"Empress, what's wrong with the emperor's brother?"

Seeing that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was pale and tired, and looked sick, Zhu Huiyuan's eyes suddenly turned red, and she hurriedly stepped forward and asked Zhang Yan in a low voice, she had a very close relationship with the Emperor of the Apocalypse and Zhu Youzhen. Bayi Chinese Net =≈≤.

"The emperor has been assassinated."

Zhang Yan replied with a sad expression when she heard this, and then looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse lying on the bed with a concerned expression, and said worriedly, "The imperial doctor said that the emperor was seriously injured this time and should be well recuperated. ”

"Assassinated?" Not only Zhu Huiyuan, but Li Hongyu was also taken aback, he never expected that someone would dare to kill the king, this is a big crime that is all over the house, and if you don't do it, you will be punished by the nine clans to set an example.

"Brother Emperor is so good, who wants to harm him?" After the initial stunned, Zhu Huiyuan couldn't help but ask urgently, very surprised by this.

"The perpetrator has committed suicide, and someone recognized him, it was someone who was around Wang An before, and it seemed that he assassinated the emperor for Wang An's revenge." Zhang Yan sighed, and then said quietly.

"Wang An's people?" Li Hongyu's brows suddenly furrowed.

Wang An continued to serve as the eunuch of the celebrant after the Emperor of the Apocalypse ascended the throne, but because Wang An was secretly friendly with the Donglin Party and helped the Donglin Party a lot in the palace transfer case, he was hated by the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

Therefore, in the second year of the Apocalypse, Wang An was unlucky, and Huo Weihua was impeached by the Military Department for embezzlement, bribery, and misdeeds.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse then removed Wang An from his position as the eunuch in charge of the seal and arranged him to work in Nanhaizi.

Not only that, the Emperor of the Apocalypse also put Liu Chao, the eunuch of Empress Dowager Li, who had a grudge with Wang An in the palace transfer case, in charge of Nanhaizi's affairs, which made Wang An's life difficult, and he soon died.

At the time of the palace transfer case, Liu Chao was ordered by the Empress Dowager Li to prevent the Donglin Party officials from taking away the young Emperor of the Apocalypse, but Wang An slapped him twice in the mouth and retreated, and the two formed a relationship.

Wang An used to be in charge of the celebrant supervisor, and naturally there were some cronies under him, so it was not impossible for someone to avenge Wang An.

It is worth mentioning that Wang An and Wei Zhongxian are also eunuchs, and they can be said to be powerful, but the Donglin Party has a completely different evaluation of the two, saying that Wang An not only protected Emperor Taichang, who was the crown prince back then, but also said that he was quite virtuous and so on.

The reason is because Wang An is friendly with the Donglin Party, and he made great efforts in the palace removal case, otherwise Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others would be so easy to break into the harem guarded by the forbidden army.

"It's so hateful, you dare to kill the king!" After listening to Zhang Yan's words, Zhu Huiyuan couldn't help but stomp her feet, and said with a frosty mask, looking extremely angry.

Li Hongyu's brows were tightly furrowed, and he looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse on the hospital bed with a concerned expression, he finally understood at this time why the Emperor of the Apocalypse died at an early age, it turned out that it was because he was assassinated.

In fact, when the palace suddenly caught fire, Li Hongyu should have thought that the heavily guarded palace was actually not safe, and the fire in the palace was too coincidental, and it almost burned to death the Empress Dowager Li, who had just been driven out of the Qianqing Palace because of the palace transfer case.

What's more important is that the door of Empress Dowager Li's bedroom was locked from the outside, although the Emperor of the Apocalypse was furious and ordered a strict investigation, but until now it has not been clear what is going on.

For example, Emperor Qi was suddenly assassinated today, Li Hongyu always felt that things were not as simple as Zhang Yan said, and Wang An's death was directly related to Liu Chao, and it was rumored that Liu Chao killed Wang An.

Therefore, even if someone wants to avenge Wang An, then they should find Liu Chao, not the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

What is especially important is that the Emperor of the Apocalypse is now vigorously suppressing the Donglin Party and the local powerful forces, and if something happens to him at this time, it can't help but make people think about it.

After thinking about it, Li Hongyu felt that Wang An should be a disguise, and there was someone else who really wanted to put the Emperor of the Apocalypse to death, and in the capital alone, not only the Donglin Party was also suspicious of those officials who had taken refuge in Wei Zhongxian.

The reason is very simple, the innovation that the Emperor of the Apocalypse wants to move is not only to deal with the Donglin Party, but also the entire civil official group in the court will be affected, which makes those officials who defect to Wei Zhongxian have to think about the future, so it is not impossible to kill them.

