"Fang Congzhe, Li Kezhuo has made great contributions to offering the elixir, reward him!" Overjoyed, Zhu Changluo issued an order to reward him without hesitation. His rewards were not only in terms of money, but also in terms of official positions and titles. They needed to be drafted to the cabinet before they could be given. It will be an official document, so it will take a short time.

"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty." Fang Congzhe and Li Kezhuo thanked them and then left. However, before leaving, he warned that they must take the remaining two red pills according to the time, otherwise the effect will not be the best. , and could not cure the emperor's disease.

Zhu Changluo, who was in a good mood, agreed with a smile, and then handed the box containing the red pills to his personal eunuch for safekeeping, and waited until evening to take the second pill.

The two ministers left, leaving only the emperor in the Qianqing Palace who looked excited and expected to recover, and Xili Xuanxuan, who had been standing by the emperor's side.

At this time, something was wrong with Xili's expression. She kept staring hard at the eunuch who kept the red pills, with a fierce look in her eyes. However, in the excitement, the emperor did not notice his beloved concubine. eyes.

Walking on the way out of the palace, Fang Congzhe kept frowning. He always felt that something was wrong. The gaffe should not have gone so smoothly without any glitches. Just thinking about it, he just didn't notice what was wrong. It was so awkward. The state of affairs made it difficult for him to live in peace.

When they arrived at the gate of the palace, the eunuch guarding the gate stopped them and conducted some necessary verifications and inspections. The eunuch who followed them to convey the reward was not used, so he went out first. Fang Congzhe thought he would be able to go out soon, but he didn't I thought that due to some formalities, I was left behind for a while. When I finally came out and returned to Wenyuan Pavilion, the eunuch who delivered the order had already left, and the holy will had been formed into an imperial edict and sent out.

The person who stamped the official seal and processed the imperial edict was Han Kuang, a bachelor who kept saying that he had something to do in the afternoon and could not come to the cabinet for duty. Looking at the cabinet minister who was lowering his head to write, Fang Congzhe asked with a frown, "Didn't Master Han say that he couldn't come in the afternoon? Why? Now he has appeared and approved His Majesty's imperial edict."

"It will come naturally after the matter is done!" Han Kuang replied in an understatement, and then immersed himself in work. Looking at him working hard, Fang Congzhe couldn't say anything. He couldn't blame him for being too strong in doing things and finishing it ahead of time. Let's get over it.

It's just that the uneasiness in his heart is getting stronger and stronger. Based on what he saw and heard during the day, he can determine what went wrong. Countless clues emerge in his mind, but it seems that something key is missing and the information cannot be connected. , reveal the truth.

He spent the whole afternoon thinking hard about what was wrong with this. However, he could not figure it out until he got off work. He felt that he was only one layer of paper away from the truth, but in one afternoon, this layer of paper was all gone. Not stabbed.

It wasn't until he returned home and saw the imperial edict of a reward for his family that he suddenly understood the cause and effect of the incident and its course.

However, it was already too late, the sun had already set, the palace gates were closed, and no one could come in or out except for military matters.

Fang Congzhe held the imperial edict and sat blankly on the chair, with his wife next to him. His eyes scanned back and forth on the imperial edict, repeatedly confirming that he could not find the three words he expected to appear. Every time he read it, his expression changed. Every point you get in vain means that your whole person's condition is also a point worse.

"Master." His wife whispered, looking a little worried.

"Young man Han Kuang, how dare you harm me!" Suddenly, as if he was awakened, Fang Congzhe stood up and roared, and then he could no longer hold on, and a mouthful of old blood spurted out from his chest and spread all over his clothes.

In anger, after spitting out this mouthful of blood, Mr. Fang could no longer hold on, and he fell softly backwards. Then the family members screamed in surprise, and the entire Fang Mansion was completely in chaos.

As night falls, the lanterns come on.

At this time, it was completely dark. Under the dark night sky, Zhu Youxiao's Yulin Army was busy with a chaotic flow of people. They dismantled tents, arranged the venue, lit bonfires, and brought out a large amount of meat.

He also moved the wine jar out and put it on the school grounds.

Zhu Youxiao stood on the rostrum, watching all this silently. Beside him, in addition to the three eunuchs and two veterans, there was another person, a woman, and a woman trapped by a rope - that was

Hakka.

With the busy work of countless people, a venue similar to a bonfire party was quickly arranged, and then, without words or cheers, a party that seemed to be a celebration began silently.

Everyone gathered around the campfire to eat meat and drink wine. There was not much wine, and everyone only had one bowl, but there was enough meat. Everyone opened their cheeks and ate desperately until their stomachs could no longer hold it.

The atmosphere of the entire party was very heavy, almost breathless, but no one present seemed to notice it. They just kept eating. If they didn't eat at this time, they were afraid that they would never have the chance to eat after tonight.

