<>"Grandson..." Zhu Zhanji's teeth chattered subconsciously, and it was difficult to decide: "Grandpa Huang, give your grandson some time."
"I will give you time to burn a stick of incense," Zhu Di did not give Zhu Zhanji time, and said solemnly: "After the stick of incense burns out, if you are unwilling to accept the order, there is no need to accept the order..."
At the emperor's signal, Zheng He lit a stick of incense and placed the incense smelling of agarwood in front of Zhu Zhanji.
Looking at the curling white smoke, Zhu Zhanji fell into deep struggle and confusion...
Putting aside his feelings, if he wanted to secure his throne as emperor, he could not do without Wang Xian's help. Apart from anything else, this time he was able to get the news in time and return to the capital quickly because of the efforts of Wang Xian's men!
Not to mention, everyone in the world knows that Wang Xian saved him from fire and water many times...
In the white smoke, Zhu Zhanji seemed to have returned to the entrance of Jiulong, facing the overwhelming Mongolian cavalry. The despair and fear of His Highness Taisun at that time are still fresh in his memory, and they often reappear in nightmares. It was Wang Xian
He took the initiative to pretend to be himself, so that the Mongols let his real great-grandson go, but he was captured by the Mongols and had to survive a narrow escape...
And in Nanhaizi, a suburb of Beijing, at the most desperate moment, it was Wang Xian who led his troops to descend from the sky and rescued him and Zhu Di from numerous murderous intentions!
For ten years, Wang Xian went through life and death for him. Without Wang Xian, he, his grandson, would not be where he is today. Everyone in the world knows this. If he killed Wang Xian, even if he was acting in accordance with the order, he would definitely be despised by the world.
!
What's more, is Wang Xian today so easy to kill? If it were so easy to kill, why didn't Grandpa Huang do it himself? How happy would it be? Why should he use his own hands to do it? Isn't it because of killing?
The consequences for Wang Xian are too serious! Grandpa Huang knows that his time is short and is unwilling to face the collapse of the situation again, so he wants to throw it all at himself?!
But, is it okay not to agree? If you don’t agree, you will be permanently deprived of the right to inherit the throne, which you absolutely cannot bear no matter what!
What's more, even if he doesn't agree and someone else becomes the emperor, Wang Xian will still be killed...
Unknowingly, the time of the stick of incense passed quickly. Looking at the incense stick that had completely burned into gray-white powder, Zhu Di asked quietly: "Do you accept the order?"
"Grandson, grandson..." Zhu Zhanji's mind was filled with chaotic thoughts, and his ears were filled with all kinds of sounds. His mouth seemed to open uncontrollably, and he hissed: "Grandson accepts the order..."
"Hmph..." Zhu Di snorted coldly, extremely dissatisfied with his performance: "Mother-in-law, mother-in-law."
"What Grandpa Huang taught you is..." Zhu Zhanji hurriedly lowered his head and put away the tangled expression on his face. He took a deep breath and returned to normal. He half explained and half asked: "My grandson is just worried.
Now that Uncle Zhao and Eunuch Zhao have taken control of the palace and court, I am afraid they will not be willing to let the emperor pass on to me." He did not mention the prince at all, as if he did not have that father.
"Since I have decided to pass it on to you, naturally I will not let them cause trouble." Zhu Di has strong self-confidence. This self-confidence comes from the twenty years when he has been proud of the world and has no one to challenge him. It is so strong and true. Just listen to him
He said calmly: "I will call them into the palace tomorrow. Seeing that I have woken up, do they still dare to mess around?"
"Grandpa Huang, to ensure nothing happens, you must be prepared!" Zhu Zhanji advised in a low voice.
"Huh! No need!" Zhu Di said coldly: "Go back and rest first, and come back to serve me tomorrow."
"Yes." Under the prestige, Zhu Zhanji dared not disobey Zhu Di's order, so he could only retreat. But naturally he would not leave the palace. Now in the capital, it is the safest place for His Highness Taisun.
It's Xiyuan. What's more, even if Xiyuan is full of murderous intent, Zhu Zhanji will never leave the palace at this time!
Once you leave the palace, it’s not that easy to come back in!
After Zhu Zhanji left, Zhu Di closed his eyes tiredly, with a thick gray look on his face. If his nose hadn't twitched slightly, he would have been no different from a dead person. He did wake up a few days after being in a coma after being stimulated by the news of Wang Guifei's death.
, but the condition did not improve, but worsened, and I could only stay awake for a period of time every day.
Zheng He stepped forward and wanted to cover Zhu Di with a quilt so that the emperor could have a good rest. Zhu Di suddenly opened his eyes with difficulty and asked in a low voice: "Will the Forbidden Army cause any trouble?"
"I don't dare to promise..." Zheng He whispered: "Eunuch Zhao has been in charge of the Imperial Army for many years, and this time I haven't left the palace..."
"Hey..." Zhu Di knew that he couldn't blame Zheng He. Who allowed him to run rampant all his life? In the end, there was only one trustworthy Zheng He, and he couldn't be divided into two. He could care about one end but not the other. Suppress it.
With deep frustration in his heart, Zhu Di said in a deep voice: "There will be no problems in the warrior camp, right?"
"There will be no problem with the Warrior Battalion." Zheng He said softly. The Warrior Battalion is an army composed of strong and brave warriors selected by Zhu Di from the Mongols and other attached vassal tribes. It has always only obeyed the orders of Zhu Di.
