the emperor's man catches ghosts

"Is the emperor awake?"

Liu Yuan asked outside the hall, Xiao Anzi said: "I'm awake, I haven't slept at all, my eyes are just so open, bright red, so scary."

Liu Yuan sighed softly and wanted to go in, Xiao Anzi said: "My lord, the emperor looks like this now, you better stop disturbing him with those troublesome things."

Liu Yuan tapped him on the head: "Now you know you can't disturb him? Other things are fine, the death of King Yu must not be hidden. Sigh, I believe the emperor can get through it. Be careful to prepare the medicine and be careful." Waiting, nothing can go wrong."

"Hey." Xiao Anzi nodded straight.

Liu Yuan approached the inner hall, the smell of medicine was very choking, he covered his nose, saw Yun Yu lying quietly on the couch, he hesitated for a while, when he was about to speak, he heard Yun Yu say: "Is there any result?" The voice is hoarse and low, like the words of the evening, which is frightening.

Liu Yuan said in a low voice: "After the examination by the imperial doctor, the blade entered the body four inches from the back of the heart, and penetrated the heart wall. The blood flowed back and blocked the pericardium, and the heart pulse stopped suddenly and died."

Yun Yu stared straight at the void, and said after a while, "Where's Xiao Changli?"

Liu Yuan said: "He has been rescued, the emperor can rest assured."

Yun Yu closed his eyes, he felt that his eyes were extremely dry, his body seemed to be filled with lead, an invisible and powerful force was pressing on him, and it seemed that something deep in the ground was pulling him, thinking Let him go to sleep.

He really wanted to close his eyes and fall asleep, thinking about nothing and ignoring everything, but at this moment, he didn't allow himself to escape like this.

"Your Majesty...to help me draw up the decree...Taiwei Shi Kuncheng neglected his duties and was unfavorable in supervision...He was dismissed from his official position and placed in prison pending trial...The commander of the captaincy Yuan Cheng...acting recklessly...dismissed from his position and sent to death row..."

Liu Yuan was a little surprised, and said: "Your Majesty, these two people are indeed guilty of dereliction of duty and negligence, but such a severe punishment may cause criticism."

Yun Yu sneered, her eyes were clear: "Dereliction of duty? If it's just dereliction of duty...it won't be like this...the capital is the capital of the emperor...now the evil spirits are running rampant and the people are miserable...this is all my fault..."

"Your Majesty..." Liu Yuan's voice choked up, and he really couldn't bear it.

"The capital city has been in chaos for so long, and they all stopped at Yunguan to take action... Tai Fu think about it, Shi Kuncheng, as a Taiwei, has he ever done anything?"

Liu Yuan was slightly taken aback, thinking about it, it was true.

"Neglect of duty and sit on the sidelines, I'm afraid it's because I can't...but I don't want to..." Yun Yu took a deep breath, clenched her fists, her chest was filled with resentment, "Yuan Cheng was ordered by him, without his approval ...How dare you make an arbitrarily advocating massacre of the common people? Under the eyes of all the soldiers of the Captain's Mansion, amidst the chaos...the long knife was pointed straight at the heart, penetrating four inches into the body, how could it be an accidental injury..." He became short of breath, angry Uncontrollable, "If there is really someone who dares to assassinate the royal family and plots against the law, I will definitely let him... die without a place to bury him!"

Liu Yuan hurriedly helped him calm down, and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the old minister will do it right away."

Yun Yu paused for a moment, and said: "It's not too late, if the Secretary of State is unwilling... the Taifu can take my emperor's seal... act on my behalf... I will bear all the consequences..."

Looking at his pale and weak appearance, Liu Yuan nodded with moist eyes.

Yun Yu grabbed his sleeve and said, "Teacher Lao... Help me pass on a secret..."

"Who is it?" Liu Yuan listened to a name, and when he heard a name, he was slightly puzzled but didn't ask further, agreed and left in a hurry.

