The Prosperous Era of Longwan

Wei Guangde had nothing to do on the throne, so he began to ignore the large number of eunuchs standing outside the palace gate.

Observe their postures to see if there are any martial arts masters among these people.

It has been said in many novels that masters are among the people, and masters are also in the palace, especially eunuchs.

The Sunflower Manual and the sword manual to ward off evil are all for eunuchs to practice.

However, after observing for a long time, Wei Guangde couldn't see anything.

I wanted to go over and ask, but I thought it was very abrupt.

With a wave of his hand, he called the two servants driving next to him and asked in a low voice: "Are those people servants?"

The two chamberlains nodded in unison.

"Are their kung fu any good?"

Wei Guangde asked again.

"Awesome? I don't know."

A taller chamberlain replied in a low voice.

This gentleman came in the same car as Prince Yu. Even if he didn't know him, he knew that he would soon be a big shot in the court. Didn't you see that Chen Hong and Eunuch Chen were very polite to him?

"I don't know? It's the kind that can fly over the walls."

Wei Guangde asked in a low voice, but soon he found that the eyes of the two chamberlains were straight.

In fact, Wei Guangde asked Yu Dayou if there were any martial arts masters in the world. His stick skills were quite powerful and he had been taught by famous teachers.

However, Yu Dayou was very good at martial arts, but he had never traveled in the world. He had always been in the officialdom, so he couldn't answer Wei Guangde's questions.

However, he did say to Wei Guangde, "The martial arts in Shaolin Temple are just like that. None of those monks can beat me."

"Probably not. I've never heard of it. Have you heard of it?"

When the tall chamberlain was speaking, he turned to ask the chamberlain next to him, but he only shook his head.

"If you can really come and go as high as you said, why would the palace lock the door?"

The waiter said to Wei Guangde with a smile.

Wei Guangde gave up his thoughts when the waiter didn't ask anything.

While he was bored, Wei Guangde saw a group of people coming out of the palace gate in the distance. At the front were Li Fang and Feng Bao, and among them was the crown prince Zhu Yijun.

It seems that the child is very happy now and is jumping up and down when walking.

Behind them, there were six or seven waiters holding trays in their hands.

It's far away, so I can't see clearly what's inside, but it's certain that the emperor gave Zhu Yijun a reward, and judging from his posture, there are quite a few things.

Hey, children are still too naive. These things will be yours sooner or later, so why are you so happy?

Wei Guangde sighed in his heart, but with a smile on his face, he got out of the carriage and greeted him.

"Brother, why are you so happy?"

Wei Guangde asked from a distance.

Zhu Yijun was young after all, so he still had some difficulty speaking coherently, but with Li Fang and Feng Bao around, he soon understood the ins and outs.

"Oh, little brother, you are so good. It only took a short while for your grandpa to like you so much."

Wei Guangde joked that Zhu Yijun was having fun in Wei Guangde's arms.

At this time, Wei Guangde also saw a figure looming in the palace gate.

There are two people, one is very familiar, that is King Yu, and the other seems to be Chen Hong.

When they walked to the palace gate, Wei Guangde confirmed that it was the two of them.

"The prince has also come out."

They were not far from the palace gate now, and originally planned to go to the carriage behind them. After Wei Guangde finished speaking, Li Fang and Feng Bao both turned and looked at the palace gate behind them.

As he got closer, Wei Guangde noticed that although King Yu still looked normal, his eyes were a little red, and he had obviously cried.

Thinking of his previous advice to Prince Yu, Wei Guangde thought that Prince Yu held Emperor Jiajing's thigh and cried for a long time.

But it seems like he's doing pretty well.

He was secretly happy in his heart, but Wei Guangde tried hard to control his facial expression and did not show it.

"Your Highness."

Wei Guangde called out in a low voice.

"Get in the car, let's go back to the palace."

King Yu just said to Wei Guangde and walked towards the previous carriage first.

Still as before, Wei Guangde followed King Yu into the carriage in front, and the others got into the carriage at the back. However, Chen Hong did not follow, but saluted under the carriage to see King Yu off.

Li Fang originally wanted to come over, but King Yu waved his hand and called him back.

"My father has only been here for a day or two. He said he knows his body."

The carriage moved forward slowly, and King Yu said to Wei Guangde in a slightly sad voice.

"Your Highness, my condolences. Your Majesty's body has actually been poisoned by those pills a long time ago."

Wei Guangde could only comfort him, saying that he also meant to tell King Yu, don't imitate your labor. I know that many people in your Zhu family are addicted to alchemy and want to live forever.

It's hard to say that King Yu's grandfather, the laborer of Emperor Jiajing, might have died from taking the elixir.

Emperor Jiajing was superstitious about alchemy, which was actually influenced by his father.

"What should I do now?"

Not sure whether he understood or not, King Yu just asked.

