In the courtroom, the three elders, the six ministers and the rotating ministers were anxiously waiting for the news of the Dongnuan Pavilion, and the torrential rain was whipping the earth like whips, and their hearts were twitching.

Most of these old ministers were gray-haired, and they could only hear the wind and rain outside, lightning and thunder outside the room, but a few people were silent, just looking at the direction of the Qianqing Palace, full of worry.

There was a thunderclap that shook the earth, and several old adults who were caught off guard trembled one by one, and with another flash of lightning, a figure flashed into the room, and preached loudly: "There is a message from the saint!" ”

Several old ministers stood up when they heard this, and Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the ministry, trembled with excitement, and said in a loud voice: "Gonggong Zhang, is the emperor awake?" How is the emperor? ”

Liu Jian and others were also full of excitement, as the head of the ministers, he forcibly suppressed his emotions and paid homage to the eunuch Zhang Gonggong: "The ministers will receive the order."

Only then did all the adults wake up and bow down together, and Gonggong Zhang said: "The emperor has told me that I am fine, and I don't need to worry about Aiqing." All Aiqing is the pillar of the country, not too tired, immediately go back to the house to rest, and be sent by the palace royal horse superintendent. Ming said that the court meeting was closed, and all matters in the court and China were decided by the three scholars,"

Gonggong Zhang passed the will and turned around to leave, Liu Daxia was anxious, he jumped up and stopped Gonggong Zhang: "Gonggong Zhang, how is the holy dragon body, does the imperial doctor have a say?" ”

Liu Daxia is the beloved minister of Emperor Hongzhi, and although Gonggong Zhang is one of the four leaders of the ceremonial supervisor, he does not dare to offend, but is this something he can say casually? Father-in-law Zhang had no choice but to say: "Lord Liu, don't be embarrassed for our family, don't you understand these rules?" ”

Liu Daxia was stunned for a moment, and suddenly let go of the hand that was pulling his sleeve, look at the emperor's condition like this, how could he have ordered them to go back to the house to rest without seeing them, and the news was so tightly blocked?

Seeing that Gonggong Zhang was out of the courtroom, Ma Wensheng paused heavily, and said to Jiao Fang, the right attendant of the official department on duty: "Old Jiao, tonight you want to keep up with the news of Dongnuan Pavilion, if the emperor has an urgent matter, you must not delay."

Emperor Hongzhi likes to use old ministers, this right attendant Jiao Fang is also a seventy-one-year-old white-haired old man, but he is in good spirits, and his body is very tough, he understands the meaning of Ma Shangshu's words, and he also knows the important surname of this matter, and he hurriedly bowed his hand after listening to his instructions: "Yes, my lord, although rest assured, the lower officials are always waiting, and they dare not slack off."

Ma Wensheng nodded, at this time the car of the imperial horse supervisor outside the door has driven to the door, the emperor sent the car to send off, this favor is that these old ministers have not been born before, at this time there is no joy in the heart, when boarding the car in the rain, Li Dongyang stood on the wheel and glanced at the direction of the Qianqing Palace, only to see the lights in the distance, the palace maids, eunuchs in and out, the atmosphere is very tense, and I can't help but sigh.

Empress Zhang, Prince Zhu Houzhao and the two princesses Yongfu and Yongchun were guarding outside the Dongnuan Pavilion, although they were only separated by one door, but what was the situation of their closest and most important relatives inside, they could only find out some news through the mouths of the eunuchs and imperial doctors, and they were not summoned by Hongzhi, and even they were not allowed to enter.

In the Dongnuan Pavilion, Hongzhi leaned on the pillow, listening to the sound of heavy rain in his ears, Wang Yue, Miao Kui, and Fan Ting knelt in front of them, their foreheads were close to the ground, and they didn't dare to come out.

Hongzhi had a serious illness a year ago, and he was only good after more than a month, but this time he suddenly fainted in the court, and he woke up after a whole day of rescue, he knew that his body had run out of oil, and this time it was really not far away.

He is a very superstitious person, and now after the great drought in Beijing, there is a sudden rainstorm, and not long after he faints, in his mind, this is the most obvious foreshadowing given to him by the heavens: I am the Son of Heaven, the heavens are weeping, and the wind and rain are raging, but isn't it just that I am going to die in the sky?

He sighed, and kept thinking about his son who couldn't reassure him, he was not very old when he succeeded to the throne, but although his son is now 15 years old, he is still unstable and unstable, and it is by no means the image of a qualified king in the eyes of the courtiers.

