Chapter 519 "Onset of Illness"
Grant military orders.
Establish a prince.
Issue a self-blame edict.
Outside, war drums roared, and in the Purple Palace, Emperor An's hands were shaking as he wrote the imperial edict.
When the edict to appoint the crown prince was finished, as soon as the three words "repentance edict" fell, beads of sweat rolled down Emperor An's forehead and landed on the wound on his face, causing him to gasp in pain.
"Your Majesty, wipe the sweat off your face first."
Eunuch Feng, who was bending over and serving the pen and ink, hurried forward with a handkerchief when he saw this. He had also been injured when he was kicked down before, and bloodstains could be seen on his torn sleeves.
As An Di leaned closer, he could only smell a strong smell of blood. His already trembling hands could no longer hold the tip of the pen. As his vision became blurred, it felt as if someone was chiseling his mind with a knife and an axe. The restlessness that had been suppressed in his body was like a leech seeing blood, and it began to move madly in his limbs and internal organs.
The cold sweat on his forehead kept dripping onto the paper, blurring the handwriting.
As Emperor An gritted his teeth, he could taste a sweet and fishy taste in his mouth. When he lowered his head and stared at the paper, he could no longer see the words clearly.
Pop.
The more sweat fell, the more blood appeared on his lips.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?"
Eunuch Feng saw that something was wrong with him and offered him a hand to support him: "Why are you..."
Before he could finish his words, Emperor An fell to the side with a bang.
"His Majesty!"
Eunuch Feng was so panicked that he barely managed to grab Emperor An and used himself as a cushion to hold his upper body.
Yu Yanfeng was horrified and took two steps forward. He saw Emperor An lying in Feng Lai's arms, his face ferocious as his limbs twitched. His lips opened and closed as if he wanted something, but with his mouth wide open he could only let out painful groans. There seemed to be bloodshot in his wide-open eyes, and a startling flush appeared on his originally pale face.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Yu Yanfeng held down Emperor An's hands and feet.
Liu Tong'en was also shocked. He rushed forward and saw that Emperor An was trembling all over. When his hands and feet were convulsing, water mixed with blood was flowing out of his mouth and nose.
He turned his head and shouted, "Are all the imperial doctors dead? Why don't you come and treat His Majesty?!"
Everyone else in the hall was shocked by this sudden change. Seeing Emperor An's painful expression above, an imperial physician at the table wanted to step forward in panic, but he didn't expect that Imperial Physician Sun reached out and grabbed him just before he took half a step.
"Doctor Sun?" the man asked in surprise.
Imperial Physician Sun spoke in a very low voice: "Your Majesty has always been in good health. Before the banquet tonight, Imperial Physician Jiang and I just checked your pulse..."
The imperial physician's expression changed instantly, and the other imperial physicians who were about to step forward also stopped.
Imperial Physicians Sun and Jiang were the Chief and Deputy Chief Physicians of the Imperial Medical Bureau. Their medical skills were undoubtedly unquestionable. Ping'an's pulse was fine, but now he had a sudden emergency...
The incident in which Emperor An pretended to have a headache and wanted to faint to avoid interrogation about the old case in Nandi suddenly came to everyone's mind.
The young Imperial Physician Ling, remembering how he had nearly been tricked, couldn't help but sneer, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you've had another headache. This symptom is incredibly sensible. In my three generations of medical practice, I've never seen such an obedient emergency."
The people in the hall look strange, but doesn't that mean they are sensible?
The symptoms did not appear early or late, but they appeared as soon as the confession of guilt was written.
Emperor An leaned against Eunuch Feng, his whole body twitching. After hearing what Doctor Ling said, he opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something. As the tip of his tongue became swollen, he could only make uncomfortable groans.
His chest kept rising and falling, and his throat was wheezing.
Every part of his limbs and bones was filled with the pain of being bitten, and his internal organs were clamoring for the golden elixir.
Emperor An held Eunuch Feng's hand tightly, and when he looked up he could hardly see his face.
