When Li Hongyu left the Dongnuan Pavilion, the civil and military ministers who were talking in low voices outside the door looked up at him, not only wanting to know what Emperor Wanli had told him, but also secretly guessing who Emperor Wanli would summon to meet him next.

"The emperor has decreed that all the adults leave the palace and return home, and they are summoned to meet you." An attendant followed Li Hongyu out and announced loudly in a sharp voice.

After speaking, the chamberlain walked to the side hall and invited Concubine Zheng into the Dongnuan Pavilion.

Zhang Weixian, Fang Congzhe and others can't leave the Forbidden City at this time, since the Wanli Emperor has reached the point where the oil has run out, of course they have to wait in the Qianqing Palace, which is not only an obligation as a courtier, but also a huge honor, only those high-ranking ministers above the court can have this honor.

Moreover, once Emperor Wanli died, Zhang Weixian and Fang Congzhe and other ministers wanted to take care of the funeral affairs for Emperor Wanli, so naturally they couldn't leave, did they have to wait for Emperor Wanli to rush from outside the palace after his death, in case Emperor Wanli died at night, then the civil and military officials who lived in the inner and outer cities could not enter the imperial city at all.

Soon after, Zhu Youzhen and the three sons of the Wanli Emperor, Zhu Changhao, Zhu Changrun, Zhu Changying, as well as the eldest princess Princess Rongchang, the seventh princess Princess Shouning and several important concubines hurried to the Qianqing Palace one after another, to see the Wanli Emperor for the last time, with the situation of the Wanli Emperor may not be able to support it for too long.

Although Zhu Changhao, Zhu Changrun and Zhu Changying had already reached adulthood and had their own fiefdoms, Emperor Wanli did not let them go to the fiefdom to become vassals, but lived in the Ten Princes' Mansion in the imperial city.

According to historical records, Zhu Changluo and Zhu Youxiao did not drive the three out of Beijing after they succeeded to the throne, so that they had been living in the Ten Princes' Mansion.

It was not until Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne that Zhu Changhao and the three had to leave the capital to go to the fiefdom to become a vassal, which shows that Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youzhen are not only more open-minded and courageous, but also more assertive, and did not listen to the advice of the courtiers to let the three uncles become vassals.

Zhu Wanting accompanied Princess Shouning into the Dongnuan Pavilion, and glanced at Li Hongyi with concern in the courtyard, she was loved by Emperor Wanli and Concubine Zheng, so she was also allowed to come to see Emperor Wanli this time.

Not long after Zhu Youzhen and the others entered the Dongnuan Pavilion, there was a cry in the Dongnuan Pavilion, and the imperial doctors who were waiting outside the door hurriedly went in to check.

Zhang Weixian, Fang Congzhe and the others then became nervous, and for a while they couldn't know whether Emperor Wanli had died or his condition had deteriorated.

When several imperial doctors came out of the Dongnuan Pavilion with a helpless face, the worried people learned that Emperor Wanli had fallen into a coma and was in danger of dying at any time.

Although this was terrible bad news, Emperor Wanli was still alive and well, which made Zhang Weixian, Fang Congzhe and others breathe a sigh of relief.

As Emperor Wanli's illness worsened, the atmosphere in the Forbidden City became more dull and depressing, and the palace maids and chamberlains marched with their heads down and hurriedly walked, no one dared to talk about Emperor Wanli's illness, which was a big taboo in the palace.

However, in private, the palace maids and chamberlains are ready to welcome the new master of the Forbidden City, and they are looking forward to receiving rich rewards when the new emperor ascends the throne.

Because the Wanli Emperor reigned for nearly fifty years, many people in the palace did not receive the reward of the new emperor when he ascended the throne in his life.

Li Hongyu stood silently in the crowd and listened to everyone talking about the court situation, looking at the sky from time to time, where did he have his share in front of those senior civil and military ministers.

In fact, he didn't want to stay in the palace, so as not to be under house arrest by Concubine Zheng Guifei's personal freedom, but now he can't leave in this situation, as long as he is patient and waits for Emperor Wanli to die.

After nightfall, the imperial dining room brought dinner to Li Hongyu and others, because Zhang Weixian and Fang Congzhe and others were not young for many years, so everyone went to the side hall of the Qianqing Palace to rest and take a nap by the way, and it was difficult for them to eat after standing outside for so long.

"Li Hanlin." After dinner, when Li Hongyu was strolling in the courtyard of the Qianqing Palace, he came to a secluded place, and someone behind him shouted to stop him.

"Young Eunuch Wei!" Li Hongyu turned around and saw that the person following behind was Wei Zhongxian.

Because Wei Zhongxian was Zhu Youxiao's personal attendant, he served as the right young eunuch of Cong Sipin in the Divine Palace, one of the 24 yamen of the Forbidden City, so Li Hongyu called him "Wei Shaojian".

"Li Hanlin, there are a lot of pro-soldiers in the palace, I heard that the imperial concubine Niangniang was transferred with Yizhi." Wei Zhongxian approached Li Hongyu and said worriedly, "In this way, this Forbidden City is the world of the imperial concubine!" ”

In ancient feudal society, Yi Zhi was the imperial title for the edicts of the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and it was the most authoritative edict in the world in addition to the Emperor's holy decree.

Although Zheng Guifei is not the queen, she is the "imperial concubine", and she has the same gold book and gold treasure as the queen.

In fact, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there was no imperial concubine as a harem title, and under the queen was the concubine, and the queen had the golden book and gold treasure given by the emperor, while the concubine only had a gold book, not a gold treasure.

