Ganlin Palace.
Zhu Yunxuan was ill for several days. Seeing his frowning and solemn thoughts, Zeng Huai persuaded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, your dragon body is important. There is really no need to worry about this matter all the time. Those people have two minds. Since you knew it earlier, why bother to get angry, it is the long-term way to endure it for a while."
Zhu Yunxuan sighed: "I just didn't expect that he even won over six ministers."
"That's just a foolish thing, it doesn't necessarily mean that you have really surrendered to King Zhao. Your Majesty doesn't need to worry too much. I don't think it's a good idea for His Majesty to carry on like this. It's better to follow him first. "
"Follow him?"
Zeng Huai said: "Yes, King Zhao wants the position of Chief Soldier of Qiongguan, so he will give it to him. After all, it is not up to King Zhao to decide whether people can get things done there. The two deputy generals of Qiongguan are both Dingyuan Hou's confidants are loyal to His Majesty. They have been operating in Qiongguan for many years. As long as they can be single-minded, it will take care of the newly transferred commander-in-chief. In fact, His Majesty does not need to worry too much about things over there. The most important thing is the capital. Here, Vice President Xu has been transferred away, and Jingnan Daying has a vacant position."
Zhu Yunxuan's pupils narrowed slightly, and after a while, he laughed in a deep voice: "The teacher is right, I misunderstood, the capital here is the most important thing, and the two capital camps are not all his people, he will take the opportunity by himself. How can I push it out after it has been delivered to me.”
When Liang Zhen entered the door, Zhu Yunxuan was still talking to Zeng Huai, with a rare relaxed expression.
"I heard His Majesty's laughter before entering the door, but is there any happy event?"
Although Zhu Yunxuan was not happy to see him, he rarely showed his face, and only said in a flat tone: "Just as the teacher gave birth to a great-grandson yesterday, I am about to send someone to send a congratulatory gift."
"This is indeed a happy event," Liang Zhen also smiled and congratulated Zeng Huai, "I also sent someone to add a congratulatory gift to send along with it. Congratulations to Mr. Zeng Ge for his great-grandson."
Zeng Huai thanked him in an unobtrusive and humble manner, without much warmth in his words. Obviously, the previous incident had already made the chief minister dissatisfied with Liang Zhen. Liang Zhen didn't take it seriously, anyway, he also Don't care what other people think of him.
Zeng Huai had finished reporting what he wanted to report, and he left without waiting. After he left, the smile on Zhu Yunxuan's face faded, he reviewed the memorial and ignored Liang Zhen. Liang Zhen walked to the table, casually flipped through the verdicts, and suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, have you selected someone for the new general?"
Zhu Yunxuan said calmly: "Since the person recommended by King Zhao, both the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War have approved it, Xu Sen is the only one. King Zhao can go to inform him when he is free, so that he can make preparations early, and the Ministry of Officials will issue a formal transfer order later. "
Liang Zhen raised his eyebrows in surprise, he had planned to give in so as not to embarrass Zhu Yunxuan, but he didn't expect Zhu Yunxuan to compromise first: "Why did Your Majesty suddenly change his mind?"
Zhu Yunxuan sneered coldly: "What if you don't change your mind? Tell Manchu civil and military to read my joke?"
Liang Zhen leaned against the table, squinted his eyes and looked at him deeply, after a while he smiled with his lips curled up: "Your Majesty doesn't have to be like this."
Zhu Yunxuan didn't want to entangle him with this matter anymore: "This matter is settled, so let it be. I will ask the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War to draw up a candidate to fill the position of Deputy Commander of the Jingnan Camp for my review. If King Zhao has a suitable candidate, You can also recommend one or two."
Seeing that he had made up his mind, Liang Zhen simply stopped talking and changed the topic: "The minister just saw that His Majesty learned that Zeng Ge's hometown has a baby, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. Could it be that His Majesty also hopes to have an heir?"
Zhu Yunxuan replied casually: "Of course I hope to have more children and more blessings."
"Yeah?"
