Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

"Your Majesty, the minister's office smashed the holy order, please punish the emperor." Fang Liang touched the ground with his head, and knelt in front of Emperor Xuande in fear to plead guilty.

"Get up."

Emperor Xuande already knew what was happening in the lobby of Shuntian Mansion, and while coughing, he raised his hand upwards at Fang Liang's void, and said expressionlessly, "Zhenguo Gong's strategy is at the top of the hundred officials, and it is not a shame for you to lose in his hands." ”

Fang Liang's brows furrowed slightly when he heard this, and a hint of vicious look flashed in his eyes, he had always regarded himself very highly and did not feel worse than Li Yuntian, but now he was flattened by Emperor Xuande because of Liu Ren's case, and he was extremely resentful of Li Yuntian in his heart.

"How's the aftermath going?" After coughing for a while, Emperor Xuande took a sip of the decoction, leaned on the bed and asked lightly.

"The emperor can rest assured, the ministers have already arranged it, and Liu Zhang and Dong You will not survive tonight." Fang Liang hurriedly bowed down and bowed to Emperor Xuande in a deep voice.

Although Liu Zhang and Dong Youcai were just pawns in Fang Liang's hands, and they didn't know who the person who instructed them to act, as long as the two of them lived, they might be coveted by all the forces in the court, which would lead to unpredictable incidents, so the two of them would definitely die, so they could push the matter onto Beiyuan's body.

"How's the next thing going?" Emperor Xuande slowly closed his eyes when he heard this, and asked while closing his eyes to recuperate.

"Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed." A hint of a smile flashed across the corners of Fang Liang's mouth, and he replied in a deep voice with high spirits, as long as Emperor Xuande nodded, then he would activate this plan that would make Li Yuntian irreversible.

"Don't let me down this time!" The corners of Emperor Xuande's brows furrowed, and he was silent for a while before speaking.

"The ministers must go all out and live up to the emperor's grace." Fang Liang was overjoyed when he heard this, bowed to Emperor Xuande and retreated, and went to carry out the plan he had already prepared.

"Do you think it's particularly ruthless for you to do this?" After Fang Liang left, Emperor Xuande, who had closed his eyes and recuperated, opened his mouth and asked Jin Ying, who was standing aside.

"The emperor attaches great importance to the community, which is understandable." Jin Ying bowed down when he heard the words and replied quietly.

"Yes, I have to think about Jiangshan Sheji, I think it was precisely because of this that Emperor Taizu got rid of Lan Yu!" The corners of Emperor Xuande's mouth showed a look of helplessness, and he now experienced some of the complicated feelings of Emperor Hongwu when he first raised the blue jade case.

If the crown prince Zhu Biao does not die, I am afraid that Emperor Hongwu will not get rid of the blue jade who can fight well, it is obvious that the young Emperor Jianwen cannot control such an arrogant soldier as Lan Yu, so Emperor Hongwu must eliminate these potential threats in the court for Emperor Jianwen one by one.

Although Emperor Hongwu removed Lan Yu and other brave generals who were good at fighting, he also gave Emperor Yongle, who was the King of Yan, a chance, so that Emperor Yongle successfully led the army to be difficult.

If Lan Yu and other generals did not die, with the strength of the Yan army and the southern army at that time, Emperor Yongle would definitely not be Lan Yu's opponent, and Emperor Jianwen would not have lost the country in vain.

At this time, Emperor Xuande had to make the same choice as Emperor Hongwu, compared with Emperor Jianwen, the prince was younger, and he was more likely to be threatened from the court.

Therefore, although Li Yuntian is now loyal to Emperor Xuande and has great merit to the imperial court, and has not committed the slightest mistake, Emperor Xuande has to kill him, after all, there is nothing more important than the Ming Dynasty.

After Emperor Xuande finished his sentence, he fell on the edge of the bed and coughed violently, and because he coughed too violently, blood flowed down the corners of his mouth.

