The voice was old and muddy, and a figure fell in the doorway with the voice, his face distorted, his breathing intermittent, and only a pair of eagle-like eyes pierced through the gray medicine mist and landed on Bai Yangbai.

After seeing the man's face clearly, He Angelica and Bai Yangbai both showed disbelief, looked at each other, and started the following conversation with their eyes:

Bai Yangbai: "Wow, wow, it's scary, do you see it clearly, girl, the most terrible person has appeared!" ”

He Angelica: "But looking at his current situation, he doesn't pose any threat to us, just a toothless tiger." ”

Bai Yangbai: "Why are you so calm! That person is Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang! I also heard all kinds of disrespect you said, be careful of being beheaded! ”

He Angelica smiled: "I have you on my back." ”

Bai Yangbai let out a silent condemnation with his eyes, and the corners of his eyes cramped and couldn't arouse He Angelica's guilt. Sure enough, no matter how many times they clashed, Bai Yangbai was completely defeated.

"Ahem," the old emperor called the attention of the two with a heavy coughing sound, he stared at Bai Yangbai's face tightly, and asked in a hoarse voice, "To make such an inference, you are not an ordinary palace maid, who are you?" Why did you know about the withdrawal of the feudal domain? ”

Bai Yangbai was stunned, and then noticed He Angelica's outfit and his own skirt, and realized that it was the emperor and his old man who made a mistake. I heard a conversation between a man and a woman outside the door, and when I entered the door, I saw a man (He Angelica) and a woman (Bai Yangbai), so I decided that those words came from Bai Yangbai's mouth.

The extremely clever brain melon figured out the reversal of the situation in an instant, cleared his throat, and said in He Angelica's voice: "You look so embarrassed, did you encounter an assassination and fled here to escape?" ”

"......" the old emperor glared at Bai Yangbai.

Bai Yangbai pulled He Angelica to discuss: "Look at this situation, that old guy is a tiger in Pingyang, let's just don't do it, beat him up and then run away!" ”

"That's too ruthless," He Angelica Khan kindly stopped, "He won't live long just by listening to the cough, not only is the medicine he takes a drug that confuses his mind, but even the golden pill he loves to take is the opposite of longevity, and he is an old man...... So let's just sit back and watch him die! "Pinch your fingers, Zhu Yuanzhang's limit is the matter of the past few days, the royal family said that he was dying, and the folk said that he died after serving Dan, and now it seems that he has suffered internal injuries.

"How good is this, please!"

"At least I met a ghost in the middle of the night, not the old face of Old Emperor Zhu."

"Oh, that makes sense."

The conversation between the two may have been heard by Zhu Yuanzhang, only to see that his face was dark, and the green tendons on his head were beating, if he could still move, he would definitely come up to find trouble. He Angelica explained to Bai Yangbai: "You will leave the palace after the aftermath, wait for me in the old place, and I will go to meet you tomorrow at the latest." ”

"The old place? Where is that? ”

Rolling his eyes, "Do we know a lot of things together, of course...... The house where my mother and Uncle Nie lived. ”

Bai Yangbai said apologetically: "It's sad to mention you." ”

He Angelica patted his shoulder and said goodbye: "Entertain the emperor well, don't play for too long." ”

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The second day was destined to be a day of dense clouds and no rain, and on this day in the 31st year of Hongwu, the terrifying news of "the emperor's death was killed by Cao Hongrui, the great eunuch of Dongchang", quickly spread in the palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang was seventy-one years old, the temple name was Taizu, and the name was Open Heaven and Path, Zhao Jili, the Great Sage, the Supreme God, the Benevolence, the Righteousness, the Martial Virtues, the Successful Emperor, the Emperor - a great figure as dazzling as the sun in the history books, and after his death, there was only a gray old skin. He Angelica couldn't help but sigh like this, and there was no sadness or joy in his heart.

