Looking at Zhu Youzhen, who was stunned, Duoduo hurriedly explained: "In order to prevent being harmed by Wei Eunuch over the years, the queen mother has also learned a lot of medical books, although Your Majesty has no worries about her life for the time being, but her condition is not optimistic, and it is impossible to have any more heirs." ”

"Your Majesty himself knows this, so he mentioned the succession to the throne!"

His royal brother is only 22 years old, although all the princes have died young, but after all, he is still young, to be honest, Zhu Youzhen never thought that he would have the opportunity to inherit the throne.

He said: "The royal brother is still young, although he is currently in poor health, but he can always recover, and this king does not dare to covet the throne!" ”

Duoduo said: "In fact, Your Majesty's body began to have problems a few years ago, and in the past few years, except for the birth of the prince by the imperial concubine, there has been no record of any concubine being pregnant!" ”

"The shock of the explosion and the loss of a child have already aggravated the condition; This time it was even worse after falling into the water! ”

"In order to let His Majesty have a future and hold the young master hostage in the future, Wei Zhongxian actually did not hesitate to give His Majesty aphrodisiac medicine, which made His Majesty's body deteriorate!"

"The queen asked the slave maid to tell His Royal Highness King Xin, you inherited the throne not for yourself, but for the sake of the Ming Dynasty!"

"At present, Wei Zhongxian is doing everything possible to persuade His Majesty to let His Highness go out to become a vassal. For the sake of Your Highness's safety, you must show that you are very hopeful in front of Wei Gelding, so that he can let down his guard. Once you have the opportunity to meet Your Majesty, Your Highness must find a way to stay in Beijing. When the time comes, whether it is the upright minister of the court or the queen mother, they will find a way to help His Royal Highness. ”

Zhu Youzhen did not express his position, and his city government naturally would not be very excited.

He just replied lightly: "Wei Gelding is bold and reckless, causing trouble to the dynasty, and he has the trust of the imperial brother, and this king will not spare him!" ”

The sixth year of the Apocalypse was definitely an eventful time for the "nine thousand years old" Wei Gonggong.

In addition to the deterioration of the Apocalypse Emperor Zhu Youxiao's health, he also suffered from internal and external troubles.

The overwhelming public opinion is all accusing the eunuchs of abusing power and disorderly government, and the power of these public opinions has gradually begun to appear.

In the cabinet, his own son-in-law Gu Bingqian and his nephew Wei Guangwei submitted their resignations one after another, and Feng Quan, who he had always relied on, was dismissed before, and he suddenly felt that his literati were a little insufficient.

And the Donglin Party, which is constantly being hit by itself, is like a wild grass growing wildly.

Wildfires can't be burned, and the spring breeze blows and grows again!

Sun Chengzong relied on his status as an emperor and was quite respected by His Majesty, and now that the first assistant has resigned, his second assistant has actually become the first assistant.

And he has Zhu Youxiao's token in his hand, and he can pass through the palace unimpeded, and he really can't help him.

If you want to come hard, Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the military department, can also dispatch the Yulin battalion.

It's really a narrow road, and it just so happened that the two bumped into each other outside the Qianqing Palace.

Although the relationship between the two is like water and fire, they always have to say hello when they see it.

Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "Elder Sun Ge, you left in such a hurry, but you have important information to report to Your Majesty?" ”

Sun Chengzong also said: "This pavilion does have important things to present to Your Majesty, so I won't greet Gonggong Wei first!" ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "Presumably, Imperial Physician Wang has already informed Elder Sun Ge of His Majesty's situation, and Elder Sun Ge is sure that after listening to your report in His Majesty's current state, his condition will not worsen?" ”

Sun Chengzong had actually received the news a few months ago, but at that time, His Majesty had just fallen into the water and the situation was unstable; In addition, this news is very important, and he also needs to verify it again to avoid making jokes.

Now that His Majesty has stabilized, he naturally can't afford to be unsafe.

He looked at Wei Zhongxian with some disdain, and said, "As a minister, it is natural to know everything about Your Majesty, and say everything. How can you report good news and not bad news? ”

Wei Zhongxian was not angry, and continued: "Elder Sun Ge doesn't have to carry a gun and a stick, our family does sometimes report good news and bad news for His Majesty's body, isn't Elder Sun Ge?" ”

"On the eighth day of April this year, the Yanzhou shipyard was burned by the remnants of the White Lotus Sect with fire oil, resulting in the burning of the dock and the scrapping of all the giant ships under construction, why didn't you see Sun Ge report to Your Majesty?"

