Chapter 642: The Art of Wishing to Win
Kong Chan gave the emperor a pill and told him the truth.
"I dare not deceive your majesty. The medicinal properties of this pill are quite strong. After your majesty takes it, you will recover your energy and spirit in a short time, but after the effect of the medicine wears off, your body will become even weaker."
Gan Fu scolded, "How dare you give His Majesty such a harmful medicine?!"
The emperor waved his hand, signaling him not to speak.
In fact, the emperor himself knew very well that his body was at the end of its rope and mild medicines would be of no help. However, if the medicine was too strong, it would definitely harm his body.
This is also the reason why the imperial doctors did not dare to prescribe medicine for him.
It’s not that the imperial physicians don’t know how to quickly restore energy and spirit in a short period of time with these prescriptions; they just don’t dare to do so.
They were afraid that the emperor would blame them later and they would not be able to bear the responsibility.
The emperor hesitated again and again, but finally made up his mind and swallowed the pill.
The medicine took effect quickly, and the emperor felt that his body was gradually regaining strength, and his spirits and energy also became better.
He didn't even need anyone's help to get out of bed.
He stood on the ground, looking at his rosy-cheeked self in the mirror, as if he had returned to the past.
He used to be so healthy and strong.
This made him feel the long-lost confidence.
Gan Fu personally helped the emperor change his clothes and wash, and notified all civil and military officials to enter the palace for court.
When the officials stood still in the council hall, they were surprised to see the emperor sitting at the head of the table with a rosy face.
Originally they thought that the emperor was too ill to get up, but unexpectedly, the emperor looked in very good condition. Seeing is believing, it seems that the previous rumors about the emperor's imminent death were all false.
After everyone paid their respects, they went straight to the point and began to discuss the aftermath of the rebellion in Xiling County.
Most of the time, it was the court officials who spoke, and the emperor just listened quietly, nodding occasionally.
As for the traitors, everyone has basically the same opinion: those who should be killed should be killed, and those who should be exiled should be exiled.
Anyway, we must completely crush the rebel forces and not leave any trace of them.
The only person who made everyone undecided was King You.
Logically speaking, as the leader of the rebel party, King You should definitely be executed.
But King You was the emperor's son. Who would dare to kill him unless the emperor said so?
Some people couldn't help but think in their hearts that it would be great if King You could die in the rebellion. That would put an end to everything and no one would have to worry.
But King You did not die and was captured alive.
So this matter became a hot potato that no one wanted to touch, and everyone started passing the buck and blaming each other.
After much pushing and shoving, the matter was finally brought before the emperor.
The emperor was in a complicated mood.
Luo Yunxuan was once his favorite son. He had high hopes for Luo Yunxuan, but Luo Yunxuan ended up disappointing him greatly.
When he was most angry, he wanted to kill Luo Yunxuan, this rebellious son.
But now when it comes to deciding Luo Yunxuan's life or death, the emperor hesitated again.
No matter how angry he is, he is still his own son.
The emperor was silent for a long time before he uttered a word.
"Let's escort King You back to the capital first."
Then came the issue of rewarding the prince and the entire army.
This matter made people feel excited. When the court officials talked about this matter, they immediately changed their evasive attitude when they were discussing King You just now, and became active one by one.
The prince is the biggest contributor this time, so it stands to reason that any reward he receives would not be excessive.
But he is already second only to the emperor and his status cannot be raised any further, so he can only be rewarded materially.
Gold, silver, jewelry, silks, satins, beauties and BMWs.
All kinds of good things were added to the reward list as if they were free.
The soldiers also received rewards of different levels according to their military merits.
By the time all these things were discussed, two hours had passed.
The court officials respectfully saw the emperor off.
As soon as the emperor returned to his bedroom, he still felt dizzy.
Gan Fu helped him lie down.
The effect of the elixir gradually wore off, and the emperor felt increasingly sore and weak, and his head was dizzy.
He had a dream.
He dreamed that he was back to the night of the palace coup.
The only difference is that the person who started the coup changed from Luo Yunxuan to Luo Qinghan.
The emperor lay on the couch, his body too weak to move. He could only watch Luo Qinghan approach step by step.
Luo Qinghan was holding a knife in his hand, with blood on the blade, obviously he had just killed someone.
The emperor looked at him in horror and wanted to scream, but no sound came out.
Luo Qinghan raised the knife and chopped it hard at his neck!
"ah!!"
The emperor suddenly woke up from his dream!
He opened his eyes wide, his pupils trembled constantly, and his chest heaved violently.
Gan Fu walked over quickly, lifted the bed curtain, and asked nervously.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Did you have a nightmare?"
The emperor's vision gradually became clear.
When he saw clearly that the person in front of him was Gan Fu, he realized that everything that had just happened was just a dream.
But the dream was all too real.
Thinking back on it now, he still feels a lingering fear.
Gan Fu had someone bring some calming tea and carefully fed it to the emperor.
After drinking the tea, the emperor felt a little better.
Gan Fu said, "Your Majesty, you have slept for a whole day and night. Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"
The emperor thought he had only slept for half a day, but he actually slept for a whole day and night.
He had no appetite, but forced himself to drink some porridge.
The emperor asked, "Where is Kong Chan?"
Gan Fu answered truthfully: "He has been staying in his room and has never come out."
"Go get him."
"Yes."
Soon Kong Chan came.
"I pay my respects to your majesty."
The emperor was in very bad condition. His face was paler than before and he looked as if all his energy had been drained away. He looked extremely haggard.
He asked weakly, "Where is Xuanmen?"
His body could no longer hold on, he couldn't wait any longer, he had to find Xuanmen as soon as possible.
Kong Chan said helplessly: "Your Majesty, in your current state, it will be useless even if you find Xuanmen."
The emperor's eyes became fierce.
"Didn't you tell me this before? You said before that the head of Xuanmen is the best doctor in the world, and there is no injury in the world that he can't cure."
Kong Chan said slowly, "I did say so, but the reason why Your Majesty became like this is not because of illness, but because someone cast a spell on you."
The emperor was stunned.
The art of exorcism is a method used by alchemists, and is also known as witchcraft.
There are many different interpretations of this technique. Some people can use it to ward off evil and avoid danger, but some people use it to curse and harm others.
The emperor now looks dying, so it is definitely not the former.
His expression quickly turned ugly.
"You mean, my health has deteriorated because I was cursed?"
(End of this chapter)
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