After all, Xu Jie went to take Xia Rui to the investigation factory, which made the frightened third prince finally feel much more at ease. A side room is enough.

Those Kabuki invited from Yuxianlou also went back to Yuxianlou.

This made Xia Rui a little uneasy, so he asked Xu Jie: "Wenyuan, now I live in the yamen and I am found out, I am afraid I will be criticized..."

Xu Jie shook his head: "Now in this capital, no one will pay attention to you. The only person who pays attention to you is Your Majesty. If Your Majesty has no objection, it will be fine for others."

Xia Rui was a little surprised when he heard this, smiled bitterly, and said to himself: "Wenyuan, how can my father pay attention to me? The only person in the capital who pays attention to me is probably my second brother Xia Wen."

Xu Jie laughed and replied: "Do you think it's for King Guangyang to see if you make you drunk and dream?"

Xia Rui nodded first, then asked in confusion: "Isn't it for him to show it?"

Xu Jie shook his head, pointed to the direction of the palace, and said, "No, it's for that person to see."

Xia Rui naturally knew who the man in the palace was, but he didn't understand why, and asked, "Wenyuan, my father never paid attention to me, and he didn't even want to see me, so why should I drink and show him every night?"

Xu Jie looked at Xia Rui, looking at the prince who had a fire in his heart but had been unable to bear it. He looked at the prince who was panicked and worried when he encountered life and death.

Xu Jie suddenly remembered someone, the emperor Xia Qian, who had ambitions, ideas, and was willing to make progress after ascending the throne. He was also the emperor who escaped at the last minute.

The personalities of the father and son seem to be very similar in the dark. There is a fire in his heart who is willing to make progress, but when the real big thing comes, he is in a mess.

Xu Jie sighed and said slowly: "Your Majesty has lived through his sixties. How can you not know the temptation of the throne? You live with me, how can Your Majesty not think too much? You are not drunk and dreaming to show your Majesty. How can Your Majesty believe that you and me are really unrelated to the throne? How can Your Majesty value me? If Your Majesty does not value me, how can I protect you from being fully prepared?"

Xu Jie said a truth, this truth is not complicated. Xu Jie asked Xia Rui to make no desires and no desires for the throne. How could he do it for Xia Wen to see? How could Xia Wen go to see it?

Xu Jie's arrangement was just to gain the trust of the emperor. Xu Jie needed to establish an image in front of the emperor, without following in the capital, not participating in royal affairs, and an unbiased attitude. Therefore, Xia Rui must show no desire for the throne, so that the image of Xu Jie can be established in front of the emperor. Only in this way can Xia Rui truly follow Xu Jie and get Xu Jie's protection.

How could the old emperor want to see his sons all sharp-headed and fighting for the throne to death? Whenever Xia Rui makes the old emperor feel that he has a fighting spirit in his heart, not to mention how the old emperor will deal with Xia Rui, even Xu Jie will be dealt with by the old emperor.

No father would like to see his son kill each other for this family business. The old emperor did this to protect his son. Unjust thoughts are often harmful to himself.

Xia Rui was stunned by Xu Jie's blunt words. He looked at Xu Jie, not knowing what he was thinking. After a moment, he seemed a little excited. He looked at the left and right and said, "Wen Yuan, can't I really..."

Xu Jie had already spoken and interrupted: "You can't!"

Xu Jie really thought so in his heart. Xu Jie did not see any qualities in Xia Rui that he could be the lord of the world. Xia Rui inherited some of the old emperor's character when he was young. Xia Rui did not seem to have inherited any of the old emperor's knowledge, methods, and scheming when he was young. The old emperor was not a good monarch in Xu Jie's heart, let alone Xia Rui?

People can't accomplish things by just a fire in their hearts. Xia Gan in the past had at least some abilities. He really made very successful reforms with his own strength and accumulated a lot of family background for the country. This is a proof of the ability of the old emperor.

But Xu Jie couldn't see this in Xia Rui. He was not well-versed in literature, was not successful in martial arts, and had little knowledge, so he didn't talk about his insights on things. It was really appropriate to be a idle prince.

Xu Jie saw Xia Rui so clearly, and it was Xu Jie's responsibility.

Xia Rui seemed a little angry, angry that his best friend actually said the words he didn't want to hear. Perhaps the most important pursuit in Xia Rui's heart was the throne, but Xu Jie never showed any support.

"Wenyuan, Xia Han and Xia Wen, are you really better than me?" Xia Rui asked.

