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Chapter 370 Raising troops
The spring rains are continuous. Recently, there have been several rains of apricot blossoms in the city of Lindu.The temperature is not too hot, and the air is full of sticky humidity, which is stuffy and suffocating.

In fact, there is indeed something wrong with the atmosphere in Lindu City recently.

And the first ones who felt something was wrong were naturally those courtiers.

Originally, Emperor Zhao suspended the early court after the flower feast. Wang Xi sent someone to convey the message to the ministers, saying that Emperor Zhao was unwell, and the imperial doctor ordered him to rest, so he had to close the door to thank the guests and rest for two days.

At the flower viewing banquet, Emperor Zhao left the table suddenly, everyone felt a little strange, but now they heard the news sent by Wang Xi, they suddenly realized.Before the flower viewing feast, Emperor Zhao's health was up and down. Although the flower viewing feast looked healthy, but after all, he was sick like a mountain. In addition, there are many worries in the court recently, so it is normal to be overworked. , the ministers didn't think much about it, and were happy to spend two days at home.

However, two days later, the morning court still hadn't recovered.

Originally in the early morning, all the ministers were ready to enter the palace, but the palace sent a temporary message that the morning court was still cancelled.

Everyone felt that something was wrong.

Could it be... Emperor Zhao's physical condition is more investigated than they imagined?
The king of a country is not in good health, that is a big deal, all the ministers couldn't sit still, they all went to the palace to visit Emperor Zhao's bedroom, but Wang Xi sent people to stop them one by one, saying that Emperor Zhao needs to rest and thank guests behind closed doors , the morning court can't recover for the time being.

Although Wang Xi is a close servant of Emperor Zhao, no matter how much he is favored by Emperor Zhao, he is just a servant.Therefore, after everyone returned in defeat, it was inevitable that some resentment would arise.

After a round of calculations, he went to the Xue family, and jointly invited Xue Qingyun and Xue Qi to come forward and let the queen go to see the situation of Emperor Zhao.

The Xue family and the queen were worried that they would not be able to find out the latest situation of Emperor Zhao, so they agreed.

When the queen came, Wang Xi still sent someone to block the door.

But today the Empress had made up her mind to see Emperor Zhao no matter what, seeing that Wang Xi even dared to stop him, all of a sudden new and old grudges surged up.Previously, Wang Xi had offended the Empress because of his being Emperor Zhao's happiness, but now that Emperor Zhao was unconscious, the Empress seized this opportunity, her face sank, and she began to scold directly.

She is the master and Wang Xi is the servant, no matter how dissatisfied and unwilling she is, she has no choice but to bear it.What's more, he really has no idea now, if something happens to Emperor Zhao and he offends the queen again, his little life will be lost.

Seeing that the development of the matter was out of his control, after weighing the pros and cons, Wang Xi finally chose to compromise.What he can do and what he can stop has been done for Emperor Zhao, but Emperor Zhao has not woken up yet, and the rest is beyond the control of his little servant.

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, looked up at the queen and smiled flatteringly, "It's not that the servant is deliberately making things difficult for the queen to calm down, and the servant just doesn't want to... the news spreads out and makes everyone panic."

The queen glanced at him coldly, seeing that he had given in, and knew that this was not the time to settle accounts with him, "How is the situation with the emperor?"

Wang Xi bowed to the queen, "Please come inside, empress, empress...you will know when you see it."

The queen withdrew her gaze from him and stepped into Emperor Zhao's bedroom.

Yingluo behind her just wanted to follow, but Wang Xi stretched out her hand to stop her, respectful but indifferent, "Miss Yingluo should wait here, the emperor needs rest."

Yingluo was taken aback for a moment, looked at the back of the queen in front of her, and lowered her head in response.

Wang Xi then ordered the servants outside to stay on guard, while he quickly followed the Queen's pace.

"Your Majesty, to be honest, the Emperor has been in a coma since that day's flower viewing feast." Wang Xi sighed and spoke heavily.

The queen was secretly startled.Although she already had a conjecture, she still couldn't help being surprised when the conjecture was confirmed.

She later sent someone to inquire about Emperor Zhao's coma. It was because she saw the scene of Xue Yanchen and Ruan Yingying having an affair with her own eyes, and she was furious for a while, so she fell into a coma.

But logically, if it was just anger, it would be impossible for him to be in a coma for so long.

