Rushing to the bed and sitting up, Zhu Fatpang looked left and right, and then looked at the quilt on his body, before exhaling and wiping the cold sweat on his head.

"It turned out to be a dream, it scared me!"

Take a few breaths to calm down the panic in your heart.

Zhu Chupang pulled the quilt and was about to lie down and continue to rest.

He has to get up early tomorrow to go to court, but he can't get up late.

But as soon as his hand was on the side of the bed, he suddenly touched something cold.

Subconsciously glanced down, Zhu Chupang was stunned on the bed.

It's a bronze thing, the style is very rough, and it's all traces of time, and it looks old.

There are a lot of old things in the palace, and Zhu Chupang has not seen any treasures.

The reason why he was stunned when he saw this thing was because this thing was what his father gave him in his dream just now.

"It's... This... It's not a dream! ”

Zhu Chubby picked up the bronze with the bird in a daze, looking at this little thing, his eyes were stunned.

"My dad really came back, he really came back just now."

Muttering a few words, Zhu Chupang rolled off the bed, stumbled a few times before getting up, and shouted as he ran out of the door.

"Daddy... Daddy, where are you, come out quickly, don't scare your son, Dad..."

Zhang, who was packing up his things, heard her husband's shout, frowned suspiciously, put down the things in her hand, and walked out quickly.

"What's wrong? What's wrong, aren't you sleeping? Why did you run out again? I don't wear a thick coat, what should I do if I freeze. ”

Seeing that his man ran out barefoot, Zhang's distressed hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Zhu Fatpang to go back.

"Did you see our dad come back just now?"

Seeing his wife, Zhu Fatpang hurriedly grabbed Qi's hand and asked nervously.

"What are you crazy about, you told me during the meal that the old man had just sent a telegram and was fighting in Tbilisi, and after the battle, he was going to levy the Golden Horde, and you still complained to me, saying that if you knew this, you wouldn't let them go out together, and you always engage in this kind of temporary change, do you forget."

Hearing what his wife said, Zhu Chupang kept shaking his head.

"No, no, my dad must have come back, he must have come back..."

Saying that, he showed the bronze bird in his hand to Zhang, "This is what my father gave me just now, and he gave it to me with his own hands, and there is no such thing in our palace at all, so this must have been brought back by our father." ”

"This..."

Looking at the things in her husband's hand, Zhang also hesitated a little.

She knew best what was in the palace where she lived, and her husband came straight down from the bed, so it must be next to the bed.

She made the bed herself every day, and she knew best if there was such a thing.

It can't be put by other palace people, Zhu Chupang likes to be quiet when he sleeps, except for the Zhang family next to him and the guard eunuch at the door, no outsiders come in at all.

In addition, what her husband said, is this thing really brought back by the old man.

But the old man is thousands of miles away, even if the airplane and airship are very fast, it is impossible to rush back in a few hours.

Thinking of this, she shouted outside the door, "Come on, come in!" ”

"Your Majesty, Queen Mother!"

The movement had already been heard, and the guards and eunuchs who were already waiting outside the door hurriedly rushed in.

The reason why Zhu Panpang didn't come in for the first time when he shouted just now was because they heard Zhu Panpang shouting that it was the emperor, and there was no other movement inside, so they didn't dare to come in, for fear of suddenly breaking in, and if they saw something they shouldn't see, their heads were about to move.

"Did you see the Emperor come back just now?"

Seeing that her husband was nervous and speechless, Zhang hurriedly asked a few guards and eunuchs.

Several guards and eunuchs looked at each other blankly, and shook their heads in unison.

"Back to the queen mother, I waited everywhere and didn't see the emperor come back."

"Really?" Zhang asked again affirmatively.

Several guards shook their heads in unison.

"Not really!"

"Got it, let's all get out!"

Seeing that the guards all shook their heads, and their eyes were also blank, Zhang frowned and drove them out.

"Are you sleeping, I can't say, this is what you brought with you before you went to bed."

When asked the guards and didn't see the old man, Zhang was a little suspicious that her husband was too tired and hallucinating.

"This..."

Zhu Fatpang was also a little suspicious, he looked at the bronze bird in his hand and scratched his head.

Could it really be that I am hallucinating, but where did this thing come from, there is really no such thing in the palace.

Just when Zhu Chupang frowned and doubted himself, Zhang was helping him and preparing to go back to the room to continue resting.