At this time, she had changed into a fine dress of the real county lord grade, the expression on her face was solemn and solemn, and she stood beside the dragon bed as the main person investigating the cause of Zhu Yuanzhang's death, and behaved elegantly. Who would have thought that a quarter of an hour ago she was still scrambling to find a wet cloth, trying to wipe the turtle off the old emperor's face.

That nonsensical Bai Yangbai, it is good to play on different occasions! Even if this one in bed takes your kingdom and kills your relatives, is it a pleasure to draw a turtle on the face of a dead man!!

"The county lord? Princess! ”

Zhu Yunwen called from the side, and it took several sounds to call He Angelica's soul back, asking: "The emperor's body is obviously safe, why did he suddenly die, is it really as rumored in the palace, died at the hands of Cao Hongrui?" ”

He Angelica inquired first: "What about Cao Hongrui and his people?" ”

Zhu Yunwen put his hands behind his back easily, and said with a smile: "After listening to the advice of the county lord, the arrangement should have been arranged a long time ago, and King Ning, King Yan and Jinyiwei seem to be extremely prescient, and with the joint efforts of all parties, Cao Hongrui did not make much waves." In the battle of the Imperial Garden, he was seriously injured by several people in Gao Jue, and escaped with injuries, and it was only a matter of time before he was captured. ”

"In this case, then please strengthen the guard before Cao Hongrui's party is wiped out, and don't give the enemy a chance. As for the cause of His Majesty's death, it is really tragic......"

After listening to Zhu Yunwen's introduction and knowing that Cao Hongrui has become a water dog, He Angelica did not hesitate to add a series of true and false charges to Cao Hongrui's head, such as the culprit of the murder of the old emperor, the attempt to usurp the throne, the persecution of ministers and raw children, and the poisoning of Zhu Biao, the prince of Yiwen.

The more Zhu Yunwen listened, the more angry he became, and a black giant flame faintly appeared behind him, and he immediately clenched his fists and said that the first thing he did after ascending the throne was to abolish the East and West No. 2 Factory and prevent those eunuchs from continuing to harm the world.

Of course, the old emperor Zhu Yuanzhang favored and indulged the eunuchs, and finally died at the hands of the eunuchs, which is really not a glorious thing, so the declared cause of death is still "death of illness". Because of the auxiliary minister and the edict of succession, Zhu Yunwen's enthronement ceremony passed smoothly, and he has not yet been canonized as a crown princess, so there is no queen for the time being.

On the other hand, the little baby left by Ling Miaoyi was fed poisoned milk by Shuqin in Qingyuan, and the kidney qi of the viscera was insufficient, and he could only live for four months at most when he brought it to the capital.

Ling Miaoyi also participated in the selection of the eldest grandson of the emperor, and Zhu Yunwen urgently needed a nominal heir, and the situation at that time just coincided, so it was logical to assign the little baby to his name, which could be regarded as helpful. Now that Zhu Yunwen has the wealth of a country, he will definitely find a way to let his son live a longer healthy life, otherwise it will be unfavorable to the new monarch if it is rumored that his young son died young.

King Yan had obviously expected such a situation a long time ago, and was as silent as a river grass. Unlike in the previous life, the old emperor's edict was not destroyed, and it was handed down on the same day as his death, and the reaction was quite calm, and there was no sign of a mutiny.

These are not He Angelica's main concerns, until Zhu Yunwen returned to the harem for the first time as the new monarch and returned to the harem with a sad face, she knew that the thing she cared about the most was coming!

"Why is Your Majesty so worried? Is it a lot of work? She asked gently.

"Alas," Zhu Yunwen sighed, "Today, I discussed with the courtiers about the mausoleum and funeral of the emperor's grandfather, and I had a quarrel with those old stubborns, and the quarrel hurt my brain." ”

"The mausoleum has been repaired a long time ago, and the funeral is also the same as before, so what's the difficulty?" She asked knowingly.

