Second minister and thief

After Xiao Cen left, Chu Linqiu couldn't hold on any longer.With the last of his strength, he threw the jade hairpin next to his pillow on the ground, and then slowly fell on the bed without moving.After a while, a little eunuch about fifteen or sixteen years old, with red lips and white teeth, slowly walked out of the shadows in the room, and there was a serenity in his eyes that did not match his age.

The young man was left here specially when the emperor left, because he had a skill that could cover his breath, so Xiao Cen didn't notice his existence.

This time he showed up because he was ordered to say goodbye to Chu Linqiu, and he didn't want to see such a scene.He couldn't help but turn pale with shock, and hurried to the bedside to straighten Chu Linqiu's body, let him lie on his side, and tried not to touch the stick wound on his back.

"Lord Chu? My lord? My lord?"

Seeing that Chu Linqiu refused to call for a long time, the child thought that he had already lost consciousness, so he hurriedly turned around and wanted to go outside to call for someone.Unexpectedly, Chu Linqiu, who had his eyes closed, suddenly said, "Go back and report to me, and tell me to stabilize Dingnanhou for the time being, saint...you can rest assured."

"Big, my lord..."

"Just now, besides this, what else did you hear?"

"Slave, slave girl didn't hear anything..." The young man seemed to be quite frightened by this plain question, even if he was kneeling on the ground, he still couldn't stop shaking.But his eyes didn't change.

Chu Linqiu didn't say anything, but waved his hand wearily, signaling him to leave here.The little eunuch hesitated to speak, but he finally bit his lower lip, covered Chu Linqiu with a thin quilt, and retreated.

After that day, Chu Linqiu's condition worsened, and he became unconscious for a while, and the heat on his body never faded away.The saint was shocked, and immediately sent all the people on duty in the Imperial Hospital to go to the Chu Mansion for diagnosis and treatment, and all kinds of precious medicinal materials were continuously sent into the warehouse and piled up like a mountain.

When this matter got to Yushi Zhongcheng's ears, it became his sharp weapon to criticize Chu Linqiu.In the early morning of the next day, he impeached Chu Linqiu in public, and listed several of his crimes, including murder in the street, excessive honor and favor, and disobedience to the ancestral system.The other two are okay, only the middle one is too honored, as if it is slapping a saint in the face.

Immediately, Emperor Wu'an's expression turned ugly.

However, as if Zhong Cheng hadn't realized it, he still gave a generous speech in the hall, but finally changed the subject and brought up the imperial edict of the day before yesterday.He pointed out that this move will inevitably make Daqi a joke in the eyes of the people and the subjects of the dependent countries. From then on, the country's prestige will disappear, and small countries such as Nanrong and Xidi will definitely find opportunities to invade again.

When the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty heard this, they did not dare to express their anger, for fear that the saint would leave immediately.There was even that timid and timid person gently tugging at Zhong Cheng's sleeve from behind.But the old Zhong Cheng was not moved at all.

Holding a wat board, he stood stubbornly in the middle of the aisle, bowed his head and waited for the emperor to speak.

Emperor Wu'an stared at him coldly for a long time, then suddenly smiled and nodded frequently, seeming to agree with his statement.Although the officials didn't understand what it meant, they all felt a chill rushing from the soles of their feet to Tianlinggai.

"Zhou Qing is right, we will discuss this matter later. Jia Qing, I asked you to calculate the auspicious dates and times for the two newcomers, do you have any clues now?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I took the birth dates of Lord Dingnan and Master Chu respectively, and calculated them with astrology, and found that the auspicious day of the two newcomers is the twenty-fifth of this month. And..."

"Chu Qing's date of birth...that's all, you go on."

"The husband star is in charge of health and prosperity, the female star is in charge of wealth, and the two stars are combined into one place, reflecting each other. If the two get married on this day, you will surely have a good relationship, and Yi... Yi will prosper my country's luck in Daqi. "

Hearing this, the smile on Emperor Wu'an's face became more sincere, and he turned to ask Yushi Zhongcheng, "Zhou Qing, did you hear me clearly? This marriage is an order from the heavens, and it is not my own will."

"Your Majesty!!!" His Majesty Zhou's complexion was purple, his eyes were wide open, and his body was on the verge of falling, as if he was about to collapse to the ground in the next second.He looked around slowly, and saw that all the ministers who met his gaze either looked away or bowed their heads in silence. Suddenly, his fiery heart fell silent as if someone had poured a basin of cold water on it.

"Your Majesty!!!"

"Master Zhou! Master Zhou!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, Mr. Zhou... come and help me! Mr. Zhou has passed away!"

Emperor Wu'an got up suddenly, and quickly walked down the steps with the support of Yan Zheng. Through the heavy shadows, he saw the old Yushi Zhongcheng lying unconscious in the middle of the hall, with a trace of blood slowly spreading from the corner of his mouth.