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Mrs. Tan went up to meet him first, and asked anxiously: "Doctor, how is the master doing now?"

The doctor shook his head and said: "Ma'am, Tan Yushi's heat poison has invaded the internal organs, he is terminally ill, and has no power to recover, villain... the villain has tried his best." Sighing, he kept shaking his head.

Xue Poye walked up quickly, and said in a deep voice: "Doctor, as long as you can cure Tan Yushi, no amount of money will be a problem."

The doctor sighed: "To tell you the truth, Tan Yushi can't last long. No matter how much money he has, he can't survive. Hey, if you have anything to say, hurry up, it's too late... I'm afraid it will be too late. "Sighed, walked away quickly.

The Tan family suddenly burst into tears, and Mrs. Tan burst into tears.

Xue Poye didn't hesitate any longer, stepped forward quickly, pushed the door open and entered, and a strong smell of medicine hit his nostrils, probably the smell left by Tan Ziqing taking too much medicine these days.

There was a big bed in the middle of the room, and a coughing sound resounded from the bed. The coughing sound made people worry that the patient would cough out his heart and lungs.

After coughing, Tan Ziqing's voice actually sang softly with some difficulty: "... only teach the wind and thunder... move through the sky... when will I have to taste... what I wish...!" The voice was unspeakable the desolation.

Xue Poye only felt sore in his heart, and walked gently to the bedside, only to see Tan Ziqing singing softly with his eyes closed, covered with a quilt, his face was very thin and bony, which was quite different from before, with his eyes sunken , very old, very different from the old self-prestige.

"Teacher!" Xue Poye only felt his eyes wet for a while, walked to the bed, and called softly: "Poye came to see you."

Tan Ziqing's singing stopped abruptly, he slowly opened his eyes, and was a little surprised to see Xue Poye beside the bed, but he immediately smiled, stretched out his dry hand, held Xue Poye's hand, and said softly: "You finally Here we come, good... good...!"

"Teacher, you...how did you become so sick?" Xue Poye felt that Tan Ziqing's hands were also cold for a while, and there was no warmth in them. It seemed that he was extremely weak.

Tan Ziqing smiled and said softly, "You can come today, old man... very happy... very happy...!"

Xue Poye sat down by the bed, tightly holding Tan Ziqing's hand, and looked at the old man with joyful eyes although he was deeply depressed.

"Poye... The fate between you and me as a teacher and apprentice is God's will...!" Tan Ziqing said softly: "When I was a teacher, I accepted you as a student, but it was... selfish...!"

Xue Poye understood that there was a reason for him being a person without any background, but Tan Ziqing accepted him as his apprentice and took care of him in every possible way. Perhaps today he can solve the mystery.

"Do you know... why you suddenly fell ill as a teacher?" Tan Ziqing stared at Xue Poye and asked softly.

"Why?"

"Because... I'm afraid... I'm afraid...!" Tan Ziqing sighed, and said with a wry smile, "I'm afraid of the Holy One."

"Are you afraid?" Xue Poye was startled for a moment, confused for a while, not understanding what Tan Ziqing's words meant.

Tan Ziqing knew that the end was approaching, so he didn't go into too much trouble, and said directly: "I have been following the Holy Majesty since I was 26 years old, and now it has been nearly 30 years... oh, 30 years, too long, such a long time , enough for me to know too many secrets, those secrets... including things that the Holy Majesty didn't want me to know...!"

Xue Poye listened quietly.

"The cunning rabbit is dead, the running dog is cooking, and the birds are gone... the good bow is hidden!" Tan Ziqing said in a low voice: "I understood this truth a long time ago, and I also know that one day... the Holy One will definitely attack me... ...!"

"At that time, I just wanted to find a young and promising junior...to help him find a place in the court...this person must be affectionate and righteous, because...this old man is going to entrust his family to him after his death... He... this old man has served the Holy One all his life, and he has offended too many people. If I die, the Holy One will not implicate my family... But my enemy will definitely be wiped out... So I chose you... I hope you To be able to achieve a career in the imperial court... and then to protect my family after I die...!" Tan Ziqing coughed and calmed down before continuing: "It's just that I didn't expect...you will go smoother than I expected... !"

Xue Poye sighed, if he hadn't met the little stone, everything would have been different.

"I thought... Your Majesty would have to wait for a few more years... but I didn't expect it to be so soon... Your Majesty suspended animation... I knew it, everything started...!"

