"?!" Liu Rong was summoned to the palace late at night to see the driver, and he didn't want him to enter the main hall of Xuanming Palace, but only Queen Qiu and Qiu Baoniang turned out from behind the embroidered curtains, and he didn't see the figure of the son, which surprised him, "The edict that Weichen received is to come here to meet Your Majesty......"

"Come in and see Your Majesty." Queen Qiu's face turned pale, her fingertips trembled slightly, and she nodded to him, "Be quiet!" ”

Liu Rong's heart sank suddenly, and huge fear and panic hit him: "What do you mean......?" ”

"General Liu, you can go into the dormitory and watch it." Qiu Baoniang made a silent gesture at him and said in a low voice.

In the dormitory, the curtains were heavy, and I don't know how much benzoin was burned, which made Liu Rong dizzy.

But when the last curtain in front of the couch was lifted, it suddenly brightened in front of me!

There are dozens of giant candles that illuminate the couch perfectly!

After Liu Rong got used to the light, he saw Wen Yanzi lying on his back on the couch, with his eyes closed and his mouth closed, as if he was asleep, but the purple-black on his face...... At this moment, Liu Rong's blood flowed backwards all over his body, and his voice changed in horror: "Your Majesty?!" ”

"Just now I heard that Your Majesty was furious because of Zheng Sanyan's confrontation, and I was worried that he had just come back from the road, so I came over to take a look-I heard that I was coming, and those people in the Liu family obediently retired, but later when I waited for His Majesty to change clothes...... Talk about a few words from the old days...... His Majesty sent me to talk to me left and right, and I didn't say a few words......"

Empress Qiu stood behind him, trembling uncontrollably, and trembling, "Suddenly! He vomited blood! I went out and called the chamberlain to come in, and before I could pass the imperial doctor, Your Majesty ——! ”

"Is it disease or poison?!" Liu Rong's whole person was like in a dream, and he didn't know what to say or do at all! He ate for a long time, Fang asked!

Empress Qiu whimpered, "I want to know too!" ”

"General Liu, Niangniang originally ordered a thorough investigation...... But the maid thought it was inappropriate, so she strongly advised the mother not to do it! Qiu Baoniang said suddenly.

Liu Rongshu turned his head and looked at her angrily: "The dignified son of heaven ......"

"The war in the southwest is not over!" Qiu Baoniang interrupted him in a deep voice: "Da Yongding is less than a year old!" Your Majesty did not make a prince! General Liu, have you ever thought about what will happen to the world once the news of His Majesty's death comes out?! ”

She trembled and said word by word, "Although the maid is a woman, she also knows why His Majesty personally recruited in the first place?!" Isn't it that other people will not be able to convince the public?! Now the southwest has not been pacified, and the military power is still in the hands of the generals! The eldest prince is far away in Fengzhou, and the second prince is still young! Empress...... Niangniang is also a woman in the end, those individuals, are they willing to let Niangniang be regent? At that time, how should Niangniang and the eldest prince, Princess Xian'an, and the nobles of the Six Palaces deal with themselves? ! ”

Queen Qiu raised her sleeves to hide her face, and cried sadly: "Rong'er, what should I do now?" Aunt Qiu said that no one should know that His Majesty had died, but His Majesty was suddenly gone...... I...... I ......" Before the words fell, the queen's body shook, and the person fell softly!

"!" Qiu Baoniang and Liu Rong exclaimed at the same time! The former quickly stepped forward to support the queen, carried her to the nearby soft couch and sighed: "This is the fifth time that the mother has fainted!" ”

Liu Rong took a deep breath, looked at her and said, "How could you think of not announcing the news of His Majesty's death?!" ”

"Back then, the maid was also the daughter-in-law of a wealthy family, although she couldn't compare with a famous family, she was also a well-known and honest family in the township." Qiu Baoniang took a thin sheet from nearby and covered it with Queen Qiu, tears welled up in her eyes, "At the beginning of Bingxie, the elders in the family were highly respected and would have to mediate, and the foundation was not damaged after several chaotic soldiers, and later the elders died of illness, and the husband of the servant was not popular in the book, but after a month, the family wealth was taken away!" ”