"The Yulin Battalion suffered heavy casualties in the process of encircling and suppressing the White Lotus Sect, and Sun Ge Lao's report is probably not unknown, right?"

Sun Chengzong is a literati after all, and he was exposed by Wei Zhongxian, and his face was still a little unbearable.

He raised his voice and said, "There are always some omissions in the following report, and this cabinet will investigate it in detail and give His Majesty an explanation." But these are just some details, Gonggong Wei sits in the East Factory, but he doesn't report the situation in Liaodong, so that now Liaodong is too big to fall, causing today's trouble! ”

These Donglin Party members have always practiced double standards, demanding others with the conduct of saints, turning a blind eye to their own mistakes, and Wei Zhongxian has long been used to it!

He said: "Our family is just sitting in Beijing, but we haven't gone deep into Liaodong in person like Sun Gelao. Like you said, there are often omissions from the people below. ”

"But if it weren't for Elder Sun Ge's eagerness to succeed and instigating His Majesty to create a 'Liaoxi Town', why would it have led to today's situation?"

Wei Zhongxian actually wronged Sun Chengzong a little, and it was not him who was in a hurry, but the Emperor of the Apocalypse himself.

At the beginning, he only proposed to transfer Shanhaiguan to Jizhou, but Zhu Youxiao directly created a "Liaoxi Town" to force Li Xianzhong to be anxious.

But it was indeed him.

Moreover, Li Xianzhong's proposal of "raising Liao with Liao" was also brought back by Sun Chengzong.

Seeing that Sun Chengzong didn't speak, Wei Zhongxian continued: "Our family is just kindly reminding Elder Sun Ge, even if you don't consider Your Majesty's current lack of dragon body, don't make things worse and worse like last time!" ”

The smuggling tax that Li Xianzhong engaged in in Liaodong earlier, Wei Zhongxian already knew.

Although it is not in accordance with the rules, it is just to make more money, Wei Zhongxian thinks it is not a big deal.

There are many people in the world who have changed their ways to make money, and he is not the only one Li Xianzhong.

Li Xianzhong neither ate alone nor harmed the people of the Ming Dynasty, but also effectively eliminated Jianyu and stabilized Liaodong.

These alone are much stronger than the sanctimonious Donglin Party.

All he pursued was "Yongzhen Liaodong".

There is a precedent for the Mu family of Qianguo to guard Yunnan, which is not necessarily a bad thing for the Ming Dynasty.

The civilian officials led by the Donglin Party are good, and they have two heads in three days, and they have to imply that they want to rebel if they have nothing to do.

You want to engage others, but you don't have that strength, so you have to force others to be anxious.

He knew that Sun Chengzong had verified the matter of Monan Mongolia, but what if you told Your Majesty about this?

It is nothing more than aggravating His Majesty's condition, and it will not play any role at all.

Previously, you expected that Li Xianzhong would not be able to raise so many soldiers, but last month Li Xianzhong recruited 30,000 troops in Liaodong, and people could not only raise them, but also raise more and more.

Now Liaodong is actually a feudal town, at least Li Xianzhong still obeys the orders of the Ming Dynasty on the surface, and pays the court 600,000 taels worth of copper every year.

It's a pity that he can't say this to Sun Chengzong, otherwise it will be another big hat of "rebellion".

Obviously, Wei Zhongxian's words still touched Sun Chengzong.

However, in the end, Sun Ge did not stop the precipice.

From the moment Sun Chengzong entered the Qianqing Palace, Wei Zhongxian directly sent someone to the Tai Hospital to inform the "Divine Doctor Wang" to prepare in advance.

Although Zhu Youxiao stayed on the bed for a lot of days after falling into the water, he has recovered a little after some conditioning.

After seeing Sun Chengzong's arrival, he was very happy.

said: "I have approved Gu Bingqian to resign as the first assistant, and then Sun Ge Lao will take over as the first assistant of the cabinet." ”

Originally, Sun Chengzong was still a little hesitant to report the matter of Mo Nan, but His Majesty's trust made him embarrassed.

