Both sides stopped arguing, and the ministers focused their attention on Queen Mother Zhang. Queen Mother Zhang felt a little nervous. After all, she rarely participated in major affairs of the court. If Yang Tinghe and others hadn't been pushing her away from behind, she would have almost given up. ¡èThe psychological pressure was too great, making it difficult for her, who was not vicious by nature, to feel at ease. Every time she saw Zhengde, who had lost his human form, Empress Dowager Zhang felt an indescribable guilt in her heart. Her son was still the emperor, no matter how stupid or useless he was, he was still the emperor. Before he died, he and his wife The ministers of the imperial court elected a new emperor; what is even more outrageous is that he actually listened to Yang Tinghe's lies and issued a posthumous edict. This is treason. However, Empress Dowager Zhang also understood in her heart that there was no way out in this matter. The reason why she decided to go on the same path with Yang Tinghe and others was because she understood that once the selection of the new emperor was controlled by Song Nan, her future Life must be difficult. I thought that because of Kang Ning's incident, I had greatly offended Song Nan. I once asked the emperor to have Song Nan's house confiscated and brought to justice. It would be impossible to hide this matter from Song Nan. Moreover, she was even more confused when she recommended Prince Ning as his heir. Zhu Chenhao's rebellion was like a slap in the face. For a long time, Empress Dowager Zhang hid in the harem and did not dare to come out. She kept her ears open to inquire about the ministers. reaction. How could the civil servants of the outer court forget this matter so easily? They will always insist on this matter, but they are just waiting for an opportunity, or waiting for the approval and instruction of someone in the cabinet. At this time, Yang Tinghe came to him through Liang Chu to discuss the selection of the emperor's heir. It was clear that he had to agree with the candidate they recommended, so as to avoid the dilemma of verbal criticism. Empress Dowager Zhang had no choice but to agree. Song Nan and Yang Ting were harmonious. She could only choose one side. There was no doubt that Empress Dowager Zhang was more inclined to Yang Ting, Liang Chu and others. She was like a lamb being roasted on the fire. She had no choice but to do so. , can only choose to take risks. "All of you are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and Aijia understands it in his heart. However, the emperor personally drafted the edict, and it was he who agreed with Aijia to announce it in advance to stabilize people's hearts. Aijia believes that today is the time to announce it, so Aijia decided Immediately issue an edict and tell the world." Empress Dowager Zhang tried her best to keep her face solemn and sad, making her lie more realistic. "I dare to ask the Queen Mother. I heard that the Emperor can no longer speak, but I don't know how the Emperor instructed the Queen Mother to issue the edict today." Wu Miao said loudly. The ministers were buzzing. Yang Tinghe wished he could abandon his indifferent image, so he rushed forward and grabbed Wu Miao's neck and strangled him to death. "This Aijia" Queen Mother Zhang was at a loss for a while, she had no idea how to answer this question. "Master Wu, don't you know that mother and son are connected to each other? The Emperor is the Queen Mother's biological son, and he knows his son better than his mother. Does the Emperor's intention need to be expressed in person? But it can be understood with an expression or an action. Could it be that your children don't speak? "Don't you know what they are thinking?" Yang Tinghe said calmly. Wu Miao shook his head and said: "I really don't know. If my children don't speak, I don't know what they are thinking." Yang Tinghe said lightly: "Master Wu, then you should reflect on it. It shows that you are not dedicated to your children. , as long as the biological children, the parents do not understand their thoughts, their flesh and blood, stay together all day long, and their behavior and demeanor are traceable, could it be that Mr. Wu never cares for your children, nor does he care about them? "Perhaps we should ask Mr. Wu's wife whether the children are Mr. Wu's biological children," someone whispered. As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of snickering. Wu Miao said angrily: "Is this your reason? You really are a scholar in vain." Yang Tinghe also shouted angrily: "Who in the main hall said such boring words? If someone speaks like this next time, I will not forgive you. "At this point, Wu Miao didn't have any strong words to refute. Parents are very familiar with their children. If the emperor really expressed his approval in his demeanor and actions, it would be unreasonable for him to object. Today, he