"To put it mildly, the current situation of the mother is very similar to that of the maid. Although His Majesty still has the eldest prince and the second prince under his knees, how old is even the eldest prince? The servant's husband was in his twenties at the time...... Although he can't be compared with the eldest prince, where is the eldest prince now? Do you think if the news of His Majesty's death spreads, the Great Prince...... Will he be able to reach the imperial capital safely?! ”

Qiu Baoniang dipped the corners of her eyes with her cuffs, and choked up, "How old is the second prince?" The servant said another damn word - Your Majesty is in the prime of life! Unexpectedly...... If the second prince also ...... Do you think the world is still going to be chaotic? ”

Liu Rong took a deep breath, he had to admit that Qiu Baoniang had a point-the question is, the cause of death of the founding emperor of Dayong, shouldn't he be investigated?!

"What do you think of now?" Liu Rong paced back and forth in the hall for a few steps, clenched his fists vigorously, and asked Qiu Baoniang in a deep voice!

He has not been suspicious of Queen Qiu so far, this is for a reason, since he was a child, he has a preconceived impression of Queen Qiu, as Qiu Baoniang said - as soon as Wen Lingzi died, Queen Qiu's mother and son couldn't support the situation at all, especially when Wen Zhiqi was not in the imperial capital now.

According to common sense, even if Queen Qiu wants to kill the king, she should try to get her son by her side, otherwise as soon as the news of her son's death spreads, the most dangerous thing is to hear Qi!

Therefore, Liu Rong doubted Qiu Baoniang, his sentence was more tempting than asking.

"The maid had only one thought just now, that is, if the news of His Majesty's death spreads, the mother will be in danger!" Qiu Baoniang bit her lip and said, "But persuade Niangniang to order those who know not to move around at will, and after blocking the news...... The maid didn't know what to do in the previous dynasty, so she asked the lady if she could trust the adult, and she could come into the palace to discuss under the pretense of His Majesty's order. ”

She glanced at Liu Rong, "Niangniang thinks that General Liu, you are the most credible." ”

Liu Rong bowed slightly, of course he was touched by the fact that he had become a person trusted by Wen Yanzi and his wife, but this touch was not enough to make him let down his guard: "Although I am ordered by His Majesty to defend the imperial capital, the political affairs are managed by Lord Bo and Lord Gu. Moreover, the Liu family will inevitably ask to see His Majesty the next day...... Since you suggested that Niangniang hide the news of His Majesty's death, don't you have any clue how to hide it? ”

Qiu Baoniang smiled bitterly and said: "General Liu, the maid is just a woman, although she has been displaced for many years, she has a little more knowledge than a young woman. And because it is not like Niangniang's deep love for His Majesty's husband and wife, it is now chaotic...... But after all, she's just a woman! You ask your servant about such a big thing, what can you say? If you don't think it's going to happen, you have to make it public...... To be honest, it is a bit selfish for the maid to persuade the maid to conceal it - since the maidservant's husband's family had an accident, he has entered the palace to serve the princess and the maid for a few days, and the maid has lived a stable life! ”

Liu Rong was silent for a long time - there are many reasons why he can gain the trust of Wen Yanzi, one of which is to be steady and good-thinking, but no matter how steady and good-thinking, he is also a young man now, when facing the death of the emperor at the beginning of the new dynasty, and the age of the prince and the two princes are not enough to entrust Sheji with such a big event, Liu Rong still feels helpless!

But Queen Qiu simply fainted, Qiu Baoniang pretended to be a woman, and the two of them pushed the problem to him!

