The cabinet of the court and the celebrant were quietly preparing for the aftermath of Emperor Hongzhi, and things like the Lingtai Dojo Soul Banner would definitely not dare to do it, which would violate the great taboo of the royal family. However, the corresponding political and military preparations must be made, and those who should be prepared must be prepared in advance.

In terms of posterior preparations, the replacement of the old and the new in this dynasty is relatively the simplest and most relaxed, because Emperor Hongzhi only has such a son, and there is no worry about the prince competing for the throne, and the ministers of the court and the eunuchs of the inner palace have no problem standing in line at all, because there is only one team of Zhu Houzhao in the royal family today, no matter where he stands, it is Zhu Houzhao's world, and there is no suspense about the future Ming Emperor.

The ministers of the Hongzhi Dynasty were about the first batch of happy people who tasted the sweetness of Ji Lu's fertility, and the royal family only gave birth to one, and I don't know how much trouble it saved them.

The scholars and the military generals and eunuchs were busy announcing the increase of troops and monitoring the movements of the vassal kings, but Qin Kan and Zhu Houzhao did not close their eyes in the palace for a few nights.

Qin Kan was busy dispersing more than 1,000 Jinyi guards to all parts of the palace, in addition to assisting Teng Xiang and the four guards on duty to guard the safety of the palace, it was more important to monitor every move of the eunuchs in the palace, this is a sensitive period, the emperor is critically ill, and when the dragon is about to return to heaven, the eunuchs are the slaves of the heavenly family, even the slightest flutter in their eyes will cause the vigilance of the Jinyi guards, and they will be taken into the edict prison for careful interrogation.

Zhu Houzhao didn't know that the entire court was busy for him, preparing for his accession to the throne, and he couldn't untie his clothes these days. The waiter was by Emperor Hongzhi's side all day long, changing his clothes, wiping his body and feeding medicine, Emperor Hongzhi's illness naturally could not be concealed any longer, no matter how many times the imperial doctors said that there was no medicine stone, Zhu Houzhao still did not listen, he believed that as long as he did his best, he would definitely move the heavens. will definitely bring my father back to life.

Heaven and God are always worth believing, right? Otherwise, every year, the imperial court worships the heavens and worships the gods with great fanfare, and repairs the Temple of Heaven. The altar of the earth, the altar of agriculture, the emperor who is outstanding in the martial arts of cultural governance also went to Mount Tai to seal the Zen. Why did all this come from? There is always an immortal in the dark who will be moved by his sincerity and filial piety, so that his father can live a few more years.

The two of them are busy, and there are naturally many opportunities to meet in the palace together. When everyone met again a few days later, they found that they both had two dark circles under their eyes, and Qin Kan and Zhu Hou looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

"Qin Kan, I've worked hard for you, look at you like this, you haven't closed your eyes for a few nights, right?"

"Your Highness works harder, your body is tired, and your heart is tired."

Zhu Houzhao smiled bitterly: "Come on." Let's not hold each other's stinky feet, it is estimated that we can't rest in the past two months, which pavilion is pleasing to the eye in the outer palace, you hurry in and find a place to close your eyes and doze off. ”

Liu Jin and Gu Dayong and the other Eight Tigers have not slept in Ansheng these days, and they see that His Majesty is critically ill. The expressions on their faces became more and more sad day by day, but their hearts were more and more excited day by day.

If His Majesty dies, the prince will definitely ascend the throne, and the prince's accession to the throne means that their opportunity has also come, and the East Palace has served the prince for more than ten years, and they are looking forward to it day and night. Isn't that the day?

Once the Son of Heaven was a courtier, the new Son of Heaven ascended the throne, the celebrant supervisor, the imperial horse supervisor, the internal affairs office, and the Dongchang ...... Liu Jin and Gu Dayong seemed to see that the positions of these palace yamen departments in charge of real power were waving to them warmly, and from then on they were no longer powerless eunuchs in the East Palace, they were new ministers under the command of the new emperor, and a generation of newcomers would eventually replace the old ones, although the newcomers were a little old, they were still pink and tender to the court.

These days, Liu Jin and Gu Dayong and other eight tigers are also tired, but the more tired they are, the more energetic, they know very well that now is the critical moment for the knife and fork to raise and prepare to share the cake, maybe there is such an opportunity in a lifetime, and if you miss it, you will never have it again, so in the past few days when Zhu Houzhao served Emperor Hou Hongzhi, they have almost become Zhu Houzhao's shadow, no matter where the prince goes, there must be them standing respectfully behind him. …,

Hearing that Zhu Houzhao asked Qin Kan to rest with concern, the eyes of the eight tigers and sixteen were red with envy, and their hearts were full of taste, haven't we closed our eyes for a few days and nights, why didn't His Highness let us doze off? What kind of drug did this Qin Kan pour into His Royal Highness that made the prince so kind to him......

No matter how jealous they were, the Eight Tigers had to put on a smiling face.

"Your Highness, Qin Qianhu is really hard, but no matter how hard it is, there is no hard work for His Highness, and you haven't closed your eyes for a few nights, why don't you go and rest for a few hours, look at your appearance is already very tired, and the old slave is distressed in his heart...... There are old slaves and others in the Qianqing Palace watching it, and the old slaves have nothing else to do, except for serving people, and the old slaves have done it all their lives. Liu Jin smiled and persuaded gently.

Zhu Houzhao smiled with satisfaction, Liu Jin's ability to observe words and expressions is really good, a few words are not flattering or sycophant, but they make Zhu Houzhao's heart warm.

"No, my father's daily life and medicine must be taken by me personally, you guys step down, I have something to say to Qin Kan." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, Liu Jin's smile stiffened, and he smiled and retreated a few steps.

