Inside the courtroom, the three dukes, the six ministers, and the ministers on duty were anxiously waiting for news, and the torrential rain whipped the earth like whips, and their hearts twitched incessantly.

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 in the direction of the dormitory, full of worry.

Yesterday they thought it was just an ordinary minor illness, but to this day, the emperor still has no news, saying that there is no problem and even the guards next to him don't believe it, how can these ministers be at peace in their hearts.

A thunderbolt shook the heavens and the earth, and several old adults who were caught off guard trembled, and with another flash of lightning, a figure flashed into the room, and preached loudly: "There is a word from the saint!" ”

When several old ministers heard this, they stood up, Xie Mo was so excited that his hair trembled, and he said continuously: "Gonggong Liu, how is the emperor?" ”

Prime Minister Xu Ming was also full of excitement, as the head of the ministers, he forcibly suppressed his emotions and said to Gonggong Liu: "The ministers will receive the order." ”

Only then did the adults wake up and bow down together, and Gonggong Liu said: "The emperor's dictation, I am fine, and you 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. Tomorrow, the court meeting will be closed, and all matters in the DPRK and China will be decided by the prime minister. ”

Gonggong Liu passed the will and turned around to leave, Shen Lingshan, who had been watching below, was anxious, he jumped up and stopped Gonggong Liu: "Gonggong Liu, how is the body of the Holy Dragon, can the Imperial Doctor have something to say?" ”

Shen Lingshan is talented, no one in the government and the opposition admires him, he is the old emperor's beloved minister, although Gonggong Liu is the chief of the ceremonial supervisor, he does not dare to offend, but is this matter he said casually? Gonggong Liu had no choice but to say: "Master Shen, don't be embarrassed for our family." Don't you understand these rules? ”

Shen Lingshan 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 Liu was out of the courtroom, Xu Ming paused heavily, and said to the person who was on duty that day: "Old Jie, tonight you want to wait for the news of Dong Nuange, if the emperor ...... The emperor has an urgent summons, and it must not be delayed. ”

Although Xie Mo is a white-haired old man in his sixties, he is in good spirits and has a very tough body, he understands the meaning of Prime Minister Xu's words, and he also knows the importance of this matter, and he hurriedly bowed his hand after listening to his instructions: "Lord Xu, don't worry, I am always waiting." ”

Xu Ming nodded, at this time, the car of the imperial horse supervisor outside the door had already driven to the door, and the emperor sent the car to see him off, this grace was that these old ministers had never been born before, but there was no joy in his heart at this time, and he boarded the car in the rain.

Old man An stood on the wheel and glanced at the direction of the dormitory, only to see the lights in the distance, the palace maids and eunuchs in and out, very angry and nervous, he couldn't help but sigh, but the look in his eyes was quite complicated.

Empress Fu and Prince Ye Mu were guarding outside the warm pavilion, although they were only separated by a 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 even they were not allowed to enter without being summoned by the old emperor.

In the Dongnuan Pavilion, the old emperor leaned on the pillow, listening to the sound of the heavy rain in his ears, his face was weak and frightening, Gonggong Liu and several imperial doctors knelt in front of him, his eyes were firmly fixed on the ground, and he didn't dare to come out. The Wind Imperial Doctor also knelt in the middle of it, and the medicine was boiling outside the warm room.

The old emperor suddenly fainted, and it took a whole day to wake up, he knew that his body had run out of oil, and this time it was really not far off.

He is a very superstitious person, and now there is a sudden rainstorm in Kyoto in early spring, and not long after he faints, in his mind, this is already the most obvious sign that the heavens have given him: the heavens are weeping, and the wind and rain are raging, but it is not just to remind me that the time is coming.

The old emperor sighed, and kept thinking about the crown prince who couldn't reassure him, although the prince is now in his twenties, he is still not stable enough, and he is by no means the image of a qualified king in the eyes of the courtiers. I thought that my son would be calm when he was older, but he didn't expect that putting the outstanding young people from all over the country around him still failed to make him mature.

Now it's time to give him the world, and he... Will it work?