He even ignored the order from the Royal Horse Supervisor. "Should we move the warrior battalion to guard outside the palace?"
"Well..." Zhu Di lowered his eyelids and said slowly: "You transfer them into the palace overnight, and then ambush them into the secret passage."
"Your Majesty, it is difficult to hide the movement of so many troops from everyone." Zheng He said with some worry: "I am worried that the news will leak out."
"I don't intend to hide it from them," Zhu Di's voice became softer and softer, until it was almost inaudible: "I want to see who dares to mess around..."
"Yes..." Zheng He looked at Zhu Di who was sleeping soundly, and a realization arose in his heart. The emperor has reached the last moment of his life, and he no longer has the mood to fight with others. He just wants to go through this last journey peacefully. So.
Allowing the warrior camp to enter the secret passage shows that the emperor has prepared a posture in order to scare away the ambitious guys. Even if it is only temporarily safe, no matter if the flood is raging after his death...
Dongchang has carried out a thorough cleansing of the palace. Now all the palaces are under Zhao Ying's sect, and no disturbance in the Xiyuan can escape the old eunuch's ears.
Therefore, even though Zheng He was very careful and secretly moved the warrior camp into the palace under the cover of night, he was discovered by Zhao Ying's men immediately and reported to the old eunuch.
"Zheng He transferred the warrior camp to the palace and entered the secret passage?" Listening to the report from the people below, Ma De frowned and said: "This Ma Sanbao is more and more revealing his true nature. Who does he want to deal with?"
"The grandson just returned to the palace, and he did this. Could it be that the two of them colluded?" The eunuch in charge also pondered: "It is really possible that the fake edict calling the grandson back to the capital was not Zheng He.
What's going on with those bachelors?"
"That's right!" The others also shouted with "righteous indignation": "The ancestor is still his master, he is trying to bully the master and destroy the ancestor!"
However, Zhao Ying remained sullen and silent. It took a while for everyone to notice something strange about him, and then he gradually closed his mouth. Ma De relied on being favored and asked in a low voice: "Godfather, is there something wrong?"
"Zheng He... doesn't look like the person who did these things." Zhao Ying slowly shook his head and said, "I'm worried that his actions were authorized by the emperor."
"Hiss..." Everyone gasped, and Ma Deqiang smiled and said: "Even if the emperor said something when he woke up, it doesn't matter now that he is unconscious."
"That's true..." Everyone was convinced when they heard this, and they all breathed a sigh of relief: "Even if he has a will in his hands, as long as we control the situation, we can say that he is forging an edict!"
"No matter what, we must act as soon as possible," Zhao Ying stood up, looked at everyone and said, "You must guard the palace, especially the emperor and grandson, and our family will go to Prince Zhao's Mansion."
"Don't worry, ancestor," Ma De and others hurriedly stood up and said goodbye: "Well done, ancestor."
Zhao Ying got on the sedan and walked along the corridor to Xiyuan Gate. On the way, he looked at the dark palace, as if there were countless monsters lurking to eat people. The old eunuch frowned, feeling that something was wrong in his heart, but
I can't say what's wrong with it.
When they were approaching Xiyuan Gate, another sedan came from the other direction and met Zhao Ying's sedan unexpectedly.
"Is it him?" Zhao Ying's heavy eyelids suddenly raised, a cold light suddenly appeared in his triangular eyes, then disappeared, and his tone returned to a calm tone: "What is he going to do?"
Over there, Huang Yan had already got off the sedan chair, and stood in front of Zhao Ying's sedan chair. He raised his hands and said respectfully: "Godfather."
"Now you remember that you have a godfather?" Zhao Ying looked at Huang Yan expressionlessly. Through the lantern, he could see that he had obviously lost weight and was no longer as domineering as before.
Huang Yan, like Ma De, is Zhao Ying's godson. Otherwise, it would not have been possible for him to have become the steward of Qianqing Palace many years ago and become one of the most popular eunuchs in front of Zhu Di. However, as the saying goes, Huang Yan has unlimited fame.
, made many people jealous, such as Ma De, who kept saying bad things about him in front of Eunuch Zhao. Huang Yan also relied on the emperor's favor and did not take the old eunuch seriously, so over the years, the relationship between the two
The relationship has become very weak.
But Huang Xie has been having a hard time in the past few months. He was the one who introduced the Taoist Hu who made the emperor unconscious to Zhu Di. Although the palace was in chaos after the emperor fell ill, and the case has not been discovered yet, Huang
Yan was dismissed from his official position and completely disappeared from the emperor's side.
Zhao Ying had almost forgotten this popular person in Zhu Di's eyes in the past, so it was inevitable to feel surprised when he saw him again.
"In the past, my son was too rebellious." After hearing Zhao Ying's sarcasm, Huang Yan knelt directly in front of him and said respectfully: "Godfather, please spare the child once."
"Get up first." Zhao Ying snorted noncommittally and asked lightly: "What is Eunuch Huang going to do?"
"My son is traveling with his godfather." Huang Yangong said: "My son has a big secret, and he wants to report it to His Highness King Zhao."
"Oh?" Zhao Ying originally wanted to ask about the secret, but there were too many people here, so he suppressed it for the time being, nodded, and said, "Let's leave the palace first and then talk about it."
"Yes." Huang Yan responded respectfully. He first watched Zhao Ying get on the sedan, then turned around and got on the sedan, and the two of them left Xiyuan one after another.