Collecting Yu Linwei and refilling the establishment of Yu Linwei can be regarded as a big deal for Li Xin, Hou Jingde and others, but this matter cannot make any waves in the entire court.

The Son of Heaven has not been seen for a whole month.

In this month, except for a few princes, important ministers of the cabinet, and Li Xin, no one could enter Changle Palace and see the holy face of the Son of Heaven.

Now, some bad rumors have begun to circulate in the capital.

Li Shen, the Marquis of Pingnan, who was in the center of the waves, took up his post as the secretary of the military department, because he accidentally injured his forehead, so he asked Shangshutai for leave, and he didn't show up for a while.

The entire capital, on the surface, looks like a pool of stagnant water, dull and depressing, but behind the scenes, it is already turbulent.

In the middle of September of the eighteenth year of Chengde, when Li Xin and others were recruiting Yu Linwei in the counties of Gyeonggi, a carriage appeared on the official road north of the capital and slowly drove towards the capital.

In the carriage sat a stout old man with gray hair.

It is already the season of late autumn, and it is already very cold in the capital, but this old man is only wearing two clothes, inside and outside, and his body is very tough.

The carriage was driven by a young man in his twenties, and seeing that the capital was in the distance, the young man turned around and lifted the curtain, and said respectfully to the old man: "Grandpa, the capital has arrived." ”

The old man was sitting in the carriage and closed his eyes to recuperate, but when he heard this, he opened his eyes and stretched his waist, and said lightly: "It's here when you arrive, just go directly into the city, and ask me what to do."

The young man bowed his head.

"Grandpa, are we going home, or are we going to the palace?"

The old man smiled: "You just have to go into the city, if no one stops us, we will go home, but looking at the current situation, most of us will not be able to get home." ”

The carriage slowly drove into the city gates.

Behind the city gate, there was already an old eunuch with gray hair waiting, and after seeing the carriage, the old eunuch bent down to salute the carriage: "The handsome man has worked hard all the way. ”

The old man in the carriage is the contemporary head of the family and the general of the family army.

The teenager who drove the car was his grandson, Chongheng.

They were called back to the capital by the Son of Heaven's family of 600 miles.

After hearing the voice, Chong Xuantong hurriedly asked his grandson to help him get out of the carriage, and the general of the Chongjia army bowed respectfully to the old eunuch and said: "The last general is reckless, how dare you work Gonggong Chen to wait here."

Chong Xuantong turned his head and said in a deep voice to his grandson: "Kowtow to Gonggong Chen." ”

Chong Heng was about to kneel down immediately.

Chen Ju hurriedly helped the young man up, shook his head and said, "What is this doing, I am a crippled person, how can I afford the gift of the young master?"

Chong Xuantong smiled: "Young people salute their elders, they should be." ”

"Gonggong Chen, what is Your Majesty's will to call the old man back from the north in such a hurry?"

Chen Ju smiled bitterly: "Chong Shuai thinks too highly of me, Your Majesty's thoughts, how can a slave like me be informed, but Your Majesty ordered me to wait for Chong Shuai here, saying that after Chong Shuai enters Beijing, he will go directly to the palace, and when Chong Shuai sees His Majesty, he will naturally know." ”

Chong Xuantong nodded and said: "Since Your Majesty has orders, the old man will enter the palace with Gonggong Chen to face the saint, but he will be a saint who will collide all the way." ”

"It's okay, it's okay."

Chen Ju said with a smile: "Chong Shuai and I will go to the palace." ”

Chong Xuantong turned his head and instructed his grandson: "You go to the house to report the safety of your grandmother and aunts, and the old man will go to the palace to face the saint." ”

Most of the young and strong people of the seed family are in Yunzhou City, so the seed houses in the capital are all women, that is, the grandmothers and aunts of Chongheng.

Chong Heng nodded respectfully.

Chong Xuantong got into the carriage that Chen Ju had prepared early in the morning and went towards the palace.

When it was almost noon, the carriage entered the capital, Chen Ju was in the carriage, Yong'an Gate was directly released, and the carriage walked all the way to the gate of the Changle Palace of the Inner Palace.

