Taijing Imperial City.

The blue smoke curled, and the curtain hanged low.

Even in such a hot season, only a small window was opened in the outer hall.

Once a person walks in, he will feel the heat wrapping himself in an instant, and he can't help but sweat. In addition, there are several incense burners with hot mist in the hall, which is like a small steamer.

Emperor Yongchen was suffering from chronic diseases, and the imperial physician was almost always in the bedroom, taking shifts day and night.

Even the decoction was not effective because I drank too much. Then I switched to smoked medicine mist. Although the medicine was effective in this way, it was better than vomiting it out, and Emperor Yongchen's body could not withstand the strong medicine.

When Lu Qian was still the prince, there were rumors in the imperial city that he was terminally ill.

Since Lu Jin ascended the throne, almost all the people in the inner and outer courts changed. The Imperial Physicians' Office is no exception. The difference is that the Imperial Physicians are very strict now. No matter who comes to ask about Emperor Yongchen's condition, they either keep silent or talk about pharmacology as excuses, making the outer court confused about the emperor's condition.

Anyway, Lu Gui has been weak for many years and has hardly been very healthy.

The emperor has no children and it is unlikely that he will have descendants.

Among his brothers, the second prince disappeared due to a rebellion, and the third prince and the sixth prince have not yet married, so naturally there is no way to adopt his son to his elder brother.

The court officials secretly took sides and supported the two princes separately, preparing for the next round of political games.

However, this battle has not officially come to the forefront.

On the one hand, the two main leaders lack interest, and they can't even listen to others' mentions of "The Deadly Emperor Yongchen". On the other hand, the court is in turmoil. The imperial examination fraud case broke out, Zhang Xiang's party members were questioned, and Jiang Xiang was old, and there was an obvious opportunity to enter the pavilion to worship the prime minister. Who will do the emperor's affairs in the future? What matters are more important now.

No matter how much Emperor Yongchen can do it, he is in poor health and cannot reverse the status quo of the government and the country in a short period of time.

In other words, even if he has a strong body that reviews memorials day and night, it will be useless. It is difficult to eliminate the government and rule. It is definitely not something that can be changed by the complete collapse of Zhang Xiang's fall. After all, it is something that is rotting.

"Ahem."

Lu Gui looked at the secret report from the Jinyiwei for a long time and didn't say anything. He suddenly started to choke and coughed, and everyone was startled.

The third prince and the sixth prince glared at Gong Jun, who could only bury their heads without saying a word.

"Brother, your health is the most important thing, don't be too sad..."

Lao Liu Lu Xian wanted to persuade him, but he swallowed him back in defeat after half of his words. The Ning family died in battle. How tragic is this? Whether it is for the country or private, it is shocking news. How can a simple word of comfort work?

The sixth prince was still young, and used to be like a hedgehog, with a paranoid temperament, and he would stab anyone who caught him.

In the past few months after Lu Zhang's death, he grew up quickly. He no longer spoke, and he was not so cynical. He even thoughtfully thought about others. Of course, this was limited to being in front of Emperor Yongchen.

"The veteran general Huaiyi's lifelong war, attacking the barbarians in the north, and setting the border in the west, always regarding the people's soldiers as brothers and sisters, not loving for glory or wealth, he is an amazing hero. The court should handle his followers and add posthumous titles... At the same time, he sent troops to the southwest to fight against the king of heaven."

Gong Jun gritted his teeth and said that if he could, he wouldn't want to disturb Emperor Yongchen when he was sad, but the military situation was like fire, and if there was a slight mistake, there would be even greater chaos.

Emperor Yongchen gently pushed away his younger brothers who were trying to support him. He became thinner and weaker, saying weakly: "Xuanchuan Pass occupied the natural danger, and the King of Tianshu returned without success after several attacks. The Ning family would not ignore the enemy. This defeat must be a reason for the side."

"... According to the news, it seems that it was caused by a Jianghu Gang in Yizhou's support for the King of Heaven." Gong Jun felt a headache when he thought of Pili Hall.

The sixth prince stood up straight, subconsciously trying to ridicule Gong Jun. How could a mere thug of the world break through the natural barrier? Could it be that a top master like Meng Qi acted as an assassin? When he said the words, he forced himself back and said with a smile: "What did they do?"

Gong Jun lowered his head and said, "The specificity is unknown, but Your Majesty should have heard of the name of the gang of 'Pili Hall'."

"How could the eldest brother have heard of the Jianghu Gang..."

Halfway through the words of the Sixth Prince, he saw Emperor Yongchen put down his palm that was holding his forehead, his eyes were solemn and thoughtful.

At this time, the third prince said in a muffled voice: "Sixth brother, you claim to be extremely smart and a hundred times better than me and my second brother. How can you not care about what you should know?"

