Chapter 220 The Emperor's Guilt
"Second brother!" Xiao Mo called him from the side.
Xiao Jinrong said "oh" and saw that the sister-in-law had already said nice things and walked in first.
Xiao Mo glanced at him and went in first.
It snowed heavily today, and it's also a holiday, so the masters of each courtyard are gathered in the old lady's Songhe Hall to chat and laugh!
Seeing them come in, the maids busied themselves moving chairs and making tea.
When the old lady saw her eldest grandson and his wife coming together, her face was full of smiles, "Yaoyao, come and sit next to grandma!"
Then he asked about her diet, daily life, and whether she had morning sickness.
Zhou Shuhe was quite envious when she heard her talk about how she could eat and sleep well, and the two of them started talking about some taboos during pregnancy.
It was only then that Wang heard that Chen Shuyao had eaten two crabs at her mother-in-law's house during the early stages of her pregnancy, and she was now even more shocked.
"My son! You...you are too careless. From now on, you have to ask Dr. Jiang to check your pulse once every two weeks." The Duke's wife secretly thought that her beloved grandson was blessed with a long life.
When she found out that it was the old lady who invited them to eat crabs, her voice gradually lowered.
Madam Xiao also squeezed Chen Shuyao's hand and rejoiced, "Our Yaoyao is a blessed one."
Xiao Mo listened to the excitement from the female relatives, but there was a hint of worry on his face.
Master Xiao San leaned close to him and asked softly, "How is the emperor doing lately?"
The third master was only a seventh-rank official in the Ministry of Revenue and had no contact with court affairs on a daily basis. However, when he heard his colleagues talk about that person, his temperament seemed to have changed a lot.
Coupled with the previous series of actions, it seems that he does not trust the Xiao family.
Being suspected by the king is a very bad thing.
Some people said that the emperor was under some kind of magic from the leader of the Shenyue Sect, otherwise how could such a good person change his temperament so drastically?
Xiao Mo said calmly: "It's not too good. There's a big trouble in Nanyang Prefecture."
The men present were momentarily shocked, and then he added, "Things may get very turbulent next, so be prepared."
He opened his lips after he finished speaking, but did not continue.
The Xiao family's position is too sensitive, and they are currently in a dilemma.
If we do not take on the responsibility of defending the Dayan Dynasty, we will be letting the people down.
But if you stand out too much, the emperor will become suspicious.
Shortly after the Xiao family man heard this from the prince, memorials from provinces surrounding Henan also arrived in the capital.
The imperial army had indeed encircled and suppressed the bandits before, but the army led by Ren Shenglai did not have a good way to clearly distinguish between bandits and civilians. Instead, they adopted a simple and rough suppression, and implemented the principle of "it is better to kill the innocent than to let them go". This once caused countless innocent civilians to die unjustly.
After this incident spread, people from not only Nanyang Prefecture, but also Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan Prefecture, Guide Prefecture, Zhangde Prefecture... and other seven surrounding prefectures began to respond to the bandit leader Zhu Ruilin and joined the rebel team in large numbers.
The people were in an uproar, and soon the nearly 100,000 imperial troops began to be unable to withstand the attack.
It is said that these people are now trapped there and have run out of food and supplies. No supplies can be delivered from outside, and they are completely out of contact.
When Zhu Hongyuan received the first memorial, he said it was impossible twice. However, after receiving two more memorials with the same content, the young emperor, who had only been on the throne for more than a year, fainted on the spot.
The imperial physician who rushed over pinched the Ren Zhong point and gave him acupuncture before he finally woke up. However, the little emperor did not speak after waking up. Eunuch Liu called out "Emperor" several times, but the man did not respond.
When Zhang Jiming arrived at the Purple Palace, he saw the young Zhu Hongyuan curled up in a bright yellow quilt.
"Your Majesty!" The old Prime Minister called out softly, and the man turned around with a dead look in his eyes.
When Prime Minister Zhang saw this, he felt both guilty and frightened.
The old man slumped to his knees, his eyes filled with tears. "Your Majesty! This isn't just your fault. I'm also at fault. I should have tried my best to dissuade you. As the Prime Minister, I have the responsibility to supervise. It's me, it's me, who has failed the late emperor's trust."
Zhu Hongyuan looked at the pair of bony hands holding his, and there seemed to be some light in his eyes.
Zhang Shoufu looked at him and saw the man in front of him opened his lips slightly and said with some difficulty: "Where is General Xiao? Is he outside the palace now? Call him... come in!"
"Yes, everyone has been waiting outside since His Majesty got into trouble." The old man said repeatedly.
He stood up and walked out of the hall. When he reached the door, he couldn't help but look back at the little emperor. He saw that the person on the bed had his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep.
Xiao Mo quickly entered the hall. When the emperor heard footsteps, he slowly opened his eyes.
"You're here, come here!" After saying that, he supported himself with one hand on the bright yellow quilt, as if he was about to get up.
Xiao Mo hurried forward to help him: "Yes, Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please get better as soon as possible and don't worry too much."
The little emperor finally sat up. He leaned against the headboard, looked at the young general in front of him, and said softly, "It was me. I was totally wrong. Do you blame me?"
Xiao Mo sighed in his heart: "I have no complaints, I am just worried."
"I am narrow-minded." The emperor looked at him and said after a while.
"I have failed the trust of my grandfather, I..." The emperor said and touched his chest again.
Xiao Mo called for the imperial physician, and the emperor said, "Nothing's wrong. My heart aches. When I think about the situation that my grandfather worked so hard to build, which will be destroyed by me, and the innocent people who died in vain, and the one hundred thousand soldiers whose lives are now uncertain..."
Xiao Mo listened quietly, not knowing what words to use to comfort the young emperor.
He often went in and out of the palace when he was young, and was later trained by the late emperor as his son's right-hand man. He had more contact with Zhu Yanqing, and naturally noticed the emperor's eldest grandson Zhu Hongyuan at that time.
When he was young, Zhu Hongyuan was upright, intelligent, brave and courageous.
The late emperor often said that Hongyuan was like him, with an innate kingly aura.
Unlike his father, he is cautious and soft-hearted.
Xiao Mo also agreed with this at that time.
Perhaps the emperor's burden was indeed too heavy, and suddenly it fell upon the thirteen-year-old child, which was too much for him to bear.
The other party is the emperor, and it is not easy for him to recognize his mistakes.
But what he was worried about was that the emperor's spirit would be broken, which was the most difficult thing to deal with.
Xiao Mo couldn't help but look at the emperor, and heard him say again: "Go back! I came to you just to admit my mistake. However, even though you are broad-minded, the casualties have already occurred, and I can't help but feel heartbroken. I..."
I saw the emperor in front of me, holding his chest with his hand, looking like he was having trouble breathing.
Xiao Mo hurriedly called for the imperial physician.
Fortunately, the imperial physician was waiting outside the door, and when he heard the sound, he hurried in.
As a result, acupuncture was performed and ginseng was used to invigorate the body.
Xiao Mo stood nearby and was shocked by what he saw.
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