"The doctor has already looked at it and prescribed medicine. I heard that it was caused by catching a cold because I didn't cover myself with a quilt last night."
"That's good. You should pay more attention to the situation there and let me know if anything happens." Xia Jing relaxed. The children are the future of the family, so they can't have any accidents due to the cold.
The rain was pouring down at noon and had no intention of stopping. It seemed to be raining heavily and sometimes it seemed that it wanted to keep it up with everyone.
But the arid northwest was plunged into war.
The Xirong soldiers and horses swept across the Liangzhou soldiers and horses in the northwest. The Liangzhou soldiers and horses, which had always been known for their endurance and toughness, were chased by the Xirong soldiers and horses and fled in all directions.
The Liangzhou governor wrote a confession in which he admitted his dereliction of duty and at the same time defended himself in his words.
In short, to sum up, he, the governor of Liangzhou, is not an incompetent person. He lost this battle because he fought alone. There are two adjacent state capitals. Among them, the soldiers and horses of Yizhou were held back by the soldiers and horses of Beidi. They wanted to defend Beidi. The troops crossed the capital and invaded Yizhou.
Another state, Bingzhou, had already been beaten like a sieve by Beidi, and the governor of Bingzhou had already led his soldiers and horses to hide somewhere. They were powerless.
Liangzhou's soldiers and horses have sufficient endurance and are good at fighting, but they can't stand up to a pack of wolves. With the disparity in strength, the outcome seems to have been doomed.
As soon as the memorial to the governor of Liangzhou was sent to Jiankang, the southern court was in an uproar!
How could Emperor Huiyuan's already weak body hold on? He vomited a mouthful of blood and passed out again.
The second prince, who was appointed crown prince, temporarily supervised the country and exercised imperial power on behalf of the emperor.
There were internal and external troubles, the country was in decline, and everyone in the imperial court, including the officials and the nobles, were all worried and anxious all day long.
While the emperor was in a coma, bad news came one after another.
First Beidi occupied a large area of land north of the capital, and then Xirong came to divide the gains. If they continued to occupy and did not retreat, then the Yu Dynasty would have lost half of the country.
The second prince had countless blisters in his mouth, feeling extremely anxious and stressed.
After only a few days in prison, he couldn't sleep at night, was restless during the day, and was almost suffocated by the psychological pressure.
The throne has not been passed to him yet, half of the country has been lost, he will become a sinner of the Yu Dynasty, and will be nailed to the pillar of shame forever by future generations, the kind that cannot be picked off.
More than a dozen senior and important ministers from the imperial court came to the palace every day to learn about the emperor's condition. They hoped that the old emperor would wake up soon and take charge of the overall situation.
"Imperial physician, how is the emperor's condition today?" Zuo Pu shot Hua Shaojin into the emperor's chamber. Seeing that the emperor was still lying motionless, he asked directly.
The doctors at the Imperial Hospital were trembling with fear, and they didn’t know how to speak.
Can they say that the emperor is about to return to the west?
It was only the emperor's will that kept him alive, and the ginseng soup that kept him alive. Without their efforts to maintain his breath, the old emperor might have passed away on the same day he fell into coma.
The second prince knew the concerns of the imperial doctors and reassured them with a gentle tone, "I know you have tried your best. If you tell the truth, no one in the palace will blame you."
The imperial doctors stood hesitantly and did not move. Except for Yuan Zheng, the other imperial doctors lowered their heads, wishing they could find a hole in the ground to hide in.
Finally, it was Yuan Zheng who stood up fearfully.
"I don't dare to hide it from Your Highness and your lords. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Emperor to survive this time. His body is already at the end of its strength. After the last coma, it has almost reached the point where the fuel is exhausted. Even if he is able to survive, it will only last for a while. It’s a matter of length. In addition, this time I was stimulated again, and I also vomited blood. I apologize for my poor medical skills, and there is no way to save the day."
Everyone in the hall fell silent after listening to the dean's words, as if they had already prepared in their hearts.
The second prince rubbed his eyebrows and asked, "How long will it take for my father to wake up?"
The hospital considered it for a while and then said: "With acupuncture and strong medicine, the emperor may wake up for a while. Without external help, the emperor may pass away in his sleep in just a few days."
"How long does it take to wake up for a while?"
"This little minister can't guarantee it. It might be half a stick of incense, or it might be an hour."
If the emperor is determined to survive, even if he is revived, he will not be able to hold on for long.
Even the crown prince would not dare to make the decision on his own regarding the life and death of the emperor.
The second prince waved his hand and asked the imperial doctor to leave first.
Finally, he looked at the ministers and said, "I believe you have heard clearly what the Chancellor said. What do you think we should choose?"
All the ministers bowed their heads in deep thought.
The second prince secretly scolded a group of old foxes, looked at Hua Shaojin and asked, "What do you think of Zuo Pushe?"
Hua Shaojin bowed and replied: "Your Highness, you are the crown prince of the Yu Dynasty. It is up to you to decide the overall situation. I will listen to you."
The second prince frowned. He couldn't understand how a pedantic and sour old man could sit in the position of chief minister.
His eyes swept over the others again.
All the ministers unanimously expressed their attitude, "All ministers, please listen to Your Highness!"
On the surface, the courtiers and the emperor were in harmony, but only on the surface.
In fact, they are inherently on opposite sides.
Moreover, courtiers are officials trained by major aristocratic families.
The two are in opposition, either the west wind prevails over the east wind or the east wind overpowers the west wind.
How could they take the blame for the prince?
The second prince was extremely angry. He waved his hands to dismiss these old foxes and said to the attendants beside him: "Go and announce some of the emperor's younger brothers to the palace to serve you."
When Emperor Bintian arrives, he doesn't want people to have unlimited opportunities for reverie, so it would be better for a few brothers to guard it together.
In the end, none of the princes dared to make a decision. After endless delays, Emperor Huiyuan never woke up.
The next day, when the eunuch serving him went to wipe him, he found that Emperor Huiyuan's body was already cold.
Fortunately, it's not stiff, otherwise it would be difficult to put on the burial clothes.
When the death knell of the palace rang, the whole Jiankang was shaken.
The officials hurriedly put on their official robes and rushed to the palace.
No one is required to supervise each household. The whole family changes into mourning clothes. Those who do not wear mourning clothes put on plain clothes and tie a piece of white linen around their waists.
When there is a happy event, people quickly take down the red lanterns and replace them with white lanterns.
The spies from various forces in Jiankang acted quickly and sent the news out.
Everyone in the world knew that the old emperor was buried, and in the Nanling Mountains where traffic was congested, everyone in Prince Qian's Mansion was still worried about the continuous rain.
Many landslides occurred on the mountain road. The young men and guards took advantage of a lull in the rain to clear up the earthwork.
Cleaning all the way and moving at a slow pace.
Five days later, they still had not left the Nanling Mountains.
"A lot of food has been wet due to rain in the past few days, so the kitchen does not treat everyone harshly in terms of food. Whether they are young men or guards, everyone is fed every meal. But because of this lack of restraint, the food that has been wet has to be eaten.
We have eaten it, so the food we borrowed from Guiyang County cannot last for a few days."
Mr. Zhang looked at Prince Qian and Xia Jing, "Your Majesty, Princess, what should we do next? Do we have to go forward in the rain?"
Xia Jing also found that the weather was abnormal in the past few days, so she stayed in the mountains without going out. If the rain continued, the mountains would be a dangerous place, and it would be more dangerous than rushing on the road in the rain.