In the dead of night, a wing room in the backyard of a house.

Under the dim light, Li Yuntian sat at the round table with a slight frown and sipping tea, while Yang Yungui paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.

As the head of Li Yuntian's intelligence network, Yang Yungui had also realized at this time that there was a deeply hidden force in the capital that planned the fire of the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion and the robbery of King Yue, but he had no clue, which meant that the other party acted extremely cautiously and cautiously.

Although all these years have passed, Li Yuntian still feels that tea is bitter, and no matter how good the tea is, it cannot get rid of its own bitter taste.

The reason why Li Yuntian tastes tea is naturally not because he likes the tea ceremony, but because he wants to think about some questions in his heart with this calm.

"Yungui, the other party is prepared, we can't be in a hurry." Seeing that Yang Yungui's mood was a little anxious, Li Yuntian put down the teacup in his hand and smiled and comforted.

"Grandpa Guo, the other party is deliberately trying to put you to death, I am afraid that it will not be an ordinary dispute of rights and interests." Yang Yungui stopped, his expression was extremely solemn, if he connected with what happened around Li Yuntian recently, he could see that the other party was quick to deal with Li Yuntian.

What puzzled Yang Yungui was that he had gone back and forth several times with all the forces in the capital, but he had never been able to find out who would deal with Li Yuntian, and he had even adopted the method of fighting for his life, because in his opinion, the common interests of Li Yuntian and the forces of various factions in the DPRK and China far outweighed the differences and contradictions.

Although Yang Yungui believed that all the forces in the DPRK and China had no motive to fight with Li Yuntian, Li Yuntian was framed one after another, and even almost died in the fire of the Gyeonggi Governor's Palace, which made him have to believe that someone secretly wanted to harm Li Yuntian.

With many years of experience, Yang Yungui felt that the other party seemed to have some personal grudges with Li Yuntian, but due to the limited information at hand, he didn't know who the other party was for a while, so he reminded Li Yuntian.

"No matter how deep they hide, in two days they will show their fox tails, and then we will know who is making trouble." Li Yuntian, like Yang Yungui, realized that the people hiding behind the scenes seemed to have some deep hatred for him, and said after frowning.

"The emperor's situation is bad?" Yang Yungui was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and subconsciously asked, although the atmosphere in the capital is very depressing and dull now, it is generally not alarming, and no one dares to act rashly at this time so as not to anger Emperor Xuande, so he only dares to jump out and intervene in the government after Emperor Xuande dies.

"The oil is running out, I'm afraid it won't last long." Li Yuntian sighed, his expression was a little sad, no matter how he said that he had lived and died with Emperor Xuande, so he felt a little embarrassed in his heart at this time.

"The emperor is a good emperor, but it's a pity that the reign is a little shorter, if he can live to the age of the first emperor, then the Ming Dynasty will be peaceful and peaceful." Yang Yungui shook his head when he heard this, feeling sorry for this, he thought that Emperor Xuande's ability to handle government affairs was the best among the emperors who founded the Ming Dynasty.

Li Yuntian stayed at Yang Yungui's house for half an hour, discussed with Yang Yungui about dealing with the capital, and then quietly left under the cover of night, and in the next period of time, he had to lurk and observe the changes in the situation in the capital.

The next morning, Emperor Xuande's condition suddenly deteriorated without warning, which frightened the chamberlains and palace maids who served beside him.

Empress Dowager Zhang was taken aback when she heard the news, hurried to the Qianqing Palace, and notified all the civil and military ministers of the imperial court to come to the Qianqing Palace to wait for the decree.

After learning the edict urgently summoned by the palace, those civil and military officials in the capital did not dare to slack off, and immediately rushed to the Forbidden City by car, and after greeting a few words at the gate of the palace, they hurried to the Qianqing Palace, and there was silence along the way, one by one, with a solemn expression, and everyone guessed that their attack at this time must be related to Emperor Xuande.

Because the imperial doctor was trying his best to rescue Emperor Xuande who was in a coma, the civil and military ministers in the court were resting in the wing room of the side hall, and privately gathered together in groups and whispered.

Under Yang Yungui's huge intelligence network, Li Yuntian soon knew the news of Emperor Xuande's deterioration, and he hid in the residence that Hu Yitu found for him in the Taifu Temple Warden Office and drank alcohol, he knew that Emperor Xuande was no longer able to return to heaven, and history would turn a new page.

At this moment, because it is the third day of the Lunar New Year, the people of the capital are still immersed in the joyful atmosphere of the New Year, and they do not know that the Ming Dynasty will change the dynasty.

It was not until the afternoon that the door of the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace was opened, and a chamberlain ran out of it in a panic to ask the Empress Dowager Zhang, Empress Sun, and the civil and military ministers of the imperial court to rest in the side hall.

When everyone surrounded Empress Dowager Zhang and hurriedly entered the Dongnuan Pavilion, they saw Emperor Xuande lying weakly on the hospital bed, and several imperial doctors sweating profusely standing aside.

"The Queen Mother, the emperor's time is short, if you have anything to say, please tell the emperor as soon as possible." A imperial doctor greeted him, bowed down and said to Empress Dowager Zhang.

