Within a few days, the emperor was already able to be helped to walk, but before he could walk a few steps, the ministers outside heard that the emperor was well, and rushed to see him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Your Majesty has finally woken up, and the old minister is worried that he can't sleep at night." After Liu Changgong was summoned, he was the first to speak.

The emperor snorted lightly, and did not say much, not to laugh at him for flattery, but his words were really from the heart, if he went to the west, this court situation did not know what to do, how could these ministers sleep peacefully?

Pei Fangming also showed a rare sad look, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty is recovering from a serious illness, don't get too close to Your Majesty, lest Your Majesty be out of breath." ”

"Yes, yes...... General Pei was thoughtful. ”

Everyone responded, and the other retreated, and the expressions on their faces were as if they had regained their lives.

The emperor's somewhat feeble gaze swept through the crowd, and asked in a dumb voice, "What about Zishun?" Why didn't you see him coming? ”

After the ministers looked at each other for a while, it was Yang Yin, the head of the Imperial Forest Army, who took the lead in speaking: "Your Highness is now resting in the barracks. ”

"He went to rest in the barracks? Going to rest in the barracks in broad daylight? The Emperor looked surprised.

Yang Yin said without hesitation: "Yes, today, His Highness and the 100,000 marching troops are resting in the camp tent, saying that they will rest for two days. ”

"Zishun, what are you doing?" The emperor frowned, his head immediately throbbed, and he couldn't help but grin and inhale the cold air.

This almost frightened the ministers in front of them, and they all came up one after another, expressing their concern.

"Alright, I'm fine."

Seeing the emperor speak, they stepped back again, and the emperor glanced at Yang Yin and asked again, "What's the matter?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...... During this time of His Majesty's illness, uh......"

When the emperor saw him spitting and spitting, he couldn't help but cast a fierce gaze. Yang Yin caught this gaze and immediately said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has dispatched soldiers and surrounded the palace. ”

Wang Qin saw that he only spoke half of his words, and he was afraid that the emperor would be unhappy. He answered: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not only concerned about the safety of the palace, but also sleepless every night, patrolling around Jiankang City with soldiers. Sometimes, they patrol until the third watch, and the next day they also guard around the palace with strong spirits. ”

The Emperor's eyes sank. Just as he was about to speak, Liu Zhengsheng rushed ahead of him and said, "After holding on for more than ten days, it's no wonder that the soldiers are so tired." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really conscientious, it is really admirable, if he is a lower official, he can hold on for less than a few days, and this body can't support it." Chen Xian also said.

The officials behind them couldn't help nodding their heads with approving glances, and they also made echoing voices, but there was only one person. With his hands around his chest, he looked disdainful.

"Liu Gong, what do you have to say?" The Emperor noticed his expression and asked.

Liu Changgong glanced at the emperor, and then lowered his eyes and said: "I don't dare to say it, I'm afraid that Your Majesty will blame me, and I'm afraid that Your Majesty will be angry." ”

Under normal circumstances, everyone thinks that the emperor will definitely say something, you say. I don't blame you for anything like that, but the emperor waved his hand and said, "Then don't say it." ”

Liu Changgong suddenly couldn't say half a sentence, and Yang Yin couldn't bear it anymore when he saw this. He moved his body twice uneasily, and said loudly: "Liu Gong doesn't dare to say it, then I'll say it." ”

Catching up with the emperor's gaze, Yang Yin was not afraid, and said in a calm and powerful tone: "Everyone outside is saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to force the palace." Take the lead in controlling Zhu Jiankang, in case something happens to His Majesty, he can directly lead his troops into the palace. ”

When the emperor heard this, he had no expression, and the ministers did not dare to speak, and he did not know how long the emperor was silent, and suddenly a sentence burst out of his mouth.

"Bastard! Yang Yin! Do you know what you're talking about? You are a climber, a great rebellion, I remember that I said that anyone who bites the prince will be severely punished. ”

Yang Yin was stunned on the spot, and he was still speaking very smoothly, but at this moment, he stammered, "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, I ...... I've also heard people say it, and I don't mean to bite His Highness......"

"Heard? You are the head of the Imperial Guards Army, and you believe in the circulation of the market, which is really stupid, I want you to remember what to say and what not to say, what to listen to and what not to hear! The emperor gasped heavily, looked at Wang Qin and said, "Beat him with thirty boards, Wang Qin, you will supervise on my behalf." ”

"Yes."

"Your Majesty...... The old minister didn't mean to bite His Highness...... Your Majesty...... I didn't ......."

Yang Yin's voice became farther and farther away, until the people in the hall could no longer hear it, and with a precedent, no one dared to speak easily, for fear of touching the dragon's whiskers.

After a long time, the emperor raised his eyes and said, "Are you still in trouble?" Let's go out if it's okay, I'm tired. ”

The ministers before meeting were motionless, and the emperor was surprised and angry: "What? I've been sick for a few days, and you don't even listen to me? ”

"Your Majesty...... Old ministers...... Something to tell. Zhou Lang walked out of the crowd and saluted the emperor.

