The sun rises, and the green weeping willows on the shore of Taiming Lake hang leisurely on the water.
The tip of the lotus leaves in the lake has just emerged. Some egrets are standing in the shallow water and pacing, pecking at fish in the water from time to time. Swallows pass by, leaving behind their shadows.
The mist rose and the wind blew over the emperor. The emperor seemed to be feeling better. He held two jade balls in one hand and kept turning them.
The eunuch in red followed and spoke.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has already made preparations for this year's Tianshou Festival, and is now inspecting the music and dance." The eunuch in red told the story one by one: "I went there early in the morning."
After listening to the words, the emperor also showed a happy smile. There have been good things these days, and the sun has been much clearer, so he asked: "What is the prince's happiness?"
The eunuch in red thought for a moment and responded: "Your Majesty, this is "Qing Ping Le"."
The emperor nodded with a smile. There are more than a dozen kinds of music for this kind of scene. Qingping music is relatively elegant and moderate. Specifically, it is a dance team of 30 people composed of 15-year-old girls.
The emperor stopped and looked towards the sun. In the distance, the palace maid was picking dew from the flowers in the garden.
"The weather is really nice." The emperor said, and the eunuch in red listened and smiled: "It's all thanks to His Majesty that it's sunny today."
"You're a good flatterer, but I haven't become stupid yet, and I feel that I can do anything when I become the emperor. This weather is not my thing."
"Your Majesty is wise and can spot villains at a glance." said the eunuch in red.
"You were with the prince yesterday. What happened?" the emperor asked.
"Your Majesty, the Tianshou Festival is coming soon, and the governors of all states have sent letters to pay tribute."
"The war situation in Yingzhou has improved. Qiyuan County has been captured. Now Pei Ziyun is laying siege to Yuan'an County. Depending on the situation, he will be able to capture it soon. The rebels will be defeated soon." The eunuch in red finished the matter with just a few words. Speak clearly.
In fact, the emperor had some information. When he heard it, he said with a smile: "Pei Ziyun is still a bit talented, and his work is not bad."
This was actually a rare speech test. As soon as he finished speaking, he started coughing.
The eunuch in red took the medicine from the serving maid, held it up, and said, "Your Majesty, it's time to take the medicine."
The emperor reached for the medicine bowl to take the medicine. A eunuch came up and reported: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent secret."
The emperor had made a rule for urgent secret treatment. Unless he was sleeping, he would report it immediately. After hearing this, the emperor looked a little solemn and did not look at it in a hurry. After drinking the medicine, he nodded slightly, walked in, and walked back to the palace.
The originally relatively relaxed atmosphere suddenly turned serious. Even the eunuch in red immediately calmed down his expression. All the eunuchs in the palace bowed and coughed without hearing anything.
The emperor sat down and opened a book. It was Pei Ziyun who personally led the cavalry to defeat three thousand enemies. The emperor smiled and said, "What did you think it was?"
With a red pen: "I got it!"
There was a booklet below. When the emperor took it and looked at it, his smile froze. Then his face turned pale and gradually turned blue. He couldn't hold it in one breath and felt his eyes go dark.
When the red-robed eunuch saw the emperor's body shaking, his expression changed greatly, and he quickly helped him: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you
Checking the emperor's body, he shouted to the people beside him: "Quick, call Imperial Physician Chang, and don't mess up, don't make any noise, I'll kill anyone who messes up or makes any noise!"
As he said that, he took out a glass bottle from his arms and took a sip before giving it to the emperor. This was actually a medicinal wine commonly used by the emperor, but that was the rule of the palace.
After a moment, the emperor gasped and gradually recovered. His face turned pale and he said, "Put the papers away. I'm really tired. I'll read them later."
The eunuch in red robe gathered up the folds on the ground, glanced around, and saw the folding book saying that the Marquis of Jibei claimed that he had rebelled, and that he was under the orders of King Lu, etc. He felt dizzy for a moment, and immediately knew why the emperor was like this, and he hurriedly The order said: "Send the message to the prince quickly."
"Yes!" A eunuch immediately went out to deliver the order.
Prince's Mansion·Xuanle Hall
Surrounded by the cloister, on the Haizi side of the garden, opposite is a row of weeping willows. Musicians played music, girls practiced dancing, and the music and music accompanied the singing and dancing. The prince's face relaxed.
Liang Di was accompanying her. The prince gently held Liang Di's hand. From time to time, the prince looked back. The two looked at each other and smiled. It was full of affection. It was entirely because Liang Di gave birth to another son for the prince, and the prince was rarely pregnant. Pregnant, the prince was finally relieved.
The prince was just admiring it, with a bit of sadness in his eyes. The singer threw up her long sleeves and kept raising them. When the song ended, the lingering sound was gone. The prince laughed and said: "The sound of the piano is not as good as Qianye's playing." "
Liang Di also smiled: "Of course, the princess practices the piano too hard and it is not easy. The last time I went to see the eldest princess, I also heard the princess's piano music. It really kept me busy for three days."
The prince nodded and sighed sadly: "If Qianye hadn't been the princess, I would have really wanted to let her perform at the Tianshou Festival to make my father happy."
Before he finished speaking, there was a loud noise. The prince was startled when he saw a eunuch coming in close to the emperor. He looked a little bad and knelt down: "The emperor is not in good health. Please go there immediately." .”
The prince's face suddenly turned pale, and he stood up for a moment: "What's wrong with my father?"
