The British Duke and his father-in-law Xia Ru were almost inseparable, and this time was no exception.

Zhang Mao was not surprised at all about seeing Zhu Hui in the Ministry of War. When Chen Xi wanted to invite Zhang Mao and Xia Ru into the Ministry of War, Zhang Mao refused.

"...Zhihou, something big happened in this leopard room. We should immediately go to meet His Majesty to understand the situation. If something happens, it will be a big deal."

Like Zhu Hui, Zhang Mao also showed concerns about the assassination of the king. For these nobles, it doesn't matter who becomes the emperor. The most important thing is to let the throne be passed on smoothly so that their interests can be guaranteed not be infringed.

Zhu Hui said: "I'm afraid it's inappropriate to meet the saint like this?"

Chen Xi did not agree with Zhu Hui's statement and said, "What the British man said is very true. Since we don't know much about the situation in the leopard room, we should go to the leopard room to meet the saint immediately."

Zhu Hui obviously didn't want to go to the leopard room, but now Shen Xi, Zhang Mao and Xia Ru have reached an agreement, and he has to go with him.

The Ministry of War was not close to the Leopard Room, and several people had carriages and sedan chairs for transportation. However, for convenience and speed, they all rode in horse and carriages. Zhu Hui deliberately took the same carriage with Chen Xi. Originally, he was riding in an official sedan chair when he arrived at the Ministry of War.

After the carriage was moving, Zhu Hui reminded Chen Xi intentionally or unintentionally, "Zhihou, if you can't enter after you get to the Leopard Room, don't force it. The most important thing is to stabilize the situation. Shenji Camp can obey your order. Now the rule of the three major camps is basically the Ministry of War. You can stabilize the situation in the capital with just one word. It is not a good thing if you enter the Leopard Room and the other people take the opportunity to steal military power."

After the two brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling lost power, many nobles in the capital took advantage of the situation, and Zhu Hui was one of them.

Now that Zhu Hui wants to maintain his power, the best way to think of is to flatter Chen Xi.

Chen Xidao: "Let's talk about it when you arrive at the leopard room, it's too early to say these things now."

Obviously, Chen Xi didn't want to stand with Zhu Hui. This pig teammate could not help him, and it might be a bad thing. Moreover, Chen Xi didn't think that Zhu Houzhao would die, so there was no need to consider the issue of inheriting the throne. If he had too many small moves, it would cause Zhu Houzhao to be suspicious and disgusted afterwards.

After several carriages stopped at the door of the Leopard Room, they realized that it was not only them who rushed to the Leopard Room to see the truth. Many ministers and nobles in the court had arrived long ago.

Although martial law has begun in the capital, high-ranking officials and nobles can still pass freely. The city gates are closed and the checkpoints are set up at the intersection of streets. It is only a trouble for ordinary people, and officials are rarely affected.

"Two princes, Shangshu Chen..."

The status of the nobles present and the officials of the court were not as good as the four nobles who had just arrived. Even if some of them had a high title, they did not have much real power in the court. Instead, Chen Xi, the youngest civil minister, was admired by everyone present because of his trust from the emperor.

The British Duke has the highest status among several people, representing four people going up to face the crowds.

After the greetings, Zhang Mao bluntly said: "We are going to come in to meet the saint. If you want to find out the situation inside, you can go back to the mansion first. If there is any news, I will send someone to the mansion to inform you as soon as possible. No changes will be allowed in the capital."

"Then I'll have a hard time."

Although these people also wanted to follow them into the leopard room, they knew they were not qualified and could only watch Zhang Mao, Zhu Hui, Xia Ru and Shen Xi enter the gate. Most of them left immediately, and a few stayed to wait for the result.

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...

After Zhu Houzhao was sent into the bedroom, no one was allowed to enter except Zhang Yuan and the imperial physician who kept coming.

The order was given by Zhang Yuan. Because Zhang Yuan arrived in time and rescued Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao lost the ability to issue orders, and his status in the palace was Zhang Yuan, the chief supervisor of the Si Li, so Zhang Yuan instantly took the dominance of the Leopard Room.

Even though Xiao Guozi was favored by Zhu Houzhao, his status was far below Zhang Yuan. When Zhu Houzhao became unconscious, he could only succumb to Zhang Yuan.

Xiao Taozi was naturally unwilling to accept it, so he first passed on what happened in the Leopard Room. He wanted to ensure that Chen Xi and Xie Qian knew what happened in the Leopard Room and prevent Zhang Yuan from doing anything randomly. At the same time, Xiao Taozi was more thoughtful than Zhang Yuan.

At this moment, Dai Yi, as the representative of the Imperial Palace, came to inquire about Zhu Houzhao's injuries.

Dai Yi was blocked by Zhang Yuan's people outside Zhu Houzhao's dormitory, so Dai Yi could only come to see Xiao Tiaozi.

"...Don't worry, Eunuch Dai, your Majesty should be fine. He was just injured by some foreign women and did not involve any sharp weapons. However, in order to avoid the fire, His Majesty jumped into the bathhouse and choked on the water. There was nothing else..."

Xiao Guozi knew everything in front of Dai Yi because he knew Dai Yi was going back to pass the news to Empress Dowager Zhang. The man in the palace was Zhu Houzhao's mother. If the throne changes in the Ming Dynasty now, Empress Dowager Zhang's status would be prominent. It can even be said that anyone who is going to be the heir must pass by Empress Dowager Zhang.

Without Empress Dowager Zhang's permission, the new emperor would not have been born.

Dai Yi said anxiously: "Our family wants to come in and meet the saint. Only when you see Your Majesty can you go back and report to the Empress Dowager..."

