In the sleeping hall of the Great Neiguanwen Hall of Shendu, although it was very deep at night, it was still brightly lit. There were many middle-aged officials in the hall and between the veranda on both sides of the hall, and palace maids stood and wandered. There were also frequent patrolling guards in the palace walls and corridors around the hall.

Suddenly, a sudden and dull scream came from the inner hall. The middle-level official who stayed straight in the outer hall led several eunuchs to enter quickly and bowed to the ground and said, "What are you doing?"

"No, nothing, when will it take?"

A slightly tired and hoarse voice came from the curtain tent. Emperor Li Dan, who had woken up from his sleep, wiped the fine cold sweat on his forehead, raised his hand to signal the slightly panicked concubines to roll up the curtain. Then, a palace servant poured out a bowl of deterrent medicine from the silver pot simmered with charcoal fire outside the left window of the bed, and carefully entered the front to serve.

"Just three minutes later."

The Zhongguan glanced at the copper leakage scale and replied, and then said, "The night is still long. I'm waiting for you in the outer hall. Everyone is important to live in the house. Please put your tents and sleep."

After waking up from his sleep, although Li Dan was very tired, he didn't feel much sleepy. He sucked warm medicine lightly, and the interference in his mouth slightly faded. His slightly slow thoughts gradually flowed, and then he asked again: "Who is the one who is straight in the inner garden tonight?"

"Nabeimen Youtun Battalion Commander Shang Guoyi Zhou is safe."

Hearing this name, Li Dan subconsciously frowned: "What is the origin of safety this week? I remember that Wanqi has the name of Guoyi, and his skills are the best in the camps. It is difficult for ten men to approach him. When entering the north gate, he chooses him to enter the straight!"

"Zhou An Huaizhou people, Yifeng, who was recruited as a veteran of the Long March in the past year, was awarded the title of Guoyi, Linzhang Prefecture, Xiangzhou. He joined the Betel Guard in March last year and was awarded the title of the chief."

After hearing this, the Zhongguan hurriedly said, but after introducing Guo Yi's life experience, he paused, looked at the saint's affectionateness, and then continued to whisper: "As for Li Shun, because he is a member of the old Yi Society, he has been imprisoned in the Lijing Gate's inner prison..."

When the emperor heard this, his eyelids jumped, and after pondering for a moment, he said again: "Tomorrow morning, Zhou was on duty at the north gate, and he was given the word "Yang" and was awarded the guerrilla general."

Speaking of this, he was still sleepless, so he simply got up and put on the couch, put on his robe and went into the mat, and then asked again: "Where is Su Yong?"

"Grandpa Su is guarding the idle stable in Xuanwu City this night. Are you going to summon him at this time?"

"Don't disturb his ministry anymore, go and record the guard table in the North Gate tonight."

After hearing this, Li Dan said again that after the Central Office took the Beiya Guard Book tonight, he would carefully read it under the lamp. Seeing that the North Gate had more than 1,500 Guards tonight, he was calm and told him to give him a lot of soup and rice when he was in the morning and not to wait for the soldiers who were tired from the guards.

"What's the abnormal movement in Shangyang Palace?"

After learning about the defense of the Great Inner Palace, Li Dan asked again. When he heard the Zhongguan answer and there was no complaint, he couldn't help but frown and said unhappy: "Times are different, and the situation changes, how can there be no abnormality? There must be something that cannot be seen by the eyes and ears, so go and supervise it!"

After hearing this, the Zhongguan nodded quickly and then couldn't help but say, "Everyone is pure filial and virtuous. When asked about daily life several days, even though the servants and servants of the two palaces were also touched. It would be better to welcome the Empress Dowager to the Grand Inner, and to make two guards together, it would save the Beimen Guard even more..."

"Stop it! How can you ask questions about family affairs in heaven?"

When Li Dan heard this, he became angry and slapped the table and yelled.

Seeing this, the Zhongguan hurriedly apologized and did not dare to say anything more, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Since King Yong advanced eastward, the emperor has fallen into this highly nervous and suspicious mental state. The foreign court officials may not know it, but all the attendants in the inner palace felt this tension. Naturally, it can be seen that the saint's fear of King Yong traveling eastward can be said to be deeply rooted in the bones.

Not to mention that the emperor himself was restless day and night, the people in the Great Inner Palace were also infected and suffered so much that they did not know how long this kind of life would last.

