When Li Hongyu hurriedly felt that Xiyuan, the Emperor of the Apocalypse had already taken the "Spirit Drink Dew" offered by Huo Weihua, and had fallen asleep at this time, Zhang Yan sat on the edge of the bed with a worried face.

"Lord Huo, what is the effect of this 'Spirit Drink Dew'?"

Li Hongyu met Huo Weihua, the right attendant of the military department, in the courtyard of the residence where the Emperor of the Apocalypse lived, and was whispering something to Gu Bingqian, Zhang Weixian and others there, so he stepped forward and asked with concern.

"Hui Shaofu, this is what Xia Guan got from a traveling Taoist in his early years, it is said to be able to cure all kinds of diseases, because this medicine is extremely rare and only enough for one person to drink, so Xia Guan has not tried its curative effect."

Huo Weihua bowed slightly to Li Hongyu and replied with a serious expression, "The lower officials also weighed it for a long time before offering medicine, and now no one is offering medicine to the emperor, so the lower officials offered this medicine, hoping to help the emperor recover." ”

"Lord Huo's loyalty can be seen, and the emperor will understand the hard work of the lord." Li Hongyu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, and nodded to Huo Weihua quietly.

Although Huo Weihua has a speculative mentality, he still dared to offer medicine to the Emperor of the Apocalypse after the Red Pill case, and he has to say that his courage is commendable.

Perhaps because the aftermath of the Red Pill case was not over, although the Emperor of the Apocalypse posted a list of medical emperors that caused a strong response in the market, no one dared to come to offer medicine.

This is not only because of the Red Pill case, but also because of the fear of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, which makes some scammers who want to fish in troubled waters retreat, once the medicine they offer fails, then it will definitely be repaired by Dongchang and Jinyiwei's people.

Since Wei Zhongxian took power, no one wants to provoke these two major yamen, who are now in full swing, and they will shed their skin if they don't die after being targeted by them.

Huo Weihua must have taken a very big risk when he stood up at this time, in Li Hongyu's opinion, in addition to speculation, there is also loyalty to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, if this "Spirit Drink Dew" works, then it will not only save the Emperor of the Apocalypse, but also make him reach the pinnacle of power.

"Young master, the queen is invited." Not long after Li Hongyu and Huo Weihua, Gu Bingqian and others exchanged pleasantries, a waiter came over and bowed down and said.

Li Hongyu then bowed his hand to Gu Bingqian and the others, and followed the chamberlain into the room on the side.

"I've seen the Queen Mother." Coming to the bed, Li Hongyu glanced at the sleeping Emperor of the Apocalypse, and softly bowed to Zhang Yan who was sitting on the edge of the bed.

Zhang Yan waved his hand, and the palace maids and chamberlains who were waiting in the room bowed down one after another, and Li Hongyu immediately realized that Zhang Yan had something to explain to him.

"Young master, the emperor has already made an edict to pass on the throne before taking the medicine, once the emperor is in the sky, you have to go to announce the decree, so that the king of Xin will inherit the unification!"

Sure enough, after everyone retreated, Zhang Yan took out a holy decree from the drawer of the table next to him and handed it to Li Hongyu with a serious expression.

"The Ministers will obey the Holy Decree." Li Hongyu had already guessed that this would be the result, but after the holy decree, he solemnly replied, it seems that the Emperor of the Apocalypse does not want the imperial power to fall to other branches of the imperial family, so he chose to believe in the king.

"Young Master, this matter is very important, don't let outsiders know, the emperor hopes that King Xin can ascend the throne smoothly!" Because of the importance of the matter, Zhang Yan was a little uneasy, so she couldn't help but ask.

It turned out that the Emperor of the Apocalypse had already felt that his condition had become very serious, and I was afraid that time was running out, so he left an edict to officially determine the heir to the throne of the Ming Dynasty, just in case, even if he died suddenly, it would not lead to chaos in the court.

In fact, if he hadn't been forced to be helpless, the Emperor of the Apocalypse wouldn't have chosen to take the "Spirit Drink Dew", and he had no choice but to give it a go, so he pinned his hopes on the medicinal effect of the "Spirit Drink Dew", hoping to save his life.

"Don't worry, the queen will keep the secret!"

Li Hongyu bowed to Zhang Yan when he heard this, and replied with an oath, it was obvious that he was now the only person trusted by the Emperor of the Apocalypse, otherwise he would not have handed over such an important edict to him.

As the son of the Great Tomorrow, the Emperor of the Apocalypse had to pave the way for King Xin's ascension to the throne, and the only person he could trust in this special period was Li Hongyu, so he chose to hand over the edict to Li Hongyu in case of accidents.

Li Hongyu is not only the most trusted person of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, but also the teacher of Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, and this relationship is enough to ensure that Li Hongyu is loyal to Zhu Youzhen.

What is particularly important is that the Emperor of the Apocalypse asked Li Hongyu to read the edict, which was actually a letter of surrender for Li Hongyu to worship under the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

The so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier, Zhu Youzhen will definitely use new courtiers to govern military affairs in the future, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse hopes that he can continue to reuse Li Hongyu, because Li Hongyu is the foundation minister of Zhongxing Daming.

When Li Hongyu left the room of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, he looked empty-handed on the surface, but in fact, the edict of the Emperor of the Apocalypse was hidden by him in the sleeves of the wide civil official robe, and outsiders could not see it at all.

To tell the truth, Li Hongyu doesn't like the official robes of civil officials, although they look very glamorous and beautiful, they are more majestic than practical, and he doesn't want to spend a lot of time taking care of the official robes every day.

