The bell of Jingyang Tower rang continuously, and it lasted for an hour before stopping, and at this time the sunset had already fallen to the roof of the Taihe Palace.

At this time, the square in front of the Taihe Hall was already densely packed with thousands of people, and it can be said that the officials who were qualified to go to the court came.

This is a special court meeting, it is special because the time of this court meeting is not the morning that officials are used to, and more importantly, the current emperor is already critically ill, but someone rings the Jingyang bell in the name of the emperor to convene the ministers to discuss the matter, which is a big crime enough to kill the head no matter which dynasty it is held.

In the Taihe Palace, standing at the front are still a few cabinet elders, and the few nobles standing on the right are not counted, in the late Ming Dynasty, Wu Xun has long been suppressed by the civil official group and has long lost its sense of existence, the reason why they come to the court every day is just because of the face, otherwise it is not very embarrassing to see that there are only civil officials left in the Manchu Dynasty at a glance.

At this time, the Taihe Hall was full of noise, the officials were whispering or arguing loudly, and even the imperial historians who maintained order in the past also joined the ranks of the quarrel, and the more noisy they became, the more fierce they became, and many officials were so noisy that they were almost ready to move.

"Elder Gu Ge, you must give us an explanation for today's events!" Gao Panlong's face was very ugly, as if Gu Bingqian in front of him owed him a few hundred taels of silver and didn't pay it back, "Yang Feng is extremely domineering, he actually ordered his soldiers to kill my Imperial Court in front of hundreds of officials outside the noon gate, if such evil deeds can't get the punishment they deserve, wouldn't my Ming law be in vain?" ”

Gu Bingqian, as the head of the cabinet, naturally has a good eye for people, he was not deceived by Gao Panlong's seemingly excited appearance, but said lightly: "Lord Gao, as the imperial history of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, you should restrain your subordinates and lead by example, instead of leading the officials under your command to the palace outside the noon gate at every turn." ”

"Forced palace?" Gao Panlong shook his head and said: "Gu Ge Lao does not dare to agree with this statement, now that His Majesty is critically ill and there is no one to decide the major affairs of the DPRK and China, we should recommend a talented person to handle the government affairs for His Majesty, instead of letting the master of ceremonies monopolize the power." The lower officials think that His Royal Highness King Xin is smart and decisive, and he is also the heir of Emperor Guangzong, and it is not only justifiable but also very suitable for King Xin to supervise the country, is this move also wrong? ”

Gu Bingqian knew that Xiao Jiujiu was beating in Gao Panlong's heart, so he naturally wouldn't be led astray by his words: "But now that Your Majesty is critically ill, Lord Gao, you have led people to surround and force the queen to make an edict outside the noon gate, is this the way to be a minister?" ”

Gao Panlong snorted coldly: "Gu Ge Lao's words are wrong, which is more important than national and family affairs?" His Majesty is critically ill, and the queen mother is worried, and we naturally empathize, but as the saying goes, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and how can we delay the state affairs because of family affairs! ”

"Master Gao, do you know what you're talking about?"

Gu Bingqian's color changed, Gao Panlong was too much, and he even said that the country cannot be without a king for a day.

"Your Majesty is still here, are you cursing Your Majesty, believe it or not, this official will immediately go to you!" Gu Bingqian's face immediately changed.

In fact, as soon as Gao Panlong's words came out, he knew that he had lost his words, but fortunately, their voices were relatively small, and no one around them noticed them, otherwise it would be another trouble.

"Elder Gu Ge, the lower official has lost his words, please forgive me!" The man had to be able to bend and stretch, and when he realized his mistake, he immediately apologized to Gu Bingqian without the slightest hesitation.

Looking at Gao Panlong, who apologized to him, a hint of discoloration flashed in Gu Bingqian's eyes, and he snorted lightly: "That's it this time, if you let this official hear such a big rebellious remark next time, this official will not be polite." ”

"Thank you, Elder Ge!"

Gao Panlong thanked him again, but a hint of triumph flashed in his eyes. As the so-called gentleman can deceive him, although Gu Bingqian is not a gentleman, he naturally can't be too careful as the first assistant, and now that the Emperor of the Apocalypse is critically ill, even if he folds the bullet and impeaches, no one will deal with it, so he can only be raised high and gently put down.

As time passed, the officials in the Taihe Palace became more and more impatient, and many officials began to make noise, thinking that someone had pretended to ring the Jingyang bell with His Majesty's will, and should be found out and severely punished. There are also people who think that since everyone has entered the palace, they should take the opportunity to go to the Qianqing Palace to ask the queen to issue an edict to let King Xin supervise the country.

However, there are also people who have different opinions, these people say that now that the three mothers are pregnant at the same time, someone will definitely give birth to a prince, and it is inappropriate to let the king of the letter be in charge of the country. But the person who said this point of view was immediately refuted, even if the queen gave birth to the prince, it would take more than ten years to wait until the prince became an adult, did the Ming Dynasty not need the emperor in these ten years?

For a while, everyone was arguing with each other, and the officials in the hall were blushing and arguing with the village women in the countryside, and at this moment a sharp voice sounded in the hall.

"Your Majesty has arrived...... Hundreds of officials stand solemnly! ”

After this voice sounded, the Taihe Palace, which was originally noisy like a vegetable market, miraculously quieted down, and the officials almost reflexively stood on their own positions as fast as possible, bowed down in unison, and praised in their mouths: "We knock to see my emperor...... Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

It's just that after the bow, someone immediately comes back to it, right? Right now, the Emperor of the Apocalypse is lying on the bed and dying, where did his majesty come from?

When they think of this, many people immediately feel that they have been fooled. At this time, several eunuchs happened to carry a dragon through the Taihe Palace, and a hot-tempered official couldn't help but stand up and shouted: "Presumptuous...... Who is so bold as to dare to pretend to be the emperor, isn't he afraid of the Nine Clans? ”

As his voice fell, the dragon paused in front of him, and the curtain opened to reveal a thin and young face, and a deep voice sounded on the dragon: "Pretending to be the emperor, are you talking about me?" ”

As the voice fell, the person who spoke also stepped down from the dragon.

"...... Uproar"

When they saw the person who walked down from the dragon bowl, almost everyone in the hall lost their voices, because this person was too familiar to them, he was the current Emperor of the Apocalypse Zhu Youxiao, although Zhu Youxiao in front of him had lost a lot of weight compared to a few days ago, and his spirit was not too good, but they could be sure that this person was indeed Zhu Youxiao, such as the fake Zhu Youxiao.

"What's going on, doesn't it mean that Your Majesty is critically ill and may return to heaven at any time, why did he suddenly appear here. Although the mental head is not very good, it has nothing to do with the word dying. ”

The official who was still shouting loudly just now was already as pale as earth at this moment, and he knelt down to Zhu Youxiao in a trembling voice and said, "Minister...... Sin deserves death! ”

There was silence throughout the hall......