"Ahem, cough, cough ......" Ye Nanqing drank a bowl of Chinese medicine with difficulty, and after rinsing his mouth, he still frowned, and then couldn't help coughing. In the last assassination attempt at night, he was wounded, not fatal, but also to his lungs. It's autumn when the cold dew is heavy, and if you take a few breaths of cold air in the morning, you will cough non-stop.

The old servant asked with concern, "Master, are you feeling better?" Or let the Imperial Doctor come and take a look at you. The emperor sent down Long En and let the imperial doctor live in the palace to wait, but he couldn't live up to the holy will. ”

Ye Nanqing took a few deep breaths, stroked his chest with his hand, and said in a somewhat impatient tone: "No! Go down and prepare breakfast, and serve it in half an hour. He didn't want to see the imperial doctor, on the one hand, because everyone was inevitably avoiding medical treatment, and more importantly, he was aware of the emperor's unease about him. Specially sent a imperial doctor to live in the mansion, no matter how you look at it, there is a bit of a smell of surveillance. As the right minister of the imperial court, Lang Zhong, who waits in the palace, may not be worse than the imperial doctor. Then he threw these thoughts out of his mind and continued to look down at the mountains of twists and turns, coughing from time to time.

After about a quarter of an hour, Ye Nanqing picked up the teacup and wanted to take a sip of tea, and when he found that it was cold, he put the teacup aside, raised his voice and ordered the maid who had been standing outside, "Go tell the housekeeper and let him send breakfast a quarter of an hour later." I have important business to attend to, and no one will be allowed to come in without my orders later. ”

"Yes, sir." The maid bent her knees and blessed, and said crisply.

Ye Nanqing opened the stone door of the secret passage and walked in, and came to the secret room, and sure enough, there was a man in black waiting inside. "How's the last assassination going? Did you find any clues? ”

The man in black knelt on the ground, and he didn't dare to raise his head and said: "Back to the master, after the last time a few assassins were killed by the people of Beizhen Fusi, the minions no longer have any clues. The Lord behind him also restrained himself. The slave is ineffective, please punish the master! ”

"Alright. The person behind this incident doesn't seem to be a simple person, so it's no wonder you. I'll keep an eye on it in the future, but I'll see who wants to achieve what. Ye Nanqing then asked: "Is there any change in the people of King Jing's Mansion and Zuo Xiang's Mansion?" ”

"Back to the master, the people in King Jing's Mansion and Zuo Xiang's Mansion didn't make any moves. Among them, King Jing is more low-key than usual, except for the family who came out to buy, no one else went out of the house, and even King Jing himself reduced the number of times he entered the palace. The situation in the Left Prime Minister's Mansion is also similar to usual, with almost no changes. Yao Zuoxiang spent the whole day recuperating behind closed doors and did not see anyone, including his colleagues in the DPRK and China and his own students. ”

Ye Nanqing frowned slightly, his eyes closed slightly, and he didn't say much, but continued to ask, "How is the situation in Xia Mansion?" But what's the special situation? ”

The man in black thought for a moment and said, "Back to the master, Xia Mansion is much more lively than a few days ago. ”

"Oh? Let's be specific. ”

"Yes. When Xia Ge had just returned to Beijing, there were only a few people who came to visit, and most of them were old friends and students who had already paid tribute. Since Xia Ge Lao became the prince and prince, Xia Mansion has been like a city, and there are dozens of people waiting to see him every day, and there are endless days. In the past few days, there have been more people who have come to visit, and there are even many ministers of the DPRK and China who have come to visit, including Dali Siqing, Zuo Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Rites, and Wailang of the Ministry of Officials. ”

Ye Nanqing's face didn't change much, but he said lightly: "Is there any other situation?" ”

The man in black hesitated for a moment, and said in a somewhat hesitant tone: "Master, the slave heard a piece of news from several young officials, and he hasn't verified it yet, so he doesn't know whether to talk about it or not. ”

"Say it. Even if there's something wrong, I won't blame you. ”

"The day before yesterday, the slave inquired about the news from the Xia Mansion, and when he was hiding in the alley, he heard a few young officials walking over and saying that when the emperor got better, he was going to play and ask the old Xia Ge to take office. And said, and said......"

Hearing the man in black speak, Ye Nanqing shouted with a hesitant face: "What else to say!" Let's be honest! ”

The man in black hurriedly said: "I also said that in the autumn of the crisis of the survival of the Cheng Imperial Court, it is urgent for Xia Ge Lao to control the Imperial Court, so as not to take the opportunity to make trouble." They also said that the master eliminated dissidents from the court, suppressed the good, introduced unrighteousness, and blocked the path of loyalty, which is really a disaster for the country......"

Hearing that the man in black was silent, Ye Nanqing said in a cold tone: "They also said that they want to ask the emperor to destroy this fang, so as to set the record straight, right?" ”

The man in black knelt on the ground, bowing his head and saying nothing.

After a while, Ye Nanqing cleaned up his mood and said calmly: "In the future, we will focus on monitoring the Xia Mansion, and don't miss the slightest." Report to me at any time without a moment's delay! ”

"Yes!"

Ye Nanqing walked out of the secret room and returned to the study, sitting on the mahogany chair a little distracted. The appearance of the teacher appeared in front of him, the previous earnest teachings, the ear and face, the heart, and so on. "Teacher, is it so hard for you to let go of power? You're enjoying your days at home, why do you want to come back? Can't you give students a chance? If this continues, the students will have to be sorry for your old man. ”

Xia Guoyuan had just finished two Tai Chi trips in the backyard, and he washed it a little with the water brought by the old servant, and then felt refreshed. "Ahh

The old servant hurriedly went to the room and brought a thick coat to put on him, "Master, this autumn is cold and dewy, you still have to wear one more in the morning, so as not to catch the cold." ”

Xia Guoyuan smiled and didn't make a sound, sat down and asked someone to bring breakfast, and then asked, "Is there any news from the palace?" ”

The old servant said in a low voice, "Master, there is news from the palace. The emperor hasn't woken up yet, but the situation is relatively stable. The doctor said that if you don't wake up today, you will wake up tomorrow. ”

"Oh, the news that the emperor has woken up will tell me as soon as possible."

"Yes!" The old servant nodded in agreement.

In the west garden of the palace, there are many people around, and there are dense guards patrolling in the distance. The Imperial Doctor didn't close his eyes for two nights, and his eyes were as red as rabbits. Several imperial doctors got together and muttered in a low voice: "Obviously, the emperor should have woken up, but he still hasn't woken up." What a good thing that is! "Yes, I've used everything I can." "If ......"

At this time, the court judge who headed him shouted in a low voice: "Silence! All the imperial doctors shivered in unison, looked at each other, and saw that each other's faces were pale.

Ma Desheng came over and instructed the court judge: "You go to the next room and stay, don't disturb the emperor's rest." ”

Several imperial doctors nodded in agreement, but only the judge hesitated for a moment and walked out.

After everyone left, Emperor Jianping woke up and asked Ma Desheng and the others to stay outside the door. Only then did he order: "In the past few days, what has happened in the palace of the ministers of the DPRK and China?" ”