There was endless noise in the court. After the court session, ministers and nobles continued to come to the palace to pay homage to the emperor. However, the news from the border became more and more serious. As the whereabouts of Prince Duan were unknown and his life or death was unknown, the Northern Qi royal court once again gathered troops and marched towards the border. The border was in crisis.
If the Great Zhou did not pay tribute to the Northern Qi this time, the Northern Qi would march its army southward and head straight for the capital. The nobles in the capital, who were singing and dancing, finally became nervous, fearing that the Northern Qi would really attack and repeat the situation of 20 years ago. They put pressure on the emperor, who could not bear it any more and became so angry that he finally fell ill in bed and could not get up.
The court became even more chaotic.
Perhaps only the common people at the bottom hope that Prince Duan can be safe and sound and defeat the Northern Qi army again. Among all the civil and military officials in the court, only Prince Duan can give them a glimmer of hope. The old Marquis Yiyong is often mentioned by them. If the old Marquis Yiyong were still alive, the current situation would not be here at all.
Some officials also went to Marquis Yiyong's residence, hoping that he would come forward to persuade His Majesty. Marquis Yiyong was so anxious that his lips were blistered, and he ran to the Grand Princess's residence to seek comfort, because he knew that his mother was very optimistic about Prince Duan. But where was Prince Duan now?
"Why are you in such a hurry? Look at you. You are so old, but you are not as calm as Mingyu. Seeing that Prince Duan can still eat and sleep in the mansion, you should know that all this is just for show. Be patient. The one who laughs last is the winner. The bigger the noise you make now, the more you will lose in the end."
This also let His Majesty see who is in power in the court now. As His Majesty, he still has room to speak? He hasn't even designated a successor yet, but all the officials in the court are forcing him to pass the throne to Prince Cheng. How can His Majesty not be shocked and angry?
The harder these people push him, the more he will see the advantages of Prince Duan. Only Prince Duan can truly share his worries.
Although Prince Duan was also worried about his son's situation, Mingyu had sent back a letter before he disappeared, asking him to take care of himself. Look what his son said. Why didn't he take care of himself?
He was so angry that he ate two big bowls of rice before he calmed down a little. At this time, Yuan Jing came to the door and assigned an errand to Prince Duan. Prince Duan took the medicine carefully and said, "Okay, I will go to the palace and present the medicine to Your Majesty. Mingyu will not be able to come back from the border until the hidden dangers on the border are resolved. So at this time, Your Majesty must not get into trouble no matter what. He must live well for us father and son!"
So Prince Duan entered the palace with the medicine in his pocket and in high spirits. Even though there was no final explanation for Prince Duan's actions, the people here could not stop Prince Duan from entering the palace, otherwise the royal family would rebel.
When Prince Duan finally saw His Majesty, who had not attended court for many days, his heart sank. Yuan Jing's prediction was indeed right. If there was no good medicine to treat His Majesty, His Majesty might not live long. Because he was more worried than anyone else about the situation of the Northern Qi barbarian army invading, the scene that year might have become His Majesty's nightmare.
Prince Duan grabbed His Majesty's hand and cried for a while, crying about His Majesty's difficulties and those court officials who only knew how to oppress His Majesty and were ignorant of His Majesty's suffering. His Majesty cried until he was about to cry.
"Your Majesty, you have to live well. Only when your Majesty is alive can Mingyu and I have support. Otherwise, we will be bullied to death. Your Majesty should also think about the queen. What will the queen do without your Majesty?"
These words touched the heart of the imperial concubine. The situation in the court these days made her tremble with fear. She was afraid that when His Majesty went there, she would be liquidated by people led by Prince Cheng. Even though they had flattered her so much before, the imperial concubine also cried sadly, which made His Majesty even more heartbroken.
Prince Duan took out the medicine, had the imperial physician check it and then gave it to His Majesty. After His Majesty's spirits were restored by Prince Duan's tears, and with the effects of the medicine, his spirits indeed improved. He specially called Prince Duan into the palace and asked about the source of the medicine.
Prince Duan told His Majesty truthfully that the medicine was made by Yuan Jing, but the medicinal materials came from the concubine of Prince Cheng. The Royal Concubine also knew about this, and that was Meng Susu. The imperial physician at the side also confirmed that the medicinal materials sent into the palace by Meng Susu were indeed better than others.
So the emperor sent an edict to Prince Cheng's mansion. The content of the edict made Prince Cheng and his son change their faces. How could they not know that there was something unusual about Meng Susu? Unexpectedly, even the emperor discovered the specialness of the medicinal materials taken from Meng Susu.
After the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict left, Xiao Mingrui asked with a sullen face, "Father, what should we do now?"
Prince Cheng gritted his teeth. It was impossible to use other medicinal herbs to fool the emperor at this time. To be honest, they had long regarded the things in Meng Susu's hands as their own private property. The reason they hadn't taken action yet was that they wanted to wait until the overall situation was settled.
"Send it! Since His Majesty wants it, then let your concubine give it to her. Tell her the imperial decree directly and see how she decides."
"Yes, father, I know what to do."
Xiao Mingrui walked around his backyard with a gloomy face. He had heard that the emperor's health had been failing, so how come he started to get better in just two days? The only special thing in the past few days was that Prince Duan went to the palace twice. Could it be Prince Duan's trick? He remembered that Prince Duan had a good doctor, Doctor Yuan from Yuan's Medical Clinic, Madam Fan's adopted son. He must have noticed that the thing in Meng Susu's hand was unusual.
