The emperor had been waiting in the palace for six days, but he had not waited for the "good news" he wanted.

Obviously, Xuanguo Gong should be very sick, and some news from the Xuanguo Mansion these days also proves this, saying that Xuan Guogong's condition is not as good as day by day, and he has been in a coma for several days without waking up......

However, the emperor still could not be at ease.

The Emperor walked back and forth irritably in the imperial study, releasing a yin and irritable aura all over his body.

It stands to reason that the "shocking dispersion" he gave Chu Qingyu should have been effective as soon as it was used, why did the old thing Xuan Guogong drag on for so many days and still not die...... Isn't there going to be another change in this matter?!

At this time, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and the Xiangfei curtain was quickly provoked, and Wen Yongju walked in quickly.

The emperor stopped, looked at him eagerly, and saw Wen Yong raising his eyebrows and saying, "Your Majesty, there is news from the Xuanguo Mansion, saying that the Xuanguo Mansion is not good, and the Chu family is already preparing for a white matter. ”

The emperor's spirits perked up, and the depression that had been circling in his heart for a few days finally dissipated at this moment, and his eyes were shining.

Without Xuan Guogong stirring up the wind and rain in the court, the matter of those two secret decrees can be calmed down soon......

Anyway, Geng Hai is dead, and Xue Qiyuan has been dead for more than ten years. If the king is defeated or defeated, the dead will eventually be forgotten, and no one is exempt.

What's more-

The person who did it this time was the granddaughter of Xuan Guogong, and it was their Chu family who killed each other, and they had nothing to do with themselves!

The Emperor squinted, looked out the window, and muttered, "Do I want to go and see......"

Wen Yongju heard the emperor's low voice, and his mind moved, and he immediately understood the emperor's intentions. The emperor has always liked to be a "benevolent monarch", which is to show that he is not guilty of the past.

"The emperor should go and see Xuan Guogong," Wen Yongju intimately proposed, "Xuan Guogong is disloyal and unjust, but the emperor, you are tolerant of all rivers and rivers, open-minded, and still thinking about the master-apprentice relationship back then." ”

The emperor looked at Wen Yongju, his brows stretched, and he felt that Wen Yongju's words were exactly what he wanted, and nodded: "That's right." You go and prepare, I want to go out of the palace. ”

Wen Yongju hurriedly went down to prepare, and the emperor went to change his clothes first, and half an hour later, he took Wen Yongju and a few brocade guards out of the palace, and went to the Xuanguo Mansion in a canopy carriage.

Since the old lady Chu became seriously ill, the Xuanguo Mansion has been closed for guests during this time, and the emperor's carriage has also been stopped outside the mansion.

"Our grandfather is seriously ill and has not seen any guests for the past few days." The porter of the Xuanguo Mansion politely said to Wen Yongju, refusing to even open the corner door completely.

When the carriage of Beppu came, the porter said the same thing, and treated everyone equally.

Since the emperor was out of the palace, he naturally would not return in disarray, so Wen Yongju handed over a token to the gatekeeper.

When the porter saw that the token was engraved with the words "I am here in person", where did he dare to be lazy, and hurriedly asked his mother-in-law to go in and report it.

A moment later, the gates of the palace were opened, and the emperor's carriage was ushered in.

It was obviously sunny outside, but there was a gloomy fog in the Guogong Mansion across the wall, and everyone was sad, and even the air seemed to have become solemn and depressed.

The emperor got out of the carriage at the Yimen, and the second master of Chu was already waiting there, and respectfully stepped forward to salute the emperor and said, "Weichen see the emperor." ”

"The emperor came to visit his father, and Weichen was really flattered."

The emperor stood with his hands behind his back, with a very worried look on his face, "Xuan Guogong has taught me to read in the upper study for ten years, and for me, it can be regarded as a teacher. When I heard that Xuan Guogong was seriously ill, I was very worried, so I came over to take a look. If I can't see Xuan Guogong with my own eyes, I can't feel at ease. ”

As he spoke, the emperor looked the second master of Chu up and down, and found that he looked more clear than before, and thought that he had worried a lot about Xuan Guogong's illness during this time.

"Weichen thanked the emperor for his father." The second master of Chu lowered his head, and then stretched out his hand to make an invitation, "My father is seriously ill and can't stay, so I ask the emperor to come with Weichen." ”

The second master of Chu led the way for the emperor, walked all the way to the northwest of the Guogong Mansion, passed through several verandahs and paths, and came to a secluded courtyard.

"Your Majesty, my father is in the inner room......"

