Chapter 118 Actors online: I can't sleep well (please subscribe)
When the emperor's oral order came out of Xiyuan.

The city of Beijing has been completely shrouded in darkness.

The sky is full of stars and the Milky Way stretches across the horizon.

The emperor summoned the cabinet ministers, but the news reached the official residences of all the officials in the capital.

When Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong and Yuan Wei were riding in sedan chairs to the Western Garden, countless families lit up the candles that had been extinguished long ago.

Everyone was guessing what major event had occurred in the Western Garden that would cause the emperor to summon the cabinet ministers at this time.

When Yan Song and his four companions hurriedly entered the Western Garden almost at the same time and arrived in front of the Yuxi Palace.

The inside and outside of Yuxi Palace were filled with factory guards and imperial guards.

And tonight, Lu Fang did not go out to Yuxi Palace to welcome the four cabinet ministers.

Yan Song couldn't help but look back at Xu Jie and others.

Several people had puzzled expressions on their faces, and they still didn't know what had happened to Yuxi Palace, or perhaps the Emperor.

Since Lu Fang did not come out, Xu Jie had no choice but to step forward and support Yan Song.

"Lord Yan, please walk slower. His Majesty has suddenly summoned us tonight. I'm afraid something big has happened. We are also members of the cabinet, so we must share His Majesty's worries."

Gao Gong followed behind, and although he was somewhat dissatisfied with Xu Jie's attentive treatment of Yan Song, he also understood that the situation was unclear at the moment, and such actions and words were necessary.

As for the new cabinet member Yuan Wei, he yawned.

The cabinet of our Ming Dynasty had Lord Yan, Lord Xu, Lord Gao, plus Lord Zhang who was far away in the southeast. They were all capable people.

Why bother yourself?

Can't you just write some Qingci properly?
Yuan Wei suddenly thought of what happened today. It seemed that his confidant Yan Shidu had been staying in Yuxi Palace and had never left the palace.

in this way.

Yuan Wei then became a little more energetic.

Several people entered Yuxi Palace with their own thoughts. When they walked to the front of the palace, they were slightly shocked.

Duke Dingguo Xu Yande, Duke Yingguo Zhang Rong, and Duke Chengguo Zhu Xizhong were seen wearing armor and holding swords, guarding outside the palace gate with soldiers.

Although these three dukes had been staying at the Yuxi Palace to guard the emperor ever since the Xiyuan Incident, they had never worn armor or held swords before.

Such an unusual behavior today.

This made the four cabinet ministers feel uneasy again, and they felt that something big must have happened.

at last.

The four of them walked to the inner hall.

Under the gaze of everyone, in the inner hall of Yuxi Palace, Jiajing was leaning on the platform, and Lu Fang was serving beside him with a tense expression.

As for Yan Shaoting, who had not left Xiyuan all day, he was kneeling on the ground nearby.

Yan Song and others entered the inner hall.

Without any verbal instructions, Lu Fang brought in four stools.

"My Lords, please take a seat."

Yan Song sat down tremblingly with the help of Xu Jie.

Afterwards, Xu Jie and Gao Gong half sat down on the stool.

However, Yuan Wei actually sat up and even twisted his waist and adjusted his posture.

Several people looked at the emperor who was leaning on the platform with his head down with puzzled eyes, their minds silently moving.

Yan Song was the chief minister of the cabinet after all, so he was the first to ask, "Your Majesty summoned me and others to the Yuxi Palace to see you late at night. I wonder why Your Majesty summoned me and others."

After saying this, Yan Song leaned forward slightly, as if to make up for his current deafness and blindness.

But on the Taotai, Jiajing never made any move.

The atmosphere was so strange that no one dared to ask any more questions.

I don’t know how much time passed.

Jiajing then slowly raised his head and looked at the four people.

"I...haven't slept a wink for several days."

now.

Jiajing's eyes were red and his face was a little pale.

Yan Song and others couldn't help but tremble in their hearts, feeling that something big was about to happen.

Xu Jie nodded and clasped his fists: "Your Majesty is as heavy as Mount Tai and shoulders the responsibility of the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty is ill. Why hasn't the Imperial Hospital checked your pulse yet?"

Jiajing shook his head and snorted twice.

Finally, he stared into those red eyes, his gaze fixed on the four people.

"Everyone..."

"I can't sleep well!"

The last half of the sentence was almost shouted out from Jiajing's throat.

But the sound was so harsh, as rotten as an old blower.

Bang bang bang.

Yan Song, Xu Jie and Gao Gong immediately stood up and knelt on the ground.

Yuan Wei lagged behind by half a beat, and with a bang he knelt down behind the three men.

Yan Song's face was full of solemnity: "We, the ministers, have failed in our duty and have not been able to help Your Majesty to make decisions on state affairs, causing Your Majesty to worry day and night and unable to sleep. This is our fault. Please, Your Majesty, issue an order to severely punish us."

Xu Jie, Gao Gong and Yuan Wei also bowed and knelt.

"Your Majesty, please issue an order to severely punish me and others."

Yan Shaoting, who was also kneeling on the ground, quietly raised his head and glanced at the Taoist priest in front of him.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart that the Taoist priest is really a good actor.

In just such a short time, it was already completely impossible to tell that he was pretending. His red eyes, pale face, and panic-stricken tone were matched.

This play is well done.

Lu Fang howled and knelt on the platform. His eyes turned red and he turned to look at Yan Song and the other three.

