Emperor Xinglong wanted to sit up, but the queen felt anxious and quickly stepped forward to support him. She asked anxiously and worriedly, "Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
"Your body is very weak now. You must have a good rest. You can't..."
Before the Queen could finish her words, she saw His Majesty wave his hand slightly and said weakly, "I know how my body is, and I also know that I don't have much time left."
"But I, the majestic emperor, cannot just die on the bed like this. Help me up. I want to eat and go to court in the morning."
Emperor Xinglong tried hard to make his tone calmer.
He forced himself not to cough, lest the queen would worry later.
"Your Majesty, you are very weak now. You must lie down and recuperate in the hospital bed without moving around!"
The princes also quickly stepped forward and echoed eagerly, "Yes, Father, your body is very weak now and you cannot move around. Otherwise, your illness will be aggravated..."
When the queen saw Emperor Xinglong trying to get up, she quickly stepped forward and supported Emperor Xinglong.
Immediately afterwards, she looked at the imperial doctor with a worried look on her face and asked hurriedly, "Imperial doctor, can your majesty have a meal now and go to court?"
The imperial doctor's face was extremely solemn, his eyes were full of solemnity, and he said in a deep voice, "No, Queen!"
"Your Majesty is very weak now and has no energy or effort to consider these things..."
"Now I can only stay in bed and rest for a while..."
Before the imperial doctor could finish his words, Emperor Xinglong waved his hand weakly.
His expression looked very firm, and he said in a deep voice, "Ahem, there is no need to persuade the queen anymore. I understand what the imperial doctor said."
"Even if I lie in bed to rest, it won't last much longer. Instead of just lying there like this
It is better to wait for death in bed than to do more meaningful things at the end of my life."
After the words fell, Emperor Xinglong suddenly looked at the Queen seriously, with a weak smile on his face.
"Queen, you should be able to understand me, right?"
The queen's eyes were red, and she shed two lines of clear tears slowly, but she couldn't hold back Emperor Xinglong. She could only nod her head with tears in her eyes and agreed.
"Okay, Your Majesty, I understand."
The queen immediately helped Emperor Xinglong stand up, and the kneeling doctors also looked sad.
Emperor Xinglong had his breakfast under the Queen's service.
However, the breakfast was not very smooth, because Emperor Xinglong's body was so weak that he vomited after every bite and could not eat anything at all.
But he had no energy if he didn't eat. Emperor Xinglong still swallowed a few mouthfuls of porridge and side dishes, and then asked the queen to serve him and put on the dragon robe.
After finishing everything, we went to the morning meeting.
The ministers below looked a little frightened at first when they saw the Queen supporting Emperor Xinglong, who was pale and unsteady when walking, and looked like he might faint to the ground at any time.
disturbed.
They couldn't help but silently curse in their hearts. They had known for a long time that His Majesty's illness was very serious and he was already on the verge of death. He would not die soon...
But now, His Majesty still insists on coming here to attend the morning court. Is this okay?
Wouldn't it drag down His Majesty's body?
The courtiers looked nervous, uneasy, and wanted to say something hesitantly, but they couldn't say a word for a long time, so they could only
Watching the emperor walk step by step to the dragon chair with the support of the old eunuch, and slowly sat down.
But when she saw him sitting firmly on the dragon chair, she didn't say anything more, but quickly lowered her head and bowed in salute.
Emperor Xinglong's expression still looked very pale, and it was obvious that he might die at any time.
However, he still held on for a breath, tried hard to calm down his emotions, and showed his majestic side.
The spirit of the emperor can never be lost at any time.
The ministers in the audience were too frightened to say a word, fearing that if they said something, they would irritate His Majesty and aggravate his illness.
Emperor Xinglong coughed, then worked hard to cheer up, and softly said to the ministers present, "Ministers, is there anything you can do?"
Under the stage, all the ministers were silent and did not dare to say another word. They were worried that if they said too much, they would irritate him.
Emperor Xinglong's face looked very serious. He frowned and said in a deep voice, "Dear ministers, I am afraid that today is my last chance to attend the morning court."
"Don't you want to discuss national affairs with me for the last time?"
All the ministers looked at me and I looked at you, their expressions looked very serious and dignified.
They thought for a moment, and one of the ministers immediately stepped forward and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, there is heavy rain in Zhongzhou today. The people are in dire straits. There are many victims and they need to be properly resettled."
"We will continue to make arrangements to provide porridge to the victims, set up tents, repair the destroyed and collapsed houses as soon as possible, and reduce the tax collection."
"Your Majesty, there are constant wars on the border, and the Yan State has repeatedly invaded and occupied our great cause kingdom. I think that we should give the Yan State a heavy hammer to scare the monkeys, and let the enemy countries attack our great cause.
I have a strong sense of fear and dare not intrude on my territory again!"
Hearing this, Emperor Xinglong's expression was extremely solemn.
After being silent for a long time, he said seriously, "The territory of my great cause is inviolable!"
"We must expel the enemy troops as soon as possible and establish dignity. No matter what, we must not let them take another step into my great cause!"
After Emperor Xinglong's words came out, all the ministers below nodded and shouted in unison that His Majesty is wise!
After a moment, Emperor Xinglong suddenly looked at the ministers, waved his hands and said softly, "Okay, since there is nothing more to do, please all step aside."
After Emperor Xinglong finished speaking, all the ministers immediately lowered their heads and prepared to leave.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the old eunuch who had been standing next to Emperor Xinglong suddenly changed his expression!
He suddenly shouted in shock, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
In the court, all the ministers suddenly panicked. They hurriedly stopped and looked at Emperor Xinglong in panic.
Emperor Xinglong's body was seen leaning crookedly on the dragon chair. His face was pale and his lips were bloodless. It was obvious that he had died.
The old eunuch suddenly burst into tears, fell to his knees heavily on the ground, and shouted loudly, "Your Majesty... has passed away!"
All the ministers in the court looked extremely frightened. They all knelt down in front of Emperor Xinglong and began to cry loudly and in sorrowful voices!
The queen, who had been waiting behind, couldn't hold back her tears. She fell directly to the ground, covered her face and cried in pain.
Soon, throughout the palace, the death knell of His Majesty's death rang in the sky.
Countless concubines rushed out of the courtyard in a hurry, and they threw themselves in the courtyard,