But now it was the official robe that helped him a lot, so that he unknowingly took away the edict of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

After a few words of greeting with Gu Bingqian and others, Li Hongyu said goodbye and left, he now needs to deal with the chaotic military and political affairs, and there is no time to spend in Xiyuan.

Besides, Li Hongyu's top priority now is to keep the edict properly, and when the Emperor of the Apocalypse dies, take it out so that King Xin can ascend the throne and inherit the throne.

In the evening, the young master's house.

"Xianggong, it seems that the emperor has a lot of trust in you, otherwise he would not have handed over such an important object to you."

In the bedroom, Zhao Xin opened the edict and checked it, then closed it and put it in the brocade box on the table, and said with emotion, this is equivalent to entrusting the Ming dynasty to Li Hongyu, if Li Hongyu tampered with the edict, then King Xin will not be able to ascend the throne.

"The emperor wants Xianggong to continue to assist King Xin."

Li Hongyu couldn't help sighing, put down the teacup in his hand and said to Zhao Xin with a wry smile, "Xianggong once said that the building will be difficult to support alone, and Daming is now full of holes, even Zhongxing is just a superficial prosperity, a flash in the pan!" ”

After more than 200 years, the contradictions between various strata of the Ming Dynasty have intensified to a point where it is difficult to reconcile, especially the annexation of land.

Even the ambitious Emperor of the Apocalypse has no way to change this status quo, otherwise the vested interest groups in the world will rebel, and he can only delay the outbreak of contradictions and cannot eliminate them, and the Ming Dynasty will die after all.

"Xianggong, do you really plan to live in Jiangnan for a long time in the future and ignore the affairs of the court?" Zhao Xin hesitated for a moment, and then asked tentatively.

She naturally knew Li Hongyu's plans, Li Hongyu also repaid the kindness of Emperor Wanli after assisting the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and he was ready to go to Jiangnan to expand overseas trade and stay away from the government.

"Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, the reason why Xiang Gong was able to stay out of the court battle before, is because Xiang Gong is far away from the court, and now the king is young, Xiang Gong can be said to be a powerful minister, if you don't retreat bravely, I'm afraid Zhang Juzheng's encounter is Xiang Gong's end!"

Li Hongyu shook his head a little helplessly when he heard this, and said to Zhao Xin with a wry smile, "Xianggong is also wise to protect himself, with the righteousness of all monarchs and ministers, no son of heaven wants a powerful courtier to appear by his side!" ”

"What Xiang Gong said is very true, the emperor has handed over the power of the government to Xiang Gong, if Xiang Gong still stays in the capital after King Xin ascends the throne, it will inevitably be suspicious of King Xin, it is better to leave."

Zhao Xin bowed slightly, feeling that Li Hongyu's words could be described as far-sighted, after all, the surname Zhu in this world is, the more capable Li Hongyu is, the more he will be suspicious of King Xin, and with the provocation of people with intentions, Li Hongyu may not even be able to accept the Customs Department at that time, so it is better to accept it when he sees it.

"Lady, we are all the emperor's people, although the emperor wants to leave us to King Xin, but once a son of heaven and a courtier, King Xin must have his own plans, so there is no need for us to stay here to be an eyesore."

Li Hongyu smiled and shook Zhao Xin's hand, "You go to Jiangnan with me, it's time for us to add a younger brother and sister to Xuan'er!" ”

"Xianggong has the final say." Zhao Xin's face turned red when she heard this, and she replied with some embarrassment, over the years, she and Li Hongyu have gathered less and separated more, and she has suffered from lovesickness, so she is naturally unwilling to part with Li Hongyu again.

Moreover, what Li Hongyu said is right, once a son of heaven and a courtier, the new emperor usually uses his own team when he ascends the throne.

Although the two are the teachers of King Xin and belong to the lineage of King Xin, Li Hongyu's power is too great, although King Xin now relies on Li Hongyu to run the government, but as King Xin grows older and more authoritative, Li Hongyu will become a stumbling block on his imperial road.

Therefore, instead of staying in the capital and being suspicious of King Xin, it is better to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible to be thoughtful.

At this moment, the Emperor of the Apocalypse would never have imagined that Li Hongyu, who was entrusted with the important task by him, would have the idea of retiring, but thinking about it, Li Hongyu is now in a high position, and King Xin is the new emperor ascending the throne, although the two can coexist peacefully in a short period of time, but after a long time, there will be a gap in their hearts.

After all, King Xin is not the Emperor of the Apocalypse, he does not have the kind of tacit understanding with Li Hongyu, nor does he have the experience of sharing hardships through thick and thin, nor does he have the heart and courage of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

What is particularly important is that Li Hongyu has not been involved in the yamen of the major ministries in the capital when the Emperor of the Apocalypse was in power, but only guarded the Customs Department, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse handed over the military and political power to Li Hongyu after the assassination in order to stabilize the situation, which is bound to become a hidden danger between Li Hongyu and King Xin.

For the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Li Hongyu is a cronie and hero who fights the world with him, and for King Xin, Li Hongyu is a high-powered minister who is difficult to control.

Therefore, Li Hongyu's intention to retreat is not only because the Ming Dynasty is hopeless, but also related to how to maintain the relationship with King Xin.

In order to make King Xin always trust him, Li Hongyu must leave the capital, the center of Ming power, and only in this way will he not touch the prestige of King Xin.

Although King Xin is young now, he will always grow up, and some of the experiences in the early days of his reign will still be fresh in his memory, and Li Hongyu does not want to leave the impression of a powerful minister to King Xin, so it will be difficult to wash his name in the future.

(End of chapter)