Chapter 640

A rolled up note was stuffed in the bamboo tube. Xu Mingyi unfolded and saw that it was Xiao Qi's handwriting.

Seeing the content on it, I can't help feeling warm in my heart.

It was Mr. Mo and Xiao Qi who invited her and Tianmu to spend New Year's Eve at Xuesheng teahouse in the evening. They had new year's Eve dinner together and said they had prepared many dishes she loved to eat.

This is to know that she is alone in Beijing. I'm afraid her heart will be silent.

And perhaps Wu Tsung's advice is among them.

Xu Mingyi slightly bent the corners of his mouth.

It was a kindness, and she received it, but she couldn't go.

They have been hiding in the secret road for a long time. The food and water they prepared earlier have long been gone. Xiao Qi secretly sent the supplied food from another entrance of the secret road - an inconspicuous no one else's yard outside Qingyun square.

Although this was arranged before leaving Beijing, Xuesheng teahouse did not dare to relax because there were many dark guards hidden in the teahouse these days. Xiao Qi has taken several risks for this.

If she goes to Xuesheng teahouse tonight, if someone catches her eye, it will be the people in the whole teahouse and doctor Qiao hiding in the teahouse.

Even though this is only the worst possible, it is better to be cautious at such a juncture.

She never had a chance to try to avoid trouble and danger.

For her, it was the best year to spend it safely.

Without hesitation, Xu Mingyi wrote a short reply, put it in the bamboo tube and tied it to Tianmu again.

"Run again." she patted the wings of the big bird and said, "when you fly here, you can continue to eat lunch. You don't have to come back in the evening. Since you go, you can rub two more meals."

No doubt this was said to the heart of the big bird. With bright eyes, he turned around, shook his body, and ran out under his feet.

The snow fell yesterday and covered the eaves and treetops with a thick layer.

In the evening, dense stars appeared in the sky. There is no moon on New Year's Eve, but there are four lights. Under the contrast of snow, it seems that there is a moon in heaven and earth.

Xu Mingyi sat on the stone steps of the courtyard, staring at the stars in a daze.

There was a faint chase and laughter of children around, singing new year's nursery rhymes, probably carrying lanterns in the streets.

No matter how difficult the days are, the year will always pass.

However, compared with previous years, this new year's Eve in Beijing this year is undoubtedly the coldest one in her impression.

At this time in previous years, the long streets leading to the city gate must not be crowded - the emperor wants to climb the city tower to celebrate with all the people, the Emperor stands on the city tower, and fireworks bloom behind him.

This year, obviously, there is no such process.

The emperor used to climb the high tower. I'm afraid he didn't have the strength to climb it.

Moreover, the people may not want to see the emperor.

Xu Mingyi looked at the starry sky and thought about it one by one.

She went through her plans for the next year again and estimated where the arrangements were going.

Then I thought of Linyuan city - Linyuan city must be very lively at this time?

Father and mother, are they thinking about themselves?

After all, I miss you so much during the holidays.

When she was away, everyone was afraid that they would lose some appetite when facing a table of new year's Eve dinner.

And Mingshi, he shouldn't be crying secretly, right?

Ah Kui and ah Zhu don't have to mention it. These two girls must be worried about her every day.

Thinking of these, the girl sitting on the stone steps with her cheeks sighed gently.

Who makes everyone inseparable from her.

And Wu Chiu——

I wonder where he is now?

But I think she must be busy arranging things. It's impossible for her to sit here and think about him in a daze.

Yes, she thinks Wu is ill.

Since he left Linyuan, many big and small things have happened, especially in him. She thought, he should also need her.

Fortunately, it won't be long before we can meet again.

Before meeting, she and he should take care of themselves and do everything they should do, so as to live up to the time of separation.

And although she can't meet, at least she can see things and think of people. Oh, no, she can see birds and think of people——

Xu Mingyi turned his head slightly and rubbed the bald head of the big bird squatting on her side.

She had told Tianmu that she didn't have to come back, but it came back.

It's also like knowing that today is new year's Eve. I just sit next to her and watch my eyelids sink so that I can't open them several times. After shaking my head a little sober, I have to insist on sitting here with her.

When she came to the capital this time, she didn't intend to bring it. After all, this is a happy life and in winter, she's afraid it will suffer with her.

But more than ten miles out of Linyuan City, the coachman found that there was still a squatting on the roof

After entering the city, she really helped her a lot. The work of delivering letters from Xuesheng teahouse is called Baoyuan.

Seeing that it was really sleepy, and the look of lifting and closing his eyelids was really funny, Xu Mingyi picked up the big bird and folded back into the room.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of firecrackers.

