The emperor summoned three cabinet ministers in Qianqing Palace?
Hearing the news brought in by Li Yifeng personally, Xu Xun and Zhang Yongyong looked at each other in shock. Unlike Xu Xun who only entered the capital last year, Zhang Yong entered the Qianqing Palace to serve Emperor Xianzong Chenghua at the age of ten, and also served in Maoling Sixiang for many years. In the ninth year of Hongzhi's reign, he was transferred back to Beijing to serve Zhu Houzhao. He knew the rules and customs of the palace very well. Now he clenched and unclenched his fists, unclenched them and clenched them again, and his voice was actually a bit hoarse.
"The Qianqing Palace is the inner court. Except for the emperor's relatives, few people can step into that place, even the cabinet ministers... It seems that something has really changed in the Qianqing Palace..."
Li Yifeng, as the chief of Qianhu of Fusi in Beizhen, knew what this incident meant before he sent the news here. Because of this, in the past he was just trying to establish friendship, but now he is actually paving the way for the future. See you. Xu Xun was also holding on to the wooden fence tightly, and he could not hide the nervous look on his face. He thought for a while and then coughed and advised: "No matter what, you are in prison now, and everything is at stake." I can't control it. Even if something happens, the Crown Prince's position is iron-clad. The prison water of Beizhen Fusi cannot be poured into it. No outsider can control it. Master Ye and I will not change, so you can rest assured."
"Well, thank you Li Qianhu."
Xu Xun agreed to Li Yifeng absentmindedly. It wasn't until this person left that he pulled Zhang Yong into the corner, took a deep breath and then asked in the deepest voice: "Eunuch Zhang, in your opinion , if that day really comes, how will His Royal Highness react?"
"It's..." Zhang Yongyong didn't expect Xu Xun to say such a thing, and he was stunned for a while. After a long while, he shook his head in a hoarse voice and said, "To be honest, I have never thought of such a thing. After all, the emperor is now In the prime of life... His Highness the Prince's temperament is to rely on the Emperor the most. If that day comes, he will probably be heartbroken... Besides, he had such an awkward situation before, I'm afraid he will definitely blame himself~~ Alas, this Now that I am actually squatting in a place like this and asking you to be by His Highness's side, I will definitely try my best to divert his thoughts elsewhere. You must know that the word "sadness" is the most harmful to your health..."
Hearing Zhang Yong's words, Xu Xun felt clear in his heart. Leaning against the wall, he took a deep breath and couldn't figure out why Emperor Hongzhi initially only said he was ill and had to avoid court. How could he suddenly cause trouble? It was so dangerous. After much thinking, he couldn't figure it out. He clenched his fist and knocked on his forehead irritably. His eyes immediately fell on the roll of paper tied with a yellow ribbon on the desk over there, and he had just written a hundred words on it. A word of apology is on the fold.
Did the emperor already know that he was seriously ill, so he gave him the word "Shi Zhen" to warn him to be loyal? But if the emperor knew that, how could he let him write a letter to apologize and then say that he should be released? ?Unless the emperor was not that seriously ill before, then he would feel that he needs training at such a young age...
There was no day or night in prison. Xu Xun only remembered that the third meal of the day was finished, but the jailer who was supposed to clean up the dishes was still late. Waiting and waiting, he almost felt that something was wrong. The long corridor over there But there was a burst of rapid footsteps, but there was no sound of voices or coughs. When the two people arrived in front of the cell, the leader, who was still wearing a hood on a hot day, put down his hat. Suddenly he exclaimed: "Eunuch Xiao!"
Zhang Yong also recognized Xiao Jing almost at the same time. After being stunned for a moment, he immediately had the worst premonition. He pressed the ground for a while and tried to stand up, but failed several times, and finally stood up with great difficulty.
Come.
"Ye Guang, give them the clothes our family brought us to change into."
Ye Guang, who accompanied him, stepped forward and opened the cell with the key without saying a word, threw the baggage in his hand to Xu Xun, and then said in a deep voice: "Put it on quickly, move quickly!"
A big change was imminent. Xu Xun immediately stepped forward to open the baggage and saw two inner chambermaid's round-neck shirts in Qingtie. He raised his head and glanced at Xiao Jing and immediately gave one of them to Zhang Yong. Neither of them wanted to
Dare to waste time, they took off the smelly outer shirt in three strokes, and helped each other to button and tie the belt. When everything was done, they all left the cell. Xu Xun wanted to ask what happened to Xiao Jing.
It happened, but after thinking about it again and again, I held back.
"Ye Guang, I'll leave the Imperial Guard to you. You, the handsome man, have always been dishonest. Once this incident is over, you, the commander-in-chief, will become the commander-in-chief. That is a sure thing.
You ordered people to keep an eye on the six ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and those miscellaneous yamen. Also keep an eye on all the feudal princes' industrial shops in the capital!"
Although Xiao Jing had never been in charge of Dongchang, after hearing his instructions, Ye Guang did not hesitate and agreed immediately. At this time, Xiao Jing looked at Xu Xun and Zhang Yong and made a gesture to follow him.
, immediately turned around and left without saying a word. On the way out of the prison cell, it was not known whether Ye Guang had made arrangements in advance or whether Li Yifeng who was sent outside had taken care of him. In short, no one encountered anyone.
After leaving Beizhen Fusi, Xiao Jing led a carriage straight away. Seeing Xu Xun and Zhang Yong following them to close Fengmen, he whispered: "Go, go straight to Bei'anmen!"
