Han Cheng quietly looked at Wang Anshi on the sickbed.

It was no longer the tall old man he remembered. He lost a lot of weight, and he was completely out of shape, so that Han Cheng couldn't even recognize him.

But he confirmed that the old man, who was always full of energy and got up and walked around every day, was now lying quietly on the bed, never moving again.

Before Han Cheng came in, he felt that he was mentally prepared.

During the long journey from Gongzhou to Jingshi, Han Cheng was thinking more often about what kind of changes would happen to the court and the world after losing Wang Anshi.

But now he realized he was wrong.

Miss by a mile.

The thought of never being able to hear the old man's voice again, the pain of loss tangled in my heart, and tears unconsciously overflowed from my eyes.

Although he is the son-in-law's concubine, every time he is in front of this grandfather, Han Cheng can always feel a strong family affection from him.

I still remember when I was a child, my father went to work as a foreign official alone, and the whole family moved to my grandfather's house. The dignified prime minister personally taught himself and his younger brother to write, and when he finished writing, he would take out two pieces of candy from his sleeve.

By Wang Anshi's side, he has never been treated badly.

No matter what kind of dispute there was with his father, no matter what disputes he had with the Wang family's cousins later, Han Cheng never felt that Wang Anshi had been angry with him.

In the blurred teary eyes, Han Cheng was in the room and saw his father.

Compared to the last time we met, the sideburns seemed to be a little more white.

His father did not weep as bitterly as his uncle and two maternal uncles at the bedside.

Standing at the head of the bed one step away, next to him was the mother who was crying bitterly. His hands trembled a little, and he kept blinking his eyes, trying to hold back tears.

Han Cheng hadn't seen his father with this expression.

There was a bang behind him, and when Han Cheng looked back, it was Wang Tan who hit the door headlong.

Han Cheng watched him stumble across the threshold, and fell to the ground in front of the hospital bed and cried bitterly, his mind still a little wooden.

It wasn't until he saw Wang Yueniang, who was already the queen, trotting into the door with tears stained, that he remembered that Wang Tan was called over by the emperor.

When the queen entered the door, Han Cheng just glanced at her, and felt that she was very haggard, compared to before she got married, she seemed to be a different person.

Is it the emperor's reason?

Looking outside, Han Cheng finally saw the emperor.

The emperor was far behind, and he was followed by a few personal attendants.

When Han Cheng looked over, the emperor was glaring at the queen's back with a gloomy face, but as he approached, it was as if his face had changed, and in an instant, it changed to a sad color.

But the angry gaze of the previous moment was branded in Han Cheng's eyes.

Disdainful thoughts suddenly came to him, 'No wonder my father looks down on the emperor.' It's such a person. ’

Han Cheng is a promoted official, but his official position comes from Han Gang's grace, not his own talent.

Han Cheng didn't plan to rely on his father's shadow to mix in officialdom at all, but was ready to make some achievements in agriculture, and elected a councilor to help the family when he had time.

Over the years, he has not participated in a single court meeting. So the current emperor, he is still the first time to see it. However, even if Han Cheng has participated in the court meeting, with his grade, his position in the Daqing Hall and Wende Hall can only be at the door. At this distance, you want to see the emperor's appearance clearly, unless you can have a pair of eyes comparable to those of a falcon.

Zhao Xu once curiously depicted the emperor in his heart.

This emperor has been the focus of attention of the world since he was born. From the beginning of Han Cheng's childhood, he heard his parents comment on Zhao Xu, who was only a prince at the time.

Although all the things in the future have made Zhao Xu's evaluation in the world lower and lower, in Han Cheng's mind, although today's son cannot be regarded as an emperor who is good enough to argue with right and wise enough to admonish him, he is by no means an ordinary person, otherwise he would not have provoked his father and Zhang Dian to be so fearful, but he is not on the right path.

But seeing it today, Han Cheng understood why so many courtiers, including his own father, would not hesitate to drive the emperor back to the palace to think about it behind closed doors. Even his grandfather Wang Anshi, who had such a deep relationship with the first emperor, did not support the emperor and let him be pro-government, and only married his granddaughter to ensure that the blood of the first emperor would not be severed.

The emperor in front of him is a little too much to praise with Mu Monkey, but the six words that are not as good as Renjun are really tailor-made for him.

It's not that Zhao Xu's appearance is ugly, even if Han Cheng is allowed to look at it, if the emperor only looks at his facial features, he is really very upright, and his appearance is still outstanding.

But the circles under his eyes are dark, his face is blue, his cheeks are fleshless, and his lips are pale and pale with blood.

If you see an ordinary pedestrian looking like Zhao Xu on the street outside, nine out of ten people will have the word tuberculosis ghost in their heads, and then stay away.

Zhao Xu's yellow and thin appearance is not only an ordinary tuberculosis, but also a tuberculosis with a lack of vitality. At first glance, it is overindulgence, weak physique, and then the tuberculosis virus invades the body - the ordinary tuberculosis patient's face can be much better than the emperor's, at least much ruddy.

Han Cheng believed that if it was Li Yangcheng and Chen Zhong from Daizhou, and Wei Guangji from the Jingshi Department of Welfare and Welfare, all of whom were members who had focused their research on tuberculosis, they would think of taking out some fresh specimens from him when they saw the emperor, as long as they didn't know that it was the emperor.