Everyone knows that when they are gathered like this, it is the moment for them to serve His Highness. Although they still have some regrets, no one regrets that they eat His Highness's food, use His Highness's food, and take His Highness's food. At the critical moment, they will

There is nothing wrong with selling this life to His Highness.

Soon, this party, which had no name but was indeed the Last Supper, came to an end. Everyone picked up their weapons, put on their leather armor, and gathered on the school field.

The lineup of almost 4,000 people stood tightly together, and the distance between each person and the person in front was less than an arm's length. There was no way, the school field was too small after all, otherwise there would be no room for them to stand.

Looking at the dense phalanx below, Zhu Youxiao said nothing. What should be said has already been said clearly in the daily ideological education of the squad leaders. There is no need to say anything at this time. They all understand their mission and they only need to stand.

Just be in front of them.

Several people on the rostrum were fully armed, even the three eunuchs. They were dressed in leather armor and holding embroidered spring knives, standing behind Zhu Youxiao.

Zhu Youxiao, who was dressed in armor, looked unusually powerful under the starlight. His tall figure, just standing there, gave the soldiers below infinite courage. Beside his feet, there was a man who was gagged and trapped with a rope.

The woman, that is the Hakka family, tonight’s sacrificial flag.

He originally wanted to make this woman most useful and deliver some wrong news to the Donglin Party behind her, so that he could gain an advantage in this transfer of power. However, the situation developed somewhat beyond his expectation, or

It is said that it has deviated from the historical trajectory.

Before he could think of how to use this woman, Guangzong came into contact with the red pill. History was moved forward. The emperor who was supposed to take the red pill before his death on the 29th took the red pill four days in advance.

As a result, the value of Hakka's woman was gone. Now that great changes were coming, he could not let this woman go, so he had to use her as waste and use her to sacrifice the flag.

He didn't like this bad habit in the Ming army, but the two veteran generals suggested that he do it so that most of the soldiers who had never seen blood could see what death was like.

Zhu Youxiao was not stubborn. He accepted calmly that a traitorous woman was not worthy of his refutation of two hard-working and meritorious generals.

"Maybe I'm not suitable for these conspiracy tricks." Looking at the motionless military formation below, Zhu Youxiao thought with some self-deprecation. The entire Yulin military formation stood quietly on the school grounds, motionless no matter how much time passed. It was as if he planned to stand there until dawn.

The night gradually deepened, and time slowly slipped away. It was about half past ten in later generations. At this moment, the entire capital fell into a silent sleep, but the Qianqing Palace was different. At this time, the place was brightly lit.

For a whole afternoon, Zhu Changluo, who felt that he had recovered more than half of his body, did not rest at all. The red pill he took was like a warm current, continuously releasing heat, baking his whole body, making him extremely comfortable and energetic. In this state, He couldn't sleep at all.

Such an abnormal state lasted for an afternoon. At dusk, he ate something and lay on the bed to sleep. Next to him were several eunuchs and maids waiting. They accurately controlled the time and waited until five hours later. Wake up His Majesty the Emperor and take the second red pill.

A little outside is Xi Lixuan, who has been waiting for the emperor day and night recently. She is holding a sandalwood box with a satisfied expression, sitting on the couch, and is also slowly waiting for the time to come.

Xi Li asked for this from the emperor in the afternoon. According to her, how can a eunuch with rough hands and feet be as meticulous as her? What if the box falls to the ground and the red pill elixir falls out and loses its potency? Guangzong hesitated for a moment and asked Xili to keep the sandalwood box containing his life-saving elixir.

This ending made Xi Li very satisfied. Mastering this box was equivalent to mastering the emperor's life. Everything was under her control.

When the time came, the eunuch in charge woke the emperor up.

After a comfortable sleep and a sweet dream, Zhu Changluo got up from the bed. He had just had a sweet dream, which was all about his happy life after he recovered. It was really a night of singing and dancing, and a joyful day.

"Bring the red pill quickly, I want to take it!" He shouted outside, and then put on his clothes under the service of the eunuch. He couldn't wait to live a life like his dream.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang An happily went out to call for help. As a confidant eunuch, he was happiest when he saw that the emperor's recovery was expected.

Soon, Xili came in. With her careful and gentle movements, Zhu Changluo quickly took the second red pill, but this one seemed a little different. Guangzong fell asleep quickly after taking it.

Seeing the emperor like this, Xili Xuan seemed very satisfied and left with a smile on his face. Wang An, not doubting that he was there, moved a stool and stood guard next to him, and then fell asleep in a daze.

Suddenly, I don't know how long it took, a shaking woke up Wang An. A young eunuch pointed at the bed with a frightened face, trembling and speechless. Wang An felt a thump in his heart, felt bad, and rushed to the bed immediately. In front of the bed, he leaned over and checked.

After a while, he raised his head with a pale face. His whole body was shaking like chaff, as if he was having an epilepsy. Wang An looked pale and looked at the other eunuchs in the room. After a while, he struggled to utter a few words, "
Chapter completed!