Prince of Chaos

Chapter 203 Three Signs of Wanli

The 24th year of Wanli is destined not to be a year that can be stopped.

This year, Emperor Wanli's body had some health problems. Under the careful care of the imperial physicians, not only did it not get better, but it went from bad to worse.

The atmosphere in the palace and even in the capital could not help but become extraordinarily dignified due to the physical condition of Emperor Wanli.

In the cabinet, Shen Shixing, a scholar of the first assistant university, and Wang Xijue, the second assistant, looked at each other. Wang Xijue was sitting opposite Shen Shixing with a sad face.

"Yuanfu, the crown prince will be married next month. But what should the emperor do in such a situation?"

For the first time, Wang Xijue felt panic.

Among the entire cabinet, he was the least willing to see Emperor Wanli in poor health, because he was the one who proposed the damned conferment ceremony of the two kings.Later, not only did the matter of conferring the title of the two kings fail, but the eldest son of the emperor unexpectedly became the crown prince.

This made Wang Xijue flustered, he always felt that he was in the wrong line and placed his bet too early.

Now, Emperor Wanli has something that he can't take seriously, and when the crown prince is instigated by villains again, then his second assistant will be over.

However, Shen Shixing didn't care too much about Wang Xijue's mood, and he had long been upset with this assistant who was always thinking about his position.

However, due to the self-restraint of Mr. Shoufu, Shen Shixing never wore small shoes for Wang Xijue. Therefore, the court situation has been relatively stable in these years, and there has been no factional strife.

In this regard, Shen Shixing still has a high evaluation of himself. He believes that he has played a vital role in the stability of the court in the past few years, and he is much better than his predecessors who love to make troubles. How could he have been the chief assistant for 13 years?

The 13-year term of the chief assistant has been the longest since the founding of the cabinet in Ming Dynasty, except for the treacherous minister Yan Song who was shouted and beaten by everyone.

However, in the original historical time and space, Shen Shixing was not so lucky. In the original historical time and space, the intensity of the country-based dispute was far beyond imagination. In the few years from the 19th year of Wanli to the 22nd year of Wanli, it overturned four times in succession. The first assistant.

However, now because of Zhu Changluo's sudden birth and careful operation and design, the national dispute has come to an end early, so this also made Shen Shixing work as the chief assistant for several years out of thin air.

Shen Shixing slowly picked up a cup of tea, blew it slowly, then pecked lightly, and said: "The emperor's body is not hesitant, it's all because I and other officials can't understand Tianxin, and we are sharing the worries of the emperor. Marriage is indeed a good thing full of joy, with this good thing, maybe the emperor will be very happy and the dragon will be healthy in an instant."

When Wang Xijue heard Shen Shixing speak like this, he didn't dare to say anything against Shen Shixing's words, so he could only say: "Yuan Fu's words are very true. The lower official made a slip of the tongue."

Shen Shixing looked at the subdued Wang Xijue, and he was also in a good mood.However, when he thought about Emperor Wanli's body, he couldn't help but feel agitated.

In case, Emperor Wanli really has something good or bad, and how should he, an "old minister" deal with the crown prince?
This matter also caused Shen Shixing a headache, but Shen Shihang couldn't show it yet.

Otherwise, rumors would spread everywhere in the court, causing chaos in an instant.

Just when Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue were having their own concerns, Shi Xing, Minister of the Ministry of War, hurried over again.

After Shi Xing arrived at the cabinet, he opened his mouth and said, "The big thing is bad!"

With that voice, the faces of Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue turned black instantly.

Shen Shixing said sullenly, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

Shi Xing immediately handed over the military report in his hand, and then quickly said to Shen Shixing: "An important incident happened to Yuanfu, and Yang Yinglong, chieftain of Bozhou, has turned against him again!"

After Shen Shixing heard Shi Xing's words, his face instantly turned black.

What kind of medicine did Yang Yinglong take wrongly?If a good chieftain doesn't do it, he insists on rebelling. Are you out of your mind?

However, Shishi Bank still cannot ignore this matter.Because, this fact is too big.

