Lady Wan Guan

This day is long for some, and short for others.

It was night and the Gongyuan was quiet. Most of the candidates had gone to bed early. The first exam was over and they needed to recharge their batteries for the second exam.

Shangguan Zhaoyang, however, couldn't sleep. His mind was filled with the policy questions he had prepared recently. The policy questions can be said to be the most difficult of the three exams and the one that requires the most luck. One question is whether he can put forward effective political opinions. Second, whether what you see is in line with the examiner's expectations.

My husband has analyzed that in this subject, the factors of the examiner dominate.

The chief examiner this time is Prime Minister Yang. Prime Minister Yang is a moderate and prefers a golden mean in dealing with things. My husband has repeatedly warned me not to be too sharp in my words or too rigid in my political views.

Hey, I still don’t know what the test questions are. Forget it, don’t think about it anymore. The boat will go straight to the bridge.

Shangguan Zhaoyang closed his eyes and prepared to sleep.

After lying down for a while, Shangguan Zhaoyang took a sniff.

Why does it smell like burning meat?

Shangguan Zhaoyang sat up hurriedly, stuck his head out and looked around, and saw a fire in a dormitory opposite to the left.

Shangguan Zhaoyang was shocked and shouted: "It's gone, it's gone, No. 127 is gone."

This voice suddenly woke up all the sleeping candidates.

The Imperial Guards in charge of patrol ran over and saw that the bedding of No. 127 was all set on fire.

Commander Zheng of the Imperial Guard made a prompt decision: "Other candidates are not allowed to leave the dormitory. Candidates No. 127, 128, and 126 will evacuate with me and put out the fire immediately."

The guards quickly brought buckets of water and put out the fire soon.

Yang Xiang and others who came after hearing the news looked at the burnt examination room No. 127 with lingering fear.

"Fortunately, only one dormitory was burned down, and there were no casualties." Deputy Examiner Chen Daoshi touched the cold sweat on his forehead.

Yang Xiang looked solemn and ordered: "Master Chen, Master Yao, please take care of the aftermath, check for hidden dangers one by one, and remind candidates to be careful of fire candles."

"Yes." Scholar Chen and Shilang Yao accepted the order.

"Where is No. 127?"

Commander Zheng said: "The humble position has already placed the person under guard."

"Bring him to me."

Gu Zhouting reminded him that tonight might not be peaceful. He thought about it, what kind of trouble could happen in the heavily guarded Gongyuan? Either dead or a fire. Gu Zhouding's reminder was that he would rather believe that there was something there than that there was nothing there, so he still ordered people to step up patrols and add a few more water tanks, all of which were filled with water.

As a result, something really happened.

Before Yang Xiang left the dormitory, he heard someone shouting: "It's gone. It's gone."

What happened again?
Everyone looked up and saw thick smoke billowing outside the Gongyuan, and soon flames shot into the sky.

Yang Xiang was horrified: "Go and find out where the fire started."

A guard came running up and said, "Sir, there is a fire in a house near Gongyuan. People from the City Patrol Department have already arrived, and the Fire Dragon Team has also been dispatched. They will arrive in a short time."

"Will it affect Gongyuan?"

The guard arrived: "The rescue was timely, so it shouldn't be affected."

"Always pay attention to the fire situation and be prepared to evacuate at any time if it affects Gongyuan."

Yang Xiang looked at the blazing fire and thought: It is indeed not peaceful tonight.

In the Hanyuan Hall, Concubine Sun took out a bunch of bells from the box, took out the cotton stuffed in the bells, hesitated again and again, and rang the bells.

The tinkling sound of bells drifts away in the night wind.

A dark figure lurking near Hanyuan Hall quickly left after hearing the sound of the bell.

Not long after, the lights lit up in the Zhengde Hall, and the father-in-law ran to the Imperial Hospital in a panic. He ran too fast and fell. He didn't care about the pain, so he got up and continued running.

