Chapter eight hundred and twentieth: Inner Court situation
After Li Dongyang received the report, he was immediately happy, and then his face was full of sorrow. He couldn't help but sigh and said: "The New Army wants to take advantage of the opportunity to grow stronger. Having said that, the counter-rebellion now relies on the New Army, even if the imperial court
If you want to object, I'm afraid..."
Liu Jian looked indifferent and encouraged Li Dongyang: "What are you afraid of?"
Li Dongyang carefully put away the memorial and continued: "Have you ever thought about it, Mr. Liu, if the emperor..." He couldn't say more about the rest, but this matter was no longer a secret. The emperor's condition was getting worse with the arrival of autumn.
It's getting worse. I heard that I fainted again last night and I still don't know how to wake up.
The old emperor died and the new emperor ascended the throne. This is what Li Dongyang wanted to say. He said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is young and is quite enthusiastic about martial arts. In addition, the new army has a close relationship with him. Now the new emperor has a close relationship with him."
The army has made great achievements again and has this name. What if His Highness the Crown Prince is the one who strongly advocates this matter?"
Liu Jian snorted coldly: "If the prince is misled by others, he should be taught a lesson to make him wake up."
Li Dongyang smiled bitterly. Liu Jian's attitude made Li Dongyang feel even more worried. He knew in his heart that the prince was not the current emperor. The emperor was here and it was right to teach him well, but the emperor was not here...
But Li Dongyang knew that it would be useless to talk more. Liu Jian's temper was like this, and no one could stop him. Li Dongyang smiled and changed the subject: "No matter what, there is a great victory ahead. To be honest, at that time Ning
The rebels from Wangdi captured Raozhou. I was really shocked. Now that King Ning has lost all his elite troops, he, King Ning, has become a turtle in the urn. He can no longer cause trouble."
Liu Jian nodded secretly, but said disapprovingly: "I'm afraid that if the wolf is driven away, the tiger will come again. Binzhi, let's talk about Liu Chengfeng's request for artillery. What is the attitude of the cabinet?
If we object, what reasons should we use to object? In the end, we have to stand firm."
Li Dongyang was silent for a moment: "I can't object, I object now. Once the siege fails, the responsibility belongs to the cabinet. If he wants artillery, then give it to him. But..." Li Dongyang said lightly: "But to cast artillery,
It takes time after all
, even if those firearms workshops have stocks, they still have to have people negotiate with them. If this goes back and forth... at most the court will take two hundred artillery pieces first, and then wait until the counter-rebellion is over, and then use the excuse of King Ning to order the execution.
That’s it.”
Liu Jian frowned: "Two hundred dollars seems to be a bargain for him."
Li Dongyang said sternly: "It can't be less, and Liu Chengfeng will definitely be stunned. Two hundred doors are just right, neither too much nor too little."
Liu Jian sighed: "That's all we have to do. Then again, the cabinet has agreed to the artillery. If Liu Chengfeng fails to attack the city, then the debt will have to be settled with him. Binzhi, artillery
You go
Let's negotiate with the Ministry of Revenue. I'm really tired and should go back and take a rest." Liu Jian stretched out: "But then again, it wouldn't be wrong if Ye Qi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, stood up and strongly opposed it.
A good thing.”
Li Dongyang shook his head with a smile and said: "The Hubu will definitely not object. Liu Gong, this Ye Qi is very weird. Although he often interferes with many things, but when it comes to counterinsurgency, he will never
It will cause trouble."
Liu Jian's face was full of disappointment and tiredness, and then he curled his lips and said, "I'm back."
After saying that, he stood up tremblingly and started to leave. At this moment, a man came in from the duty room and said in a loud voice: "Mr. Liu, please stay."
The person who came was Xiao Jing, the eunuch with a pen. Xiao Jing looked even older now, and his face was full of tiredness. As soon as the emperor fell ill, the whole palace lost its backbone. Even Queen Zhang could only feel sad and didn't care about anything else.
Now, everything in the palace, big and small, has
It was Xiao Jing who had to intervene. Xiao Jing couldn't bear the slightest mistake at this juncture. There were at least three ministers in the cabinet, but he was the only Xiao Jing in this huge palace. Speaking of which, Xiao Jingcai was the one who suffered the most.
yes.
Xiao Jing stopped Liu Jian. If it were in the past, Liu Jian's attitude towards Xiao Jing would only be cold and indifferent, but it was different today. Xiao Jing suddenly came to the cabinet. It must be news from the emperor. He and Li Dongyang couldn't help but look at each other.
At a glance, one could see a hint of horror in the other person's eyes.
They were wondering if it was the emperor's side...
Thinking of this, Liu Jian became even more worried and asked quickly: "Eunuch Xiao, how is it over there in the palace?"
Xiao Jing sighed and said: "What else can we do? Things are already bad and cannot get any worse. In short, everyone must be prepared."
This preparation made everyone's hearts tremble. Liu Jian said bitterly: "Your Majesty..."
