In the Xiude Hall, His Majesty the Emperor reluctantly sat up. After drinking a bowl of gruel, he lost his appetite and sat silently on the dragon chair.
At this time, he has lost nearly 20 pounds compared to half a year ago.
The great eunuch Liu Yi came in from the outside with a bowl of soup. He saw the rickety figure sitting on the throne from a distance. His eyes were sore and he almost cried.
This year is the 34th year of Yongping.
The Northern Qi emperor, who had reigned for more than thirty years, was finally getting old.
He wiped away his tears, took the medicine over, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this is the prescription prescribed by the imperial guards. It's been two hours. You can come in..."
Emperor Yongping raised his head and glanced at Liu Yi, then reached out to take the bowl of soup that was so thick that it turned black and was extremely bitter, and drank it bit by bit without hesitation.
At this time, his will to survive was very strong.
Because Daqi now can be said to be a mess, and many things need to be handled by his emperor.
After drinking the bowl of medicine, Emperor Yongping wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and looked at Liu Yi: "What did the imperial doctor say?"
The emperor's voice was hoarse: "How much time do I have?"
Liu Yi's eyes turned red and he lowered his head and said: "Back to the emperor, the imperial doctor said that if you take good care of yourself and use medicine and stones to treat you, you still have one year to live..."
Emperor Yongping was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed at himself: "Then what if the conditioning is not done properly?"
Liu Yi knelt on the ground and cried: "The imperial doctor said that your body is like a candle in the wind and a lamp in the rain..."
Emperor Yongping fell silent.
What this meant was that he might kick his legs at any time, and he might close his eyes this time and not be able to open them the next time.
The old emperor didn't speak for a long time, and after a long time he slowly said: "Go and tell King Qi to come in and see me."
"yes."
After a while, Qi Wang Zhao Li, who had been kneeling outside for three days, limped in. After seeing the emperor, he knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowed, and said in a choked voice: "Father..."
"You finally woke up. My child has been praying to heaven day and night these past few days..."
The emperor had no expression on his face and said slowly: "I heard that you knelt outside for three whole days."
King Qi knelt on the ground and said with tears: "My child is afraid that something will happen to you, so I dare not leave even an inch."
When the old emperor saw him like this, he couldn't help but feel weak.
As people get older, their hearts gradually soften.
He sighed and said, "You haven't eaten in three days?"
"The child only hopes to move the world with his sincerity and dare not eat..."
Emperor Yongping was silent again.
Being in the emperor's family, he can detect the world situation better than anyone else.
He knew very well that the third son in front of him might not be filial to him, but he might be the most considerate prince.
From very early on, King Qi tried to show his pure filial piety in front of his father in order to seize the throne.
The city and the government are sufficient. If Da Qi was in its prime, Zhao Li would be a very qualified emperor and an excellent ruler.
But now, Daqi is in deep crisis.
At this time, it is not enough to have the city's scheming, but more importantly, it must have means.
In comparison, although the other son's mind is a little crooked, his methods are definitely ruthless...
Thinking of this, the emperor looked at Zhao Li again and asked: "Is there anything important going on in the court these days since I fell asleep?"
King Qi hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and said: "Back to my father, there are people in Beijing who are using the so-called theory of five immortals, gods and monsters to disrupt the government. My son has asked people to ban the theory of five immortals, and has arrested a group of people who spread rumors and caused trouble. Now in Beijing,
The atmosphere has become clear..."
Emperor Yongping nodded silently and asked, "Have you found out who did it behind the scenes?"
Zhao Li lowered his head, gritted his teeth and shook his head: "My son...has not been found yet."
"good."
Emperor Yongping nodded silently, waved his hand and said, "I'm tired, please retreat."
King Qi bowed his head respectfully, turned around and retreated.
The great eunuch Liu Yi sent him out.
Emperor Yongping sat alone on the throne and murmured: "What a benevolent king..."
"It's just not the right time for Ren..."
When Eunuch Liu came back, Emperor Yongping said in a hoarse voice: "Go and call the Fourth Brother."
Liu Yi lowered his head.
"Slave, go right away..."
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Half an hour later, in Chunfeng Tower in Yandu, several eunuchs finally found His Royal Highness King Wei. He was talking to someone in the elegant room of Chunfeng Tower.
