The Son of Heaven did not go to the early dynasty; Shan Shou ran to the Wenhua Hall with a sweaty face, and announced with a panicked expression that the long live Lord was sick, and today Yan Dynasty; He also announced that no one was allowed to enter the Qianqing Palace to visit without a holy decree. Then he ran back in a panic.

The Manchu Dynasty had a lot of civil and military discussions.

What's worse is that Zhu Yunwen actually had diarrhea, and it was very serious. Shen Ruoyu already felt that his vomiting was not as simple as ordinary drunkenness; Now it seems that the Son of Heaven is obviously sick. A good dragon body contracted overnight, there is no doubt that he Shen Ruoyu not only can't escape the involvement, but also has to bear all the responsibility.

Shan Shou ran over and told Shen Ruoyu that Queen Ma had no intention of pursuing anything, and handed over the dirty clothes and beds to the palace maids close to her to wash, telling them not to make a noise. But when she heard that the Son of Heaven was seriously ill, the queen mother was finally furious, and she sued the queen mother; When Empress Dowager Lu heard that Shen Ruoyu had stolen his emperor's son out of the palace and got drunk and fell ill, she immediately vetoed Shanshou's request to go out of the palace to get clothes, and clearly told him that Shen guards must be responsible for their own actions.

Shen Ruoyu knew that he had annoyed the Queen Mother, and even greater trouble was yet to come. Empress Dowager Lu personally took Empress Ma to invite Dai Sigong to the Qianqing Palace to consult the Son of Heaven; Knowing that the emperor was seriously ill due to food poisoning, excessive drinking, and colds and flu, he immediately sent someone to invite Hou Tai, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Qi Tai, the secretary of the Military Department, Huang Zicheng, the secretary of Taichang Temple, Fang Xiaoru, a scholar of Hanlin, and Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, to come to the Qianqing Palace as soon as possible.

Xu Huizu, Fang Xiaoru and other important ministers were already very anxious when they saw the Son of Heaven Yan Dynasty, and at this moment Shan Shou came to call, saying that the Queen Mother had announced that she wanted to deal with the imperial guards, so she hurried over. When Dong Yuan got the news and knew that Shen Ruoxiao was in trouble, he was taken aback, and immediately rushed over. The atmosphere in the Qianqing Palace was extremely tense for a while, and Dai Sigong secretly felt that this was not conducive to the emperor's recuperation, but the Queen Mother was angry, and no one dared to speak against the wind.

Empress Dowager Lu cried and complained, and decided that Shen Ruoyu was instructed by King Yan to deliberately poison the Son of Heaven and to punish him with death. Xu Huizu asked to understand the ins and outs, and together with Hou Tai, he counted the detailed military laws of the Imperial Forest Army for the Queen Mother, and finally persuaded the Queen Mother to reluctantly agree to put aside the capital crime for the time being, and punish him with serious dereliction of duty, and punish him with a hundred rods, and punish him by kneeling outside the Fengtian Gate, and wait for the Son of Heaven to wake up and get better; If the dragon is critically ill, the death penalty should be discussed according to the progression of the disease.

Shen Ruoyu knelt outside the Fengtian Gate for a day, watching the sun set in the west and night fell. The guards tried to feed him dinner, but he barely drank a little hot soup and ate nothing. The staff wound on his body was constantly tearing and hurting. At this point, he was very glad that the hundred army sticks had not broken the bones, and he could barely support himself to kneel here. Rao is like this, and he has never suffered so much. At the age of seventeen, he was beaten by He Yu's training stick in the crazy snow of Yexiao Mountain, the bloody wounds in the ice cellar-like darkroom, and the broken leg bones—but the Royal Forest Army's military stick was hit ten times at once. The palace was full of white marble and marble tiles, as hard and cold as ice. After kneeling down for a few hours, he felt more and more that the weight of his whole body was only supported by two thin and narrow kneecaps, as if he was not kneeling on the flat ground, but kneeling on two sharp knives, and the pain was heartbreaking, and the pain made him tremble violently like chaff all the time, and he didn't know how long the torment would be, he would completely fall down and not get up again.