This son is energetic and intelligent, but he is like a wild horse, he can't stand the slightest restraint, he thought that his son would be calm when he was older, and now it is time to give him the world, can he do it?

He glanced at the three most trusted officials who knelt in front of him tremblingly, they were all loyal to themselves and had no second heart, but if they changed the young prince, could they still be so loyal? Or do they gradually rely on power and self-respect, and use ministers to suppress the lord? In their hands, they can control the three battalions of the most elite Beijing Division and the largest secret agent organization in the Ming Dynasty.

Hongzhi can't help but worry, although the vassal kings in various places have long been cut off the three guards, but they may not have no ambitions, some time ago, Yang Ling presented him with the account book of Bao Shen General greedy ink, which made him even more vigilant, the court and the central government are extremely good to treat the generals of the Beijing camp, and a three-rank senior can actually violate the military law for some petty Ligan, if the feudal kings of various places give him jewelry beauties, can't anyone be bought?

Moreover, the production of ammunition for the Jingying firearm is a great secret in the army, and at this time, not just a random craftsman can make the most sophisticated firearms and ammunition.

The fire gun is invincible to the cavalry in the north, but it is an excellent weapon in the paddy fields, jungles, and mountains in the south, and it is the best choice for the princes who have been cut off the three guards and cannot train the army in a grand manner, who can buy firearms be? Is it the King of Chu, the King of Ning, or the King of Wu? These must be guarded against.

Hongji thought about it for a while, and only after a long time did he sigh and say tiredly: "Proposed purpose."

The eunuch Bingbi, who was waiting behind the small long table of red sandalwood, hurriedly responded, grabbed a wolf's hair, only to hear Hongzhi breathe for a while, and then said: "The first will, Wei Guogong Xu Li has been in charge of the Shenji Battalion for 20 years, but the imperial majesty is not strict, the military discipline is lax, the senior members of the army sell military funds privately, corrupt the discipline, and now remove the Shenji Battalion as a punishment, and the two deputy generals of the Shenji Battalion are each Hou Shen, and the British Duke Guo Xun is temporarily in charge of military affairs."

He was quiet and said: "The second will, the Imperial Horse Supervisor Wu Xiang, Teng Xiang, the 4 battalions of the left guard and the right guard are transferred out of the palace and garrisoned in the nine cities, 3,000 battalions patrol the Beijing Division, the five military battalions and the Shenji Battalion are divided into the left and right divisions of the Tunjing Division, and the left sentinel army of the Shenji Battalion is stationed in the palace."

Miao Kui shuddered when he heard this, and his body leaned lower. The emperor suddenly adjusted his defense, obviously because the fourth battalion of the imperial horse prison had been stationed in the palace for a long time, which was a precaution, but the emperor made an order in front of himself, and obviously he still trusted himself very much, and for a while Miao Kui's heart turned over and over, and he couldn't tell what it was like.

Hongji felt dizzy and wanted to vomit, so he insisted on: "The third decree is to tell the garrisons of the guards in various places, strictly guard the passes, and the whole army is on guard, and all the vassal kings must not leave the fiefdom without permission and enter the capital without a will, otherwise they will be punished for rebellion!" ”

He said a will, and the eunuch kowtowed, and then lifted the pen and wrote. Hongzhi listened to the eunuch Bingbi write, read it in a hurry, and said, "That's it, go down and use the seal."

Hongji said and waved his hand again: "You all go down first, call the prince in, I want to talk to him."

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Yang Ling walked into the court room, this court hall is a long room, the light in it is dim, because the emperor is critically ill The court meeting has stopped, this court room is now deserted, only a listless civil official is lying on the table with his back to him dozing off.

Yang Ling didn't alarm him, he walked to a chair in the corner and sat down, leaned back on the chair, and only felt a sore back.

That said that from the Jinyi Guard, Yang Ling wanted to go home first to see, Ma Zhi Huguosi Street saw that the lights in the courtyard had been extinguished, and he didn't want to disturb the young lady, so he rushed back to the mountains overnight, and he didn't delay, and the will of the court was also rain or shine.

Yang Ling, who had never rested at all, immediately led the army back to Beijing, and the journey was even harder, much slower than his single-rider galloping, and the five thousand officers and soldiers walked for three days and one night, and only now returned to Beijing.

