This embarrassing situation stems from the fundamental flaw of the mobile court operation and is bound to happen.
It can be said that the move of the mobile court cannot even cure the symptoms but not the root cause, because it cannot even cure a headache or a sore foot.
It doesn’t even have anything to do with the word ‘medicine’ at all. It’s purely about relieving temporary pain.
It's similar to the pill that Ying Zheng took when he had a headache - that thing is not specifically designed to treat headaches. It can be taken wherever there is pain.
But apart from relieving pain, it has no other use - in fact, it has other effects, but it has no additional effect on the issue of Ying Zheng's illness.
In other words, it can be said that the gourd is held down and the gourd rises - when Ying Zheng goes to the east, the east side is at peace for a while. When he leaves the east side and goes to the north side, the north side is held down, and then the east side rises up again immediately.
It sounds a bit like boiling over an old man - he can boil Ying Zheng to death alive!
All in all, the situation was very unfavorable for the empire.
The impact of Ying Zheng himself being tortured by the old man is secondary. After all, as long as he has not been directly tortured to death, it is not a problem.
The key is that this situation made everyone see how stretched the empire was - the localities were out of control, but the central government was unable to bring order to the chaos, and could only briefly suppress the unrest through the emperor's patrols again and again.
The emperor is supreme and divine - perhaps the knowledgeable and intelligent bureaucrats can understand that the emperor is not special and is only a human being, but for the vast majority of people, there is really no difference between the emperor and a god.
But now there is.
A god obviously shouldn't be 'forced' to run around like a tool and use the most efficient and helpless way to solve problems.
Ying Zheng was forced to use the mobile court method to suppress local unrest, which was shaking his own "divinity", causing him to become farther and farther away from gods, and closer to people.
Although he would perform a large number of operations that had nothing to do with "suppressing the local area" during his tours, such as consecrating Zen to worship heaven, erecting monuments and inscribing meritorious deeds, rectifying the administration of officials, and other operations, he still could not conceal his true nature.
Of course, with the level of knowledge of ordinary people that is not even as good as prenatal education, they do not have the ability to see through everything. At most, they can just watch the fun.
But there are some people who can see through it and are willing to analyze it carefully for the people to hear.
The common people did not have much entertainment activities, they just chatted after meals, and what they wanted to talk about most was naturally the gossip about the dignitaries, especially...the emperor's fun.
A little push from a caring person is enough to make many people understand the emperor's current predicament.
Of course, if local officials strictly implemented the laws of the empire, they could effectively curb the spread of rumors. Unfortunately, the root of all problems was that local officials gradually lost control.
What's even more embarrassing is that even though public opinion is starting to get out of control, the court still has to intensively plan a new round of parade plans.
Ying Zheng cannot sit back and watch Qilu, Jingchu and other places gradually lose control, and his only solution is to patrol.
Therefore, less than a month after the Northern Patrol Team returned to Xianyang, news about the emperor's new round of patrols came out.
However, this time there is only news that there will be another patrol, and the time is initially set to be in February next year, and there is no specific patrol route involved.
But this does not prevent truly well-informed people from knowing the inside story.
The reason why the patrol route has not been circulated is because the central court has not yet decided what route to take.
On the one hand, Qi, Lu, Jingchu and other places in the east were once again in turmoil, requiring the emperor's personal visit to suppress the turmoil.
On the other hand, the newly conquered Lingnan area also required the emperor's personal visit to appease and intimidate the local people... This does not exclude the possibility of intimidating local officials.
Both places need to be visited, and both are quite urgent.
Once the turmoil in Qi, Lu, Jingchu and other places really takes off, if the empire wants to suppress it, it cannot be suppressed by simple intimidation, and bloodshed is inevitable.
And a lot of people are likely to die.
In the Lingnan area, too many second-class citizens moved in in a short period of time, and the security level in the area was once worrying. In addition, it was too far away from the central government, and Yingzheng himself would not feel at ease unless he visited Yingzheng.
The court is still considering how to make a choice.
But this is no longer important to all ambitious forces.
They just want to see how much fun Ying Zheng can have during his patrol, and then wait silently for the opportunity.
The decline of the empire is already an unstoppable and inevitable result, and if nothing else goes wrong, the decline will become faster and faster. They just need to wait quietly, believing that it will not be long before the best opportunity to realize their ambitions.
Any smart person would not jump out and go against the empire at this time, but would instead stay away.
