Dang~dang~dang, there was a slight knock on the closed door of the Prince Consort's Mansion. After a while, the gatekeeper took off the gate gate and opened the door. Two men wearing black cloaks appeared quietly in front of the door. It was dim at midnight, and their faces could not be seen clearly. Even the carriage behind was tamed by the driver and did not make any strange noise.
This time the man said: "Um, who are you?"
I saw the man in front of me striding into the door, looking panicked, and asked hurriedly: "Have the princess and the consort rested yet?"
Then the light came on from the Prince Consort's Mansion, and the man saw an old man who was a bit bloated and over sixty years old. "You don't know, don't you know?" The man didn't stop and ran straight into the manor, "Liu Prince Consort! Something big happened!"
"Hey, who are you?! Don't push in!"
A man with some gray hair on his temples, about forty years old, followed closely behind. He held the servant's shoulders and said, "It's okay! That's what he is like. He gets very busy when it comes to business."
Now the person could see the face of the person behind him clearly, and said hurriedly and respectfully: "Miracle Doctor Han! It's you who are back!"
There was a man sitting in the hall. When he saw someone running in in a hurry, he immediately stood up to greet them. It only took a moment to hold the old man's arm. This person was the husband-in-law of Princess Yunkai at that time, the consort Liu Zhan.
"Consort Liu, the emperor is dying!" the old man said anxiously.
"Lord Lu Duan, what's wrong with the emperor?"
"According to my diagnosis, the emperor may not survive tonight." The middle-aged man behind said.
"Brother Han Ji, are you at your wits' end?"
"Birth, old age, illness and death are human normalcy. When the emperor has reached the end of his life, no matter how exquisite medical skills or many miraculous medicines are, they will be of no avail."
"Then I will enter the palace with the princess immediately?"
"I'm afraid I can't get in. Everything in the palace is now blocked by Wang Jien. Not many people know that the emperor is seriously ill. We only saw the emperor when Wang Jien wasn't paying attention and disguised ourselves." The old man said hurriedly. .
"How could this happen? Is it possible that Wang Jien wants to rebel?!"
Han Ji said: "Rebellion? It's not impossible. He wants to depose the crown prince, and plans to establish the King of Chu, Zhao Yuanzuo, on the throne!"
Liu Zhan said in surprise: "Brother Huang? Brother Huang has been crazy for a long time. He wants to establish a brother emperor, but I'm afraid the ministers in the court will not agree."
"It was because the King of Chu was unconscious that Wang Jien made him emperor so that he could better control the government in the future." Lu Duan analyzed.
"Consort, I have received the news. Wang Jien and the Queen have planned to join forces to establish King Chu as the throne. Now all news in the palace has been blocked, and the prince does not know about it. If the emperor dies, the prince will not be in front of the palace. If Wang Jien joins forces with Queen Liu, it is very likely that the King of Chu will ascend the throne. At that time, my foundation of the Song Dynasty will probably fall into the hands of Wang Jien." Lu Duan looked a little anxious.
"Wang Jien has been quiet for so many years, and it's finally time to start." Liu Zhan murmured.
"This is why we are here." Lu Duan added: "Liu Consort, although I am the prime minister, Wang Jien has many gangs in the palace, and he will not be able to resist Wang Jien after all. I am afraid that when the time comes, Wang Jien will be the prime minister." The empress and the ministers who have been colluding with Wang Jien for a long time can cover the sky with one hand and tamper with the imperial edict." After saying that, Lu Duan knelt down and said solemnly: "This matter concerns the foundation of the Song Dynasty, so please agree to Liu's consort. What an old man! If you don’t agree, I will die on my knees here tonight.”
"Lord Lu, what are you doing!?" Liu Zhan helped Lu Duan stand up and said, "But I promised the emperor that the Jiang League would only manage the affairs of the Jianghu and never interfere with the political affairs of the court. Besides..." Liu Zhan I thought of something but didn't say it. Then he asked: "Then what do you want me to do, lead people to support the crown prince?"