The second master of Chu led the emperor and Wen Yongju into the house, two of the four brocade guards guarded under the eaves, and two others also followed into the house.

As soon as he entered the inner room, the emperor smelled a scent mixed with the smell of medicine.

Directly in front of it is a five-leaf screen with a rosewood seat, through which a person can be vaguely seen lying motionless on the bed behind the screen.

Mrs. Chu sat by the window with a sad face, and when she saw the emperor coming, she hurriedly got up to greet her.

The second master of Chu frowned slightly, hesitated to look at Wen Yongju and the two brocade guards behind the emperor, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, my father is seriously ill, and the imperial doctor said that there can't be too many people in the house, which will make the house too turbid, which is not conducive to the condition......"

The emperor waved his hand to Wen Yongju and the two brocade guards, and said, "You guys stay outside." ”

So, Wen Yongju and the two brocade guards withdrew.

Second Master Chu said gratefully: "Thank you for your compassion. ”

"The emperor has a heart." Mrs. Chu took a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, her eyes were slightly red.

The emperor almost wanted to persuade Mrs. Chu to mourn and change, but he still pressed the words to the tip of his tongue and said politely: "I am not the Son of Heaven today, or I am just visiting the teacher as a student." ”

"Mrs. Chu rest assured, Xuanguo Gongji people have their own natural appearance."

The emperor casually comforted Mrs. Chu, and walked to the side, intending to bypass the rosewood screen, but his steps were a little eager, and he didn't notice that the door behind him was closed.

The Emperor strode around the screen and came to a halt.

His face changed instantly, his eyes widened in disbelief, and the folding fan in his hand fell to the ground with a "snap".

"You ......"

The Emperor's voice could not hide the tremor and anger.

On the bed in front of him, Old Lady Chu sat quietly on the bed, leaning on a big pillow behind him, but his eyes were clear and his expression was indifferent, where did he look like he was dying at the moment? !

Worst!

The emperor's heart chuckled, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured on his head, and his heart sank instantly.

Obviously, something is wrong!

The emperor's eyes were bright and dark, and his thoughts were racing.

Xuan Guogong is obviously pretending to be sick, that is to say, Chu Qingyu betrayed herself, or she was seen by Xuan Guogong as a flaw, the question is why Xuan Guogong is pretending to be sick?!

Is it to lure yourself here?!

Could it be ......

"You...... Do you still want to rebel?! The emperor grinded his back molars fiercely, raised his trembling right hand and pointed at the nose of Old Lady Chu and asked.

"Since I ascended the throne, I have treated your Xuanguo Mansion as a good one, I have made your eldest son a feudal official, I respect you as a teacher, and I let the second prince marry the girl of your Chu family as the princess, but how do you treat me?!"

"You have betrayed me ungratefully, you ...... Are you worthy of my trust like this?! ”

The emperor scolded angrily, his teeth rattled with anger, and his heart was panicked and hateful.

Old lady Chu lifted the thin quilt on her body, got down from the bed, wore a cyan straight jacket, and after straightening her robe a little, she stood still, her posture like a pine.

Old lady Chu looked at the emperor straightly, her eyes were calm, and she asked calmly: "Then are you worthy of Emperor Chongming?" ”

"Twenty-three years ago, you colluded with Qi Tingyu, the former secretary of the Criminal Department, Du Shiwu, the commander of Jinyiwei, and Zhang Lian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, to form a party for personal gain, and the first emperor was going to imprison you, but Emperor Chongming, who was still the crown prince at the time, interceded for you."

"There are many floods in Anhui, 19 years ago, Emperor Chongming ordered you to be responsible for rebuilding the Sanhe Weir, but you colluded with the officials of Anhui Prefecture to enrich your own pockets, embezzled the public funds for the construction of the river and the dam, and cut corners when rebuilding the embankment, and was exposed. At that time, you said that you were deceived by traitors, and this matter has nothing to do with you, Emperor Chongming believed you, and also rebuilt the Sanhe weir with silver from the inner treasury. At the beginning of spring next year, there was another flood in Wanzhou, which did not cause a big mistake! ”

"Mu Jianming," Old Lady Chu simply called the emperor's name, his voice grew colder, and he asked again, "Are you worthy of Emperor Chongming?" ”

Every word, every sentence is sonorous and powerful.

The emperor's face became more and more ugly, as if he had been slapped several times in front of him, and his gaze turned into a blade and shot at the old lady Chu.