Zhu Yunwen waved his hand, infinitely troubled, "It's the old routine that is troublesome, the previous dynasty Chongxing was martyred, and in this dynasty, my father and second uncle King Qin were both imperial grandfathers who ordered all the concubines to be buried together, and no one was left." The worst thing is that the imperial grandfather left a handwritten letter to bury the twenty-nine concubines and concubines in the palace, even ...... Even the white silk for them to cast is ready. ”

He Angelica exclaimed in surprise and covered his mouth: "There is such a thing! Is it because there are people you care about when you ascend the throne, or is it because the first thing you do when you ascend the throne is to kill people, which makes you feel that this beginning is unlucky? ”

In addition to this dragon robe, Zhu Yunwen is still an immature young man in essence, unlike Zhu Quan's "free-range wild horses" who have experienced human affection and sophistication, Zhu Yunwen is a "captive sheep", and he is easily guided to different directions by a sentence. He Angelica is still a person who can speak, and Zhu Yunwen is looking for a person to complain about, so he said all his thoughts.

"What you said is unlucky, on the other hand, the emperor's grandfather has always been domineering when he was the emperor, and now I urgently need to change the impression of the people, and kill more than 20 women in one go, which is just the opposite of this. I argued with the courtiers for a long time, but there was still no result. ”

He Angelica suggested with a smile: "Then Your Majesty chooses to be a Ming Jun and not let those concubines be martyred." ”

Another long sigh: "I don't want to do that, but in the handwritten letter left by the emperor's grandfather, he asked his concubine to be martyred, if he didn't comply, wouldn't he have to be stubbornly criticized as unfilial piety by the old man in the court?" Moreover, the edict of succession and the will to cut the feudal domain left by the emperor's grandfather were all carried out, but the handwritten letter left behind at the same time was abandoned, and it would be used by people with intentions to make a fuss. ”

It turns out that this is the real reason.

He Angelica smiled and said, "Is Your Majesty very embarrassed? I don't think it's a difficult thing, hehe, but it's a pity that I'm a woman and don't dare to talk about government politics. ”

Zhu Yunwen was full of sorrow, and took the time to despise her, she is too good at pretending to be garlic, and there are few places for her to talk about government politics? But he said respectfully: "What did the county lord say, I have always admired your resourcefulness, this time I entered the palace to treat the emperor's grandfather, and after the emperor's death, he assisted in the investigation, and the hero is also." I've already helped so many heroes, so let's help me solve my troubles one more time. What's more, the matter of the harem is not considered a court government. ”

"Since Your Majesty said so, then Qing Ning has the audacity to say it, and if what he said is wrong, I hope Your Majesty will be punished lightly."

"Okay."

"The first emperor let the concubines be martyred, according to the ancient practice of the Han Dynasty, killing the mother and leaving the son, to prevent the power of relatives from growing. And the first emperor had a long life, and only one of the concubines who gave birth to the prince and the princes was alive, Cheng Guifei, who was old and in poor health, and she couldn't serve the emperor when she went to the other side, right? And the biological mothers of several princesses, only Zhang Meiren, who gave birth to sixteen princesses, is still alive, so the ancient example of 'killing mothers and leaving children' does not conform at all. ”

Zhu Yunwen frowned and said: "Although this is the case, it is used to persuade the courtiers, but I am afraid that there is something that does not make sense." ”

"Then select about ten representatives from the concubines and go to serve the emperor and his old man on that side, can you explain to the courtiers? Enshrine the old and prestigious concubine in the palace, and it can also show His Majesty's filial piety. ”

"Oh? What do you mean......"

But seeing that the beauty in the palace costume smiled gently, the cinnabar mole between her eyebrows was shining at this moment, and she said softly: "I guess, the first emperor was probably afraid of loneliness, and he was afraid that the young concubine here would work too hard to stay lonely, so he left a book to ask for a funeral." In fact, the funeral is just a ritual, and there is no need to ask all the members, and it is good enough to select those young and beautiful. ”

"That's really the way to do it."