"Liu Zhan, we are not asking you to bring people to help the crown prince ascend the throne. I just hope that you can hold off Wang Jien tomorrow."
"Brother Han, what do you mean?"
Lu Duandao said: "Tomorrow, I will find a way to introduce Wang Jien into the imperial edict pavilion. Please be sure to keep him there and never let him leave. If he is not there, his followers will not dare to act rashly. I will go to the palace to summon the prince. , let the prince succeed to the throne, the overall situation is settled, and everything will be over for them."
Liu Zhan said firmly: "Okay, I understand."
"Consort. This matter is related to the foundation of our Song Dynasty. Please be sure to hold Wang Jien back." Lu Duan emphasized.
"Don't worry, Mr. Lu, I will try my best!"
"With your words, Prince Consort, I feel relieved." Lu Duan said, "I need to rush to the Prince's Mansion now and tell the Prince about this."
"Wait a minute, Mr. Lu, it's late at night, and the prince is talkative. If you go over now, you will be able to spy on him." Han Ji said quickly.
"Mr. Han, do you have any ideas?" Lu Duan asked.
"Liu Zhan, has the princess fallen asleep?"
"Yun Kai was playing with the two children just now, so he probably didn't sleep. I'll go take a look."
With that said, Liu Zhan walked towards the back of the hall, walked through the corridor and headed towards the room. When he arrived at the door, the maid outside the door came to see him and whispered: "Consort, you are here."
Liu Zhan asked: "Hanfeng, is the princess still in the room?"
"The princess is still in the room, but the young master and the young lady have already gone to bed. The princess asked not to announce loudly when someone comes. She ordered me to enter the room quietly and inform. So I hope that your voice will be lower, Prince Consort." Hanfeng said.
"Okay, I understand." He knocked on the door gently.
"Who is it?" a soft voice asked.
"Yunkai, it's me." Liu Zhan replied softly.
After a while, the door opened gently, and faced Fu Xiang. She was wearing a light blue dress with embroidery. A woman with a warm face and sweat on her forehead. Her hair was simply tied into a ball with a headband, and she was patting her hands gently. The two children sleeping soundly on the bed are none other than Princess Yunkai of the Song Dynasty. Yun Kai looked at Liu Zhan with tired eyes. She put the index finger of her right hand in front of her mouth and made a small sound of "Shh~" to signal Liu Zhan not to make too much noise. Then he covered the two children on the bed with thin blankets, walked out slowly, and gently closed the door. He said to Hanfeng and other servants: "The two children have rested. Take good care of them." Then he turned his head and pointed at the way to go. Liu Zhan nodded, and the two of them walked side by side.
Liu Zhan took out the sweat towel from his arms, helped Yun Kai wipe the fine sweat from his forehead, and said gently: "Just let the servants do this."
"The children are always clinging to me. Besides, leaving it to my servants makes me, a mother, a little worried."
Liu Zhan hummed.
"What's wrong? Brother Zhan." Yun Kai asked softly.
"Brother Han and Master Lu are here. They are in the front hall now. It seems that my father's health is dying."
"Even Brother Han can't do anything about my father's body!" Yun Kai sighed softly, "My father inherited the emperor's great cause, conquered the Northern Han Dynasty, fought against the Khitans, unified the Central Plains, and worked hard all his life. Now his destiny is about to come. Yet?"
"Birth, old age, illness and death are normal human beings. My father lived half his life, so death may not be scary to him."
"I understand that, but it's still a little sad."
Liu Zhan saw that Yun Kai's clothes were a little dirty, presumably from playing with the two children, and said, "By the way, why don't you go change your clothes and freshen them up?"
"It doesn't matter, business matters are important, and I don't have to worry about so much anymore."
"Uh, okay"
The two walked into the hall, and Yun Kai asked: "Brother Han, Master Lu, how are you doing?"
Lu Duan bowed and saluted, "Old minister, I have met the princess."
