Caizhu said yes.
When Yan Funing was still on the way to the palace with Eunuch Song, eight ministers headed by Fu Ciyi and Cai Tingzhou had already arrived outside the bedroom.
The royal guards stood guard at the door of the palace and prevented them from entering.
Cai Tingzhou stretched his neck to look inside.
However, the Imperial Guards were carefully selected and quite tall. They were arranged in two rows, completely blocking Cai Tingzhou's sight.
The six ministers were also ministers of a certain age, and their height was about the same as Cai Tingzhou's.
They all turned their gazes towards Fu Ciyi: "Master Fu, what's the situation inside?"
Fu Ciyi was tall, even an inch taller than the imperial guards present.
He easily saw that there were quite a few imperial doctors inside.
"The situation is unclear, but the imperial physician is here."
The ministers stood on tiptoe and stretched their necks.
The Minister of Rites said, "If you won't let us in, please ask Eunuch Song to come out and tell us how the emperor is doing."
The Royal Guards remained silent.
The Minister of War said, "Since the imperial physician is inside, it means the emperor is ill. In this case, we should be allowed in."
The leader of the Imperial Guards then spoke: "Eunuch Song is not in the palace at the moment. I'm sorry, we don't know what the emperor's condition is."
Suddenly, the Minister of Works saw Old Ding's figure in the gap beside the Imperial Guards, and raised his arm and waved.
"Old Ding, Imperial Physician Ding."
Old Ding paused and followed the voice.
He turned his head to look at the emperor on the dragon bed, remembered the mission his prince had to carry out, and then he left.
When Old Ding came out, the Imperial Guards did not stop him, but they still did not allow anyone else to enter the bedroom.
"Mr. Ding, how is the emperor?" asked the Minister of Revenue.
"It is said that the Emperor fainted in the middle of the night yesterday, and his body was already cold when he was found. This incident happened suddenly, and you gentlemen are the pillars of the country, so you should know about this matter. The Empress Dowager is very old, and we, the imperial physicians, dare not disturb her on this matter. The Crown Prince has been deposed, and we, the imperial physicians, have lost our backbone for the time being. I would like to ask for your advice."
"Why did you suddenly faint?" Fu Ciyi narrowed his eyes.
Elder Ding bowed his head and said, "Master Fu, I don't know. However, it is true that the Emperor has been in poor health recently. I'm afraid an old illness has recurred, leading to a stroke."
"Stroke?" several ministers exclaimed.
You should know that if the stroke is severe, the patient will lose consciousness.
The new crown prince has not yet been appointed.
I'm afraid the court is going to be in chaos.
Once the court is in chaos, the entire country will be in trouble.
The Minister of Justice said, "In this case, we must select a prince to serve as regent. We must discuss state affairs, and the emperor must also carefully and meticulously look after this."
"In your opinion, who is suitable to be the regent?" Cai Tingzhou asked.
"This..." The Minister of Justice choked.
When the ministers waiting in the front court saw that the eight ministers had not returned, they sent Yan Xinghe to inquire.
When Yan Xinghe arrived, he saw Mr. Ding talking to several ministers.
"I believe that until a suitable prince is chosen to serve as regent, the cabinet should first decide on minor matters concerning the court today, and the cabinet should handle major matters that can be handled first. As for matters that require the emperor's decision, we will wait."
After Yan Xinghe said this, everyone looked at him.
"Lord Yan is right." The Minister of Works nodded.
Fu Ciyi pondered for a moment and ordered the Imperial Guards, "The Emperor fainted in the middle of the night. I hope you can investigate this matter. If you can't find anything, I will send someone to investigate."
Turning to look at Yan Xinghe.
"Also, what Lord Yan said is very true. Right now, the Emperor's health is important, and so are the affairs of the court."
"We won't bother the Emperor with such trivial matters."
He said, "It's decided for now."
He hasn't said which prince should be appointed as regent yet.
Cai Tingzhou and several other ministers were so impatient.
Just as they were heading to the front court, Eunuch Song arrived with Yan Funing.
Yan Funing: "Husband."
"Madam," Fu Ciyi said calmly, his gaze shifting to Eunuch Song. "Just now, Imperial Physician Ding came out and said that the Emperor had suffered a stroke. We will return to the front court first."
Eunuch Song looked at Doctor Ding who was still standing at the door: "Old Doctor Ding, you..."
Old Ding smiled awkwardly and quickly walked into the bedroom.
Eunuch Song raised his hand to invite Yan Funing, and Yan Funing and her three servants entered the bedroom.
As soon as they entered the bedroom, Eunuch Song said, "Old Ding has worked hard, and so have the senior doctors. They've been busy all night. You can go back first."
It would be better if these people were not in the palace.
He has no ability to wake the emperor up, but he talks too much and hasn't figured out what's wrong with the emperor.
The word "stroke" was spoken out.
Because he was afraid that Mr. Ding would think too much, he asked several other elderly doctors to leave.
Only a few young imperial physicians and Yan Funing and her group were left in the palace.
"Young Madam, please treat the emperor quickly." Eunuch Song raised his hand anxiously.
Yan Funing reached out to feel the emperor's pulse in the neck, then looked at his eyelids.
"Colored jade, silver needle."
Caiyu said yes and disinfected the silver needle.
Yan Funing then injected the emperor with needles one by one.
Eunuch Song asked softly, "Did the emperor have a stroke?"
"There are indeed signs of a stroke, probably due to some kind of shock. Who did the Emperor run into last night that angered him?"
"This old servant doesn't know." Eunuch Song was anxious, "Young Madam, when will the emperor wake up?"
Yan Funing said frankly, "Today, I have to give him acupuncture every hour. I can't tell when he will wake up. Let's wait patiently."
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The news of the emperor's stroke spread like wildfire and quickly reached the ears of several princes.
They came to the palace one after another, asking to attend to the sick.
Even the eldest prince Long Yaodong came.
He glanced at the dragon bed again and again, and saw his father lying there straight, and he laughed in his heart.
At the same time, he was thankful that his father was still lying down, and no one knew that he had entered the palace last night and angered his father.
Yan Funing glanced sideways at the princes standing there, and said to Eunuch Song, "The imperial physician and I will be enough here. Too many people won't be good for the emperor to rest."
Eunuch Song nodded and raised his hand towards the door: "Your Highnesses, please return. The Emperor will inform you as soon as he has any news."
Long Yaodong cried, "Eunuch Song, please let me stay. I feel bad that my father is like this."
"Your Highness cannot help here, please return."
Long Yaodong added, "I know I've done many wrong things and have angered my father. Please let me wait outside."
After hearing him say to wait outside, Eunuch Song didn't say anything more.
Upon hearing this, the other princes also went to wait outside the bedroom.
The second prince and the third prince looked at each other in bewilderment. The eldest prince now knew how to perform.
For a moment, several princes wanted to show off, and they all stood in the cold wind, shivering, waiting for news from inside.
Eunuch Song took a look and turned back to his bedroom.
Seeing that the emperor hadn't moved, he said to the young doctors, "Sirs, please go back and rest for a while and come back later in the night."
An imperial physician nodded: "Alright, I'll trouble Madam Fu here."
Yan Funing nodded and gave the emperor another acupuncture treatment.
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