Hall of Mental Cultivation.
The lights are bright.
Emperor Hongwu Youyou woke up and opened his eyes to see the white-bearded doctor.
"Your Majesty is awake!"
The old doctor's voice was filled with joy. He really killed Emperor Hongwu, and most likely his whole family was buried with him.
Emperor Hongwu said softly, "How long have I been unconscious?"
"Two hours!"
Eunuch Yuan said in a low voice, "I have informed Master Yang and Commander Chen, but the harem is not aware of it yet."
Emperor Hongwu nodded with satisfaction. This was a plan that had been planned for a long time. He trusted Eunuch Yuan deeper in his heart and ordered.
"Let them come in."
After saying that, he turned to look at the old doctor. "I, how long will it take?"
The old doctor knelt on the ground and said subconsciously, "Long live your Majesty!"
Emperor Hongwu said, "I want to hear the truth!"
The old doctor hesitated for a long time, wanting to say that this was the truth, but fearing that he would be deceiving the emperor, he finally boldly said, "I probably won't make it through this autumn!"
The Lord of Autumn tortures and kills, and all things wither.
At this time.
Two sounds of kneeling and worshiping came from the commander Chief Minister Yang Si and Pacification Office, Chen Shen.
"Everyone, get up."
Emperor Hongwu waved the imperial physician and palace maids to leave, leaving only four monarchs and ministers in the palace. "My time is running out. In the future, when the new monarch ascends the throne, he will need the help of two internal and external people."
Yang Si's eyes flashed with strange color, and he listened quietly.
Chen Shen said sadly, "Long live your Majesty..."
Pacification Office is Daqing's secret service. It is responsible for monitoring hundreds of officials, rivers and lakes. It has always been the emperor's cronies. Once the new emperor secures the throne, the commander will inevitably be replaced.
"I have been hearing Long Live my whole life, but in the end I won't even live to be eighty years old. Now it sounds quite harsh."
Emperor Hongwu said slowly, "Yang Aiqing, Chief Minister was promoted to Chief Minister the year before last. Do you know the reason?"
Yang Si looked at the aging Majesty, with only those deep and bright eyes. Suddenly, an idea flashed, and he replied, "I once served as Eastern Palace's attendant, and later taught my grandson to study!"
Grandson!
Eunuch Yuan and Chen Shen changed their colors in shock. They never expected that Emperor Hongwu would be passed down from generation to generation.
Prince Wei is the vassal queen. It is not that there is no prince in the palace, but he has not yet had a title. He can definitely choose a crown prince.
"I once thought about passing it on to Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi. I secretly observed their temperament. Maybe they were born in a deep palace and raised as women. They are too pampered and cannot take on big responsibilities!"
Emperor Hongwu said, "On the contrary, my great-grandson, who has been in northern Xinjiang for several years, looks quite good. He at least understands the hardships of the people's livelihood."
Yang Si suppressed the surprise in his heart and kowtowed. "I will do my best to assist my grandson!"
Chen Shen and Eunuch Yuan are the leaders. They are the eyes and knives of the new king, inside and outside.
Emperor Hongwu nodded and said, "I will establish the throne in a few days, Yang Aiqing has already made preparations."
"According to the order."
Yang Si's mind was spinning, thinking about those former Crown Prince people who could still be roped in to support the grandson.
The emperor does not have corresponding power just by sitting on that chair. He must unite most of the courtiers, otherwise he will not be able to leave the capital. Of course, Emperor Hongwu is the master of ZTE, and the inheritance edict left behind will affect most officials.
Emperor Hongwu was silent for a long time, and then suddenly spoke.
"Mr. Wei, could you please do something?"
A Daoist figure suddenly appeared in the hall. He was wearing ordinary servant clothes. He seemed to be a low-level eunuch. He had an old face and white hair, standing tremblingly in front of the bed.
Eunuch Yuan kowtowed quickly. "Greetings to our ancestors."
Yang Si and Chen Shen couldn't help but look at them, and were very curious about this legendary eunuch in the palace. It was said that his martial arts was at its peak and he had saved Emperor Hongwu's life several times.
Eunuch Wei bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."
