Shen Zetang walked out of the Fengtian Palace.

The sky is cloudy, the cold style is biting, breathing a breath of clear air, and the lips are covered with white mist.

There are already palace people busy sprinkling and sweeping the royal road, the rules of the palace are lit when the lanterns are lit, but today is different, the palace maid eunuch under the leadership of the deacon father-in-law, the big red lanterns under the eaves of the palace are taken off one by one, and then the paper lanterns of the white flowers are hung up one by one.

Everyone is not smiling, and their behavior is even more cautious, for fear that the slightest mistake will lead to unjustified disasters.

When Shen Zetang came, he had already changed into a splendid official robe, wearing a green coat horn belt in a black coat, his expression was calm and solemn, but his steps were imperceptibly brisk.

Returning to the cabinet, Shen Huan was wandering in front of the door, seeing him walking up the stairs unhurriedly with his hands behind his back, their faces were full of anxiety, and they finally dispersed at this moment.

Shen Huan greeted him: "The dining room only brought food, and a few adults are still in it, waiting for the second master." ”

Shen Zetang bowed his head, handed him the big coat on his body, lifted the felt curtain and entered the room, a hot warmth came to his face, Gao Xu Ling was talking, and when he heard the movement, he looked back and saw that it was him, and he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.

They all gathered around and asked him to explain in detail the situation with the prince in the Fengtian Palace.

Shen Zetang only said that he was not in a hurry, he had not eaten since last night, and he was really hungry, so it was not too late to complain after eating something to fill his stomach.

Xu Ling opened the lid of the food box for him, they had already eaten, and took out a bowl of wonton chicken left for Shen Er, a few plates of delicate dim sum that had not been touched, hot and fragrant.

Shen Zetang was also not polite, took the bowl and ate it.

He had an elegant temperament, and even at this time his demeanor was sven.

Gundam continued to speak to Li Guangqi: "Do you still remember the last court performance, because of the Ming instrument stepping on the horse Feiyan, the prince killed seventeen people? “

Li Guangqi said while eating tea: "How do you not know, Xu Bingyong was dismissed from office because of this, and he returned to his hometown." The eunuch Wei Ji was aggressive in the hall that day, wanting to convict the prince. How could he have imagined that he would be the prince's man today. “

Gundam looked suddenly: "Not really! Now that I think about it, the prince, Wei Ji and Xu Bingyong have acted a good show to fool us. ”

Xu Ling waited for Shen Zetang, he was born as a military general, had a rough temperament, scratched his ears and cheeks in his heart, and waited for Shen Er to rinse his mouth, so he couldn't wait to ask: "Now that the emperor has died, the new emperor has succeeded to the throne, and the court is bound to have a bad political situation. ”

Shen Zetang opened his mouth and said: "The prince summoned me to serve as the first assistant, and I don't need to go out of Beijing to inspect again, and I will focus on the prince's enthronement ceremony, and I will concentrate on assisting the political affairs of his country in the future." ”

"This arrangement is the most appropriate." Li Guangqi showed joy and gathered his face, and asked uncertainly: "Shen Er, did you refuse?" ”

Shen Zetang shook his head again: "I said a long time ago, although he is erudite and ambitious, he is suspicious and observant by nature, and he is good at the art of the emperor, but he is against the way of the Son of Heaven to rule the world. Do you think the prince really wants to entrust me with a heavy responsibility? It's just a bit of speculation and testing, and if I gladly agree, I will not be long before I cut off the cabinet ministers. “

The green tendons on Gundam's forehead jumped suddenly, and asked Shen Er how to deal with it.

