The bells of Jingyang Tower kept ringing, and it lasted for an hour before it stopped. At this time, the sunset had already fallen to the roof of the Taihe Hall.

At this time, there were thousands of people standing in the square in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. It can be said that all the officials qualified to attend court have arrived.

This is a special court meeting. It is said that it is special because the time of this court meeting is not the morning that officials are used to. More importantly, the emperor is now critically ill, but someone called Jingyang Zhong in the name of the emperor to convene the ministers to discuss matters. This is a serious crime that is enough to behead him in any dynasty.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, there were still several cabinet masters standing in front. The nobles standing on the right were not counted. In the late Ming Dynasty, Wu Xun had been suppressed by the civil servant group and had long lost his presence. The reason why they came to court every day was just because of face. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing to see that there were only civil servants left in the court at first glance.

At this time, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was filled with noise, and the officials were whispering or arguing loudly. Even the censors who had maintained order in the past joined the quarrels, and the more they were quarreling, the more fierce they became, many officials were almost starting to fight.

"Gemaster Gu, I must give us an explanation for what happened today!" Gao Panlong's face looked very ugly, as if Gu Bingqian in front of him owed him hundreds of taels of silver. "Yang Feng was extremely domineering, and he actually ordered his soldiers to kill the censor of our Censorate in front of all officials outside the Meridian Gate. If such evil deeds cannot be punished as appropriate, wouldn't our Ming law be useless?"

As the chief minister of the cabinet, Gu Bingqian naturally has a look at people. He was not deceived by Gao Panlong's seemingly excited appearance, but said lightly: "Master Gao, as the left censor of the Censorate, you should restrain your subordinates and set an example, instead of leading your officials outside the Meridian Gate to force the palace."

"Forcing the palace?" Gao Panlong shook his head and said, "Georg Gu, the senior official, dare not agree with this. Now that Your Majesty is critically ill, no one is in charge of major affairs in the court. We should elect a talented person to handle the government affairs for Your Majesty, rather than letting the Secretary of the Lishui master monopolize the power. The senior official believes that His Highness Xin is smart and decisive, and is also the descendant of Emperor Guangzong. It is not only legitimate but also very appropriate to supervise the country. Is this a wrong move?"

Gu Bingqian knew that Xiaojiujiu was beating Gao Panlong in his heart, so he would not be led by his words: "But now that Your Majesty is critically ill, Lord Gao, you are surrounded outside the Meridian Gate and forced the Empress to issue an imperial edict. Is this a way to be a minister?"

Gao Panlong snorted coldly: "Georg Gu is such a bad word. Which is more important, the country's affairs and family affairs? Your Majesty is critically ill and the Empress is worried, so we naturally empathize with it. But as the saying goes, the country cannot be without a king for a day, so how can it delay national affairs because of family affairs!"

"Master Gao, do you know what you say?"

Gu Bingqian's expression changed. It was too much to climb the dragon. Even the country could not be without a king for a day.

"Your Majesty is still here. Are you cursing Your Majesty? I believe it or not. I will immediately submit a memorial to you!" Gu Bingqian's face changed immediately.

In fact, as soon as Gao Panlong said that he had lost his words, he knew that he had made a mistake. Fortunately, they were speaking relatively small and no one around noticed them, otherwise another trouble would be inevitable.

"Gei Master Gu, I'm sorry, please forgive me!" The man was about to bend and stretch. He realized his mistake and immediately apologized to Gu Bingqian without any hesitation.

Looking at Gao Panlong who bowed and apologized to him, a strange look flashed in Gu Bingqian's eyes and he snorted softly: "It's fine this time. If I let me hear such a ruthless word next time, I will be polite."

"Thank you, Master!"

Gao Panlong thanked him again, but a hint of lust flashed in his eyes. As the saying goes, a gentleman can deceive him. Although Gu Bingqian is not a gentleman, he naturally cannot be too petty as the chief minister. Moreover, Emperor Tianqi is now critically ill, and even if he impeaches the memorial, no one will deal with it, so he can only raise it high and let it go gently.

As time went by, the officials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony became more and more impatient, and many officials began to clamor. They believed that someone falsely passed on His Majesty's decree to ring the Jingyang bell, and this should be found and severely punished. Some people also believed that since everyone had entered the palace, they should take the opportunity to ask the queen to issue an imperial decree to the king to supervise the country.

However, some people have different opinions. These people say that now that the three empresses are pregnant at the same time, there will definitely be someone giving birth to a prince. Is it inappropriate to ask the king to supervise the country? But the person who expressed this view was immediately refuted. Even if the queen gave birth to a prince, it would take more than ten years to reach the prince. Doesn’t the Ming Dynasty need an emperor in the past ten years?

For a moment, everyone was quarreling with each other. The officials in the hall were all blushing and the villagers in the countryside were no different. At this moment, a sharp voice sounded in the hall.

"Your Majesty arrives...all officials stand in sternly!"

After this voice sounded, the Hall of Supreme Harmony, which was originally noisy like a vegetable market, miraculously quieted down. The officials stood on their seats at the fastest speed almost conditioned reflex, bowed down together, and praised: "We will bow to my emperor...Long live my emperor!"

But after the bowing, someone immediately recalled it. It was wrong? Now Emperor Tianqi is lying on the bed and dying. Where did His Majesty come from?

When many people thought of this, they immediately felt that they were fooled. At this moment, several eunuchs were carrying a dragon chassis and passing through the Hall of Supreme Harmony. An irritable official couldn't help but stand up and shouted sternly: "Rareless... Who is so bold and dares to impersonate the emperor? Are you not afraid of killing the nine clans?"

As he finished speaking, the dragon chassis stopped in front of him. After the curtain was opened, a thin and young face appeared. A low voice sounded at the dragon chasing: "Are you talking about me as an emperor?"

As the sound fell, the speaker also chased the dragon.

“Wow…”

After seeing the person who came down from the dragon, almost everyone in the hall lost their voices because they were so familiar with this person. He was Zhu Youxiao, the current Emperor of Tianqi. Although Zhu Youxiao in front of him had lost weight a lot compared to the previous few days and was not very energetic, they were sure that this person was indeed Zhu Youxiao, just like a fake Zhu Youxiao.

"What's going on? Isn't it said that His Majesty is already critically ill and may be able to return to heaven at any time? Why did he suddenly appear here? Although he is not very energetic, it has nothing to do with the word dying."

The official who was still shouting loudly was already looking like a mortal face, and he knelt down to Zhu Youxiao in a trembling voice and said, "I... I deserve to die!"
Chapter completed!