Zhu Di opened the letter sent by the East Palace, and there was a small note in the envelope, and after seeing the words written on it, his pupils shrank slightly, and his heart beat violently.

The prince of Gan, Zhu Zhanji.

Far away in Jiangxi, he planted chess pieces in the core of the empire, monitoring the actions of the emperor and the crown prince. After experiencing great ups and downs, Zhu Zhanji is like a hidden tiger with great patience, licking his wounds in the dark, hiding his minions, and waiting for an opportunity to move.

He's grown up too fast.

Today's Zhu Zhanji, in terms of means and mentality, is far from being comparable to the immature imperial grandson back then, even compared with his father, the former prince Zhu Gaochi, he is also inferior.

Zhu Di suddenly felt weak, and he muttered: "I thought that in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, I knew everything and could do anything. But now it seems that I am like a naïve fool, and as I get older, neither my sense of smell nor my intuition is far worse than it used to be. ”

He has a kind of exhaustion that everything is out of his control, whether it is the corruption of officials or Zhu Zhanji's forbearance scheme, he knows nothing about it.

This is absolutely intolerable and humiliating for an emperor with a strong desire to control.

He used to play with everyone in the palm of his hand, but now, those who were controlled by him have escaped his control and gradually grown. In contrast, he is constantly weakening because of old age, and he does not advance but retreats.

If it weren't for Zhu Gaoxian who had been helping him, I am afraid that he would still be kept in the dark until now, complacent like a fool about his former feat, and not aware of the danger coming.

Tang Cheng stepped forward and comforted: "Your Majesty, hasn't the prince been helping you, no one is perfect, how can there be a person in this world who will always maintain his peak." What's more, isn't the prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty also created by you? ”

Zhu Di's heart was a little balanced: "You say...... It's not unreasonable, I'm old, but fortunately, Daming still has a prince. ”

He is in the twilight of his life, but his heir is still a young man who is alive and well.

Although his abilities have declined, his crown prince is in a rising period like a rising sun, young, keen, decisive, wise, and does things without leak......

"You're right, there has never been an immortal in the world, no one can stand on the top of the mountain forever, but there will always be someone who will stand on the top of the mountain."

His Majesty the Emperor breathed a sigh of relief and said, "At my age, it should be time to enjoy my old age, and the future affairs will be handled by young people, and I don't need to worry about it." ”

Tang Cheng saw that the emperor's mood had eased a lot, and he was relieved in his heart.

He is the person who knows Zhu Di best, and naturally knows that His Majesty the Emperor is not in good health now. The advice of the Tai Hospital was to exhort the emperor to recuperate and recuperate, and not to be angry.

But with the character of the old man, how can he be quiet, he should be born to be a person who gallops and flies immediately, unrestrained and free.

Fortunately, with the prince Zhenguo outside and Tang Cheng by his side, Zhu Di can feel much more at ease.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem—"

Suddenly, the emperor coughed violently, his face was pale, and it was difficult to stand up when he was bent down, which startled Tang Cheng.

Old man Tang hurriedly stepped forward to support the emperor's body, and before he could react, Zhu Di fainted on the spot.

Tang Cheng shouted: "Imperial Doctor, pass on Imperial Doctor!" ”

……

Zhu Gaoxian hurriedly walked into the Qianqing Palace, and Fan Zhong, the general of the guard in front of the palace gate, patrolled with the forbidden army of the Twelve Guards, and the water surrounding the Qianqing Palace was impassable, and the atmosphere was tense, as if the sky had fallen.

When he saw Zhu Gaoxian, Fan Zhong raised his hand and signaled to the forbidden army to make a way.

Zhu Gaoxian didn't speak, walked straight into the hall, and saw a group of imperial doctors, saying one sentence and that one, the scene was extremely chaotic.

He saw Tang Cheng in the crowd at a glance, stretched out his hand to invite him, and asked solemnly, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian was still very busy, and after returning from the martial arts academy class, he was dealing with state affairs in the Wenhua Palace, and he was immaculate, but someone suddenly came and told him that the emperor was sick, so he hurried over.

