Perhaps Zhang Yong was frightened and afraid of the hard work along the way, or perhaps for some other reason, he sobbed and cried non-stop, his face covered with snot and tears, making a mess. ¡ò Song Nan frowned and said a few words of comfort and asked a few questions. Zhang Yong was busy crying and refused to answer. Song Nan finally couldn't help but shouted: "Why are you crying endlessly? Please answer me quickly. What happened to the emperor?" Zhang Yong could hear the anger in Song Nan's words, and hurriedly puffed his face with his sleeves a few times, gasping and saying: "My lord, the emperor has not been buried yet." Song Nan felt relieved and frowned: "Then you are so godly and ghostly. What the hell is causing people to panic? " Zhang Yong said: "Although the emperor is still alive, I'm afraid he won't be able to survive these days. More than ten days ago, the emperor couldn't get out of bed at all. He was so thin that he was so thin all day and night. Coughing up blood. When our family left Beijing, the emperor was already unable to enter and couldn't speak. I think we won't be able to survive for a few days." Song Nan's heart tightened, and she suddenly remembered that Dr. Li predicted that Zhengde would only be the best. Something about a lifespan of thirty or forty days. It's not that Song Nan didn't plan this matter, she just counted the days. The diagnosis made in the first month, mid-February was already the deadline mentioned by Divine Doctor Li. However, this did not happen, so she regarded Divine Doctor Li's words as a truth in her heart. joke. Medical skills these days are not very good. Although Divine Doctor Li is somewhat capable, he can judge a person's life or death by simply looking, hearing, asking, and hearing. Naturally, Song Nan doesn't quite believe what he says; if Song Nan believes in what Divine Doctor Li says, he won't either. It would be foolish to lead an army on an expedition when Zhengde is about to die. But now it seems that Doctor Li's judgment was only wrong for half a month. This is obviously not a big mistake. After all, Zhengde is the emperor, and the palace's precious medicines and spiritual tonics are never interrupted. With these spiritual powers, It is possible that the medicine can prolong the life of people. If they are ordinary people, they may have just followed the judgment of Divine Doctor Li. "But you came here to report this news? Or does the emperor want you to recruit me to return to Beijing as soon as possible?" "We guess that the emperor must have wanted Duke Zhen to return to Beijing as soon as possible, but the emperor is too ill and has difficulty breathing. , I'm afraid I can't express this meaning. Every time our family is allowed to see the emperor, the emperor seems to have a decree to announce, but the time is too short and there are many people talking, so the emperor is afraid that he can't say it until recently. Over the past few days, the condition has become more serious, and that is even more impossible. Song Nan frowned and said, "What you said makes me confused. Why are you allowed to see the emperor? The emperor is seriously ill. Don't you serve the emperor every day?" "Are you with me?" Zhang Yong sighed and said: "Master Zhenguo, Mr. Song, you don't know that since the emperor's condition worsened, the queen mother ordered the emperor to be moved to the Yangxin Hall for rest, and he would be taken care of by the eunuchs beside the queen mother. , but our family needs the Queen Mother¡¯s permission to see the Emperor. The Queen Mother has said that the Emperor needs to rest and cannot talk too much. She wants us not to disturb him too much before leaving Beijing. Our family can only see the Emperor once in two days, and the meeting will be in the Queen Mother¡¯s Palace. All the servants are here, and the time limit is very small. They basically kowtow and say hello before being kicked out. Now, there is no one familiar with the emperor. " Song Nan frowned and thought. After a moment, he asked: "You came to me just to report this? I will return to Beijing in a few days. You don't have to come all the way." Zhang Yong looked around furtively and whispered: "Of course it's not just for this. To report this matter, our family has bigger things to talk about. To be honest, our family is risking beheading when we leave Beijing this time. The Queen Mother strictly prohibits us from spreading the news that the emperor is critically ill; Jinyiwei Dahan General Camp He was transferred to guard Xiyuan, and all the guards in the palace were replaced by others. Before leaving for the expedition, you told our family to keep an eye on all changes in the palace. We will follow your instructions and inquire secretly. It doesn't matter if you don't inquire. After asking around, the news almost scared our family half to death, so we risked our lives to leave the palace and contact the British Duke. After hearing what we said, the British Duke immediately arranged for escorts and secretly sent our family out of the city, asking us to do so. I'm going to report this to you immediately. We have traveled all the way to Anqing Mansion. There are many people here. Although they are all under the command of the Duke, this matter is too big. We suggest we take a step to talk. It's best if our family and the Duke of Zhen are present." Song Nan became more and more surprised. He immediately took Zhang Yong to the back hall and ordered his guards to guard the surroundings closely. Then he asked in a low voice: "What happened? ?