Chapter 456 I’m scared

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 456 I’m scared.

Zhu Houzhao barely held back his tears, wiped a few smears on his face, and walked out in a daze. The rest of the people in the palace also walked out, leaving Xia Yuan alone standing there.

His eyes were vacant and dazed, and his whole face looked confused. He was thinking and he didn't know what he was thinking. There were always many thoughts rolling around in his mind, but if he tried to catch them carefully, he couldn't catch any of them.

live.

"Come on. Come to me and talk. Don't stand there. Get closer."

"oh"

Xia Yuan made a somewhat mechanical sound and moved forward step by step. He didn't stop until he was close to the collapse and had no way to go. Then he looked down at Emperor Hongzhi on the couch.

Emperor Hongzhi leaned his neck on the pillow and looked up at him, "It's better if you stand like this. Standing like this, I can lean on the pillow and my neck will be more comfortable."

As he said that, he sighed slightly, "You can see it, right? I'm afraid it won't work."

At this moment, he finally said these words. His tone was very calm, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him. He seemed to have no fear of death at all, and he seemed to have thrown away this fear.

Arrived to the side.

Then there was a bit of briskness in his voice, "Fortunately, you are back. Otherwise, I really don't know how long I can last."

Hearing these words, Xia Yuan moved his lips, and finally said hoarsely and dryly: "Your Majesty is in the prime of life and has many years to live."

Hearing this, Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "That's what I thought at first. I am in my prime, before I reach forty, and I should have at least a few years, or even ten years, to live. How could a small cold wind kill me?"

It killed me, but now it seems that I am afraid that I will really die because of this cold wind."

"I am the emperor, and I often hear compliments of long live the emperor. But since ancient times, no emperor can live to be long live, not to mention long live, not even a hundred years old."

He talked a little too much at once, and Emperor Hongzhi began to pant a little. Xia Yuan didn't know what to say. He just looked at the smile on the emperor's face and subconsciously laughed too, but the smile was very sad and not full of illness.

The smile on Emperor Hongzhi’s face is beautiful.

After taking a few breaths, Zhu Youtang asked: "How was the success or failure of this expedition against Japan?"

Xia Yuan nodded quickly when he heard this, "We won. Our army won a great victory. Not only a great victory, but also the leader of the Japanese country was captured alive. Now he has been escorted back and is waiting for your Majesty's trial. He also brought back nearly ten million taels."

of silver.”

"good!"

Emperor Hongzhi shouted "Hello" loudly, and his skinny and sickly face seemed to be illuminated for a moment, "Attack his country and capture his master alive. If you have this matter, when you go underground, your ancestors will ask about it."

, I am not speechless anymore.”

"It's a pity that in my current situation, I can't deal with the Japanese leader."

"It's okay. Let the Japanese leader be locked up in prison first. Your Majesty will recuperate for a while until he recovers from his illness."

Emperor Hongzhi was silent for a moment, "I look forward to that day."

"There will definitely be."

"."

After saying that, both the monarch and the minister fell into silence. After a while, they spoke again almost at the same time,

"I"

"His Majesty."

"You go ahead and say it."

"Your Majesty, let me speak first, and I will just listen."

"Then I'll say it first." Emperor Hongzhi leaned on the pillow and turned his dim eyes to the top of the couch. His face showed an expression of looking up to the sky through the top of the bed, followed by a feeling of confusion.

But then, those eyes suddenly showed reluctance and fear, and there seemed to be tears faintly. He tightened the quilt with his hands, "Actually, I am also afraid of death."

Xia Yuan moved his lips, wanting to comfort him, but at this moment he couldn't think of any comforting words.

His lips moved for a long time, but in the end he didn't say anything. He just knelt down by the bed, then leaned forward, holding Emperor Hongzhi's hand that was holding the sheets with both hands. That hand was already so thin that it was almost skinny.

Looking at the face that had been tortured by illness to the point of aging, I could only respond with silence.

Zhu Youtang took a deep breath, "But people will die eventually. How can I, the emperor, avoid vulgarity, and what can I do if I am afraid? I can't enjoy all the wealth and splendor in the world, and I will not waste this life in vain."

"But I don't want to die now. The prince has not yet married and has no heirs. I haven't seen my grandchildren yet, and I don't even have any grandchildren. I. I still have many things that I can't let go of, and I'm scared."

He held Xia Yuan's hand and held it tightly, "What I worry about the most is you, the prince. The prince is young and has a ridiculous temper. If I die now, he can take good care of the country and the country of our ancestors."

Well, can he take up the burden... I don't know, I'm afraid.

And you, I know that you want to change the law, but I am afraid that the prince will ascend the throne, and you two will change the law at the same time. I can't see it, and I can't protect you.

Reform is good, but we must not do it too hastily. We must implement it slowly, slowly, slowly.”

Xia Yuan can no longer remember how many times the emperor said that I am afraid. Is it the fear of death?

It should be.

Who in this world is not afraid of death? He is also afraid of death. If someone says he is not afraid, he is probably living at the bottom, tired and tortured.

But people in high positions have always been afraid of death, especially emperors. Otherwise, why would there have been so many emperors since ancient times who wanted to live forever and searched hard for it.

But Emperor Hongzhi was not simply afraid of death.

Zhu Youtang, the supreme emperor, did not seem to have enjoyed much glory and wealth in his life. He had been working hard for half his life. Death may be a relief.

This emperor's fear of death stems more from his unwillingness to do so, from the fact that many things have not been done, many things have not been completed, and he cannot let go of the country, the country, the prince, and too much.

Xia Yuanqiang suppressed his sore nose and nodded desperately, "I know, I know."

"It's good to know. I know that although you occasionally act up, you still know the difference between severity and severity. I know you won't act too hastily. I know you won't."

What Emperor Hongzhi said was incoherent. His eyes were blurred and troubled, and his face became very gloomy. It seemed that the refreshing effect of the bowl of ginseng and aconite soup was fading, but he continued intermittently.

He was still speaking, but the sound coming out of his lips was so small that it was hard to hear.

Seeing him like this, Xia Yuan felt sad and uncomfortable, and the tears he had been holding back finally burst out uncontrollably. To him, this emperor was not only an emperor, but also a relative, an elder, like a parent.

Same.

"Your Majesty is tired. Don't talk anymore. Let's rest first. If you have anything to do, wait until you recover."

"."

Emperor Hongzhi didn't respond anymore, closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Xia Yuan knelt on the edge of the collapse and stared blankly at the emperor for a long time. Finally, he slowly stood up, turned around and walked out.
Chapter completed!