"Quick, pass on the Imperial Doctor!" Jin Yingzheng patted Emperor Xuande's back with concern, was taken aback when he saw this, and hurriedly shouted at the waiter standing at the door in front of the door.

"Why make a fuss about a little thing." The chamberlain was just about to leave, when Emperor Xuande opened his mouth to stop him, coughing and saying to Jin Ying, "Pour me a cup of hot water." ”

Jin Ying couldn't help but flash a gloomy look on his face when he heard this, and beckoned the palace maid who was waiting in the house to pour water for Emperor Xuande, he knew why Emperor Xuande didn't let the Imperial Doctor come here, because the Imperial Doctor was helpless against Emperor Xuande's condition, and would only prescribe a bunch of tonic pills that would not help.

This is also an important reason why Emperor Xuande made up his mind to let Fang Liang start the plan to needle Li Yuntian, his physical condition is already very bad, I am afraid that there is not much time left, and he must clear the obstacles on the road to the crown prince before he dies.

In fact, Emperor Xuande also thought of finding a reason to dismiss Li Yuntian from office, and he had done his best to be a monarch and minister with Li Yuntian, but he quickly gave up this idea, although it seemed that this disposal was a good choice, but it was endless.

The reason is very simple, with Li Yuntian's popularity and prestige in the court, even if Emperor Xuande dismisses him, there is a good chance that once the crown prince ascends the throne, he will still be activated, so he can't take this risk.

In the evening, the town of the state of the mansion, bedrooms.

"Xianggong, the emperor has successively transferred the generals of the Beijing army under my father and Uncle Zhang to Shanhaiguan and Juyongguan these days, and the power of the Beijing army has fallen into the hands of Renguo Gong." Zhou Yuting said worriedly while giving Li Yuntian wide clothes, she could be sure that Emperor Xuande's move was aimed at Li Yuntian.

The musket battalion and artillery battalion of the Xiaowu Army's Beijing suburb camp have been transferred, and now even the generals of the Beijing Army under Zhou Zheng and Zhang Hao have been replaced, plus Li Yuntian participated in the court trial of Shuntian Mansion, so anyone can guess that Emperor Xuande is dealing with Li Yuntian.

The officialdom in the capital had already smelled something strange from it, so now that the wind and waves were calm, it was terrifyingly silent, and even the mortal enemies who were usually fighting each other were rarely quiet, quietly waiting for what would happen next between Li Yuntian and Emperor Xuande.

Obviously, compared with the possible conflict between Li Yuntian and Emperor Xuande, the battle between any faction in the court has become irrelevant, which reminds many people of the Hu Weiyong and Lanyu cases back then.

It is precisely for this reason that when Li Yuntian got out of Shuntian Mansion and Shunlì, the Zhenguo Mansion was a crowd, and there were very few officials who came to the door to say goodbye, and everyone else was busy avoiding suspicion, for fear that they would be seen as Li Yuntian's party and then implicated.

"There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and the prime minister will definitely be able to save the day." Li Yuntian smiled and kissed Zhou Yuting's forehead, and said with a relaxed smile,

Zhou Yuting couldn't help but look gloomy when she saw Li Yuntian looking like Mo Yang who was nothing, she knew that Li Yuntian was comforting herself, and she was afraid that she was ready to sacrifice herself to protect the family of the Zhenguo Mansion, because once Li Yuntian and Emperor Xuande broke out, she and the family members of the Zhenguo Mansion would never escape from Gyeonggi.

"Do you still remember the painting that the emperor gave to the prime minister back then?" Seeing that Zhou Yuting's eyes were slightly red, Li Yuntian knew that she had guessed her thoughts, and asked with a smile after a deep sigh.

As Zhou Yuting thought, the reason why Li Yuntian is standing still now is to protect his family, although he is sure to escape from Gyeonggi, but he can't escape with his family, in that case, the goal is too big, and once his family stays in Gyeonggi, there is a chance that Emperor Xuande will order him to be killed, in that case, the gains will outweigh the losses.