The time has come and a new year has begun.

The old housekeeper personally brought her a bowl of flat food, saying it was the master's explanation.

She thanked me again and again.

The flat food just out of the pot was brought in the food box. Once the food box was opened, there was a hot aroma coming out.

Xu Mingyi picked up one and took a bite. He only felt the hot smoke and fire that soothed the spleen and stomach, dispelling the cold of winter at this moment.

She sat at the table, holding a double sheath in her hand, and turned her face to look out of the window.

Just a cluster of bright fireworks bloomed in her pupils.

In my ear, the clear and thick Sanskrit sound of the bell in the nearby temple sounded, as if intended to eliminate the noise, pollution and suffering of all living beings between heaven and earth.

At this moment, Xu Mingyi's heart suddenly raised infinite hope.

The new year has come.

The depths of winter will soon pass.

Spring, already on the road.

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At the end of the first month, a long lost good news came from Beijing.

When King Yan was seriously ill, the imperial court sent 100000 troops to expel the army of King Yan from Cangzhou——

Not only recovered Cangzhou, but also completely defeated the Yan King's army, which had been in civil strife, into two, retreating all the way to three hundred miles away from Cangzhou, while another group of troops and horses protected the Yan king who did not know his life and death to the north.

So far, the invincible yanwang army has collapsed, and the morale has declined greatly.

The news undoubtedly inspired the government and the public.

The doubt about Yan Wang's serious illness was almost completely eliminated.

The defeat of the Yan army made all the forces confused.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the imperial court worked hard to recover more than ten counties and cities occupied by the chaotic army and refugees, and the situation was turning over.

Ningyang and Linyuan never made any moves. It seems that they were completely confused because of the accident of King Yan. They don't know where to go for a moment.

A few days ago, a secret letter was intercepted by the arrest guard outside Linyuan city. It was a letter secretly sent by the Duke of Zhenguo to Ningyang to Dingnan king. Judging from the content of the letter, interests led to the collapse of the two.

All kinds of news and secret gains undoubtedly gradually dispelled the doubts of the imperial court.

On this day, Emperor Qingming just drank the medicine and was listening to the details of Mingxiao's recent events.

Emperor Qingming was pleased with the dragon's face.

He knew he couldn't lose——

If he can win once, he can win a second time!

Although this reversal is a bit more luck, doesn't it just prove that he is the king of Daqing to whom heaven belongs?

The idea seemed to reinvigorate his rotten and dry body, making him more eager and fanatical.

"Now the situation is stable. I can't stay in this heart nourishing hall all day and be manipulated by others!"

He must take back the emperor's seal and political power as soon as possible, otherwise he can only watch the prince and those disorderly officials and thieves take everything away from him... Foreign troubles have been eliminated. Now it's time to take care of internal worries!

The first thing he has to do is abolish the prince!

This seemingly stupid beast dared to covet his throne and put him under house arrest... He shouldn't have kept this beast at the beginning!

But now he has no jade seal, and his words have no weight at all. Everything is controlled by the group of cabinet disorderly ministers. If he wants to abolish the crown prince, he must leave here and reappear in front of all officials before he can publicize the crimes of the crown prince and cabinet officials!

Li Ji told him that now those officials outside are hoodwinked by the crown prince. Only when he is terminally ill and unable to be a director - he can get rid of the lie only if he goes out from here!

Yes, it's all lies

As long as he is still the king of a country, he can always make people find good doctors to treat him, and he will always get better.

Instead of now, life and death are in the hands of others. Who knows whether the so-called miracle doctors the crown prince found for him came to kill him - just like the "miracle doctors" he found for his father from the people in those years!

Therefore, if he continues to stay in this bedroom, there will be only a dead end waiting for him!

Feeling the emperor's eagerness and the panic under this eagerness, Ming Xiaozhi sneered at the bottom of his heart.

Yesterday, the other party also madly fell the medicine bowl and said that his illness had not recovered for a long time. Someone must have done something in the medicine and wanted to poison him.

Because he has done such evil, he is afraid that the same end will be punished on himself?

But it's better to be crazy now.

The more crazy you are, the more flustered you will be.

"Ming Aiqing, you want to help me... Now only you can help me! You immediately send me an oral order and tell all officials that I want to reopen the early Dynasty, tomorrow!"

He did not mention the idea of abolishing the crown prince at all. Even though his "trust" was effective at this time, he still retained a vigilance. He must not say it before things are completed, otherwise it will only increase obstacles.

He will destroy the unfilial and disloyal beast at one fell swoop!

Ming Xiaozhi got up and saluted: "yes, I will follow your orders."

