Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Historically, Emperor Hongzhi died suddenly due to a cold in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi's reign, and the imperial physician Liu Wentai took the wrong medicine.

Xia Yuan had previously thought that he would stop this matter at that time and save Emperor Hongzhi's life.

But now it is only the seventeenth year of Hongzhi, and there is still one year before the death of Emperor Hongzhi in history. It was also due to wind and cold, but no one used the wrong medicine.

He thought that this had nothing to do with whether to use medicine or not. Liu Wentai's use of the wrong medicine in history was just an introduction, not the main reason.

Emperor Hongzhi himself was exhausted due to overwork over the years.

His health has always been poor. He stayed up late to read memorials all day long. He was still awake at midnight and would get up before midnight. He only slept two or three hours a day and even ate very little. He continued for several years. Of course, his body would suffer.

It collapsed, but it collapsed so suddenly that people couldn't accept it and couldn't react.

And now the time of physical collapse is one year earlier. What is the reason?

Xia Yuan didn't know, but he felt that it had something to do with him. After he entered the court in the past two years, compared with history, Emperor Hongzhi had more things to worry about.

So this became the reason why Emperor Hongzhi fell seriously ill in advance.

Maybe, he is very confused and has been very confused these past few days.

Reason told him that Zhu Houzhao's early accession to the throne would be beneficial to him, but emotionally, he was unwilling to let Emperor Hongzhi die, extremely unwilling.

In this era, there were not many people and things that made him feel warm, and Emperor Hongzhi was one of them.

From him, Xia Yuan never felt any power or arrogance from the emperor. In his eyes, Emperor Hongzhi was not like an emperor, but more like his elder.

Among emperors, Emperor Hongzhi may not be considered a wise and wise emperor in the strict sense, but as an elder and a relative, he is a gentle and respectable elder, someone he is willing to get close to.

He wanted to save this elder and his father-in-law, but there was nothing he could do.

In just a few days after returning from Japan, Emperor Hongzhi's condition deteriorated rapidly. He spent less time awake and more time sleeping, and even reached the point where he could no longer speak.

In the Qianqing Palace now, not only are more than a dozen imperial doctors on duty at any time, but also several ministers from the Sixth Cabinet Department are already working in the corridor outside the Qianqing Palace. If Emperor Hongzhi wants to say something, what are his orders?

Keep records and archives at all times to prepare for emergencies.

The huge Forbidden City was quiet all day long. All the eunuchs and maids had tense faces and serious expressions, and they did not even dare to make too much noise while walking.

It seems that everyone has accepted this reality and that His Majesty the Emperor is approaching his end, but some people do not accept it, such as Empress Zhang.

As Emperor Hongzhi's condition deteriorated rapidly, Empress Zhang became increasingly gloomy, sometimes sitting in a daze, sometimes talking to herself.

She also invited many Taoist priests and monks into the palace to open altars and perform rituals in the Qianqing Palace. Although the ministers were dissatisfied with this, as this was another trend of opening palaces and banning the setting up of altars, they still said nothing.

A large number of monks and Taoists sat cross-legged in the square of Qianqing Palace, chanting sutras, chanting Buddha's name, solemn treasures, or immortal bones. The scene was grand and spectacular, but not many people had the heart to see it.

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Everyone knows that these things are useless, even Queen Zhang knows that she is just looking for solace and comfort by inviting these monks and Taoists.

Sitting on the steps of Qianqing Palace, Xia Yuan looked at the monks and Taoists who were doing the practice again, but his eyes were unfocused and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Zhu Houzhao was sitting next to him. If it was normal, the two of them might have had some conversation, but at this time no one spoke, they just sat quietly.

Zhu Houzhao curled up, looking very lonely, and his bloodshot eyes went blank. After a while, he suddenly asked, "Master, do you think the prayers of these monks and Taoists will be useful?"

This is not the first time he has asked this question, and Xia Yuan's answer is still, "I don't know."

Zhu Houzhao snorted and said slowly: "I think it should be useful."

"Um."

"I want to tell you something."

"Your Highness, tell me..."

"Last night when I returned to the East Palace, I heard some of the companions on duty talking. They seemed very happy, saying that as soon as my father died, His Highness would become the emperor, and they would be able to follow suit and flourish."

Xia Yuan turned his head, and Zhu Houzhao continued: "It turns out that my father is seriously ill, and many people in the palace are pretending to be sad, while the eunuchs in the East Palace are even more heartless and happy.

After hearing this, I wanted to kill these people with a knife. I felt angry and sad. Even my father was like this, but these companions were so happy. But later, I figured it out again. That was me. His father is not their father. Why should they be sad? It will be beneficial to them if I ascend the throne and become the emperor.

I am thinking, how many people in this world are looking forward to the death of their father, such as those in prison. They may be hoping that their father will die, and then the new king will ascend the throne and grant amnesty to the world, so that they can escape from prison. Come out, please, Father."

At this point, Zhu Houzhao paused and was silent for a long time before saying: "I feel that it is not worth it for my father. He has worked hard all his life, and he has never had a few comfortable days. He is like this because he is tired."

"When I was young, I saw my father busy with memorials and government affairs all day long. Later, when I went out to study, my father told me that I should study hard and read well, so that I can be a good person in the future. A good emperor. But I don’t want to be an emperor. Being an emperor is tiring. The emperor has to correct memorials all day long and be busy with a lot of government affairs. He can’t even sleep."

"When I grow up, I realize that not every emperor is tired. There are also emperors who don't go to court all day long and ignore government affairs. My father, he, he."

Zhu Houzhao's voice was choked up. He said several words in a row before he continued: "Father, he is a diligent emperor. He works hard every day. He thinks about the people of the world and the country and country of his ancestors. He has never thought about it." Now that I have arrived, few people are really sad for him. On the contrary, there are still people who are happy. I am so angry that I feel so cold. I feel so cold."

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Xia Yuan was silent. When Emperor Hongzhi said that I was actually afraid of death, he didn't know what to say. Now that Zhu Houzhao said that he was heartbroken, he didn't know what to say either.

Comforting people has never been something he is good at, it is his weakness. Just like when Xiao Qizi cried before, he could only hold her and talk to her not to cry.

Zhu Houzhao raised his head and looked at the monks and Taoists in front of him who were chanting sutras and chanting Buddha's name. Then he turned his eyes back to Xia Yuan and said, "If I ascend the throne, I will never follow the example of my father. My father thinks about others all day long, the people."

, are the ancestors, so they work hard all day long, and finally end up in this situation."

"What if he thought more about himself?"

Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath and said, "I have ascended the throne. If I don't follow his example, I should think more about myself and not others. How will I feel comfortable and how will I succeed?"

"I know that this will disappoint my father, but I don't want to be like him. I don't want to be like my father. I have worked hard all my life and ended up being so miserable. It's not worth it."

PS: Oops, I kept you guys waiting for a long time. I forgot to set the scheduled release last night. I rushed back to post as soon as I got off work. For this reason, I even rejected the proposal of a beautiful colleague to have dinner with me. I’m not going to lie to you. It’s true.

It’s a beautiful colleague.
Chapter completed!