The gums were clenched and unconscious. The lips were clotted with blood scabs. It's only been a few hours, just a few hours. He didn't know exactly how long he was going to kneel; The awakening of the Son of Heaven is far away for him. It was already dark and nightfalling. In the winter night, even if there is no strong north wind in Beiping, there is more deadly humidity; And here he knelt, the wet and icy cold air passed over the thin layer of underwear that he did not have without any obstacles, soaked him all over, and kept drilling into the gaps in his kneecaps, into the large wounds behind him, cutting like sharp blades.

How much longer can he hold out? In exchange for the determination of the Son of Heaven to reduce the payment, the promise of redress of unjust cases - this is the price he paid. It doesn't always work out yet; If the Son of Heaven is sick, if the Son of Heaven is cured, but he is angry because he is sick, and thus breaks his previous promise and rejects his heart; His sins were in vain, and he might die.

Some ministers sit on the high-ranking officials of the imperial court, do not sweat or exert themselves, and never bother to help the Son of Heaven solve problems, fight grievances for the people, and are even more reluctant to fight their lives on the battlefield to repay the Son of Heaven.

However, one cannot always compare with others. It is a ridiculous thing in itself to despise what a person does, and at the same time envy the wealth and leisure he earns. The upward comparison is endless; The comparison is just as endless. He can't afford to lose his standards.

"Your Excellency, please rest for a while. The brothers will pretend not to see it. One of the nearest soldiers whispered.

Shen Ruoyu raised his head, glanced at him, and did not speak. The glance made the soldier tremble from head to toe; His cheeks flushed, and he lowered his head, not daring to say anything more.

Xu Huizu was not busy with the official affairs of the Governor's Mansion until it was dark. Li Jinglong sent a request for the transfer of troops, asking the imperial court to send an additional 500,000 troops to support. The Emperor was sick in bed, and he could not ask for advice—even if he did, in the end, it would be the Son of Heaven who would follow his own ideas. He handled the distribution and dispatch of reinforcements from all over the prefecture in the Governor's Palace, and he couldn't take care of food; When everything was done, the night was dark. He left the Governor's Mansion and did not go home, but returned directly to Fengtianmen. Shen Ruoyu was still alone and kneeling there. He walked up to Shen Ruoxiao, squatted down, and asked gently:

"Are you alright? How does it feel? ”

Shen Ruoyu just shook his head weakly, not having the strength to speak.

Xu Huizu said: "I have been to your house, I originally wanted to tell my wife and help you get your clothes by the way; But Madame was not at home; The groom in your house said that Mrs. was picked up by the young grandmother of Liufu early in the morning, and said that he wanted him to bring you a message to go to Liufu for two days to play, and let you go to Liufu to pick her up. The girl in your house went with her, and I didn't know where your clothes were, and they weren't easy to turn over, so I went home and got my son's clothes. You've also seen Xu Qin, he's taller than you, but he's just as thin, and it's estimated that you can wear it if you make do. ”

He looked at Shen Ruoliao's face and said worriedly, "Can you understand my hard work?" I wouldn't want to make you work so hard. However, you should know that as a subordinate, you must punish the crime severely, and it is always a holy thing to commute the sentence by grace. I hope that the Holy Dragon will be free and recover immediately. You don't have to be afraid, I'll stay with you all night, I won't go anywhere, and I won't let you have an accident. As soon as the day dawned, I went to see Banzai, and when he woke up, I begged him for mercy. ”

At this time, I saw a eunuch hurriedly running out of Fengtianmen, crossing the Inner Wulong Bridge, and shouting anxiously as he ran:

"Doctor Xuan! Hurry up and announce the Imperial Doctor—"

The eunuch ran away and disappeared. The two men were stunned for a moment, looked at each other, and both saw the same horror and question:

What does Xuan Taiyi mean? Did the emperor wake up, or was he more seriously ill?

After a long while, I saw Dai Sigong hurriedly walking into the noon gate under the guidance of the previous eunuch. Seeing Shen Ruoliao kneeling, the silver-haired Tai Hospital envoy was slightly stunned, slowed down and looked at the two, did not speak, passed by the side, and soon disappeared into the night.

