When Sun Xiaochuan returned to Yawen Pavilion, it happened to be his master Cheng Gonggong on duty, Cheng Gonggong heard that the Huoyun Stone was bought by Zhao Wangfu and Xue Mansion, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, however, he didn't think much about it, he and Liu Han's judgment was similar, and the two families were finally sent to Yawen Pavilion, so he told Sun Xiaochuan two sentences, asking him not to spread the word and let him go down.

After the autumn, the emperor's condition is getting worse and worse, not to mention getting out of bed to see the minister, even if he sits up, he doesn't have much time, his expression is gray, his eyes are no longer cloudy, but weak, as if he will be cut off at any time, which makes people tremble. If the emperor wants to speak now, he must first drink ginseng soup, and the effect is getting worse and worse, if he wants to deal with some government affairs, he must drink ginseng spirit soup.

The fire marble is becoming more and more important now, and thinking of the news that there is finally a fire marble, Cheng Gonggong can't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After washing the emperor's face, he fed the emperor ginseng soup, the emperor's expression was slightly relaxed, Cheng's father-in-law then lightly exited the bedroom, and when he arrived in the courtyard, the little eunuchs were quietly standing on the side, no one dared to make a sound, after the emperor was seriously ill, the atmosphere in Yawenge became more and more depressed, and the little eunuchs were no longer as relaxed as some time ago, for fear of making mistakes and being punished.

The little eunuchs who were good at observing words and emotions quickly determined that Cheng Gonggong was in a good mood, and exchanged glances to each other, and a little eunuch served Cheng Gonggong tea diligently, and Cheng Gonggong took it with a smile, still sitting on the ground as before.

The little eunuchs leaned in front of him, and they didn't dare to speak loudly, they whispered, and Cheng Gonggong also listened happily, but as time went by, the sun gradually set in the west, Cheng Gonggong sighed and waved his hand to drive the little eunuchs away, returned to the house, and secretly looked, Emperor Taiding was still sleeping, he breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and called his apprentice little eunuch Xiao Genzi to ask if the ginseng soup and ginseng spirit soup were ready.

"Back to the master, it's all warm, you can rest assured," Xiao Genzi paused, and looked at Cheng's father-in-law with some concern: "Master, it is said that the fire marble is gone, and these ginseng spirit soups are gone, you have to urge, this will not be long." ”

"Don't worry, it'll be soon. Father-in-law Cheng smiled and said, Xiao Genzi was a little unconvinced when he heard this: "Really, yesterday I saw that Senior Brother Tang was still in a hurry, saying that there was no news, and the people sent to the Western Regions had not yet arrived." ”

Senior Brother Tang is also Cheng's apprentice, and he is currently assisting Master Mu Gonggong in managing the internal guard, and he is doing the matter of Huoyunshi.

"It's okay, it's just two or three days. Cheng Gonggong said with a smile, he brought a total of eight apprentices, this little root is surnamed Geng, no one knows what it is called, the eunuch will keep a surname after entering the palace, and the rest will be taken by the master, such as this small root, it will be named Geng Xiaogen, and Sun Xiaochuan will be called Xiaochuanzi in the palace.

Xiao Genzi breathed lightly, this fire marble has been busy for several months, and there is not even a shadow, so I didn't think about it at once.

After dinner, Father-in-law Mu came, his face was gloomy, Father-in-law Cheng was a little uneasy when he saw this, and suddenly felt that he was happy a little earlier, Sun Xiaochuan reported to him, and he would definitely report to Father-in-law Mu, but Father-in-law Mu...

With a nervous mood, Cheng Gonggong told Mu Gonggong about the emperor's situation today, Mu Gonggong didn't say anything, just hummed lightly, and went in to take a look, the emperor was still sleeping, Mu Gonggong quietly withdrew, looked at the ginseng soup and ginseng spirit soup that had been prepared, and then came out expressionlessly.

Cheng's father-in-law hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Master, this fire marble.. ？”

"Don't say it. Father-in-law Mu interrupted him, Father-in-law Cheng was stunned, and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, looking at Father-in-law Mu's gloomy face, he was stunned for a while before he was resentful: "Wolf-hearted dog-lungs!

