These days, pain, worry, guilt...... All kinds of negative emotions completely filled Zhu Qiyu's mind, making him suffer both physically and mentally. It was only because he was worried about his son's condition that he had been struggling to support himself, but in fact, with his already weak physique, he had already fallen ill.

Until this time, after knowing that Zhu Jianji had died of illness, a sense of despair suddenly struck, and finally became the last straw that broke the camel's back, so that the Son of Heaven, who was already on the verge of collapse, had no hope at all, so he fell down in public.

"Your Majesty......" In an exclamation, Lu Jin's movements were the fastest, and at the moment when the emperor's body fell soft, he quickly pounced, and just caught Zhu Qiyu's body, so that he didn't fall to the ground in embarrassment. At the same time, he immediately turned his head and shouted to Doctor Ye, "Come and see Your Majesty quickly......

Doctor Ye, who was already frightened, did not wake up until he heard this roar, and quickly followed those eunuchs to come up, carefully check the emperor's situation, after a while, his expression has become more and more solemn, only a little hesitation, he took the golden needle that had just been roasted on the fire just now, smacked a few times, and pierced into the emperor's face.

His action really frightened the eunuchs who were waiting on the side, and a few of them even shouted at a sharp end: "You...... What are you doing? How dare you use a needle on Your Majesty at will! "Indeed, even those medical officers in the Tai Hospital would not dare to prick the dragon's body with a needle without the permission of the Son of Heaven.

But at this time, Doctor Ye had changed his panicked appearance just now, and just stared at the face of the emperor in front of him for a moment, and said: "I am invigorating the blood for the emperor, otherwise if the blood that rushes to the head accumulates, it will be very detrimental to the emperor's body." ”

Just as the eunuchs were about to say anything more, an affirmative voice came from outside the door: "Well said, Your Excellency really understands medical science, and admires it." Immediately, several medical officers hurriedly walked in, and the person who said this was Lu Xuan, the director of the current Tai Hospital.

After seeing the situation in the dormitory, these medical officers all showed panic, only Lu Xuan's performance was quite calm, and he walked to the bed in a few steps, and followed Dr. Ye to carefully observe the situation of the Son of Heaven.

When the imperial doctor spoke, the eunuchs on the side didn't dare to say anything anymore. After all, the eunuchs of the Jingtai Dynasty can be suppressed very easily, and they don't have the courage to compete with the courtiers at all, not to mention that there is a Jinyi guard here.

After watching them work for a while, massaging acupuncture points and using acupuncture, Lu Zhen pulled over a imperial doctor and asked, "How is Your Majesty's dragon body?" ”

"Your Majesty is overly worried and sad, so he suddenly faints. However, thanks to the timely injection of this Dr. Ye, the condition was controlled, and presumably after a while, His Majesty would be able to wake up. ”

"That's good." Lu Zhen couldn't help but let out a long sigh. If the Son of Heaven is sick again at this time, the situation in the DPRK and China will be even more dangerous.

Just when Lu Zhen was thinking about whether he should let someone bring a message to those officials outside and tell them the news that the Son of Heaven was sick, the emperor on the bed had already woken up leisurely, and the first thing he said after waking up was to call: "Ji'er ......" After a while, he remembered everything that had just happened, and immediately cried again.

As soon as they saw the Son of Heaven crying, everyone present was shocked again, and they fell to their knees one after another, saying that they were guilty. Only Lu Zhen stepped forward and comforted: "The matter has come to this, people cannot be resurrected after death, and I also ask Your Majesty to mourn, so as not to hurt the dragon's body...... Otherwise, the crown prince's heroic spirit is not far away, and he will not be at ease......"

This sentence had some effect, and after the emperor glanced at the prince's corpse not far away, the pain on his face did not decrease, but he finally accepted some sadness: "It's my fault, I shouldn't let Ji'er be the prince, otherwise he wouldn't end up like this...... Lu Qing, what do you think I should do in the future? ”

Lu Zhen was stunned for a moment when he asked this, obviously the emperor was too sad and a little confused, how could he tell a courtier such a question? This is a major matter related to the inheritance of the Heavenly Family, so naturally it can only be decided by the Son of Heaven himself.

But since the emperor has asked, he can only answer: "Your Majesty don't worry too much, you are prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and you will have something in two years, and then you will appoint a new crown prince." ”

"Really?" The emperor was full of hesitation, over the years, he has not taken a concubine, but the result is still only Zhu Jianji's son? Even if the other concubines have some appearances, most of them are daughters, because the prince is weak, and the problem of heirs has become a problem for him.