Soon he knelt on the ground and said: "The warship built in Yanzhou was burned by thieves a few months ago, and now the Yanzhou White Lotus Sect has not been completely exterminated, and the old minister has a negative imperial grace!" ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "What is the matter with me, now the White Lotus Sect in the Central Plains has been completely exterminated. Although Wang Xifan of Yanzhou is still resisting, his main force has been basically annihilated, and now he is just trapped on an isolated island, and he can't set off any storms. ”

"I am ready to be promoted to Zuo Liangyu as the chief soldier and Cao Wenzhao as the deputy chief soldier. Now that the Yulin Camp has also received training, I am still relieved that the two of them will lead the Yulin Camp. ”

Sun Chengzong said: "The old minister ordered Zuo Liangyu to lead the Yulin camp back to Beijing. The remaining 10,000 officers and troops led by Liu Zhaoji, the general soldier of Shandong, continued to encircle and suppress the remnants of Wang Xifan. ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded, and said with regret: "Originally, the imperial court got rid of the burden of Liaodong, and saved 2 million taels of silver by using commercial taxes, Liaodong and trading with the Dutch. ”

"I want to recruit another 30,000 Yulin Battalion and expand its size to 60,000."

However, God did not fulfill people's wishes, and a big explosion in Wang Gong's factory not only destroyed the flintlock pistol and firearms workshop. It is even more used to rebuild the main hall with the silver that the court has accumulated with great difficulty, and the matter can only be delayed until next year! ”

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao was still concerned about state affairs, Sun Chengzong's eyes were already a little moist.

He said: "Your Majesty should take care of the dragon's body, these things will come for a long time, and they will not matter." After the autumn harvest, this year's 'Liaoyu' can be collected, and the new army can be recruited. ”

"The coming day is long", Zhu Youxiao silently recited these four words.

There was a hint of sadness in his eyes at the moment, but this look flashed.

Soon he perked up and asked: "I heard that this big explosion, the Duchess of Liao Guo personally came forward to treat the victims, and the Duke of Liao Guo is really 'hearted'." ”

"Is there any news from Liaodong lately?"

Originally, Sun Chengzong was still thinking about how to report this matter to His Majesty.

Since His Majesty asked, he just happened to talk to him.

He said: "According to the report of Cui Jingrong, the governor of Xuanda, there was a big battle in the Mongolian steppe in southern China at the beginning of this year. In the end, Lin Dan Khan of the Chahar tribe was defeated in Qinghai, and Taier Khan Zaisai of Inner Khalkha was killed in battle, and his people were annexed? ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Haven't Chahar and Nekhalkha been fighting for control of Southern Mongolia, and now that one of them has been defeated and the other has been annexed, who did it?" ”

Sun Chengzong said: "According to repeated verification, Li Xianzhong, the Duke of Liao, united with the Horqin Mongols, as well as the cavalry of the "Jurchen Sanwei" to participate in this expedition, and now the Chahar Department is ostensibly controlled by the eight concubines of Lin Dan Khan, in fact, all the tribes of Southern Mongolia are subordinate to the Duke of Liao, and call him the 'Khan of the Mandate of Heaven'!" ”

At this time, Zhu Youxiao clenched his fists, the green tendons on his forehead flared up, and he said angrily: "It seems that he Li Xianzhong wants to learn from Tang Taizong to be a heavenly khan?" ”

"These nomads on the steppe are just duplicity, Li Xianzhong, the khan, is afraid that he is in name only, right?"

In fact, whether it is the grassland or Liaodong, it is rumored that Li Xianzhong got the jade seal of the former Yuan "Treasure of the Hao", which is the reason why they call him the "Khan of the Mandate of Heaven".

However, the Liaoguo Mansion and the Liaodong Governor's Yamen have already publicly spread rumors that this is a false idea.

Sun Chengzong thought about it again and again but decided not to report this matter, after all, there was no evidence, and if he said it himself, it would only push His Majesty into a dilemma.

He didn't say anything, but the imperial court announced a rebellion to Liaodong, which would cause a big catastrophe, and the imperial army's army would not be able to defeat the Liaodong army at all.

His purpose was to make His Majesty notice Li Xianzhong's actions and be vigilant, not to directly provoke a war between the imperial court and Liaodong.

Sun Chengzong said: "The Duke of Liao was stationed in Chahanhot City, Guihua City, and Jiuyuan City, and asked people to build Shuofang City in the Hetao Plain. It seems that he wants to garrison Mo Nan and actually control the Yinshan Hetao area. ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "What I can't do as Emperor Hongwu Yongle, he Li Xianzhong can do?" ”

"With his corner of Liaodong, the people are only three million, and the land is less than 50,000 hectares, in addition to feeding the 100,000 troops in Liaodong, do you still have the spare power to control Monan?"

In fact, not only Zhu Youxiao, but even Sun Chengzong couldn't figure it out.