"you!"

Seeing the two men fighting with their eyes, Emperor Yongchen coughed. They remembered what this place was, and quickly looked away, pretending that nothing had happened.

Gong Jun's mouth twitched, thinking that the country was easy to change and his nature was hard to change. After the prince ascended the throne, the two princes seemed to have become calm and capable overnight. In fact, they were just showing themselves in front of Emperor Yongchen, two childish ghosts.

If they were really fighting for the right to inherit the throne as the court officials thought, it would be better. In fact, these two princes were most keen to give eye medicine to the second prince Lu Min in front of Emperor Yongchen.

Lu Min has changed his name and surname. Following the secret member of the Jinyiwei to investigate the fraud case of the imperial examination, his head seemed to have become more intelligent. He looked gradually promising. Gong Jun muttered behind the scenes of the National Master Meng. He had a good teaching, and Emperor Yongchen was also very pleased. Lu Min would not be an emperor in the future, but at least he could be a capable minister. Logically speaking, the third prince and the sixth prince should win over this second brother. Maybe Lu Min will be controlled by Lu Min in the future. This is a considerable help. As a result, these two people became very angry, as if the naughty boy in a private school didn't like studying. Suddenly, he betrayed his friends and worked hard to get the reward of his husband. What is it that a child is not a child?

Gong Jun suppressed his complaint and explained: "The origin of the Pili Hall is related to the Chen Dynasty's official craftsman's workshop. The craftsman Lei Jun improved the fire. The medicine formula made a more clever firearm, which allowed the Chen Dynasty army to sweep across the desert and cross the Yinshan Mountain to destroy the barbarians. However, after the army was in charge, the Chen Dynasty emperor was in danger of firearms, which could easily eliminate dozens of soldiers without any power. He was even more afraid that the rebels would collapse the palace city when the rebellion occurred in the future. The foreign enemy was no longer in a state of chaos, so he simply removed the firearm camp, burned the relevant drawings, and prohibited the production. A general who fought with reason was dismissed. The craftsmen did not wait for the bounty to bring disaster to the family."

This kind of backward actions will lead to endless troubles.

The border troops were particularly angry. They didn't use firearms and insisted on fighting with flesh and blood again. The civil officials with distant knowledge lamented again and were almost always advised.

In this case, there are more people who lip service. Some people see that the family members of the craftsmen are pitiful and let go. Anyway, some women and children are killed. Why should they kill them all?

Among them, Lei Tong, the youngest son of the craftsman Lei Gu, was just ten years old and was born thin. He was given a border for children under seven years old.

"... No one expected that Lei Tong was a rare talent. He could make a variety of clever things at a young age. He met those dissatisfied old soldiers at the border again. He heard them describe the specific appearance of the firearm. He took several years to find the key points again and reappeared the destroyed drawings and firearms. Lei Tong studied hard and went to battle to kill the enemy and got out of slavery. One day, the barbarians detained the pass again, and ordered the execution of his family to be killed. He could regain the family's family's family... Unfortunately, someone secretly reported that he had a good control of forbidden objects. The old emperor was furious and ordered the relevant people to be punished and destroyed. The border army was angry and found a chance to escape for Lei Tong. He fled with his fellow soldiers who had been friends for many years. From then on, he wandered around to avoid the court's investigation and hid his name. He settled down in Yizhou until he was old. These people were the original people from the Pili Hall."

Gong Jun sighed. More than the sixth prince in the hall was sensible, even the third prince was no exception.

The third prince had just learned a little bit before, but how could he have such a detailed ins and outs? In addition, Gong Jun was originally from the martial arts world, but later he entered the officialdom and learned about this story. He told it in this way, just like a storyteller.

Especially when Gong Jun said this, he did not hesitate to the authority of the emperor. If he had been a civil servant from the imperial examination, even if he talked about the mistakes of the emperor of the previous dynasty, he would have to vaguely concealed it. There were definitely a few who dared to speak out for nothing, and they would like it for nothing else. Even if the emperor was a man, Lu Zhang was particularly interested in it.

Emperor Yongchen didn't care about this because they had a father who was hard to describe. Several brothers were not very respectful of the imperial power. What happened to the emperor? The emperor could not make big mistakes? He shouldn't die if he made big mistakes? He was not allowed to say anything else?

Gong Jun discovered this early. He adjusted the route of "being a stable official and retiring safely in the future". Not only did he get the trust of Emperor Yongchen, but even the third prince and the sixth prince looked at him and felt that Gong Jun was more pleasing to others.

"Lei Tong suffered setbacks throughout his life, and he was also strange and extreme in character, but he was indeed a talented person. He changed his firearms to hidden weapons used by people in the martial arts world and secretly sold them to make a living. After his death, his children and grandchildren relied on these old foundations and survived for several generations."