Tang Cheng said: "Your Majesty was furious today after reading the letter sent by Your Highness, and threatened to let you kill all the people on the list for him. Later, I comforted him a few words, and His Majesty's condition improved slightly, but when I thought it was fine, His Majesty suddenly began to cough, and even fainted. ”

Zhu Gaoxian frowned slightly: "The old man's body is so tough, how could he suddenly faint?" I quickly ordered someone to check the old man's diet, accommodation and other problems in the past two days, and see where the business trip was. ”

Tang Cheng shook his head: "Actually, Your Majesty's dragon body is already weakened. According to what the Tai Hospital said, His Majesty is now like a towering tree that has been eaten by insects, which is healthy and strong from the outside, but in fact the interior has been hollowed out and decayed very quickly. ”

Zhu Gaoxian chuckled in his heart, he didn't care about continuing to ask Tang Cheng, and walked straight to the dragon couch, and the surrounding imperial doctors gave way.

He lifted the curtain and saw Zhu Di lying on the couch, his eyes closed, sweating profusely, his face as dry as white paper, the emperor who was as heroic as a tiger in the past, but now he is dying.

Zhu Gaoxian sat at the head of the old man's bed and raised his hand to check the pulse of the other party.

The people around didn't dare to speak out, for fear of disturbing His Royal Highness the Prince.

There are many people in the Tai Hospital, all of whom were Sui Jun doctors of the Yan Division during the Jing Dynasty, and were named imperial doctors after the war, and they have received this honor for generations. Of course, they knew that the best military doctor in the Yanshi military camp back then was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in front of them.

Zhu Gaoxian's medical skills, superb, under the guidance of famous doctors, blue out of the blue and better than the blue, although he did not go to the battlefield during the Jing disaster, but saved countless Yan generals, relying on this wonderful hand rejuvenation of medical skills.

Feeling the pulse of the emperor, he closed his eyes lightly and frowned.

After a long time, he slowly stood up.

Tang Cheng hurriedly stepped forward and looked at Zhu Gaoxian with hopeful eyes: "His Royal Highness the Prince, how is Your Majesty's health?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian did not speak, but waved his hand to the imperial doctors behind him.

There are many people, even if they are in the deep palace, it is inevitable that there will be ears and eyes.

Tang Cheng comprehended and turned around to disperse the imperial doctor: "Everyone, let's wait in the side hall for the time being, our family will look for you if there is something." ”

After the crowd left, Zhu Gaoxian sighed and said: "As you said, the old man's body has almost collapsed, just like a ruined house full of devastation, leaking air everywhere, although the Tai Hospital has been doing its best to paste the east wall and repair the west wall of this broken house, but this has finally reached the limit." If nothing else, the old man's lifespan should be less than half a year. ”

According to the original history, the old man should have been able to stand up to the twenty-second year of Yongle, but now it has not yet reached the sixteenth year of Yongle, and the old man can no longer stand it.

In his life, the old man fought bloody battles on the battlefield and accumulated countless dark wounds. And because of his heavy heart, he often can't sleep all night, and his mental exhaustion is serious. If you can keep it tight, you may be able to hold on for another six or seven years.

But now Zhu Di understands that even if this empire does not have itself, it will not have any impact, and the Ming Dynasty will only be better under the leadership of Zhu Gaoxian, and the tight string in his heart will be relaxed.

This pine is rushing to get his life.

Before the words came out, the ending had been played thousands of times, the body had not moved, and the heart had passed thousands of mountains. The line has not been successful, the hypothetical slaughter is difficult and sad, the matter has been completed, and the past is still playing in the brain. ”

Zhu Gaoxian sighed, "The old man has never slept peacefully in his life, when he was young, he founded the country with Emperor Taizu Gao, conquered Mobei in the Battle of Jingjing in middle age, and was busy calculating when he was old enough to govern the country. He was not only sick physically, but also mentally ill. ”

"It's okay if this heart disease is not treated, and he can keep pushing him forward, although he is very tormented, but at least he can still live. But if this heart disease is gone, his limit will come. ”

"No matter how skilled my medical skills are, it will not help me in the face of heart disease, because I cured him of this heart disease, and it is impossible to find another heart disease for him. I can prescribe a prescription for him, but at most I can prolong the life of the old man for half a year, which is the ultimate in manpower. ”

He felt a little bitter in his heart, he had never experienced regret in his two lives, and at this moment suddenly regret came to his heart.

If he hadn't performed well and hadn't given the empire to him so reassuringly, maybe the old man wouldn't have come to this situation where he has little to live today.

The old man is now begging for his own death.

He was too tired in this life, so he just had a good sleep, and after his death, he slept underground and met Queen Xu.

Although the old man's father is very lacking in morality, he loves his son when he has nothing to do, and he has been calculating his son day and night since he ascended the throne, which often makes Zhu Gaoxian feel helpless, but ......

This person is the only relative who can give his father's love in this life, just like a mountain, sheltering Zhu Gaoxian from the wind and rain.

