The noise outside was so loud that it reached the palace.
A majestic but weak voice sounded, and the noise outside stopped for a moment.
"What happened outside?"
A servant replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, it's the Imperial Concubine outside."
The weak voice sounded again: "Oh? Why do I seem to hear the voices of Yan Che and his father?"
As the voice said this, the sound of footsteps rubbing against the ground was heard, and they slowly moved towards the door.
Fei Yunsong and Fei Yanche stood there calmly. Concubine Rong winked at the guards in the courtyard, and those guards with swords gathered together and drove the Fei father and son out of the hall.
When court officials entered the palace, they would be checked and not allowed to bring swords in.
The emperor's bedroom was inspected more strictly.
However, the emperor had personally ordered Prince Wuding to come to the palace to meet him, so there was no need for this.
Facing the guards who surrounded him, Fei Yunsong fought with them without drawing his sword, and did not retreat at all.
Hearing the footsteps getting closer, Concubine Rong saw that with so many people they couldn't even drive away two people, and her face twitched with anger.
Now is a critical moment. Except for those under her control, she is not willing to let others meet the emperor.
And the Fei family is the one that is not under her control.
The palace door creaked open, and two eunuchs carefully supported a middle-aged man in a bright yellow robe out.
The people in the yard fell silent for a moment and saluted the bright yellow figure.
"Your Highness!"
The emperor smiled, a rare smile on his face, and said, "I said I heard your voice, and now I see it's you."
"I'm tired of staying in the palace all day. Now that you're here, why don't you two come and have a chat with me?"
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Concubine Rong hurriedly smiled and added: "Your Majesty, you have just recovered. You must not be exposed to the wind at this time."
"How about...when you are better, I will ask the father and son of the Fei family to come and have a long talk with you?"
What Concubine Rong said was very considerate, and there was nothing wrong with her.
The emperor waved his hand at her and said, "It's okay. I'm still in good health!"
"Everyone, please leave. Yunsong and Yanche, you two come in and have a conversation with me."
After all, he was the emperor who had been in power for decades. No matter what decision he made, Concubine Rong and the other palace servants dared not refute it.
Imperial Concubine Rong signaled to the guards, eunuchs and maids in the courtyard to leave, then she walked tenderly to the emperor and supported him.
Imperial Concubine Rong had tears in her eyes and said with concern: "Then let me serve His Majesty. There is no one around His Majesty, and I am very worried."
But the emperor pushed Concubine Rong and said, "You have been here with me smelling this bitter medicine soup all day. Now there is nothing else to do, so go back to your bedroom and rest."
"emperor……"
Imperial Concubine Rong wanted to say something else, but the Emperor's voice was heard again, "You can leave now!"
When Imperial Concubine Rong wanted to raise her hand to retain the Emperor, the Emperor had already taken two steps into the palace. Her hand fell in vain, causing her to twitch the corners of her mouth in embarrassment.
After taking a defensive look at the Fei father and son, Concubine Rong reluctantly withdrew.
The emperor's face was full of fatigue, but it was much better than the rumors outside.
Fei Yunsong said, "The emperor looks very well. I think he will recover soon."
The emperor laughed and said, "Hahaha, I also feel that I will soon be well again. Taoist Qingfeng is very skilled in Taoism, and the two women he sent are indeed compatible with my destiny."
Fei Yunsong did not agree with this, but Fei Yanche said: "Your Majesty should be moderate."
The emperor did not blame Fei Yanche for speaking bluntly. He smiled and said, "Child Che has grown up a lot, but his temperament has not changed. He still loves to talk and poke people like he did when he was a child. Hahaha!"
When talking about the past, Fei Yunsong's expression relaxed a lot, no longer tense and serious.
Looking back on the past, time always flies by so fast.
The eunuch guarding outside had come in twice to serve tea and cakes.
The emperor suddenly said to Fei Yunsong: "You have been back to Beijing for quite some time. I have only seen you once. I also heard that Yan Che was attacked and his whereabouts are unknown..."
"But now that we can come back safely, it's a good thing!"
Fei Yunsong said at the right time: "I came here today for this matter."
"One year ago, my family and I were attacked when we returned to Beijing to report on our work. My son's whereabouts were unknown. Now Che'er has returned safely, and most of his injuries have healed."
"Today I heard that General Cheng suffered several defeats at the border and nearly lost the city to the barbarians, but I am unable to contribute in the capital. I feel uneasy."
Fei Yunsong left his position, knelt on one knee on the ground and said firmly: "Therefore, I ask the emperor to order me to return to the western border, repel those barbarians, and defend our Great Wei!"
The teacup in the emperor's hand fell onto the soft and comfortable carpet with a plop.
Shocked, he said, "What? You said that my western city was almost lost to the uncivilized barbarians?!!!"
The emperor's shock did not seem fake, and that was because all the news he had been receiving was false.
The Cheng family is Concubine Rong's maternal family. Any news coming from the Western Territory will first pass through the Fourth Prince's lineage before being passed on to the Emperor.
In addition, the emperor has been bedridden for a long time, and recently he listened to the so-called Taoist Qingfeng and got two beautiful women to accompany him day and night. How could he know the situation inside and outside the court?
Fei Yanche calmly told the story of the Western Territory and also mentioned some of the affairs of several princes who had left the capital.
The emperor was so furious upon hearing this that he wished he could go to the Western Border himself and chop those people from the Cheng family into two halves!
As for those princes who had left Beijing, when the emperor heard what they had done, he was so angry that his face turned red.
He quickly swallowed the prepared pill from a wooden box on the table, and after taking a deep breath, he said:
"These rebellious sons, with the help of Taoist Qingfeng, I will surely live as long as the heavens. They are second to none and above ten thousand people, so what are you not satisfied with?"
The Fei family father and son looked at the emperor angrily saying that he would live a hundred years, and they shook their heads helplessly.
This must be crazy. Even now, he is still dreaming of immortality.
The emperor looked at Fei Yunsong crazily and said, "I cannot lose even a tiny bit of the territory of the Great Wei. Yunsong, we have been brothers for decades, you must help me protect it!"
Fei Yunsong said respectfully: "I will protect the Great Wei."
As a result of taking the elixir for a long time, the emperor not only became physically weak, but his mind became unclear and even insane.
Thanks to the efforts of the Fei family father and son, the emperor immediately wrote an edict ordering King Wuding and his family to set off immediately to take over the western border again.
By the time Concubine Rong found out and wanted to stop it, it was too late.
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