Zhu Yunxuan raised his eyes and glanced at Liang Zhen, seeing that there seemed to be no danger flashing in his eyes, he averted his gaze, and said calmly: "It has not been a year since the death of the late emperor, so we are not thinking about these things right now. when."
Liang Zhen's gaze sank, and he didn't say anything. The little eunuch brought in the boiled medicine, and he took it casually, glanced at the dark and bitter medicine, and handed it to Zhu Yunxuan: "How long will it take?"
Zhu Yunxuan frowned, took the medicine bowl, and swallowed it in one gulp.
As soon as the medicine bowl was put back on the tray held by the eunuch, Liang Zhen stretched out his hand and wiped the corner of his lips with his thumb. have."
Zhu Yunxuan took the handkerchief from another eunuch, wiped it clean and signaled Liang Zhen: "If King Zhao has nothing important to do, please step back, I want to review the memorial."
Liang Zhen didn't move, and a bag of brocade-wrapped candies appeared in his hand like a magic trick, and he handed it to Zhu Yunxuan: "Sweet mouth."
Zhu Yunxuan's expression moved slightly, his eyes moved down, and he passed the candy in Liang Zhen's hand, paused, but did not reach out to take it.
Liang Zhen raised his chin with a smile: "Your Majesty just drank the medicine, doesn't it feel bitter?"
Zhu Yunxuan unconsciously pursed her lips, and without answering, the smile in Liang Zhen's eyes grew wider. He picked up a piece of candy and threw it into his mouth, chewing it two or three times: "It's not poisonous."
A strange look flashed across Zhu Yunxuan's eyes. Of course, he didn't think that Liang Zhen would poison him in a grand manner. If Liang Zhen had such a heart, he would not have tried his best to push him to the throne. This person is not so much coveting the throne, but perhaps more Enjoy the thrill of holding the emperor to make the world.
After a moment of silence, Zhu Yunxuan also picked up the candy and put it in his mouth.
Not long after taking the medicine, Zhu Yunxuan became a little drowsy, and his speed of translating the melody slowed down a lot. Liang Zhen didn't leave. Seeing that Zhu Yunxuan's eyelids were drooping, he approached him and whispered to him: "Your Majesty, go to the couch. Go to bed for a while, and the remaining ministers will help you approve it?"
Zhu Yunxuan looked at him, his eyes flickered: "You help me?"
Liang Zhen blinked his eyes: "I can't do anything else, but I can imitate ten likes of people's handwriting. Why don't you let me try, Your Majesty?"
That's right, if it weren't for that, the fake edict of inheriting the throne wouldn't be able to hide the truth. Zhu Yunxuan's thoughts changed a few times, but he didn't refuse. Most of the piles of memoirs talked about trivial and trivial matters. The cabinet with really important matters had already been picked out and presented to him. More important matters There was still a court discussion to be held at the court meeting, and even if Liang Zhen was asked to review it on his behalf, he couldn't do anything about it.
After all, Liang Zhen wants to be the "Regent", so let him put in more effort.
After leaving a sentence of "Then there will be King Lao Zhao", Zhu Yunxuan got up happily, lay down on the couch, and soon fell asleep.
Liang Zhen felt a little helpless when he was surprised, he just said it casually, never thought that Zhu Yunxuan would actually agree, although he was probably just regarded as a coolie by Zhu Yunxuan, but seeing that Zhu Yunxuan could sleep in front of him so peacefully, he also It is rare.
Liang Zhen also sat on the couch, brushed his fingers, Zhu Yunxuan finally had a bloody face, looked at him quietly for a moment, and sighed softly.
No one bothered, Zhu Yunxuan slept very soundly this time, and when he opened his eyes, it was already sunset, and the lights in the hall were all lit. Zhu Yunxuan, who had just woken up, was in a daze for a moment, and fell into the big cloak covering his body. Shrinking back, smelling the familiar scent of tea, he realized that this cloak was taken off by Liang Zhen when he entered the door.
