Chapter 353
When Emperor Wei Qing fell ill, there was even more noise in the hall. Lan Xi watched, if not for their scruples about their status as literati, they would even want to peck at each other.

Say something to me, and I will answer you, but there is no one in charge in the court, so the three princes closed their eyes and watched.

And because the five pavilion elders belonged to their own camps, naturally they would not let anyone else go, and they quarreled fiercely in secret.

However, Lan Xi frowned. Now all the ministers are noisy like a vegetable market. Some of them seem to be performing hard, attacking the people around them aimlessly and dragging them into it.

Didn't Lan Xi also get attacked by her surroundings? Lan Xi let out a heck in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. If you quarrel, you can quarrel. If I respond to you, I will be considered a loser.

The purpose of the person behind it is obvious, that is, to confuse the court. Lan Xi felt the undercurrent surging in it, and was a little frightened. Who is the driving force behind it.

As Emperor Wei Qing fell ill, he has been recuperating in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and no outsiders are allowed to visit. Even the harem is not allowed to enter the harem, but occasionally someone can hear hoarse coughing when they pass by.

Although the court meeting was still held normally, but there was no one who made the decision, so naturally the quarrel became more severe.

Lan Xi went up and down normally, kept silent about nothing, and didn't communicate with the people around her. As for the policy on merchants, it was naturally put on hold for the time being.

Just ten days after the emperor fell ill, the emperor summoned five cabinet elders, six ministers, and several princes in the imperial study.

Of course there are five princes, and now the oldest King Kang has passed his thirties, and the youngest five princes have also grown up.

However, there was one person among them who surprised everyone, and Lan Xi was also summoned among them.

After Lan Xi heard the news, she just remained silent, and then followed the crowd at the back and stepped into the imperial study together.

Lan Xi is no stranger to this place, he was summoned by Emperor Wei Qing many times in the imperial study.

But as soon as he stepped in, he was surrounded by the strong smell of medicine inside, and his nose was obviously uncomfortable. One of the elders was irritated and sneezed while covering his nose.

There were not many people in the imperial study room, except for the summoned ministers, only Emperor Wei Qing and Eunuch Liu were left beside him.

Emperor Wei Qing was leaning on the chair, half lying on the dragon bed, surrounded by bright yellow. Because he had been in bed for a while, Emperor Wei Qing's complexion was pale, the tiredness in his eyes could not be concealed, and even his eyes were cloudy.

What's even more unexpected is that Emperor Wei Qing's hair has turned half white in just ten days, and the change is obvious compared with before.
Coupled with loose skin, swollen eyes, and suppressed coughing from time to time, the whole person has aged ten years, and it also makes people feel that Emperor Wei Qing is not in a good condition now.

After the important minister saluted, he lowered his head and listened to Emperor Wei Qing's instructions.

Emperor Wei Qing first talked about the things that he was more anxious to solve recently, but his voice was obviously weak. .

"It's just summer in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are floods in some places. The household department has arranged relief matters. Ahem, Xia Bing, the right servant of the military department, and Yushi will be sent to arrange specific matters."

……

Hearing the sound of coughing after Emperor Wei Qing said a few words, everyone had different thoughts in their hearts, but they still responded loudly to the tasks assigned to them.

"Regarding the business policies, everything will be left to Chang Wenxuan, the left servant of the household department, and the others will fully cooperate with Chang Aiqing."

Lan Xi glanced at Emperor Wei Qing in surprise, and then said, "My minister obeys the order!"

The others also looked at Lan Xi in surprise. They didn't expect that Emperor Wei Qing would still think of Lan Xi. He really deserved to be the emperor's number one favorite. This also showed Lan Xi's position in Emperor Wei Qing's heart.

When everything was said and done, the elders standing in front of them obviously looked a little anxious. You look at me, and I look at your expressions.

Emperor Wei Qing set his eyes on the few people standing in front of him, especially Kang Wang. Kang Wang's temperament was most like him, and Jing Wang looked like him.

They have already married and started a business, and he has also seen several well-behaved grandchildren, so he should really let go.

Then Emperor Wei Qing swallowed the itch in his throat, raised his volume, and tried to make his voice louder,
"Recently, I'm not feeling well, so it's inconvenient to attend the court meeting. Now that the dragons have no leader, things tend to accumulate and cannot be resolved, so I decided...

Let King Jing assist, and King Jing will temporarily handle state affairs on his behalf. "

Emperor Wei Qing stared at the three people standing in front of him as he spoke, and the three people who heard this had different reactions.

King Lu turned pale immediately, the disappointment in his eyes couldn't be concealed, his footsteps were a little unsteady, but it was King Jing who had sharp eyesight and quick hands, and helped him up, but he didn't want King Lu to directly sweep King Jing's hand off, and then lowered his eyes.

Kang Wang couldn't see his expression clearly, his dark eyes were like a pool of quiet springs, and he couldn't see clearly what was going on inside.

Prince Jing was very surprised. He didn't expect that his father would directly hand over this matter to him. Everyone understood the meaning of this matter. If he behaved well, he would always assist in handling state affairs in the future.

Prince Jing didn't expect this matter to fall on him so directly, he was a little unbelievable, he thought he would put in all his efforts, but he didn't want the cooked duck to fly directly into his mouth before he could do anything.

Prince Jing also responded promptly, "Thank you, Royal Father. It is a blessing for the minister to share his worries for the Royal Father. I hope that the Royal Father recovers soon."

"If you are not sure, you can ask a few elders for advice, or come to me. This burden is on your shoulders. I hope you can take up the responsibility. Don't let the people of the world down, and don't let me down. expect."

Emperor Wei Qing almost said that he made King Jing the crown prince.

Then Emperor Wei Qing was in low spirits, and everyone filed out. Lan Xi walked at the end, glanced at Emperor Wei Qing who was lying on the bed again, and then turned around and left the imperial study room, and saw four groups of people in front of him.

Kang Wang, Jing Wang, and Lu Wang each had a group of people, and the two fourth and fifth princes who had just grown up stood together.

Most of the ministers gathered around King Jing and congratulated King Jing. Prince Jing faced the crowd with a smile that was neither arrogant nor impetuous.

Lan Xi was not surprised by Emperor Wei Qing's decision. First of all, Prince Jing was the heir apparent, and his mother was the Empress of the Central Palace, and she also had the support of her family behind her.

Secondly, Prince Jing has a gentle personality, with a gully in his chest, and acts calmly without lacking in ability.

Compared with King Kang and King Lu, King Kang is ruthless and domineering, and does things unscrupulously, while King Lu is impatient and has little ability.

But will these two accept it easily? For the next period of time, the court will definitely be bloody.

King Jing, although a famous teacher, has not yet established a firm foothold in the court. King Kang and King Lu will not sit still, they will inevitably play games with each other, and neither will give up until the last moment. It's tempting. Throughout the ages, how many people have set off bloody storms for it.

It happened to be dealing with merchant policies, so Lan Xi could just concentrate on dealing with it.

Lan Xi doesn't want to get involved in the vortex of the game of several princes, but will it be as Lan Xi wants?
(End of this chapter)

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