, one is to depose the prince smoothly, and the other is to appoint a new prince, both of which are difficult to do. ”

"Abolish the crown prince and don't say it first, I originally thought that after the abolition of the old and the establishment of the new, I would leave an edict, and then it would be kept by a trusted minister, and after I died, I would take out the edict and read it in front of the Manchu civil and military forces, so the new emperor ascended the throne and the world surrendered. However, after thinking about it these days, I still don't think it works. The princes are looking at each other, and some of the princes even have some military power in their hands, and if the new emperor wants to ascend the throne safely, I am afraid it is unlikely, so I must make arrangements in advance......"

Fang Zheng smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, you know it even if Weichen doesn't say it, the crown prince ...... It's hard to dethrone! The most troublesome thing is that he has close contacts with many generals in the army, if it is not handled properly, it is likely to repeat the mistake of Pan's rebellion last year, this time Wei Chen can say that he will not rush out of the city alone to move the rescue troops stupidly......"

The emperor nodded and said, "Yes, it's indeed a bit difficult, but he's just the crown prince, and I'm the emperor!" No one can stop me! The will of the emperor is above all else! ”

Fang Zheng said happily: "Could it be that the emperor has a perfect plan? ”

The emperor shook his head and said, "No." ”

Fang Zheng was suddenly petrified, and said that the emperor's will is above all else, but there is no countermeasure, do you plan to shake the tiger body against the rebels and scatter the king?

The emperor looked at Fang Zheng and said with a smile: "There are too many variables in the world, and there are very few people who are as good as they want, how can you say 'perfect' lightly?" You have to take risks in everything, those who are in a high position, especially those who can't be too optimistic, don't think about winning and losing first, Fang Zheng, you have to remember these words carefully. ”

"The crown prince is full-fledged, if he hastily orders the dethronement, I am afraid that he will be desperate to lead the army to force the palace, and the prince has a lot of troops in his hands, after the Pan rebellion last year, I took the opportunity to purge the generals in the Shence army, and now I have firmly grasped the several armies guarding the capital, so if the prince leads the army to force the palace, he will attract the border troops on the border, these border troops I divided them into four roads, one of them. It is the department of Chai Mengshan stationed in Youzhou, with a total of 100,000 troops, and the second is the department of Zuowen stationed in Danzhou, with a total of 80,000 troops. Third. It is the department of Dong Cheng stationed in Xiazhou, with a total of 60,000 troops, and the fourth is the department of Wang Wenjian stationed in Xingqing Mansion. Since Xingqing Mansion was the first line of defense against the Turks, I had the largest number of troops, with 150,000 troops. ”

"At the beginning, I arranged for these four armies to be stationed in the north and west of our dynasty, mainly to prevent the Turks from moving south. Six or seven out of 10 of our troops are all deployed here, and since we are facing the south, they are all small border countries that cannot afford to stir up storms, so they have the least troops, which is not worth mentioning. “

Fang Zheng's face was a little defeated, and he trembled: "Your Majesty, the four-way army ...... Won't they all take refuge in the crown prince? If that's the case, Your Majesty. Let's pack up our things and run quickly, the capital is too dangerous, let's build a boat and go to sea to relax, and come back in seventy or eighty years to see ......"

"What a bastard! I am the emperor and the co-ruler of the world. How can you run away like a lost dog? The emperor said angrily.

Fang Zheng was stunned and touched his nose stupidly, isn't this scolding? Running away is to preserve strength, what a lost dog. It's ugly!

The emperor sighed and said, "Fang Zheng, now you are also an important minister in the court. Why is his temperament still the same as at the beginning, and has not changed at all? The first thought when you encounter difficulties is to run away, why do you never want to pick up the sword in a dignified manner, for the sake of the court, for the sake of your family, and fight the enemy head-on? ”

Fang Zheng didn't want to think about it, so he blurted out: "Fighting? Don't be stupid, what a joke! Fighting kills people, and it's dangerous......"

Before he finished speaking, seeing that the emperor had a gloomy face and an unkind expression, Fang Zheng suddenly stopped talking and showed a flattering smile very obediently.

The emperor sighed deeply, as if he didn't want to have anything to do with him on this topic, the two had completely different ideas, and there was no way to reach a consensus.

"The Shenwu, Shence, Longwei and other armies that defend the capital add up to more than 100,000 in total, and the four-way army on the border, it is very good for the prince to collude with two of them at most, so my chances of winning are higher than him, and now what I am most worried about is the ...... of the city defense army in the city."

"City Guards?" Fang Zheng's face was strange, and he turned his head to look around with a little weakness.

The city defense army, as the name suggests, is stationed in the capital, responsible for the defense of the capital, and in peacetime by the way, assists the Jinling government to maintain law and order in the city, catches thieves and arrests thieves and so on. The city defense army is equivalent to the last line of defense to defend the capital, that is, if the enemy has already approached the city and is ready to attack the city, this requires the city defense army to defend the city and retreat from the enemy.

