Chapter 24: The Purple Cloud (10)

The cries of surprise from the queen and several concubines beside the bed alarmed all the people inside and outside the wing room who were concerned about Zhao Ji's safety.

Zhao Hao glanced over, with a look of surprise and even a hint of fear, but before Han Gang could carefully distinguish Zhao Hao's expression, he changed into an ecstatic mask again and approached the imperial couch covered with a yellow silk futon.

Han Gang shook his head slightly, blocking back the few surprised sights that were projected after him. It's really a coincidence, and it definitely has nothing to do with him. However, before Han Gang came in, several imperial doctors were pricking needles and pouring medicine, as long as Zhao Ji was not about to die, after such a toss, he should wake up.

But except for Han Gang himself, everyone else looked at Han Gang in unison. No one would think that this was a natural result, Han Gang, as a disciple of the Medicine King, should have a special ability no matter what. Even if Han Gang is not proficient in medical skills, it is certain that his special ability can also allow him to perform in all aspects.

Zhao Ji on the sickbed opened his eyes, and the people around the bed, whether they were true or not, all appeared on their faces with surprised and concerned smiles.

There was a faint sympathy in Han Gang's eyes, yesterday he was still a man of his word, but today he has become a cripple on the sickbed, such a drastic change, I don't know if Zhao Dao can accept it?

But Han Gang soon found that he was overly worried, and this discovery made his heart sink and immerse himself in the bottom of the deepest trench.

Zhao Ji's gaze was unfocused, and from the moment he opened his eyes, it made people feel that his eyes were full of confusion. Under the call of the queen's concubine and son, I can't see much change. And the expression on his face has become very strange and unpredictable because of the stroke.

After a while, when everyone was getting more and more disappointed, Zhao Ji made a sound. He opened his mouth, but it was not the golden mouth that he was used to hearing, but just a strange sound from his throat.

Looking at such a husband, Xiang Queen suddenly became depressed. Concubine Zhu Xian also hugged her son tightly. It's just that in the pupils of Zhao Maid, who is too young, there is still a blankness.

Han Gang's face turned slightly pale, and the hand hidden in his sleeve clenched into a fist. Zhao's condition was far worse than expected. This time, the stroke, from time to result, is going in the worst direction.

Hurried footsteps sounded on the passage leading to the outer hall, and then Zhang Dian appeared outside the door, and without hesitation, he stepped into the room.

"Your Majesty is awake?"

"The Son of Heaven has woken up?"

"Nothing more?"

Several people spoke at the same time, and then Zhang Dian took the lead, Cai did follow, and then Wang Qi, Xue Xiang and several other slaughterers rushed in. Several chamberlains chased after the Zaifu, but none of them dared to stop them.

After hearing the rumors in the inner hall of the dormitory that the official family had woken up, the first person to break into the inner palace desperately was Zhang Zihou, who dared to act and dare to be. This was supposed to be the prime minister's decision, but Zhang Dian acted on his own, forcing the other ministers to follow suit.

Trespassing in the inner palace is naturally rude and sinful, but in the eyes of the Son of Heaven, it is a manifestation of more loyalty regardless of personal safety. If you don't do it, then there's nothing to say. But if one or several people do it, then those who don't move will naturally be recorded. At present, the punishment is not held accountable, and it will not be pursued in the future.

However, when Zhang Dian and the others saw Zhao Ji's current situation, after a moment of surprise, they all fell into a deep panic.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! It's Wang Jue......" Wang Jue called with emotion, but Zhao Jue didn't move his fingers.

After an examination by the imperial doctors - in fact, there is no need for the imperial doctor to speak, and the process of the examination is seen by everyone - the sixth emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, after today's stroke, not only lost the ability to move, but even lost the strength to speak.

Han Gang responded to all the tentative gazes with a contemplative expression, and remained silent all the time.

There was some doubt in his mind. In his opinion, although the body is slow to react to a stroke, the consciousness is not necessarily affected too much. Even if it hurts his head, it's not like he has become a demented old fool all at once. In his previous life, Han Gang had also seen several stroke patients, with slurred speech, crooked mouth and slanted eyes, inconvenience, and even paralysis, but Han Gang had never seen a real stroke among them. This became a case of dementia.

It's just that at this time, Han Gang didn't have the extra energy to think about medical issues. For him, this is the worst outcome. Naturally, it is the situation that Zhao Hao wants to see the most.

It was precisely because of his preconceived views that Han Gang was able to find out his hidden joy in Zhao Hao's eyes.

Sure enough. Han Gang said in his heart, this second king has never been a convincing candidate.

If Zhao Ji can clearly express his mind, even if he is paralyzed, it doesn't matter. An emperor who still holds the power – though certainly a little bit more than he did before – has enough power to pave the way for his son to the throne of the Daqing Palace.

Or simply Zhao Ji didn't wake up and died. With the court and residual prestige he left behind, the courtiers can also push Zhao Maid to the throne without worrying about any obstruction.