The emperor's fist was clenched tightly at his side, his heart was cold, and he said slowly: "You...... You are really Emperor Chongming's person, you are really deep enough! ”

The emperor's eyes were as deep as ink, turning extremely complex emotions, resentment, shock, suspicion, murder, and soon, his eyes calmed down and became more profound.

After a pause, the emperor raised his chin, his eyes were calm, and he pretended to be generous: "Xuan Guogong, as long as you stop it in time, I won't blame you." ”

"You have to think clearly, Xuan Guogong, your behavior alone is just a momentary will, and it will cause disaster to your Chu family!"

"Murder of the monarch and rebellion...... Your Chu family will inevitably commit a major crime of rebellion, and you will punish the people of the world, what benefits can you get! ”

The more the emperor spoke, the more determined he became, and his heart gradually settled down a lot.

That's right.

Although the Chu family is a national mansion, looking noble, it is actually just a title, no soldiers and no power, even if the Chu family wants to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, it can't do it.

But if Xuan Guogong has a little brain, he should think clearly about the pros and cons.

After the emperor's words fell, there was a dead silence all around.

Facing the emperor's unangry and arrogant gaze, the Chu family was as immobile as a mountain, looking at the emperor quietly with indifferent eyes.

Old lady Chu shook her head and smiled, but that smile made the emperor's heart cold.

The emperor clenched his fists tightly, and secretly did not know how to lift it.

"Humph!" A sneer appeared at the corner of the emperor's mouth, and his voice became sharper, "Your Chu family has relied on a century-old scholarly family, passed down poetry and books, and taken loyalty and filial piety as the family motto, but it turns out that you are just treacherous rebels!" It's just a stink ...... later."

Lingering for 10,000 years.

Before the last two words of the emperor could be spoken, he saw a figure in a dark brocade robe come out of the blue gauze cupboard, and the phoenix eyes of the other party's eyes were bright and sharp, like a sharp sword out of the sheath.

The clarity of the young man made the room seem to be a little brighter.

"Sealed ...... Yan ......"

The emperor called out in a difficult voice, his breath panting slightly, and he was suspicious and shocked in his heart: Feng Yan, how could he be here?!

What the hell does he want to do?!

"Uncle." Feng Yan called to the emperor lightly and walked over slowly.

Compared with the emperor's description of stiffness, Feng Yan seems calm and relaxed, like a green bamboo in the cold wind, with his own style and bearing.

A light smile tugged at the corner of Feng Yan's lips, and the smile didn't reach the bottom of his eyes, and he stopped less than two feet away from the emperor.

The young man, who was about to be eighteen years old, was tall and straight, and his body was more than an inch taller than the emperor.

He continued unhurriedly: "In the past eighteen years, you have committed ten major crimes: killing your brother, seizing the throne, collaborating with the enemy, treason, greedy for money, being deceitful, being obscene, framing and killing loyalty, and begging for mercy from the enemy, and it is not an exagger......ation to cut you with a thousand knives."

Feng Yan's cold voice echoed in the air.

"Shut up!"

The emperor interrupted Feng Yan with a cold voice, his face was like ink, he trembled with anger, his chest rose and fell violently, and the sound of his heavy breathing echoed in the room, and his breathing was rapid.

Old Lady Chu clenched her fists tightly, and her heart was surging.

Once, the first emperor and the Chongming emperor worked hard for decades to make the Dasheng Dynasty reach its peak, but now?!

In the past ten years, this court and this thousands of miles of rivers and mountains have been tossed by the emperor to a thousand holes, and if it continues like this, I am afraid that this Dasheng will lose the country at any time......

They want to help Feng Yan ascend to the throne, not only to set things right, but also for the sake of this crumbling Dasheng country. In the past 18 years, the Dasheng Dynasty has been working upwards and downwards, and it is becoming more and more decaying, and it is also necessary to inject a clear spring and make drastic reforms in order to suppress the dynasty and correct the weather.

"Feng Yan," the emperor glared at Feng Yan fiercely, and even his voice became hoarse, "You...... Who do you think you are to talk to me like that!! ”

"It's true, why can't I say it?"

Feng Yan was still so calm and calm, looking at the emperor for a moment, his eyes were cold and proud, clear and resolute, and his expression was a little arrogant and sharp in the world.

The emperor only felt his heart tighten, as if he was being targeted by a leopard.

Obviously, he grew up watching this nephew, but the Feng Yan in front of him gave him a strange and familiar feeling, so strange that it was as if he had never known him, and he was so familiar ...... It reminded him of his father.

How come?! The emperor shook off the ridiculous feeling in his heart.