In fact, above the court, it is not easy for the emperor to make a decree, especially such a major event as the removal of the current Taiwei. It needs to be submitted to the Zhongshu Provincial Department for verification and approval before drafting the decree, and it will not be effective until it is stamped with the three imperial seals.

What Yun Yu said was mostly speculation, even if Liu Yuan believed it, he had no idea whether other officials in the court, especially Shen Yuan would believe it, especially since Shi Kuncheng was Shen Yuan's favorite student.

Yun Yu had already thought of this and entrusted him with the emperor's seal, but once he crossed the Zhongshu province's door and issued a decree to use the seal, no matter what the result was, he would be accused of reckless behavior and criticized by all officials.

Unless it was absolutely necessary, Liu Yuan didn't want to take the risk.

Reluctantly, things went as he expected, he spent most of the day in Zhongshu Province, and even after talking dry, he didn't persuade Shen Yuan to agree to draft the decree, but he was stunned speechless, so he had to leave in desperation.After some weighing, he boarded a soft sedan and headed for the Hanlin Academy.

Liu Congwen was amazed when his father asked him to write the edict to depose Taiwei Shi Kuncheng. He had doubts again and again. Liu Yuan was so angry that he blew his beard and wrote it himself. He wanted to stamp the seal of the emperor without going through the review.

Liu Congwen stopped his father and told him to think twice, even with the emperor's seal, even the emperor's actions were not justified, let alone his arrogance.

"How can I live up to the entrustment of the emperor's sick bed?" Liu Yuan shook off his son's hand, with a look of death on his face, "The emperor is smart and meticulous, I believe his judgment will not be wrong. It will become a huge disaster. Now that my fortune is precarious, I really can’t afford to take risks.”

"But father..." Liu Congwen wanted to persuade him again, but suddenly saw a person walking in from the door, it was Yuan Shijie.

"The lower officials believe in the emperor's judgment." Yuan Shijie has a straightforward temperament, and at this time there is no extra politeness in front of the two upper officials, and he goes straight to the point, "When the altar in the northern suburbs was violent and chaotic this morning, the lower officials were also present, and witnessed it with their own eyes. Seeing Mr. Shi disguised, he smiled and watched."

Both father and son were taken aback by his words, and they looked over in unison: "Is this true?"

Yuan Shijie nodded firmly, looking at it with a kind of courage that makes people unbelievable.He had worked with Xiao Changli for a while, and although both of them were quiet, they felt a little sympathetic to each other. When he learned that he was going to be burned to sacrifice to heaven, he went to have a look, and it could be said that he had witnessed the whole process.

Although he didn't see who actually assassinated King Yu, he saw Yuan Cheng's indifference after King Yu was assassinated.

Such indifference is definitely not what a person who is loyal to the king and defends the country should have.

Hearing what he said, Liu Yuan became more determined, he sealed the king's seal heavily, and left the Imperial Academy for the Taiwei's Mansion.In any case, let's get people under control first.

He drove quickly in a soft sedan, and he didn't notice those staring eyes and the cold front behind him.

Except for a few bearers, he didn't bring many guards with him. When he was attacked at the entrance of the South Street, before he had time to react, there were already several corpses lying beside him, and the stench of blood was strong.

The masked man opened the car curtain, looked coldly at the old man who was over sixty years old, and raised the knife in his hand...

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"Your Majesty." Xiao Anzi took the medicine and called softly, "Get up and drink the medicine."

Yun Yu tried her best to get up, took the medicine and was about to drink it, when she suddenly paused, staring at the thick black medicine in a daze.

Little Anzi didn't know why, so he said, "Your Majesty, the freshly brewed medicine is still warm. Oh, if you are afraid of suffering, we have prepared caramel here."

Yun Yu looked at the plate of caramel, and remembered the scene when Xiao Changli fed the candy into his mouth.At that time, the pain was even worse, with him beside him, there was no pain or hesitation at all. At this moment, I didn't know if he was safe or not, and my heart felt like being placed in a snowy field, and the emptiness was full of coldness.

