Chapter 344： Reserve

Bean-sized raindrops fell overwhelmingly, and the rain continued to fall.

"My lord." Li Yunchang held up the oil-paper umbrella, trying to protect him from the rain. Chu You took the oil-paper umbrella smoothly, carefully preventing the rain from getting on her, and holding hers with the other free hand. Go inside the palace.

Her gentle and concerned voice came from her ear: "It's raining so hard, why doesn't the lord not wear a robe."

"Xia Lian, hurry up and have someone boil water and make a cup of **** soup."

"My lord, let me serve you to take a bath, lest you catch a cold."

Seeing her full of eyes and eyes full of only himself, Chu You benefited from it, and gave a soft "um".

His big palm clenched her soft little hand even tighter, and a sullen cold light flashed across his eyes, thinking to himself: Gu Ce didn't know how to lift up, otherwise, how could it have reached this point!

It was raining like a lot of rain, and the umbrella was like a barrier, isolating everything around it from the two people under the umbrella, as if the two of them were the only ones left in this world.

Li Yunchang wiped the rain off his body with a handkerchief while walking, and gently wiped his forehead, cheeks, and ears, and asked in a low voice, "My lord, how is your Royal Highness Princess Fengyang, what does the imperial doctor say?"

"The man woke up for a while, but he was still very weak. He fell asleep without saying a word. The imperial doctor was helpless." Thinking of Fengyang's frail old sleeping face, Chu You's eyes suddenly brightened, "I don't think I can hold it. It's been a month."

"Similar to what the late emperor said..."

The voice of his last sentence was very soft, and the last few words were overwhelmed by the sound of the rain around him, like a faint sigh.

"..." Li Yunchang looked at Chu You's stern profile with a puzzled look, and stopped while holding the handkerchief.

Chu You looked up at the gray sky with heavy rain, sighed again, and said again, unable to hide his regret: "Hey, the father, he didn't survive the royal aunt after all."

"It's only a year away."

When    looked up, the line of his lower jaw became clearer, and a few strands of wet hair were scattered on his cheeks, making him feel sad.

Li Yunchang understood his last sentence, Li Yunchang's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help thinking: If Fengyang died before the emperor, the current court may be in a different situation.

Without Fengyang, the late emperor would have one less obstacle to abolish the crown prince. Maybe he was 70 to 80 percent sure that he could abolish the crown prince today.

Hey, this is just an assumption after all.

The matter has come to this point, it is useless to think too much.

Li Yunchang calmed down and looked at Chu You who was beside him distressedly. He was about to comfort him a few words when he saw him stop and suddenly called out, "Peng Zhi."

The simple words, but there is a sonorous meaning in the tone, it seems that some difficult decision has been made.

The servant Peng Zhi, who was about two feet away behind the two, walked up quickly, bowed his head and obeyed, "Your Highness."

Chu You directly ordered in front of Li Yunchang: "Go and tell Bailiyin's personal follower Bai Xing, let him go..."

His voice was quieter, and the rain was louder, making the oil-paper umbrella above crackle, as if countless ice ridges fell on the umbrella.

Chu You's eyes that had been washed by the rain were exceptionally cold, and a flash of determination flashed in the bottom of his eyes. …

He has made a decision.

The late emperor spent 20 years laying out everything for him, Fengyang, aristocratic families, fiefs... and now this unique opportunity.

Opportunities must not be missed, and the time will never come. As the late emperor said, once a person has made a decision, he cannot be shaken again!

He couldn't live up to the heart of the late emperor's beloved son!

After    finished the command, Chu You took Li Yunchang's hand and continued to walk forward.

Peng Zhi stayed where he was, bowed respectfully at Chu You's back, and then turned away, his figure quickly disappeared into the dense rain curtain.

Chu You and Li Yunchang came to the main courtyard of the inner courtyard not long after, and the maids and maids who served in the main courtyard immediately greeted them. Some people took the oil-paper umbrella in Chu You's hand, and some reported that hot water and a bath tub It was ready, and someone offered a few squares of clean white towels.

