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. As soon as he arrived at the Health Palace, Guan Yi did not continue to give Zhong Hui a task, but hurried into the hall. The health hall was surrounded by busy eunuchs and palace maids, and Zhong Hui entered the hall one by one, and saw several white-bearded imperial doctors standing beside him. Zhong Hui followed Guan Yi and continued to walk inside, and met the legendary emperor. In this case, Zhong Hui was not qualified to meet the emperor in person, but he followed behind Guan Yi, and everyone didn't dare to care about these at this moment, and Guan Yi was anxious, so he didn't care about these etiquette.

Zhong Hui looked at the emperor lying on the bed, the emperor did not feel as noble as the legend said, at a glance, he was just a terminally ill old man, hovering on the edge of life and death. At the emperor's bedside, Guan Yue was lying there, probably crying just now, her eyes were slightly red, and she was still sobbing softly. Although the emperor doesn't pay much attention to the government, he is really distressed about this daughter, maybe Guan Yue is more like her mother.

When the emperor saw Guan Yi coming, he opened his eyes and said weakly: "You are here, see... I'm relieved that you're here. ”

"Father. Guan Yi saw the old emperor's weak appearance, and his voice was hoarse and tearful.

"You, take care of your sister. Then, the old emperor waved his hand and motioned for Guan Yi to pass.

Guan Yi immediately walked over and knelt beside the bed.

The old emperor looked at him and said in a weak tone: "Promise me... Don't marry your sister to someone she doesn't like, don't make her a victim of politics. To let her drive... Happy, cough ..... Ahem....."

"Father, slow down. ”

"Did you hear that?"

Guan Yi knelt beside the bed and nodded vigorously, "Father, I know, don't worry, I will take good care of the imperial sister, and I will not let the imperial sister marry someone she doesn't like, let alone let the imperial sister participate in politics." ”

"Hmm. Hearing Guan Yi's answer, the emperor answered, his eyes staring ahead, and he didn't speak.

Guan Yi knelt quietly beside him, Guan Yue looked at his father by the bedside, and tears couldn't stop flowing. Unexpectedly, her father was dying, and summoned her royal brother back, still thinking about her future arrangements.

Zhong Hui looked at Guan Yue crying sadly, the pear blossom with the rain on her little face was full of tears, and suddenly felt a little distressed, she was so lively before, I am afraid that the death of her father will be a big blow to her.

"Don't be sad, I'm just going to accompany your mother. Speaking of this, the old emperor opened his mouth and laughed, Zhong Hui looked at it sincerely, and the smile was very pure, like an old man, getting some kind of expectant look. Zhong Hui suddenly felt at this moment that death might be a relief for him.

As soon as he finished thinking about it, he heard everyone start to kneel down and cry, and Guan Yue was crying loudly.

Outside the door, the eunuchs waiting for the herald got the news and began to scatter, singing gongs and chanting as they went.

"Twenty-three years of Zhaode, winter. The emperor collapsed, and the pillar of heaven fell. ”

Three days later, the weather in Beijing became colder and colder, and every house lit charcoal fires.

On that day, Zhong Hui went to the prince's mansion to ask for details, but he didn't expect Guan Yi to have been in the palace for a long time and had not returned, and Cheng Rui also entered the palace with Guan Yi. Unable to find Guan Yi, Zhong Hui went to find Han Duan, and heard from him that the emperor was in poor health, and the imperial doctor was already doing his best to diagnose and treat it, but it didn't work, and it was estimated that it wouldn't be long before His Majesty the Emperor would ride away.

Zhong Hui was roasting at home with Ye Die's father and daughter, discussing with Ye Hao what would happen after the winter, when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

The person who came was a chamberlain in the palace, and Zhong Hui had never seen it. As soon as the attendant entered the door, he respectfully said to Zhong Hui: "Commander Zhong, Your Highness said that there is something important to discuss with the commander, let the commander go quickly." ”

"Did Your Highness tell me what happened?" Zhong Hui asked.