"What's it called!" Father-in-law Mu scolded in a low voice, gritted his teeth and said, "It's been in the palace for so long, and I still don't know about the things in this palace!"

Cheng's father-in-law stopped talking suddenly, he entered the palace at the age of eleven, and it has been more than 30 years now, and he has seen a lot of filth and filth in the palace, and those nobles can't do anything, only you can't think of it.

With a long sigh, he turned his head sadly to look at the house, the house was very quiet, Emperor Taiding was still asleep, he was sleeping more and more, and his body was getting worse and worse, and now there was still a time to be awake, and after a while, I am afraid that even the time to be awake will be less.

"Then, what about this fire marble?" Cheng Gonggong stammered and asked, but Gonggong Mu did not answer, his face sank like water.

Half-loud, Cheng Gonggong gritted his teeth and said, "Otherwise, let the internal guards come forward to warn them." ”

"Confused!" Father-in-law Mu scolded coldly, came out with his hands behind his back, and when he arrived in the courtyard, he stood again, and the little eunuch had already seen that he was not looking good, and he was honest in his position, and no one dared to make a little movement.

Cheng Gonggong was sad in his heart, entered the palace at the age of eleven, worshiped under the door of Mu Gonggong, and served the prince at that time, the current emperor, this service has been served for more than 30 years, watching the prince change from a young man to a mighty king, and then become a drooping old man who can't get up from bed.

Confused, yes, he is confused, what did Xue Fu do with the fire marble stone? It's not for the prince, can you ask the prince if he wants it? The prince is the prince, and only when the old emperor dies can the prince become the emperor.

What about Zhao Wangfu?

"Master, why don't you ask Lord Zhao in private. Cheng Gonggong suggested in a low voice.

Father-in-law Mu sighed: "You still don't know King Zhao, you don't know anything except alchemy, I am afraid that he wants this fire cloud stone for alchemy." ”

didn't think about it, but Cheng Gonggong shook his head: "Don't look at it like this, King Zhao is far away in Handan, I'm afraid I don't know this Huoyun Stone yet, I'm afraid it is Xiao Zhao Wangye who did this, this Xiao Zhao Wangye is a thoughtful person, and I'm afraid he has other thoughts when he holds the Huoyun Stone in his hand." ”

Father-in-law Mu's somewhat dry face twitched, and his expression gradually became ruthless: "Okay, I can't say it, just..." ”

At this moment, there was movement in the house, he hurriedly pushed the door in, the emperor had woken up, Mu Gonggong hurriedly stepped forward, Cheng Gonggong hurriedly brought him an embroidered pier, and brought the warm ginseng soup to the emperor to drink.

After the emperor finished drinking, his spirit was better, and he looked at Gonggong Mu. Father-in-law Mu leaned forward slightly and began to report on the recent major events in the DPRK and China, while Father-in-law Cheng stepped aside.

“.。。 Huaizhou County played, the Brotherhood in Huaizhou County agitated against donations and taxes, and asked the imperial court to send troops to suppress it, but Shangshutai approved the document, thinking that the Brotherhood was not a problem of ringworm scabies, and let the government officials of the prefecture and county suppress it. ”

"Youzhou is playing, this year's harvest in Youzhou is poor, the border army is in difficulty with food, and there is a shortage of food.."

"Wu County is too guarded, Wu County She people robbed pedestrians, and the county soldiers were defeated several times, and begged the court to send troops to suppress them. ”

Mu Gonggong picked some important things in the court and told the emperor, these things mainly involved military affairs, which was the biggest thing in the court and must be known to the emperor.

But one by one, the emperor did not say anything, and Gonggong Mu continued: "King Qi is still sick, and the old slave has already sent the imperial doctor to see him, according to the imperial doctor, King Qi's illness is not too serious." ”

The emperor's gaze suddenly became stern, and Gonggong Mu sighed: "Is the minister sending someone to take a look." ”

Gonggong Cheng bowed his head respectfully, and couldn't help but complain in his heart about King Qi, why are you so ignorant, and what do you want Your Majesty to do to you! Qi has always been rich, and Qi is the largest of all vassal states, Your Majesty has done his best to you, if you are no longer sensible, do you have to force the emperor to bear the notoriety of killing his brother?!