Well, King Yu is really lost at this moment. He has no idea what he should do. He only knows to listen to others and do whatever he is told.

Perhaps this is also the state of all those who are about to lose their father.

Thinking that the person who was regarded as the pillar of the family was going to fall all of a sudden, King Yu felt a little unsure whether he could be able to support the family.

"No need to do anything, the Ministry of Etiquette will prepare everything."

Wei Guangde just said lightly.

After His Majesty's health deteriorated, the Ministry of Rites actually started preparations and also contacted the Ministry of Industry to discuss the matter of the mausoleum.

These were all carried out under the guidance of the cabinet, and Emperor Jiajing turned a blind eye.

King Yu nodded silently and didn't speak again.

After the carriage left the palace and returned to Prince Yu's Mansion, he got off the carriage and Prince Yu walked in. However, when Li Fang came from the carriage behind and was about to enter, Wei Guang pulled her sleeves.

"Let people prepare black hats and green robes."

Wei Guangde just whispered.

"okay."

Behind him, Feng Bao served the crown prince Zhu Yijun as he got off the carriage, and then ordered the guards to come and collect the emperor's rewards.

While they were in a hurry, Wei Guangde and Li Fang walked into Prince Yu's Mansion.

King Yu went directly to the backyard, and it is said that he locked himself in a room, and no one else was allowed in or out, even if Li Fang went there.

Wei Guangde has no intention of going to the school registration hall now. The delay of a day or two actually doesn't mean anything to him.

Just one extra shift and that's it.

When he was about to go back to the yard, he saw Yin Shizhen coming towards him.

"Where is your highness?"

"Go back to the back."

Wei Guangde replied.

"When you enter the palace today, has your Majesty left any edict to pass the throne?"

After hearing the edict of passing the throne, Wei Guangde was stunned. Thinking about King Yu's situation at that time, it seemed that

It’s hard to tell.

The edict should have a scroll, but if there was a scroll, King Yu couldn't take it with him.

Of course, just a piece of yellow silk is also acceptable, but Wei Guangde doesn't feel like it.

If it was true, King Yu would have shown it to him when he was on the carriage.

He shook his head to Yin Shizhen and said, "Under the current circumstances, it doesn't really mean much whether His Majesty will leave the edict of passing the throne.

He took away the seal, probably more because he was worried about the forgery of the imperial edict and the chaos caused by him. "

Wei Guangde analyzed.

Yin Shizhen nodded, agreeing with Wei Guangde's words.

Without King Jing, King Yu now has no biological brothers. No one can deprive him of his inheritance rights unless there is an edict from the emperor.

Emperor Jiajing was stupid and would appoint someone else as emperor. It’s not like he doesn’t have sons, he already has grandchildren.

In Xiyuan, in Yongshou Palace, under the service of Huang Jin, Zhang Hong, Chen Ju and others, Emperor Jiajing reluctantly changed out of his official uniform, still lying on the dragon couch in Taoist robes.

At this time, Chen Hong walked in, saluted Emperor Jiajing on the couch and said softly: "Your Majesty, His Highness has left the palace and returned to his residence."

Although Chen Hong did not leave with King Yu, he took them all the way to the palace gate. After showing the emperor's golden sword, the imperial guards dared to let them go, and then hurried all the way back to Qianqing Palace to resume their lives.

"I know, I'm tired and want to take a nap. You can go down."

Emperor Jiajing spoke slowly and gave instructions to the eunuchs in front of the couch.

After speaking, he slowly closed his eyes.

Everything he wanted to explain has been explained, and he can rest assured.

After Huang Jin and others looked at each other for a few times, they slowly exited the palace. At this moment, no one realized the meaning of the emperor's words.

"It's time to eat, it's time to eat, bang bang bang."

Someone knocked on the wood and made a sound. Deep in the cell, a figure huddled in a haystack moved. Then he slowly got up and walked towards the cell door.

The man was thin, perhaps because he had been locked up in this prison for a long time, so his hair was disheveled and his face was covered with dirt.

When a beam of light from the skylight fell on his face, you could see the determined expression he was still trying to maintain.

The man who was supposed to be in a sorry state now looked very majestic.

Walking to the cell door, he stooped down and took the food box handed in by the jailer from the small door under the cell door. He turned back and sat down in front of the pile of hay. He opened the lid of the box, took out his chopsticks and started eating.

When Wei Guangde saw Li Fang again, he only saw his eyebrows furrowed.

"Your Highness still hasn't eaten?"

Wei Guangde asked.

Li Fang shook her head, "His Highness said he didn't want to eat it, so he took it all back."

Yin Shizhen became anxious when he heard this. He got up and went to find King Yu.

"Brother Zhengfu, brother Zhengfu."

Wei Guangde hurriedly called him from behind, "His Royal Highness's mood at this time is better to let him be quiet."

