Seeing Yao Tianzheng's face change drastically, Yi Youwei and Zhuang Qishi beside him also turned ashen-faced, as if a stone was stuck in their hearts. They didn't know what to say, so they could only kneel down with a thud and call out "Your Majesty" in tearful voices.
"Alright, alright, get up, everyone."
"They all have such long faces, but I'm still sitting right here, aren't I?"
Despite the emperor's words, the event had come too suddenly, and the three officials, after rising, were still filled with worry and fear, seemingly unsure of what the future held for this major undertaking...
"Your Majesty, your symptoms..."
Yao Tianzheng suppressed his grief and asked the emperor how long the symptoms had lasted. Although he didn't finish his sentence, it was easy to see that there was a hint of resentment towards the emperor in his words.
He understood that the emperor wanted to keep the news from the outside world and did not want to cause turmoil in the court and the current situation, but this did not conflict with seeing a doctor and getting treatment!
Emperor Ganwu ruled the country and controlled the court for so many years, there must have been trustworthy people among the imperial physicians and doctors!
Those trusted people could have provided the treatment in secret, so why didn't Your Majesty seek treatment sooner?
Even if they don't need the imperial physicians, just summoning me to the palace to help treat the illness would be much better than dragging it out like this!
In other words, if it had been controlled a month earlier, we wouldn't be in this situation where we only have less than seven days to live!
Emperor Ganwu could not help but hear the resentment in Yao Tianzheng's words, but in any case, it was because Yao Tianzheng cared about him, so Emperor Ganwu did not take Yao Tianzheng's offense to heart.
He coughed lightly, covering his mouth, and said softly, "A few months ago, I knew my time was coming soon..."
Emperor Ganwu earnestly recounted his mental journey over the past few months to everyone.
The feeling was like an old man on his deathbed entrusting his children to someone before he passed away!
In fact, when Emperor Ganwu realized that his time was near, it was not that he did not actively seek treatment, nor that he deliberately prolonged his illness.
Even commoners and illegitimate sons cherish their lives, let alone the emperor, who is the supreme ruler.
As I said before, it is the will of Heaven, how can human power stop it?
In his youth, Emperor Ganwu waged wars everywhere, pacified the chaotic world, and saved the people from suffering.
From the time he started his rebellion in his early twenties until he was around forty-three, it took him more than twenty years to establish this vast empire.
At the age of forty-three, he ascended the throne and established the Great Gan dynasty, changing the era name to Ganwu and making Chang'an the capital. Only then did the Nine Provinces continent come to have a situation of four kingdoms standing side by side.
Although the Great Gan Dynasty was nominally established for only seventeen years, Emperor Ganwu had been in control of the government and ruling the country for nearly thirty years.
This is similar to the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period in Sun Jian's previous life story.
Cao Cao and Cao Aman also fought their whole lives.
But he was never an emperor. Can you say that Cao Aman never ruled the country?
Cao Aman and Emperor Ganwu were actually the same. What they had in common was that they had already laid the foundation and territory of their country long ago. Even excluding the time of changing the era name and founding the country, they had ruled the country for more than ten years.
However, the true founding of the Wei Kingdom can be traced back to his son, Cao Pi.
This is similar to the Great Gan era. Although it is only the seventeenth year of the Ganwu era, this era name does not mean that the Ganwu Emperor only ruled for seventeen years. It only means that the Great Gan era has been around for seventeen years.
To this day, Emperor Ganwu has actually been ruling for nearly thirty years.
Before becoming emperor, he had suffered several fatal injuries from his campaigns in the south, which damaged his health.
Since he became emperor, he has not taken good care of himself. Instead, he has been busy with state affairs day and night, exhausting his energy.
Over the years, his health has deteriorated, and a few months ago it reached a critical point. He has been relying on pills to keep himself alive ever since.
Fortunately, he later met Sun Jian, who made him stop taking the medication; otherwise, his health might not have improved to this point.
As for seeking treatment and medication from imperial physicians, how could they not have sought them out?
Emperor Ganwu always consulted his trusted imperial physicians and doctors, but to no avail; the results he received months ago were always unsatisfactory.
The imperial physicians were completely helpless and could only continue to administer medicine to keep Emperor Ganwu alive!
Later, Emperor Ganwu almost posted notices throughout the country...
The reason why the government did not choose to visit famous doctors all over the country was because the court was unstable, factional struggles were constant, and there were internal and external troubles, so the news could not be spread.
If my days are numbered and news of my serious illness reaches the ears of those with ulterior motives, then Daqian will likely face another bloody storm.
At this point, Emperor Ganwu sighed: "Minister Yao, not only do you not know about this, but even Lin Xuanfu and the Crown Prince do not know about it. I have long ago issued an order to warn that this matter is top secret."
"The purpose of doing this is not because I do not trust you, Yao Qing, but because I know that saying more will be of no use and will only cause greater trouble."
"Especially since half a month ago, I have realized that my body has reached a point where there is no medicine available and no cure, so I gave up the idea of seeking medical treatment."
"I only hope that Heaven can give me more time, even just a little, so that I can arrange things after my death..."
Upon hearing Emperor Ganwu say such words, the three old ministers burst into tears. Even Wang De, the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, felt extremely uneasy, wishing that he himself had contracted this serious illness.
Emperor Ganwu was the backbone of Dagan, and they couldn't believe what Dagan would face after this emperor fell!
Yao Tianzheng fell silent, speechless and choked with emotion, not knowing what to say.
After a moment, as if remembering something, he hurriedly spoke in front of everyone: "Your Majesty! Perhaps... perhaps..."
Before Yao Tianzheng could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Emperor Ganwu.
"You mean to say that perhaps Sun Jian has a solution, right?"
"Um!"
Yao Tianzheng nodded heavily.
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room immediately came to their senses.
Lord Yao is right. Sun Jian, the Marquis of Sun, is not only a genius of his time, nor is he simply a celestial being banished to earth. It is also rumored that the Marquis of Sun once saved the dying wife of Magistrate Wang of Hongnong County.
Since Sun Jian entered the capital, his other titles have become so famous that almost everyone except Yao Tianzheng has forgotten that Sun Jian, the Marquis of Sun, also has the title of "God of Medicine".
Lord Sun has the ability to bring people back to life. Why not summon Lord Sun to the palace to treat His Majesty?
In this situation, we have no choice but to try anything, even if it seems hopeless!
Even Yao Tianzheng was horrified and helpless. Finding other doctors would only be a waste of time. Perhaps Sun Junhou, who had repeatedly created miracles, could really pull His Majesty back from the brink of death!
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