"I'll retire!"

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?
To be continued...