On the thirteenth day of the lunar month, the goose-feather-like snow fluttered one after another, covering the entire capital.

In the emperor's bedroom, Emperor Jingfeng, who was getting thinner, had difficulty getting medicine, and finally drank a bowl of medicinal soup, but inside he turned over the river and the sea, bent over and vomited clean. A violent cough spurted out, and the blood on his face faded in an instant.

The palace attendant was shocked when he saw this: "Your Majesty!"

Not long after, Li Jinche, Cheng Yan and other important cabinet ministers gathered one after another, and the imperial doctor trotted over, his hands on Emperor Jingfeng's pulse, his eyes were shocked, and his voice trembled: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's ...... It's going to be bad......

Unexpectedly, this day came so quickly, Li Rui tried hard to suppress his sadness, and wanted to help Emperor Jingfeng up with a crying voice: "Brother Huang......"

Emperor Jingfeng's face was pale and gray, and he forced the last bit of strength to dodge Li Rui's movements, and said weakly, "Ahem, cough, cough...... Leave me alone, Rui, you go...... Immediately summon the hundred officials into the palace......

It seems that this is the time to explain the aftermath.

Li Ruiqiang held back tears in his eyes: "Don't worry, brother Huang, brother will go."

Emperor Jingfeng asked again, "...... What about Gu Yunji?"

Gu Yunji immediately stepped forward: "Your Majesty, the minister is here, you can just give orders."

Emperor Jingfeng took a few hard breaths, ordered someone to give him the token, and said, "You go to the edict now, bring the prince out, and bring it to me as soon as possible...... Do you understand?"

Hearing this, everyone present had different expressions, and a dark color suddenly flashed in Li Jinche's eyes.

Gu Yunji was a little surprised when he heard this, and at the same time, his heart was also relieved, and he said firmly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, Weichen will definitely bring His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to you."

Emperor Jingfeng's heart felt a little calm, and nodded: "...... Go for it."

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was on Emperor Jingfeng, Li Jinche and Fang Zigui exchanged a look, and then the two left the dormitory one after another and came to a secluded place where no one was.

Li Jinche's face was gloomy, and he subconsciously looked back at the location of Emperor Jingfeng, gritted his teeth and said, "Father really wants to pass the throne to Li Jinze, otherwise he would not have released him from the edict and summoned him to himself at this time."

Fang Zigui lowered his gaze, the ink in his eyes surged, and his voice was like a demagogic devil, and he said softly, "Your Majesty will probably not survive tonight...... Your Highness, there is chaos inside and outside the palace now, and people are panicking, and the opportunity must not be lost and will not come again......

Li Jinche's eyes darkened, his fingers tightened subconsciously, he paced restlessly in place for a few steps, and finally made up his mind: "...... Okay, do it!"

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In the ice and snow, there were few pedestrians on the streets, and there were few people on the roads in the palace. At the Donghua Gate, several guards guarding the door were drowsy and dozed off in the corner.

Suddenly, a cold wind stirred, and the guard was so cold that he shivered, and instantly came to his senses: "Who!"

A team of Flying Fish Guards appeared in front of him, and the leader had a cold face, and flashed his identity token at him: "There is an order from above, all palace gates are closed, no one is allowed to enter and exit at will, and the guards of each palace gate are temporarily handed over to the Flying Fish Guard."

"Close the palace gates?" The city gate guards looked surprised when they heard this, "How could the palace gate suddenly be closed in broad daylight? There was no precedent for this, and I didn't receive any orders to hand over the gate guards to the Flying Fish Guard."

He glanced at Flying Fish Guard a few times, and doubts grew in his heart, "I wonder which commander this lord has received? Can you tell me clearly so that I can confirm and verify?"

"Which order do you think I received?" Flying Fish Wei sneered and tugged at his uniform, "See? Lao Tzu is a Flying Fish Guard, and the Flying Fish Guard has never been restrained by hundreds of officials, but only obeys His Majesty's orders."

"The upper side let the palace gate be closed, naturally it is His Majesty's intention, what, do you still want to go to His Majesty to confirm and confirm? If you don't step back quickly, from now on, the palace gate will be under our control."

Knowing that it was Emperor Jingfeng's intention, the garrison subconsciously retreated, but the sense of responsibility in his heart still did not allow him to retreat: "Since it is His Majesty's order, can you take the holy decree to the next view?"

Feiyuwei looked impatient, and said in an aggravated tone, "We are serving His Majesty's command, and there is no holy decree! difficult

Don't you want me to invite Your Majesty over and let him personally give orders in front of you?"

"The lower officials don't dare."

The garrison immediately lowered his head, but still refused to give in for half a point: "It's just that closing the palace gate is a big deal, and although the lower official is only a minor official at the city gate, he doesn't dare to derelict his duties. Just in case, the lord should go back and ask for a holy decree from His Majesty, or bring a military order from the immediate superior, and then ask the subordinate official to hand over the right to guard the city gate, and then the subordinate official will have nothing to say."

Flying Fish Guard didn't expect him to be so stubborn, and said angrily, "Presumptuous! We are waiting to take over the palace gate by His Majesty's holy decree, and you dare to resist and disobey the decree! If you delay Your Majesty's important business, you won't be able to cut off ten heads!"

The garrison insisted: "My lord forgives the sin, guarding the palace gate is the duty of the lower officials, and the lower officials really dare not ......."

"Ahh

Before the garrison finished speaking, he saw a flash of the knife, and a human head rolled down, and the soldier next to him screamed in fright, and his face turned pale in an instant.

The Flying Fish Guard put away his long knife, wiped the blood splashed on his face, and said to the soldier gloomily, "How is it, can you hand over the palace gate to us now?"

looked at the Flying Fish Guard in front of him, as if he dared to say a "no", he would become the second person whose head fell to the ground.

The soldier was so frightened that his legs couldn't stop fighting, and he stammered, "Yes, yes...... Adults, please ......."

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On the other side, Gu Yunji and Li Jinze, who had just come out of the imperial prison, were hurrying to the palace.

"Your Highness, watch your step."

Li Jinze stayed in a dark and damp cell for more than three months, only briefly freshened up, and barely picked up his personal appearance. Knowing that Emperor Jingfeng might not be good, he was so anxious that he staggered when he walked, and almost tripped over himself.

Li Jinze ran in a hurry, panting, and waved his hand to show that he was okay, while pulling Gu Yunji to continue walking: "I, I'm fine...... Master Gu, let's go quickly...... Don't keep your father waiting......

The two of them came all the way to the gate of the palace, but saw that the gate was closed, and there was not a single soldier guarding the door.

Seeing this, Gu Yunji's brows furrowed: "What's the matter, in broad daylight, why is the palace gate closed?"

He was deeply puzzled, and simply shouted to the tower, "Hey—is there anyone! Open the door—"

Half an hour passed, and still no one answered, Gu Yunji was about to shout again, when a flying fish guard poked his head out: "Who is making a noise!"

Gu Yunji's face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly said: "I am Gu Yunji, the head of the household department, who was ordered by His Majesty to handle important matters, and now I need to enter the palace to return to the palace, and please open the palace door for us to enter."