Emperor Hongwu said, "I have been husband and wife with Empress for decades, and I can't bear to see her suffer in the Cold Palace. Imperial Mausoleum has fixed it long ago, let Empress take the first step, and I will be there soon."
"According to the order."
Eunuch Wei bowed and agreed, and disappeared like a ghost.
Yang Si frowned slightly, vaguely guessing, and couldn't help but change his color in shock.
Emperor Hongwu sighed and said quietly.
"How will the history books evaluate me? Should I recognize the Golden Wolf King as my godfather? Prison and kill my biological father? Or kill my son and wife..."
Cold Palace.
The night wind rustled.
Zhou Yi woke up from a deep sleep and heard the sound of footsteps landing.
Even if it is subtler than the sound of wind, the ears blessed by Art of Breath Listening can easily distinguish it.
When the imperial power changes, you have to be on guard against any strangers. Zhou Yi didn't care about dressing and ran out of the window directly, running towards Empress Xia's room in two or three steps.
In the moonlight, a thin figure came out of the house.
"Who?"
Zhou Yi had a look of horror on his face, not because he was shocked that the visitor was strange, but because the sound of Empress Xia's breathing was missing from his ears.
Eunuch Wei glanced at Zhou Yi, surprise flashed in his eyes, and he rose into the air to leave.
"There's an assassin!"
Zhou Yi circulated his true energy, roared for a few miles, and his body quickly expanded to the size of two feet. Driven by the violent force, his speed was not weaker than Eunuch Wei Qinggong.
"Huh?"
Eunuch Wei raised his eyebrows, turned around and exchanged palms with Zhou Yi.
Boom!
Like drums, like thunder.
Zhou Yi's figure collapsed, smashing two walls. He only felt a strange energy as cold as ice, destroying and corroding in the body along the meridians.
There are not many different types of infuriating energy, but they are extremely tough and difficult to suppress. Zhou Yi can only suppress them with hundreds of times infuriating energy.
Eunuch Wei wasn't much better. He flew dozens of feet upside down, performed Qinggong after landing, and disappeared into the moonlight.
Zhou Yi suppressed the alien energy and had no intention of chasing the assassin. Zhang Er's golden body broke through the door arrogantly and saw Empress Xia who had lost all breath.
"Damn it!"
"You should have thought of it."
Old Lu's voice came from behind. "Even you don't believe that Empress is crazy, and His Majesty won't even believe it!"
Zhou Yi dispersed his golden body and returned to his normal body shape. He was completely naked, and his clothes were shattered when he used the technique. "What if the empress is really crazy?"
Old Lu said, "That will save you the pain."
Zhou Yi said in a deep voice, "Is this the loving couple that has been together for decades?"
"Little Yi, those couples who stay together till the end of their lives probably have no other better choice..."
Old Lu threw away a set of clothes. "Here comes someone. It's disrespectful to say that you look like this!"
The footsteps came a little late. The leaders were Directorate of Palace Attendants, the steward, and Eunuch Cui.
Seeing the breathless Empress Xia, Eunuch Cui cried a few times like a dead mother, and then a familiar person called Hall of Mental Cultivation to arrange the funeral arrangements.
Zhou Yi looked at Eunuch Cui coldly. This person is said to be Empress Xia's confidant!
After working hard and diligently for half a year, it finally came to nothing, which was a big blow to Zhou Yi.
Eunuch Cui felt a chill down his spine. He glanced at the Cold Palace who was turning over like an earth dragon. It happened to be the time when Empress was newly mourning. He smiled and said with an expression uglier than crying.
"Eunuch Yi, we are in charge of this place, you can go and have a rest."
Zhou Yi returned to his residence with a gloomy face, calling Dantian's true energy to kill the alien energy.
Old Lu came back slowly, found a quilt, and hung it on the broken window. The old man was afraid of the cold nights and dew, and he still wanted to live a few more years.
Zhou Yi asked, "Old Lu, the queen's plan has been completed, how come your majesty suddenly discovered it?"
"It may not be that I just discovered it, but it may be that the empress's plan is consistent with His Majesty's purpose."
Old Lu pondered for a moment and then said.
"Or maybe His Majesty can infer from the results without any evidence, and whoever benefits will be suspected..."