The best ring

The eunuch left with the old emperor's order. As for the old emperor himself, he was too angry to continue reading.

This time, he was indeed pretending to be ill. Of course, it cannot be said that he was pretending. After all, he had always been ill, and the illness was not serious. Due to his strong willpower, I am afraid that he would have died long ago.

Of course, this time his condition was not as serious as announced to the public. He deliberately said that and appointed the eldest prince Zhao Xuan to temporarily handle the affairs of the court. He just wanted to hide in secret and observe, not only the ministers in the court, but also him. Those princes.

What happened in the main hall last time sounded the alarm for the old emperor. Being able to be at the helm of a superpower like Yanfeng Country for decades and doing well all the time, the old emperor was naturally not an ordinary person. He learned from those ministers. He felt a different atmosphere in his words and deeds. He knew that this might be related to his ongoing illness. He found that the minds of some ministers might have changed.

Although Hou Zhong later said that there was nothing unusual among the ministers, and the old emperor did not suspect anything on the surface, he was already wary in his heart. He even no longer trusted Hou Zhong as much as before. , and then he came up with this drama of pretending to be seriously ill. He wanted to see what these ministers wanted to do.

The old emperor has always been very confident in his own skills. Although the minds of some ministers have changed now, as long as he is still there, those people will not dare to go too far, so he thought of hiding temporarily. , giving those ministers time and opportunity to perform.

At the same time, the old emperor also wanted to see how his princes would perform in the last half month. The old emperor knew very well that many of his princes had doubts about the position of prince. Thoughts, but their performance has always been unable to satisfy the old emperor. Especially recently, the Eighth Prince's matter has gone too far. The old emperor has temporarily retreated behind the scenes and wants to see what his princes can do. He did so many ridiculous things, and at the same time, through observation during this period, he judged who was the most suitable to take over his position. Although he was basically dissatisfied with those princes, he didn't know his physical condition. After all, one has to be chosen, and it can only be done through observation during this period of time.

However, after only one day, the eldest prince Zhao Xuan seemed to be unable to bear it any longer. This made the old emperor angry but also very disappointed. The eldest prince Zhao Xuan obviously did not take his words to heart and actually wanted to He forced his way in. He was not dead yet, so he pretended that he did not exist. This really made the old emperor angry.

However, because the time has not yet come, it is not appropriate for the old emperor to show his face for the time being, so he can only continue to hide and watch in the dark.

On the other side, Zhao Xuan and Gu Lin returned to Zhao Xuan's own palace again.

"Gu Lin! Why didn't you let me in just now?" Zhao Xuan couldn't help but ask as soon as he returned to the palace.

"Your Highness, under the circumstances just now, even if you insist on going in, the guards will not let you go," Gu Lin said.

"Can they still dare to hurt me?" Zhao Xuan said angrily. He still didn't believe that those people dared to do something to him. After all, he was the eldest prince, and those people were just ordinary guards. There was a huge identity gap between the two parties. Unless those people die.

"Your Highness has a noble status, how can he put himself in danger?" Gu Lin said: "Furthermore, through their actions, my subordinates have basically determined that His Majesty is indeed seriously ill."

"How to say?"

"If His Majesty hadn't issued the death order, those guards would never have dared to draw their weapons against you, Your Highness, and their attitude would not have been so tough." Gu Lin said: "Then why did Your Majesty issue this death order? It must be because of poor physical condition. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so afraid of others seeing him and knowing his current condition.”

"Well, what you said makes sense." Zhao Xuan said, "Then what should we do now?"

Zhao Xuan originally felt that there was a high possibility that his father was seriously ill. This time he went to his father's palace. Although he didn't see anyone, he seemed to be more sure of this. However, this made him very anxious. After all, he still has an unfair reputation.

"Don't worry, Your Highness." Gu Lin continued: "This is just our guess. If it is confirmed that His Majesty is really critically ill, then we will forcefully break in and ask His Majesty to canonize you."

"Then I just wanted to force my way in, but you still stopped me." Zhao Xuan said dissatisfied.

"There were only two of us just now, so it was not appropriate to break in. Moreover, we are not sure about His Majesty's specific situation, and we are not well prepared to break in. It is not appropriate to break in at this time," Gu Lin said.

Zhao Xuan thought for a while, nodded, and asked: "How can I determine the condition of my father when I can't see him?"

"Imperial dining room!" Gu Lin said: "The imperial doctor's side has been sealed. Presumably the imperial dining room has also been asked to seal its mouth. But after all, the imperial dining room is full of people and their status is lower. Where can His Highness go? Looking for a breakthrough.”

Hearing Gu Lin's words, Zhao Xuan's eyes lit up and he said, "That's right! That's indeed a good breakthrough point. When my father is sick, he will naturally need to take medicine. Moreover, the imperial study room is also responsible for the daily meals. There must be a breakthrough there." If someone can see the emperor, the people in the imperial kitchen are more likely to be broken through than those of the imperial doctors!"

The status of the imperial physician in the palace is relatively high, especially those who specialize in treating the old emperor. Zhao Xuan went to inquire, but he couldn't find out anything. But it was different in the imperial kitchen. There were only the lowest servants there. He could coerce and bribe them, and he could always get the information he wanted.

As long as the specific situation of the old emperor was determined, Zhao Xuan would be able to take the next step.

"Your Highness, this matter should not make too much noise, so as not to attract too much attention." Gu Lin said.

"Well, you are right." Zhao Xuan nodded and said: "You will be responsible for this matter personally. You must make them talk! Get the information we want!"

"Yes, I understand." Gu Lin said.

As the staff of the eldest prince Zhao Xuan, and the staff most trusted by Zhao Xuan, Gu Lin's task is to help Zhao Xuan solve problems, and now is the time for him to show his ability. Gu Lin is no stranger to this kind of thing.

After coming up with the idea, Gu Lin took action immediately. As for Zhao Xuan, he naturally continued to handle his state affairs. No matter what, he had to prove to those ministers that he was fully capable of sitting on the throne of crown prince, or even the throne!