Thinking of Xiao Changli's appearance, he felt certain in his heart.

In order to see him again, he must also take care of himself, stabilize the situation, and wait for him to come back.

He looked at the medicine bowl but didn't drink it immediately, and asked Xiao Anzi, "Do you have silver needles?"

Xiao Anzi was taken aback, but after realizing it, he hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, Xiao Anzi didn't poison you!"

Yun Yu said: "Not talking about you, just give it a try. Just get it."

Xiao Anzi then went to get the silver needle and inserted it into the decoction. After a while, the silver needle really started to turn black.Xiao Anzi was so frightened that his legs went limp and he almost fell to the ground.

Yun Yu sneered, and handed him the medicine: "Go and pour it."

"The emperor... no... not me..."

Yun Yu looked at him and smiled slightly: "I know, you've been with me for so many years, you wouldn't do this kind of thing. Don't say anything about it, just investigate in secret, and be more careful about your medicinal diet in the future." He had a deep meaning Glancing at Xiao Anzi, he said, "At this time, there are not many people I can trust, except you. You are always smart, you should know how to deal with this matter."

Feeling warm in Xiao Anzi's heart, he knelt down and kowtowed to thank him, and walked out of the dormitory as if his legs were floating, his sweaty head began to chill when the cold wind blew.

It took him a while to come back to his senses, and he was so frightened that he couldn't imagine what would happen if the emperor drank that bowl of medicine.

In the palace, someone dared to poison the emperor. As the emperor's personal servant, Xiao Anzi deeply felt that he had a heavy responsibility.

He took a deep breath to calm down, and secretly poured the bowl of medicine into the flowers.Suddenly, he found that there were a lot of new faces in the palace, and the imperial guards who were supposed to guard the outside of the palace had entered the inner city.He faintly felt that something big was about to happen.

The winter is coming, the world is cold, everything in the world is hard to live, coupled with the turmoil of the current situation and the panic of the people, this gust of north wind is even more cold and cold, which is a bit like adding insult to injury.

Xiao Anzi gathered up his clothes, and hurried to the imperial dining room.

In this palace, people who can get close to people who are poisoned by medicinal food will know it when they think about it.But there are at least nearly a hundred eunuchs and maids on duty in the imperial dining room, and it is hard to estimate the number of people coming and going.

He pretended nothing to do and looked at those busy and familiar people, but couldn't see any clues, so he thought of a way, saying that the emperor suddenly wanted to eat Yurong soup, and asked the imperial chef to make a bowl quickly.

Yurong Soup is a simple soup, the preparation is not complicated, and the ingredients are single, so it is not afraid of being tampered with.During the cooking period, there is no need to watch from the sidelines, just boil it slowly for half an hour.

Xiao Anzi chatted with people on the surface, but he never left his eyes, paying attention to anyone who approached Tang Tang.

Anyone who deliberately approaches at this time must be unusual.

He didn't know if this method of waiting for a rabbit would work, and he could only come up with this method at the moment.

The hall is empty, the charcoal fire in the stove is fading, and the warmth emitted is no longer enough to drive away the coldness in this room.Xiao'anzi went away for a long time and didn't come back, Yun Yu felt chills all over his body, especially the area around his heart seemed to be wrapped in a ball of ice, and uneasy cold currents were spreading all over his limbs and bones.

He felt an unprecedented fatigue, powerless and empty, as if the energy in his body was constantly being lost.

He wanted to pull the quilt, but his hands were a little stiff, and he couldn't use any strength.

He missed the temperature when Xiao Changli held his hand, it was so steady and warm, as long as there was that little temperature, he would not be afraid of anything.

But at this moment, he didn't know where he was, what he was doing, whether he was safe, and whether he would come back.

He can only lie alone in this empty and cold bedroom, maybe he will die in the next moment.

Not being able to see him again is about to die.