When the emperor saw that Jia Yuanchun was already on the sedan chair, he immediately ordered people to go on their way. So the group of people hurriedly left like the Ningshou Palace in the harem.
After they arrived at Ningshou Palace, the emperor first got off the sedan chair, looked at the eunuch guarding the door and said, "Your Majesty, how are you now? You are awake."
The little eunuch monitored the emperor and asked where he dared to hide it: "Long live the Lord, the emperor has just woken up and is preparing to have lunch."
After hearing this, the emperor was a little happy. As long as the emperor was awake, it would be easy. What he was worried about now was that the emperor was still unconscious and no one would be able to check Jia Ke.
The emperor turned around and said to Xia Shouzhong: "Take the virtuous concubine and find a place to stay in Ningshou Palace first."
After the emperor finished his instructions, he took Liu Yu directly into Ningshou Palace without caring about anything else.
At this time, the Emperor was sitting in front of the royal desk and eating lunch shakily, while the Empress Dowager sat aside and gently poured wine and dishes for him. This scene seemed very warm to outsiders.
Suddenly the Emperor heard a noise outside, and then the Emperor hurriedly entered the hall.
The Supreme Emperor became a little angry when he saw that the emperor was so ignorant of the rules, "Damn slave, what are you going to do?"
The emperor had already heard the anger of the Supreme Emperor, but now he didn't care about etiquette. He came to the Supreme Emperor in three or two steps, fell to his knees with a plop, and then hugged the Supreme Emperor's legs and started crying.
The Supreme Emperor was also a little surprised when he saw the emperor's appearance. In his eyes, the emperor had always been confident. What happened now? He was crying like a cat that was about to be abandoned.
"Emperor, what's wrong with you? Let's see if you still look like a king of a country."
"Father, I have done something wrong, and now I am in trouble. Please save me, Father." The emperor was not angry because of the Emperor's anger. He still held his legs and cried and begged.
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Only now did the Emperor realize that something was wrong. He looked up at the Minister of Military Affairs and saw that Liu Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, had illegally entered the inner palace. He knew that Liu Yu was the emperor's confidant and think tank.
"If you have anything to say, just say it. What does it look like to cry like this?"
"Father, my son did not listen to you. When Jia Ke led the army to the north, he prepared to deal with Jia Ke in the army. Unexpectedly, Jia Ke had already prepared. All the generals in the army are his. Now
Jia Ke has already led his troops to the capital, and his subordinate Xiao Kun has led the imperial army to surround the imperial city."
After listening to the emperor's words, the Supreme Emperor spurted out a mouthful of blood. Then he fell backwards. The Queen Mother hurriedly supported him, and then she was in pain and scrambled. Finally, she helped the Supreme Emperor to the palace and let him sleep on the bed.
The Empress Dowager is now very angry with the Emperor. The Emperor keeps causing trouble and cannot deal with it in the end. Now even the Supreme Emperor is in trouble.
At this time, the imperial physician who was serving in Ningshou Palace had already rushed over. Everyone got out of the way and allowed the imperial physician to come to the Emperor to diagnose his pulse.
The imperial physician put his hand on the Emperor's wrist, and then frowned more and more. Finally, his face turned pale.
When the emperor and the empress dowager next to him saw this scene, they knew that something was wrong with the emperor.
The Empress Dowager couldn't wait to ask: "How is the Emperor doing?"
The imperial doctor glanced at the nobles in the room, trembling, and some did not dare to speak.
Finally, the emperor spoke, "Don't worry, can I still kill you? Just say what you have to say."
The imperial doctor finally became cruel and knelt down in front of the emperor with a plop.
"Long live my lord, the Emperor is in a bad state. It's better to quickly prepare Dushen Decoction and give it to the Emperor."
As soon as the emperor heard this, he understood that the Dushen Decoction was for life. The doctor meant that the Emperor might not be able to hold on for long.
The emperor thought for a while and said to Xia Shouzhong who was next to him: "You and the imperial doctor should go and prepare medicine for the Supreme Emperor. The Queen Mother and I will stay with the Supreme Emperor here. Bring the medicine over as soon as it is ready."
Xia Shouzhong immediately stepped forward, pulled the imperial doctor up from the ground, and ran out of Ningshou Palace.
The people below went to make medicine. The Empress Dowager and the Emperor were here to guard the Supreme Emperor. Although they did not deal with each other, they had the same feelings for the Supreme Emperor now, and they hoped that he would get better.
But things went against expectations. The Supreme Emperor closed his eyes. Although he kept trembling and wanted to open them, he never woke up.
The Queen Mother knew that the Emperor might really die this time, and thought that from now on, she would no longer be helpless. For a moment, grief and anger rose in her heart. Regardless of the countless maids and eunuchs standing next to her, she raised her hand.
He gave the emperor a slap in the face.
The empress dowager is the queen of the general family. She has practiced martial arts since she was a child. When she was young, she was even able to raise a gun and mount a horse during the palace incident. But now this slap was done with all her strength, and she hit the emperor with just one blow.
underground.
The emperor did not expect that the empress dowager would suddenly go into a rage. This time, she was so strong that she fell to the ground and could not get up for a long time.
Liu Yu was standing silently at the entrance of the palace, but suddenly saw something like this happening in the main hall, and hurriedly ran over to help the emperor up.
