The light rain in the sky street is as moist as a crisp. Entering May, at the turn of spring and summer, the city of Beijing, which had not seen rain for more than a month, finally ushered in the first rain of the year.

This rain is naturally a great thing for the old farmers in the field, the crops in the field can grow better with the moisture of the rain, and they can also save a lot of effort to carry water to water the land. However, not everyone can benefit from this rain, such as those who are traveling far away, and such as the row of high-ranking officials waiting in front of the palace gate at this moment.

Today is the fifth consecutive day that His Majesty has not summoned courtiers, which is a rare phenomenon since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Today's Ming Dynasty is full of vitality, and the courtiers have not experienced absurd kings such as Chenghua, Jiajing, and Wanli, but they don't know that there are emperors who don't go to court all year round, or even for decades, so when Zhu Qiyu doesn't go to court for five days in a row, it makes them a little unbearable.

Of course, Zhu Qiyu still has his reasons for doing this, because he suddenly became seriously ill again in March, and he still did not get better under the diagnosis and treatment of a medical officer in Tai Hospital, and now he is terminally ill, and he is about to die. And the emperor was such a son back then, seeing that his condition was serious day by day, he was naturally so anxious that he couldn't take care of anything, but stayed in the harem to accompany him.

Originally, the ministers who knew about this matter could also understand the emperor's difficulties, but they would not run to the palace gate to force the Son of Heaven to admit his mistake or go to court immediately. It was really because of the shocking news from the north that these high-ranking officials of the DPRK and China had to run to ask to see the Son of Heaven.

Just two days ago, a political envoy from Shanxi Province sent someone to send a report, saying that Shi Heng, the Marquis of Wuqing, had returned to Beijing to report on his work. Originally, this could not have been surprising, because it was the constant impeachment of the courtiers that made the Son of Heaven order him to return to Beijing more than a month ago. But the next few words shocked everyone - this time, Shi Heng actually brought two thousand cavalry with him!

Although it was mentioned later, it was said that Shi Heng's trip was to escort the previously defeated Mongolian captives to Beijing to offer victory, so he would bring 2,000 elite soldiers to make a fool's plan. But as long as you know the reason why the imperial court really recalled him, you can't help but think about the reason behind his actions.

This matter is really not small, once it spreads in the officialdom, there are already different opinions, and many officials directly impeach, saying that Shi Heng's move is bold and reckless, and he has a heart of disobedience, and his heart can be punished. It's a pity that these bullets were sent to the palace like mud cows into the sea, and there was no echo. Obviously, the emperor, who was worried about the prince's condition, did not approve these notes at all.

Now, Shi Heng is only two or three hundred miles away from the capital, and in a few days, he will arrive in Beijing, and the hundred officials naturally can't wait any longer, so they can only beg these highest-ranking ministers of the six cabinets to see the Son of Heaven and ask the emperor to come out with an attitude and regulations.

Therefore, although it has rained a lot today, they still stand in front of the palace gate in the wind and rain, and ask the forbidden army generals who are guarding the palace gate again and again to convey the meaning of asking themselves and others to see the Son of Heaven, hoping that the emperor can take the time to meet them.

This is the last two hours. Since the time of coming, the ministers have waited until the afternoon, and even their stomachs are growling with hunger, but the palace still has not allowed them to enter the news of His Majesty's meeting, which makes them more and more impatient.

"Brother Dezun, brother Shiyong

, You two are cabinet ministers, it shouldn't be difficult to enter the palace according to reason, why don't you go into the palace first to ask for your majesty, and then lead us and others to persuade you? After waiting left and right and waiting for no response, Zhang Feng, the head of the household, put forward his own suggestion. These words were quickly agreed by many officials present, who still had a lot of official business to deal with in their yamen, and they really didn't want to continue to waste themselves here.

But the two ministers Chen Xun and Gao Gu who were looked at by them both showed a wry smile: "A few adults don't know what, a few days ago, His Majesty issued an order to temporarily have no psychological evidence, and asked me to wait for the ministers to wait for news outside, so ......" said with a sigh.

Although the power of civilian officials in the court has risen greatly and completely overwhelmed the military attachés, it is still far from reaching the point where they can later control the monarch with vassals. This is reflected in the status of cabinet ministers, who can still only be regarded as senior secretaries by the side of the Son of Heaven, and the power is actually concentrated in the hands of the emperor. So when Zhu Qiyu ordered them to leave the palace, these people couldn't enter the cabinet.

As soon as they heard this, the officials present sighed for a while, and then someone else said: "Are we always so consumed?" If Your Majesty doesn't see us today, we can't always wait here, right? ”

"Let's let people in again." Yu Qian was silent for a while and then spoke, he was also a little bitter in his heart, and he also felt the same way for the current difficulties of the Son of Heaven.

Immediately, an official stepped forward again as he said, and negotiated with the forbidden army there, so that he could talk about it, and then another soldier ran inside. However, neither the forbidden army nor the courtiers waiting outside were too hopeful about this.

