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On the morning of November 28th, the second day after Concubine Miao went to Xingqing Palace, Emperor Yuan suddenly felt heart palpitations when he was in the other concubines' palaces, and then his hair became dizzy. Help him back to Xingqing Hall.

The imperial physician examined the pulse, saying that it was caused by climate change and Emperor Yuan's recent anxiety, and immediately prescribed the medicine, and tremblingly begged the emperor not to worry any more.

After the emperor heard this, he thought it was because of the incident between Concubine Miao and Prince Teng that his heart was aroused, and he never thought about it.Thinking of Concubine Miao's enchanting figure and charming demeanor, the emperor sighed heavily. I hope it was just a misunderstanding.But, Prince Teng..., hum!

On the afternoon of the 28th, Emperor Yuan took the medicine, but he didn't see any improvement. Instead, his head sank even more. Guessing that it would not recover for a while, Emperor Yuan ordered Cui Gui to strictly block the news of his discomfort and recuperate in Xingqing Hall.

On the night of the 28th, near the time of Hai, Emperor Yuan fell into a coma in his sleep. Cui Gui saw him not well during the day and stayed outside his tent, only to find out that he was short of breath in time. The pulse is still broken.

On the 29th, Emperor Yuan was still awake. Cui Gui was so anxious that he couldn't disobey his orders, so he had to stay outside the bed with the imperial physician.

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On the night of the 29th, the first watch had just passed, and the second watch had not yet arrived. It was night, and the traces of the first snow still remained, with howling and howling, and the cold wind.

"There are assassins!" A loud shout sounded from the east gate of the palace.

The person who spoke was the deputy commander of the imperial guards, Zhao Kun.While the commanding power is being built, it has never been on duty.

Following Zhao Kun's shout, the imperial guards near the East Palace Gate rushed over quickly, and the captain hurriedly cupped his fists at Zhao Kun, "Deputy Commander, what happened?"

Zhao Kun raised his hand, "There are assassins, the third team and the fourth team stay behind, the first team and the second team, follow me to chase!"

The captain quickly followed him up, then ran and hesitated, "Vice-commander, would it be too—" too much to chase after two teams?

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Kun pointed forward, "There! Hurry up!"

The guards looked along, and sure enough, a black shadow flashed past in the night.

The captain didn't have time to say any more, so he hurriedly followed Zhao Kun.

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When Zhao Kun and others were chasing the assassin, Chu Xuanqing and Lu Zheng led [-] temple soldiers and [-] Gyeonggi guards respectively, and sneaked in through the East Palace Gate.

When Zhao Kun and two pairs of imperial guards failed to arrest the assassin and rushed back, Chu Xuanqing and others had already broken through the guards at the east palace gate. , into a bitter struggle.

Two groups of people fought in one place, but no one noticed that the deputy commander, Zhao Kun, brought a few cronies, took advantage of the chaos, and quietly left the battle circle, heading towards Xingqing Hall.

He had already dispatched the main force of the East Gate Imperial Guard at the moment of departure according to King Teng's instructions. Now, he should follow the previous plan and use his status as the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard to reach the Xingqing Palace first, and control the unconscious emperor. In his hands, waiting for Chu Xuanqing to attack Xingqing Palace, and cooperate with the inside and outside to ensure nothing.

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Zhao Kun went all the way to the Xingqing Hall, but he didn't expect that once he entered the Xingqing Hall, he was surprised to find Quan Zhengjian, the commander of the imperial guards guarding the Xingqing Hall.

Zhao Kun was startled in his heart, tried to force himself to calm down, and bowed to Quan Zhengjian, "Commander Quan."

Quan Zhengjian sneered and said, "Deputy Commander Zhao, are you confused? Even though the Emperor is unconscious, he did not stop saluting to the Emperor. Instead, he followed the rules of saluting to me first! Could it be that the Vice Commander wanted to put me in the wrong place?" A place of infidelity?"

"Commander was joking, I was just surprised to see Commander Quan appearing here suddenly." After Zhao Kun said that, he bowed in the direction of the dragon couch.

Quan Zhengjian didn't believe his words, "If I wasn't here, would the vice-commander be holding the emperor hostage? His Royal Highness Xin Wang said that your heart is not right, and he tried his best to ask for it, saying that tonight seems to be a bit uneasy, please let me know." Come to the palace to have a look, I still don't believe it, I have repeatedly promised that you will not be like this. But now, hmph, I think I misjudged you!"

Zhao Kun argued, "This is just your guess!"

Quan Zhengjian sneered, "Guess? The two sides are fighting outside. The situation is so critical. As the leader on duty, the vice-commander is not going to meet the enemy. What is he doing with all these bugs coming to Xingqing Hall?"