After Wang Xi said this, he kept looking at the expression on the Queen's face.After a pause, he opened his mouth again, "The reason must be known to the queen."

After Xue Qi insisted on taking Xue Yanchen away that day, the two armored guards who stayed in the forest hurried over to report the situation to Wang Xi.Wang Xi felt helpless, but Emperor Zhao was still in a coma, so he was naturally not qualified to take any action against the Xue family or Xue Yanchen, so he had no choice but to let the armored guards store Ruan Yingying's body first, and wait for Emperor Zhao to wake up Send it yourself.

It was precisely because the reason why Emperor Zhao fainted was related to the Xue family, Wang Xi subconsciously did not want the queen to get close to Emperor Zhao.But she is a queen after all, Wang Xi is not qualified to stop her due to emotion and reason.

Hearing the tentative words in his words, the queen smiled coldly, "I know that you have many opinions on me, but no matter what, the emperor is my husband. The emperor is not in good health, and I am just as worried as you. "But it didn't mention the matter of Xue Yanchen and Ruan Yingying that Wang Xi implied.

Originally, if the news of Xue Yanchen and Ruan Yingying's affair got out, the reputation of the Xue family would be completely ruined, and it was unknown whether they could gain a foothold in the court.Unexpectedly, at this time, the emperor suddenly fell into a coma. For them, it was a very good thing.

But it is naturally impossible for the empress to express these thoughts, and of course she has to say what should be said on the scene in order to save face.

Wang Xi was noncommittal in his heart, and only smiled embarrassingly on his face.

The queen knew that he didn't believe it, but she didn't intend to waste too much time on Wang Xi. She coldly looked away and stopped looking at him, and her steps quickened a little.

Entering the inner hall through the curtain, he saw Emperor Zhao lying on the dragon couch, his eyes closed, his face pale, but his breathing was even.

The queen frowned and looked at Wang Xi, "What did the imperial doctor say?"

"All the imperial doctors have visited, but they are all helpless. They said that the emperor should wake up according to the pulse condition, but for some reason, even after taking the medicine, he is still in a deep sleep." Now that they have invited her After entering, Wang Xi didn't even try to hide it from her.

This incident is also strange.Obviously, during the previous examination, the imperial doctor said that the emperor would wake up in two or three days at the latest, but five or six days had passed, and the emperor still showed no sign of waking up.Over the past few days, the imperial physician has been here so many times, but they couldn't find out the cause of Emperor Zhao's disease, which is really strange.

The queen's long eyelashes were drawn back, and there was a thoughtful look in her eyes.

Emperor Zhao's coma this time was really strange, but for them, it was a great opportunity.She came here today to investigate the situation, seeing that the rumors in the palace were not false, she couldn't help but feel relieved.

It seems that it's time to start.

She suppressed the light in her eyes, raised her eyes to look at Wang Xi coolly, and said with an inquiring tone, "If I don't come today, how long are you going to keep the emperor's condition a secret?"

Wang Xi knew that everything he said at this time was wrong, so he just agreed with a smile on his face.

The queen said again, "If the emperor doesn't wake up every day, doesn't it mean that he doesn't go to court early? Isn't the government affairs all messed up and government affairs delayed, at least you are responsible for it?"

Wang Xi narrowed his eyes, and his heart tightened, but his face was still respectful, "What the empress said is true, it's a slave who didn't think about it."

The queen let out a "hmm" and her tone softened a little, "Your majesty, please take care of me and let the imperial doctors develop the antidote as soon as possible, otherwise, they will not wait in this imperial hospital!"

"Yes, the servant understands." Wang Xi just blindly responded.

"For the matter of the early court, I will discuss with the ministers before making a decision, but I am afraid that the emperor's coma cannot be concealed." The queen said again.

Wang Xi bowed slightly to her, "Everything is up to the empress."

The queen said "Yes", seeing that he was quite interesting, she let him go for the time being, and did not make things difficult, she just said, "Then I will return to the palace first today, please take care of the emperor, if there is any situation, immediately Send someone to report."

"Yes, slaves follow the order."

The empress had completed her purpose of coming today, so she didn't bother to stay any longer. She glanced at Emperor Zhao again, turned around and opened the curtain to leave the inner hall. Soon, the sound of footsteps gradually disappeared.