People's sorrows and joys are not consistent. The emperor does not feel much about the fear of the palace people. It is difficult for the palace people to understand why the emperor is obviously the supreme emperor in the world, so he is so afraid of a King Yong who is far away in Xijing that he even dares to take the Empress Dowager back to the Great Inner to be placed.

Even he himself cannot estimate how much shadow Li Dan had caused in his past years of secluded living, including the coup he experienced back then.

These negative feelings before were overwhelmed by the powerful feeling of holding power, but as the situation gradually got out of control, the feeling of powerlessness and helplessness that year spread from the bottom of my heart again, and it was even more surging than at that time.

After scolding the Central Officer, Li Dan continued: "Tomorrow, two hundred soldiers will be sent to Shangyang Palace. No personnel and matters are allowed to enter or leave. In addition, King Fen and others moved to Shangyang Palace to live..."

Speaking of this, Li Dan's tone was trembling. His feelings for his mother were very complicated, with both a strong resentment and fear that could not be dissolved, and a dependence that came from the bones.

The Empress Dowager is obviously an old man without power and power, and even his life and death are only in his thoughts, but he still has a sense of awe or expectation for his mother in his heart. At present, he does not have enough confidence in the defense of the Danei, but he still feels that once the situation is completely out of control, his mother may still be able to protect his children's safety.

The central government was ordered to withdraw, and Li Dan did not continue to go to bed and fell asleep. He just sat in the mat. A trace of distractions flashed in his mind and summoned people to ask, such as how many people were knocking on the palace yesterday, such as what the situation in Hedong is, or the itinerary of Prime Minister Li Sixun.

It was not until dawn that the meager dawn fell into the bedroom and felt a little tired. Taking advantage of this sleepiness, Li Dan directly rested at his desk. He felt that he had been sleeping for a long time, but when he was awakened by the footsteps outside the hall, he found that the candle flowers on the side of the mat had not been cut.

"What happened?"

The emperor's vision was a little confused. Seeing that the person who entered was Su Yong, the inner servant who should have stayed in Xuanwu City, was still quite anxious. He suddenly woke up and asked quickly.

"Yes, it was the news from Hedong that Di and Xianggong Di died in Fenzhou, Fenzhou Lingshi Post..."

Su Yong entered the front and half supported the emperor and whispered.

"What, why... who knows who harms it?"

When the emperor heard this, he was shocked again. He suddenly clenched Su Yong's arm and gritted his teeth and asked in a low voice.

"No, Xinbao said that although there were signs of thieves sneaking in Lingshi Post, Prince Di did not kill him, but hanged himself... It should be undoubtedly true that King Yu sent someone to spread the news."

"Hang suicide? Di Gong, how could he be, how could he be!"

Hearing Su Yong's answer, Li Dan's expression became even more excited, stood up from the table tremblingly, wandering anxiously in the room for a moment, turned to face the north, sighed for a long time, tears flowed out of the corners of his eyes when he closed his eyes: "How could he abandon me? He... What a virtuous lord I am, I'd rather die than to die! I, old thief... old thief bully me! He welcomed me in the palace back then, he abandoned me! My family and country worries, I should, ha, the old thief has a life of food and wealth, and his reputation is greater than reality. It turns out that he is just a timid rat!"

"Since the matter has happened, it is useless to be sad. I will swear to obey the emperor's orders and go to danger together!"

Li Dan was indeed in a state of grief and anger, but it was obviously not the time to indulge in love. He shook his head, which was a little confused, and then said: "Di died in Fenzhou, where did King Yu go? Have you ever arrived in Jinzhou?"

"It has not been possible yet. King Yu still stayed in the northern border of Fenzhou. In order to wait for the acceptance of the cattle and horse materials that the Turks asked to surrender, he failed to do so in time..."

Hearing Su Yong's words, Li Dan laughed furiously, and his waist bent: "My good son! He knows the difficulty of material resources and cherishes everything. He, he... The situation in the capital is already dying, and the stupid guy is in love with the cows and horses in the south of the desert! Su Yong, am I wrong? Some things are very different, so it should be admitted that the seeds of the mean and inferior seeds of my family are indeed not as strong as those of the second brother!"

"The saint must not think of this. His Highness, King Yu, has been able to take charge of major issues on his own. In time, he will be able to trust his family and country..."

When Su Yong heard this, he hurriedly said.

