As soon as the three princes left, the emperor slumped down, as if all the bones in his body had been pulled out, and he was as soft as a piece of leather. His face turned from yellow to white, his eyes no longer had any sparkle, and he made a strange "hissing" sound from his mouth and nose, like It's a thorn stuck in the airbag.
"Your Majesty..."
Thinking that the injury was recurring, Wang Xian panicked and lifted the quilt. However, he saw that the emperor was soaked with sweat from his neck down. His whole body was trembling.
"Your Majesty, is it in extreme pain?"
The emperor sighed sadly: It would be better if the pain was extreme.
The iron pierced the chest and injured the organs. It should have been excruciating pain. But Yuan Ke only occasionally felt a bit of pain. Most of the time, his body was as stiff as wood.
What’s even worse: Such a serious injury, but not much blood was shed?
Perhaps it was Li Chengzhi's medicine and wine that worked, but Yuan Ke, who had been ill for a long time and became a doctor, knew that there must be a big problem with his body, not just a liver disease...
Drowsiness came over him in waves, constantly attacking his nerves, and he felt like he could no longer lift up any energy in his body. Yuan Ke could only use all his strength to pinch the soft flesh on his thigh tightly to stimulate himself.
He was afraid that once he fell asleep, he would never wake up...
Wang Xian suddenly realized: So the emperor has been gritting his teeth?
But this is not a long-term solution...
He gritted his teeth and passed the medicinal wine forward: "Your Majesty, only when the mind is clear can the energy be sufficient, the Qi and the body can be nourished. If you try hard to do it, it will be of no use to the holy body..."
The emperor was silent for a while, stared at the wine cup and asked: "If I drink it, how long will I fall asleep?"
Wang Xian opened his mouth, but didn't know how to respond.
When Li Chengzhi was treating the empress, he would drink just this one cup every day, and she would wake up day and night at most. But the empress was in the prime of life, while the emperor was at the end of a crossbow. How could they treat each other equally?
I also don’t know whether Li Chengzhi added or subtracted drugs to the wine later, changing its medicinal properties...
It felt like the emperor's eyes were like arrows, piercing his heart. Wang Xian did not dare to lie: "I... I really don't know!"
I knew it would be like this!
A bunch of mediocre people, who keep saying "to share your worries" and "spread their brains out" every day, but when it comes time to use them, none of them are worthy of use?
And the only one who is worthy of use, his life or death is uncertain?
Yuan Ke gritted his teeth tightly and said coldly: "Then tell me, when will Li Chengzhi wake up?"
Wang Xian turned his head and looked to one side. Li Chengzhi was still as sleepy as death. Xu Jian didn't say anything in response, but didn't even dare to look at him?
The cold sweat on his head suddenly flowed down, and Wang Xian knelt down with excitement: "I... don't know, please forgive me..."
Forgive me, forgive me...Who will forgive me?
The emperor was filled with rage, and the corners of his eyes trembled slightly. He wished he could kill everyone in the palace.
If it weren't for these idiots, how could he have ended up in this situation?
In the end, reason defeated impulse. The emperor breathed heavily, wishing to spit out all the anger and depression in his chest: "That's all, you are incompetent, I can only resign myself to fate..."
Yuan Ke worked hard and asked Wang Xian to help him up, and drank every last drop of the medicinal wine.
Liu Teng came to pick up the cup, but he didn't want to take it. The emperor threw it hard, and the cup fell down the steps and shattered into pieces in the palace.
Yuan Ke gritted his teeth and cursed: "You all deserve to be killed..."
Just like thunder, palace officials, medical officers, imperial guards, and even secret guards all knelt on the ground in an instant, not even daring to express their anger.
When the emperor was angry, millions of corpses were laid out, and blood was shed in the oars. How much more so at such a critical moment?
If we really want to discuss the crime, none of them can escape the involvement...
Li Chengzhi, Li Chengzhi, you say that man can defeat nature and everything depends on man. But at this time, what can I do except let nature take its fate?
After feeling depressed for a long time, the emperor sighed: "Liu Teng!"
The old eunuch was excited: "I'm here!"
"In addition to the secret guards, I will give you the emperor's orders: Henan Yin and Luoyang orders at your disposal. When necessary, you can call on Zhi Jinwu and even the Chinese army..."