"How can we do without eating? Even if that day comes, there are still many things for the court to do for His Highness."

Yin Shizhen said still somewhat unwillingly.

"We all know, but what can we do? His Highness doesn't want to eat, how can we force feed him?"

Wei Guangde had no choice but to say, then turned to Li Fang and asked: "Are you ready for what I said before in front of the palace gate?"

Li Fang nodded, "The black-winged crown, green cloth robe, and black horn belt are all ready."

"That's good, that's good."

Wei Guangde said calmly, "I've finished my work, just wait."

"Should we send someone to the Hanlin Academy to ask Mr. Chen to come back, as well as the school records office?"

Li Fang asked hesitantly.

"Your Majesty, it's time for lunch."

Huang Jin walked lightly to the dragon couch and called softly.

"Your Majesty, it's time for lunch. Your Majesty"

After several calls, Emperor Jiajing on the dragon bed did not respond.

Huang Jin leaned over and took a closer look. The emperor was lying there peacefully, without any movement, and there was a bad feeling in his heart.

He stretched out his hand to feel his breath, then quickly pulled back his hand, a look of shock on his face.

"Physician, call the physician in."

Huang Jin quickly arrived in front of the palace door and called the imperial doctor. Chen Hong, Zhang Hong and others who were waiting outside the door also trotted into the palace.

As the imperial doctor tested his breath and pulse, he turned to Huang Jin and said, "Eunuch Huang, Your Majesty has passed away."

"ah"

Before Huang Jin could say anything, Zhang Hong behind him had already screamed.

"Zhang Jing, Zhang Jing"

"Shut up and don't move."

Huang Jin was already mentally prepared and immediately shouted loudly.

"Chen Ju, go to the cabinet and ask Mr. Xu Ge to come over."

"yes."

"Chen Hong, lead people to guard the gate of Qianqing Palace. No one is allowed in or out before Mr. Xu Ge arrives."

"Yes, Eunuch Huang."

Chen Ju and Chen Hong quickly left the dormitory, while the others stood still and did not dare to move.

Xu Jie is also old, but Emperor Jiajing gave him a ride in the palace, so he came here not too slowly.

Although Chen Ju didn't say much, Xu Jie also saw some clues from the expression on Chen Ju's face, but Chen Ju kept looking at him and it was difficult to say anything to others.

After entering Qianqing Palace and seeing the scene inside, Xu Jie actually knew what was going on.

Emperor Jiajing was lying on the dragon couch, with the imperial doctor kneeling on one side and other eunuchs standing on one side. No one went to serve the emperor on the couch.

"Your Majesty is dead."

Arriving in front of Huang Jin, Xu Jie heard Huang Jin's voice before he could speak.

"Make a posthumous edict and ask the cabinet ministers to come to the palace to preside over the funeral."

Xu Jie was prepared, so he didn't panic and spoke instead.

"Everything is decided by Mr. Ge."

The emperor's death is a major event for the court, and the inner court can only cooperate. This is to supervise whether the entire process exceeds the regulations, that is, the standards cannot be lowered.

"Please Eunuch Huang send someone to the school record office and ask Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Shaoqing to come over. He is from Taichang Temple. I have something to discuss with him."

Taichang Temple is in charge of sacrificial rituals and music, and the Ministry of Rites presided over the emperor's funeral through Taichang Temple.

At this time, Xu Jie wanted to see the young minister of Taichang Temple first. Although something was wrong, Huang Jin didn't say anything.

Soon, Zhang Juzheng was called to the Qianqing Palace.

This was actually his first time setting foot here, and he had never had the chance to come here before.

"My thoughts are very confused right now. I will take a look at His Majesty's last edict on your behalf."

After coming in, Xu Jie said to Zhang Juzheng.

Drafting a posthumous edict was undoubtedly a pie in the sky for Zhang Juzheng. This honor was not something that just anyone could have.

Zhang Juzheng agreed to Xu Jie's words without much thought. He then went aside to think about it carefully and asked Xu Jie in a low voice if he didn't understand anything.

They began to discuss the final edict of Emperor Jiajing in a room next to Emperor Jiajing's chamber. Huang Jin stayed beside Emperor Jiajing at this time and did not care too much.

That was a matter for the imperial court, and he, the admiral of the inner court, should not get involved, even though he was aware of something wrong.

"What? My uncle was called to the palace by Mr. Xu Ge?"

At this time, the chamberlain who went to the school recording office had returned and reported in a low voice to Li Fang and Wei Guangde the news he heard in the school recording office.

"What are you doing in the palace, Master Zhang?"

Li Fang said a little puzzled.

"Xu Ge is always his teacher, maybe let him help with ideas. Didn't Yan Song bypass Yan Shifan to help him handle the memorial."

Chen Yiqin shook his head and said.

Wei Guangde just frowned, feeling something was wrong, but he couldn't tell.