Zhao Kun pursed his lips and remained silent.

Quan Zhengjian smiled coldly, and waved his hand inside, "Catch them!"

Following an order, dozens of imperial palace guards suddenly circled out from behind the tent, and Zhao Kun and the others were stripped of all their weapons before they could resist.

Zhao Kun's eyes widened, he couldn't believe it, "You?! Where are you from?"

"His Royal Highness Xin Wang ordered me to send fifty imperial guards to secretly protect the Xingqing Palace as soon as I enter the palace, waiting to catch you, a turtle. Like? Satisfied?"

"Xin Wang?! Xin Wang..., he already knew what will happen tonight!?" Then what he and Teng Wang did, wouldn't it be a joke?

Quan Zhengjian snorted coldly, "This commander is only to maintain the peace of the palace. As for what King Xin knows, I don't care, let alone you."

Seeing that Zhao Kun and others were under control, Cui Gui stepped forward and bowed to Quan Zhengjian, "What happened tonight is entirely up to the general."

At this time, the sound of fighting outside was getting closer and closer.

Quan Zhengjian waved his hand, "Eunuch, you are welcome. As the commander of the imperial guards, I will guard the palace. But if there is no His Royal Highness Xin Wang, I don't know that something will happen in the palace tonight. Eunuch, why don't you thank His Royal Highness Xin Xin?"

Cui Gui smiled, but the smile was extremely forced.

How could His Highness King Xin know that something would happen in the palace?Now that you know, why didn't you remind His Majesty or the people in the palace in advance so that you can deal with it, but invited Commander Quan to come when King Teng forced the palace?Moreover, it has not been clearly stated that King Teng forced the palace.

In the final analysis, this belief in the king's mind is probably not as loyal to the king and father as it seems, and there are probably some thoughts. The emperor is now besieged on all sides, and no one can trust him.

However, of course Cui Gui couldn't tell Quan Zhengjian clearly, so he could only suffer in his heart, secretly worrying about the emperor's situation.

"His Majesty!"

While Cui Gui was worried, the imperial doctor's face suddenly changed.

"What's the matter?" Cui Gui stepped forward hurriedly, while Quan Zhengjian also shook the saber at his waist, and took a step forward.

The imperial doctor walked up to the bed with his knees, his voice trembling, "...wait,...wait for my servant to check your majesty's pulse..."

The imperial physician stretched out his hand, but his hand was shaking non-stop. Just now he judged with his eyes that if he was right... the imperial physician just touched it, then suddenly withdrew his hand and collapsed to the ground, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty Funeral, funeral day!!"

Cui Gui staggered and bent over to grab his skirt, "What did you say!?"

Quan Zhengjian was also really taken aback, and picked up the imperial physician, "Did you make a mistake? The emperor is clearly just too worried, how could he be buried suddenly!?"

The imperial physician was trembling in Quan Zhengjian's hands, his eyes were flushed, but he never shed tears, "The matter is of great importance, my humble minister, how dare you lie..."

Cui Gui all of a sudden lay down on the side of the couch and probed, and found that Emperor Yuan was indeed out of breath.

"Your Majesty!" Cui Gui shouted hoarsely, and the entire Xingqing Palace fell into silence.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's time for you to get up..." Cui Gui was a little dazed, lying on the side of the dragon couch and calling again and again. Of course, Emperor Yuan would not wake up, but his whole face began to turn pale.

Quan Zhengjian and dozens of imperial guards knelt around the dragon couch, all buried their heads on the ground, crying again and again.After a while, Quan Zhengjian raised his head, and called Cui Gui with a choked voice, "Elder-in-law, do you know about the six palaces about His Majesty's death?"

According to the rules, when the emperor passed away and the whole country mourned, of course the Six Palaces had to be informed first of all, but the current situation was critical and unusual, and Quan Zhengjian didn't know how to deal with it.

Cui Gui raised his head, tears streaming down his face, he turned to face Quan Zhengjian, knelt down deeply, and gritted his teeth, "Prince Teng is ambitious and seeks to usurp the throne, and heaven will not tolerate it! If you learn of His Majesty's funeral at this time, we will They will intensify and kill until Xingqing Hall, Cui Gui implores the commander to stick to the news of Xingqing Hall, Cui Gui is extremely grateful!"

Quan Zhengjian has been guarding the palace for many years, and he is an old acquaintance with Cui Gui. This is the first time he saw Cui Gui, who is always kind and gentle, and he gritted his teeth like this.

Quan Zhengjian couldn't help being moved, "...Don't worry, father-in-law."