prosperous age

Chapter 455 Chapter 454
Just as King Yu and others were watching Wei Guangde playing with the blunderbuss, there was a sudden "crash" at the door, the door curtain was pulled open, and Li Fang walked in quickly.

"The Beijing army has entered the city and has blocked the city gate."

"what?"

King Yu, who had previously concentrated his energy on Wei Guangde, was shocked when he heard the news.

The actions of the Zhu Xizhong brothers were already suspicious, but they did not expect that there would be Jingying's actions.

At this time, almost everyone was already frowning and thinking.

"Under what circumstances would such a situation arise?"

Wei Guangde asked inadvertently.

"Could it be."

Zhang Juzheng also covered his mouth after only saying two words.

"No, even so, there should be people from the palace to welcome His Highness to Xiyuan."

Yin Shizhen couldn't figure it out at the moment.

Yes, by this time, everyone already had the idea in their hearts that Emperor Jiajing was going to die.

Mobilizing the army to seal off the forbidden center and the capital is to prevent accidents when he is on his way.

Before, there was no news that Emperor Jiajing was in poor health, but the transfer of the army could not be faked, so many people watched.

"You can only stare at the gate and see when people from the palace will come to determine what's going on."

Wei Guangde stopped what he was doing at this time, and said, "But before that, the necessary precautions need to be strengthened."

"It can only be so."

Yin Shizhen nodded yes.

Prince Yu's mansion began to speculate that there was something wrong with Emperor Jiajing's health, and in the court, several yamen naturally got the news, and they were all shocked.

Although there are no officials in the Ministry of Rites, the affairs of the Ministry are handled by Li Chunfang and Gao Gong after discussion. Hearing the series of changes in Beijing, he naturally thought of this.

"Should I summon Taichang Temple Minister and others to come?"

Gao Gong looked very serious on the surface at the moment, but in his heart he was very happy.

Emperor Jiajing died, and the biggest beneficiary was King Yu, and him.

Before seeing Yuan Wei and others stepping over him and ascending to high positions, it is impossible to say that there is no jealousy in my heart.

But he also understood that they were all a group of flattering people as always.

In his mind, that is to say, Emperor Jiajing would start using these people when he was getting older.

When people are old, they naturally like to hear good things.

It's all right now, as long as Emperor Jiajing is gone and King Yu ascends the throne, he will be able to rise to the top, surpassing Yuan Wei and others is just a matter of a word and a will of the new emperor.

However, before that, the Ministry of Rites should make some preparations.

"Lei Shangshu from the Ministry of Industry should also come to ask if the Mausoleum and Zi Palace have been prepared."

Li Chunfang felt sorry for her, but she still could only think about these things.

Yuan Wei, Guo Pu and others are already great scholars and ministers, and he is still Zuo Shilang. It is certain that he is unwilling, but there is no way.

Moreover, with the relationship between the new emperor and Gao Gong, Li Chunfang doesn't think she can surpass Gao Gong and continue to stabilize Gao Gong in the new dynasty.

Outside the gate of Xiyuan, the three cabinet ministers have already arrived here, but they have not been allowed to enter.

The people brought by Zhu Xixiao were ordered to guard the gate and not allow anyone to enter or leave. Naturally, they would not be allowed to enter Xiyuan, even if they had the status of entering Zhizhi, the situation is different now.

They can only wait for the soldiers to enter the notification, and they can only wait outside the gate until they get permission.

Ordinarily, if something really happened to Emperor Jiajing's health, as cabinet scholars, they should be the ones who should stay with the emperor.

It's just that they don't know that the one who can make a decision in the palace is still in a coma.

At this time in Yuxi Palace, two brothers Zhu Xizhong and Zhu Xixiao accompanied Huang Jin and looked at Emperor Jiajing on the bed, and the imperial doctor was administering needles to the emperor.

After calling in the imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment, after confirming that the emperor was only infected with a cold and fell into a temporary faint, he prepared the medicinal materials and at the same time used acupuncture to wake up His Majesty.

In any case, by this time, Emperor Jiajing had to stay awake, even if it was only for a moment, and arrange some things.

The imperial doctor has already started to withdraw the needles, took back all the silver needles, stood up, and said to Huang Jin, "Eunuch Huang, Your Majesty has already used the needles, and he should wake up soon, and I have to go and see how the medicine is cooked." gone."

"No, you just wait on the side, and the medicine will be delivered when it's ready."

At this time, although Huang Jin knew that Emperor Jiajing was only suffering from wind-cold, the wind-cold could be big or small, and he felt worried that there was no imperial doctor around him.

While speaking, Emperor Jiajing moved his head, then opened and closed his mouth slightly, as if he was saying something.

Huang Jin immediately left the imperial doctor and stepped forward, putting his ear to the emperor's mouth to listen.