Therefore, in the face of Emperor Xuande's coercion, Li Yuntian has no good way, after all, the monarch is a minister, which means that the monarch wants his ministers to die, and if Emperor Xuande wants to kill him, he just needs to find a random reason, and he will not be given a chance to resist at all.

Therefore, Li Yuntian could only brake quietly, secretly looking for an opportunity to resolve the crisis in front of him, so as to ensure that the whole family could survive this catastrophe.

If it really doesn't work, Li Yuntian can only exchange his own life for the life of his family, anyway, Emperor Xuande is afraid of him, as long as he dies, his family will naturally be safe.

"Painting?" Zhou Yuting was slightly stunned when she heard this, and she didn't react for a while, and then her eyes lit up, and she asked in a coquettish voice, "Xianggong, are you talking about that peony picture?" ”

In the first year of Hongxi, Li Yuntian painted the seven continents, the four oceans and overseas countries on a map, and named it "The Map of the Territory of the World" and dedicated it to Emperor Hongxi.

This is a breathtaking thing at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, after all, people's minds were still in the period when the sky was round and the earth was round, and they believed that the Ming Dynasty was the center of the world, but Li Yuntian's picture completely subverted this view.

Emperor Hong Xi was very appreciative of this "Map of the Territory of the World", and he couldn't put it down, and he was surprised that Li Yuntian could make such a wonderful picture.

Although many places on the drawings were not perfect due to the rush of time, this still did not hinder Emperor Hong Xi's love, and after weighing it, he asked Li Yuntian to send the map to the crown prince and asked Li Yuntian to redraw the map.

Therefore, Li Yuntian took the drawings to Ciqing Palace to meet Emperor Xuande, who was the crown prince at the time.

Emperor Xuande is making a peony picture under the service of the crown prince and concubine Sun, several peonies compete for beauty in the painting, its precision is rich, the color is gorgeous and vulgar, the level is full, vivid, so that Li Yuntian is very surprised.

Li Yuntian was not surprised that Emperor Xuande had such painting skills, but Emperor Xuande's personality was very similar to that of Emperor Yongle, and he should not like flowers and plants, fierce birds and beasts, rivers and lakes were more in line with his mind.

However, soon Li Yuntian understood that Zhu Zhanji was introverted so as not to arouse unnecessary suspicion, after all, he was only the prince now, not the son of heaven, and if he was too sharp, it would only make Emperor Hong Xi bored.

Emperor Xuande was also very satisfied with the "Map of the Territory of the World", and at the same time gave Li Yuntian the peony map he made on behalf of the great wealth and nobility, which established the friendship between the two monarchs and ministers.

Zhou Yuting has always kept the peony picture sent by Emperor Xuande, but because the time is too long, ten years have passed, so it is suddenly difficult to remember.

"If anything happens to the Xianggong, take this picture to meet the Queen Mother." Li Yuntian bowed slightly to Zhou Yuting, affirmed Zhou Yuting's guess, and then solemnly admonished, "Remember, you can't take it out until you have to, and it must be sent to the Queen Mother." ”

"The concubine understands." Zhou Yuting's eyes couldn't help but flash a look of consternation, she realized that Li Yuntian was explaining how to deal with the current crisis, so she nodded vigorously.

At the same time, Zhou Yuting also had a vague premonition that Li Yuntian was in a bad situation, otherwise Li Yuntian would never have told her about this matter so early.

Li Yuntian smiled slightly when he heard this, and stretched out his hand to take Zhou Yuting in his arms, he won a complete victory in the Shuntian Mansion this time, and he would definitely attract a second round of attacks, and this time he had no way to avoid it, and he had even guessed the crime - rebellion, there was no other charge that could kill him, let alone convict him in a short time.