Xu Jie thought about it, and his thoughts suddenly fell into a dead end.

Yes, either Xia Wen ascended the throne or Xia Han ascended the throne. It seems that neither of these two people ascended the throne is a good thing for Xu Jie.

Xu Jie turned his gaze to Xia Rui in front of him again, but he still shook his head and said nothing.

Xia Rui was a little lonely, so he slowly got up and returned to the side of the backyard.

Xu Jie was a little uneasy in the small hall. Xia Wen ascended the throne? Xia Han ascended the throne?

Zuo Ding walked in with a long time, kneeling on the ground, and said, "Commander, Li Deming, the general of the garrison in the capital, has been in the imperial guards' camp outside the city, and has not left the camp for two days."

Xu Jie frowned when he heard this and asked, "Where is Feng Biao, the commander in the front wing?"

"It is also in the imperial guards' camp, and has never left the barracks."

Xu Jie reached out and patted the back of his head, saying, "Continue to stare!"

Zuo Ding took the order to go out. However, Xu Jie frowned and couldn't stretch it out for a long time. It was impossible to go into the imperial guards' camp to arrest people. The person who wanted to arrest obviously received the news and hid.

Xu Jie knew that his opponent Zhi Jibufan, but he never thought it would be so difficult. Xu Jie wanted to take advantage of the fact that no one took this matter seriously and handled the next major case in a flash, but it ended abruptly.

If you can't catch someone, even if you have Gong Shan's confession and account book, what can you do? If you send it to the Dali Temple of the Censorate, you will go to the court, but it will be a verbal battle and another verbal confrontation.

How could Li Qiming arrest Li Deming? Even Feng Biao, the commander of the front wing of the imperial guards in the capital, could Li Qiming be handed over to trial. Black and white, black and white, where are there so many black and white in the court? Who is more powerful in black and white? Even if the entire court does not support Li Qiming, Li Qiming can block everyone in one sentence, for example, the Privy Council itself investigates thoroughly.

Just like Li Qiming's words, it is a disaster to tear apart. So what about the old emperor? After Li Qiming was rejected by Zhu Tingchang's misty words, he could still laugh. How confident is that?

So if Xu Jie wants to complete this case, he can only arrest the person directly, get all the evidence, and let everyone confess themselves, which is a foregone conclusion.

Xu Jie was at a loss, but Wei Liu came hurriedly and entered the hall with panic on his face. He spoke, "Commander, big things are not good, Your Majesty..."

Xu Jie only heard that this big thing was not good, so he immediately stood up: "What big thing is not good?"

Wei Liu's face twitched twice, suppressed his mind, and replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty is critically ill! Call the commander and commander to enter the palace quickly!"

"Critical illness?" Xu Jie was already one and two big. The old emperor suddenly became critically ill. If the old emperor died like this, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Doctors of the Imperial Hospital have entered the palace, and the chief officials of the three provinces and six ministries are on the way to the palace. Your Majesty is afraid..."

Whatever you are afraid of, Xu Jie's heart was already in his throat. He just wanted to go and see what was going on in the old emperor. He walked away: "Go and enter the palace!"

Wei Liu followed closely and asked: "Commander, do you want to notify the third prince to enter the palace together?"

Xu Jie suddenly stopped, hesitated for a while, shook his head and replied, "No need!"

Perhaps Xu Jie was thinking in his heart that if he really reached that point, not entering the palace would be Xia Rui’s best choice.

Xu Jie and Wei Liu were running wildly, and along the way were the frames of the chief officials of major yamen, and they were also running wildly along the street.

In the imperial city, all the Jinwu Guards came out and stood all the city gates and walls, making people feel the solemn and murderous aura. Further forward, more than a thousand masters of the Jin Palace Guards appeared in sight, and the Wei Twenty-Three, who stood with a sword in his arms, was particularly eye-catching.

Such a scene seemed to be really big. Xu Jie had a bad premonition. The old emperor had been plagued by heavy troops since the previous year. He had been coughing for more than a year. This was what Xu Jie saw with his own eyes. The old emperor seemed to be like he was about to be away at any time.

Xu Jie entered the harem for the first time, but he did not feel like he was appreciating the royal garden at all. He followed Wei Liu and several eunuchs and walked quickly.

In front of a palace, dozens of officials stood there, all of whom were frowning. The palace maids and eunuchs came in and out. Whenever an imperial physician came out, everyone would gather around to ask questions.