Shen Zetang's face was not different, and his tone was light: "I said, going to Liangjiang to inspect is the heavy responsibility of the officials, and it is also the will of the emperor, how can you betray it at will." proposed that he recall Xu Bingyong back to the post of chief assistant, after all, he was dismissed from office at the beginning, and he was all raised because he fought for the throne for the crown prince, so it is unreasonable to be so loyal to him. ”

Although he knew that Shen Er had his own reason for saying this, Xu Ling was still sullen, and couldn't help but say for a while: "I finally got rid of Xu Bingyong, but you pulled him back, and if you want to uproot him in the future, I'm afraid it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky." ”

Shen Zetang smiled: "Xu Bingyong's reinstatement as the first assistant is no longer controllable by you and me. I got the news that last night, he had dragged his family and quietly returned to the capital, which shows his intentions. I might as well push the boat with the current, sell personal favors to the two of them, and always give each other a face, no matter what my scheming is. “

"Sure enough, the prince was overjoyed, but Xu Bingyong was used to these old ministers in the cabinet, and he was not allowed to resign this time."

When everyone heard this, they were immediately enlightened, and then their expressions were worried, and Gao Gao quietly asked, "What news is there from King Hao?" “

Shen Zetang was silent, and said for a long time: "The time is not ripe, bear with it for the time being." “

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After the cabinet discussion, Shen Zetang rushed back to the ministry in a sedan chair, and officials at all levels wore green clothes with mourning robes, and they were all on duty in the yamen to pay respects.

Hearing that Feng Shuanglin had woken up, Shen Zetang went to the ear room first, waited in the room, and looked at his face carefully, although it was still bloodless, he finally added a trace of brilliance.

took the medicinal soup from the boy's hand, sat on the edge of the couch, and fed him spoonful by spoonful.

Feng Shuanglin looked at Shen Zetang cautiously, and said after deliberation: "The emperor died last night. ”

Shen Zetang hummed noncommittally, concentrating on feeding him medicine, looking like he didn't want to talk more.

Feng Shuanglin couldn't hold back, he took the last spoonful of bitter medicine, and said first: "If Lord Shen is of use to Feng Sheng's place, he will fix his liver and brain, and he will not give up." ”

Shen Zetang put down the medicine bowl and looked at him thoughtfully for a while, then he stepped back and asked in a low voice: "I said last night that Feng Sheng's opportunity to show his talents is coming, are you prepared?" ”

Feng Shuanglin nodded, weak but firm.

Shen Zetang's face was solemn, his expression was quite solemn, and he said with a straight face: "The emperor died suddenly, I have been trying to sort out my thoughts, but I am still in the mystery. Don't talk about the words of Wang Kui, the eunuch of Qintian, but the prince is the master, but it is easy to win the hearts of the people by borrowing the stars to correct his position. ”

The emperor summoned the prince and the five princes into the palace to meet him, and set up a banquet to eat and drink and talk, and ordered the attendants to wait outside the door, and then the emperor and the two of them went to the corridor to watch the snow, although they were sick but danced the sword, and then went back to rest, because the road was late, the prince and the five princes stayed in the palace. Who would have thought that the emperor would be critically ill in the middle of the night, and no matter how much he thought about it, he suddenly couldn't believe it. ”

Shen Zetang also told Feng Shuanglin what he saw and heard in the Qianqing Palace, what Zhang Guifei said, the queen's actions, the imprisonment of the celebrant and the eunuch, Ding Yan's refutation and his conversation with the prince.

Then he whispered: "The prince of your palace punishment has already known, and now the master of ceremonies lacks merit, and there are few eunuchs in the palace who can succeed. ”

He paused for a moment, looked at Feng Shuanglin's pale cheeks and dark eyes, and asked lightly, "Are you willing to enter the palace?" A companion is like a tiger, let alone a suspicious, cruel and cruel person. If you are unwilling and do not force, if you are willing, you must not be willing to be mediocre, and use all means to climb to the position of the eunuch in charge of the seal, and secretly investigate the mystery of the emperor's sudden death. The burden you carry, it is heavier than Mount Tai, dangerous as a thread, but it is the most dangerous chess for the king of Rihao to enter Beijing, you want to go back to me clearly. “

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