Li Yunchang wiped the rain on his face with a white towel, and hurriedly ordered: "Xia Lian, let someone go to the warehouse to pick up some good supplements and send them to the Princess Fengyang Palace as soon as possible."

Chu You raised his eyebrows, looked at Li Yunchang in tacit understanding, understood what she meant, and added: "Listen to the princess."

With Chu You's addition, Xia Lian felt confident: Since the lord ordered her to do so, she would naturally send as good a supplement as she could, so she didn't need to feel distressed.

Li Yunchang quickly took Chu You's hand and walked towards the inner room, "My lord, go take a shower."

The couple picked up the curtain and entered the house, while Xia Lian rushed into the rain curtain with an oil-paper umbrella.

"Crash..."

On this day, the spring rain continued, and there were occasional spring thunders, and there was no sign of the rain stopping until the afternoon.

In the afternoon, Kang Wangfu sent a cart full of supplements to the Grand Princess Palace in Fengyang, all of which were all kinds of precious supplements, such as ginseng, eye sockets, donkey-hide gelatin, deer antler and so on.

This morning, the news of King Kang's offering to the previous concubine had spread to most of the capital. At this moment, every move of King Kang's mansion was in every mansion. Immediately, some smart people went to find out what happened to Fengyang. As soon as I inquired, I learned that Fengyang was seriously ill in the palace.

A lot of people have inquired about each other's news, and some people even went to the imperial hospital to make clichés. When they learned that the imperial doctor's order and several imperial doctors were all rushed into the palace, they knew that it was almost nine times out of ten.

This news was like a stone that stirred up a thousand waves. For several days, some honorable officials also followed the Prince Kang's Mansion to deliver gifts and medicines to the Princess Mansion. For a time, the threshold of the Princess Mansion was almost stepped down.

However, Fengyang has been living in the palace since that day, and never returned to the princess' mansion. The concierge of the princess' mansion did not dare to make any assertions. Except for the gifts of some royal family members, all other heavy gifts were withdrawn.

In the past few days, Jingzhong's eyes have been staring at the movements of the palace and the princess's palace, and it is inevitable to speculate.

Most of the people at that time did not live very long. The 68-year-old Feng Yang was already very old, and already lived longer than many people in the world. Moreover, Feng Yang had some old injuries in his battles in his early years. In the past two years, she The phoenix body is not as good as it used to be.

Once this old person is seriously ill, it will naturally be more difficult than those young people. Fengyang's disease has not been cured for so many days, and I am afraid it will be bad. six days. …

The spring rain continued for three or four days.

On this day, after the early dynasty, the emperor went to Wuliangguan to pray for Fengyang, and he was accompanied by Chu Yi, Anle, Prince Li, King Jing and other clan princes. The pilgrims ran to the foot of Boundless Mountain and wanted to see the dragon face.

In the afternoon, Yuan Zhe, who had never been in the Kangwang Mansion since the National Day, walked into the Kangwang Mansion again. The two cousins ​​were locked in the study and had a secret conversation for a long time. Yuan Zhe stayed until the curfew was about to leave before leaving the Kangwang Mansion.

The next morning, the five-day spring rain finally stopped, and the sky was bright.

Fengyang, dressed in princess makeup, appeared in Zaozhao with a weak and sick body, and presented a statement in person in front of the civil and military people of the dynasty, and made an impassioned statement:

"Your Majesty, the matter of establishing a Crown Prince is related to the safety of the world. Your Majesty is now in the year of his destiny. For the sake of the country and the future, we also ask the Majesty to appoint the eldest prince as the Crown Prince as soon as possible to reassure the people and strengthen the country's foundation."

Fengyang stood proudly in the center of the Golden Throne Hall, holding the big red book in both hands, with a straight waist.

After a serious illness, she looked a lot thinner, but her expression was determined and her tone was arrogant.

Manchu civil and military are all men, and she is the only woman who can appear in the court for granted, like a burning flame.

The whole hall was silent, and the ministers looked at each other.

