Chapter 231 The Emperor was forced to abdicate
The eunuch who delivered the memorial was so frightened that he ran out crawling.
"Someone, call the imperial physician! The emperor has been poisoned!"
He shouted very loudly.
Not only did the people in the bedroom hear it, but the palace guards outside the palace also heard it.
The palace maids and eunuchs who happened to pass by the bedroom also heard it.
When Eunuch De realized that there was something wrong with the eunuch who delivered the memorial, he immediately chased after him, but there was no trace of him.
He asked the imperial guards guarding outside the palace, "Where is the person who just shouted?"
The palace guard raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the Imperial Hospital.
"Return to the eunuch. Baifu went over there. He must have gone to ask for the imperial physician."
Eunuch De's expression was very ugly, "Bring him back!"
"I obey your command!"
As a result, the imperial physician came to the bedroom, but the palace guards had not yet caught the person.
Although the spies that Qi Yanzhou had planted in the palace did not have very high positions, they were spread everywhere.
If you want to protect one person, it is very easy.
The message was also transmitted very quickly.
In less than two quarters of an hour, the news that the emperor was poisoned and critically ill spread throughout the palace.
Half an hour later, the people knew that the emperor would not live long.
"Retribution in this life! God must be upset and wants to kill the emperor and establish a new emperor!"
"The emperor has incurred the wrath of the people this time. Who knows how many hands are secretly trying to put him to death!"
"It's not enough to kill him alone, the Zhao family must be wiped out as soon as possible!"
When the people were cursing the royal family, someone shouted loudly in the downtown area.
"Hurry up and go to the city gate to watch the show!"
As soon as these words were spoken, some people immediately sneered.
"A good play? Can it be better than the play where the emperor is poisoned?"
“It’s much more exciting than this!”
"What play? Tell us quickly so that we can all hear it."
The person who was shouting waved his hand.
"Hurry up and follow me. We can talk while we walk."
Everyone likes to watch the fun, so everyone immediately followed the crowd towards the city gate.
"Tell me now!"
"I just got a piece of news. A martial arts master flew over the city gate and hung something on it."
Upon hearing this, some people immediately raised questions.
"Is your information reliable? Not everyone can climb the gate of the imperial city!"
The court and the underworld have never interfered with each other.
Could it be that the emperor's desire to use plague to destroy the Qi family was so unscrupulous that it angered the people in the martial arts world?
When someone made such a guess, the leader raised his index finger and shook it.
"Wrong! That thing is not for intimidating the emperor, it is for slapping Eunuch De in the face!"
"What can hit Eunuch De in the face?"
"Of course it's the penis that was cut off when the eunuch was castrated!"
A woman heard this and stopped immediately.
"This filthy thing is too unlucky. I won't watch it. It hurts my eyes."
After these words were spoken, the women all stayed and continued to talk about the emperor being poisoned and unconscious.
The men walked quickly towards the city gate, talking among themselves.
"I heard that after the eunuchs' roots were cut off, they would be preserved with lime, and then buried together when they died, so that their bodies would be intact."
"Bah! A eunuch who is neither male nor female is just deceiving himself and others. If it's gone, it's gone. How can you still treat it as a treasure?"
"Shouldn't Eunuch De's thing be in the palace? A martial arts master shouldn't be able to get it, right?"
"The martial arts master couldn't get it, but the 'ghost thief' could. Maybe they were in collusion?"
"Whether it is true or not, we will know it after we see if anyone from the palace comes."
As they were talking, the people had already reached the city gate.
The mahogany box containing Eunuch De’s vitals was hung on the wall inside the city.
The red cloth fluttering in the wind is very eye-catching.
The lid of the wooden box was slightly open, revealing a crack.
You can see black strips covered with lime.
The sharp-eyed people saw this and made comments.
"Isn't this too short? It's not even as long as my little finger."
After everyone commented on it, someone asked, "Why didn't the soldiers guarding the city take it down?"
Someone in the know said, "The martial arts master who placed the wooden box said that if the box is removed, the poisoned emperor and eunuch De will be in danger!"
As soon as he entered the imperial city, he encountered a martial arts master who challenged the imperial power.
Someone exclaimed, "Eunuch De was also poisoned?"
“You deserve it!”
Although the common people did not understand the factional struggles in the court, they knew that the imperial power of Beichen Kingdom was in name only and had long been controlled by a eunuch.
They hated the emperor, and they hated Eunuch De even more.
"The wooden box should be completely opened, leaving Eunuch De's treasure exposed to the wind and sun, and being pecked at by birds!"
"You're right. This eunuch has lost all conscience and has no right to be buried in peace!"
"Why don't the martial arts masters just poison them to death? They are a nuisance if they are still alive!"
"Didn't the master say that if you don't have the antidote, you'll die. He definitely won't give you the antidote, right?"
When the people were talking about Eunuch De's vitals and the poisoning, the news reached the palace.