However, since Li Hongyu has no evidence now, his speculation cannot be casually said, otherwise it will inevitably lead to a new round of fierce party struggle in the court, and the officials of the two major factions of the Donglin Party and the anti-Donglin Party will inevitably take the opportunity to fight to the death.

Originally, the Emperor of the Apocalypse went to Xiyuan with Zhang Yan to play today, but unexpectedly, when he got off the boat and was about to rest, a chamberlain who was standing aside suddenly became difficult, and took advantage of the Emperor of the Apocalypse to pass in front of him, pulled out the dagger hidden on his body and stabbed the Emperor of the Apocalypse three times.

Just as he was about to stab him a fourth time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse, who reacted, kicked him to the ground, and the surrounding guards drew their knives and rushed towards the fallen assassin.

"Princess, the little one has avenged you, and this dog emperor will pay you for his life." The chamberlain who committed the murder knew that he would definitely die, so he raised his head to the sky and shouted and stabbed the short knife into his heart, crying for his life.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was then carried into his room for treatment, and it took the imperial physicians a while to stop the bleeding, allowing the Emperor of the Apocalypse to temporarily stabilize his injuries.

As soon as the Emperor of the Apocalypse had an accident, then the scene was naturally decided by Zhang Yan, the empress, who first asked Chen Shun, the eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch, to transfer his own army to reinforcements, and then sent people to send Li Hongyu and other trusted important ministers of the court to discuss countermeasures.

In addition to Li Hongyu, cabinet assistant Gu Bingqian and British minister Zhang Weixian and several other court officials rushed one after another, and were shocked when they learned the news that the Emperor of the Apocalypse had been assassinated, who would have thought that such a thing would happen.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you just need to know about the emperor's assassination, and you must not spread it, otherwise there will be a lot of gossip about the emperor outside."

After the court officials who were looking for arrived, Zhang Yan solemnly told them that the top priority now was to block the news in addition to saving the Emperor of the Apocalypse, so as not to speculate wildly from the outside world, affecting the reputation of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and at the same time stabilizing people's hearts.

"Queen Mother, if something happens to the emperor and can't manage the government, how should we explain it to the outside world?"

Cabinet assistant Gu Bingqian bowed down and asked for instructions when he heard this, although the assassination of the Emperor of the Apocalypse could be concealed, but the matter of his inability to go to the court to govern could not be concealed, and forcibly concealing it would only attract unnecessary speculation.

"Let's just say that the emperor accidentally fell into the water when he was swimming in the lake." Zhang Yan had been prepared for this, and after hearing this, she said after a deep sigh, this reason is reasonable and should be enough to satisfy the outside world.

"Obey." Gu Bingqian bowed to Zhang Yan when he heard this, this reason is indeed a good excuse.

"Young Master, what do you think of the emperor's assassination?"

After explaining the matter, Zhang Yan asked Gu Bingqian, Zhang Weixian and others to leave, and left Li Hongyu behind, and asked in a frosty manner behind the palace maids and chamberlains who served beside her.

"Empress Yu, the minister feels that this matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface, Wang An is likely to be a disguise, and there is another person behind the scenes, but the minister has no clue now."

Li Hongyu felt that Zhang Yan didn't seem to believe that the chamberlain assassinated the Emperor of the Apocalypse for Wang An, so he said solemnly after a deep sigh.

"This palace also thinks so, Wang An has been dead for so many years, and the murderer had the opportunity to get close to the emperor before but didn't do it, which shows that there is an unknown secret in this matter."

Zhang Yan frowned slightly when she heard this, then looked at Li Hongyu and said coldly, "Young master, you are the most trusted person between the emperor and the palace, so the palace decided to let you investigate this matter privately, and the palace wants to see who is so bold as to dare to murder the emperor." ”

"The minister obeys the order, and he will do his best to find out the real culprit behind the scenes." Li Hongyu bowed to Zhang Yan when he heard this, and agreed in a deep voice, he also wanted to know what was hidden in this matter.

In the evening, the young master's house.

"Xianggong, the emperor has been assassinated?"

In the study, Zhao Xin looked at Li Hongyu with a stunned expression, because Zhang Yan blocked the news, no one except Li Hongyu, Gu Bingqian, and Zhang Weixian knew that something had happened to the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

"I asked the imperial doctor, the emperor's assassination wound this time was serious, and it hurt the inner abdomen, I am afraid that there will be more than luck."

Li Hongyu sighed and said, his expression was extremely gloomy, he remembered it now, it seemed to be rumored in later generations that the Emperor of the Apocalypse fell ill and died after falling into the water, but the truth was that he was assassinated, which was really shocking.

"Xianggong, since the queen asked you to investigate the murderer behind the scenes, what clues do you have?"

Zhao Xin knew that Li Hongyu had a deep relationship with the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and she must feel uncomfortable at this time, so she asked after a deep sigh, she also wanted to know who planned this shocking incident.