The old emperor glanced at the most favored internal official Liu Gonggong who knelt in front of him tremblingly, he was loyal to himself and had no two hearts, but if he changed the young prince, would he still be so loyal?

The old emperor didn't even believe in his personal officials, let alone the An family and the Fuguotang, what if they relied on power and self-respect to suppress the lord with their ministers? They can hold the most elite army and cultural context of the girder in their hands, and they are the two pillars that support the girder, and if one of them goes wrong, the girder will be finished.

The old emperor thought about it in a daze, and only after a long time did he sigh and say, "Call Shen Lingshan." ”

Gonggong Liu was slightly shocked when he heard that the emperor summoned Shen Lingshan, although he didn't have the slightest words, he vaguely guessed a few points in his heart, Shen Lingshan is both civil and military, he is a very comprehensive minister, and more importantly, he has no son, and his only daughter is the crown princess appointed by the emperor, compared to the third prince and other courtiers, he is the most worthy of the trust of the old emperor.

When all the ministers were waiting for the news, they announced Shen Lingshan's audience alone, clearly asking Shen Lingshan to be the minister who entrusted the orphan to support the prince and prevent the old ministers of the three princes from bullying the new lord, the prince didn't even have anyone to come up with an idea, with such grace, in addition to the three princes in the future, the most powerful person is estimated to be Shen Lingshan.

"Shen Lingshan, the secretary of the Xuanbing Department, has an audience!"

Suppressing a shout in the palace made the ministers who had just gotten in the car and were about to leave stunned, and they all glanced at Shen Lingshan with deep meaning, envy, jealousy, and deep thought.

Shen Lingshan paused, a few inexplicable looks flashed in his eyes, as if he remembered what Shen Yu told him last night, he had always been calm, he was nervous, a few fine sweats appeared faintly on his forehead, and he turned around and walked slowly towards the dormitory.

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Zhao Xian stopped the carriage in front of the Anfu, and jumped down and walked into the mansion without an umbrella.

An Birou was alone, sitting in the flower hall, lying on the table and looking at the rain outside in a daze, and there was a peach blossom in front of her, with a few raindrops on the petals, obviously not long after she had just picked them.

Zhao Xian hurriedly shook past the door, her eyes lit up, she stood up urgently, and blurted out: "Zhao Xian Gongzi ......"

"Huh?" Zhao Xian's body paused slightly, took a few steps back to the door of the flower hall, turned his head to look at the reddish woman in the room, and said strangely: "Miss Birou, are you looking for me?" ”

An Birou quietly hid the peach blossom behind her, and chuckled: "This is my house, if you come in rashly, I naturally want to ask." ”

It's just a bouquet of flowers, not bananas, turnips and eggplants, what is there to hide. Zhao Xian shook his head and smiled, and was about to continue going inside, when suddenly a flash of inspiration occurred again, there is such a big living person here, just ask.

Look at my brain, Zhao Xian slapped his forehead, hurriedly turned around and walked into the house, and grabbed An Birou's shoulder excitedly: "Miss Birou, is Mrs. An here?" ”

"Yikes! You... You let go. Although An Birou was tall, she couldn't catch up with Zhao Xian, she was almost lifted up by him, and she was busy slapping him with the peach blossoms in her hand, and said shyly: "You let go of me and let the next person see what to do." ”

"Ahh I can't help it, I can't help it, I'm really embarrassed, but Mrs. An is not there? Zhao Xiancai realized that he was too excited, let go of his hand stupidly, and looked at Miss An who was in pain and smiled apologetically, but this woman is quite thin.

An Birou covered the pain on her arm and glared at him angrily: "My mother left for Jiangnan in the early hours of this morning, what are you looking for her?" If you have something to tell me, I can make decisions about big and small things in Anfu...... Hey, hey! What do you run? ”

Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhao Xian running out in a hurry, without even leaving a word.

Miss An was stunned for a while, and chased to the door where there was still Zhao Xian's figure, she looked at the peach blossoms with withered branches and leaves in her hands, and said angrily: "Running so fast, am I scary?" Hum! …”