"Teacher, do you also know that the Holy Majesty faked his death?" Xue Poye asked.

Tan Ziqing smiled wryly: "I have been with him for nearly 30 years, and I know him better than himself... In the world, I am afraid that I am the only one who knows that he is fake death...!"

"The Holy Majesty faked his death... Naturally, it was to deal with the royal family, but he had a thorough plan. In fact, he had already included the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Kyoto Prefecture... This time, he not only wanted to get rid of the royal family... but also completely destroyed the royal family he created. The Inspector and the Kyoto Prefecture...Because he knew that once he really died, no one would be able to control these two offices...so he had to get rid of...and I am the Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate , Get rid of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and then I will get rid of me... So I'm afraid... From the day I knew he was pretending to be dead, I was afraid...!" Tan Ziqing's voice was filled with fear .

Xue Poye sighed, and said: "Teacher, you have been with the Holy Master for so many years, he...he may not attack you, it is you who think too much."

"No!" Tan Ziqing shook his head and said, "I know him too well...he doesn't trust me, he has to kill me...to give the successor king a clean court...he has killed many people...even It's his own son...!"

Xue Poye smiled wryly. He admitted that in terms of methods, Emperor Deqing's methods were vicious and ruthless. Since he was able to attack his own son, let alone a courtier who was by his side.

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Tan Ziqing seemed very tired. After saying these words, he closed his eyes and rested for a while, but he never let go of his hand, holding Xue Poye's hand tightly. After a long time, he asked softly: "Poye, That child... is it... the sixth prince?"

Xue Poye was startled, looked at Tan Ziqing suspiciously, was a little surprised in his heart, and said in a low voice: "Teacher, you...know?"

Tan Ziqing sighed softly: "It seems that the Holy Majesty has already told you. Hey... Isn't it all for him that the Holy Majesty has worked so hard for so many years?"

"It turns out that the Holy Majesty has already told the teacher the identity of Xiao Shitou." Xue Poye said softly: "It seems that the Holy Majesty still trusts the teacher very much."

"Tell me?" Tan Ziqing shook his head slightly: "No, I guessed it."

"You...you guessed it?"

"Over the years, the Holy Majesty has been preparing. I went to Hangzhou, but it was part of the preparation... You know, Jiangnan is the silver warehouse of Dachu, and it must be controlled there, so I urged you and He Ru to reunite. Together, we control Hangzhou... But I never understood, Who is the Holy One paving the way for with so much thought?" Tan Ziqing said softly, "I didn't wake up until your skyrocketing skyrocketed, maybe the kid next to you , is the Holy One... Hey, I always thought that Liu Jin was Ye Qingyao's son, who had died in Liuheyuan, but I never thought that the real Sixth Prince was...Little Shitou...!"

Tan Ziqing has followed His Majesty the Emperor for more than 20 years. Even if he doesn't want to know some things, he knows some things. It's as if the Queen Mother knows that Ye Qingyao's son is hiding in the Qianwang Mansion. He thought that Liu Jin was Liu Zichan, but who knew that the little servant next to Liu Jin was the real sixth prince, and Liu Jin was just a shield.

Xue Poye sighed: "Teacher, you have a thorough understanding. You are full of civil and military affairs. Maybe you are the only one who understands the Holy Spirit." Leaning his head, he said in a low voice: "Teacher, according to your opinion, what should I do now? ? Although the Holy Majesty favors me now, in the future...will he do anything to me?"

Tan Ziqing's eyes showed relief, and he said gently: "You are prepared for danger in times of peace, so you are a very cautious person. The old man chose you...he still has vision...." He said softly: "The Holy Majesty will not do anything to you...because he is for the sake of successors. If you think about it, you must leave an arm for your successor... What you want to think about is the future... maybe five years, maybe ten years, or maybe... 20 years...!"

Xue Poye didn't take it seriously. The relationship between him and Xiao Shitou was extremely deep. Xiao Shitou became the emperor, so it was smooth sailing for him.

"Poye, the old man's time is approaching... the Tan clan, in the future... will be handed over to you...!" Tan Ziqing may have talked too much and exhausted his energy.

Xue Poye is very clear that everything is for this sentence.