Shuangxi, the personal eunuch of Eunuch De, ran hurriedly into the emperor's bedroom.
"Master, something terrible has happened!"
Eunuch De is currently receiving treatment from the imperial physician.
The poison on the memorial was very toxic. He just touched it and his hands became red and swollen, with signs of ulceration.
The imperial physician has not yet found out what the poison is.
The only thing they could do was to apply detoxifying ointment to the emperor and eunuch De, and then think of a solution.
Eunuch De looked at Shuangxi, who was sweating profusely, and asked unhappily, "What's the matter?"
Shuangxi didn't dare to reveal Eunuch De's private matters in front of the imperial physician.
He walked up to Eunuch De and whispered in his ear, telling him about his vitals being hung on the city wall.
After saying this, he immediately took a step back, lowered his head, and observed Eunuch De's expression out of the corner of his eye.
Although the rumor spread throughout the capital, he always felt it was false.
Generally, the eunuchs’ vital organs were kept in the cleansing room and could be redeemed when they left the palace.
Eunuch De was the chief eunuch and had taken his own long ago.
This treasure must have been hidden very well by the eunuch, how could it be stolen by a martial arts master?
As soon as Shuangxi thought of this, Eunuch De's face changed drastically with anger.
"Qi Yanzhou!"
Shuangxi didn't expect the rumor to be true. He was horrified and quickly knelt on the ground.
"Calm down, Grand Eunuch!"
Eunuch De took his anger out on Shuangxi and kicked him to the ground.
"Let the Dali Temple and the Military Affairs Department work together to capture the martial arts master!"
Shuangxi immediately got up and knelt down again.
"I obey your command!"
After saying this, he stood up and walked out, but was stopped by Eunuch De.
"Wait a minute, let the Imperial Guards go find Xue Dong and bring him back!"
Xue Dong never came back since he went to the mountains under the pretext of looking for herbs for the emperor.
If you look for it now, you can only rely on luck.
But it’s better than doing nothing!
After Shuangxi took the order and left, Eunuch De grabbed the head of the Imperial Hospital by the neck and lifted him up.
"I will give you three days. If you cannot cure this poison, you will be beheaded!"
The imperial physician quickly responded, "I will do my best."
Eunuch De snorted coldly and threw the imperial physician to the ground.
"How is the emperor doing?"
If the emperor were to pass away, preparations for the new emperor to ascend the throne would have to be made in advance.
The imperial physician looked at the emperor, whose face was turning purple as he lay on the dragon couch, and said the same thing.
"I will do my best."
"Useless stuff!"
After Eunuch De finished cursing, he strode out of the bedroom.
He couldn't leave his life to these idiots in the Imperial Hospital, so he had to find another way.
As a result, as soon as she walked out of the bedroom, she saw the emperor's concubines coming in groups, and Furong's face showed anxiety.
They were not really concerned about the emperor's health, but came to gather information.
"Eunuch, how is the emperor?"
"Is the poisoning serious? What does the imperial physician say?"
"Has the eunuch decided on the concubine who will take care of the patient?"
As soon as the words fell, the Queen's voice sounded from behind the concubines.
"The Emperor and I have a deep love for each other, so it is natural for me to take care of him."
After saying this, she looked at Eunuch De with cold murderous eyes.
"Do you think what I said is right, Grand Eunuch?"
If it weren't for this dog eunuch who used the emperor's name to deal with the Qi family and let her son take the blame after the failure, her son's position as crown prince would not have been abolished!
Now the emperor and this eunuch have failed again in their attempt to deal with the Qi family, resulting in his son being captured and his life or death is unknown.
Whether her son is alive or dead, she must do something!
Eunuch De knew that the Queen was angry and resentful. After all, the deposed Prince was her only son.
He thought of the military power of the Queen's family and nodded.
"The Queen is absolutely right."
After saying that, he looked at the concubines and said, "Ladies, please go back first."
The concubines looked at Eunuch De’s hands that were wrapped like dumplings and turned away.
After the queen and other concubines left, she grabbed Eunuch De by the collar.
"Send someone to rescue my son!"
She knew very well that Qi Yanzhou would not let Zhao Chengyu go, but she wanted to do her part for her son.
Eunuch De grabbed the Queen's wrist and pulled it away.
"Queen, I will definitely send someone to rescue the eldest prince, but you have to understand that our common enemy is Qi Yanzhou."
The queen rubbed her red wrist and snorted coldly.
"You and the Emperor are plotting against my son, so you are also enemies!"
If her son cannot return safely, she will definitely avenge him!
Eunuch De looked at the queen, whose eyes were filled with hatred, and changed the subject.
"The Emperor may not survive for many more days. Who does the Empress think should be the new Emperor?"
Hearing this, the queen's face changed immediately.
"Is the Emperor so deeply poisoned?"