can be regarded as the same. He argued with reason, but as for being unable to prevent this from happening, Wu Miao believed that he had done his best and was worthy of Yang Yiqing's previous instructions. "Yang Tinghe, you will read out the imperial edict and inform the ministers, and then immediately announce it to the world and let officials and people in various prefectures know." Empress Dowager Zhang looked at Yang Tinghe and said. "I obey the decree." Yang Tinghe stepped forward slowly, took the imperial edict handed over by the chamberlain, and slowly untied the yellow ribbon. There was silence in the palace. Suddenly, there was a lot of noise in the side hall, and the shrill voice of the chamberlain rang out: "What are you doing? This is the main hall, and the adults are discussing matters." The ministers heard clearly and looked sideways to the side leading to the side hall. A eunuch's face poked out from behind the curtain, and he saw the whole hall at a glance.?Shuashua's eyes were staring at him, and he shrank back with a frightened voice. Empress Dowager Zhang shouted angrily: "Wang Dequan, what are you doing so sneakily?" The eunuch named Wang Dequan crawled in, knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "You deserve to die, I didn't do it on purpose; just now someone from the Yangxin Hall A guard came to deliver the message. After hearing this, the servant felt very urgent and wanted to see if he could inform Li Neng and tell Eunuch Li to the Queen Mother. "The Queen Mother Zhang frowned and said, "What happened to the Yangxin Palace?" Wang Dequan swallowed. Foaming at the mouth, he said: "The guard with the sword said that Song Nan, the Duke of Zhenguo, took the sword official Chang Sheng into the Yangxin Hall to face the Holy Spirit. He also said that he had a firearm in his hand, which might be detrimental to the emperor." "Ah?" "What?" "How is that possible?" "When did Song Nan return to Beijing?" The officials were stunned. Some people didn't know the news about Song Nan's return to Beijing, and they were surprised that Song Nan would take hostages and break into the Yangxin Palace. The news was shocking, but it seemed a bit ridiculous. "What's wrong? Duke Zhen would actually do such an outrageous thing. I suggest that we immediately gather the guards to go to the Yangxin Palace to prevent Song Nan from doing anything unfavorable to the emperor." Liang Chu said loudly. "Yes, arrest him immediately and ask him what his intentions are. While the emperor is seriously ill, I'm afraid this guy has different intentions." Someone agreed. "When Duke Zhenguo saw the emperor, he didn't need to do this. Why did he do this? Did the guards not open their eyes and block him from seeing the emperor? He came all the way back to Beijing to visit the emperor. If the guards stopped him, no wonder he would get angry. , which is reasonable." Someone whispered. "What makes sense? Rules are rules. The emperor needs to rest, and the Queen Mother's decree is not to be disturbed by anyone. Even though Song Nan is the Duke of the country, he has no right to break into the emperor's residence, let alone take hostages and carry firearms. You have People actually think it is reasonable, so where do they put the etiquette and national laws in the palace?" Fei Hong shouted angrily. Empress Dowager Zhang had no intention of listening to their quarrel, so she stood up on the throne and left. Yang Tinghe said in shock: "Queen Mother, the edict has not been read out yet." Empress Dowager Zhang said angrily: "What edict will be read out now? The emperor is afraid that it will be in Song Nan's hands. Why don't you go and save the emperor? Is the imperial edict more urgent than the emperor's life?" Yang Tinghe regretted his mistake and said hurriedly: "I deserve to die. Someone, please mobilize people to the Yangxin Hall to rescue the emperor immediately. If Song Nan intends to do something to him, The emperor is in trouble, but he can be killed on the spot without holding back. " The ministers looked around in panic, and their hearts were filled with worry. Today's events were so cloudy that many people had no idea what was going on. They only vaguely felt that a big disaster was coming. In the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Yangxin Hall, the conversation between Zhengde and Song Nan continued. Zhengde's face was flushed, and the power of two Longhu Huichun Pills just made up for what his body needed most; he The reason why his illness was so severe that it was difficult to recover was partly because he took Longhu Huichun Pills too much and too frequently, which made his already empty body even weaker. But once he stopped taking the drug, his body suddenly couldn't bear it. This is a basic characteristic of general addictive poisons. That is, the body will be extremely uncomfortable when quitting. After forcibly quitting, the body will quickly