Chapter 683: The Deposed Princess Strikes Back at the Female General 130
The Queen Mother moved to Qingchuan Garden, and she would not see the Emperor until he appointed a crown prince.
This was the first time the emperor disobeyed the empress dowager and he was determined not to appoint a crown prince, and the situation remained at a stalemate.
Although the empress dowager had withdrawn from the court for many years, her power was still there, and for a time, the call for the establishment of a crown prince was particularly high.
The emperor fell during the celebration, and the court officials were worried about his health. In addition, the emperor even canceled the morning court session, which made the court officials even more worried and even suspected that the emperor was dying!
If something happens to the emperor, without a crown prince, the State of Chen will surely fall into civil strife and waste national strength.
The emperor saw the pile of documents, one third of which were discussing the crown prince. He was so angry that he swept all the memorials at hand to the ground. He could not hide in the palace any longer. He wanted to let the court officials know that he was the emperor and anyone who disobeyed would be executed!
The emperor personally attended the court meeting the next day.
The emperor was wearing a dragon robe and a crown. There were bruises under his eyes and his eyes were bloodshot. He had not slept well for several days and he dreamed of someone plotting a rebellion.
Looking at the ministers whispering below, he felt that these people wanted to force him to appoint a crown prince. He must kill a few of them today to see if they dared to make random suggestions!
"The Emperor has arrived~"
The ministers below were kneeling on the ground. The emperor sat on the dragon throne, and his cold eyes wandered among the court officials, remembering those who had submitted memorials to establish a crown prince.
After a long time, the emperor said coldly: "My dear ministers, please stand up. You urge me to come to court every day. Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. I am here today, my dear ministers, please speak freely!"
The court officials were overjoyed. The emperor had not attended court for many days. In the past, he was very perfunctory when he attended court and was not very patient to listen to their chatter. But today he had changed his attitude.
In fact, those who were qualified to discuss the issue of establishing a crown prince were all people in high positions. There were so many memorials that the emperor had not read that the eunuchs could only choose according to their official positions. Those with higher official positions were moved to the dragon table first, so one-third of the memorials were about discussions on establishing a crown prince.
Most officials only asked the emperor to come to court as soon as possible so that they could make a decision on state affairs.
The Minister of Finance came forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, last year several places suffered disasters and were exempted from taxes. This year, we should continue to reduce taxes. According to convention, it is appropriate to reduce it by 30%..."
The emperor waved his hand impatiently, "Don't bring up such trivial matters at the court..."
The Minister of Revenue remained silent. The memorial was not approved and the court did not allow him to speak. What should he do? Should the tax be reduced or not?
If he made the decision on his own, and the tax collection was reduced, the emperor would blame him for not being able to come up with the money when he wanted to build a temporary palace.
The Minister of Personnel knelt down tremblingly and said, "I have submitted a petition to retire and return to my hometown. I am too old to take on such a heavy responsibility. I beg Your Majesty to let me go back to my hometown and be buried there."
"After the Temple of Heaven assassination, there are many vacancies in the court. The Ministry of Personnel has also written a memorial, asking Your Majesty to make a decision as soon as possible..."
The emperor became more and more impatient as he listened to the officials' chattering, none of whom mentioned the matter of appointing a crown prince!
"The court keeps you here to serve me, but you bother me with trivial matters. What's the point of having you here?"
"Is there nothing important happening in the court?"
Yuwen Yi went to court for the first time, thinking about the Ministry of Justice. He reported to the court conscientiously, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Justice has solved a major case and sentenced more than a dozen people to death. According to the law, we should ask Your Majesty for approval before the execution."
"This matter has been delayed for a long time, and the victims are all waiting. Only by executing him as soon as possible, punishing the evil and promoting the good, can we educate the people and deter the evildoers."
This was actually a very normal business for the Ministry of Justice, but the emperor became angry when he heard this.
"Die, die, die! Are you just hoping that I will die so that you can appoint a crown prince and push him to the throne so that you can take the credit for following the dragon!"
"I am the emperor, the ruler of the world. The matter of appointing a crown prince is my sole decision. Even the queen mother's words are useless! If anyone mentions the matter of appointing a crown prince in front of me in the future, I will chop off his head!"
The emperor was furious and the officials below cooperated by kneeling on the ground.
Everyone exchanged glances and felt that the emperor's mental state was a little abnormal. Compared with the calm Prince Yi, the emperor was like a madman.
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Everyone shouted in unison, but there was not much fear on their faces.
The emperor is already at the end of his strength, and the world ultimately belongs to Prince Yi.
Back then, the Empress Dowager was able to help the Emperor ascend to the throne, and now she can certainly help Yuwen Yi ascend to the throne.
The emperor was furious and thought he had intimidated his ministers. He scolded Yuwen Yi again and then returned to the palace with the help of the eunuchs.
Perhaps he was too tired from attending court today, or perhaps he was too angry, but the emperor had a high fever that night.
The imperial doctors filed in and surrounded the emperor trembling with fear. The old doctor was about to say something, but finally decided to save his own head and said carefully:
"Your Majesty is only slightly ill due to overwork. Just take a few doses of medicine and rest well."
The imperial doctors nodded in agreement.
The emperor's hidden illness was an open secret in the Imperial Medical Bureau. No one dared to say that the emperor had indulged in excessive sexual activities and used too many strong and dangerous drugs, which had already drained his body. Coupled with his excessive fear, it was likely that he would be difficult to recover.
They are not Dr. Yue, who dares to use any medicine. Imperial doctors only care about stability when prescribing medicine. Whether or not the patient can be cured is another matter, but the patient must not be made worse.
The imperial physician prescribed some prescriptions for calming the nerves and reducing fever. After the emperor took the medicine, he felt better and his body was not as hot anymore, but he still felt weak.
The next morning, the queen came. She wiped away her nonexistent tears, held the emperor's hand, and choked up, saying, "Your Majesty was ill last night. Why didn't you send someone to inform me? If I hadn't come to pay my respects to Your Majesty today, you wouldn't have known that Your Majesty was ill."
In fact, there are people from the Queen's hospital in the Imperial Hospital. The Queen knew about it last night, but she would not run around in the middle of the night to work hard for the Emperor.
The emperor was on guard. "I haven't summoned you yet. What are you doing here? Did the Queen Mother send you here? The Queen Mother wants to make Prince Yi the Crown Prince, and you are here to lobby for her!"
"I'm sick, so you have even more reason to urge me to appoint a crown prince. Get out! I don't want to see you."
The queen pretended to stagger when being pushed, but the emperor was not able to push her with such little strength.
She threw herself on the emperor's bedside again and swore, "I will always be on the same page with your majesty! When I saw that your majesty was ill, I immediately sent a message to the Imperial Hospital, telling them not to disclose the matter. I will also keep my mouth shut and will never let the empress dowager or the court officials know."
"I don't care whether there is a crown prince or not. No matter which prince becomes the crown prince, he is not my bloodline and it will not benefit me in any way. I only hope that Your Majesty will be safe and sound. Long live Your Majesty!"
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