Her son was far away in Bingzhou, and if he could be rescued, it would take at least ten days or half a month.
During this period, the emperor cannot die!
Eunuch De stretched out his hand which was wrapped in antidote ointment.
"The poison is very strong, and the emperor is very weak."
He didn't care about the emperor's life or death. No matter who the new emperor was, he could not escape his control.
The queen's heart sank, and her uneasy feeling was infinitely magnified.
"Who is the candidate in Eunuch De's mind?"
"If something happens to the eldest prince and he can't come back, I will choose the eighth prince."
The eighth prince is the youngest, and his mother's family has little power, so he is easy to be bullied.
When the queen heard the first sentence, her heart ached.
Eunuch De said again: "Empress, the Eighth Prince is the best choice for you and me."
"I will do my best to save the emperor!"
After the queen finished speaking, she quickly walked into the bedroom.
Eunuch De raised the corners of his lips in mockery and strode away.
Now this situation can only be broken by counterattack!
He had to first figure out where all the news that was unfavorable to him and the emperor came from?
But the results he found out disappointed him greatly.
Because Bei Ning did not spread the news directly through Qi Yanzhou's industry.
Instead, they used these channels to inform people in various industries and leaked the information.
Therefore, Eunuch De found that the assets of various princes and officials were the source of the news.
He was so angry that he kicked over a stool and wrote an imperial decree on behalf of the emperor, recruiting doctors to enter the palace to detoxify.
If you successfully detoxify, you will be rewarded with a thousand acres of fertile land and ten thousand taels of gold!
After confiscating three high-ranking corrupt officials and unscrupulous businessmen, the national treasury is finally not empty.
The salaries of all officials are guaranteed this year, and military pay can also be paid.
But after the imperial edict was posted, no doctor entered the palace to try.
As night was about to fall, another major event happened in the capital.
The blood letter written by the people, led by the Song family, was delivered to the palace gate.
The people wrote letters in blood, begging the emperor to abdicate, recall the Qi family to the capital, make Qi Yanzhou the emperor, and have Eunuch De executed by slow slicing.
After hearing the contents of the blood letter, Eunuch De ordered people to burn it.
As a result, within less than two hours, another similar letter written in blood was delivered to the palace gate.
Since Eunuch De came to power, he had never been forced like this by anyone, and he was so angry that a fishy-sweet taste welled up in his mouth.
After he suppressed the fishy sweet taste, he looked at his arm which was gradually festering.
"Qi Yanzhou, you are so cruel!"
After saying this with gritted teeth, he called Shuangxi in.
"Grind the ink!"
He didn't want to die, so he could only write a letter to Qi Yanzhou and compromise.
Shuangxi looked at Eunuch De's hands, which were covered with abscesses and festering and bleeding, and dared not look at them directly.
As he was grinding the ink, he said, "Master, this poison seems... seems..."
When Eunuch De saw Shuangxi hesitating, he shouted angrily, "If you have something to say, say it now!"
"It seems to be a combination of smallpox and plague."
As soon as he finished speaking, he knelt down.
"I just spoke nonsense, please forgive me, Grand Supervisor."
He didn't want to speculate and cause unnecessary panic, but the symptoms were too similar.
But if it is really as he thinks, then we can find the right medicine for the disease.
Eunuch De immediately called the imperial physician.
After hearing Shuangxi's guess, the imperial physician's face turned pale with fright.
"Great...Great Eunuch, Master Qi loves the people like his own children. Even if he wants to fight back against you and the Emperor, he won't use such vicious methods."
He said this without any confidence, which showed that he also felt that Eunuch De's symptoms were consistent with what Shuangxi said.
However, Eunuch De believed what the imperial physician said.
Because Qi Yanzhou is upright, he will not implicate the people when he fights back.
But by his side was Ye Chutang, a man of extraordinary medical skills.
Ye Chutang can cure various diseases, so naturally he can also fuse the diseases and turn them into non-infectious poisons!
Thinking of this, Eunuch De was completely panicked.
He immediately stretched out his horrible hands to the imperial physician.
"Use the method of treating the plague to detoxify, quickly!"
***
Dayang Town.
Ye Chutang lay on the rocking chair at the door of the inn, looking at the deep sky.
It was not long after nightfall and the fog had not yet risen, so the stars in the sky could be clearly seen.
"I wonder if there's any chaos in the capital?"
Qi Yanzhou, who was standing nearby, waved a fan to help Ye Chutang drive away mosquitoes.
"Based on the news from Nan Xiao yesterday, the capital should be bustling."
This time, he taught Eunuch De and the Emperor a profound lesson.
Unless the Emperor and Eunuch De want to die!
Otherwise, there will be no danger until they reach Tianshan County.
The corners of Ye Chutang's mouth slightly raised, revealing a wicked smile.
"Dog eunuch, dog emperor, please don't let me down. You must use the method of curing the plague to detoxify!"
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