The emperor sat on the edge of the bed, without putting on his coat, so he motioned to Gonggong Chen on the side to bring his coat, and only after putting it on, did he reply: "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you want to say, just say it, and disturb my rest." ”

"The minister didn't dare to say it." More than a dozen ministers suddenly said in unison, which really surprised the emperor slightly, and when he looked up, only Liu Zhengsheng, Chen Xian, Pei Fangming and Liu Zhengsheng did not salute with them.

The emperor knew it in his heart, but he was afraid that what they wanted to say was Liu Yan, and after hesitating for a while, he pretended to say casually: "You guys, say it." ”

Pei Chendong really listened to the emperor's words, and when he saw that no one around him spoke, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went to the barracks, he didn't have a talisman in his hand, but he could mobilize hundreds of thousands of horses. As soon as he opened his mouth, the soldiers followed him with an iron heart, and did not take His Majesty into account at all. ”

After Pei Chendong said this, he also looked at the emperor's face, and saw that he was slightly gloomy, and his heart was dark, so he lowered his head deeply and hid the smugness at the corner of his mouth.

But because of this, he didn't see his father's gaze, Pei Fangming saw that he ignored his gaze, and hurriedly bowed down to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, the child is young and ignorant, and if he says such a ridiculous thing, please forgive your majesty." ”

Pei Chendong looked at his father in surprise, not knowing where he said something wrong, and chased after him: "Your Majesty, the Great Zhou more than three hundred years ago was like this......

"Shut up! How can you be presumptuous in front of Your Majesty! When Pei Fangming heard him say such words, he was anxious and angry, and hurriedly stopped him.

Although he did not finish speaking, who of those present did not know what he meant? More than 300 years ago, the prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty took advantage of the serious illness of the Great Zhou Emperor to use his military power to control the palace, cut off the emperor's medicine, and directly sat on the throne.

If the atmosphere was tense and uneasy, then at this moment it was like the last second before the explosives were ignited, scared to the extreme, but they didn't dare to escape.

Pei Fangming saw that the emperor's face was getting more and more ugly, so he simply knelt down and said hoarsely: "Your Majesty, the rebel son is ignorant, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." ”

The emperor finally raised his eyes and glanced at Pei Chendong, who bumped into the emperor's deep and terrifying eyes, and involuntarily knelt down.

"Ministers, is there anything else you want to say?" The Emperor said this almost word for word.

Unexpectedly, there are really people who are not afraid of death, the emperor's eyes sank, and he grabbed the person in front of him and said: "Pei Chendong said wildly, drag down the cane and punish fifty boards, and then there are those who speak disrespectfully, first hit a hundred boards." ”

Many ministers couldn't help but swallow their saliva, swallowing the words in their throats raw, these fifty boards can already make life worse than death, if this is a hundred boards, then how can they afford these old bones?

None of the people before the meeting spoke, and the emperor swept their faces one by one and asked in a deep voice, "Is there anything else to say?" ”

The ministers looked at each other and did not say another word.

After Liu Zhengsheng left the palace, he rushed to the East Palace, but he didn't think that Chen Xian wanted to go with him, although Liu Zhengsheng had resistance in his heart, but in the end he agreed.

"Lord Liu......" Chen Xian called softly, seeing him open his eyes, he said, "Is the Ji family okay all these years?" ”

Liu Zhengsheng's eyelids jumped, he squinted at him, and almost blurted out: "Thanks to the Zhu family, it's very good." ”

"Lord Liu complained that the Zhu family didn't help Mingzhe in order to protect his life? But did the Zhu family have any other choice than to protect themselves at that time? Lord Liu put such a big basin on the head of the Zhu family, and it was inevitable that he would ......" Chen Xian thought of that year, although he felt in his heart, he had no guilt.

Liu Zhengsheng naturally knew that he was close to him this time, but it was just because the current situation of the Zhu family was precarious, and he wanted to find someone to rely on, and he couldn't help but be a little angry when he heard him speak indifferently and talk about the things of the year without a trace of guilt.

"Back then, the Zhu family and the Ji family have always been in the same boat, if your Zhu family just didn't help, why should the Ji family hate you? Don't forget, when you chose Mingzhe to protect yourself, you cut off the Ji family's back road, which caused an irreversible situation. Liu Zhengsheng glanced at Chen Xian and said sarcastically, "There is a good saying, it is far faster to die in the hands of friends than in the hands of enemies." You still refuse to admit that you were treacherous. ”

Seeing him so direct, Chen Xian's face turned pale, and he couldn't help but reply: "If we don't do this, it will be the Zhu family who will be implicated, in all fairness, did the Ji family have a way back then?" Lord Liu is too naïve, the boat has sunk into the river, what are you talking about? How many people stepped on the Ji family about this back then? Although the Zhu family didn't help, they didn't hit the Ji family because of this, isn't it human nature to fly separately when disaster comes? ”

Liu Zhengsheng sneered, looked at him with burning eyes and said, "A big disaster is coming, so what does your Zhu family have to do with my Ji family?" What does it have to do with the East Palace? ”

(To be continued.) )