After a pause, the emperor's face suddenly darkened, and his voice was as cold as ice, making everyone's hair stand on end: "Remember the past, don't let anyone go..."
Don’t let anyone go?
The previous sentence should not be: Would you rather kill millions of people by mistake?
Your Majesty is really going to go on a killing spree...
Liu Teng's hands were shaking, as if he couldn't hold on anymore, and he banged his head heavily on the stone bricks: "I obey the decree..."
"Go ahead..."
When Liu vacated the palace, Yuan Ke called softly again: "Jing Xi!"
"I'm here!"
With a low response, a figure walked out of the cabinet. When he saw the face of the person clearly, and then looked at the rusty gold-rimmed black shirt unique to the secret guards, Wang Xian was shocked and dumbfounded.
Yuanhui?
Didn't he serve as governor in Yizhou? When did he return to Beijing?
Judging from his attire, he has clearly been the commander of the secret guards for a long time, and he may have been hiding in the palace for many days...
When it comes to the emperor's favor for Yuan Hui, compared to his favored minister Zhao Pang, Ru Hao is even more favored. When he was appointed as a servant and led the right guard general, he was just like Li Chengzhi today. The emperor seemed to be separated even if he didn't see him for a day.
Sanqiu.
But his behavior is much more unscrupulous than that of Li Chengzhi: as long as the emperor has important or secret orders, he will secretly follow Yuan Hui to hide them. If there is an urgent report or secret, Yuan Hui must be summoned first, and even the three princes must move to the back.
……
Compared with Yuan Hui, Yuan Ji's corruption is just a drop in the bucket. When he was the governor of Jizhou, he dared to corrupt all the taxes of a state. If it were an ordinary person, a hundred heads would have been chopped off, but if he allowed it,
Memorials to impeach Yuan Hui were piled on the case like a mountain, but the emperor just pretended not to see it...
Yuan Ke was about to explain, but out of the corner of his eye he inadvertently glanced over Li Chengzhi, and when his words came to his lips, he turned around and said, "Call Yuan Yuan too!"
Unexpectedly, the emperor's mind changed in an instant. Yuan Hui responded in a low voice and summoned Yuan Yuan.
Yuan Ke glanced at the two of them, and finally fixed his gaze on Yuan Yuan's face: "Li Chengzhi often told me that you have a kind-hearted temperament, uphold justice and principles, and can be a good teacher and friend, as well as a loyal minister and general... I suddenly
This is also why I moved you to the position of General of the Left Guard. I hope you will do your duty with all your heart and don’t slack off..."
This promotion was too sudden. Didn't Yuan Yuan never think about the reason? He thought the emperor would mention Yuan Jia and his hard work, but he didn't expect to mention Li Chengzhi alone?
But Yuan Yuan's face was still flushed with excitement, and he bowed respectfully: "I'm going to repay the holy grace..."
Another mess?
Yuan Ke sighed leisurely: "There is no need for this, just help Yuan Hui guard the Qingquan Palace... Remember, where I am, Li Chengzhi will be there..."
"Wang Xian, Xu Jian!"
"I'm here!"
"Once Li Chengzhi wakes up, wake me up immediately!"
"I obey the decree!"
The emperor slowly closed his eyelids, but everyone in the palace had mixed emotions.
The emperor's arrangement made it clear that he did not dare to fully trust Yuan Hui, and was even more afraid that if something happened to Li Chengzhi, no one would be able to treat his injuries.
After thinking about it again, I felt it was natural: despite the heavy restrictions in the palace, an assassin could be allowed to sneak into the harem and succeed in the assassination?
Yu Zhong, Liu Teng, Yuan Hui, Xu Jian, Wang Xian... the imperial guards, attendants, eunuchs, palace maids, etc. were all helpless. They wanted to pinch Li Chengzhi awake so that he could treat the emperor's injuries as soon as possible, including the medical officers.
No responsibility.
Let me ask, who does the emperor dare to trust?
He didn’t kill anyone, but Yuan Ke was wise, kind, and extraordinarily merciful...
……
"Squeak...boom!"
The palace door closed with a sound like a muffled bell, and even more like a hammer in his heart. A gust of cold wind came, and Gao Zhao suddenly shivered.
