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There was a suppressed sadness in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and everyone was cautious, running on tiptoe, and even controlling their breathing, as if they were afraid that their breath would hurt others.

Prime Minister Yin of Great Chu was harmless and dying, no matter how superb the divine doctor and no matter how valuable the tonic was, there was no way to bring this decrepit body back to life.

The wife and concubine wept, the children and grandchildren cried, Yin harmless listened to it in his ears, felt very noisy, gently shook his fingers, called the eldest son Yin Cuo, and whispered a word.

Yin Cuo didn't hear clearly, so he hurriedly waved his hand to the family members in the house, asked them to stop crying, and then put it to his father's mouth and listened carefully.

"Red Silk ......," Yin said with effortless effort.

Yin Cuo turned his head to look, and the young woman named Hong Xuan'er was crying the most sadly, her eyes swollen like peaches, "Father, please rest assured, we will take care of our little aunt and treat it like our own mother." ”

Hong Xuan'er, who was younger than one of Yin's harmless granddaughters, heard this, cried loudly, and under the stern gaze of the others, she covered her mouth with her hand to stop crying, and her face turned red.

"Go back, go home......" Yin harmless spat out a few more words.

Yin Cuo was slightly stunned, thinking that his father was confused, "Father, this is our home." ”

Yin Wuwu shook his head slowly.

Yin Cuo still didn't understand, and an old servant guessed softly: "The adult is talking about the hometown of Jiangnan, right?" ”

Yin Buwu blinked and said that this was what he meant, and Yin Cuo was even more confused, "My father has been an official all his life, and he has worked for the court for many years, and his children and grandchildren were born and raised in the capital, ......

Yin harmless coughed violently, his eyes became more and more angry, Yin Cuo didn't dare to defend anymore, and hurriedly said: "Go home, all the descendants of the Yin family will go home, and all the real estate in the capital will be sold." ”

Yin's anger dissipated, and the coughing stopped, but his breathing was still heavy, he wanted to explain carefully why the Yin family had to leave Beijing and return home, but it was too difficult to speak, and among the many children and grandchildren, no one might really understand the meaning of his words, rather than wasting time, it was better to order directly.

The old prime minister tightly grabbed one of the eldest son's arms with his thin palm, Yin Cuo couldn't bear the pain, he didn't expect the dying old man to have so much strength, and swore: "If there are any descendants of the Yin family who stay in Beijing, they will be expelled from their own clan, and they will never be allowed to enter the house again." ”

Yin Wuwu was satisfied, let go of his palm, gasped on his back, as if he had forgotten that there was still a group of people in the house, and after a long time, he suddenly asked in a clear voice: "Why hasn't anyone come yet?" ”

"We're all here, who is Dad looking for?" Yin Cuo asked puzzledly.

"In the palace."

"Not yet, not yet, probably because I didn't know that my father was so sick." Yin Cuo lied, in fact, he felt that it was impossible for the palace to send someone to visit.

"What about the minister?" Yin asked again.

The Yin family looked at each other, Yin Cuo wanted to speak and stopped, and hesitated for a while before saying: "Father, who is ...... if such a big thing happens in the court?" Who is willing to come? ”

"Not one?"

Yin Cuo is even more embarrassed, the prime minister's death is a big event after all, if in normal times, the ministers who come to the door to express condolences can line up in the alley, but now they are cold, because the emperor has changed in the palace, everyone knows that this emperor does not particularly appreciate the old prime minister, and Yin Harmless is likely to be replaced even if he is healthy.

"There are two of them, both of them are petty officials in Zhongshu Province, and I sent them away." According to the consistent standards of the Yin Mansion, only officials above the third grade are worthy of notification, those two are Zhongshu Sheren, sixth-grade officials, and they are not qualified to see the prime minister, and Yin Cuo is not familiar with them, and he does not remember that they have had dealings with his own family.

"Please come in."

"They've ...... I'm home. ”

"You go and ask for it personally."