The emperor was also angry now. He stood up and ignored the royal courtesy. He pointed directly at the empress dowager and asked: "What are you doing? I am still the emperor now."
The Empress Dowager looked at the Emperor angrily and said: "You are a fool with great ambitions and few talents. The Emperor has warned you several times, but you have not listened. Now something has happened, and you have asked the Emperor for help again. Now the Emperor has become like this. Are you satisfied?"
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When the emperor heard the accusation from the empress dowager, his anger suddenly disappeared. This time he said that it was indeed his fault, but now that the matter had come to this, what could he do?
So the emperor could only stand there silently and accept the accusations from the empress dowager.
Liu Yu hurriedly came out to argue for the emperor: "Please calm down the empress dowager. It is not because the emperor has great ambitions and lacks talent, and does not know how to judge the situation. It is really Jia Ke who has pushed too hard. If he does not eradicate the world, he will change his master."
The Empress Dowager knew that this was also the case. Jia Ke was becoming more and more of a threat to the royal family, so the emperor had no choice but to do this.
The Empress Dowager sat down next to the Emperor's bed again. Looking at the Emperor's sallow face, she couldn't help crying. Although this patron of hers was not of the same mind as her, they had been a couple for decades and were about to leave now.
Now the emperor could only stand beside the Supreme Emperor's bed again and wait silently.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Xia Shouzhong came in with a bowl of soup.
When the emperor saw it, he quickly ordered Dai Quan, who had been staying by the Emperor's side, to give the Emperor medicine.
Dai Quan, who had been with the Supreme Emperor for decades, was heartbroken when he saw that he was about to leave. He took the medicine bowl tremblingly, came to the Supreme Emperor's side, and picked out his teeth bit by bit.
, and poured the medicine into his mouth bit by bit.
Sure enough, this ginseng soup is still very useful, not to mention the ginseng used in the palace is not ordinary. Soon the emperor opened his eyes.
When the emperor saw that the Supreme Emperor was awake, he directly pulled Dai Quan aside and came to the front of the Supreme Emperor without caring about anyone else.
"Father, how are you?"
The Supreme Emperor opened his eyes and glanced at the Emperor, and then said with some anger but also helplessness: "Emperor, it seems that I can't accompany you anymore. You have no way out now. From now on, you will grow up in the palace.
Just be an An Le Emperor honestly."
When the emperor saw what the Supreme Emperor said, he immediately asked: "Of course I want to live a peaceful life, but can Jia Ke let me go?"
The Supreme Emperor thought for a while and said: "The current queen is unworthy and will be demoted to a commoner immediately. The virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun comes from a famous family. She is knowledgeable, sensible and talented. She will be made queen immediately and tell the world."
After listening to the words of the Supreme Emperor, the emperor felt a little unbearable. His queen spent time with him in times of crisis. When he was not favored, she was the only one who stayed by his side. Although he later became the emperor, in order to paralyze Jia Ke
, still dotes on Jia Yuanchun alone, the queen is a sensible person, and has no jealousy. It is really unbearable for such a virtuous queen to abandon her for the sake of her life.
The Supreme Emperor saw the emperor's hesitation and said angrily: "Why are you still hesitating now? If you hadn't been fooling around, things would have gotten to this point? If you can't even let go of this queen, I'm afraid our family will have to leave the country."
When the emperor heard what the emperor said, he didn't take it seriously. He thought that it would be of little use to abolish the queen now and let Jia Yuanchun succeed him. However, seeing that the emperor was already dying, he could only comfort him and said: "My son, please obey
According to the orders of the Supreme Emperor, if the queen is not virtuous, my sons and ministers will issue an order to depose her when they return."
The Supreme Emperor breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Don't think about being in power again in this life, and live a good life with Jia Yuanchun in the harem. Do everything possible to make Jia Yuanchun give birth to a boy. When the time comes, Jia Ke will see
For Jia Yuanchun's sake, maybe we can let this boy continue to be the emperor after your death, and when Jia Ke dies of old age, there may be a chance for a comeback."
After listening to the Supreme Emperor's explanation, the emperor had no choice but to nod. He had always thought that he, like the virtuous emperors of his predecessors, had eradicated powerful ministers and assumed power, but he did not expect that in the end he would end up harming others and himself.
Seeing that the emperor had agreed, the Supreme Emperor breathed for a long time before saying: "You should immediately issue an order to make Jia Ke prime minister, general, and prime minister of military and state affairs. From now on, all government affairs will come from Jia Ke's house.
, no need to repay you."
The emperor's expression changed after hearing the Emperor's third request. If it was true as the Emperor said, then he would be a complete puppet and there would be no chance of regaining power from now on.
The Supreme Emperor saw that the Emperor was unwilling to raise his hand, so he struck him in the face. However, the Supreme Emperor was now critically ill and had no strength, so his hand dropped weakly halfway.
Seeing that the Supreme Emperor was so angry, the emperor said helplessly to the Supreme Emperor: "Father, if I agree to this last thing, it will be a trivial matter for my son to become a puppet. I am afraid that Jia Ke will be greedy and end up plotting to usurp the throne."
After listening to the emperor's explanation, the Supreme Emperor said helplessly: "You think he doesn't want to usurp the throne now. This method of mine is just to temporarily restrain his ambition. I hope that Jia Ke can do it for the sake of Jia Yuanchun and her children."