Duanwang's Mansion was originally closed to visitors, however, Xia Muzhou heard that the visitor was a Zhanming Taoist from Zhenwuguan, so he didn't dare to pick up guests without permission, and hurriedly went to his father's room to report.

"Zhan Ming, what did he come to me for?" Duan Wang was a little puzzled.

He had been with Qing Xuan for many years, hated the house and Wu, and he never wanted to see Zhan Wei and Zhan Ming, and neither of them had ever been to Duanwang's mansion.

"Father, do you want to see him?" Xia Muzhou asked.

Xia Muzhou is the second son of King Duan, and he is close to the age of confusion. He still remembered that when he was young, Qingxuan was a close friend of his father and a guest of Duanwang's mansion. Later, for some reason, the two suddenly broke off contact, and this break was nearly thirty years, until Qingxuan came to the door last month.

"If there is nothing important, Zhan Ming will not come to me... Is there any news from Qingxuan?... ... Zhan Wei, or the emperor?" Duan Wang lived with a staff, pacing and thinking, and he couldn't determine his intention for a while, but Xia Muzhou said, "Tell him to go to the study!"

As he spoke, he went to the study with a cane.

Last night, a few soldiers from the city defense camp suddenly came to Guanli, saying that Zhan Wei sent them to get two medicinal herbs.

When they said that they would take the medicinal herbs, Zhan Ming felt that something was wrong: "There is no medicine in the palace, how can you come to the temple to get it?"

The pawn then said the two flavors of medicine to be taken, and Zhan Ming was even more suspicious.

"Huoshan Dendrobium and Blood Ganoderma lucidum are all tonic medicines, however, since the medicinal properties are strong, they are never suitable for people who have just woken up from a serious illness. The junior brother is well versed in medical science, so why don't he understand this section? And the junior brother also said last time he looked back that the emperor is hard to heal, but I am afraid that he will not survive for long. ”

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Zhan Wei had deliberately let himself know that he couldn't get out of the palace by calling a few pawns to get medicine from Guanli. With Zhan's status in the palace, if he can't even get out of the palace gate, it will naturally be a change in the palace.

Zhan Ming quietly took Huoshan Dendrobium and Blood Lingzhi to those pawns, but afterwards he thought about it all night-

"There was an accident in the palace, who should I go to?"

After thinking about it for a night, he couldn't find anyone more suitable than Duanwang. Early in the morning, the genius was bright, and he went down the mountain and went straight to Duanwang's mansion.

"His Royal Highness King Duan!" Seeing that King Duan was already waiting there, Zhan Ming held his hand and saluted.

"Sit!" King Duan didn't say much, pointed to the chair on the side, and said in a deep voice, "You found King Duan's mansion, but what's the urgency?"

Zhan Ming sat down as he said, finished talking about last night's events in detail, and then said: "Based on my understanding of Zhan as a junior brother, he must not be able to leave the palace to let the people from the city defense camp go to Zhenwuguan. ”

After listening to him, King Duan's face did not fluctuate much, and he said for a long time: "According to the Dahua Palace defense, once the emperor is critically ill, the palace defense minister can indeed block the palace, the original intention is to prevent someone from taking the opportunity to steal the throne, and Hu Xiu'an is not inappropriate to do so." Zhan Ming was surprised, and heard him say in a cold voice, "It's just that I, the regent, is still here, and he dared to seal the palace without consulting me, hmph, it's really a lot of courage!"

After listening to Jiyansi's report, he was convinced that the person who was plotting behind the scenes was Xia Muyan, the king of Yun. However, the Yonghua Emperor Dynasty is not safe, and the situation in Dahua is very difficult, and Xia Muyan is the most suitable candidate for the succession among the princes.

Although King Duan also suspected that he had something to do with the death of the three kings, however, the person sent to investigate the case still had no news, and although he was the regent, he must not be easily convicted.

Xia Chengxuan came to visit yesterday, although he promised not to let Xia Muyan come, all he thought was to try his best to protect the widows and orphans of the three kings, so that they would not be persecuted by King Yun's mansion.

If it was said that he would be prevented from ascending the throne, King Duan never thought about it.

"His Royal Highness King Duan, Hu Xiuan sealed the palace without authorization, and it is not in line with the etiquette and the law, so let him lift the palace ban. "Zhan Ming is right.

He had no intention of participating in political disputes, only thinking that as soon as the palace ban was opened, Zhan Wei would be able to leave the palace and leave this dangerous place.

"Hmm..."King Duan took a deep breath, his face very gloomy.

He has recovered from his illness but pretends to be sick at home, because he no longer wants to participate in the succession. Nowadays, it is rumored in the capital that he conspired with Xia Jingyu to usurp the throne and set up his son Xia Muzhou as the new king. At this time, if he stands up and asks for the palace ban to be lifted, isn't it just giving him a tongue?

"Everyone in the world says that you want to push your son as the new king, Hu Xiuan doesn't consult with you, and sealing the palace gate without authorization is not arrogance, but more like avoiding suspicion. At this time, you stand up to lift the palace ban, are you trying to take advantage of the emperor's critical illness to falsely pass on the holy decree and plot to usurp the throne?"

"King Yun is the eldest son of the emperor and his descendant, and he is the logical successor. Hu Xiu'an is the head of the palace defense, and he ordered the blockade of the palace just because he didn't want to cause trouble. The Hu family is King Yun's maiden family, and it is reasonable to help him keep an eye on one point at this time, even if he has encroached on his power, it is not a big mistake. ”

"Hmm...," King Duan shook his head lightly and muttered, "In this matter, King Duan's Mansion can't intervene." Seeing Zhan Ming's anxious face, he said with relief, "King Yun and Hu Xiuan are not reckless people, Zhan is the Taoist chief will be fine, you can rest assured." ”

Zhan Ming was a little disappointed when he heard that King Duan had no intention of intervening, and said: "Your Royal Highness King Duan, the palace ban cannot be opened, can Zhan Wei be allowed to leave the palace? ”

"Zhan Wei has been conditioning the emperor's body for many years, and at this critical time, he was suddenly released, and people with a heart would make a fuss about it. King Duan thought about it, shook his head slightly, and replied, "If you are worried about what King Yun will do with Zhan, this is too much to worry about." ”

King Duan's attitude was obvious, he didn't want to ask about the affairs in the palace. Zhan Ming couldn't convince him, so he had to return with anxiety and disappointment.

After Zhan Ming left, King Duan sank down again and thought carefully, "Hu Xiuan locked the palace... Two days have passed since I fell ill, and the word must have spread throughout the capital. Ju is the head of the internal officials, it is impossible not to know. He knew that I was seriously ill, and he would not come to see me for two days. Mu Zhou said that the palace was banned early yesterday morning, but what about the day before? Could it be that there was really something wrong in the palace?"

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and finally called Xia Muzhou and asked, "Are there any of our people in the city defense camp sent by Hu Xiu'an to guard the palace gate?"

Although King Duan did not seek a position, he believed that he had the responsibility to defend the country, and each government and battalion had placed many of his own people in advance.

Xia Muzhou nodded and said, "I have checked, at this moment, there are more than ten of our people in the palace defense army, and one of them is still a centurion. ”

"Well, let's look for him and see how Juzheng is doing. King Duan stroked his eyebrows and whispered, "If the funeral of Juhua is imminent, there is no reason for Juzheng to be so quiet." ”