However, on that night, Mingxiao returned in vain.

The censor came to the heart nourishing hall filled with resentment.

"... as soon as the minister sent His Majesty's oral order to open the morning Dynasty tomorrow, he was disturbed by the people in the cabinet. They told all the ministers that his Majesty was too ill to get up. This was nonsense in his illness and can't be true - now all political affairs are handled by the crown prince * *, and your majesty just needs to feel at ease to recover from his illness!"

Emperor Qingming was so angry that he was trembling all over.

"Such a wolf's ambition... Is already blatant!"

Sure enough, I made up my mind not to ask him to show up again!

Or is he suspicious?

Or has he wronged these "loyal and upright officials" who serve the country, the people and the overall situation!

"Do they really think I'm going to die? Do they really think I have nothing to do with them when I stand on the prince's side?"

Emperor Qingming's sunken eyes were scarlet, and turned over the small pieces of memorials in front of him.

These memorials are written by Ming Xiaozhi. They are all recent events, and none of them is true.

Since it shows loyalty, there must be no fraud at all.

But even if what he played was true, it would not be difficult for him to achieve his goal as long as he "reminded" the emperor's ear. This is the subtlety of the language.

In other words, the emperor's own doubts and fears, even without his words, had already regarded the prince and cabinet officials as mortal enemies.

At this time, the memorials were thrown under the couch, and the overturned little table broke a corner of the bed curtain and hit the high footed round stool beside the couch. Together with the enamel painted gold tea lamps placed on it, they also fell to pieces.

The little Eunuch in the hall was silent and did not dare to lift his head, nor did he dare to clean up immediately.

Ming Xiaozhi suppressed his anger and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. On the way here, my minister thought of another feasible way, but -"

Emperor Qingming was almost gasping for breath. Li Ji stroked his back. The sick emperor gasped, and his dry and thin body moved like ragged old window paper in the wind.

Wen Yan still turned his head and looked at Mingxiao: "mingaiqing, if you have any countermeasures, just speak clearly!"

Ming Xiao Su Rong said, "the first emperor's death is approaching. Recently, it is worth a lot of good news. Therefore, my minister proposed that your majesty should lead all his ministers to the imperial mausoleum of Lingshan to worship their ancestors -"

"Offering sacrifices to ancestors..."

All officials who offer sacrifices to their ancestors, three grades and above need to accompany them. If they can abolish the crown prince in public in front of Xie's ancestors, it is indeed a good time!

Emperor Qingming looked repeatedly and said, "but they must still obstruct in every way..."

"No, they have no reason to obstruct!" Mingxiao's tone was cold and solemn and resounding: "Daqing governs the country with benevolence and filial piety. On the death of the first emperor over the years, the son of heaven's personal worship is the ancestral system. There has been no exception in the previous 18 years - whoever dares to make a match with his ancestors is dishonest! It should be punished for disobedience!"

His resolute tone called Qingming emperor to raise hope from the bottom of his heart.

Yes, it's different from the early days. It can be used as an excuse that he needs to rest... Ancestor worship is a top priority. Those people don't dare to stop him anymore!

At this time, Mingxiao's slightly worried voice sounded: "I'm just worried about your Majesty's body. There are still some roads in Lingshan. I'm afraid of your majesty..."

"It's only 300 miles away, and I can hold it." emperor Qingming said firmly: "looking at the precedent of moving the capital of the previous dynasty, there are many emperors who still insist on going to worship thousands of miles away."

He said, looking at Xiang Ming's effect, his voice was weak and dumb, but his eyes were cold: "even if my true life is not long, it's better to go to the first imperial mausoleum to worship and see my father for the last time, so as to fulfill my wish. This is my last request... Can they stop me again?"

Ming Xiao lowered his eyes and said knowingly, "minister, I know what to do."

"As long as mingaiqing does this for me, I will promote Aiqing to the cabinet and rule the military country for me..."

Mingxiao raised his hand and bowed down, with a sincere attitude and a sense of integrity: "eating your salary, being loyal to you, sharing your worries, eliminating the unhealthy tendencies in the country, and protecting the dignity of ancestral rites and laws are all the duties of the minister, and I dare not ask for credit. Your majesty, but please rest assured that the minister will do his best and will not live up to his Majesty's trust!"

Emperor Qingming nodded slowly, "OK... I'll wait for the good news from Aiqing."

Mingxiao's man was so strict with the rules that he even contradicted him several times. He endured several attacks, because he knew that such a person was needed in the hall... Fortunately, there was such a person, otherwise, he was afraid that there would be no one available at this time.

He has to go to Lingshan to worship his ancestors

This is his last chance!

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