Song Nan nodded and said: "Yes, I am back. How does the emperor's body feel?" Zhengde waved his hands with difficulty and said: "Don't talk don't talk about my body. My time has come and I know it in my heart. ¡ê¡Ø Zhu Chen Has the incident in Hao calmed down? "Song Nan said: "Fortunately, the rebellion of King Ni has been put down, and the news was sent back to the capital a few days ago." Zhengde nodded slowly and sighed: "Thank you for your hard work, they didn't even Tell me the news, but what happened to Chen Hao?" Song Nan said: "Zhu Chenhao took the poison out of fear of sin, and his body followed the army." Zhengde sighed slightly and said, "Hey Chen Hao, why is this? He's deadI'm going to die too. I don't know what we will say when we meet in the afterlife." Song Nan said: "Your Majesty, don't think too much. I will go find a famous doctor and ask for some magic medicine to cure your illness." Zhengde coughed twice and gasped: "Don't comfort me. I know very well in my heart that although I have been silent for so many days, I have heard the words and actions of the people around me. Although I am sometimes unconscious, I still Most of the time, he is sober. "Song Nan whispered: "The emperor is an open-minded person, and I understand the emperor's intention." Zhengde said slowly: "I am waiting for you to come back. I am lying on the bed without saying a word. Only then did I know the true faces of many people. I was thinking that the only person in this court who can help me arrange my funeral is you Song Nan. "Song Nan said: "The emperor is so kind, I am very frightened." Zhengde said: "There is no need to be pretentious between you and me. I have said that I treat you as a friend. I have never said this to a second person in my life." Zhengde slowly stretched out his hand. Song Nan knew what he meant and stretched out his hand to meet him. Holding tightly, Zhengde sighed and said: "I know you will definitely come back. Only you, Song Nan, can understand my thoughts. That day when Zhang Yong came to see me, I pretended to be speechless, but when Zhang Yong was crying beside the bed, Secretly put my jade pendant into his hand. If he is not stupid, he will understand that I want him to find you." Song Nan said yes, but thought in his heart: "It's just that Zhang Yong doesn't understand you at all. I mean, you gave him the jade pendant, and he thought it was you who had given it to him. He thought that after all, he had served you for more than ten years, and the king and his ministers were together as a souvenir. If he hadn't been so frightened when he found out about the imperial edict, yours would have been yours. All this hard work was in vain. "Song Nan was so smart. On that day in Anqing City, Zhang Yong once took out a jade pendant to say that the emperor would not forget the love between the emperor and his subjects. When he was in a coma, he put a piece of jade pendant into his hand. After hearing this, Song Nan felt like a mirror. generally. Although Zhengde is critically ill, his mind is very clear. The jade pendant was not given to Zhang Yong, but it hinted that Zhang Yong should come to him quickly. Zhang Yong has a bright mind. The style of this jade pendant is the same as the one given to Song Nan when Zhengde and Song Nan met for the first time and were escorted back to the palace by Song Nan. They were two pieces of jade carved from one piece of raw jade. , Zhang Yong just didn¡¯t see it. When Song Nan took out the piece of jade he was wearing and compared it, Zhang Yongcai suddenly realized it. Although Zhengde was lying on the bed dying, his mind was clear. Since he became seriously ill, he knew that he didn't have much time left, and the people around him had been completely replaced. He could no longer control the situation. The only way to stop it was to The only person in control of the situation between the Queen Mother and the outer court was Song Nan. Because of this, he simply remained silent and found an opportunity to instruct Zhang Yong to quickly order Song Nan to return to Beijing. Fortunately, although Zhang Yong did not understand what he meant, another incident happened that forced Zhang Yong to flee the capital to find Song Nan, so that all his efforts were not in vain. Precisely because Song Nan understood the deep meaning of Zhengde and realized that Zhengde was still sane, he insisted on taking people back to Beijing immediately despite the obstruction of the generals. In fact, everyone knew the danger of returning to Beijing at this time. Song Nan dared to do so because he did not want to live up to Zhengde's expectations. Secondly, because Zhengde was sane and had Zhengde's instructions when he returned to Beijing. Then there is the emperor's order as a basis. Otherwise, he would either have to comply with the wishes of Yang Ting and the Queen Mother and recognize the candidate for the new emperor, or he would have to bear the reputation of rebellion and use force against them. But even so, Song Nan was shocked by Zhengde's situation. He didn't expect Zhengde to have reached this point. Zhengde was actually