As soon as she left, Wang Xicai suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, but a hidden worry floated up in his heart.

This incident was originally unfavorable to the Xue family and the queen, but the emperor fell into a coma, and the matter immediately developed in a direction that was beneficial to them.In any case, Xue Yanchen's affair with Ruan Yingying is related to the face of the royal family, and it is impossible for him to spread the matter.Even, instead of being unable, he had to help the Xue family to seal the insider's mouth.

With a long sigh, his eyes fell on Emperor Zhao who was on the couch, and he only hoped that Emperor Zhao would wake up soon, otherwise, the sky in Zhao Kingdom might change soon.

After the Queen's visit, word spread that Emperor Zhao had been in a coma, and everyone was in an uproar. They didn't expect that Emperor Zhao's health had deteriorated to such an extent, and they couldn't help but groaned in their hearts.

Emperor Zhao didn't establish a crown prince before he fell into a coma, and even his intention to establish a crown prince was very vague, and he had no obvious preference for Shen Chuhan and Jun Che, obviously with the idea of ​​letting the two sides check and balance each other.Now that he is unconscious, who should replace him in handling the government affairs?For a while, the two factions had their own thoughts, and no one would give in.

However, Emperor Zhao was only in a coma after all, and neither side could do too much. After several rounds of overt and secret battles, it was finally decided that Shen Chuhan and Jun Che would temporarily act as government agents to maintain the normal operation of the government and state affairs. .

Obviously, in the current situation, it is not appropriate for anyone to stand out, but no one wants to be left behind. Therefore, it seems the most fair way to jointly act as an agent of the government.As for how difficult it is during the operation, each depends on its own ability.

Shen Chuhan and Jun Che had no objection.

As a result, the morning court returned to normal, with Shen Chuhan and Jun Che taking turns presiding over it.Two days passed seemingly peacefully, but Emperor Zhao still didn't wake up.

This morning.

All the officials arrived at the Chongzheng Hall early, but they didn't expect that Shen Chuhan and Junche still didn't show up after the morning time had passed.

Everyone felt a little uneasiness, and they couldn't help talking about it.

After waiting for a while, Shen Chuhan and Junche were still nowhere to be seen. At this moment, all the officials realized that something seemed to have happened. Just as they were about to send someone out to investigate the situation, suddenly, a figure of a person appeared outside the Chongzheng Hall ——

It wasn't Shen Chuhan, nor Jun Che, the person who came was actually the Queen.

What was even more unexpected was that the queen did not come alone, but brought a team of armored guards.She entered the inner hall with a solemn expression, and the armored guards she brought stayed outside the hall, firmly guarding the exit of the Chongzheng Hall.

Everyone frowned, smelling an unusual atmosphere, and all kinds of eyes fell on the queen.

The queen walked under the upper platform, glanced coldly at everyone, and said in a deep voice, "King Han and King Duan won't be here today."

"What happened?" someone asked from below.

"Yes." The queen nodded heavily, "We have found out the real reason why the emperor has been unconscious."

When the voice fell, everyone was in an uproar.

What the queen said clearly meant something.And, who are we referring to?It refers to her and Duan Wang. Could it be that the alliance between the two has reached the point where there is no need to avoid it at all?

The queen continued, "During the flower viewing banquet that day, the concubine Shu Yue sent someone to poison the emperor's wine, which caused the emperor to remain unconscious."

"Impossible!" It was De Fei's father, Shu Deyi who spoke.He frowned fiercely, and looked at the queen coldly, with a questioning look on his face.

His own daughter, he knew, would never do such a thing.

The queen sneered, "I have already found witnesses, Master Shu didn't know, it doesn't mean that Concubine De didn't do it." After a pause, she said, "Concubine De did not do this by one person, but was instigated by someone behind the scenes. "

All the ministers seemed to have guessed something, and their faces became indescribable.

The queen glanced at the crowd, taking in all their expressions, her eyes were as cold as a cold blade, "The person who ordered Concubine De to poison the emperor is none other than King Han Junshu!"

"impossible!"

"Is there any evidence? Where is the evidence?!"

There were bustling voices of opposition coming from below.The one who spoke was naturally a courtier of Shen Chuhan's faction.

In any case, the queen's words were just her one-sided words, and of course they would not believe them easily.