"If you want to take time? In this world, who will be willing to take time with me?"

Li Dan sneered, then raised his hand and rubbed his face, and then said, "Who is the one who keeps the straightforward position in the Political Affairs Hall today?"

"It's Wei and Jiang's two husbands."

"Summon them into the palace to meet, and there is also Yuan Shuji, the left-level official, who will be summoned together if he is still in the yamen."

Although he had not been asleep all night, after learning that Di Renjie's death and the army in Hedong was still far away, the emperor naturally lost his sleepiness. After washing up, he changed his clothes and went straight to the hall.

King Yong led his army to the east and was deeply moved by the feelings of the court. Although the important officials in the court made the decision to send Prime Minister Li Sixun to pacify and dissuade him after two days of sleepless discussion, the ministers did not dare to repay them with great confidence in whether they could succeed.

In recent times, the emperor has lived in the palace and no longer involved in foreign dynasties. The people in the foreign dynasties are in panic. Many court officials are worried about the situation or future and are not interested in things. The departments are seriously short of staff. Even if they return to the imperial city to be a straightforward, most of them want to find out the news, and the affairs of the court and government are basically abandoned.

As the ruling center of the imperial court, the daily affairs should be busy every day, handling military and political affairs of all sizes. However, in fact, the ruling hall has been very leisurely for several days. Not to mention normal affairs, even the documents of impeachment of personnel by the Censorate, which is very annoying on the daily basis, are rarely submitted.

The noisy and noisy Korean sentiment is naturally not a good phenomenon, but if even basic supervision and maintenance stop, the situation that means will be even more serious, indicating that even the magistrates have lost confidence and participation in the current situation in such a Korean sentiment.

Such a situation never happened even during the Wuzhou Revolution and the most tense moment of the Korean situation. At that time, whether it supports or opposes, there were at least disputes and oppositions in the Korean Central Committee. Unlike now, there was a pool of stagnant water on the surface, but the inside was already full of rifts.

After receiving the emperor's summons, the two prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall and the Censor Yuan Shuji arrived in the Da Nei Palace. When they saw each other, a slight surprise flashed in their eyes, but there was more worry and helplessness in their eyes.

When the emperor entered the hall, the three of them stood up to greet them. The emperor did not greet them any more. After sitting down, he looked at Duke Jiang Xi of the Hui Kingdom and asked, "Is the news from the west transmitted?"

After hearing this, Jiang Xi shook his head, but added: "Although the silent message was sent back, it can be confirmed that King Yong's journey eastward was 5,000 soldiers, which was the Great Soldier of the Western Army, which was previously estimated by the court, still gathered 50,000 armors after the New Year. It can be seen that even the troops of Shaanxi Dao still had objections to King Yong's advance this time, and King Yong did not dare to send all the soldiers to the war..."

"When King Yong attacked the North Gate, his army was not yet worth a thousand."

Wei Juyuan flipped his eyelids, looked at Jiang Xi and said, after saying this, he ignored the expressions of the people in the hall, and sat down silently again.

"How is the past the past? Regardless of the situation, the incident happened suddenly, and there was less defense inside and outside. Now King Yong stopped and looked inside and outside, and could no longer duel in the hiding moment. Now the two yamen in the capital still have the strength of the people, the city defense and the palace defense are rigorous. Moreover, the Prime Minister Li's mission is to travel west and say that the court does not want King Yong to return to the country, and King Yong may not dare..."

Jiang Xi glanced at Wei Juyuan who was pouring cold water, and then continued.

After hearing this, Wei Juyuan smiled, then attended the ceremony and looked up at the emperor and said, "The people of Shaanxi Province, King Yong has a profound management, and the emperor's gates travel eastward to avoid it is a clear proof. Now King Yong is simply walking, either pretending to be weak or not in extreme circumstances. His plans are far-reaching, and he is not aware of his own plans. However, according to what Mr. Jiang said, the formation set up in the clear can still be determined to fight, but the disasters of hidden dangers cannot be prevented. Now the people in the capital are mostly in Luonan. Whether the disasters are hidden is the saints.

When the emperor heard Wei Juyuan's words, a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes. After thinking for a long time, he spoke again: "Wei Chengqing, how did he do recently?"

Many conspiracies, especially those related to the artifacts of the dynasty, were never completely unfounded. Just like the revolution in the old Shendu, when King Yong came into contact with the military power of the Northern Yai and led the Suyue army, the kings of the Wu clan were already alert and began to suppress King Yong, and even almost succeeded.