Only then did I realize that my back was already wet with cold sweat.
"Uncle!"
Hearing the call, Gao Zhao took a look and saw that a crowd had gathered outside Qingquan Palace. Not a single one of those who had just been dismissed by the emperor in advance was missing?
The queen came forward eagerly: "Your Majesty...how is your Majesty?"
Just now you and I were the closest to Your Majesty. How about Your Majesty? Can't you tell?
If you just look at his face, His Majesty seems to be in good spirits and speaks in a calm manner. But have you not noticed that the quilt covering him will tremble slightly from time to time, and will continue to tremble for a long time?
As long as everything is okay for the time being, the emperor is obviously trying his best to do it, gritting his teeth and holding on.
Gao Ying was not blind, but he only cared about Li Chengzhi and did not care about the emperor.
Is it Li Chengzhi who is asking this question?
How do I know?
Thinking about it at this time, the emperor most likely did not tell the truth, otherwise why would he leave Li Chengzhi in Qingquan Palace for treatment on the spot?
But this shouldn’t be your Queen’s concern...
"Your Majesty is fine..."
After half a sentence of reply, Gao Zhao's eyes turned cold, "I know that Your Highness misses Your Majesty, and this is natural. But please don't worry, Your Highness, and take over the palace affairs as soon as possible. It is only right to share your worries..."
…”
Knowing that Gao Zhao had found out his thoughts, the queen was furious, but she did not dare to ask the rest of the words.
Too lazy to deal with the ministers anymore, Gao Zhao waved his sleeves and left on his own.
Led by Yuan Yong, a group of ministers buzzed around Yuan Jia and Yuan Yi and asked: "Is your Majesty really okay?"
"They are all blind, but your majesty is safe and sound... Most likely, it was Li Chengzhi who sacrificed his life to save him and prevented the disaster for your majesty..."
Yuan Jia replied, and sneered as he walked forward, "You really think you have a long life, and ignore the common affairs, and actually inquire about such privacy? What do you mean? Could it be that you are all waiting for His Majesty Bin Tian?"
News, are you ready to start your troops immediately?"
The faces of all the ministers froze, and they felt that all the eighteen generations of Yuan Jia's ancestors had been fucked up.
How could this old thief speak so heart-wrenchingly, relying on His Majesty's favor and the fact that he only had a few years left to live?
The military power is in the hands of the three princes, so they use bird feathers to rebel?
At most, it is just to ask who the emperor intends to appoint as the heir if the Hu family gives birth to a princess one day, so as to burn the cold stove in advance...
After being ridiculed by Yuan Jia, no one dared to say anything, and they all followed him obediently towards Shiqian Hall.
Yuan Yi followed Yuan Jia closely and asked in a low voice: "Please tell me, Taiwei, what should I focus on in my current plan?"
"As a Situ and the head of civil servants, His Highness must first stabilize the court!"
Yuan Yi said suspiciously again, "But Your Majesty gave orders in the face of danger and ordered Gu Gu to serve as a guard. How should we arrange the palace ban? And with such a shocking change, why should we track down the assassin, follow the traces, and get to the bottom of it...
…”
Yuan Jia was shocked.
Right?
The emperor only ordered Yu Zhong to resign from his post to investigate the charges, and also gave Yuan Yi and Gao Zhao the two positions of guard and army leader. But why did he not mention the pursuit of assassins and the serious ban on internal guards?
With a thought in his heart, Yuan Jia quickened his pace and called out urgently: "Gao Sikong, please stay..."
Gao Zhao stopped, and Yuan Jia came to his side and asked in a low voice: "Why didn't Your Majesty mention how to arrange the palace ban, and who will he send to deal with today's changes?"
Gao Zhao secretly sighed.
When the secret guards who usually looked like shadows suddenly appeared, it was clear that His Majesty could not believe anyone at this time.
Is it also Yu Zhong's fault that your Majesty allowed the assassin to sneak into the palace in broad daylight in vain?
Anyone else would have suspected that today's changes may have been caused by internal and external collusion. It is more likely that he has been killed, and even Yuan Yi and Yuan Jia are also suspected...