Xiao Jing comforted him and said: "The emperor suddenly fainted at midnight last night. The imperial doctor originally planned... planned... But luckily, just now, the emperor finally woke up. See
He seemed to be in good spirits after going up. When the emperor woke up, he summoned
I met the prince and taught him Chun Chun for half an hour. Later I found out that the prince had not dared to take off his clothes and belt these past few days and had been waiting under the dragon bed day and night. His Majesty took pity on him and let him go back to the East Palace to rest. After that,
, the emperor summoned the old slave again and said some things that should not have been said."
The so-called words that should not be said are actually understood by everyone. It is nothing more than an explanation of the funeral arrangements. Even if everyone knows that the emperor is already dead, no one is willing to admit it verbally. Therefore, even if the emperor explains the funeral arrangements,
That is also nonsense and should not be said.
Liu Jian couldn't help but burst into tears. He couldn't say anything for a moment. The friendship between monarch and minister was vivid in his mind, and many things they had experienced together for more than ten years were gone through like a slideshow. It was only at this moment that he suddenly
I feel that I am afraid I have to say a final farewell to this king.
Li Dongyang was more calm. Although he was sad in his heart, he could still control his emotions. He couldn't help but ask: "What happened next?"
Xiao Jing said: "Later, the emperor asked about the counter-rebellion, and the servant...the servant could only tell the emperor that King Ning was just at the end of his battle. Although he had temporarily won Raozhou, there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the front line, and King Ning would be destroyed sooner or later.
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The emperor just shook his head and said that Prince Ning has ulterior motives and is very scheming. He is by no means an economical person. Suppressing rebellion is a major matter. If you are a little negligent, you may be doomed. This is what the emperor is most worried about now." Xiao Jing sighed:
"Actually, the emperor is most worried about Prince Ning. If the news of Prince Ning's beheading can be conveyed to the capital, and the emperor can know it, the emperor is only afraid of death..." Xiao Jing realized that he had made a mistake, and quickly stopped talking, then smiled awkwardly.
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"I heard that there was no news from Nanchang, and the emperor was very unhappy, so he specially asked the Zajia family to come and invited the ministers on duty in the cabinet to come and have an audience. My two lords, when you see the emperor, you must be careful in your answers. It's best to speak politely.
said."
Liu Jian nodded sadly and said: "In that case, don't delay, please ask Eunuch Xiao to lead the way."
Xiao Jing said no more and led Liu Jian and Li Dongyang to the Zhengxin Palace. When they arrived at the Zhengxin Palace, Queen Zhang happened to come out of the Zhengxin Palace with a group of palace people outside the palace.
He looked haggard and lost. He didn't even glance at them and passed by sadly.
Liu Jian and others hurriedly said, "Thousands of years have passed, the empress." Empress Zhang no longer nodded her head in a maternal manner like before. At this time, Empress Zhang seemed to have returned to her original form, and became the most miserable person.
The most ordinary woman.
Liu Jian glanced at Queen Zhang's back and sighed in his heart. If other emperors were about to die, I'm afraid that if those queens had a prince, not to mention they would be sad, I'm afraid there would be many secretly happy in their hearts.
Among the royal family, the only ones with the best marital relationship are the current emperor and Empress Zhang.
He took a deep breath and waited outside the hall with Li Dongyang. Xiao Jing went in to announce, and then came out to call the two of them into the hall. The Zhengxin Hall was still the same as usual, but Zhu Youtang, who was always in high spirits, was lying down at this time.
After sitting on the dragon couch, there was a strong smell of herbs in the palace, which was a bit overwhelming.
Liu Jian and Li Dongyang bowed their heads with tears in their eyes, and said together: "Old minister, I bow to the emperor. Is the emperor's dragon body feeling better?"
There was a violent cough on the dragon couch, but the people inside, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, could not see clearly, because someone had already set up a curtain in front of the couch. The curtain was not rolled up, and they could only be vaguely seen through the gauze.
The figure on the dragon couch, Liu Jian thought in his mind, must be that the emperor has already formed a figure.
He was so haggard that he didn't want anyone to see him, so he made such an arrangement. Thinking that the monarch and his ministers might not even see each other for the last time, Liu Jian felt even more confused and knocked his head hard on the temple.
On the bricks and stones, he was trembling all over, obviously unable to hide his emotions.
"Well, you are here?"
Zhu Youtang, who was on the dragon bed, suddenly heard a gentle voice. This voice did not seem to come from a patient, but he was quite energetic.
"Come here, I have something to tell you. Yes, I heard that Liu Qing was on duty for the whole night last night. What, is your body okay? Come, please give the two elders a seat and serve tea.
, let Liu Qing and Li Qing have a rest."
Such heart-warming words made Liu Jian and Li Dongyang even more confused. Although they were unwilling to sit down, they did not dare to disobey. When the eunuchs moved the Jin Dun, the two of them stood up slightly and sat down. Liu Jian's
The old eyes seem to want to penetrate the light in front of the dragon bed
He wanted to see what the emperor looked like now, but he only saw a vague figure inside. The figure seemed to be helped by the eunuch to sit up, and occasionally there were a few coughs, which was very harsh... Chapter 2
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