Kunning Palace.

The Empress Dowager Zhang was lying on the bed with a haggard look and fell asleep, looking seriously ill, which looked quite worrying.

Due to Zhang Yan's arrival, the imperial doctor who treated the Empress Dowager Zhang in the hospital also rushed over and introduced the condition of the Empress Dowager Zhang to him and King Fu, believing that the Empress Dowager Zhang's illness was caused by the evil cold entering the body and needed to be carefully recuperated.

Li Hongyu's explanation to the imperial doctors is quite helpless, although those imperial doctors talk about the disease in the first place, but they are all useless and obscure jargon and nonsense, which have no practical value, I am afraid that they do not have a clear concept of what they practice "evil cold" themselves.

Zhang Yan knew that King Fu and the Empress Dowager Zhang had a lot to say when they reunited after a long absence, so she did not stay in Kunning Palace for a long time, and left after asking the imperial doctors to take care of the Empress Dowager Zhang.

"Queen Mother, the queen is gone, and there are no outsiders here."

Waiting for Zhang Yan to leave, King Fu took away the palace maids who were waiting, leaving only one of the personal female officials of the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family in the house, and came to the bed and whispered to the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family, whose eyes were closed, that he did not believe that the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family would happen to fall ill when the Emperor of the Apocalypse was seriously ill.

"King Fu, let the queen mother see if she has been wronged over the years."

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager Zhang opened her eyes, and asked with concern about King Fu, since the last time King Fu left Beijing, she had been worried about it, for fear that Emperor Taichang and Emperor Tianqi would kill King Fu in order to stabilize the throne.

Now that King Fu has arrived in the capital safely, this makes the Empress Dowager Zhang's hanging heart finally let go, she is really afraid that the Emperor of the Apocalypse will let people attack and kill King Fu halfway, and then find a reason to prevaricate in the past, so that she will want to cry without tears.

"Queen mother, the child has been doing well over the years, don't worry about it." King Fu smiled slightly, and opened his mouth to comfort the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family, he naturally knew that the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family had been worried about him a lot over the years.

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

The Empress Dowager Zhang breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, and said in a loud voice, and then nodded to the personal female official standing aside, and the female official stood at the door and listened to the movement outside.

"King Fu, God treats us well, and now he gives us a great opportunity to make a comeback."

Subsequently, the Empress Dowager Zhang suppressed the excitement in her heart and whispered to her father, "The emperor is seriously ill this time, and it is difficult to survive this catastrophe nine times out of ten, and the emperor has no queen, so it is unknown who can inherit the throne." ”

"Queen Mother, the emperor will definitely make an edict to elect the heir to the throne, if he chooses someone else, the child will not have a chance."

King Fu knew what the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family meant, and said with a wry smile when he heard this, the Holy Decree of the Emperor of the Apocalypse is the basis for the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty, and it is difficult to sit on the throne without an orthodox title.

"If the emperor's decree on the throne cannot be announced, then there will be no orthodox heir to the throne in the Ming Dynasty, and the mourning family and the queen mother will need to discuss and decide, the queen mother has no foundation in the court, and the queen mother has a way to deal with her." The Empress Dowager Zhang smiled slightly when she heard this, and replied disapprovingly, looking confident.

"Queen Mother, do you mean to intercept the emperor's edict?" King Fu was taken aback when he heard this, this is a big rebellious move, and besides, the edict of the Emperor of the Apocalypse is so easy to intercept?

"There is never a shortage of people in this world who take risks for personal gain, the queen mother has already arranged it, as long as the emperor does not announce the candidates for the throne in advance, then give us a chance."

A smug smile appeared on the corner of the Empress Dowager Zhang's mouth, and she said to King Fu in an orderly manner, "Passing on the throne is an important matter of the country, if the emperor does not reach the end of the mountains and rivers, he will never pass on the edict, as long as no one has seen the edict, then this is our opportunity." ”

"Queen Mother, does the emperor's illness this time have anything to do with you?" King Fu showed a stunned look on his face when he heard this, but he didn't expect that the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family had already arranged everything, and then he remembered one thing and asked a little nervously.

"No matter how much the queen mother wants you to ascend the throne, she will not move the emperor to do it, the emperor's mind is far beyond ordinary people, and he is even better than the Wanli Lord back then, how dare the queen mother act rashly?"

The Empress Dowager Zhang understood what King Fu meant, so she smiled and said, "This is the will of heaven, and God wants you to sit on the dragon chair." ”

"The queen mother, the child doesn't feel like the emperor has fallen into the water, as if he has been injured."

King Fu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, he knew that the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family would not hide him in this matter, so he pondered for a while and said, "When the child went to see the emperor just now, he met the best imperial doctor in the Tai Hospital to treat external injuries, if he fell into the water, he should not appear there." ”

"Is that really the case?" The Empress Dowager Zhang had a surprised look on her face when she heard this, she had visited the Emperor of the Apocalypse, but she didn't see anything unusual.

"It should be true, just imagine why the emperor fell into the water, it's just a big deal to choke a few mouthfuls of water, how could he get so seriously ill? The imperial doctor who needed to treat the trauma was waiting on the sickbed. ”

King Fu nodded solemnly, frowned and said to the Empress Dowager Zhang, "I don't know who has the guts to dare to assassinate the emperor?" ”

"Is it ......?"