“…… In any case, the reason for His Majesty's death must not be investigated. After Liu Rong hesitated for a long time, he saw that Queen Qiu hadn't woken up yet, so he said, "In this way, I will send someone to secretly ask the court judge of the Tai Hospital to check the reason." As for concealment...... It's impossible not to tell Master Bo about this, so I'll say it myself. To the outside world, first of all, your Majesty has been tired and sick. ”

Seeing Liu Rong leave, the corners of Qiu Baoniang's mouth showed a hint of ridicule, and she turned the twisted silk gold bracelet on her wrist and secretly wondered: "Bo Xi? He's not qualified to take the situation out of the way! If you want to hide such a big news, how can you not ask Shen Zangfeng to come forward to preside? ! In this way, I can be regarded as repaying Wei Changying for helping me enter the palace and getting me the pair of bracelets before! ”

In fact, as Qiu Baoniang expected, Liu Rong knocked on the back door of Bo Mansion overnight - after Bo Xi heard the news, he opened his mouth for a long time, but the first sentence was: "On the upstart side, I think I am still loyal to Your Majesty and Niangniang." It's the Shi clan, unless the lord of the Xiliang Shen clan comes forward to preside over the overall situation, otherwise ......"

"But Your Majesty once said that Shen Zangfeng will not be eliminated" Liu Rong and Mo Binwei are actually the same kind ......of people, good at martial arts and light literature, his level in political affairs is a little higher than Mo Binwei, but it is not much higher, at this moment, I heard Bo Xi have the intention of telling Shen Zangfeng about the matter, so he objected, "What if I tell him, he is disgusted?" ”

"He now has the hundreds of guards in the Shen Mansion in his hands, how many soldiers and horses do you have in your hands? What is he against?! Bo Xi asked rhetorically, "And why did he defect to His Majesty when he had the remnants of the army in his hands?" The biggest reason is that his own vitality is greatly damaged, and he can't work too long! ”

Breathing a sigh of relief, Bo Xi said, "What's more, the scholar clan, although they are ministers of the same dynasty as us, but you also know that if we are not the old men who follow Your Majesty, where would they look at us?" Now that the world is at the beginning of peace, I will say something heart-wrenching, our Dayong has a shallow foundation - Your Majesty will be gone, the eldest prince and the queen can control the scene? ! Let's talk about those scholars who have eyes above the top! It's not that I'm saying bad things about Zheng Sanyan, just his temper, there are not one or two of our old people, of course they don't dare to be presumptuous in front of Your Majesty! But the eldest prince has always called us uncles and uncles...... Shouting that you are also Brother Liu - there is no person with enough fame and talent to assist the government, what do you say will happen in this world?! ”

Liu Rong was silent for a long time, and said: "I'm not as good as you in political affairs, since you say so, then I'll try it...... But I'll talk about the ugly things first, you come to the political affairs, and the soldiers and horses are under my control! Whoever dares to have a different heart, no matter what his origin is, or what kind of relationship he has with me before, I will kill him first and sacrifice His Majesty's spirit in the sky! ”

"Don't worry about this!" Bo Xi said hesitantly, "I have followed His Majesty for many years, and I rushed to the Wei family, who was not in good health, and returned to his hometown before he was settled, so I had the opportunity to assist the government!" If I defect to Shen Zangfeng, can I fight his relatives and other talents who are in the family and have a lot of money? Don't talk about it, let's just say that Gu Xinian, who was entrusted with government affairs with me, can be my son at an age, but he is on an equal footing with me - I have long figured it out, if I want to be a very popular minister like me, I can only follow a lord like Your Majesty, who is also not from the scholar family! ”

Liu Rong snorted: "It's better to be like this!" ”

"Don't talk to Shen Zangfeng like this!" Bo Xi saw him walking out, and chased and reminded, "That one is from an extraordinary noble background, even if he loses the battle, he is still firmly the lord of the Xiliang Shen clan - you are about the same age as him, don't let him not be able to get off the stage, no one can give you this field now!" ”

Liu Rong said coldly: "It's not the first time I've visited the Shen Mansion!" ”