"It happened suddenly, and Xianggong didn't have a clue, but the only way to do this is to start with the murderer's chamberlain, find out his interpersonal relationships, and find clues from it."

Li Hongyu shook his head when he heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, although there was a lot of fog now, as long as someone was behind the scenes, then there would definitely be clues, he didn't believe that the chamberlain suddenly thought of avenging Wang An.

"Xianggong, the capital is really terrible, you better leave and return to Haicheng as soon as possible." Zhao Xin couldn't help but worry about Li Hongyu, and said with a concerned expression, even the safety of the Emperor of the Apocalypse can't be guaranteed, let alone others.

"Xianggong is nothing, there are many guards around you to protect, but you have to be more careful in the capital in the future."

Seeing Zhao Xin looking at him worriedly, Li Hongyu couldn't help but smile, and then took Zhao Xin's hand and said, "Xianggong is unwilling to separate from you anymore, and when there is a chance in the future, Xianggong will ask the emperor for instructions and transfer you directly to the Customs Department, so that Xianggong can also feel at ease." ”

"Don't worry about me, what I do in the capital is just a harmless idle position, and I don't usually participate in those battles in the court, so no one will harm me."

Zhao Xin smiled disappreciatively when she heard this, and opened her mouth to comfort Li Hongyu and said, unlike Li Hongyu, she only holds the position of a scholar of Youchunfang, and she deliberately avoids the party struggle in the court, so no one will provoke her, otherwise it will only outweigh the gains.

Li Hongyu hugged Zhao Xin in his arms a little helplessly, he knew that Zhao Xin could not leave the capital now, at least he had to wait for him to resign from the position of the right Chunfang scholar, otherwise how could the left and right Chunfang scholars of the imperial court be in the Customs Department!

The next day, news came from the palace that the Emperor of the Apocalypse accidentally fell into the water when he visited Xiyuan yesterday and was ill, so the court meeting was presided over by Gu Bingqian, the assistant of the cabinet.

The officialdom of the capital did not make much waves after learning about this, thinking that it was just a trivial matter, and now that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was in full power, no one dared to say anything, anyway, it would not be wrong for the court to be presided over by Gu Bingqian.

At this moment, no one would have thought that the Emperor of the Apocalypse would be assassinated in Xiyuan yesterday, this kind of thing is simply a fantasy in everyone's eyes.

In the south of the capital, a tavern.

"Shopkeeper, have you heard, the emperor fell into the water when he was playing in Xiyuan last night, and the matter of the court meeting due to his death due to illness was presided over by the cabinet assistant."

Near noon, a guy came in carrying a fan of pork, and said with a smile to a middle-aged man with a Chinese character face who was chattering and dialing an abacus at the counter.

"The emperor fell into the water?" The middle-aged man with a Chinese character face was slightly stunned when he heard this, and he looked a little surprised.

"It's all spread on the streets now." The guy nodded, and then carried the pork into the back kitchen.

"Xiyuan?" The middle-aged man with a national character face couldn't help muttering, and then quickly chased into the kitchen and asked the guy who was holding a knife and preparing to chop pork, "Is this news true?" ”

"It shouldn't be fake, the news is from inside the imperial city." The guy nodded when he heard this, and then methodically chopped up the pork to prepare for the noon reception.

"I've got something to go out for, and you're watching from the store." The middle-aged man with a national character face groaned slightly when he heard this, and then walked back to the backyard quickly to explain to his wife, who was taking the soles of his shoes, and left in a hurry.

In the afternoon, an ordinary people's house in the west of the city.

The middle-aged man with a Chinese character face walked back and forth with his hands behind his back restlessly in the hall, looking a little anxious and looking preoccupied.

"Did you hear anything?" Not long after, a stout man walked in, and a middle-aged man with a Chinese character face hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"The inner servants and pro-soldiers who were on duty in Xiyuan last night have all been transferred, and no one knows where they went, so no one knows what happened to Xiyuan yesterday." The stout man shook his head, he was a vegetable vendor who specialized in delivering vegetables to the major yamen in the imperial city, so it was easy to enter the imperial city to inquire about the news.

"All transferred!" The middle-aged man with a national character face suddenly showed a look of disappointment on his face when he heard this, and then frowned and muttered to himself.

"Big brother, is something wrong?" Seeing that the middle-aged man's face was a little dignified, the stout man couldn't help but ask curiously.

"I don't know yet." The middle-aged man with a national character face shook his head, and after a deep groan, he told the stout man in a deep voice, "You find a way to inquire about the affairs of Xiyuan these days, see what happened, and report it as soon as there is news." ”

"Good!" The stout man agreed when he heard this, although he didn't know what the middle-aged man with a national character face was going to do, but it was obvious that the matter was more important, otherwise his expression would not be so serious.

(End of chapter)