Liu Shimin thought that even if His Majesty was seriously ill and about to die, there was no need to control them all yesterday.
And the commander of the Jinyi Guards stays here all day long.
Even the duty hours of the Han generals have changed from four hours to six hours.
As an old man in the palace, Liu Shimin, who was well-read in history books and could be called a literary eunuch, felt that the situation was not good.
Suddenly, he noticed a look observing him.
Turning around, I saw the eunuch on duty in the inner study just turning his head.
Well... Minister Tuogu just walked by outside. Most people were paying attention to them, but this person was staring at me...
Thinking back to the past half month, when I checked books in the inner library, it seemed that this person always came over from shift to shift.
It turns out he was spying.
He pretended to be detained together, but in fact he was monitoring everyone inside.
Only Wang An can make this arrangement.
Wang An, the Supervisor of Rites, and Luo Sigong, the Imperial Guard, engaged in such actions in the palace... This is a serious crime of treason.
Liu Shimin remained calm and discussed a few words with Minister Tuogu, who should help them get out of detention.
At the same time, he also observed the number of enemies in the entire Huangji Gate Tower.
There are nearly 500 people, twice as many as normal. No wonder the duty hours have to be extended. Even Wang An and Luo Sigong are very tight on manpower.
Manpower is tight, so I will find a breakthrough from this aspect.
……
Liu Shimin was thinking of countermeasures, and a big drama was also going on in the Qianqing Palace.
"Your Majesty, how is your Majesty's condition?"
Zhu Youxiao looked very sad. Fang Congzhe and Wang An's minds buzzed, and they guessed that the situation was not good.
Looking at Li Xuanshi in front of the hospital bed, he had already burst into tears.
The imperial doctors also withdrew one by one, but Cui Wensheng, the eunuch who claimed to know medical skills, was present. After repeatedly examining Emperor Taichang, he shook his head and sighed.
Wang Anxin thought: I haven't called His Majesty to die yet, does that mean he is still alive?
But if you get closer, you can't see any rise and fall of Emperor Taichang's breathing.
He wanted to step forward to check his breathing, but was blocked by Cui Wensheng. Even Li Xuanshi cried and glared at him.
"The first assistant to my teacher..."
Wang An again heard Prince Zhu Youxiao whispering something to Fang Congzhe behind his back. He immediately became alert, stepped back a few steps, carefully observed Zhu Youxiao and Fang Congzhe, and stared at Emperor Taichang and Li Xuanshi in front of the sickbed.
,Cui Wensheng.
The prince and Fang Congzhe immediately silenced themselves and stopped whispering.
Li Xuanshi just cried, but Cui Wensheng didn't treat Taichang at all, and didn't let the imperial doctor get close.
What does this mean?
Wang An was extremely shocked.
Prince, Prince, how dare you conceal His Majesty’s death!
He actually chose to stall for time. He must postpone the supervision of the country until September 1st!
He actually colluded with Li Xuanshi and Zheng Guifei to prepare a will first!
Wang An thinks he guessed it right.
For so many years, he has relied on Wang Wenyan to analyze, rely on Wang Wenyan to create characters, rely on Wang Wenyan...
Many people say that they are not smart and they all rely on Wang Wenyan’s wisdom to achieve their current achievements.
But today, I saw through the prince's trick, obtained key information, and seized the best opportunity.
In the future, I want people to praise me, Wang An, for my wisdom~
He respectfully said to the prince: "Your Highness, the ministers are still waiting outside. I thought..."
Zhu Youxiao immediately interrupted him and said very quickly: "Then please first ask Wang Daban to explain to you that His Majesty is temporarily unconscious and woke up for a while. If he wakes up again later, he will ask you to visit him immediately."<
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"Yes, this slave accepts the order."
Wang Anxin thinks that you are very impatient, Prince. Are you so anxious to invite me out, are you afraid that I will actually pass away His Majesty?
Definitely~
He was very confident and asked Wei Chao to keep an eye on him.
After a while of burning incense, the chief assistant Fang Congzhe came out of Qianqing Palace, and everyone asked how your majesty was doing.