Wherever the emperor passes, they will be more honest than anyone else - of course, only when the emperor passes by them.
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Zhangtai Palace, Ying Zheng's bedroom.
Ying Zheng was lying on the couch, looking uglier than ever before. His brows that were usually stretched were knitted into a ball, his eyes were closed tightly, but his body was trembling slightly.
Anyone with long eyes can see that Ying Zheng's state at this time... is very bad!
There is currently no one in the dormitory except Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng deliberately dismissed all the internal officials who were accompanying him, and the reason was very simple - an emperor did not want others to see his weak side.
In fact, every time Ying Zheng gets a headache, he doesn't keep too many people around him.
This time, there was only Zhao Gao - if he didn't have to keep someone to look after him, Ying Zheng probably wouldn't even keep Zhao Gao.
He was the only one who had gone to get medicine for Ying Zheng and was not here for the time being.
Not long after, Zhao Gaomai rushed into the dormitory with hurried steps, served Ying Zheng and took the elixir.
No matter what he was thinking, Zhao Gao was obviously very concerned about Ying Zheng's health.
"Your Majesty, are you feeling better?"
Seeing that Ying Zheng's brows relaxed a little soon after taking the elixir, Zhao Gao asked cautiously.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Ying Zheng did not answer him, but waved his hand feebly.
Zhao Gao understood immediately. After helping Ying Zheng lie down, he packed up everything and stood aside like a puppet.
In fact, Ying Zheng's headache is still there. Although the pills from the Yin Yang family are useful, they take time to take effect. How can they work as soon as they are taken into the stomach?
However, he did feel that his headache had been slightly relieved - according to what Gu Xun had told him before, this was a psychological effect, and he felt that he had been treated, so his physical discomfort was slightly relieved.
Not long after, Nianduan hurried over again carrying his medicine box.
After Ying Zheng felt unwell, he immediately ordered someone to call Nianduan, but Nianduan's whereabouts were uncertain.
Sometimes she would stay in the Imperial Hospital to communicate with other imperial doctors, sometimes she would stay at her own home to research prescriptions and experiment with new drugs, sometimes she would attend classes at the medical school, and sometimes she would go to unknown places to treat people.
If you want to see her, it's best to make an appointment in advance - dignitaries in Xianyang have to make an appointment to see her.
If you don't want to wait, go find someone else.
Ying Zheng doesn't need to make an appointment to find her, but he still has to look at his luck. If he can't find her temporarily, there's nothing anyone can do.
This time I had good luck, but it took some time.
As soon as Nian Duan came in, he didn't say a word and immediately started checking Ying Zheng's physical condition, following the same process as last time.
And the result she got was even more serious and worse than the last time.
Nianduan sighed and said bluntly, "Your Majesty, your physical condition is not optimistic."
"Is it bad?" Ying Zheng asked, lying on the couch and trying his best to summon up as much strength as possible.
"It's deteriorating very quickly." Nianduan replied, "If you leave it alone and allow it to continue to deteriorate, Your Majesty, I'm afraid your time will be... running out."
"How long?" Ying Zheng asked without any emotion.
Nianduan hesitated for a moment, "I... I'm not sure, how many years will it take?"
"In short, it cannot be more than five years, or even three years."
"Three to five years...it's not bad." Ying Zheng murmured softly in an imperceptible voice.
Nian Duan didn't hear it clearly and didn't care.
Zhao Gao heard it clearly, but he just lowered his head, as if he had fallen asleep.
For Ying Zheng, his last straw is the mirage.
So far, Mirage has been sailing for almost a year, which is far longer than he expected.
He questioned Donghuang Taiyi more than once about this matter, and the latter assured that in at most one year, Ying Zheng would be able to get the results he wanted.
According to Nianduan, he still has two or three years to do anything. Even if he waits for another year, it will be too late...it will be too late.
Nianduan persuaded at this time, "Your Majesty, you can no longer go out on patrol. You must stay in Xianyang to rest, increase your daily rest time, and reduce your burden!"
Regarding these words, Ying Zheng just pretended that he did not hear them and directly called Zhao Gao, "Zhao Gao, send Master Nianduan to me."
Zhao Gao immediately raised his head, as if his phone was turned on, and respectfully asked him to leave.
Nianduan was very determined at this moment, "Your Majesty! You must stop your new tour plan and rest in peace to recover, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable!"
Nian Duan spoke very firmly, but Ying Zhengpingan had no intention of listening.