A middle-aged official with a white face and long beard glanced at Xiao Shoufu in front, and Xiao Shoufu nodded slightly.

The white-faced and long-bearded official swallowed his saliva, and quickly walked out of the queue of civil servants. He raised his arms and bowed to the emperor in front of him: "Your Majesty, the establishment of the reserve is very important, it is about the country's capital, and the minister thinks that it is necessary to be cautious. Think about it and reconsider it carefully.”

At the same time as the words fell, another gray-haired elderly official hurriedly echoed: "What Mr. Liu said is very true."

"Your Majesty, His Highness the First Prince once asked the public to marry Gu Ce's daughter as his concubine, but now the truth of Gu Ce's case is unknown. If Gu Ce did commit treason, how dare His Highness the First Prince be asked?"

He looked up at the emperor on the throne in front of him, and questioned him with dignity.

Many civil servants and military generals Xungui thought what he said was reasonable and nodded frequently. In their opinion, if Gu Yanfei is really the daughter of a criminal minister, then she cannot be regarded as a crown princess.

"Your Majesty is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period," a black-faced military general said with his chest out of the line and clasped his fists. "The end general thought that the matter of establishing the crown was not in a hurry at this time, and the people depended on the monarch of a country for their well-being. Your Majesty The health of the dragon body is my great blessing."

As soon as these words came out, many people responded in succession.

Since the eldest prince returned to the country, the emperor's dragon body is indeed very good.

Duke Wei glanced sharply at the surrounding ministers with different thoughts, and strode out from the queue of military generals, clasping his fists like a bell, and said, "I think it's not too late to set up the reserve."

"The emperor only has the only son of the first prince, and he is also the direct son. His highness, the first prince, has made considerable achievements in just half a year since he returned to the country last year. "

As soon as Duke Wei made his statement, then the Duke of England, Chang Anbo and other nobles also expressed their support for Li Chu. …

The ministers of civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty held their own opinions.

This is not uncommon. In the past dynasties, whenever a prince is established, the civil and military of all dynasties have to argue. Even when the emperor Taizu made the first emperor as the prince, the officials also argued endlessly about whether to establish a heir or a sage, and they quarreled for two years. Duocai established the prince.

The gray-haired old official said in a serious tone: "His Royal Highness is still young, he has not reached the weak crown, and it has only been half a year since he returned to Beijing.

"Master Li's words are justified." Someone slapped his thigh and said loudly, "There is no right or wrong in the case of Gu Ce, it is better to wait for the case to be found out, and then discuss the establishment of the reserve."

"The prince is the heir of the country, so it is better to be cautious, and to do it hastily, it will only cause endless troubles."

“…”

All the ministers had their own thoughts, and the more they talked, the more excited they became. After a while, their faces turned red.

"enough!"

A loud screeching sound rang out.

All the ministers turned their heads and looked around, only to see Feng Yang's icy gaze swept across the ministers one by one, standing in the center of the Golden Throne Hall.

Fengyang said loudly: "I'm not asking for your opinions, but telling you that it's time to establish a reserve."

Her eyes were extremely sharp, like swords and knives. Wherever she swept her gaze, she exuded an intimidating aura, as if a raging fire was blazing, and she was full of energy. No one in the civil and military of the dynasty could suppress her aura.

Under the shock of Feng Yang, all the ministers froze for a while, and the whole hall fell into silence again, so quiet that a needle could be heard.

Fengyang slowly looked around the surrounding officials, his eyes were bright, and he asked again in a sonorous voice: "What's wrong with the first prince?"

"Or, do you have other candidates?"

"Your Majesty is at the peak of Spring and Autumn, and you are fighting for the power of the Dragon!"

"Come, tell me, who are you looking at?"

Fengyang's tone is not high-pitched, but it is like a rainbow, and he has a dragon and tiger aura that is not angry and self-possessed, so that the ministers can't lift their heads.

The old **** of the emperor on the golden throne was looking down at the ministers below, smiling without saying a word; the old ministers such as Wei Guogong felt that the eldest princess of Fengyang was really the same as before; As domineering as always, he secretly slandered: Didn't Prince Li have to argue like this?