Later, Emperor Xuande favored his concubine Sun Zi and wanted to crown her as queen after succeeding to the throne, but he already had Empress Hu, who was deeply respected by the harem and courtiers, and Empress Dowager Zhang, who was still alive at the time, supported Empress Hu.

Therefore, Emperor Xuande, who did not want Sun to be wronged, added the word "emperor" in front of the concubine and awarded Sun the same golden book and gold treasure as Empress Hu, making Sun the first imperial concubine in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

It is worth mentioning that the imperial concubine is not the permanent title of the harem concubines of the Ming Dynasty, only six emperors of the Ming Dynasty have canonized the imperial concubines, and it was not until the Qing Dynasty that it was set as the permanent title of the harem concubines.

Li Hongyu naturally knew what Wei Zhongxian meant, and knew that he was worried that Concubine Zheng Guifei would make an obstacle in the matter of ascending the throne and prevent the crown prince from succeeding to the throne, so that Zhu Youxiao would lose the title of the emperor's grandson.

"Young Eunuch Wei, the emperor's dragon body is sick, and it is normal for the imperial concubine to mobilize the pro-army to come to protect it."

However, now that Concubine Zheng Guifei has not done anything to endanger the crown prince, Li Hongyu is not good to say, and now that the new army has been transferred by Emperor Wanli, he is powerless about the situation in the capital without a holy decree, so he muttered for a while and whispered to Wei Zhongxian:

"Take care of the grandson and the five emperor grandsons, the official has promised the emperor that he will do his best to ensure the safety of the grandson!"

"There's Lao Li Hanlin." Wei Zhongxian immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, bowed to Li Hongyi, and left in a hurry.

Now Li Hongyu is Zhu Youxiao's most trusted person in the court, so at this time, Zhu Youxiao can only rely on Li Hongyu, and Li Hongbi did not disappoint Zhu Youxiao, and showed his loyalty to Zhu Youxiao without the slightest hesitation, and once the palace changes, he will definitely fully support Zhu Youxiao.

As the only civilian official in the Ming Dynasty who has the right to command troops and transfer troops, Li Hongyu's support for Zhu Youxiao is very important, and the battle for the throne is ultimately a contest of the strength of military strength, and Li Hongyu's reorganized new army is a sharp blade in Zhu Youxiao's hand, which is used to deal with those enemies who dare to offend.

Although the new army was now transferred by Emperor Wanli, it was built by Li Hongyu, and the military expenses were raised by Li Hongyu, so Li Hongyu's position in the new army is unshakable, and the new army will definitely obey Li Hongyu's orders at the critical moment.

"I don't know how things went!"

After Wei Zhongxian left, Li Hongyu couldn't help but look up at the twinkling stars in the night sky, frowned and said secretly, from the perspective of time, it seems that the people sent by Qin Yue to investigate the three pro-military military attaches should also return to Beijing, hoping to bring good news.

Li Hongyu also wanted to transfer the new army, and the reason why Emperor Wanli summoned him alone today was to ensure the throne of Zhu Changluo and Zhu Youxiao, but if he did not have a holy decree, he would inevitably be criticized by the outside world if he transferred the new army privately.

What is particularly important is that Li Hongyu violated the holy decree of the Wanli Emperor by doing so, and in the eyes of outsiders, the new army is too big to lose, and there is only Li Hongyu's order in his eyes and no emperor's holy decree, which is extremely unfavorable to the fate of the new army, and it is bound to make Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youzhen have a knot in their hearts, and it will also have an adverse impact on his career.

There is no doubt that no emperor wants to keep a tiger as a plague and tolerate an army that obeys the orders of others in this world, let alone keep the people who have built such an army by his side.

Emperor Wanli gave Li Hongyu a problem, although he was a member of Zhu Youxiao's camp, but the nature of the new army was special, if he rashly moved, then it could be said that he would kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred, which was definitely not a wise idea.

Therefore, Li Hongyu pinned his hopes on the holy decree that the Wanli Emperor might issue to mobilize the new army, which was the best choice for the current situation.

As a last resort, Li Hongyu was absolutely unwilling to mobilize the new army, which would be too risky, and he had no good way to eliminate the negative impact of this matter.

Now Li Hongyu is trapped in the Forbidden City, I don't know when I will be able to go home, during this time he can only rely on Zhao Xin and Qin Yue, including Zhu Wanting can not help much now, she will definitely stay in the palace to accompany Princess Shouning and Concubine Zheng during the funeral of Emperor Wanli.

At this moment, the Li Mansion.

Qin Yue was restlessly pacing back and forth in the living room of the back house, and today she sent to investigate the three pro-army military attachés who had taken leave to return home one after another.

According to the spies' report, there was nothing wrong with Qianhu and Baihu among the three pro-soldiers, and they visited relatives and friends after arriving home, but the behavior of the deputy Qianhu seemed to be a little abnormal, and he stayed at home and closed the door on the grounds of physical discomfort after returning home.

From this point of view, there is something suspicious about the deputy Qianhu, according to Li Hongyu's instructions, Qin Yue originally wanted to invite Zhao Xin to come to discuss, but Zhao Xin was called by the Qi party, so she could only wait for Zhao Xin to come after the entertainment.

Since Li Hongyu, Fang Congzhe and others were summoned into the palace by Emperor Wanli, the seemingly peaceful officialdom in the capital immediately exploded, and officials from various factions gathered together to discuss the plan of action after the death of Emperor Wanli.

Of course, the people who can participate in this kind of gathering have a pivotal position in each faction, among which the Yanguan is the mainstay, and Zhao Xin, as a dignified Hanlin, will definitely attend this kind of occasion.

With the imminent death of Emperor Wanli, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night, and I don't know how many people in the capital will toss and turn, and it will be difficult to sleep.

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