He knelt down beside the bed and said respectfully: "Teacher treats me like a child. If there is no teacher's advice, Poye would not be here today." Taking a look at Tan Ziqing, seeing him looking at him expectantly, Seriously said: "As long as Po Ye is alive, he will protect the teacher's family with all his heart, so the teacher can rest assured."

Tan Ziqing often breathed a sigh of relief. These words were what he wanted most.

"Zhang Hu has been with me for so many years... the other three guards have died in battle, and he will follow you in the future...!" Tan Ziqing's voice weakened, as if he had exhausted all his strength: "following you, there will always be some future ...!"

Speaking of this, Tan Ziqing coughed violently again, Xue Poye hurried over, but heard a "wow", Tan Ziqing had already spurted out a big mouthful of blood.

"Teacher!" Xue Poye turned pale with shock, seeing Tan Ziqing's pale face, his eyes closed, and his teeth clenched tightly, obviously he couldn't last long.

Xue Poye's screams were heard by the Tan family outside. Mrs. Tan came in first, followed by a large group of family members. Seeing that Tan Ziqing was dying, they all knelt down on the ground, crying loudly, distraught.

Tan Ziqing murmured and muttered to himself: "My lord... my minister... I've arrived below... but... I won't serve you... I will serve you...!" He let it out in one breath, and he didn't breathe again.

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Tan Ziqing's death certainly shocked the court, but what was even more shocking was that on the same day, even more shocking news spread from the palace.

The Empress Dowager suddenly suffered from an emergency, and dozens of imperial doctors were summoned overnight, but the first batch of imperial doctors had not been able to make a diagnosis and treatment before the Empress Dowager passed away.

On the morning of the second day, the news came out from the palace. His Majesty the Emperor was bedridden in grief. Lan Wuqing, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, gathered a group of officials to hold a national funeral with Taichang Temple.

The whole country mourned for three days.

Naturally, no one doubted the queen mother's death. The queen mother was old and experienced a dangerous mutiny. Her body couldn't bear it and she died suddenly. This is reasonable.

After the Empress Dowager died that night, Chou'e, who had served the Empress Dowager for decades, left the palace.

His Majesty the Emperor did not kill Chou'e. Firstly, it was because he was seriously ill. Although he was a martial artist of the Nine Paths, he was unable to kill Chou'e who was a warrior of the Eighth Path. Most importantly, Chou'e followed the Queen Mother, but It was to repay the empress dowager's past affection. Once the empress dowager died, Chou'e, a martial artist of the Eight Paths, would naturally not miss the big prison of the imperial palace, let alone get involved in the court disputes of the Great Chu Kingdom, and drifted away without a trace. no trace.

Knowing that Tan Ziqing also passed away on the same day, Emperor Deqing stood in front of the window for two hours, and finally let out a long sigh.

Perhaps, this is a very good ending, at least in this way, it can be regarded as fulfilling the righteousness of the monarch and ministers.

After the Empress Dowager's national funeral, Emperor Deqing braced himself and issued a few national edicts, but reduced and exempted some impoverished state capitals from taxes, so that the people could recuperate.

In secret, Emperor Deqing did not forget the missing tens of millions of taels of silver from the household department.

The loss of these silver coins may not be regarded as the sky falling, but the secret behind these silver coins plunged the court into a silent fear.

Tens of millions of taels of silver have disappeared from the treasury. The forces behind this are terrifying, but their conspiracy is even more terrifying. If these forces really have tens of millions of taels of silver, they will never threaten Great Chu. It would be as simple as the royal family's mutiny and rebellion. The deterrent force they brought was enough to plunge the entire court into the biggest conspiracy since the founding of the country.

Emperor Deqing's health deteriorated day by day, but he still secretly ordered Wei Shantai to lead the remaining power of the purple clothes and try his best to track down the whereabouts of the money.

In addition, Cao Muyan, the prime minister of Great Chu, wrote a letter to retire, and Emperor Deqing issued an edict, and Lan Wuqing took over the post of prime minister.

Nowadays, those old officials in the imperial court kill and kill, let alone, although it cannot be said that all the ministers above the court are upright officials, but generally speaking, it can be regarded as a clean court. The unanimous approval of civil and military officials.

On the sixth day of May in the 18th year of Great Chu Deqing, Emperor Deqing once again vomited blood and fell into a coma in the court hall. After waking up, he ordered Lan Wuqing to lead the court affairs and take six ministries to deal with the affairs of the court. Xue Poye, the general guard of the Habayashi Guard, is in charge. Even if it is the Kyoto garrison, Xue Poye has the authority to govern.