Xu Jie stopped. Among the crowd, there were Ouyang Zheng, Xie Fang, and Guangyang Wang Xiawen. There were also people coming to this palace continuously.

Xu Jie looked for Ouyang Zheng and asked an imperial physician who came out.

But I heard the imperial physician say, "Everyone, go get medicine, don't block the way, and the rest of the matters, the officials dare not say much."

Everyone quickly dispersed a path, and Ouyang Zheng was so anxious that he was walking endlessly.

A eunuch hurried out and shouted, "Your Majesty summons the King of Guangyang into the house."

Xia Wen bowed and entered the hall!

However, there were a few people in the Privy Council and the Seminary Hall, who were not as anxious as Ouyang Zheng and Xu Jie, and they did not even leave to enter the palace.

"Sir Lee, Your Majesty is critically ill. Should we hurry into the palace and take a look?"

Li Qiming calmed down and replied, "Don't worry, wait for an hour or two before talking."

"I'm afraid it's not suitable for this."

"What's wrong? The more we are in charge of the soldiers, the more we should keep our composure and keep our posts tightly. We must not let the villain cause chaos." Li Qiming replied.

Li Qiming was seriously thinking more and more. Li Qiming was also waiting for people who had already gone to the palace to reply to some information. Li Qiming became more and more cautious. Li Qiming seemed to be no longer caring about what was suitable or not, and there seemed to be no need to care more.

"Sir Lee, I'm afraid... someone will criticize you."

"What are you afraid of? Your Majesty was seriously ill two years ago. Isn't this good? Now Your Majesty is seriously ill again. It is inevitable that the auspicious person will have a heavenly appearance. Your Majesty is the emperor. If you have minor illnesses and disasters, how can you be difficult to keep the body of Your Majesty the emperor?" Li Qiming replied.

Li Qiming has felt the crisis recently and knows that more than 12,000 Jinwu Guards in the imperial city were all covered with harnesses, causing the palace to be escaping. How could Li Qiming be careless for such a formation? Recently, there was something happening to court, and Li Qiming brought more and more people, and Li Qigong must be with him. With such a posture today, how could Li Qiming not wait to see what the old emperor sold in the gourd.

If the old emperor is really going to die, Li Qiming would be happy to see it happen, and it would be okay if he or she does not go at this time. If the old emperor cannot die, Li Qiming should be even more cautious.

Xu Jie in the palace stood behind Ouyang Zheng without saying a word.

Not long after, King Xia Wen of Guangyang came out, with tears in his eyes. The atmosphere in the whole room became much more tense. The eunuch came to call the husbands of the three provinces to come in.

When the ministers of the three provinces came out, they all looked solemn and gathered together without saying a word.

The eunuch came to call Ouyang Zheng, Xie Fang and Xu Jie in again.

The three of them hurriedly entered, walked through the main hall, and entered the emperor's bedroom. There was no one in the bedroom, only an old eunuch and the imperial doctors and concubines were all in the main hall outside the door.

The old emperor lay on the bed, looking dying, with a pale face. He slowly stretched out his hand and gently waved it in the air.

Ouyang Zheng and Xie Fang hurriedly walked forward, and Xu Jie followed closely behind.

All three of them listened to what the old emperor had to say.

"I can't die."

Just this sentence, the three of them stared at the emperor. It was the old emperor's words. Xu Jie suddenly felt that the old emperor could not die because the old emperor seemed to be dying, but his eyes were still shining, unlike the unsightly eyes that were dying when they were dying.

Xu Jie felt relieved and heard the old emperor ask, "Is Li Qiming here?"

Ouyang Zheng quickly replied in a low voice: "Report to Your Majesty, the future!"

The old emperor suddenly smiled, and it seemed like he was extremely laborious when he smiled, and said, "Xie Qing, please go back and write a memorial."

Xie Fang nodded and expressed his understanding. He also said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do this well."

Xu Jie suddenly understood why the old emperor was critically ill? What he was waiting for was this memorial. The old emperor wanted to create momentum and public opinion.

This time, he arranged for the critical illness and arranged for the Jin Palace Guards to appear in the palace. All the old emperor wanted was Li Qiming not to come.

Let everyone in the world see the true face of this man who has no king and father and has ulterior motives.

Is this useful? It really has great use. People's words are terrifying. Li Qiming should be the powerful minister with ulterior motives. Perhaps there will be rumors that Li Qiming has the intention to usurpate. These words are the hearts of people, the commanding heights of morality, and the pressure on Li Qiming.
To be continued...