The Empress Dowager Zhang was stunned, and then realized something, her face suddenly changed greatly, and she said to King Fu with a nervous expression, "King Fu, you have to leave the capital as soon as possible, if the emperor suspects that this matter was done by us, it will definitely be unfavorable to you." ”

"Don't worry, if the emperor wants to deal with us, it is impossible for the child to arrive in the capital alive." King Fu was not too worried about the Emperor of the Apocalypse attacking him, judging from the situation when he met the Emperor of the Apocalypse and Li Hongyu's attitude, the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not mean to get rid of him.

Obviously, if King Fu dies on the road, it will make things much easier, just find a reason, and you don't have to wait for him to enter Beijing to do it, which will end up in the mouth.

"King Fu, you have to be more careful no matter what, no one can guess the emperor's mind now, in case he moves killing intent to you, then things will be bad."

Having said that, the Empress Dowager Zhang was still not at ease, and said to King Fu with a serious expression, "You should be more careful during this time, and don't fall into any tricks." ”

"Don't worry, the child will be careful." King Fu bowed slightly, and agreed in one bite, now he is walking on thin ice in the capital, and the slightest mistake will lead to destruction.

When King Fu left Kunning Palace, it was already evening, and he left the Forbidden City before the palace closed the city gate, and went to the Ten Princes' Mansion.

Knowing that King Fu had arrived in Beijing, King Zhu Youzhen went to visit his uncle after King Fu entered the Ten Princes' Mansion, which made the scene a little strange, and the two future candidates for the throne gathered together for the first time ever.

Compared with Zhu Youzhen, King Fu knows more about the Emperor of the Apocalypse, after all, when he was in the capital, he got along with the young Emperor of the Apocalypse for a while, and he has heard a lot of deeds of the Emperor of the Apocalypse over the years.

But Zhu Youzhen is different, Zhu Youzhen was born not long after King Fu left Beijing, and there is no news worthy of his attention over the years, so he feels relatively unfamiliar with Zhu Youzhen.

Compared with the Emperor of the Apocalypse of the same age, King Fu felt that Zhu Youzhen was much more immature, and he did not have the deep scheming of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and he still needed to sharpen his skills to control the situation.

King Fu's arrival in Beijing caused an uproar in the officialdom, and there has never been a shortage of people in the officialdom who have sharpened their heads and climbed up, so many people want to meet King Fu, in case King Fu ascends the throne, they also have a backer.

However, it is a pity that King Fu has been staying in the imperial city since he came to the capital, either in the Ten Princes' Mansion or in the Kunning Palace, and there are many guards accompanying him to protect him, and outsiders can't approach it at all.

Due to the sensitive period in which he is located, no one dares to make too intimate moves to King Fu at this time, after all, the Emperor of the Apocalypse is still alive, and whoever goes to King Fu at this time will undoubtedly kill himself.

"Young Master, Huo Shilang of the Ministry of War presented the immortal medicine 'Linglu Drink' to the emperor, which is rumored to be obtained from the head of the Daoist You Fang, which can cure all kinds of diseases, so it is dedicated to the emperor."

On the morning of the third day after King Fu entered Beijing, when Li Hongyu was reviewing the recitals that had crossed the cabinet and directly reported to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, a guard hurriedly came in to report, "The Empress Niangniang asked the young master to go to Xiyuan. ”

Huo Shilang refers to Huo Weihua, the right attendant of the Ministry of War, Huo Weihua is a Jinshi in the Wanli period, promoted from Taifu Siqing to the right waiter of the Ministry of War, and later acted for the affairs of the Ministry of War, and became the acting secretary of the Ministry of War, with a high position.

"Linglu drink?" Li Hongyu was slightly stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect that someone would really reveal the Emperor of the Apocalypse's list of seeking medical treatment and come to deliver medicine, and he was also an important minister of the court like Huo Weihua.

Li Hongyu is disdainful of the so-called elixir of the people, believing that it is just a tool to deceive people and collect money, and there is no such magical effect as boasting at all.

But now medical skills are limited, and those who are seriously ill are eager to seek medical treatment, so it is natural to pin their hopes for life on the so-called panacea.

If it were Li Hongyu, he would definitely choose to have surgery to repair the injured organs, so that he could pick up a life, otherwise those wounds would be difficult to heal, and the current situation of the Emperor of the Apocalypse could be vividly summarized with "gold and jade".

Knowing that Zhang Yan summoned him to enter the palace, Li Hongyu knew that something big must have happened, and nine times out of ten it was related to the 'Spirit Drink Dew' offered by Huo Weihua.

Therefore, Li Hongyu, who received the news, did not dare to slack off, and immediately rushed to Xiyuan after tidying up his clothes and appearance, with a helpless wry smile on the corner of his mouth.

He knew the Emperor of the Apocalypse very well, once the Emperor of the Apocalypse decided, it was difficult to change things, even she couldn't stop the Emperor of the Apocalypse from taking the Spirit Drink Dew, she could only take one step at a time.

(End of chapter)