On this issue, Lu Zhen didn't know how to persuade him, so he could only say a few words of relief that were useless, and then said: "Your Majesty, Yichen foolishly sees that the most important thing for you now is to raise the dragon body, don't be too sad." I, the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of millions of people, and ministers still need His Majesty's wise rule. ”

Those imperial doctors and eunuchs also understood at this time, and nodded their heads in response: "I also hope that Your Majesty will take my Daming Jiangshan Sheji as his mind, and raise the dragon body well, don't be too sad." ”

At this time, the emperor had accepted the fact that the crown prince had died young, and finally could listen to some words, so he sighed softly: "I know, I will not abandon you." When he said this, he remembered what Lu Zhen had told him before, so he said again: "Come on, go to the palace gate, and announce all the courtiers who are waiting outside into the palace." ”

"Your Majesty......" The eunuch next to him glanced at him with some concern: "Your dragon body ......"

"I'm fine, it's a big deal, and I can't put it off any longer. I must take care of this matter in front of me before I can rest in the palace with peace of mind. The emperor said, waving his hand weakly: "You are not going quickly." ”

"The slave obeys." A eunuch hurriedly kowtowed, and then hurriedly exited the door and went to summon the officials into the palace.

After a while, a group of courtiers rushed to the east palace in a bit of embarrassment. Originally, they still had some resentment in their hearts, but these important ministers of the court had been blocked out of the palace gate for a long time, and Lu Jin, a courtier, could not only bring people into the palace at will, but also quickly obtained the approval of the Son of Heaven and announced them into the palace, and the difference in status between the two sides was too great, right? Some people have even made up their minds in their hearts that when they see the Son of Heaven later, they will have to speak up and let him change his ways.

However, after learning that the crown prince died suddenly not long ago, and the Son of Heaven fainted due to excessive sadness, they didn't dare to mention these things anymore, after all, it was still the emperor's dragon body that mattered, and they couldn't make him angry anymore.

As soon as they entered the palace and saw the emperor, these officials immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed one after another, bluntly said that they were guilty, and asked the Son of Heaven to mourn and take care of the dragon's body.

Seeing that these subordinates were still considerate, the emperor had some hanging hearts and let them go, so he said weakly: "All of you Aiqing are all flat." During this period of time, I abandoned the government because of the prince's illness, but thanks to your help, the court can run freely. I hope that you will also fulfill your duties in the future, and I am afraid that my body and bones will not improve for a while. ”

"Your Majesty can rest assured that the ministers should serve with all their loyalty, and dare not slack off in the slightest. Moreover, Your Majesty is today, and he has been favored by God, and it is expected that it is only a minor illness, and it will not take a few days to recover completely. Several courtiers hurriedly replied.

After the monarch and the ministers said a few words like this, seeing that the Son of Heaven was not in good spirits, Chen Xunjin said: "Your Majesty, now there is Wuqing Marquis Shi Heng who is good at making claims, and he actually led two thousand border troops to the capital. This matter has almost never been seen in this dynasty, and the ministers do not know how to deal with it, and they hope that His Majesty will show it. ”

"I have learned about this matter from Lu Qing, this Shi Heng is indeed too lawless, and this matter must be rectified well. I don't know if you Aiqing has a good plan? The emperor cheered up and looked at the ministers in front of him and asked.

"This ......" The courtiers immediately looked at each other, but they couldn't come up with a countermeasure.

Don't look at how fierce they are these days, they keep saying that they want to treat Shi Heng's serious crimes, but in fact, they don't know the bottom of their hearts, and they haven't been able to come up with a proper way. After all, what they were facing was Shi Heng, who held the military power of the border pass, had always been arrogant and domineering, and brought two thousand elites here, and the other party was not those ordinary military attachés who had no military power.

After a while, he said because of Qian: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the top priority is to first find out what Shi Heng's purpose is here, if he really doesn't have the heart of disobedience, he doesn't have to be too harsh." After all, he was just a rude warrior, and perhaps he didn't think it through enough, which is why he made such a mistake. And over the years, he has also made a lot of contributions to the imperial court, and the imperial court can't do anything to him because of this matter, which will chill the hearts of the border soldiers and soldiers. ”

After a little consideration, the others agreed, and indeed this is the safest response at the moment. Of course, if the Son of Heaven was safe, they could have been tougher, but now, they can only make a slight concession.

The emperor was very confused at this time, of course, it was impossible to think about the problem very thoroughly, after thinking about it for a while, he also held this method well, so he nodded and said, "Then do what you want." Just give Shi Heng a decree and ask him what he has in mind! ”

"Your Majesty." Several courtiers hurriedly praised it.

The emperor nodded: "Then I don't know which Aiqing can ask Shi Heng on my behalf?" As he spoke, his gaze swept over the faces of the crowd.

Faced with this problem, these officials, who were still worried about the country and the people, suddenly lowered their heads, and almost no one dared to raise their eyes to make contact with the emperor's gaze, and the scene was suddenly cold......