Dai Sigong has not moved since he left. Time goes too slowly, too slowly; This is true for both. Xu Huizu walked and stopped on the side, stopped and walked, circled around Shen Ruoliao, and squatted down from time to time to talk to him for a while. The guards have changed their guards. Xu Huizu sneezed a few times in a row, as if he had a cold. Shen Ruoyu finally spoke softly:

"Grandpa, you'd better go home. Don't look back, I'm fine, you're sick. ”

"Are you all right?" Xu Huizu asked rhetorically. "I'm afraid you'll die here. During the Hongwu period, how many guards had knelt and died outside this Fengtian Gate, I know better than you. ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled bitterly: "No." I seem to have gone numb and don't feel anything anymore. You'd better go back to sleep first. ”

Xu Huizu smiled and whispered, "Can I feel at ease?" I'm waiting to plead with the Holy One. ”

At this moment, suddenly a man ran in from the right side of the door and rushed straight towards them.

"Grandpa, why are you here?"

Xu Huizu saw that it was Dong Yuan, and his brows twisted first.

"Where did you go to sleep? Leave him here alone. How did you come back? ”

Dong Yuan ran closer, smiled embarrassedly, and said:

"I'm not panicking at him, so I'm going out and getting him something he likes to eat."

He took out a tightly wrapped brown paper bag from his bosom and opened it layer by layer, revealing a steaming piece of roasted sweet potato.

Xu Huizu's eyes couldn't help but widen: "In the middle of the night, where did you get this thing?" ”

"So, I didn't rush back until now, and I'm tired to death." Dong Yuan smiled proudly and held the roasted sweet potato in front of Shen Ruoliao. "You don't have to feed me this time, do you? - I see you're feeling better? ”

Shen Ruoyu took the sweet potato and gnawed it. Seeing him gobbling up, Dong Yuan hurriedly took out the kettle and brought it to his mouth, and smiled with relief: "I'm finally willing to eat." How is the emperor? Is there any news in the Qianqing Palace? ”

Xu Huizu shook his head: "Two hours ago, I suddenly recruited Dai Sigong, the envoy of the Tai Hospital, in a hurry, and then I never saw him come out again, and there was no movement. ”

Dong Yuan squatted there, sighed, and said, "Don't think about it, it's useless to think about it." It's all up to your kid's luck. Anyway, with me and my grandfather with you, even if you really want to die, you will die a lively death. ”

The two of them stayed by Shen Ruoliao's side, and they couldn't stop talking nonsense, which made Shen Ruoliao laugh a few times; Before I knew it, the night had passed.

By sunrise, all three of them were covered in frost. Dai Sigong walked over at this time, followed by Shan Shou and the two little eunuchs.

When Xu Huizu Dong Yuan saw the envoy of the Imperial Hospital, he hurriedly asked:

"Envoy Dai, how is the emperor?"

Shan Shou opened his mouth first, and preached solemnly to the three people who were waiting in fear:

"Yu Linwei commanded Shen Ruoyu to take the order."

Shen Ruoyu was secretly frightened; I don't know if this holy decree comes from Cining Palace or Qianqing Palace; I don't know whether to kill or stay. He was stiff, and the pain in his lower back was even sharper, but at this moment he had to squeeze out the last bit of strength, gritted his teeth to endure the severe pain, and bowed down to receive the holy decree.

Shan Shou did not take out the yellow silk, looked at Shen Ruoliao on the ground with a little sympathy, and said clearly word by word:

"The Holy Lord's Message: Yu Linwei commanded Shen Ruoyu to return to Yu Linwei immediately to rest and heal his injuries; The Tai Hospital made Dai Sigong fully responsible for his recuperation, and made sure that Shen Commander recovered as before; Shen commanded the daily duties of the court, and suspended for one month from now on, so as to meet his needs for recuperation. Chin this. ”

Xu Huizu Dong Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and when Shen Ruoyu had thanked the Holy Grace with great effort, he immediately called a few Yulin soldiers who were guarding and hurriedly carried Shen Ruoliao back to the barracks.