Since An Le Hou was established at the speed of light, and officially announced that His Majesty was seriously ill, there were also some courtiers who jointly wrote to ask to see the emperor, but they were all blocked back by Huo Xiang for various reasons, although there were quite complaints, and they dared not speak out, and now through the cleaning of the Eryang case inside and outside the court, Zuo Prime Minister Huo Zheng has done everything inside and outside the court, but how do they know that the emperor has actually been secretly mourning for a long time, and it has been cold for several months, and now the court decrees are all from the prime minister's mansion in the name of the emperor.

In the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, Gao Zhong has already taken over the post of one of the Nine Emperors, with a silver seal and green ribbon, and finally became an important minister of the imperial court, although he is full of ambition at this moment, but when he arrives at the Prime Minister's Mansion, he has to carefully sit on Huo Zheng's side to report in detail the whereabouts and remarks of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today.

Huo Zheng heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must read every day every day that he played every exhortation of the Third Emperor, and he was quite satisfied, which showed that the Crown Prince recognized his governing philosophy very much.

Huo Zheng asked, "Is that really the case?" ”

Gao Zhong said: "Lord Xiangguo, all the reading lists of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are personally selected by the lower officials, naturally Lord Xiangguo, your past remarks and recitals have also been compiled into a book and handed over to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to study. ”

When Huo Zheng heard this, he laughed and said, "You! You, you really have a heart. ”

Gao Zhong saw Huo Xiangguo's smile from ear to ear, and knew that this sycophant was on the spot, so he said: "Xiaguan now has to be a high position in Jiuqing, thanks to the recommendation of Enxiang, you can rest assured, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will ascend the throne in the future It is naturally all due to the Xiangguo Lord and your old man's auxiliary government, and the atmosphere of the new dynasty will be created. ”

Huo Zheng nodded again and again when he heard this, and was very happy in his heart, and said: "Okay, very good, by the way, in a few days it will be the court meeting, let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hold a court meeting on behalf of the Son of Heaven, after the court meeting, it is time to announce the edict of Emperor Daxing, it is inevitable that there will be many dreams at night, and you must order the new monarch to start preparing in advance for the enthronement ceremony as soon as possible." ”

Gao Chongting's heart was secretly shocked, he knew that Huo Xiang was preparing to announce the death of the first emperor, so that the crown prince could succeed to the throne as soon as possible, this was a big deal, and it was not ambiguous.

Gao Zhong said in a trembling voice: "Lord Xiangguo, I understand, the lower official will handle it." ”

Huo Zheng bowed slightly: "Okay, the new monarch's succession to the throne is a big deal, and there must be no mistakes." ”

Gao Zhong Zi Lian claimed to be.

In the East Palace, the prince received the concert from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and after reading it, Mu Sheng frowned and handed the concert to Guo Xuan, the prince's housekeeper.

Guo Jue glanced at it and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, is Your Majesty going to exile Gongzi Xiu to Lingnan?" ”

Mu Sheng bowed his head and said, "Well, I suspect that this is probably not what my father meant. ”

Guo Jue said: "It seems that it should be the meaning of Lord Xiangguo, but Weichen thinks that this is a good thing for His Royal Highness the Prince, after all, Gongzi Xiu was once designated as the heir by His Majesty, and this is known both inside and outside the court, if it were not for the conspiracy of the former prince, it would not have ended up like this, although the second Yang behind Gongzi Xiu has fallen, but Gongzi Xiu's influence is still somewhat some, Weichen guesses that Lord Xiangguo probably also said that His Majesty moved him to exile, so as not to affect His Royal Highness's path to heaven in the future." ”

Mu Sheng bowed his head and said: "Lone, I always feel that there may be something unusual in it, but for some reason, Lone has always been a little uneasy in his heart recently. ”

Guo Jue said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, his subordinates guess that it may be that His Majesty's body is almost unable to hold up, so Huo Xiangguo will be in a hurry to exile Gongzi Xiu to the frontier, so as not to affect Your Highness's succession to the throne in the future......"

Mu Sheng bowed his head and said, "Well, Gu Ye is indeed so suspicious, so Gu Cai wants to see His Majesty." ”

Mu Sheng got up and turned around a few times with his hands behind his back, and said: "It's been almost more than a month, and there is always no news of the solitary performance to see my father, and the stone sinks into the sea, which is too strange, I have to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet Lord Xiangguo." ”

In the lobby of Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion, Huo Zheng received a visit from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and hurriedly got up and went out to greet him.

When the prince entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, he was immediately flattered when he saw the Prime Minister bowing down to greet him, Mu Sheng stepped forward in two steps and three steps to support Huo Zheng and said: "Lord Xiangguo, you have always worked too hard for state affairs day and night, and you are the pillar of my dynasty, so there is no need for these false courtesies." ”

Huo Zheng was used in his heart, but he still waved his hand and said, "Hey! His Royal Highness the Prince, you are the prince of the country, although the old minister is the minister of a country, but the monarch and the minister are different, how can you mess up the etiquette because of this? ”

Mu Sheng said: "Lord Xiangguo, I have been admiring you for a long time in my heart when I read your article on the lonely day, in my heart, Lord Xiangguo, you are the lonely teacher, you are the lonely guide, how can the students accept the teacher's courtesy, isn't this a mess." ”

When Huo Zheng heard this, he was really very useful in his heart, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a dragon among people, and the old minister doesn't dare to be it!" ”

Mu Sheng said with a smile: "Lord Xiangguo is too modest, when Lord Xiangguo's political remarks shook the government and the opposition, my father and the emperor respected your articles very much, Lord Xiangguo, you naturally deserve it, and you will often ask Lord Xiangguo for advice on how to govern the country in the future." ”

Huo Zheng laughed, and didn't even dare to say it.

