The little prince died of illness, and Zhao Xu fell ill as a result.

Tong Guan immediately blocked the news and invited Zhang Dun to discuss countermeasures.

Although Ning Fu was anxious about Zhao Xu's illness, he had no choice. Even after the little prince was poisoned, he had already anticipated this day. After all, with the little prince's situation, it would not last long.

But I didn't expect that this day would come so suddenly, and Zhao Xu fell ill due to excessive grief.

In the end, Zhang Dun decided to announce the news that Zhao Xu was sick. After all, such a big thing can't be hidden, let alone the little prince died prematurely, so it is even more impossible to hide such a thing.

So soon the news that the little prince died and Zhao Xu was sick also spread outside the palace, which caused a lot of sensation, and everyone was quietly discussing the impact of this matter.

Compared to Zhao Xu's illness, the young prince's death is obviously more noticeable, because Zhao Xu is still young, and even if he is sick, he should not be seriously injured.

However, the little prince is different. Everyone knows that Zhao Xu's offspring is difficult. He finally gave birth to a son and a daughter before, but his son died, which also means that the heir to the throne of the Song Dynasty was once again empty.

"Son-in-law, how is the situation in the palace? Is the official family seriously ill?"

In the evening that day, Liu Zheng found Ning Fu, waved his hand and asked him immediately.

"The palace is now in chaos, and the government is very sick, but as long as you take care of yourself, there should be no serious problems."

Ning Fu sighed and replied.

After checking out the case of Jiuyou Organization, this happened before they were happy, and Ning Fu was very helpless about it.

"It's fine. Rumors have been flying all over the past few days. I'm really worried about what will happen to the official family."

Liu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Now Liu Zheng has been promoted to the Minister of Dali Temple and has become one of the nine ministers. He is considered to be one of the top officials in the court. However, the power of Dali Temple is relatively single and cannot enter the core power circle of the court.

"What do you say outside? Could it be that someone is organizing the physical condition of the official family?"

Ning Fu frowned when he heard this and immediately asked Liu Zheng.

"It's not just an arrangement, it's all said that it's a nose and eyes. Many people say that the official family is very sick, and there were also root causes in the past. If he can't survive this time and he has no descendants, the throne may be..."

Liu Zheng didn't say it until the end, but the meaning was already very clear.

Zhao Xu has no son, so if he dies, the throne can only be passed to his brothers. Zhao Quan has passed away, and the biggest one is King Zhao Ji, so the throne is likely to be inherited by Zhao Ji.

"These rumors are related to King Duan. Could it be that he sent someone to spread them?"

Ning Fu asked in a deep voice.

As the situation in the northwest gradually stabilized, Zhao Ji had already returned to Beijing from the northwest this summer, and he was already an adult, so it was entirely possible that he had some ambitions for the throne.

"No one can tell the truth about rumors. It may be because the news of King Duan has been rumored to increase his prestige, or it may be because someone wants to use this to provoke the relationship between the official and King Duan, or it may be because someone wants to curry favor with King Duan.

Spread rumors on purpose.”

Liu Zheng shook his head and said with a smile that he had been an official in the capital for many years and knew very well about such rumors.

"There are also possible that there are several reasons, so these rumors spread so quickly!"

Ning Fu also sneered. Although he had a good relationship with Zhao Ji on the surface, he looked down on Zhao Ji from beginning to end.

"No matter what the rumors are outside, as long as the official's health is fine, there will be no major problems for the time being, but..."

Liu Zheng hesitated for a moment when he said this, looked up at Ning Fu and asked again.

"You know the body of the official family best. In your opinion, will the official family have children in the future?"

"How can I say this accurately?"

Ning Fu smiled bitterly.

He is not a fortune teller. Zhao Xu did have only one son in history, but history has changed. No one knows whether Zhao Xu will have other descendants?

"That's true!"

Liu Zheng nodded when he heard this, and then seemed to have thought of something, so hesitated for a moment and asked again.

"How is the new army? The new army has repelled the Liao army before, which proves the strength of the new army. The government should expand the new army, right?"

"Yes, I brought the new army's meritorious soldiers to Beijing before, and the government personally rewarded them, and had ordered the expansion of the new army. It is estimated that by next year, the new army should be able to expand to 50,000 to 100,000, and some will be eliminated.

The Imperial Guard!”

Ning Fu nodded and said.

Originally, the expansion of the new army was a foregone conclusion, but now Zhao Xu is sick, Ning Fu is also worried that any accident will happen in this matter. After all, if you want to abolish the imperial guards, you must suppress the opposition forces in the court.

The matter must be presided over by Zhao Xu.

"That's good, but now you are in the capital. Will the new army be out of your control after it expands?"

Liu Zheng suddenly changed his mind and asked with a worried expression.

"Don't worry about this for the time being. Although General Zhe is not from martial arts, all the backbone of the new army are martial arts students. They are from my disciples. Whether it is the new army or martial arts, they are all established by me, so even General Zhe,

It cannot be compared with my prestige."

Ning Fu replied confidently.

"It's good that you have this confidence, but you can't relax. The new army is the first time you build your prestige. Don't relax your attention to the new army because of the matter in the capital!"

Liu Zheng nodded with satisfaction.

"Father-in-law, why are you suddenly concerned about the new army?"

Ning Fu realized that there seemed to be a deeper meaning in Liu Zheng's words, so he asked curiously.

"Of course I have to care. Although you are very trusted by the government now, things are unpredictable. Take the current situation as an example. If there is anything wrong with the government, then the new army will be the foundation of your establishment in the officialdom.

, Of course I have to care!”

Liu Zhengzhen replied with a verbal answer.

"Yeah?"

Ning Fu felt that Liu Zheng didn't tell the truth, but he didn't ask any further questions. After all, everyone is adult, so there are some things that need not be said too clearly.

"By the way, since the people from the Jiuyou organization have been arrested, have you questioned any useful things, such as news about the descendants of the Li family in the Southern Tang Dynasty?"

Liu Zheng remembered the matter about the Jiuyou Organization at this time, so he asked again.

Although this matter is top secret, Liu Zheng has a special identity. Ning Fu talked to him at the beginning, and it was also the first time that Liu Zheng guessed that the other party might be a descendant of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so Ning Fu did not need to hide it from him.

"However, a lot of things have been interrogated. This Jiuyou organization has been lurking in secret for many years and has indeed developed a considerable force. Some officials are even involved in it, but no news about the Li family has been asked yet."
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