"Your Highness didn't say anything, but seeing His Highness's appearance, he was quite anxious, so let me quickly report to the commander. ”

Zhonghui nodded, "Well, okay, got it, I'll go." ”

After speaking, he turned his head, explained to Ye Die's father and daughter, and hurried to the prince's mansion with his attendants.

On the way to the palace, Zhong Hui saw that the streets were full of soldiers coming and going. Seeing that this outfit is obviously not from the city defense battalion, and besides, the commander of himself is here, and he knows the movement of the city defense battalion best. In addition to the city defense battalion, only the Gyeonggi battalion can quickly move troops in the capital. Something big must have happened, otherwise the Gyeonggi camp would not have entered Beijing at will.

Thinking of this, the bell will speed up.

In a short time, they arrived at the foot of the imperial city. At the gate of the palace was waiting for an old eunuch, this eunuch Zhong Hui recognized, the one who issued an edict to suppress bandits last time.

When the old eunuch saw that Zhong Hui was coming, he walked over quickly, and said in a soft tone: "The commander is here, go with the old slave, His Highness is still waiting for the commander." ”

The old eunuch led Zhong Hui towards the palace, Zhong Hui followed behind, watching the old eunuch although he was crumbling, but he walked very fast, and Zhong Hui also took a big step to barely catch up.

"I don't know what this father-in-law is called?" Zhong Hui felt that he should know more about the affairs in the palace, so as not to get a problem and he was confused, so he talked to the eunuch.

"The old slave's surname is Cao. The commander just calls me Gonggong Cao. The eunuch replied to Zhong Hui.

"Father-in-law Cao, I don't know what happened in the palace, so urgent?"

"The old slave doesn't know. When the commander sees His Highness, he will naturally know. “

Zhong Hui understood that the old eunuch must have known what was going on, but he didn't say anything. He is not reluctant, and he will naturally know when he meets Guan Yi. followed the old eunuch for a while and came to the Qinzheng Palace.

The old eunuch stopped, turned to Zhong Hui and said, "Commander, it's here." His Royal Highness is inside, and the old slave won't go in. ”

"Well, thank you father-in-law. After speaking, Zhong Hui stepped into the Qinzheng Palace.

As soon as I entered the main hall, there were already several people sitting in the hall. Zhong Hui fixed his eyes and saw that in addition to the three or four people he didn't know, there was also the high priest he had seen last time, he was the first to sit on the left hand seat, and the seat opposite him was empty, and then there was Sikong Liang Qian, the priest who prevented him from receiving the reward last time, and there was a middle-aged man who was obviously dressed as a military general. Prince Guan Yi sat on the top, his eyes slightly closed, and his hand on his forehead.

Guan Yiyi saw Zhong Hui come in, and said: "Commander Zhong is here, sit down first, and when everyone is ready, we will start talking." ”

Zhong Hui saluted, and sat at the last one on the right hand, he still distinguishes between this dignity and humility, and all the people sitting here are first-class members of the imperial court, and he is only a seventh-rank lord, he is completely unqualified to sit here, and now he can sit, I am afraid that it is because he is the commander of the city defense battalion.

In the palace, the ministers whispered to each other, and they could guess what was going on by looking at them. Zhong Hui looked at the middle-aged man in military uniform next to him, this middle-aged man looked very mighty, his arms were powerful, his cheeks were sharp and angular, and he sat down like a mountain. Zhong Hui asked him in a low voice: "In Xia Zhonghui, the current commander of the city defense battalion, I don't know what this general is called?"

The middle-aged man glanced at Zhong Hui and replied in a deep voice, "Gyeonggi Camp Liang Shi." ”

There are no superfluous polite words, just like a military man, he speaks competently and decisively. According to the position, the two may be in the same position, but the title is different, this Liang Shi is at least two or three titles higher than Zhong Hui. Zhong saw Liang Shi and didn't have anything to say, so he closed his mouth and closed his eyes.

After a while, a staggering figure appeared outside the main hall. As soon as Guan Yi saw the comer, he immediately lowered his seat and went to meet him, and all the people in the temple stood up.

The person who came was the prime minister of Zhongchu, and he was cold.

As soon as Han Dao entered the hall, Guan Yi stepped forward and helped him.

"The minister is late, and I hope His Highness will forgive his sins. Han Dao saluted.

Guan Yi helped him and said softly: "What did Han Xiang say, Han Xiang is not in good health, if it weren't for the major matter this time, I wouldn't have asked Han Xiang to come in such a hurry." ”

Holding Han Dao to sit in the first seat on his left hand, Guan Yi turned around and said with a solemn face.

"You may be seated. The next thing I want to talk about is related to the safety of the country and the importance of the country's society, and I hope you will be cautious. ”

When they heard this, their faces became heavy.

Guan Yi continued: "A few days ago, my father was seriously ill and couldn't get out of bed. Last night, my father fell ill, and the doctor said that my father was afraid that he would not be able to survive this morning. ”

When the ministers sitting in His Highness heard this, some of them were surprised, and some of them were very plain, probably guessing the news.

"I urgently summoned you to come this morning, so that you can discuss how to arrange the rest of the matter after the death of my father. You are all the pillars of the country, and there is still a lot of work for you in this regard. ”

After hearing this, Han Dao was the first to speak: "Your Highness is serious, sharing worries for the country, this is the obligation of being a courtier, we should do our best, please rest assured." ”

Everyone opened their mouths and said, "We should do our best, please rest assured, Your Highness." ”

After closing his head a little, he was about to continue speaking, when a small eunuch hurriedly ran from outside the hall.

"Temple...... Your Highness, Your Majesty woke up and said that you want to see Your Highness. ”

When Guan Yi heard this, he hurriedly walked outside the hall, walked to the door of the hall, and thought about one more thing, so he turned around and said to Zhong Hui and Liang Shi: "Commander Zhong, Commander Liang, you come with me." ”

Zhong Hui and Liang Shi hurriedly stood up and followed Guan Yi to the outside of the hall, leaving only the ministers in the hall to whisper to each other.

As soon as Han Dao saw Guan walk out, he stood up and began to preside over the affairs of the main hall, he pressed his hands and said: "Colleagues, now is the time when the empire needs us the most, we need to discuss the agenda of affairs after His Majesty's death, and try to make everything go smoothly." ”

As soon as everyone heard Han Xiang's mouth, they all closed their mouths and listened carefully to Han Dao's speech.

Guan Yi, Zhong Hui and Liang Shi walked to the emperor's bedroom together.

On the way, Guan said to Liang Shi while walking: "Commander Liang, now is an eventful time, and the city defense battalion may not have enough manpower to guard the capital. In addition, additional personnel were dispatched to patrol the Gyeonggi area, and all agencies around Gyeonggi were notified to strengthen their defense to prevent people from taking advantage of the opportunity to pick quarrels and provoke trouble. ”

After hearing this, Liang Shi replied respectfully: "Obey." He hurriedly left and went to complete the task assigned by Guan Yi.

After Guan Yi saw Liang Shi leave, he was about to assign a task to Zhong Hui. Unexpectedly, they had already arrived at the door of the health hall while walking.

Health Hall - the emperor's dormitory.