Yang Rong, who was on duty in the palace today, hurriedly rushed to the dormitory where Zhu Chupang was resting.

I don't know if it's because of the urgency of the matter or the hurry of his departure, he stumbled several times on the road, and if it wasn't for the officials accompanying him, I'm afraid he would have fallen several times.

"The emperor is not there?"

Rushing to the dormitory where Zhu Chupang was resting, Yang Rong grabbed the officer guarding the door.

"Master Yang, the emperor has already rested, if you don't have anything important, can you come back tomorrow."

Glancing at the closed door of the dormitory behind him, the officer hesitated to persuade him.

"Oh, it's still tomorrow, I can't wait now, hurry up and call the emperor, just say that there is something important, it's about the emperor!"

"The Emperor!"

The officer was stunned when he heard this, he was also called in just now, and it was he who replied.

The emperor suddenly asked the emperor if he had it, but they really didn't see it.

However, as soon as they returned to their posts, Yang Rong said something about the Emperor.

Thinking of what the emperor and queen had just asked, and looking at Bachelor Yang's pale face, the officer suddenly realized something, and suddenly pushed open the door of the dormitory behind him and rushed in.

Yang Rong and the others didn't understand the report, and they followed in directly.

The other guards wanted to stop them, but when they saw the solemn expressions of the heads and the adults, they knew that something big should happen.

If they stop a few people at this time and delay the major events of the military aircraft, they will be stripped of their skin, and they will probably not even be able to save their heads.

So a few guards hesitated for a moment and followed directly, planning to take a few people away directly if the emperor ordered not to allow a few people to enter.

After receiving the officer's report, Zhu Chubby, who was still sitting on the edge of the bed with something, bounced up directly from the bed, and staggered to the door with Zhang's support.

The two parties met in the courtyard, Yang Rong looked at Zhu Chubby, who was looking at him nervously, his eyes were suddenly filled with mist, his body fell to the ground, and he choked up: "Your Majesty, the Emperor Taishang... The Emperor He... Crashed! ”

"Boom!"

This news was like thunder, and it exploded in Zhu Fatpang's mind, and he stumbled violently and almost fell to the ground.

"You... You... What did you say? ”

Although he had heard it clearly, Zhu Fatpang still couldn't believe it, he hoped that it was just a lie and a joke.

But as a cabinet scholar, how could Yang Rong make such a joke, he just wanted to die, and it was impossible to drag the nine clans to die together.

Raising his head slightly, his face was already wet with tears, Yang Rong said in a hoarse voice: "Just now, we received a telegram from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness King Zhao of Han, that the Emperor died an hour ago in the military camp outside Tbilisi. ”

It was confirmed again, and Zhu Fatpang's eyes suddenly darkened, and his body fell backwards.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Fortunately, the officer who reported just now was quick and dragged Zhu Chupang back.

Zhu Chupang took a few breaths, glanced at his wife who was full of concern but was already teary-eyed, gently patted his wife's hand, turned his head to Yang Rong and said:

"Knock... Ring the bell and gather the hundred officials..."

Zhu Chubby, who was supported by everyone, held back the grief in his heart and made his will with tears on his face.

Originally, according to the rules, the emperor could not ring the bell immediately when he died, but he had to first martial law the imperial city, and then notify the world when the new emperor ascended the throne and everything was ready.

But the current Ming Dynasty is different, there are no two brothers by his side, and Zhu Chubby, the emperor, is not a year or two, so he is not afraid to ring the bell now.

Coupled with the communication system, it cannot be arranged to all the officials, and if someone is sent to notify, I don't know when the people will be gathered, so Zhu Fatpang can only use the bell to remind everyone and hurry over to the court.

"Bell ......"

Just when everyone in Beiping City fell into a deep sleep, above the bell tower of the Forbidden City, a mighty and majestic bell sounded.

The person who was woken up turned over irritably, ready to stare for a while, and then continued to sleep when the bell stopped.

However, after waiting for a long time, the sound has not stopped, and even the rhythm of the beating is different.

"It's broken!"

Yu Qian, who opened his eyes when the bell rang, thought that this was the time, but after hearing the different rhythm, he suddenly got up from the bed, slapped his wife next to him vigorously and shouted, "Hurry up, hurry up...... Prepare my court clothes! ”

"What's wrong with that? Why do you ring the bell in the middle of the night! Didn't the court decree that the bell should not be used to tell the time, why did it ring again? ”

"Oh, don't ask, hurry up and find me clothes."