The eunuch was already nervous. Hearing the prince's question, he became even more nervous and trembling: "Your Majesty, your Majesty fainted on the side of Taiming Lake."
"What? Hurry, prepare a car for me and enter the palace immediately." The prince said without hesitation, walked a few steps and then looked back: "Liangdi, you will organize the Tianshou Festival dance."
After saying that, he went to change his clothes. In an instant, a car passed by. The prince also changed his clothes and got directly on, followed by a group of soldiers and headed towards the palace.
royal palace
The car arrived at the imperial city, and when we got off the train at the inner palace chariot road, we saw two eunuch leaders waiting with a few servants. The prince got off the car and asked, "Where is your father now?"
"In the Jingxin Hall." The eunuch leader agreed, and waved to the prince and transferred to the chariot. The prince boarded and walked all the way to the temple. The sun was at noon. Although it was spring, it was still very hot at noon. The prince just When he arrived, Huang Wugong, who was serving the emperor, stepped forward and whispered: "Your Highness, you are finally here. Your Majesty has something on his mind and refuses to take medicine. Please give me some advice."
The prince was startled and hurriedly entered the palace. He saluted first and then stood up as the emperor said no courtesy. When he looked up at the emperor, he couldn't help but be surprised. Compared with yesterday, the emperor seemed much older. His face was a little flushed and grey. The prince immediately knew that the emperor's illness was serious and advised: "Father, I heard that you don't need medicine. This is not good. If you feel uncomfortable, you must listen to the doctor's advice. You will be fine after taking a few patches. I will serve you, father." Take medication.”
After saying this and waving his hand, the eunuch knelt down and offered it to the prince. The prince took the spoon and fed it to the emperor. The emperor drank a few sips and felt better. There was still half a bowl left, and he shook his head and refused.
The emperor was breathing heavily, with cold sweat oozing out from his forehead. He leaned half-way on the pillow and said in a weak voice: "I'm fine. It's just that I'm old and can't stand it anymore. I'll start to see the color after a little bit."
When the prince was about to comfort him, the emperor smiled in a daze and said, "Prince, I just dreamed about your grandfather and great-grandfather. They met me and said that I opened up new territories and became the emperor. I did a good job... and even held a banquet." I'll wake up as soon as you come."
The emperor said, his voice a little floating, as if he was talking in his sleep.
When the prince heard these dreamy yet true words, he shed tears for a moment. This was a very ominous sign. He couldn't stand at the moment and kowtowed heavily: "Father, draw your three-foot sword, wipe out the bandits, and spread your power across the world. Who can Can you say that my father's achievements are inferior to those of the previous emperors?"
"My son, I still remember the way you conquered the world on the battlefield. You have always been in good health. This is just a minor illness. You will get better in the future and live a long life."
"Haha!" After listening to the prince's words, the emperor smiled and said: "Prince, life and death are determined by fate. Your father doesn't know that since ancient times, who can survive as an emperor? This is all determined. As long as Daxu Jiangshan is stable, I will come down in the future. Seeing your grandfather makes me feel at ease."
"Those who try to seek longevity will lose their lifespan and their country. Remember, you must never abandon the great way and seek small tricks."
Seeing that the prince agreed, the emperor seemed to be in better spirits, and said again: "The Marquis of Jibei said that he rebelled on the order of King Lu, right?"
There was no joy or anger in the emperor's words, and he seemed to be just asking ordinary questions. When the prince listened, he suddenly felt his hairs on the hair and his heart beating faster. He remembered what Pei Ziyun said before leaving, and kowtowed hurriedly: "Father, the Marquis of Jibei said that I will serve you." King Lu's fate was reversed, and I thought it was a wolfish ambition to bring trouble to the world."
When the prince said this, he calmed down and his voice became louder: "Father, I have always believed that King Lu is my brother, and more importantly, your son. The Marquis of Jibei rebelled and was about to be annihilated, so he jumped over the wall in a hurry. , to alienate the relationship between our father, son and brother, this kind of false accusation cannot be taken seriously."
"Just to avoid suspicion, I still have to announce my brother's return so that he can appear innocent to the government and the public. He can also accompany his father to show his filial piety and ask his father to judge him."
This is fair to say. The rebellion of the Marquis of Jibei caused great changes in the world. The prince realized what mistake he had made in releasing King Lu. Moreover, the Marquis of Jibei publicly declared that he rebelled after listening to King Lu's order, which was consistent with both emotion and reason. He has to be recalled for investigation. If he is too pretentious, it will appear that he has ulterior motives.
"Ahem." The emperor coughed twice. He kept staring at the prince when he listened to the prince's words. At this time, he sighed: "What you said is true. We should check it out."
The emperor was silent for a moment, closed his eyes, seemed to think carefully, and said for a moment: "Send someone to pass on my instructions to check on King Lu, and then deal with it."
As soon as he said these words, the emperor felt palpitations and his heart beat violently for some reason. He sighed deeply: "Step back!"
Seeing the prince exiting, the eunuch in red whispered: "Your Majesty?"
"Hey, it's really King Lu. I'll do it myself, strip him of his royal title, and imprison him. It's better than brothers fighting each other. Otherwise, it's not clear whether King Lu can save his life when he falls."
"Moreover, if I take action, King Lu's descendants can attack a county king, and they cannot end up with King Lu." The emperor murmured, unable to bear it anymore, he fell into a deep sleep.
"Your Majesty!" The eunuch couldn't help but sob. Seeing the emperor sleeping, he took off his boots and walked lightly around the palace to avoid surprising the emperor.
(End of chapter)