Originally, Empress Zhang wanted to summon Yang Shiqi into the palace to discuss, after all, Yang Shiqi was an old minister of the East Palace who was worthy of her trust, and at the same time, he had rich experience and could give her advice. The update is the fastest and most stable

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But because Yang Shiqi's goal is too big, every move will attract the attention of the outside world, and there are countless eyeliners in the house.

Therefore, Empress Zhang can only find someone else for the sake of insurance, she will not risk rashly summoning Yang Shiqi into the palace in the middle of the night, otherwise once it is detected, then people with a heart will soon guess that something happened to Emperor Hong Xi.

According to Emperor Hong Xi's schedule, tomorrow in addition to the small court, he will summon some ministers to meet, if he can't hide the death of Emperor Hong Xi, then the capital will definitely be in chaos.

Just when Empress Zhang was racking her brains to find someone to discuss, Li Yuntian's figure couldn't help but appear in front of her, Li Yuntian was not only wise and brave, but also praised by Emperor Hong Xi a few days ago, and was undoubtedly the best candidate.

Although Li Yuntian still looks very young and does not have as much experience as those important ministers in the court, at this juncture of life and death, Empress Zhang prefers to use her own people, and it is obvious that Li Yuntian is an out-and-out person in the Manchu Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, there is only one person who can threaten Zhu Zhanji's accession to the throne, that is, Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han who settled in Le'an, and Queen Zhang's own person, naturally he will never take refuge in Zhu Gaoxu, and Li Yuntian is the most qualified person.

The reason is very simple, among the civil and military officials in the capital, Li Yuntian will definitely not take refuge in Zhu Gaoxu, because if he had this mind, he would not do everything possible to send the posthumous photo of Emperor Yongle to Emperor Hongxi, as long as it is handed over to Zhu Gaoxu, he is a minister of the dragon, and he has endless glory and wealth.

So Empress Zhang asked her cronies, that is, the head of Kunning Palace, to take her token and go out of the palace overnight to find Li Yuntian.

Compared with those important ministers of the imperial court, Li Yuntian undoubtedly received the least attention, so the possibility of being caught in the eyes at home is also the least, and the degree of secrecy is naturally the highest.

"The queen mother, according to the minister's opinion, the first secret will not mourn, and the news of the emperor will be announced after the prince enters the city." Li Yuntian wiped the tears from his face, raised his head and said in a deep voice.

"Alas, this is not easy to say, the emperor has a lot of opportunities every day, and there are so many government affairs to deal with every day, once those affairs are pushed, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of outsiders." Empress Zhang sighed helplessly, with a sad face, otherwise she would not be in a hurry to let Li Yuntian enter the palace to discuss.

"Since this is the case, then find a way to make it reasonable for them not to see the emperor!" Li Yuntian also knew that this matter was very difficult to do, but he had to do it, so he groaned for a while and said with a stern expression.

"What can Li Yushi do?" When Empress Zhang heard that "it is reasonable that she can't see the emperor", her eyes couldn't help but light up, and she asked curiously.

"I'm ashamed, I haven't thought of a clue yet, but I'll definitely try my best to find a way." Li Yuntian's face showed a look of embarrassment, and he kowtowed to Empress Zhang and said.

"Li Yushi, you can give it a go, this palace will support you." Empress Zhang's eyes flashed with a look of disappointment when she heard this, and then said solemnly to Li Yuntian, putting on a posture of breaking the kettle, she now has no way to retreat, she can only choose to believe in Li Yuntian.

"Queen Mother, the minister is going to meditate." Li Yuntian knew that time was pressing now, so he didn't dare to delay, so he got up and left the room, he wanted to find a quiet place to take a good look at the current clues, looking for a good way to solve the current predicament.

"God bless the crown prince to ascend to the throne!" Waiting for Li Yuntian to walk out of the room, Empress Zhang couldn't help but fold her hands and pray with her eyes closed.

There is a temple of Zhenwu Emperor at the back of the Qin'an Temple, which enshrines the northern god Xuantian God in Taoism, the environment is quiet, Li Yuntian was taken there by the chief manager of Wu, and after closing the temple door, he sat cross-legged on the ground and fell into contemplation.

