Dou Jing felt really sorry, but he did not disobey him. He stood up and solemnly bowed, "Sir, please take care of yourself." Then he said goodbye.
After he turned around, Gong Yexun opened his eyes and watched the other person leave just like Dou Jing watched him leave when they first met.
"Idiot!" He sighed.
The old servant on the side also sighed and said: "You just told him that the son of Prince Zhuang Gao has the destiny of the emperor, but you did not tell him whether it was the right thing to welcome him into the palace."
Gongye Xundao: "You used to only call him Dou Lang, but when did you start calling him General?"
The old servant thought for a while and said, "It probably started when Mrs. Liang stayed in seclusion in the Buddhist hall.
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Dou Jing followed Gong Yexun's instructions and carefully held the piece of paper all the way, but did not dare to open it until he returned home.
There is only a concise and clear seven-character poem written above.
Don't be greedy for wine when you're down and out, and don't chant poems wildly.
Today I will capture the general and take him to the palace, but this time he will lose his skin.
Dou Jing felt uneasy when he saw it.
Capture the general and take him to the palace - will something happen to him in the palace in the future, or will he be escorted to the palace?
Kill the old man's skin - the implication is, will he die an unexpected death?
Dou Jing was frightened, and felt that the judgment given to him by Mr. Gongye should not be so simple. He sat alone in the study and thought for a long time, and then ordered several staff to come over and ask them to take turns reading this strange poem. .
Soon, someone said clearly: "General, this poem was written by the wife of a hermit named Yang Pu in the former Song Dynasty."
He explained to Dou Jing in detail: "Emperor Zhenzong of the previous dynasty recruited Yang Pu. Yang Pu did not want to be an official, so he responded with a poem written by his wife. Zhenzong laughed after hearing this, and still asked Yang Pu to be his Xianyun Yehe."
Resigning from office...
Is Mr. Gongye trying to persuade him to resign?
Dou Jing frowned: "Isn't there any metaphor? The kind that is closely related to the government?"
The staff hesitated at his question. After thinking hard for a long time, he finally bowed and said, "General, please ask me to wait for a few days to serve as staff..."
"Go ahead," Dou Jing reluctantly responded, "You have to treat this matter as a serious matter!"
Chapter 43
Weiyang Palace.
The emperor's health was already very bad.
The reason why I was able to persevere before was just because I drank the ginseng soup to relieve my energy. I knew that someone had already gone to greet the new king, so I held on with a glimmer of hope.
Now that I have met the person, my hope has been shattered, and that tone has faded away.
His eyes quickly dimmed.
Over there, Dou Jing's son-in-law, Ting Wei Zhang Xun, went out to pay homage and said: "A country cannot be without a king for a day, and a prince is the cornerstone of the country. Today, the king of Guangling County is the son of the crown prince Zhuang Mou. There is no one with greater righteousness and honor. I am bold." , please Your Majesty make him the crown prince!"
The courtiers who vassalized the Dou clan knelt down one after another, nominally to petition, but in fact the intention of coercion was palpable.
The emperor is already exhaling too much and taking in too little.
The three heroes who were standing in the main hall, Dou Jingshen, looked solemn and said nothing.
Shangshu Ling Pan Hui and Guang Luxun Geng Rong seemed to be unable to bear it.
After that, half of the courtiers looked sulky and dared to be angry but dared not speak.
Zhu Yuanzhang was in an awkward position at this time, and he couldn't speak rashly. At this moment, he heard a crisp sound of "bang", and someone threw the wat board in his hand to the ground.
Everyone's colors changed one after another, and they looked over following the sound, only to see that he was over sixty years old, tall and tall, with white beard and hair, and an expression of anger that could not be expressed in words.
It was Situ Shiyun.
Shi Yun first threw the wat board on the ground, then walked straight to General Dou Jing, took off his official hat, and stuffed it into his hand.
Dou Jing was caught off guard and his expression changed slightly: "Why did Mr. Shi come to this?"
Then he took the initiative to soften his tone and said, "You were transferred to Situ just the day before yesterday. Why do you want to abandon the imperial court today?"
The minister ordered Pan Hui to bend down and pick up the wat tablet dropped by Situ Shiyun, and put it in front of him with both hands. Shiyun looked at him sideways and spat hard.
Pan Hui's eyelids twitched suddenly.
"What's the use of a bull's-eye to kill a chicken? Today's imperial court only needs third-rate directors like you. How can I be used?"
Dou Jing refused to accept the official hat, but Shi Yun couldn't control himself and threw it to the ground, and Gululu rolled away.
He waved his sleeves and walked away: "I know that I am arrogant, so I have offended the general. I will keep the head in my house for the time being. The general can use it for himself!"
After they left the house, everyone heard Shi Yun's faint cry: "My family has been deprived of the country and received favors from the Mu family for generations. Today I see Quan Cheng persecuting the Emperor to this point, but I am unable to fight with him. I am so ashamed and ashamed." very!"
Dou Jing's face turned pale after hearing this.