As long as the current few rulers can firmly support Zhao Maid, although they have not yet left the cabinet, the identity of the imperial heir still allows Zhao Maid to inherit the throne logically.

Wang Qi has always been Zhao Ji's confidant, and in the past ten years, other important ministers have been in and out of the two mansions, and even Wang Anshi, who has turned the world upside down, has been in and out twice, but Wang Qi has always been left in the political hall. Even if he didn't dare to take the lead with a clear banner, he definitely didn't have the courage to turn his head and betray Zhao Ji. Cai is indeed the best at looking at the style, and generally speaking, it is impossible to put his net worth and life on Zhao Hao.

Lu Gong's writings, which have completely lost their sense of existence, represent the power of the old party in the court. But as long as there is an heir, it will be difficult for any of the old party courtiers who prides themselves on being a gentleman to abandon their reputation and support Zhao Hao – even though he has always been opposed to the new law. Moreover, as a child of the family, his father is the former prime minister, and he has been in charge of Xifu for many years, Lu Gongzhu does not need to express his position at all, he just needs to wait for the result. Even if Zhao Hao comes to power, he can't touch his Lu family at all, and even has to be favored. Those who will really fight for the inheritance of the throne are those lowly officials and ministers with low status and low reputation.

Han Jin, who served as the governor of the political council, his situation is similar to that of Lu Gongshu, and he will never fight for Zhao Hao for the position of prime minister that he may get in the future. For the same reason, Xue Xiang will not be too far behind. The rest of Zhang Dun, he must be the most staunch opponent of Zhao Hao's accession to the throne among the two governments, so he doesn't need to think about it.

Civilian officials are like this, and military generals are also average. Several of the lieutenants in the three yas were also promoted by Zhao Ji. Zhao Ji's illness came suddenly, if the change of the imperial throne was carried out in a few days, whether it was the Fourth Army, the Ban Zhi, or the generals of the Kaifeng Fuzhong Management Army, it was impossible for them to have a relationship with other clans who were qualified to compete for the throne in a short period of time, in fact, it was just one Zhao Hao, and there was no need to worry about someone using force to compete for the throne.

The most important thing is that Zhao Hao has been in power for a long time, and Zhao Hao has no chance to establish his own strength, and he has no ability to give it a go in a hurry.

But the situation is different now. Zhao Ji is alive, but it is no different from dead. Government affairs, military affairs, etiquette, and heirs, all the obligations that the Son of Heaven should fulfill, with his current situation, cannot be fulfilled. According to the old practice, it must be the Queen Mother who came out to listen to the government. In the case of Zhao Hao's stroke, a small palace coup can make Zhao Hao sit on the throne in the Daqing Palace.

And the reason is even more high-sounding. For the sake of the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty. The queen mother can't be allowed to hang the curtain for too long, but it is also unreasonable to let the prince who is too young inherit it.

Zhao may just not be able to express the thoughts in his heart into words, but for a person who is committed to controlling the world, it can already be judged that he is not suitable to sit in his current position. Perhaps for Zhao Ji, this is the greatest sorrow, more painful than death.

Zhao Maid was held in Concubine Zhu Xian's arms and couldn't move, her dark eyes were towards Zhao Xuan, and she didn't care about what happened in reality.

"Amitabha, God blesses you." Zhao Hao let out a long sigh, "It's great that the imperial brother can wake up." ”

Zhao Hao didn't move at all, letting Zhao Hao continue to stage his funny one-man show, "There must be people panicking outside now." He looked at Wang Qi, "From today onwards, the eastern and western prefectures should have to take turns to guard the palace city, and that will be hard." ”

Wang Jue's mouth was bitter, this is to force the palace? Although as the prime minister, he could directly refute Zhao Hao sternly, and Wang Qi did open his mouth, but suddenly his throat, which became dry, couldn't make a sound.

Zhang's narrowed eyes became dangerous.

It's not a matter of right or wrong, it's a question of whether or not you're qualified to say it. What should the Zai Fu do next, the Son of Heaven can speak, the crown prince can make suggestions, and the queen mother and empress are not qualified to speak in the emperor. Even if you are a prince, you are definitely not qualified to intervene - no matter how much you say, no matter what you say, if you are not qualified, you are not qualified.

The prime minister should be straightforward at this time, and if Han Qi or Wang Anshi is the prime minister, he can make Zhao Hao unable to step down on the spot, and he won't care that the Empress Dowager Gao is sitting next to him. It's a pity that the prime minister in front of him is Wang Qi. He only looked at Zhao Ji with concern, although he didn't agree, but he didn't reprimand, and he didn't hear it.

Wang Qi and Cai really didn't take care of it, and even the self-proclaimed gentleman Lu Gongshu was dumb. In the midst of the change of the imperial system, how dare the courtiers speak out if they are not conscious?

Zhao Hao saw everything in his eyes, a shallow smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and suddenly retracted, becoming solemn and serious.