It's not that he doesn't respect the doctor's orders, it's just that it's really embarrassing for him to read the doctor's orders.
It is impossible for him to give up the tour plan, otherwise the empire's situation will quickly collapse and plummet toward the point of no return.
It is even less possible for him to lighten his burden. For him, this is tantamount to giving up part of his power.
He could only hold on and continue to maintain the rule of the empire by drinking poison to quench his thirst.
The empire is the "private property" of him, the emperor. If he doesn't fight for it, how can he expect others to fight for him?
Of course, Ying Zheng will not argue with Nianduan on this topic - he is the emperor, and power is supreme, while Nianduan is a doctor, who focuses on treating diseases. They have different values, so there is no clue.
He just nodded at Zhao Gao with his eyes.
He immediately understood and politely but forcefully invited Nian Duan out.
Nian Duan did not continue to pester him. He only said that he would prescribe some nourishing and calming medicine later, which would have some effect.
Medicine can cure diseases.
Ying Zheng's disease is not incurable in theory, but in fact it is.
Because there is no cure for the disease - Ying Zheng cannot let go of his power, not even for a moment, not even partially.
After sending Nian Duan away, Zhao Gao returned to the dormitory and continued to stay at Ying Zheng's bedside.
Ying Zheng was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, seemingly asleep.
After a while, Ying Zheng suddenly said, "Hurry up about the patrol. Don't delay it for so long."
Zhao Gao was a little surprised in his heart, but he just nodded respectfully on his face.
After agreeing to what he said, he brought up the difficult problem again, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Li is still discussing with the servant and other court officials whether we should go south or east."
"have no idea……"
"Let's deal with it together." Ying Zheng's calm but weak voice sounded, "First go to the south, go around the east, and finally... go to the north again."
Ying Zheng went straight to the point this time and planned to visit the whole country except for Longxi, which basically did not require any intervention.
He had to travel to both the south and the east. He had to tour most of the empire, including the northern part.
Using patrols to stabilize local rule would definitely expose the empire's dilemma. Ying Zheng had no choice but to further increase the frequency and scope of patrols to show his strength and offset the unsolvable shortcomings.
Moreover, when this round of patrol is over, it is time for Mirage to return.
As for physical problems... there are too many lice and it doesn't itch. If there are too many debts, there are no worries. That's not bad.
Zhao Gao was secretly stunned when he heard this.
Even he had to admit that Ying Zheng was really a ruthless person.
How dare you fight like this when your life is on the line?
Zhao Gao is also a ruthless person, but he cannot be so ruthless towards himself.
But this is definitely not a bad thing for him. If Ying Zheng is willing to risk his own life, then let him do it.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhao Gao raised the corner of his mouth with a faint arc, and replied calmly, "Yes, I will do it now!"
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Fushi City, North Shangdi County, Xinchang Gongzi Mansion.
In the piano room of Xiyuan, Fusu was meeting with Han Fei.
The two of them stayed in the piano room, but they were not playing the piano, but playing chess.
The sunlight from the southeast is projected into the room through the large window on the south wall, and it shines right on the jade chessboard, and the black and white chess pieces like glass immediately reflect a dazzling light.
On both sides of the chessboard, Fusu and Han Fei sat opposite each other, each holding black and white.
"His Royal Highness the Young Master is looking for me today, but is it because of the emperor's punishment some time ago?"
Han Fei was the first to speak and opened the topic.
Fusu nodded, "My father's punishment was all due to my reckless behavior, which implicated the entire Northland. It is really a sin."
"I came to see Mr. Han Fei today because I wanted to ask whether Liusha's losses were serious. Is there anything I need to make up for?"
Han Fei laid down the chess piece leisurely and replied with a smile, "The loss in quicksand is not big, sir, don't worry."
"As for the emperor's anger this time, the responsibility certainly does not lie with the young master. It was me who failed to handle it well and was caught in the trap."
Fusu was silent for a moment and then said, "I assured my father that Liusha had no objections, but he didn't seem to accept it."
Han Fei's smile did not change and he replied calmly, "Although the fault this time lies entirely with Liusha, I must say one thing - forgive me for the offense, but you are a student of Gu Xun, so I will boldly speak directly.
Some."
"You're welcome, sir." Fusu quickly expressed his stance, "You and the teacher are like brothers. You have worked tirelessly to teach me these years. Of course you are also my elder, so why should I offend you?"