If there was no clue at the beginning of what Wei Chengqing planned, then when a large number of soldiers from the South Ya yamen rushed to the prefectures and counties under their arrangement, they could no longer hide it.

But the problem is that it is two different concepts to be aware of something and whether it can be suppressed. Wei Chengqing was already the prime minister of the Political Affairs Hall at that time, and many Guanlongxun Sects that followed his power had gathered together under his sect. Even the guards in the South Yashu were no longer aware of what they had been infiltrated.

Although the emperor began to suppress the power of the prime minister after the first results of the ten thousand cavalry of the Northern Yaya, unfortunately, the Turks invaded again. While dealing with external troubles, they also had to be careful of the storm. In this case, if the cleaning of the court was launched again, it would undoubtedly be a kind of self-harm. It could only take Wei Chengqing's position and maintain a superficial calm.

The situation facing the court is that the open threat of King Yong is about to pass through Tongguan, and the secret King Luling may be closer to Duji. Both threats are enough to be fatal, but the difference is which kind of poison is earlier.

Hearing the emperor's words and Wei Chengqing, Jiang Xi couldn't help but say: "Now King Yong is already at Tongguan, and he needs to work together to stop him. If there is another slight struggle in the court, the situation may be even more dangerous!"

At this moment, Wei Juyuan no longer had a sarcastic aura, but said directly: "Although the disaster is hidden in the wilderness, I don't know where to hide it, if I want to make trouble, I will take charge of the matter with General Wei Chengqing! Please immediately kill Wei Chengqing, so that his disciples will be out of sight and be disturbed by fear. Those who are involved in the matter will have a swaying ambition or reveal their evil..."

"But if King Yong takes advantage of the situation and goes east, what will he stop him?"

"The King Yong has not lost his rules. If he is truly a magic weapon, then the soldiers of the Western Army will not be just five thousand! The complaints are also stopped by the border disturbances..."

"King Yong is not worth a thousand armors, and he dares to attack! Even if he is in the pass, his reputation will be more than just..."

"The King Yong's Jieyue is still given to him by the saint. However, the thief who wants to fight for the extraordinary achievements in the wild have already decided to be outside the king's law!"

The two started a quarrel against each other, while the emperor frowned even deeper, and for a while he was struggling, not knowing who to obey.

Yuan Shuji, who was in the hall, never spoke. Looking at the two prime ministers who were quarreling, there was a faint ridicule in his eyes. When the two of them stopped and organized their words, he stood up and bowed and said, "It is indeed difficult to stop King Yong's journey eastward today. And the disaster in Shannan is also entangled with the feelings of the court. But if the saint sends an edict to the world to fight against the treachery in Hebei, with this righteousness, King Yong can wrap his feet, and the saint passes through Hebei, so he can avoid the disaster of the turmoil in the capital, and combine the troops of the King of Hedong, and gather the forces of the people in Hebei!"

"This, the Chief Secretary explains this plan in detail!"

When Li Dan heard this, his eyes lit up.

"No! How can the saint go to the wilderness easily..."

Wei Juyuan and Jiang Xi were shocked when they heard Yuan Shuji's speech. Seeing that the emperor showed great interest in this, they couldn't help but become more anxious. They temporarily gave up their disputes and stopped them in unison.

"What are the plans of those two husbands to determine the inside and outside?"

Since Yuan Shuji spoke, he stopped retreating and looked straight at the two of them and said in a deep voice: "The reason why King Yong was restless and turmoil in Guanxi was the only disturbance of the Turks. The emperor personally fought for the expedition, and his power was not supported by the power. The court was so dirty and the palace was only shaking, otherwise it would not be enough to accomplish anything. The army in Hedong was difficult to return, so the power of the court was weak and light, and the power was not my only, so I should take advantage of it!"

"Nonsense! The emperor respects the law of the clan and the country respects it. How can he compete with the traitors and ministers with a strong force!"

Wei Juyuan stood up and paused his feet, pointed at Yuan Shuji and said angrily.

"Don't be irritated by Wei, I also know that this plan is quite undesirable. However, now that the internal and external affairs are in trouble, we should not stop talking about it anymore. Let's talk about it for now."

Li Dan stood up to persuade him to make peace, but his eyes looked thoughtful.
Chapter completed!