According to legend, Xuanwu is the northern deity, representing the seven northern houses of the 28 constellations, which are in the shape of a turtle and snake. In the five elements of yin and yang, the north belongs to water, which is black in color, and protects the Forbidden City from fire.

Emperor Yongle made it clear to the public that he was the reincarnation of Emperor Zhenwu five hundred years after his ascension, and under his promotion, all the palace respected Emperor Zhenwu.

Li Yuntian's mind was a little confused, Emperor Hong Xi's sudden death without warning made the power center of the Ming Dynasty suddenly appear a power vacuum, if the crown prince Zhu Zhanji could not fill this power vacuum in time, then under the aggressive momentum of the King of Han, the Ming Dynasty would change hands again.

If Emperor Hongxi had a spirit in the sky, he might regret that when Emperor Yongle wanted to drive away the King of Han, he interceded for the King of Han, and let the King of Han settle in Le'an Prefecture, which is so close to the capital.

For Li Yuntian, the sudden death of Emperor Hong Xi was not accidental, Emperor Hong Xi was seventy years old, nearly half a hundred years old, not only obese, but also because of foot disease and poor exercise, there must be a variety of diseases, some time ago he was seriously ill, and he could not even come to the court.

In addition, he was so angry with Li Qingzheng three days ago, which invisibly aggravated his condition and made his health worse.

Now it seems that the reason why Emperor Hong Xi was in good spirits yesterday was that the load on his body had reached a limit, so that he was in his sleep.

Once the news of Emperor Hongxi's death leaks out, I am afraid that the people of King Han will carry out a crazy counterattack, and the shape of the capital will be in chaos at that time.

Today's plan is to stabilize the situation in the capital, and if you want to do this, you can't let people know the news of Emperor Hongxi's death, that is, keep it secret.

This matter is easy to say, but it is difficult to do, Emperor Hong Xi is the son of heaven of the Ming Dynasty, and his every move is noticed, if he suddenly can't come to the court, it will definitely cause a lot of suspicion, otherwise Empress Zhang will not send Wu Governor Xuan Li Yuntian into the palace.

Although Empress Zhang can be in charge of the palace, she can't do anything about the shape outside the palace, so she can only let the ministers outside the palace echo her and jointly hide the matter.

How to make it "reasonable" for the courtiers not to see Emperor Hongxi? Li Yuntian fell into deep contemplation, racking his brains and couldn't figure it out, after all, Emperor Hongxi was the emperor, and it was too difficult to hide the traces of an emperor in the capital!

As time passed bit by bit, Li Yuntian's eyebrows became tighter and tighter, which was the first problem he encountered after coming to Daming.

"Do you really want to sit still?" After a long time, Li Yuntian smiled bitterly, looked up helplessly at the golden statue of the Zhenwu Emperor on the high platform in front of the main hall, and muttered to himself.

There was silence in the main hall, and the bright moonlight poured on the golden statue of the Zhenwu Emperor through the window, making its body shrouded in a layer of hazy white light, which looked faintly shining at first glance, as if the Zhenwu Emperor had appeared.

Li Yuntian was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but stare at the golden statue of the True Martial Emperor reflecting the soft moonlight around him, and fell into deep thought.

"Li Yuntian thanks Emperor Zhenwu for waking up!" After a while, his eyes lit up, his frowning brows immediately relaxed, and he kowtowed three heads firmly to the golden statue of the True Martial Emperor, and left in a hurry.

When Li Yuntian entered the room where Empress Zhang was again, Zhaorong Tan was crying with pear blossoms and rain, today she served Emperor Hong Xi, and she was lucky to be ** before Emperor Hong Xi went to bed, but when it was morning, she was horrified to find that Emperor Hong Xi was silent.

Tan was full of self-blame at the moment, if she could have noticed Emperor Hong Xi's abnormality earlier, then maybe Emperor Hong Xi could still be saved.

Empress Zhang accompanied Tan to shed tears on the side, and comforted her softly, this kind of thing is providential, isn't it human, and if it weren't for Tan's caution, he only sent someone to inform her of this matter and didn't publicize it, and the current shape would be even worse.