Empress Dowager Zhang's expression suddenly darkened when she heard this, although she knew that Emperor Xuande had been ill for a long time and could not be cured, but when this day really came, it was still a little unacceptable, after all, Emperor Xuande was too young to be confused now.

"Your Majesty, now that the civil and military ministers in the court are here, if you have anything to say, just explain." After stepping forward and taking a seat next to the warm couch, Empress Dowager Zhang took Emperor Xuande's hand with a loving face.

"The queen mother, the child is not filial, and it is really ashamed that she has not been filial to her mother all these years." Emperor Xuande's face showed a hint of a smile, and he said softly without regret.

"The emperor has every opportunity, the government affairs are busy, and the Ming Dynasty is governed in an orderly manner, and the country and the people are safe, which is the greatest filial piety to the mourning family." Empress Dowager Zhang shook her head when she heard this, smiling at the safety of Emperor Xuande.

"If you have a mother, the child will be at ease." Emperor Xuande smiled, his eyes fell on Empress Hu who was standing beside Empress Dowager Zhang, and looked at her with some guilt, "I owe you a lot, I hope you can forgive me." ”

"The emperor's words are wrong, because the concubines have not done a good job." Empress Hu's heart was sour when she heard this, and tears flowed down her cheeks.

"Queen, you have to be kind to Sister Hu in the future." Emperor Xuande sighed secretly in his heart when he saw this, he insisted on abolishing the queen and now regretted it, he was indeed too reckless at that time, and he felt quite guilty about Empress Hu in his heart, and then instructed Empress Sun who stood on the other side of Empress Dowager Zhang.

"The emperor can rest assured, the concubine will definitely treat Sister Hu well." Empress Sun nodded with red eyes and agreed, she knew very well that Emperor Xuande had endured a lot of pressure in order to make her the queen, and the depth of the relationship between the two was unparalleled, so she would naturally meet Emperor Xuande's last wish.

"Prince, you must remember that water can carry a boat and capsize a boat, and you must be kind to the people of the world." Emperor Xuande couldn't help but feel a burst of comfort in his heart when he heard this, and beckoned to the prince standing beside Empress Sun, and when he came to the sickbed, he grabbed his hand and said in a deep voice, "If you listen to it, you will be clear, and if you believe it, you will be dark, and you should listen to the courtiers' performances and think twice before acting." ”

"Father, the son remembers it." The crown prince was already eight years old, and he already knew that Emperor Xuande's life was not long, so he nodded solemnly to Emperor Xuande.

"Proclamation." Emperor Xuande couldn't help but feel very relieved when he saw that although the prince was young but very sensible, he said to Jin Ying, who was standing aside.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said......" Jin Ying first bowed to Emperor Xuande, and then unfolded the holy decree in his hand, and read the content of the holy decree aloud with a sharp voice.

This is a Xuande Emperor's will to support Gu, because the prince is young, and Emperor Xuande wants to find some civil and military ministers in the court to assist the prince in handling the government affairs of the court, until the prince can personally recruit.

Emperor Xuande selected a total of 12 ministers for the crown prince, namely Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Yang Pu and Chen Shan of the cabinet, Guo Jin, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Hu Ying, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Liu Zhongfu, the secretary of the household department, Zhang Fu, the second assistant Wang Ji and Zhou Zheng of the military cabinet, Zhang Hao, the governor of the Gyeonggi Governor's Office, and Song Hai, the left governor of the Houjun Governor's Office.

Guo Jin is the new official of the Ministry of Shangshu, replacing Jian Yi, who died of illness not long ago, although his qualifications and prestige are not as good as Hu Ying, but as a heavenly official of the Ming Dynasty, he naturally wants to become the minister chosen by Emperor Xuande.

Originally, Emperor Xuande wanted Hu Ying to take over as the secretary of the ministry, and Hu Ying's qualifications among the six civil officials were second to none, but because the relationship between him and the cabinet was very stiff, Emperor Xuande still appointed Guo Jin to serve as the secretary of the ministry after weighing it left and right.

Guo Jin, like Jian Yi, was a peaceful and low-key person, and Emperor Xuande needed someone to ease the tension between the Sixth Ministry and the cabinet, so Guo Jin was the best candidate.

Although it seems that the four cabinet members have all become Emperor Xuande's ministers of Tuogu, in fact, Chen Shan's health is very bad, and it is estimated that it is difficult to be qualified for this task, that is to say, although he is the minister of Tuogu, there is a chance that he will not perform the duties of the minister of Tuogu, which means that only three cabinet members of the cabinet can actually be used.

In this way, there is a balance in the number of the cabinet and the six ministries.

The relationship between the military cabinet and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies is different from that of the Cabinet and the Sixth Ministry, and the relationship between the two sides is not hostile but subordinate, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies does not have the power to oppose the Governor's Office, this is because Emperor Xuande wants to grasp the military power in his hands, so the military power is concentrated in the Military Cabinet, and the heavy resolutions of the Military Cabinet must be implemented by his nod, so that the military power is firmly controlled in his hands.

Moreover, the five nobles appointed by Emperor Xuande as ministers of Tuogu this time came from five camps, namely Zhang Fu Yi, Wang Ji Yi, Zhou Zheng Yi, Zhang Hao and Song Hai, representing the five factions in the nobles, so none of them had the strength to achieve an overwhelming advantage, which made the five parties reach a balance of power.