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Emperor Hongxi is diligent, since he ascended the throne, although he has been favored by Guo Guifei, occasionally when the early dynasty was abolished, but he has never been on the court for several consecutive days, since the Dragon Boat Festival appeared, he has not been in the early court for three consecutive days.

"I heard that the emperor has never even seen the servants of the Qianqing Palace in the past few days, and the meals are always handed to the door, so let them avoid it, will it be ......?"

"Shhhh However, it is not impossible, the emperor's body has always been bad, and now he is working hard for state affairs, it is difficult to say whether it will ...... Otherwise, why has the defense of Beijing increased several times in recent days compared with before, and there was not even a single figure on the street at night. ”

"It's not just a matter of state, it's also a palace head...... The emperor's health is getting worse, this day, I'm afraid it will change ......" The person who spoke showed a look of you know me, everyone knows it, laughed dryly, and covered up the unfinished words behind it.

"The situation today is quite similar to when the article was built? The crown prince is young, and his uncle is the king of the domain...... Shouldn't we have made plans in advance? ”

"At such a time, of course, you have to be a pure minister, no matter who is in power, it is the world of the Zhu family, be honest, don't stand on the wrong team."

"Yes, or brotherhood, let's wait and see."

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The British Duke and others, who knew the inside story, listened to the private discussions of the courtiers and exchanged glances quietly, but there were some worries hidden in them: If the emperor has been in a coma and the crown prince has not returned for a long time, how long can this situation be stable?

Shoufu Yang Shiqi coughed lightly, "Ladies and gentlemen, don't discuss the holy bow privately, maybe, when we go to court tomorrow morning, we will see the emperor." ”

Although the courtiers were a little unimpressed, the discussion was much quieter.

However, no matter how suppressed outside, the gossip is still flying all over the sky, and some people even rumor that the Son of Heaven has died, but the crown prince has not returned, so he is not mourning, and the people in the streets and alleys will even whisper when the official is strictly prohibited, and they will quietly discuss when the sky will change, and in the news passed between the various provinces, it is said that this time the emperor is like Emperor Yongle last year, and he is hiding the news of his death.

On the fourth day, there were already princes and courtiers and princes of the vassal who stayed in Beijing, standing in front of the Fengtian Gate and asking for the safety of the Son of Heaven, shouting and asking to see Emperor Hongxi.

The queen rubbed her brows and said to the attendants who came to the Qianqing Palace to take matters seriously: "The emperor is in a slightly better spirit today, in this case, let them nominate a few people to come out, the emperor is still sick, if they all come in together, it will be a mess, won't it disturb the emperor." ”

So in addition to the British Duke Zhang Fu and the first assistant Yang Shiqi, he also selected the ministers who were close to the King of Han and the King of Zhao, a loyal and upright official, and a clan relative, a total of six people went to the Qianqing Palace to greet the emperor.

When everyone led by the British Duke and followed the chamberlain into the Qianqing Palace, the queen was already waiting for them in the Qin'an Palace, where the emperor was sleeping.

Through the bright yellow tent, they could vaguely see that the queen personally helped Emperor Hongxi up, commanding a palace maid to stuff two cushions behind the emperor's waist, and the emperor leaned on the big pillow with his eyes slightly closed.

After everyone bowed outside, the queen announced a flat voice, and after everyone stood up, she smiled slightly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the emperor is now quite cold, and I am afraid that I will be sick to you, so you can sit down outside, if you have anything to say, it is convenient for the emperor to listen." ”

The chamberlain had already set up some chairs outside the tent early in the morning, and after a few thanks, the British duke sat down.

Looking at Emperor Hong Xi who was leaning on the pillow, Yang Shiqi thought to himself, I wonder if it is those imperial doctors who have rejuvenated their wonderful hands, and the emperor's illness has improved a little? Then he said softly: "Heaven blesses, the ministers will definitely inform the world that the emperor is fine, and the subjects of the world will surely rejoice." ”

Emperor Hongxi in the tent said: "The imperial doctor said that I am sick, it is not suitable to work on state affairs, and this is to announce that you Aiqing are coming, just for this matter, as discussed before, Yang Qing will draft an edict, and the court should be subject to the approval of the queen Zhu to dispose of it, everything is as usual, and when the prince returns, he will decide on other things." Rest assured, I'm fine! ”

Hearing that the emperor's voice was a little hoarse, but in good spirits, everyone put their minds at ease, found a conversation one after another, and asked a few idle questions.

After a while, the queen spoke: "The emperor's illness has not yet recovered, you adults should not say more, tomorrow the palace will find time, change a group of adults to come to meet the emperor, you go back today, tell the emperor about the situation of others, so that the government and the opposition, the boiling rumors stop." ”

In this way, starting from the eighth day of the fifth month, every day there were courtiers to the Qin'an Palace, and the people who came out said that although the emperor was bedridden, he listened to the voice, and his spirit was still strong, and the rumors outside gradually disappeared.

On the night of May 11, the queen summoned the British Duke, Yang Shiqi and others into the palace again, and listened to Emperor Hongxi ask them to draw up an edict, arranging their own funeral affairs for these ministers whom he trusted the most, saying that if the prince did not return when he was old, everything must be as usual, so that outsiders do not know the truth, and in the future, they will assist the prince and do their best to treat him as they do.