At this time, another person glanced at Yu Qian: "Actually, Xia Guan still has an idea, if we can invite someone to come, maybe we can enter the palace." ”

"Who is Lord Yan talking about?" Several other people asked with some curiosity, if there is such a character, everyone can naturally give it a try.

"This person is naturally a former subordinate of Yu Butang." Lord Yan hurriedly said his candidate.

Suddenly, the faces of everyone present changed slightly, and Yu Qian even showed a slightly embarrassed expression on his face. He had already understood that it was Lu Zhen that these people were mentioning, because this current Jinyi Wei Commander was indeed deeply trusted by the Son of Heaven, and it would indeed be much easier for him to enter the palace than them.

However, today's Lu Zhen is no longer the same as before, because of the relationship between being transferred to the commander of the Jinyi Guard, there is a natural rift between him and the civil officials. In particular, in the case of fraud that occurred some time ago, many officials have impeached and accused him of culpability, and the relationship between the two sides has become even more stiff. Even Yu Qian has a lot of differences with Lu Jinsheng because of his identity, so it is really difficult to ask him for help at this time.

"Is there no other way?" Soon, someone changed the subject, after all, it was really embarrassing to talk about.

But there was silence in response. Obviously, if any of these officials could come up with a good idea, they wouldn't have to wait here in the rain all the time.

Seeing this, Yu Qian had to sigh and said, "In this way, you adults will wait here first, and this official will go to the Zhenfu Division to see if Lu Shansi can help us this time." ”

"Everything will be done to the adults." And when they saw him, they should go down

This matter suddenly relaxed a little, and they hurriedly returned the salute.

Yu Qian also made a salute in return, turned around and came to his palanquin, and when he was about to go to the Zhenfu Division, suddenly there was a sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and then a team of knights in red clothes and black clothes who looked quite dazzling quickly came to this side, until they approached the palace gate, the knights grabbed the reins and neatly turned off the horse.

And when Yu Qian and the others saw their outfits clearly, as well as the appearance of the capable man at the head, they all showed a hint of surprise. Because this group of people is Jinyiwei, and the first one is Lu Jin, who Yu Qian wants to meet.

Lu Zhen also saw Yu Qian who was about to drill into the sedan chair at this time, so he hurriedly strode forward, bent down and clasped his fists and saluted: "I've seen Lord Yu, where are you going?" ”

"......Is it good to think about it," a slightly hesitant smile flashed on Yu Qian's face, and then he said truthfully: "I can't hide it, this official is planning to go to the Zhenfu Division to find you." ”

"Oh? I wonder what the adults commanded? Lu Jin asked a little strangely. Since he became the commander of the Jinyi Guard, there has been very little contact between Yu Qian and him. In this regard, although he has some unpleasant feelings in his heart, he can accept it, after all, Jinyiwei's reputation is like this, and Yu Qian always has concerns as a civil official.

But even so, his respect for Qian has not changed in the slightest. Because he knows very well that over the years, Yu Qian, who holds the power of the military department, has not changed his original intention, and has been working hard to make the Ming Dynasty better, so much so that he is not yet sixty years old, and he looks full of gray hair and haggard.

Yu Qian glanced at Lu Zhen with some pleasure, and the other party really did not change because of the change of identity. He said that he and the others wanted to use his power to enter the palace to see the driver, and then said with some concern: "I don't know if you have a way to enter the palace?" ”

"Your Excellency, rest assured, the lower officials are coming here now just to enter the palace to see the driver. Now, then, you and your lordships will wait here, and I will go and tell Your Majesty that I will persuade him to receive you. Lu Zhen hurriedly responded.

Yu Qian glanced at him a little strangely: "Shansi, can you really enter the palace?" ”

"Lord Yu, don't worry, Xia Guan is here today by order to bring an important person into the palace." As he spoke, he glanced back.

Yu Qian followed his gaze and swept back, only to find that there was a small car behind this group of people, obviously, the person in this car was the person Lu Zhen wanted to introduce into the palace.

"Who is he?" Yu Qian suddenly asked vigilantly. He didn't want Lu Zhen to lure some unclear people into the palace to bewitch the Son of Heaven.

"Don't worry, my lord, the person in the car is a pediatric saint in Shandong, because the medical officers of the Tai Hospital are helpless about the prince's condition, and the lower officials will think of finding a doctor from the people to diagnose the prince." Lu Jinyu hurriedly explained.

As he spoke, the curtain was lifted, and a white-haired old man was helped out by several Jinyi Guard captains, looking at his dress and the medical box in his hand, he was indeed a doctor. It was only at this time that Yu Qian breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "Then you go in quickly, I'll wait here for good news." ”

"Yes, sir." As soon as Lu Zhen gave up his hand again, he came to the old man, said a few words to him, and led him to the palace gate.

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