Fengzao Palace was also alarmed, and the queen came from Manchu.

But I saw Eunuch Zhu's face was full of tears. When he saw the queen, he burst into tears and said: "Queen, your Majesty, your Majesty... Your Majesty, your Majesty, you are like a dragon in the sky."

The queen felt like she was struck by lightning and couldn't believe it: "Eunuch Zhu, what did you say?" Eunuch Zhu said sadly: "The emperor suddenly suffered from heartache. When the imperial doctor arrived, he was unable to cure him. Your Majesty, the dragon is in control of the sky."

There was a cry of crying in Zhengde Hall.

After Concubine Sun got the news, she shed a tear.

She got him killed after all.

She killed the person who was the best to her in her life.

Your Majesty, don’t blame me, I have no choice but to do this.

In the middle of the night, the bell rang, and the melodious bell echoed in the silent night sky.

One mark, two marks, three marks...

A full nine bells tolled.

The people who were awakened finally realized what had happened. The most supreme man in the imperial city had passed away.

Countless people went out and knelt down crying in the direction of the imperial city.

All civil and military officials hurriedly put on their mourning clothes and rushed to the palace.

In the Gongyuan, Scholar Chen burst into tears: "Master Prime Minister, shall we enter the palace?"

Yang Xiang was stunned. Could it be that when Gu Zhouting said it was not peaceful, he was referring to the emperor's death?
Could it be that Mr. Gu already knew this?
No, no, Master Gu also said something. Master Gu said, no matter what happens, you must be steady.

He believed that Gu Zhouting was definitely not a rebellious traitor.

So, Yang Xiang said: "You two will guard the Gongyuan. We will continue the exam tomorrow and let the Prime Minister go to the palace to have a look."

As an auxiliary minister and the emperor Bintian, he must enter the palace.

The sky was dimly bright, and the inside and outside of Yongshou Hall were covered with white flags and cries filled the air.

All civil and military officials were extremely sad. Yesterday morning, they saw the emperor in high spirits. Who would have thought that the emperor would drive to the west that night, which is hard to accept.

"The emperor had a heartache before. Didn't the Royal Hospital check it and say it's nothing?"

"Yes, the Emperor and the two Vice-Judges have both treated the Emperor."

“Could it be that the diagnosis was wrong?

"If the imperial hospital's diagnosis is wrong, the queen and the king will find out. The key now is that the country cannot live without a king for a day."

Everyone was shocked and had complicated expressions.

Yes, the emperor passed away suddenly, and if there was no other intention, the prince should succeed him.

But now most of the courtiers support King Kang, and the Queen and Wang Zaizhi definitely don't want to watch the prince sit on the dragon chair.

And the prince's power is still too weak. Can he successfully succeed to the throne?

This transfer of power is likely to cause a bloody storm.

And Dushanguan is far away at the junction of Dashu and Daqi.

Uncle Ning Huang, Ling Xi and others presented an ultimatum, saying that as long as they passed the Dushan Pass, they could return to Shu safely.

The defender at Dushanguan looked at the document, closed it with a smile, and waved his hand: "Take it."

Uncle Ning's face changed greatly: "What does this mean? We and the Shu delegation are returning from a trip to the capital to participate in a Cuju competition. Why are you detaining us?"

The defender smiled coldly: "Why? Wait until you arrive in the capital to tell the emperor."

"Aren't you afraid that this move will trigger a war between the two countries?"

"If we fight, we will fight. Are we afraid of you? Take it." The defenders showed no fear.

The mission consisted of only a hundred people. Surrounded by thousands of southwestern troops, even if Lingxi had the mysterious and unpredictable Gu technique, he could only be captured.

Lingxi couldn't figure out what went wrong. Unless Sun Guifei's actions were exposed, according to the plan, Sun Guifei should have taken action last night. No matter how fast the news spread, it couldn't have reached here in just one night.