Holding on to the white jade carved fence outside the Qianqing Palace, Qin Kan and Zhu Houzhao talked while walking.

"Qin Kan, I know that you have the ability, anything can always be solved in your hands, I've known you for a year, and I've never seen anything that can force you to a dead end, you ......" Zhu Houzhao moistened his dry lips with his tongue and said, "Can you help my father extend his life for a few years?" ”

Qin Kan was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, the minister is a mortal, not an immortal." ”

"I know it's a bit unreasonable, but I always feel like nothing in the world can stump you......"

"Your Highness, medicine does not die of disease, and the Buddha is destined to be a person, you should understand this truth."

Zhu Houzhao pursed his lips, looking very disappointed: "Everyone understands the truth, but how many people in the world can do it according to the truth?" I just hope for a miracle ......"

Qin Kan sighed heavily, maybe there are indeed many miracles in the world, but there will be no miracles in the longevity of Emperor Hongzhi, he hid in the palace in his childhood, was chased and killed by the minions of Wan Guifei, lived a hungry and full meal of fearful days, ascended the throne as the emperor when he was young, and had great ambitions in his chest, often forgetting to sleep and eating, overdrawing the health of the body, and finally creating this Ming Dynasty Zhongxing Elephant, in middle age has been riddled with scabies, thick diseases are difficult to heal, in order to prolong the number of life, and very irrational to take the so-called golden stone pills of the Taoist, As a result, the already flawed health condition has added fuel to the fire......

Miracles, how can there be?

Qin Kan sighed and said, "Your Highness...... I'm really sorry, minister, I can't do anything. ”

Zhu Houzhao looked up at the sky, his expression extremely lonely: "I don't blame you, you are right, medicine does not die of diseases, and Buddha is destined to be a person...... When the two were silent, a brocade-clothed lieutenant hurriedly came over and hugged his fists and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, Qin Qianhu, and His Royal Highness King Ning have entered Beijing with more than 100 guards." ”

Zhu Houzhao's expression became a little pleasant when he heard this: "Uncle Ning is here?" ”

Qin Kan's brows furrowed deeply: "The vassal king is not allowed to leave the fiefdom without the emperor's edict, and he is not allowed to enter Beijing, otherwise he will be punished for rebellion, and now it is March, does King Ning enter Beijing at this time to give His Majesty a New Year's greeting?" ”

Zhu Houzhao coughed twice and said, "Uncle Ning Huang is indeed a ...... for his father to pay New Year's greetings."

Qin Kan...... Lao Zhu's family is wonderful......

"Last year, in the winter of the moon, my father issued an edict, ordering the vassal kings from all over the country to enter Beijing to congratulate, and Uncle Ning Huang left the fief by order."

Qin Kan's eyes widened: "Does Your Highness mean that from Nanchang to Jingshi, King Ning has been gone for half a year?" Could it be that he was robbed halfway and begged all the way...... Ahem, the minister lost his words, and His Royal Highness forgave his sins. ”

"That's not it, King Ning suddenly fell ill halfway somehow, maybe he didn't adapt to the water and soil, so when he drove to Henan, he couldn't afford to travel far, and temporarily settled in Nanyang Mansion to recuperate for a few months. …,

Qin Kan pursed his lips, what kind of illness, most of them didn't dare to enter Beijing, no matter whether his rebellion preparation was detected by the imperial court or not, in short, King Ning had a ghost in his heart, how could he dare to enter Beijing easily? Now I heard the news that Emperor Hongzhi was seriously ill, and I don't know what to calculate......

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "Qin Kan, you don't know what to do, Uncle Ning Huang is very good to me, I liked anything when I was a child, he sent someone to bring it to me from Jiangxi, no green artillery or even bird guns, he has a way to get it to give it to me, and often tells me, it doesn't matter if the prince of the Ming Dynasty reads or not, the important thing is to have fun, the whole tomorrow will be mine in the future, I can give it and ask for it, don't worry......"

Qin Kan shook his head and sighed, King Ning is really a wolf's ambition, look at what he has taught children, since Zhu Houzhao was a child, he laid the groundwork and educated him into a faint monarch who does not learn and has no skills, and is mediocre, at that time, King Ning will have an excuse to rise up and crusade on behalf of the world, right?

The matter of the royal clan, Qin Kan was inconvenient to comment, so he had to smile faintly.

Hearing that King Ning had entered Beijing, the haze on Zhu Houzhao's face for many days finally cleared up a little.

For the simple Zhu Houzhao, King Ning is a relative connected by blood, at this time his father fell ill, and his mother washed her face with tears all day long, Zhu Houzhao especially needed a relative by his side.

"Someone, please see you in the East Palace of Emperor Ning...... King Ning came quickly, and seemed to have expected Zhu Houzhao to invite him to the East Palace, so he waited outside the gate of the East Palace early.

Qin Kan accompanied Zhu Houzhao to the door of the East Palace, but saw a group of sparse and loose men standing in front of the East Palace, wearing dark red Ming standard military uniforms, no matter how they looked, they looked like they had been pickled in the pickle jar for several days, not only wrinkled, but also exuding an unpleasant smell, one by one like scavengers who had been digging garbage for many years, and the vicissitudes of suffering were all engraved on their faces.

Qin Kan felt compassion and said in a low voice: "It's not easy for this group to be called Huazi, Your Highness, let's reward a few." ”

Zhu Houzhao showed sympathy on his face, nodded and said: "Liu Jin, give them a few taels of silver each, and then take them to the good shop outside the city, where someone will give porridge and clothes......"

The men looked at each other in amazement, and a deep and slightly embarrassed voice came from the crowd: "Your Highness, you don't need to, these people are the king's guards......" RQ

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