After the attendants of Prince Wei's Mansion reminded him at the door that someone was coming from the palace, His Highness Prince Wei stood up reluctantly, cupped his hands to the man opposite and said: "Brother, what kind of temperament does Third Brother have? Are you better than me?"
Clear, sweet in words, sword in belly, insidious and cunning..."
"Now he acts like a benevolent king and deceived his father. After he ascends the throne, he will no longer be like that!"
"Brother must think carefully about what I told him..."
Sitting opposite him was a middle-aged man in his early thirties. His face turned pale. He closed his eyes and said, "Fourth, you are too courageous..."
"How can you succeed if you are not brave enough?"
Zhao Kai lowered his head and saluted: "My younger brother has gone to the palace first. When he escapes, he will come back to find his elder brother..."
After that, he turned around and left. Accompanied by the palace servants, he got into the sedan chair and went straight to the palace.
At this time, the bright surface of Yandu City was as flat as a mirror.
But beneath the calm water, there are already turbulent undercurrents!
………………
Xuzhou City, Zhizhou Yamen.
Mr. Shen was sitting in his study. In front of him were Su Ding and Ling Su.
At this moment, both generals had strange expressions on their faces.
Because they still haven't figured out why Xue Wei suddenly broke out and left Xuzhou.
However, considering that Shen Yi was also at Ximen that day, and that Xue Wei's temperament was unlikely to betray the Huai'an army, they suppressed their curiosity and did not ask questions.
Shen Yi lowered his head and took a sip of tea, glanced at the two people, and said, "I know what you are thinking. I asked Xue Wei to break out. At this time, he should be almost in Suqian."
Ling Su lowered his head and said, "My subordinates did not question Mr. Shen's intentions, but they were a little surprised because of the sudden incident."
Shen Yi squinted his eyes and smiled: "We have been trapped in Xuzhou City and been beaten for almost two months."
"It's impossible to keep getting beaten like this."
Having said this, Master Shen stretched out his hand and knocked on the table, and said calmly: "If you do the math, from the time when the Huai'an Army was established in August of the 11th year of Hong De's reign to the present, we have been passively beaten in the past two years. They took a lot of advantage, but they never took the initiative to attack."
"This situation must be completely changed in the future."
Mr. Shen lowered his eyebrows and said: "From now on, it will be our army, King Chen, who will go north to make the Northern Expedition and regain the lost territory, instead of blindly defending."
"Xue Wei leading the troops out of the city is the first step."
Shen Yi took out a map from his drawer, spread it on the table, then pointed to Suqian on the map and Haizhou to the east, and said: "The 10,000 people of the Huaihe Navy are about to arrive in Suqian, and the people of Huai'an in the east are Almost all of the 20,000 imperial troops have crossed the Huaihe River."
"The strength of our Huai'an Army has almost doubled."
Mr. Shen paused and said: "With Xuzhou City as the core, try to divide the Southern Conquest Army into several small pieces, and then attack them separately."
Ling Su was stunned and asked: "How does Mr. Shen want to divide it?"
"It's very simple."
Mr. Shen said: "Let Xue Wei and the imperial army fight guerrillas outside Xuzhou City. If Qi people divide their troops to rescue, we can take the initiative in Xuzhou."
"vice versa."
Su Ding frowned and said: "Mr. Shen, there are too many Qi troops and we are too many. Even if they are divided into three parts, they will still defeat us."
"A Xuzhou city must hold back at least 100,000 of them."
Shen Yi looked calm and said, "Besides, I can still mobilize the Huaihe Navy in the south."
"It's not impossible for the Forbidden Army to increase its troops."
What Shen Yi said was actually quite conservative.
Because Emperor Hongde in Jiankang City was already prepared for a big battle. As long as Shen Yi gave him an answer, or the Northern Qi Emperor kicked his legs, the southern Chen army would immediately march northward.
And Shen Yi is currently busy in Xuzhou just to reduce the manpower of the Qi people and reduce the difficulty of the Northern Expedition.
Having said this, he looked at his two generals and knocked on the table lightly.
"You two should remember something."
"Soon, the offense and defense will change shape!"
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