"Since you can't afford to be the lord of this country, return it to its original owner," Feng Yan took another step closer to the emperor and lightly changed his title, "Second Emperor Uncle." ”

The room was quieter, and it seemed that even the sound of breathing had stopped.

The Chu family, including Old Lady Chu, all looked at Feng Yan, with a straight posture, firm eyes, and a feeling of dust in their hearts.

The emperor's eyes almost bulged out, and he froze in shock, only to feel that his hands and feet were cold, and a cold aura rose from the soles of his feet, as if he had seen a ghost.

In a sense, Feng Yan is indeed a ghost.

He should have died on the ninth day of the ninth month of September eighteen years ago, but now he is standing in front of him with a good look, and he has lived under his nose for eighteen years!

"You...... You ......"

The Emperor's voice squeezed out from between his teeth, and the irrepressible resentment in his voice, a face that he had deliberately forgotten but engraved in his heart once again appeared in front of him.

His imperial brother, the former Chongming Emperor, Mu Jiansheng.

Sealing inflammation ...... He is indeed the son of Mu Jiansheng!

Over the years, the emperor has also doubted Feng Yan's identity, because Feng Yan's appearance is too similar to Mu Jiansheng, but An Ping and Mu Jiansheng are dragon and phoenix twins, and Feng Yan also looks like An Ping.

And on that day eighteen years ago, he saw with his own eyes the stillborn baby of his imperial sister-in-law...... But I don't want Feng Yan to be dropped a long time ago!

They all lied to themselves, An Ping, Xuan Guogong, and Xue Qiyuan, yes, Xue Qiyuan planned to make an accident back then, it must have been because he knew that Mu Jiansheng's son was still alive!

It turned out that it was true that Feng Yuzhi said three years ago that Anping sent someone to see Ning Rende......

The emperor's mind flashed quickly through the various things that had happened in the past year or so, thinking of his own edicts, thinking of the edicts of the first emperor, and thinking of the two secret decrees he had made...... He finally realized that they had been calculating themselves for a long time!

Feng Yan, An Ping and Xuan Guogong, all of this is because they are calculating him, wanting to ruin his reputation, and wanting everyone in the world to spurn him!

The emperor took a few deep breaths before he gradually calmed down, and his eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.

Even if Feng Yan is the son of the emperor's brother?!

I have been sitting on this throne for eighteen years, and I am the rightful son of Dasheng!

Feng Yan is just a rat struggling in the gutter!

"Feng Yan." The corners of the emperor's mouth hooked up a sneer, "Are you trying to kill the king?" ”

Without waiting for Feng Yan to answer, the emperor said again: "Don't forget, even if you kill me today, with your unknown identity now, what can you do?!" ”

Even if he dies today, Feng Yan can't prove his identity with the Xuanguo Mansion alone, I'm afraid that the next new emperor to sit on the throne will be his own son!

"You ......" the emperor raised his hand and pointed to Feng Yan and the people of the Chu family, his eyes showing contempt, "And you, you are all chaotic ministers and thieves!" ”

"Mu Jianming," Old Lady Chu knew what the emperor was thinking at a glance, sighed and shook his head, his wise eyes were shining, "You are wrong!" The person Dasheng doesn't need right now is you. ”

"You ......" The emperor's eyes were red with anger, and he wanted to scold them for being chaotic ministers and thieves, but when the words came to his lips, he felt that it was useless to talk to them more, and he still had to get out of the siege as soon as possible, so he changed his mouth and shouted, "Save ......"

The emperor wanted to shout for help, but as soon as he shouted a note, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck, and his eyes went dark......

The darkness struck him with a momentum like a bamboo, and the emperor's eyes widened slightly, and he lost consciousness at once, and the whole person fell limp down, falling on the bluestone brick floor, motionless.

A black-clothed secret guard appeared behind the emperor at some point, looked at the unconscious emperor coldly, and put away his blade.

The room was silent, and pins could be heard.

Old Lady Chu stared at the emperor quietly for two breaths, then withdrew his gaze and turned his head to look at Feng Yan.

Old Lady Chu had a solemn expression, her pupils were gloomy, and she said in a deep voice to Feng Yan:

"Ah Yan, is this the only way to go?"

In this short sentence, Old Lady Chu said so hard and so heavy, even the surrounding air became solemn with his words, and the temperature dropped suddenly.

Feng Yan's eyes were still so clear and bright, brighter than the scorching sun outside the window.