Gao Zhao hesitated for a moment and reminded in a low voice: "Could it be that the Taiwei has forgotten that there are only three of us serving as assistants..."
Liu Teng?
No wonder His Majesty did not let him serve as an assistant in the government, and even handed over all the affairs of the palace to the queen. So it turned out that he was specially freed up to do this?
It is most appropriate to leave private matters to such eunuchs...
Yuan Jia secretly sighed: Gao Zhao has made countless enemies, but he still stands firm and is as stable as a rock. It’s not without reason.
No one can match this insight into the emperor's thoughts.
Yuan Yi frowned and said: "Liu Teng grew up in the palace. If he conducts undercover investigations, there will be no danger. But he has never led a soldier, how can he stay in the imperial palace?"
Gao Zhao glanced sideways at Yuan Yi.
Such a mediocre person dares to fight with me?
When the emperor suddenly moved Yuan Yuan to the position of General Zuowei and Yuan Yan to the position of General Hu Ben Zhonglang, was it a whim?
Today's change is all due to Weiwei Yu Lin's dereliction of duty. Before the suspicion of internal and external collusion is investigated, he dare not use it again. After many choices, only Hu Ben is left.
And because Li Chengzhi risked his life to protect him, the emperor loved Wu Ji Wu, so he naturally took a high look at Huben and Yuan Yuan, who was close to Li Chengzhi, so he made such an arrangement.
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Besides, there are also secret guards. Although I heard that there is only one division, there should be less than a thousand people. But that is just a hearsay. Who knows if His Majesty has secretly expanded it?
Gao Zhao secretly let out a sigh: After fighting with Yu Zhong for nearly ten years, the outcome was finally decided because of Li Chengzhi?
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, should you confer the honor of Princess Sanniang and give her the surname Yuan, so that you can end the friendship between me and Li Chengzhi?
I'm afraid you never imagined that there is another one hidden in the palace...
Thinking of this, Gao Zhaotu was agitated: He was so frustrated and crazy, how could he dare to make such an idea like the queen?
With his heart agitated and uneasy, Gao Zhao unexpectedly responded to Yuan Yi with a rare sentence: "Hu Ben!"
Yuan Yi suddenly realized...
Not daring to say anything more, even Yuan Jia shut his mouth and just walked to the Zhengdian Hall.
……
Li Chengzhi wakes up from time to time.
At first, I was groggy, like falling into a fog. I was so confused that I couldn’t tell whether I was a human or a ghost, and no one could remember my last name. But there was always a thought floating in my mind:
You can't die...
After finally reviving your life, you haven’t married a wife, given birth to a son, or realized your ambitions...
Just hold on...
Yes, I haven’t lived enough, how can I die so easily?
I will definitely live to be ninety-nine...
I don’t know how long it took, but I finally had a glimmer of consciousness. Li Chengzhi finally knew who he was and what happened...
But that's all.
There is no sense of vision in the eyes, no hearing in the ears, no feeling of cold or heat, and even no sense of where the body is. It is like only the soul is left, and it is locked in a place of absolute silence...
Li Chengzhi has never been so scared. Even when he was carrying hundreds of arrows when he was in Hexi, and when the gun was broken and pierced through his abdomen, he was not as scared as he was now.
He is not afraid of death, but he is afraid that life would be worse than death. Just like this...
As sounds gradually became heard in his ears, his nerves gradually became tactile, and his perception became clearer and clearer. He could feel the medical officer opening his teeth and carefully filling him with decoction, clear porridge, Wang Xian, and Xu Jian.
He is applying wound medicine.
He could even tell that when the emperor was scolding Xu Jian and Wang Xian and asking them why he hadn't woken up yet, he wished he could cry and laugh three times: he wandered around the gate of hell for a while and finally picked up one.
Fate...
……
It's a quiet night, with few moonlight and few stars.
The mountains, forests, and palaces are shadowy, like a bottle of monster. The breeze blows, and there is a rustling sound outside the palace. The dead leaves are swirling, rising and falling, like a butterfly dancing in the wind.
"Pa!"
The candle flame exploded with sparks, and the medical palace suddenly woke up. He looked around, picked up the silver pick, and picked out the wax stamen.