Pan Hui and Geng Rong frowned, their expressions were unpredictable, but they were speechless.
Dou Jing's son-in-law Zhang Xun and a group of party members were still kneeling on one side, looking at Dou Jing's expression carefully, ready for orders at any time.
In the front hall, the atmosphere was almost terrifying.
In the end, it was the emperor who broke the silence.
"Prince Guangling..."
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was slightly serious: "My brother is here."
The emperor on the sick bed was almost speechless and could only move his hands slowly towards him.
Queen Dou said: "The Emperor summons you to come closer."
Zhu Yuanzhang followed the order and came forward.
The emperor stretched his hand forward with difficulty.
Zhu Yuanzhang was startled for a moment and held it hesitantly.
The emperor turned his eyes to look at the people in the palace again, and his voice was slow and weak: "Today...I established the Prince of Guangling County...as the crown prince..."
As soon as the words fell, the hearts of the ministers also fell, but it was unclear whether they felt relieved or resentful after the words fell.
Immediately, a chamberlain loudly read the emperor's edict loudly: "On the day of Guiwei in April of the Wushen year, there is an edict to establish Wang Yikang of Guangling County as the emperor's younger brother!"
When the servants outside heard the sound, they hurried outside the front hall and announced to the ministers: "On the day of Guiwei in April of the Wushen year, there is an edict to appoint Wang Yikang of Guangling County as the crown prince!"
Then the news was passed from Zhongguan to Beique. After beating the drum forty-nine times, Beique officials conveyed the emperor's edict to the people of Chang'an and established the prince of Guangling County as the emperor's younger brother.
At the same time, several copies of this edict were copied and sent to all states and counties in the world.
At that time, the palace, as the first place to feel the impact of the power struggle at the top of the empire, was actually calm.
Zhu Yuanzhang is not a child and does not need to rely on ministers to support him. Moreover, given the current situation, even if the emperor really chooses ministers to assist the government, what will happen?
It’s just a matter of helplessness.
The emperor reluctantly expressed his decision to choose the prince of Guangling County as the emperor's younger brother. His face was already ugly. He lay on the collapse and gasped for a long time. He weakly waved his hands to the courtiers in the palace, but still held them. Zhu Yuanzhang refused to let go.
When Empress Dou saw this, she understood and said, "Everyone, please step aside. Your Majesty wants to talk to Prince Guangling."
Dou Jing felt that he had succeeded, and of course he did not want to end up with the reputation of forcing the emperor to death at the last moment. He bowed to the emperor respectfully and stepped back.
The same goes for the rest of the courtiers.
It seemed that in just the blink of an eye, only Zhu Yuanzhang and the empress, the supreme couple, were left in the huge front hall.
The emperor was obviously on his deathbed, but when he looked at the person in front of him, he still tried his best to show a haggard smile, his lips moved, and his voice was already too low to be heard.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little sad for some reason, so he lowered his head and put his ear to his mouth.
Just listen to the emperor saying: "Kangdi, everything I can do for you has been done. You have to walk the rest of the way by yourself..."
Zhu Yuanzhang felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
It was only then that he realized something was wrong.
After entering the palace, the emperor seemed extremely surprised by his appearance, as if he was caught off guard. Queen Dou also angrily scolded her father——
However, it was Da Changqiu from the Queen's Palace who went to Peng's house to welcome him into the palace!
At that time, he thought that Jichun was the person Dou Jing arranged to be with the queen, and the Dou family and his daughter were of the same mind, so he didn't think much about it. Looking back now, he realized that there might be something more to it.
The emperor actually knew that Dou Jing had chosen himself, a son of a clan who was outside the royal family, as his successor!
There may even be a connection between him and the original owner that is unknown to outsiders!
Dou Jing thought he was rebelling against the emperor's army, but in reality?
Perhaps it was the emperor's original plan to put himself, the original owner of Guangling County, on the throne!
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized that perhaps the emperor, whom he despised in his heart, was not as simple as he seemed.
The emotions belonging to the original owner seemed to revive at this moment. Looking at the dying emperor in front of him, he shed tears involuntarily.
The emperor's breathing became slower and slower, and his eyes gradually lost their brightness, but he still held Zhu Yuanzhang's hand and never let go.
His voice was hollow and weak: "I am the sinner of the Mu family, which caused the downfall of the country. After my death, I met my ancestors of all generations. How should I respond?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless.
The emperor didn't seem to want to get the answer from him.
He just looked at the person in front of him, and his last vitality seemed to turn into fire, burning in his eyes: "Kangdi, after me, can you help Sheji?"
Zhu Yuanzhang held his hand firmly and said forcefully: "I can!"
The emperor smiled, as if he had infinite hope, and at the same time, two lines of tears rolled down.
The light in his eyes was completely extinguished.
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Queen Dou silently took off a set of five weapons from her head. She came to the emperor's bed as if she was in a daze, knelt down and cried silently.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Sister-in-law, please express my condolences!"
