Nu Hao took it. A silver ticket was pulled out of his bosom. Tears to that military school! "Brothers' Residence,

The military academy glanced at it, and saw that it was a silver ticket of twenty taels, and was very happy, and heard that this criminal officer and the imperial doctor were bold and generous, and he was righteous and squandered money, and sure enough, after holding his fists and thanking him, he took the silver ticket, got up and gave another salute, and then turned around and went out.

Since it was an emergency military situation, others had no right to watch, so they all withdrew.

Only then did Du Wenhao use a knife to unwrap the fire paint seal, and poured out a golden scroll from it.

As soon as he saw the golden yellow of this scroll, Du Wenhao knew that this was the emperor's holy decree. I didn't wonder in my heart, why did the holy decree be delivered urgently for 800 miles, but the eunuch who passed the decree was not dispatched?

There's no time to think about it at the moment. When I opened the scroll and looked at it, I was dumbfounded, but this turned out to be the decree of the Empress Dowager! There is only one line of words: "The emperor is critically ill, and the fire is entering Beijing!" ”

The emperor's condition should have reached a very dangerous juncture, otherwise, he would not have used eight hundred miles to expedite his fire into Beijing, and the imperial doctors in the capital must have been helpless, and the empress dowager thought of herself.

Before leaving the capital. Du Wenhao had given Song Shenzong a detailed examination of his body, and now Song Shenzong had signs of kidney failure, prescribed medicine, Ding asked him to take the medicine on time, and accidentally seized a package of cordyceps sinensis from the Tubo spy in Chengdu Mansion, and asked Ning Gonggong to take it back to the emperor. This edict did not lead to the emperor's exact illness, so I don't know if it was caused by kidney failure, but one thing can be clear. If the emperor is critically ill because of kidney failure, then he definitely did not take the medicine according to the prescription he prescribed, otherwise. It will never be so critically ill in a year's time.

Du Wenhao immediately informed Pang Yuqin and Li Pu to come to his room, and said in a deep voice: "I have urgent matters and need to enter Beijing immediately, Qingdai will go with me, and Master Shen and Li Pu will escort the rest of the people to come later." ”

Master Shen and Li Pu didn't dare to ask poisonously, and bowed down to receive the order.

Pang Yuqin asked nervously: "Xianggong, what are you busy with?" ”

The emperor's critical illness is top-secret news, and it must not be known to others, so Du Wenhao naturally didn't dare to talk nonsense. Said: "It's top secret information, I can't say." Okay, I've got to get out right now! ”

Ke Yao hurriedly said, "Brother, I will also follow you."

Du Wenhao's face sank: "No! ”

"Why?"

"No, why, because no!"

Ke Yao saw Du Wenhao's face gloomy and solemn expression, knowing that what he said was true, and guessing that this matter was very serious, he didn't dare to be angry. I had to pout and step aside.

The rest of the people didn't dare to ask more, Lin Qingdai quickly and simply packed her bags, and sent someone to contact the post station, they wanted to change horses through the post station and enter Beijing at night and night, the emperor was critically ill, it was not a joke.

An Yilong heard that Du Wenhao was going to the capital immediately, and he had to take the first step, and he heard that Du Wenhao had just received an eight-hundred-mile rush from the capital, so he didn't dare to ask more, so he hurriedly contacted the post station and sent Du Wenhao and them away.

There was no time to say goodbye to the officials of the Yamen, Du Wenhao and Lin Qingdai got on the horses of the post station, arched their horses and whipped them, and galloped away.

From Jiangxi to the capital, the road is far away, but they use the horses of the post station, all the way to change horses galloping, day and night non-stop running, on the road has not stayed, a few days and nights did not close the eyes, finally, rushed to the outside of the capital.

However, when they came to the south gate of the capital, they saw a white banner several feet long on the city wall, swaying desolate in the wind. In vain there were many more officers and soldiers guarding the city at the gates. Moreover, everyone is wrapped in white silk.

This is a national mourning!

Du Wenhao couldn't help but cry out bitterly in his heart, it was still too late, Song Shenzong must have died

Du Wenhao rode over, and the city gate official who guarded the city recognized Du Wenhao, and hugged his fists and saluted: "Lord Du, you are back!" ”

Du Wenhao reined in the horse: "Why does everyone in the city have filial piety? ”

The city gate official sighed, and arched his hand in the direction of the palace and said: "The emperor" and the empress dowager." died", hiding his face and weeping.

Du Wenhao was stunned for a moment, wasn't his edict issued by the Empress Dowager, why did the Empress Dowager also die, and asked, "What is the matter of the time?" ”

"Just yesterday. In the morning, the emperor died, and in the afternoon, the old ancestor of the empress dowager also went away, "Woo woo,"

Du Wenhao's heart was cold for a while, and he didn't care about saying more, so he asked Lin Qingdai to go back to Wuwei Hall first, and he wanted to rush to the palace. Lin Qingdai said: "No." I'll go with you, and I'll have a picture of everything

Du Wenhao didn't say much, nodded, took Lin Qingdai, and rode to the palace.