Immediately, Huang Jin turned his head and told a servant: "Hurry up and prepare water, the emperor wants water."

After giving the order, Huang Jin thought of the imperial doctor next to him and the medicinal materials that were being brewed, and hurriedly asked again: "The emperor wants to drink water, is there anything wrong?"

"It's okay. In addition to keeping warm when you catch a cold, it's also good to drink plenty of hot water."

The imperial doctor said hastily.

Soon, hot water was delivered, and with the help of the imperial doctor and servants, Huang Jin gently lifted Emperor Jiajing up and fed him a few sips of water.

Finally, after drinking the water, Emperor Jiajing's previously closed eyes opened.

"My lord, how are you feeling?"

Seeing that Emperor Jiajing had woken up, Huang Jin hurriedly asked.

"Headache."

Emperor Jiajing just said a word, then shook his head, as if he wanted to get rid of the pain from his head. At this time, he also saw the imperial doctor standing next to him and the brothers Zhu Xizhong behind him.

"Has something happened in the palace?"

Emperor Jiajing asked at this time.

Although his whole body was uncomfortable, he still asked this question at this time.

"With the emperor's golden sword, all the defenses are going smoothly. It is completely closed and locked up now, just waiting for the emperor's instructions."

The two brothers Zhu Xizhong and Zhu Xixiao saw the emperor woke up at this time, asked about their errands again, and hurriedly reported on one knee.

"How is the situation in the capital and the court?"

"Although the people in the capital city had a little panic, they have stabilized. With the capital camp and patrolling soldiers and horses present, no disturbances have occurred.

It's just that many officials in the court are clamoring to go to Xiyuan to meet His Majesty. By the way, the three cabinet scholars are still waiting outside the gate of Xiyuan. "

When Emperor Jiajing and Zhu Xizhong said this, they briefly explained what the emperor wanted to know.

"What the hell happened to me?"

After understanding the situation in the court and the capital, Emperor Jiajing finally asked his own question.

He had been fine before, why would he suddenly feel dizzy, and even lose consciousness.

It was horrific, a situation he had never been in before.

Emperor Jiajing had a special liking for Taoism. One very important reason was that he firmly believed that through practice, ordinary people can also obtain mana and realize the magical ability of immortality.

But just before he fainted, he felt that he was close to death.

"Your Majesty should be affected by the fright that night. He occasionally felt the wind and cold. He mainly pays attention to keeping warm and eating. He will recover soon."

At this time, it was finally the imperial doctor's turn to speak.

"Well, I see."

Emperor Jiajing just said a few words, and then said to Zhu Xixiao: "Call the three elders, forget it, let them go back to rest first, just say that I am tired, and I will call in two days later."

"According to the order."

After getting a clear opinion, Zhu Xixiao withdrew from the side hall, and called his servants to deliver a letter to the gate of Xiyuan, telling Yan Song and the others to go back first, and then returned to the side hall by himself.

Back inside, I heard Emperor Jiajing giving Zhu Xizhong an order, "The factory guards have recorded in detail what the officials have said and done in the past few days. Don't spread the word about my affairs for now. Let them guess and see." what will they do."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhu Xizhong hurriedly nodded in agreement.

"But my lord, at Prince Yu's mansion, do you want to let me know in advance?"

Huang Jin frowned, and suddenly asked.

At this time, Huang Jin, who was the heir apparent, was really worried that they would do something stupid.

"What's the current situation in Prince Yu's Mansion?"

Without directly answering Huang Jin's words, Emperor Jiajing asked Zhu Xi Zhongdao directly.

"Prince Yu's Mansion has summoned guards to enforce martial law, prohibiting all contact inside and outside the mansion. Except for the people they arrange to send news into the mansion, the Mansion of Yu Palace has been completely isolated from the outside world."

Zhu Xizhong is in charge of the Jinyiwei, so he is naturally familiar with the movement of the capital in the past half a day. What he mobilizes is only the armed forces of the Jinyiwei on the surface, and controls the inside and outside of the Forbidden City according to the emperor's will. The secret spy system of the Jinyiwei is still in operation, constantly gathering news to him hand.

"Let's do this first, let them hang out and see what happens."

Emperor Jiajing didn't intend to tell King Yu the real situation, he also wanted to see what choice this honest and honest child would make at this time.

Keeping one's duty silently and strictly adhering to one's heart will still have thoughts that one shouldn't have.

But thinking about it, Emperor Jiajing didn't really believe that King Yu would do this. After all, he couldn't control the capital, and he was afraid that someone in the capital would fool him.

But it's nothing, Prince Yu's Mansion has been sealed off, even if someone has bad intentions, they can't enter Prince Yu's Mansion.