Xiao Taozi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No one can get in without Eunuch Zhang's permission, and even I am no exception... However, the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital were almost all out of their way, and they have not seen any abnormalities so they should not be seriously injured."

Dai Yi obviously could not report with Xiao Tiaozi's words. He had to meet Zhu Houzhao in order to accurately describe the emperor's current situation, otherwise he would not be able to explain it to Empress Dowager Zhang.

Just at this moment, a eunuch came in and reported: "Grandpa, Lord Shen took the British Duke and Baoguo to see you outside."

These eunuchs don’t know who has a higher status among the people who came. They only know that Chen Xi can enter and exit freely in the leopard room and must be very powerful, so that they automatically put Chen Xi in front of the news. The father-in-law Xia Ru even left his name.

Xiao Zhuozi said, "Eunuch Dai, the two masters and Lord Shen are here. Should we go out to greet me?"

"You go, our family is not in the mood..." Speaking of this, Dai Yi looked at a yard in the Leopard Room with eager eyes, "We are here to visit whether the Holy Emperor's Dragon Body is safe, nothing else matters."

Xiao Guozi didn't force Dai Yi to stand up and went out to greet Chen Xi, Zhu Hui and Zhang Mao. After he came out, he found that not only these three people, but also the father-in-law Xia Ru, were waiting outside for a while.

"Dude-in-law, how is Your Majesty's injury?"

Zhang Mao didn't talk too much nonsense, so he stepped forward and asked directly.

Xiao Tiaozi said, "If you say goodbye, your Majesty is still in the process of diagnosing the wounds, and I think it's okay."

Zhu Hui clasped his hands together, looking glad: "It's fine if there is no major problem. We're still worried for a while. It seems that it's a false alarm. Why don't we go back now? Don't disturb Your Majesty's rest!"

Zhang Mao ignored Zhu Hui's words and continued to ask: "Then can I go in and meet the saint now?"

Xiao Guozi shook his head directly: "No, after Your Majesty was injured, Eunuch Zhang, the Chief Secretary of the Literature, blocked everyone. No one except the medical officer was allowed to enter, and he was afraid that he would not summon the minister after His Majesty woke up." It was not until his words came out that Xiao Guozi realized that he had missed his mouth.

He had said before that Zhu Houzhao was fine, but now he said that he had not woken up yet, which means that the emperor was still in a coma.

Zhu Hui and Zhang Mao stopped talking, Chen Xi asked, "Why is Your Majesty injured?"

“Yes…”

Zhu Hui also asked, "How did Your Majesty get injured? Where is the injury? You have seen Your Majesty, you should be clear, right?"

Xiao Tiaozi said bitterly: "You can't say anything about the villain... Sir, don't you know that if a villain talks nonsense here, he will be questioned if he turns around, so don't make things difficult for the villain anymore."

In front of these people, Xiao Guozi was very distressed and even more puzzled. I had already informed Lord Shen of the details of His Majesty's injury. Why did Lord Shen take the lead in asking? Could it be that he wanted to use my mouth to let the court and the public know that His Majesty was shameless and was injured by a beautiful woman who paid tribute to foreign countries?

Just at this time, another guard came in and reported: "Grandpa Kwok, Grand Secretary Xie of Wenyuan Pavilion, and Secretary He Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel, and Secretary Yang Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue and others were looking for a visit outside."

"What's the matter?"

Xiao Tiaozi said bitterly, "Now it is not a villain who can decide whether you can go in and meet the saint. Eunuch Zhang has issued a death order. Don't let the villain make things difficult for you... The villain just came out to spread a message. If you want to stay and wait for the news, the villain will not hinder him, but you really can't overthrow it anymore! The villain still has something to do, so I won't be with you for the time being."

When Xiao Guozi saw that the number of visitors from the Leopard Room was increasing, he had already brought in the main courtyard. If Xie Qian and others were welcomed in, many things would not be decided by him.

When Zhu Houzhao was lively, he could give him some power, but now Zhu Houzhao was unconscious, and among all the eunuchs, Zhang Yuan, the Sili Supervisor, had the final say. Xiao Guozi knew that he could not make any decisions at will now, so he simply chose to escape and immediately went to the inner courtyard to hide after retreating.

Zhang Mao originally wanted to chase after him and ask, but Xiao Tiaozi ran too fast and disappeared. He had to stop and panting, "What should I do! Your Majesty is not clear about his injury, and we can't go in without authorization to meet the saint. Can we only wait here?"

Chen Xidao: "Why go out to see Mr. Xie and discuss with him what to do?"

Zhu Hui's eyes lit up: "It's so good."

Zhu Hui stood on Shen Xi's side on most issues and was determined to cooperate with Chen Xi. As for Zhang Mao and Xia Ru, they had no idea at this time. Without thinking too much, they agreed. Several people left the leopard room and came to the door to see Xie Qian and others who were waiting for the message.

"you……"

Xie Qian felt a little annoyed when he saw the people coming out of it. It was obvious that Chen Xi and others came to see the emperor first. Now that he was walking out of it, he might have ended up meeting the Saint.

He Jian was not as suspicious as Xie Qian, and went forward and asked, "Your Majesty is not bad at the dragon body?"

Zhang Mao said: "I'm not sure yet. I haven't seen Your Majesty yet. I just heard that my father-in-law tell me some of the situation. What's the specific situation... I have to wait for the people from the Imperial Hospital to come out before I can know it."

He Jian sighed: "What's this all about... During the Chinese New Year, how could Your Majesty be assassinated in the leopard room? Who is so bold and reckless that he dares to commit rampant in this heavily guarded place? It seems that the right way is to let Your Majesty return to the palace as soon as possible."

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Chapter completed!