Soon after Lu Fang returned to the Forbidden City from the Yan Mansion, the news that Yan Song was seriously ill was truly confirmed.

Xu Jie's happiness and sorrow about this can be described as mixed, the good thing is that his previous conjecture has been confirmed, if nothing else, he will soon be able to smoothly take over the first assistant of the cabinet, and the worry is that with the spread of rumors, the emperor's view of himself may not be very good.

"Alas, I don't know what Your Majesty will think of me Xu Jie after learning about these rumors?"

"Will he think that I, Xu Jie, am so anxious that I can't even bear the last bit of time I have left?"

I saw Xu Jie put aside the finished music in his hand, and thought so.

When Xu Jie thought of Jiajing's possible evaluation of himself, the expression on his face suddenly became gloomy, and he couldn't help clenching his fists and muttering to himself silently.

"Damn, who is making trouble behind the scenes, if the official catches it, he must be skinned and cramped to vent his hatred!"

Xu Jie knew that even if he stood up and explained right now, no one would listen, because the whole thing, it was he Xu Jie who benefited the most!

At this moment, I saw several officials enter the cabinet, and took away the music that Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng had handled, and then sent them to the master of ceremonies to approve the red.

Taking advantage of this gap, Xu Jie glanced at Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng without a trace, and said secretly in his heart.

"When Feng Bao came at that time, there were only three of us on the scene, and soon after that, the rumor that Yan Song was seriously ill spread, could it be that one of them was doing something behind his back?"

The more Xu Jie thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, and there was a little more vigilance in his eyes when he looked at Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng.

……

In the Qianqing Palace, at this moment, Lu Fang was standing beside Jiajing respectfully, reporting Yan Song's current situation to him.

"Your Majesty, please forgive the slave maid for saying bluntly, the current situation of Yan Ge Lao is really not optimistic!"

"The slave maid can see that the group of imperial doctors in the Tai Hospital are really helpless against Yan Ge Lao's condition, Your Majesty, what do you ......see?"

The rest of the words, Lu Fang did not continue, because he knew that Jiajing understood what he meant.

After listening to Lu Fang's report, Jiajing had a stunned expression on his face, and immediately waved his hand and commanded.

"Well, I know, you let out the wind immediately, and say that I plan to go to the Yan Mansion in person later!"

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, he immediately lowered his head deeply and said respectfully.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Lu Fang finished speaking, he immediately glanced at Jiajing without a trace, and said to himself silently.

"It seems that Your Majesty is going to see Yan Ge Lao for the last time!"

Just when Lu Fang was stunned, Jiajing's ancient sound sounded in Lu Fang's ears.

"Okay, Lu Fang, you go out, I want to be alone!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave will retire!"

After this, I saw Lu Fang trembling and saluting Jiajing, and then turned around and left the Qianqing Palace.

After Lu Fang left the Qianqing Palace, Jiajing slowly got up from the dragon chair and began to rummage around in the Qianqing Palace.

"Hey, strange, I remember that there are still some pills left for me to use to maintain my body that were sent to me by the Tai Hospital before, why can't I find them all of a sudden?"

"I remember where I put it in the first place?"

Just as Jiajing was rummaging around, he saw a blue-green jade box in the corner.

Seeing this, Jiajing immediately took the blue-green jade box in his hand, played with it carefully, and said to himself silently.

"Huh~ I finally found it, so that when the time comes, it can be regarded as a trace!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he immediately opened the blue-green jade box, only to see a few round and flawless yellow-brown pills lying quietly inside.

Jiajing took out a pill from it and played with it carefully, and then, a smell of medicine that seemed to be there diffused spread in the room.

"Well, it's you!"

After this, I saw Jiajing mobilize his spiritual power and annihilate all the remaining pills in the blue-green jade box, leaving only this one in his hand.

After doing all this, I saw Jiajing put the pill in his hand back into the blue-green jade box, and carried the jade box with him by the way.

……

Just when the civil and military officials of the court were still extremely shocked by the news that Yan Song was seriously ill, soon, a weightless news spread again.

"Your Majesty is going to Yan's Mansion to see Yan Song for the last time!"

As soon as the news came out, the DPRK and China were in an uproar, and it also broke the last trace of luck in the hearts of many members of the Yan Party.