The queen sneered, "King Han's daring not to appear here today is the best evidence. King Duan has led his troops to King Han's mansion at this time. Whether it is true or not, the witnesses will be put in front of King Han to see if he What else is there to say!" As he spoke, his cold gaze swept across the face of the minister who had just spoken, "If someone is in a conspiracy with him, we will never tolerate it after it is found out."

Knowing that the empress came prepared this time, those ministers did not dare to say any more, they only hoped that Shen Chuhan could turn the situation around.

The queen asked someone to move a chair over, sat down on the head, and said coldly, "Until the situation settles down, all the adults should wait in the Chongzheng Palace first."

This was said politely, but everyone understood that the Queen's move clearly locked them here.Looking at the armored guards guarding the door densely, they didn't dare to fight head-on, so they had to suppress their anxiety for the time being.

The queen sat at the head, bowed her head and said nothing.Although he looked calm on the surface, he was actually very nervous in his heart.

Originally, they planned to lead people to ambush at the palace gate, and take Shen Chuhan down in one fell swoop when he entered the palace early.But he didn't want to, after waiting for a long time, the morning was almost over, and there was no sign of Shen Chuhan.And the people sent to monitor Prince Han's Mansion also came to report that they didn't see Shen Chuhan going out today.

Although she and Jun Che had doubts in their hearts, they had no choice but to do so now.The troops had to be divided into two groups, and the queen brought some armored guards to control the ministers in the palace.Jun Che, on the other hand, led the troops in person, and went straight to King Han's mansion.

The people in the city also quickly felt the unusual atmosphere.

The armored guard's mount stepped through the busy and bustling streets of the city, traveling very fast, billowing up dust, and everyone couldn't dodge it.Although I don't know what happened, but for the sake of safety, no matter whether it is a vendor or a pedestrian, they dare not come out again, and hastily hid in their homes, only observing the development of the situation secretly.

Jun Che sat on the horse, took the lead, and galloped towards Prince Han's mansion.

They raised their troops suddenly today in order to kill Shen Chuhan by surprise.

There were no troops stationed near Gyeonggi, and the troops in the city were concentrated in the Tiejiawei and Jinyiwei armies.Jin Yiwei directly obeyed the emperor's orders, and this incident was done in the name of King Qin, so Jin Yiwei would not act rashly until the development of the matter became clear.

In the Iron Armored Guards, the Iron Armored Guards Right Guard Zhong Lang was originally Jun Che's man, although Xiao Zhuo was promoted to the Iron Armored Guards Left Guard Zhong Lang General, but his time in the Iron Armored Guards is still short, and his appeal in the Iron Armored Guards Naturally, he was not as good as the right guard Zhonglang Jiang, so even some of the left guards were successfully instigated to turn against Xiao Zhuo and the left guard who supported him.

At this time, Xiao Zhuo and Iron Armored Guard Zuo Wei should have been surrounded by his men, and they had no other choice but to surrender.

Although Shen Chuhan didn't go to the morning court today, he was a little uneasy, but now he was on the verge of riding a tiger, and the only thing he could do was to capture Prince Han's mansion before Shen Chuhan could react.

Soon, the brigade arrived at the gate of King Han's Mansion.

I don't know if I heard the wind, the gate of King Han's Mansion was closed, and no one came out to resist, but there was no tense atmosphere as imagined.

Jun Che, who was sitting on the horse, frowned fiercely, and looked at the closed red lacquer door in front of him. For some reason, a bad premonition rose in his heart.

This time, he did not leak any rumors about the army, and he also prepared very thoroughly, thinking that he would never fail.But now, he has never seen Shen Chuhan, just standing in front of the closed gate of King Han's Mansion, he feels that all the confidence and certainty he had before he came are gone.

After waiting for a while, still no one came out.

Jun Che's patience was gradually exhausted, his brows were furrowed, and there was a gloomy look in his eyes.He waved his hands to the back, and said in a deep voice, "The archers are ready."

Since the people from Prince Han's Mansion can't come out, then he will forcefully attack in.He wants to see how long Shen Chuhan can hide!
There was the sound of drawing a bow and nodding an arrow behind him.

Jun Che raised his hand, and just about to wave it down, suddenly, he heard the sound of Dada's horse's hooves coming from far and near, and then, the voice of the armored guard came to his ears, "My lord, it's not good!"

(End of this chapter)