“Gold…Gold…”
"Give me..."
Emperor An tried hard to raise his head and speak, but his voice was almost inaudible.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Please don't scare me..."
"His Majesty!"
Eunuch Feng held Emperor An's upper body, his face pale with anxiety. He saw that Emperor An's convulsions became more severe, the redness on his face began to turn stiff blue, his eyes were stiff and he could not breathe.
With red eyes, he reached out and pinched Emperor An's philtrum. When the wide sleeve fell between Emperor An's mouth and nose, the strong smell of blood mixed with a hint of fragrance made Emperor An's symptoms even worse. The severe pain in his head seemed to tear him apart, and even his remaining sanity disappeared completely.
Emperor An closed his eyes and howled miserably. Eunuch Feng sobbed and begged, "Master Xiao, His Majesty is in serious condition. Please get a doctor to see him... This servant is begging you!"
Seeing Emperor An like this, Liu Tong'en was also anxious: "Xiao Yan, His Majesty has given you everything you want. Do you really want to kill the emperor? If anything happens to His Majesty, you will not have an easy life!"
Although Yu Yanfeng hated Liu Tong'en, he didn't want anything to happen to Emperor An. He looked at Xiao Yan with a pleading look on his face and called out in a low voice, "Lord Xiao."
Seeing this, Xiao Yan frowned, "Since Your Majesty has had a headache, I'll trouble you, Commander Liu, to carry him back to the Imperial Dragon Terrace for rest. Commander Yu will stay and lead the Imperial Guards out of the palace with me later."
He seemed a little casual:
"Doctor Sun, you and Doctor Jiang should go and treat His Majesty properly. Don't delay His Majesty's illness."
Liu Tong'en's expression changed: "I will stay and lead the imperial guards out of the palace..."
"No thanks, I don't trust you."
Xiao Yan was blunt: "Besides, you are His Majesty's confidant. If you don't stay by his side, if anything happens to him, he will accuse me of regicide. As for the Imperial Guards, Commander Liu used to stay out of the palace, and Commander Yu was in charge of the Imperial Guards' defense. So there's no need to be so active now."
"you!"
Liu Tong'en glared at him, but he really didn't dare to leave Emperor An's life and death to others. He didn't even trust the imperial physician.
Xiao Yan ignored Liu Tong'en's struggles and looked directly at Prince Zeng: "Prince Zeng, His Majesty has issued the edict appointing the crown prince. You are the crown prince of Wei. Since His Majesty is ill and unable to write, you will write his edict of apology."
"Me?" Prince Zeng was surprised.
"Why, Your Highness the Crown Prince doesn't want to?" Xiao Yan raised his eyes.
The words "Your Highness the Crown Prince" completely put to rest the ups and downs of fear and alarm that had plagued Prince Hate tonight.
"Of course not!"
Prince Zeng tried his best to suppress the joy in his eyes, but he couldn't hide it, and his words were even more anxious.
"Father was already negligent in overseeing the old case, and tonight he has repeatedly gone back on his word. This is not the behavior of a wise ruler."
"Your Majesty, I have let the He family down, I have let the people down, and I have let the soldiers who died fighting in the South and the people of Rongjiang down. I am willing to write this edict of apology on your behalf to comfort the souls of those who died in vain."
After he finished speaking, seeing that Xiao Yan's expression relaxed and a hint of satisfaction appeared in his eyes, Prince Zeng knew that he had done the right thing.
"Lord Xiao, I will issue an edict of apology on behalf of my father."
Prince Zeng couldn't wait to step up to the platform. Xiao Yan led his men to step aside to leave him a way forward. When he stepped up the steps step by step to the side of Emperor An, and looked over the dragon table at the dragon throne that was so close at hand, Prince Zeng's hands were shaking with excitement.
Done.
Finally it worked.
From today onwards, he is the crown prince, the heir to the Eastern Palace, and the future emperor of Wei.
No one will be able to bully him anymore. He will be the ruler of Wei, above everyone else!
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