Yin Cuo felt that his father was becoming more and more abnormal, and couldn't help but remind: "Father, what you want to see is the Zhongshu Jian or Zhongshu Ling, I'm talking about Nan Zhijin and Zhao Ruosu, who are from the Zhongshu House......"

"It's them, go and please, go and ...... immediately" Yin harmlessly coughed violently.

Yin Cuo couldn't, so he had to let his family take good care of his father, he personally went to invite the two Zhongshu people, met an acquaintance on the way, heard about some things, was shocked, and couldn't help but think that if his father died of illness in the past two days, it would be just the right time, and if he was four or five days late, he might cause big trouble.

Yin Wuwu lay on the bed, and the sobs around him came out little by little, like a vulture that was testing the life and death of its prey, Yin Wuwu became more and more irritable, waved his hand to let everyone out, leaving only the concubine Hongxuan'er, let her rub her chest, thinking that she could draw a little vitality from this young body, but he was still bored, so he took the concubine away and lay quietly alone.

He thought about his life, the rivers and mountains of Great Chu, the movements of the imperial court, and finally thought of the emperor, and muttered: "There will be people in the palace." ”

Zhongshu Province is responsible for drafting the holy decree, the highest prefect Zhongshu Jian is only the fourth grade, the number of personnel in the Zhongshu House is uncertain, there are usually ten people, the grade is lower, only the sixth grade, if you can get the emperor's trust, these people can still be said to be humble and powerful, but this trust since the middle of Emperor Wu, Zhongshu Province has not been obtained, the officials in the province are just a group of writers.

Nan Zhijin is fifty years old, Zhao Ruosu is in his thirties, one old and one young, they have all served in Zhongshu Province for many years, they have been unknown, rarely appear in front of the emperor, have never been promoted, but have never made mistakes.

When Prime Minister Yin was dying harmlessly, the person he wanted to see was not a member of the same dynasty, not a subordinate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but these two people, no wonder the eldest son Yin Cuo felt strange, in fact, Nan Zhijin and Zhao Ruosu dared to visit the door when the ministers were the most silent, it was already a strange thing, but Yin Cuo did not pay attention to it at that time.

As soon as the two of them arrived, something that surprised Yin Cuo even more happened, after the servant brought tea, his father actually drove him out of the room to have a secret conversation with the two scholars.

Yin Wuwu leaned on the quilt, politely invited the guests to tea, first apologized for the eldest son's previous neglect, and then asked, "When does Your Majesty plan to ascend the throne?" ”

The two scholars glanced at each other, although the positions and grades were the same, Nan Zhijin's qualifications were older, and he naturally spoke in front of the prime minister, first stood up, sat back on the chair under the prime minister's signal, and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty does not plan to ascend the throne." ”

"Well, that's right, Your Majesty is restoring the throne, you don't need to ascend the throne again, but you have to say goodbye to your ancestors in Taimiao, right?"

"Three days later, the Queen Mother and the ministers will go to the Taimiao."

"Alas, it's a pity I can't move...... How's going on out there? ”

"Shangguan Sheng was intercepted by the general at Hangu Pass, and it was likely that there would be a battle, but His Majesty did not send troops to chase after him. The court was basically stable, His Majesty pardoned everyone, Cui Taifu was still in charge of the Southern Army, and the King of the East China Sea was even invited to stay in the palace for one night. Hundreds of people were killed and wounded in the palace, and many positions were adjusted, Yang Feng was appointed as a regular attendant in the middle, and another eunuch, Liu Jie, was released and served as the middle palm seal. ”

Liu Jie...... I remember that he once presented a seal to His Majesty in the Qinzheng Palace, and after staying in prison for so long, it was time to come out, but did he have a seal to hold? ”

Nan Zhijin shook his head, "Baoxi has no whereabouts yet, Your Majesty doesn't seem to be in a hurry, and he didn't send anyone to look for it." ”

"If you are not in a hurry, you can forgive the enemy, well, Your Majesty has been the emperor for the second time, which is indeed different from the first time."