¡± Zhang Yong lifted up the corner of his clothes and bit open the tightly sewn seam with his teeth. After releasing it, he took out a wrinkled and sweaty envelope and handed it over with both hands. Song Nan took it suspiciously, opened the envelope and took it out. A piece of crumpled white paper was slowly unfolded under the lamp. The words on it were crooked and scrawled. It was obviously written in a hurry, but it could be clearly legible, but the words were written on the white paper. "I am dying of illness, and I have not established an heir. Our emperor Kao Kao, the eldest son of King Xingxian, has grown up. He is wise, benevolent and filial. His moral order is upright and he respects the precepts of his ancestors. I will tell you this after my brother finally came to my brother. Ancestral temple, pleaseThe Empress Dowager Cisheng sent officials to welcome her to the capital that day and succeeded her to the throne. Pay homage to the ancestral temple and dominate the world. " Song Nan was startled, stood up abruptly, and shouted sternly: "What is this? " Zhang Yong said slowly: "Can't you see it, Mr. Guo? This is the emperor's last edict to establish an heir. " Song Nan's heart was filled with excitement, and his voice was trembling a little, and he asked: "Is this a testament drawn up by the emperor himself? " Zhang Yongdao: "We don't know, but the Duke of Zhen Guo should know better than our family whether this edict is the emperor's intention. " Song Nan bit her lower lip and said slowly: "How did you get this edict? " Zhang Yongdao: "As we just said, we risked our lives to leave Beijing because we learned about this matter. The emperor's edict must be issued with the jade seal of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Our family still has the seal of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. February 20th On the third day, after our family went to the Yangxin Hall to meet the emperor, the Queen Mother suddenly summoned me to talk about the daily routine. After returning to the yamen of the Chief of Ceremonies, our family found that the iron cabinet where the Chief of Ceremonies stored the jade seal seemed to have been opened. I immediately opened the door. After checking the cabinet, I found that someone had stolen the jade seal. " Song Nan was surprised: "How can you make this conclusion? " Zhang Yongdao: "Although our family is not a meticulous person, after using the seal, we wipe it clean, wrap it in yellow cloth, and store it in a hidden compartment of the iron cabinet. Everyone in charge of the ceremonial department knows where the jade seal is hidden. But first of all, I am the only one who has the key, and secondly, no one has ever dared to touch the iron cabinet where the jade seal is stored, and I have never noticed anything unusual. Song Nan said: "Did someone steal the jade seal and fail to wipe off the red mud on it?" " Zhang Yongdao: "On the contrary, the jade seal is very clean, as if it has never been used. It's a pity that the person who stole it didn't know my little secret. I put a piece of inconspicuous yellow duck down outside the cloth bag that wrapped the jade seal. It is similar in color to the yellow cloth bag. You can't tell it at all unless you are careful. But if someone touches the jade seal package, the duck feathers will fall off. When I checked, the piece of duck feather had fallen on the cabinet, so I concluded that someone must have stolen the jade seal. " Song Nan nodded and said: "Very good, you are thoughtful enough. But you are investigating this matter secretly? " Zhang Yongdao: "Exactly, our family knows that something is fishy. Anyone who dares to steal the jade seal without going through the hands of the Supervisor of Ceremonies is a heinous crime; no one except the emperor has this right. But if the emperor wants to use the seal, why bother? Our family didn't dare to make it public, so we conducted a secret investigation and found out that the two ministers of ceremony and housekeeping who were on duty in the seal room that day were all called out to drink by the two father-in-laws in the Queen Mother's palace at the time of the incident. Although it was only for a short time. It was a short meal, but it was enough to complete the task of stealing the jade seal. "Song Nan suddenly waved his hand and said: "Stop, let me sort out my thoughts. After you met the emperor, did the queen mother stay with you to do some household chores? What did you say? " Zhang Yongdao: "I don't know why the Queen Mother left me to talk. The Queen Mother has never done this before. She also asked common questions about her health and how her parents were outside the palace. " Song Nan nodded and said: "Later, the two eunuchs on duty in the seal room were dragged to have a drink by the father-in-law who was familiar with the Queen Mother's palace? And the act of stealing the seal is what happened during this? Doesn't it mean that the person who stole the jade seal washer instigator? " Zhang Yong stared and nodded slowly: "The Duke of Guo has a clear mind, I'm afraid that's the case. Song Nan said: "But how did you get this edict?" I think the Queen Mother and others will not let you have the opportunity to see this edict. " Zhang Yong slowly took out a piece of white cloth from his arms, slowly unfolded it in front of Song Nan, pointed to the square silk handkerchief embroidered with hibiscus flowers and said: "It is the owner of this thing who helped our family. The family knew that someone had secretly stamped the jade seal, and they concluded that it was the Queen Mother who had done it. The emperor was extremely ill, and the guards in the palace were changed. The atmosphere was obviously strange. No matter how stupid he was, he had a premonition that something was wrong. Our family does not like to pry into the private affairs of the Duke of Guo, but the relationship between the Duke of Guo and the princess is so good that our family gritted our teeth and took the risk to find the princess, clarify the matter to her, and ask her to help her figure it out. What is the content of the edict for stealing the jade seal? So the next evening, the princess handed me this handwritten edict. This is the origin of this edict. " Song Nan was covered in cold sweat. What Zhang Yong said was already thrilling. I'm afraid it would be even more dangerous when doing these things. It's okay for Zhang Yong to risk everything this time. Kang Ning went to the Queen Mother's Palace without hesitation to get this. The manuscript of the imperial edict is probably even more sinister; once discovered, the Queen Mother may not even spare her biological daughter. Looking at the black words on the white paper in front of her, Song Nan felt an indescribable feeling in her heart. He was fighting to the death in the expedition, but the imperial court had already done something extraordinary without telling him. Judging from the candidate Zhu Houcong drafted by the edict, this was the candidate Yang Tinghe had been recommending. Song Nan was 100% sure. , all this is definitely related to Yang Tinghe, this lurking person.The forbearing old fox finally began to show his fangs.