"Your Majesty is still in a coma and has not woken up. Even I have never had the opportunity to get close to call your Majesty." After finishing speaking, he sighed, his expression and body language showing a strong sense of loss.
As he sighed, others also followed suit. It was only the evening of August 30th, and Emperor Taichang had only been on the throne for less than a month.
Although these ministers have their own ideas, most of them are still grateful for Taichang's important use of them.
"Chief Assistant, in order to prevent others from issuing false edicts, we have drafted a will."
Seeing that Liu Yijing, who was relatively radical, was handing it to him, Fang Congzhe became wary and carefully picked it up to read.
...Huh?
This edict was well-written and did not get bogged down in whether Concubine Zheng was murdered or not, and whether she should be appointed the Queen Mother. It also did not avoid the truth and omit some of the most critical contents.
The posthumous edict ordered the prince to ascend the throne, and ordered Minister Tuogu to do his best to assist him. Before ascending the throne, Li Xuan chose to serve as a concubine. The harem will not specifically arrange who will preside over the situation for the time being. Everything will be discussed with the prince and ministers after the transition.
This edict does not contain much criticism of one's own faults. Firstly, the time in Taichang was too short, and secondly, His Majesty is still here, and no one wants to write this first to confirm others' truth.
Fang Congzhe nodded: "Yes, I don't have any objections to this edict, so I will keep it for the time being. This thing has to be kept by His Majesty, and the Prince will read it before announcing it."
The British Duke Zhang Weixian also said seriously: "As long as His Majesty is still here, whoever dares to pass on the imperial edict must weigh whether he dares to be an enemy of my British Duke!"
With his statement, everyone else had no choice but to agree.
It seems that the situation has been stabilized for the time being.
However, Wang An was confident, and he knew that everything was planned by himself and Wang Wenyan.
……
"Catch the gun!"
"...Oh? My cars and guns are all trapped by your cars?"
"That's right~"
Wang Wenyan was stroking the red sandalwood chess piece in his hand, and the situation on the chessboard was just like the one he had with the prince.
People like Yang Lian and Zhu Chunchen are the chess pieces on Wang Wenyan's chessboard, and now they are eyeing the chess pieces in Zhu Youxiao's hands.
The scholar in Tsing Yi sitting opposite him shook his head: "Mr. Wang is really good at chess, but my husband prefers Go, and most scholars also prefer Go. I don't know why Mr. Wang only loves chess?"
Wang Wenyan asked, "Does your husband like Go that much? Don't you like straightforward chess?"
"Hahahaha! Mr. Ye Xianggao is indeed a very calm person. Mr. Wang is particularly courageous and strategic. If you all cooperate together, I can't even imagine what kind of prosperous age it will be.
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"Stop bragging...your husband is really talented. Wang is a scholar after all, not a Jinshi."
Wang Wenyan was actually a scholar. He once worked as a jailer. He often played chess with prisoners in prison. During the chess game, he observed the words and expressions, and gradually understood people's hearts.
In contrast to Ye Xianggao, who is very cautious and thoughtful, he is impatient, especially eager to show his wisdom, and also very courageous.
Master Ye Xiang was still in his hometown in Fuzhou, but since he heard that Wanli was seriously ill, he sent his confidants to the capital.
This is a great opportunity for the Donglin Party to make further progress.
As a particularly smart person, he also served as chief minister and had extensive connections in the Donglin Party, so of course he participated in the layout.
It was his handiwork that created a heroic character for Yang Lian.
Both Ye Xianggao and Wang Wenyan were called "wise men" by the Donglin Party. They did cooperate in history. Ye was the chief assistant and Wang was the cabinet secretary. The situation in those three years was:
1. Everyone is in full swing...
2. The situation in the southwest of the She'an Rebellion was corrupt and could not be calmed down. A large army was mobilized to besiege, consuming 5 million taels of silver every year.
3. Relying on Ye’s student Wang Huazhen, Guangning was defeated and suffered heavy losses. Shanhaiguan fell outside the country for a time.
4. Mongolian plunder in Hetao
5. The Yellow River bursts twice
6. Civilian rebellions and mutinies occur frequently