unconscious just now. If he had returned to Beijing a day or two later, Zhengde might have died. . Because of this, Song Nan had to be ruthless and gave Zhengde two pills of the Dragon Tiger Rejuvenation Pills found on Ma Yongcheng that day. Although this move might hasten Zhengde's death, Zhengde's body would definitely recover after taking this medicine. To stimulate vitality, since the days of righteousness are limited, it is much more valuable to trade procrastination for a brief period of sobriety. "It's good that you come back. You have seen my situation. As soon as I fell, some people regarded me as a dying and useless person and moved me here from Qianqing Palace. I know their thoughts. They wish that I died early. , I know that they have decided on the candidate for the new emperor, and my survival is actually an obstacle to them." Zhengde's tone was angry, and there was something in his eyes.With a fierce light, Zhengde only showed the majesty of the supreme emperor when his throne was threatened. The last time Song Nan saw him like this was when Zhengde ordered the execution of Ningxia King Qing after King Anhua rebelled. When his pulse was checked, even though he was already on the verge of death, when talking about this kind of thing, he still showed his fierceness like a tiger or a wolf. Song Nan said slowly: "Your Majesty, calm down. I will not allow them to do this. In fact, Yang Ting and their actions have been suspected of treason. Zhang Yong discovered that they secretly forged a will. I wonder if the Emperor knows about this?" Zhengde was confused. Said: "Edict? I have never issued any edict." Song Nan took out the manuscript of the edict from his arms and spread it in front of Zhengde and said: "This is the copy of the edict that I got. Please see it for the emperor." Zhengde After looking at it for a few times, he picked up the imperial edict with chicken claw-like fingers, rubbed it vigorously, and made a purring sound in his mouth. Song Nan hurriedly stretched out his hand to smooth his back and comforted him: "The emperor must not be too excited." Zhengde took a long breath and said: "Although you didn't mention the other person besides Yang Tinghe, I know that he can do this. The Queen Mother must have been involved. Did the Queen Mother treat her biological son like this? Did I even reject my biological mother? My heart hurts like a knife. She moved me here and moved me away. I don't blame her. She comes to visit me several times a day and cries for me. I know that she actually loves me, but how can she forge a will without telling me? Shouldn't such a big thing wait for me? Do you want to discuss it with me when you are awake? I don¡¯t know what to say.¡± Song Nan said softly: ¡°Maybe the Queen Mother has her own considerations. Besides, this may be all done by Yang Tinghe. After all, the Queen Mother is not thoughtful about important matters. It is possible that Yang Tinghe and others are the driving forces behind the scenes. Your Majesty, don¡¯t blame the Queen Mother.¡± Zhengde looked at Song Nan and nodded: ¡°If you say this from the bottom of your heart, I will feel more at ease with you. She is my mother after all. , I will be very disappointed in you if you say something against her. " In the Fengtian Palace, Wu Miaozheng, the left censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was having a heated argument with everyone in the cabinet, surrounding the absence of Song Nan, Zhang Lun, Yang Yiqing and others. At the next court meeting, Wu Miao argued hard on the issue of whether the announcement of the emperor's edict should be postponed, and more than a dozen courtiers spoke on Wu Miao's side. On the other hand, academicians Liang Chu and Fei Hong, as well as more foreign court officials, insisted on announcing the edict immediately, and the two sides were in a stalemate with angry expressions. Yang Tinghe said nothing with a cold face. He knew that Wu Miao suddenly jumped out to disrupt the situation. It must be the instruction of Yang Yiqing and Zhang Lun. Zhang Lun and Yang Yiqing received the news of going to the palace to discuss matters, but they have not been seen for a long time. It is very possible that Already knowing the news of Song Nan's return to the capital, he was deliberately delaying the matter and wanted to postpone the matter. The current situation must not be delayed any longer. Song Nan has returned to Beijing, and everything has changed. If this person uses any tricks to disrupt the good situation, that is not what Yang Tinghe wants. The outer court only had this chance. If it could not take the lead in selecting the new emperor, the outer court would never be able to dominate the government outside the city, and it would never be able to overthrow Song Nan. "Everyone, don't argue. What's the decorum for you to argue in front of the Queen Mother? It's better to ask the Queen Mother to decide this matter and follow the Queen Mother's decree. No one else needs to argue." Yang Tinghe decided to bring up the Queen Mother to resolve the matter. When the Queen Mother spoke, no one had the chance to speak.