Not only Yu Qian, but all the officials and nobles in the capital got up as soon as possible, put on their court clothes, and ran to the palace at the fastest speed.

At the same time, on the way there, they also noticed that the Jinyi Guard and the Moon Shadow Guard, as well as the Royal Guards guarding Beiping, had guarded all important exit positions in Beiping.

Seeing this scene, everyone's faces were solemn, listening to the bell that had not stopped, and they were all guessing in their hearts what had happened.

Soon, everyone gathered at the gate of the palace with lights on and saw Yang Rong who was on duty today.

The imperial court is not on duty during normal times, but when there is a war in the country, each department must keep people to deal with emergencies at any time.

"Master Yang, what the hell is going on, this... What the hell is this..."

Yu Qian, who already had a guess in his heart, wanted to ask who it was, but as soon as he was halfway through the words, he realized that something was wrong, and immediately closed his mouth and looked at Yang Rong anxiously.

Yang Rong, who still had tears in his eyes, looked around and quieted down, looked at all his officials, and said slowly: "The emperor is waiting in the palace, let's talk about anything when we go in." ”

As soon as they heard that the emperor was waiting, some officials who had already pinched their hearts breathed a sigh of relief.

When they came, they were actually thinking, if it was really the emperor who had an accident, who would dare to order the bell to be ringed.

Before the prince returns, those big guys who can know will definitely try their best to hide it.

Now that I know that the emperor is fine, all that's left is...

Thinking of this, some veteran ministers turned slightly pale, and their steps towards the main hall were a little vain.

"Isn't it..."

While marching, Yang Pu asked Yang Rong in a low voice.

He wanted to say who it was, but he couldn't talk nonsense about this kind of thing, so he could only show it with his eyes.

Glancing at Yang Pu, who had already made a rough guess, Yang Rong sighed slightly and didn't speak, stretched out his hand to support this old fellow, and walked towards the palace hall step by step.

Yang Pu's heart sank instantly, thinking about the bits and pieces that accompanied that person, and a little bit of crystal sparkle flowed out of his eyes.

Entering the main hall, some ministers saw Zhu Fatpang sitting on it, and their hearts were completely relaxed.

As long as it is not the emperor who has an accident, as long as the emperor is there, everything can be stabilized and suppressed.

Silently saluted Zhu Chupang, and the officials stood in two lines in silence, waiting for the emperor to announce that they had already guessed the news.

"Announce it!"

Seeing that everyone was coming, Zhu Chubby, whose eyes were still red, waved at Yang Rong.

Yang Rong saluted, stood out and looked at everyone: "Just two hours ago, the imperial court received a telegram from the Three Legions, and the telegram was jointly sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Han, and His Royal Highness the King of Zhao......

Speaking of this, Yang Rong took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice: "The Emperor Taishang has died!" ”

In the military camp outside Tbilisi, all the generals and leading officers who had just dispersed knelt silently in the big tent, looking at Zhu Zhangui and Zhu Gaosui who were beside the brocade couch with tears in their eyes and biting their bleeding lips to tidy up the old man's appearance.

Everyone didn't expect that the old man would leave like this, and leave them so suddenly.

After being driven away by the old man just now, they pulled Zhu Zhangui and prepared to take some night scenes and photos.

However, before everyone took a few photos, the little snot that was waiting for the old man staggered over and said a few words in Zhu Zhangui's ear.

Then they saw that the camera in Zhu Zhangui's hand fell to the ground and rushed to the camp like madmen.

Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Zhanji, who also sensed that something was wrong, also rushed to the camp as soon as possible.

When they arrived at the old man's tent, they saw the old man holding the photo poster, sleeping quietly with a smile on his lips.

Seeing this scene, the hearts of the three people who rushed over instantly hurt to the extreme, Zhu Zhangui directly threw himself on the ground, crawled to the old man's side, and stretched his hands trembling several times before reaching under the old man's nose.

No crying, no stunned.

Zhu Zhangui immediately asked Hu Yu, Zhang Fu, and Jiang Huai, who followed up, to control the army, and demanded that without his orders, no one was allowed to move, and anyone who dared to disobey the order would be killed.

And the generals who followed immediately after, when they heard this order and understood what was happening, they all fell silent, knelt down silently, and looked at Zhu Zhangui, who was holding the old man, looking helplessly and blankly ahead, biting his lips and bleeding.