lose the support of the drug. Depleting vitality. Of course, we can't blame Song Nan for forbidding him to take medicine. When Song Nan tried to dissuade him, his addiction was not very big. Later, he became weak-willed and was deliberately seduced by Zhu Chenhao through Ma Yongcheng to take a large amount of medicine. This was his final physical condition. The cause of the crash. Song Nan had just given him two pills, which were like a drop of water in a dry pond, giving the dying fish at the bottom of the pond another moment of respite. The vitality is equivalent to extracting his vitality, allowing him to directly enter the state of reflection before death. In this state, his face was rosy, he was not coughing or wheezing, he had regained some strength, and even had some appetite. But Zhengde did not ask for something to eat. He knew very well that this was a sign of returning to the past. There was not much time, so he had to explain things quickly. There were still too many things to explain and too many things to say. He couldn't waste time. "Song Nan, during the past ten days or so, when I was conscious, I have been thinking about the past, my days in the East Palace, and the people and events in the years since I ascended the throne. I actually understand very well in my heart, I am not a good emperor in the eyes of the ministers. I am too willful and arbitrary, even a little ridiculous, but I have never wanted to change. I do not regret everything I have done." Zhengde spoke slowly, looking at the unknown person with empty eyes. place. Song Nan didn't know how to interface. Zhengde was not confused. On the contrary, he was a smart man. But I don't know why he would do some ridiculous things. This was also what confused Song Nan. Now that Zhengde mentioned it himself, Song Nan was willing to listen. He goes on??Listen to the true thoughts in Zhengde's heart. "Did you know? I left the cabinet to study at the age of ten. Every day, lecturers from the Hanlin Academy came and went in and out of the East Palace like a stream, giving lectures non-stop every day. My father also arranged for cabinet bachelors to come to supervise my studies every now and then. , My father My father never took me on night tours in the imperial city after I left the court to study. The first thing he said to me was to ask about my studies. I was really annoyed, I was really not. I don¡¯t know if they want me to be a good emperor in the future, but I really don¡¯t like them like this.¡± Zhengde¡¯s face was flushed, his nose was flaring, and he was very excited. Song Nan hurriedly whispered: "Your Majesty, take a break and have a drink of water." Zhengde waved his hand and said: "If you don't want to drink, I won't drink. I'm full of words and I won't say anything to you today. I'm afraid I won't have the chance to say it. Do you know?" When I was in the East Palace, I had been thinking in my heart that if I came to the throne, I would burn all the books in the East Palace, do something rebellious, and let those who thought they taught me a good lecture, the cabinet The bachelors were stunned. I want them to know that the more they want me to be like, the less I am like what they expect. I just want to slap them in the face, and the harder they will be. The unhappy I am, the happier I am. Hahaha." Zhengde laughed like a naughty boy and coughed violently. Song Nan hurriedly handed over the cloth, and Zhengde covered his mouth and coughed up a big mouthful of black mucus. When the thick blood clot came, I only glanced at it lightly, but threw it into the slag bucket without taking it seriously. Song Nan advised: "Don't say anything, don't say anything to the emperor, I all understand." Zhengde took a breath and said with a proud smile: "You only understand now, every time I do something that seems strange and absurd I hid in the dark and watched the reactions of the ministers. I was very happy to see their panic, surprise and bewilderment, and I felt a sense of joy in my heart. " Song Nan smacked his lips, not knowing what to do. To explain Masanori's behavior, Masanori is like a child who has not grown up, full of rebellion in his bones. It turns out that all his actions are intentional, in order to fight against everyone, his father, the emperor, his mother, and the cabinet. Ministers, and the lecturers of the Hanlin Academy who forced him to study, it turned out that Zhengde was suppressed so much in his heart. No wonder his personality and behavior were somewhat deformed. "Last winter, I read a poem by Tang Yin, a talented man from the south of the Yangtze River. I think the two lines above touched my heart. Others laughed at me for being crazy, but I laughed at others because they couldn't see through it. Haha, isn't that so? Ministers He thinks that I am a ridiculous emperor. I am the only one who understands that I am doing this just to amuse them. Seeing their sad faces makes