The topic became sensitive from this time, and the two Zhongshu people glanced at each other again, this time it was the young Zhao Ruosu who spoke, "I'm afraid that this is a temporary forbearance, when Your Majesty abdicated, no one in the court objected, and Your Majesty returned to the Supreme this time, and it was not the ministers who relied on it." ”

"Are you worried that Your Majesty will settle accounts after the fall?"

"Judging by the way Your Majesty acts, there is indeed such a possibility. The morning before yesterday, it was a banner of the Northern Army that frightened the Su Guards and forced Cui Taifu to bow down, but in fact, it was just a banner, the number of troops was only thousands, and everyone had a banner, and the real army had not arrived in the capital until today. ”

"Haha......" Yin harmless coughed a few more times, and then said solemnly: "There is a successor to Emperor Wu." ”

"I'm afraid that Da Chu won't be able to withstand a new martial emperor for the time being."

Yin Wuwu looked at the two Zhongshu scholars, very few people understood the importance of these two petty officials, and no one understood the close relationship between the prime minister and these two people, they could say everything.

"A companion is like a tiger." Yin Wuwu sighed, "The emperor is not just a 'tiger', but also a child, he has minions and can easily hurt people, but his mind is extremely simple, that is, he wants to stand on the highest place, let everyone admire him, be loyal to him, obey him, please him, and the most important thing is that all children need parents and servants to arrange everything for him." The emperor is the same, the most diligent emperor can't do everything, at the beginning, he wants to grasp everything, smart people will give him everything, don't fight, let alone oppose. When he finds that he can't grasp everything, and that he feels bored and tired, he will let go, and when the time comes, someone will be able to catch him. ”

"My lord may have a chance, who will take all this?" Nan Zhijin asked, this is the most important purpose for him and Zhao Ruosu to visit the prime minister.

Yin Wuwu has been thinking for a long time, and then fell into deep thought, and only spoke after a while: "After I die, the first prime minister must be the person chosen by His Majesty, and it will not last long, and the second one must be a person that His Majesty really appreciates, and it will not last long, at least half a year, at most a year, there will be a third and fourth prime minister in Dachu, and those who have the ability to share worries for Your Majesty must be among them, and it is up to you to judge which one it is." ”

The two scholars got up at the same time and bowed their hands, Zhao Ruosu was still not satisfied, and asked: "No matter what, Your Majesty will choose a prime minister in the court, which one is Lord Yin most optimistic about?" ”

A smile appeared on Yin Wuwu's face, "If I say this person's name, it will hurt him and you, the first trick to coax a child is to make the child think that everything is his own idea." Don't say it, don't say it. ”

Yin Wuwu closed his eyes, he had already finished explaining the future, he no longer owed Da Chu, as for the emperor, he never thought that he owed anyone.

The two Zhongshu people were about to leave, but Zhao Ruosu was not sure, and asked another question: "Your Majesty seems to really believe that there will be a strong enemy to invade Dachu in the future, not only to send generals to the Western Regions, but also to negotiate peace with the Xiongnu." ”

Yin Wuwu didn't open his eyes, "Your Majesty's revival from the army, you will inevitably emphasize military force over civility, the so-called strong enemy is just an excuse to promote the military general-let him go, but you must let Your Majesty understand that this move is difficult and dangerous......"

Yin Wuwu seemed to have something to say, but he didn't speak again, and the two Zhongshu people quietly withdrew and left the Prime Minister's Mansion, their positions were too low, and this visit did not receive anyone's attention, and even the Prime Minister's eldest son, Yin Cuo, quickly forgot about them.

At this time, Han Ruzi had not even heard of the names of these two people.

In the afternoon of the next day, Yang Feng, a regular attendant of the emperor, came to visit the prime minister on behalf of the emperor, and the two chatted for a while, and the old prime minister's complexion looked good, and he said many words of repentance and gratitude, which were inconsistent, but he did not notice.

That night, Prime Minister Yin harmlessly swallowed his last breath.

After Han Ruzi returned to the throne, the first problem he faced was to choose a new prime minister among a group of ministers he did not trust. (To be continued.) )