Wu Shigong felt that the scale of his son's full moon wine was even larger than the scene of his own marriage. Throughout the morning, Wu Shigong kowtowed and became numb again. When it was almost noon, Wei Zhongxian really made a grand appearance at the Zuihou moment, and the banquet officially began. Wu Shigong accompanied his father-in-law Xue Lian and began to toast from table to table. But not long after, a little eunuch ran in from outside the door, and he whispered something in Wei Zhongxian's ear, and Wei Zhongxian's face changed greatly. He also said a few words in Xue Lian's ear, and then left in a hurry.

Although in the banquet in the future, Xue Lian pretended to be nothing, but still talked and laughed. However, Wei Zhongxian's strange behavior had already fallen in the eyes of all the guests. Therefore, Xue Chenglin's little marquis's full moon wine ended in a strange atmosphere. As soon as the full moon wine was over, Xue Lian arranged a car and hurried to Wei Zhongxian's mansion to listen to the news.

The little eunuch had actually come to deliver the news. He told Wei Zhongxian: Just now, when the Emperor of the Apocalypse was playing on a boat on the lake, he accidentally fell into the water, and when he was salvage, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was already in a coma.

Wei Zhongxian was full of anger, rushed to the palace, and entered the bedroom of the Emperor of the Apocalypse. As soon as he entered the palace, Wei Zhongxian explained to his entourage: "Take down all the eunuchs and palace maids around the emperor today, and kill them all." ”

After all the eunuchs and palace maids around Emperor Tianqi heard Wei Zhongxian's order, they were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, kowtowed their heads again and again, and begged for mercy: "Nine thousand years old, spare your life!" Nine thousand years old, spare your life! ”

Wei Zhongxian ignored these eunuchs and palace maids who begged for mercy, and ran towards the dragon bed of the Emperor of the Apocalypse. The queens, concubines, and imperial physicians gathered around the dragon bed hurriedly dodged a way for Wei Zhongxian.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse had already woken up, and he was still very weak lying on the dragon bed. When he saw Wei Zhongxian's arrival, a smile appeared on his pale face, and he said to Wei Zhongxian, "Wei Companion is here." ”

Seeing the appearance of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian's tears flowed down the ground. He threw himself on the side of the dragon's bed, grabbed the hand of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and asked, "Is the emperor okay?" ”

Emperor Apocalypse smiled at Wei Zhongxian again and said, "I'm fine. I don't blame them for not being careful. Wei Banban spared them. ”

"Listen to the emperor. Capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped. Wei Zhongxian gritted his teeth and said. Then he looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse and said, "Old slave." The old slave ....... Wei Zhongxian couldn't cry and couldn't speak.

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That night, Xue Lian returned home very late. After breakfast the next morning, Xue Lian said to the family: "Yesterday, the emperor fell into the water and was frightened, but now he is fine." Don't be cranky, all of you. After listening to Xue Lian's words, Mrs. Zhang and Xue Yufei, who were a little uneasy about yesterday's incident, looked relaxed, but Wu Shigong's heart "chuckled".

Wu Shigong is a person who likes to think about the worst and plan for the worst. Therefore, after hearing the words of his father-in-law Xue Lian, Wu Shigong couldn't help but think: Did he make a mistake in judgment? Will the Emperor of the Apocalypse die soon?

Wu Shigong carefully recalled the clues of yesterday and today, and the more he thought about it, the more suspicious he felt. If the Emperor of the Apocalypse was just overboard, why was Wei Zhongxian so nervous? And why did my father-in-law want to cover up so much this morning? There's definitely something wrong with that.

Wu Shigong didn't know that among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, there was already an Emperor Zhengde who died of fright after falling into the water, so Wei Zhongxian, who received the news, was so nervous. If Wu Shigong knew the reason for Wei Zhongxian's nervousness, he might be relieved, because in modern times, the people who were salvaged after falling into the water had hardly heard of it, and they were scared to death later.

This time, Wu Shigong was suspicious for a while, but he was just blinded by the truth of the matter.

After Wu Shigong arrived at the yamen, he hurriedly called Zhang Kequan over alone.

Wu Shigong asked in a low voice: "Mr. Zhang, if the current emperor dies, who should ascend the throne?" ”

"Of course, it's King Xin, the emperor's fifth brother." Zhang Kequan was a little puzzled by Wu Shigong's mysterious expression, but he asked such a common-sense question.

But then he seemed to remember something, his expression changed, and he also attached it to Wu Shigong's ear, and asked in a low voice: "Could it be that the emperor is sick?" ”

Wu Shigong nodded, Zhang Kequan's expression became more serious, and then reminded: "Then the proprietor should be careful." ”

After Zhang Kequan left, Wu Shigong stayed in the room, not letting anyone disturb him, and meditating alone.

First of all, is it possible for me to take refuge in the king of faith? Surely it can't be.

Although he has some small friendships with Gonggong Qin in King Xin's mansion, and he has also helped that Gonggong Qin. But will Gonggong Qin help him introduce King Xin for the sake of these small friendships and small favors? Will the King of Faith accept him? These are all unknowns.