At this time, Chong Xuantong had already changed into clothes in the carriage, although it was not a court dress, but it was also a regular dress that could face the saint, and the old Chong Shuai carefully sorted out his clothes, and walked into Changle Palace with his hands down.

In fact, this kind of marshal is stationed in Yunzhou City all the year round, and he has not entered Beijing many times, and in the entire Chengde Dynasty, he will not see the Chengde Son of Heaven more than ten times, but this head of the family is the most respectful of many courtiers.

Under the guidance of Chen Ju, Chong Xuantong met the Chengde Son of Heaven wrapped in a big fur in the warm hall.

I don't know why, after the last assassination, the emperor of Chengde became more and more afraid of the cold, and stayed in this warm hall almost every day to keep warm.

Chong Xuantong knelt on the ground respectfully, palms facing up, kowtowed: "Minister Chong Xuantong, knock to see Your Majesty." ”

Chengde Tianzi hadn't seen the sun much for a month, and his face was even paler at this time, he looked up at Chong Xuantong who was kneeling on the ground, and waved his hand: "Chen Ju, set up a seat for the general." ”

Chong Xuantong knelt on the ground and respectfully: "Your Majesty, although the old minister is old, his body is still quite healthy, and he does not dare to sit in front of His Majesty." ”

The Son of Heaven coughed: "If you are told to sit, you will sit." ”

Chong Xuantong bowed his head and said, "The old minister obeys the order." ”

He carefully sat on the wooden pier that Chen Ju had moved, only sat on a small half of his buttocks, and then lowered his head in a proper manner and did not dare to look up at Jun.

Although it is a rule not to look up at the Son of Heaven, even Li Xin dared to quietly look up at the Son of Heaven when he saw him, but this kind of general did not look up at the Son of Heaven even once.

With the support of Chen Ju, the Son of Heaven of Chengde sat on the dragon couch, and then looked at the head of the family in front of him lightly.

"General, do you know why I called you back to the capital?"

Chong Xuantong shook his head and said, "The old minister doesn't dare to speculate on the holy will. ”

A smile appeared on the Son of Heaven's face.

"Since I ascended the throne, I have welcomed and sent many courtiers in the past ten years, and I don't know how many courtiers I have seen, and there are any of these people, but you are the most cautious general."

Speaking of this, the Son of Heaven paused, and then added.

"It's also the most slippery."

Chong Xuantong bowed his head deeply: "Your Majesty, the ancestral training of the family is to abide by the four words of duty, and the old minister has been respecting the ancestral training all his life, and he does not dare to exceed the rules." ”

The Son of Heaven closed his eyes: "You raise your head and look at me." ”

Chong Xuantong first bowed his head and said yes, and then slowly raised his head, the Chengde Tianzi in front of him was pale and almost bloodless, and he had no spirit, and he looked like he was about to die.

Chong Xuantong was suddenly startled and immediately lowered his head.

The old minister almost climbed to the ground from the wooden pier, knelt on the ground and wept: "Your Majesty, the old minister entered Beijing before, and Your Majesty is still a dragon and a tiger, how did it become like this now?"

The Son of Heaven smiled dumbly: "Get up, a lot of age, don't pretend, it's been more than a month since I was assassinated, no matter how bad the news of the breeder is, I should know it." ”

Chong Xuantong bowed his head and said: "The old minister knew that His Majesty was assassinated, but he only knew that His Majesty was slightly injured, and he never knew that it was like this."

The Son of Heaven shook his head and smiled, then his smile retracted, and he said silently: "General, I won't live long." ”

"The doctors have taken turns to diagnose and treat many times, and they all say that they can only rely on medicine, and no one can say how long they can be raised."

"That's why I asked Chen Ju to call you back to the capital."

Chong Xuantong kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, but there are orders, the old minister is full of liver and brain."

The Son of Heaven narrowed his eyes and smiled: "In the next few days, the forbidden army will move closer to the capital." ”

"I want you to take control of half of the forbidden army for me."