Yun Kai said: "Why did Mr. Lu come to the place late at night?"
Lu Duan explained what he had just discussed.
"I see. No wonder I went to the palace to visit my father a few days ago, and the prince and the father-in-law kept coming to deal with me. He didn't let me visit my father."
"Right now, there is something we must ask the princess to do." Lu Duan said firmly: "It is up to you to tell the prince about this. You and the prince are siblings from the same mother. It would be too much for me and Dr. Han to go there." It’s eye-catching. Moreover, the prince must have Wang Jien’s eyes and ears.”
"Yes, you and the prince are biological siblings. If you go to see your brother, no one will suspect anything. And you are just a female, so not many people will be wary of you. Therefore, I just discussed with Mr. Lu , it is most appropriate for you to go." Han Ji said.
"Okay, I will go there early tomorrow. I will definitely tell the prince about this."
Lu Duan took out a sign with the word "Dajian" written on it and handed it to Yun Kai. "Just give this to the prince tomorrow. It's late at night, so I'll leave first."
Yun Kai returned: "Okay, Mr. Lu, please go back and rest early." Lu Duan also signaled to Liu Zhan and Han Ji, then walked out, walked out of the gate, looked around, made sure there was no one, then got on the carriage and hurriedly left.
In the hall, everyone is deep in thought. The three of them are silent and don't know what to say. This matter is no trivial matter. People live their whole lives and want to seek happiness and comfort. This matter suddenly concerns their own destiny and also matters. The future survival of the country.
Yun Kai suddenly said: "Brother Han has been here for so long, and the servants haven't served tea. It's late at night, so Brother Han will stay here today, and I will make arrangements." After that, he motioned to the servants to prepare tea.
"Are you sure?" Han Ji asked Liu Zhan.
Liu Zhan took a deep breath: "To be honest, I don't know. Wang Jien has profound internal energy and extraordinary strength. His golden bell is as hard as a bastard's shell. No one knows where his mask is. At that time, my master Hua Tieshan I couldn’t beat him, and I don’t know if I can win tomorrow.”
"Just do your best, even if you can't win, as long as you can hold him back. Mr. Lu will send someone to help you as long as he helps the prince succeed to the throne."
"Well, the situation is already like this, and we can only do our best. What's more, it's not just for Yun Kai, but also for Yue'er and Tian'er. Even if I die, I will hold off Wang Jien!!" Liu Zhan paused. After a while, "And... I also promised him."
After he said it, both Liu Zhan and Yun Kai had sad expressions on their faces, and Han Ji immediately said: "What is immortal! Although the leader of the Chinese Alliance did not defeat Wang Jien, Wang Jien also did not defeat the leader of the Chinese Alliance. If there was no villain at work, how could the Hua Alliance Leader die!!! Liu Zhan, your martial arts skills are no less than those of the Hua Alliance Leader back then, there is nothing to be afraid of that dead eunuch."
Liu Zhan suddenly realized: "By the way, we should send a few people to protect Mr. Lu tomorrow. Someone will inevitably stop Mr. Lu from doing anything tomorrow. Wang Jien also has many gang members! How can we not send someone to protect him?! I will go out of the city to look for him now! Huafeng.”
Han Ji smiled and said: "Don't worry, there is a more suitable person than Hua Feng. Li Zhentian."
After hearing this, Liu Zhan felt relieved and said: "Is Zhentian coming? It would be great if Zhentian protects Mr. Lu. As expected of a doctor, Brother Han, you are so thoughtful."
"It's nothing, just a small matter."
After a while, several servants prepared some dishes and snacks and got some tea and wine, "Brother Han, let's have a few drinks together today!"
"Okay! If you have wine today, you'll get drunk today! Don't worry about tomorrow's worries!"
"Just have a few drinks, there are big things tomorrow!" Yun Kai reminded.
Liu Zhan said: "Hey, Yunkai, don't worry, Brother Han and I have our own sense of proportion."
