The carriage was driving smoothly.

The groom who drove the car was a good man. He didn't shout and didn't even hear a whip. So he let the big cart pulled by the four horses turn lightly onto the Imperial Street.

Han Gang leaned on the back of the chair, closed his eyes, and repeatedly calculated the responses under various circumstances.

In front of his son, he was determined to command. But when he arrived in the dark and private space, his worries could no longer be hidden.

With such a stable carriage, who would have thought that the wheels were only one foot away from the thousand-foot cliff?

No one can accurately calculate everything. The Empress Dowager suddenly fell seriously ill, which reminded people of the one that Xizong had a stroke ten years ago.

That time, everyone hoped that Emperor Xizong would improve - did Empress Dowager Gao at that time hope that the flesh that fell from her body would die so young? This would give us room for foreign ministers to move.

But this time, when the empress dowager fell, the rest were the emperor and the concubine. The Huitongmen in the inner gate, Xuanyoumen were closed, and Tianbomen was locked. What happened inside was beyond the reach of the foreign ministers.

Now I rushed to the forbidden area. Although I knew that it had only been a few hours, even the people around me were the queen mother and the emperor, I could not make any big waves, but I couldn't help feeling uneasy.

Reason can control it, but the mood is not so easy to control. Especially when you have other countermeasures, you still have to take risks. From a purely rational point of view, it is really stupid.

If it were Zhang Dun, he would not have chosen this path, but would have used a more secure approach.

However, in Zhang Dun's opinion, he would definitely enter the palace, so he, who is also the prime minister, must enter the palace.

Han Gang couldn't help but feel happy when he remembered Zhang Dun's angry reaction. It could be considered as a result of harming him once, but unfortunately he couldn't see it with his own eyes.

Zhang Dun had sent someone to pass on a message and told him about the time of departure, just to discuss whether to enter the palace or not.

Suddenly, a rider approached the carriage, bent down beside the carriage, approached the window, knocked on the window twice, and waited for Han Gang inside to open the window and whispered, "My husband, Su Pingzhang just passed by, about a quarter of an hour ago."

"Yeah. I get it." Han Gang nodded.

The relative who reported the news stepped back, Han Gang pulled up the curtains and leaned heavily on the back of the chair.

The wind blew in from the open car window, rolling the curtains, and the lights outside made Han Gang's face turn light and dark.

Su Song has entered the palace.

Now, no matter what Zhang Dun thinks, he must enter the palace.

The so-called retreat will naturally no longer exist.

When he opened the window curtains again, Han Gang ordered, "Go slowly."

The team suddenly slowed down, and at this moment, a light flashed from the street intersection in front of them.

Soon, a team appeared from the intersection of the street, and hundreds of glass lamps were shaking, driving through the darkness on the street.

"My husband. Mr. Zhang is here." Outside the car window, someone reported it again.

"Stop and bring my horse."

Han Gang ordered that the carriage suddenly stopped and the entire team came to an abrupt end.

Han Gang got out of the car, changed his horse, and rode over to walk with Zhang Dun. The two teams would also be united.

The two of them walked along the Imperial Street and slowly headed towards Xuande Gate

Under the night

"Su Zirong has entered the palace first."

"Yeah." Han Gang chuckled instead, "He is a taboo."

"Yukun, who else is besides you, me and Su Zirong?"

"There are too many people. Guangqin and Muqin know about it. But everyone else is probably looking at the scenery. If you and I don't enter the palace, no one will..." Thinking of Su Song, Han Gang dialed a stumble, "No one dares to go in, Su Zirong will do it separately."

After receiving the news, only Su Song, Han Gang and Zhang Dun dared to enter the palace directly, and only three people were qualified to lead. Even Zhang Yu, the Privy Councilor, had neither the qualification nor the courage.

However, Zhang Dun was reluctant. He frowned when he heard this, with some hope, "I don't know if Su Zirong has entered?"

"It's best if you haven't entered yet. You can also be brave enough to get each other." Han Gang joked halfway, "But no one dares to stop him when I look for me."

The imperial city is not a public toilet that was built in the capital to maintain street hygiene. The court officials come and go as soon as they want. After several doors in the imperial city were locked at night, it would be difficult to enter and exit again.

If it was in Xining, Yuanfeng, or earlier, when Renzong and Yingzong were in power, the prime minister wanted to enter the imperial city, so he could check the guards first. Even if the prime minister was the big sable who had just left, there was no favor to talk about, and he only looked at things and not people.

The empress dowager was ill and the lord of the forbidden palace was the emperor. Zhao Xu did not send anyone to Han Gang, nor did he send anyone to Zhang Dun and Su Song.

But now there is no backbone in the imperial city ban, and the authority of the prime ministers has long been established. As long as Su Song shouts under the city, no one dares to stop him.

As Han Gang expected, when the two teams arrived at the city, they saw Su Song's team of Yuan Sui and the generals on duty at Xuande Gate.

The side door of Xuande Gate opens, revealing a deep passage.

Zhang Dun stayed in front of the horse gate, and he was so brave that he couldn't help but feel irritated when he looked at the passage. He turned around and asked Han Gang in a low voice: "Yukun, are you sure?"

Zhang Dun was far inferior to Han Gang's control of the army in the ban, and even being a Privy Councilor was useless.

Han Gang looked up at the city, narrowed his eyes and looked at it, then turned to Zhang Dun and said, "It's okay, let's go."

Zhang Dun didn't ask more about how Han Gang was safe, and then he rode into the palace with Han Gang.