"Yes." Feng Yan said slowly, his expression firm and decisive, "For Dasheng." ”

The room fell into silence again, Feng Yan raised his eyes to look at the blue sky outside the window, looking in the direction of the imperial city, his thoughts were surging.

At the beginning, their plan was to force the palace together on the ninth day of the ninth month of September.

Seven days ago, after learning that the emperor had sent that message to Chu Qingyu, the old lady Chu took the initiative to propose to use herself as bait to lure the emperor to the Xuanguo Mansion, and then take the emperor in the Guogong Mansion and take advantage of the situation to take the imperial city.

Everything has been arranged.

However, their plans are complicated......

"Ah Yan, thank you for your hard work." Old Lady Chu sighed, and her heart felt like a boulder had been pressed.

He also knew that Feng Yan was right, this was a "last resort" and "unavoidable" choice.

Originally, the Northern Yan army stayed in Lingwu City, Beiyan was afraid of the heat, although Dasheng lost Lingwu City, but there were also Jingyuan City, Youge City and other four cities were connected in a line, not in a short period of time to fight, so in order to avoid the scorching heat to avoid heat stroke, Beiyan will rest the army.

Therefore, according to their original plan, the Pu army attacked the rear of the Northern Yan, forcing the Northern Yan army to withdraw part of its troops to reinforce.

However, on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, they received a secret report from the north.

The secret report said that Jingyuan City was broken.

And it was overnight.

Although Jingyuan City's strength and geographical advantages are far less solid than those of Lingwu City, it is not something that can be broken overnight.

Therefore, after receiving this secret report from the north, Feng Yan and Cen Yin immediately thought that there was some unknown "big fork" in the north.

The other three cities may soon be breached one after another, so that the Northern Yan army will drive straight into the Central Plains.

With the emperor's indecisiveness and sudden change of orders, it would be a waste of time to persuade the emperor to issue an order to support the northern border, but if he followed the original plan, even if he sat on the throne, it would take a lot of time and energy just to stabilize the situation of the court, control the military power of the three major battalions of the forbidden army and stabilize the people's hearts.

"It shouldn't have been like this......" Old Lady Chu said almost silently.

Oh, yes. It wasn't supposed to be this way.

Four and a half years ago, Xianjian Wang Junji led the Northern Army to defeat Beiyan, and later the new king of Northern Yan, Yelusuo, ascended the throne, at that time, Beiyan was not stable, if the emperor let the Northern Army continue to advance northward, even if he could not take Beiyan, he could also make Beiyan vigorous, at least more than ten years can not come again, but the emperor is afraid of Junji, Junran and his son, afraid that they will support the army and respect themselves, so he has to leave Junji and his son in Beijing, and give them a chance to recuperate, so that there will be today's danger in the north, and even the danger of Dasheng!

Dasheng gave Beiyan a chance to rise again, but the people of Beiyan would not be stupid enough to give Dasheng time to let him finish this.

Once the Northern Yan army breaks through the pass, Dasheng will be in danger, and the people will only be displaced and become slaves of the country!

For the sake of Daesheng, they changed their plans.

In order to be great, they had to go out first.

Mu Jianming, the emperor, let him continue to "in front", why not?!

However, they don't need him to dictate, so he just "rests"......

Old lady Chu rubbed her sour eyebrows, on the one hand, she felt unwilling, after all, they had been waiting for a full eighteen years, and on the other hand, she was a little lucky-

The eldest princess of Anping really taught Feng Yan very well!

They...... All good!

This kind of sealing should make Dasheng look new!

Old Lady Chu and Mrs. Chu exchanged a look, feeling light.

Don't worry, just take it step by step! I've been waiting for so many years anyway.

"Mo Shen, help him up." Feng Yan pointed at the emperor and commanded the black-clothed secret guard.

The secret guard helped the emperor to his feet, and made him sit on a mahogany carved prince's chair.

Feng Yan arched his hand at Old Lady Chu and the others, and said with a straight face: "Next, I will hand it over to a few people." ”

After that, Feng Yan and the dark guard returned to the Bisha cupboard.

Old Lady Chu and Mrs. Chu glanced at each other, and Old Lady Chu went back to the couch and lay down, closing her eyes and making a coma.

As for Mrs. Chu, after straightening her clothes, she took a deep breath and shouted in a trembling voice: "Someone is coming...... Come! ”

Mrs. Chu ran over in a panic and opened the door, describing herself as hurriedly saying to the people outside: "Your Majesty...... Fainted! ”

What the?! Wen Yongju and a few brocade guards under the eaves suddenly changed their complexions.

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Good morning!

By the way, is there a monthly pass?