me happier than anything else. " "Others laugh at me because I am too crazy, but I laugh at them because they cannot see through it." Nan recited these two lines of poetry in a low voice, and suddenly he began to pity the Zhengde Emperor in front of him. Zhengde's nature was romantic and unruly, but he was a prince and wanted to be the emperor. Therefore, everyone in the imperial court, including the late emperor, wanted to train him to be the most wise emperor in history. They forced him like a duck to learn how to govern the country, learn the etiquette and ethics, and learn how to behave in the world. Policy. There is no trace of suppressing the righteous nature. Zhengde had to be a good prince in front of the late emperor and cabinet ministers. He had longed for the day when he would explode in his heart. When he ascended the throne, all the previous repression would be released, and this kind of abnormal psychology appeared. Behavior. He takes pleasure in being absurd and casual, and he takes pride in making ministers suffer. He knows that all of this is wrong, but he just wants to do it. "Song Nan, I don't expect you to understand me. I'm telling you this just because I don't want to take all this to the grave and let future generations misunderstand me as a madman. In fact, I know the importance and I can play a very important role in national affairs. Have you ever made any stupid decisions? I have fulfilled my duties, and my Ming Dynasty is still stable. If I pass him on, I will be worthy of the late emperor and my ancestors. This is the only thing I will not be ridiculous. "Of course, I'm very lucky to have you helping me. Whenever the court is in danger, I know you will step forward to solve the problem for me. Think carefully about whether I am a favor to you Song Nan." Plus, even even after you did a lot of things that deserved the destruction of your family and your family, I forgive you and still use you because I understand that you are the only person who can let me sit on the throne and sit back and relax, and I am willing to give you. Your greatest respect." Song Nan whispered: "I sincerely thank the emperor for your love. It is the greatest blessing of my life to meet the emperor." Zhengde sighed slightly and said, "No matter what you say is true. Okay, it¡¯s a lie, I think you are telling the truth. Don¡¯t think that what you do is very secret, I actually know everything about you and the emperor¡¯s sister. You must know that I am the king of this palace. Lord, how can all the big and small things in the palace escape my eyes and ears? But I have been pretending to be ignorant because I feel sorry for the imperial sister. I hope you can really do it.Be kind to her and give her comfort. I know in my heart the pain of being bound by various rules, not getting what you want, and suffering when you don't want what you want. So after knowing the secret relationship between you and the emperor's sister, to be honest, I really wanted to make it public on purpose, and then look at the minister. We are panic-stricken over this outrageous thing you have done. Later, this matter was finally exposed. The Queen Mother and the ministers came to me and forced me to ransack your home and chop your head off, but I only gave you a small punishment. This is certainly because I am unwilling to obey their instructions, but it is also because of my favor towards you. " Song Nan whispered: "I am so ashamed. " Zhengde continued: "I knew from the beginning that you were up to something about Liu Jin's rebellion. You thought you were doing it very cleverly, but in fact I had already seen through it. When I first saw the dragon robe found in Liu Jin's Xishan Villa, I realized that you were plotting against Liu Jin. Song Nan was startled and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, minister" Zhengde said: "You don't need to explain. Since I have told you this clearly, I have no intention of settling old scores with you." You don¡¯t have to deny it. Your work is not without flaws. There is an unwashed ink stain on the sleeve of the dragon robe. Which one was the late emperor wearing? When I was young, my sister and I often went to the Qianqing Palace to learn. When writing, the imperial sister often got all the ink on her hands. When her father came to see her, she pulled her father's sleeves and acted coquettishly. That's when the ink got on her hands. Later, the Supervisor of Shangyi said that he would take it apart and re-weave it, but his father said that there was no need to re-weave it and that it would be a souvenir. After the death of his father, the dragon robe has been hidden in the warehouse of Shangyi Prison. If Liu Jin colluded with King Anhua to rebel and prepared dragon robes for King Anhua, how could he use this old robe from Shangyi Supervisor? You obviously took it from Shangyi Prison and put it in Liu Jin's house to frame it. Am I right? "