Thinking of this, Emperor Jiajing asked: "Who arranges these in the palace now, Yin Shizhen?"

"Your Majesty, according to reports, it was Zuo Yude Wei Guangde's idea to close the palace, but he also asked Li Fang to hide horses near the palace and several gates in the capital."

Zhu Xizhong opened his mouth and carefully told Emperor Jiajing about the situation in Prince Yu's mansion.

"Hehe, this little guy is clever."

Emperor Jiajing didn't take it seriously, he naturally understood what Wei Guangde meant, he didn't know the situation, so he prepared for the worst.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the outside world can guess nothing more than two points. One is that his health is not good enough. Naturally, some people may be eager to move and instigate King Yu to do something to boost his bright future.

However, Wei Guangde's closure of Prince Yu's Mansion made these people's ideas come to naught.

Of course, there is another possibility that Zhu Xizhong and his brothers rebelled.

Although Zhu Xizhong can manage the Beijing Camp in name, everyone knows that the actual speaker of the Beijing Camp is actually the Ministry of War, and the battalion officer has always been the Minister of the Ministry of War, so Zhu Xizhong's voice in the Beijing Camp is relatively low.

However, because many generals in the Beijing camp are from noble backgrounds, there are actually many people in the Beijing camp who are willing to listen to his words.

Of course, the premise is not rebellion.

"Got it, that's it."

At this time, a servant entered the side hall with the fried medicine, and Emperor Jiajing knew it was time to end the conversation.

Don't look at what Emperor Jiajing said for so long, but only he knows about his own situation. He has a splitting headache and feels uncomfortable all over his body.

"My minister retire."

Brothers Zhu Xizhong and Zhu Xixiao also hurriedly resigned and left Yuxi Palace at this time, but because of this relationship, they couldn't go back to the house to rest today, so they could only find a place to make do for a few days.

Yan Song and other three cabinet ministers failed to enter Xiyuan, and the news spread like a whirlwind to all the yamen in Beijing.

By this time, no one said that Cheng Guogong and his brothers had rebelled, but concerns about Emperor Jiajing's health were increasing day by day.

Who doesn't know that Emperor Jiajing took all kinds of elixir for a long time, what happened to the elixir refined by Taoist priests?

As a result, the military department in front of Sanya became lively, and many officials came here to understand the situation.

Ge Jin didn't dare to lead troops into the city without authorization, so he must have Xiyuan's will.

It was only after arriving at the Ministry of War that I found out that although Ge Jin entered the city, he did not return to the Ministry of War, but lived on the tower of Deshengmen.

The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry are also busy, but they are busy quietly, and dare not inform irrelevant personnel.

The Ministry of Industry secretly dispatched the doctor and chief of the department to Changping to inspect the imperial tomb and step up supervision of the construction project.

Although the Ministry of Rites did not really start preparations, it also made a plan, and even assigned people to them.

Emperor Jiajing did not request martial law in the capital, so after the official offices were dispersed, the officials left the official offices in groups and soon got together and discussed a lot.

Of course, the most lively places are Yan Mansion and Xu Mansion. The two have been cabinet ministers for many years, and they have already formed an interest group, and most of them are not low in the court.

In addition, some low-level officials also have their own circles.

More than ten waves of people also came to Wei Guangde's house, all of whom wanted to follow the way of King Yu, but naturally they couldn't enter through the door.

Lao Kan and other people who are familiar with Wei Guangde entered the house, but they also know that Wei Guangde really did not return to the mansion, and he may have stayed in Yuwang's mansion these few days.

In the following two days, the governor Zhu Xixiao patrolled the Xiyuan day and night, and the servant Ge Jin also inspected the capital on behalf of him. Zhu Xizhong kept summarizing all kinds of news sent back by Jinyiwei's spies, and sent them to Yuxi Palace three times a day.

For the few insiders, Emperor Jiajing was fine, they only needed to follow the orders, and they didn't worry about being criticized in the future.

After these two days of recuperation, Emperor Jiajing's body has also recovered significantly, and today he can get out of bed and walk around, moving his hands and feet.

In the past few days, Emperor Jiajing was generally satisfied.

Although the officials discussed a lot in private, they were still on duty every day, and the government was running normally, and there was no neglect of government.

As for Prince Yu's Mansion, it's okay, none of the court officials can enter the palace, so it's completely closed.

However, when he saw officials visiting Yan Song and Xu Jie's mansions, Emperor Jiajing still showed signs of fear. The number of officials visiting Yan's mansion was more than twice that of Xu Jie's.

"Huang Jin, Feng Bao is still in the palace."

Emperor Jiajing suddenly asked.

"Yes, stay in the palace for the time being."

Huang Jin quickly replied.

"Send someone to take him to Prince Yu's Mansion."

Emperor Jiajing ordered.

(End of this chapter)