Although Zhu Gaoxian doesn't need others to shelter him from the wind and rain, he still enjoys this kind of fatherly love, which can make his cold heart lack of emotion feel the warmth that he has not seen for a long time.

When Tang Cheng heard this, he was silent for a long time before he said in a hoarse voice: "The country cannot be left without an owner for a day, Your Majesty is not awake now, and major matters should be decided by the prince who holds the seal." Now in this situation, what are you going to do, Prince? ”

Zhu Gaoxian shook his head and said, "State affairs aside, you go to the imperial doctors to ask for a set of silver needles, and I will give the old man acupuncture to continue his life first." ”

Tang Cheng nodded, turned around and went to the side hall to find a set of needle boxes with the imperial doctors.

Zhu Gaoxian opened the needle box, and there were forty-nine silver needles of different sizes in it, he took out one and put it on the candle flame to roast......

……

A set of acupuncture took more than two hours.

By the time Zhu Gaoxian put the silver needle back into the needle box, Zhu Di's face, which was as pale as frost and snow outside the hall, had improved slightly, although he was still in syncope, but on the whole, it was harmless.

On the other hand, after more than two hours of acupuncture, Zhu Gaoxian's face turned pale, and his arm under his sleeve trembled.

With his physical strength, even if he fights on the battlefield for a day and night, he will not get tired, which shows how terrifying the mental and physical consumption of this acupuncture is, and he needs to maintain the most focused state all the time, and it is estimated that he will not be able to find a second person in the whole world who can complete such a difficult acupuncture.

Zhu Gaoxian gasped and said: "After my acupuncture, the fast is seven days, and the slow is half a month, and the old man will wake up, and then he needs to take a decoction to recuperate." Still, it's just hanging for life. ”

Tang Cheng could also see that Zhu Xiaosi was very tired now, and comforted: "Your Highness has worked hard, please go back to the East Palace to rest early." ”

"Don't worry, I'll live in the Qianqing Palace these days to take care of the old man."

Zhu Gaoxian took a deep breath, closed his eyes lightly, and tried hard to recover some strength.

Tang Cheng stood beside him, silent, unwilling to disturb the young man.

After a long time, Zhu Gaoxian, who had eased up a little, opened his eyes, and his eyes were calm: "The news of the emperor's fainting must not be spread, so as not to cause turmoil in the hearts of the people. Now, if the news of the old man falling into a coma is spread, I don't know how many moths will be caused. ”

"For the time being, leave all the imperial doctors in the side hall of the Qianqing Palace to prevent them from leaking the news."

Tang Cheng nodded and said, "I'll go and talk to Fan Zhong and let him take the forbidden army of the Twelve Guards to patrol outside the Qianqing Palace day and night." ”

"Not necessarily!"

Zhu Gaoxian shook his head and said, "Let Fan Zhong take the people down, everything will remain normal, how to patrol in normal times, how to patrol now." You let Fan Zhong and the forbidden army look like they are all soldiers, aren't you clearly telling others that something happened to the emperor, and a fool can guess the truth. ”

Tang Cheng suddenly realized, bowed his head guiltily and said, "It's me who is sluggish." ”

After the emperor fainted, he was a little at a loss now, and he really shouldn't have made such a low-level mistake. Fortunately, Zhu Gaoxian reminded him that he woke up in time.

Zhu Gaoxian continued: "I will declare in the name of Wenhua Hall that the emperor traveled to Xiangshan, and during this period, all state affairs will be ruled by me, so as to cover up the truth. ”

Tang Cheng nodded: "It's all up to His Highness." ”

……

After Zhu Gaoxian left, from behind the screen, a mysterious person who was enveloped in darkness came out.

The identity of the person who commanded the shadow servant is the most mysterious, and so far, except for Zhu Di, no one knows the true identity of this person.

After Tang Cheng saw this mysterious person, he was not surprised, the other party was the shadow of the emperor, and the shadow would never leave his body, and he would never leave Zhu Di.

The mysterious man asked in a low voice, "Prince, are you trustworthy?" ”

Tang Cheng frowned slightly: "What do you mean by this?" ”

The mysterious man said faintly: "The emperor fell into a coma, and at this time the crown prince has sole power, if he wants to rebel, even I can't stop him." ”

Tang Cheng asked, "Do you doubt that the prince will have a different heart?" ”

"I doubt everyone."

The mysterious man said lightly, "He may not have this ambition, but he does have this ability, and we have to guard against it." ”

However, Tang Cheng shook his head.

"I'd advise you not to think about it."

(End of chapter)