As for whether he could find a chance to meet the king of faith alone, Wu Shigong denied this idea at the first time. After all, the Ouchi master around King Shin is not a vegetarian. It is Ye Gucheng who plays the Flying Immortals outside the sky in the big inside, and it is Stephen Chow who plays the Flying Immortals outside the sky in the big inner and outer worlds. But it certainly won't be Wu Shigong himself.

Moreover, if he found a way to find King Xin, the eyes and ears of Wei Zhongxian, who was by King Xin's side, would tell Wei Zhongxian and his father-in-law Xue Lian the news as soon as possible. At that time, his father-in-law Xue Lian would even do a righteous act of killing his relatives for his own behavior. Especially now that the Emperor of the Apocalypse is still alive.

In addition, his own refuge will definitely not be accepted by King Xin. If King Xin came to power and became the new emperor, then Wei Zhongxian, who was a close confidant of the old emperor, and his father-in-law Xue Lian would definitely stand aside. This is a son of heaven and a courtier! And as Xue Lian's son-in-law, the fate of standing aside is also doomed.

This is like in modern times, when Wu Shigong was the boss, the subordinates of the boss of the rival gang took refuge in him, and Wu Shigong would accept it, but the son or son-in-law of the boss would never accept it, and maybe he would cut down the roots of the person who sent it to the door.

Secondly, if King Xin becomes the new emperor, what will be the fate of his father-in-law Xue Lian?

Wu Shigong already knew Wei Zhongxian's fate, and the fate of Xue Lian, Wei Zhongxian's hardcore father-in-law, was also conceivable.

The worst outcome is death. But Wu Shigong thought about it carefully and felt that this was unlikely. Because, the Ming Dynasty was also a "society ruled by law". In the Ming Dynasty, small people could be treated like pigs and dogs, and their right to life could be disregarded. However, if there is no evidence of the crime, the nobles and ministers cannot be convicted arbitrarily.

This is just like when Wei Zhongxian attacked the civil officials of the Donglin Party, although Wei Zhongxian had already covered the sky in the court, he still needed to come up with evidence of the crimes of these civil officials of the Donglin Party. In the final analysis, even if you make it up, you have to make it up. This is also the rule of the imperial courts of all dynasties. In history, the only thing that did not abide by such a rule was that Qin Hui was "unnecessary" when he killed Yue Fei, so Qin Hui was spurned for thousands of years.

As for Wei Zhongxian's killing of these Donglin Party civil officials through Dongchang and Imperial Prison, that is the unspoken rule. But Wei Zhongxian couldn't say loudly in front of everyone: I confessed to killing these civil officials in the edict prison.

Therefore, as long as his father-in-law Xue Lian does not rebel, he will definitely not reach the point of death and annihilation. And Wu Shigong also vaguely knew: Although Wei Zhongxian died at the hands of the new emperor, he did not hear that he had rebelled. So, there's no need to worry about that.

As long as the ending is not death, then Wu Shigong himself, his wife Xue Yufei, and his son Xue Chenglin will save their lives. The worst is to be sold into slavery like Li Xin. But even so, as a man, Wu Shigong has the confidence and ability to keep his wife and children safe. Needless to say, Mrs. Zhang has the British Gong Zhang family behind her, and there is the Gongshun Hou Wu family behind her, even if it is for the face of these noble families, they will keep their whole family safe.

Moreover, the ending of his father-in-law Xue Lian may not be as bad as imagined. Xue Lian is only a nobleman in charge of the Beijing camp, and his position in the court of the Ming Dynasty, which is dominated by civil officials, is not particularly important. In addition, he was the faction of Wei Zhongxian's party that did not expand the scope of the attack in this political storm, and he did save several civilian officials. Therefore, when the civilian officials counterattack, the reaction force will be relatively small. In addition, Xue Lian's achievements in this disaster relief, the background of Xue Lian's wife's family, and Xue Lian's reputation for knowing the military strategy are all some bargaining chips to save Xue Lian's life.

Of course, it may be that the title of Marquis of Yangwu of Xue Lian will not be kept, but as long as the person is well, it is not unacceptable to be a common person.

Wu Shigong didn't know that his father-in-law Xue Lian had broken his waist in order to atone for the king's crime. If you knew, you might feel more at ease.

Zuihou, if King Shin becomes the new emperor, what should Wu Shigong do?

The current Liliang in Wu Shigong's hands is actually very small, and its role in the entire court is almost negligible. There is nothing to say at all. The only bright spot may be that the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Command Division is an armed force in the capital. But this armed force only had an effect when his father-in-law Xue Lian rebelled.

Don't mention whether his father-in-law Xue Lian will rebel, just the more than 1,000 people in the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Command Division are simply a drop in the ocean in the armed Liliang of the entire capital. Not to mention, although he seems to have completely mastered the Terracotta Division, if he declares a rebellion, maybe these subordinates of the Terracotta Division will cut off their heads in turn to ask for credit. Therefore, the idea of rebellion is absolutely undesirable.

Wu Shigong thought about it and felt that he still didn't want to move anything. Let's see how the situation develops. Maybe it may be that he is overthinking, and the body of the Emperor of the Apocalypse may also recover quickly.

In Zuihou, Wu Shigong still feels that he should make some preparations for self-protection to prevent the worst from happening.