According to their previous estimates, Liaodong simply could not support such an army and population.

But Li Xianzhong is now not only not tyrannical, but also able to attack Monan, handing over a large amount of copper ore to the imperial court every year.

Sun Chengzong said: "It is said that Lin Dan Khan's Chahanhot City has a lot of jewels, and it must be that the Duke of Liao should have seized a lot. However, the Hetao is thousands of miles away from Liaodong, and it is definitely difficult to sustain long-term support. ”

"Li Xianzhong's move is consuming Liaodong's limited financial resources and troops, winning face and losing the lining, which is really undesirable!"

Hearing Sun Chengzong say this, Zhu Youxiao's expression softened a little, and he said: "Having said that, there are all kinds of signs that Li Xianzhong already has a heart of disobedience, and the court still has to guard against it!" ”

"Since he and Li Xianzhong can garrison Monan, why can't I train a new army."

"Spread my will, allocate 2,000,000 taels of silver from the internal treasury, and immediately expand the battalion of 30,000 Yulin, and equip it with the best equipment. The towns on the nine sides were ordered to keep an eye on the movements on the grassland. ”

After saying all this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't support it anymore and fainted.

Fortunately, Wang Huazhen was already waiting outside the palace.

To tell the truth, Doctor Wang is also unlucky, he has warned many times that His Majesty's dragon body cannot be stimulated, but this Sun Ge Lao does not listen to persuasion!

He showed his loyalty, and pushed His Majesty to the ghost gate again!

Of course, this time His Majesty was not stimulated.

The main thing is that Gonggong Wei gave His Majesty an aphrodisiac a few months ago.

"Nine thousand years old" knew that His Majesty could no longer make the concubine pregnant, and decided to take the risk of letting the imperial concubine fake pregnant.

He has already asked the Hakka family to find more than a dozen pregnant women, and when the time comes, he will find a few more pregnant women to prepare in the palace, and whoever gives birth to a baby boy will pretend to be the prince.

But it's not so easy to get pregnant, when Your Majesty is pampered, there is a record, at least you have to have a record of being pampered by Your Majesty.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse has not pampered his concubines for a long time.

In the end, Wei Zhongxian could only ask people to give His Majesty aphrodisiacs, and then arrange for Imperial Concubine Ren to go to bed.

With Your Majesty's physical condition, how can you withstand such a toss?

I'm just a miracle doctor, not an immortal?

After these two people tossed, it was originally said that they could have a two-year lifespan, but now it is difficult to say whether there are two months.

Soon Wang Huazhen said to Wei Zhongxian in private: "Qiyu is nine thousand years old, and now Your Majesty's situation is very bad, I'm afraid that there are only two or three months of longevity?" ”

After listening to Doctor Wang's words, Wei Zhongxian was also stunned on the spot.

Although he knew that it was very risky to give His Majesty an aphrodisiac, he never expected it to be such an exaggeration.

Last month, the imperial concubine revealed that she was pregnant with a "dragon heir", and if His Majesty died in two months, the prince would not be able to catch up.

He said: "Is there a way to renew Your Majesty's life, and our family will go to find the best thousand-year-old ginseng?" ”

Wang Huazhen shook his head and said, "Your Majesty's body is now unable to be supplemented, and it is useless to use any more medicine." ”

"The most important thing is not to be stimulated anymore, otherwise there is a risk of death at any time!"

So he excused His Majesty from being stimulated by Sun Chengzong, which caused his illness to worsen, and forbade Sun Chengzong to enter the palace without permission, unless His Majesty summoned him.

and directly drove this Sun Shoufu out of the palace.

In addition to Sun Chengzong, Zhu Youxiao, the king of letters, is also a big trouble.

So Wei Zhongxian found his comrade, the master of ceremonies, and Wang Tiqian.

He said, "Is the king still honest on his side? ”

Wang Tiqian said: "Don't worry, King Xin's place is Wang Chengen staring." Since moving to the palace of King Shin, no minister has come to walk with King Shin. Only Empress Zhang Yan sent someone to send King Xin's old belongings in the palace. ”

"King Xin also reads books in the palace every day, and occasionally goes to the market accompanied by the princess."

Wei Zhongxian said: "Last time, I heard Wang Chengen say that the king of Xin was not used to living in the palace and wanted to take up the post of foreign vassal, but is there such a thing? ”

Wang Tiqian said: "It is true, and the king has said such things more than once. ”

He once intentionally or unintentionally mentioned the matter of letting King Shin become a vassal, but His Majesty always refused to answer.