"Queen Niangniang, Zhaorong Niangniang, Weichen has already thought of a plan to repair the plank road in the open and secretly Chen Cang!" Li Yuntian bowed to Empress Zhang and Tan and said in a deep voice.

"Ming Xiu plank road, dark Chen Cang?" Empress Zhang and the Tan family suddenly looked suspicious when they heard this, and at the same time, there was a hint of surprise.

"When the minister was in the temple of the Emperor Zhenwu, he saw the golden statue of the Emperor Zhenwu shining softly around his body under the moonlight, so he had an understanding in his heart that he could do a ritual and pray for the Ming Dynasty on the grounds that the emperor was entrusted with a dream by the Emperor Zhenwu, and practiced in retreat for 7749 days!"

Li Yuntian bowed down and said in an orderly manner, "At the same time, let the Chinese Wu Zhongchen enter the palace to protect the emperor, so that the situation in the capital is in the hands of the empress concubine." ”

"So good!" Empress Zhang was slightly stunned at first when she heard this, and then she showed a happy look on her face and nodded at Li Yuntian.

I have to say that Li Yuntian's idea can be called a stroke of genius, Emperor Yongle worships Emperor Zhenwu and does a ritual every year, and Emperor Hongxi has not had time to do it because of his busy government affairs, if he gives an order to do things, no one will doubt it.

In addition, those important ministers who entered the palace to protect the law of Emperor Hongxi were cut off from the outside world, and Empress Zhang could control the situation in the capital, even if the king of Han came, he could not enter the city, which can be described as the best of both worlds.

"Queen Mother, it seems that the Emperor Zhenwu has manifested the spirit of Li Yushi, and the prince has the protection of the Emperor Zhenwu, and he will ascend the throne and inherit the unification." Tan wiped the tears on his face, blessed Empress Zhang, and comforted him.

"But who is going to do this?" The expression on Empress Zhang's face only relaxed for a moment, and then became solemn again, looking up at Li Yuntian.

Obviously, the Taoist who did this ritual must contact Emperor Hong Xi, and will know that Emperor Hong Xi has died, and the Son of Heaven is a major matter of the country, if the Taoist leader reveals a flaw in a panic, the consequences will be unimaginable.

In case of...... In case the invited Taoist had a bad intention and revealed the news of Emperor Hongxi's death to the people of the Han Dynasty, things would be extremely bad.

"Queen Mother, there is a person recommended by the minister, this person is a disciple of Yuanxia Mountain Yuanxia Temple, who came to the capital last year, has been casting spells and praying for the big families in the capital, not only is he stable, but also has some ability, he can be trusted."

Since Li Yuntian proposed this plan to secretly display his position, he must have already thought of a way to deal with it, and replied quietly when he heard the words.

The disciple of Yuanxia Mountain Yuanxiaguan in his mouth was Su Bolang, who pretended to be a ghost in the house of Chen Shande, a cloth merchant in the capital, two or three months ago.

Li Yuntian has already asked people to check the bottom of Su Bolang, this person has been in Yuanxia Temple for several years, because he can't stand the Qing cultivation in the Taoist temple, he went down the mountain and wandered around, becoming a wandering Taoist.

I don't know where he learned a few tricks on the rivers and lakes, so he pretended to be the Taoist master of Yuanxiaguan, swaggering and deceiving people in the market, defrauding people of money and women.

Although Su Bolang is greedy for money, he has no intersection with all the forces in the capital, coupled with his sleek and sophisticated, superb deception skills, and ability to adapt to changes, so he was selected by Li Yuntian to preside over this ceremony.

"According to what Li Yushi said." Empress Zhang saw that Li Yuntian already had a candidate, and after a long silence, she nodded and agreed, she believed that Li Yuntian would never find a mediocre person to run an errand.

"Li Yushi, who do you think in the court wants to protect the emperor?" Subsequently, Empress Zhang looked at Li Yuntian with a stern expression, which was very particular, neither could it affect the operation of the government affairs of the DPRK and China, nor could it arouse people's doubts, and at the same time, it should also allow her to control the situation in the capital. One