The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

The emperor was leaning on the couch.

After listening to Shui Rong's report, he immediately sat up straight, squinted his eyes and looked at Shui Rong, the Prince of Beijing, who was kneeling in front of him, with a solemn expression.

"Shui Rong, is what you just said true?"

Shui Rong bowed his hands solemnly and said,

"I dare not say a single word of falsehood!"

The emperor stared at Shui Rong's expression calmly, as if he wanted to see through him.

Feeling the gaze coming from above, Shui Rong looked calm and indifferent, but his heart was in suspense.

After a while, the emperor slowly withdrew his gaze and leaned back on the couch.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and fell into deep thought.

Shui Rong suddenly felt the pressure relieved and took a deep breath cautiously.

This was the voice of the Supreme Emperor, which sounded neither happy nor sad.

"Why not the morning paper?"

Shui Rong kowtowed and clasped his fists,

"This humble official has only heard rumors, but has no real evidence. Furthermore, it has been so long since I was born that I dare not report it publicly!"

As he said this, he bowed respectfully to the ground.

"I am guilty of not finding out the truth and reporting it to the Emperor sooner!"

But Shui Rong didn't notice that when he was lying on the ground,

The emperor, who had originally closed his eyes slightly, suddenly opened his eyes at this moment, and a gleam of light appeared in his eyes.

After a while, the emperor waved his hand.

"You're a good boy, get up first!"

"I thank the Emperor!"

After Shui Rong paid his respects, he stood up, lowered his head and bowed slightly, standing in the hall.

The Emperor took a deep breath, nodded slightly and slowly exhaled, his eyes swept towards Shui Rong. The old voice sounded,

"I know about this matter. Let's investigate it carefully later! Let's see..."

He paused, thought for a moment, and then said,

"Look at those days..."

The retired emperor had not yet finished his words, but Shui Rong had already understood what he meant and hurriedly bowed to accept his orders.

"The minister obeys the order!"

The retired emperor nodded majestically, pinched his brows and sighed softly.

Then he looked at Shui Rong and asked with a smile,

"Rong'er is entering the palace today, is there anything else?"

Shui Rong smiled awkwardly and shook his head.

"I came to the palace to see the emperor. Seeing that you are in good health, I feel extremely relieved."

"Hahaha!"

The emperor laughed and shook his head.

"You!"

Then he smiled calmly and said,

"Alright, the emperor has been busy suppressing bandits in Yangzhou and defending the north these past two days, so he won't be able to see anyone sooner or later. Now it's okay, come to the palace more often and poop on me."

Shui Rong looked delighted and quickly bowed and clasped his fists.

"The minister obeys the order!"

He looked up at the retired emperor again, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

The Emperor smiled and asked,

"What? Is there anything else?"

Shui Rong bowed and clasped his fists, pondered for a moment, and then said solemnly,

"Your Majesty, I request your permission to go to Nanjing to suppress the bandits and relieve the country's worries!"

The Emperor was stunned when he heard this, but soon he smiled and shook his head.

"They are just a bunch of bandits. There is no need for a noble prince like you to intervene."

Shui Rong was about to say something else when the emperor waved his hand.

"Okay, you can stay in the capital. This way I can have someone to talk to."

Hearing this, Shui Rong could only say yes.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The Emperor smiled and was about to say something else.

At this time, a young eunuch hurried to the door of the hall, looking anxious.

The retired emperor raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Xia Shouzhong who was standing aside as a background figure.

Xia Shouzhong bowed slightly, then quickly walked to the door of the hall and whispered to the young eunuch.

At the same time, the Emperor smiled and said to Shui Rong,

"Okay, go back first, I'll talk to you later."

Shui Rong also noticed that something had happened. Although he was curious, he still bowed respectfully.

"Yes, I resign!"

After Shui Rong left the hall, the emperor, who had a kind smile on his face, gradually became gloomy.

His dry palms clenched tightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

But he didn't know what he was thinking about, he sighed softly, and slowly let go.

At this moment, Xia Shouzhong walked into the hall quickly with a look of horror.

Noticing his expression, the retired emperor frowned and stared at Xia Shouzhong.

Xia Shouzhong walked quickly to the side of the retired emperor with a panicked look on his face, leaned over and whispered a few words in his ear.

The emperor, who had originally looked calm, was suddenly shocked when he heard this and turned to look at Xia Shouzhong.

"what?!"

Xia Shouzhong also nodded with a worried look.

"It's absolutely true. The imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital has already gone."

The emperor frowned tightly, then immediately stood up and said to Xia Shouzhong,

"Show off!"

After saying that, he turned around and stared at Xia Shouzhong and said in a deep voice,

"Immediately block the news and strictly prohibit anyone from entering or leaving the palace! No one in the palace is allowed to discuss it. Violators will be immediately beaten to death!"

Xia Shouzhong did not dare to be careless and quickly bowed and said,

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Soon, there were more patrolling guards in many places in the imperial city.

Although the surface seemed calm, an invisible oppression hung over the hearts of everyone in the palace.

Although no one knew what had happened, no one dared to say anything.

……

After the Emperor Taizong arrived at Emperor Xinglong's bedroom,

Seeing King Chen Jingwen of Chu lying on the ground in grief,

He frowned and asked him and Dai Quan what had happened.

After the two of them reported everything,

An expression of disbelief and deep worry appeared on the face of the retired emperor.

The retired emperor then dismissed all the servants outside the palace, including Chen Jingwen and Dai Quan.

It was two hours later when Emperor Xinglong woke up.

During this period, the retired emperor had been waiting in the side hall with a serious expression.

After Emperor Xinglong woke up, the retired emperor walked into the palace, dismissed all the palace maids and doctors, including Xia Shouzhong and others around him, and talked with Emperor Xinglong alone.

No one knows what the two emperors talked about when they met.

However, after the emperor returned to Daming Palace with a solemn look on his face,

A series of decrees were immediately issued.

The most elite Shenji Battalion among the Beijing Camp quietly moved south, and the Jianrui Battalion left the capital to escort the Yangzhou salt tax into the capital.

The construction of the Taihe Garden, which was originally planned, was stopped and all the money was allocated to the Ministry of Revenue.

At the same time, an order was issued to the garrison troops in Huguang and the troops in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to advance eastward and northward to Yangzhou.

He left the capital at an express speed of 800 miles.