He began to cry, "Since the Xiyuan Incident, when a gunshot was heard outside the palace wall, Your Majesty has not been able to sleep a single night.

Every time he took a nap, it was only for a short while. As long as there was the slightest noise outside, His Majesty would be awakened.

I drank bowl after bowl of calming medicine, but there was no improvement.

Tonight, I begged my master to pass on the order to all the ministers, hoping that they could share my worries so that I could really sleep peacefully. "

Without waiting for Yan Song, Xu Jie and others to speak.

Lu Fang cried again, and fell to the ground with his hands. "The country and people that our ancestors of the Ming Dynasty fought for are now in the hands of the master alone. The master must not get into any trouble!"

Lu Fang's wailing made the four cabinet ministers in Yuxi Palace frown.

Yan Song said worriedly: "Since the Xiyuan Incident, the factory guards have been mobilized in large numbers to track down the real culprit.

Your Majesty has also handed over all the matters to Yan Shaoting. Today, the Ministry of Works' Military Equipment Bureau, Saddle and Bridle Bureau, Firearms Storehouse, the Imperial Household's Weaponry Bureau, and Gunpowder Storehouse have all been questioned and their accounts checked to see if the firearms used by the real murderer came from the court.

I believe that, given time, the truth will soon be revealed and the real culprit will be punished as he deserves.”

At this moment, Lu Fang completely became the emperor's mouthpiece and spokesperson.

He was seen saying with great sorrow: "When can the real culprit be found! The court's firearms accounts are completely false, when can we find out!"

Without waiting for Yan Song to speak.

Gao Gong, who had been waiting for a long time, spoke first: "Your Majesty, since the Xiyuan Incident, many things have been complicated and confusing. If you want to find out the truth in time, I think you can order the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to hold a joint trial and investigate the case together!"

The emperor seemed to be getting anxious and angry, probably because the case had not been solved for a long time.

Gao Gong naturally had to take action.

Take advantage of the opportunity to get the hosting rights.

If we don’t take action now, when will we wait?

Lu Fang was once again filled with grief and said, "Investigate? How can we investigate? The incident happened outside the palace walls of Xiyuan, and the Wucheng Army had no warning! The Beijing Camp was completely silent!
I'm afraid that the city of Beijing in our Ming Dynasty can allow thieves to enter and exit freely without any hindrance!

Today there was a gunshot outside Xiyuan, and tomorrow there will probably be a gunshot outside Yuxi Palace.

In a few years, I'm afraid that thieves will be able to walk up to the master unstoppable!"

Hear the words.

Yan Shaoting almost laughed out loud.

This eunuch Lu was just cooperating in the play, but what he said seemed to have some foresight.

Our Ming Dynasty will not last many years.

It really allows thieves to enter the palace unimpeded.

Yan Song's face was tense.

Xu Jie's face was filled with worry, and he felt even more uneasy.

Your Majesty, please do not have any inappropriate thoughts because of this incident in the Western Garden.

He immediately said, "Your Majesty, the incident in the Western Garden was indeed caused by the lax defense of the capital. I think you can order the reorganization of the Five Cities Military Department, and then send more troops to guard the Western Garden and the Imperial City to prevent this incident from happening again."

at last.

Jiajing, who was on the Taotai, finally raised his head again and glanced at the four people present with a stern look.

"I am uneasy!"

The emperor was not satisfied with this solution.

This made Xu Jie, who was already suspicious, look even uglier and feel more uneasy.

as predicted.

next second.

Lu Fang shouted at the top of his voice: "Let the border troops enter the capital! Let them guard the Western Garden, the Imperial City, and protect Your Majesty!"

hum.

Xu Jie's heart was filled with alarm, and the uneasiness he had felt before finally took shape.

The emperor actually had the idea of ​​transferring border troops to Beijing.

How can I agree to this?

Today the emperor can mobilize border troops to enter the capital.

Tomorrow, the emperor will be able to lead these troops to war!

Xu Jie immediately kowtowed heavily and prostrated himself on the cold gold brick.

"His Majesty!"

"This is absolutely not allowed!"

No matter what, the emperor must not be allowed to think of mobilizing border troops to enter the capital to protect the safety of the imperial city.

Once this start is made, it will be difficult to undo it.

For the imperial court, that would be a disaster far more serious than the southward migration of the remnants of the former Yuan Dynasty from the grasslands.

Yan Shaoting, kneeling on the ground, had a sneer on his face.

These are the officials of the Ming Dynasty today.

They pursued the political goal of forcing the emperor to rule the country without any intervention and trapped the emperor in the palace.

In this way, they can step by step reproduce the glory of the civil officials of the former Song Dynasty, or even surpass it.

military power?

The emperor must not be allowed to touch it.

Just forty years ago, they had proved with their actions that the emperor could only stay in this city of Beijing, in this imperial city.

This is exactly what happened forty years ago.

This is how the Taoist priest in front of us came into being, walking step by step from the distant Anlu into the city of Beijing, which was used to imprison the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Lu Fang's face suddenly turned cold.

Although what was just proposed was not what was discussed in Yuxi Palace before.

But the answer that Xu Jie expected still made him dissatisfied.

how?

Is the emperor's safety so unimportant?
We can’t even mention the matter of mobilizing border troops to guard the imperial city?

He even did not say how many border troops would be mobilized to Beijing.

Lu Fang snorted coldly.

"Neither this nor that is possible."

"Lord Xu, I will ask you on behalf of Master Zi."

"What can you do to help the master sleep peacefully?"

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