From time to time, there were patrolling soldiers on the streets. At such an extraordinary time, it is natural to be on strict guard to prevent someone from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos. Outside the palace, it is even more heavily guarded, which can be described as three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and the heavy armored cavalry patrol shuttles back and forth.

When the eunuch guarding the imperial city saw Du Wenhao coming, he fell to the ground and cried: "Imperial Doctor, you" are too late! The emperor "died"! The Empress Dowager's ancestors are also"

Du Wenhao wept and asked, "I heard who is presiding over the DPRK and China now?" ”

"Shangshu Cai Qu Cai."

Du Wenhao was not familiar with this person, nodded and asked, "What about the palace?" Who's in charge? ”

"The Queen Mother!"

This Empress Dowager Du Wenhao is naturally familiar with it, and Du Wenhao cured the empress dowager's abdominal pain for more than ten years. The queen mother has been tortured by this disease several times and wants to die, so she is very grateful to Du Wenhao. He also gave the golden silk pillow with the first emperor to Du Wenhao as a thank you gift.

Du Wenhao asked where the stop was again, and learned that because he had just died, he was temporarily parked separately, the emperor's was parked in the Qinzheng Palace, and the empress dowager's was parked in her bedroom.

Lin Qingdai couldn't enter the palace without an edict, so she could only wait outside the palace gate, and Du Wenhao entered alone.

There was already a mourning in the palace, and Du Wenhao came to the Qinzheng Hall first, reported it, and soon passed it on. And he went into the temple. The sound of mourning rang out in one, one. The pot-bellied official stood straight in front of him, staring at him viciously.

Du Wenhao was a little inexplicable, and the leading officer said in a low voice: "Lord Du, this" is Lord Cai Qucai, the right servant of Shangshu and the servant of Zhongshu

Song Shenzong reformed, this is the right servant of Shangshu and the servant of Zhongshu is the right prime minister. The characters below one person and above 10,000 people, no wonder they are so embarrassed.

Du Wenhao hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Humble Du Wenhao see Lord Cai!" ”

Cai Qu's nostrils were heavy, and Heng snorted, and his big belly was shy: "You are the imperial doctor Du Wen."

Du Wenhao listened to his tone quite unkindly, and his heart was a little unhappy, but he still bowed down and said: "Yes, it is Du Wenhao who is lowly."

Cai Qu said sharply: "You are the emperor of the mountain, and the emperor is critically ill. Where are you? Du Wenhao chuckled in his heart, bowed down and said: "I am ordered to patrol the doctors, and mention all kinds of prisons." Previously, the humble post happened to be patrolling the southern part of the country, and when he received the emergency military information that the emperor was critically ill, he was in the Luzhou Mansion.

Cai Qu's voice suddenly doubled: "Bold! The emperor is so seriously ill, but you are traveling all over the world, do you still have the emperor in your heart? ”

Du Wenhao was angry in his stomach, thinking that you would button your hat indiscriminately without asking, how could you be the appearance of a prime minister, but the official is big, where do you dare to collide with him, and replied with a gruff: "I just received an eight-hundred-mile expedited service." I came in the starry night, but I didn't expect to be a step too late. ”

"Pure quibble!" Cai did say sharply, "I asked you, do you know that the emperor is seriously ill."

"Before leaving Beijing, the emperor did have a slight illness, but he was not in a critical situation, so why the emperor was so sick is that it is really unclear,"

"Since you already know that the emperor is in poor health, why do you have to travel far away from Beijing and go freely by yourself?"

Du Wenhao couldn't laugh or cry: "My lord, it's not that he left Beijing without permission, but the emperor's holy order."

Just said that. Someone next to him said angrily: "Du Wenhao! As an imperial doctor, you ignored the emperor's dragon body, so that the emperor could not treat him and left his post without permission, what should you do? ”

Du Wenhao turned his head to look, and saw a short and fat man dressed in heavy filial piety staggering over, glaring at him angrily.

Du Wenhao hurriedly clenched his fists and bowed down and said, "Don't you dare to ask the adults, yes?" ”

The Humpty Dumpty man snorted: "You don't even know this official? He glanced at the leader. The leading officer hurriedly said: "This is the inspector of the History Museum and the author of the Zoro Evil Forgiveness. ”

Du Wenhao had never heard of this person at all, but he still arched his hand and said: "What the lord said just now is to impose the meaning of human sin, and after receiving an eight-hundred-mile expedited post

"I don't care what you did after this, let me ask you what you did before? You, you, are the Imperial Doctor. Why did you leave your post without permission? ”

"There is no lowly position," ! ”

"Bold! Before the Imperial Spirit, who was making noise here? A voice came from the side, Du Wenhao looked back, and saw a thin middle-aged man, dressed in heavy filial piety, hiding from Fang Bu, looking familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.

