The emperor summoned three cabinet ministers in the Qianqing Palace?

Hearing the news that Li Yifeng personally brought in, Xu Xun and Zhang Yong couldn't help but look at each other. Unlike Xu Xun, who only entered the capital last year, Zhang Yong entered the Qianqing Palace at the age of ten to serve Emperor Xianzong Chenghua, and was in Maoling Sixiang for many years, and was transferred back to Beijing to serve Zhu Houzhao in the ninth year of Hongzhi, and he knew the rules and customs of the palace well. At this moment, his fists clenched and loosened, released and clenched, and his voice was a little hoarse.

"The Qianqing Palace is the inner court, except for the emperor's relatives and relatives, few people can set foot in that place, even the cabinet elders...... It seems that there is really something wrong with the Qianqing Palace......"

Li Yifeng, as the head of the Beizhen Fu Division, knew in his heart what this change was before sending the news here. Because of this, it was said that he was a friend, and now it is really paving the way for the future. Seeing that Xu Xun was also clutching the wooden fence, and the nervous look on his face couldn't be hidden, he thought about it and coughed lightly and persuaded: "No matter what, now that you are in prison, you can't control all kinds of things." Even in case, the prince is also ironclad, the edict of the Beizhen Fusi can't be splashed, and no one can control it, Lord Ye and I will not change, you can rest assured. ”

"Well, thank you Li Qianhu."

Xu Xun agreed to Li Yifeng absentmindedly, and it wasn't until this one left that he pulled Zhang Yong into the corner, took a deep breath and asked in the lowest voice: "Grandpa Zhang, in your opinion, if there is really that day, how will His Royal Highness the Crown Prince react?" ”

"This ......" Zhang Yong didn't expect Xu Xun to put forward such a sentence, and he was stunned for a moment. After a long time, he shook his head in an astringent voice and said, "To be honest, I never thought of such a stubble, after all, the emperor is now in the prime of life...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the most dependent on the emperor, and if there is a day, he will probably be heartbroken...... Besides, I've just made such an awkward scene before, I'm afraid I'm sure I'll blame myself...... Alas, I am actually squatting in this kind of place at this moment, and if I want to be by His Highness's side, I will definitely try to guide his mind elsewhere, you must know that the word sad is the most hurtful......"

Zhang Yong's words Xu Xun heard in his ears, and his heart was already bright. Leaning against the wall, he took a deep breath, and couldn't understand how Emperor Hongzhi originally only said that he was sick and exempted from the dynasty, how could he suddenly get into such a dangerous situation. Thinking about it, he couldn't figure it out, he unconsciously clenched his fist and tapped his forehead, and then his eyes fell on the roll of paper tied with yellow ribbon on the desk over there, and the plea that he had only written a hundred and ten words.

Did the emperor already know that he was seriously ill, so he gave him the word Shizhen and warned him to be loyal? But if the emperor had known about it, how could he let him write a letter to apologize, and then say that he would let him go? Unless the Emperor wasn't so ill before, he would feel that he was young and needed to be trained...... There was no night in prison, Xu Xun only remembered that the third meal of the day was used up, and the jailer who was supposed to clean up the dishes and chopsticks was delayed. Waiting, waiting, he almost felt that something was wrong, but there was a rush of footsteps in the corridor over there, but the sound of coughing was not heard at all. When the two of them arrived in front of the cell, the man who was still wearing a hood on a hot day put down his hat, and he suddenly exclaimed: "Father-in-law Xiao! ”

Zhang Yong also recognized Xiao Jing almost at the same time, and after being stunned for a moment, he immediately had a worst premonition, and he tried to stand up on the ground for a while, but failed several times, and finally stood up easily.

"Ye Guang, change the clothes we brought with us."

Ye Guanger, who accompanied him, stepped forward and opened the cell with the key without saying a word, and threw the burden in his hand to Xu Xun, and then said in a deep voice: "Quickly change it, move quickly!" ”

The big change was imminent, Xu Xun immediately stepped forward to open the baggage, and saw that there were two round-necked shirts of the inner servants in the green post, he looked up at Xiao Jing, and immediately stuffed one of them to Zhang Yong. Neither of the two dared to delay their efforts, they took off the already smelly coat on their bodies, and helped each other to tie the buttons and tie the belts, and when they were cleaned up, they all went out of the prison room, Xu Xun wanted to ask Xiao Jing what was going on, but after thinking about it again and again, he still held back.

"Ye Guang, Jinyiwei is handed over to you. You, the commander of the handsome, have always been unjustifiable, and when this incident is over, you, the commander of the same knowledge, will become the commander, which is ironclad. The five prefectures and six departments of the capital, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and those miscellaneous yamen, you ordered people to be stared at to death. There are also those industrial shops of the feudal kings in the capital, and they are all optimistic! ”

Although Xiao Jing had never been in charge of the East Factory, listening to his orders, Ye Guang did not hesitate for a moment, and immediately agreed. At this time, Xiao Jingcai watched Xu Xun and Zhang Yong make a gesture to follow him, and then turned around and left without saying a word. On the way out of the prison cell, I don't know if Ye Guang had already arranged it, or if Li Yifeng, who was sent outside, to pick it up, in short, everyone didn't meet anyone. Until he left Beizhen Fusi, Xiao Jing led a carriage directly, and when he saw Xu Xun and Zhang Yong following and closing the door, he ordered softly: "Go, go straight to Bei'anmen!" ”