Fengyang said this as if they were all supporting King Kang's rise to power.

The gray-haired Master Li held his breath and his face was gloomy, feeling that he was more wronged than Dou E.

All what he said came from his own heart, for the country and the people, he admitted that he had a clear conscience, but Fengyang gave him such a big hat.

Mr. Li looked up at Fengyang, and retorted righteously: "Your Highness's remarks are too general! The old minister is dedicated to the country, has no selfishness, and has no intention of fighting for the merits of the dragon..."

"Master Li," Fengyang interrupted Master Li sarcastically, and said confidently, "Don't you often say 'the wealth of the king bears the worries of the king'? If so, you should share the worry for the emperor and support the early establishment of the heir!"

"..." Master Li choked suddenly, and the gray goat trembled wildly.

Wei Guogong almost didn't laugh, and tried his best to hold back his laughter. The eldest princess of Fengyang is a veteran of the three dynasties, and she knows best about these old officials in the court who rely on the old and sell the old. For example, Mr. Li boasted that he had read the books of sages and sages, and he always said those high-sounding empty words. It seems to be broken with a poke. …

With Fengyang's eloquence, even with a few other courtiers, she can still talk to the ministers with ease, blocking them to the point of being unable to utter a single word.

Several officials exchanged glances secretly. Originally, they had a lot of words to say, so they couldn't help but hesitate.

Feng Yang, regardless of what they thought, looked at the emperor again, and said with a smile, "What does the emperor think?"

One sentence made the officials of the Manchu Dynasty look at the emperor again.

"What Aunt Huang said is exactly what I have in mind." A smile slowly appeared on the emperor's lips, "It should be done as soon as possible."

The emperor's voice was neither light nor heavy, and clearly resounded throughout the entire Golden Palace, without concealing the joy in his words.

Anyone can guess that Fengyang's story is likely to be negotiated by her and the emperor a long time ago, and the emperor naturally wants to make the eldest prince the crown prince as soon as possible.

The Manchu civil and military rioted again, chatting and chatting, and for a while, I didn't know whether to oppose it or to shout long live.

Lord Liu once again looked at Xiao Shoufu, who was standing at the front of the civil service queue, and saw Xiao Shoufu caressing his sleeves, and said calmly, "Your Majesty, the establishment of a prince is a major event for the country. It is not wrong to be a prince if you have both."

All the ministers were stunned when they heard the words, although Xiao Shoufu did not directly say that the eldest prince could be the crown prince, and the words he said were even more complicated, but everyone understood what he meant.

Xiao Shoufu did not object to Prince Li!

This is the first time Xiao Shoufu has publicly stated his position on the establishment of the reserve.

Many officials pinched themselves secretly, and the pain told them that this was not a dream.

The expressions of the ministers suddenly became very strange, both suspicious and shocked.

Could it be that Xiao Shoufu is also afraid of Fengyang's Fengwei, or is he just temporarily retreating to advance? !

At the end of the queue, an official couldn't help pulling his colleague's sleeve, and asked silently with a wink, was it because of Princess Kang's relationship with Li Yunchang that King Kang completely angered the family, did the family give up King Kang for this?

Colleagues nodded lightly, with a look of embarrassment on their faces.

As we all know, the aristocratic family has the most blood and no dust in the eyes, and it rarely even gets married with a family other than the aristocratic family. With the nobleness and arrogance of the aristocratic family, I am afraid that in the future, I will not want to bow down to a person who has a family and blood, and respect him as a queen.

Thinking about it this way, the family's actions today seem to be normal.

Therefore, nine times out of ten, the aristocratic family headed by Xiao Shoufu wanted to show their favor to the emperor and the eldest prince through the establishment of the heir.

Mr. Li couldn't help looking at the noble family officials in the queue, and seeing that they were all silent, it was obvious that Xiao Shou followed the horse's lead.

The ministers in the Golden Throne Hall couldn't help but feel complicated, and suddenly there was a sense of heaviness in the courtroom that was about to change completely.