Liang Zhen used to smoke the house with tea leaves of Yunwu tea, and Zhu Yunxuan discovered it when he was a guest at Prince Zhao's Mansion earlier, so his clothes were always stained with this faint tea fragrance, and he knew it when he smelled it.
Hearing the noise, Liang Zhen stopped writing, turned around, and looked at him with a smile in his eyes: "Your Majesty is awake?"
Zhu Yunxuan was annoyed for a moment, but he unconsciously fell asleep next to Liang Zhen for almost two hours. Sitting up, he returned the covered cloak to Liang Zhen, took the tea handed over by the other party to moisten his throat, and glanced at the memorials erected beside the couch. finish watching.
"... Thank you King Zhao."
Liang Zhen raised the corners of his lips lightly: "Your Majesty wants to thank you, how can you show sincerity in just one sentence, at least let me come down and have dinner with you?"
Zhu Yunxuan reminded him: "The palace key will be released soon."
"What's the problem? Don't you still keep the palace where the late emperor gave his ministers to rest in the palace? Just make do with one night."
Zhu Yunxuan stopped talking, and ordered Gao An to ask someone to go to the imperial dining room and tell him to add a few more dishes for dinner.
After sitting at the table, Liang Zhen said he wanted to drink again. Zhu Yunxuan asked someone to take out the wine that Zhu Yunjing had sent from the border a few days ago. Liang Zhen smiled and shook the cup: "Your Majesty, drink this barbarian drink Aren't you afraid of getting drunk?"
Zhu Yunxuan didn't take it seriously and said, "I don't drink too much, King Zhao please do it yourself."
Liang Zhen poured him a cup: "Your Majesty, at any rate, would you like to drink this cup with your servant?"
Zhu Yunxuan was noncommittal, and glanced at him: "King Zhao seems to be in a bad mood today?"
"Your Majesty can even see this. Your Majesty cares about me so much that I am really flattered." Liang Zhen shook his head and sighed, "It's nothing, today is the anniversary of my father's death, I just felt a little sentimental for a while. "
Zhu Yunxuan was at a loss for words for a while, and couldn't say a few words that he wanted to stab him, so he silently picked up the wine glass.
His appetite has improved a lot compared to the previous few days. Today, the Imperial Dining Room made a dish of sea fish from the south, which has no fishy smell and is extraordinarily sweet. Zhu Yunxuan moved his chopsticks frequently. Seeing this, Liang Zhen asked him with a smile: Do you still have to use the two cooks given to His Majesty?"
"Fair."
Liang Zhen tried to please him in different ways. Zhu Yunxuan didn't appreciate it at first, and it didn't work even if he was put in the imperial dining room. He was sick these days and couldn't eat anything. One of the cooks offered him an appetizing sour soup. There is a place for it to be used. It has to be said that the person Liang Zhen sent was really hard to choose, even Zhu Yunxuan couldn't say anything bad about it.
Zhu Yunxuan's appetite got better and he was greedy for a drink. He forgot what he said about "drink less". After drinking a glass of wine, he took the initiative to ask Liang Zhen to pour him another glass. gone."
"Go ahead, I know what to do."
After drinking for three rounds, both of them became drunk. Zhu Yunxuan, who had been drinking for a long time, was rarely relaxed. He lost his posture and leaned lazily on the side of the table with his head supported, listening to what Liang Zhen said to him. What's new outside the palace. Who is on good terms with who, who is married to who, who has special preferences, what kind of personality is who, he can say a few things about the imperial family, nobles, and civil and military officials. There seems to be nothing he doesn't know, Zhu Yunxuan squinted his eyes and listened, thinking, no wonder he can win over so many people and know everyone well, such ability is destined to not be a thing in the pool.
Not only could Zhu Yunxuan not be able to laugh after hearing this, but his mood became more and more complicated. When he was in a state of confusion, Liang Zhen suddenly stopped talking, approached him, and looked into his eyes: "Your Majesty, you are drunk."
Zhu Yunxuan nodded: "Then King Zhao will step down, I am going to rest."
Liang Zhen acted as if he had never heard of it, and laughed softly: "I send His Majesty back to the bedroom."