Bozhou is located in Sichuan and Guizhou, with a radius of thousands of miles. It has become the hereditary land of the Yang family since Yangduan in the Tang Dynasty. It has been passed down to Yang Yinglong’s generation for 29 generations of chieftains for thousands of years. During this period, the Central Plains dynasty has changed several times. dial.Only these chieftains are still strong.

However, this Yang Yinglong has a strange skeleton, and he doesn't work in a well-established family with a thousand years of history. He insists on imitating others and raising flags to rebel. Isn't this obviously looking for trouble?

Moreover, just now Shi Xing also said that Yang Yinglong rebelled again. Obviously, this guy has a criminal record.

Shen Shixing took Shi Xing's military report, then looked at Shi Xing and asked, "Why did he turn against him again? Didn't the court treat him well enough?"

Facing Shen Shixing's questioning, Shi Xing didn't know how to answer.

In the end, Shi Xing could only talk about what was in the military newspaper.

Shi Xing said: "According to the report from the governor of Sichuan, Yang Yinglong rebelled angrily because of the death of his second son Yang Kedong. Now he sends troops to raid Yuqing, Dahu and Duba; All guards; surround Huangping and kill the house of the chief of Chong'an."

Shen Shixing said: "Yang Kedong's death has long been concluded. He died of illness in Chongqing because he was not acclimatized to the environment and his body was weak. At that time, Chongqing also sent someone to explain it. What does he mean now?"

Shi Xing also couldn't answer Shen Shixing's words, he really couldn't answer this question instead of Yang Yinglong who had a foolish mind.

Seeing that Shi Xing didn't reply, Shen Shixing didn't dare to be arbitrary.

In the end, Shen Shixing glanced at the vice assistant Wang Xijue, and then said to Shi Xing: "Go, now go to the palace to face the saint, please the emperor to make a decision."

After all, Shen Shixing took Wang Xijue and Shi Xing to the Inner Palace and headed towards Qianqing Palace.

In the Qianqing Palace, the Wanli Emperor at this time had long since lost his previous lively appearance. He was leaning weakly on a recliner, standing beside Zhu Changluo, Chen Ju and others.

Zhu Changluo was on the side and slowly fanning the cattail fan to cool down Emperor Wanli's summer heat.

Chen Ju lightly hammered Emperor Wanli's shoulder on the other side.

Emperor Wanli looked listlessly at the scenery outside the window. It was full of heat outside, which made people feel irritable.

"Chang Luo, can you give me another ice cream?"

Emperor Wanli was really not afraid of death, and he still wanted to eat ice cream to relieve the heat when he got to this point.

Zhu Changluo gently shook his fan, and said, "Father, today's ice cream has already been eaten. You are weak now, and the imperial doctor said to take a good rest. This ice cream is too cold. I'm afraid my son will treat Father's dragon body." not good."

Emperor Wanli heard Zhu Changluo's remonstrance, and he sighed, "I will get better soon after eating ice cream. It's too hot today, and I can't lift my spirits."

However, Zhu Changluo, who found out with conscience, felt that he could not let Emperor Wanli eat it anymore. If something happened while Emperor Wanli was eating ice cream, wouldn't it be troublesome?
So, let's bear with it when it comes to this.

Seeing Emperor Wanli's disappointment, Zhu Changluo couldn't bear it. He finally said, "Father, although ice cream is not edible. However, I recently got a prescription for herbal tea. I will make you a cup of herbal tea later." How about a little?"

When Emperor Wanli heard about the herbal tea, he pouted, "Is the herbal tea tasteless?"

Zhu Changluo smiled and said: "It's different, I have drunk this herbal tea before, and it tastes sweet."

When Emperor Wanli heard it was sweet, he immediately became energetic.

"Okay, okay, then I'll have a taste."

While Emperor Wanli was waiting to drink herbal tea, Shen Shixing Wang Xijue and Shi Xing went to Qianqing Palace to ask for an audience.

The battle of Bozhou in the three major campaigns of Wanli began at this moment!

　That's all for today.

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