Yang Ling had already made a holy decree outside the courtroom, but after waiting for a while, the eunuch had not summoned him to see him, Yang Ling remembered the emperor's illness now, and it seemed that he couldn't tell when he would be able to see him, so he hid in the courtroom and wanted to rest for a while. Yang Ling straightened his legs, let out a long breath, closed his eyes and rested in a daze.

I don't know when I heard a sound of footsteps, Yang Ling, who was half asleep, opened his eyes and saw a few unknown people walking in, there could be five or six people, all of them were civil officials of the third or fourth grade, Yang Ling saw that it had nothing to do with it, so he closed his eyes again to recuperate.

These three scholars still have offices in the palace, and the various departments have matters that need to be decided, so they have come to the palace, and those civil officials have just submitted official documents to the scholars, because several of them are urgently waiting for approval, so they temporarily came to the court room to wait.

The eyes of these adults were almost there, and no one could see that there was a military attache sitting in the dim corner, so they sat down on the bench and chatted about business. Wang Wei, the left attendant of the ministry, said worriedly: "The emperor's dragon body is not safe, and the government and the opposition are shocked by it, and these days are not good, and many things can not be decided by the three scholars, how can this be good?" ”

Zhan Shi Yang Fang comforted: "Don't worry, Lord Wang, I heard that the emperor has decreed that the East Palace and the three dukes will discuss politics, and the prince is the prince, at this moment, there are some things that can be decided for His Majesty."

Wang Wei sighed: "The prince is young, and he doesn't know the suffering of the people, and if he gives instructions later, I don't know how many victims will suffer."

The rotating officer who was lying on his stomach woke up when he heard the voice, turned around and saw that it was Wang Wei, and couldn't help laughing: "It turned out to be Jizhi, I said that the sound is familiar."

Only then did Wang Wei see that the rotating officer who was lying on the table and dozing off was Jiao Fang, the right attendant, and hurriedly said: "It turns out that Lord Jiao is on duty, how is the emperor's dragon body?" ”

Jiao Fang shook his head and sighed, opened his mouth and was about to speak, when an old eunuch walked in with a pile of folds. This eunuch is Liu Jin, the eunuch of the Bell and Drum Division who serves the East Palace, and the prince was ordered by the emperor to fulfill his father's responsibilities and discuss politics with the three dukes, so he brought several powerful eunuchs around him. Of course, they are just sending the signatures and sending them to the detainees, and the officials who need to be questioned are not a big deal.

But Liu Jin originally only hit Jingyang Bell in the Bell and Drum Division, knocked on the Sichen Drum, and was an inconspicuous eunuch, but now he is holding the decree of the imperial court in his hand, and the minister in the court is summoned.

Especially now that the emperor is critically ill, the accession to the throne in the East Palace is a matter of an eye, as a person trusted by the prince, his future future is infinitely bright, as soon as he thinks of these, Liu Jin's enthusiasm for work is suddenly high, and he does not feel hard in the office of the three scholars such as the Jinshen Hall and the Wenhua Hall and running around the room all day long.

At this time, he brought the folds of two officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Crime, and the two of them took it and thanked him, Liu Jin accepted it with a smile, as if he had approved it, and his expression was quite bright.

Wang Wei asked: "This father-in-law, the flood in Xinyang, hasn't the excerpt for reporting the famine and asking for relief yet been approved?" ”

Liu Jin said: "What our family has received is only the excerpt of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Criminal Justice, I think the three scholars have never read the excerpt."

Wang Wei paused and said: "I added the word urgent, why don't you reply, Xinyang is flooded, the people have no food and clothing, the imperial court should be exempted from taxes and disaster relief food in time, what if it is too late to provoke a civil uprising?" ”

Liu Jin suddenly remembered that he had heard several big eunuchs in the palace talk about the fact that hundreds of local officials had lied about the disaster year and evading taxes, and couldn't help but laugh sarcastically: "Don't worry, my lord, it's only May now, how can the news come so early?" Maybe it's a good year to report a famine, maybe it's the magistrate and the courtiers of Xinyang nationality in the middle of the court who are embarrassed to annihilate it, buy a good place, and gain fame, and the adults have to find out."