The two of them blew each other all the way, and after they sat down in the lobby, Huo Zheng asked, "Why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince visit the old minister today?" ”

Mu Sheng said: "Lord Xiangguo, I heard that my father is going to exile the Nine Emperor Sons to go to Lingnan, is it true?" ”

When Huo Zheng heard this, he said quietly: "Well, the old minister thinks that although Gongzi Xiu has been demoted to a concubine, it is always a little inappropriate for him to stay in the capital because of his sinful body, and there has been some gossip in the government and the opposition recently, which has a bad impact, so the old minister advised His Majesty to advocate Gongzi Xiu to go outside the border, which is also for the sake of His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

When Mu Sheng heard this, he bowed his head and said: "Lord Xiangguo is thoughtful, Gu understands, in fact, Gu used to have a very good personal relationship with Gongzi Xiu, and everyone knows it, and now I hear that Gongzi Xiu is going to be exiled to other places, I can't help but feel a little sad in my heart, after all, he is also Lone's brother, and I want to ask Your Majesty to send Gongzi Xiu, with the friendship of all brothers, I hope that Lord Xiangguo will play on my behalf." ”

Huo Zheng bowed his head and said: "This is natural, the old minister will play on behalf of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tomorrow to ask His Majesty, please rest assured." ”

When Mu Sheng heard this, doubts arose in his heart, and even such a trivial matter stopped him, so it can be seen that something big must have happened in the palace.

Mu Sheng pondered for a long time, but still said tentatively: "Lord Xiangguo, I want to meet Your Majesty in person, and I hope that Lord Xiangguo will fulfill Gu's filial piety." ”

After speaking, Mu Sheng looked at the change in Huo Zheng's expression.

I saw that Huo Zheng's face sank like water, and after muttering for a long time, Huo Zheng nodded slightly and agreed: "Okay, His Royal Highness the Prince, tomorrow His Royal Highness will enter the palace with the old minister." ”

When Mu Sheng heard this, he was secretly shocked in his heart and said, "Then Gu will bow to Lord Xiangguo." ”

After Mu Sheng reached this point, he put his heart at ease, and took a few bamboo slips with him as a disciple courtesy, and asked Huo Zheng for advice on the pretext of a few articles where the meaning was unclear.

The two talked very happily, and after the prince said goodbye and returned to the East Palace, Gao Zhong walked from the back hall to the lobby, obviously the prince visited, he had to avoid it, and waited in the back hall for the prince to return to the palace so that he could continue to discuss state affairs with Huo Xiangguo.

When Gao Zhong heard that Huo Xiang was going to take the crown prince to see the first emperor, he was a little uneasy in his heart, and stepped forward and said, "Lord Xiangguo, do you really want to take His Royal Highness the crown prince to see the first emperor?" But ......"

Huo Zheng waved his hand, interrupted Gao Zhong's question, and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should be the time to know the truth, don't worry, the old man has his own opinions, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows the truth?" Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would be so stupid as to give up the throne that was sent to the door? ”

Hearing this, Gao Zhong said: "What Lord Xiangguo said is that even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows the truth, he will choose to stand with us, but the officials are too careful." ”

In the early morning of the next day, Mu Sheng was already dressed neatly, looked at his crown crown dress in the mirror, and nodded secretly in his heart, he looked like a dog, and it was quite like that, he went out of the East Palace and went to the Inner Palace.

Changle Palace, outside the emperor's bedroom, Prime Minister Huo Zheng had been waiting here for a long time, and when he saw that the prince's guard of honor had arrived, he stepped forward and saluted: "His Royal Highness the prince." ”

Mu Sheng got out of the car and saluted back: "Lord Xiangguo, you came really early. ”

Huo Zheng said with a solemn face: "His Royal Highness the Prince, please follow the old minister into the palace to meet Your Majesty." ”

Mu Sheng bowed slightly.

Mu Sheng and Huo Zheng walked through one after another heavily guarded palace bans before arriving outside the dormitory hall, where the emperor lived here for a long time, but what made Mu Sheng wonder in his heart was that the level of security in this Changle Palace was also a little too strict, it was simply a sentry in five steps, and a patrol in ten steps.

In front of the main hall of the emperor's bedroom, Huo Zheng said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, please follow the old minister into the palace." ”

Mu Sheng was slightly surprised, and asked, "Lord Xiangguo, don't you have to wait for Your Majesty to summon me before I can officially enter the palace?" Why is this so today? ”

Huo Zheng took a few steps forward, looked back and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, please follow the old minister into the palace, and His Royal Highness will naturally know later." ”

At this moment, Mu Sheng had a hint of foreboding in his heart, and seeing Huo Zheng say this, he had no choice but to follow Lord Xiangguo into the palace to visit the emperor.