On weekdays, the city defense army is not very important, once there is a war, they are the only reliance of the people of the city, the number of city defense troops in the capital is quite large, there are about more than 50,000 people, all of them are stationed in the military camp in the north of the city, and their leading general is the general of the capital garrison, General Fang Zheng Fang is also.

The emperor squinted at him, as if he saw Fang Zheng's weakness, and snorted coldly: "I have made you a garrison general, I'm afraid you don't even know what the commander of the city defense army looks like, right?" ”

Fang Zheng hurriedly laughed and said: "Wechen will go to the barracks tomorrow to have a look, and when I come back, I will report to the emperor what the barracks commander is like......

"You must not understand the importance of the city defense army, I tell you, even if the prince attracts thousands of troops, I am not afraid, I have a way to defeat them in one fell swoop, but what I am worried about is the disaster of Xiao Wall! If there is a henchman of the prince in the city defense army, when the enemy soldiers come to the city, the city defense army will risk the disapproval of the world and put the enemy into the city, and then the general trend will be gone! At the beginning, I appointed you as the garrison general, in order to let you firmly grasp the city defense army. ”

Fang Zheng was shocked in his heart, and a rebellious face suddenly appeared in his mind, the deputy general of the city defense army, Qin Chong!

When Pan Shangshu was locked up in the prison, wasn't the first one in the list of generals loyal to the prince provided to him Qin Chong?

Glancing at the emperor with a weak heart, Fang Zheng smiled and said, "What's that...... Your Majesty, the city defense army...... I'm afraid it's really not that reliable......"

"Why?"

"The deputy general of the city defense army, Qin Chong, he ...... Uh, he's the Prince's man. ”

"Qin Chong......" The emperor half-closed his eyes and muttered the name.

"The reason why Wechen didn't go to the city defense army to take office is mainly because Qin Zhong has firmly grasped the city defense army in his hands, and the city defense army is like an iron plate managed by him, and it is really difficult for Wechen to capture this army......"

The emperor opened his eyes, and a hint of firmness flashed in his eyes: "Fang Zheng, I order you to catch the city defense army in your hands, no matter what means and methods you use, you must catch them at all costs!" The city defense army must not fall into the hands of the prince! ”

"Otherwise, find an excuse to kill Qin Chong, or transfer him out of ......"

"No, this move can only startle the snake and force the prince to act early, which is not beneficial to himself. You will go to the city defense barracks tomorrow to take up your post, and I order you to get this done in the shortest possible time, understand? ”

Fang Zheng's face turned pale with fright, and he said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, it's dangerous to go to the barracks of the city defense army...... In case they have bad intentions and invite me to eat, they will ambush five hundred knife and axe men under the porch, and use Qin Chong's cup as a sign that Weichen will be chopped into dog meat sauce by them......"

The emperor laughed and said, "Have you heard that the book is shocking?" This world is still my world, who dares to mess around like this? You can rest assured that you can take office, don't worry. ”

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Out of the palace, Changping looked lonely and depressed, and Fang Zheng also frowned deeply, sighing for a long time.

The couple sat in the carriage and stared wide-eyed, which made Fang Zheng's heart a little irritable. Look at this trip to the palace, isn't this uncomfortable for yourself?

"Stop!" Changping suddenly shouted.

The carriage stopped suddenly. As soon as Changping lifted the curtain of the car, before Fang Zheng could ask, she happily pulled Fang Zheng out of the car.

"Hey, what's the matter? Why stop? Fang Zheng didn't know why.

Changping was obviously more cheerful than just now, like a child who saw candy, excitedly pointed to the signboard of a restaurant on the street, and said happily: "Husband, look! ”

Fang Zheng stared at it, but saw the three words "Eight Immortal Tower" written on the signboard, Fang Zheng's heart suddenly warmed, his tightly locked brows were loosened a little, and a warm smile appeared on his face.

When she decided to accept Changping, the little girl was very happy, the two ignored the shocking world, openly held hands and walked sweetly together on the street, and then had dinner in this Eight Immortals Building, and found that each other did not bring silver after eating, so the son of the richest man in the Chinese Dynasty, and the noble and graceful princess Her Royal Highness both staged a good show of eating overlord meals, and slipping away after eating the soles of their shoes with oil.

Revisiting the old place, the two are now husband and wife, which can't help but make people feel emotional.

Changping looked at the Eight Immortal Towers, with a look of nostalgia and happiness in his eyes, turned his head and said coquettishly like a little girl: "Husband, I'm hungry—"

Fang Zheng nodded solemnly and said, "My husband is also hungry, okay, go in and have a meal!" ”

Changping's eyes lit up, and he said expectantly: "What about after eating?" ”

Fang Zheng knew the meaning of the song when he heard the strings, and winked at Changping and said, "Did you bring silver today?" ”

Changping shook his head excitedly.

Fang Zheng patted the clothes on his body, and said with a bitter face: "I didn't bring ...... either"

Changping wrinkled his nose happily: "But I still have to eat this meal today!" ”

"Good idea, ma'am, please ...... first."

"How dare you, husband, you should invite first......"

"You're welcome, let's go in together, find a place closer to the door, look at my eyes after eating, and hurry up and ......"

"The first ...... is the first to be seen" (to be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )