Without saying a word, the people knelt at the palace gate.
Someone responded to Liao Yongxian's words.
"Sir, we also want to plead for the people and kneel here to support you!"
"Okay, now that everyone is willing, let's pray to the Emperor together!"
Liao Yongxian turned around and led the ministers into the palace.
The guards guarding the palace gate were only responsible for guarding the gate and did not stop anyone.
The group had a smooth journey and arrived directly outside the old emperor's Palace of Tranquil Longevity.
He said to the eunuch standing guard outside, "Young eunuch, please go in and tell him that I and my colleagues wish to see the Emperor."
When the young eunuch saw so many ministers coming, he did not dare to be negligent and hurried into the hall to report.
The inner hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
The skinny old emperor lay on the dragon bed groaning.
"I'm so hungry, I want to have breakfast!"
The eunuchs around the old emperor did not dare to raise any objections. They quickly ran to the door and said to the eunuchs guarding outside, "Hurry up and serve the meal to the imperial kitchen."
The eunuch trotted off.
Soon, the stewards and eunuchs from the imperial kitchen filed in to deliver breakfast.
The old emperor was helped to sit up, and his stomach growled as he looked at the exquisite food.
The eunuch tentatively fed a spoonful of porridge into the old emperor's mouth.
The old emperor tried hard to swallow it.
But his throat seemed to be blocked by something. No matter how hard he tried, even though his neck was stretched as long as a goose's, he just couldn't swallow it.
After struggling for a long time, I couldn't even get a mouthful of porridge into my stomach.
The old emperor was so angry that he wanted to overturn the table, but he didn't have enough strength and only overturned a plate of food.
I can’t eat anything and can only drink water and soup. Isn’t this just waiting to die?
The old emperor, dizzy and hungry, collapsed powerlessly on the dragon bed.
The eunuch waved to the steward of the imperial kitchen with great discernment.
The stewards and eunuchs had no choice but to remove the breakfast.
"Your Majesty, would you like to summon the imperial physician to examine you?"
"What else is there to treat? The imperial physician has treated me countless times. There's nothing wrong with me, nothing wrong!
It is God's will to destroy me, God wants to take my life.
Not only that, the imperial physician said yesterday that my princes are breathing more than they are breathing, and their time is probably running out. God is going to take the lives of all of us in the royal family.
If you want to take it back, just do it quickly. Why does God have to torture us like this?"
The eunuch tried to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, you shouldn't say that!"
"At this point, what's there to worry about? You're going to die anyway."
At this time, the young eunuch hurried into the hall.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Liao and the ministers have arrived and are kneeling outside the Yangxin Palace. They request to see you."
"Seeking to see me? Why would you want to see me in this state? Let them go back!"
The young eunuch had no choice but to go out and reply.
"Prime Minister Liao, please go back. The Emperor can't eat and is too hungry to get out of bed. How can he see you?"
"Little Eunuch, the Emperor hasn't attended court for so long, he has to see us anyway, right?
The enemies from other countries are almost at our doorstep. What arrangements has the emperor made? He has to explain them to us ministers, right?
Go tell the Emperor that if we can’t see him, we’ll kneel here.”
The young eunuch had no choice but to run back into the hall.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Liao said that the enemies from other countries are almost at our doorstep..."
"If they want to kneel, let them kneel."
The old emperor was so angry that he simply closed his eyes and pretended to ignore it.
Two hours later, it was lunch time.
The old emperor, who was so hungry that he couldn't lie down comfortably, turned his head and looked out the window.
"Have they left?"
The eunuch shook his head: "No, he's still kneeling. I heard that many people are also kneeling at the palace gate, clamoring to see the emperor."
"I'm already like this, and they're still forcing me. Do they really want me to..."
The old emperor was very careful about his life, and ultimately could not utter the word "dead".
The eunuch couldn't help it.
"Your Majesty, please go see them. It's too sunny outside and you won't be able to stand kneeling for too long.
After all, you are the emperor, and this will also affect your reputation."
"I'm already like this, how can I care so much?"
After another hour, some weak ministers fainted from the sun.
Sudden.
A large dark cloud floated over the ministers' heads, covering the sun.
At the same time, a baby voice came into the ears of the ministers.
"Are you stupid? Kneel like this until you die, and he won't call you in.
Shout, shout loudly! "
The ministers, having received the hint, began to shout in turn: "Your Majesty, please see us!"
The calls for seeing you are endless.
The old emperor's head was buzzing with the noise and he finally couldn't stand it anymore, so he waved at the eunuch.
"Let them in. If they continue to quarrel like this, I will be driven to hell by them."
You, you still want to ascend to heaven?
Are you dreaming?!
The lower eighteen levels of hell are more like that.
Nangong Jiu, who was hiding on the roof, pouted and rolled his eyes.
After a while, the ministers supported each other and entered the Yangxin Palace.
When he saw the old emperor, he knelt down again.
"Your Highness, I pay you my respects!"
The old emperor was helped to sit up and leaned weakly against the head of the bed.
"Get up, I am not feeling well. You insisted on seeing me because you wanted to hear what I have planned, right?
Then I will tell you.
Yesterday, I issued the military mobilization order and military tokens. General Qin, who is guarding the Dongling border, will be stationed at the Southern Jin border."
Liao Yongxian exchanged glances with the ministers and insisted on kneeling on the ground.
“Your Majesty, if the armies of Beiyue and Nanjin attack Xiyue at the same time, General Qin’s army will not be able to stop them.
We request the Emperor to show sympathy to the people and write a letter of surrender. Then Dongling will come to help us.
Dongling is blessed by the gods, and if we submit to Dongling, we will also be protected by the gods."
"How dare you! I'm not even dead yet, and you're already thinking of retreating? I'm telling you, don't even think about surrendering to Dongling!"
Liao Yongxian said calmly, "Your Majesty, it's okay if we don't want to. Please be diligent in your work and attend court to handle government affairs. Let the princes also attend court to dispel the rumors that something has happened to the royal family.
In this way, Beiyue and Nanjin, who are eyeing us covetously, will naturally not dare to have any unreasonable thoughts."
"Yes, Your Majesty, we haven't been to court for more than ten days. What will the spies from other countries think?"
"If you don't attend court, you should at least let the princes come out to take charge of the situation, right?
Now, the people are in a panic, and government offices at all levels are almost closed. Is this still a country?"
The old emperor was choked and speechless: "I have been feeling unwell for a while now. When I feel better in a few days, I will go to court..."
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid you're not ill, but very ill, right?
As the Emperor, you haven't attended court for nearly half a month, and you can't even get out of bed. You've become so thin you've lost your shape. Can you really get better in a few days?"
The old emperor became angry and embarrassed when he heard the ministers' blunt questioning.
"What do you want to do? Are you forcing me?"
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