Duan Chang was also sick, and the imperial doctor went to see it, saying that he was not accustomed to the water and soil, he was from Youzhou, and he was less than the imperial capital, and he still didn't adapt to it after being in Beijing for so long. ”

Qiuyun still closed the door, but he made another break and asked to sue the old man. ”

"The impeachment of Qiuyun is still the same, after His Majesty's order last time, the old slave has already ordered it to go down, but. ，”

Father-in-law Mu paused, the emperor's eyes stared at him, and Father-in-law Mu shook his head: "It's not the crown prince, it's Wang Pan." ”

The corners of the emperor's mouth moved, his eyes were a little helpless, this Wang Pan is a famous virtuous person, he has a high prestige in Shilin, after conquering the court, he has never interacted with various factions in the court, and the relationship with Qiuyun is quite good, but he didn't think that this time he was actually impeaching Qiuyun.

"However, there are a few related to the Tian family and the Shen family in Qidi. Father-in-law Mu added, Father-in-law Cheng's eyes widened suddenly, and then it went down again, and neither the emperor nor Father-in-law Mu noticed it.

The emperor spoke softly: "King Qi.. Domain. ”

Gonggong Mu was silent and asked, "Does Your Majesty mean to pass on the decree again and let the King of Qi immediately become a vassal?"

The emperor nodded expressionlessly, Mu Gonggong glanced back at Cheng Gonggong, Cheng Gonggong immediately drafted a holy decree on the side, dried it, and brought it to the emperor to let the emperor look at it, and the emperor looked at it and hummed softly.

Cheng's father-in-law took it and stamped the jade seal, and then showed it to the emperor again, and called a little eunuch from the outside, asking him to get it immediately to the middle secretary and immediately go to the palace of Qi to pass the decree.

At this point, today's government affairs are almost handled, but Gonggong Mu is still sitting there, the emperor's eyes are half-closed, and after a while, he asks again: "What about Fang Hui?"

"Fang Hui yesterday and King Qi's Chang Shi Mengsi traveled to Luoshui together, the day before yesterday and several officers of the Qi King's guard went to a green building, called Jinyin Pavilion, the day before yesterday, and Zhang Fan drank in the Feihe Garden by the Luoshui, accompanied by several deputy generals of the Pishan camp. ”

Gonggong Mu reported the itinerary of Fang Hui in detail one by one in the seven or eight days, and the people Fang Hui interacted with in the imperial capital were very mixed, including people from the Qi Palace, and people from the Shi clan, and the places he went to were also miscellaneous, there were brothels in Qinglou, and there were also wild mountains, but the emperor's brows were getting tighter and tighter, and his eyes were getting colder and colder.

"Isn't it... Father-in-law Mu asked hesitantly.

The emperor didn't speak, and the room fell silent, and after a while, the emperor sighed softly: "Forget it, let him go." ”

Mu Gonggong breathed lightly, Fang Hui was originally a lieutenant in the army, the emperor personally pulled it up, more than ten years ago, the battle of Jizhou, Fang Hui led a hundred dead soldiers to rush into battle, with more than ten wounds, it was not easy to survive, after that, every battle must be the first, the former lieutenant Qin Tao was worried that he would die, and specially asked the emperor to issue an order, ordering Fang Hui not to attack lightly.

"Call the prince here, I want to see him. The Emperor said again.

"Yes. Father-in-law Mu didn't move, turned his head to look at Father-in-law Cheng, Father-in-law Cheng turned around and went out, came in later, stood on the side, and didn't speak.

The emperor coughed suddenly, Cheng Gonggong panicked, and hurriedly went over and patted lightly on the emperor's back, Mu Gonggong brought the spittoon over, and after the emperor coughed heartbreakingly, he finally coughed up a few mouthfuls of phlegm, and after these mouthfuls of phlegm came out, the emperor was more relaxed.