Coincidentally, the waiter Wang Wei happened to be from Xinyang, how could he endure it when he heard Liu Jin's words, he was suddenly furious, slammed the table and said: "Father-in-law, don't spray people with blood, the Xinyang flood has already been reported, is this famine still fake?" What do you know about the major events in the DPRK and China? Don't be a fool! ”

Liu Jin was reprimanded by him, his face was flushed, his face was a little unbearable, and he couldn't help sneering with shame and annoyance: "What we are talking about is also the habitual means of some dirty officials and corrupt officials, yes, no, no, the adult is not the embarrassed person, why bother to be so annoyed, let others look at it and say that you have a weak heart."

Zhan Shi Yang Fang next to him was also a talented man from Xinyang, and immediately sneered when he heard this: "If you cheat, then you should come up with evidence of cheating, do you just rely on your three-inch incorruptible tongue to do that indiscriminate slander?" ”

Liu Jin was angry: "Grandma's, our family kindly reminds you not to be deceived by the magistrate, one by one, half-cut into the ground, a few years older than me, why are you like a stunned young man, our family recruited you to provoke you?" ”

He forgot about his superiority and humility for a while, and said angrily: "If you go to our house to find evidence, what else do you people want to do in the court?" I only said that maybe it was the collusion of officials, but I didn't say that it must be, if you are not weak-minded, how can you step on your tail? What kind of thing are you? ”

The old man Yang Fang was furious, stood up and shouted: "I am a member of the three grades of the imperial court, what kind of thing is this eunuch who doesn't even know the sage book, and you are also worthy of talking in the court?" ”

Liu Jin was scolded as a eunuch in front of him, and he touched the taboo in his heart, his face was red and purple for a while, and he couldn't care about it, he stepped forward with a palm, which hit the old man Yang's face, Yang Fang screamed, and stretched out five fingers to scratch Liu Jin, Liu Jin suddenly had five fingerprints on his face, and an old scholar and an old eunuch roared and scuffled together.

Wang Wei and other friends saw that this eunuch dared to beat the court officials in the court room, and immediately rushed over to make a ball, and there were also those who were not familiar with Yang Fang, but they were also civil officials, so they couldn't help but share the same hatred and hatred, and pretended to persuade each other, but they just grabbed Liu Jin's shoulders with both hands and didn't let go.

Yang Ling sat in the dark and was awakened by their quarrel, and he also saw the dispute between each other, although Liu Jin in history was a bad villain, but he didn't say anything excessive about this matter today, Xinyang may indeed have made a big splash, but it is not for nothing that he falsely reported the famine year, bought a good place, and sought promotion capital for himself, and it was not wrong to ignore him, why bother to be so angry.

For such a thing, so many aggressive old men started a group fight, it was really boring, Yang Ling rushed over angrily and funny, and pulled Liu Jin out of the crowd.

Several adults saw that it was a military attache who broke out to save people, and couldn't help but say angrily: "Who are you, this eunuch has sinister intentions, slanders the ministers of the court, and you dare to intervene to save him?" ”

Yang Ling was a little annoyed when he heard this, he frowned and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, you don't need to be so buttoned up for a trivial matter, right?" Today's incident is just because of his unintentional words, everyone takes a step back, so why be aggressive? ”

Liu Jin was pulled to the ground, and at this time, he saw that the person who rescued him was Yang Ling, and suddenly opened his throat as if he saw a relative: "Lord Yang, look at it, look at it, what is this like?" What do I say, they're too bullying."

There was a quarrel here, and a little eunuch stood at the door and called: "Which one is Lord Yang Lingyang, summoned by the emperor!" After speaking, he looked at the posture in the room, and the little eunuch was also stunned.

Yang Fang and others have heard Yang Ling's name for a long time, but they don't recognize him personally, at this time, when they heard that this person was Yang Ling, they couldn't help but be stunned there, Yang Ling took the opportunity to pull Liu Jin, who had five blood on his face, out of the courtroom, and comforted him, Liu Jin cried and chirped to find Zhu Houzhao to complain.

Yang Ling followed the little eunuch into the Qianqing Gate, went straight to the harem, just turned the moon gate of a curved corridor, a girl with a palace skirt hurriedly snatched out from behind the rattan shelf, and the girl rushed into his arms.

Yang Ling hurriedly helped her, the girl sighed, jumped away from Yang Ling's arms with a red face, rubbed her sour nose, and met the eyes of the man in front of her, and the beautiful girl was suddenly stunned.

She stared at Yang Ling with wide eyes, and suddenly rushed over with surprise on her face, stepped forward with his arm, and shouted excitedly: "It turned out to be General Yang, hurry, hurry, hurry up with me to save people, the imperial brother is chasing and killing Uncle Guo."

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