This time, there was no need for Du Wenhao to ask, and the leader next to him hurriedly introduced: "Lord Du, this is King Cao." ”

Du Wenhao immediately understood that this Cao Wang Zhao Mo was the younger brother of Song Shenzong, the fourth son of the first emperor Song Yingzong. Although Du Wenhao has not made many friends with powerful people since he entered Beijing, these two princes Du Wenhao have seen them. At that time, Song Shenzong pretended to be sick and fainted in order to avoid the kneeling admonition of Sima Guang and others, and all the princes and ministers of the court came to visit, and this King Cao was also among them, and he met at that time, but there were many people at that time, and he was busy seeing the emperor, so he didn't pay much attention.

Du Wenhao bowed down and said, "See the prince for his humble position." ”

King Cao glanced at Du Wenhao, and said with a big stab: "You are the imperial doctor Du Wenhao?" ”

"It's a lowly position."

"Where were you when my imperial brother was critically ill?"

Du Wenhao chuckled in his heart, why are these three of them the same, they all have the same virtue, he was appointed as the Changping Collusion of Chengdu Mansion Road Yazhou, but he was not sneaky, not only the official documents of the Ministry of Officials, but also the emperor's holy decree. Why, the four of them didn't seem to have heard of it at all.

Without waiting for Du Wenhao to explain, King Cao had already shouted: "Someone!" Take down this imperial doctor who left his post without permission and was derelict in his duties, and put him in prison! ”

The guards outside the door agreed in unison and rushed in. Reached out and grabbed Du Wenhao together, but as soon as the palm of his hand touched Du Wenhao's shoulder and arm, he screamed and retracted his hand.

Du Wenhao took advantage of their panic and chaos to use Lin Qingdai's staggered hand to hold a guard beside him. He unloaded his wrist and snatched the knife from his hand. Before King Cao came to his senses. Shaking over like lightning, he grabbed him and pulled him to his chest, put a single knife on his neck with his right hand, and said coldly: "If you want him to die, come up!" ”

Everyone in the main hall was stunned, they couldn't imagine that this weak imperial doctor actually had thorns on his body, and his kung fu was so good. is so bold, he will actually hold King Cao hostage for production and quality!

Du Wenhao had no choice. Since receiving the Empress Dowager's decree, he came in the starry night, in addition to the time of the Gong, almost spent on the horse, changed horses all the way, even napping on the horse, rushed to the capital day and night, although he could not catch up with the rescue of the emperor and the Empress Dowager, to be fair, but there was no delay in the slightest, this King Cao did arbitrarily think that he was leaving his post without permission, it was simply a crime in vain, and he had to order his arrest, Du Wenhao suddenly became angry, he didn't think much about it, he secretly pulled the inner cable of the corner of his clothes, and erected the spikes of the soft hedgehog armor, and those guards naturally couldn't catch him, He took advantage of the chaos to restrain King Cao.

Du Wenhao did not want to be the scapegoat for this incident, and died unjustly in prison for no reason.

Everyone scolded him for putting down his sword and arresting him. Du Wenhao didn't care so much, with a single knife in his hand, he made a small cut on King Cao's neck, and the blood flowed. Frightened, King Cao screamed in shock: "Ah, Lord Du spare his life!" Spare your life! ”

"If you don't want to die, tell them to stand back!" Du Jianhao said sharply.

"Stand back! Do you *** want this king to die? Retreat for Lao Tzu! King Cao waved his hands and screamed repeatedly.

The guards who surrounded him hurriedly retreated, still shouting loudly for Du Wenhao to let him go.

Du Wenhao said sharply: "Don't you want Lao Tzu to be in the black cauldron!" Lao Tzu is treated as a soft persimmon! ”

Cai did point at Du Wenhao and said, "Don't mess around, if you hurt Lord Cao." Copy your whole house! ”

Although Du Wenhao didn't know why these four people had to frame his little imperial doctor, he also vaguely guessed. It must be related to the struggle for power and profit in the palace, and he didn't want to be involved in it, so he sneered: "Come on!" Lao Tzu knows your tricks! I don't care how you fight for power and profit, I don't want to get involved, you have to get used to it, I'm going to fly away, but if you want to take me to blame, you will be your pawn, but you don't want to! The red knife goes in and the white knife comes out! Everyone broke up! ”

After that, the single knife in his hand was another wipe, and another cut was made on King Cao's neck, and the blood flowed, so panicked that King Cao screamed: "Lord Du, don't be excited, if you have something to say, this king will promise you whatever you say!" ”

"What about the Queen Mother? I want to see the Queen Mother! Du Wenhao knew that the Empress Dowager, who was the most protective of him and the most authoritative, had died, and I am afraid that only the Empress Dowager could save him at this time.