Glancing at the emperor, he saw that his eyes were closed and he seemed to be sleeping soundly. The medical officer then glanced at Li Chengzhi, who was two feet away.
As soon as he turned around, the medical officer felt as if he had seen a ghost.
In the darkness, the two eyes were bright and bright, blinking with a faint green light, like ghost eyes, staring at him intently.
"Shilang Li...are you awake?"
Just as he asked in surprise, there was a "crash" sound behind him. The medical officer suddenly turned around and saw that the emperor had lifted the quilt and seemed to be getting out of bed.
The emperor is dying?
When changing the dressing at noon, they all saw the emperor’s wound, which was open like a baby’s mouth...
The medical officer's scalp was numb with fear, and he tightly protected the emperor: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Xu Jian, Wang Xian, Yuan Hui, Yuan Yuan and others were staying outside. When they heard the call, they stumbled in and rushed in.
The emperor was shaking with excitement and shouted sharply: "Li Chengzhi?"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
As soon as he responded, Li Chengzhi stopped talking. It was like a piece of cloth was stuffed in his throat, and he was choked and couldn't say another word: He's alive, grandpa is alive?
"Quickly...bring Li Shilang over here..."
Xu Jian shouted several times, and all the medical officers were in a hurry. They finally carried Li Chengzhi's bed and brought it to the emperor's side.
The monarch and his ministers looked at each other speechlessly. But tears flashed in Yuan Ke's eyes, and Li Chengzhi's face was filled with tears.
There is great terror between life and death, but Li Chengzhi never thinks that he is a fearless person.
It was like this in the past life, and it will be like this in this life!
People who have never been on the line between life and death cannot understand the mood of the two of them at this time...
Li Chengzhi bit the tip of his tongue hard, forcing himself to calm down. When he saw Yuan Ke's face clearly, he was suddenly stunned.
The emperor's face was sallow and withered, like a dried vegetable leaf. His eyes were sunken deeply into the eye sockets, but they were full of bloodshot eyes, just like two blood holes. His cheekbones were high and his lips were cracked.
One hole after another.
If Xu Jian and others were not around, Li Chengzhi would have thought that he had gone to hell with the emperor...
"Your Majesty..."
"Are you awake?"
Yuan Ke's eyes finally regained their luster, and he struggled to squeeze out a smile: "I thought you would walk in front of me?"
Li Chengzhi nodded vigorously: "I'm awake... I will treat your Majesty right now..."
Hearing this sentence, Yuan Ke's heart suddenly felt hot, and the fear, fear, suffering, and annoyance in his heart were all swept away.
As soon as Li Chengzhi woke up, he didn't ask how he was injured, whether he would die or whether he was paralyzed. Instead, he first thought about saving him, the emperor.
Uncle Dan, the Duke of Zhou, devoted himself to death, and Zhuge died, so that's it...
Yuan Ke was even more moved when he saw that Li Chengzhi finally got up, but fell down on the bed again due to weakness.
"Haha... It's hard for you to save yourself like this, so you still want to save me? Just rest... Seeing you come back to life will give up half of my wishes: at least one of you and I will survive, and someone can save me.
Revenge..."
This ordinary sentence made Li Chengzhi couldn't help but feel warm in his heart: At least Yuan Ke was not completely selfish. He was afraid that no one would save him, so he pretended to care about himself...
Li Chengzhi gritted his teeth: "Although I can't hold the needle firmly and cannot administer medicine, at least I can see with a pair of eyes... As long as I still have breath, I must protect Your Majesty..."
Roaring in his mouth, Li Chengzhi used all his strength to get up. However, it was like a huge boulder weighing on his body, and he was allowed to flop around, just like a fish thrown ashore.
His two hands were holding on to the couch, but they were shaking like chaff. His eyes were as red as fire, and the veins on his neck were bulging. He was sweating profusely in the blink of an eye. But his eyes were full of unwillingness, and his throat made a weird sound.
Just like a wild beast.
Then I heard him yelling at the doctor: "Help me up..."
Yuan Ke burst out laughing: "You rebellious minister, you are here today? I have been fighting with you for many days in vain..."
Smiling, the tears that had rolled in the emperor's eyes due to joy and excitement finally fell.
Everyone is a mess, but who can be as loyal as Li Chengzhi?