Not at all a son of heaven who can inspire the loyalty of courtiers.

Compared with Emperor Xizong, who is wise and wise, good at understanding people, and daring to use people, Han Cheng asked himself if he was a veteran of the two dynasties, and if he saw the current emperor, and then thought about his father, this gap was really bigger than the waterfall on the side of the Yellow River Longmen.

The first thought was the tiger father and the dog, and then the next, seeing that the emperor had made so many mistakes, the thoughts that were turning in his head were probably all left, don't let this emperor harm the world.

Now that the emperor has appeared in the ward, I am afraid that no one present will think that the emperor is really coming to visit his illness when he leaves the palace this time, and now he is sincerely mourning for Wang Anshi, who has just died.

But Zhao Xu didn't have this consciousness, and didn't notice that some of the people present had unconcealable disgust on their faces. He was standing upright and receiving the salute of all the ministers present under the leadership of the prime minister.

No matter how badly they were suppressed, in terms of etiquette, the prime minister must maintain respect for the emperor. As long as the prime minister does not seize power for a day, this kind of thing will never be avoided.

Han Cheng also followed his father and saluted with the crowd.

Together, on the emperor's face, Han Zheng saw a flash of happiness.

He believed it was not a delusion.

The emperor came to the bedside, looked down at the body lying on the bed calmly, folded his hands and bent over, then turned around, and said loudly: "The Taishi has worked hard and has a high merit, Yu Xian Emperor, has the merit of assisting, Yu I, has the virtue of making a decision, and today the immortal has passed away, it should be given generously to encourage loyalty." ”

When the Son of Heaven arrived, the sad atmosphere in the room was swept away.

As the saying goes, there is no good feast, there is no good feast, and the emperor will never have a good thing when he leaves the palace.

Emperor Fang was blocked in the outer courtyard by the prime minister, and a stone hung in everyone's hearts, not knowing what the emperor would make trouble in the end.

Now that the Son of Heaven Yuyin came out, a stone in everyone's heart finally landed, but in this way, what was placed in front of the Wang family was a multiple-choice question.

Emperor, Prime Minister.

Which side should the actual wielding power or the nominal power holder obey? As soon as this thought was in his heart, he could no longer return to the simple grief of Fang Cai.

Han Cheng clenched his fists nervously. This was the first time he had witnessed his father's-for-tat confrontation with the emperor, although he had heard a lot in the past afterwards, his father was known for being tough, and there were too many cases of-for-tat confrontation with people

Wang Anli and Wang Anshang, who were in the lead, did not move at all. As if he hadn't heard the emperor's words.

Next to the king, who was the ruler of the country, he was stunned on the spot. I don't know whether to thank my son-in-law or not to challenge my sister-in-law's bottom limit.

Wang Chang was indignant, he had always been the most respectful one to the emperor in the Wang family, and he was about to receive the order of thanksgiving, but after glancing in the direction of the bed, he suddenly froze.

Han Cheng followed Wang Zhan's line of sight and saw his father. The grief of Fang Cai's death was swept away on his father's face. The sharp and cold gaze seemed to freeze Wang Yan's whole person.

Han Cheng twitched the corners of his mouth, wanting to laugh but couldn't, because it was the first time he had seen his father's expression.

The father in Han Cheng's memory is always amiable, and even if he makes a mistake, he will reason well, instead of directly using family law. He had never been like his father was now, with an icy anger that was so cold to the extreme.

Inside the room, it was quiet.

Not even the sound of sobbing was gone. Fang Cai's wailing and crying seemed to be non-existent.

The youngest in the room, one of Wang Anshi's nephews, was only five or six years old, and he didn't know much about it, and he was still crying with his parents, and now his mother was tightly covering his mouth.

Zhao Xu was a little annoyed, his relatives of the heavenly family were so afraid of the obscenity of the traitor.

Wang Anshi just took his last breath, and he didn't believe that Han Gang would go crazy here.

If Han Gang really made trouble in the palace, it would be even more as Zhao Xu wished. The Wang family will inevitably be separated from it, and the name of the prime minister will be spread out, which will also attract the resentment of the important ministers of the new party. What's more, the loyal people in the world at least know that they are not alone, and the emperor is still trying.

But Zhao Xu couldn't get his wish for the time being, and Han Gang is still so calm now: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, is your grandson-in-law here today, or is it the Son of Heaven who is here today?" ”

"The inquiry is the grandson-in-law, and the posthumous gift is the son of heaven." Zhao Xu replied, and said, "The public merit of the State of Chu is high, and he can be the king of Chu." ”

Born as a prince of the country and died as a king, this is the reward that can be received by the minister of the circle of power. Just as Han Qi is now the king of Wei, it is logical for Wang Anshi to be the king of Chu. The Taichang Rite Yuan will find old examples to compare, and there is no need for the emperor to do more with ulterior motives.

Han Gang has always not given the emperor a good look, but this time, he looked at the emperor with a murderous aura in his eyes, and no one in the room dared to receive the order to thank him.

"If Your Majesty really remembers the late Chu Guogong's policy support, please ask Your Majesty to let the Wang family enjoy wealth and prosperity in peace, and don't drag the Wang family in."