In fact, they have always had a fluke mentality, that is, what if Yan Song can survive?

And the current news is telling them bluntly: "Give up quickly, Yan Song's condition has deteriorated to the point where His Majesty will go to Yan Mansion in person to see him for the last time!" ”

In the face of this unimportant news, many officials of the imperial court have long lost the interest in work, but have discussed this matter one after another.

"Hey, have you heard the news that Yan Ge is seriously ill?

"I've heard it a long time ago, and it is said that Your Majesty will go to Yan Mansion in person in person in the near future to see Yan Ge Lao for the last time!"

"Ah, in this way, won't Elder Xu Ge soon take over as the first assistant of the cabinet?"

"Yes, do any of you know what Xu Ge likes on weekdays, we can't let go of this opportunity!"

"Nonsense, if you don't know what to send, wouldn't it be nice to just send silver?"

"Ah, but will Elder Xu Ge accept our silver?"

"Why don't you try it?"

Dialogues such as the above are constantly taking place among the civil and military officials of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, and among the government and the opposition, people's hearts are fluctuating.

The vast majority of people want to get a piece of the pie, after all, it's time to bet.

……

At this moment, in the inspectorate, Zhao Zhenji immediately sighed after learning the news.

"Looks like it's going to change!"

Zhao Zhenji knew very well in his heart that after Yan Song died and Xu Jie officially took over as the first assistant of the cabinet, a large-scale liquidation would inevitably be launched, and at that time, the vast majority of Yan Party members would be difficult to escape.

After the defeat of the Yan Party, those key positions in the DPRK and the Central Committee will be completely controlled by the people on the Qingliu side.

After Zhao Zhenji finished speaking, he immediately withdrew his gaze and said secretly.

"Alas, I have to get busy again, and I don't know if Your Majesty will take action to protect Yan Shifan?"

At this moment, there was a knock from outside the door, interrupting Zhao Zhenji's thoughts, Zhao Zhenji couldn't help frowning slightly when he saw this situation, and immediately commanded.

"Come in!"

When the words fell, I saw a servant enter the room and report respectfully to Zhao Zhenji.

"My lord, Hai Rui is waiting outside, saying that he has something to discuss with you!"

When Zhao Zhenji heard this, the resentment in his heart that was disturbed disappeared in an instant, and after waving his hand, he immediately commanded.

"Well, let him in!"

"Yes, sir!"

After a while, I saw Hai Rui walking in with a stack of official documents and said respectfully.

"Xiaguan Hairui has seen an adult!"

Seeing this, Zhao Zhenji couldn't help but have a little doubt on his face, tilted his head, and asked.

"Hai Rui, what are you doing here?"

In the face of Zhao Zhenji's inquiry, Hai Rui did not have the slightest intention of concealing it, and responded with words.

"My lord, these are all things that need to be done by you!"

When Zhao Zhenji heard this, an expression of crying and laughing suddenly appeared on his face, pointed to the empty seat on the table, and immediately ordered.

"For a trivial matter like this, you don't have to go out in person at all, just leave it to your subordinates, okay, just leave it there, the official will see it later!"

"Yes, sir!"

After Hai Rui put the stack of official documents that needed Zhao Zhenji's eyes on the table, Zhao Zhenji withdrew his gaze from Hai Rui's body, sighed, and said helplessly: "You, it's all this time, and you're still thinking about these things!" ”

When Zhao Zhenji said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "Now the people's hearts in the DPRK and China are floating, and everyone is scrambling to get closer to Xu Jie, Hai Rui, don't you have this idea?" ”

When Hai Rui heard this, he immediately responded without thinking: "My lord, the lower official doesn't understand this, the lower official only knows that the lower official can have today's status, and everything depends on Your Majesty!" ”

"If one day, Xia Guan really needs to get closer to someone else, that person will only be Your Majesty!"

After listening to Hai Rui's words, Zhao Zhenji's pupils contracted suddenly, and then, I saw Zhao Zhenji come back to his senses, his face was full of gratification, and he said slowly.

"Hai Rui, Hai Rui, this official is now more and more glad that he made the decision to recommend you to serve in the Inspectorate!"

"If only there were more people like you!"

(End of chapter)