Zhang Yong couldn't help but ask: "Gonggong Xiao, isn't it closer to Xi'an Gate?" ”

"Xi'an Gate? Xiyuan is such a big place, how many people will you meet along the way, in case anyone has a bad idea, it will be a storm in the blink of an eye! Don't ask, our family in Bei'anmen and Xuanwumen is ready to send you to the Qianqing Palace properly! Speaking of this, Xiao Jing's face softened slightly, and he said with a warning, "After entering the Qianqing Palace, you will be more vigilant, the emperor's spirit is very bad, and I don't know how long I can see you!" ”

Zhang Yongyuan felt that Xiao Jing was not so bold, and when he heard that the emperor had summoned him, he immediately cheered up. And Xu Xun noticed Xiao Jing's dark face, and after thinking about it again, he still moved and sat closer.

"Gonggong Xiao, did the emperor invite you to summon us, or did someone else pass the word?"

Xiao Jing is so old, he understood the meaning of Xu Xun's words as soon as he heard it, and immediately snorted coldly: "Do you think our family is a three-year-old child who will be deceived like this?" Naturally, our family personally received the edict in front of the emperor and won the gold medal given by the emperor, otherwise Ye Guang would have the courage to privately release a prisoner like you who was sent to the edict because of the decree? Don't worry, there is no chaos in the palace, at this time, if our family wants to climb up, such a madman will die a long time ago! ”

Sure that this would not be a copy of Lin Chong's trespassing in the White Tiger Hall, Xu Xun finally felt a little relieved, but the next way he was still thinking about the various possible surnames summoned by the emperor in his heart. When they entered the Bei'an Gate, a young eunuch came up with a stool and hugged Xiao Jing to sit up, he and Zhang Yongyi followed the left and right side of the left and right, all the way into the Xuanwu Gate without a word, and from the north hall behind the Qianqing Palace, and passed through two eaves, and passed the right small gate Chuancai Gate, and the group went around to the front of the Qianqing Palace. Just as Xu Xun and Zhang Yong were about to go in with Xiao Jing, someone happened to come out of it, and the two sides faced each other.

"Grandpa Xiao?"

Seeing that it was Xiao Jing, Li Rong Wang Yue, who came out of it, was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes fell on the two people behind Xiao Jing, and his color changed for a while. Wang Yue was about to open his mouth to ask, Li Rong immediately stretched out his hand to block it, and then asked in a low voice: "Gonggong Xiao, the emperor has just fallen asleep with his eyes closed, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is serving beside him, if you don't ......?"

"I dare not disobey the holy order, our family must take them in. It's really not good, just wait for the night, then you have to wait. Xiao Jing directly interrupted Li Rong's words, seeing that he pulled Wang Yue sideways and moved out of the way, he owed a debt and took Xu Xun and Zhang Yong inside, and when he stepped into the threshold with one foot, he said without looking back, "Of course, this is an extraordinary law, if Gonggong Li and Gonggong Wang Gonggong don't have the important things to do now, why don't you accompany them to go in together, so you can be a witness?" ”

"No, no, who can not trust Gonggong Xiao? Besides, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Father-in-law Dai and Father-in-law Chen are still inside. ”

"Alright, I'll take them in!"

Xu Xun, who deliberately landed on the last to cross the threshold and enter, was keenly aware that in addition to Wang Yue's dissatisfied gaze, there was also Li Rong's gloomy gaze that fell on his face. Only at this moment, he didn't care about so much, and quickly kept up with Xiao Jing's pace in front. When he entered the Xinuan Pavilion, he smelled the smell of medicine on his face, and saw that this huge place was empty, except for the imperial couch with half of the curtain hanging down, and the person curled up on the pedal, there was no one else, and his trace of luck suddenly disappeared.

"Who?"

With a clear voice, Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting on the pedal in front of the couch, raised his head suddenly, recognizing the two people behind Xiao Jing, he couldn't help but be surprised and happy, jumped up and hurried forward, he was about to reach out and grab someone to take a closer look, but in the way of Xiao Jing, he had to retract his hand and look people up and down.

"You two...... Okay? ”

Xu Xun and Zhang Yong glanced at Emperor Hongzhi on the imperial couch at the same time, one whispered that His Highness did not need to worry, and the other whispered that Xiaoxiao's body was strong. Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao pressed his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, but his eyes immediately turned red.

"You're all right, but Father, he'...... Father, he ......"

"The emperor is auspicious, he will be fine!"

Zhang Yong burst out with such a sentence of comfort almost without thinking about it, and Xu Xun didn't dare to play such a package ticket. He pondered for a moment, then said softly: "Your Highness, the emperor is still asleep, if you know that you are so sad and sad right now, you must not even be able to recuperate." ”

"Well, that's what you said! My father is sick, and I can easily persuade my mother to go to sleep, and I will definitely cheer up! ”

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was reluctant to lift his spirits, Xu Xun's heart was slightly relieved, but then he heard a groan from the side of the royal couch. Almost instantly, whether it was Zhu Houzhao or Xiao Jing, or he and Zhang Yong, they rushed over almost at the same time. Sure enough, as soon as the four of them stood on the edge of the imperial couch, they saw that Emperor Hongzhi had woken up leisurely.

(To be continued)