Although there are outstanding children of the Lei family to improve it, they are still not as good as those of the ancestors.

Otherwise, when the heroes competed for the world in the late Chen Dynasty, there would be Pili Hall.

The Chen Dynasty suppressed the rebellion and started to make artillery again. The Chu Dynasty knew the benefits of artillery. Later, the Qi Dynasty continued these habits. The government could produce a large number of artillery supervising artillery. The Pili Hall was much worse. It could only make some small things. It has been wandering around the world for so many years, and it has not made much progress, but this has saved them.

"A military general in the Chu Dynasty once proposed to clear the Pili Hall, thinking that it was a hidden danger. In the end, he saw that the Pili Hall was not in a state of chaos, but it was just a mere Jianghu Gang, so he put it aside."

If it weren't for these records, Emperor Yongchen wouldn't have been named Pili Hall.

He leaned against the pillow, coughed and gasped a few times, and asked with difficulty: "So... were they helping the Heavenly King? The commander of the Palace did not know... Cough, Xuanchuan Pass not only had the soldiers of the Old General Ning, but also some righteous men in the martial arts world, and their martial arts skills were not low. Even if Pili Hall wanted to bring fire and medicine into Xuanchuan Pass, it was very difficult. Xuanchuan Pass occupied a natural danger and the terrain was extremely high. No matter whether it was blowing down the surrounding cliffs or digging rivers, it could not be broken."

As he said that, he waved his hand and asked the eunuch General Manager Chen to present the topographic map of Xuanchuan Pass.

"this……"

Gong Jun hesitated and stared at the map up and down.

This kind of picture is a military secret. Gong Jun had never seen it before today, so he had speculation when he heard about Pili Hall, but he didn't expect it to work.

After thinking about it, Gong Jun decided to ask the names of those righteous men in the martial arts world in Xuanchuan Pass. After all, whether his martial arts is high or not has to be judged by his expert. For ordinary people, there are many masters in the Jinyiwei, and there are not many who can take advantage of it in Gong Jun's eyes.

Emperor Yongchen's eyes were dim, as if he had remembered something.

"Brother of the Great Emperor?"

"Nothing happens...it's just a long story."

Emperor Yongchen shook his eyes and said softly: "There are the monks from Baoxiang Temple, including Master Yuanzhi."

Gong Jun was shocked. Monk Yuanzhi was unknown in the world. No one knew about it. But Gong Jun was the commander of the Jinyiwei and knew all kinds of news. How could he miss a Buddhist temple where all the monks have great martial arts skills?

Baoxiang Temple is not like Hengchang Temple, a famous zodiac sign in the world. It is a real Buddhist temple and rarely participates in the struggles in the world. Instead, it helped a rebel army to rescue the people in the late Chen Dynasty.

Wait, that rebel army seems to be led by General Ning later?

Gong Jun's mind was so fast that he quickly thought of Emperor Yongchen's brother, who survived the disaster. It is said that he was taken to a Buddhist temple by the Ning family servants, so the Ning family died in battle. Was even the nameless prince dead?

"The Xiaguan will go further to search for information and strive to find out what happened on the day of Xuanchuan Pass."

Gong Jun bowed out after giving a gift and did not ask Emperor Yongchen how to deal with the Heavenly Sect King.

That was an errand in the Ministry of War, and it was something that the husbands of Wenyuan Pavilion would be worried about. He just needed to mention it, and nothing else would be his control.

Stepping out of this dull bedroom, Gong Jun vaguely heard Emperor Yongchen say to his two younger brothers: "...Doctor Mo said that day that the country is as ill as my disease, not only full of holes, but also has been injured long ago. If it cannot be cured, it must not be cured... The king of heaven will be punished, otherwise... it will occupy Jiangnan and the general trend..."

Gong Jun walked farther and farther away, and looked up and saw a sunset that was about to sink into the sky.

A large area of ​​darkness swallowed the sky, leaving only the red light of the setting sun.

In the past, Lu Zhang was afraid of the Ning family, and the prince was worried that once he died, the Ning family would have no way to survive and could only be forced to rebel. However, today, the dead man who had long been dead was not dead, but wanted to send away the people who should not die. How sad it was.

Gong Jun let out a long sigh. How similar is the afterglow of the sunset to Emperor Yongchen Lu Qian?

Even if it is so brilliant, it will eventually disappear.

But as Lu Jin said, the Qi Dynasty should not have died because the people should not have died.

The administration of officials must be cured even when it is rotten to the point of being at the root, and we must not slacken off and watch the king of heaven take over the south of the Yangtze River.
Chapter completed!