It seems that now the only way to ask King Shin to write a letter is to ask for it.

Wang Chengen has been in the palace since he was a child, and when Zhu Youzhen was five years old, he was arranged by Dongchang to be responsible for monitoring.

Previously, when he was in the Qingong Palace, Zhu Youzhen's most trusted eunuch was Cao Huachun, and Wang Chengen was only one of Cao Huachun's followers.

However, Cao Huachun was implicated by Wang An and was driven to Nanjing.

Wang Chengen was gradually appreciated and promoted by Zhu Youxiao, the king of letters, and became the steward eunuch of the palace of the king of letters.

Wang Chengen grew up watching Zhu Youzhen grow up, and he also had feelings for this prince of faith, and he hoped from the bottom of his heart that Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, would inherit the unification.

Although his seniority in the palace is not shallow, he can be regarded as one of the henchmen of the master of ceremonies and the seal of Wang Tiqian.

But even if he helped Wei Zhongxian and others drive King Xin out of the capital and become a vassal, he would just receive some rewards, and he had to follow King Xin to become a vassal and continue to monitor.

But if he had helped Zhu Youzhen ascend to the throne, his situation would have been completely different.

So whether it is public or private, he will stand on Zhu Youzhen's side.

The information he transmitted was also trying to speak for Zhu Youzhen as much as possible.

However, he is very aware of Yidongchang's style of acting, and he is definitely not the only spy in the palace.

So he sent Dorgon to keep an eye on the eunuchs in the palace very early.

Although Dolgon was appreciated by King Xin, he offended Gonggong Wei's henchmen when he appeared, and his style of acting could not have been cultivated by Dongchang.

So Wang Chengen handed over the matter to Dolgon.

After many investigations, they found that Wang Wenqing, the food supervisor in the house, was seriously suspicious.

Soon, the two secretly escorted Wang Wenqing to Zhu Youzhen.

In the face of the accusations of the two, Wang Wenqing denied it in every possible way.

In the end, Wang Chengen ripped off Wang Wenqing's shirt, pointed to the tattoo on his right arm and said: "Yes, I climbed very fast, and I have already mixed with Xiaolongshi within a few years of entering the house." ”

In the end, Wang Wenqing had to confess that he was sent by Dongchang to monitor King Xin.

Zhu Youzhen was surprised, but finally spared his life and asked Dolgon to escort him to the firewood room to take care of him.

At this time, Wang Chengen said: "The slave maid was also sent by Dongchang to monitor the prince. ”

In fact, Zhu Youzhen was no longer surprised, if Wang Chengen was not his accomplice, it would be impossible to know about the tattoo at all.

He said: "Do you have any instructions for 'Nine Thousand Years Old', please ask the prince to tell me directly?" ”

Wang Chengen said: "Now that Your Majesty is seriously ill, Wei Eunuch wants to let the prince become a vassal, but His Majesty does not allow it, and Wei Eunuch wants the prince to write a letter to ask for the vassal. ”

Zhu Youzhen said coldly: "What if this king doesn't obey, the prince will kill this king?" ”

Wang Chengen said: "The slave maid has long been devoted to the prince, otherwise you have fornicated with the queen so many times, Wei Gelding may not find out?" ”

The slave maid guessed that His Majesty must have been controlled by Wei Gelding at present. So it is not easy for either you or the queen to meet Your Majesty, and this book is an opportunity. ”

"With Your Majesty's feelings for the prince, whether you agree to the vassal or not, you should summon the prince, only when you see Your Majesty, the prince will have a chance!"

Previously, the imperial sister-in-law also brought a message, asking herself to obey Wei Zhongxian and find a way to meet the imperial brother.

In the end, Zhu Youzhen listened to Wang Chengen's suggestion and wrote to his imperial brother to request to be a vassal domain.

In order to show his sincerity, Zhu Youzhen wrote three times in a row.

Finally, after a while, Wei Zhongxian's confidant eunuch Li Yongzhen came to deliver the decree, and His Majesty announced that the king had entered the palace.

Although Wang Chengen was waiting for Zhu Youzhen all the way, Li Yongzhen was by his side at this time, and Wang Chengen couldn't give King Xin any hint at all.

With Wei Gelding's cunning, it is absolutely impossible to let King Xin see His Majesty like this, I am afraid that there will be temptations.

If Zhu Youzhen can't pass the test, I'm afraid his life will hang by a thread, but at this moment, he can't help, and everything can only be left to fate!

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