Chapter 144 He is back
After the court officials recovered, they all looked at the emperor in front of them. Although he was supported by someone, he did not look so ill that he would not live long. They felt relieved.
Only Prime Minister Zhang's eyes dimmed as he looked at the emperor's slightly stiff back as he walked away.
Prince Chun couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead. He only dared to find out the truth after receiving the news that his brother was critically ill.
Although it is under the name of rescue, there is no imperial edict to enter the capital.
Your life is hanging by a thread at this moment, how can you not be afraid?
Seeing this, Zhu Ruijing couldn't help but look at his father-in-law, and saw Shi Tainian collapsed on the ground with a pale face.
He closed his eyes, feeling dejected.
The emperor mentioned everyone here, but only missed him, his son.
Didn’t Shi Tainian say that the old man was terminally ill?
What does everything in front of me matter?
It seems they all guessed wrong, and the emperor is really up to the same old tricks again.
Last time, King Liang was brought here.
This time it was Prince Chun.
Looking at Prince Chun's appearance at this moment, Zhu Ruijing suddenly felt that he was not the worst off.
Fortunately, he had not yet had time to take action, and now the only thing he had done was to replace the leader of the Yulin Army.
After everyone left, the emperor, who was barely supported by Eunuch Liu to the inner hall, fell headfirst onto the couch.
Eunuch Liu quickly ordered someone to call the imperial physician. Imperial Physician Chen had been living and eating in the Zichen Palace these days, and his hands were shaking violently while he was taking the pulse.
Eunuch Liu anxiously looked at the person on the couch, and saw that he had his eyes closed and seemed unconscious, and he was overwhelmed with sadness.
"Just tell me! How long will it take?"
Doctor Chen withdrew his hand and shook his head: "Originally, there was still half a month left, but after taking that pill, I'm afraid it will only be two days."
Eunuch Liu was shocked.
What should I do about this?
As soon as he looked up, he saw Prime Minister Zhang, who had obviously been standing at the door for a while, and his face was full of sadness when he looked at him.
After a long while, the person on the couch opened his eyes and asked, "Has Master Xiao returned?"
Seeing Eunuch Liu's eyes dim, he said again: "Go and call Zhang Aiqing over!"
The beloved Zhang that the emperor mentioned is Zhang Jiming, the current Prime Minister of the Dayan Dynasty.
Zhang Jiming was already in his forties and had been waiting outside the palace.
When he heard that the emperor was calling him, he hurriedly straightened his robe and walked inside.
After the person was led in, Eunuch Liu stood guard outside the hall. The emperor's voice could be heard intermittently from inside: "I...I hand Yuan'er over...to you. His father is...soft-tempered. Let...let him live a...rich and idle life...that's all. Just...just keep Wei...Wei's position as empress, and leave...a place...for her next to my...coffin."
"Your Majesty..." Because the emperor's voice was not loud, Zhang Jiming moved his head closer. After hearing clearly, he realized that he was calling out in tears.
For a moment, the Prime Minister was also in tears.
However, after Prince Chun left the palace, he felt something was wrong no matter how he thought about it.
That brother just let him go like that?
Prince Chun then carefully recalled what had happened. His brother was still the same brother, his words were as sharp as knives, and he criticized everyone, but did not punish them. Instead, he sent them away.
Yes, send it away!
It's as if the other person is in a hurry to do something.
Thinking of this, Prince Chun suddenly had an idea.
They were all deceived!
"Walk!"
That night, nearly a thousand middle-aged men in cloth clothes suddenly emerged from a courtyard in the capital.
But in a short while, all these people put on armor.
They rode their horses through the streets, and the sound of their hooves woke up countless sleeping people.
Someone looked out through the window lattice, then quickly retracted his head.
But after a while, the group of people rushed into the palace gate.
Eunuch Liu of Zichen Palace looked at His Royal Highness Prince Chun who was leading the group, and the nearly a thousand light cavalrymen who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere behind him, his face turned pale.
Coming so fast!
Eunuch Liu waved his hand, and all the guards who were hiding in the hall blocked the door.
"Get out of the way! Be careful of swords and knives! I don't want to kill innocent people." Prince Chun sat upright on his horse. He had already torn off his honest disguise and revealed his true face.
Cunning and hypocritical.
Seeing this, the light cavalry in front of him surrounded their master and cleared the way ahead. The guards in front of the Zichen Palace were no more than one or two hundred people, and they were dispersed in a short while due to their weak resistance.
Eunuch Liu thought of the emperor inside, sighed in his heart, but closed his eyes and blocked it.
The expected pain in the body did not come, accompanied by the whizzing sound of feather arrows.
Suddenly, everything around became quiet.
When Eunuch Liu opened his eyes, he saw a crowd of fallen soldiers in front of him. Prince Chun, who had been so arrogant just now, stood there in the middle of the fallen soldiers, as if he had seen a ghost. "You... weren't you shot by an arrow?"
Behind the other person was Prince Xiao, whom the emperor had been talking about for a long time.
Xiao Mo did not answer, but raised the bow and arrow in his hand towards him.
Prince Chun reached out and tightened the reins of his horse, saying to the young general who was also sitting on his horse, "You still owe me a favor!"
When Eunuch Liu heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and all the guards and servants in Zichen Palace pricked up their ears.
Xiao Mo, who was sitting on the horse, curled his lips and smiled, and really made way for the other party.
Just when everyone thought that His Royal Highness Prince Chun could really escape, an arrow suddenly flew out from the roof of Zichen Palace and went straight for the neck of Prince Chun on his horse.
Then there was a loud "bang".
When everyone looked up, they saw the emperor's eldest grandson Zhu Hongyuan in casual clothes.
He was sitting on the roof at this time, looking at everyone with a cold face, but he had a kind of domineering air that looked down on everyone.
"The general is back!" An old and low voice came from the hall.
Xiao Mo dismounted and said to the people in the palace, "I am late in protecting you, Your Majesty. Please forgive me!"
Hearing the emperor's voice, Zhu Hongyuan on the roof slid down with a swoosh, "Grandpa Emperor!"
His voice was filled with urgency and sincerity, forming a sharp contrast with the cold-looking young man just now.
"Come in, all of you!"
The old emperor would take a long breath every time he spoke, but when he looked at the two people in front of him, he smiled with a relaxed look on his face.
Xiao Mo thought of what the emperor had said to him before he left for the expedition: "I want to be a benevolent and righteous ruler in the eyes of the people, but I don't trust them. He's jumping around under my nose. You should play a trick with me!"
This is an extremely dangerous act. If you want people to believe you, you must do it truthfully.
Your Majesty has kept himself in the palace, waiting for someone to come.
There are leaks from all sides here, and if you are not careful, you will lose everything.
As expected, the situation was extremely dangerous. If he had returned a step later, the consequences would have been disastrous.
The emperor was very talkative tonight. Although he spoke incoherently, he still talked for a long time.
When Xiao Mo left the palace, the fifth watch clapper sounded. He glanced in the direction of Duke Cheng's Mansion, and a smile finally appeared on his slightly tired face.
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