"I inherited the ancestral Hongye with the heirs of Feide, and the king of the world has been over the years, and the emperor is not far from the mountain tomb of Emperor Taizong, and he is eager to mourn; The north and south of the sea have not recovered, and they have been tired all night. When you are sick, you are dying. The husband is dead and alive, day and night, the same path, full of sorrow. However, the people of the sect must have a monarch, the eldest son of the crown prince is benevolent, filial piety and wisdom, the first emperor dreamed of his great weapon, and the subjects Xianqin his order, it is appropriate to be the emperor, in order to serve the unity of the gods, and raise the billions of trillions.

I am approaching the imperial sun, and the shallow grace has not been lost to the people, and I can't bear to have heavy labor in the mountains and mausoleums. The system is thrifty, the mourning system uses days and months, and both Chinese and foreign countries are released on the 27th, and there is no ban on marrying music. The prince's domain outside the country is important, and he must not leave his country, and the commanders and garrisons of the general military towns and important ministers and civil and military officials are not allowed to leave their posts without permission. The day of mourning ends in the three days of crying in the morning and evening, and they are not allowed to go to the Que to salute. Emperor Taizong's uniform system is still in accordance with the order of August last year.

Woohoo, the north and the south provide hundreds of millions of labor, the army and the people are trapped in all directions, to Yangxian belongs to Nanjing, Si Yiwu's heart. The people of the monarchy should follow the will of the people, all Chinese and foreign civil and military ministers, loyal to the heirs of the emperor, and the people of our country will be born in Yongning, and I have no regrets. The edict was heard by Chinese and foreign envoys. ”

Reluctantly lifted his spirits and read the edict prepared by Yang Shiqi according to his own intentions, Emperor Hong Xi nodded and lay back on the dragon couch.

After walking out of the Qianqing Palace, Yang Shiqi walked beside the British Duke and whispered: "Grandpa Guo, I heard from the courtiers who met me that the emperor is still in good spirits during the day, although he speaks a little hoarsely, he is full of anger, how come it is tonight, even sitting for a while is a problem, I looked at it just now, if it wasn't for the imperial doctor who gave the needle, or for a while, I couldn't hold it." ”

The British Duke sighed, "During the day, in order to calm the hearts of those people, the emperor held on, maybe he used the old ginseng or something to lift his breath, looking at the situation tonight, I am afraid that the emperor will know that the limit has come, so he called us to prepare properly, otherwise, in case of a sudden day...... Aren't we all caught off guard? ”

Jin Youzi was worried, "But now this matter is not as good as when it was in Daning, in case there is a good thing, I am afraid that the news will not be able to hide it." ”

Yang Rong said: "It's okay, after a few days, the crown prince may be able to rush back, as long as they don't dare to act rashly now, and wait for the news, I'm afraid they won't be able to stop the prince." Let's just do what the emperor says, don't show clues, and let people see what is going on. ”

Not to mention the arrangements made by several adults, after nightfall, Guo Danyi has been kneeling in front of the gate of Qianqing Palace for two hours.

She is delicate on weekdays, her face is pale, her face is withered, but she has not seen Emperor Hong Xi for a few days, she is already going crazy, and she is lazy to make up day and night.

Since the afternoon of the Dragon Boat Festival, the queen has ordered the Qianqing Palace to prohibit outsiders from prying eyes, and the violators will be killed! ordered the concubines of the six palaces in the east and west not to leave the palace for half a step, and she couldn't get any news, what happened to Emperor Hongxi?

It was easy to bluff and scare today, so that the guards guarding the Chengqian Palace let her out.

"Queen Mother, please let the concubines see the emperor, please......"

Listening to the miserable calls that came from outside the palace gate, Emperor Hong Xi stretched out a finger, "Transmission-"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the true situation of you now cannot be known to outsiders......" The queen hurriedly stopped.

In the past few days, there was only a short time in the evening, and Emperor Hong Xi's spirit was slightly better, and the queen didn't want others to know the truth.

"Danyi, not an outsider." A few words popped out of Emperor Hong Xi's mouth, and his eyes did not shine, looking straight at the queen.

The queen wanted to stop talking, and finally said to the attendant outside the tent: "Xuanguo Guifei come in." ”

Emperor Hong Xi looked at the queen and said, "You promise me that after I grow up, treat her well." Let her go to the fiefdom with the eighth or ninth child and enjoy the rest of her life...... You, promise me. I beg you—"

The queen looked at Emperor Hongxi angrily for a long time, and finally softened and put his hand back in the quilt, "The concubine promised the emperor to treat her well, and the emperor can rest assured." ”

Emperor Hong Xi reluctantly smiled, "Thank you, my good queen, you are still so generous." ”

Without waiting for the queen to answer, Guo Guifei, who was rushing forward, had already rushed to the side of the dragon couch, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty - what's wrong with you?" ”

She burst into tears.

"Danyi, I can't accompany you anymore, you and the queen, be good, be good-" Emperor Hong Xi stretched out his hand and pulled the hands of the two women in front of the couch together with all his might, looking at the queen who was crying and crying, Guo Guifei who couldn't cry, showing the last smile and losing the last trace of consciousness.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty—" Listening to Concubine Guo Guifei's crying and mourning, the queen really wanted to cry along, but she said sharply: "Don't cry, do you think that everyone in the world knows that the emperor has gone, and those people with wolf ambitions take the opportunity to make trouble?" ”