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In the middle of the night on the eighth day of May in the 18th year of Dachu Deqing, His Majesty's physical condition took a turn for the worse, and he could no longer move on the bed.

But in the middle of the night, Emperor Deqing, who woke up from a coma, secretly summoned Xue Poye to lead the little stone into the palace.

When Xue Poye received the order, he knew in his heart that Emperor Deqing was going to recognize Xiaoshitou and his son at the last moment of his life, and entrusted him to Jiangshan.

Xiao Shitou didn't understand all of this. Since You Shaoqing came from Hangzhou, Xue Poye was not in a hurry to seek an official position for him. You Shaoqing was only with Xiao Shitou all day, telling stories and telling stories about Da Chu Xue Poye is busy with official duties every day, but Xiao Shitou and You Shaoqing get along very well.

Naturally, Xiao Shishi had never been in the palace before. Following his master, he walked under the golden bricks and jade tiles of the palace. Everywhere was resplendent and resplendent, which only made him extremely excited, but he didn't know that these things would soon become his. thing.

After entering the emperor's bedroom, he saw that the security was extremely strict here. Xue Poye understood all this. These imperial guards were all selected by him to protect His Majesty. The guards were a little scared.

After the eunuch went in to report, he came out and said, "Lord Xue, the Holy Majesty has called you to go in first, little brother, and I will announce later."

Xue Poye nodded, let the little stone stay outside, which made people look good, and then entered the emperor's bedroom.

Although it was night, the dormitory was full of lights, and hundreds of first-class pearls were placed everywhere, just like daytime. Following the eunuchs and eunuchs into the room, Xue Poye finally saw the emperor's sleeping dragon bed for the first time.

Apart from the emperor, there were quite a few people in the dormitory.

The queen sitting by the bed, the elegant and refined eldest princess, and the old-fashioned prince dry, these four are the core figures of the royal family, and they are also the real leaders of the royal family today.

"Xue Aiqing!" Emperor Deqing looked slightly better tonight, half leaning on the bed, drinking the light porridge fed by the Queen Mother, when he saw Xue Poye, he pushed away the porridge bowl, with an excited look in his eyes: "He... …come yet?"

Xue Poye stepped forward and knelt down, respectfully said: "Return to the Holy One, little... The Sixth Prince is waiting outside now."

After Xue Poye finished speaking, he secretly glanced at a few people, and saw that the other three were also very calm. These few people now also know the existence of the "six princes".

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Emperor Deqing was silent and didn't speak for a while. After a long while, he said softly: "Xue Aiqing, you... go and tell him my story. Today, he has the right to know everything that happened to him... well, say , don't hide anything...!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Xue Poye knew that His Majesty the Emperor looked a little better today, nine out of ten it is what people often say is a flashback, once this happens, the Emperor's life is at stake.

It is impossible for the emperor to have too much energy and stamina to tell the story to Xiaoshi himself, and he can't bear to face it. Therefore, it is the best choice to tell the ins and outs of this matter by himself.

As soon as Xue Poye left the bedroom, the eldest princess said in an extremely lazy voice: "Queen, you are tired too, it's time to go to rest, the emperor's brother will be taken care of by us."

The queen was startled, her hands trembled, she almost dropped the porridge bowl, her expression changed slightly, but she quickly smiled and said, "That's fine, you stay here with the Holy Majesty, I'll take a rest first, and I'll take care of the Holy Majesty later."

She is the mother of a country, but she seems to be very afraid of the eldest princess, and softly said to Emperor Deqing: "My lord, I will step down first."

Emperor Deqing said softly: "Go, it's good to have a rest, don't tire yourself out."

The queen smiled sweetly and stepped back slowly. When avoiding several people, she had a gloomy expression on her face and a cold smile on the corner of her mouth.

After the queen went out, Emperor Deqing said softly: "Qioner, she is the queen, you should respect her."

The eldest princess said lightly: "Brother Emperor, the queen in your heart is not her, so why deceive yourself?" She gently picked up the teacup beside her, took a sip, and sighed: "I am afraid that even today, this woman still hates her in her heart. your."

These three people remained in the dormitory, and the atmosphere was quite special.

The emperor was silent and did not answer.

"Qiong'er, don't say those words." Lord Qian finally said: "My lord, do you really decide to pass on to this son?"