With Su Song opening the way, the two of them were not blocked. When they arrived at Cining Palace, they first met Wang Zhongzheng with a burnt face outside the door, and Su Song who was blocked outside the door.

Seeing Zhang Dun and Han Gang, Wang Zhongzheng's eyes lit up, "My husband is finally here!"

Han Gang and Zhang Dun climbed the stairs step by step, and an eunuch stopped in front of the two, "Mr. Queen Mother's bedroom, please stop."

There was a silence in front of the hall, and only a few lanterns were shaking under the eaves. Many pairs of eyes were watching from the light and dark, waiting for the prime ministers to react.

Anger flashed across Zhang Dun's face, he skipped over the eunuch and asked Wang Zhongzheng behind him, "What's going on?"

The eunuch boldly and shouted loudly, "The official family has an imperial edict. The empress dowager is seriously ill and is being treated. No one can enter without an imperial edict, so as not to disturb the empress dowager."

Han Gang was a little dissatisfied. As Su Song's identity, he shouldn't have been stopped by such a villain, "Brother Zirong..."

Su Song pursed his lips but didn't say anything.

Su Song has always paid great attention to the etiquette of the emperor. He is the only minister who usually reports to the empress dowager and repeats it to the emperor.

If it was the emperor's oral order, he would not have violated the rules.

‘The emperor is so quick to get the news.’

Zhang Dun and Han Gang looked at each other and sighed softly. As the saying goes, tea is cold when people leave, but in the palace, the tea soup is cold especially quickly.

If the empress dowager is safe, no one in the palace dares to cause trouble. But as soon as she falls ill, someone will immediately turn to the emperor - she wants to take a gamble, and has the courage, and has never been a lot of people, this is a wealth that is so sensational.

There are more people who are hesitant. As long as Zhang Dun and Han Gang respond in a little wrong way, they will immediately turn to the emperor.

Fortunately, there are still many people who cannot change jobs, especially the Wang Liuhou who is on the top.

"Su Pingzhang, please come back for the two grandparents. If an official serves the queen mother, the queen mother will recover soon."

The eunuch even stood up arrogantly and pointed at the three prime ministers.

Han Gang was too lazy to talk too much, pointed to the eunuch and said to Wang Zhongzheng's righteous path, "Drag it down."

Wang Zhongzheng had the backbone and immediately became energetic. He shouted softly, "Did you hear it? Stop it and don't quarrel with the Queen Mother."

The two Banzhi immediately responded and overturned the eunuch to the ground. Before he could react, he kicked his chin, his teeth flew around, and his mouth was bleeding. He couldn't speak immediately. Then a long sword stabbed in from behind his waist, and his breath suddenly disappeared.

Han Gang and Zhang Dun ignored this and went straight into the door. Su Song, who was pacified by Zhang's military and national affairs, frowned and looked at the eunuch, and followed.

In the bedroom, the emperor Zhao Xu stood calmly, without any surprises at the arrival of the prime ministers.

The concubine Zhu raised her head. Seeing the foreign minister, the concubine Zhu had no intention of hiding. She held a snow-white sweat towel and sat steadily beside the bed.

Zhao Xu turned his head and looked at Zhang Dun and Han Gang who were worshiping Yili: "The two grandparents have also entered the palace."

Then I saw Su Song, "Su Pingzhang, I'm still here."

The little emperor's words were filled with a strong sense of irony.

Han Gang, Zhang Dun, and Su Song visited the emperor one after another. Zhao Xu did not say anything about flattery, and turned around and looked at the empress dowager's couch.

Han Gang stood up straight, "The Empress Dowager is all about the world. When I heard about the condition of the disease, how can I sleep at home?"

Concubine Zhu turned around, her eyes were not even covered with joy. She rubbed her eyes with a sweat towel, with a strong nasal voice: "Who thought that the Empress Dowager fainted so well. My husbands are really loyal to the country, and they come to the palace to ask in the evening."

"The Empress Dowager had an oral order before going to bed, and ordered his ministers to enter the palace." Zhang Dun deceiving the emperor and Wang Shang, just an excuse, and there was nothing to care about the rest.

As he said that, he moved forward with Han Gang. Su Song did not hesitate anymore and went forward together.

On duty, An Suzhi, the Hanlin doctor, was sitting in front of the empress dowager's bed, holding a silver needle and slowly twisting it in the empress dowager's hand. Lei Jian was sitting next to him, holding a pen in his hand, as if he was writing a medical case.

Han Gang knew a lot about the situation of the Hanlin medical officer in the Imperial Medical Bureau.

Lei Jian is just a good match. But An Suzhi's medical skills are also outstanding in the Imperial Medical Bureau. Especially the acupuncture method, it can be considered awesome. If the empress dowager is not in serious condition, she will be able to wake up at least for a while after a few injections.

Han Gang walked a few steps closer and saw the empress dowager on the couch closing her eyes, her face turned pale yellow, and her cheekbones fell deep shadows on her cheeks.

On weekdays, she was wearing makeup through a screen, but she didn't notice that for the sake of state affairs, Empress Dowager Xiang had already reached such a haggard field.

It was covered with thick bedding, and the chest was hard to see even ups and downs.

A few silver needles were laid on the empress dowager's hand, An Suzhi put down his hand, got up and wiped his sweat first, turned around and bowed to the three prime ministers, and bowed to him.

"How is the Queen Mother's condition?"
Chapter completed!