A fierce look flashed in Xiao Mingrui's eyes. The doctor didn't do his job of treating the patient properly, but had to get involved in such an important matter of fighting for the throne. Don't blame him for being ruthless. He hoped that he would learn his lesson for the rest of his life.
When Xiao Mingrui told His Majesty what he wanted, Meng Susu's face changed as expected. Xiao Mingrui once again confirmed that Meng Susu had some unusual means, but no matter how much he guessed, he could not guess as thoroughly as Yuan Jing.
"Prince, I..." Meng Susu was a little flustered. Should she really take out the herbs in the space to save the old emperor? Did the old emperor discover the specialness of those herbs? What should she do? And did the prince also discover it? Would the prince doubt her?
"You decide. I'll send someone to deliver the herbs to my father. He will personally deliver them to the palace. You have to think about the consequences. This is a critical moment and we cannot afford to be careless."
Xiao Mingrui left after he finished speaking, leaving Meng Susu alone and almost collapsed to the ground. She desperately covered her wrist, no, her secret would not be discovered by anyone. This was her biggest trump card, and she never thought that one day she would tell Xiao Mingrui, let alone others.
If she had known earlier, she shouldn't have used the things in the space to achieve her own goals, but now that she suddenly stopped, wouldn't it be clear that she had a secret? Thinking of Xiao Mingrui's warning, she didn't dare to use other ordinary herbs to fool the emperor. Since the emperor directly asked her to present herbs, it meant that he must have discovered the difference in the herbs.
Meng Susu cursed the old emperor in her heart. He was about to die, but he had to torment her. Why didn't the old emperor just die cleanly?
Meng Susu struggled for a long time, but finally asked the people around her to send a batch of medicinal herbs to Prince Cheng. Prince Cheng almost confiscated these herbs, but in the end reason overcame desire and he had them sent to the palace.
These herbs were made into pills by Yuan Jing and the imperial physician whom the emperor trusted. After taking the pills day by day, the emperor's health improved continuously and he appeared in the court again. The officials of Prince Cheng's faction were all surprised to see that the old emperor was no longer gloomy.
"Report - a great victory at the border! Prince Duan won a great victory!"
The good news was transmitted all the way back to the capital and directly to the imperial court. The common people and officials who heard it were all shocked, but the content of their shock was different.
The people were delighted. It turned out that Prince Duan was the reincarnation of a god of war. He had won another great victory. The officials who stood on the side of Prince Cheng couldn't believe it. How could Xiao Mingyu come back alive? The army of the Northern Qi royal court was so useless that they couldn't even keep Xiao Mingyu?
This time, Xiao Mingyu used himself as bait to lure the enemy deep into his territory and then launched a counterattack. In total, he killed nearly 10,000 enemies and captured thousands of barbarian soldiers alive. The remaining barbarian soldiers fled in panic, and the crisis on the border was resolved.
"Report again - Prince Duan sent back an urgent letter from the border!"
When the old emperor heard that the Northern Qi army that was pressing on the border had retreated, he was overjoyed. He could sleep well at night. When he heard that there was an urgent letter from Xiao Mingyu, he quickly asked someone to present it. Those who had previously united to impeach him became anxious. What did this kid write in the urgent letter? Could he be suing them?
Prince Cheng was confident that Xiao Mingyu would not be able to find any evidence against them.
But when the old emperor read the contents of the urgent letter and the things sent back with it, his eyes were red with anger. As expected, there was a bunch of traitors in the court. He was furious on the spot: "I am not dead yet, but everyone is eager for me to die, right? It is not the turn of Prince Cheng's Mansion to make the decision in the court now. Someone, come and enclose Prince Cheng's Mansion for me. No one is allowed to leave without my order!"
"Your Majesty!" Prince Cheng was shocked, and Prince Cheng's son was horrified. What on earth did Xiao Mingyu find out that made His Majesty issue such an order?
Some people tried to plead for mercy, but His Majesty asked them to be dragged away. If they pleaded again, they would be beheaded. This group of people was finally scared.
Only later did people know that Xiao Mingyu had seized evidence of collusion between Prince Cheng's Mansion and Northern Qi at the border. Not only was there a witness, but they also found a letter from Prince Cheng himself to Northern Qi. The reason why Xiao Mingyu disappeared at the border was that he fell into a trap set by Prince Cheng's Mansion and Northern Qi. However, Xiao Mingyu was very brave and not only did he not succeed to the Northern Qi people, but he also killed a lot of Northern Qi soldiers.
The relevant officials who colluded with Northern Qi will soon be escorted to the capital and interrogated by Your Majesty personally.
All officials in the court were in a panic.
The Prince Cheng's mansion was guarded by the Imperial Guards, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. There was panic in the mansion, and Zhao Han, who was concentrating on raising his son, was also in a panic. He ran out to check without caring about his son. After being told the truth, he almost couldn't stand still. How could this happen? Carrying such a crime, can Xiao Mingrui still ascend the throne as in his previous life?
Was there such an incident in his previous life? Unfortunately, he had left the capital long ago, and he only knew the general situation of how Xiao Mingrui sat on the throne, that is, he was adopted and then ascended the throne smoothly. He knew nothing about whether there was such a thrilling process of seizing the throne in between.
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