Zhang Yong couldn't help but ask: "Eunuch Xiao, isn't it closer to go through Xi'an Gate?"
"Xi'an Gate? Xiyuan is such a big place. How many people do you have to meet along the way? If anyone has ulterior motives, there will be a big storm in the blink of an eye! Don't ask, our family has already prepared Bei'an Gate and Xuanwu Gate.
We are ready to send you to the Qianqing Palace properly!" At this point, Xiao Jing's expression softened slightly, and he said with warning, "Be careful after entering the Qianqing Palace, the emperor is in very bad spirits.
I don’t know how long I can see you guys!”
Zhang Yongyuan felt that Xiao Jing would not be so bold. When he heard that the emperor had summoned him, he immediately cheered up. Xu Xun noticed Xiao Jing's dark complexion, and after thinking about it again and again, he moved and sat closer.
A little more.
"Eunuch Xiao, did the emperor ask you to summon us, or did someone else send the message?"
Xiao Jing was so experienced that he understood the implication of Xu Xun's words as soon as he heard it, and immediately snorted: "Do you think that our three-year-old child will be deceived like this? Of course, our family will lead the family in person in front of the emperor.
I have received the order and received the gold medal bestowed by the emperor. Otherwise, would Ye Guang have the courage to release private prisoners like you who were sent to prison because of the decree? Don’t worry, the palace is not in chaos yet.
If our family wants to climb up, such a lunatic would have died long ago!"
After confirming that this would not be a replica of Lin Chong's trespassing into the White Tiger Hall, Xu Xun finally felt a little more at ease, but he was still thinking about the various possibilities of the emperor's summons along the way. When he entered Bei'anmen, there was a young man
The eunuch carried a stool up and hugged Xiao Jing up to sit down. He and Zhang Yong followed him to the left and right as they were told. They entered the Xuanwu Gate in silence all the way, and then passed through the north passage behind the Qianqing Palace for two more days.
After passing through the small gate on the right, Chuancai Gate, the group arrived in front of the Qianqing Palace. Just as Xu Xun and Zhang Yong were about to follow Xiao Jing in, someone happened to come out, and the two sides faced each other.
"Eunuch Xiao?"
Seeing that it was Xiao Jing, Li Rong and Wang Yue who came out were stunned for a moment, and then their eyes fell on the two people behind Xiao Jing, and their expression suddenly changed. Wang Yue was about to ask, but Li Rong immediately stretched out his hand to block it, and then
Then he asked in a low voice: "Eunuch Xiao, the emperor has just closed his eyes and gone to sleep. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is waiting beside you. If you don't wake up..."
"We don't dare to violate the holy order. We have to take them in. It's really not good. Even if we wait all night, we have to wait." Xiao Jing interrupted Li Rong and saw him pulling Wang Yue sideways.
Stepping out of the way, he bowed and took Xu Xun and Zhang Yong in. When he stepped into the threshold with one foot, he said without looking back, "Of course, this is an extraordinary measure. If Eunuch Li and Eunuch Wang had not had any other choice,
If you don’t have to do anything important now, why don’t you accompany them in so that you can be a witness?”
"No, no, no, who can trust Eunuch Xiao? Besides, His Highness the Crown Prince and Eunuch Dai and Eunuch Chen are still inside."
"Okay, I'll take them in!"
Xu Xun, who was deliberately the last one to cross the threshold, was keenly aware that in addition to Wang Yue's dissatisfied gaze, Li Rong's dark gaze fell on his face. At this moment, he could not care about it.
Many quickly followed Xiao Jing's pace in front of them. When they entered the Xinuang Pavilion, they smelled the smell of medicine and saw that this huge place was empty, except for the imperial couch with half the curtain hanging down, and the people huddled in the room.
There was no one else but the man on the pedal, and his trace of luck suddenly disappeared.
"between?"
Following a clear voice, Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting on the footboard in front of the royal couch, suddenly raised his head and recognized the two people behind Xiao Jing. He couldn't help being surprised and happy. He jumped up and hurried forward.
, he was about to reach out to grab the person and take a closer look, but Xiao Jing was in the way, so he had to retract his hand and looked at the person up and down.
"You two...are you okay?"
Xu Xun and Zhang Yong glanced at Emperor Hongzhi on the imperial couch at the same time. One whispered that His Highness did not need to worry, and the other whispered that the younger one was in good health. Upon hearing this, Zhu Houzhao pressed his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, but his eyes immediately cleared.
It's red.
"You guys are fine, but Father, you...Father, you..."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, you will be fine!"
Zhang Yong burst out such a word of comfort almost without thinking, but Xu Xun did not dare to make such a guarantee. He thought for a moment and then said softly: "Your Highness, the emperor is still asleep. If I knew that you are like this right now,
If you are sad and sad, you must not even be able to recover from illness."
"Well, you are right! My father is ill, and I finally persuaded my mother to go to bed. I will definitely cheer up!"
Seeing Zhu Houzhao trying to cheer up, Xu Xun felt a little relieved, but then he heard a moan coming from the imperial couch.
Almost instantly, whether it was Zhu Houzhao, Xiao Jing, or he and Zhang Yong, they rushed over almost at the same time. Sure enough, when the four of them stood beside the imperial couch, they saw that Emperor Hongzhi had slowly woken up.